After the defeat on the southern front, Hisao Tani's fate was already doomed. However, even if he was guilty of a serious crime and deserved death, the meaning of death in his own hands and being executed by the Xuebing Army were completely different. Moreover, the decision from the base camp had not yet come down. As a lieutenant general division commander, Hisao was taken away by the cadet army at his own stronghold. This was an absolutely unacceptable shame for the Japanese army. Matsui Iwane, as the commander of the South China Front, was naturally to blame. Instead of doing so, it was It would be better to kill Hisao Tani directly in a chaotic battle. In that case, although someone will definitely take the blame for Hisao Tani's death, at least his reputation will be much better.
Matsui Iwane was very scheming, but he underestimated the power of the "invading China troops". Langya's people were best at carrying out such sabotage operations. Xie Tailuo led a few of his own soldiers to lag behind. They used various methods to snipe the Japanese troops led by Hashimoto in pursuit. Hashimoto and the others triggered three booby traps after chasing down one street, and were hit by Xie Tailuo from a long distance in the mailbox of a military truck, triggering a big explosion. After more than twenty casualties, when they cleared the road and pursued again, the target had lost track.
The commander of the 6th Division, Hisao Tani, and one of his major generals were captured by the cadet army from Wenzhou City. Although Matsui Iwane and Okuichiro took many measures to block the communication channels, the news spread like wildfire, and soon The news soon spread to all levels in China and Japan. In China, from the central government in Chongqing to various small and medium-sized cities, official reports issued commendations and congratulations. The people rejoiced and regarded this as another important victory on the anti-Japanese battlefield. The New Year of 1940 has become more lively; in Japan, the Japanese government's attitude has undergone an earth-shaking change. First it was secretive and then it promoted Hisao Tani's patriotic sentiments, and then turned a war criminal who deserved to be cut into pieces into a A national hero who shocked the world and wept ghosts and gods,
When the Japanese army gathered heavy troops to besiege Fujian and Guangdong, 90% of the people in China, from high-level officials to the people, believed that the Xuebing Army would be doomed this time. Among them, there were both those who were worried about the Xuebing Army and those who started to raise flags. Various arrangements were made to take advantage of the Xuebing Army's defeat. However, as the Xuebing Army fought three major victories in the Shangying and Fuding areas on New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month, the Japanese army then began After shrinking their troops, those with ulterior motives were stunned and began to have other ideas.
The Nanyuan and Shantouzi Village massacres were spread throughout China through the propaganda of the Xuebingjun. At the same time, major forces and people with lofty ideals in the country were criticizing the atrocities committed by the Japanese army in newspapers and radio. , the next day came the news that Hisao Tani, the culprit responsible for the two tragedies, had been arrested. To be honest, because of Matsui Iwane's "cooperation", Xie Tailuo and his team did not experience too many setbacks in their arrest of Hisao Tani. In the eyes of others, this matter is not simple.
For example, in the basement of a three-story building in Nanning, three people were shocked by the news. "It's unbelievable that Lang Ya is so powerful." A man in a suit and leather shoes with a banged hair The middle-aged man asked, "Could it be fake? Ouyang Yun did this just to ask for favors from the world." A young man wearing glasses said, and another middle-aged man wearing a long gown said, "There is no need to doubt the truth of this matter. False, Huang Degong and the others have confirmed it." Da Bentou frowned and said: "It seems that we have to strengthen the security of the old man. Wenzhou is an enemy-occupied area. It would be terrible if Langya infiltrated into Chongqing to carry out similar operations. Already."
Not only in Nanning, many people are discussing this matter in many places around the world. Among them, Quzhou, Shenyang, Shanghai, Nanjing and Tokyo. After confirming the authenticity of this matter, many senior Japanese military officials had a serious crisis. I feel that the arrest of Hisao Tani in Wenzhou may seem like a small matter, but it reflects the operational capabilities of the Xuebing Army. I also think of the large-scale anti-rape operations launched by the Xuebing Army in the occupied areas some time ago, and the earlier manufacturing in Shanghai. They all couldn't help but feel like they had a thorn in their backs. Almost overnight, all important agencies and departments of the Japanese army increased their security forces.
To say which force had the greatest impact when Hisao Tani was forcibly captured by the Xuebing Army in the Wenzhou stronghold, it was naturally the Wang Puppet Regime in Nanjing. Before the arrival of the New Year, Wang Jingwei's security brigade was finally formed. Therefore, Wang Zhiben was secretly He breathed a sigh of relief. Who would have expected that he would hear about this just after the New Year? Wang Zhai still had some self-awareness and knew that his guard brigade was incomparable to the elites of the imperial army, and Langya could be in Wenzhou City where the imperial army was heavily stationed. If you want to take Hisao Tani away in an uninhabited land, it is natural to take him away in Nanjing. Therefore, since the 11th, people who are familiar with Wang Jie have discovered a strange phenomenon. Whenever Wang Jie goes out, He will inevitably be surrounded by people, but once night comes, he will never be able to find his person again.
Ouyang Yun made a list to arrest the culprits who caused the massacres in Nanyuan and Shantouzi Village. He was just talking about the facts, but he inadvertently had such a huge deterrent effect. This was something he did not expect.
After Hisao Tani and Qinye Ueda were brought to Fuding by Xie Tailuo and the others, they were escorted back to Guangzhou overnight. On the night of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the convoy escorting them drove into Guangzhou City. The two were immediately taken to the city along with Ichiro Qianjie, Yasushima Motoshima and others. They were imprisoned together. So far, on the list listed by Ouyang Yun, except for Shimo Yihuo who died on the battlefield, all others have been arrested and brought to justice.
After Hisao Tani was imprisoned, the old Japanese made a request to meet Ouyang Yun.
Lang Ya, who was responsible for guarding them, reported to the higher level. Finally, Guo Kui went to see Ouyang Yun in person and informed Hisao Tani of this request. He said: "The old Japanese suffered two consecutive defeats at the hands of our student army. This time You even lost your trousers, he must be very curious about who you are, I think you should give him some face to satisfy his curiosity."
Ouyang Yun sneered at this and said: "How can I have such free time? Just tell him that he will see me tomorrow. By the way, let Amanawa Jutaro and Takahashi Ryoko go see him, and that Reed Anhe George."
"I guess you won't see him either. This old devil is just an executioner. He doesn't look like a soldier at all."
"Have the representatives of the 4th Division arrived?"
"We're here, do you want them to meet Hisao Tani?"
"No, their identities must be kept secret."
The 4th Division stayed in Hainan because it was abandoned by the United Fleet because it failed to live up to expectations. But now, the 4th Division has become a strange force in the Japanese army. So many elite divisions of the Japanese army are fighting with the trainees. Although the 4th Division was completely defeated in the battle against the Japanese Army, the 4th Division firmly took root in southwest Qiong. War broke out between this division and the 5th Army almost every week. What pleased the Tokyo base camp was that although the 4th Division again They did not make progress in one city or one town, but they built Qiongnannan into an unbreakable fortress. As a result, the Tokyo Base Camp delayed the plan to abandon Qiongxinan again and again, and the status of the 4th Division also changed. The rising tide lifted all boats, and gradually it became a star division and began to enjoy the treatment of a real elite division.