Volume 2: War breaks out Chapter 12: Visit to Japan (Part 2)
Ji Xiaobin called several other key staff officers, asked the Japanese liaison officer for two jeeps, and then went directly to the city of Nagasaki.
During the visit, sailors were not allowed to go ashore at will. However, this rule did not apply to Ji Xiaobin, who had just been promoted to brigadier general. Liao Hanxiang and Wu Xianyu turned a blind eye and did not stop Ji Xiaobin and his party.
Nagasaki has hundreds of years of history as a commercial port. Nagasaki is the fourth largest commercial city in Japan and the largest commercial city on Kyushu Island.
Although the city's population is less than 300,000, there are many shops and many offices opened by foreign companies.
The Japanese liaison officer who led the way brought Ji Xiaobin and his party to the Lijia Japanese pub. Of course, it was a purely Japanese kind, and they had to take off their shoes when entering.
"Renhao, have you heard of the Japanese female body sushi?"
Hao Dongjue laughed lasciviously.
Tan Renhao frowned. Of course he had heard of "Nyotaimori". It was a manifestation of Japanese perversion. Before World War I, such Japanese hotels appeared in many cities in the empire. However, after the outbreak of the war, the empire detained all Japanese expatriates and those taverns were closed.
After the war, the Japanese could not even gain a foothold in the empire, let alone open a tavern.
"You said, Colonel, General Ji Xiaobin will invite us..."
Hao Dongjue raised his eyebrows a few times, then laughed.
"Don't think too much, it's already great that General Ji Xiaobin can treat us to a meal."
Tan Renhao glared at Hao Dongjue and said, "Don't embarrass me later, or I'll leave you here and let you enjoy some shitty feast of Japanese women for the rest of your life."
Hao Dongjue immediately smiled and nodded. He hated the Japanese very much and certainly didn't want to stay on this desolate island for the rest of his life.
Since none of the officers could speak Japanese, the Japanese liaison officer finally placed the order.
Tan Renhao soon discovered that the other staff officers did not have much interest in Japanese food, especially the "fake" sushi and raw fish fillets, which made people feel uncomfortable just thinking about them.
Finally, when the wine was served, the staff officers were even more upset. Japanese sake was even lighter than the beer supplied by the Imperial Navy. It was just like boiled water. How could this be called wine? However, for the sake of General Ji Xiaobin, the staff officers did not show their dislike. After all, this was a banquet for Ji Xiaobin's promotion to general.
After the wine and food were served, the Japanese liaison officer spoke to Ji Xiaobin in his ear for a while, and then Ji Xiaobin frowned.
The Japanese liaison officer probably didn't notice Ji Xiaobin's expression, so he went out to find the boss, and then said something to the boss in a fierce manner.
"what did he say?"
Hao Dongjue shook his head. He couldn't understand Japanese at all.
Tan Renhao glanced at Chang Jianxin on the other side again.
Chang Jianxin also quickly shook his head, obviously he didn't understand Japanese either.
Just when Tan Renhao was a little confused, a kabuki girl with heavy makeup and face paint like a female ghost entered the private room and got ready in an empty corner.
Things were not over yet when a group of young Japanese women wearing almost "low-chested" kimonos walked in, the expressions of the Imperial Navy officers sitting there immediately changed.
The Imperial Navy does not restrict the private lives of its officers, but this kind of collective "prostitution" will definitely be severely punished.
"What is this for?"
Ji Xiaobin's expression immediately changed. "Get all these women out! We don't need women! Get out now!"
The Japanese liaison officer was stunned and quickly drove out the Japanese women and the Kabuki actors. It was obvious that he was showing his courtesy to the wrong person.
"What a bloody killjoy!"
Seeing that everyone looked unhappy, Ji Xiaobin called the Japanese liaison officer over and said, "Go find some strong liquor. This is crap liquor, it's just like sewage. We want strong liquor, understand? It's the kind of liquor that men drink, not the water for washing women's feet!"
The Japanese liaison officer must also be a "Chinese-speaking" person, otherwise he would not need to learn Chinese, let alone bow and nod in front of the imperial officers.
After being scolded by Ji Xiaobin, he immediately went to find his boss and took out his anger on the poor middle-aged man.
Ten minutes later, several bottles of Erguotou liquor imported from the Empire were brought up, and Ji Xiaobin's expression looked a little better.
"Tell them not to disturb us and not to come in if they have nothing to do!"
Ji Xiaobin opened a bottle of wine and began to pour some for several staff officers. "Everyone, today we won't talk about military and national affairs. Let's drink happily, even if it's to give face to me, Ji Xiaobin. Let's put aside the unpleasantness at the beginning and drink happily."
The atmosphere immediately became lively. Originally, the navy prohibited officers from drinking strong liquor while on duty, but now it was a special case, and with General Ji Xiaobin in charge, everyone relaxed those rules.
All the staff officers toasted Ji Xiaobin three times before they toasted each other.
Of course, everyone's focus was on Ji Xiaobin, and after a few drinks, all the unpleasant things began to be forgotten.
Tan Renhao didn’t think too much about it. He first toasted Ji Xiaobin, and then toasted Ji Xiaobin together with his two partners.
The same went for the other staff officers. It was a tacit understanding that today was to congratulate Ji Xiaobin on his promotion to Rear Admiral of the Imperial Navy. If they didn't get this former colonel drunk, the meal would be in vain.
The celebration banquet lasted until after nine o'clock in the evening. Ji Xiaobin was completely drunk by a group of his staff officers. In the end, he was carried out of the tavern by two strong staff officers.
When they returned to the fleet, it was almost eleven o'clock. In order to avoid being discovered by General Liao Hanxiang, several staff officers quietly climbed up the gangway and sent Ji Xiaobin back to the cabin before they dispersed.
The visit lasted for five days, and the Imperial Navy officers and soldiers received a warm welcome in Nagasaki, as if Japan had been a friendly neighbor of the Empire for generations and the war more than 20 years ago had never broken out.
When the fleet left the Nagasaki naval port, the mayor of Nagasaki and the commander of the local fleet came to see them off. A group of Japanese women also gave each officer of the fleet a souvenir and invited the Imperial Navy's Fifth Fleet to visit again.
Liao Hanxiang naturally also made some diplomatic remarks, such as thanking the Japanese side for their hospitality and inviting the Japanese fleet to visit the empire's military port.
When the fleet left the Nagasaki naval port, night had already fallen, and the farewell ceremony alone took most of the day!
