Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu, commander of the First Army of the Japanese Army in Jinjin, sat on a chair behind his desk, holding a camel cigarette roll in his mouth, and a box of desktop gramophones was placed on a cabinet not far away, and the record was playing the Japanese national anthem "Kimi-no-yo." Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu closed his eyes slightly, enjoying this rare comfort.

Ever since he learned the news of the annihilation of the Sakurai Brigade, Iwamatsu Yoshio has been in a bad mood, he expressed his anger at the undeclared war of the 89th Regiment of the Central Army, and he also called the Second Theater Commander's Department many times, asking the commander of the theater, Yan Xishan, to severely punish Tie Haichuan, the commander of the National Army, who took the lead in violating the agreement between China and Japan.

Chief Yan was also quite helpless about this, and he repeatedly emphasized it in his telegram to the Japanese army, saying that the 89th Regiment of the Central Army did not belong to the second theater of operations, and the regiment commander Tie Haichuan was not under his jurisdiction. They only obeyed the orders of the Chongqing Military and Political Department and Chairman Chiang, so he personally had no right to punish Tie Haichuan for his "mistakes", and hoped that Lieutenant General Yan Song would understand.

After getting the callback, Yoshio Iwamatsu tore it to shreds without a few glances, and his heart said What kind of bastard logic is this? As the supreme commander of the Kuomintang Army stationed in the Second War Zone, he actually did not have the right to punish a colonel and regimental commander? Say it, the hell! Even the ordinary people of Taiyuan know that Yan Xishan is the emperor of Shanxi, and he will be frightened by the name of the Chongqing Military and Political Department thousands of miles away? It's ridiculous!

I have to say that the arrival of a person instantly drove away half of the haze that had accumulated in his heart. When Iwamatsu Yoshio opened his eyes, he found that a familiar and unfamiliar face appeared outside his office, and he stood up excitedly and said politely, "Oh, Kimura-kun is here?" Quick, please be seated! ”

Kimura Jiwu stepped into the threshold of the office with two feet one after the other, and then walked straight to Iwamatsu Yoshio's desk, knocked his feet, and saluted Commander Iwamatsu with a standard military salute, and shouted with full anger: "Report to Your Excellency Commander Iwamatsu, Commander Kimura Jiwu of the First Special Service Department directly under the North China Front Army has come to report!" ”

"Kimura-kun doesn't have to be restrained, sit down." Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu seemed very enthusiastic.

The chair on the side of General Kimura moved to sit opposite Lieutenant General Iwamatsu, and he straightened his back and quietly waited for the combat mission that the other party was about to assign to him.

Iwamatsu Yoshio behaved very calmly, he did not seem to be in a hurry to talk about work with the young young Zhuang officer in front of him, but pulled the topic to the Three Kingdoms Battle that took place in the Nomenhan region of Mongolia, known as the "Nomenhan Battle" in history.

“…… For the sake of the ownership of the triangle, Kimura led his subordinates into the Nomenhan area to fight against the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces, which was really hard. It is said that Kimura-kun performed well in this battle, and was also commended by the commander of the Sixth Army, Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatsubei. Although the battle ended in the defeat of our army, Kimura-kun's exploits cannot be ignored. It is said that after the war, His Majesty the Emperor also awarded you a first-class Golden Bird Medal. Kimura-kun has a bright future...... "Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu sighed.

Jitake Kimura said with a serious expression, "To be honest, I'm not satisfied with winning a few small battles. The reason is very simple, the balance of victory did not favor us because of the few small-scale achievements created by my secret service, and our army still ended in a crushing defeat in the battle of the large area. In the desolate Gobi Desert, due to geographical and numerical limitations, three of the five encounters with the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces were carried out under the extremely geographical conditions of our secret service. In the Gobi and desert, where there is almost no shelter, the strength and combat strength of our secret service department have suffered heavy losses. You know, in an environment of absolute exposure, the meaning of the Secret Service Department ceases to exist. On the contrary, the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces, which had an absolute superiority in firearms and troops, repeatedly won battles and achieved remarkable results. If it weren't for the timely arrival of the fighter planes sent by Lieutenant General Ogisu and the provision of greater fire support to our troops, I am afraid that the contemptible man would have turned into a hare living on the Gobi Desert and would have been eaten by the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces in one bite. ”

"Can you give us an example?"

"For those who don't know the battle, it's definitely a classic example. However, in my opinion, our opponent Soviet-Mongolian forces were nothing more than a crushing victory. Taking the second phase of the campaign as an example, since the moment the Soviet army began to open field military airfields in Tamchag, Prague and other places, the skies over the Nomenkhand area have never stopped. The Soviets bombed the assembly area of our troops at the Kangyur Temple, and our army sent bomber groups to inflict heavy damage on the Soviet fighter group anchored at the Prague airport in Tamchag. Lieutenant General Toru Saga, commander-in-chief of our army's Second Flying Group, was a great dealer; before the air raids on both sides were in full swing, he transferred four flying regiments from Xinjing and concentrated 17 squadrons of fighter-bomber crews and reconnaissance planes to engage in a confrontation with the Soviet Air Force. At the same time, the only tank division of our army——— the 23rd Division, totaling more than 20,000 people, launched an attack on the Soviet positions on the west bank of the Harakha River by tanks, automobiles, and airplanes. Had it not been for the simultaneous attack on our 23rd Division by the bomber group of the Soviet-Mongolian coalition and the artillery group deployed in the vicinity of the heights, our army would never have suffered such a crushing defeat, and the Soviet-Mongolian coalition would not have inflicted heavy losses on our 23rd Division with a devastating force. In addition to this, I personally believe that there is an objective reason that determines the defeat of our army. That is, the structure of the combat unit is not perfect, it is said that it is the establishment of a division and regiment, but the actual strength is less than half of the division, and the other half of the men and horses are deployed in the northeast as a left-behind division. This indirectly led to the fact that our army showed an absolute disadvantage in comparison with the enemy's heavy firearms. The consequences of the soft artillery fire were undoubtedly terrible, and we were simply unable to suppress the enemy advantageously, let alone cover the infantry to further break through the large defensive positions built by the Soviet troops, and the sappers and logistical supplies were also stretched. General, with all due respect, Lieutenant General Ogisu's strategic vision and command ability are really limited, and as an excellent military strategist, he should have had some expectations for the beginning of the campaign, but in fact? Not to mention anything else, he ignored the disparity in strength between the enemy and us. As the commander of the entire campaign, Lieutenant General Ogisu had an unshirkable responsibility, and it can be said that his misjudgment and lack of pre-battle preparation indirectly led to the defeat of the campaign. If he had been a shrewd military strategist and commander-in-chief, we might have been able to recreate the glory and miracles of the Russo-Japanese War in the Normenheim region. ”

"That's right, an excellent military strategist and army commander needs to have a strategic vision and pre-war budgeting ability that ordinary people can't reach, the soldier's task is to obey orders and charge into battle, while the commander's task is to strategize and win a decisive victory, and both sides perform their duties. In the Battle of Normenhan, the fault was not the soldiers, but the commander's lack of vision of the overall situation. Well, Kimura-kun, I probably understand what you mean. To tell you the truth, Commander Tada Jun also wants to know some of your analysis and evaluation of this battle, and I will report your opinion to the North China Front Command...... Kimura-kun, you must have heard along the way that the Sakurai Brigade stationed in Linfen was completely annihilated by a regiment of the Chinese government army in Pingyao County, and Commander Tada Jun was furious and kept urging me to implement the revenge plan as soon as possible for several days. Your Excellency is the favorite general of the former commander Shinozuka-kun, although you and I are meeting for the first time, but looking at the battle sequence of the First Army, except for you and your subordinate secret service department, no one is qualified for this operation, I hope Kimura-kun will not refuse. ”

"It's an honor to be able to share the worries of Commander Iwamatsu, please tell me the time and place of action!" Jitake Kimura stood up from his seat with a "brush".

"The day after tomorrow, the ...... of Yanmen Mountain" Iwamatsu Yoshio took out a file from the drawer, handed it to Kimura Jiwu's hand, and said solemnly, "...... This is all the information about the 89th Regiment of the Chinese Government Army and the commander of the regiment, Tie Haichuan, I hope you can remember this face and kill him completely, so as to comfort the heroic souls of more than 1,000 soldiers of the Sakurai Brigade! ”

After Kimura Jiwu took the file bag, he stood up again and saluted: "Kimura will never fail to live up to the trust of His Excellency the Commander, please wait for the good news." ”

……

On the way out of the hospital, Fang Luocheng finally said the question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time: "Eh, Dean Gao, we are friends now." I've been holding back a question in my heart, and I'll just say it when I don't want to talk about it today, so as not to have no chance in the future. Dean Gao, do you have a little bit of a ...... for Lao Yang? Don't get me wrong, I'm not as literate as you people, and my expression may not be so accurate. Anyway, that's what it means, I can see it just from the care you take care of Lao Yang, and you do everything yourself. Just by looking at this, either you have a little bit of meaning for him, or you two have known each other before. ”

Gao Ya's hands were crossed together, and then Fang Luocheng's words smiled bitterly: "That's right, we used to know ......."

Fang Luocheng was stunned for a few seconds after hearing this, and then asked with great interest: "Yo, I really guessed it?" I said, if you don't have some feelings in it, how can you, the dean, personally serve him, and it will be too much to give this kid face. Alas, tell me quickly, when did you two meet? How did you meet? ”

"He and I are both from Beiping, and we have known each other since we were children. My parents and his father are good friends, the two families often correspond, and we are both the only son and only daughter in the family, so the relationship is not bad. The first time I remember meeting him was when I was five years old, and I should have seen him before, but I don't remember much. To put it in his heart, he was a guy who loved to stab Lou Zi when he was a child, and he was not afraid of heaven and earth. He also likes to give nicknames to others, calling those classmates who love to read bookputty. likes to fight, wander blindly on the road when there is no class, and dare to shout with others when he bumps into a few Sanqingzi characters, and starts to punch and kick each other without saying a word. It's okay to fight, but if you can't beat people and suffer losses, he dares to shoot a brick on people's heads. Even the police station didn't bother to care about him, just treated them as a group of ordinary hooligans fighting, and after bringing them back to give them a lecture and education, they let them go. I'm not afraid that you won't believe it, 26 years ago, he Yang Longfei was a frequent visitor to the Beiping Police Station, and often as soon as he appeared on the street, the police patrolling the nearby area had to follow him, like a tail, for fear that this guy would stab the sky. ”

Fang Luocheng couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard this, he almost burst into tears, and sighed while laughing: "That's right, this is like what he Yang Longfei did." I understand completely when I hear you say this, this kid is a troublemaker for a long time? I thought he was an acquirer. You don't know, when this kid was studying in a military school, he didn't read well, and in class, in addition to talking back to the instructor, he was raising the bar with people, and when the instructor turned around, he would make a gesture behind people. If you don't keep an eye on him, this kid will dare to tear down the roof of the classroom. But then again, don't look at him who usually doesn't have four or six, but this kid does have a set of fighting and is also very good at leading soldiers. During the Central Plains War, the 25th Regiment of the National Army was defeated by Pang Bingxun's troops, and as a result, Yang Longfei was sent to go, hey, it's really evil, I don't know what kind of fire he fanned his soldiers, and the morale came up at once, and in the subsequent battle, he used this regiment to defeat a division of Shi Yousan. I dare not say anything else, but among all the regimental-level officers in our division, there is not a single one who is not convinced...... Dean Gao, according to what you said, you and Lao Yang haven't seen each other for more than ten years. I understand this kid, in addition to fighting, he is a notoriously lazy worm, and he usually doesn't even want to go to the assembly for exercises, let alone write letters, how have you two been in contact for more than ten years? ”

Gao Ya shook his head helplessly and said: "There is no contact, for me, he has been like evaporating from the world for more than ten years, except for a letter to his family, there is no news of him." Later, I thought he might be gone, soldier, and it's like this again. Truth be told, I wouldn't be surprised if someone brought his pension any day. But...... How so? Maybe I was unwilling, not long after I left Beiping and went south to join the national army, but the battle was too fierce and I couldn't find the troops of the national army at all. It was also a coincidence that I met a cousin of mine in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui border area, who was the director of the Women's Rescue Association in an old local area, and I officially joined their team. Later, I was sent to Yan'an Kang University to study as a reserve party member, and after graduating in 37, I was transferred by the headquarters to work in our division, and then there was such a hospital. It's been almost six or seven years in a blink of an eye......"

"It's not easy, it's really not easy for you to go from a female soldier to today's position as a girl. Dean Gao, as Lao Yang's old comrade-in-arms for so many years, I still have to thank you, leaving aside the relationship of an old friend, it is not easy for you to take such good care of him. We're friends now, don't think I'm too troublesome, I think it's better to wait until Lao Yang wakes up and find a chance to talk about it. I don't know what the problem is between the two of you, but I think that no matter what the outcome is, you have to have an explanation for everything, and you can't make it so unclear and say everything in your heart, right? This is good for you and Lao Yang, at least there is no knot between each other! ”

Gao Yawan smiled and said, "Thank you, Head Fang, I'll take care of it......"

"Okay, that's it. Hey, Dean Gao, I think I'll send it here, it's a little dark, don't go too far, go back quickly! I also have to rush back to clean up, let's leave it ...... don't pass," Fang Luocheng said and saluted Gao Ya with a standard military salute. After returning the military salute, the two shook hands to show their respect.

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Tie Haichuan stood alone on the watchtower on the periphery of the regiment headquarters, looking into the distance while slowly pacing in place. His mood at this time was like the endless night in front of him, confused and dark. Since the annihilation of the Japanese Sakurai Brigade in Pingyao County, Commander Yan's attitude towards himself has gradually become more subtle, although it has returned from the initial anger to the current calm. But Tie Haichuan knew in his heart that Chief Yan would definitely not spare himself this time, after all, it was he who made him become a person who "did not believe in his word" in front of the Japanese.

Although the Chongqing Military and Political Department and Chairman Chiang had a bad face, he could attack himself openly, but he could secretly fix himself. No, all the troops originally stationed in Pingyao County were transferred to the remote Yanmen Mountain area.

Before leaving, Tie Haichuan deliberately glanced at the situation of the enemy's forces here on the map, and found that the nearest national army team to him was still the 179th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, which was 70 kilometers away, and there was not a single central army unit stationed within a radius of 100 kilometers. Tie Haichuan couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, saying in his heart that Chief Yan was clearly going to give himself a dismount. It was clear that once the devils attacked Yanmen Mountain in a big way, there would hardly be any friendly troops nearby to come to his aid. As for the enemy he had to face, it can be imagined, perhaps a wing, a brigade or even a division of the Japanese army. Chief Yan's move is undoubtedly to cause Tie Mou's death...... However, it is difficult to disobey the military order, although he is not his direct superior, but he still has the right to speak on the movement of troops, and even Chairman Chiang is not good at interfering too much.

His sensitive military sense of smell reminded him that the aura of danger was slowly approaching him like a mist, but he was still unsure of the number of troops and combat capabilities of his opponent.

Tie Haichuan stared at Luye County, which was thirty kilometers away from his northeast, the city was brightly lit, almost illuminating half of the night sky, and it looked very lively.

First of all, Liu Binghe, chief of staff of the regiment, came to report the news he had just received: According to a report from Luye County, the Second Brigade directly under the Ninth Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army stationed in Luye was holding a labor reception in advance in Hongyuan Building———, the largest restaurant in the county, which was presided over by Captain Yamaguchi Nakasa, and all the officers with the rank of second lieutenant and above were present. The purpose of holding the labor meeting in advance is to clean up the countryside and sweep activities that will be launched tomorrow, and the target of the sweep is none other than the Tiehaichuan Department of the 89th Regiment of the National Army, which has just been transferred to the area of Yanmen Mountain.

At that time, all the Japanese garrison troops stationed in Luye, except for the military police, all infantry, artillery, cavalry, engineers, etc., as well as the local special forces and a small number of Imperial Cooperative Army troops, will all go out of the city to participate in the encirclement and suppression, and the enemy's strength is expected to be about 1,500 people.

Then there is the news that has just been sent from the Taiyuan Inner Line, this afternoon, three trucks covered with green canvas drove out of the headquarters of the Japanese army stationed in Taiyuan, and the vehicles have been heading north after leaving the city, for some reason.

Tie Haichuan felt a little uneasy in his heart, he felt that these three Japanese trucks with mysterious travel were definitely related to the sweeping activities that the Japanese Yamaguchi Brigade was preparing to launch tomorrow, this was by no means self-inflicted, but from the intuition of a soldier, and the Japanese soldiers loaded on these three Japanese trucks were likely to come at him.

Chief of Staff Liu said with an uneasy expression: "Tuanza, as you expected a few days ago, the devil's revenge has finally begun. I think tomorrow will be a bad battle, and you will have to be on the front line to command the battle at that time, so you should rest early tonight. ”

"All the troops have been informed, right?" Tie Haichuan asked calmly.

"We have all been informed that the first and second battalions will move forward to the Yanmen Mountain headquarters overnight, and the third battalion will also enter the regimental headquarters defense area tonight, and the regimental direct teams, guard platoons, and reconnaissance platoons have also entered the fortifications one after another, and formed the first line of defense, ready to fight at any time."

"All three battalions are coming? Isn't this a chance for the Japanese lion to open his mouth? Pass my order, the plan of the second and third battalions will remain unchanged, the first battalion will turn around, and the rear team will change to the front team, moving closer to Luye County. After hearing this, Tie Haichuan immediately revised the deployment of Chief of Staff Liu.

Chief of Staff Liu's eyes lit up: "Tuanzao, do you want to take advantage of the empty army in Luye County tomorrow to let the first battalion sing a good show to encircle Wei and save Zhao?" ”

Tie Haichuan smiled coldly and said, "No, it's the bottom of the kettle." Since the Japanese want the treasure land of Yanmen Mountain so much, I might as well make an exchange with them, which can be regarded as a good deed. Wouldn't it be nice to let the devil also enjoy the pleasure brought by the mountains and rivers and the bamboo orchids? The notice went down, and the confidential and staff officers of the regiment headquarters packed their things and packed their bags overnight, and we were ready to move. ”