Glorious Mission 1937

Chapter 190 Seven: Prisoner Exchange

Chen Feng was furious, and the No.40 Group was furious, but the Japanese cried.Of course, this is just a metaphor, it's not that the Japanese are crying after watching the military parade, that's not the case.

Kuroki Mori and others returned to Peiping overnight, and quickly made a separate report to General Toshiichi Terauchi on the situation of the No. 40 Army's military parade.In the report, Kuroki Mori expressed surprise at the combat effectiveness and fighting will shown by the No.40 Army, and also expressed his emotion at the excellent weapons and equipment of the No.40 Army.In the end, Kuroki Mori's evaluation of the No.40 Army was: "That is a terrible army. They are well-equipped, high-spirited, and have strong discipline. In time, this Chinese army will surely become the largest army in the Holy War of the Great Japanese Empire." obstruction."

Regarding the combat effectiveness of the No.40 Army, the North China Front Army and even the entire Japanese base camp have some knowledge. In the archive room of the Special High-Tech Co., there are two large iron cabinets for the intelligence files of this Chinese army that has been in the army for less than a year. In addition, the North China Branch of T-Tech even specially allocated a department to deal with matters related to the No. 40 Army.But no matter how they imagined or deduced, they couldn't judge how powerful this squadron was.

Anyway, every time the empire would underestimate the combat effectiveness of this army, the final result would be to be disgraced and lose face.After listening to Kuroki Mori's report and seeing the photos of the military parade secretly obtained by the spies, Terauchi Shouichi felt guilty for a while.Fortunately, during this period of time, there was no rash attack on this Chinese army, otherwise the consequences would be extremely serious.

This is not to say that the more than 40 troops of the North China Front Army are really afraid of the No. 40 Army.Rather, with such sophisticated equipment and a huge number of troops of the No.40 Army.Even if the front army has the strength to completely annihilate this army, it cannot be done in three or two days.

If it is said that in the past, General Kotobuki would definitely launch a full-scale attack on that hateful Chinese army without hesitation, but he can't now.The new battle plan formulated by the base camp includes more than half of the troops of the North China Front Army and the Central China Front Army, so it is best not to conflict with the No.40 Army, the big hedgehog at this time. Shouichi Terauchi could not bear the responsibility for the strategy of the main force of the government forces.

Shouichi Terauchi felt rejoiced but also felt great pressure, he didn't know if he didn't see it.I was shocked when I saw it.Unexpectedly, this hateful Chinese army has developed to this point without knowing it.It can completely pose a fatal threat to the front army, but I don't know why that nasty General China changed his normal behavior and showed his cards on his own initiative. What is he trying to do?

General Shou in the temple really couldn't figure out what Chen Feng was thinking.Previously, Chen Feng's strategy of keeping a low profile was extremely successful.Play pig eat tiger.In less than a year, not only has the little-known Xinghe security regiment developed into the No. 40 group army today, but it has also achieved brilliant results.In his hands, the Japanese army lost no fewer than five senior officers above the major general level, not to mention ordinary soldiers.

According to normal people's thinking, they should continue to implement this tactic of hiding their strength and biding their time, and they will be shady again and again.Just like this time, if Chen Feng hadn't exposed his fangs, I'm afraid Si Nei Shouyi would be fooled again.

In fact, Chen Feng's ideas are not complicated. The military is to defend the country. It is a violent machine of the country against the country. It is the trump card to safeguard the core interests of the country.As a violent machine, the military's important task is to effectively defend national interests and ensure that critical moments are "available, available, and well used", rather than serving as a beautiful landscape for people to visit like a zoo.However, the problem now is that because the squadron is filled with a large number of local warlords, they use various excuses to preserve their strength, and use the army as a tool for them to collect money and seize power. They are as fragile as paper. In the eyes of the Japanese, the squadron has really become the tigers and lions in the zoo. They have lost their wildness, and they can all be killed with a few sticks.

From ancient times to the present, at all times and in all over the world, the military parade itself has been a symbol of deterrence. It is really counterintuitive to use it as an excuse for "peace" in later generations.A military parade is a naked display of force, showing off its muscles to hostile countries.Through the military parade, the morale of soldiers can be boosted, the determination and courage of the people to support the country's war behavior can be enhanced, and the enemy and opponent can be deterred to achieve the goal of "surrendering the enemy without fighting". This is the purpose of the military parade.This time the No.40 Group Army held this military parade to let the Japanese army see whether it was a dragon or a worm on the chassis of Chahar, so that they would be discouraged and stop attacking Chahar.

Chen Feng believed that with this show of muscle, the Japanese army would not dare to act rashly without full confidence.Chen Feng wants to set an example for those big and small warlords and bastards who are ready to defect to the enemy and treason. Don't hide it. If you are so powerful, no one will dare to touch you. The more wretched you are, the more some people will bully you.Even if you don't have that strength, if you have the courage to face death as home, no one will dare to underestimate you. If you blindly "forbear" and blindly seek "peace", what you get in the end can only be the passive imposition of war on your head.

Now he, Chen, is doing this, which is a benchmark. In the future, many patriotic soldiers like him will follow suit. At that time, little Japan will see China's courage, and even more so, China's strength.Besides, he has invested tens of millions of oceans to form this army, so he might as well boldly put forward the solemn oath of "those who offend China will be punished even if they are far away", so that the Japanese can see whether China can be bullied.

Chen Feng's idea of ​​Terauchi Shouichi must have been beyond his imagination, but through this military parade, Terauchi Shouichi has finally brought the No.40 Army to such a level that he can directly talk to him. Although such a powerful opponent is hateful, it is also It should also be respected.

But precisely because of this, Terauchi Shouichi's determination to completely eradicate Chen Feng's subordinates was further strengthened. For this reason, he secretly summoned Masahiko Takahashi, a military doctor of Manchuria's 5 troops, on May 18.

Takahashi Masahiko is the person in charge of cooperating with Terauchi Shouichi to implement the "Breeze" combat plan. This person is the squad leader of the first plague squad of Manchurian 731 troops, and has a high attainment in plague germs.

On the night of May 5, with the cooperation of the North China Front Army, 18 carefully selected "Maruta" were held in an independent concentration camp for one night, and then dispersed among the "prisoners of war" team. Tens of thousands of "prisoners of war" who had just been forcibly escorted to Peiping on the 300th were put on the train again before they had time to eat, and were rushed to Zhangjiakou.

At the same time, more than 2 Japanese nationals were also sent to Xuanhua one after another. According to the agreement between the two parties, the captive exchange took place in Xuanhua, Yu County and Ying County at the same time.But the main place of exchange is Xuanhua, because there will be 7.5 prisoners exchanged here, of which 25000 Japanese overseas Chinese will be received by the Japanese army here.The main exchange point was a train station between Xuanhua and Xiahuayuan. This train station was previously controlled by the Japanese army. In order to show their sincerity, the Japanese army was willing to withdraw large troops from this train station before the 20th.

Before the exchange of captives, each side sends a faction to the other side's camp to count the captives. After confirming that they are correct, the exchange begins. Both parties must remain calm within one day after the exchange is completed, and ensure that the captives on both sides withdraw to a safe place before conducting military strikes. .

Chen Feng sent off the last batch of spectators, and then returned to Xinghe with the guard brigade. He wanted to take charge of the overall situation, and left it to Li Wensheng and Xu Hu to deal with the exchange of prisoners.

On May 5th, Xu Hu brought two regiments of soldiers to Xuanhua City early to command. Although the two sides agreed that the number of soldiers exchanged at the train station should not exceed 20, in order to prevent the other party from cheating, the two sides were outside the train station. Heavy troops were stationed everywhere.

At 8 o'clock sharp, Hai Rihan, head of the Cavalry Regiment of the 30th Independent Division, led more than 30 soldiers across the red line drawn by the two sides, and went to the opposite side to inspect the prisoners.At the same time, a Japanese lieutenant commander also brought more than [-] Japanese soldiers to the Independent Seventh Division to inspect the prisoners.

An hour later, the two sides confirmed that there was no mistake, especially the No.40 Army, the troops in the direction of Yu County and Ying County sent telegrams, and after confirming that the total number of prisoners in these three places was exactly 7.5, Xu Hu ordered to start the transaction .

Due to the small number of Japanese expatriates, the Chinese prisoners crossed the red line first. When the Japanese army released one-third, the Chinese side also released one-third until all positions were released.

This exchange of captives was busy from morning to night, and then all the captives were exchanged. After the transaction, both sides did not stay, protecting their respective tribes and moving to a safe place.

On the afternoon of the 21st, when all the captives returned to Zhangjiakou, Xu Hu breathed a sigh of relief.It’s good to change the people back. How to arrange these people is the business of the Armed Forces Department. Of course, the intelligence department is also busy. Among so many people, there are criminals, and there are also nails inserted by the Japanese army. , It will not work without careful screening.

The people from the intelligence department had already prepared for their actions. Kang Xiaowei and Jing Jing had been waiting in Zhangjiakou for a long time with more than 500 members of the intelligence department.As soon as a person returns to Zhangjiakou, the first thing to do is to take a shower and eat, and then review each one.

It doesn't matter if you don't check it, but after checking Xu Hu found out that he was cheated. This damn is a prisoner of war, and most of them are farmers from the Northeast.According to these people, they were all taken into the Japanese concentration camp half a month ago, docked at Tianjin Port three days ago, and then were handed over to them with swollen hands.

Xu Hu was so regretful, there were too many people in the exchange yesterday, he didn't notice at all, there was even a 60-year-old old man inside, thanks to those Japanese grandsons who transported such an old man from the Northeast. (To be continued..)