Chapter 523 Another poison plan

After receiving the order to go south from Shijiazhuang to Cizhou at the junction of Henan and Hebei and prepare to raid Anyang, the 7th Mixed Brigade, as the forward force, went to Cizhou in southern Hebei one day in advance.

Between Anyang and Cizhou, separated by a deep and turbulent Zhanghe River, want to take Anyang, the Zhanghe River is a natural obstacle, how to overcome, the Seventh Brigade from top to bottom, there is no good way, the situation in Anyang on the other side, not very much, only know that there are two divisions of the Central Army to defend, this is enough for the Seventh Brigade to drink a pot, the Chinese army to a half-crossing attack, the entire brigade is afraid that most of the brigade will fall into the water to feed Wang Ba, moreover, where did so many ferries come from?

The commander of the Japanese brigade, Katayama Hirono, was at a loss, and His Excellency the commander urged him to hurry up, and ordered that he must launch an attack at three o'clock in the morning tomorrow, because of a Zhang River, the entire brigade is blocked here, Katayama is staring at the map in a daze, the staff officer came to report, the captain of the ninth squadron of the avant-garde brigade Masao Koyama asked to see, saying that there was something important to face, Katayama was angry when he heard it, the big war is imminent, a small squadron leader, what important thing can he do? Missing

The staff officer agreed, and was about to go out, Katayama's heart moved, and suddenly changed his mind, this guy was separated by several levels, and directly found his head, maybe there is something important, it doesn't hurt to listen to it, he wants to be tricky, he wants him to look good, the Japanese army is strictly hierarchical, and the most taboo is to report to the next level.

Katayama held the command knife in both hands, sat upright, and held the shelf of the brigade commander, he wanted to see, what kind of goods is this little squadron leader? After a while, Masao Koyama walked in with a staff officer, Katayama looked at it, not to mention, this guy has a good appearance, with a tall man rarely seen in the Japanese, with the usual coldness and arrogance of Japanese officers on his face, and his military appearance is neat, as soon as they met, Katayama had a good impression of him.

This Koyama Masao is a Japanese born in the Northeast, his parents came to the Northeast at an early age, and served the Japanese Empire, therefore, Koyama speaks fluent Chinese, this guy has been instilled by his father since he was a child with militaristic thoughts, and the spirit of bushido, loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and the concept of opening up territory for the Great Japanese Empire is deeply rooted in his heart, and he is not grateful to this land that carries his childhood and youth, but indignantly believes that such a good land, the people of China do not deserve it.

When I was in middle school, I returned to Japan, and as soon as I graduated, I actively responded to the emperor's call and joined the Japanese army.

The Seventh Brigade was stranded on the north bank of the Zhanghe River, and his head began to ponder, his brigade was the vanguard of the entire brigade, and he didn't know anything about the situation in Anyang on the other side, so a bold idea came out, he changed into civilian clothes, mixed in with a group of fleeing ordinary people, crossed the Zhanghe River along the way, blended into the city of Anyang, and walked around inside and out.

He was pleasantly surprised to find that the Central Army in Anyang was lax, and there were soldiers scattered everywhere on the streets, and they didn't even have decent fortifications, nor did they see artillery positions, and they didn't expect that more than 90,000 Japanese troops had already deployed troops in Cizhou on the other side of the river, and there were still a large number of ferries, which were concentrated not far from the ferry, and only one company of troops defended them.

Xiaoshan only spent two oceans, bought a small boat from the company commander, returned to Cizhou, as soon as he landed, he didn't even have time to change his clothes, immediately went to see the captain, reported the situation in detail, and built a captain, immediately reported to the wing, hoping to get the boss's praise and reward.

Who would have thought that the captain not only did not have a good word, but instead scolded him for a few slaps, and said that he acted without authorization, exposing the goals of the imperial army, and if the whole plan was affected, he would be shot and threatened to send him to the gendarmerie, his boss had long been dissatisfied with this guy who jumped up and down and was loyal to the emperor every day, as if he himself was a loyal subject of the emperor, and no one else was loyal to him? If you can tell that he is not a native born Japanese, it is awkward to look at.

Xiaoshan touched a nose of ash, holding his breath with a nest of fire, he knew very well that he had seized an excellent opportunity to open a road to Zhengzhou for the entire army, gritted his teeth, risked a taboo, and directly found the brigade commander Katayama Hirono, he was out of the way, if the brigade commander His Excellency was no longer interested, his days in the army would be over.

After listening to Masao Koyama, Katayama's eyes immediately lit up, and he didn't care about putting up a fight, his head came to Koyama, for fear of missing a word, Koyama had a bottom in his heart, and knew the situation he provided, which greatly aroused the interest of His Excellency the brigade commander, and sure enough, Katayama even said "I want the west, I want the west" and patted him on the shoulder affectionately, praising him as a real warrior of the Japanese Empire, a different boss, ice and fire, Koyama felt tears.

Striking while the iron was hot, Xiaoshan threw out his own plan, formed a special task force, disguised as a central army unit, crossed the Zhanghe River, blended into the city of Anyang, seized the boats on the other side, and one to meet the main force to cross the river, and most of them stayed in Anyang, and the imperial army crossing the river should be combined with the outside, so Anyang is not at your fingertips? When Katayama heard this, he rubbed his hands together in excitement and spun around the ground a few times, obviously overwhelmed with joy.

He immediately approved Masao Koyama's plan, and promoted him to the rank of junior on the spot, and was ordered to form a special task force, which could select members within the scope of the brigade and regiment, and directly subordinate to the command of the brigade commander Katayama Hirono, in other words, the direct troops of the brigade and regiment, not only the captain of Koyama could not control it, but also other senior officers of the brigade and regiment, and they had no jurisdiction.

He wore a brand-new Shaozuo military uniform, returned to his brigade, and when he arrived at the brigade headquarters, he didn't even shout a report, he broke into the captain's office directly, and sat on a chair.

Xiaoshan arrogantly took out a copy, the order signed by Wing Captain Katayama Hirono, the captain was wilted at that time, looking at Koyama Masao's villain's face, like a deflated ball, he was stunned for a moment, and his words were very polite, it's not that he doesn't understand, it's that the world is changing too fast, in the blink of an eye, the crow becomes a phoenix, and people are now not only on an equal footing with him, but also a person who can talk to His Excellency the brigade commander, what kind of world is this.

Although the captain of the Japanese army was indignant in his heart, his face became more and more respectful, and his words were polite, in fact, Xiaoshan did not just come to show off, he did not need to select members in the whole brigade, his original squadron, he was fully qualified for this task, he always believed that in order to conquer China, it was necessary to understand the country and the nation.

The Chinese say well that "knowing oneself and knowing the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles", so he used his long-term experience of living in China to forcibly promote the Chinese language throughout the squadron, familiarize himself with the habits of the Chinese, not to mention, under the compulsion of Xiaoshan, most of his squadron can speak Chinese.

In addition to the size can not be adjusted, put on the military uniform of the Central Army, the whole is the appearance of the Chinese army, the brigade commander urged tightly, Xiaoshan did not dare to delay, immediately pulled out his squadron, a lecture, at this time Xiaoshan Zhengnan, high-spirited, the Japanese soldiers who followed him to learn Chinese, did not expect that there was such an opportunity to make contributions, a hundred things that were reluctant to learn at the beginning, now come in handy, the commander has the foresight to praise a word, and Xiaoshan is a little fluttering.

Koyama Masao took a squadron of Japanese soldiers, disguised as the Central Army, took advantage of the dark, crossed the Zhanghe River, swaggered into Anyang City, and was surprisingly smooth along the way, and when he entered Anyang, the sentry didn't even interrogate a few more words, and let him go, so smooth that Xiaoshan himself couldn't believe it.

The 130th Division and the 83rd Division of the Eighth Army Corps defending Anyang were Tang Enbo's descendants and cronies, and they were originally garrisoned here, and as soon as the war in North China began, Tang Enbo transferred the two divisions to a place on the south bank of the Yellow River that was relatively far away from the Japanese army, and the war lasted for more than ten days, and Anyang had nothing to do, and could not resist the begging of the two cronies and division commanders, so they were transferred back to Anyang to garrison.

It is not that the commanders of the 130th and 83rd Divisions had the determination to resist Japan, and resolutely demanded to be transferred to the front line and work hard with the Japanese to show the character of the Chinese soldiers, who had their own wishful thinking and considerations in their hearts.

The people who fled south from Pingjin, the merchants who came and went to Zhengzhou in Henan and Pingjin in North China, and the illegal profiteers who made their fortunes and smuggled scarce materials from Anyang were not allowed to pass through Anyang, which was an iron bolt in and out of Henan.

These two division commanders fancy this piece of feng shui treasure, one card for other passages, only one road, the ferry boat at the Zhanghe wharf, the army requisitioned, the soldiers under him, changed to become tax police, during the period of national crisis, the powerful contribution, the ineffective contribution, it is logical that everyone who enters and leaves Anyang must pay the national tax and anti-Japanese donation.

As for the smuggling of goods, the cost is increased several times, as long as you pay the money, you transport the artillery to the other side, and no one cares, the guns are tight everywhere in North China, the Anyang National Army is busy making money, the two division commanders make a lot of money, the mouth is full of oil, and the officers and officers under their hands are all like each other, all of them have their claws stretched out, and their black eyes are only staring at the white flowers.

The two division commanders sent the officers and troops who were not usually very proud to the outlying positions of Anyang, and they didn't care which one they threw at them. You guys? What I got was such a rhetorical question.

The officers and troops who stayed behind were thinking about how to make money for them and themselves all day long, and what fortifications to resist the Japanese had long been thrown into the back of their minds, and such an Anyang City was equivalent to not being defended.

(To be continued)