Glorious Mission 1937

Chapter [-]: Attacking Xuzhou

Beiping. North China Front Army Command.

At this time, the North China Front Army Command is conducting a secret military meeting. Apart from the commanders of the various armies of the North China Front Army, only a few division heads are left to participate in the military meeting. This military meeting.

The meeting was still presided over by Lieutenant General Naozaburo Kobebe, chief of staff of the North China Front Army. After the nonsense clichés were finished, Lieutenant General Naozaburo Kobebe transferred the right to speak to the commander of the Front Army, Toshiichi Terauchi.

General Shouichi of the temple said in a deep voice: "Masters, after more than three months of rest, the troops have recovered their strength and even made great progress. Since the empire decided to conquer China by force in Showa 12, in just one year At that time, the Japanese imperial army was brave and invincible, and achieved brilliant results, which caused a devastating blow to the Chinese government. The imperial army not only occupied the big cities of Beiping, Tianjin, Baoding, Jinan, Guisui, and Baotou in Northern China, but also In Central China, important cities such as Shanghai, Ningbo, Hangzhou, and Suzhou were also occupied. Even Nanjing, the capital of China, became the headquarters of the Central China Expedition Army. Now the territory of China captured by the imperial army is equivalent to the Japanese Empire About 13 times, please join me in congratulating the Great Japanese Empire and His Majesty the Emperor!"

"The Great Japanese Empire is on board!"

"His Majesty the Emperor onboard!"

After Terauchi Toshiichi finished shouting loudly, all the senior military officers in the conference room shouted frantically: "The Great Japanese Empire is on board!" "His Majesty the Emperor is on board!"

"In order to quickly destroy China and connect the north and south battlefields, according to the 27th order of the mainland, the base camp decided to use Nanjing and Jinan as bases from this month to attack Xuzhou from the north and south along the Jinpu Railway. Force the main force of the Chinese government army to fight against Xuzhou in the Xuzhou area. Our Imperial Japanese Army launched a strategic decisive battle, thus annihilating the main force of the Chinese rebel army in one fell swoop." General Toshiichi Terauchi said.

As soon as the words of General Shouyi in the temple fell, Lieutenant General Nishio Shouzo, the commander of the second army, said: "Now our Northern China Front Army has occupied the northern and central Shandong, and the government army in the Fifth China War Zone has only controlled a few areas in the southern Shandong. It is a small city, and a few months ago, Han Fuqu, the deputy commander of China's fifth war zone and the chairman of Shandong Province, was lured and killed in Kaifeng by China's leader Jiang. It can be said that the entire fifth war zone is now without a leader. If there is a Central China dispatched army to cooperate with our army, it is actually very easy to open up the Jinpu Road. Our Second Army fully supports the battle plan of the base camp."

Hisao Nishio is the commander of the second army, and the second army is now responsible for the task of capturing Shandong, so he knows the situation of the squadrons in the jurisdiction in detail.After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out, it was Han Fuqu's troops who were stationed in Shandong.Unexpectedly, Han Fuju who was stationed in Shandong.The enemy is now.He also made a small calculation to preserve his strength.Therefore, the Nishio Shouzao Department easily captured Guiren Town, an important town in Shandong, and then Han Fuju left without a fight, on December 1937, 12.Jinan fell.

Then Nishio Shouzo's troops attacked Tai'an from Boshan and Laiwu, Han Fuqu's troops retreated hastily, and Tai'an immediately fell into the hands of the 2nd Army Isoya Rensuke.Han Fuju lost ground again and again, causing the front gate of the northern section of Jinpu Road to be opened, allowing the Japanese army to drive straight in along the line, and also made the Second Army of the North China Front Army agree that the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Army was so unbearable. The subordinates said that the squadrons are all made of sand, and a few bullets and shells can disintegrate them, which is simply vulnerable.

In Nishio Shouzo's view, fighting against the squadron in the fifth theater is equivalent to gaining meritorious service, and there is really not much skill at all. Of course, the more such things are for him, the better, so his first Speak out in support.

As soon as Hisao Nishio's words fell, Gong Jun, the commander of the Mongolian Army, hurriedly got up and said, "Your Excellency, the opportunity is certainly a man, but please don't forget the No.40 Army of China. According to reliable information obtained by our department, The total strength of China's No.40 Group Army has exceeded 10, and with the combat effectiveness of that army, once our army concentrates its forces to attack south, it will inevitably send troops to threaten the Pingjin area."

General Shou in the temple seemed to have thought of something, and said with a smile: "Hou Gongjun, the No. 40 Chinese Army is too busy to take care of itself. In a short period of time, this Chinese army has lost its combat effectiveness, and it is no longer a concern."

"Your Excellency...how is this possible..." Hou Gongchun said with a frown.

General Shou in the temple smiled and said, "Mr. Gangbu, you are the one to explain to the gentlemen!"

"Hay!"

"Misters, before explaining this matter, let me introduce someone to you." After speaking, Lieutenant General Naozaburo Kobe shouted to the door: "Mr. Takahashi, please come in!"

Soon, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and an officer in major uniform strode in, then saluted respectfully to all the people in the conference room, then bowed his head and waited for instructions.

"Takahashi-san, please sit down."

"Hay!"

"Gentlemen, Takahashi-kun is a third-class military doctor in Unit 731 of the Imperial Kwantung Army. He is responsible for the research on germs. Takahashi-kun and his team have made indelible contributions to the fierce China No.40 Army. Not long ago Takahashi-kun and his team successfully sent their research to Chahar Province in China. After investigation by the intelligence department, it was learned that large-scale outbreaks have erupted in Datong and Zhangjiakou, the main cities under the jurisdiction of China's No.40 Group Army. The number of people infected by the plague has now exceeded 1. In addition, counties such as Yu County and Xuanhua have also broken out, and the death toll has exceeded 1000 in just five days. Some soldiers of the No.40 Group have also been infected. And all of this is due to Takahashi-kun." Lieutenant General Naozaburo Kobebe said excitedly.

The generals in the conference room were not fools. After thinking about it carefully, they knew how the front army solved the threat of the No.40 Army in China. When they heard the word plague, everyone in the conference room was stunned.This is a plague. The death of tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of people is nothing to military officers like them who often face death.

Perhaps because he saw the idea of ​​being an officer again, Lieutenant General Naozaburo Kobebe said: "Although the plague that broke out in Chahar this time was caused by the front army, the commander and I are not very clear about the specific situation. Let Takahashi-kun explain it to us in detail!"

Takahashi Masahiko got up and said: "Generals, Takahashi Masahiko, the first plague squad leader of the Kwantung Army Unit 731. The plague that broke out in Chahar this time was the Hu Lie La No. 1 germ, which is a severe plague. One. A total of 300 pathogens were selected this time, including 200 from Zhangjiakou, 50 from Datong and [-] from Yuxian each.

"With the transmission speed of the Huliela virus, Zhangjiakou, Datong and surrounding counties in China will become a dead city within a week at most. Neither the civilians nor the army can avoid it. The only way is to kill an infected person immediately. and then burned the corpses. It is a pity that the Chinese have lost their chance. Once the number of infected people exceeds 5000, the plague can no longer be controlled artificially, unless they can get the pathogenic bacteria of Huliela , and then formulate a vaccine. But this is impossible. The pathogenic bacteria of Huliela are not in Northern China now, and with the medical level of the Chinese people, even if there are pathogenic bacteria, it is impossible for them to prepare a vaccine or antidote. Therefore, The only result of the No.40 Group Army in China this time was that it was completely wiped out by the Huliela virus. Even if some of them escaped the catastrophe by chance, they would definitely suffer serious damage. It would be a miracle if one-tenth of the 10 people survived gone."

"Huliela's incubation period is one week, and it is now the sixth day. Starting tomorrow, the Chinese people will enter a peak period of death. If there is no antidote, the first batch of infected people will all die. According to General Ishii It is estimated that if Huliela does not mutate this time, it will kill one-third of the population of Chahar Province. If the Chinese people did not implement traffic control a week before the outbreak, this range may be expanded In Shanxi, Hebei, Rehe, Suiyuan, and further places such as Shaanxi and Henan, the death toll will increase accordingly."

After Masahiko Takahashi finished speaking, the senior Japanese military officers in the conference room all took a breath, Nima, it turns out that the most terrifying thing is not these generals, but these military doctors.Their killing is just a calculation, no matter how crazy they are, they can only kill tens of thousands of people.Look at these military doctors, the first thing they say is based on the total population of a province.

Chahar Province is not big, and its population is not large, but considering the national conditions of China, the population of Chahar Province is at least 2 to 3 million.In other words, this little white-faced military doctor can wipe out 70 to 100 Chinese people at one time, which is too frightening. Whether it is the Fifth Division with the title of Steel Army or the Sixth Division with the title of Beast Army, compared with others It just looks weak.

With Masahiko Takahashi's words, all the officers in the conference room knew that the No.40 Army of China was in big trouble this time, and even if the Imperial Japanese Army didn't attack them, they wouldn't be able to stay for long. , The terrifying plague will replace the imperial army to destroy them.Now the imperial army is not only unable to attack them, but also has to prevent them from spreading the plague to the area occupied by the imperial army.Once the epidemic enters the occupied area, even if the imperial army has Huliela's vaccine, it will be extremely troublesome to solve it.

Now that there is no threat from the No.40 Army, this military meeting of the Japanese army will soon have a result.The meeting decided that on May 5, the North China Front Army and the Central China Dispatch Army successively mobilized 28 divisions, 6 brigades, and 3 detachments of about 2 people. Implementing a north-south attack, first capture the strategically important Xuzhou in East China, then take Zhengzhou to the west along the Longhai Railway, and then take Wuhan to the south along the Ping-Han Railway.After the plague almost wiped out the No. 20 Army, the front army sent elite troops to encircle Chahar, completely swept the No. 40 Army into the garbage dump of history, and used Chen Feng's head to commemorate the heroic spirits of the Japanese warriors. (To be continued..)