It's dawn.

The city of Taiyuan was dead silent.

The Japanese criminals, who used to be extremely active, are now all drooping their heads.

The Japanese military police patrolling the streets were gone.

All of them, including the Japanese military police headquarters, were destroyed.

Except for the gendarmes who went out, none of them remained.

Completely extinguished.

All the Japanese troops were lifeless.

Especially near the headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese invaders, you have to be careful when breathing.

No one dared to make any noise.

To say that at this moment, the most unlucky must be the staff officers of the First Army. They feel that every second is as long as 10,000 years.

The defeat of the battle was, first of all, because these staff officers carried the black pot.

"Smack!"

Suddenly, there was a muffled sound.

But a staff officer committed suicide with a southern pistol in the next room. End your own life.

Nobody cares.

Because it's not the first one to commit suicide. Nor will it be the last.

There are also suicides that can't be heard.

Including a garrison captain. He committed suicide with a short knife.

If you see someone coming in and hand over a suicide note, it means that someone has committed suicide again. Records need to be archived.

No one finds it strange.

Many people are repeatedly weighing whether they want to commit suicide or not.

Do you wait to be ordered to commit suicide by your superiors, or do you commit suicide on your own initiative?

It's all suicide. But the difference is significant.

It would be very dishonorable to be ordered to commit suicide. Not even the aftermath fee.

To be dead is to be dead. It's not as good as a dog.

If it is an active suicide, it can save a little honor. The family can get a sum of money for the aftermath. But there are not many of them. It will also be embezzled and misappropriated by superiors.

As the casualties of the Japanese invaders continued to increase, more and more shady scenes were revealed.

It turned out that after the death in the war, the aftermath was very small. Half of it will also be deducted as a supplement to military spending. The family only gets a tiny fraction.

An ordinary soldier died in battle, and only 50 yen was paid for the aftermath. Deduct half of it, and you'll be left with 20 yen.

An ordinary second lieutenant died in battle, and the aftermath fee was about 200 yen. Deduct half. 100 yen left.

What can you do with 20 yen?

Nothing can be done......

It is said that Major General Norihide Abe died in battle last year, and more than half of the aftermath expenses were deducted, and the family could only get a few hundred yen.

That's a major general!

It's the general level!

Out of thousands of soldiers, only one general can be produced!

The general is still like this.

One can imagine what the results will be for others.

Before, many Japanese soldiers were extremely fanatical and believed that Sansheng would serve the country. No complaints, no regrets, generous to death. Now I finally know that their deaths turned out to be worthless.

Even what I brought back to my family was not ashes. It's the ashes of plants and trees that are casually burned.

When you are winning, everything can be hidden.

But if we fail, all the consequences will be infinitely magnified.

"Yaga!"

"You have to be held accountable for this."

"Yaga!"

Saburo Saito roared.

It is not enough for only one captain of the garrison to commit suicide.

The captain of the garrison is nothing more than the rank of Dazuo.

Oh Zuo only......

The base camp won't pay attention at all.

There must be a heavyweight who commits suicide to apologize before the past can be said.

At least a major general.

The question is......

The most suitable candidate for this is him Saburo Saito.

He was the Chief of Staff of the First Army......

The rank of major general again......

There is no better candidate than him.

It's true.

However, Saburo Saito himself did not want to die.

After committing suicide, he knows very well what will be done. He said that he would not commit suicide.

Because......

He and Norihide Abe were contemporaneous.

Norihide Abe died in battle, and the aftermath money received by his family was not enough to live. The family has since been reduced to poverty. Life is better than death.

That's a dignified brigade commander, the emperor's military attaché, who has been promoted to lieutenant general!

If you don't die, the future is limitless. The scenery is endless. But when you die, there's nothing. Even his family has been starved and clothed since then.

So......

It is impossible to commit suicide.

It is impossible to commit suicide in this life.

It can only be to force other people to commit suicide......

So, here's the problem.

He was just the chief of staff. There is no power to order someone to commit suicide.

Only Yoshio Shinozuka has such power.

Yoshio Shinozuka is the commander.

But......

Yoshio Shinozuka is already a walking dead. Nothing about the military anymore.

He was wiping his saber all the time. It feels like you're going to kill yourself at any moment. But he never committed suicide. I wiped it like this for two or three months.

The bigwigs in the base camp knew about it, and they were embarrassed to do anything to him.

After all, someone else can commit suicide at any time.

After all, that's the army commander.

If this precedent is set, then everyone is at risk.

Maybe when, it will be the turn of the bigwigs in the base camp to commit suicide.

And what about the generals?

There is also the emperor on it......

What's more, Yoshio Shinozuka committed suicide, but what about Tada Jun? What about Seishiro Sakagaki?

Do they want to kill themselves?

There is also a large number of division commanders, do you want to commit suicide?

Report ......

Suddenly, a young staff officer cautiously appeared at the door.

The voice is weak. The atmosphere did not dare to come out.

"What's the matter?"

Saburo Saito asked slowly.

It's bad news again.

Estimate how many more people have been lost.

It is estimated which unit suffered heavy casualties and was unable to fight again.

Yaga!

Isn't there a little bit of good news?

It only takes a little bit......

"Tubalu escaped into the mountains and fled without a trace......

"Nani?"

Saburo Saito was slightly startled.

Immediately rejoiced.

It was as if all the pressure was released in an instant.

Ran away?

Dirt Eight Road disappeared?

And such a good thing?

Ahh......hhh

Ahh......hhh

Asumasu blesses.

Those damn dirt roads are finally gone.

Immediately refreshed.

"Yaga!"

"Gotta figure it out!"

"How many dirt roads have been destroyed?"

Saburo Saito shouted solemnly.

Junior Staff Officer: ......

Destroy the dirt eight roads?

Yes?

Is there any extermination of the dirt eight roads? I don't think I've heard of it.

I heard that the earth is very fierce. The Japanese army was unable to take care of itself and suffered a crushing defeat......

"Yaga!"

"Tubalu must have suffered heavy casualties before he fled."

"This is a great victory!"

"Send a telegram to the front right away. Whether they wiped out thousands, or tens of thousands. ”

Saburo Saito was angry.

Why is this staff officer so wooden? Don't understand what it means?

Falsely report your exploits!

Stupid!

Not even this!

At this time, if you want to survive, you must falsely report your achievements!

Even if not a single Tubalu was killed, it had to be reported that thousands or tens of thousands of Tubalu had been wiped out.

Even if the base camp is suspicious, it will not be exposed.

Because what the base camp needs is also a "good news". A "good news" that can be reported to the emperor.

The North China Front needs!

Chinese dispatch troops are needed!

All need it!

As for whether it is real......

Does it matter?

Dirt roads everywhere!

Many of the dirt roads are not uniformed.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, let's go and verify!"

A young staff officer understands it.

Saburo Saito nodded.

Very good!

There are still people who understand.

Really......

Soon, the front reported that 9,758 people had been eliminated from the Tubalu.

Well, the number is very sophisticated.

Nine thousand, less than ten thousand. But it's very close to ten thousand.

There are bits and pieces, indicating that the data has been rigorously verified. Definitely not a misrepresentation.

Saburo Saito was relieved.

Yo West!

Those guys on the front line aren't stupid! I understood what I meant so quickly!

Very good!

Just have this data.

All the high-ranking officers don't have to commit suicide. Everyone survived the catastrophe safely.

"Send a report to Peking immediately!"

(End of chapter)