The order was passed on, and the whole city was in an uproar. Because the garrison brigade defeated the Japanese army twice in a row, it won the victory in the defense battle of Shenyang.

The sudden need to evacuate the entire city made many citizens feel overwhelmed, and most people were unwilling to evacuate.

Less than three hours before the order was issued, Zang Shiyi, the governor of Fengtian Province and mayor of Shenyang City, who was responsible for coordinating the evacuation, came to Zhang Xinghan's brigade headquarters compound with a sad face.

"Commander Zhang, except for the more than 100,000 people who were evacuated from the countryside east of Shenyang, most of the people in the city are unwilling to evacuate." Zang Shiyi complained to Zhang Xinghan with a sad face.

"Oh? What's going on? Didn't you tell them that the retreat was an order from the National Government?" Zhang Xinghan asked.

"I have said it, but most of them are aborigines who have lived in Shenyang for generations. Some of them have great businesses. It is difficult to imagine how difficult it would be for them to abandon all of them and evacuate." Zang Shiyi continued intermittently with some hesitation. Said: "And...and..."

"And what? If you have anything to say, just say it." Zhang Xinghan said.

"Moreover, there has been opposition among the citizens in the city. Not only are they opposed to the evacuation of Shenyang, but they are also questioning you, Commander Zhang, saying that you have sworn to live and die with Shenyang, and the city will survive and the people will survive." Zang Shiyi said bravely.

Zhang Xinghan did not get angry after hearing this, but suddenly laughed, "Hahaha..."

"Commander Zhang, what do you think we should do about this matter?" Zang Shiyi asked tentatively, beating in his heart.

"In this way, you go and arrange to send those people who are willing to evacuate first. As for those who are unwilling to evacuate, tell them that the evacuation of our garrison brigade is in compliance with the order of Jiang Gong of the Nanjing National Government, and we have caused damage to the Japanese army twice in a row. There were heavy casualties. Why should our soldiers be afraid of death? We were afraid that after the Japanese broke through the city defenses, they would kill my Shenyang elders, so we decided to retreat...!

In short, Governor of Tibet, no matter what means or methods you use, you must evacuate the people in the city to Tongliao as much as possible. Of course, if there are people who are really unwilling to evacuate, they are willing to stay and be docile citizens of the Japanese and slaves of the subjugated country. , and leave him alone!

Of course, if someone is really unwilling to leave his hometown and has relatives from nearby cities to defect to him, he can also be allowed to leave on his own," Zhang Xinghan said.

"This..." Although Zhang Xinghan's order was a bit overwhelming, Zang Shiyi looked at his unquestionable face and had to lower his head and said: "Okay, Zang will do his best."

…………………………

Honjo Shige had already received his "ship ticket" to return home, and the new commander Nanjiro unexpectedly arrived in Port Arthur early to take office.

And announced the punishment of Seishiro Itagaki and Kanji Ishihara from the base camp in person.

After learning that he could still serve in the Kwantung Army, Itagaki Seishiro was overjoyed and did not care at all about the punishment of his dismissal from the base camp.

Nanjiro also had some skills in controlling people. He knew that when he took office as a new official, he would have to rely on Itagaki Seishiro, Ishihara Kanji and others for many things in order to integrate into this new position as soon as possible.

Therefore, on the order of the commander of the Kwantung Army, he established a separate operational investigation and processing team for the Manchuria Incident, with Seishiro Itagaki as the team leader.

Kanji Ishihara remained at the headquarters and continued to serve as a staff officer.

This investigation and processing team, in fact, the mission assigned to it by Nanjiro is a spy agency similar to the Special High School Action Team.

It was specially established to deal with the situation after the September 18th Incident.

There are no specific mission targets, but it can have a hand in everything involving the Manchurian Incident.

To put it bluntly, in order to establish a good relationship with Seishiro Itagaki as a superior and subordinate, Nanjiro gave him a temporary position so that he could be commanded and utilized more easily.

Seishiro Itagaki was indeed an outstanding talent of the Japanese Empire.

As soon as this investigation and processing team was established, he obtained an important piece of information through his friend Kenji Doihara, who had just returned to Manchuria from China and had been responsible for assisting the Special High School Section in conducting espionage activities in China for a long time.

Taonan garrison envoy Zhang Haipeng and Dongbian Dao garrison envoy Yu Zhishan sent people to have the idea of ​​​​changing flags and joining the Kwantung Army.

Itagaki Seishiro did not hesitate and immediately sent someone to invite Zhang Haipeng and Yu Zhishan to Dalian to plot their surrender.

In order to show respect and sincerity, Itagaki Seishiro personally met with Zhang Haipeng and Yu Zhishan.

As senior generals of the Feng clan, Zhang Haipeng and Yu Zhishan proposed to Itagaki Seishiro that the Taoliao and Shancheng towns should be separated, and that they each serve as commanders of security and security as a condition for surrendering to the Japanese.

Itagaki Seishiro did not dare to make the decision privately, so he immediately bid farewell to the two of them and returned to the Kwantung Army headquarters in Lushun to report to the new commander Nanjiro.

"Your Excellency General, Zhang Haipeng and Yu Zhishan have agreed to join the Imperial Army." Itagaki Seishiro paused and said, "But they have some conditions and want the Imperial Army to support the independence of their jurisdiction."

"Zhang Haipeng? Yu Zhishan?" Nanjiro looked at Itagaki in confusion.

"What the general doesn't know is that they are the Taonan garrison envoy and the Dongbian Dao garrison envoy of the Northeastern Army respectively. They are also very senior in the Northeastern Army, especially Zhang Haipeng. He and Zhang Zuolin had the Golden Orchid Alliance. They were in the Northeast.

He is quite prestigious within the army. If the imperial army can get his help, it will be of great help to us in comprehensively attacking and occupying the three provinces of Manchuria."

"Since they want to join the Imperial Army, they should show sincerity to the Imperial Army to show their loyalty. Why do they dare to put forward conditions?" Nanjiro said disapprovingly.

Itagaki Seishiro lowered his head and explained: "General, the Chinese have a proverb. I wonder if the general has heard of it."

"Please speak." Nanjiro gestured with his hands raised.

"Being a bitch and wanting to build a memorial arch describes a person who has done bad things but also wants a good reputation. Zhang Haipeng and Yu Zhishan have this mentality. For such people, Beizong believes that they can be better controlled and can do better for them."

It is used by the Imperial Army to contribute to the Japanese Empire." Itagaki Seishiro explained and analyzed.

Nanjiro seemed to understand. He nodded and muttered: "You will be solely responsible for this matter, Mr. Itagaki. Local reinforcements cannot arrive in a short time. We are short of troops. I hope Zhang Haipeng and Yu Zhishan can serve as the imperial army."

Use them to their due effect!”

"Hai, please rest assured, General, you will do your best for your humble duty!" Itagaki Seishiro suddenly lowered his head.

Before Itagaki Seishiro could leave, Ishihara Wanji, who was still serving as a staff officer at the headquarters, suddenly walked in hurriedly.

Ignoring greeting Seishiro Itagaki, Ishihara Wanji saluted Nanjiro and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, we have just received the latest news from the lurking personnel at the Shenyang Station of the Super High School. Commander Zhang Xinghan of the Shenyang Garrison Brigade has ordered the evacuation of the entire city."

"What?" Nanjiro and Itagaki Seishiro were both shocked.

"Ishihara-kun, is this news accurate? Where are the Shina people planning to evacuate?" Before Nanjiro could ask, Itagaki Seishiro asked first.

"It's true. The report from the Special High School Division said that Zang Shiyi, the former mayor of Shenyang City, has begun mobilizing and evacuating the people in the city. It is still unclear where to evacuate, but I think the special high school agents will be able to investigate soon. Got it." Ishihara smiled.

"Hey, it seems that the diplomatic pressure from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been effective, but why on earth did the commander of the Northeastern Army in Shenyang City want to evacuate the entire city?" Nanjiro nodded happily but said in confusion.

"Your Excellency General, I think Zhang Xinghan wants to leave an empty city for the imperial army so that we can get nothing. You must know that Shenyang is the largest and richest city in Fengtian Province and even the entire Manchuria. Among other things, Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army Major assets, such as the Shenyang Arsenal, are located in Shenyang, which shows how sinister Zhang Xinghan’s intention to evacuate the entire city was," Ishihara Wanji analyzed.

"Bagaya Road, Zhang Xinghan is very cunning and hateful. He must not be allowed to evacuate Shenyang. We must find a way to stop him!" Nanjiro was furious when he heard this.

"General, please don't be anxious. Shenyang has a huge population of hundreds of thousands. Evacuating all of them cannot be accomplished overnight. Our top priority right now is to figure out the retreat route and destination of the Chinese people. Only then can we So we can formulate countermeasures to stop it!" Itagaki Seishiro hurriedly suggested.

"Yes." Nanjiro nodded, and said to Ishihara Wanji and Itagaki Seishiro: "Order the intelligence department to closely monitor the movements of Shenyang China's military and civilians, and figure out their retreat route and destination as soon as possible."
Chapter completed!