Chapter 566: The Sacking of Tokyo
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"A battalion captures the palace and returns everything of value to the ship! The second battalion went to the treasury of Little Japan to see if there was any gold or something. Three battalions to storm the bank! The other troops began to clean up the little Japan in the city, and all the valuable things were transported back to the ship! If anyone dares to stop it, kill them! The commander of the 37th Division ordered.
On 9 November, the Eighth Army routed the recalcitrant Japanese forces in Tokyo and occupied all of Tokyo. The main force of the Eighth Army continued to pursue the Japanese, while the 37th Division and the 6th Marine Brigade remained in Tokyo to defend the forward base. On the other hand, it is a large-scale looting of Japan's wealth. Although the Japanese government is already poor, the Meiji Emperor, senior government officials, and those big entrepreneurs are very rich. There are also banks and other enterprises, and they also have a lot of gold and the like, these things, the squadron will obviously not let go.
Soon, the 37th Division and the 6th Marine Brigade, a total of more than 20,000 people, began to loot in the city of Tokyo in squads. Imperial palaces, the hinterlands of high-ranking government officials, the homes of big entrepreneurs, and banks have all become the focus of looting.
Emperor Meiji fled in a hurry, and only a small part of the wealth in the palace was taken with him. After the ** team captured the palace. Soldiers open Emperor Meiji's internal crossbow. And he took away all the gold and silver treasures. Some of the antiques in the palace, as well as the decorations made of gold and silver, were also taken away. According to conservative estimates, these fortunes are also around 100 million Chinese dollars. It seems that the Japanese emperor was not wealthy, and after using the power of the whole country to develop armaments, the Meiji emperor also contributed a lot of money. Otherwise, the Japanese imperial family has accumulated thousands of years. How can it be so much money. During the looting of the Imperial Palace, some of the remaining Japanese guards tried to resist, but the result was that they were all killed. And some of the female officials in the palace who did not have time to escape were also brutally abused.
After the Japanese army retreated, many high-ranking government officials also retreated. It's just that there are still many people who haven't had time to escape. The houses of these people are still suffering. A group of Chinese soldiers broke into a compound that was the residence of a Japanese reserve general. This reserve general, although he is over 60 years old, still has a very hot temper. After the Chinese soldiers rushed into his hinterland. He immediately scolded. However, subsequently. A pistol was held against the door of his head.
"Yaga! You bastards, you damn guys! The gods will not spare you for the crimes you have committed against Japan! The old guy still scolded. If the katana in his hand hadn't been snatched before, he might have fought back.
"Bang!" The gun went off. The platoon commander who led the team killed him with one shot. The reserve general fell to the ground, blood was flowing from the bullet hole in his head, and his eyes were wide open, as if he couldn't believe that the Chinese soldiers really dared to kill him.
"Search the entire mansion and take everything of value with you! If someone dares to resist, shoot and kill! The platoon commander didn't even look at the killed reserve general, and directly gave the order. Hundreds of thousands of little Japan have been defeated lightly, not to mention these people.
The soldiers rushed into the rooms, rummaging through the boxes and cabinets, looking for what had come before. When they encountered the slightest obstruction, they immediately opened fire, and soon snatched all the valuable things in the hinterland.
Such scenes are playing out all over Tokyo. Hordes of Chinese soldiers, like locusts. They break into every home, looking for something of value. If the cooperation is okay, if you resist, then you will die. When encountering a beautiful Japanese woman, the soldiers can't help but vent **. In short, the soldiers who received the order did not treat these Japanese as human beings at all.
When the Japanese, who had not had time to escape, found out that the Chinese soldiers were going to attack civilians, they immediately fled. However, the whole of Tokyo is already under the control of the squadron, so where can they escape? Many government officials, who had a better brain, packed up their slackness and fled to the embassies of various countries in Japan. In particular, the embassies of Britain, France, the United States, Russia, Germany, Austria and other major countries have become a good place for these Japanese to avoid trouble. The ministers of various countries, in the spirit of humanitarianism, allowed these Japanese to enter the embassy. It's just that the embassy wasn't big in the first place, and it soon became overcrowded.
Gradually, the squadron also discovered that something was wrong, why there were fewer and fewer rich people, and then found out that a large number of rich people had taken refuge in the embassies of Western powers. This situation was immediately reflected in the hands of General Zhao Bowen, commander of the Eighth Army.
On the one hand, Admiral Zhao Bowen ordered people to go and everyone
The embassy negotiated, on the other hand, to report the situation to the base camp.
"Your Excellency, please hand over these Japanese to us at once! They are all in danger, so as not to cause harm to His Excellency! Major Yu Zhaokun, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 371st Regiment of the 37th Division, said to Barker, the British Minister to Japan. Outside the embassy, a company of squadrons had already surrounded the embassy, and on the improvised bunkers, heavy machine guns and mortars were erected, and the muzzles of black holes were aimed at the British Embassy in Japan, which covered an area of 500 square meters.
In the embassy, the military attache also led the guards of the embassy and confronted the squadron across the wall. However, they only have light weapons such as rifles, not heavy machine guns, let alone artillery. Therefore, these British soldiers looked at the rows of heavy machine guns outside, and their scalps were a little numb.
"Mr. Major, this is the British Embassy, a territory belonging to the British Empire. Are you leading people to surround the embassy of the British Empire in order to declare war on the British Empire? Mr. Major, take your men out of here immediately, otherwise, you will bear the consequences! Barker, the British minister to Japan, was very arrogant and said with a proud face. The threat in the words is very obvious.
"Your Excellency, we have no intention of provoking Great Britain. However, the people taken in by His Excellency the Minister are all Japanese militants. These Japanese killed the soldiers of the Empire, and I ask Your Excellency the Minister to hand over these Japanese to us! Major Yu Zhaokun was not afraid, and still fought with reason!
"Haha! Militants? Could it be that those women and children are also armed elements? They are nothing more than civilians. This killing of civilians in your country is a violation of human rights! The British Empire will officially protest to your country! Minister Buck said arrogantly.
A trace of anger flashed in Major Yu Zhaokun's eyes, if it was possible, he would immediately pull out his gun and shoot this annoying minister away. However, the shooting of a country's minister is a clear act of war, and this is not something that a small major battalion commander can afford to pay.
The two sides fell into a state of confrontation, the British minister insisted on refusing to hand over the Japanese, and the squadron did not dare to really storm the British embassy.
The British minister saw that the squadron had no further action, and a smug smile appeared on his face, as if he was very satisfied with what he had just done. In his opinion, this undoubtedly shows that no one dares to provoke the majesty of the British Empire!
"Battalion commander! Call from headquarters! Suddenly, a signal soldier came running up with a telegram on his face.
Major Yu Zhaokun took the telegram and looked at it, and immediately laughed.
There were only a few short words on the telegram: "His Majesty the Emperor has an order, anyone who dares to stop it, and he will be killed!" ”
"Your Excellency! I formally inform you that His Majesty the Emperor of our country has ordered that anyone who dares to stop the Imperial ** team from pursuing these Japanese militants will be killed! Major Yu Zhaokun looked at Minister Buck and said in a cold voice.
"What do you want to do? This is the British Legation! If you dare to use force here, it will be like a declaration of war by the British Empire! Minister Buck shouted frantically.
"What about a declaration of war? It's not that you haven't fought? Major Yu Zhaokun said disdainfully. Then, hands raised. The soldiers who were instructed suddenly burst into the sound of a neat bolt pulling. Obviously, the moment Major Yu Zhaokun's hand was put down, it was time to shoot.
Seeing that the squadron seemed to be about to move seriously, beads of sweat suddenly appeared on Minister Barker's forehead. All he relied on was the prestige of the British Empire. If the squadron ignores this, then he is finished. The dozens of guards in the legation were obviously no match for these squadrons armed to the teeth.
"Your Excellency, Minister, I will give you one last chance to hand over those Japanese!" Major Yu Zhaokun's eyes were full of murderous intent.
Seeing Major Yu Zhaokun's cold eyes, Minister Buck couldn't help but shudder. He believed that if he dared to refuse, these crazy Chinese soldiers would really open fire.
"Come on, get those Japanese out!" After hesitating for a few seconds, Minister Buck finally gave the order to expel the Japanese, although he was very unwilling, but there was no way to do it.
"Your Excellency, you will find that this is a wise choice!" Major Yu Zhaokun said with a smile.
The Japanese who were expelled from the legation cried and cried out, but no one cared about their fate at all. The squadron immediately took all these Japanese away.
The British legation set an example, and the other legations naturally did not dare to take in these Japanese. The Japanese who had fled to the legation were all driven out. After that, they were robbed of all their money and thrown into a prisoner of war camp. These Japanese, with many high-ranking officials, may be able to come in handy at that time.
The whole of Tokyo is ravaged by the squadron ** and moans of pain!