"The Locust Army of the Japanese Empire won a great victory at the Halaha River!"
"In the face of repeated provocations from the Mongolian troops in the Halaha River, Lieutenant General Michutaro Komatsubara, commander of the 23rd Division of the Kwantung Army, decisively ordered the 64th Regiment to attack. Under the command of Takemitsu Daizuo of the Regiment's Changshan Prefecture,
The imperial locust army killed two thousand enemies, including a puppet Mongol army division commander, and killed, wounded and captured more than 700 unidentified armed men."
"Onboard!"
‘Kentaro Miyazaki’, Yuichi Ohta, and Junji Ono stood up excitedly, raised their arms and cheered ‘onboard’.
Kawada Atsuto also happily kissed the geisha next to him and laughed.
Sakamoto Yoshino's eyes widened, "Gentlemen, where is the Halaha River?"
"Imperial Manchuria."
"Imperial territory despicably occupied by the Mongols."
Cheng Qianfan and Ohta Yuichi blurted out almost at the same time, then they looked at each other, laughed, hugged each other, clinked glasses, drank together, and shouted "onboard".
The announcer on the radio vividly described the great victory achieved by the Imperial Locust Army at the Halaha River in an exciting tone.
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After the September 18th Incident, Japan occupied the three northeastern provinces and established the puppet Manchukuo the next year.
This directly led to Outer Mongolia and the Puppet Manchukuo becoming neighbors.
The Puppet Manchukuo had constant friction with Outer Mongolia.
Behind Outer Mongolia was Soviet Russia, and behind Manchukuo was Japan.
The border conflict that broke out between them was actually a matter between the Soviet army and the Japanese army behind them.
The main reason for the conflict is that the Japanese army continues to test the Soviet military power in the Far East. They want to know how much interest the Soviet Union has in the Far East. If they do not have many troops stationed, then Japan can not only eat up the three eastern provinces, but also
Eat the outer mango.
After all, Tsarist Russia was afraid of being beaten by the Japanese army!
Of course, the ambitions of the Japanese gradually expanded, and they even had the idea of attacking the Soviet Union with Germany and carving up the world.
In July last year, the 'Locust Army' was planning the Wuhan Campaign, and the base camp was worried that the Soviet Union would take the opportunity to attack 'Manchuria'.
Therefore, the locust army tested the Soviet Union's response in Zhanggufeng.
Unexpectedly, the 19th Division stationed in North Korea suffered a big loss in Zhanggufeng, paying a price of more than 1,400 people, while the Soviet army only suffered more than 800 casualties.
Finally, Japan and the Soviet Union signed an armistice agreement through diplomatic negotiations.
However, such a humiliating result was regarded as a shame by the Japanese military.
Especially in the left eye of Masanobu Tsuji of the Kwantung Army Staff Department, it was simply a great shame and humiliation.
Since the North Korean army is incompetent, let the Soviets see the power of the Kwantung Army!
So Masanobu Tsuji drafted the "Outline for Handling the Manchu-Soviet Border" in the name of General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander of the Kwantung Army.
In the outline, Tsuji Masanobu ordered:
For areas where the national border is unknown, the defense commander must independently determine the national border and clearly indicate it to the front-line troops.
As we all know, areas where the border between the two countries is unclear are often areas prone to conflict. Delegating power to division commanders in such areas is tantamount to encouraging the military to launch wars.
At this time, it was Lieutenant General Michutaro Komatsubara, commander of the 23rd Division, who was operating on the Soviet-Mongolian border.
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Komatsubara graduated from the Japanese Army University and was recognized as an elite member of the Japanese military.
Komatsubara was once appointed as the military attache of the embassy in the Soviet Union. His purpose was to familiarize himself with Soviet Russia and grasp the reality of the Soviet army on the Soviet-Mongolian border.
After returning from Soviet Russia, Michutaro Komatsubara has been engaged in espionage work in the General Staff Headquarters. This is the first time he has been sent to the field army.
Komatsubara Michutaro always wanted to build a miracle and show his ability. In this way, his ambition coincided with Tsuji Masanobu's.
Michutaro Komatsubara dispatched a force consisting of the 64th Regiment and five squadrons, led by Takemitsu Ozuo of the Regiment of Changshan Prefecture, and marched to the Haraha River.
"The warriors of the Japanese Locust Army chanted the slogan of dying for the Emperor, defeated the puppet Mongolian army with the invincible power of Kula Qiao, and killed the puppet Mongolian army division commander.
Saito Squadron of the 63rd Regiment even launched an attack from the flank, surrounding the unidentified armed forces...
After four hours of fierce fighting, almost all the enemies in front of them were wiped out... Only a hundred people of the locust army were killed. Regrettably, the evil stray bullets hit Wuguang Dazuo in Shanxian County..."
Hearing this, Cheng Qianfan, Ohta Yuichi and others bowed their heads in silence, mourning for this fallen imperial leader.
"With the strength of a regiment and only at the cost of more than a hundred people, we destroyed 2,000 puppet Mongolian troops and 700 Soviet troops. Yama Prefecture Takemitsu Daizu created a military miracle." Ohta Yuichi said with a sad expression.
Although the imperial broadcast referred to that group of troops as "unidentified militants," in fact everyone knew that they were Soviet troops stationed in Outer Mongolia.
"Yes, Wuguang Dazuo of Shanxian County has the qualifications to be a famous general. It's a pity." As he said this, Cheng Qianfan shook his head and sighed, "The flower of famous generals withered on the banks of the Halaha River."
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"Well done." Cheng Qianfan's face was flushed, and his eyes were filled with excitement. "This battle not only avenged last year's revenge, but also revealed the reality of the Soviets. This red
The polar bear is extremely weak now and is vulnerable to the locust army warriors."
"The North Korean garrison did a lot of harm to people." Yuichi Ohta snorted coldly, "It almost ruined the empire's national destiny."
The Japanese military formed the "Northern Movement Faction" and the "Southern Movement Faction", which have actually affected all aspects of the military.
The "Northern Movement Movement" was dominated by the army and advocated developing towards the Far East and fighting against Soviet Russia.
Ohta Yuichi is naturally a supporter of the "Northern Movement Sect". Last year, the North Korean garrison Zhang Gufeng was defeated by the Soviet Union, which made the military department quite fearful of Soviet Russia's military capabilities. Some senior officials even began to think about the strategy of the Northern Movement.
Is it feasible? Now, the Kwantung Army, under the leadership of Tsuji Masanobu, has surrounded and annihilated the Soviet army. This has made army officers including Ohta Yuichi regain their confidence.
"Cheers to His Excellency Tsuji Masanobu!" Cheng Qianfan hugged the geisha with one hand and raised the wine glass high with the other hand, shouting excitedly.
"Cheers to His Excellency Tsuji Masanobu." Everyone cheered and raised their glasses.
Although this unprecedented victory was achieved by the 64th Regiment of the 23rd Division, whether it was the heroic Takemitsu Yamagata of the 64th Regiment or the commander of the 23rd Division, Michutaro Komatsubara.
All have outstanding achievements.
However, in the minds of Kentaro Miyazaki, Yuichi Ohta and others, including Atsuto Kawada and others, the first credit for this great victory belongs to Tsuji Masanobu, who was behind the scenes and strategized!
There is a very special group in the Japanese army. Their military ranks are generally not high, but they have extremely high privileges. They not only often 'forge' orders from their superiors, but even command troops beyond their level.
In the combat meeting, they, who were only on the left and center, dared to point their fingers directly at the general's nose and yell, but the general who was insulted by them had nothing to do with them.
This is the Japanese army's staff officer.
The staff system is a very special system of the Japanese army. The staff of the Japanese army does not belong to the management of its own chief officer, but to the staff management of the upper level. Therefore, although a small staff officer generally has a low military rank, he has great influence.
that power.
The most famous among all the staff officers of the Japanese army are Ishihara Kanji, Tsuji Masanobu and Seshima Ryuzo, known as the "Three Great Staff Officers of Showa".
In October of the 35th year of the Meiji Empire, Tsuji Masanobu was born in a carbon farmer's family in Shi'er County.
At that time, Japan was a country with a very strict social hierarchy, and carbon farmers were almost at the bottom of the country.
Due to his poor family, in order to continue his studies after elementary school, Tsuji Masanobu was admitted to the Army Junior School. On the one hand, Tsuji Masanobu wanted to join the army, and on the other hand, because only the military school did not charge tuition at all.
What people didn't expect was that after arriving at the Army Academy, Tsuji Masanobu would shine so brightly.
From the Army Infant School to the Army Sergeant School, Tsuji Masanobu graduated with top grades. When he graduated from the Army University, he was ranked third and received a saber from the Emperor.
This is the highest honor coveted by Army University graduates:
Only the top six graduates each year can get it. Among all officers from military academies, people like Tsuji Masanobu are called the "saber group" and belong to the elite of the elite.
Tsuji Masanobu was never a person with impressive talents. He was not a military genius like Kanji Ishihara. His outstanding achievements were all due to his superhuman perseverance.
Whenever others were resting or having fun, Tsuji Masanobu was studying with all his strength. For this reason, he often stayed up all night and only slept on the table for two or three hours a day.
It can be said that for the grassroots officers of the Japanese army who came from civilian backgrounds, Tsuji Masanobu is the best inspirational role model!
Even for a guy like Kentaro Miyazaki who is greedy for money and afraid of death, at this moment, his eyes seem to be shining, showing how much he admires Tsuji Masanobu.
Seeing Kentaro Miyazaki propose a toast to Masanobu Tsuji, and seeing the light of excitement and admiration in Kentaro Miyazaki's eyes, Yuichi Ohta had a better impression of Kentaro Miyazaki.
He is a crazy admirer and follower of Masanobu Tsuji.
Seeing that Miyazaki Kentaro admired and respected Tsuji Masanobu so much, he even felt like a confidant at this moment.
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Kawada Atsuto held the geisha's hand up and down, watching all this with interest. He didn't know if his friend Kentaro Miyazaki really admired Tsuji Masanobu as he showed, but he was happy to see Yuichi Ohta and The relationship between Kentaro Miyazaki has gone further.
After working at the Military Police Headquarters for more than half a year, Kawada Atsuto began to realize the advantages and disadvantages that his status as a nobleman brought to him.
Li, his identity as the youngest son of House of Representatives member Kawada Yuki can win him the respect of everyone.
However, this kind of respect is more likely to be treated at a distance.
Atsuto Kawada realized that there seemed to be some kind of estrangement between himself and his colleagues, and the depressed nobleman went to his friend Kentaro Miyazaki to complain.
Kentaro Miyazaki's advice to him was to make friends.
This is a good suggestion, but it is difficult for Kawada Atsushi to do it well.
It's a bit difficult for a proud young nobleman to put down his airs.
Under this situation, Kawada Atsuhito looked at the frowning Miyazaki Kentaro, but his eyes lit up:
The task of making friends fell to Kentaro Miyazaki.
Kentaro Miyazaki made friends on behalf of Atsuto Kawada, and through this indirect relationship, he gained the recognition of Atsuto Kawada from middle-level officers.
Kawada Atsuto remembered that he once mentioned to Miyazaki Kentaro that Ohta Yuichi was an admirer and follower of Tsuji Masanobu.
Miyazaki-kun is a thoughtful person.
It's obvious that Miyazaki-kun keeps this incident in mind and knows how to make reasonable use of this information.
Kawada Atsuto knew that Kentaro Miyazaki was most interested in money and women, but now he took the initiative to befriend Ohta Yuichi, naturally to help him build relationships in the military and gain a foothold.
Miyazaki-kun is a true friend.
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Because the empire had achieved an exciting victory at the Halaha River, several people were quite excited and could be said to have returned home happily.
Cheng Qianfan watched Kawada Atsushi and Sakamoto Yoshino get into the car with a drunken look, and told Jun Ono, who was driving, to pay attention to safety on the road.
He stretched and burped.
"Miyazaki-kun, I know a good place to drink tea and relieve your hangover." Ohta Yuichi sent an invitation.
"Ota-kun invites you, so I will accompany you." Cheng Qianfan smiled heartily.
He had previously planned to send Atsushi Kawada and Yoshino Sakamoto back in person, but Junji Ono offered to escort them, and Cheng Qianfan guessed that Yuichi Ohta had something to come to him for.
Cheng Qianfan waved his hand and motioned for Li Hao to follow him, and he got directly into Ohta Yuichi's car.
Not too far.
Arrived soon.
Cheng Qianfan took a look at Ohta Yuichi's residence and couldn't help but sigh, "Ota-kun, this place seems simple and simple, but in fact there is something wonderful inside."
This is a small building on the second floor. From the outside, the exterior walls of the building are mottled, and there are even bullet marks on the walls, which are the marks left by the war.
However, the interior of the house is completely new. It has obviously been renovated, and the furniture and utensils are quite luxurious.
"The original owner of this house is said to be a wealthy Chinese businessman family." Ohta Yuichi said with a smile, "The empire entered Shanghai, and this family encountered misfortune during the war."
"That's it." Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly, and he noticed that Yuichi Ohta used the word 'unfortunately'.
He secretly kept this detail in mind.
Ohta Yuichi clapped his hands, and a servant came to serve tea.
"North Korean?" Cheng Qianfan glanced at the woman who was skillfully playing with the tea set and asked with interest.
"Miyazaki-kun has a good eye." Yuichi Ohta praised.
Cheng Qianfan smiled proudly, but he was thinking in his heart, Ohta Yuichi's posture was too low today, it seems that he wants to ask for something?
After the maid left.
The two of them drank tea and chatted.
After Cheng Qianfan drank a cup of hot tea, he felt that the pores all over his body were ironed and comfortable, and he couldn't help but sigh in comfort.
Ohta Yuichi picked up the teapot and filled it for him.
"Ota-kun, you and I are good friends, and there is nothing that cannot be said between friends." Cheng Qianfan looked at Ohta Yuichi, "Why don't you speak up if you have something?"
When Ohta Yuichi heard this, he put his hands on his hands and smiled and said, "Miyazaki-kun is right, I am too out-of-touch. There is indeed something I want to ask Miyazaki-kun."
"It's okay to just ask," Cheng Qianfan said.
"Miyazaki-kun." Ohta Yuichi's expression turned serious, "Do you have any contact with the New Fourth Army?"
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