Chapter 182 The Death of Misaki

Lushunkou, the headquarters of the First Division of the Second Army of the Japanese Army, three incomplete bodies were placed in front of the division commander Yamaji*.

All three bodies were cut off, their noses were cut off, their eyes were cut off, and their testicles were cut off. The abdomen was cut open, the internal organs were hollowed out, and it was filled with stones and soil.

The dead silence in the headquarters, the officers and soldiers lowered their heads and couldn't bear to watch the terrible body.

The mountain and local Zhi glanced at the body blankly, and his eyes fell on a blood-stained hand-painted map.

That is a defense map of Lushun Fortress, which shows the deployment of the Qing army around Lushunkou and the distribution of fort fortresses.

This is a carefully drawn map. The painters are extremely professional and dedicated, and even mark the canteen and toilet of the Qing army.

Lushunkou is a natural port and one of the most important strategic fortresses in the Far East. It forms a pair of protruding corners with Weiwei, one south and one north, guarding the gateway to the Bohai Sea. For more than ten years, the Qing Dynasty has invested heavily and instructed Li Hongzhang to build a permanent fort in Lushunkou, equip it with the world's most advanced Armstrong Coast cannon, and build Lushunkou into the most modern military fortress in the Far East. Before the outbreak of the war, the roadbed fort had been fully completed, while the defense system on the northern mountains had not yet been completed.

In fact, as one of the bases of the Beiyang Marine Division, Lushunkou, like Weihaiwei, adhered to the idea of heavy sea defense and light land defense at the beginning of construction. The turret facing the sea is extremely strong, and the artillery mounted on the fort is powerful and can control the wide sea, but the defense behind it is extremely empty.

After the start of the war in the Qing Dynasty, with the retreat of the Qing army in various battlefields, the court finally realized that the Japanese army was very likely to launch an attack on Lushun from the back land. Only then did it step up the construction of temporary bunkers and artillery positions on the mountains behind the Lushun mouth. When the Japanese army landed at the garden entrance, the defense system behind the Lushun mouth was basically completed. This gave Li Hongzhang a long sigh of relief.

However, the Lushun defense map in front of the mountains and local governance* clearly shows that the fortifications on the back mountain on the side of Lushun are far from completed.

There are only a few temporary fortresses on the fortresses in the direction of Jinzhou, such as Yudashan, Erlong Mountain, Shizi Mountain and Tuchengzi, and even after the trenches. Several forts scattered on the ridge do not have chest walls and cannot effectively block the attackers.

What makes the mountain Zhiyuan even more unbelievable is that the navy and army of Lushun has a total of more than 10,000 people, most of which are huddled in Lushun City and Lushunkou Naval Base, and there are very few defensive troops on the surrounding mountain gates.

This means that the Japanese army can smoothly break through the periphery of Lushun and go straight to the city.

There were footsteps behind him.

"Master, Mr. Shenwei has arrived." A combat staff officer whispered.

The mountain and local governance turned around, and Shenwei Mitsumi, wearing a major military uniform, saluted the mountain and local governance.

Zhiyuan raised his hand and returned the salute: "Mr. Shenwei, you are now a colonel, and you should no longer wear the rank of major."

Not long ago, the base camp promoted Kamio Mitsumi to colonel in recognition of his achievements in intelligence work, which is the highest rank among Japanese intelligence officers so far, only one step away from the general.

"I'm sorry, Mr. General, I don't deserve the rank of colonel!" Shenwei Guangchen looked at the three unidentified bodies with gloomy eyes. Under the jaw of one of the bodies, there is a black mole, which is the only information that Mitsumi Kamio can identify the deceased - Fujisaki Hide!

"Mr. Kamio, I understand your mood." Yamaji said, "However, the military rank is a gift from His Majesty the Emperor, and you should not refuse it."

"A commander who sees the tragic death of his subordinates but is powerless should be punished, not commended!" Tears came out of Shenwei Guangchen's eyes.

Those three bodies are his most powerful subordinates "Misaki", Yamazaki, Yamazaki Sanro and Fujisaki.

Yamazaki lamb Saburo, Zhongzaki Saburo and Fujisaki Shu completed the task excellently. They mixed into Lushun, figured out all the deployment of the Qing army in Lushun, and drew a defense map of Lushun. When returning, they were found and besieged by the Qing army. The three were surrounded and arrested by the Qing army to cover another Japanese spy, Kenichiro Muano. Kenichiro Muchino was also seriously injured, and finally broke out of the siege and sent the defense map to the hands of Yamaji.

After Misaki was arrested, he was brutally tortured by the Qing army, cut off his hands and feet, dug out his eyes and nose, and cut off his testicles. Maru was later beheaded.

At the end of the 19th century, the Qing army was still a barbaric army. The Qing Dynasty did not join the International Red Cross or the Geneva Convention. In fact, the captive view of the Qing Dynasty was still in the Middle Ages, and the victors could execute prisoners at will, and even the people of the occupied areas could be executed at will. Because, in their view, the prisoners and the people are their trophies.

Under the guidance of this ideology, officials and soldiers in the Qing Dynasty naturally believed that it was reasonable and legal to torture enemy prisoners and did not have to bear any moral responsibility for this.

In Japan, in 1886, Emperor Meiji reflected on the tragedy of tens of thousands of lives in the "Southwest War" in China, edicted Japan to join the European International Red Cross, sign the Geneva Convention for preferential treatment of prisoners, and vowed to protect the basic human rights of prisoners of war in war and fulfill the responsibilities and obligations of civilized war!

The completely different concepts of the Qing and Japanese about prisoners of war are actually a huge difference in the modernization of the two countries. This difference will also be reflected in politics, military, education, industry, culture and other aspects.

In the 19th century, what the Qing Dynasty defended was not only the so-called moral model of the Celestial Empire, but also defended barbaric killings and cruel torture, including Ling Chi's inhumane torture!

Yamatoji raised his hand and wiped away the tears from the corners of Shenwei Guangchen's eyes: "If your subordinates are alive, what they want to see is by no means your tears!"

"Yes!" Shenwei Mitsushin said, "General, what do you want me to do?"

Yamatoji handed the blood-stained map to Kamio Mitsushin: "Are you sure that this was drawn by your subordinates?"

Mitsumi Kamio took it and nodded solemnly: "Yes, this is Fujisaki's handwriting. General, Fujisaki Hide is the best intelligence officer of the enemy of Japan. You should not doubt his loyalty and superb business skills to the empire!"

Shan Zhi muttered: "However, with all due respect, the front line of Tuchengzi, Erlong Mountain and Case Zishan is an important pass for the defense of Lushun. How can the Qing army's defense in these strategic places be so weak? They didn't even build the fortifications? As far as I know, as half a month ago, Li Hongzhang reported to their court that all the fortifications of Lushun Fortress had been completed. However, this picture shows that their fortifications are still far from being completed.

Shenwei Guangchen shook his head and sneered: "General, you don't know much about the national conditions of the Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, the builders of any project, project designers, constructors, material suppliers, and even local officials hope to make a fortune from the project. The project is subcontracted layer by layer, and the project money is pulled out. There is little money left to really be used on the project. The constructor can only cut corners or deceive their superiors, which is symbolic. The construction of several simple fortresses was over.

"The corruption of the Qing Dynasty is well known, but don't the officials of the Qing Dynasty know that this is a national defense project?"

"General, the officials of the Qing Dynasty have no concept of the country. In their minds, this project is not a national project. The fort in Lushun and Wanshou Mountain in the Summer Palace are the same nature. They are all private projects of the emperor's family. Wanshou Mountain is for the emperor to play. The fort is for the emperor to take care of the house, and hundreds of Surnames have nothing to do with each other. Therefore, everyone can be perfunctory, and make money if they can make money. The corners of Shenwei Guangchen's eyes showed a sarcastic sneer.

"I see!" Yamaji sneered: "A nation without the concept of a country is barbaric and unrespectable! This nation does not deserve to live in a civilized world!"

"General, I don't understand." An ominous foreboding rose in the heart of Shenwei Guangchen.

Yamatoji looked at the body of "Misaki" and sneered coldly: "Mr. Kamio, in view of the inhumane abuse of our prisoners of war by the Chinese army, I decided to completely eliminate the recalciting Chinese army in Lushun, and the Japanese Empire did not accept their surrender."

"Master, Japan has signed the Geneva Convention."

The Geneva Convention does not apply to the Chinese army! They are barbarians!" Yamaji said, "What's hateful is that this savage army actually defeated the elite mixed brigade of the Japanese Empire!"

Shenwei Guangchen was shocked: "General, what did you say? Aokigen's mixed brigade failed?

"It's not a failure, it's the destruction of the whole army!" Yamachi said, "He was defeated by a Qing general named Zhou Charter, and all 5,000 Japanese soldiers died in the battle!" The vitality of the first army was greatly damaged. Now, it's time for the second army to avenge them!"

Zhou Charter finally succeeded! Shenwei Mitsumi is a little desperate.

Yamatoji turned to the combat staff and said in a low voice, "Order to launch the Battle of Lushun immediately. After entering Lushun, all the Chinese in Lushun City will be killed! All young and middle-aged people who wear civilian clothes and are suspected to be Qing soldiers will be killed on the spot!"