Fenyang.
Hiraji Wakamatsu, the regiment commander of the 16th Brigade, was enjoying the performance of the geisha that he had specially recruited from Taiyuan, accompanied by the Chief of Staff of the 16th Brigade, the 84th Battalion of the Independent Infantry, and the 85th Battalion of the Independent Infantry.
Wakamatsu was a major general of the Japanese army.
In the Battle of WuHan in 2038, he participated in the battle as the commander of the 45th Infantry Regiment of the 6th Division. In the Battle of Nanchang in 1939, he led the 45th Infantry Regiment into the Inoue Battalion and successively occupied Jing 'an and Wuning. Due to his military achievements, he was promoted to the rank of major general by the colonel and transferred to the 1st Army as the independent commander of the 16th Brigade.
If he didn't consider Bai Xian's transmigration, he would still participate in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain in the future. He would command the 16th Brigade to cooperate with the main force of the 37th Division and the 38th Division of the Japanese Army. He would give the national army a major blow on the Western Front Battlefield in Zhongtiao Mountain. Then, he would be promoted to the first major general of the 69th Division.
But now, this Major General Wakamatsu had just retreated from the main battlefield to the enemy's rear. He had become a salted fish who had nothing to do on a daily basis.
He had no choice. His independent 16th Brigade was stationed in Fenyang. The anti-Japanese forces around the station were not strong, so his troops did not even have many opportunities to clear out the guerrillas. It was difficult for them not to be salted fish.
It was also because of this that Wakamatsu would drag his subordinates to Fenyang for gatherings every day to pass the time.
"Hmph hmph hmph ~~"
Looking at the geisha performing in the pale Japanese shape and listening to the Japanese music that sounded like ghosts (for this scene, you can refer to the scene in the last episode of "Underground Transportation Station"), Wakamatsu could not help but show an expression of enjoyment.
At this moment, a staff officer suddenly walked in and reported to Reiji Wakamatsu,"
"Brigade Commander, another troop has been sent from Taiyuan, carrying 521 Chinese prisoners. Major General Tanaka Ryuyoshi wants you to educate these Chinese prisoners and try to make them submit to the Imperial Army.”
"Another Chinese captive…"
After hearing the report from the staff officer, Reiji Wakamatsu frowned and his face was filled with displeasure.
"Humph! That despicable Tanaka Takayoshi, did he treat my independent 16th Brigade as a captive guard? You only know how to send Chinese prisoners to me every day?”
"Brigade Leader, please be careful with your words. After all, Major General Tanaka Takayoshi…"
The 84th Company Leader kindly advised him. After all, the current Chief of Staff of the 1st Army, Major General Tanaka Takayoshi, was a famous weirdo in the Japanese army.
Tanaka Takayoshi was a well-known person in the Japanese army. Like Suzuki Teiichi, Dohimaru, and Okamura, he was a staff officer from the General Staff Headquarters. He was also a well-known spy in the Japanese army.
Since 1927, Tanaka Takayoshi had been active in China. Twenty-seven years later, he could be found in almost all the conflicts between China and Japan. Especially in 1937, it was this Tanaka Takayoshi and the famous Leopard Wolf staff officer who instigated the Lugouqiao Incident, which indirectly led to the expansion of the China-Japan War.
In 1939, Tanaka Takayoshi, who was the commander of the 25th Mountain Cannon Regiment of the Korean Army, was beaten up by the Russian Red Army in the Zhang Gufeng incident. After realizing that he was not cut out for war, he returned to his old job as a spy. He served as the director of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of the Army, the chief officer of the military police force, and the secret political police. In a year, he was promoted from a colonel to a major general. Then, a few days ago, he was asked to be the Chief of Staff of the 1st Army stationed in Shanxi to be in charge of recruiting Yan Xishan.
No one in the First Army looked up to this Chief of Staff who had never won a war but was very interested in conspiracies. Especially when this guy was in charge of the military police unit, he was always trying to curry favor with his colleagues in the army. He did not even have any merit, but he was promoted to major general in a year. This made Wakamatsu feel jealous and indignant.
After all, he was a major general who had to die to be promoted. Why did this guy become a major general after being a director for a year?
Because of this, he had always disliked Tanaka Takayoshi. He was even more perfunctory when it came to the orders of the newly appointed Chief of Staff.
"Alright, I understand. Go and send all the Chinese prisoners of war sent from Taiyuan to the prison camp in Jiexiu. Don't disturb me from enjoying the singing and dancing.”
"But, brigade commander, Jiexiu's prisoner of war camp already has 2,000 Chinese prisoners. If this batch of Chinese prisoners of war were to be imprisoned, the prison camp in Jiexiu would probably be overwhelmed.”
"Then kill a group of stubborn Chinese prisoners of war and make room for the prisoner of war camp.”
Ruthlessly giving the order to slaughter the prisoners of war, Wakamatsu's voice made everyone in the room shudder. The Japanese geisha who had stopped performing were even more frightened.
The staff officer who came to report didn't say much. He lowered his head and respectfully left the room, preparing to convey the regiment commander's order. Upon seeing this, Wakamatsu took a sip of sake and glared at the trembling geishas."
"What are you afraid of? Continue performing! Continue singing and dancing!"
"Hey... Hey ~!" n
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Jiexiu.
After two and a half days of marching, the Independent Regiment, New Regiment One, and Regiment 772 crossed Taiyue Mountain and sneaked into Jiexiu territory. Then, they laid low in Quanzi Gully and waited for orders.
In the temporary command post, Xing Zhiguo pointed at the hanging map with a tree branch and said to the regimental and battalion level officers of the three regiments,"
"Comrades, please take a look. The target of this battle, the Japanese Army's Jiexiu prisoner of war camp, is located here. The prisoner of war camp was close to Longfeng River, 4 kilometers away from Jiexiu County. It was surrounded by Longfeng Town, Lianfu Town, and Zhangbi Castle, three larger Japanese strongholds. Each of them had a small team of Japanese troops stationed there, as well as a company of puppet troops. In Jiexiu County, there was a small group of Japanese soldiers and a battalion of puppet soldiers.
Pingyao in the northeast is about 35 kilometers away from Jiexiu, Zhanglan Town is only about 20 kilometers away, and Lingshi in the southwest is about 40 kilometers away from Jiexiu. Xiaoyi in the northwest was about 25 kilometers away from Jiexiu, but the two places were separated by the Fen River and there was no railway. For the time being, there was no need to consider the Japanese reinforcements in Xiaoyi.
Once we start fighting in Jiexiu, the Japanese reinforcements from Pingyao and Lingshi will arrive in three hours at the very least, and Zhanglan Town will only take two hours. If they took the train, this time could even be shortened by half.
Therefore, we need to pay attention to two things in this battle: First, all the troops must cooperate closely to ensure that they support each other in combat missions. Second, after the troops capture the Jiexiu prisoner-of-war camp, they must retreat quickly. They must not stay for too long and must retreat into Taiyue Mountain!”
After Xing Zhiguo finished speaking, Li Yunlong stood up and said to everyone,"
"In this operation, the ratio of our forces to the enemy's is close to 1:1. However, we are not as good as the Japanese in terms of combat power. In addition to Xiaoyi and even Fenyang's forces, if we fight head-on, it will only be a loss. Therefore, we have to disrupt the Japanese's vision so that they won't be able to figure out our target. Do you understand?!”
" Understood!!" n
"Very good. The operation began at 12 o'clock in the evening, with the new regiment taking the lead. I will only give you two hours to rescue the prisoner of war camp. In two hours, we must take down the Japanese's Jiexiu prisoner of war camp! After this time limit, all the troops must quickly leave the battle. Do not be entangled by the Japanese, understand?”
"Yes!" n
" Okay, go and prepare!"
With Li Yunlong's order, other than Ding Wei, Cheng Kang, and Bai Xian, the other officers quickly left the command center and returned to their respective units to prepare for tonight's battle. Li Yunlong and the other two regiment commanders, as well as Bai Xian, surrounded the map and checked the operation plan again to see if there were any loopholes.
The battle had yet to start, but the air was already filled with the smell of smoke.
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