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    Simple and practical is the best tactic.

    Facing the Japanese army with no armor and no means of counterattack, the two armored companies of the 103rd Division lost 6 T2 tanks and created a large gap in the Datong River defense line in Pingcheng. The Japanese First Division suddenly fell into chaos.  The two experienced ace troops, the 1st Division and the 103rd Division, immediately joined forces to plunge diagonally from the gap toward the sea, causing more than 20,000 Japanese troops to be trapped in a desperate situation.

    Although Lieutenant General Torajiro Nishikawa quickly retreated and tried to use the night to launch the night attack that the Japanese army was best at, facing the detours and strong attacks of the four main divisions of the National Defense Forces, he had to order a retreat to Nanpu after 20 hours of hard fighting, trying to rely on naval ships  Cannons protect the remaining forces.  There were numerous corpses with broken limbs and arms. More than 5,000 Japanese soldiers were killed and injured along the way. A large number of technical weapons were destroyed and discarded, especially the artillery.  By the next morning, the 1st National Defense Force Division arrived at the outskirts of Pyongyang.  The Japanese 18th and 20th Divisions stationed here immediately launched a frenzied attack. They blew up the Taedong River Bridge in downtown Pyongyang, and used several surviving important gates in Kumsushan as cover, trying to drag the National Defense Forces to death together.

    At the same time, the 8th Division and the 3rd Division of the Korean First Army, which were crossing towards Wonsan, encountered the Osaka 4th Division in Yangde, which was rushing west for support.  This unit, which was originally composed of vegetable vendors and traveling merchants and liked to bargain all day long, completely lost the glory of the Russo-Japanese War. The 8th Division used a night attack to defeat them in consecutive battles. In the end, even the Korean Army dared to leave.  The feet chased for 30 kilometers.  It almost put Wonsan in danger.  After the threat in the direction of Wonsan was lifted, Qin Zhangshu, Fang Wei and others began to attack Pyongyang City.  Three days of continuous fierce fighting scared almost all the citizens of Pyongyang to flee, leaving the north of the Taedong River completely empty.  Face this situation.  The frontline command immediately transferred a large number of arson bombs from Anton.

    On January 7, the National Defense Forces launched the largest artillery bombardment since the war, with a total of 577 artillery pieces of various types participating in the bombardment.  During the two-hour shelling, 50,000 arson bombs of various calibers were fired.  Afterwards, the wooden blocks on the north bank of the Datong River in Pyongyang, which were similar to those in Japan, were almost completely burned. About 4,000 Japanese soldiers were directly burned to death, and tens of thousands were injured.  More than 2,000 North Korean civilians were killed or injured.  After there were no obstacles from civilian houses, the tank companies on the plain terrain made good use of their skills and drove all the remaining Japanese troops to the area south of the Datong River.

    "Failed! Pyongyang lost"

    Although the south bank of Pyongyang is still in the hands of the Japanese army, the Japanese military headquarters has also blocked the news.  However, rumors of frontline failure still spread wildly in the country as if they had wings.  Several fishermen sat on the shore at Himeji's Fisherman's Wharf and muttered. The gossip they received made them even more uneasy. Many people began to worry about their lives and future.

    Komatsu Koji was also sitting among them. Compared with a few days ago, his expression seemed to have changed a lot. He was gloomy but also revealed some strange excitement. Upon seeing this, his companion couldn't help but ask: "Komatsu-kun, are your injuries healed?"  ?¡±

    "It's ready, thank you Noda-kun."

    "It's nothing. It's just that food is getting increasingly tight now. If North Korea really fails, I'm afraid"

    "Yes. I can't imagine it anymore!"

    Talking about the price of rice.  The fishermen and workers nearby were all outraged, worried about food rations.  On the contrary, Komatsu Koji stood up: "You are wrong! Do you think we really don't have rice in Himeji? Let me tell you, the rice in the rice row is enough to last until the summer harvest. But why is the price of rice so expensive?  It's because the rice banks and capitalists deliberately exploit us. In order to feed the army and buy weapons, they deliberately raise the price of rice, use the grain to plunder our savings and money, and then feed them to eat, drink and have fun! Do you know? China people  Now the wages are the same as ours, but their rice price is only 80 cents per liter! And their farmers have all received land. The land rent is more than half less than that in Japan!"

    "What! Eight cents a liter?"

    "Komatsu-kun, are you kidding me? How can the Chinese surpass us in Japan?"

    "Didn't the newspapers say that China is very poor, so they need our country to help them revitalize Asia and expel foreigners and beasts?"

    No one around Komatsu Koji believed what he said. He was not angry but mysteriously took out a few large photos from his pocket and distributed them to everyone. The Japanese description behind the photos immediately attracted everyone's attention.  After seeing the "Chengcheng Act" above, everyone's eyes widened: "Xiaosong-kun, is this true?"

    "Nagayama-kun traveled to and from China many times last year. He knows the situation best. You can go to him." The Nagayama-kun mentioned by Komatsu Koji is a worker of a private shipping company in Osaka. His company is one of the few allowed to travel between China and Japan.  shipping company.  Being able to honestly ask everyone to find Mr. Yongshan, everyone couldn't help but believe these words.

    Just when Komatsu Koji was about to continue telling everyone about the National Society and the "Chengcheng Act", one dayA neighbor hurriedly rushed to him and shouted: "Osomatsu-kun, it's not good, go back! Something happened to Mitsuko!"

    "What!" Hearing that something happened to his wife, Komatsu Koji hurriedly ran home, and his friends also followed him, hoping to help.  When they got home, they discovered that Mitsuko had been injured on the head, and there were many injured women and children around.  This tragic scene made Komatsu Koji and his family members suddenly angry and asked: "Mitsuko, what is going on?"

    When Mitsuko saw her husband come back, she burst into tears. The miserable cry made the onlookers around her involuntarily shocked.  After she finally regained her composure and told the whole story, everyone understood that after the news of North Korea's defeat came out in the morning, the boss of the rice bank raised the price of rice to 1 yuan a liter. Mitsuko and many women happened to be queuing up to buy rice.  I argued with the rice bank boss, but to my surprise, the boss simply stopped buying rice and even beat up Mitsuko and others.

    "One yuan per liter of rice? How can you live like this!"

    "These black-hearted rice merchants, let's go! Let's go find them to settle the score!"

    ¡°Lower the price and sell the rice to us!¡±

    The crowd shouted and walked towards Mi.  People continued to join the team along the way, and in the blink of an eye, a team of thousands of people gathered.  Except for those who shouted to sell rice at a lower price.  Many people also held up promotional materials with photos of Cheng Cheng and shouted in various accents: "We want Cheng Cheng. We want land, we want rice!"

    These sudden slogans made many people confused at first, but with the rumors and explanations, everyone understood that it turned out that China, which they had always looked down on across the sea, had actually introduced the "Chengcheng Act" that benefited 400 million farmers. It turned out that their rice was the only  At 8 cents per liter, it turns out that Japan is lagging behind!  Public opinion makes gold and three men become tigers.  The names of Cheng Cheng and Guoshe became louder and louder, and finally even Komatsu Koji held up a large photo of Cheng Cheng and joined in the shouting.

    When the torrent reached Mi Xing, it suddenly stagnated.  Because everyone found that there were already police standing in front of Mihang.  Kaguchi Yashuo is the captain of the Himeji Police Force. This time he was ordered by the chief to protect Miyuki. When he saw these "mobs" really coming, he was about to ask everyone to take action but was waved by their hands.  Confused.  Who is this young man?  Is he the leader of these people?  "Captain, the photothe Chinese person in the photo is the promoter of the Chengcheng Act and a teacher of China Yang Qiu's National Socialist Party." No matter how much the news is blocked, someone still recognizes the person in the photo.  man.

    If he were just an ordinary leader, perhaps nothing would happen next, but Gakiuchi Yasuo is the captain of the police force after all.  In recent years, terms such as national society, society, and communism have become almost unpopular in Japan.  Especially after the introduction of the "Chengcheng Act" the year before last year, Japan's top officials were even more frightened. They not only strictly banned domestic reporting, but also issued secret documents requiring police supervision in various places.  It was finally suppressed by this measure, but the sudden appearance of the National Society and the words Chengcheng Act and National Society suddenly touched the nerves of extremists such as Gakiuchi Yashuo.

    "Arrest them! Arrest these collaborators!"

    Captain Kauchi Yasuo angrily waved his baton and rushed towards the crowd. Although the police officers were more sympathetic to everyone, the strict regulations gave them no choice but to wave their batons at ordinary people.  "Kill them. Kill these thugs!" Upon seeing this, the boss of Mihang deliberately fanned the flames, which immediately caused a commotion. The crowd rioted, and some young people immediately grabbed the police and started a scuffle. The situation was on the verge of getting out of control.

    After Gauchi Yashuo smashed a worker open, he saw Komatsu Koji holding up a photo of Cheng Cheng and still inciting everyone. He was so angry that he raised his stick and rushed towards him.  Komatsu Koji didn't pay attention at first, but after being hit with a stick on his back, he turned around and found that it was the policeman who hit him the hardest that day.  Yuanuchi Yasufu also recognized Xiaosong who had snatched rice a few days ago. The enemy was extremely jealous when he saw him, and rushed towards him with a roar.

    Pain, hunger, his wife being beaten, almost selling his child, etc. The grievance and pain made Komatsu Koji forget everything. After avoiding the baton, he took out the crude pistol from his arms.  Captain Gakiuchi Yasuo was shocked when he saw the gun. However, since the police were not usually equipped with guns, he took a step forward and prepared to shoot off the pistol and catch this "traitor."  Snapthe gunshot rang out!  The rioting crowd suddenly came to a halt. Everyone looked for the source of the gunshots, only to find that Komatsu, who used to be honest and honest, was actually holding a gun. The police captain who beat him, Yasuo Kauchi, was holding his chest and slowly falling down with blood flowing across his chest.  On the ground.

    Quietness and tension instantly filled the whole place. No one expected that Xiaosong actually had a gun!  You must know that gun control in Japan is extremely strict, and ordinary people cannot obtain guns at all.  The boss of Mihang reacted first, pointed at Xiaosong and shouted: "Quick! Go and report to the army! Someone is rebelling!"

    This sentence ignited Xiaosong againof anger.  At this point, there was no way out. He simply loaded the second bullet without hesitation, rushed towards Mi Xing and shouted: "You profiteer, capitalist! Give us the rice!"

    Seeing this, the boss of Mihang was so frightened that he backed away. Several of the guys carrying rice bags were also frightened and dropped the rice and ran back.  Xiaosong grabbed a bag of rice, tore it open, pushed it to the ground, and shouted: "Take it back, take it all back! For our children! Take it back."

    The snow-white rice grains irritate all the eyeballs and destroy the last sanity.  Fear and worry were instantly overwhelmed by hunger and poverty, and countless hands began to rush towards the rice bags.  Seeing that the situation was not going well, the police became anxious and blew their sirens in an attempt to arrest Xiaosong and others.  At this time, the gunshots rang out again, and within a moment they were heard!  The policemen were beaten by more than a dozen pistols that appeared from nowhere. The out-of-control crowd successfully rushed into the Mihang warehouse. Pack after pack of rice was snatched out. The whole family of the evil owner of Mihang was beaten to death.  The body was left unattended on the road.

    It¡¯s chaos!  Complete chaos!

    Like a slogan, shortly after the rice-grabbing riots occurred in Himeji, rice-grabbing movements also occurred in Kobe, Osaka and other places not far away.  A pistol appeared out of nowhere and started a huge commotion. The Japanese farmers and workers who had been blackmailed and exploited could no longer stand it. Tens of thousands of people rushed to rice stores and factories everywhere, holding high the Chengdu flag.  Photos of the city, shouting the "Chengcheng Act" and shouting the name of the National Society!

    On January 9, 1920, the most serious riots and riots in Japanese history began, involving tens of millions of people.  It was also on this day that the "Chengcheng Bill", which was born two years ago to solve unresolved domestic problems, became a weapon for export

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