Chapter 703: Madness (End)

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After Umi and Prince went to the Imperial Palace, Tokyo seemed to be calm all at once, but some people were well aware that there were even more terrifying whirlpools beneath the calm surface. Keisuke Okada rubbed his forehead at the end of the day, and at this time he was like driving a broken boat that was leaking everywhere, which he had never had in a smooth career.

Aizawa's assassination has pushed him, the prime minister of the navy, to the forefront, so what should he do next? Will it be a compromise with the military department or will it be purged according to the emperor's will? As one of the few politicians to retain the style of Taisho Democrus, he actively advocated granting more power to the emperor, and it was precisely because of this two-faced hesitation that he had a difficult choice.

Although the weather has not yet reached the hottest time, he always feels uncomfortable sitting in the study, and can't help patting the table: "Bring me wine, hurry up!" ”

Okada was forbidden to drink alcohol by the doctor due to physical reasons, so when his daughter heard the shouting, she hurriedly made tea for him and brought it to the study according to her usual custom. Seeing that it was clear tea again, Okada was very angry, and scolded with a cold face: "Go get wine, I don't want to drink this tasteless thing!" ”

"Father, your body."

"Stop talking nonsense, go quickly!"

Faced with her father's rare irritability, the well-behaved daughter had to bow her head and hold tea and prepare to leave, but after opening the door, several military caopers, wearing palace guard uniforms, appeared at the door. Seeing the visitor, Keisuke Okada trembled, and his eyes suddenly darkened.

Seeing them, Okada immediately realized that the last thing he wanted was still coming, and Emperor Hirohito had finally made a move. So he sighed in his heart, got up, grabbed his hat and asked, "Is it tonight?" The visitor did not speak, but nodded.

"Hideko, go pack your things for your mother, we're going to get out of here." Okada fell silent, and after a word, he stopped talking. Half an hour later, the Japanese prime minister, who had been in power for less than a year, quietly disappeared into the darkness under the cover of night.

At the same time that Keisuke Okada left the Prime Minister's Office. The garrison of the Guards Division was extremely hot. Those officers who participated in the Aizawa assassination incident and were ordered to return to the garrison did not repent at all, but felt that they were suppressed, especially the news that the navy would not compromise on military spending, and the prime minister also ordered Admiral Mazaki Shizaburo to resign, which completely ignited them. ()

The sound of a rattling rifle assembly. Thousands of soldiers of the Third Wing had red eyes. Crates of ammunition were opened and distributed, pressed into the magazines, and blood bands were tied to the door of the head. Officers wiped bayonets with expensive white silk scarves, and soldiers tightened their leggings to prepare for a duel. At first, there was silence in the barracks, but after a few moments, as the first fully armed team entered the meadow to assemble, the noise and noise suddenly overwhelmed the entire barracks.

Countless pairs of eyes watched through the darkness, but those partners who were not ordered not to participate in the operation not only did not stand up to stop them, but on the contrary, they were excited and wanted to join in. Here we go! It's finally time to begin! The Anglo-Mi lackeys, the traitors to the empire who wanted to compromise with China and bow their knees, were finally punished.

Eventually, the commotion alarmed several gendarmes who were outside the station. When they rushed into the playground and saw the black pressure on the dense human heads, their scalps were also numb. But duty forced them to rush forward and shout to expel the soldiers: "Who ordered you to assemble at night? Go back quickly, no one can leave here. What about Teru Ando's three young sages? Kurihara Yasuhide Shaosa, where? Come out! Let the soldiers go back, doing so will not solve the problem. No one can leave here. ”

The gendarmes shouted to persuade the soldiers to go back as much as they could, but several of the officers whose names were called came out through the crowd, and they were as murderous as the soldiers, with their heads tied and their eyes red: "If you still think you are soldiers of the army, get out of the way!" We want to overthrow those lackeys, and we want to rescue General Shinzaburo Mazaki who spoke the truth for the army! ”

The fierce words and gaze made the gendarmes involuntarily lower their guns, and they were shocked to see them. The soldiers, who had already been prepared, raised their rifles and shouted slogans such as "Heaven will punish the national thief" and rushed towards the ignorant city of Tokyo.

Following the painful night of 510, another far-reaching mutiny broke out in Japanese history, coincidentally one month after the 510 memorial ceremony. Later, it became known as the 610 Mutiny.

Soldiers chanting slogans such as "Save the country", "Clear the king's side", "Destroy the national thieves" and so on rushed into the city, and their first target was the Prime Minister's Office. At the same time, Shinzaburo Mazaki, who had already received the news, also knew that it was time to make a last effort, and at the same time as the Guards Division set off, he ordered his old unit, the Sakura Wing of the First Division, to send troops to cooperate.

If time could stand still, Japan would be wonderful! More than 3,000 red-eyed soldiers rushed into the city

It was impossible to hide it 100%, so Okamura Ninji and the others received the call as soon as possible, but they finally chose to gather at the military headquarters and then wait in silence. The Admiralty also received the call, and Nagano Shusu did nothing either, just picked up the phone and asked Yokosuka to send two destroyers to Tokyo just in case. Inside the palace, Keisuke Okada, Prince Zaihito, and Foreign Minister Hiroki Hirota, who is known as a right-wing leader, sat in front of Emperor Hirohito and said nothing.

When Japan was used as a pawn in a strategic confrontation between Yang Qiu and Roosevelt, this chess piece also began to be crazy and restless, hoping to get out of the chess game.

The first group of mutinous soldiers quickly rushed to the Prime Minister's Office, but since Keisuke Okada had secretly left, the soldiers on guard outside the Prime Minister's Office did not know about it. The loyal guard captain Yokoyama Shaosa pulled out his pistol and blocked the mutinous soldiers with his chest: "What do you want to do?" This is the Prime Minister's Office, get out of here! Come on, martial law, be careful to snap. ”

Hengshan Shaozuo's blocking only angered the mutinous soldiers, and after the bullet penetrated his chest, hundreds of soldiers rushed in. They frantically rushed into every room, pulled out every staff member, and when they learned that the prime minister was not here, they left a small team of guards and rushed to Fujii Manobu's house.

Manobu Fujii is discussing with Minoru Saito under the lamp how to use the $500 million loan. The latter was the former prime minister and the leader of the Anglo-American faction of the navy, and a politician who unswervingly supported the signing of a naval treaty and a compromise with China. This is not to say that he does not want to restore Japan, but he knows that it is more important to restore the stability of the country, and only by stopping the armament study and giving priority to national construction can he accumulate strength in order to make a preemptive strike.

Therefore, after learning that the United States had provided a loan of 500 million yuan, he believed that this was a good opportunity to ease the economic predicament, and that he should take this opportunity to strengthen relations with the United States and take the initiative to move closer to Japan and put Japan in the vanguard of the US strategy of containing China, so he did not approve of the navy continuing to build new warships. I came to see Fujii tonight, and I also wanted to persuade him to reduce the allocation of funds to the military department as much as possible and use the money for people's livelihood.

"Saito-kun, I agree with your idea of putting the people first and then the army, but I'm afraid our dream will not come true." Fujii looked worried, picked up the teacup and shook his head.

Saito asked, puzzled, "Why do you say that?" ”

"Saito-kun, it's been almost a year since you left?" Fujii sighed, and his gaze slowly turned to the direction of the palace: "Things have changed, Okaku and Prince Zaihito have already gone to see the emperor, I'm afraid their thoughts are to invite the emperor to take charge." The Ministry of the Navy has also proposed to the Emperor a plan for eight warships, and the Ministry of War has also demanded that the current force be doubled, more combat vehicles should be purchased, and the number of troops stationed in Korea and Nanhua Tai Island should be expanded. ”

"How can this be?" Hearing that Okaku and Prince Zaihito actually wanted the emperor to come out to take charge, Minoru Saito's face changed: "The constitutional road is the world's advanced experience, and we should stick to this path, not go backwards!" How can they be so confused? Such a shipbuilding plan will only offend Britain and the United States, who will mistakenly think that we are going to expand into the Pacific. The army is also stupid horse manure, expanding its troops, increasing the military strength of North Korea, and even increasing the island of Nanhua Taidao, isn't this deliberately provoking Yang Qiu? This will make him hostile to the Empire again! O these people! What the hell are they thinking? Don't you know that the empire must not be caught between two fronts? ”

Fujii Manobu smiled bitterly: "Saito-kun, the person who understands is still in the hospital." Those who didn't understand didn't order the weapons of the Guards Division to be collected, and let Shinzaburo Masaki continue to sit in the position of general! Don't you understand? ”

These words made Saito's heart skip a beat, and he stood up in surprise: "Fujii-kun means the emperor him." "Smack." Before the words fell, a dense burst of gunfire suddenly approached from far to near, as a soldier, Minoru Saito naturally knew what it was, and when he turned around, a faint sigh sounded in his ears: "They are still here." ”

More than a dozen mutinous soldiers rushed into the house, but Fujii Manobu and Saito Minoru could not react, first the guards were killed on the spot, then several family members were also taken into custody, and finally the soldiers grabbed the two and dragged them to the courtyard, shouting "national thief" to shoot a barrage of bullets.

The bloody night was terrifying, with running, screaming, explosions, fires, and bullets flying through the streets, and the streets of loyal soldiers and fellow mutiners fighting blood. When the rising sun showed a red glow, more than a dozen feudal lords and constitutional leaders, including Fujii Manobu and former Prime Minister Minoru Saito, were all killed, and even Admiral Kobayashi Takuzo was wounded.

It wasn't until after dawn that the citizens of Tokyo discovered that the city had been occupied by mutinous soldiers, and that the Prime Minister's Office and the Diet were full of mutinous soldiers.

Fierce and fierce!

All of Tokyo is filled with arrogant mutinous soldiers! ……______________________