When he was teaching at the Naval University, Lieutenant General Hisao Tani publicly declared that robbery, rape, and banditry were important ways to maintain morale during wartime. Ordinary Japanese people naturally have no idea what kind of moral character he is.
, but he still knew Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi very well.
Some of these words are of course the inner thoughts of Yoshimoto Teiichi. For example, Lieutenant General Hisao Tani was captured. He believed that it was probably the enemy's propaganda war against the Kwantung Army and the Empire. But in some aspects, such as Lieutenant General Hisao Tani's capture,
If the general was really captured, then he would say some things to defend him, but to be honest, he himself would not believe it.
Even though this guy graduated from the 24th batch of the Saber Team of the Mainland University, he also studied in the UK and served as a military representative to the League of Nations. He can be said to be a guy who has learned from both the East and the West and has seen the world. But this guy is
He is a typical butcher-like character, and his character is extremely greedy.
This man not only keeps talking about robbery and rape as the best way to boost morale. But as the commander of the lieutenant general's division, he has always resolutely set an example in this regard. It can even be said that
In these aspects, he is quite a pioneer.
After the China Incident, after the Sixth Division was put into the North China battlefield, it quickly became the most prominent unit in burning, killing, and looting on the North China battlefield. The Sixth Division was very effective in combat.
The style is extremely fierce, but in this regard, other Japanese divisions who are doing the same thing are also quite ashamed.
The Sixth Division is indeed fierce in style and unafraid of death. Together with the Second Division, it is known as the two most powerful divisions in the Imperial Army. However, the performance of this division in treating civilians is even worse than that of Yoshimoto Seiichi, who was so intimidated by the Japanese army.
Typical Japanese soldiers who didn't take the killing and looting seriously could only shake their heads and say nothing.
Although on the battlefield in China, other Japanese divisions did not perform much better than the Sixth Division in treating the civilians of China. However, the performance of the Sixth Division was even worse than that of the Japanese army, which has always been known as the Beast Army.
, it’s really too prominent.
Since setting foot on the mainland of China, the Sixth Division has been killing, robbing, and raping. As the division commander, he did his part and took the lead. After being transferred to the Songhu battlefield and the subsequent pursuit battle,
And during the Battle of Nanjing. Especially during the pursuit from Shanghai to Nanjing, people were robbed and raped along the way. And he, the division commander, fought bravely and gained a lot of wealth for himself along the way.
After the capture of Nanjing, this man even ignored his dignity as a division commander and openly raped Chinese women on the street like his subordinates. Yes, he did it openly on the street in broad daylight, without any taboo about his own people around him.
subordinates and soldiers.
The most irritating thing is that this man raped women in the street and was filmed by Western reporters who thought they were just. If the military police had not responded in time, captured the two Western reporters and forcibly confiscated the film, he
The image of a man raping a woman in the street with his bare buttocks probably already famous around the world.
There are warning signs, let’s talk about this man being taken out of the bed with his butt naked. If he is really captured, then with this man’s consistent character and thinking, this matter is really
Maybe it's true. So when Yoshimoto Teiichi said these words, he really lacked confidence.
Although Yoshimoto Teiichi does not appreciate Tani Hisao's character, he thinks that this guy's behavior on the battlefield in China is really a bit insulting to the status of an imperial general, and his behavior is too greedy. If it were not for the insistence of the Minister of War, he would not have done anything.
I don't agree with the appointment of this guy as the supreme commander of the Linxi battlefield and the commander of the Sixth Army.
In the eyes of Yoshimoto Teiichi, you are lustful, and raping Chinese women is not a big deal. Publicly killing prisoners of war is not a big deal, even if your brother robbed a large amount of money and accumulated a huge amount of money for himself on the battlefield in China.
Wealth, as long as there is no embezzlement of military pay or military supplies, is nothing too extraordinary.
Although those officers who fought on the battlefield in China, didn’t all of them do this? Compared with Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, the then commander of the 16th Division, Nakajima Imago, did even more. His 16th Division was in Nanjing
The number of murders and the number of women raped far exceeded that of the Sixth Division.
Even the official residence of the dignified Chairman of the Military Commission of the National Government was looted by him in person. But good people are very careful about their influence, and they do everything in a secretive or tactful way. At least they don't do these things in broad daylight.
The most important thing is that I am not as greedy as you.
It's your own business to be horny, but you can't do it in the street like the lower-level officers and soldiers. Your brother is the Imperial Army Lieutenant General Division Commander, and you can do it in the street like the low-level soldiers.
Isn't it a bit disrespectful to do such a thing to your dignity as a general?
Is it so difficult to bring those Chinese women to your camp? Or does your brother have some special hobby, like to bare his buttocks on the street and do that kind of thing in public for the soldiers to see? Or do you want to use this kind of thing?
To prove that you and your troops share blessings and hardships?
But no matter how greedy Lieutenant General Hisao Tani is, he is an army lieutenant general after all, and he was appointed as the commander of the Sixth Army by the Minister of Army. As the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, he has to maintain it to a certain extent.
Something imperially decent.
What's more, there are two people present who are not so much the base camp, but the private representatives of the Minister of War who is now taking over as Prime Minister. Although Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo's attitude is somewhat ambiguous and partial to Umezu
Meijiro. But if this matter reaches the ears of the Minister of War, it will not be a good thing.
You must know that the former Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army was not narrow-minded in the slightest. Even though you, General Yoshijiro Umezu, were his old superiors in the first section of the General Staff Headquarters and served as section chief, you had a favor to support him. But
This guy who flips out like a book doesn't care whether you have helped him or not.
At this time, it's better not to have any conflicts with that guy. Otherwise, it will only bring more trouble to the Kwantung Army and your General Umezu Yoshijiro. And this Lieutenant General Hisao Tani is fortunately your Umezu Yoshijiro.
You must save some face for the general's classmate at the Army Military Academy.
However, General Umezu Yoshijiro did not appreciate Yoshimoto Teiichi's words to defend Hisao Tani and ease the awkward atmosphere at all, and sneered: "It's just a propaganda war? Yoshimoto-kun, do you know that you confessed these things on our rival radio station?"
That’s Lieutenant General Hisao Tani.”
"The intelligence staff member who monitored the broadcast was the second lieutenant team leader when he was the commander of the Sixth Division. From the voice on the radio, it was accurately determined that the person who told these things was the person who should be living or dead at the moment.
His Excellency Lieutenant General Hisao."
"As a lieutenant general and army commander of the Imperial Army, he not only became a prisoner, but also did something so humiliating to the country and the army on the enemy's radio station. Even if Hisao Tani died ten thousand times, he would never
It is not enough to eliminate the shame it has brought to the Empire and the Kwantung Army. It has also brought shame to all the graduates of the 15th batch of the Army Military Academy that will never be washed away."
After Umezu Yoshijiro said these words, the entire venue was as quiet as if it had been cleared. Almost all the officers were surprised, and they couldn't help but criticize secretly: "It's rare that a lieutenant general commander is still a prisoner.
The enemy's radio station is telling people about their crimes. How can this be the behavior of the Imperial Army, which always refuses to admit even if they are caught committing crimes and beat them to death?"
And this kind of thing is nothing if it is done to an ordinary soldier. Who can guarantee that so many soldiers in the Imperial Army will really instill the spirit of Bushido to the end. But a dignified military commander would do such a disgraceful thing to the country.
The incident is too rare. This kind of integrity is not even as good as that of an ordinary imperial soldier.
After a brief silence, the entire conference room became a mess, and everyone was whispering. Even Okabe Naosaburo and Tanaka Shinichi, two powerful representatives of the base camp, could not help but steal together.
Whisper. These Kwantung Army brains in the conference room are more gossipy than those rural women at the moment.
In this situation, the entire war meeting could not continue. Fortunately, most of the decisions had been made. Facing the war room that was in chaos and increasingly suspicious of a wet market, Meizu Yoshijiro, who lost his patience, simply announced that the meeting was adjourned
.As the commander of the Kwantung Army, he really couldn't tolerate this situation.
With Umezu Yoshijiro gone, the combat meeting naturally couldn't be held. Yoshimoto Teiichi, who was eager to bring back several divisions at the front, naturally wouldn't just sit here and continue gossiping with others, so he took Seitaro Takei in a hurry.
He left and rushed to the war room to draft a telegram.
Both of them knew very well that according to the current situation, whether it was the two divisions on the Linxi battlefield or the 18th division behind Tongliao, every additional hour of delay would bring more danger. As soon as possible, several divisions would be
The most important thing for the two of us to do is to withdraw them all, instead of gossiping like everyone else here.
As for the deputy chief of staff, Ayabe Tachibana, who was in charge of operations, he was directly ignored by Yoshimoto Seiichi. For this ambitious and talented major general deputy chief of staff, Yoshimoto Seiichi was quite dissatisfied from the day he took office.
He was the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, but he always did things he shouldn't have done, and took the initiative to demote himself to the position of combat staff.
After the plan was messed up and the losses were huge, the mess was left to Seitaro Takei who was supposed to do this kind of thing, and the responsibilities that originally belonged to him were completely pushed away. With that Qin Yanzaburo
Oh, he's just so annoying.
Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Seiichi, who was extremely dissatisfied with this guy, simply did not call him, even though this was his real scope of authority. Yoshimoto Seiichi believed that the matter of retreat should be left to someone with a clearer mind.
Takei Seitaro is more reliable. And Takei Seitaro's performance during this retreat did not disappoint him and Umezu Yoshijiro.
Although he knew that he was retreating, Seitaro Takei, who had a very clear mind, did not directly order a retreat. He knew that under the current situation, if a forced retreat was carried out, the two divisions would be crowded on the narrow route in front of Linxi, and they would easily be overwhelmed.
Seize the territory of Wengniute Left Banner and intercept the Anti-Japanese Alliance in the middle.
Moreover, the retreating formation was too dense, giving the Anti-Alliance the advantage of ground and air firepower to maximize the opportunity to destroy the two divisions. Once this happens, even if the two divisions withdraw, they will probably suffer huge losses.
Even under the impact of a large number of enemy tanks, it was still unknown whether he could withdraw safely. Therefore, he still put a lot of effort into this retreat.