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    Having said this, Umezu Yoshijiro hesitated for a moment and then said: "Four, order the 23rd Division to immediately blow up all the entrances and exits of Hyrule Fortress and all positions exposed on the surface, and then the entire division will cover the Empire."  The expatriates in Hailar, before April 6, retreated to the line from Wangye Temple to Qianguerros, built fortifications on the spot, and participated in the blockade of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. "

    After issuing the order for the 23rd Division to withdraw south, Hy¨­taro Kimura breathed a sigh of relief before he could hear Umezu Yoshijiro finally speak. Umezu Yoshijiro's eyes suddenly flashed, and he suddenly said: "As for Hyrule's  All Manchus, especially those who participated in the construction of Hailar Fortress, as well as the remaining laborers in Hailar Fortress, including all Koreans, will be executed. No matter how many there are, none of them will be left alive."

    "The empire has leaked enough secrets. We can't let any situation in Hyrule Fortress be in danger of being exposed. Even if we can't use it for the time being, we can't let our opponents use it. You have to find a way to give twenty  The third division will mobilize a batch of vehicles, ammunition, and gasoline in the shortest possible time.¡±

    Umezu Yoshijiro's several consecutive orders made Kimura Hy¨­taro stunned. In order to protect the secrets of Hyrule Fortress, kill all the Manchus in Hyrule. Although it was his suggestion, once it was actually implemented, Kimura Hy¨­taro couldn't help but  There is a creepy feeling,

    Although when he was in charge of the 32nd Division, when he was clearing out the base areas of the 18th Shandong Army, he killed no fewer Chinese than the Chinese in Hailar, and even the number was much greater, and the then third-in-command  In order to eliminate the 115th Division of the 18th Group Army operating in Shandong, the lieutenant general of the Army who was the head of the 12th Division personally issued an order to kill all the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines, regardless of age or sex, and to burn all the houses.

    During his raids on base areas behind enemy lines in Shandong, the 32nd Division became accustomed to killing, robbing, and raping. Even the dignified lieutenant general division commander took the lead in raping captured female prisoners of war and captured them on many occasions.  Among the civilians, those female prisoners of war, as long as they were a little bit pretty, almost none escaped his clutches.

    Although he did more excessive things when he was in Shandong, it was without public orders after all, and the killing sites were mostly in rural areas. Even in places like county towns, in order to maintain the rule of the Japanese army, how much effort was required  I have some scruples and can't do it so blatantly.

    Isn¡¯t the large-scale massacre that was blatantly ordered now a bit too much? Kimura Hyoutarou did not pity the so-called Manchus who became the targets of the massacre, let alone his conscience at this time discovered that no matter how many Manchus died, for  It doesn't matter to him,

    Rather, they are worried that once this move is exposed, it will cause great damage to the image of the empire in the world. The massacre and rape that occurred after the Battle of Nanjing that year caused serious damage to the image of the empire.  Even after many years, it has not been completely eliminated.

    Although the Imperial Foreign Ministry staff have become extremely thick-skinned, they can still find excuses to explain, or even shirk, any incident that has had a serious impact on the international community. Moreover, they have to blame the Army for deciding the matter or doing it.  The personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have long been unable to interfere with matters, and now they have become accustomed to it.

    But for him, what he is more concerned about is the serious impact it will have on Manchukuo after the massacre. Those Manchurians who are still resisting will definitely be like the Chinese people after the Nanjing Incident.  But it is weakening, but it is getting stronger day by day.

    If we give up after the massacre of Hyrule, the evidence left there will be more difficult to destroy, and it will leave a good propaganda material for the Anti-Japanese Alliance. No one will give up. This will have a serious impact on the reputation of the empire, and even  It can leverage the propaganda opportunities of the Kwantung Army's rule over Manchukuo.

    Hailar is not in the mainland of China, but in the Manchu Empire. It is the so-called royal paradise that the empire keeps creating. Moreover, Hailar is not the deep mountains and old forests and poor ravines of Northern Manchuria where the anti-union activities were originally. What did the Kwantung Army do and how many people were killed?  There's no way of knowing,

    The massacre of the city here will probably do great harm to the empire's rule in Manchuria, and it will also be a serious blow to the empire's image in Manchuria. Any opponent will not fail to seize this rare publicity opportunity. This matter  Once something happens, it is impossible not to leak it. For a fortress group that has no effect, it is really not worth the loss.

    As for the air defense commander and the head of the Special Intelligence Division, I am afraid that they should be investigated first before making a decision based on the situation. After all, they are officers of the empire and should be handled with caution. One of them is the captain of the anti-aircraft artillery regiment.  One is Lieutenant Colonel, they are all very high-ranking officers, and they are forced to commit seppuku all of a sudden. I'm afraidLet me explain.

    Especially the captain of the Colonel-General Corps was very difficult to deal with. After all, since the establishment of the new army, the Japanese army had lost battles, neglected their duties, or even because of some unexplained and unclear factors.  There are a few, but most of them are low-ranking officers below Major, and there are very few officers at the level of Lieutenant Colonel.

    Just like during the civil war during the Beiyang Government in China, no matter how deep the resentment was, no one broke the practice of sparing the generals from death. The tradition of samurai seppuku, among the Japanese army who kept preaching the spirit of bushido, although there were often high-ranking officials  It happens that officers force subordinates to commit suicide, but this only applies to low-level officers. Mid-level and senior officers will never do it.

    The reason is very simple. When no one has made a mistake, especially in the army, the corruption of senior officers is not much worse than that of the Chinese army, which they have always looked down upon. If you force others to commit suicide, etc.  One day your situation will fall into the hands of others, and it will be extremely bad if they are manipulated in the same way.

    When Tsarist Russia was overthrown and the White Russian Army was chased by the Soviet Red Army and had no way to escape, when it retreated into Manchuria, the hundreds of tons of gold and a large number of weapons they carried were confiscated by the Kwantung Army, but in the end only a few dollars were turned over to the national treasury.  Ten tons, the remaining huge amount of gold disappeared without a trace.

    Later, when the leader of the defeated army asked Japan for the gold, the whole of Japan, including the royal family, worked together to cover it up. The huge amount of confiscated weapons and the large amount of money they received after being sold to the Feng army were also inexplicable.  disappeared, except for a small amount allocated to the Kwantung Army Intelligence Department, the rest of the money simply disappeared.

    As for the whereabouts of the money and gold, no one can give an explanation. If the events of that year are found out, the Kwantung Army, including the top brass of the Japanese Army, and even the royal family, according to the so-called Bushido spirit, senior officers who should have committed seppuku would not  In a few,

    With this experience, even if the high-level leaders of the Controlling Faction and the Imperial Way Faction fought fiercely, they would always show mercy to each other in the end. At most, they would be relieved of active duty and assigned to reserve duty, especially the Lieutenant Colonel.  Except for very rare circumstances, none of the above-mentioned officers would be forced to commit seppuku or be executed.

    You know, when dealing with mid-level and senior officers above the rank of major, the military department always raises its hands high and puts them down gently. No matter how serious the crime is, they are usually dismissed from their posts, and there has never been an example of the death penalty.  , it is extremely rare to force a captain to commit seppuku like this.

    This is probably the first time in the history of the Japanese Army that a colonel-level officer is asked to commit seppuku. Even the former artillery colonel in the army who is interested in conducting coups, after several failed coups, at most he was only in their research on coups.  The restaurant was locked up for several days, and even when the people behind the coup were being traced during the February 26 Incident, they were just relieved of active duty.

    In the Japanese army, all those who can reach the rank of lieutenant colonel or above are graduates of the Army University. These people rely on the relationship between teachers, students, and classmates. Almost everyone has built a strong network of relationships, so even if they are stabbed  Even catastrophic disasters will escape under the protection of the network of relationships. This is also an important reason why the army's style of overcoming the superior is repeatedly prohibited.

    As for a first-level colonel officer, no matter what kind of crime he commits, as long as he does not assassinate the emperor, the most serious punishment is usually to retire from active service, and he can return to active service at any time if necessary. If such a person commits seppuku, it will often offend him.  Not one person, but a group of people behind them,

    Perhaps seeing the hesitation in Kimura Hyoutarou's eyes and knowing the reason for the hesitation in his heart, Umezu Meijiro smiled indifferently and said: "Kimura-kun, if the two of them don't die, then you and I will be the unlucky ones. You won't  I thought the base camp would not pursue the matter of a large-scale air attack on one hundred troops.¡±

    "I am the commander of the Kwantung Army, and you are the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army. You and I are the final decision-makers on all deployments and troop allocations of the Kwantung Army, especially you Kimura-kun. As the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, you have to control all  It¡¯s almost impossible to say that you and I have no responsibility at all for this matter.¡±

    "I heard that Prime Minister Lu intends to transfer you as the new Army Undersecretary, and has basically obtained the consent of His Majesty the Emperor. At this critical moment, you will never want to be replaced because of some unexpected accidents that should not have happened.  Let your career as a general end here."

    "In other words, you don't want your military career to end when you reach lieutenant general. You must know that becoming a general is the dream of every imperial soldier. You don't want this to happen, and I don't want mine either.  My military career has come to an end, and I don¡¯t want to disappoint His Majesty the Emperor.¡±

    ¡°Kimura-kun, don¡¯t forget the former commander of the Kwantung Army, Ueda.The ending of General Ji Ji, if they die, we can only shoulder a third of the responsibility at most. If they don't die, you and I will be unlucky. Therefore, for our future and the entire Kwantung Army, these two people must die, Kimura  Jun, only dead people don't talk nonsense.  "

    "Besides, it is better for a colonel or a lieutenant general to commit seppuku than a general or a lieutenant general being ordered to retire early. What's more, if this matter is strictly investigated, asking them to commit seppuku is not an outlier.  "
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