Chapter 754: An Encounter
Xiang Chu had experience in organizing the funeral for Nanzō Yunko's uncle, Ito Nomo.
He followed suit and held a grand ceremony for Fujiwara no Eizo.
Fujiwara Eizo's exquisite villa on Beisandao Street.
The ceremony was carefully draped with black veils and filled with white flowers, with mournful music playing and a solemn atmosphere.
Li Tong wore a Taoist robe and performed a ritual in a very serious manner.
Beichuan Jinxiu invited hundreds of mourners, who were dressed in mourning and cried loudly.
On both sides of the gate, there were two large slogans:
"Nobita Fujiwara deeply mourns his father, General Fujiwara Eizo!"
"May the spirit of General Fujiwara no Eizo go to Yasukuni Shrine soon!"
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The living room of the villa has been transformed into a mourning hall.
The majestic portrait of Fujiwara Hidezo wearing the shogun's uniform is surrounded by thousands of paper cranes.
Xiang Chu, Nan Zao Yunzi and Yu Xiaowan welcomed the guests in black kimonos.
After all, Fujiwara no Eizo was a great general of the Japanese army and a good person, so there was an endless stream of people coming to pay their respects.
Even the commander of the Kwantung Army, Kenkichi Ueda, and the newly appointed chief of staff, Tomotake Yamashita, rushed over from Changchun.
Ueda Kenkichi said with concern: "Captain Yingzhu! Please accept my condolences. General Fujiwara applied for a regiment to attack the Chinese Anti-Japanese United Army to avenge him. After the funeral, you can lead the troops to the battle."
Xiang Chu knew that he had reduced the size of his army, and Fujiwara no Hidezo would definitely not allow him to lead only one regiment.
But he didn't want to fight the Anti-Japanese United Army. The fewer troops, the better. He nodded and said, "Thank you, uncle! My father's last words were to let Daxiong lead the army to fight against the Chinese Anti-Japanese United Army to avenge him."
Ueda Kenkichi nodded and said, "Very good! In addition, due to the poor performance in the Nomonhan operation, the former Chief of Staff Renjie Isogai was punished and resigned to return home to retire.
His son, Ogawa Yoshiyoshi, will lead a brigade to atone for his crimes and will compete with you to see who can defeat the Chinese Anti-Japanese United Army. The winner will be rewarded with one million yen."
Since it is a competition, there must be rewards.
The one million yen was decided by him and Yamashita Tomotake.
Xiang Chu was surprised and said, "It turns out that Xiaochuan Yiliang is the son of Isogai Renjie!"
Ueda Kenkichi nodded and said, "Yes! Ogawa Yiliang has a very bad character. You must be careful when you go into battle with him."
Xiang Chu said gratefully: "Thank you uncle for the reminder!"
Yamashita Fengwu presented a big box and said gratefully: "My dear nephew! Thanks to your help, your uncle became the chief of staff and was promoted to the rank of general.
This box contains a little gift from my uncle."
Xiang Chu took the big box and felt it was very heavy.
He opened it and saw that it was indeed full of gold bars. He exclaimed in surprise: "Uncle! The gift you gave me is too valuable."
Yamashita Fengwu said disapprovingly: "My dear nephew! This is just a few tenths of the wealth that your uncle robbed the Chinese people of when he followed your father's actions. Please accept it!"
"It's so heartbreaking!"
Xiang Chu cursed inwardly, but remained calm as he bowed and said, "Thank you, uncle!"
Yamashita Fengwu said warmly: "Nobita! Uncle will pick a regiment with the best equipment for you. You must beat Ogawa Yiliang and get a reward of one million yen."
"Nobita must work hard to win!"
Xiang Chu nodded respectfully.
At a funeral, Xiang Chu received countless gifts.
In order to receive more gifts from the Japanese, Fujiwara Eizo waited three days before cremating the body, maximizing its value.
After the funeral, Xiang Chu took out a box of gold and silver jewelry and handed it to Nan Zao Yunzi: "A Yun! This is a reward from your father. He also told you in your dream to release our caravan in Nenjiang as soon as possible."
Nanzō Yunko took the gold and silver jewelry box and asked in confusion, "Nobita! Did your father dream about something like this?"
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Yes! If you don't let me go, I will take you to the Yasukuni Shrine."
"Okay! Release it immediately."
Nan Zao Yunzi was superstitious, and hurried into the study to send a telegram.
Yu Xiaowan whispered in Xiang Chu's ear, "Brother Chu! I received a telegram from Sister Kong saying that the Supreme Command asked us to create an explosion in Chongguang Hall, the venue of the Wang Puppet Congress. I told her that we had already taken action."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Yes! You did a great job. By the way! Is there any news about Shan Xia Ji Qiu?"
Yu Xiaowan shook her head and said, "No! Maybe he's already dead."
At this time, Nanzao Yunzi walked out of the study and said unhappily:
"Wanzi! What are you and your husband whispering about again?"
Yu Xiaowan said respectfully, "Madam! Wanzi and her husband are talking about Doihara Xian'er."
At this moment, a transmission sound came from the radio in the study.
Yu Xiaowan said anxiously: "I'll go and copy the message!"
Xiang Chu pulled the tigress Nan Zao Yunzi to his side and asked with a smile, "A Yun! Have you informed them?"
Nanzao Yunzi leaned into his arms and nodded, "Yes! But tell the people in our trading company that the caravan should try not to go to the Anti-Japanese Alliance's territory."
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "The Kwantung Army doesn't know, so how can the merchant caravan know where the Anti-Japanese Alliance is? As long as someone buys the goods and we can make money, that's fine."
Nanzao Yunzi said angrily, "Nobita! You still can't change your greed for money. Oh, right! Besides asking you to attack the Anti-Japanese Alliance, what other last words did your father have?"
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "He asked you to give Daxiong a son."
Nanzao Yunzi shook her head and said, "No! Yun must wait until the Empire fully occupies China before she can have a child."
This woman's wish is completely opposite to Yu Xiaowan's. One wants to drive the Japanese out of China, and the other wants to completely occupy China.
Xiang Chu was speechless and wanted her to leave quickly, so he changed the subject: "Ayun! Aren't you busy in the office in Changchun?"
Nanzao Yunzi shook her head and said, "No hurry! Yun has to accompany Dalian to attack Wang Jingshan's troops of the Chinese Anti-Japanese United Army. This Chinese army has advanced weapons and sufficient ammunition.
There are also a large number of elite warriors from the three Sauron tribes and the Xibe people, who are very powerful and have caused heavy casualties to the Kwantung Army, making them particularly difficult to deal with. "
At this time, Yu Xiaowan came over with the telegram and bowed to report: "Husband! Madam! An urgent call came from Shanghai. Yingzuo Zhenzhao and several elite agents of the Shanghai Special High Section were killed in Chongguang Hall by a bomb planted by Chinese agents.
Please ask Madam to bring all the Nanzao staff back to Shanghai and take charge of the work of the Shanghai Special High Section."
"Great!"
Nanzō Yunko jumped for joy.
She snatched the telegram from Yu Xiaowan's hand and said happily,
"Yoshi! Ayun can work in the same city with Nobita again."
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Well! This Yingzuo Zhenzhao died at a really good time."
Yu Xiaowan said worriedly, "Husband! If the higher-ups investigate and there's an explosion in our Chongguang Hall, will you be implicated?"
Xiang Chu said disapprovingly: "Chongguang Hall is not mine. Besides, it was Doihara Ken'er who lent it to Kagesa Masaaki, not me."
Nanzao Yunzi said angrily, "Nobita! You are just playing tricks. Doihara Xian'er and the other two have been kidnapped by Yizhihua, a female bandit from Jiudaogouzi, Nehe, China."
"Kidnapped?!"
Xiang Chu and Yu Xiaowan exclaimed in surprise.
Nanzao Yunzi said angrily: "What's the big deal? The bandits are asking for a million yen. Who will save them? Just wait to die!"
At this time, Li Tong came to the door and reported loudly: "Chief! The commander of the Kwantung Army called and said that the Chinese Anti-Japanese United Army has arrived near the Pudu Temple in Nehe. He asked you to lead the brigade to encircle and suppress them immediately, and go to Jiudaogouzi in Nehe to rescue Doihara Xianer and three others."
Li Tong's voice revealed joy. Jiudaogouzi was the hometown of his junior fellow apprentice Wang Youming, and he was looking forward to an encounter with the landlord's little daughter.
Xiang Chu ordered: "Dongxiang Jun! Tell the regiment to prepare for battle."
"Hello!"
Li Tong hurriedly accepted the order.
Nan Zao Yunzi threw herself into Xiang Chu's arms and said reluctantly: "Nobita! Yun can't accompany you to the battlefield. You must return to Changchun first, and then take your men to Shanghai."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Go! See you in Shanghai."
Nanzō Yunko said expectantly, "Okay! See you in Shanghai."
Xiang Chu said helplessly: "Let's go out together!"