When Yang Zhen attacked Jiamusi last time, all the city walls around Jiamusi except the west wall were demolished by the Japanese and puppets when building the train station. Among the remaining three walls, except the north wall, which was close to the Songhua River and had a flood control effect, under the sincerity of the people,
Except for the lower part which was preserved, the rest of the east and south city walls were completely blown away by Yang Zhen. [.Com text]
When the main force of the Fourth Division returned from the front line of Qunce Mountain and recaptured Jiamusi without any bloodshed, because of the important geographical location of Jiamusi and it has always been an important military town in the northeastern Manchuria region, Zetian Shigeru also planned to rebuild the city wall of Jiamusi.
In Sawada Shigeru's view, Jiamusi is only separated from the Jiangbei bandits by a river. Without the protection of the city wall, and with the opponent getting stronger and stronger, wouldn't those people just hit them whenever they want?
Although city walls are not omnipotent, when the Imperial Japanese Army attacked the areas within the China Pass, they had seen even larger market towns with city walls. Although these city walls had never been able to withstand the fierce front of the Japanese Imperial Army.
But for an army that lacks heavy weapons, it is nothing more than a natural barrier. An extra city wall at least provides more protection, right?
In view of the deteriorating bandit suppression situation in Northeast Manchuria and the extremely important geographical location of Jiamusi to the Kwantung Army, the Kwantung Army Headquarters responded immediately to Zetian Shigeru's request for instructions to rebuild the Jiamusi city wall.
Not only were a large amount of cement and steel bars specially allocated for the Fourth Division from the materials needed to build the Fujin Fortress, but the funds for the city construction were also allocated as soon as possible. They were even specially allocated to the laborers transferred from the pass.
More than 10,000 men of the Fourth Division were recruited.
The Kwantung Army's support cannot but be said to be all-out. And adhering to the Japanese's always rigorous attitude, the materials and survey personnel required for the project have always been fully allocated. However, more than half a year has passed for this city wall.
The reason for the delay in repairs must be found within the Fourth Division itself.
When building the city wall, Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru made a very serious mistake. He did not trust the Manchus, only the Japanese. And at the moment when the Kwantung Army was building fortresses and fortifications everywhere, the number of projects they could send out was
The number of personnel was limited. In desperation, he could only hand over the project to the engineering and baggage regiments of the Fourth Division.
However, he knew too much about the character of his subordinates and did not dare to completely delegate power. He explicitly ordered the baggage regiment to keep the supplies, and the engineer regiment to escort the laborers to carry out construction and supervise the work, as well as do some technical work. He hoped that the two regiments could
Check each other and don't go too far. At least the superficial things should be done well, that is, the city wall must be repaired.
In order to ensure that the steel bars, cement, and city bricks allocated by the Kwantung Army Headquarters, which are currently in hot demand on the market, are not sold out by his bold subordinates, Sawada Shigeru even sent his adjutant to supervise the entire project, and the use of all raw materials.
The adjutant's signature is required for it to count.
What Sawada Shigeru didn't expect was that if he handed over all materials and projects to the Engineer Regiment, although he would lose some materials, the loss would never be that big. But he adopted the method of separating the construction party from the supplier.
, but not only failed to stop the two regiments from stealing and selling supplies, but instead allowed the engineers and the baggage regiment to work together to deceive the superiors and sell more than half of all the supplies allocated by the Kwantung Army.
He didn't even think about it, that his subordinates would dare to openly sell the 80% new Type 38 rifles, crooked light machine guns, and even grenade launchers and Type 92 infantry guns as scrapped, not to mention these cement
, building materials such as steel bars? Even before these materials have been put into storage, the baggage team has already begun to pre-sell them with clearly marked prices.
Thanks to the excellent pre-sale work of the heavy baggage regiment and the good foundation laid by the Fourth Division for all people to do business after it was transferred to Manchuria. The first batch of 25 tons of cement transferred from the Fujin Fortress Project Area was only in the city
After going around for a while, less than half was left when it was put into storage. And the truckload full of steel bars sent from Xinjing didn't even get off the train, and was sold directly by these guys in the station goods yard.
One-third.
The baggage regiment, the material supplier, did so with such great fanfare, which naturally caused dissatisfaction among the engineering regiment of the construction company. Everyone knows the current price of these steel bars and cement, which are strategic materials and have always been tightly controlled by the Kwantung Army, on the black market.
By doing this, the Engineer Regiment, which adheres to the tradition of plucking geese and hopes to make a fortune from this project, will not be jealous.
The supplies were more than half short, so it was natural to have to make false accounts to deal with the superiors. But without the amount of consumed materials reported by the construction side of the Engineer Wing every day, this account could not be completed.
Under the strong protest of the Engineer Regiment, they even threatened to stop reporting consumption and not pay for the Baggage Regiment. Because they always believe that since things go into their pockets, they are already theirs, and asking them to spit it out is equivalent to asking them to spit it out.
They were destined to die. The baggage regiment, which was known as the 4th Division, was so poor that it had to be stained with feathers before leaving. Finally, it lowered its head.
After some friendly negotiations that started with scolding, then fistfights, and even a fight because of the uneven distribution of the spoils. If you don’t let me get rich in the Engineer Wing, I will choke your neck. The worst is, the accounts will be published to the world.
Under the threat that everyone would die together and no one would be able to make a profit, the baggage and engineering regiment finally reached an agreement.
According to the only non-Osaka Engineer Regiment officer who participated in this negotiation, when he revealed the negotiations that led to the complete defeat of the Kwantung Army's Battle of Xijiang after the war, he once described that if it were not
Both parties were wearing military uniforms, and just listening to the conversation between them, it was easy for people to think that they were entering a negotiation site of a large company. Or, to be more vivid, it might be that two underworld organizations were holding a conference to share the spoils.
After two full days of arduous negotiations, compromises, arguments, and compromises, what agreement was reached between the baggage and engineering regiments of the Fourth Division, which was solely responsible for the construction of the Jiamusi city wall? Apart from those present at the negotiations,
Outsiders have no way of knowing. But judging from the subsequent progress of the matter, it is estimated that there are four words: "all opportunities." In other words, whoever sees it has a share.
After reaching an agreement, the two alliances have almost become unscrupulous in stealing materials. A large amount of cement and steel bars were stolen and sold on the spot in the name of damage. Not only did the managers of the two alliances drag the buyers directly to the construction site to see
In order to prove that they were in good standing, the baggage regiment even chartered the transportation. After paying the money and delivering the goods, they directly used laborers to load the goods onto the military vehicles of the baggage regiment and take them away.
As for the adjutant Shigeru Sawada sent to supervise the construction site as the project contractor, he was quickly corrupted by 5% of the shares of the two regiments, a large amount of cash, and a few extremely coquettish Belarusian prostitutes.
It has deteriorated. The supervision of the project accounts is just a formality, and he rarely even goes to the construction site. He drinks and has fun with the Belarusian prostitutes every day.
The Engineer Regiment and the Baggage Regiment worked together, and they were extremely happy to make money. A few months later, large sums of Japanese yen, Manchurian dollars, and even a series of currencies such as the Japanese currency, which had long been banned from circulation in the Northeast, were splashed.
It flowed into the pockets of the officers and soldiers of the two regiments, and almost everyone made a fortune.
It's just that after 60% of the materials were stolen and sold, the Jiamusi city fortifications were completed on schedule with quality and quantity in mind, except for the deepening and widening of the moat. The city wall was only built to a height of half a person, not even the scale of a brick wall.
The quantity is also called Tao Tu Weizi.
Even the little thing that was built was built with the remaining bricks of the city wall that were stolen and sold, and the residual soil dug out after widening the moat was hastily built. It was a tofu project that didn't even use a ton of cement. Not to mention the 75mm mountain field cannon, it was just beaten.
The last round of mortars was not suitable for dealing with strong fortifications, and I'm afraid it wouldn't even be able to withstand it.
Although Sawada Shigeru wanted to investigate severely several times and even replaced the adjutant who had been with him for many years, he found that unless both regiments were demobilized on the spot, it would be impossible to pursue them. When these Osaka people were making money,
There are also internal fights, and there are even fistfights when fighting for interests. But externally, they are surprisingly united.
Although we have certain clues, the more we check Sawada Shigeru's scalp, the more he becomes confused. Not only the baggage regiment, the engineer regiment, but almost all the troops of the Fourth Division are involved. Even as far away as Xinjiang
Jing's own family also had a hand in it, because at least half of the buyers behind the stolen cement were his wife and brother.
The fact that his family acted as second-rate traffickers in what was known as the largest smuggling case in the Fourth Division made Sawada Shigeru, who always prided himself on being an authentic samurai, extremely embarrassed.
Sawada Shigeru, who basically considers himself a loyal believer in Bushido, has paid no less tribute to his subordinates since he took office. Although they appear to be various regiments, in fact they are no different from several companies. But that is not the case.
It's a small fight. The big one never reaches out.
He would never use any crooked ideas on a project that was the focus of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, such as building a city wall. After all, he was about to be promoted, so risking his own career for a little bit of money was not worth it, at least in the eyes of Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru.
What's more, although the salaries of lower-level officers and soldiers in the Japanese army are extremely thin, it can even be said to be pitiful.
However, high-level officers, especially those with major general or above, earn a lot of money. It is enough for a family to live a very rich life easily. His annual salary of a lieutenant general is seven times that of a lieutenant. So for Sawada Shigeru
He said that it is not impossible to collect money, but it depends on the circumstances.
However, Sawada Shigeru did not expect that his subordinates could not win over him, so they turned their attention to his family. The officers and soldiers of the Fourth Division who have lived in Osaka, which has a strong business atmosphere since childhood, are extremely skilled in the ability to win over people.
In a short time, he not only dragged down the adjutant who had been following the division commander for many years and had always trusted him, but also dragged down the division commander's wife and brother, the retired army captain.
Sawada Shigeru, who couldn't continue the investigation in the middle, had no choice but to give up the idea of pursuing it to the end. He couldn't send himself to a military court. His superiors may not pursue too much in the affairs of the officers below. But he
Something happened to the chief officer, and I'm afraid he will be pursued to the end.
Sawada Shigeru gave up the investigation, and the construction of the city wall was delayed again and again. The amount of cement and other materials required for the project was increasing day by day, but the height of the city wall was not growing.
Even when Yang Zhen had defeated the troops of the Second Division heading north and was close to Jiamusi, he did not let these guys stop.
I don’t know if those Osaka soldiers were crazy, or they didn’t think about defending Jiamusi at all, or they thought that their opponents were incapable of crossing the Songhua River. Just when Yang Zhen encircled and annihilated the second division headed northward led by Katayama Shozaburo, the final force
On the day when the remaining strength was restored, the city bricks on the half-human-high wall that had been barely built were also missing. Only an earthen wall was left, which was washed away by an autumn rain.
Without the protection of the city wall, all the fortifications built before were blown up by Yang Zhen when he entered Jiamusi. At this time, Jiamusi, with insufficient Japanese troops and could only defend important areas in the city, was like a
The girl who had been stripped of her clothes was completely naked without any covering.
Not only did Li Mingrui, who had received professional special training, be directly under the reconnaissance battalion, he easily broke into Jiamusi, which had almost no troops. Even Wang Guangyu's brigade easily broke into the urban area of Jiamusi without much effort after crossing the river.
Facing Yang Zhen's troops who were almost swarming into the city, they could only concentrate their limited forces to retreat to the division headquarters. Lieutenant General Zetian Shigeru, who had the only decent fortifications in the city around Jiamusi City, except for all the staff and guards of the division headquarters,
, and even the orderlies were issued with weapons to fight the opponents who had already reached the division headquarters.
He seemed to be going crazy, except for receiving a telegram every ten minutes asking for reinforcements from the Kwantung Army headquarters. He was desperately calling his subordinates, asking them to abandon all positions and immediately move towards Jiamusi with all their strength.
But even if the troops of the Fourth Division spread from Yilan in the west to the mouth of the Songhua River in the east have wings and can fly back to Jiamusi, it will still take time. No matter how fast the Japanese army moves, the troops will be deployed as a brigade or even a squadron.
It will take at least a day or even several days to put it all together.
Here, the desperate Sawada Shigeru received a distress telegram in ten minutes. Over there, Umezu Yoshijiro was shocked. The fourth division's northbound detachment, which was crossing the river to support the second division, unexpectedly fired a shot.
The army was destroyed. The hateful anti-Manchu armed forces not only devoured all the troops of the Second Division heading north, but also crossed the Songhua River, and Jiamusi was also in danger.
Umezu Meijiro, who knew what Jiamusi meant to the Kwantung Army, received the telegram from Sawada Shigeru asking for help. He did not get angry as before. He knew that getting angry at this time was useless. The most important thing now was to remove the complaining Sawada Shigeru from him.
Rescued from Jiamusi.
Umezu Yoshijiro calmly ordered the Kwantung Army aviation force to immediately dispatch a small plane that could take off and land on the spacious boulevard in the courtyard of the Fourth Division headquarters from the airport closest to Jiamusi, and select the best pilot.
Head to Jiamusi to pick up Lieutenant General Zetian Shigeru who is already in danger.
In Umezu Yoshijiro's view, since the fire has already reached his eyebrows, he can only treat the eyebrows first. As for the buttocks, let's wait until the fire has reached them.
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