Masaru Hirata said again: "Your Excellency, Commander, this opportunity cannot be missed, it will never come back!"
Okamura Neiji waved his hand and analyzed: "The Tumen Mutiny may seem strange, but in fact there are only two possibilities. First, it is a trap carefully designed by Yue Weihan, and its purpose is nothing more than to lure the imperial army into being fooled; second,
This is a real incident, a mutiny did occur within the 39th Group Army, and Yue Weihan was indeed detained by his subordinates."
"The second possibility is the most beneficial to the imperial army, but I don't want to discuss it here for the time being." Okamura Neji said this, and then said to Tanabe Moritake and Hirata Shogun, "Tanabe-kun, Hirata-kun, if it is
The first possibility is that this is a trap carefully designed by Yue Weihan, so what is his purpose?"
Tanabe Moritake and Hirata Shokan suddenly fell into deep thought.
Okamura Neiji suddenly smiled and said: "Maybe we can solve the 39th Army ahead of schedule without waiting until next year."
"Well, deal with the 39th Group Army in advance?" Moritake Tanabe said solemnly, "Commander, do you want to interrupt the 'cannibalization' policy and sweep the Taihang base of the 39th Group Army in advance?"
"Stop the 'cannibalization' policy?" Okamura Neiji suddenly smiled and said thoughtfully, "No, the 'cannibalization' policy is an established strategy and must not be abandoned midway."
Masaru Hirata also said: "I don't understand the humble position."
"You will understand when the time comes." Okamura Neji just smiled and did not explain.
Tanabe Moritake and Hirata Shogun looked at each other, both of them being confused by Okamura Neji.
However, there is one thing that both Tanabe Moritake and Hirata Shogun have figured out, that is, Commander Okamura does not seem to believe in the authenticity of the Domon Mutiny. Your Excellency, the Commander, seems to be more willing to believe that this is a trap carefully designed by Yue Weihan, and
, judging from the commander's expression and tone when he spoke, it seemed that he already had a countermeasure.
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Baiyun Temple in the western suburbs of Jingxing County.
In the backyard woodshed, Brigadier Chen pulled the door hard, but it didn't move at all.
At that moment, Brigadier Chen shouted angrily: "Open the door, open the door quickly, I want to see Yue Weihan!"
There was silence outside the woodshed door, no one paid attention at all, or in other words, there was no one at all.
"Chen Geng, please don't waste your strength." Deputy Commander Xu said with an indifferent expression, "Counting the time, Yue Weihan should have returned from Jinan long ago. If this was really a misunderstanding, he should have released him and come here long ago.
They have explained it to us, but we haven’t seen anyone else yet. Obviously, this is not a misunderstanding!”
"Old Xu, you mean..." Brigadier Chen said solemnly, "Yue Weihan wants to attack us?"
"Killing us won't be enough." Deputy Commander Xu shook his head and said calmly, "However, the days when the Eighth Route Army and the 39th Group Army were so close are gone forever. After all, Yue Weihan is still a ***
Ah, at the critical moment, he still only listened to Chairman Chiang’s greetings, alas..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the closed door was suddenly opened from the outside.
Immediately, several plainclothes men flashed in like ghosts, and the leader turned out to be Ma Zhankui!
Commander Liu and the others knew about Ma Zhankui secretly joining the party. Normally, Ma Zhankui should have been controlled by Liu Yi together with Zhao Xinyi and others. Why did he appear here again now? Brigadier Chen asked eagerly at that moment
: "Comrade Zhankui, haven't you been controlled by Chief of Staff Liu?"
"Yes, Comrade Zhankui, what is Yue Weihan doing?" Deputy Commander Xu also asked.
"Two chiefs, this is not the place to talk. Please come with me." After Ma Zhankui said that, he turned and left. Master Liu and the other three people did not doubt that he was there, and immediately followed Ma Zhankui and left Baiyun Temple through the backyard tunnel. After a while, there was another person.
Several plainclothes men took three Japanese prisoners of war who had fallen into a severe coma back to the backyard woodshed from the tunnel.
About half an hour later, a group of black shadows suddenly appeared outside the temple.
This group of black figures seemed to be very familiar with the situation in Baiyun Temple. They avoided the surrounding sentinels with ease. After crossing the courtyard wall, they went straight to the woodshed in the backyard and poured water on the doors, windows and roof of the woodshed.
With ten barrels of diesel and the appearance of a little spark, the entire woodshed was instantly surrounded by a raging fire.
By the time the surrounding whistles noticed something was wrong, the fire was completely out of control!
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Chongqing, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek's official residence.
Director Dai asked to see Yin Ye again and reported to Chairman Chiang: "Commissioner, the important officials of the Eighth Route Army detained in Baiyun Temple, including the 129th Division Commander Liu, the Deputy Division Commander Xu, and the 386th Brigade Commander Chen, have all been executed."
Chairman Chiang said with a stern expression: "Is the information reliable? It's not someone below who lied about military information, right?"
"The news should be reliable." Director Dai said, "Since the 129th Division Commander Liu and three other people were taken into Baiyun Temple, people from the Juntong Jingxing Station have been hiding outside the temple and secretly monitoring them until the entire Baiyun Temple was reduced to ashes.
I found three people leaving. If nothing else happens, these three people should have been burned to death."
Chairman Chiang nodded and said with regret: "What a pity."
After saying this, Chairman Chiang added: "Yunong, immediately try to leak the news to Yan'an."
"Committee, everything has been arranged." Director Dai said in a dark voice, "If nothing else happens, the Yan'an side should have received the news by now."
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Taiyuan, Yan Gongguan.
Commander Yan is also paying close attention to the situation at Tumen Fortress.
To be honest, Commander Yan is in a very conflicted mood now. On the one hand, he really hopes that the 39th Group Army can go to war with the Eighth Route Army, and it is best to fight to the death of both sides. For Commander Yan, there are two tigers sleeping soundly beside his bed. This night, he feels in his heart
The situation is not very practical, but on the other hand, Commander Yan is worried that after the 39th Group and the Eighth Route Army were severely damaged, the Japanese will take the opportunity to rob Shanxi again. If this is the case, the Jinsui Army family will definitely defend
Unable to live.
Therefore, after the news of the Tumen Mutiny spread, Chief Yan called on the Eighth Route Army and the 39th Group Army to exercise restraint, and at the same time strictly ordered the Shanxi-Sui Army units not to provoke the Eighth Route Army. Chief Yan even gave up several towns and villages that had disputes with the Eighth Route Army.
At this critical juncture, the normally cautious Commander Yan did not want to wander into muddy waters.
Just after breakfast, when Chief Yan was about to turn on the radio, the adjutant Xu Youde suddenly came in in a hurry.
"General, something big has happened!" Xu Youde wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said firmly, "Last night, the Baiyun Temple where Commander Liu of the 129th Division and three others were detained in the western suburbs of Jingxing was attacked by unknown armed men.
They were all burned to death because they were unable to be rescued, and now the entire Eighth Route Army has exploded."
"What do you mean!?" Chief Yan said in shock, "Master Liu and the others were killed?"
"Well, the news should be reliable." Xu Youde nodded and said, "According to the news from within the Military Command Bureau, war request telegrams from various departments of the Eighth Route Army are being sent to Yan'an like snow flakes. However, Yan'an has sent more than a dozen telegrams in succession, requesting the Eighth Route Army
All ministries must exercise restraint and must not allow the situation to escalate until the truth is finally revealed!"
"Where is the 39th Group Army?" Commander Yan asked again, "What is the reaction from the 39th Group Army?"
Xu Youde said solemnly: "The 39th Group Army has just established the appeasement headquarters, with Cao Xinglong as the commander-in-chief, and Chi Chengfeng and Li Yulong as deputy commanders-in-chief. Regarding the murder of the three commanders Liu, the 39th Group Army has neither admitted nor denied it.
But I think this itself already represents their attitude."
Commander Yan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly paused and sighed: "I really don't know how to end this matter..."
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Cuimingzhuang, eastern suburb of Peiping.
Major Kato Keiroku hurriedly walked into the war room, and immediately stood upright and reported to Okamura Neiji: "Your Excellency, Commander, the agents lurking in Chongqing just sent back an emergency call. Last night, the China Military Control Bureau planned an assassination.
Three key Eighth Route Army officials detained by the 39th Group Army were burned to death. According to the exchanges intercepted by the Special High School Section, the frontline units of the Eighth Route Army were eager to fight, but the Yan'an side tried to suppress the further deterioration of the situation."
"Another..." After saying this, Kato Keiroku added, "The Shimen Secret Service reported that the eight main regiments of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army at the southern foot of the Taihang Mountains and the main twenty-odd regiments of the Southern Hebei Military Region have completed their rest and recuperation ahead of schedule and are heading towards the Ping An.
They are gathering along the Han Railway, apparently preparing to cross the Ping-Han Railway to reinforce Tumen Fortress."
"Your Excellency, Commander, it seems that the Eighth Route Army and the 39th Group Army are really going to war!" Masaru Hirata said excitedly.
Tanabe Moritake was also excited and said: "If the 39th Army can really fight with the Eighth Route Army, both sides will suffer losses, then the resistance faced by the Imperial Army will be much smaller when sweeping non-security areas in the future!"
Okamura Neji had no expression on his face, and asked Kato Keiroku: "Kato-kun, is there any news about Miss Yunzi?"
"Miss Yunzi has not sent back any news yet." Kato Keiroku shook his head and immediately analyzed, "However, according to the messages exchanged between various parties and the reactions of the China government, the Shanxi-Sui Army, the frontline departments of the Eighth Route Army, and Yan'an, this matter should
It’s true, even if Yue Weihan has an agenda, it’s impossible to have so many people and forces surrounding him, right?”
"What if... everyone was deceived by Yue Weihan?" Okamura Neji asked calmly.
After saying this, Okamura Neiji said again: "Kato-kun, don't you think there is a strange phenomenon? It has been more than 48 hours since the Domon Mutiny. On the surface, the situation has been completely out of control, but until now
So far, there has been no incident of gunfire. Is this really just a coincidence?"
Kato Keiroku was speechless. Thinking about it, this phenomenon was really abnormal.
The reason why the Eighth Route Army and the 39th Group Army cannot fight is because the two sides have not yet come into contact with each other. However, there is no melee between the Tumen Fortress Guard Brigade that launched the mutiny and the main force of the 39th Group Army. This is somewhat unreasonable. After all, the Tumen Fortress Guard Brigade has detained
After Yue Weihan, it was tantamount to betrayal!
Suddenly, a communications staff officer stepped inside, immediately put his feet back and stood at attention and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the forward observation post of the Fourth Army reported that the main force of the 39th Army has launched a fierce attack on the Tumen Fortress from the side and rear, and the guns and artillery on the scene were all fired up.
Ming, the battle is very fierce, and a rough estimate is that the casualties of the attackers have exceeded 5,000!"
Just as he finished speaking, another agent from the intelligence agency came in and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander, Miss Yunzi is calling urgently!"