Chapter 617: Rebellion
Asano is also a prominent figure in Dalian, and it is common for people to greet him on the street, but it is the first time he has met a Japanese countryman. There are many people who wear kimonos in Northern Manchuria, but most of them are geisha women, and Japanese men who come to work usually change into Manchurian clothes when they go out to avoid unfair treatment. This big brother in a kimono, Jiucheng has just come from Japan, and he doesn't know what racial discrimination is.
"You are?" Asano reined in his horse, but after a few glances, he still didn't recognize who the fellow in front of him was.
"Asano-kun is so forgetful! I'm an old classmate of Niwa in your domain, and we've met in Nihonmatsu! The person who came bowed politely, but the amplitude was very small, obviously because of his self-respecting identity, and he didn't think too highly of Asano.
"Oh? Forgive me for being clumsy! Asano searched his memories diligently, and he didn't even know the person who didn't even report his name.
Asano's status in Nihonmatsu is very low, and Niwa knows him as soon as he learns, but he can't get to the side of the old family before he returns home, and he is not qualified to even be a guard from afar. So this person is definitely not an old acquaintance before Asano's development, and he must have never met him. If it is said that after Asano developed, it was the time of the Battle of Nihonmatsu, but at that time, the war was raging, and Nihonmatsu did not have an outsider except for the envoy of the Aizu Domain. The messenger of Aizu Domain, who looked for death, Asano was very impressed, and he was definitely not the same guy as the brothel owner in front of him.
"In the Shimosendai Domain, Yoshimura Sotaro!" The visitor finally gave his name, and this time he pressed it to his waist when he bowed slightly, apparently in the habit of samurai holding his saber, but unfortunately there was nothing at his waist, and the weapon had already been confiscated at customs.
"Hello!" Asano immediately bowed slightly, he was sure that he didn't know this familiar guy at all.
"Meeting is a ......," Yoshimura said, and the next step was to invite Asano, but Asano interrupted him very rudely.
"Mr. Yoshimura, please take care of yourself, there are still some official duties in the future, let's talk about it another day!" Asano guessed that this Yoshimura Eighty wanted to go through the back door with a relationship, and Asano was not annoying enough at the moment, so how could he be in the mood to care about such a nossy matter, so he had to leave.
"Asano-kun!" Yoshimura actually stepped forward to stop Asano's horse's head.
"Get out of the way!" Now there was no need for Asano to speak, and his entourage guards directly pushed Yoshimura away, and flashed the bayonet.
"The power of the strong army is really extraordinary! Here is a letter from Niwa Nagakuni, the lord of your domain, so please enjoy it! Yoshimura is also good-natured, and after admiring the guard, he immediately smiled and invited Asano to talk alone.
"Okay!" Asano is very impatient, but the old master still has to give some face.
Yoshimura led the way to a nearby Japanese-style teahouse, and the guards stood guard at the door, and the two of them sat together with a few dumplings and two cups of tea. Yoshimura was a little upset with Asano's behavior of sitting on the throne, but his face didn't show it, just smiled kindly. Yoshimura was born in Mahui and is considered a middle and high-level samurai, while Asano is just a light shot, so Yoshimura looks down on Asano very much, and Asano's behavior of sitting on the throne is indeed rude. But the situation is stronger than people, and Yoshimura can only make a note of Asano in his heart.
"Where is the letter of the Changguo Gong?" Asano only thinks that Yoshimura is a trust officer, so he is not polite at all.
"Here is the letter!" Yoshimura handed over the letter, but he hated Asano's rudeness more and more, and calculated how to make Asano look good in the future. And Yoshimura also has confidence, don't look at Asano who is crazy now, after reading the letter, he will definitely wilt.
Sure enough, after Asano read the letter, the Khan immediately came down, and this letter could kill him. Niwa Nagakoku's letter is not very long, but it is heart-wrenching. After briefly recalling the feudal kingdom's kindness to the Asano family, the opening chapter reminds Asano not to forget that he is a samurai and should be loyal to the lord and the emperor. Although the Asano people are in Manchuria at the moment, they should always be loyal to the emperor and contribute to the future of Japan, and they should also use their positions to provide some help for Japan's military development.
The main purpose of Niwa Nagaku's letter is that Asano wants to be in Manchuria, and Asano, as a Japanese, seems to be doing the same, but Asano knows that Gokoko will never agree. Using his position to help Japan's military development, that is, asking Asano to help Japan get some military technology and the like, this is basically to make Asano a spy. Goxinga is good to Asano, but he has not been very friendly to Japan, and has imposed a strict technical blockade on Japan. No matter who dares to leak the slightest bit of military technical information, Guoxinga will destroy him.
"Asano-kun?" Looking at Asano's complicated expression, Yoshimura was very happy, and Asano was entangled for more than ten minutes before Yoshimura opened his mouth and called him.
"Mr. Yoshimura, who the hell are you?" Asano finally reacted that this Yoshimura was not an ordinary person.
"He was born in the Sendai Domain, but in his early years, he followed Mr. Sakamoto Ryoma into the cause of the downfall, and now serves in the new government. This time I came to Manchuria under a pseudonym to urge Asano-kun to return to the right path and join hands to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor! Yoshimura explained it thoroughly.
"What do you want me to do?" Asano was entangled, and the letters of the feudal lord had a great influence on him, it was the master that their family had been loyal to for hundreds of years, and it was difficult for Asano to disobey his orders. But remembering that Tal, who had the grace of knowing him, and Goxinga, who had already come in to favor him, Asanoshi didn't want to betray him, so he kept struggling.
"Manchurian weapons are ahead of the world, and the sharpness of guns is really the first in the world, and if our Japanese empire wants to dominate the world, it cannot do without these things. Ordinary soldiers can get their hands on it, but it's hard to bring these things to the barracks, so the Empire hopes that you can find a way to get some out and send them back to China to study and research! Yoshimura looked at the embarrassed Asano and guessed that he had won it, so he got straight to the point and said what he wanted.
"How is this possible!" Although Asano knew that he was asked to be a spy, he didn't expect the Japanese government to be so thorough.
"Heavy weapons such as artillery and machine guns are not easy for a while, but aren't ordinary guns and bullets very simple? You have a pistol on you, and your guard has a rifle on you, go home and set a fire to it, and say that all these weapons are burned! "Before Yoshimura came, he knew that Asano would definitely shirk it, and he had already thought about it for Asano, so that Asano had no room to shirk.
"Ahh Asano was not only cornered, but also surprised that Yoshimura seemed to know a lot about the mercenary's weapon management system.
"In terms of heavy weapons, you can wait for the sea patrol drill, overturn two boats, and report one to float!" Yoshimura's plan is a complete package.
"It's a big deal!" Asano's whole body trembled.
"A samurai shouldn't be cowardly! And don't worry! You don't have to do these little things, you just give it a convenience, and there are loyal and brave people to operate it below. Yoshimura saw that Asano hadn't completely succumbed, and showed his hole cards slightly.
"What?" Asano was even more shocked this time, he never expected that some of his subordinates were already controlled by this Yoshimura.
"They will get things done, what you have to do is to control your troops, hold the weapons in your hands, and when the time comes, lead the emperor's warriors back to Japan!" Yoshimura had no scruples about telling the ultimate purpose of wooing Asano.
"Lead the troops to mutiny! How can North Manchuria give up, this will bring the disaster of national destruction to Japan! Asano imagined the outcome of his mutiny, and that Gokokoa would definitely go to war with Japan as a result.
"In the early stage, it was just that some well-trained and excellent soldiers returned to Japan one by one, and it would not cause a war, and the empire still needed Manchurian technology at the moment, and when you led your troops back under the imperial banner, it was the time when the imperial state started a war against Manchuria!" The Japanese government didn't want Asano to turn back immediately, they still needed to suck blood from Manchuria, and they didn't dare to start a war so early, but they had already foreseen a war against Manchuria.
"War on Manchuria!" Asano's mind was full of two words for a while.
"If the imperial kingdom wants to develop and then dominate the world, it must enter the mainland, and sooner or later there will be a war between it and Northern Manchuria!" Yoshimura said it very calmly.
"No, no, never!" Asano is really for the good of Japan at this time, if Japan starts a war with Manchuria, the result will definitely be the destruction of the country, and the elite combat power under the command of Guoxinga, Asano is still very clear.
"Asano-kun, you don't have to think about these things, for now, whether you want to or not, you must also be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and your mercenary division is in the hands of loyal people. And how can a husband be willing to be subordinate, Japanese mercenaries are like cheap servants in North Manchuria, and Japanese people are also discriminated against, you have also suffered a lot of anger over the years! Why not fight hard, win the reputation of loyalty, and achieve a thousand years of achievements. His Majesty the Emperor has decreed that if Asano-kun can be loyal and dedicated, he should return to Japan in the future and repay the king for today's merits as a general! Yoshimura dared to make it clear that he also had his capital, he just wanted to put huge pressure on Asano, and then use the mercenary officers he controlled to force Asano to compromise.
"Is it for the lackeys of other countries, or for the heroes of his country, Asano-kun thinks about it!" Yoshimura saw that Asano was already in a daze, so he immediately left a sentence and left.
Asano has indeed suffered a lot of humiliation over the years because of his Japanese nationality, and it is common for him to be looked down upon, and there was a moment when he was really moved, but in addition to the dead eye, the Japanese also have a trait, that is, they know how to respect the strong. How weak Japan is and how strong North Manchukuo is, Asano knows too well. He has a home in Northern Manchuria, a noble position, and he doesn't care about the illusory general. The Niwa clan's kindness to Asano-kun is also too meager, how can it be compared to the kindness of Tal and Gokokoa to Asano, so after Asano hesitated for a while, he immediately knew who he should be loyal to. The rise of Japan is not necessarily a matter of that year, if you are not careful, Asano will immediately have to be slashed all over the house, and he doesn't want to play with any emperor.
"Hurry up and go to a few people and get that Yoshimura back for me! The others follow me to the headquarters, I want to see His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief!" Asano rushed out of the teahouse like a gust of wind, mounted his horse and galloped to Tár's headquarters.