Lushunkou, the Kanto Governor's Office.

In the courtyard of the Governor's Palace, Yasumasa Fukushima wore a white short-sleeved kimono, stepped on clogs, and held a katana in both hands to keep slashing, and with each chop, his mouth made a "ha" sound.

Yasumasa Fukushima was promoted to army general last year as governor of the Kanto region, and he was the first person to be awarded a general in the field of intelligence.

Sweating profusely and pale, he stopped, braced on the ground with a katana and panting, as a Japanese woman in a kimono walked over with a tray and presented the white towel inside the tray.

At this time, his adjutant was wearing a military uniform, wearing military boots on his feet, holding the hilt of the command knife at his waist with his left hand, and striding over with his right hand and saluting: "General! ”

Yasumasa Fukushima took the white towel from the tray and wiped his face and threw the white towel in the tray again, then waved his hand to the Japanese woman, and after the Japanese woman left, he asked, "Say it!" ”

The adjutant bowed his head and said, "General, your order has been sent from Tokyo!" ”

Fukushima Yasumasa's face suddenly darkened when he heard this, and he was silent for a long time before he sighed: "I knew that this day would come sooner or later, who is the new governor?" ”

The adjutant said, "It's General Nakamura Satoru, he has arrived, and now he is resting over there in Nanman, and he sent someone to come and visit you in the afternoon."

Satoru Nakamura was promoted to army general in January this year, and he has successively served as a member of the West Bureau of the General Staff Headquarters, a captain of the 10th Infantry Wing, a member of the 2nd Bureau of the General Staff Headquarters, a staff officer of the 1st Division, an instructor of the Land University, a staff officer of the 5th Division, and a military attache of the East Palace. During the First Sino-Japanese War, he served as a military attache in the base camp and a military attaché. Commander of the 46th Infantry Wing, Chief of Staff of the Eastern Governor's Department. He was promoted to Major General on September 8, 1899. Chief of Staff of the Taiwan Governor-General's Office, Commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, Led the Department of the Russo-Japanese War to the 3rd Army, participated in the Nanshan Campaign, Chief of Staff of the Lushun Raid and Education Directorate, Commander of the 15th Division, Chief of Attendant Military Attaché, Governor of the Tokyo Garrison, etc.

During the Russo-Japanese War, he led his troops to surround Lushun. After two attacks, they failed to take it down, and suffered heavy casualties. This anxious eye, regardless of the fact that he was the commander of the major general's brigade, personally led 3,000 death squads to the front line! And declare that whoever dares to retreat will be executed on the spot! He himself was very valiant, and although he was wounded, he became famous in the battle. Originally, it was difficult for a soldier like him to become a general, but he became a general by virtue of his bravery. Even so, some people in Japan say that he just borrowed the light of the death squad back then, and he has no real skills. It can be seen that it is very difficult for the people of the Fisa clan to be promoted.

When Yasumasa Fukushima heard that the successor was Satoru Nakamura, he didn't know what to think in his head, and said, "If it's General Nakamura, I'll be relieved." Satoru Nakamura is a general with actual combat experience, and I believe that under his leadership, Kanto Prefecture will be as stable as a rock! ”

After China declared war on Japan. Fukushima Yasumasa expected that Tokyo would definitely send a new governor to take his place, after all, he was only a person with a background in intelligence. He had no experience in commanding large-scale legion operations at all, and Tokyo was able to make him the governor of Kanto for several years. It's all because his backstage is Yama Prefecture Youpeng, but now that the Huaguo army is approaching, no matter how hard his backstage is, it is impossible for Tokyo to let a general like him who has no experience in commanding battles continue to stay in the position of the governor of the Kwantung Prefecture.

After Fukushima Yasumasa finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said, "By the way, how did General Nakamura Satoru come over?" Our navy is finished, and it is already the world of the Chinese navy at sea, how dare he take such a big risk? ”

The adjutant said: "General, it is also very strange to say that since the main force of our naval fleet was defeated, China has blown up several of our major military ports, and our navy is almost finished, but until now, the Chinese side still has no sign of blocking the Korean Strait, and Chinese warships generally do not go to the Korean Strait, which is really incomprehensible!" ”

Fukushima Yasumasa's eyes shrank when he heard this, and he said coldly: "It is impossible for the people of China to be so kind, they must have some conspiracy, the people of China have always been cunning, and there are many smart people among them, they can't think of sending warships to cut off the connection between our side and the mainland, besides, the number of our troops fighting in Tsarist Russia has reached 150,000 or 60,000, and the consumption of so many troops is not a small amount. What exactly are their plots? ”

The adjutant shook his head, indicating that he couldn't figure it out.

Fukushima Yasumasa did not embarrass his adjutant, he knew that this kind of secret must be the top secret of the Chinese side, and it was basically impossible for the intelligence department to know this kind of Cheng Dù's secret. He asked about another matter, "What is the situation of the several Chinese armies that have entered the territory of Tsarist Russia?" Are they attacking with our Northern Expeditionary Corps? ”

The adjutant said: "The news we got is that the Chinese army has not launched an attack on our Northern Expeditionary Corps, and it seems that it is only close to the surveillance, but judging from their deployment, they can attack at any time, so our Northern Expeditionary Army does not dare to be careless, and is always on guard." Two days ago, a brigade of our army launched a tentative attack on the Chinese army in Chita, but I did not expect that not only did they not achieve any results, but also had no return, and the whole army was wiped out! ”

Fukushima Yasumasa stared at him and asked, "Do you know the situation of the Shina Army at that time?" How many people are there and what equipment? ”

"It's not clear for the time being, we're investigating, but the people of China have strengthened their counter-espionage work in the north, and we have suffered a lot of losses during this time!"

Fukushima Yasumasa asked again: "After the destruction of our army's brigade, what follow-up actions did the Chinese army?" ”

The adjutant shook his head and said, "No, they didn't make any moves, and they were still monitoring Chita in place."

These actions of the Chinese side made Fukushima Yasumasa unable to understand the real intentions, which made him very troubled, so he had to ask the adjutant to help him pack his luggage, since the trust of the governor has arrived, he must immediately do a good job of handing over the new governor.

In the afternoon, Fukushima Yasumasa learned that Satoru Nakamura had arrived at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, and hurriedly walked to the door to greet him, followed by Satoru Nakamura, the president of the South Manchurian Railway, Yujiro Nakamura and Kawashima Speeda.

Yujiro Nakamura served as the president of the South Manchuria Railway with the rank of lieutenant general, he was still a baron, his seniority was very old, and the disadvantage was that he had no actual combat experience, but he had a lot of troops under the president of the South Manchuria Railway, with six independent garrison battalions, stationed in the annex of the South Manchuria Railway line. He is the same age as Yasumasa Fukushima, both of whom are 63 years old.

Satoru Nakamura is two years younger, and he is also 61 years old this year, while Kawashima Speedo is the adoptive father of the famous female spy Yoshiko Kawashima, who is fifty years old this year, and he is the youngest of these people.

In fact, Kawashima did not have any official or military positions in the Japanese government or military circles, he was a political opportunist, and he took "Manchurian and Mongolian independence" and splitting China as his personal political goal. He often advocated these arguments, so he won the support of some Japanese politicians, and if there were politicians in Japan who supported him, he could play, and if there was no one to support him, he would not be able to play, because his activities in China needed funds.

Fukushima Yasumasa saluted and shook hands with Nakamura Satoru and Nakamura Yujiro respectively, but he did not completely leave Kawashima Speedy Wave aside, Fukushima Yasumasa still admires Kawashima Speedy Wave very much, after all, a person who does not have any position can mix well on the side of Huaguo, and his own ability is beyond doubt.

Several people were welcomed into the living room by Fukushima Yasuma, after serving tea, several people chatted, Fukushima Yasuma said to Nakamura Jue: "Nakamura-kun, you can come to replace me, I am relieved, you also know that I have no experience in war at all, now that the army of the people is pressing, I am under a lot of pressure, if you don't come, I don't know how to deal with it!" ”

Nakamura Satoru got up and bowed to Fukushima Yasumasa, and said: "Fukushima-kun has worked hard in the past few years, Tokyo is still very satisfied with your achievements in recent years, and now Tokyo wants to transfer you back, while the Chinese side has not blocked the Korean Strait, the sooner you go, the better, once the Chinese country blocks the Korean Strait, then you just can't go if you want to, you can only stay here, in fact, I really hope you can stay, after all, you have been here for a few years, you are very familiar with this place, with your guidance, I think I will soon get acquainted with military and political affairs! ”

Fukushima Yasumasa can't help but feel a little desolate, the Japanese are not all monolithic, there are still a lot of open and secret battles, but the Japanese have a bottom line when fighting, and any form of struggle will not be at the expense of Japan's interests.

Fukushima Yasumasa said: "The order has come down, and I am ready, if it is convenient for Nakamura-kun, we can hand it over in the afternoon, and leave for North Korea in the evening, it should be safer to take a boat from there!" ”

"Okay then, I won't keep Fukushima-kun!"

Fukushima Yasumasa nodded and asked Yujiro Nakamura: "Nakamura-kun, how are the defense lines of the South Manchurian Railway deployed?" The Chinese army is going to attack the Liaodong Peninsula, and your South Manchurian railway line is the first to bear the brunt! ”

Yujiro Nakamura said: "General rest assured, my six independent garrison battalions are all in place, as long as I am not dead, the South Manchurian railway defense line will not be broken through by the Zhina, this is to ask General Nakamura to guarantee our ammunition supply!" ”

Satoru Nakamura asked Yasumasamichi Fukushima, "General, how long can the ammunition in the inventory of the Kanto Metropolitan Government last?" ”

"Nakamura-kun, rest assured, Lushunkou is operated by us as a fortress, not only the fortifications are impregnable, but the ammunition inventory is enough to support more than a year, but if you want to supply other armies, how long it can be supported, it depends on the intensity of the battle!" (To be continued......)