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Chapter 103 Driving Away Wolves to Devour Tigers!

New Year's Eve.

On the last day of 1929, too many things happened in Fengtian, whether to the people of Fengtian, the invaders, or even the high-ranking officers of the Northeast Army.

Everyone will remember this day.

That demon star who once caused chaos and upheaval in Tianjin.

In Fengtian, the bloodshed was so severe that it was even more terrifying than in Tianjin.

At least in Tianjin, they did not massacre the Japanese; they were only at the level of assassinating their leaders.

Upon arriving in Fengtian, they were met with terrorist attacks and bloody massacres, with over a hundred Japanese killed in a single day. In the past three years, the number of Japanese soldiers killed in Fengtian had not exceeded a hundred!
They also burned down the Fengtian Garrison Headquarters and killed Kenji Kawashima, the head of the Special Higher Police, and the chief instructor of the Fengtian Kwantung Army.

Retreat safely!

Hundreds of people came early in the morning to sweep the ground and wash away the bloodstains.

The entire Japanese consular district was in a state of panic; everyone knew that something terrible had happened in Fengtian.

The Japanese, accustomed to acting with impunity in Fengtian, were unable to adapt to the sudden appearance of a menacing figure like Chen Zhan. They joined together to petition the headquarters, demanding Chen Zhan's immediate arrest.

This also put pressure on the Northeast Army, forcing them to cooperate and stabilize the situation in Fengtian.

This force was one that even the commander of the Japanese Kwantung Army, Taro Tanaka, dared not ignore.

In this day and age, anyone who can invest in China is either financially powerful or has a complex web of relationships.

Companies like Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Industries are large conglomerates with countless military connections behind them, making it difficult for Taro Tanaka to offend them.

These financial magnates were also among the supporters of the entire Asiatic battlefield.

It can be said that they are all in the same boat, whether they prosper or suffer.

But these people's petitions also gave Tanaka Taro a headache. Did he not want to kill them?

Damn it, even with a terrifying martial artist like Chen Zhan around, he doesn't dare leave the headquarters.

If you can ambush Kenji Kawashima on the road, why can't you ambush him?
Tanaka Taro was furious, but he also knew Chen Zhan's cunning. Back in Tianjin, hundreds of gang members and samurai had surrounded and intercepted him, but he had managed to escape.

We searched all night yesterday, but found nothing except the deaths of more than a dozen people.

Moreover, the key point is that if you split up your forces to search, you'll be outnumbered, and if you find them, you won't be able to defeat them, resulting in heavy casualties.

If there are hundreds of people in a team, the commotion is so great that it's impossible to find them.

And all those Kwantung Army soldiers were used to search the city, and they weren't doing anything else?

Therefore, the search and arrest operation was significantly reduced starting from the second day.

Only the Black Dragon Society remained, still patrolling the streets regularly. In just two days, Chen Zhan killed dozens more ronin samurai.

The Black Dragon Society also gave up.

Tanaka Taro ordered that the Japanese should not make any more unnecessary sacrifices.

Instead, he wrote a letter by hand, signed and stamped it, and sent it to the Marshal's Mansion in Fengtian.

Soon, the Marshal's Mansion became lively.

Many high-ranking generals of the Northeast Army rushed from inside and outside the city, and Yu Zhihao, the police chief, also arrived.

After reading the letter, everyone's faces turned so grim they could drip water.

They were all high-ranking officials in Fengtian, so they were naturally aware of what Chen Zhan had done, and they were secretly relieved and worried.

Some radicals were relieved and excited, believing that evil people would eventually be punished by evil people. If it weren't for the great implications, they would have liked to fight the Japanese with real swords and guns.

However, most of the top leaders believed that things should proceed smoothly, the situation in Northeast China should be stabilized, and development should proceed gradually.

Now a madman has appeared among the common people. Since ancient times, there have been many extraordinary people among the common people. It is normal for him to dislike the Japanese, but it has nothing to do with the high-ranking officials in Fengtian.

However, this also raises concerns: Chen Zhan went too far.
This enraged Tanaka Taro, who immediately sent the order to the General's Mansion. The more conservative high-ranking officials read it and sighed repeatedly.

They believed that Chen Zhan did not understand their good intentions.

What is the purpose of going to such lengths to stabilize the situation?
If a full-scale conflict were to break out, what would happen to the 20 to 30 million people in Northeast China? How many would die or be injured?
Although life is tough now, and we have to depend on others, at least we can still survive.

Many people share this view. "Bang!"

"Tanaka Taro is going too far! Isn't this a blatant threat of war? Damn it, if you ask me, let's go get him!"

"He almost blew me to death last time, I haven't settled the score with him yet."

The speaker was a middle-aged man. If Chen Zhan and Ye Ning were present, they would recognize him as the middle-aged general who had led the group on the train that day.

"Staff Officer Yang, calm down. If a real battle breaks out, do you think your forces are enough to defeat the Kwantung Army?"

Do you know how many troops and weapons the Japanese transported after they occupied the South Manchuria Railway?

"Didn't you see it with your own eyes a few days ago?"

"If a fight breaks out, hundreds of thousands of people in the city and tens of millions of people in Northeast China will be at risk. Are you going to take responsibility?"

The pro-war and pro-peace factions argued endlessly.

Yu Zhihao couldn't say anything here; he could only speak at the very end, when the letter had just reached him.

One glance and his anger instantly rose to his throat.

The Japanese are shameless and perverted.

Many years ago, the Japanese began to take advantage of the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China to sign a series of unequal treaties, such as the Boxer Protocol and the Sino-Japanese Treaty on the Three Eastern Provinces.

The "South Manchurian Railway Annex," a narrow, elongated area centered on the railway with a total area of ​​approximately 482 square kilometers, was regarded as a "state within a state."

The regulations stipulated that the Northeast Army was not allowed to enter the affiliated territories, and even restricted the Northeast Army's troop deployment and exercises within a certain range around the affiliated territories.

If that were all, it would have been fine. Based on this, the Kwantung Army continued to squeeze the Northeast Army's defensive space and also tried to undermine the Northeast Army's determination to resist from within by spreading statements such as "the Northeast Army is powerless to fight against the Japanese Army" and "only by cooperating with Japan can we ensure safety." They also tried to induce some Northeast Army generals to compromise.

They were simultaneously winning hearts and minds and seizing territory.

Since last year, Japan has been dissatisfied with its 482 square kilometers of territory and has continued to expand, clashing with the Northeast Army stationed on the border, killing dozens and capturing more than 100 soldiers.

Despite numerous attempts to negotiate, no agreement has been reached.

Moreover, during the expansion process, railways were continuously built, and land was forcibly acquired at low prices or even directly seized from the people of Northeast China. The original inhabitants were forcibly evicted, left homeless, and directly arrested.

To date, thousands of people have been arrested!
With a single document, Tanaka Taro demanded that Chen Zhan be exchanged for these civilians and soldiers.

They gave the Northeast Army ten days, but they couldn't hand over the man.

Execute them all!

They used ruthless methods to drive away wolves and devour tigers.

What we want is for our own people to kill each other so we can reap the benefits.

Not to mention that they didn't know where this demon star was or what his identity was, even if they did know, would they just give in to the Japanese and hand over Chen Zhan?
What about next time?

Next time, just arrest some civilians and make sure they hand over Yu Zhihao, Staff Officer Yang, and even more high-ranking generals.

What to do?
This is an absolutely incomprehensible deal.

However, many times, if one's own interests are not involved, then it is not considered a bottom line.

In the midst of the debate, the peace faction gained the upper hand and gradually set the tone.

"Chen Zhan, the Demon Star, is an extremely unstable factor. His wanton slaughter has caused panic in the city. It is hard to guarantee that he will not go on a killing spree and harm the people of the country."

"Find him and hand him over, that would be good!"

Despite Staff Officer Yang's objections, the final decision was made: sacrificing Chen Zhan alone was nothing for the sake of peace and stability.

Yu Zhihao had no say, but he was the one tasked with carrying out the orders.
Yu Zhihao made excuses about insufficient manpower, but the Fengtian Police Station really didn't have many people, and there simply weren't enough for the entire search.

The only option is to call in troops from outside the city.

Then post big-character posters offering a reward.

The next day, Chen Zhan saw a large-character poster on the street that was exactly the same as the one in Tianjin, and it felt like a different world.

(End of this chapter)