Chapter 263: Heroes Return(1/2)
The base camp has long been interested in transferring Matsui Ishione back to Japan. In the "Pana" incident, Japan apologized for the Americans and also paid money. There must be a scapegoat.▲∴▲∴,
Matsui Ishione was unfortunately a scapegoat.
The removal of a commander of the Front Army and returning to China to serve as a senator without any real power will naturally be considered a derogatory.
However, with Matsui Ishigen's injury, whether he can still take office after returning to China is a question.
Matsui Ishien was lying on the hospital bed for a month and a half, and finally received an order to return to China to recuperate and report on his work. This is to let him celebrate the Chinese New Year in the local area.
When he was recuperating in Shanghai, Matsui Ishien had long been undermined and became an old man with only military rank.
However, what he didn't expect was that today, the old man with no teeth, still had the opportunity to make use of his remaining energy.
"What do you want to do? I won't sign this agreement." Although Matsui Ishien has not been removed from office, it has basically been emptied. Now he suddenly said that there would be an order for him to sign.
When he saw the content of the agreement, his face suddenly collapsed.
If he signed this order, he would still have good fruits after returning to China, and then he would almost become a sinner of the Japanese Empire.
"Your Excellency Commander, then we can only ask the base camp. If the base camp orders you to sign this agreement, it will be different."
"Then you just ask the base camp." Matsui Ishione said angrily.
"Your Excellency Commander, some things need to be sacrificed and undertaken. In your current situation, even if you return to China, you may have to retire from active service and return home to peacefully in your old age. If you don't sign, then..."
"What does it mean? If I don't sign this agreement, what will you do to me?" Matsui Ishione shouted angrily.
"We don't know about this. It's related to the reputation of the Japanese Empire. I think you won't understand the reason." Tsukada Oku said slightly.
"Are you forcing me?"
"Please make another contribution to the empire, your Excellency Commander."
"You actually agreed to let 'Yasha' go and open a safe passage for them?" Matsui Ishione shivered in anger when he saw the specific content of the agreement.
"This is just the content of the agreement, and how to implement it remains to be discussed." Tsukada Oshi.
"What's the meaning?"
"It means that no one or organization that opposes the Japanese Empire will let go. "Yasha" is no exception." Tsukada Attack.
"Do you have other plans?" Matsui Ishigen was stunned. There was something in his words, so he could naturally hear it.
"Your commander is going back to China. Huine may as well reveal a little to you..." Tsukada attacked forward and said in a low voice in Matsui Ishiken's ear.
"Okay. OK, I think this is not what we thought of for His Royal Highness the Prince?"
Tsukada Oshi's face looked a little embarrassed. Matsui Ishione was relieved. Although he went back with a lot of pain, his future was still bleak, and he didn't know what commander the base camp would send to him.
"Who can you tell me, the old man before leaving?" Although Matsui Ishione can receive some battle reports now, his energy is limited, so he can only choose some important ones to read, and most of them rely on the adjutant to read to him.
“…”
"It's him. No wonder, only Chinese experts like him can come up with such an idea." Matsui Ishien smiled. No wonder, in addition to being more noble in the royal family of Asakamiya Hikari, does he know how to fight?
At the core, Matsui Ishione looked down on a royal family like Asaka Palace. If he hadn't had the status of a royal family, how could it be his turn to be the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army?
"Your Excellency Commander, you should sign this agreement." Tsukada attacked.
"Where is the list? I always want to see the list of prisoners?" Matsui Ishione asked.
"The list of prisoner replacements proposed by China is for 1,840 people, of which 1,540 are the official list, and 300 are the alternate list."
"Suspended, what does it mean?"
"The Chinese prisoners of war on the list they proposed were indeed captured by the Great Japanese Empire. But some people may be gone for some reason, so they are not sure about the specific situation of the captured people on the list, so they proposed a waitlist. If the official list is dead, the waitlist will be filled in order." Tsukada Oku explained.
"So that's how it is." Matsui Ishien nodded.
"I'll look at the list?"
"Okay. I can give the list to the commander, but after you read the list, please sign this agreement." Tsukada Oku thought for a while and said slowly.
Matsui Ishione thought to himself that there must be something wrong with the list, but no matter how big the problem is, can you compare to the blame for yourself?
"Xie Jiyuan, how come Xie Jiyuan's name is on this list?"
"This..." Tsukada Tora reached out and held his glasses, not knowing how to explain this matter.
"I understand, you don't need to explain." Matsui Ishien sighed a long sigh.
After hearing this, Tsukada Oku couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It would be better if he had to explain. If he really wanted to explain, he didn't know where to start.
"Then Commander, there is still a list of this agreement?"
"Forget it, even if I don't sign it, you will count it on me. In order for me to return to the local area safely, I will sign this agreement." Matsui Ishien said slowly.
"Thank you, Commander." Tsukada Tora's legs were closed together and said gratefully.
Public Concession, Jiaozhou Road alone military camp!
Half a month has passed since the panic, and there has been no further information on the "capital replacement" matter. Xie Jiyuan and others were anxious. They could not tell the public about this matter, even the subordinates only had a few core officers.
How can you tell things that have not been discussed in a single word? Besides, if the news is leaked and the Japanese will know, it will be troublesome.
It’s almost the Chinese New Year, and there is no shortage of supplies in the camp, but the morale of the army is a little unstable.
During this festival, I miss my family more. At this time, who doesn’t miss my relatives at home?
Although the officers and soldiers were busy preparing for the New Year, they did not have a festive look on their faces. The chief officials felt bad. They were trapped in this lonely military camp and were restricted from entering and leaving, just like the imprisoned prisoners of war.
"Captain, it will be New Year's Eve in three days. After thinking about today, I won't have to fuck you anymore. Let your brothers take a break. Are you going to prepare for the New Year?" Yang Rui found the captain Xie Jiyuan and said.
"Well, yes, how are we preparing for the New Year's supplies?"
"It's basically there. The elders in Shanghai donated money and cloth. They also made a new set of clothes for each of their brothers and would be sent to the military camp tomorrow." Yang Rui said.
"Thank you, my fellow villagers!" Xie Jiyuan said gratefully. If it weren't for them, how could they survive on this isolated island?
"yes!"
“Where is the logo?”
"I'm out. General Shimolai just now sent someone over and said that there was something important to discuss. He told me and went there in a hurry." Yang Rui said.
"It's almost the Chinese New Year, what can the British do?"
"No matter what, the British have helped us, otherwise we might have died in the hands of the Japanese." Yang Rui sighed.
Even the British are afraid of the Japanese, but they are afraid that their interests in China will be damaged.
To put it bluntly, it’s still for the sake of profit, of course, grab them in your hands. The British also have bargaining chips to bargain with the Japanese. British gentlemen are also ghost spirits.
"Tongpai, miss home, misses sister-in-law, right?"
"Yes, I don't know how they lived in their hometown. Alas, I'm sorry for them." Xie Jiyuan said dejectedly. At this time, no one wants to miss home. It's all fake.
When I was patrolling the camp at night, Xie Jiyuan saw some soldiers crying secretly while covering the quilt. It was so sad.
"Sister-in-law is from Tianjin, right?"
"Yes. Your sister-in-law is from the north. I'm worried that she will not get used to her when she returns to her hometown. She doesn't adapt to the climate and eating habits there." Xie Jiyuan's face was filled with deep worries.
With a strong sense of nostalgia, Yang Rui himself is from Tianjin, and he also heard his parents and lovers in the occupied areas, and he felt very uncomfortable for a moment.
"Group seat. Happy events, great events..." Shangguan Zhibiao pushed the door and came in directly.
"Is the logo back?"
"The group seat, a happy event, a great event!" Shangguan Zhibiao repeated excitedly.
"Brother Shangguan, you shouted for a happy event as soon as you entered the door. What kind of happy event is it? You didn't say a word." Yang Rui asked.
"Tuanzhao, Lao Yang, guess what kind of happy event is it?" Shangguan Zhibiao also kept a secret.
"Is it because the British promised that we could enter and exit the military camp freely during the Spring Festival?" Yang Rui said in surprise.
"No!" Shangguan Zhibiao shook his head.
"Who donated a lot of supplies to us?"
Shangguan Zhibiao smiled, but still shook his head.
That's right, such as donating money, will not make Shangguan Zhibiao happy like this. This is not the first time. Besides, no matter how much supplies are there, how much can you use to trap here?
"The British want to withdraw the guards of the Chamber of Commerce at the door?"
"Although it's not too far away!" Shangguan Zhibiao laughed.
"What the hell is it? Tell me quickly, I'm so anxious." Yang Rui laughed and scolded.
"We're going back!"
"Go back, where are you going? Zhibiao, what did you say..." Xie Jiyuan didn't feel much surprise at first, but later he came back and immediately found something was wrong. How could Shangguan Zhibiao mention "going back" for no reason?
"We will be free from the group seat!" Shangguan Zhibiao laughed.
"So, is that thing done?" A huge joy suddenly surged up, and Xie Jiyuan found that the blood in his body was rushing to his forehead.
"It's done, the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Force personally informed the Director of the Ministry of Industry and the British side, and the care of the isolated military camp will be lifted from today." Shangguan Zhibiao said.
"What's going on? Why did there be no news before and I suddenly got rid of care?"
"Although the British did not say it clearly, the news that the 'Yasha' and the Japanese negotiated the prisoner exchange was very popular. This time we were able to get freedom. It was Yasha who added us to the prisoner exchange list. The Japanese suffered a loss without knowing it. They did not expect that we would be on the list. It was too late to regret it, so they could only pinch their noses and agree." Shangguan Zhibiao said.
To be continued...