Shigeru Honjo led all the personnel of the Kwantung Army Headquarters at 3 o'clock in the morning and boarded the bus in Lushun, so he did not arrive in Shenyang until 11 o'clock at noon. The headquarters of the Kwantung Army was temporarily located in the building of Toyo Takushoku Co., Ltd., Bungtenfen, also known as Totoku.

Although the staff officers of the headquarters who had just gotten off the bus had been woken up since 10 o'clock last night, not only had they not slept all night, but they were also very tired after hundreds of miles in the car overnight, but they were all very excited, and as soon as they entered the Dongtuo building, they were busy arranging the main rooms of the headquarters. It's just that for a while, Honjo didn't have an office location.

Standing in a corner of the hall on the first floor, Honjo Shigeru began to listen to the report on the battle in Mukden by Seishiro Itagaki, the hero of the Kwantung Army, who was temporarily stranded in Mukden "on official business" and decisively took up the heavy burden when the Northeast Army sabotaged the South Manchurian Railway and attacked the railway garrison.

Itagaki respectfully reported to Shigeru Honjo, who had a solemn demeanor, and Miyake Koji, the chief of staff who had an unhappy face.

Itagaki first reported to Shigeru Honjo and Miyake Mitsuji what happened last night......

After reporting on the provocation of the Northeast Army and the "counterattack" against the Northeast Army ordered by him, Itagaki reported: "Your Excellency, Commander, there is one thing that must be reported to you, after the attack on our army by the people of China last night, in addition to my telegram to the Kwantung Army Headquarters, Hanaya-kun also reported the situation to the Tokyo Military Headquarters. ”

The telegram that Hanaya is sending to the military headquarters is Itagaki instructed, and this is Itagaki to make the next foreshadowing for the sake of insurance, so as not to change his mind temporarily, so that the military department can give an order to force Honjo to make the decision to go to war.

However, although the Mukden secret service was not subordinate to the Kwantung Army Command, but only some of its functions were controlled by it, and it had the right to directly inform the military department about what was happening in Mukden and even the whole of Tohoku, but this right was only possessed by the head of the Mukden secret service, and Hanaya sent a telegram to Tokyo in the name of Kenji Dohihara. Although this matter is not big, it must also be made clear, otherwise I am afraid that there will be trouble.

Hanaya Masaji bowed slightly to Kenji Dohihara, who was standing beside Shigeru Honjo, and said, "Your Excellency, I beg your pardon for the urgency of the matter, so I had to use your privilege to report this matter to the military headquarters. ”

Tu Feiyuan bowed slightly and said, "Huagu-kun, your actions are very correct, and you are tired." ”

Hanaya Masashi bowed to Honjo again: "Your Excellency, Commander, I ask for your forgiveness for making a decision without reporting to you."

Honjo just nodded slightly, although he didn't say anything, but the look on his face showed that he didn't care about this matter.

This matter, since it was clearly explained in front of Honjo Shigeru and Miyake Koji, and Tu Feiyuan obviously recognized it, if there are any sequelae in the future, Hanaya Masashi can also explain it.

One of Itagaki's main purposes in doing this was to tell Honjo Shigeru, 'Please don't worry, Your Excellency, Commander, that your order to attack the Northeast Army and occupy Manchuria with the entire Kwantung Army was not a random act of your actions, but a correct decision based on the real situation in Mukden. Itagaki did this not only to reassure Honjo, but in fact, he was hiding a deeper meaning in his heart to let Honjo Shigeru free his hands and make a decision to further expand the war as soon as possible. After all, this was only the beginning, and the main purpose was to occupy all of Manchuria, not just the province of Liaoning.

Honjo Shigeru is very satisfied with the double reed performed by Itagaki and Hanaya Masa, as well as Dohihara, how can the cunning Honjo Shigeru not understand the meaning of this.

However, these were not enough to make him immediately give further orders for battle, and the reasons that prompted him to mobilize the Kwantung Army could only justify him up to this point. Because, last night, he also received a private secret telegram from Tokyo, from which he not only knew the content of the telegram sent by Masato Hanaya, but also knew the reaction of the military headquarters to Masashi Hanaya and the telegram he sent to the military headquarters in the name of the commander of the Kwantung Army. …,

Minister of War Minamijiro and Chief of Staff Bunzo Kanaya were both woken up from their sleep by the officers on duty, and Minamijiro quickly ordered the heads of various departments to rush to the General Staff Headquarters at 7 o'clock to discuss countermeasures. At the meeting, the head of the Military Affairs Bureau, Kuniaki Koiso, made a decision about the incident at the very beginning: "This action of the Kwantung Army is a completely reasonable act. ”

Regarding Koiso Kuniaki's clear attitude, the rest of the people, including the excited Minamijiro and the reluctant Kanaya Fanzo, immediately echoed it. The meeting immediately decided on a contingency plan for the 20th Division of the DPRK to be dispatched to reinforce Manchuria in an emergency, and the 10th Division of the country to prepare for an emergency departure.

As far as he knew, Nanjiro also specifically instructed Nagata Tetsuyama, the head of the Military Division, to immediately prepare for a proposal to the cabinet on increasing the number of troops in Manchuria.

These circumstances made Honjo Shigeru thoroughly understand the attitude of the people in the military department towards the Manchurian incident. However, what Honjo Fan was most concerned about at this time was not the attitude of the military department, because he was still more or less clear about the attitude of the military department. What he was concerned about was the attitude of the cabinet on the matter, or the attitude of the emperor.

As for the attitude of the cabinet, Shigeru Honjo already knows.

The Japanese government learned the news several hours later than the military headquarters, and it was only after Foreign Minister Kishigero Bihara received three telegrams from Hayashi Kujiro that he learned that the Kwantung Army had launched an incident in Manchuria without authorization.

The contents of Hayashikujiro's telegram to Kishigero Bihara were as follows: 'The Chinese side has repeatedly demanded peace and adopted a policy of non-resistance, and I tried to stop Itagaki from attacking, but was refused. And the president of the Manchurian Railway had already asked Commander Honjo to stop the actions of the Kwantung Army, but Commander Honjo refused. The military's arbitrary and illegal actions have made me unable to stop them, and in order to prevent the situation from escalating, I hope that the government will try to stop the army's actions. ’

At this moment, the cabinet should be holding an emergency meeting, and Honjo Shigeru will have to wait for the final result of the meeting before he can make a decision that is in the best interests of the empire without unduly hurting himself. Therefore, Shigeru Honjo is in no hurry to show his attitude.

However, Miyake Koji, the chief of staff standing next to Shigeru Honjo, was disgusted by the performances of Itagaki and the others, and even felt disgusted with Itagaki and Hanaya Masa, as well as Ishihara Wanji standing behind them.

This is not that Miyake Mitsuji is opposed to the use of force to solve the Manchurian problem, on the contrary, he has been actively preparing for next year's plan to the letter, and he has already made a complete plan. However, these neuropathies took away the most glorious glory of the empire. Moreover, a commander who cannot command his subordinates is very clear about the fate of the hierarchical Japanese army, and his military career with Honjo Shigeru is likely to be ended by these arrogant scoundrels and hooligans.

Miyake Mitsuji had long known that Itagaki, Ishihara and Hanaya were getting closer, and had even heard that they were planning the Manchurian Incident. However, he absolutely did not expect that after the military department and the cabinet had already made a decision to launch an incident next year, these bold guys could not wait for this year and acted without permission from all their superiors.

Miyake Mitsuji can now be completely sure that the incident caused by the explosion of the Manchurian Railway by the so-called Shina people was completely imposed on the Northeast Army by Itagaki, Ishihara, and Hanaya, and that this was a farce directed and staged by them.

Last night, when he learned that there was an incident in Mukden, and other staff officers hurried to the war room of the Kwantung Army Headquarters in disheveled clothes, Ishihara Waner, who was dressed in military uniform, was already sitting in the war room, as if Ishihara Waner knew in advance that something would happen tonight, and after Honjo Shigeru arrived, this neurotic immediately proposed a set of emergency plans to deal with the incident. At that time, he suspected that this incident was planned by this psychopath, but now that he has listened to Itagaki's flawed report, Miyake Mitsuji has completely understood. …,

Miyake Koji couldn't help frowning and asked: "If it is said that the Northeast Army took the initiative to attack the garrison, then why are the two squadrons of Ono and Kawashima in the North Camp of the Seventh Brigade of the Northeast Army, and the troops are at the Dongta Airport, Zhang Xueliang's Marshal's Mansion, and near Zhuertun, which is far away from our own camp, and not in their own camp, let alone near the railway?" ”

Miyake Miyake Mitsuji continued to ask with a gloomy face: "Especially Zhang Xueliang's marshal's mansion, which is the home of the supreme commander of the Northeast Army, do you think that anyone would believe that our Kwantung Army went to Zhang Xueliang's house in the middle of the night to be a guest, but was killed by the master unreasonably?" ”。

The more Miyake Mitsuji spoke, the more excited he became, and the last few words were almost shouted out loud.

In Hanaya's view, the incident they took the initiative not only created a pretext for the empire to seize Manchuria, but even prompted the indecisive cabinet bureaucrats to make a sharp decision, thus making a great contribution to the expansion of the territory of the Japanese Empire. Although they took the initiative to provoke the incident, which was already known to passers-by within the Kwantung Army, everyone tacitly did not want to uncover the mystery, because everyone was secretly applauding their heroic deeds. The answer to this has been obtained from the fanatical eyes of those staff officers of the Kwantung Army.

But Miyake Mitsuji reprimanded them in front of the public, which he never expected. I couldn't help but be at a loss for a moment, and I was stunned there.

Ishihara opened his mouth, wanting to confront Mitsuji Miyake, but he opened his mouth, and finally closed his mouth very unconvinced, and did not speak. Because he should be an "uninformed person", he stood up at this time, that is, he did not admit himself.

Itagaki took a step forward and replied calmly: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, it is a fact that the Northeast Army exploded the railway, we have protected the scene, and we are also ready to invite Lin Jiujun and the ministers of various countries stationed in Shenyang to inspect the scene, as for His Excellency the Chief of Staff's questions......

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