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    May 10, Tokyo.

    The atmosphere became much calmer, and life returned to calm without all kinds of struggles. People who gradually adapted to the panic walked out of their homes and found that the prices that had been rising every day began to decrease, and the large factories resumed production, except for the soldiers patrolling back and forth.  Apart from the bayonets reflecting the cold light, life seemed better than before.  Newspapers and public opinion began to change. Even China Yang Qiu, who was regarded as the biggest enemy of Japan across the sea, published an article a few days ago, praising the Saionji cabinet for stabilizing the country, fighting against right-wing militarists, and realizing true peace in Asia.  a decisive effort.

    Is it wrong to fight?

    Thoughts flashed through Miyamoto Xiong¡¯s mind.  After being injured in the Russo-Japanese War, he became a small policeman. After two years of hard work, he finally obtained the title of senior police officer. He has a capable wife and two children, and has a happy life that many people envy.  But things have changed since last year. The war has caused prices to rise. The salary that was once the envy of the neighbors has become insufficient, and the wife has to rely on sewing clothes for the rich to support the family.  After the defeat, the situation became even worse. There was a shortage of goods and even coal for the winter could not be bought. After my brother, a soldier, died in Qingdao, the government only gave him a pension of 500 yuan. If this amount of money could have enabled an ordinary family to live five years ago,  Two years, but after the war, banknotes continued to depreciate and it was not even used for half a year.  In order to express his dissatisfaction, he also participated in the recent protest, hoping to change his life in this way. Of course, he also has the dream of the Continental Army that has not been broken deep in his heart.  .

    "What are you thinking, Miyamoto-kun? Let's go and do our duty."

    The partner patted Miyamoto on the shoulder and walked forward with the pistol issued for this operation. Behind him was a squadron of navy sailors carrying Type 38 rifles.  The mission of him and his partners was to lead these naval soldiers to arrest an officer named Nobujun Aoki and the anti-national element Kitaki. I heard that those two men were the leaders who instigated the rebellion. Their anti-country and anti-Emperor ideas had been listed by the Prime Minister's Office.  A very dangerous target.

    The Edogawa area, home to 100,000 people, is the largest slum in Tokyo. Wooden houses are built next to each other, the streets are narrow and the buildings are messy. Electric wires are densely covered like spider webs, and sewage flows across the street and is filled with an unpleasant stench.  The arrival of the soldiers made the place tense again. As the road was blocked, various curses and curses came from behind the thin wooden boards. The children opened the windows in fear but were quickly hugged back by the woman.

    "Open the door, please open the door."

    Miyamoto took two sailors to the front of a small metal processing factory. The large number of footprints at the door made him frown.  This was not surprising in the past, but now in this year when even large factories are under-operated, do small metal processing factories like this still have raw materials?  Since it is impossible to maintain strong production, why are there still so many footprints here?  "Hey! What are you doing? This is my place, get out!" The small window on the door opened, revealing a strong man smelling of alcohol. He looked like the most ordinary worker in coarse linen clothes, but Miyamoto, as a senior police officer,  I noticed something was wrong because this guy smelled of alcohol!

    How can we buy such strong wine in the slums when we don¡¯t even have enough food?  !

    "Open the door quickly, we need to check." Miyamoto shouted repeatedly. The strong man probably didn't expect to chase the other party away. He cursed and pretended to be crazy but didn't open the door. Now even the sailor could see that something was wrong and was about to wave.  When he called some friends to force the door open, the door suddenly opened and several cold guns poked out.  "Be careful." As soon as Miyamoto subconsciously pushed away the sailor beside him, the gunfire rang out.

    Two 9mm bullets hit his abdomen, and blood gushed out instantly. The tearing pain made him fall suddenly. The moment the back of his head hit the ground, dozens of army soldiers and soldiers carrying rucksacks rushed out of the door.  officer.  This sudden change caught the sailors off guard, and the sound of police whistles mixed with firecracker-like gunshots sent Edogawa into a frenzy.  Groups of Marines rushed here, but no matter whether they were offensive or defensive, they were no match for the elite army.

    "Disperse! Guard here." Under the command of an army major, the army soldiers quickly occupied the surrounding commanding heights. Bullets shuttled back and forth along the street. An old man who was about to see the situation poked his head out of the house to see clearly.  , was hit by a stray bullet and fell into a pool of blood.  Miyamoto, who was lying on the ground, was not completely dead yet. He stared blankly at the chaotic world in front of him with wide eyes. He and everyone else did not understand what was going on. The man who was supposed to die with him in a trench was actually in the capital of the country.  Start a terrible firefight!  The gunfire from Edogawa disrupted the entire city. Countless Marines surrounded the city from all directions. The army commanded by the Major used dense houses and narrow streets to resist.  Todoroki the grenade landed not far from Miyamoto, and the moment the shrapnel sliced ??his body open, he had only one thought.  "Crazy, you actually use grenades in your own capital and densely populated areas!" Miyamoto closed his eyes, with a pool of blood starting to spread under his body. With him as the background, Edogawa shuddered amidst the explosions and gunfire.  Countless people screamed and hid indoors.shake.

    Another group of people in the slums were also alerted by the gunfire. They were wearing all kinds of old clothes, like frightened ordinary people rushing out of their homes carrying small bundles.  But no one paid attention. They spread out along the streets and blended into the crowd, twisting the gears as they ran, and then threw these egg-sized black iron balls with delayed gears on top into the flammable wooden houses.  After a slight bang that was not loud compared to the noise, the iron ball exploded and instantly turned into a blazing fireball!

    The flames quickly expanded along the wooden doors and windows. In an instant, the entire house began to burn, and then the surrounding buildings were also involved.  Traditional wooden buildings cause the flames to grow bigger and bigger, and the wind helps the fire spread, and the "fire" becomes uncontrollable in just a few dozen minutes.  The young Yoshiko Kawashima held Chen Haohui's hand and was expelled by the flames, blending into the crowd and running towards the center of the city. She kept staring at the narrow black gun handle in the gap between her elder brother's buttons, pursed her mouth and frowned in thought.

    The specially mobilized palace guards protected the car as it drove towards the palace. In the car, Lord Saionji looked worried as he saw the thickening black smoke over Edogawa District. Although this action was approved by him,  I didn't expect such a big change to happen.  What about the casualties?  Have the rebels been caught?  How many victims will need to be resettled afterwards?  Will it aggravate the already tight finances?

    Tou Shanman was sitting next to him. Since it was confirmed that a large number of Black Dragon Society members had joined the resistance movement, as the elder of the Black Dragon Society, Xiyuanji Gongwang specifically asked him to come out to help suppress this turbulent undercurrent.  He himself is also very willing to help, because he supports a pro-Western political party cabinet to make Japan rich and powerful after leaving Asia and joining Europe, and then turns around to help Asia as a whole make a leap.  So he looked at the anxious Saionji Temple and said: "Prime Minister, it is not terrible to shed blood at an urgent moment. What is terrible is that the country will fall into long-term turmoil! There is a famous saying in China that long-term pain is worse than short-term pain."

    "You are right. The most important thing for our country right now is stability and overcoming difficulties. Unfortunately, some people are still rubbing salt in the wound and taking advantage of the national crisis to gain political benefits for themselves." Saionji turned his head and sighed:  "In four years, our country will face the Taiwan issue again. There is also great unrest in North Korea. The guerrillas supported by the Chinese have survived the harsh winter and appeared in the north. This nationwide protest incident will also have an impact on spring plowing. Our allies are still waiting to see if we can  The final news about dispatching troops" He spoke softer and softer, and Toushan could feel the weakness and suffering from his words, but he couldn't help with these things, because for a person like him, the person who controls everything secretly  A person is like an unshakable mountain.

    The motorcade moved forward slowly, and the gradually widening road indicated that the palace was approaching.  The two people in the car looked at each other and stopped talking. They closed their eyes and thought about how to explain the explosions and gunshots that resounded over Edogawa District when they saw the emperor. However, they did not notice that a cavalryman riding a horse in front of him to protect him suddenly pulled a gun.  Opened the skirt.

    Tanaka Mansion was also involved in explosions and gunshots that suddenly sounded from the direction of Edogawa. Nanjiro trotted along the corridor to the study. The chaotic situation outside the wall not only did not make him nervous but also looked happy.  Opening the wooden door, Tanaka Yoshitsune, Nagata Tetsuzan and others were discussing the plan. He immediately interrupted excitedly: "Tanaka-kun! It's from the navy. It was their arrest of Aoki's gang in Edogawa that caused the chaos. Now the two sides are fighting  Fight."

    "Marine Corps?" Tanaka Giichi said in a somewhat contemptuous tone: "Unless they are surrounded by five times the number of troops, the Navy will not be able to capture Aoki-kun and the others." He was right.  The war between sea and land did not start now. When the Marine Corps was formed, it was severely rejected by the Army. In the end, even the soldiers were selected and saved by the Army, and their weapons were extremely poor. Therefore, in the eyes of the Army, the Marine Corps is slightly better than the police.  Not as good as the Army Reserves.  Nagata Tetsuyama also looked down on the Marine Corps, and was more concerned about how many people were involved in the firefight.

    "Judging from the size, there should be half a team."

    "Only half a team?" The number made Nagata Tieshan suddenly frown.  Intelligence said that Nobujun Aoki brought back more than 200 officers and soldiers from North Korea. How come there were only more than 20 people left?  Where did the rest go?  The Marines were rushing in one after another. It looked like there was at least one brigade in size. Why didn't the more than 20 people use the narrow streets to retreat and make unnecessary sacrifices?  Could it be!  Thinking of this, she stood up suddenly: "General, call quickly and ask if anyone from the Guards Division and the First Division has left the station!"

    "Nagata-kun, what do you mean? Don't you believe in the imperial soldiers?" Nanjiro was a little dissatisfied. Who doesn't know that the Guards Division and the 1st Division are the two trump cards in defending the Tokyo area? Although the Guards Division is in  Jiaodong suffered serious losses, but his loyalty to the emperor seemed impossible to change, and the commander of the First Division, Ichibei Ichibei, was Tanaka's die-hard brother.

    But Tanaka Yiichi heard the smell. Although he was also half-hearted in the military, at least he reacted faster than Nanjiro and understood Nagata Tetsuyama's concerns.  Obviously, these people in Edogawa are stalling for time and attracting attention!

    "Tanaka"??!  No need to fight.  "But just when he was about to call to ask about the situation over there, Deputy Speaker Kiyoura Kuigo suddenly appeared outside the door with a few guards: "I just got the news that the ammunition depot of the Guards Division was stolen last night, with hundreds of rifles and  One hundred thousand bullets are missing, and hundreds of people have gone out after lunch today and have not returned!  As a lieutenant general, do you know what to do now?  "

    Kiyoura Kuigo looked bad, because he also wanted to sit in that seat. If it weren't for the purpose of balancing the navy, he would have been able to sit there. Now, because he wants to support new forces, he has to give it to Tanaka Giichi.  But Tanaka Yiichi didn't pay attention to the evil expression on his face. The huge joy had enveloped him and everyone around him. No matter how stupid he was, he knew what these words meant. Tanaka Yiichi jumped up like a rabbit: "Nagata-kun,  Immediately contact Lieutenant General Ichitobei and ask him to immediately bring troops to protect His Majesty!"

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