In order to prevent the fortresses from being attacked or quietly captured by the Anti-Japanese Union, the first-line fortresses are heavily guarded, unless it is attacked by the Soviet army, otherwise it is impossible to capture it by relying on the people of the Anti-Japanese Union, and Hormozhin is not one of the largest fortresses built by the Kwantung Army on the Sino-Soviet border, but its scale is the largest in the second echelon of the fortress, this fortress has more than 20,000 laborers, but there is only one soldier, the number of a brigade and some overseers, for its safety. When Umezu Yoshijiro recaptured Qiqihar in the 1st Division, the first order he issued was to require that all fortresses in the territory must be reported once every three days, and the content was also modified a lot of code words to prevent the seizure of the Morgan Fortress by the anti-coalition forces to the code book to confuse the headquarters, and the time of the report was midnight and early morning, and the prescribed reporting time and code words were set by Umezu Mijiro himself, who believed that at midnight was the most likely to be attacked. At the same time, the commanders of the troops stationed near the fortress were ready to go out to support the attacked fortress.

At midnight on the sixth day, two telegrams were received in succession from the Khormozhin fortress without codes, and the staff officer on duty, who had been specially explained, did not dare to delay and immediately woke up Lieutenant General Iimura, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, who was asleep. And Iimura, who received the report, also felt that something was wrong, and it was estimated that he would not be rude at night and wake up Umezu Mijiro.

Receiving an unknown report from Hormozhin, the blow has been somewhat numb by the successive unfortunate news these days. Umezu Mijiro, who almost refused to listen to all bad reports, was thrilled this time, and his first feeling was that something was wrong there.

As a defensive fortress of the second echelon of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Mijiro, as the commander of the Kwantung Army, naturally knew the importance of the Khormozin Fortress. There were not only more than 20,000 Chinese laborers, but also a large amount of weapons and equipment, food, and supplies, which were enough for the three divisions to survive for half a year. Once the Hormozhin fortress is lost, this is the third fortress lost in his own hands after he took office. Umezu Mijiro knew that if he received the sad news, his position as commander was coming to an end. Even if the emperor sees his years of hard work and high achievements, he gives himself a way to live. But the military tribunal at the Tokyo base camp will definitely not spare itself.

In a fit of rage, despite being woken up overnight, he rushed back to the secretary and adjutant of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, grabbed the phone overnight, and directly called Lieutenant General Kimura Suku, commander of the First Division in Qiqihar City, to ask what had happened to Khormozhin.

At this time, the main forces of the 1st Division were concentrated in Qiqihar to restore the destroyed city, first in the Battle of Nomenkhan with the Soviet Union, the 1st Division lost a field artillery wing and rapid-fire artillery units of each wing, plus nearly a wing of casualties after the previous engagement with the anti-coalition forces. At present, there are thousands of wounded soldiers in the hospital, and only three wings of troops can be used, one of which is stationed in Sunwu County, and the rest of the troops are all brought back to Qiqihar City to recuperate.

Lieutenant General Kimura, who was woken up by the ringing of the phone at midnight, was naturally quite dissatisfied. But in the face of his boss's boss, even if he is not satisfied, he has to endure it. It's just that after hearing Umezu Mijiro's call, Kimura's deep sleepiness was swept away in a very short time.

For this large-scale fortress project to be built in his own jurisdiction, Sawada Shigeru is naturally very clear. When he heard the news that the Khormozhin fortress had lost contact, after the battle of Qiqihar, the distribution of troops in the area under his own division. Naturally, Kimura was very clear, and the first thought was the same as that of Umezu Mijiro. I'm afraid something happened to the Hormozhin fortress.

After perceiving this for the first time, Kimura didn't care about what time it was, and immediately sent Yamamoto Aoki, who was currently in charge of having people stationed in Sunwu County, call Yamamoto Aoki to inquire about Holmozin's affairs, and the last person who received the call was Duan Shan Shaoza of the 21st Wing who answered the phone and said: "Yamamoto Aoki Daisa sent troops to exterminate the resistance to the United Nations in the territory. But I haven't been in touch with them for a week.

When Kimura heard this, he immediately thought that Yamamoto Aoki might have had an accident, and the Hormozhin fortress was also in danger or had already been captured by the enemy, and he didn't even have time to draw up a battle plan. He ordered the 3rd Cavalry Brigade of Major General Naoda Yoshishi to set off immediately. At the same time, all the trucks that could be assembled in Qihar City were mobilized as quickly as possible, and all the independent garrisons of the vanguard of the First Division were converted into vehicles. All your way to the east. Rushed to the area of the Hormozhin fortress. The main forces of the 1st Division followed.

After receiving the order, Major General Naoda Yoshishi and Major General Fukutaro, who knew the seriousness of the situation, did not dare to delay in the slightest. Assemble overnight and immediately set off as a team. Since the passage of the train could only reach Nahe County, the railway transportation to the Heihe fortress was blown up by the three detachments of the Anti-Japanese Union in order to cooperate with the main force, and the car needed time, so the light and undemanding third cavalry brigade set off first

"Your Excellency. This is the defense map of the Resistance League that one of our intelligence officers bought with his life. According to the latest information, the garrison of China was severely understaffed, and most of the troops were transferred to the back mountains to defend their arsenal. Therefore, the current Lijiazhuang has only one guard company's defensive strength. The agent who came to answer handed Toroshiro Kawabe a drawing and said.

Looking at the clearly drawn Lijiazhuang defense map, Toroshiro Kawabe patted the spy on the shoulder excitedly. "Yo Xi, when the Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire destroys the Shina Headquarters, we will definitely not forget your merits. When the time comes, we will definitely be rewarded for meritorious deeds. Toroshiro Kawabe said with a smile.

"Hi, it is our honor to serve the Great Japanese Empire, Your Excellency Toroshiro Kawabe, and our advance team has asked to participate in this attack. Request your approval. The spy who was praised by Kawabe Toroshiro, completely forgetting that he was a Chinese, bowed his head in front of Kawabe Toroshiro and replied.

"Yo Si, Sasang. How many people are lurking in your advance party here? Toroshiro Kawabe exclaimed. He did not make a request, but did not expect that these Chinese would take the initiative to put forward a request to participate in the war, originally he also felt that the strength of leading two subordinates and a 30-person kamikaze special combat team was not enough, although the commander praised the kamikaze special combat team as rare in the sky and nothing underground, but who does not want more people, it seems that they are really friends of the Great Japanese Empire.

"Hi, Your Excellency Toroshiro Kawabe. There are 26 of us in the advance team, all of whom are equipped with short guns and can concentrate at any time. The spy surnamed Sha immediately replied excitedly.

"Yo Xi, Shassan, order your advance team to assemble at once, and lead us in front to attack the China Headquarters. Toroshiro Kawabe said happily.

"Hi, it's an honor to be able to serve the Great Japanese Empire."

In this way, another twenty-five or six spies dressed in ordinary people's clothes gathered around Toroshiro Kawabe, and these people were all Japanese puppet spies who had mixed in with the crowd who had defected to the Anti-Japanese Federation. Now Kawabe Toroshiro has more than a squad by his side, as for the combat effectiveness, it is much stronger than a team, and the combat effectiveness of the kamikaze special combat team alone is very strong, and Kawabe Toroshiro is full of confidence in retreating after assassinating Meng Qingshan. (To be continued......)