Chapter 686: Chinese New Year's Eve

After the Japanese army reinforced the Dangshan troops, Iida Sadagu finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that today is the traditional small year of the Chinese, and the Japanese also celebrated this festival when he was young, and in recent years, Japan has been Europeanized from top to bottom, and some traditional festivals from China have been diluted, and I don't know if his wife will hold a stove ceremony.

As soon as he thought of the sacrificial stove, Iida Zhengu sighed in his heart, feeling that this Liu Yimin was really hateful, a good festival, instead of honestly staying at the station to drink and have fun, but launched an attack, did he see that the North China Front Army would use the Spring Festival to carry out a large-scale sweeping operation against the base area of the Eighth Route Army?

As soon as he thought of the sweeping operation, Iida Sadagu couldn't help but ring the tablebell and called the chief of staff, Major General Kobayashi Asaburo.

Since Kobayashi escaped from Jinan, Kobayashi Asaburo was determined to take revenge, firmly supported the decision of the North China Front Army to take advantage of the traditional Chinese festival Spring Festival to launch a sweep, and worked hard to formulate the combat plan of the 12th Army, bent on destroying the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

Now the most elite divisions of the Japanese army have gathered in Xuzhou, completed the rest and replenishment, and everything is ready, just waiting for the army to give an order. Unexpectedly, at the critical time, Liu Yimin took the initiative to launch an attack and cut off the Longhai Road, causing several divisions to go to reinforce Dangshan. In this way, it is very likely that the North China Front's sweeping plan will be aborted again, and Kobayashi Asaburo is already a little angry. Therefore, before Gangbe Naosaburo led the team to set off, Kobayashi Asaburo suggested that he re-use the two-wing roundabout outflanking tactics to completely surround the Eighth Route Army that cut off the Longhai Road, so that they had nowhere to escape.

Okabe Naosaburo used to be the chief of staff of the North China Front, and now there was no one in the entire North China Japanese army who knew the tactics of the Eighth Route Army better than him, and Kobayashi Asaburo's suggestion could be said to be superfluous to him. However, Naosaburo Okabe admired Kobayashi's spirit of responsibility and said that he would adopt it.

Kobayashi Asaburo didn't know that his suggestion was too crucial. Originally, after escaping from Jinan, there was a theory within the Japanese army that Kobayashi Asaburo abandoned Lieutenant General Tani Toshio and escaped alone, not a soldier, not a samurai. There is also a rumor that Kobayashi Asaburo was too cunning and deliberately let Gu Shoufu escape to attract the pursuit of the Eighth Route Army and cover his quiet escape. Many people believe this rumor, because the two successive commanders of the 12th Army, Yu Sha, and the chief of staff alone are fine, and everyone will be suspicious. The Military Police Command of the North China Front Army also specially summoned Kobayashi Asaburo to report the details of the incident, which was very likely to send him to a military court. Fortunately, the telegrams from Kobayashi Asaburo and the North China Front were all there, so he escaped for the time being.

During the time when Okabe Naosaburo and Terauchi Shouichi worked together, he always looked at Terauchi Shou's face and acted with a sè face, basically wearing a kùzi, and he almost didn't share Miss Masako. Okabe Naosaburo admires Kobayashi Asaburo, and naturally he will soon recommend it to Terauchi Shouichi, and now Kobayashi Asaburo is equivalent to hugging the rough tuǐ again, and Feihuang Tengda is not far away. Of course, he didn't know at this time, and he still looked unlucky.

When Iida saw Kobayashi Asaburo coming in, he asked him what he thought of the Eighth Route Army's offensive on the Longhai Road, whether it was the leakage of the Da Sao Dàng battle plan, which caused the Eighth Route Army to launch an attack ahead of schedule.

Kobayashi Asaburo swore that the battle plan was locked in his safe, guarded 24 hours a day, and it was absolutely impossible to leak secrets. The Eighth Route Army launched an attack at this time, and it was probably because Liu Yimin smelled the danger and realized that the imperial troops gathered in Xuzhou were too powerful, so he took the lead and intended to disrupt the deployment of the imperial army.

As soon as Iida Sadagu heard that Kobayashi Asaburo's analysis coincided with the analysis of General Sugi Sugimoto, the commander of the North China Front, he looked at Kobayashi Asaburo with a little suspicion: "Kobayashi-kun, do you mean that the attack of the Eighth Route Army on Longhai Road was just a false shot?" ”

Kobayashi Asaburo hurriedly shook his head and reported that Liu Yimin was very cunning, and there was no normal situation in battle, and the use of troops was always unexpected. He may have flipped a shot and mobilized the imperial army; It is also possible that he just wanted to gather and annihilate the imperial army of eastern Henan; It is also possible that it was an ambush in an attempt to eliminate the main force of the imperial army that reinforced Dangshan; The last possibility is that he wanted to attack Xuzhou and gather the main force of the imperial army in Xuzhou. However, careful analysis shows that the possibility of capturing Xuzhou is not very likely. The elite of the Imperial Japanese Army gathered in Xuzhou, waiting for him to attack, I am afraid that he does not have the courage.

Kobayashi Asaburo said several possibilities in one breath, and Iida Sadagu was so angry that he laughed, and almost scolded Baga and slapped him.

The reason why Kobayashi Asaburo was not slapped was because a distinguished guest arrived.

Tang Xiu'er, that is, Princess Hideko of the Pure Palace, was persuaded by Shanshanyuan in Beiping and did not immediately return to Jinan to assassinate Liu Yimin, waiting for the North China Front to surprise her. But waited and waited, and waited for the news that the 14th Division, the 35th Division, and the 13th Independent Brigade had been completely annihilated. At this time, Tang Xiu'er couldn't sit still anymore, because she received a strict order from Emperor Hirohito: Liu Yimin must be killed. So, Tang Xiuer left Beiping and went all the way south to Xuzhou.

Because the Luokou Railway Bridge was still under repair, the northern section of Jinpu Road was not passable, so Tang Xiuer had to take a car south, delaying the time.

This time, Tang Xiu'er did not come alone, she brought a Japanese special combat team under the command of the North China Front, which was a squadron.

In Jinan, Tang Xiuer summoned Xiong Xiong, the head of the Jinan secret service. According to Daqiao Xiongxiong, Liu Yimin led the main force to break through Longhai Road and go south, and now no one can figure out where it is in the mysterious place. Ohashi Xiongxiong begged Her Royal Highness the princess to cooperate with him to first eliminate the head of the Eighth Route Army in the Ludong region, and then settle accounts with Liu Yimin.

Tang Xiuer said lightly that it is the task of the army to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and her task is to assassinate Liu Yimin, and she doesn't care about anything else.

Seeing that Princess Jungong Hideko was rejecting people thousands of miles away, Xiongxiong Ohashi thought that the level of the head of the Eighth Route Army in Ludong was too low, and it was difficult to be as good as the princess's eyes, so he begged the princess to follow him to the Yiméng Mountains, which must be the base camp of the instructor of the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army airport was also there, as long as the airport was found and let the aviation destroy it, Liu Yimin would be equivalent to breaking an arm. In addition, it is impossible for Liu Yimin to take his wife and children with him when he commands a war, as long as he catches Liu Yimin's wife and children in the Yiméng Mountains, he is not afraid that Liu Yimin will not come to the rescue, and when the time comes, he can calmly arrange and let Liu Yimin jump into the trap and solve him in one fell swoop.

When Daqiao Xiongxiong said this, Tang Xiuer knew that his secret service was in vain, and he didn't know Liu Yimin at all. Tang Xiu'er has been in the Tai'an detachment for a period of time, although she is under surveillance everywhere, it is impossible to see Liu Yimin, but she has heard a lot about Liu Yimin, and knows that Liu Yimin has a characteristic, paying special attention to protecting his wife and children, fighting and marching, and his wife and children are with him. In Tang Xiuer's eyes, Liu Yimin is confident that he is good at himself, and he wants to put his wife and children under his protection, which also shows that Liu Yimin has a strong sense of prevention. Just if you want to arrest Liu Yimin's wife and children, you have to find out where Liu Yimin is. Now, Liu Yimin has arrived in the south of Longhai Road, needless to say that his wife and children are accompanying him again, where will he be in the Yiméng Mountains

Daqiao Xiongxiong wanted to encourage her with a three-inch tongue, Tang Xiu'er was impatient, and directly told Daqiao Xiongxiong that she was a princess of the imperial family, not an army intelligence officer, and that the Eighth Route Army airfield was in the place, which was a problem that the North China Front aviation and secret services wanted to find out. She herself is only responsible for assassinating Liu Yimin, don't talk about other things, does Ohashi Xiongxiong want to turn a royal princess into a spy?

Ohashi Xiongxiong was stunned for a while, so he had to puff out his dead fish eyes, and honestly suggested that Princess Jungong Hideko go to Xuzhou, and the headquarters of the Twelfth Army should have information on Liu Yimin's whereabouts.

Daqiao Xiongxiong is nonsense, if the headquarters of the 12th Army had accurate information on Liu Yimin's whereabouts, it would have sent planes to bomb it a long time ago, where would it be necessary for the princess to go out to carry out the assassination in Weixian? Of course, the reason why Ohashi Kumao said this also has his reasons. The Twelfth Army was responsible for the Shandong operation, and Liu Yimin led the main force to break through the Longhai Road, who knows if they don't know the situation?

According to Tang Xiuer's original intention, she was reluctant to come to Xuzhou, because Liu Yimin could not be in Xuzhou. However, she didn't know where Liu Yimin was, and she needed the Japanese field troops to provide her with intelligence support, so she had to go to the headquarters of the 12th Army to find Iida Zhenggu.

Hearing the guards announcing the arrival of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Iida Sadagu and Kobayashi Asaburo immediately realized that it was Princess Junmiya Hideko of the Japanese Imperial Family, who had been widely rumored, arrived. At this time, whether it was Iida Sadagu or Kobayashi Asaburo, they were all looking forward to Liu Yimin's death, no matter how he died, as long as he could die.

As a professional soldier, it is a shame to rely on assassination to solve the opponent, strictly speaking, contrary to the spirit of bushido. A real soldier is one who has to fight wits and courage on the battlefield and fight it out. However, Liu Yimin hurt the Japanese army too much, and the Japanese army already hated him from top to bottom, and they didn't care what means were used to solve him. A research group in the base camp of the Japanese army even came to the conclusion that Liu Yimin's troops surpassed Chiang Kai-shek's regular army in terms of tactics and equipment, and a series of major defeats in the North China battlefield were all in the hands of Liu Yimin. Eliminating Liu Yimin from the top has become the top priority task of the Great Japanese Army.

After Tang Xiu'er came in, Iida Sadagu and Kobayashi Asaburo hurriedly saluted, and then they dared to take a little look at the legendary dragon master of the royal family.

They didn't expect Princess Jungong Hideko to be so beautiful, wearing a mink coat and calfskin boots, more and more set off the eyebrows like spring dye, eyes like autumn bō, the facial features are as delicate as ivory carving, and the whole person is like a fairy in ancient Chinese legends, so beautiful that people dare not look at it.

Kobayashi Asaburo immediately remembered the spring sè on the chuáng with his lingering pot mouth Laizi in Jinan, and there were a few gurgling sounds in his throat, so panicked that he quickly lowered his head and swallowed the saliva.

Iida Sadagu is not much better, he has been the head of the guard division, he has the opportunity to contact the emperor and the empress, and he has also seen several princesses of Emperor Hirohito, and he has also seen other princesses, but he has not seen the mysterious Princess Junmiya Hideko. Seeing this, Iida Sadagu thought in his heart, the princesses he had seen were only worthy of Princess Jungong Hideko as female officials, and he was the first to be princesses, why is the gap so big?

Iida Sadagu couldn't help but gurgle in his throat.

Tang Xiu'er is so tall, and the performances of Iida Sadagu and Kobayashi Asaburo naturally all fell into her eyes. However, she is young and beautiful, and there are many people who are obsessed with her, and she can shake off her eyeballs when she shakes her clothes casually. Shanshan Yuan looked like a wolf when he saw her, not to mention Iida Sadagu and Kobayashi Asaburo? However, Tang Xiuer is not a movie star and is not interested in Brother Pig, what she wants is information about Liu Yimin.

Kobayashi Asaburo reported on the Battle of Taixi, the Eighth Route Army's southward movement, and the Eighth Route Army's cutting off of the Longhai Road this afternoon, and finally told Princess Junmiya Hideko that Lieutenant General Naosaburo Gangbe commanded the Second Division, the Fifth Division, the First Division, and the Twenty-third Division to reinforce Dangshan, which was not far from Xuzhou, and the Fifth Division could arrive in a few hours. At that time, it will be possible to figure out whether Liu Yimin is on the front line of Dangshan or not.

Kobayashi Asaburo was afraid that Tang Xiu'er would not understand the situation, and explained that although it was snowing, this was a large plain, and the second and fifth divisions had chariots to open the road, which would not affect the rapid movement of armored vehicles, automobiles, and cavalry, and under normal circumstances, the second and fifth divisions could reach the battlefield in three and a half hours at most. As long as they arrived, they would be able to judge Liu Yimin's true plot to cut off Longhai Road, and they would be able to figure out whether the Eighth Route Army attacking Longhai Road was Liu Yimin's force, and they would know that Liu Yimin was not there.

Tang Xiu'er is only good at skills, and military command is not her strong point, but she is worried that Liu Yimin will use yīn tricks again and cause heavy damage to the imperial army, so she immediately asked Iida Zhengu to refuel his convoy, and she will go to Dangshan.

Iida Zhengu's thoughts are very complicated, he hopes that Tang Xiu'er will go to Dangshan immediately and kill Liu Yimin, but he is also afraid that if Tang Xiu'er misses, he will become a prisoner of the Eighth Route Army or be killed by the Eighth Route Army, in that case, the Twelfth Army will have to bear the responsibility for the accident of the royal princess in his own defense area.

After thinking about it, Iida Zhengu still persuaded him: "Your Royal Highness Princess, whether Liu Yimin is in Dangshan or not, now is not the best time for you to make a move." When fighting in large forces, it is difficult to assassinate the commander, and no matter how high the skill is, it is impossible to dodge the bullets. Her Royal Highness the Princess is carrying out the task of assassinating Liu Yimin given by His Majesty the Emperor, and I think that Her Royal Highness the Princess should carry out a sniper attack after mō clear the traces of Liu Yimin's movements, so as to ensure that the first blow will be hit. Otherwise, it will be useless, and it will be easy to be violent, causing Liu Yimin to chase and kill. ”

What Iida Zhengu said was reasonable, and after thinking about it for a while, Tang Xiu'er decided to wait and let the special combat team that came with her have a hot meal, take a rest, and wait for the information ahead.

This is really waiting for a new situation.

Iida Sadagu saw that Princess Junmiya Hideko asked the accompanying troops to eat and rest, and hurriedly arranged meals to entertain the princess.

During the banquet, Iida Zhengu showed off his knowledge, and gave Tang Xiuer a big lecture about the origin of the sacrificial stove he knew, the customs and customs of the Huaihai area, and talked about Liu Yimin, scolding Liu Yimin for being despicable and shameless, accustomed to sneak attacks, and not a samurai.

Fortunately, the audience was a princess of the royal family, and Iida Zhengu did not talk about how ridiculous and polygamous Liu Yimin was. However, when I heard Tang Xiuer's ears, it was all a joke. She has been in the Eighth Route Army, and knows how much the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army respect Liu Yimin, and she knows that Liu Yimin won the battle cleanly, purely because he anticipated the enemy's opportunities and commanded properly, and had nothing to do with the word despicable.

Iida Sadagu spoke up, foaming at the mouth, as if he and Liu Yimin were old friends, and he knew Liu Yimin well.

Iida Zhengu did not finish his attack on Liu Yimin, because the staff officer on duty brought a report from the Central China Front: The Eighth Route Army had captured Suxian

In fact, the Eighth Route Army first captured Fuliji and Suxian and then cut off the Longhai line. The reason why the intelligence came so late was because Suxian belonged to the Central China Dispatch Military Defense Zone, and it belonged to two systems with the North China Front. However, the Central China Dispatch Army has not had a commander since Shunroku Hatatake's return to China as land minister, and only Lieutenant General Shozo Kawabe, chief of staff, presided over the work of the headquarters. When the Suxian garrison went to reinforce Fu Liji, there were a small number of Japanese troops left in the county, and this part of the devils heard the gunfire of the Eighth Route Army to eliminate the main force of the garrison and the security corps, and then reported the situation in time when the Eighth Route Army entered the city. It's a pity that the Suxian garrison can't contact the North China Front Army and the Twelfth Army, and can only contact the Japanese army in Bengbu. By the time Lieutenant General Kawabe Shozo thought that the North China Front should be informed, the Japanese army had already sent reinforcements to Dangshan.

At this moment, Iida Zhengu couldn't care about cursing Liu Yimin anymore, he was stunned, and shouted repeatedly: "How can this be? How so? What does Liu Yimin want to do? ”

Tang Xiu'er didn't speak from beginning to end, just ate the vegetables in a beautiful manner, and listened to Iida Zhenggu's nonsense. Now seeing that Iida Zhengu was so panicked, Tang Xiuer stopped eating vegetables, took out a handkerchief to wipe his small mouth, and then said to Iida Zhengu: "Your Excellency, it seems that this little Chinese New Year's Eve is an extraordinary night, I estimate that Liu Yimin will appear soon." ”

As soon as the words fell, an earth-shattering explosion was heard, which shook Iida Sada's hand, and the newspaper fell to the ground lightly.

Iida Sadagu hurriedly asked Kobayashi Asaburo to quickly find out where the explosion occurred.

Without waiting for Kobayashi Asaburo to get up, the staff officer on duty rushed in and shouted loudly: "Report to the commander, report to the chief of staff: Xuzhou Station was attacked by Tuba Road, and a train rushed into Xuzhou Station, detonating the explosives package on the car, and Xuzhou Station suffered heavy losses." The details have not yet been reported. ”

Tang Xiu'er suddenly got up and said to Iida Zhengu: "This must be the masterpiece of the elite small unit of the Eighth Route Army, I will go and see the situation, maybe I can find out where Liu Yimin is."

Tang Xiu'er left, Iida Sadagu and Kobayashi Asaburo also left, they had to go back to the war room to study countermeasures, and there was only a big table of food left to come there again.

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