There are many reminiscences about the Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan, and the weather in the Kanto disaster area is cloudy in the reminiscences. In fact, it was a very sunny day in the Kanto region in those days, but Tokyo was burning, Yokohama was burning, the fire was relentlessly engulfing one block after another, the smoke obscured the sun, and the sky in Tokyo was still dark after dawn on September 2nd.

When Kita Ikki woke up, he didn't know what time it was. In the gloomy sky, there was the heat of the autumn tiger, the heat of the nearby fire brought by the wind, and of course, the smell of the excrement of the victims gathered near the university.

None of this mattered to Kita Ikki, and he stood up and saw an area covered by an unknown number of victims. With so many people centering on the playground of Kenju University, it seemed to unfold infinitely, which made Kita Yihui feel scared for a while.

Last night, Kita Yihui finally remembered to mobilize the masses, and he and his students shouted to the victims who had already stayed at the reclamation university not to crowd, and personally led people to hold torches for the victims to settle on the spot. Bei Yihui and the others were exhausted, and the victims who had experienced a panic in the afternoon were also exhausted, so when they encountered a large group of people coming over and shouting that there were already people in front of them, don't move forward, and the victims also obeyed the order.

Kita Yihui and the others stopped the victims from walking around, and at the same time ordered the victims who had already settled in the reclamation university to find wood to make a fire, the street lamps had long been unusable, and piles of bonfires had finally illuminated the vicinity of the reclamation university. The victims were not fools, and finally saw that there was indeed a sea of people in front of them, so they stopped farther away under the arrangement of Kita Yihui's expanded team.

Working late into the night, we were able to avoid a mass stampede that might have been triggered by the victims running around in the dark. Kita Ikki's physical strength has been almost completely exhausted. He asked the students to work in groups to maintain order, and he wanted to sit down and rest, but he just tilted his head and fell asleep unconsciously.

At this time, looking at the countless victims under the dim sky, Kita Yihui felt a sense of relief in his heart, and then he felt a panic. In China, it is not uncommon for so many people to gather together, and large-scale construction has been carried out throughout China in recent years, especially in the construction of water conservancy facilities. Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people together to temporarily rest camps are also boundless.

But! There is a lot of food behind those camps, and a strong social management system, and breakfast must have been prepared before dawn in the camps, waiting for everyone to get up and eat immediately. There was nothing in the makeshift gathering place for the victims of the disaster in Tokyo, and some children were woken up from hunger in the morning and began to cry. From time to time, aftershocks occurred, and although the shaking of the ground frightened many people, the aftershocks quickly passed. Since yesterday afternoon, there have been many aftershocks in Tokyo, and the victims of the disaster have already begun to get used to it, so there has been no disturbance.

Just when Kita Ikki didn't know what to do next, he saw a small team of Japanese soldiers and police officers appear on the "passage" spontaneously vacated by the crowd. It wasn't a passage either, it was just that it was a few places that were not suitable for human rest and were cultivated in some areas that the victims naturally avoided.

The goal of these people seemed obvious, and they went straight to the center of this large area of victims, that is, the three flags that Kita Yihui had ordered to be erected. Originally, these three flags were not close to each other, and they were originally set up by Kita Yihui to distinguish the types of victims. However, after a large number of victims gathered, these three flags have long lost their original role. If you look at it from a very long distance, you can see three stubborn flags standing together in the vast sea of victims. These three flags are so eye-catching, so high, that you can't even pay attention to them.

From the perspective of the victims, those wearing military uniforms and police clothes are also very conspicuous. They represent the power of the government, and the organized presence of these people means that the Japanese government behind them has not collapsed. As the mixed army marched towards the victims, the Japanese got up to make way for them. After the soldiers passed by, the Japanese victims got up and waited to see what the soldiers and police would say.

When the group of soldiers finally reached the flag, Kita Yihui noticed that a large number of victims had stood up and looked at these soldiers with expectant eyes.

The soldiers walked to the Japanese flag with gloomy faces before stopping, looking up at the national flag, their faces became even more gloomy, and one of the leaders shouted, "Who is the commander here?" ”

Hearing this shout, everyone's eyes near the Japanese flag fell on Kita Ikki, and there was no need to use words anymore, and the eyes of the soldiers and police also fell on Kita Ikki, Nakasa looked Kita Ikki up and down, and Kita Ikki's identity was not visible from Kita Ikki's dress, "Are you the commander here?" The second lieutenant was a little more polite.

"I'm only temporarily in charge of the order of the Reclamation University." Kita Yihui did not charge his head.

"Are you the one who erected these flags here?" Nakasa asked.

This question was really unexpected by everyone around him, but Nakasa's question did not stop there, and he continued to ask in a gloomy tone, "What are you going to do when you put up the military flag?" ”

Kita Yihui was stunned, yes, what is he going to do? In China, no matter what natural disasters are encountered, as long as China's five-star red flag and the August 1 military flag are erected, the masses in China's disaster-stricken areas can feel a lot of stability. So in a hurry, Kita Yihui almost instinctively ordered people to erect two flags. At this time, Bei Yihui also understood that he was indeed trespassing.

Nakasa didn't want to say anything more, he first said to the people behind him, "Take off those two flags." Then he turned to Kita and said, "You come with us." ”

The soldiers quickly knocked down the "flagpole" and pulled down three flags. The police had already grabbed Kita Ikki's arm one by one, and the mixed force of soldiers and police began to leave with Kita Ikki.

The students looked at each other one by one, they never expected that the Japanese army would come to this hand, and what Ikita Kazuki and the students who followed him did after the earthquake would have no problem even if they were publicly recognized. How could the students have imagined that they would be treated so unreasonably.

As for being taken away by the military and police, Kita Ikki has no objections. From the Japanese government's point of view, if someone suddenly hangs up these two flags in the disaster area, it is inevitable that they will be nervous, and China has an idiom of raising up the pole, and Japan also has a tradition that as long as a sufficient number of people are gathered in a disaster year, and then a banner is raised, it is a natural thing to rebel. The army was so frightened by these flags that it could not be said that they were all in trouble.

When the students came up to stop the soldiers, Kita Yihui asked the students to retreat. But before the words fell, the police had already come up and arrested the students led by them. "Take them all away!" Nakasa ordered.

The students had been working on the disaster and had no intention of rebelling against the Japanese government, not to mention that they had not eaten or drunk anything for most of the day. In the face of the army's heavy-handed tactics, the remaining students retreated. I watched as the soldiers and police took away Kita and some of the students.

In the world, the Japanese military is by no means a problem with doing so, and it cannot even be called a moral problem. Not to mention that in 1923, even in the 21st century, one of the main tasks of the armies of all countries other than the Chinese army was to suppress their own masses. Chen Ke has such confidence in the moral level of the people's army that he clearly pointed this point out in the political education of the cadre school, "The army is the most violent unit in the state's violent institutions, so the Chinese army, as a people's army, as an army under the leadership of the party, must have a higher moral standard than the ordinary people." We must do this, because the socialist system itself is indeed superior to other systems. We have the political vision, as well as the political capacity, to create a real people's army. ”

After learning this, Kita Ikki didn't think that there was anything wrong with being rough treated by the army, and when he was taken away by the police, Kita Ikki even had a dark joy in his heart. If he hadn't been taken away, he would have to face so many disaster victims' next arrangement. Kita Ikki is now not in China, but in Japan. He can't afford to take on the heavy responsibilities that lie ahead. Purely from the perspective of Bei Yihui's interests, when the donkey skills are poor, when there is nothing to do, it is a good thing to be arrested before making a mistake. In the future, accusations against Kita Ichiki in all aspects of his capabilities have lost their basis. What you can see is everything that Kita Ikki did for the victims of the disaster with all his strength.

Therefore, Bei Yihui did not resist or fight, and obediently followed the soldiers and police, and a lot of unnecessary injuries could be avoided by adopting this method.

On the way to a nearby police station, Kita Ikki saw a lot of soldiers and police on the street. When they saw people coming out of the ruins, they began to investigate. The ferocity of his attitude is far more brutal than that of the soldiers and police who arrested Kita Ichiki. Because Kita Yihui did not resist or defend, after the police took Kita Yihui out of the crowd of victims, they just monitored Bei Yihui and did not let him run away in private. But it's no longer holding Kita Ikki left and right.

The police and soldiers who check those suspicious people on the street will pick them up and smell them under their noses when they find valuables on them, especially gold and silver jewelry. When they smell a strange smell, they press the suspicious person to the ground and die on the spot. Either they were shot to death or stabbed to death with bayonets, and some irascible soldiers directly cut off the heads of theft suspects with sabers. Japan's violent apparatus has taken action and is using high-handed means to suppress any disturbances in the affected areas of Tokyo.

The students who were originally following Bei Yihui were still trying to justify, but after seeing this brutal killing scene, they also obediently shut their mouths.

After the group was taken to the nearby police station, they saw that many people had already been brought here, and Nakasa, who was the leader, looked at the police station full of people and asked sharply, "What's the matter?" ”

"They're all thieves who have been caught." Someone reported back.

Zhong Zuoden was furious, "Do these people still need to be locked up?" Drag them all out and behead them. Hang your head and write a sign that they are thieves. ”

Seeing the stunned and overwhelmed appearance of the people below, Nakasa went up and slapped the subordinates in front of him twice. Then he roared, "Yaga! You're going to get rid of these bastards now! ”

Seeing that Nakasa's eyes showed a cannibalistic expression, the subordinates in front of him immediately went to carry out Nakasa's order. Nakasa watched his subordinates begin to drag the thieves outside, and after hearing the gunshots outside, he took Kita Yihui and others into the police station in anger.

The executions were swift, and within an hour, the cells of the police station were empty. And Nakasa's questioning of Kita Ichiki and others is almost over.

Bei Yihui does not regard himself as a hero who saves the people at all, he just answers what he did and why he did it. No explanation, no questioning. After Nakazo confirmed the confessions of Kita Yihui and several other students, he said with a cold expression: "Aren't you afraid of accidents when you gather so many people?" A quilt factory was about the size of a blanket, and tens of thousands of people fled in it, all burned to death inside. How dare you be?! ”

Kita Yihui didn't understand after hearing this, but since that Nakasa said so, it shouldn't be a joke. Nakasa is indeed not joking, before he went to Kita Yihui, he had just returned from the military clothing factory. The military clothing factory had an open space about the size of a stadium that was filled with tens of thousands of evacuees after the earthquake. There is no fire around this place, and it is safe for the time being. Before the crowd had time to rejoice in escaping the tiger's mouth, the fire quickly rushed here from all directions, and the fire surrounded the clothing factory at the fastest speed, and the encirclement became smaller and smaller. The victims trapped in the encirclement were in a mess, scurrying around like headless flies, trampled to death, if not burned by the fire. All exits were blocked by fire, and people had no way out. The fire began to consume everyone's life. Thick smoke completely enveloped the place, and many people suffocated to death due to lack of oxygen. None of the 32,000 people who took refuge here were spared, and the scene was horrible.

As soon as Nakasa came out of there, he heard that tens of thousands of people had gathered near the Reclamation University, and he hurried over, seeing that nothing had happened, and the fear in Nakasa's heart caused great anger. That's why Bei Yihui and others were arrested. This is not only because of anger, but Nakasa is not a fool, if he does not arrest the leader, there will be no possibility of evacuating the victims later.

Just as the interrogation was about to end, someone outside ran in and whispered something in Nakasa's ear, Nakasa's brows furrowed deeply, he stood up and said, "Put these people in the cell first." Then he followed his subordinates in stride.

The empty cell was very quiet, and Kita Yihui sat down on the straw mat on the ground, feeling a sense of peace in his heart. What fate will be there in the future, at least now he finally has a government to "rely on".

Kita Ikki can pick a pick, but the Japanese government can't be relaxed. The Japanese cabinet is arguing as fiercely as usual. Prime Minister Gonbei Yamamoto asked Yoshiichi Tanaka in a loud voice, "Why did Tanaka-kun prevent requests for assistance from China?" ”

Yoshiichi Tanaka replied with a cold face: "If we ask China for assistance, China will definitely put forward conditions to us. ”

In terms of Japan's current international relations, Britain should be the closest to Japan. But China is the only one that can support Japan at the national level. In terms of distance and national strength, China is the only one that can support Japan. Moreover, it was the Chinese minister to Japan who was the first to make a statement of assistance to Japan.

However, as far as Sino-Japanese relations are concerned, what the Japanese side is most worried about is that China will take advantage of the fire to rob them. Tokyo is burning, and Yokohama is burning, and the fire shows no signs of extinguishing at all. The Kanto Plain, the most important in Japan, has been completely destroyed. The more statistics come, the more the cabinet descends into despair. The ports of Tokyo and Yokohama, which are home to the largest number of Japanese ships, were completely destroyed by the tsunami. According to rough estimates, at least more than 5,000 ships were destroyed by the tsunami. Japan is extremely dependent on sea freight, and it is now a big problem to ship supplies from other regions to Tokyo. The only thing to be thankful for is that because of the big problem of the brigade, the Japanese navy is not in the Tokyo area. It's on the other side of the Sea of Japan. If a large number of warships were destroyed by the tsunami, the Japanese cabinet would not know how to deal with the problems that followed.

Yoshiichi Tanaka firmly opposed the request for assistance from China, "Prime Minister Yamamoto, now we must be prepared to guard against China. ”

Without waiting for Yamamoto to speak, the Minister of Finance, Takahashi Seikiyo, said, "We can prepare, but what about after we make preparations?" ”

"Huh?" Yoshiichi Tanaka frowned and looked at Takahashi Shikiyo.

Takahashi did not flinch at all, but stared at Tanaka Yoshiichi, "Tanaka-kun, let me ask you what happens after you are ready to guard against China?" ”