All gods, the lord who started with the bright sword

Chapter 171, Sixth Division

"Taijun said that all the houses in this area will be requisitioned, and now, everyone, get out!"

Er Gouzi, who was flaunting his might, issued an unreasonable order arrogantly.

The ordinary people who were suddenly called out learned that their houses would be expropriated for no reason, and their hearts were full of aggrieved resentment.

But after being obedient citizens for several years under the rule of the Japanese army, the edges and corners of ordinary people have been smoothed.

Even though he scolded the Devil and the Eighteen Generations of the Second Devil's ancestors in his heart, no one dared to stand up and refute.

A young man about 30 years old dressed in a long gown stood up and begged: "The Taijun wants our house, and we will make room immediately. Can you give us a little time to go back and pack our clothes and bedding."

After hearing the fat translator's explanation, the officer who led the team to requisition the house sternly said: "No, this is not possible."

The fat translator turned around and said to the common people: "Taijun said no, so get out as soon as you can. If you are slow, then don't leave."

As soon as these words came out, the common people whose houses were forcibly confiscated trembled.

They didn't dare to stop for a moment, just like burning their buttocks, and ran out along the road made by the Japanese soldiers, as if fleeing.

Don't go and stay here, if you hear this sentence when you are a guest at a relative or friend's house, you will only think that the owner of this house is hospitable.

But if you say it from a Japanese...you don't think they will treat you as a guest, do you?

Seeing and hearing the brutality of the Japanese army, they committed many crimes.

The courage of the common people has long been frightened, and they can no longer stand the threat, let alone try the brutality of the Japanese army.

Compared with things outside the body, life is still more important.

Things like expropriation of houses continue to happen in Jingxing County.

In this small county with a population of only 20,000, more than [-] people were evicted from their homes in one morning and became homeless.

It was the Sixth Division of the Japanese Army who came from SJZ to occupy the magpie's nest.

In the Japanese garrison headquarters in Jingxing County, the original garrison commander, a lieutenant, was forced to move to a corner.

His fairly exquisite house was all taken up by the few big shots who had just arrived.

In the Japanese-style tatami box, sitting on the main seat was an old man with full hair, who looked a bit fierce.

Speaking of his name, some people may find it familiar: Hisao Tani.

He used to be the commander of the Sixth Division of the Japanese Army, with the rank of lieutenant general.

He once led the Sixth Division to attack Nanjing first, and was also the main force of the massacre.

On the surface, the heinous crimes he committed shocked the world.

The Japanese base camp itself felt ashamed and uneasy. In order to avoid being condemned by the world public opinion, he was transferred to the Home Defense Force and took up the idle position of the commander of the Central Army.

In fact, what he did was recognized by a large part of the Japanese army.

After the limelight passed, many officers came forward to help intercede in private. The reappearance of Hisao Tani in the army already speaks volumes.

"It's an honor for the Sixth Division and our North China Dispatch Army for the general to go out in person. This is a toast to the general."

Chief of Staff Miyano raised his glass to flatter him very respectfully, doing his best to be a landlord.

The No.11 Brigade and No.30 No.[-] Brigade Leaders also spoke beautiful words and raised their wine glasses.

The two of them are Hisao Tani's old subordinates, and they were also affected by the year. Although they didn't lose their positions, they didn't move their buttocks for several years.

The Sixth Division is one of the seventeen standing divisions, and together with the Second Division, they are known as the two most powerful and most effective units in the Japanese army's battles.

Most of the officers who achieved the position of brigade commander in the same period have been promoted to lieutenant general as division commander as the troops continued to expand.

The two of them led the troops to fight a lot of tough battles, and made great contributions many times, but they didn't get the chance to be promoted, and they were full of resentment in their hearts.

Seeing the return of the old chief is a very positive signal.

The minds of the two of them moved again. If they could make outstanding contributions in the next battle, they might be able to move up.

Gu Hisao regained the opportunity to lead troops to fight, and he was naturally in a good mood.

He drank a few more glasses when he was happy, and said with a flushed face: "Youzuka Yoshio is an incompetent guy.

He lacks the experience of leading troops to fight, and he was promoted all by his connections.

It was a stupid decision to let him be the commander of the First Army and stationed in Shanxi.

If I had been the commander of the First Army earlier, the Eight Route Army would have been killed, hiding in the tunnel like a mouse, and it would be impossible to be as rampant as it is now. "

Questioning the appointment of the superior is undoubtedly scolding the superior, and only two of Gushou's hard-core old subordinates echoed their words.

Chief of Staff Miyano tactfully didn't answer, and fooled him.

For Tani Hisao's criticism and satire, he knew the reason.

Youzuka Yoshio was born in a very good family. He was determined to be a soldier since he was a child. His father sent him to the Central Army Junior School. After graduation, he applied for the Japanese Army Sergeant Academy.

Then he graduated No.1 from the Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy and No.5 from the Army University.

After graduating twice, he received the saber bestowed by the emperor. He is known as a scholar in the army, and his road to promotion has been smooth.

Yoshio Youzuka is a technical officer and has never been on the battlefield.

The only record of leading troops to fight is that he led the Tenth Division to participate in the Battle of Wuhan. Turning around, he was already the commander of the First Army.

In contrast, Tani Hisao was born in a peasant family, and his success began with the Russo-Japanese War.

Because of his focus on Russia and his "meritorious service" in massacring the common people of Hua, he was repeatedly promoted. In [-], he served as the head of the Sixth Division with the rank of lieutenant general.

He was boasted as a titan and was called a tactician by the military.

He has written "The Confidential War History of Japan and Russia" and "Land Tactics".

He wrote in the book "Land Tactics", "In the pursuit of the battle after the victory, plunder, robbers, and strong female gangsters are the reason for the strong morale."

This is his consistent ideological concept, which was not only applied in the Russo-Japanese War, but also in the war of aggression against China.

In the initial battle in North China, Gu Hisao allowed his subordinates to massacre civilians.

However, since he was not filmed and reported by foreigners, he did not arouse the response of public opinion, and he was not punished in any way, and he was even supported by soldiers in the army.

Most of the ordinary Japanese soldiers were very poor, and money came quickly from murder and robbery, and they supported whoever made them rich.

Before the fall of Nanjing, Matsui Iwane suddenly fell ill, and Asaka Palace Hatohiko took over as the commander-in-chief of the siege.

Gu Hisao thought that he had an opportunity to "make contributions" and offered "a week's vacation in Nanjing".

This is the magic weapon that once shaved his head back then.

On December 12, the Sixth Division broke through the Zhonghua Gate defended by the No.13 Eighth Division of German Machinery, and took the lead in attacking Nanjing.

The massacre that shocked the world took place.

Gu Hisao thought that he had been wronged. It was clear that there was nothing wrong with wanton killing before, so why did he get unlucky this time?
If it weren't for the pressure of public opinion that led to his dismissal and return to China, he would almost have been promoted to general.

Tani Hisao didn't even like the position of the commander of the First Army, and he had to be the commander of the North China Dispatch Army no matter what.

However, that was in the past.

Now, he is the head of the Sixth Division, and the base camp is twitchy.He wanted to use his talent, but he didn't want to take the blame for things that happened.

So let the Sixth Division be controlled by Yoshio Youzuka, the commander of the First Army.

In case the sky is pierced again, it is just right to clean up Yoshio Youzuka, who is facing the disadvantages of the eight roads.

Chief of Staff Miyano is not a roundworm in people's stomachs, he is not sure whether Tani Hisao has seen it through.

However, listening to Gu Hisao's complaints, he must be extremely dissatisfied, being ridden on the head by Yoshio Youzuka who looked down upon him.

After finishing the sake in the small wine cup, Hisao Tani said to Miyano: "You can tell Hayao Tada when you go back.

Those second-rate garrison troops under Yoshio Youzuka's command should be rebuilt.Weapons are inferior to those of the Eighth Route Army, so this cannot be the reason for their defeat. "

Chief of Staff Miyano nodded slightly to express his approval, he is not a person who only thinks about weapons.

When the Eighth Route Army armed with tattered weapons could cause a lot of trouble to the Imperial Japanese Army, he believed that the key to war was people.

In the event of a defeat, the key is the lack of people.

It's just that I agree with it, but the next big talk by Hisao Tani still made him very angry.

"The root cause of the defeat was the lack of training of the soldiers. If every bullet of them could hit the head of the Eight Route Army, all the Eight Route Army would die even if they were holding machine guns.

And their officers, who are deadly dull in battle.Leashing a dog in their position will not make any difference. "

Gu Shoufu belittled Yoshio Youzuka's First Army, bragging about taking the Sixth Division.

As a standing division, the Sixth Division not only maintains a very complete establishment.

Soldiers generally have been trained for many years, their quality is very high, and their marksmanship can reach an excellent level. Ten bullets of 400 meters and ninety rings.

There are also experienced grassroots officers who have fought in various battles, as well as supporting technical arms.

Gu Hisao boasted proudly: "If our Sixth Division is allowed to attack Yangquan, it will take three days at most."

"I don't believe this old man, so Yangquan City is harder to fight than Nanjing?"

The two old subordinates spoke in agreement one after another.

The head of the 36th brigade, Ushido Mitsuru, said: "The Central Army's 150,000 troops only defended Nanjing for eight days.

The eight roads in Yangquan City don't even have [-] yuan. When my Sixth Division arrives, I'm afraid they won't be able to guard it for a day. "

Another major general, Tokutaro Junjing, shook his head: "You can't say that, you still have to pay more attention to the Eight Route Army, two days, conservatively estimate that it can be defeated in two days at most."

The mouth says to pay attention, but in fact it is still full of contempt.

Chief of Staff Miyano knows very well that the Eighth Route Army is different from the past, and it is far from being comparable to the Central Army.

Youzuka Yoshio's first army was not as bad as Gu Hisao said, and the important reason for the repeated defeats was that the strength of the Eighth Route Army had inflated so much.

Otherwise, losing the important Yangquan in the past two months, with more than 20,000 casualties, would be enough to dismiss Youzuka Yoshio.

Because he didn't want to offend people, Chief of Staff Miyano did not explain and emphasize correcting them.

After they had exhausted their bragging, Miyano said: "I just received the news before I came today that the Sixth Division probably won't be involved in the mission to attack Yangquan.

Instead, it is necessary to perform a task of attacking the arsenal of the Eighth Route Base. "

As soon as these words came out, Hisao Tani frowned directly, his eyes widened and he questioned in dissatisfaction:

"Why, don't you look down on the combat effectiveness of our Sixth Division?

In Shanxi, which army is stronger than us and more suitable for attacking Yangquan? "

Their Sixth Division was specially transferred from the southern front to fight tough battles with the Eighth Route Army.

The deployment in Jingxing County is a very clear signal for Tani Hisao.

The Zhengtai Railway, which winds across the Taihang Mountains, starts from SJZ and ends in Taiyuan.

The total length of the line is 240 kilometers, and it is an important route from Shanxi to the outside world.

With the occupation of Yangquan, the central point on the railway line, it was as if a snake had been pinched seven inches, which made the Japanese army extremely uncomfortable.

The railway cannot be used, and the transportation and exchange of personnel and materials have become more difficult.

Jingxing County is a point on the Zhengtai Railway, about [-] kilometers away from Yangquan, and it can be reached in two or three hours by train.

When passing through SJZ, Gu Hisao also saw the 240mm train cannon, which was specially used to attack the strong fortress.

There are various signs that the next attack on Yangquan is about to begin.

Their Sixth Division was in a position to attack, and now they suddenly said that it had nothing to do with them.

Gu Hisao really couldn't accept it.

He also wants to add a good start to his comeback by winning the third largest city in Shanxi.

Tani Hisao looked quite murderous when he was angry, and the gentle chief of staff Miyano was a technical officer who had never fought on the front line.

He was so startled by such a murderous stare, the hairs all over his body stood on end
"General, please calm down, listen to me tell you slowly." Chief of Staff Miyano hurriedly comforted him with a pale face.

He felt very helpless, this decision was not made by him, it was just a messenger.

In fact, Commander Tada Hayao's original arrangement for the Sixth Division was indeed to attack Yangquan.

Even Hisao Tani's comeback was secretly influenced by him.

But the plan couldn't keep up with the changes.

It should have been yesterday that Jun Tada received a long telegram from Taiyuan.

It describes in detail the important information collected recently, as well as the battle plan proposed by Yoshio Yoshio's confidant, Kazuki Yamamoto, which has been revised by the staff.

The intelligence of the newly established arsenal of the Eighth Route Army immediately attracted the attention of Tada Jun.

An arsenal with an annual output of 36 assault rifles and 60 million bullets per year.

Advanced weapons such as mortars, bazookas, and even bazookas can also be produced.

Tada Jun immediately thought that compared with this new arsenal, Yangquan City could only rank third.

The second target is the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

The combat plan proposed by Kazuki Yamamoto directly covered the first two goals, and the third goal also incidentally.

Hayao Tada immediately organized staff from the North China Staff Department to discuss and study overnight, and finally agreed to implement the above plan.

Therefore, the Sixth Division, which was originally going to participate in the attack on Yangquan, had to change its target and participate in the attack on the Eighth Route Army's arsenal in the new plan.

"This is the number one goal of the entire North China Dispatch Army. The Sixth Division led by the General is second to none in our North China Dispatch Army. Such an important task is naturally none other than the General."

Chief of Staff Miyano even explained and flattered, which can be regarded as clearly explaining the whole story.

Obviously, the effect of his rhetoric is very good.

Hisao Tani, who was still furious and murderous just now, had an undisguised smile on the corner of his mouth when he heard that his Sixth Division had still received the number one task.

"Shun Tada's vision is still very good, I trust his judgment."

Gu Hisao, who was in a good mood, replied, and said in a commanding tone: "Since our Sixth Division is going to participate in the battle, please hand over the entire battle plan to me as soon as possible."

Major General Miyano, who was one rank lower than him, could only answer.

(End of this chapter)