Ningbo is located in the lower reaches of the Yongjiang River in eastern Zhejiang, about 140 kilometers east of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province. It is connected to the Jiangsu and Anhui provinces in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to the north, Fujian and Guangdong to the south, and the East China Sea to the east. There are more than a thousand large and small islands nearby.
It has been an important foreign trading port for China ever since.
Ninety-five years ago, China and Britain signed the Treaty of Nanjing. Ningbo was designated as one of the five treaty ports, and the north bank of the Yongjiang River was designated as a residence for foreigners. Various countries also established consulates in Ningbo. Stimulated by foreigners, Ningbo merchants
They were good at dancing and traveled all over China, creating the name Ningbo Gang.
Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Ningbo had two main external routes: one was the Shanghai-Ningbo route, that is, the route from Shanghai to Ningbo; the other was the Wushantou route, which was from Ningbo to Zhenhai, Ningbo to Dinghai, Ningbo to Xiangshan, Ningbo to Haimen, and Ningbo to
Wenzhou route.
Cargo entering and leaving Ningbo mainly comes from Shanghai via the Shanghai-Ningbo Line, and then is transported within Ningbo or transferred out via the Wushantou Line. After the August 13 Songhu Battle broke out, giant oil tankers entered the main channel of the Yangtze River. In fact, Shanghai
The Ningbo Line no longer exists.
In the early morning of the 16th, a glimmer of light just appeared in the eastern sky. Twenty Japanese soldiers, fully armed, lined up in neat lines, from the Fenghua Jiangxi Bank Camp located at Tianfeng Tower in the south of the city to the ring road in the south.
The intersection between Changchun Road and Yinfeng Road leading to Yinzhou and Fenghua.
After the team stopped at the Yinfeng intersection, the leading officer gave an order, and the officers and soldiers quickly moved two wooden fences from the guard box next to the road, blocked the road, and then automatically divided into two rows, with ten on each side and one on each side.
Stand against the fence, leaving only space in the middle of the road for one car to pass.
Beginning in 2003, Ningbo began to demolish the city walls. By 31, except for the dilapidated Qingyun Tower and Drum Tower, the rest of the old city walls in the entire city were demolished. The Ningbo government used the solid city foundation to build new buildings along the moat.
, a main road around the city was built on the foot of the city wall, and Changchun Road was named after the Changchun Gate in the south of the city.
After standing for about a quarter of an hour, still no nearby people passed by. Zhang Dacai, the garrison platoon leader in charge of today's duty, was a little strange. He raised his head and looked at the sky: "What day is it today? Why don't the people go to the city to go to the market?"
Already?"
The first squad leader, Wang Erniu, scratched his head and said with some uncertainty: "Maybe it's the busy farming season. Villages near and far are busy with autumn harvest these days. If I can't ask for leave, I would also like to go back to my hometown in Fenghua to thresh millet while the weather is good.
Dry it early and close it for storage, otherwise it will be in trouble if there is continuous rain!"
"But there shouldn't be no one left..."
Zhang Dacai stroked his chin and said doubtfully.
Standing in front of the fence on the other side, Li Xiaoshi, the second squad leader, speculated: "Perhaps it has something to do with the departure of the large troops yesterday afternoon. The people were afraid of fighting and were hiding at home and did not dare to go out. They did not want to think about what would happen if the *** really happened.
We are calling, is it useful to hide at home and be a coward... By the way, what on earth happened in the south? Even the 16th Division was transferred south...
"
"Who knows? It is said that up to now, not even a ghost has been seen. However, this matter was confirmed by the Anjiajun Air Force. It should be correct. This little *** deserves to be called a devil. He is really elusive and scary.
..... Ah, people are here, please stop talking. The company commander has told us that everyone should keep their eyes bright and don't let the Japanese sneak into the city!" The platoon leader opened his mouth and stood up straight.
Say hello loudly.
I saw some people slowly appearing in the distance, carrying baskets, pushing chicken carts, or carrying firewood, rushing towards Ningbo City along the wide Yinfeng Road.
Although the sky is not yet completely bright, the view is basically unobstructed. People are pouring out of the nearby villages one after another. They are picking or carrying the fresh vegetables that should be harvested last night to Ningbo city.
Sold to merchants and citizens.
As for the newly produced rice, the staff of Jiangnan Group come to negotiate, and farmers can sell their harvest at a good price without leaving home. Since this model started the year before last, farmers have tasted the benefits and are no longer interested.
Willing to sell rice grain to Ningbo
The price offered by the rice merchant is not only much lower than that of the Jiangnan Group, but if there is a good harvest year, they will try their best to suppress the price of rice. Unlike the Jiangnan Group, when there is a good harvest, the price is higher than the market price.
Acquired at a high price of 10% to 20%?
In the past few years, the good reputations of Jiangnan Group and Anjiajun have been widely spread in Zhejiang and even the whole country. It can be said that thousands of families have Buddhas. Although many rice merchants whose interests have been harmed are gnashing their teeth with hatred, the backstage of Jiangnan Group is Anjiajun.
Army, who dares to touch today?
At the height of his power, An Jiajun was in trouble? Therefore, most of the rice merchants have changed their careers, leaving a small number to follow the prices of Jiangnan Group. Coupled with the retail income, the business can barely be maintained, but if you want to make huge profits, obviously
Impossible!
The number of pedestrians on the road gradually increased, and crowds of people flocked to the intersection of Yinfeng Road and Changchun Road.
I don't know why, Zhang Dacai always felt that something was not right about today's situation, but when he took a closer look, he couldn't see anything wrong.
Soon, the first wave of people arrived in front of Zhang Dacai and other officers and soldiers.
At this time, a chicken bus at the front overturned and the large baskets piled on the bus fell to the ground. Eggplants, cowpeas, peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes still stained with dew in the baskets fell to the ground.
The red, green, blue and purple colors are so lovely. The man pushing the cart said "Ouch" and quickly straightened the cart, then leaned on his chest to pick the vegetables covering the road.
Platoon leader Zhang Dacai saw the chicken bus and baskets, plus the fresh vegetables on the ground, almost blocking the small intersection between the two rows of fences. More and more pedestrians were waiting to pass behind, and many people even started to
The yelling started. Zhang Daniu was extremely worried and quickly left the queue, came to the side of the chicken bus, and took the initiative to say hello: "Fellow, don't be careful, come on, let me help you..."
Before he finished speaking, a sharp pain came from his abdomen. Zhang Dacai lowered his head in surprise, and saw that his kidney had been pierced by a sharp dagger. Zhang Dacai pointed at the person squatting on the ground with a sneer on his face, and his hands were still stained with blood.
The man said intermittently: "You...you..."
The man stood up and grinned at Zhang Daniu: "Stupid Chinese people can't even see through such a simple disguise. Your country and nation really shouldn't have such fertile and broad land!"
Zhang Dacai covered his stomach and fell to the ground unwillingly. At this time, the nineteen officers and soldiers on both sides of the fence had been put down to the ground by the Japanese approaching.
Before his consciousness disappeared, Zhang Dacai remembered that something was wrong just now - the people who entered the city today were all stout men. There were no big girls, young wives, old ladies and children that were often seen on weekdays. But this
It was too late to regret at that moment. He stared wide-eyed, tilted his head, and passed away.
The Japanese quickly dragged twenty officers and soldiers to the Moon Lake not far from the crossroads, stripped off the clothes of the deceased officers and soldiers, threw the naked bodies into the lake, and then took the corpses still stained with blood.
After putting on their military uniforms, twenty *** officers and soldiers appeared at the intersection again soon.
The remaining devils continued to put on humble smiles and walked along the streets towards the city. Along the way, Ningbo citizens who had gotten up early were dragged into their houses one by one. Soon these devils came out covered in blood and continued to move forward.
This same scene continues to be played out at the intersections of Ningbo Wangjing Road, Yongfeng Road, Heyi Road, Dongdu Road and other city-ring roads built along the site of the old city wall, and then uses each intersection as a base to continue to Ningbo
The central area of the city was swept away.
...
Yongjiang North Wharf is the most important wharf area in Ningbo.
The Yongjiang River is a natural deep-water port. From the river mouth to Ningbo City, 5,000-ton cargo ships can pass. This is why Ningbo has been an important foreign trade port in China since ancient times. With the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the North Pier was significantly strengthened.
For defense, not only the five river defense fortresses started to be built in the dock area four years ago were put into use, but also barbed wire fences were pulled up at the border between the dock area and the city, and strong positions made of reinforced concrete were built.
The Songhu War broke out and Shanghai's foreign trade window closed. Ningbo temporarily replaced Shanghai and became the largest foreign trade port in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
From here, trading houses from the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and other countries brought Chinese tea, raw silk, tung oil, bristle, bicycles, motorcycles, electronic appliances and other products produced in Syria, and sold them to all over the world.
Precisely because Ningbo Port is an important bridge for communication with the outside world, the Nanjing National Government attaches great importance to defense. Not only are there a coastal defense regiment and an artillery unit of the Central Navy at the Zhenhai Fortress and Jintang Fortress at the mouth of the Yongjiang River, but also in the city of Ningbo.
There is also a river defense fort.
The specific deployment is that Zhenhai Fortress is equipped with the Second Coast Defense Regiment and the Second Artillery Team of the Navy, Jintang Fortress is equipped with the Third Coast Defense Regiment and the Third Artillery Team of the Navy, and Ningbo North Pier is equipped with the Fourth Coast Defense Regiment and the Fourth Artillery Team of the Navy. All fortress artillery of the Navy
Each team is equipped with ten Krupp 88 skl45 guns, and the naval coastal defense force, equipped with all German weapons and equipment, is said to be an elite force built according to the tax police regiment, with outstanding combat capabilities.
Coupled with Ningbo City's own garrison and regular army garrison, Ningbo's defense is impregnable, so Ningbo citizens are still very confident in their own safety.
The sky is bright and the eastern sky is dyed with a touch of red clouds. It seems that today will be a good weather again.
In Ningbo City, which is divided into three large urban areas by the Yongjiang River, the Yuyao River, and the Fenghua River, the officers and soldiers of the Ningbo Garrison Corps stationed in the three areas were basically eliminated by the Japanese who sneaked in. There was a steady stream of people wearing T-shirts and making short remarks.
The Japanese soldiers, who were dressed up with just a patch of red ink on their left upper chest or arm as a distinguishing mark, basically controlled everywhere except the dock area.
Ningbo citizens who wanted to go out were politely informed as soon as they opened the door that there were Japanese spies in the city. The Statistical Investigation Bureau of the Military Commission was currently performing official duties to arrest the spies. Citizens were asked to cooperate, otherwise they would be regarded as *
** was arrested for being a spy.
Ningbo people who didn't know what was going on had to lock themselves in their homes and check the situation outside from time to time through the cracks in the door. However, those people on the street who claimed to be military commanders did not leave for a long time. They had to wait for these people to leave with full of doubts.
When the time comes, you will know what it is if you ask around a bit.
Now let’s talk about the origins of these devils.
On the night of the 26th of last month, a Japanese special operations brigade quietly entered the mainland of southeastern Zhejiang Province by landing craft from the Shepan Channel in the East China Sea. They passed through more than ten fishermen's villages along the coast to cover up their whereabouts, and then changed into fishermen's clothes.
In the name of selling fresh fish, he sneaked into Jiantiao Guard Station and killed all 486 officers and soldiers of a border defense regiment stationed at the guard station (actual data, the rest of the vacancies were paid by the commander), and then welcomed him.
The troops came ashore.
Different from the Jiantiao Port in later generations, the historical Jiantiao Port was located in Haikou, blocking the throat of water and land transportation, and has always been an important place for coastal defense. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, a Jiantiao Thousand Household Office was established; in the 40th year of Jiajing, Ning Shaotai General Qi Jiguang
To resist the Japanese pirates, he built the city and built a naval garrison in the eighth year of Emperor Yongzheng’s reign in the Qing Dynasty.
In the fifth year of the Republic of China, the former Prime Minister visited Jiantiao Port and greatly appreciated the unique conditions of this natural deep-water port. Later, in his "Founding Strategy", he positioned Jiantiao as a port that needed to be vigorously constructed.
"Key Industrial Port" and "Ninth Fishery Port".
Of course, as we all know, the former Prime Minister’s plans always remained on paper. Until now, the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China, apart from a guard station and a small port, Jiantiao Port was still a barren fishing village. But in any case, the Japanese army
With a deep-water port as an advance base, five mixed brigade groups soon began to land in southeastern Zhejiang.
Among the troops that came ashore, there was an elite unit that was established after the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War in 1933 and specifically targeted at the characteristics of the Anjia Army - the Zhutu Special Attack Brigade. All members of the brigade were drawn from various middle schools and universities in ***
Made up of students with language talent.
Twenty thousand student soldiers, after a year-long hell-like military skills training and language training, half of them were eliminated. The remaining soldiers not only had outstanding individual skills, but were also able to converse proficiently in Chinese Mandarin. Then
, after three months of continuous training, and after establishing absolute loyalty to the Emperor, these student soldiers were sent to various parts of China in various capacities to become familiar with the local customs, learn the local language, culture and habits, and understand the
Some unknown secrets.
After two years of training in joining the WTO, some student soldiers who had taken root in the local area stayed as Chinese. The remaining 8,928 student soldiers returned to Japan by boat and officially
Become a member of the newly formed Pig Strike Special Attack Brigade.
Don't think that this is the end and you can send this unit to the battlefield. This is just the beginning of training.
Subsequently, this unit was transferred to living body laboratories in Ryukyu, Taiwan, North Korea, Northeast China and other colonies. After watching professional medical staff work, they brutally conducted experiments on dissecting living people with their own hands. The subjects included men, women, old and young.
Understand the structure of the human body, understand which parts can kill with one blow, and make the opponent unconscious in the shortest time. After eliminating 1,114 people with unqualified psychological quality, this mysterious army was transported again
The ship was quietly sent to Australia, using the vast land there to conduct final actual combat training.
During the half-year assessment, 529 people were killed. However, this terrifying force caused hundreds of white villages in the northeastern corner of Australia to disappear and tens of thousands of people to go missing. So far, the Australian government still does not know what happened.
In my own country, there used to be a group of demons whose purpose was to kill people.
After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out, this force of 7,285 people immediately took ships and arrived in Taiwan, waiting for the opportunity to enter China to fight.
During this time in Taiwan, they were not idle either. They once again disguised themselves as Chinese and wandered among the villages in Tainan, Taichung, and Taipei, spying on the people's sentiments in various places. Because their every move was the same as that of the Chinese, so
No one doubted their identity, and many people even made them their confidants because of their angry complaints, criticisms and agitative words against the colonial government, confiding many secrets to them, hoping to attract them to join their own organization.
By the time the troops boarded a boat to land at Jiantiao Port in Southeast Zhejiang, 11 civil anti-Japanese organizations in Taiwan were exposed. Based on the information provided by the Zhutu Special Attack Brigade, the colonial authorities arrested 1,426 anti-Japanese people.
The heads of these martyrs are now hung on the city walls of every county in Taiwan to intimidate the Taiwanese people and remind them who is the real owner of this land.
After landing on Chinese soil, the Zhutu Special Attack Brigade was at home like a duck to water and became the pioneer of the entire Japanese southeast combat force. They first disguised themselves as officers and soldiers stationed at the Jian Tiao Guard Station, and in the name of being ordered to assist in defense, they infiltrated the Kaiyou Guard Station and
The flag guard station took advantage of the situation to attack, and inside
In response to foreign cooperation, they captured the two most important ports in Sanmen Bay in one fell swoop. Later, they disguised themselves as fishermen and sneaked into Sanmen County in large numbers. They used the cover of darkness to break into the county government offices and military camps, and they hardly spent any effort.
The lightly defended Sanmen County was captured.
In this way, using various clever disguises, the Zhutu Special Attack Brigade captured the city and territory, and quietly and successively captured Haining County and Tiantai County, and occupied more than 40 villages and towns throughout the Tiantai Mountains.
The Zhutu Special Attack Brigade is well aware of the Chinese people's reluctance to cause trouble. They have all the land troops put on the uniforms of the Communist Party, close the county gates, and station them at various checkpoints. Then they will add one or two more troops in these key places.
Soldiers of the Pig Tut Attack Brigade
, the work of negotiating with the people is all the responsibility of the soldiers of the Zhutu Special Attack Brigade. If they are timid, it will be fine. If they are too curious and run to ask, they will inform them that there are Japanese spies in the jurisdiction and they need to be temporarily
Closed for a period of time and searched.
Just imagine, all the people see are the *** troops, how can they think that the *** people are beside them? In order to avoid getting burned, the residents in the city naturally return home obediently, while the people in the countryside go back to their homes.
Naturally, there will be no wave of refugees in your own village.
The troops dispatched several times by Liu Jianxu, commander of the 10th Army Group, were really sad. How did they know that the gentry and people welcoming them in front of the city gate or on the roadside were actually soldiers from the Zhutu Special Brigade? These natural-born soldiers
The actors first offered real money and silver to the labor force, and then set up a flowing banquet and asked the soldiers to show their respect. Then they suddenly launched an attack during the banquet. Several groups of troops were sent in succession, and the whole army was annihilated without even a splash of water.
Originally, the Zhutu Special Attack Brigade wanted to continue to use this effective method to sweep across Zhejiang, but an order suddenly came from the base camp. Due to the resumption of the war in Manchuria, it was unable to provide sufficient supplies to Japan. At present, Japan's domestic food supply has been exhausted.
Urgent. It is now the autumn harvest season in the Jiangnan region of China. The Zhutu Special Attack Brigade should use all means to assist the main force in capturing Ningbo Port, and then sweep across the eastern Zhejiang plain area, transporting all the autumn grain that the Chinese people have just harvested to ***.
Solve urgent needs.
Thus, the plan to raid Ningbo was launched.
In fact, the Zhutu Special Brigade passed through the key pass of Tiantai Mountain three days ago and entered the mountainous and hilly areas such as Baiyan Mountain, Wanghaifeng, and Sanxi in eastern Zhejiang. Along the way, it sneaked into the surrounding areas of Ningbo, encountering villages and killings, and last night it entered the surrounding areas of Ningbo.
After slaughtering all the nearby villagers, and then cleverly disguised them, the raid once again achieved miraculous results.
In a two-story building more than 300 meters away from the North Pier of Ningbo, Major General Hattori Hanbei, commander of the Pig Tu Special Attack Brigade, wearing a blue gown and looking like a teacher, pointed to the opposite fortress.
The dock area, which is so dense that you can see the muzzles of guns reflecting light under the sun from time to time, asked:
"Aoki-kun, are you sure that all the Chinese people inside have eaten the pork you sent and are all dead now? You must also know that attacking fortresses is not the specialty of our brigade. Every Zhutu warrior has cost the empire a huge amount of money.
The talents you have trained must not be wasted in a place like this."
Aoki Gosho, who was also dressed in a long gown, entered Ningbo as a disaster victim in Shandong in 2004 and worked as a laborer in the famous Tianxiang Restaurant in the area.
Perhaps God has not opened his eyes, but the fat and pig-like only daughter of the restaurant owner actually fell in love with Aoki, whose pseudonym is Mugang. One is a concubine, and the other is a ulterior motive. Naturally, the two parties hit it off, and Aoki became a man with a huge industry.
, the son-in-law of the owner of Tianxiang Restaurant, who serves as the vice president of the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce. In the second year after their marriage, the owner suffered a mysterious stroke, and then his daughter accidentally fell into the lake and drowned while visiting Yue Lake.
No one doubts that Aoki loved his wife after marriage, responded to his wife's requests, and was devoted to his father-in-law. Especially when his wife's body was fished out from the Moon Lake, Aoki was so moved by his hard-working performance that he was so distraught that he fainted several times.
Everyone became a model husband praised by everyone in Ningbo.
In this way, Qingmu inherited Tianxiang Restaurant and his father-in-law's more than 20 properties in Ningbo City with his legal status, took over his father-in-law's position as vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, and officially became a member of Ningbo's upper class. Subsequently, Tianxiang
Lou then secretly arranged for a large number of personnel eliminated from the Zhutu Special Attack Team to build an intelligence network that belonged only to the Zhutu. Aoki himself was also promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Japanese Army, in charge of the Zhejiang region's Zhutu intelligence organization.
No one knew that this kind man who was enthusiastic about public welfare, was polite on the surface, and smiled at everyone, actually harbored evil intentions. Therefore, when the Zhutu Special Brigade was assigned the task of "clearing out the fortress garrisons in Ningbo", nothing happened.
Start implementing the plan without hesitation.
After lunch yesterday, Aoki, in the name of the vice president of the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce, convened a meeting with members of the chamber of commerce to discuss how to reward the officers and soldiers of the naval and coastal defense forces and the artillery force who protect the country and defend Ningbo's coastal defense security. Businessmen value profits and spend every penny.
After all, who is willing to take money out of their own pockets? Especially in this era of war and chaos, every penny of liquidity must be carefully carried in order to be able to escape at any time. Therefore, after Aoki's question was raised, the whole room was silent.
No one agreed.
Aoki naturally knew what these old foxes were thinking, and immediately said that the labor expenses would be paid for by himself, the vice president, and that all colleagues of the chamber of commerce would only need to sign their names, which immediately attracted unanimous praise. Therefore, Aoki invited all members of the chamber of commerce to come to the meeting.
They signed three greeting cards, purchased a large amount of grain and oil in the name of the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce, and bought more than ten pigs from farmers. After they were slaughtered in public, they were divided into three parts equally, and then the labor performance began.
The joint construction of the army and the people is the original meaning of the title. When the army is stationed in a place, it cannot do without the support of all aspects, especially the chamber of commerce, which supplies all the materials for the army. Who dares to slack off? Therefore, when holding high a banner and beating gongs and drums,
When the labor force team arrived in front of the North Pier, the commander of the Fourth Naval Coastal Defense Regiment and the Captain of the Fourth Artillery Team stationed at the North Pier came to greet them in person, and the guests and hosts had a cordial and friendly conversation.
On behalf of the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce, Aoki encouraged the garrison to protect the safety of Ningbo City and bravely resist the Japanese invasion, and sent 10,000 yuan as military supplies.
The military said that it will live up to the high expectations of Ningbo's elders and will work together to ensure Ningbo's prosperity and stability.
After Aoki left, the commander of the Fourth Coastal Defense Regiment and the Captain of the Fourth Artillery Team did not lose their due vigilance. They first tested the poison with a silver needle, and then tried it with a dog fed by the camp's food group. They found nothing abnormal, and then
He ordered all the pork to be sent to the kitchen, and the soldiers were asked to beat the teeth as a sacrifice at night.
No one knows that what Aoki put on the pork is a compound poison circulated in the ancient ninjutsu used by the Pig Strike Brigade. Simply put, if you eat a certain thing alone, your body will not have any problems, but
If several prepared poisons are swallowed at the same time, it will become a fatal poison. Moreover, this poison has a five-hour incubation period in the body and will not alert others due to a sudden attack. Therefore, the Navy Coast Guard Regiment and Artillery
Although the leader of the team was cautious, he was not immune to being tricked.
Before sunset, Aoki Gosho, in the name of the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce, sent pork, grain and oil and other condolences to the Zhenhai Fortress stationed at the mouth of the Yongjiang River and the Jintang Fortress (today's Beilun Port) that tightly connected the Jintang Waterway in the East China Sea.
They all sent ten thousand oceans, and for a while
During this time, the garrison and the named members of the chamber of commerce were all very happy and praised President Mu for his good conduct. If it were not for the fact that the president of the chamber of commerce was Yu Qiaqing, who is also the president of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, everyone would probably recommend Aoki, who likes to take advantage of others, to be the leader of the association.
Longer.
After reflecting on what he did last night and finding that there were no loopholes, Gosho Aoki said confidently:
"Last night, the whole North Pier Military Camp was full of jubilation. I sent people to keep an eye on it. The soldiers responsible for guarding the three exits of the camp changed two groups. The last group of people who changed guard also had red faces and talked nonsense. They were not drinking and carousing.
What is it? Don’t worry, General Hattori, I know the consequences of my mistakes, and Aoki is willing to take responsibility for it!"
"Yoshi!"
Hattori Hanbei patted Gosho Aoki on the shoulder with admiration: "Aoki-kun, I am proud of you. Your years in China have not only not diminished your loyalty to the empire and pursuit of your career, but have made you stricter on yourself.
Continuously studying the business, you even prepared the 'Iga secret poison' that was difficult for our Hattori family to prepare. I am proud to have such an outstanding subordinate like you!"
After saying that, Hattori Hanbei issued an order to the staff beside Shitachi, first sending a small team to the dock to investigate the situation. If what Aoki said was true, they would immediately enter the dock area, and then send a regiment to continue to the mouth of the Yongjiang River and occupy Zhenhai.
The fortress and Jintang Fortress welcome the landing of the fleet.
It wasn't until Hattori Brigade Commander finished his work that Gosho Aoki stepped forward and asked: "The Chinese people are cowardly, greedy, rigid, and jealous. We can tell from the fact that yesterday I organized a meeting of the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce to raise funds to reward the troops, but no one responded.
They are a bunch of selfish people
Self-interested, short-sighted and courageous gangsters, they only consider the immediate, narrow interests, and have no forward-looking vision. They have never thought that if the skin is gone, how can the general be attached? If Ningbo's coastal defense is breached, what will happen to them?
Can I still keep my property?
"Hmph! Being in such a group is simply an insult to my character. General, Aoki requested that after this mission is completed, allow me to return to the army and use the blood of the Chinese to wash away the filth stained on my body over the years.
breath!"
"Baga!"
Hattori Hanbei suddenly changed his face and shouted angrily: "Aoki, are you relying on your own merits and threatening me? Whatever the empire needs from you, you can only do it honestly, without any conditions!
"Remember, the great cause currently being carried out by the Yamato nation is not a business that can be negotiated, but a life-and-death war involving two nations! War requires soldiers who are bloody on the battlefield, and it also requires being among the enemies and silently serving the empire.
The cornerstone of service, and you are the most important cornerstone! Do you think I would risk the collapse of the entire high-rise building by taking out that cornerstone?"
"Hi!"
Aoki Gosho quickly bowed: "Aoki realizes his mistake! But... General, now that Ningbo has been captured, the empire can march straight in, capture Shaoxing, Hangzhou, Huzhou, and approach Nanjing, the capital of the Chinese people.
, to achieve the hegemony that the empire dreams of, why do you want me to stay in Ningbo, which I have already occupied?"
Hattori Hanbei looked solemn: "Aoki-kun, as a general, you must not underestimate your opponents. Although most of our enemies are stupid and inflexible China pigs, pigs also have the dignity of pigs, and pigs also have the bravery of pigs.
This is also the reason why our special attack brigade was named Zhutu
.At the same time, there are powerful eagles like the Anjia Army in the Chinese army. In fact, our Zhutu Special Attack Brigade was established with the Anjia Army as the imaginary enemy. This legendary army has given the emperor many victories.
The *** team has been severely hit, we must not be careless!
"Next, as the main force of the empire lands in Ningbo, there will be a fierce battle on the front line in eastern Zhejiang. No one knows what the final result will be. I can only say that the empire will win at all costs, but if it doesn't work, we still have to
Preserve your strength, withdraw from eastern Zhejiang, withdraw from Ningbo, and then you can serve the empire again!"
Aoki Gosho said with some embarrassment: "But... poisoning so many people this time, it is inevitable that the news will not leak out. How can we ensure that the secret is not leaked?"
"Ha ha!"
The commander of the Hattori Hanbei Brigade smiled: "Aoki-kun, you can rest assured that our Inoto Brigade has many ways to deal with such things. By noon, all the poisoned Chinese soldiers will be incinerated near the dock and
Everyone in the fortress will go to the place that belongs to them... From then on, no one in the world knows that those Chinese soldiers died of poisoning from eating the pork you sent. They will only think that all this is
Credit to the invincible Imperial Army!"
Amidst Hattori's wild laughter, the news came that all the garrison troops in the dock area bled to death, and the Pig Tut Special Attack Brigade occupied the dock area effortlessly.
An hour later, the Zhenhai Fortress and the Jintang Fortress fell one after another. The defenders there, like the dock garrison, all died from the poisoned pork.
At 12:30 noon, Ningbo North Pier, which had been cleaned, welcomed the 7th Division, 10th Division, 16th Division, 20th Division, and the 1st Division that were secretly mobilized from Dalian and Port Arthur to the south.
Officers and soldiers of the 09th Division and six mixed brigades, and at Zhenhai Port and Jintang Port, a large number of tanks, tanks and heavy-duty trucks towing huge guns were continuously disembarking from giant transport ships.
With the fall of Ningbo Port and the massive landing of Japanese troops, the war in East China suddenly escalated.