Umezu Yoshijiro is filled with regret now. If he had listened to Lieutenant General Iimura Rang's parting advice and transferred these one hundred troops, even to the south of Xinjing, today's losses could have been completely avoided, and he would have
You can report it to the emperor. As for the bombing of Xinjing, it was unavoidable during the war. Compared with the problem of losing a hundred troops, it was relatively easy to deal with.
And when did the Anti-Japanese Alliance have so many bombers? The Kwantung Army's intelligence system, which it had always been proud of, could not get any intelligence at all. This was even more embarrassing for Umezu Yoshijiro. It also caused trouble for the Japanese army.
The intelligence system that we are so proud of is a resounding slap in the face.
What made Umezu Yoshijiro even more embarrassed and extremely angry was that such a large group of enemy bombers passed through the defense zones of several divisions and bombed Xinjing. The entire Kwantung Army, from the troops stationed at the front to the troops responsible for Xinjing's air defense,
There was no reaction at all. Until the enemy planes had set the front line of Mengjiatun on fire, Umezu Yoshijiro still did not hear a single counterattack from the anti-aircraft guns.
Umezu Yoshijiro was so angry that he lost his temper and resolutely refused to go to the air raid shelter to avoid the air raid. However, as his chief of staff and the second-ranking figure in the Kwantung Army, Kimura Hyotarō could not treat this general commander who was almost going crazy with anger.
Do not act without regard for your own safety.
If something happens to his immediate superior under his nose, his military career will really come to an end. The emperor and the base camp will not care whether the commander is determined not to go to the air raid shelter and can only hit him with a board.
Especially this commander, who was personally named by the Emperor to be transferred from the post of commander of the First Army of the China Expeditionary Force to the commander of the Kwantung Army.
You must know that this commander was the first among the army's seventeen division commanders to stand up and express his support for violent suppression during the February 26th Incident that shocked the country. He was deeply favored by the emperor for this.
He appreciated him and even promoted him to the rank of general in advance. If something went wrong with this important minister of the emperor, he would not be able to take off his military uniform safely even if he wanted to.
Seeing Umezu Yoshijiro resolutely refusing to go to the air-raid shelter, Kimura Hyōtaro, who was worried that the commander would be bombed to death in his official residence and the entire Kwantung Army would be embarrassed, had no choice but to take coercive measures. He took a few guards and forcibly
He dragged the furious Umezu Yoshijiro into the official residence, into the sturdy air-raid shelter built after the Battle of Nomonhan that could withstand a direct hit from a 100 kilogram bomb.
After desperately dragging General Umezu Yoshijiro into the air-raid shelter, Kimura Hyōtaro, who also knew that he was the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, did not hesitate at all. He immediately grabbed the phone in the air-raid shelter and issued several orders in succession. In addition to ordering everyone around Xinjing
In addition to immediately firing back the anti-aircraft fire, the aviation force immediately prepared the commander's special plane and was ready to take off at any time.
Just kidding, what exactly does the 100th Troop do? Although Kimura Hyotarō has not been the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army for a short time, he still knows it very well. Compared with the 731st Troop, which mainly focuses on plague research, the 100th Troop is mainly focused on plague research.
The bacterial weapons are various cholera viruses.
And when the opponent launches a large-scale air raid on the front line of Mengjiatun, who can guarantee that the mass-produced viruses will not be blown away by bombs? Who can guarantee that those viruses will be completely eliminated in the fire caused by incendiary bombs?
?I’m afraid even the best germ warfare experts can’t guarantee this.
If the virus is spread by bombing, it is very likely to cause a large-scale cholera epidemic. These cholera bacteria do not know who is Japanese and who is Manchurian. By then, not all the unlucky ones will be Manchurian.
Presumably the Japanese in Xinjing will also suffer disaster.
The most important thing is that if the commander of the Kwantung Army in front of him or himself, the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, is accidentally infected, it will be fatal. Not to mention the Manchus, even the Japanese will not care how many people die. But
If it involves his own safety, that is not something Kimura Hyoutarou can accept.
Cholera doesn't matter whether you are a general, a lieutenant general, or an ordinary citizen. Once you are infected, you will be equally fatal. Kimura Hyōtaro ordered the commander's special plane to be prepared, in order to prepare for the cholera virus if it is discovered.
If there is a trend of spreading, leave Xinjing as soon as possible, which may become a ghost town by then.
How much cholera has been produced has been stored in the 100th unit of the Kwantung Army located on the front line of Mengjiatun? As the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, and who single-handedly formulated the plan to implement large-scale germ warfare in the Anti-Alliance base area, Kimura Hyōtaro is worried about this.
Know it well.
What he knew even more was that once all the cholera virus there was leaked, it would be enough to destroy the entire New Capital City and kill all the people in the city, whether they were Manchus or Japanese. No one would be spared. And it was so far away
Xinjing is only ten kilometers away.
Lieutenant General Kimura Hyōtaro, who cherished his own life very much, would never allow his noble life to die young due to being infected with cholera. Therefore, the air defense forces in the Shinkyo area immediately launched a counterattack against the enemy air raids.
In addition, one needs to prepare a plane for unexpected events so that he can evacuate this city that is most likely to become a dead city at any time.
Of course, until an accident that requires him to evacuate does not happen, as the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, he still has to perform his duties. No matter how much Umezu Yoshijiro despises his chief of staff, after all, he is a senior military officer of the Japanese army.
Kimura Hyoutarou, who was born as a general and received strict training from the Army Sergeant School and the Japanese Army University, has a very keen sense of smell.
Hyōtaro Kimura does not know exactly how many bombers the Anti-Japanese Alliance has. However, Hyōtaro Kimura believes that the bombers currently bombing the Mengjiatun front line should be the largest force that the Anti-Japanese Alliance can send. Although he is not an aviation soldier, Hyōtaro Kimura
We also know that the training of a pilot is not the same as that of an infantryman, who is issued a rifle and can participate in combat after simple training.
For the Anti-Japanese Alliance, which only saw aviation participation in the war last year, it is probably not an easy task to dispatch more than a hundred bombers at once. The front line of Mengjiatun has been subjected to large-scale air attacks that seem to have been launched by all opponents, and the neighboring areas are not
However, not even a single bomb fell in the city of Xinjing, which was ten kilometers away. He immediately realized what this meant.
Obviously, the opponent has discovered the secret of the garrison on the front line of Mengjiatun, which is why they carried out such intensive bombing with the intention of completely destroying it. But the garrison on the front line of Mengjiatun is the top secret of the Kwantung Army. Apart from the base camp and the Kwantung Army's most important
Except for a few senior officers, even ordinary officers did not know what kind of troops were stationed there.
From the outside, it is just an ordinary military base with relatively tight security. On the map, it does not even indicate whether there are troops stationed there. How could the Anti-Japanese Alliance know about such a confidential matter? Kimura Hyoutaro
I'm not stupid enough to think that the Anti-Japanese Alliance's air raid on the front line of Mengjiatun was an accident, a blind cat meets a dead mouse.
He is not stupid enough to think that the opponent's bombers, as well as a large number of high-explosive bombs and new incendiary bombs, are just a demonstration against the Kwantung Army, let alone the poor Anti-Japanese Alliance.
, even the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, which is supported by strong national power, will not waste resources like this.
Besides, there were so many Japanese troops stationed around Xinjing. Why did the Anti-Japanese Alliance not bomb other places, but chose the 100-unit station for bombing? Moreover, in Xinjing, the Kwantung Army had more troops, which was far more important than the Mengjiatun line.
Places and departments. For a resistance army, not counting the Kwantung Army headquarters as a symbol of the Japanese occupation of the Northeast. The bombing value of the Imperial Palace of the Manchuria Empire alone is no less than that of the Mengjiatun line.
As a senior general of the Japanese army, Kimura Hyōtaro never believed in such lucky things as a blind cat encountering a dead mouse on the battlefield. He felt that the bombing of Mengjiatun on the front line was definitely not an accident. It should be the result of the Anti-Japanese War
After figuring out what was going on there, and with the ground troops unable to solve it as quickly as possible, a large number of bombers were dispatched in an attempt to destroy the Kwantung Army's germ warfare capabilities in one fell swoop.
What made him shudder the most was that if his judgment was true, then how did the true identity of the 100th Army leak out? You must know that except for the bacteriologists who were directly involved in the research, the only secret of the 100th Army was Guandong.
Only the senior military personnel and the base camp knew it. If it was leaked, I'm afraid it should have been leaked from the Kwantung Army.
Thinking of this, Hyōtaro Kimura couldn't help but feel a little timid, even scared. If the Kwantung Army couldn't keep this kind of secret among secrets, then what else could the Kwantung Army have against such a formidable opponent like the Anti-Japanese Alliance?
Can secrets be protected? How many ulterior secrets of the Kwantung Army have been leaked?
In addition to arranging the first few things, the third thing Kimura Hyōtaro did was to give a death order to the current military police commander of the Kwantung Army. He must strictly find out who leaked the secrets of the 100th Army. And it is rare.
He expressed his position in front of his immediate boss that no matter who he investigated, he must investigate to the end.
Kimura Hyōtaro occupied the dedicated telephone line in the air-raid shelter of his official residence and issued orders one after another. With the hurried assistance of his adjutant, Umezu Yoshijiro, who had already taken off his loose kimono that was not suitable for escape and put on military uniform, did not seem to listen.
When I reached the same point, I held my saber firmly and sat on the spacious sofa in the air-raid shelter that could be described as luxurious, as if I was relaxing with my eyes closed.
It wasn't until Kimura Hyōtaro had given all the orders that the general commander opened his eyes, glanced at Kimura Hyōtaro with a sharp look, and then said slowly: "Kimura-kun, after your order, please add
A few orders. First, let the commander of the Xinjing air defense and the head of the Special Intelligence Division of the Kwantung Army, who is responsible for the counter-alliance intelligence work, commit hara-kiri to apologize to the emperor."
"Tell them that I will not send them to a military court. Let them cherish their honor as His Majesty's warriors and commit seppuku to express gratitude to the Emperor. Second, be sure to find out why the troops along the line did not attack Xinjing when these enemy planes came.
Issue any warning and strictly hold all division officers responsible accountable."
"Third, move all secret-related departments of the Kwantung Army, as well as all important secret documents. Except for the Kwantung Army headquarters, which will temporarily stay in Xinjing to calm people's hearts, the rest will immediately move south to the line from Siping to Tieling. Organize all
The railway team has all entered wartime status and must ensure the smooth flow of the medium- and long-distance railways."