Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

"Hey! I'm incompetent and have failed your trust!" Yanagawa Heisuke's voice was filled with guilt and pressure. "The soldiers have done their best, but... the Chinese army's firepower deployment and use of terrain are indeed..."

Matsui Iwane didn't let him continue, and subtly changed the subject: "The difficulties on the front line are understandable, but the constraints in the rear are heartbreaking." He sighed meaningfully.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and Yanagawa Heisuke obviously understood what Matsui was referring to.

His voice was filled with suppressed anger: "Your Excellency, you mean... the gendarmerie?

That bastard, Yusuke Ichijo, is really going too far! He intercepted another batch of my medical supplies today, saying he wanted to verify the source!

The wounded on the front lines were bleeding and dying, but he... " Liu Chuan's voice rose an octave due to excitement, but he quickly suppressed it.

"Alas, it's not just Ichijo Yusuke." Matsui Iwane's voice was chilling, "On my side, the military police's chief of staff, that bastard Nakamura Shunsuke, is also constantly causing trouble for us.

Various reports are pouring into Kyoto like snowflakes. Yanagawa-kun, have you received the telegram from the General Staff Headquarters?"

Mentioning the telegram from headquarters, Yanagawa Heisuke's voice was clearly filled with panic: "Yes... yes, sir! The military said they would send an investigation team!

This... This is a complete false accusation by that bastard Yusuke Ichijo! He wants to kill my Tenth Army!"

"Whether it's a false accusation or not is not important now." Matsui Iwane's voice was as cold as iron: "What's important is that Tokyo has lost patience with us.

The Xicheng defense line has been unable to be breached, the casualties are staggering, and coupled with the constant supply of "dirty material" from the military police... Yanagawa-kun, will our political enemies in Tokyo and those who envy our position let this opportunity slip by?

He paused, letting the fear ferment in Liu Chuan's heart, and then slowly said: "Once the investigation team confirms the charges of "ineffective command" and "lax military discipline" that led to the defeat of the war, I am afraid that what awaits you and me will not be as simple as dismissal and investigation.

A military tribunal... is the best possible outcome." He emphasized the word "military tribunal" deliberately.

From the other end of the phone came the heavy breathing of Heisuke Yanagawa, who was obviously frightened by the terrible prospect described by Matsui.

"But...but General! We are attacking with all our might! If you give us a little more time, we will definitely be able to break through Xicheng..."

"Time?" Matsui Iwane sneered: "Do we still have time? Will the military police give us time?

Will Tokyo give us time? Liuchuan-kun, don't you see it yet? Zhou Zhengqing and his military police are determined to bring us down! The longer the war drags on, the better it is for them!

They wish we would be pinned down forever on this damned defense line in Xicheng!"

The secret room was dead silent, with only the hissing sound of electricity.

Matsui Iwane knew that the time was almost right.

He lowered his voice, and his tone became more serious and dangerous than ever before:

"Yanagawa-kun, you and I are now in the same boat. If the boat capsizes, no one will survive. If we want to break the impasse, we must first resolve the internal troubles.

Otherwise, we will bleed in front of us, be constrained in the rear, and never have peace, and we will all perish together in the end!"

Yanagawa Heisuke seemed to have a premonition of something, and his voice trembled a little: "Sir...what do you mean?"

"What I mean," Matsui Iwane said clearly, each word emphasized, "is that we can no longer sit idly by and watch the military police's rampages! We must take decisive measures to immediately control the military police. Then we will go all out, concentrate all our forces, and crush the Chinese army on the Xicheng defense line in one fell swoop!"

"What?! Control the military police?!" Yanagawa Heisuke exclaimed in shock, almost unable to believe his ears: "Your Excellency the General! This... This is too risky!

The military police are an independent system, directly responsible to the Emperor! If we do this, it will be tantamount to mutiny! We will be regarded as treasonous!

"Risk?" Matsui Iwane's voice suddenly rose, with a desperate sternness: "Isn't sitting there and waiting to die a risk?!

"When the investigation team arrives and escorts us back to Tokyo, we'll be doomed! Yanagawa-kun, do you want to be tried in a military court by those bureaucrats?!"

He didn't give Yanagawa a chance to refute and continued, "Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures! We don't need to harm them, we just need to temporarily 'restrict' their activities and cut off their connection with the outside world, especially with Kyoto and Tianjin!"

They could claim it was to protect the confidentiality of military intelligence on the front lines, or... just say they were infected with an acute disease and needed to be isolated!

As long as we can quickly break through the Xicheng defense line and capture Nanjing! Use a brilliant victory to prove our worth to Tokyo!

Who will care what means we used then? The victor is not to be blamed!" Matsui Iwane said firmly, his eyes red.

Matsui Iwane is like most Japanese people. Japan loves gambling the most.

Put everything down and gamble everything you have just to win the final victory, subconsciously not thinking about the consequences of failure!

This may be related to Japan's small land area.

This makes the Japanese inherently full of the spirit of giving it a try.

This way of handling things is the same even if it is magnified to the top level or elevated to the national level.

Bet on the fate of the country! Give it a try!

From the Russo-Japanese War, the First Sino-Japanese War, to the current war of aggression against China, it has been like this...

Heisuke Yanagawa was struggling violently inside.

He hated the military police to the core, but taking direct action to control them was a step too big.

He hesitated and said, "But... Your Excellency, I have already... I have sent people to Tianjin to try to get through Commander Takuto Takazaki.

Maybe... maybe there's still room for improvement?

After all, we are all imperial soldiers, so why bother... "

"Pedantic!" Matsui Iwane interrupted him harshly, his tone filled with disdain and anxiety: "Yanagawa-kun! You are too naive! Zhou Zhengqing dared to do this, there must be some support behind him that we don't know about!

You're trying to smooth things over? That's like throwing a meat bun at a dog, only to end up humiliating yourself! He's already wishing we were dead!

What will you do if he accepts your favor and continues to stab you in the back?! By then we won’t even have a chance to resist!

Matsui Iwane used his final trump card, his tone as cold as a venomous snake: "Yanagawa-kun, I don't have time to waste with you anymore!

This is an order! If you don't follow it, or if the news leaks out...

Well, before the investigation team arrives, I don't mind reporting to Tokyo first. The reason why the Tenth Army's attack was ineffective was entirely because Commander Yanagawa misled the commander and had an ambiguous relationship with the military police system, which led to a missed opportunity!

At that time, all the responsibilities will be borne by you alone!"

This was a naked threat! Yanagawa Heisuke felt a chill run down his spine when he heard it.

He knew that Matsui Iwane could definitely do it.

In the face of life and death, the friendship between colleagues is as thin as paper.

If he didn't agree, Matsui Iwane would sacrifice him without hesitation to save himself.