The newspapers reported their kill records and celebrated both officers for their achievements. The competition was featured four times in the wartime Japanese newspapers Osaka Mainichi Shimbun and Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun from Nov. Then, amidst a barrage of incoming enemy bullets, he showed one of the reporters his Magoroku, which had soaked up the blood of 106 people." That's also thanks to my Seki no Magoroku here." But I got smoked out too! I shot up with my sword over my shoulder, and stood straight as an arrow amidst a rain of bullets, but not a single bullet hit me. At 3 AM, on the morning of the 11th, our comrades used the unusual strategy of setting Purple Mountain on fire, in order to smoke any remaining enemies out of their hiding places. So, I've made a promise to present this sword to your company when I've finished fighting. ![]() But I damaged my 'Seki no Magoroku' on some guy's helmet when I was cleaving him in two. "I'm happy that we both exceeded 100 kills before we found out the final score. Mukai talked about the progress of the drawn game. At noon on the 11th, on Purple Mountain, which overlooks an imperial tomb, while in the midst of hunting down the remnants of the defeated army, 2nd Lt. Because they didn't know who had reached 100 kills first, in the end someone said, "Well then, since it's a drawn game, what if we start again, this time going for 150 kills?" They both agreed, and on the 11th, they started an even longer contest to cut down 150 people. What about you?" Mukai:"I got 106!"…Both men laughed. Their blades had, of course, been damaged. 10th, they were both carrying their swords in one hand. 10th-recorded their 106th and 105th kills respectively. Toshiaki Mukai and Tsuyochi Noda, the two daring second lieutenants in the Katagiri Regiment who started an unusual contest to "cut down 100 people" before entering Nanjing, have-amidst the chaos of the battle to capture Purple Mountain on Dec. ![]() "Incredible Record" In The Contest to Cut Down 100 Peopleīoth Second Lieutenants Go Into Extra Innings The article reads (thanks to Rene Malenfant):
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