Chapter 792 Ah! Navy (End, 2800 Votes and More)

"Tanaka Shinichi has hit a wall. He can't win without heavy equipment, but can heavy equipment be used? If it is used, the world will be in chaos... So there is no way to fight at all." Prince Higashikuni said helplessly on the phone, "I advised His Majesty to accept reality. He listened to some of it, but the old stubborn people insisted on waiting for the combined fleet to quell the rebellion. Later, I don't know why he wavered again."

"No matter what, we can't fight the navy anymore. If we continue to fight, we will not only lose a large group, but also the entire Imperial Guard Division and Tokyo City." Ishiwara Kanji talked about the afternoon's exchange of kendo between the army and the navy, and mentioned his speculation on Hori Teikichi's intentions.

"No wonder His Majesty's attitude is so inconsistent." Prince Higashikuni sighed, "He is afraid..."

He didn't say what he was afraid of, and Ishiwara Kanji didn't ask, but the person involved immediately understood it - he was afraid that the army and the navy would join forces to undermine the emperor after undermining the prime minister.

The top brass of the anti-rebellion army were also analyzing the battle situation today: "The Marines fought well, hitting the arrogance of the Imperial Guards Division and making them dare not make any more moves."

"What's strange is that they clearly have tanks, why don't they use them."

"Who is in charge of the tank brigade?"

"It seems to be Takeda Gong? Yes, it's Takeda Gong! He has been the brigade commander for more than a month since he returned to the country."

"Takeda Gong, no wonder..." Kusaka Renji laughed, "This Osaka merchant is an old acquaintance. With him around, I guess Tanaka Shinichi will be restrained."

Although many people privately teased Takeda Gong as an "Osaka merchant", no one dared to underestimate him. On the contrary, because of Hori Teikichi's success, the top brass of the navy and army suddenly thought that it was good for officers, especially senior officers, to know a little about business, at least they would not act recklessly. This is indeed the case. Osaka soldiers are basically at the bottom of the battle, but Osaka officers are doing quite well, which is not without reason.

"It's good that the Imperial Guards Division was intimidated by the Marine Corps' firepower, but it's not enough to just be tough, we need to be gentle." Hori Teikichi smiled and asked Shibasaki Keiji, "Is it okay for the grassroots soldiers to do this?"

"No problem, they know that the army officers and soldiers are deceived, and they won't kill unless necessary."

"Then follow the original plan."

In the evening, more than 30 trucks with navy logos and white flags drove towards the Imperial Guards Division headquarters.

"What are the rebels' intentions?"

"I don't know, how about I negotiate on behalf of the division." Takeda Gong volunteered.

"Okay, be careful." Tanaka Shinichi nodded silently. He was very distressed now. Someone above wanted him to suppress the rebellion, but he was not allowed to use heavy equipment. He also asked confidently: "The Navy didn't use heavy equipment either, so why couldn't you win? Is the combat effectiveness of the Guards Division not even as good as that of the Marines?"

This made him gather a rage in his heart, but he couldn't vent it: these bastards didn't even open their eyes to see how well the Navy's automatic weapons and infantry firepower were equipped? Not using heavy equipment was simply suicide! He swore in his heart that when the war was over, he must arm the Guards Division with automatic weapons, otherwise he would resign!

The person who came to negotiate was Lieutenant Colonel Chikayama of the Marine Corps. He had met Takeda Ko in India once before, so the two sides were a little embarrassed when they met, but they soon started Tai Chi Push Hands with familiarity.

"The commander is deeply disturbed by the exchange of fire between the army and navy today..."

"You should withdraw. What's the point of occupying civilian institutions such as radio and news agencies?"

"If your army does not move, we will never take the initiative to attack; but if your army moves, we have to defend ourselves for safety."

There is no way to explain this. Takeda Gong did not want to waste his words, but there were others present, so he had to say a few more words to set the record straight, otherwise he would be accused of betraying his own people and he would not be able to clear himself.

"This time we are here mainly to return the bodies to your army." Lieutenant Colonel Chikayama explained, "We have collected more than 300 bodies in total and have done our best to deal with them. The weather is cold, so please arrange them properly as soon as possible so that the soldiers can rest in peace. The other 194 wounded soldiers have also been received and treated. They have all been brought here. Please count and receive them. We are not an enemy country, so we cannot be called prisoners. I hope you will treat them with leniency. They have also tried their best."

Hearing that the navy sent the bodies and wounded over, Tanaka Shinichi's face changed again and again. In the end, he said nothing and just waved his hand to let Takeda Gong deal with them. Seeing that his companions who were still alive and kicking in the morning had turned into cold corpses in the evening, everyone else felt sympathetic and sad.

Blame the navy? Want to seek revenge on the navy? This is our side that launched the attack first, what can we say?

Hiding in the crowd, the brigade commander Shirakawa had flickering eyes and a depressed look, and he dared not look into the angry eyes of the officers and soldiers - because of his stupidity, the troops suffered more than 500 casualties in vain but gained nothing in the end.

"Commander Takeda, these thirty-odd trucks are also left to you for easy placement and transportation. There are still some medicines and treatment equipment on the last truck, which can be used for the recovery of the wounded." Chikayama bowed to the crowd and said goodbye, "I am deeply sorry for causing trouble to you. I pray that the army and the navy will not fight again and wait for a political solution."

After nightfall, Tanaka Shinichi specifically talked to Takeda Gong: "I went around the various troops, and the morale was generally low. They had no interest in fighting the navy. Do we really have to wait for a political solution?"

"I just heard a piece of news, which was revealed by Lieutenant Colonel Chikayama. Today, the delegation of the Navy Central Organ and the delegation of the Army Central Organ had a kendo competition. The Army finally won, and the Navy presented 10 tanks to express its gratitude..."

"What?" Tanaka Shin became angry, "Those shameless guys above are trying to compete with each other in the art of swordsmanship. What do they think of us?"

"I'm afraid the higher-ups don't want to fight. I've seen the orders from the General Staff Headquarters. They repeatedly asked us to be cautious and intimidating. They never said where we wanted to capture or control."

"I..." Tanaka Shinichi sighed, "It's okay to tell you the truth. It was His Majesty the Emperor Kanin Palace and General Genda Sugiyama who directly sent me instructions to put down the rebellion quickly. This is also His Majesty's wish."

Takeda Gong closed his eyes and thought carefully, then suddenly shook his head: "This is inappropriate."

"Improper? What's wrong?"

"Neither His Majesty Kanin Palace nor Commander Sugiyama Gento is the current head of the army command organ, so their orders are actually invalid, and His Majesty has no clear edict for you..." Takeda Gong lowered his voice and leaned into his ear. , "What if there is a final political settlement in the future and the higher-ups pass all the blame, will you?..."

Tanaka Shinichi was shocked and sweating profusely. It was not that he had not thought of this possibility, but he thought it would not be possible. In addition, his relationship with Ishihara Wanji was very ordinary, so he consciously ignored the opinions of the General Staff Headquarters. After being reminded by Takeda Attack, he immediately reacted - if the rebellion cannot be suppressed by force, then in the end it will only be a political solution through compromise, and the possibility of reducing Tokyo to rubble is extremely slim! After all, his years of experience as a lieutenant general were not in vain. He immediately realized that he might eventually be abandoned as a scapegoat.

He stood up and bowed deeply to Takeda Gong: "Takeda-kun's words awakened the dreamer. I have learned a lesson."

While he was talking, another person came to report: "Navy Lieutenant Colonel Chikayama is here again with a truck."

"I'll go meet him with you and listen to what he has to say this time."

"I have met the two officers." Lieutenant Colonel Chikayama still maintained a neither humble nor overbearing tone. "After returning to respond to the order, Commander Horikichi expressed his deep apology for today's exchange of fire. At the same time, considering the hasty mobilization and lack of supplies of the Guards Division, he decided to ask your army to A batch of military rations was given as a gift, totaling 3,000 people. I brought everything, including trucks and supplies. "

Tanaka Shinichi and the officers quickly inspected the supplies that had been delivered. While everyone was still discussing what to do with them, Takeda Gong opened a portion and started enjoying it. While eating, he thought about it: "Not bad, a standard U.S. Army C I haven’t eaten the rations for a long time. It’s still the same recipe and still tastes familiar!”

"Be careful of poisoning."

"No, the navy is not that stupid."

Everyone joined in to taste it and were deeply satisfied after eating. In comparison, their own rice balls were simply garbage.

"Takeda-kun, how many days does it take for Americans to eat this ration?"

"How many days? Each person has one portion of C ration per day. The big box is for B ration, and the whole class has one portion per day."

"You're sharing this for one person?" Everyone was deeply shocked and dumbfounded by the tyrant style of the American emperor. Now they finally understood what American logistics + German weapons + Japanese soldiers meant.

Faced with the material receipt list pushed over by Miyama, Tanaka Shinichi wanted to sign it himself, but Takeda Gong stopped him and suggested that the military quartermaster in charge of logistics should sign for it: "You can't sign. If something written in black and white is poked out, it will become a guard." The evidence of a secret collusion between the division and General Hori will be detrimental to your future."

Tanaka Shinichi immediately pulled back, thinking that the latter's reminder was too timely.

Jinshan turned a blind eye and said with a smile: "If your army likes it, we will send another batch tomorrow evening. The port is still unloading."

Shortly after he left, Takeda Gong once again suggested: "Sir, the weather is very cold and the consumption is very high. The rations must be distributed immediately, and then every soldier can enjoy them as much as possible. The officers must not eat more and occupy more. These are difficult times." , morale is low, the commander must take the lead and share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers to restore the morale of the army. "

Tanaka Shinichi patted Takeda Gong on the shoulder in agreement: "You have great ideas and vision. Just do as you say. I think you can be a good division commander in the future."

"Please give me more advice, sir."

"Have everything been delivered?"

"It's been delivered. The Guards Division likes it very much. With Commander Takeda here, many things don't need to be explained, and it goes very smoothly." Chikayama reported to the military headquarters, "I see that the Guards Division has no intention of fighting with us, and the troops quietly retreated. Some.

"We have stabilized the Army Command Center at the upper level; we have also maintained the Guards Division at the lower level." Horitiyoshi laughed, "The situation is getting closer and closer to the final solution."

"What are you going to do with the United Fleet?" A familiar voice suddenly rang.

"Yamamoto-kun and Inoue-kun are here? Please sit down! Please sit down!"

"Sir, what you asked for is finally ready." Chiaki Matsuda came to report excitedly.

Horikichi smiled at Yamamoto Isoroku and said, "Please sit down, Yamamoto-kun, and wait for me to defeat the thieves and win the battle of Tennoyama!"