Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

He did not have the complicated thoughts like Nakamura and Itai, and immediately took the most direct action.

First, in accordance with the requirements of the telegram and based on what he had seen and heard on the Songjiang front, he wrote a report with extremely sharp and almost harsh wording.

In the report, he ruthlessly refuted the 10th Army's various excuses about "encountering force majeure" and listed in detail the "facts" of organizational chaos during the landing phase, poor pre-war reconnaissance, and disorganized command at all levels after encountering an ambush. Some of the situations were deliberately exaggerated or intensified by him.

It also emphasized the widespread fear of war and lax discipline in the troops.

He characterized the core of the report as the "subjective cowardice" and "incompetence of senior command" of the 10th Army, and directly suggested that the headquarters give serious admonitions to the senior management of the 10th Army and even make personnel adjustments.

This explosive report was sent directly back to the country through internal channels of the gendarmerie system.

After the report was issued, Yusuke Ichijo immediately gathered all the military police in the brigade and gave a brief and highly inflammatory speech.

He did not reveal the specific content of the secret telegram, but declared in his usual stern tone: "The recent defeat of the Tenth Army and the laxity of military discipline have seriously damaged the reputation of the Imperial Army!

"It is our duty as the military police to rectify the atmosphere and restore discipline with lightning speed! From now on, all units of the Tenth Army will be subject to the strictest inspections! No matter the officer or soldier, no matter the rank, no one will be exempted!"

The action then unfolded in an almost brutal manner.

Yusuke Ichijo personally led the team to set up checkpoints at the entrances and exits of the bases of the main divisions and regiments of the 10th Army.

These checkpoints were not just for show but real checkpoints. All personnel entering and leaving, regardless of rank, were required to disembark from their vehicles and undergo rigorous questioning and inspection.

All the boxes and cabinets of the vehicle must be opened, and even the chassis must be carefully inspected.

Yusuke Ichijo stood at the most important checkpoint like a gate god, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, exuding a cold aura that kept strangers away.

Conflict was inevitable almost from day one.

A major staff officer of the 10th Army was out in a car to perform urgent military duties. He got into a heated argument with the military police on duty because he refused to open a briefcase containing a combat map.

Upon hearing the news, Yusuke Ichijo rushed over and without waiting for the major to finish his explanation, he shouted sternly: "Military police are performing military duties and have the right to inspect all suspicious items! Anyone who dares to interfere will be severely punished according to the law!" The major was indignant and brought up the title of his own regiment commander in an attempt to put pressure on him.

Ichijo Yusuke's face was ice-cold, and his voice rose eight octaves: "Let alone a mere regimental commander, even a division commander or an army commander must abide by the army discipline when he comes here! Catch him!" The military police rushed forward like wolves and tigers, and detained the major and his vehicle on the spot.

This incident spread quickly within the Tenth Army and was regarded as a great disgrace.

. Similar frictions continued.

The military police followed the strict order and maintained a tough attitude, refusing to give an inch.

The officers and soldiers of the 10th Army were already feeling depressed because of the unfavorable war situation, and now they were being harassed and humiliated by "their own people", and their resentment quickly accumulated.

The soldiers privately cursed the military police as "Takazaki's mad dogs", while the officers were extremely indignant at Yusuke Ichijo's arrogance, and a trend of centrifugal force gradually emerged between the upper and lower levels.

The news eventually reached the ears of the Tenth Army's commander, Yanagawa Heisuke. This equally arrogant general was so enraged that he smashed his beloved ceramic teacup inside his headquarters and roared, "Ichijo Yusuke! How dare a vicious dog under Takazaki Takuto bully the Tenth Army!"

Mars has already splashed down.

In Shanghai, there were the elegant yet deadly official documents of Itai Yudai and the sinister and vicious rumors of Nakamura Shunsuke.

In Songjiang, it was Yusuke's rough and direct inspection post and harsh scolding without mercy.

These two seemingly isolated Mars, with the same will given by Zhou Zhengqing, began to look for the east wind that could set the whole prairie on fire on this land that had been repeatedly burned by war.

The Central China Expeditionary Force, a war behemoth that had just been integrated, had begun to clearly feel the piercing pain brought by this "nail" in its body.

A bigger storm is brewing rapidly in this pain.

The official letter delivered by the gendarmerie, which quoted from classics and was extremely harsh in wording, was like a huge rock thrown into a seemingly calm lake, causing huge waves in the Shanghai Expeditionary Force Headquarters.

General Matsui Iwane's adjutant, a middle-aged colonel known for his calmness, had his fingers trembling uncontrollably as he signed the document, which was also copied to all the major government offices in Kyoto.

He did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately presented it to Matsui Iwane, who was deducing the plan of attacking Wu Fu's national defense line in front of a huge military map.

When Matsui Iwane first received the document, he was still a little nonchalant, but his eyes froze when he glanced over those cold and accusatory words.

A trace of disbelief and surprise first crossed that face, which was full of wrinkles from years of military service and was intimidating without even being angry. Then it was completely taken over by surging anger, and the muscles on his cheeks even twitched uncontrollably.

"Bakayaro!" An extremely suppressed roar burst out from Matsui Iwane's throat. He slammed the document onto the table covered with maps, causing the teacup beside him to clang.

"What does he want to do?! How dare that young brat Takuto Takazaki and his group of brats be so presumptuous!

Using an unsolved attack case to openly question the discipline and command capabilities of our expeditionary forces?!"

The staff officers who were originally busy in the command center were frightened by this sudden thunderous wrath. They stopped their work, held their breath and lowered their heads, not daring to breathe.

Chief of Staff Major General Mamoru Iinuma quickly stepped forward, picked up the document and glanced through it, his brows furrowed.

"Commander, please calm down." Mamoru Iinuma kept his voice steady, trying to appease, "The Military Police's actions must have been instructed by the Military Police Commander Takuto Takazaki.

Its purpose is probably far more than just investigating the Yoshida attack case.

This official letter has been copied to such a wide range of people, clearly intending to escalate the situation and smear the image of our expeditionary forces as a whole. Their intentions are despicable!"

"Slander?" Matsui Iwane snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with coldness. "I think he's just jealous! He's jealous of me fighting bloody battles on the front lines, expanding the empire's territory!

And he, Takuto Takazaki, only knows how to hide in the back and play power games, and now he dares to bully me!

Immediately, in my name, send a telegram to Kyoto Headquarters! Sternly accuse Takazaki Takuto of the Tianjin Military Police Command and his subordinates of exceeding their authority, interfering in frontline military affairs, spreading false rumors, and undermining internal unity!

We demand that the headquarters immediately stop this shameless act and hold those responsible at the Military Police Headquarters accountable!"

"Hi!" Mamoru Iinuma bowed in response, but after a slight hesitation, he carefully asked, "Commander, should we...should we try to communicate directly with General Takazaki first?

Perhaps we can ask General Terauchi Hisaichi of the North China Front Army to mediate?

Complaining directly to the headquarters like this is too radical, and there is no room for maneuver. . . ”