The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 767 Hot Potatoes
Yamashita Fengwen's mind began to calm down. He no longer had the urge to defeat Gao Jiu immediately. He wanted to do some more research and research to deepen his understanding of Gao Jiu and try to find a way to completely defeat Gao Jiu. .

At this moment, he suddenly received a telegram from the head of the 35th Brigade. The content of this telegram was even more unexpected.

First of all, what was unexpected was that after the surrender ceremony was held after the brigade commander of the 35th Brigade led the troops to surrender, Gao Jiu returned his command saber to him, and then asked him to take the Japanese soldiers with him. It's time to leave.

After the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were captured, they thought that they would definitely be sent to a prisoner-of-war camp, and they didn't know what kind of cruel torture they would suffer.Because the enemy soldiers captured by them had been brutally tortured by Japanese officers and soldiers in the prisoner-of-war camp, they executed those prisoners at will and humiliated them at will, so they all had a deep sense of fear of being locked up in the prisoner-of-war camp.

Their greatest wish is to hope that the chiefs can negotiate as soon as possible and then let them go back.Unexpectedly, they had just put down their weapons and surrendered, and they were released so easily.

The head of the 35th Brigade was a little confused. Gao Jiu said to him very politely: "You can send a telegram to your commander, Yamashita Fufumi, and ask them to prepare barracks, living supplies and treat the wounded for you."

The head of the 35th Brigade expressed his gratitude, sent a telegram to Fengwen Yamashita, and then left with the team.

Liao Tong asked puzzledly: "Master Jiu, it's too cheap for them to release them just like that?"

Gao Jiu said with a smile: "Why are you keeping these guys? Do you still want to take care of the food? Building a prisoner-of-war camp also costs money, and you need to send someone to guard it. Why bother?
These Japanese officers and soldiers seem to have not been punished, but after they go back, life must be difficult. The easier we release them, the easier it is for them to be suspected by other Japanese troops, which will increase the contradictions between them .

The purpose of releasing prisoners of war is to break down the enemy's will to fight. On the battlefield, the sooner they lay down their weapons and surrender, the faster our victory will be and the fewer casualties will be.

Therefore, we want to leave such an impression on the Japanese army that as long as they don’t resist and lay down their weapons on the battlefield, they will receive preferential treatment and be released back. In the future, the Japanese army’s combat effectiveness will plummet. "

Yamashita Fengwen received a telegram from the head of the 35th Brigade. He felt very embarrassed. If the 35th Brigade was captured and imprisoned by the enemy, he could use this to deceive other Japanese soldiers. When the man was released, it made him very embarrassed.

If these Japanese soldiers are punished, these thousands of Japanese soldiers will definitely be full of resentment towards him, and ordinary Japanese officers and soldiers in other units will also sympathize with these Japanese soldiers, which will cause them to distrust their officers.

However, if these people were not punished, other Japanese officers and soldiers would follow their example. On the battlefield, if they were unable to fight, they would surrender to the enemy, and the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army would also be greatly affected.

Fengwen Yamashita is now more and more aware that Gao Jiu is an extremely powerful opponent, and he needs to spend a lot of energy to deal with it.

But the most urgent thing right now is how to deal with the returning officers and soldiers of the 35th Brigade.

The newly appointed chief of staff of the 15th Army also came from the Malay Peninsula with Yamashita Fengfumi. The two were originally partners, and he has been thinking about this issue.

He said: "Your Excellency, Commander, after the people of the 35th Brigade come back, they cannot be allowed to move freely, otherwise, they will go out and talk about it, which will seriously shake the morale of the army.

My opinion is, don't wait for them to come back to the barracks, intercept them halfway and lock them up. Officers above the regiment captain will report to their superiors for handling, and other ordinary officers and soldiers will directly send them to Singapore. "

Yamashita Fengwen also thought this way. He didn't want these surrendered Japanese officers and soldiers to affect the fighting will of other Japanese troops before the war.

When the officers and soldiers of the 35th Brigade of the Japanese Army were released, Gao Jiu also asked them to provide them with some food and medicine. After a long and difficult journey, they finally returned to the Japanese-occupied area.

When they first saw the Japanese troops, everyone was very happy, thinking that they could finally go back to the barracks to have a warm meal and take a good rest.

Unexpectedly, they were suddenly surrounded by the Japanese army, and then locked them in a temporary camp that had been prepared for them in advance.

The Japanese troops who imprisoned them were directly under the 15th Army Command. They despised the officers and soldiers of the 35th Brigade who had surrendered to the Anti-Japanese Army. They were rude to them, not only humiliating them verbally, but even beating them.

The officers and soldiers of the 35th Brigade did not expect that after they were captured, they were not abused by the enemy, but after they returned, they were detained as prisoners, and their hearts were full of hatred for Yamashita Fufumi.

The head of the 35th brigade, the two captains and the captains were not only detained, but also interrogated.

The people who interrogated them were members of the Special High School of the 15th Army. They suspected that the officers of the 35th Brigade had colluded with the enemy before the battle. Otherwise, why would Gao Jiu treat them so favorably and release them immediately? come back?
When the commander of the 35th Brigade and his officers fought against Gao Jiu and others, it can be said that they had fulfilled their duties. It was only when they ran out of ammunition and food that they had no choice but to fight against Gao Jiu in order to save the lives of the officers and soldiers. Nine surrendered, the doubts from their own people made them miserable.

In fact, as long as Yamashita Fengwen treats the returning officers and soldiers of the 35th Brigade well, guides them, reorganizes them into the army, and puts them elsewhere, they will still be a powerful fighting force.

It is a pity that Yamashita's stupid behavior completely disintegrated the fighting will of this former ace unit, and the officers and soldiers were all disheartened, and it was impossible to continue to serve the Japanese army.

The way Yamashita Fengwen dealt with the 35th Brigade also aroused dissatisfaction among the officers and soldiers of the other divisions of the 15th Army.

Gao Jiu had captured the troops of the 15th Army many times before and released them.

The former commander, Daisaku Hejian, did not abuse the Japanese officers and soldiers who were released. From this point alone, the officers and soldiers of the 15th Army have a good impression of Daisaku Hejian.

In comparison, they hated the new commander, Yamashita Fengwen.

Originally, the troops of the 15th Army were unwilling to fight Gao Jiu. With the operation of Yamashita Fufumi, it was much more difficult to command these troops to attack Gao Jiu's Golden Triangle.

Yamashita Fengwen decided to study Gao Jiu carefully, and after making full preparations, he would attack the Golden Triangle.

It is a pity that the Japanese army base camp did not give him this time.With the continuous expansion of the scale of the war, the resources stored in Japan have been exhausted. The Japanese army base asked Yamashita Fengwen to destroy the Golden Triangle of Gao Jiu as soon as possible, and then transport the materials from South Asia to Japan.

Yamashita Fengwen had no choice but to convene a combat meeting to deploy the attack on the Golden Triangle.

Headquarters of the 15th Army in Hanoi.

Not only the division heads and chiefs of staff of the seven divisions under the 15th Army participated in this combat meeting, but also the commander and chief of staff of the 16th Army.

After the meeting began, the chief of staff of the 15th Army first read out the combat order of the base camp.

Yamashita Fengwen said: "It is imperative to attack the Golden Triangle. Please express your opinions."

Among the generals who participated in the meeting, except for Yamashita Fufumi, the commander with the highest position was the 16th Army.

Everyone was waiting for him to speak first, but the commander of the 16th Army did not say a word, his eyes were fixed on a nail on the wall of the war room, as if practicing his eyes there, turning a blind eye to the gazes cast by everyone .

Yamashita Fengwen is also waiting for him to speak, after all, he is also a military commander, and it is not easy for Yamashita Fengfu to bypass him.

Seeing that he didn't speak, I had no choice but to call his name and ask him to express his opinion first.

The commander of the 16th Army said: "I have no opinion, let Yamashita-kun decide."

Yamashita had no choice but to seek other people's opinions, but still no one spoke, so he had to call the roll again, this time the roll call was his direct line unit, the head of the 18th Division.

The head of the 18th Division didn't even cooperate, because he had an opinion on Yamashita Fengwen's handling of the 35th Brigade's incident.

The head of the 35th Brigade and those senior officers are all old subordinates and comrades-in-arms who have followed him for many years, and they have very deep feelings.Yamashita Fengwen wanted to take them under the knife, and he was unhappy.

As for the other division heads, most of them had secret business contacts with Gao Jiu, and asked them to advise Yamashita Fengwen to fight Gao Jiu, and no one was willing to say anything.

The division heads of the 144th and 145th divisions of the Japanese army, their divisions had just been established, were willing to make contributions, but they also had brains. After they came to Vietnam, they would naturally inquire about the details of their target Gao Jiu.

After hearing Gao Jiu's frightening record, their confidence had already been greatly hit. After seeing that the 18th Division and the 35th Brigade of the Ace Army were all eaten up by Gao Jiu, and even forced to surrender Well, they were not so arrogant, they just relied on the two divisions they had just formed without the slightest combat experience to compete with Gao Jiu, so they didn't say anything.

Seeing the embarrassing atmosphere at the meeting, the Chief of Staff of the 15th Army suggested that the meeting be adjourned temporarily and that a banquet be held to entertain the senior Japanese generals who came to the meeting, so as to ease the atmosphere first.

Back in his office, Yamashita Fengwen said to the chief of staff: "I feel more and more that there is something wrong with the atmosphere here. These senior generals of the Huang Army are all very afraid when they mention Gao Jiu. How can this continue? Is good?"

The chief of staff was also at a loss for what to do about the situation in front of him. He said: "If our 15th Army wants to attack the Golden Triangle, we cannot do without the cooperation of the 16th Army. Your Excellency, Commander, you may wish to talk to the Commander of the 16th Army before the next meeting. Let’s communicate in private and hear what he has to offer.”

Yamashita Fengwen couldn't trust the commander of the 16th Army at all. He said: "During the meeting just now, you also saw his disgusting performance. He doesn't look like a soldier of the Great Japan, he is simply A businessman who is undervalued, and even worse than that."

The chief of staff said: "Your Excellency, Commander, please don't get angry. After all, he has been in South Asia for a long time and has a better understanding of the situation here. What's the point of listening to his opinion? At least through conversation, he can find out what he thinks about the offensive. The attitude of the Golden Triangle."

Yamashita Fengwen said: "Okay then, I'll talk to him."

Yamashita Fengwen arranged a banquet for the commander of the 16th Army.

To be honest, the commander of the 16th Army was not willing to go at all, but now the base camp ordered the 16th Army to obey the command of Yamashita Fufumi, and he was reluctantly invited to participate in Yamashita Fengfumi's banquet.

The banquet was held in a well-known Japanese restaurant in Hanoi. Under the guidance of Adjutant Fufumi Yamashita, the commander of the 16th Army entered the private room and saw that there was only Fengfu Yamashita inside.

Yamashita Fengwen exchanged a few words with him, and after drinking a few glasses of wine, Yamashita Fengwen said sincerely: "I just arrived here, so I don't know the situation very well, please give me your advice."

The commander of the 16th Army asked: "What are your plans?"

When Fengwen Yamashita heard this, he couldn't help being a little annoyed, because this was the commander of the 16th Army knowingly asking.

He said patiently: "In the order issued by the base camp, it was clearly pointed out that our two armies should work together to win the Golden Triangle and eliminate the bandit Gao Jiu.

This combat conference was held for this purpose. How to complete this task?Also please give me your advice. "

The commander of the 16th Army was really unwilling to fight Gao Jiu, he said, "Do you really want to ask for my opinion?"

Yamashita Fengwen said: "Of course it is sincere. I am having a headache because I cannot complete the task, and I especially want to ask for your opinion."

The commander of the 16th Army simply said: "With our two armies alone, it is absolutely impossible to take down the Golden Triangle."

Yamashita Fengwen disagreed with his words. He said: "My 15th Army has seven divisions and 20 people. Although your 16th Army has only five divisions, it also has 14 people. Our two armies Taken together, the military strength is so huge, and so many countries in South Asia have been defeated by us, can't we still defeat a small Golden Triangle?"

The commander of the 16th Army said: "It seems that your intelligence department is completely negligent. The information they provide you is too far from the real situation. If you deploy combat operations according to such information, I am afraid our two armies will be in dire straits." few."

Yamashita asked suspiciously: "The information does not show that Gao Jiu's Taohuashan guerrillas have no more than a thousand people, and there is a workers' self-defense team with less than [-] people. Even if he can get help from other anti-Japanese armed forces, those people are no more than a thousand people." It's a mob, how can they resist our huge force?"

(End of this chapter)