Age of Rebirth

Chapter 520 Another Poison Plan

The No.18 Division of the North China Japanese Army, the No.20 Third Division, the Seventh Mixed Brigade, the Yamazaki Chariot Regiment, and the Kagezuo Cavalry Regiment received orders from Shijiazhuang to go south to Cizhou at the junction of Henan and Hebei to prepare for a surprise attack on Anyang. After the order, the Seventh Mixed Brigade, as a forward force, arrived at Cizhou in southern Hebei one day earlier.

Between Anyang and Cizhou, there is a deep and turbulent Zhanghe River. If you want to take Anyang, the Zhanghe River is a natural obstacle. How to overcome it? The Seventh Brigade has no good way from top to bottom. The situation in Anyang on the other side is not very good. That's right, I only know that there are two divisions of the Central Army defending. This is enough for the Seventh Brigade to drink a pot. Bastard, besides, where are there so many ferries?

Kono Katayama, the head of the Japanese brigade, was at a loss, and His Excellency, Commander, urged him to force him to launch an attack at [-]:[-] a.m. tomorrow, because the entire brigade was blocked by the Zhang River. Katayama was staring at the map in a daze. To report, Masao Koyama, the squadron leader of the Ninth Squadron of the Vanguard Brigade, asked to see him. He said that he had something important to attend. Katayama became angry when he heard about it. The big battle was imminent. What can a small squadron leader do?not see!

The staff officer promised, and was about to go out, Katayama's heart moved, and he suddenly changed his mind. This guy walked several steps and found himself directly on his head. Maybe there is something important, so it's okay to listen. It's good to see that the Japanese army has a strict hierarchy, and the most taboo thing is to report to the next level. [

Katayama held his command saber in both hands, and sat upright, holding the airs of a brigade commander. He wanted to see, what kind of guy is this little squadron leader?After a while, Masao Koyama walked in following a staff officer. Katayama saw that, not to mention, this guy had a good appearance, a tall man rarely seen in Japan, with the usual coldness and arrogance of Japanese military officers on his face, and his military appearance was neat. As soon as they met, Katayama had a good impression of him.

This Masao Koyama is a Japanese born in the Northeast. His parents came to the Northeast in his early years to serve the Great Japanese Empire. Therefore, Koyama speaks fluent Chinese. This guy was instilled with militarism by his father since he was a child. The spirit of Bushido, the concept of being loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and opening up the frontiers of the Great Japanese Empire, is deeply rooted in his heart. Not only is he not grateful for this land that bears his childhood and youth, but he is angrily angry. He believed that such a good land should not be owned by Chinese people.

When I was in middle school, I returned to Japan. As soon as I graduated, I actively responded to the emperor's call and joined the Japanese army. After several years of burning, killing and looting, I fought against the Anti-Japanese Alliance several times. The position of the captain, this guy is extremely fanatical and unwilling to be lonely.

The Seventh Brigade was stranded on the north bank of the Zhanghe River, and he began to think about it. His brigade was the vanguard of the entire brigade. As soon as he knew what was going on in Anyang on the other side, a bold idea came up. Later, he changed into plain clothes, mixed with a group of fleeing ordinary people, crossed the Zhang River smoothly, sneaked into Anyang City, and wandered inside and out.

He was pleasantly surprised to find that the Central Army in Anyang was not well-prepared. There were soldiers wandering everywhere on the street. They didn’t even have decent fortifications, and they didn’t see artillery positions. It never occurred to him that more than 9 Japanese troops had already sent troops to Cizhou on the other side of the river. , Moreover, there are a large number of ferries, concentrated not far from the ferry, with only one company of troops defending.

For only two oceans, Xiao Shan bought a small boat from the company commander and returned to Cizhou. As soon as he landed, he didn't even have time to change his clothes. He immediately went to see the captain and reported the situation in detail. It is suggested that the captain should report to the wing team immediately, hoping to get the full praise and awards from the superiors.

I never thought that the captain not only didn't have a good word, but instead scolded his head and brain, and slapped him a few times. He also said that he acted without authorization and exposed the target of the imperial army. !And threatened to send him to the gendarmerie. His boss has long been dissatisfied with this guy who is jumping up and down and loyal to the emperor every day. It seems that he himself is a loyal subject of the emperor, and others are not as loyal as him?I can get him!Japanese who are not born in Japan are awkward to look at.

Xiao Shan had a bad nose, he held his breath and was furious. He knew very well that he had seized an excellent opportunity to open a road to Zhengzhou for the entire army. Head of the regiment Katayama Hirono, he is going all out. If the brigade commander is not interested, his time in the army will be over.

Katayama listened to Masao Koyama's words, his eyes lit up immediately, and he didn't care about putting on airs. He leaned his head in front of Koyama, for fear of missing a word. Your Excellency's interest, sure enough, Katayama repeatedly said "We want to go west, we want to go west!" and patted him on the shoulder affectionately, praising him as a real warrior of the Japanese Empire, a different boss, two worlds of ice and fire, Koyama felt tears Rush.

Strike while the iron is hot, Xiaoshan throws out his own plan, forming a special operations team, disguised as a central army unit, crossing the Zhang River, sneaking into Anyang City, capturing the ships on the other side, one part of the main force crossing the river, and most of them staying in Anyang , and the imperial army crossing the river should cooperate with each other, so, wouldn't Anyang be at your fingertips?When Katayama heard this, he rubbed his hands in excitement and turned around on the ground a few times, apparently overwhelmed with joy.

He immediately approved Masao Koyama's plan, promoted him to major on the spot, and was ordered to form a special operations team. He could select members within the entire brigade and be directly under the command of the brigade commander Hirono Katayama. In other words, Even the troops directly under the brigade, not only the captain of Xiaoshan, but also other senior officers of the brigade, had no jurisdiction.

Wearing a brand-new major military uniform, he returned to his brigade. When he arrived at the brigade headquarters, he broke into the brigade commander's office without even calling a report, and sat down on a chair. His former superior saw how bold and insolent his subordinates were. , I didn’t react for a while, but when I realized it, I almost exploded my lungs, and flew into a rage, rushing over to give Xiaoshan a "Shanbin".

Xiao Shan arrogantly took out a copy of the order signed by the captain Hirono Katayama himself. The captain was stupefied at the time. Seeing Masao Koyama's face as a villain, like a deflated ball, he was stunned for a moment, and his words were very strange. Be polite, it's not that he doesn't understand, it's that the world is changing too fast, in the blink of an eye, a crow turns into a phoenix, and now he's not only on an equal footing with him, but also a person who can talk to the head of the brigade, what the hell is this Morality.

Although the captain of the Japanese army was aggrieved, his face became more respectful, and his words were so polite. In fact, Xiao Shan was not just here to show off. He didn't need to select members from the whole brigade. The task, he has always believed that in order to conquer China, one must understand the country and nation.

The Chinese say it well, "Know yourself and the enemy and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles." Therefore, he used his long-term experience in China to forcefully speak Chinese in the entire squadron and familiarize himself with Chinese habits. Not to mention, under Xiao Shan's coercion, his squadron, More than half can speak Chinese.

In addition to the fact that the size cannot be adjusted, if you put on the uniform of the Central Army, you will look like a squadron. Masao Koyama, a high-spirited Japanese soldier who followed him to learn Chinese, did not expect to have such a chance to make great achievements. A hundred things he was reluctant to learn at the beginning are now in handy. The officer has the foresight!The words of praise made Xiao Shan feel a little elated.

Koyama Masao led a squadron of Japanese soldiers, disguised as the Central Army, took advantage of the dark, crossed the Zhang River, and swaggered into Anyang City. The journey went surprisingly smoothly. Just a few words, let it go, and it went so smoothly that Xiaoshan himself could not believe it.

The 83th Division and [-]rd Division of the Eighth Army Corps defending Anyang are Tang Enbo's direct descendants and trusted troops. They used to be stationed here. When the North China War broke out, Tang Enbo transferred the two divisions to the south bank of the Yellow River far away from the Japanese army. After more than ten days of fighting, nothing happened in Anyang. Unable to withstand the pleas of two trusted teachers, they were transferred back to Anyang to garrison.

It's not that the commanders of the 83th Division and the [-]rd Division had the determination to resist the Japanese, and they insisted on being transferred to the front line and fighting the Japanese desperately to show the character of the Chinese Communists. They had their own wishful thinking and considerations in their hearts. [

With the outbreak of war in North China, Anyang has become the only traffic artery to and from Henan and Pingjin areas. People who fled from Pingjin to the south, merchants who travel between Zhengzhou, Henan and Pingjin, North China, and illegal profiteers who make money from the country and smuggle goods in short supply, who are not allowed to come from Anyang However, this is an iron gate bolt in and out of Henan.

What the two division commanders are looking for is this geomantic treasure land. The other passages are blocked and only one road is left. The ferry boat at the Zhanghe Wharf is requisitioned by the troops. The soldiers under him have changed their careers to become tax police. If you don't have the strength to pay, it is logical that people who enter and leave Anyang must pay the national salvation tax and anti-Japanese donation.

The troops are responsible for arranging the ships for the goods coming and going, and the cost is indispensable. As for the smuggled goods, the cost is multiplied several times. As long as you pay the money, you can transport the cannon to the other side, and no one cares. There are gunshots everywhere in North China. The police in Anyang are busy making money, the two commanders earn a lot of money, their mouths are full of oil, the officers under their hands, big and small, follow suit, all of them stretch out their claws, and their black eyes only stare at the white ocean. .

The two division commanders sent the officers and troops who were not usually proud of themselves to the outskirts of Anyang, and they didn't care where they threw them. If the frontline troops needed supplies or materials for building fortifications, how would they pay?You pay?What I got was a rhetorical question like this.

The confidant officers and troops left behind have been thinking all day about how to make money for them and themselves, what fortifications, and resisting the Japanese have long been forgotten. Such an Anyang city is equivalent to being undefended.

(To be continued)