Chapter 780 Ah! Navy (11)

ps: Today's second update...

"Don't move, raise your hands!" Nishimura Shoji led his men into the vice minister's office.

"Nishimura? It's you?" Ito Seiichi was furious and slammed the table, "How dare you rebel?"

"You're too much, it's just to punish the traitors and purge the court. Ito-kun, come with us!" Nishimura and Ito Seiichi were classmates and had a good relationship with each other. He advised, "After returning from the United States, didn't you say that the entire navy was dead and bureaucratic? Come with us and change this situation."

Although Ito Seiichi had a vague guess, he still asked knowingly: "Who is the traitor?"

"Who else, of course it's Prince Hiroyoshi Fushimi, he framed the generals, disturbed the morale of the army, intended to usurp the throne, and rebelled against the superiors..."

"You're talking nonsense!"

"Nonsense?" Nishimura also Angry, "What mistakes did Commander Hori Teikichi make that you are trying every means to get rid of him? Are you better at fighting or making money than him?"

"He has repeatedly opposed His Highness and repeatedly violated the regulations of the Military Affairs Department."

"You can still win battles like this, and win battles in succession, which means that all your orders are wrong! It means that the people above are all good-for-nothings!"

"You can't disobey military orders!"

"Then you just watched the troops die!"

"Loyalty to the emperor and the country, how can you serve the country if you don't have loyalty?"

"I don't want to go to die in a muddle, enough people have died!"

"I don't want to follow you in a muddle, enough people are rebellious!" Ito said tit-for-tat.

The two men argued for a while. Seeing that he could not convince the other party, Nishimura became annoyed: "It seems that you will not cry until you see the coffin, take it away!"

"Nishimura, you will not succeed, give up..."

"Hahaha, you know it again? Just relying on your ability to sit in the office and review documents?" Nishimura said disdainfully, "The commander has seen through your pitiful little tricks a long time ago. Now the whole city of Tokyo is in our hands. He just made you happy the past two days."

"Was it arranged by Hori Teikichi?"

"At least you are smart before it's too late."

On the other side, the soldiers pushed and shoved Fukudome Shigeru and a group of staff officers out. Most of the others kept silent, but Fukudome Shigeru cursed loudly, and after seeing Nishimura Shoji, he kept calling him "traitor". Nishimura Shoji was originally furious because he could not convince Ito Seiichi, but he could not vent it in front of Ito Seiichi. Now seeing Fukudome Shigeru's appearance, he was immediately furious and winked at the back. Major Murayama of the Marine Brigade behind him understood and pulled Fukudome Shigeru to the open ground and shot him directly on the spot in public. The officers and soldiers of the Marine Brigade were all from the front line, and they were full of murderous spirits. They had long been dissatisfied with these bureaucrats who were arrogant and chattering. Now Nishimura has an order, just to take a major general as a starter and shock the whole audience!

Witnessing Fukudome Shigeru's miserable condition, a chill immediately rose from Ito Seiichi's back: the other party was not joking, they were serious, and dared to kill people. Fukudome Shigeru was a major general after all, and he killed him without hesitation. He couldn't help but think of the 226 mutiny a few years ago-many important officials died there.

Of course, Nishimura Shoji was bragging. At this time, the anti-rebellion army sent several troops to occupy the Metropolitan Police Department, the telephone office, the telegraph office, the Navy Ministry building, the General Staff, and the most important and core one was to occupy the Navy Hospital - Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi lived there! The operation went smoothly, and it was an exaggeration to control the entire Tokyo city.

Witnessing Fukudome Shigeru's fate, Nishimura nodded heavily and smiled with satisfaction: "I let you talk all day, and now you have come to this day?"

Fukudome Shigeru was a 40th class student, just a junior. When he was studying, he relied on his cleverness to be arrogant in the Naval Academy. In addition, he was good at speaking, and often talked endlessly and quoted extensively to squeeze people out of the stage, which made him look particularly high-profile. It was fine at ordinary times, but this impression was fatal at critical moments. Of course, it was Fukudome Shigeru's bad luck. If he had met Tamon Yamaguchi or Takijiro Onishi, who were also in the 40th class, to carry out such a mission, he would not have been in danger of his life no matter what. He still had to give face to his classmates.

Ito Seiichi closed his eyes sadly, and suddenly cheers came from outside: "Commander! Commander! Commander!"

"Go on board! Go on board! Go on board!"

"Commander is here!"

"Congratulations to the commander-in-chief!"

"Go on board! Go on board!"

The whistling sound was like a stormy wave, sweeping from a distance - it was Hori Teikichi who rushed to the military headquarters accompanied by Chiaki Matsuda to take charge. Seeing that the commander's head was wrapped with the same "Respect the Emperor and Fight the Enemy" cloth as their own, the officers and soldiers cheered together.

His appearance not only boosted the morale of the naval officers and soldiers who participated in the mutiny, but also made all the people in the military headquarters feel that the situation was hopeless. Nishimura Shoji and his men could barely ignore him. The most skilled and revered admiral in Japan was now in command at the Naval General Staff. Who dared to underestimate him? Who still had the strength to struggle?

Several Naval General Staff officers suddenly rushed out and said to the coup officers and soldiers: "Count me in. I want to join the anti-rebellion army, fight against the traitors, and eliminate the emperor's court!"

"Eliminate the emperor's court!"

"Eliminate the emperor's court!"

Seeing them also tie white cloth strips to join the anti-rebellion army, all the officers and soldiers cheered again, but every cheer was like a spike piercing Ito Seiichi's head, making him stagger and unbearable, but he had to grit his teeth and stand, because two soldiers clamped him, preventing him from escaping or turning around.

"Send Ito-kun off and let him have a good rest. He has worked hard managing the military headquarters during this period." Horikichi's words are still as refreshing as usual, but now when Ito listens to them, every word is like a thunderbolt, " Don't hurt him, he will be of great use."

All the officers and soldiers shouted happily: "Yes."

Ito's face was ashen. He neither wanted to scold nor beg for mercy. He just gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, give me a chance to be loyal."

"Why are you doing this?" Horikichi sighed, "Fushimi Palace is Fushimi Palace, you are you, and I won't mix it up. Have a good rest and don't think about it. This matter will be over soon, and you will Just treat it as a nightmare, the country still needs you, and the navy still needs you."

Ito took two steps forward, suddenly half-knelt in front of Horikichi, hugged his thigh and cried: "Sir, you can do whatever you want with me, please leave some dignity to His Highness, don't make it difficult for him, he is old Already..."

Horikichi sighed and helped him up: "Okay, I promise you, haven't we formed a European inspection team? How about letting His Highness go abroad for inspection?"

"Thank you very much." Ito bowed deeply.

"Matsuda, go to the hospital and tell Shibazaki not to be rude to His Highness, just ask him to go abroad for inspection."

"Yes." Matsuda Chiaki turned around and left.

"It turns out to be Keiji Shibasaki. No wonder, no wonder..." Ito muttered to himself. He finally knew where he lost. Even Keiji Shibasaki is a member of Horikichi. What else is there to say - the equipment is the best The Marine Brigade is the most sophisticated, most combat-effective, and most ferocious commander. The only Marine Brigade in the Navy has become a rebel force.

"Let's go." The soldiers pushed him away.

Horikichi has worked in the Military Command Department for many years and is well aware of the importance of the Military Command Department - as the central organization responsible for the dispatch of the entire navy, it not only manages the combined fleet, but is also responsible for coordinating the major garrison offices. Taking over the Military Command Department is like occupying the entire brain. , and he can continue to send instructions along this system in an orderly manner. It's not like he has never worked in the military command department.

At the beginning, Horikichi also had confidants and backbones in the Military Command Department. Although most of them were dispersed after many years, the remaining people were basically included in the Lieutenant Colonel and Major. After taking control of the Military Command Department, these people became active - now the old man The commander has become a giant tree. If he wants to get ahead, can he have a better chance than today? Wealth is sought at risk. At worst, we can run away to Germany together. The news of the 100 million retainer fee has spread throughout the military headquarters today. Everyone is smacking their lips and feeling a little proud at the same time - this is what the commander of the Imperial Navy should be worth!

Soon they stood up and helped the rebels control the situation. Under their influence and appeal, more and more people in the military headquarters chose to cooperate. Ito, who was locked in the room, let out a long sigh, Only now did he realize the terrible thing about Horikichi - using power to suppress others, using emotion to attract people, and using advantage to seduce others! Apart from his royal status, His Highness only has power and tactics. Unfortunately, this set of things does not work on middle- and lower-level officers and soldiers - they don't like conspiracies and tricks, they only like commanders and heroes who can lead them to victory in battles.

All kinds of good news came one after another:

"Metropolitan Police Department control..."

"Telegraph office control..."

"Broadcast station control..."

"Telephone exchange control..."

"Navy Ministry Control..."

"News agency control..."

The one with the smoothest control process is the Navy Ministry. Since Yamamoto Isoroku and Inoue Narumi are both detained at home by Horikichi, the entire Navy Ministry is leaderless. In theory, the highest officer is Vice Admiral Oka Kejun, who is the director of military affairs. He is also the director of Tsunoda and Nishimura. classmates of the same period. His relationship with Nishimura is still so-so. If the latter leads the team, his life can be saved.

The problem is that it was Kakuharu Tsunoda who led the attack on the Navy Ministry. The relationship between the two was very normal when they were in the navy school. This time, Tsunoda still had all sorts of quarrels after he led the team to attack. Tsunoda, who was furious, directly let him go. People use Thomson Chu Chu Chu. Oka Kejun is a typical bureaucrat who has never been to the front line and has always been hanging around in the center of the Navy Ministry. He usually calls himself a staff elite and looks down on front-line generals. Not to mention that Tsunoda at the same time does not regard him as a superior. He also dared to stand up to Inoue Narumi, who had a higher issue and higher rank. His subordinate, Colonel Kamizhongtoku, also followed the same example and stood up to Inoue Narumi.

This is a typical characteristic of the Showa staff. He thinks that "I am the best in the world". Usually, generals at all levels, princes and even department heads can only hold their noses and swallow their anger. I don't know how many people have been offended. Once earth-shaking changes occur, you will immediately bear the brunt.