Thousands of miles away, the 731st Troop Base of the Kwantung Army in Baoyinhe, on the outskirts of Harbin, is brightly lit and bustling. For the members of the 731st Troop in the base, tonight is undoubtedly a night worth celebrating. In the afternoon
In the underground laboratory, Team Tabe, who is responsible for researching harmful viruses, intensively tested new typhoid infection viruses and smallpox viruses on more than 100 Chinese, Koreans, and Russians. More than 150 cases of infected people were dissected without anesthesia.
Dozens of researchers were so busy that they almost fainted.
After observing and recording a large number of patient tissues, the virology team found that both viruses met the actual combat standards, especially the mutated smallpox virus, which took less than forty-eight hours from infection and fever to loss of mobility and death.
The mutated smallpox virus is extremely contagious. An unintentional researcher was infected with the mutated smallpox virus No. 6. Major General Kitano Masaji, the commander of the army, personally ordered the researcher to be sedated and thrown into a high-temperature incinerator.
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As the commander of the 731st Unit, Kitano Masaji has a heavy responsibility. Especially after the 569th Unit base in Qiqihar was attacked by the Chinese anti-Japanese armed forces, the 731st Unit took the responsibility for this "extermination" special operation.
The only choice for the Japanese side. The burden of the extermination plan personally ordered by Emperor Hirohito fell entirely on the shoulders of Kitano Masaji. Kitano Masaji, who took over the command of Unit 731 from Shiro Ishii, also felt great pressure.
Fortunately, it has fulfilled its mission. After more than seven years of unremitting research, the seven viruses studied by Unit 731 have all met the requirements for actual combat, and large-scale cultivation has begun. In just one week, with the number of units in Unit 731,
Numerous culture tanks can cultivate enough viruses for combat, and then manufacture them into delivery vectors for actual combat. In order to celebrate this unprecedented success, Kitano Masaji took advantage of the dual privileges of the General Staff Headquarters of the 731st Army and the Kwantung Army.
Under such difficult conditions, a batch of sake and meat were obtained to celebrate.
At the same time, the Chongqing Airport thousands of miles away was also a busy scene. Eight large transport aircraft and more than a dozen fighter jets were parked on the airport runway. Hundreds of airport guard ground staff in military uniforms were preparing for those aircraft.
After the final inspection. As the order issued by Zhao Zhi was conveyed in place, Yu Dazhi and Mo Lun got busy after receiving the order. 0 mercenary masters who were carefully selected after being disrupted were airlifted to Chongqing as soon as possible.
The weapons and equipment stored in the basement also arrived at Chongqing Airport at almost the same time. Following them, it was this fighter squadron that landed at Chongqing Airport.
Everyone who knows Japanese style Zhao Zhi knows that Zhao Zhi is a person who likes to make decisions before taking action. Naturally, this operation will be no exception. Zhao Zhi is not arrogant enough to let a carefully selected commando team enter the Northeast by land.
In order to ensure that the last 100 elite mercenaries selected could land safely in the outer areas of Harbin, Zhao Zhi mobilized half of the Thunder's current fighter planes to assist. The fighter plane team parked at Chongqing Airport was just one of the teams. Zhao Zhi had already
A large number of fighter planes were transferred to Taiyuan to wait.
This sortie led the Sino-US joint air force to bomb the Japanese Kwantung Army's 731st unit. It can be said to be a narrow escape operation. In this operation, Zhao Zhi will select the most elite generals to form a new detachment to carry out operations against the 731st unit.
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Zhao Zhi himself was a little unsure about the so-called latest equipment. After all, they were manufactured and processed by Americans according to the drawings, and then assembled and debugged in Kunming. Zhao Zhi, who had only briefly tested them, did not understand this very well.
How is the performance of the new weapons and equipment? However, these things will not cause trouble to the mercenaries sneaking into the Northeast.
Almost everyone involved in formulating this plan knows that if the target of the night bomber is not a large facility, it will be difficult to accurately find the target in the vast northeastern plain without obvious terrain guidance. If the target is attacked multiple times,
The Japanese army will definitely be alert, and may force the opponent to jump over the wall and take action immediately, so the night bombing requirements must be completed in one go. First, the ground forces will find out the specific location of the target, and then guide the bomber group to attack the target based on the radio navigation of the reconnaissance team.
Massive all-out bombing.
For this combat mission, Zhao Zhi also gathered multiple bombers of various models to participate in the operation. Taking away all the research materials of Unit 731 was the main purpose of Zhao Zhi's trip. However, there were also Soviet ginseng involved, so Zhao Zhi
Zhao Zhi cannot leave any clues to them. The research station of Unit 731 must be bombed into rubble, otherwise the Soviets will know that Zhao Zhi took away those research materials.
Zhao Zhi's plan is for the fighter force to take a detour through Outer Mongolia to the outskirts of Harbin. A team of transport planes will leave in advance with 100 mercenaries. They will prepare spare fuel and carry out airdrops in advance, and find a temporary landing point for the fighter force in Outer Mongolia.
, be prepared to refuel the returning fleet. The size of the assault team under Zhao Zhi's personal command was set at around 100 people. In the end, only half of the 0 mercenaries sent by Yu Dazhi from Mandalay could follow Zhao Zhi into the Northeast battlefield.
, the other mercenaries are only responsible for guarding the temporary airport and supporting the retreating troops.
The military commander also has an intelligence point in Harbin. There are no less than a hundred military commanders' intelligence agents operating in Harbin. These military commanders' intelligence agents are Zhao Zhi's main helpers this time. All intelligence sources after the airborne landing must rely on them, and they also need to disguise themselves as civilians.
The military commanders must prepare the clothing and trucks used for movement and evacuation. In addition, after receiving the signal, the military commanders must use the hand-thrown incendiary bombs provided by Zhao Zhi to guide the bombers to the location of the Japanese barracks.
In the two days from when he got the relevant information to when the mercenaries were gone and arrived in Chongqing, Zhao Zhi made at least 6 different plans on the sand table. As the intelligence from the military commander increased, Zhao Zhi thought about it and deleted it.
Of the five, only the current plan was retained, and it had received Chiang Kai-shek's approval. The plane was about to take off, and all the preparations had been completed. Zhao Zhi, who had been worried, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, this is an extremely dangerous combat operation. Going deep into the rear of the Japanese army and returning on its own without direct support is a difficult challenge for any special operations team. And this time the Thunder faced
The right one would be the famous Japanese Kwantung Army. Even Zhao Zhi himself was not very sure of his own mind. The rear of a fleet of speeding trucks rushed into the airport, spewing black smoke. Dozens of people jumped out of the carriages.
A soldier wearing a Japanese military uniform carried some cans and compressed biscuits from the carriage. These were the rations for Zhao Zhi and his companions on the road.
After the troops gathered, they counted the number of people and equipment. What gave Zhao Zhi a headache was the 12 sets of steel plates for the steel fortress that Yu Dazhi brought with Secretary Hun. They didn't take up a lot of space, but they weighed a lot. They were on the car.
In order to load more ammunition and bombs, the redundant things and facilities in the bombers and transport planes were removed and replaced by loads of ammunition and bombs. Two of the bombers had been severely deformed. Zhao Zhi was worried about these two bombers.
It will automatically disintegrate when flying halfway.
"Sir, brothers, it's time to set off." Zhao Zhi, who was standing on the airport runway with his head bowed in thought, was awakened by Yan Wudao. 100 mercenaries in full gear stood neatly behind Yan Wudao. Everyone's eyes were on
They all had stern looks on their faces. These people were elites selected by Yu Dazhi from thousands of mercenaries. Each of them knew the dangers of this mission, but no one said anything about withdrawing from this operation, not to mention that Zhao Zhidu personally led them.
The team took command of this operation.
Turning around and waving goodbye to Dai Li and others who came to see him off, Zhao Zhi waved his head and motioned to board the plane and set off. There were no unnecessary words and there was no tragic and exciting feeling before the war. The mercenaries, including Zhao Zhi, just silently boarded the transport plane and prepared for the flight.
Preparations before liftoff. "Boyuan, you must come back alive. You still owe me a drink without a treat. If you dare to default on your debt, I will never let you go." He came to see him off but kept standing there.
Dai Li, who was more than ten meters away from Zhao Zhi, suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs. Dai Li, who never liked to talk much and was concerned about his image, made such a move, which made Zhao Zhi feel warm in his heart. However, he just raised his arms and shook them.
But he never turned around.
"Brother, you must come back." Looking at Zhao Zhi's slowly disappearing back, Dai Li had long lost his usual calmness. Not only was he standing by the car muttering to himself, but there was also something in his eyes.
A layer of fog. Dai Li was the big boss around Chiang Kai-shek who was in charge of intelligence. Dai Li naturally knew why Zhao Zhi suddenly mobilized so many planes and mercenaries to go out at night, but he couldn't understand why Zhao Zhi agreed to do that.
The Soviet Union bombed the camp of the Kwantung Army in Harbin. It would have been fine if they had just attacked the base of Unit 731. But if the Kwantung Army was really driven into panic, Zhao Zhi, who only had 100 mercenaries around him, would not be able to come back.
"Gentlemen, welcome to the Thunder Airlines flight. I am your captain Buckley for this flight. We are leaving Chongqing Airport now. The plane will fly to the temporary base in Outer Mongolia for a short stop to replenish fuel. If
If you feel bored, you can look at the scenery outside the window. If someone gets airsick, you can find a vomit bag under your seat. I hope everyone fastens their seat belts. Finally, I wish everyone a happy voyage." The transport plane began to taxi slowly on the runway, Zhao Zhi
The funny voice of pilot Buckley sounded from the plane, which made everyone laugh, and the depression in their hearts was relieved a lot.