Yamamoto put down the phone and staggered to the wall, he removed the sword hanging on the wall, and then took out from the safe a dozen or so shining medals wrapped in red silk, wiped them one by one, and hung them all on his chest.

He prostrate himself on the ground, facing the plaster flag of the country and the portrait of Emperor Hirohito on the wall, and he couldn't help but feel sad, and tears blurred his vision. He wiped away the well-up tears and stroked the sharp blade with his fingers, blood dripping to the ground along the tip of the knife.

One by one, Yamamoto carefully stroked the small lines engraved on the hilt of the sword, and saw that the words "Showa 6 years, Goshi" were engraved on it. Seeing these words, Yamamoto couldn't help but think about it, and his heart fluctuated.

Yamamoto's sword has an extraordinary experience, because it was given by Emperor Hirohito. The special swords were awarded to the officers of the Japanese army who had made great achievements during the occupation of Northeast China after the September 18 Incident in 1931.

It was after the "918" incident that Yamamoto led his troops to burn, kill and loot all the way, killing and killing many innocent Chinese civilians, and finally occupying Tongliao and other places, and won this honor. Because he is the cousin of Admiral Yamamoto 56, and the power of the Yamamoto family was originally deeply rooted in the company, as Yamamoto 56 became more and more powerful, the power of his family also grew. Therefore, Yamamoto was promoted step by step.

However, now that time has passed, those glorious histories have become a thing of the past. He never imagined that after he came to Jiujiang, he thought that he would be able to sit firmly in his position as commander smoothly and make a big profit from it, but he didn't expect that he would encounter repeated setbacks here and fall one after another. In particular, the Lushan attack, the bombing of the headquarters, and the fatal military bombing made him almost crazy and desperate. Finally, he ended up in a situation where he was about to be forcibly escorted back to China to be tried by a military court.

I can't go back like this, I definitely can't bother my cousin, and I can't disgrace the Yamamoto family!

"Ahh

He was not afraid of death, but he was escorted back to China like this, which was the greatest insult to him as an emperor and an insult to his great military exploits.

Suddenly, he raised his head and shouted at the portrait of the emperor:

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!". Then he stabbed the knife hard into his abdomen.

He felt a sensation of pain but pleasure, and he stirred the hilt with both hands. After a while, the wicked creature finally fell. His eyes were wide open, and he died.

Taro Aso had just received the letter of appointment, and he was promoted one level from Osa to general, and he was very happy. In particular, he had to be transferred to the post of commander of Jiujiang, which was exactly what he hoped for.

After hearing the news of Yamamoto's death, he hurried over from Wuhu the next day.

He lifted the white cloth covering Yamamoto's face, bowed deeply, and then muttered:

"Yamamoto-kun, you are worthy of being a true samurai of the Empire. It's just that you died like this, which is a pity. Ugh—"

Taro Aso sighed. Because he knew that as long as Yamamoto persisted for a few more days and asked his acquaintances to go to the country for activities, he might not have to return to the country to stand trial. Yamamoto was originally a relative of Yamamoto's five [***] generals, although he suffered huge losses in Jiujiang this time, but "victory and defeat are a common thing for soldiers". Even if I have suffered a few setbacks, I will not go to a dead end. Yamamoto's sin is not to death, and he may not even be able to leave the army, but he is just transferred to another position.

Yamamoto is dead, Noda is dead, and Abe is dead. Now, what is in front of Aso is to build the defense and governance system of the entire Jiujiang City and even the northern Jiangxi region, so it is very critical and important for him to select and appoint a group of capable assistants.

Aso immediately formed a new organization for the defense of the city of Jiujiang. He appointed the fanatical militarist Taro Ishihara as the head of the Jiujiang gendarmerie, and he was fully responsible for the defense of the entire city of Jiujiang and Lushan. Naoki Haneda, who is known for his insidious and viciousness, is the leader of the special high school, and he is in charge of all the affairs of the special high school of the military in northern Jiangxi. These two people have been following Aso all the time before, and they are Aso's right-hand men and right hands, so they were both transferred from Wuhu by Aso. Aso also made some adjustments to some other personnel, and placed personnel brought by himself in important military places such as stations, docks, and Lushan.

In addition to announcing his own decision, he also demanded that all departments restore and stabilize the situation in Jiujiang and its surroundings as soon as possible, strengthen the investigation of suspicious persons, and closely monitor the activities of the Einsatzgruppen. The gendarmerie should increase its patrols and vigilance against key targets, and the special high school should strengthen the monitoring and suppression of the underground resistance movement.

In addition, Aso also asked his younger brother Aso Jiro from the military headquarters of the 11th Army in Wuhan, and Aso Jiro is the intelligence officer of the 11th Army Intelligence Department, and has a unique set of methods for detecting, searching, and listening to enemy radio. Therefore, the purpose of coming to Aso Jiro is to strengthen Jiujiang's intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities against the enemy after Abe's death. Taro Aso felt that in order to eliminate the Einsatzgruppen, he had to rely on strong intelligence support.

He moved the Jiujiang City Defense Headquarters to the Xunyang Hotel near the wharf, the gendarmerie to the nearby school barracks, and the special high school was stationed at the Jiujiang Wharf. The purpose of all this is to strengthen the supervision of the work of various departments and effectively manage Jiujiang City.

This Aso Taro is indeed a not simple character, although he is only in his 30s, he is already a rare major general in the army at a young age.

He was born in the prominent Aso family. The Aso family originated in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu. It is a political and business family, and there is an Okubo Ritsu who is one of the "Three Masters of the Meiji Restoration" in the maternal line. And Nobuaki Makino, the second son of Okubo Ritsu, was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of the Imperial Palace, and the Minister of the Interior. His relative was Shigeru Yoshida, Nobuaki Makino's son-in-law and five-time prime minister after World War II.

The Aso family is a well-known local chaebol in Kyushu that started out in the mining industry. Aso Taiji was known as the "Coal King" and was later elected to the House of Lords as a taxpayer. Later, Aso Taigayoshi inherited his ancestral business and served as the president of Aso Shoten, Aso Mine, and Aso Cement. The Aso family is inextricably linked to the business, military, and political circles, and also has an important relationship with the royal family.

All this has made Aso Taro's surname, arrogant, sinister and cunning, and especially cruel. In 1938, when he led his troops to attack [***] in Wuhu, he personally led and commanded his wing, and in less than a day, he forced the [***] of a division guarding the Yangtze River fortress to retreat on all fronts and quickly occupied the fortress. In this battle, he defeated the proud record of a main division of the [***] team with a wing, and Aso, who was just thirty years old, was exceptionally promoted to the commander of the Dazuo Brigade.

No, less than four years later, with his achievements in Wuhu, he took over from Yamamoto and became the more important commander of Major General Jiujiang.

Aso's style is very different from Yamamoto's, he is bold and resolute. He treats his subordinates very strictly, even harshly, but he will not let his subordinates do it in vain, and he is a special calf protector.

Don't look at him crazy when he does things, but he is never reckless in doing things. His insidious surname inherited the style of his ancestor merchant, that is, he could not afford to suffer. Even if you really suffer a loss, you have to do everything you can to get it back by any means.

Aso, who had just arrived in Jiujiang, burned more than three fires when the new official took office. He carried out a major reorganization of the military, special, police, political, security, business, and other circles in the Jiujiang area, and replaced them with people he trusted.

As a result, in a short period of time, the land of northern Jiangxi was rampant, and the people suffered even more. Some of the puppet regimes in various places were forced by the pressure of devils, and some of them themselves were Han and bullies, and they exercised even more brutal rule over the local people. The common people are complaining, and everyone is missing and looking forward to the arrival of the Einsatzgruppen.

During this time, Xiao Xiong and they were not idle. When they heard the news of Yamamoto's suicide, everyone rejoiced and was very relieved. Although Yamamoto did not kill him himself, it was the heroic fighting of the Einsatzgruppen that forced Yamamoto to commit suicide. This is also the wish of all the Einsatzgruppen, and it is their victory. Because this demon has committed a lot of crimes in Jiujiang, everyone will be punished quickly.

At this time, while supervising the training of the special task force, Xiao Xiong received information from the Ninth Theater Commander's Department about the battle of Zhejiang-Jiangxi, and learned that the devil had already succeeded on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line, [***] withdrew from the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line, and all the airfields on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line had fallen into the hands of the enemy. The army has stopped large-scale military operations, and now the war situation has entered a phase of stalemate.

At the same time, Xiao Xiong also learned about Aso's activities in Jiujiang and the enemy-occupied areas of northern Jiangxi. As a result of the enemy's victory on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line, the puppet army stationed in Jiujiang strengthened the deployment of troops and implemented more brutal white rule in the enemy-occupied areas.

In Zhongjia Village, next to Bali Lake in the Shahe River, the devils implemented the "three lights" policy on the villages along the lake and along the Nanxun Railway on the charge of subsidizing the Einsatzgruppen to resist the war, and the people in these villages suffered heavy casualties. Like dozens of people in Zhongjia Village, only Lao Zhong escaped because the devil was not in the village when he slaughtered the village. There are dozens of people in Zhongjia Village, and now only Lao Zhong is left.

The bloody massacre and brutality of the devils aroused the righteous indignation of all the members of the Einsatzgruppen, and everyone demanded that action be launched to kill the devils, punish the Han and annihilate them, and avenge the dead villagers.

Xiao Xiong and the others did not expect that Aso's actions would be so fast and so brutal. After an urgent agreement, the three teams of the special task force first launched a sniper operation separately to resolutely crack down on the arrogance of the devils.

The other team members were divided into pieces, and they also infiltrated the areas where the enemy's arrogance was most arrogant in the form of small teams, coordinated the local anti-enemy forces, mobilized the people, and fought against the devils. (To be continued.) )