Chapter 90: Otsu (Tomorrow's Update, Asking for a Monthly Pass)
On May 11, 1891, the twenty-fourth year of the Meiji era, as early as yesterday, the people of Otsu City, the seat of Shiga Prefecture, received a notice that Crown Prince Lu Kuni, who was visiting Wèn in Japan, would visit Wèn Otsu tomorrow to keep the citizens in order, and at the same time ordered the police to change into new police uniforms to maintain order and protect the safety of the crown prince.
Early in the morning, Tsuda Sanzang, who had changed into a new police uniform, looked at himself in glasses, he was wearing a Pexi short sword at his waist, he only looked so powerful, he seemed to be calm, and his heart was already boiling at this time.
"It must be successful!"
Again, he took out the short gun hidden between his belt, this American revolver had been deliberately truncated from the barrel, opened the revolver and looked at the six bullets in it, Tsuda knew that maybe he only had one chance to shoot, and he had to seize the opportunity and never miss, otherwise he would become a sinner in Japan.
"Tsuda, our mission is to carry out a defense mission at Lake Biwa, to make sure that the people around us stand in two columns, and make way for Prince Nikolai to pass through the car?"
At the police station, the captain once again emphasized the order to defend the crown prince, and even made a point of emphasizing it to Tsuda.
"Hey!"
Tsuda hurriedly obeyed the captain's order, but the "Yamamoto Bookstore" in the city hung a sign saying "The shopkeeper" had something to do, closed the door, as the owner of the shop, Yamamoto came to the area of Lake Biwa, Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake, he believed that Crown Prince Nikolai would definitely come here to play, of course, more importantly, Tsuda was on a mission on the shore of Lake Biwa, and he had to make sure that Tsuda completed the mission with his own eyes.
What if I miss?
Is there a backup plan?
Yamamoto, who was in a mess, felt the piece of iron behind his waist, if he did it himself, would he expose himself? And then set yourself on fire? That's it. All morning. Yamamoto sat in a small roadside shop and thought nonsense. Occasionally, he would cast his eyes on the streets, which were in good order, and the people of Otsu were afraid and afraid of the guests who had come from afar, but they still welcomed them cautiously, and everyone stood in two columns in an orderly manner, and while watching, they made way for Prince Nicholas's car to pass through guò. Obviously, the government also attaches great importance to the Crown Prince's visit, especially in terms of security. Basically, it has reached three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry. There were more than 20 policemen standing on the road in just a few hundred meters, all wearing sabers, poking at the side of the road mightily and upright, looking like who dared to approach and directly bring to justice, and Tsuda was among them, looking at Tsuda who was poked on the side of the road, Yamamoto thought silently.
"Tsuda, don't let everyone down!"
When Yamamoto speaks of everyone, he naturally refers to himself and some people in his family, as well as ...... And Mr. Lee, who just arrived in Otsu a few days ago. He was the direct commander of the operation, but he did not intervene in the operation directly. Instead, he was watching, perhaps, he had some backup plan there!
"Squeaky ......"
Taking a bite of an apple, Li Yuanyou, dressed as a Japanese civilian, would occasionally turn his attention to the police in the street, and sometimes, he would clench the bamboo cane in his hand, which was his backup plan - the bomb, which was packed into the bamboo cane by the explosive tube made by the machine, and was carried by him, the only regret was that the time-delay fuse took 2 to 3 seconds to detonate.
Let's hope you don't need it!
While the people on the side of the road were waiting with anticipation for Crown Prince Nikolai and his party, Nikolai who had already left the boat on Lake Biwa would always look curiously at the Japanese standing on the side of the road.
After traveling between India and China, Nikolai is now in Japan. Almost as soon as he stepped off the ship, he was deeply struck by the sight of the strangely dressed and unusually behaved Japanese people, and he was also full of ambition for the country, which could become a force to stop Russia's eastward advance.
Maybe, who knows what the future holds?
But at least now they do not have this power, in the last three days, Crown Prince Nicholas and his younger brother Archduke George, the Greek Crown Prince Georgi, the attendant general Balyatinsky and others, as well as doctors, artists. Of course, Prince Ukhtomsky, the leader of the Oriental faction, accompanied him as a mentor to the prince to introduce Suji and the people, and traveled around Japan to experience Japanese life, first drinking tea and hot springs, and experiencing the Japanese city style. Two days ago, they arrived at the ancient city of Kyoto, which has beautiful scenery and deep cultural charm, and Crown Prince Nikolai is naturally happy to do so. There, Nikolai was impressed by the Japanese geisha, who felt that Japanese women in kimonos seemed to be more gentle and elegant than Western women, while the Greek prince Georgi, who accompanied him, danced and made the Japanese geisha laugh.
After visiting Kyoto, Nikolai took a rickshaw from Kyoto to Otsu Castle, a small city that was the main point of transportation to Kyoto and was crowded with merchants. Today, after visiting the local official's house, Nikolai and his party went on a street tour, and on the way, the Greek prince Georgi even bought a locally made bamboo cane out of curiosity.
"These monkeys ......"
The people and the police on the side of the road made Nikolai smile contemptuously, for him, the only thing that could attract him in Japan was probably those geisha, maybe after returning to Kyoto, he should find a few more geisha to play.
Near, near......
Looking at the rickshaw getting closer and closer, Tsuda Sanzo only felt that his palms were sweating, and his breathing became a little short, to be calm, to be calm, to be calm!
When Tsuda Sanzo, who was extremely nervous, saw Crown Prince Nikolai sitting on the rickshaw clearly, he saw the contempt of this high-ranking Crown Prince Lu Guo looking at the Japanese, and the shame and inner sense of mission made the tension in Tsuda's heart disappear in an instant, and when the rickshaw was still three or four meters away from him, he rushed out of the side of the road and drew his pistol at the same time.
“……”
Then the rickshaw was running Mukaihata Jizaburo saw a figure appear in front of the car, and when he was about to shout, when he looked up, he saw clearly that the person who came was the policeman, and his hand seemed to be ......
Nikolai, whose face flashed with contempt, but who pretended to wave at the Japanese smiles around him, also noticed a dark shadow rushing out of the sky and jumping to his side. Before Nikolai could see who it was or what his face looked like, a pistol suddenly appeared in the hand of the black shadow.
The moment he saw the pistol, Nikolai flashed sharply with instinct, and at that moment the gunshot rang out!
"Bang!"
A gunshot shocked everyone, all the qiē only happened in a second or two, almost no one reacted, and the policemen on the side of the road looked at Tsuda in surprise, they could hardly believe their eyes, what was going on?
Gunshot!
The sudden sound of gunfire brought everyone back to their senses, and the Greek Crown Prince Georgi, who was sitting in the back car, was also startled, and as soon as he jumped out of the car with a bamboo cane that he had just bought, he saw a policeman with a pistol, shooting at Nikola.
The sudden sound of gunfire only startled the passers-by who had tried to stop the qiē and fled around, but their panic stopped the policemen and gave Tsuda more time, although it was only for a second or two, but it was enough.
"Bang, bang、......"
After the first shot, there were two more shots in succession, and with each shot, Tsuda would take a step forward, and in the end, the barrel of the gun was even straight to Nikolai's chest, and Crown Prince Nikolai, who had been shot several times, had no power to resist at all, but just hid in the rickshaw and let Tsuda shoot him.
"Ah......h
As Nikolai's friend, Georgi did not run away, but rushed towards Tsuda with a bamboo cane, and Tsuda, who was about to give Nikolai the last shot, saw the Westerner sitting on the rickshaw behind him, and rushed towards him with a "weapon" in his hand, and he quickly changed his hand.
"Bang!"
Another shot rang out, and the .44 caliber bullet flew out of the chamber and did not hit Georgy directly, the missed bullet flew almost close to Georgi's shoulder, and rushed towards Archduke George, who rushed to rescue his brother in the middle, the bullet hit him in the neck, and the bullet with the groove of the bullet shattered at his neck, tearing the major artery in his neck, and the blood that turned into a fountain splattered out instantly.
When Grand Duke George fell, Mukaihata Jizaburo, who pulled the cart, grabbed him from behind and tried to throw him to the ground, but Tsuda struggled to turn his gun on Nikolai, who was covered in blood and dying, and the policeman, who had recovered from the horror, rushed over as well.
"Kill him! Kill this guy! ”
The captain in charge of protection saw this scene from afar, and saw Tsuda, who was thrown to the ground by the police and the coachman, struggling and about to shoot, and there was still time to think about it, shouting, while drawing his saber, for him, the most important thing now is to protect Crown Prince Nikolai, howling, the saber in the captain's hand that rushed over stabbed Tsuda's chest fiercely.
The brilliance in Tsuda's eyes, which had been stabbed in the heart, disappeared in an instant, but a strange smile appeared on his slowly lifeless face, dead, the enemy of the Great Japanese Empire was finally dead, and his heroic act saved Japan...... With this in mind, Tsuda closed his eyes......
“……”
When the police captain with the bloody sword stood up again, he almost fainted when he looked at the rickshaw, only to see that Crown Prince Nikolai on the rickshaw had been shot several times in the chest, and blood was gushing continuously, and there was no trace of brilliance in those eyes, and the empty eyes looked at the sky......
Crown Prince Georgi, who had already arrived, saw Nikolai lying in a pool of blood, and then looked at Archduke George who fell to the ground behind him, his face turned pale, and his pale face was full of boundless anger.
(Okay, the Otsu incident happened, the wheels of history turned, where will the history of East Asia go?) It's a whole new history! The third update is up, and we will continue to add more tomorrow! Ask for a guaranteed monthly pass for the next month! (To be continued......)