My client Li Yunlong

Chapter 164 Tourism Project: Check in and step on the Japanese Army Flag!

"what is this?"

Taiyuan.

Yoshio Shinozuka was in a rare good mood for a few days.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi.

The domestic faction that advocated a complete break with Britain and the United States and went south to seize oil, rubber, and food from Southeast Asia to solve the imperial material crisis reached a compromise with the conservative faction that advocated temporarily easing relations with Britain and the United States and first concentrating national efforts to solve the problems of the Republic of China.

The two sides reached a consensus that they would first concentrate their efforts this year to solve the battlefield problems of the Republic of China, mainly Tubal Road in North China, and turn North China into a military base.

Other matters will be discussed next year.

Yoshio Shinozuka, who was stationed in the Republic of China, was naturally a conservative.

After all, once the southward policy begins, the mainland will definitely reduce its investment in the battlefields of the Republic of China, both in terms of troops and materials, and will even dispatch troops from the battlefields of the Republic of China to Southeast Asia.

This is what Yoshio Shinozuka doesn't want to see.

After the cooperation is concluded,

It is expected that in late September, two divisions will depart from China and arrive at the North China Front.

At that time, the North China Front will allocate another division, totaling three divisions, to make every effort to solve the problem in the Taiyue Mountains.

therefore,

Yoshio Shinozuka has always been in a good mood.

However, a newspaper today made Yoshio Shinozuka's good mood disappear instantly.

At this time, he was holding a beautiful newspaper in his hand.

The paper is gorgeous and comfortable to the touch, and the handwriting is clear. It looks like high-quality newsprint at first glance, but it is expensive. The Tokyo Imperial Newspaper rarely uses this kind of newspaper.

Of course, this is not the point,

The point is, the photos are extremely clear, almost like real black and white photos.

After living for more than 40 years, this was the first time for Yoshio Shinozuka to see such a real newspaper. He had never seen such a clear newspaper in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

then,

The photo in the newspaper shows Li Yunlong holding a machete and stepping on the Imperial Alliance flag.

Clearly, you can even see the flag spike on the alliance flag, as well as the alliance number.

Three in a row.

The protagonists are all Li Yunlong.

But the backgrounds are different. Some are the corpses of the Imperial Locust Army all over the ground, some are the main force of the powerful Tubal Road armed with guns and loaded with ammunition, and some are scattered battlefields full of craters.

There is another difference, and that is the coalition flag under Li Yunlong's feet.

Yamashima United, Nishida United, Sakata United.

Three years after arriving in the Republic of China, Yoshio Shinozuka naturally learned a lot of Chinese, and he naturally recognized that the newspaper was the Xinhua Newspaper published by Tubal Road, and the accompanying article was about the three battles to capture the Imperial Regiment flag.

but···

"what is this?"

Yoshio Shinozuka asked again.

Why, this newspaper is so exquisite, the pictures are almost like looking at photos.

And why did it appear in Taiyuan!

The former can be explained by the fact that the forces supporting Tubal Road have high technical level and have provided Tubal Road with advanced printing equipment and technology.

Although this newspaper is too refined.

But for the latter, how could newspapers appear in Taiyuan, and in large quantities? Didn't he ask Yamamoto to severely block the circulation of newspapers?

Unexpectedly, in just one day, more than a hundred copies appeared in Taiyuan City, and they were deliberately ironed on the wall.

"General."

Yamamoto's tone was calm:

"As Tubal Road becomes stronger and can fight head-on with the Locust Army's division-level troops on favorable terrain, our First Army in the adjacent Taiyue base area is no longer able to effectively blockade it."

"Land is not ocean."

"There are many land roads, complicated flow of people, and newspapers are very easy to hide. Even if we increase the blockade force several times, it will not help."

"As long as Tubal Road wants to transport newspapers into Taiyuan City, it can be transported in very easily."

"I see!"

Yoshio Shinozuka threw away the newspaper in his hand and sighed.

He knew that the blockade could not be stopped.

It's just a little hard to accept.

Once these newspapers, which record the victory of Tubal Road and have clear photos, are circulated in areas controlled by the locust army, it will be a fatal blow to public security.

Countless Chinese people will be blinded and begin to resist imperial rule and the Locust Army, consuming the Empire's resources and forcing the Locust Army to use a large number of troops to stabilize security in the occupied areas.

There will even be a large number of people who only take part in the Tubal Road, join the army, join the hidden front, and fight against the locust army.

But a blockade cannot block it.

"Order the garrison, police force, and military police in various places to severely crack down on these newspapers. Once discovered, immediately arrest the holders and strictly investigate the source."

"Every garrison posted notices and informed these newspapers, and the newspapers published headlines on the front pages, declaring that these were lies of the Eighth Route Army."

Yoshio Shinozuka sounded helpless.

He knew that these newspapers could not be blocked, but they had to be blocked.

It's better than no blockade.

"Hi!"

Yamamoto immediately went to execute it.

After Yamamoto left, Yoshio Shinozuka was silent for a while, and then suddenly overturned the newspapers on the table and cursed hysterically:

"idiot!"

"idiot!"

"Damn Tubal."

"Damn Li Yunlong!"

Then there was a burst of shattering sounds.

···

Yangquan.

Headquarters of the 29th Brigade.

"General."

A staff officer came to the headquarters and reported to the brigade commander Kotani Matsubara Edaemi:

"The Ping County garrison reported that there have been a large number of people sneaking to Taiyue Mountain area recently."

"understood!"

Kotani Matsugata waved his hand and spoke calmly.

With so many newspapers posted in Yangquan City, with clear photos and detailed text and pictures, everyone can know that the Locust Army suffered a big loss in the Tubal Road territory.

Seeing this, it would be strange for those who only take people but not go to Tubal Road territory!

"General, there is one more thing." The staff officer lowered his voice.

"what's up?"

Kotani Matsugata took a deep breath.

He knew that what was supposed to come would still come.

"In the wing, many officers are asking whether the flag of the Shandao Wing has been..."

The staff officer's voice was lowered again, but there was deep curiosity in it.

The news in the newspapers that the Shandao Regiment of the 29th Brigade was completely wiped out by the Tubal Route Army, the commander of the regiment was shattered, and even the regiment flag was completely captured by the Eighth Route Army, are they true?

Everyone in the 29th Brigade knew that the Shandao Regiment was annihilated by the Eighth Route Army and the regiment leader was shattered, but the regiment flag was captured?

Is this possible?

This is specially protected by the flag guard team.

It’s just that the coalition flags on those newspapers look too similar.

He has seen the flag of Shandao United Team.

The regiment flag was seized and the Japanese covered it up so tightly that even the brigade staff didn't know about it.

"tell them."

"That's false propaganda from Tubal Road."

Kotani Matsuharada emphasized his tone:

"Although the Shandao Regiment accidentally fell into the heavy encirclement of the Eighth Route Army and was severely damaged, the desperate counterattack before the jade was shattered also caused the Tubal Army to pay a very heavy price."

"As for the alliance flag, it was burned before the alliance captain's jade was shattered."

"Hi!"

The staff officer lowered his head.

"The main thing now is policing."

"Strengthen railway patrols and strengthen the suppression of underground parties in Yangquan."

"We must prevent any officers from being attacked in Yangquan in the future."

Kotani Matsuharada emphasized.

Miyano Michichi, chief of staff of the North China Front, is coming.

This time he was a major general.

Although he is also a major general, compared with others, he is in heaven and on earth.

He is an officer with real power and background. After his tenure as chief of staff is over, he will probably be promoted to lieutenant general and then command a division to fight on the front line.

If something happens to this guy again in Yangquan.

He's in big trouble.

However, for security reasons, the news that General Miyano Michichi is coming to Yangquan is currently a secret. Only he and the Chief of Staff of the 29th Brigade know about it, and he cannot say it openly.

"Hi!"

The staff officer bowed his head.

···

"Captain, has the Sakata Alliance flag really been captured?"

The same is Yangquan.

Tominojima, who was training troops in the military camp, raised his head.

He looked at the soldier in front of him who asked him.

After the 27th Division was defeated in the Taiyue Mountains, the Bantian Regiment

In order to strengthen local security, Tomino Island and the associated brigade were once again assigned to the 29th Brigade.

Although the military rank has been promoted to captain, due to suspicion in the incident of the seizure of the Sakata Wing flag, he is now only a deputy squadron leader even if the investigation was not continued afterwards.

There is also an official squadron leader above his head.

At this time, he was training with the new recruits who had survived the horrific bombardment.

As the deputy squadron leader, he could enter and leave the military camp freely. Naturally, he saw the newspaper posted on the wall today and even read the contents clearly.

He knows some Chinese.

So not only can I see the photos clearly, but I can also understand the text.

"of course not."

Tominoshima denied it.

He was prohibited by superior order from revealing the circumstances of the seizure of the regimental flag.

But after the new recruits left, Funejima felt a flash of confusion in his heart.

Now it seems,

After a cursory investigation, he was not held accountable and was easily let go. This shows that it is true that not only the flags of Sakata United, but also Yamashima United and Nishida United were seized.

Is the Locust Army so weak?

An idea came to his mind.

Is there still hope for the jihad?

Then Tominojima smiled bitterly, and part of his inner belief collapsed again.

···

"In the newspaper, is it true?"

"Did we really capture three Japanese alliance flags?"

Yaoji Soy Sauce Shop.

One comrade's tone was full of disbelief.

Although everyone worked hard last night and posted hundreds of newspapers in the city, everyone still couldn't believe the content in the newspapers.

Because he couldn't help it, this comrade came directly to ask the manager of Yangquan Intelligence, Shopkeeper Yao Ji.

"of course it's true."

Shopkeeper Yao Ji chuckled:

"Didn't you see those photos?"

"The flag of the Japanese Army was stepped on by Captain Li."

"Isn't that..."

This comrade’s eyes lit up:

"We can also step on the alliance flag and take pictures?"

The newspaper said that the troops had seized three Japanese flags and placed them in the exhibition hall. Anyone who came to visit could step on the Japanese flags and take photos.

However, you need to pay for the film and photo development fees yourself.

"of course."

"From now on, when you go to the base area, of course you can step on the Japanese Army flag and take photos."

Shopkeeper Yao Ji said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)