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The strong smell of blood permeated the entire Prime Minister's Office, and everyone frowned and looked at the murderous soldiers outside. Prime Minister Hara began to feel that things were spiraling out of control, and his original intention was to disperse the marching crowds with his army and at the same time deter the invasive feudal forces. When the soldiers of the 2nd Division appeared outside the Prime Minister's Office as they wished, the ministers of Hara's cabinet were excited and celebrated, believing that the army was on their side, not only dispersing the demonstrators, but also striking at political opponents. It's just that I didn't expect that the death of so many people would definitely have a very bad impact, and it was not easy to explain to the people!

The crowd gathered outside the Prime Minister's Mansion was the largest, and the casualties were the heaviest, and when the gunshots rang out, countless people shouted frantically, trying to get out of this Shura hell, but the army soldiers continued to shoot mercilessly, regardless of the misery of the people. Some soldiers even stabbed people who approached with bayonets, men, women, and children. Perhaps the previous failures had caused these soldiers and officers to accumulate too much resentment, and after returning home, they were constantly criticized by the people, and they regarded this action as revenge against the people at home and venting their own grievances.

The three major political forces were fighting openly and covertly, and none of them noticed the actions of the militarists, but when the crowds of demonstrators were dispersed, the Second Division took control of all the neighborhoods, the Prime Minister's Office and other important places, and imposed martial law on Pukou, everyone including Katsura Taro, Oki Shigenobu, and Hara Kei sensed that something was wrong.

Mitsui and other zaibatsu leaders tried to contact Katsura Taro and others, but they were unable to move because the streets were under martial law, and several high-ranking officials tried to break in, and were killed on the spot by soldiers who only knew how to obey military orders.

"This is a mutiny. This is a mutiny, what is Yuan Jing going to do? Didn't you know that such a mutiny would bring down his cabinet immediately? Is Masatoshi Matsunaga of the 2nd Division stupid? Katsura Taro was even more anxious than Hara Kei, and since he entered the army and politics, he had never encountered such a difficult situation as he is now, not during the War of the Fall of the Domain, not during the First Sino-Japanese War, and although he lost in the War against China. But there is always power that can be used to respond to the situation. And now, there is no news at all, and not a single subordinate can be sent, just like losing sight and hearing.

"Now the key depends on whether Lieutenant General Tsukamoto Katsuka of the Ninth Division can rush to Pukou in time, as long as we have the army in our hands, we can be invincible, he Yuan Jing let the Second Division kill so many people, it is certain that he will step down!" Terauchi Masatsu's words made Katsura Taro quiet a little, but immediately after the words of one of his subordinates, everyone's hearts immediately rose to their throats.

After graduating from the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, Captain Matsui Ishone joined the General Staff Headquarters. By chance, he was appreciated by Terauchi Masayi and became his staff adjutant. At this time, he stood behind Masaki Terauchi and said with some uncertainty: "Senior Captain Araki Sadao and Major Mazaki Shizaburo of the General Staff Headquarters are classmates of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and when I went to the izakaya for a drink five days ago, I saw Senior Captain Araki Sadao and Major Mazaki Shizaburo walking out of the General Staff Headquarters at the same time and leaving in a vehicle, judging from the marks on the car, they belonged to the Ninth Division. ”

"At that time, I did not suspect that it was not unusual for the officers of the General Staff Headquarters to have a lot of dealings with the troops below. However, the day before yesterday, I overheard a conversation between Sadao Araki and Shinzaburo Mazasaki. said that the time agreed with Lieutenant General Katsuka Tsukamoto was coming soon, and he had to rush to Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi to discuss the matter. Finally, I paid a visit to General Osako Kamitoshi. The two of them wanted to befriend their superiors for this matter, so they didn't pay much attention to it. ”

"Now that Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi and Lieutenant General Katsuka Tsukamoto are involved at the same time, I have to be suspicious when I think of this matter in the future."

"Smack!" After hearing this, Katsura Taro was furious, stood up and kicked the tea set in front of him.

Shigenobu Oki also looked solemn: "Matsui-kun, have you noticed anything abnormal about Sadao Araki and Shizaburo Mazaki in normal times?" ”

Matsui knew that this matter was critical. After thinking for a few minutes, he said, "There is indeed something abnormal, the two of them were active at school, and they often organized their classmates to preach the spirit of bushido. After graduation, the same is true at the General Staff Headquarters, and there are many of them who are supporters and have been invited to do so. But at that time, I happened to be in charge of part of the work in the United States, and when I came back, I became an adjutant to the adults, and I didn't have much contact with them. However, now that I think about it, it seems that they have formed a sect called the 'Imperial Sect'

It's not clear what the organization does.

After hearing this, Terauchi Masatsuki looked at Katsura Taro: "My lord, the matter is very clear, there are some people in the army who are dissatisfied with the status quo, and they want to leave us behind and do it ourselves. It should be dominated by young officers and middle and lower-ranking officers in the army, with a radical attitude, and some generals in the upper echelons should also become members of the imperial faction, including Lieutenant General Katsuka Tsukamoto, Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi, and even General Okamitoshi, and we don't know how many people are involved. But this operation of the Second Division was the beginning of their operation, and the aim should be to completely seize power and achieve complete military power. ”

"It's not that simple, this royal faction is completely composed of soldiers, they don't have the ability to organize such a well-thought-out mutiny, there should be other people involved in the back. For example, the old fox of the Army Intelligence Department, Aoki Nobujun, speculated even more boldly that His Majesty the Emperor and the Americans may have sided with them. "Katsura Taro is worthy of being a politician who is a veteran of the two dynasties and two prime ministers, and his guess is almost the same as reality, and if he hadn't ignored the demands of the middle and lower echelons of the army, he would definitely not have succeeded in the mutiny.

"So what are we going to do? In this way, it seems that the 9th Division will not come over. Masaki Terauchi began to panic a little.

"There's no way, they're so well prepared that we have to throw in the towel. Sit here and wait for the arrival of those young officers, it is better to die at the hands of soldiers than to die of old age. At this moment, Katsura Taro seemed to be ten years old in an instant, and he was very afraid, afraid that those officers would lead Japan to madness.

Although Yamaguchi and himself were both soldiers, they maintained complete sanity and were able to rationally arrange Japan's direction in accordance with changes in the international situation. Their strategic vision can ensure that Japan grows in the cracks and has a good hand in the gamble of national fortunes.

But those officers are different, they only know that the crazy expansion of the army, the crazy expansion, and the narrow strategic vision will lead Japan to a situation from which it will never recover!

An hour later, Second Lieutenant Hideki Tojo led a hundred heavily armed soldiers to rush into the senators' house, and more than 30 guards around the senators resisted desperately, but after Katsura Taro ordered to give up resistance, the guards reluctantly put down their guns and watched the high-spirited officers and soldiers enter Katsura Taro's residence.

Hideki Tojo saluted Katsura Taro and the others, and then said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the current Prime Minister Hara Kei and his cabinet are mediocre, and in order to save the Empire of Japan and put it back on the bright path, I will obey the orders of General Okamitoshi and lead the Imperial Road to send soldiers to carry out the operation to remove moths. Your Excellency will return to the Prime Minister's Office under our protection and take power. ”

"Hehe, Oko Kamitoshi has a good calculation, I guess this is Aoki Xuanjun's suggestion. Lead the way, let's go! "Katsura Taro, Shigenobu Otsuki, Terauchi Masashi and others followed out of the house, and it is possible to put Japan on the right track if they live, and Katsura Taro doesn't mind being a puppet for a while.

In front of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office, Okamura Ninji was standing in front of the door with 150 officers and soldiers, and read out the decision to a dozen nervous guards: "From now on, the Imperial Daoist faction will replace the Hara Kei cabinet and completely control the Japanese political and military power, and those who resist will be killed!" ”

Behind him was a brigade of infantry of the 2nd Division surrounded in front of the Prime Minister's Office, and the mutiny group was in complete control of the situation. In the Prime Minister's Office, several ministers are struggling to persuade Prime Minister Hara Kei.

"My lord, those officers and soldiers will not show mercy, so let's give up!"

"We first pretended to compromise with them, and then mobilized the people to overthrow this mutinous group. And we can make a plea to His Majesty the Emperor, as long as His Majesty declares the mutiny illegal, they will not be able to stand. ”

Yuan Jing shook his head, the ups and downs of life are too exciting, after such a big twist and turn, he finally understood many things and saw the truth of this mutiny. Because there were so many dead and wounded on the march that the people would not take their side, and to say that His Majesty the Emperor did not know about this mutiny would be to underestimate the power of the Imperial Family. So, there's no room to resist!

Hara Kei rejected the advice of his men and ordered a resolute resistance. At 3:45 p.m., Okamura Ninji led officers and soldiers into the prime minister's palace, and the guards who resisted following the order were killed. When Okamura and others entered the Prime Minister's Office, they opened fire, and by the time they rushed to Prime Minister Hara, more than 50 people had already died under the guns of the Imperial Road, including 10 cabinet ministers.

Prime Minister Hara Kei was surrounded by eleven young soldiers and officers in their early twenties, and on his deathbed, Hara shouted: "If you have something to say, say it!" The reply was, "Needless to say, do it!" (To be continued.) )