검도 실력 짱이 었겠네...백인참 경기라........... 이래 놓고 핵폭탄 한발 맞은걸 뭘 그리 엄살을..... ========================================= hyakuningirikyousou Hyakunin-giri Kyōsō The Contest to Cut Down 100 People A Contest to Cut Down 100 People! Both Second Lieutenants Already at 80 Kills [Nov. 29th, Correspondents Asami, Mitsumoto and Yasuda reporting from Changzhou] The [16th Division], which walked the 40 km distance between Changshu and Wuxi in six days, would walk the same distance from Wuxi to Changzhou in only three days—nothing less than superhuman speed. A sudden charge. In the Katagiri unit standing in the front line, two young officers have undertaken a contest to kill 100 people with their swords. Since leaving Wuxi, one of them has already cut down 56 people, and the other, 25 people. The former is Toyama Battalions 2nd Lt. Toshiaki Mukai (26) from Jindai, Kuga County, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The latter, in the same battalion, is 2nd Lt. Tsuyoshi Noda (25), from Tashiro, Kimotsuki County, Kagoshima Prefecture. While 2nd Lt. Mukai, a 3rd dan in jukendō, takes pride in the Seki no Magoroku sword on his hip, 2nd Lt. Noda talks of his sword, of a no-name brand, but a family treasure handed down from his ancestors. It was decided that after leaving Wuxi, 2nd Lt. Mukai and his group would advance along the railroad for 26 or 27 km, and 2nd Lt. Nodas group would advance parallel to the railroad, so the two of them were temporarily separated. The morning after they had departed, 2nd Lt. Noda charged into a pillbox in an unnamed village 8 km outside Wuxi and cut down four enemies in his bid to become the first to breach the enemy line. Hearing about this, 2nd Lt. Mukai worked up his resolve, and that night, he and his men rushed into an enemy camp in Henglin, where he cut down 55 people. After that, 2nd Lt. Noda cut down nine people in Henglin, six people in Weiguan, and on the 29th, six people at Changzhou station, for a total of 25. 2nd Lt. Mukai subsequently cut down four people near the station, and when we reporters arrived, we happened to catch the two men being interviewed in front of the station. Second Lieutenant Mukai: As it stands now, Ill probably have cut down 100 people by the time I reach Danyang, let alone Nanjing. Nodas gonna lose. Ive already cut down 56 people with my sword, and its only got one little nick in it. Second Lieutenant Noda: The both of us have decided not to cut down people who are running away. Im an [aide-de-camp], so I cant get my numbers up. But before we get to Danyang, Ill try to set a big record. (Tokyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbun, Nov. 30, 1937)
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