Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 255: Outgoing (top)

Carefully use a cotton cloth to gently wipe off the wiping oil on the saber. Morimoto Nakasa Hiro is holding his family samurai sword, which is replaced with an Army Type 98 saber, carefully checking the blade. blade. (For the latest chapter, please go to:) [Read the latest chapter]

The Morimoto family was born as a low-level samurai. After the Meiji Restoration, the samurai class was abolished, and the government's salary was replaced by the Jinlu public bond. He completely lost his source of income. His grandfather could only rely on copying documents for the merchants to make a living. So poor that it was difficult to maintain two meals a day, the family's ancestral house was mortgaged to the creditor. But even in that dilemma, his grandfather still did not sell this Japanese sword. This sword is not only a representative of the family’s past identity, but also an old samurai who has persisted in the faith, glory and last remaining for half his life. A little self-esteem.

When Morimoto graduated from the Army Non-commissioned Officer School and became a promising second lieutenant officer, the old man who had been in a dying year at that time handed the cherished samurai sword to Morimoto's hands. Speaking of it, this is not a family business inheritance ceremony. Old Morimoto took out the knife. In addition to seeing his offspring finally have the opportunity to succeed, he felt relieved. The main reason was that the family’s economic conditions were too poor. How much did it cost.

During that period, the Japanese Army wanted to integrate with European countries everywhere. Just like European military academies, when a military academy becomes an officer, the individual's equipment must be purchased by himself during service. This is regarded as the privilege of an officer’s status. This proves that he and the ordinary soldiers recruited for 50 cents are two classes.

All items of Japanese army soldiers, even loincloths, are allotted by the state. Soldiers who use these items also become part of the army’s property. Since they have enjoyed the benefits given by the emperor, they must To shed blood and sacrifice for the emperor. Japanese officers are a little different. They are the elites who command those soldiers and are the core of maintaining the operation of the entire military system. Therefore, they must be different from soldiers everywhere and always maintain the dignity and authority of the officer class.

Before graduating from military academy. The final test faced by military academies is that they must purchase the full set of equipment they wear when they are awarded titles after the graduation ceremony. The only thing the Army issued to them was a set of uniforms and caps. Other belts, boots, sabers, pistols, map bags, officers’ backpacks, and even binoculars were all purchased by the Army’s designated suppliers. At that time, the gap between rich and poor in Japan was huge. Some military officers with good family conditions only regarded these as trivial things, but if they were born from poor families, it became a heavy burden. For example, a standard army officer's knife, the current price It ranges from one hundred forty to one hundred and ninety yen. At that time, skilled workers in a Japanese factory worked hard for a month, and their salary was only more than 30 yen.

At that time, ordinary civilians and peasant families couldn't make up the money for a while. They often had to find private businessmen to raise debts and wait until they entered the army to get the military salary before returning them. But there are many families like the Morimoto family. I would choose to take out a family-renowned samurai sword, and then replace it with a Japanese army-style sword set. This can save the next more than 100 yen for the knife, which is enough to buy the remaining equipment.

Actually, I learned this trick from the Army. During the Russo-Japanese War, the equipment of Japanese officers was also issued by the state. In that war, Japan almost ran out of national power. In the later period, it was even unable to issue Western-style sabers to new officers. As a result, the officers in charge of military supplies had an idea. A batch of traditional samurai swords that were confiscated from the shogunate in the government warehouse were distributed to the new officers after being loaded with Western-style sabers. Among them, there are even some famous knives that would appear to be national treasures in the future, but at the time they were regarded by government officials as a symbol of the decaying samurai class. These samurai knives were directly truncated with knives j, and they were installed as symbols of advanced civilization. Western-style command knife handle. And the descendants of those traditional warriors held high and charged at the Russian machine gun positions. It was quite ironic to look back and think about it.

Takeji Morimoto can be said to be a Japanese soldier who grew up in such an era of alternating old and new ideas. He received a lot of education in advanced Western culture, but he still retains a traditional Japanese samurai concept and thinking mode.

Slowly put the saber into the scabbard. Morimoto Takuji stood up and began to slowly and seriously put on his military uniform. The 45-year-old Japanese Army Nakasa's fingers trembled slightly, and he was a little excited, but his expression on the surface was unusually calm and calm. In his opinion, it is time for someone to stand up and defend the dignity of the Japanese Empire and the Emperor. Button the uniform buttons carefully. Morimoto couldn't help but recalled what happened on that hot afternoon twenty days ago.

"What does the military think!"

"What kind of considerations did the staff headquarters give this order!"

"Is this also the opinion of the military commander?"

"Did the Staff Headquarters explain this."

"What are we waiting here, why should we stop the action, we should attack the French immediately."

"Do you know how much we paid to prepare for today's offense? Who should be responsible for these losses?"

"Please be sure to consider the feelings of the soldiers, so backtracking, how we will lead the soldiers in the future."

When Morimoto's Brigade returned from the hiding area to the assembly area, a large number of Japanese units had already gathered there. This time almost all of the Fifth Division was mobilized, and all the troops present at the moment refused to return to the garrison. Commanding officers at all levels gathered in the tent set up as the forward command headquarters, babbling towards Major General Wakamatsu, the Chief of Staff of the 22nd Army, expressing their doubts and indignation.

"Masters! Remember that you are soldiers, and soldiers should obey orders! This is an order issued by the Secretary of the Army himself, and all army officers must obey them together." Only one Major General Wakamatsu held the saber hilt and sat upright. On the folding chair in the tent, he shouted with majesty to the noisy Shao Zuo and Zhong Zuo.

At this time, a large group of heavily armed lieutenant officers and sergeants were already surrounded by the tent. The atmosphere on the scene was extremely depressed. The Japanese officers and soldiers at the bottom had accumulated too much pressure during this time, and it had reached the point where it was about to happen. Wakamatsu only one is unlucky. In fact, this matter has nothing to do with him. At this time, it should be Akito Nakamura, the commander of the Fifth Division, who is directly in charge of the battle, and not the chief of staff of the Southern Front Army. It's Ken Sato, deputy chief of staff. He was just the chief of staff of the 22nd Army. This operation was personally directed by the commander of the Southern Front Army, Riki Ando. In this case, he couldn't even reach a setter. He didn't expect that he would be caught. Introduce the top pack and clean up this obviously thankless mess.

Although the units assembled here are only part of the Fifth Division’s field units, there are many veterans who have experienced many battles and murders. These people have long been fed up with the hard days in the barren mountainous areas of Guangxi. I want to change the environment, at least I can fill my stomach without scruples. Now that the moment came to the battle, I told them to stop the action, and I would know what kind of mood this group of people would have at this moment.

"You are soldiers of the imperial country! Always remember His Majesty the Emperor." Wakamatsu stood up and stood at attention, all the officers present with their chests straightened out.

"Keep in mind the military orders of His Majesty the Emperor, soldiers should be loyal to their duty. As Japanese soldiers, regardless of understanding, military orders issued by superiors must be unconditionally obeyed." Wakamatsu's words began to move out of the Emperor, Obviously already a little anxious.

"Captain Sanmu United, Captain Shanxian United, your subordinates are up to you." Seeing that most of the officers present were from the 11th and 21st Leagues, Ruosong did not hesitate to get out of the black pot.

Takeji Morimoto didn't know exactly what happened in the tent behind, because he was called out of the tent by Yoshinosuke Miki. I can imagine that at that time, Miki was actually holding back his grievances, but when he reached his level, he had to consider more personal future issues, and could no longer do as he pleased like lower-level officers.

First, he warmly persuaded the several captains present, admonishing them to consider issues from a higher level, and not to let impulse and destroy the overall situation of the army. There must be sufficient reasons for the military command to issue this order. , It will definitely not be a decision made casually. Then he issued a serious order to his men, ordering them to bring their troops back to their original garrison before midnight. If they do not arrive at the time, the wing will report to the division headquarters and send them off for violating the order. Go to a military court.

Finally, he specially reminded the impulsive Morimoto Takuji~IndoMTL.com~ Don’t forget who is the Minister of the Army at this time. That is the famous Razor Tojo. What will happen to the officer who disobeys his order? You can To imagine. In desperation, Morimoto had to obey the order of the league captain. He also knew that Miki's statement made sense. The problem in this incident was at the top. For a small captain like him, he had to obey honestly, even if he had anything in his heart. Dissatisfaction should not be expressed publicly, because the incident involves the Army Ministry and the General Staff Headquarters. Any prisoner will be regarded as dissatisfaction with these giants. If it is accidentally passed to the ears of a careful guy, it will definitely be given. I bought a pair of small shoes for myself, which is already common in the Japanese army now.

In the end, Morimoto and his brigade spent the night at the assembly point. After eating the dinner they carried, they walked back to their original stationing place in the dark of night. But when these Japanese soldiers dragged their tired bodies into their garrison, everyone was stunned by the sight before them.

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