"Tu Fei Yuan-kun, please give me advice."

For the viewpoint of Tohihara, which is a general in China, even Ishihara Wan'er cannot ignore it.

Tu Feiyuan looked at Ishihara and said, "Once we occupy Manchuria, it is very likely that the Guangzhou political axe and the Nanjing political axe will be reconciled and unanimous with the outside world. ”

Dohihara thought and said, "No, it's not possible, but it's certain. ”

Tu Feiyuan then said with certainty: "I have studied the history of the Chinese, although they usually like to intrigue and seem to be scattered, but when foreign enemies invade, most of them will still give up their past grievances and unanimously to the outside world." Some time ago, I went to the south and met some people from the Guangzhou political axe, although they had a lot of trouble with the Nanjing political axe, but they all had concerns about cooperating with us. ”

Itagaki smiled disappretently and said, "Even if it is really as Tuhihara-kun said, there is no need to worry, it will take a certain amount of time for them to unite, and we will have completely occupied Manchuria by then." ”

"Since my worries are unfounded, let me know the details of our great plan and what is required of me." Tu Feiyuan said indifferently.

"Okay."

Itagaki put away his smile and began to introduce the detailed plan of the incident to Doihara.

"The specific plan of action is that Ishihara-kun took advantage of the opportunity of the recent exercise to leave behind ten 75mm field guns, which will be handed over to Captain Masahiko Ganji tomorrow morning, and he has already preset an artillery position behind the Yamato Hotel at the South Station, and after the attack begins, these ten field guns will bombard the Beida Camp together with the two heavy guns set up in the Reading Force garrison. After dawn, it is necessary to bombard the Dongta airfield to prevent the Northeast Army Air Force from taking to the air for combat. ”

"The time for the launch of the plan is 10 o'clock tomorrow night, and we will plant explosives and carry out blasting at the wicker lake section of the "South Manchurian" railway, which is about 800 meters away from the northwest corner of the North Daying of the Northeast Army, and then set up a fake scene where the [***] team deliberately blew up the railway. ”

Tu Hihara interrupted Itagaki and asked puzzledly: "If you blow up the South Manchurian Railway, you can blame the Northeast Army, but the passage of our army will also be blocked?" ”

Hua Gu Zheng said with a smile: "Your Excellency, don't worry, we are using small yellow explosives used by cavalry, the power is not very large, and the amount of explosives exploded has also been carefully calculated, it should only blow up about one meter of rails and a few sleepers, and it will definitely not affect the use of our army." ”

Itagaki continued: "After the explosion at Wicker Lake, the two squadrons of Captain Kawashima and Captain Ono, who were lying in ambush on the south side of the civil official tun four miles away, wanted to use the sound of the explosion as an order to start attacking the northern battalion; The squadron of Nakura Shaoza and the Mukden gendarmerie commanded by Mitani and the more than 1,000 soldiers in Shenyang under the command of Reserve Lieutenant Ganji Masahiko and Lieutenant Wada Jin's Reserve, and possibly the Kojima Brigade of the 29th Wing began to attack Mukden; The 2nd Engineer Squadron of the Kwantung Army, stationed in Tieling, will intercept any trains that pass through after we launch an attack on Beidaying, and then take the train to Shenyang to reinforce us. At the same time, Hua Gujun also organized more than a dozen small units composed of soldiers in the countryside to create chaos in Fengtian City, and monitored and selected opportunities to assassinate high-ranking military and political personnel of the Northeast Army.

Itagaki smiled meaningfully and said, "Then, Hanaya-kun sent a telegram to the Lushun Kwantung Army Headquarters and the Tokyo Base Camp to Lu Xiang Nanjiro: 'On the west side of the Beida Camp north of Mukden, the tyrannical [***] team sabotaged our South Manchurian Railway, attacked our garrison, and clashed with a certain unit of our garrison who rushed to the scene. The squadron of the Beida Battalion blew up the South Manchurian Railway, and its strength consisted of three or four companies, and it has now fled back to the barracks one after another. Our Shitai squadron is fighting with five or six hundred enemy troops in Beidaying, and the enemy is still increasing machine guns and rifle artillery, and our unit is currently in a difficult and bitter battle, and is in urgent need of rescue. ’”

Seeing that Itagaki had been talking for a long time, and there was nothing to do with him, he couldn't help but wonder why Itagaki wanted to tell him about this plan.

"Itagaki-kun, what do you need me to do?"

Itagaki said solemnly: "We took the initiative to launch an attack in Mukden, with the purpose of forcing His Excellency Honjo to order the entire Kwantung Army in Manchuria to participate in the war. Although His Excellency Honjo secretly supported our plan, he did not know the details of our plan, and it was easy for us to confuse our plan in the process of implementation. ”

"In order to prevent this from happening, Ishihara-kun and Tohihara-kun, the two of you are going to return to Lushun this afternoon with Your Excellency Honjo, and as soon as the explosion of Wicker Lake sounds, the rest of the matter will depend on the ability of the two of you, and it will be up to you to persuade Your Excellency Honjo to make the right decision in time in accordance with the battle plan and the order of the various cities in Nanman and Jilin that we have planned. The specific plan Ishihara-kun is clear, and he will explain it to you. ”

Speaking of this, Itagaki looked at Tu Feiyuan and said with a solemn expression: "Whether Your Excellency Honjo can send troops or not will be related to the life and death of thousands of soldiers in Fengtian, please!" ”

After speaking, Itagaki sat on the seat and bowed his head slightly and bowed to the two.

As for Itagaki's suggestion that he follow Honjo Shigeru back to Lushun, this is something that Ishihara and Itagaki have already discussed, and Ishihara already knows. Itagaki suddenly asked Doheihara to return to Lushun with him at this time, which made Ishihara Waner stunned, but he quickly understood what Itagaki meant, and couldn't help but secretly admire Itagaki for his quick thinking.

Tu Feiyuan's stay in the Mukden secret service at this time has no practical significance for them to launch an incident, not only can it not help much, on the contrary, Hua Gu Zheng may feel in the way of doing things. And letting Tsuchihara return to Lushun can really play a role in helping to persuade Honjo Shigeru, after all, his military rank is only a lieutenant.

Itagaki Seishiro, a senior staff officer of the Kwantung Army, is actually in charge of operational matters, similar to the position of deputy chief of staff, or chief of staff, who is the direct boss of Ishihara Waner, and the two have been working together in the Kwantung Army since they started in Wuhan, and they are still superiors and subordinates, but they have always gotten along well.

The reason why Ishihara Waner, an alternative, gets along very well with Itagaki is not only that Itagaki appreciates his talent very much and can live with him like a friend, but also because Ishihara Waner also admires Itagaki very much for his keen insight and excellent military command ability in military affairs. Otherwise, Ishihara still wouldn't have bought Itagaki's account.

As for the strategic level, Ishihara Guaner believed in his heart that in the entire military circle, the only people who were qualified to consult with him were Umezu Mijiro and Okamura Ninji, the current chief of staff.

Hearing that he didn't have to stay in Mukden, Tu Feiyuan couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief in his heart. Although he agreed to participate in this crazy plan, he still had a lot of concerns about such a crazy move. It would have been great if he hadn't been in Shenyang at the time of the incident, but had been there in Lushun.

However, Itagaki's words made the soil and fertilizer like a fog.

"Itagaki-kun, according to what you just said, I judge that His Excellency Honjo, who has just come from Tokyo, should have known that there is such a plan, and he also supports this plan in his heart. Why did we still have to persuade him in Lushun to order the entire Kwantung Army to join the war? ”

Itagaki and Ishihara looked at each other, then thought about it and said, "We have never talked about this plan with Your Excellency Honjo, but, as Dohihara-kun said, Ishihara-kun and Ishihara-kun have thought about it repeatedly in the past few days, and after receiving the appointment, Your Excellency Honjo must have heard the hint of someone from the military department who knew about this plan, and he also agreed with it very much in his heart. ”

"The reason why I say this is because since His Excellency Honjo arrived in Manchuria, he began to urgently inspect the various units of the Kwantung Army after only a short stop in Lushun, and repeatedly emphasized in his speeches in various places: 'The situation in Manchuria-Mongolia has become more and more urgent recently, and it is not permissible to steal peace, and the responsibility of our Kwantung Army can be described as heavy and great. I have deep expectations for this position, trust in my elite soldiers, and hope to work together to cope with the situation with a spirit of selflessness, and jointly contribute to the development of the national fortune. ’”

"In Liaoyang, when giving instructions to the commander of the Duomen Division and the commander of the Reading Garrison, Lieutenant General Sen Lian, he also said that 'ominous incidents may occur in the future,' that 'we must realize that the moment of final settlement is approaching,' and that 'the front-line troops must always pay attention to changes in the environment, and must have the determination and preparation to never fail when an incident breaks out, especially the small units that carry out their tasks in the reading force, and must not fall into a negative state under any circumstances, and must resolutely carry out their tasks.' ”

"In addition, when His Excellency Honjo inspected the garrisons along the South Manchurian Railway and the Anbong Railway, he further stated: 'Resolute measures should be taken against such unscrupulous people who dare to despise the majesty of our army.' ”

"All of this is almost for the Kwantung Army to do pre-war mobilization."

Itagaki glanced at Hanayamasa and continued, "Especially, His Excellency Honjo has just arrived in Manchuria from Tokyo, and it is impossible that he has not heard the rumors of an imminent incident in Manchuria that are circulating in Tokyo. However, it is strange that after His Excellency Honjo arrived in Manchuria, not only did he not give instructions to stop it, but he even did not mention it at all. ”

"Therefore, we judge that His Excellency Honjo is not only aware of such a plan, but also fully supports our plan."

Itagaki's analysis made Tohihara nod his head again and again.

Tu Feiyuan, who had completely relaxed his mood, thought for a moment and said to Itagaki: "You have repeatedly conducted military exercises around Mukden recently, I am afraid that it will make the Northeast Army very nervous, Rong Zhen and Wang Yizhe are afraid that they can't sleep at night, I think they should be allowed to sleep peacefully tonight, so it will be better." ”

Looking at the thoughtful Itagaki and Ishihara Wan'er, as well as the puzzled Hanaya Masa, Dohihara continued: "Isn't the Nakamura incident not yet dealt with, and this matter still has to be negotiated with the Northeast Army in order to resolve it as soon as possible......

(To be continued)