Chapter 341 I said, Yangcheng is taken!

At the Yangcheng Command, Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka has been on edge in recent days.

Especially when he learned that the Sichuan Army had appeared in the east of the city, he felt extremely anxious.

Because he couldn't tell whether the Sichuan Army was making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.

It’s better to surround the point and attack the reinforcements.

There was no other choice but to recall the 104th Division stationed in Zengcheng.

This division is the most elite division he currently has.

He had to prepare for the worst.

That is to defend Guangzhou to the death.

Just as he was thinking about how to deploy defense.

There were bursts of gunfire coming from outside, which made Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka frown slightly.

"Damn, what's going on? Are there still guerrillas in the city? What is the gendarmerie doing? Can't we eliminate several guerrillas?" Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka subconsciously thought that it was still the guerrillas who were harassing the city.

As a result, the captain of the gendarmerie came running in hurriedly, looking dusty and said.

"Commander, something has happened. The 104th Cavalry Battalion is heading towards the headquarters."

"They've wiped out several gendarmes."

After the military police captain finished his report, he saw Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka with a dazed look on his face, looking at him in disbelief.

"Nani, say it again."

The 104th Cavalry Battalion wiped out his gendarmerie?

Is this a mutiny?

How can this be?

"Commander, the 104th Division has mutinied." The military police captain thought he had made himself clear enough, but it was obvious that his commander did not understand, so he changed his way of saying it.

"Impossible, how is this possible? If the 104th Division mutinied, then why didn't the rd Independent Infantry Brigade report it? Their defense line is the only way to enter the city." Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka felt that his military police captain must be lying to him.

Unless the 23rd Brigade also rebelled, there is no explanation for why there was no report.

But this is absolutely impossible. Shimokawabe Kenji was promoted by himself, and he is not from Osaka, so this is definitely false.

"Commander, although I don't know why the 104rd Brigade did not report, I can guarantee that the th Division did mutinied. They are now attacking the headquarters, and the gendarmerie cannot stop their attack at all." Although the gendarmerie captain was also confused, he knew that the situation was urgent and he had to retreat first.

"Baga, let your military police stop the enemy's attack immediately, and send out all the troops directly under the general headquarters. They must prevent them from getting close to the headquarters. Also send a telegram to the 130th Division and ask them to quickly support the headquarters." Lieutenant General Moritaka Nakazono said.

Upon hearing this, the gendarmerie captain immediately responded, turned around and left to begin setting up the defense line.

However, the gendarmerie's combat effectiveness was not strong, and they did not have any decent heavy weapons. They were unable to stop the 104th Cavalry Battalion.

"Baga, why are you mutinying?" Finally, a Japanese military policeman couldn't help but yelled.

"Mutiny? We are just fighting for peace. The war has lasted too long. There is no need to continue. Lay down your weapons. I promise that nothing will happen to you. You can even return to your homeland." Colonel Fujiwara shouted loudly while riding on a warhorse and holding an iron horn.

"Don't you think this is a meaningless war? We have fought long enough. Lay down your weapons, and I promise that no one will be in any danger."

The Japanese army has experienced similar incidents several times. It is an old tradition for them to defeat their superiors with the inferiors.

For the lowest-level soldiers in the Japanese army, surrender was not unacceptable. After all, being able to return home alive was good enough.

But for those officers, this was unacceptable.

"Colonel Fujiwara, lead your men to retreat immediately. The commander has said that bygone days will not be pursued." The captain of the military police stepped forward and said.

"Delay time?" Colonel Fujiwara naturally saw through the other party's true purpose at a glance.

We have already decided to mutiny, how can we give up halfway?

There is only one way to reach darkness.

After all, he has tens of thousands of soldiers behind him.

We all come from the same place.

If something goes wrong, there will be bloodshed.

The Japanese army was cruel to their enemies and even crueler to their own people. It was normal for them to confiscate homes and exterminate entire families.

"Colonel, all the wires around the headquarters have been cut. For the time being, no telegrams or phone calls can be sent out." At this time, a major came up to Colonel Fujiwara and said in a low voice.

"Yo, well done. In that case, let's attack with force. Tell the soldiers to take down the headquarters and we will get 30 million. Each person will get at least 2,000 to 3,000." Colonel Fujiwara promised.

"Hay."

As long as you can make money, you can sell anything.

For them, there is nothing that cannot be sold.

"Bang bang bang!"

The few hundred military police were no match for the cavalry brigade.

Moreover, the 104th Division was composed of the remaining personnel of the th Division.

Although people in Osaka usually like to do business, they are actually very capable in fighting.

They just feel that they won't fight a battle that they are not sure of winning.

Boom boom boom!
The grenade launcher hit the gendarmerie's position directly.

The makeshift position could not withstand the firepower of the cavalry brigade.

In a moment, the position was destroyed.

This made the gendarmerie captain look desperate.

why!
what is this!
Until the moment of his death, he didn't understand why he rebelled.

"Rush into the headquarters and capture Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka..." Colonel Fujiwara waved his hand and said with great heroism.

On the other side, at the 130th Division Headquarters, Lieutenant General Kondo Shinpachi looked at the telegram that had just been delivered with a face full of question marks.

The 104th Division rebelled?
How can this be.

Let’s not talk about whether they rebelled or not.

If there really was a rebellion, would the 23rd Independent Infantry Brigade be blind?
Are we just going to let them enter the city?
Unless the 23rd Brigade also rebelled.

That's even more nonsense.

They are still fighting a bloody battle with the Chinese army on the front line.

If there is a rebellion, what is the point of fighting a bloody battle?
Wouldn't it be better to lead the Chinese army directly into Guangzhou?

So, he suspected that someone at the headquarters had lost their mind and sent the wrong telegram.

When he asked someone to confirm again, the news he got was that he had lost contact with the headquarters.

This time he was really panicked.

Did the 104th Division really rebel?
This is impossible!
If they rebel, then Guangzhou will surely be lost.

The main force of the 23rd Army is the 104th Division.

The other two divisions sound good.

In fact, the combat effectiveness is not that good.

There aren't even many heavy weapons.

"Baga, keep calling." Lieutenant General Kondo Shinpachi took a deep breath and continued to shout.

"Hai." Who knew, after calling for ten minutes there was still no response.

Now Kondo Shinpachi was a little panicked.

Is it true?
"Sir, division commander, should we follow the previous order?" the chief of staff asked after hesitating for a moment.

"Wait a little longer, maybe the headquarters just made a mistake. If the 104th Division did not mutiniate, then if we suddenly attack the headquarters, we will be regarded as rebels." Kondo Shinpachi thought about it and decided to confirm the authenticity of the order before going.

"Hay."

"How about this, you send a team on horseback to the city to inquire about the specific situation and why contact was lost." Kondo Shinpachi thought for a while and added.

"Hay."

At the Yangcheng Command, Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka was filled with anger. He did not expect that the 104th Division had actually rebelled.

More importantly, contact with the outside world has been cut off.

"Commander, the telephone line has been cut. We have temporarily lost contact with the outside world." The communications staff officer walked in and said with a serious expression.

"Damn it, send someone to repair it, immediately." Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka shouted loudly.

"Hay."

Unfortunately, they are now trapped and can't get out.

"Commander, I suggest you talk to the rebels and ask them what their demands are. I don't believe the 104th Division would rebel for no reason. What about the 23rd Brigade? Why didn't they report?" the operations staff analyzed calmly.

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka also calmed down. Looking at the loud gunfire outside, he finally decided to walk out of the headquarters and talk to the rebels outside.

Indeed, he had to figure out why he was rebelling.

When he met Colonel Fujiwara, Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka took a deep breath and said.

"Fujiwara-kun, why did you mutiny?"

"Commander, I'm not mutinying. I'm trying to end the war as soon as possible," said Colonel Fujiwara with a smile.

"End the war?" Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka didn't quite understand what he meant.

"Yes, the war has been going on for a long time. How are the people living here? You should know that if things continue like this, the Empire of Japan will be destroyed. Only by ending the war can everything start over again."

"What's more, this war has brought great harm to the people of both countries. I think it's time to end this war."

"We don't want to become the sharp weapon of those warmongers." Colonel Fujiwara raised his voice.

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka's face turned extremely ugly and he cursed in a vicious tone.

"Baga, you coward, you violated the spirit of Bushido. The Empire will never allow anyone to surrender."

"Commander, you are the one who is stubborn." Colonel Fujiwara shook his head. He knew that there was no hope of persuading the other side to surrender.

"Tell me, is the Sichuan Army behind this matter? Do you have any connection with the 4th Division?" Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka stared at the other party.

If this doesn't matter, he would never believe it even if you kill him.

"It's impossible to say that there is no relationship, but if there is a relationship, it's only a tiny bit. We really don't want to fight anymore. We Osaka people love peace. It was the damn emperor who forced us to join the war."

"Now, we must overthrow the emperor for the sake of peace." Colonel Fujiwara's voice was sonorous and powerful, deafening.

In particular, Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka looked at him with an incredible expression.

"You know what you're talking about?"

Overthrow the emperor?

This is the belief in everyone's heart, and you want to overturn it?

"I know that the emperor should not exist. I think we should all be equal, and there should be no emperor above our heads." Colonel Fujiwara felt that there was nothing wrong with his idea.

In fact, there are many people who share the same ideas as him.

"Baga..." Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka knew there was no need to continue the conversation, as a bloody battle was about to begin.

Colonel Fujiwara was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and directly mobilized the mortars to start shelling the defense line outside the headquarters.

The troops directly under the military had decent combat effectiveness, but without heavy weapons, they were no match at all.

All they could do was watch helplessly as the defense line was lost bit by bit.

As mentioned earlier, the Japanese army was cruel to the enemy and even crueler to their own people.

The shells were fired as if they were free.

"Send a telegram to the Sichuan Army Corps and tell them that we are attacking the headquarters and they can send troops to take over Yangcheng." Seeing that the headquarters was about to be captured, Colonel Fujiwara was in a good mood and gave orders to his subordinates.

"Also tell them that I must see 30 million in cash at the Yangcheng Headquarters."

"Hay."

When the subordinates heard about 30 million in cash, their eyes lit up.

For them, if they don't get the money, they will definitely turn against the headquarters if they take the risk of attacking it.

Not long after, Meng Fanle received a telegram from the 104th Division.

If Meng Fanle hadn't told the communications staff the frequency band of the 104th Division, they would probably have suspected that they had heard it wrong.

"Are we besieging the headquarters? Let us take over Yangcheng?" Meng Fanle looked at the telegram, rubbed his face, still feeling a little unbelievable.

Isn't this too fast?
Or is it that the other party is too sincere?

He originally thought it would take some time.

Who knew it would be so fast?

"This can't be fake, right?" asked Zhao He, commander of the armored regiment, hesitantly.

This was really unbelievable to them.

The most confused person was Han Shaogong from the New Third Regiment. He originally thought that he could make great contributions this time.

Who knew this would be the end?

"It shouldn't be." Meng shook his head in annoyance. This was the password agreed upon by both parties in advance, and only the parties involved knew it.

If Cun Yunsheng hadn't told him the code book, ordinary people would never be able to decipher it.

"Captain Han, please go with Captain Zhao and enter Yangcheng as quickly as possible to take over all important places and try your best to ensure the integrity of Yangcheng. Remember, if you encounter people smashing, looting and robbing, kill them immediately. Don't be soft-hearted. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures." After Meng Fanle recovered from his initial shock, he immediately made arrangements.

"What about the 70th Regiment? Should we notify them?" Zhao He asked.

"Well, I will send a telegram to Qian Zhengqing, asking him to continue moving south to stop the 130th Division of the Japanese Army. The most important thing now is to take over Yangcheng, otherwise the remaining divisions of the Japanese Army will counterattack." Meng Fan nodded.

"Understood. We'll set off now." Han Shaogong and Zhao He glanced at their opponents and immediately responded.

After the two people left, Meng Fanle pondered for a while and called Zhang Fakui in the Fourth War Zone again.

Not long after, the call was connected.

"Colonel Meng, how come you have time to call me?" Zhang Fakui joked.

Who knew that the next second, Meng Fanle's words would completely shock Zhang Fakui so much that he was speechless.

"Captain Zhang, please tell your troops to speed up. We have successfully captured Yangcheng."

"What?" On the other end of the phone, Zhang Fakui, who was about to drink water, lost his grip on the cup and dropped it on the table, wetting all the documents on the table. Then there was a hurried voice.

"Please tell me clearly what you are talking about..."

"I said, Yangcheng has been taken..." Meng Fan said word by word.

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