After the Japanese troops were dispatched to reinforce Dangshan, Iida Sadagu finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that today is the traditional Chinese New Year. When he was a child, the Japanese also celebrated this festival. In recent years, Japan has been Europeanized from top to bottom, and some things originated from
China's traditional festivals have been downplayed, and I wonder if my wife will hold a kitchen ceremony.
When he thought of offering sacrifices to the stove, Iida Sadagu sighed inwardly. He felt that Liu Yimin was really hateful. He didn't just stay at the station and drink and have fun during a wonderful holiday, but instead launched an attack. Could it be that he saw that the North China Front Army would use the Spring Festival to attack the Eighth Route Army base area?
Carry out large-scale mopping up operations?
Thinking of the mopping-up operation, Iida Sadagu couldn't help but rang the desk bell and called the chief of staff, Major General Kobayashi Asaburo.
Since his escape from Jinan, Asaburo Kobayashi was determined to take revenge. He firmly supported the North China Front's decision to launch a large-scale raid during the Spring Festival, a traditional Chinese festival. He worked hard to formulate a battle plan for the Twelfth Army, wholeheartedly aiming to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
Now the most elite divisions of the Japanese army have gathered in Xuzhou. They have completed their rest and replenishment, and everything is ready. They are just waiting for the order from the front army. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, Liu Yi's main force took the initiative to attack and cut off the Longhai Road, killing several divisions.
The regiment went to reinforce Dangshan. As a result, it was very likely that the North China Front's large-scale mopping up plan would abort again, and Kobayashi Asaburo was already a little frustrated. Therefore, before Naosaburo Okabe led the team to set off, Kobayashi Asaburo suggested that he use two wings to make a detour again.
The outflanking tactic completely surrounded the Eighth Route Army that had cut off the Longhai Road, leaving them with nowhere to escape.
Naosaburo Okabe was once the chief of staff of the North China Front. Now no one among the senior Japanese generals in North China knows the tactics of the Eighth Route Army better than him. Kobayashi Asaburo's advice can be said to be redundant to him. But Naosaburo Okabe
I admire Kobayashi Asaburo's responsible spirit very much and said he would adopt it.
Kobayashi Asaburo didn't know that his suggestion was too crucial. Originally, after escaping from Jinan, there was a saying within the Japanese army that Kobayashi Asaburo abandoned Lieutenant General Hisao Tani and escaped alone. This was not true for soldiers and not for samurai.
There is also a rumor that Kobayashi Senzaburo was too cunning and deliberately let Hisao Tani escape to attract the Eighth Route Army to pursue him and cover him to escape quietly. Many people believed this rumor because the Twelfth Army had two commanders in succession, Yu Sui.
Everyone would be suspicious if the Chief of Staff was fine. The Military Police Headquarters of the North China Front also summoned Kobayashi Asaburo and asked him to report the details of the incident, which was likely to send him to a military court. Fortunately, Kobayashi Asaburo and the North China Front Army
All the contact telegrams were there, allowing him to temporarily escape danger.
When Naosaburo Okabe worked with Juichi Terauchi, he always looked at Juichi Terauchi's face and acted. Basically, he only wore a pair of trousers without sharing Miss Masako. Naosaburo Okabe admired Asasaburo Kobayashi, and naturally he would soon pay homage to Juichi Terauchi.
Recommended, now Asasaburo Kobayashi is hugging his thick legs again, and his career is not far away. Of course, he doesn't know it at this time, and he still looks unlucky.
When Iida Sadagu saw Asasaburo Kobayashi coming in, he asked him what he thought of the Eighth Route Army's offensive on Longhai Road. Was it the leak of the large-scale mopping-up plan that caused the Eighth Route Army to launch an attack in advance?
Kobayashi Asaburo swore that the battle plan was locked in his safe and was guarded by guards 24 hours a day. It was absolutely impossible to leak the secret. The Eighth Route Army launched an attack at this time. It was likely that Liu Yimin smelled the danger and realized that the people gathered there
The imperial army in Xuzhou was too powerful, so they took action first, intending to disrupt the imperial army's deployment.
When Iida Sadagu heard that Kobayashi Asaburo's analysis coincided with that of General Sugimoto Yuan, the commander of the North China Front, he looked at Kobayashi Asaburo with some suspicion: "Kobayashi-kun, you mean that the Eighth Route Army is on Longhai Road
The attack was just a feint?"
Kobayashi Asaburo hurriedly shook his head and reported that Liu Yimin was very cunning. There was no regular pattern in the battle, and his troops were often used unexpectedly. He might have used a false shot to mobilize the imperial army; it was also possible that he just wanted to gather together to annihilate the Eastern Henan imperial army; or it was possible that he was
In order to stage an ambush, he attempted to eliminate the main force of the Imperial Army that was reinforcing Dangshan; the last possibility was that he wanted to attack Xuzhou and annihilate the main force of the Imperial Army in Xuzhou. However, careful analysis showed that it was unlikely to capture Xuzhou. The elite Imperial Japanese Army gathered together
Xuzhou is waiting for him to attack! I'm afraid he doesn't have the courage.
Asaburo Kobayashi mentioned several possibilities in one breath, which made Iida Sadagu laugh out loud and almost scold Baga and slap him in the face.
The reason why Asaburo Kobayashi was not slapped was because a distinguished guest arrived.
Tang Xiuer, also known as Princess Chun Gong Xiuzi, was persuaded by Shan Shanyuan in Peiping not to come to Jinan immediately to assassinate Liu Yimin. She was waiting for the North China Front Army to surprise her. But after waiting and waiting, the 14th Division arrived.
, the news that the 35th Division and the 13th Independent Brigade had been completely annihilated. At this time, Tang Xiuer could no longer sit still, because she received a strict order from Emperor Hirohito: Liu Yimin must be killed. So, Tang Xiuer left
Beiping, all the way south to Xuzhou.
Since the Luokou Railway Bridge was still under repair and the northern section of Jinpu Road was blocked by trains, Tang Xiuer had to take a car south, which wasted time.
This time Tang Xiuer didn't come alone. She brought with her a Japanese special forces unit commanded by the North China Front Army, which amounted to a squadron.
In Jinan, Tang Xiuer summoned Daqiao Xiong Xiong, the Jinan secret service agency. According to Daqiao Xiong Xiong, Liu Yimin led the main force to break through Longhai Road and go south. No one can figure out where he is now in the mysterious place. Daqiao Xiong Xiong begged the princess to cooperate with him and eliminate Ludong first.
The head of the Eighth Route Army in the region organized the organization, and then went to settle the score with Liu Yimin.
Tang Xiuer said calmly that it was the army's task to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army. Her task was to assassinate Liu Yimin, and she didn't care about other things.
When Xiong Xiong saw Princess Chun Gong Xiuzi's attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away, he thought that the head of the Eighth Route Army in Ludong was too low-level to be as discerning as the princess, so he begged the princess to follow him to the Yimeng Mountains, where the Eighth Route Army instructors must be.
The base camp of the Eighth Route Army is also there. As long as the airport is found and the aviation force destroys it, Liu Yimin will lose an arm. In addition, Liu Yimin cannot take his wife and children with him when he directs the war. As long as Liu Yimin's wife and children are captured in the Yimeng Mountains
, you are not afraid that Liu Yimin will not come to the rescue. When the time comes, you can calmly arrange it and let Liu Yimin jump into the trap and solve him in one fell swoop.
When Ohashi Xiong Xiong said this, Tang Xiuer knew that his head of the secret service had been fooled and did not know Liu Yimin at all. Tang Xiuer had spent some time in the Tai'an detachment. Although she was under surveillance everywhere and could not see Liu Yimin, she knew about Liu Yimin.
After listening to it a lot, I know that Liu Yimin has a special characteristic. He pays special attention to protecting his wife and children. During battles and marches, his wife and children are with him. In Tang Xiuer's eyes, Liu Yimin is relying on his good skills and wants to put his wife and children before him.
Under his protection, it also shows that Liu Yimin has a strong sense of prevention. Even if he wants to catch Liu Yimin's wife and children, he has to find where Liu Yimin is. Now that Liu Yimin has arrived at Longhai Road South, it goes without saying that his wife and children are accompanying him again.
Where would it be in Yimeng Mountain District?
Daqiao Xiongxiong continued to encourage her with his soft tongue. Tang Xiuer became impatient and directly told Daqiao Xiongxiong that she was a princess of the royal family, not an army intelligence officer. The Eighth Route Army airfield was located in the specified place, which was the location of the North China Front Army aviation and secret service agencies.
Question to find out clearly. She is only responsible for assassinating Liu Yimin, and don’t talk about other things. Does Ohashi Xiongxiong want to turn a royal princess into a spy?
Ohashi Xiongxiong was choked and stunned for a while, and he could only bulge his dead fish eyes and honestly suggested that Princess Junmiya Hideko go to Xuzhou. The Twelfth Army Headquarters should have information about Liu Yimin's whereabouts.
Daqiao Xiongxiong is talking nonsense. If the Twelfth Army Headquarters had accurate information about Liu Yimin's whereabouts, it would have sent planes to bomb it. Why would the princess go out to assassinate people in Wei County? Of course, there are also reasons why Daqiao Xiongxiong said this.
His reasoning. The Twelfth Army was responsible for fighting in Shandong. Liu Yimin led the main force to break through the Longhai Road. If they didn't know the situation, who would know?
According to Tang Xiuer's original intention, she was unwilling to come to Xuzhou because Liu Yimin could not be in Xuzhou. However, she did not know where Liu Yimin was and needed the Japanese field troops to provide her with intelligence support, so she had to go to the Twelfth Army Headquarters to find him.
Iida Sada is solid.
When the guards announced the arrival of Her Royal Highness, Iida Sadagu and Kobayashi Asaburo immediately realized that the much-rumored Princess Junmiya Hideko of the Imperial Family of Japan had arrived. At this time, both Iida Sadagu and Kobayashi Asaburo were looking forward to it with all their hearts.
Liu Yimin died, no matter how he died, as long as it allowed him to die.
As a professional soldier, relying on assassination to deal with opponents is strictly speaking against the spirit of Bushido and is very shameful. A real soldier must fight wits and courage on the battlefield to show off. However, Liu Yimin did harm to the Japanese army.
It was so big that the Japanese army hated him from top to bottom and didn't care what means were used to deal with him. A research team at the Japanese army base camp even came to the conclusion: Liu Yimin's troops surpassed Chiang Kai-shek in terms of tactics and equipment.
The regular army and a series of major defeats in the North China battlefield were all at the hands of Liu Yimin. Physically annihilating Liu Yimin has become the top priority of the Japanese Army.
After Tang Xiu'er came in, Iida Sadagu and Kobayashi Asaburo hurriedly saluted, and then they dared to take a closer look at this legendary royal master who never saw the dragon's head or tail.
At this sight, Iida Sadagu and Kobayashi Asaburo were immediately petrified. They had never expected that Princess Junmiya Hideko could be so beautiful. She was dressed in a mink fur coat and calfskin boots, which made her eyebrows look like spring dye, her eyes like autumn waves, and her facial features were exquisite.
It looks like it is carved from ivory, and the whole person is like a fairy in ancient Chinese legends, so beautiful that people dare not look at her.
Asaburo Kobayashi immediately remembered the spring scene in Jinan with his lingering Hukou Raiko in bed, and he made several gurgling sounds in his throat. He panicked and quickly lowered his head and swallowed the saliva.
Iida Sadagu was not much better. He had been the commander of the Guards Division and had the opportunity to contact the Emperor and Empress. He had also met several of Emperor Hirohito's princesses and other princesses, but he had never met the mysterious Jun.
Princess Hideko Miya. Seeing this, Iida Sadagu thought to himself, the princesses he had seen were only qualified to be Princess Hideko Junmiya as a female official. Damn it, they are all princesses, why is there such a big gap?
Iida Sadagu couldn't help but make a gurgling sound in his throat.
With Tang Xiuer's high skills, the performance of Iida Sadugu and Kobayashi Asaburo naturally fell into her eyes. However, she was young and beautiful, and there were many people who were obsessed with her. Just flicking her clothes could shake off all the eyeballs.
Shanshan Yuan looked like a pervert when he saw her, not to mention Iida Sadagu and Kobayashi Asaburo? However, Tang Xiuer is not a movie star and is not interested in Brother Zhu. What she wants is information about Liu Yimin.
Kobayashi Sensaburo reported on the Battle of Taisei, the Eighth Route Army's southward march, and the Eighth Route Army's cutting off the Longhai Road this afternoon. Finally, he told Princess Junmiya Hideko that Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo commanded the Second Division, the Fifth Division, and the First Division.
The 23rd Division and the 23rd Division went to reinforce Dangshan. Dangshan is not far from Xuzhou, less than 100 kilometers away. The mechanized 2nd Division and the 5th Division can arrive in a few hours. By then,
Find out whether Liu Yimin is on the Dangshan front line.
Kobayashi Asaburo was afraid that Tang Xiuer would not understand the situation, so he explained that although it was snowing, this was a great plain, and the Second Division and the Fifth Division had chariots clearing the way, which would not affect the rapid movement of armored vehicles, cars and cavalry. Under normal circumstances,
, the Second Division, and the Fifth Division can arrive at the battlefield in up to three and a half hours. As soon as they arrive, they will be able to determine clearly Liu Yimin's real intention to cut off Longhai Road, and they will also be able to figure out what the Eighth Route Army attacking Longhai Road is.
Unless Liu Yimin had the power, we would know whether Liu Yimin was there.
Tang Xiuer was only good at martial arts, and military command was not her strong point. However, she was worried that Liu Yimin would use his machinations again and cause serious damage to the imperial army, so she immediately asked Iida Sadagu to refuel his motorcade. She wanted to go to Dangshan Mountain.
Iida Sadagu's thoughts were very complicated. He not only hoped that Tang Xiuer would go to Dangshan immediately and kill Liu Yimin, but he was also afraid that if Tang Xiuer failed, he would become a prisoner of the Eighth Route Army or be killed by the Eighth Route Army. In that case, the Twelfth Army would have to bear the responsibility for the death of the royal princess.
Responsibility for accidents in one's own defense zone.
After much deliberation, Iida Sadagu finally advised: "Your Highness, regardless of whether Liu Yimin is in Dangshan or not, now is not the best time for you to take action. When fighting with a large army, it is difficult to assassinate the commander-in-chief, no matter how skilled you are, it is impossible.
You can dodge bullets. Her Royal Highness is carrying out the task assigned by His Majesty the Emperor to assassinate Liu Yimin. I think that Her Royal Highness should conduct a sniper attack after finding out the traces of Liu Yimin's movements, so as to ensure that one hit will be successful. Otherwise, the effort will be in vain.
It is easy to be exposed and lead to Liu Yimin's pursuit."
What Iida Sadagu said made sense. After Tang Xiuer thought about it for a while, she decided to wait and let the special forces who came with her have a hot meal, take a rest, and wait for the intelligence ahead.
This time, we really waited for something new to happen.
When Iida saw Princess Hideko Junmiya letting the accompanying troops eat and rest, Iida quickly arranged meals and entertained the princess.
During the dinner, Iida Sadagu showed off his knowledge and lectured Tang Xiuer about the origin of the stove sacrifice that he knew, and talked about the customs and customs in the Huaihai area. As he talked, he talked about Liu Yimin, scolding Liu Yimin for being despicable and shameless, and for being accustomed to sneak attacks.
Not for samurai.
Fortunately, the audience was a royal princess, so Iida Sadagu didn't talk about how lewd and polygamous Liu Yimin was. However, to Tang Xiuer's ears, it was all a joke. She had been in the Eighth Route Army and knew how much the Eighth Route Army soldiers respected Liu Yimin, and even more so.
Liu Yimin won the battle cleanly and neatly, purely because he anticipated the enemy's opportunity and commanded it properly, and could not be described as despicable.
Iida Sadagu got excited while talking, foaming at the mouth, as if he and Liu Yimin were old friends and knew Liu Yimin thoroughly.
Iida Sadagu didn't finish talking about his attack on Liu Yimin, because the staff officer on duty brought a report from the Central China Front Army: The Eighth Route Army captured Suxian County!
In fact, the Eighth Route Army first captured Fuliji and Suxian and then cut off the Longhai Line. The reason why the intelligence arrived so late is because Suxian County belongs to the Central China Dispatch Army Defense Area and belongs to two separate systems from the North China Front Army. The Central China Dispatch Army
The army has had no commander since Shunroku Hata returned to Japan to serve as land minister. Only Lieutenant General Shozo Kawabe, the chief of staff, is in charge of the headquarters. When the Su County garrison went to reinforce Fuliji, there were a small number of Japanese troops left in the county. These Japanese soldiers
Hearing the gunshots of the Eighth Route Army wiping out the main force of the garrison and security corps, they then promptly reported the situation when the Eighth Route Army entered the city. Unfortunately, the Su County garrison was unable to contact the North China Front Army and the Twelfth Army, and could only contact the Japanese army in Bengbu. Report
Reports came and went, and by the time Lieutenant General Hebian Zhengsan thought it was time to notify the North China Front Army, the Japanese army had already dispatched reinforcements to Dangshan.
At this time, Iida Sadagu no longer cared about cursing Liu Yimin. He was stunned and shouted: "How could this happen? How could this happen? What on earth is Liu Yimin going to do?"
Tang Xiuer didn't speak from the beginning to the end. She just ate her food gracefully and listened to Iida Sadagu's nonsense. Now seeing Iida Sadagu being so panicked, Tang Xiuer stopped eating and took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth.
Then he said to Iida Sadagu: "Your Excellency Lieutenant General, it seems that this New Year's Eve is an extraordinary night! I estimate that Liu Yimin will show up soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an earth-shattering explosion, which made Iida Sadagu raise his hand, and the telegraph paper fell to the ground lightly.
Iida Sadagu hurriedly asked Kobayashi Asaburo to quickly find out where the explosion occurred.
Before Asaburo Kobayashi could get up, the staff officer on duty rushed in and shouted: "Report to the commander, report to the chief of staff: Xuzhou Station was attacked by Tubal Road. A train rushed into Xuzhou Station and detonated the explosive package on the train.
, Xuzhou Station suffered heavy losses. The specific situation has not yet been reported."
Tang Xiuer suddenly stood up and said to Iida Sadagu: "This must be the work of an elite small unit of the Eighth Route Army. I'll go check out the situation and maybe I can find out where Liu Yimin is!"
Tang Xiu'er left, and so did Iida Sadagu and Kobayashi Sensaburo. They wanted to go back to the war room to study countermeasures. They only had a large table of food left to come back there.
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