The commander of the 37th Division of the Japanese Army and the Governor of Hong Kong, Lieutenant General Poly Gavin, had reason to feel that the Imperial Japanese Army, which swept across the Pacific Ocean and beat the Americans to the ground, was originally a character who could walk sideways on the Asian ground, but how could he get in front of this hateful devil in China, so he had to clamp his tail and pretend to be the third grandson in a low voice?

Let Lieutenant General Poly Gavin, it's not just this that is painful, the feeling of fate being manipulated by the empire's lost territory in the hands is really uncomfortable, look at this place in Hong Kong, the land of projectiles, far away from the mainland, once there is a war, reinforcements are too late, and then look, all the necessities of life, including drinking water, are controlled in the hands of that devil Tang Qiuli troops.

If one day, this devil is not happy, in a word, cut off all the blood vessels that supply Hong Kong's life, and he, the governor, will probably die of thirst and starvation, and more than 40,000 imperial soldiers!

As for the millions of citizens of Hong Kong, it is not considered, so it is the best policy not to stimulate the troops of the Guangzhou Garrison District of the Independent Division on the opposite side, and even the patrol of the Imperial Army, when encountering the patrol team of the Guangzhou Garrison District of the Independent Division on the border line, His Excellency the Lieutenant General also made it mandatory that his own soldiers must greet him first, and he must have a smile on his face!

In the direction facing Guangzhou, Lieutenant General Poly Gavin, even too many troops, did not let go, but hastily pulled a barbed wire, so low that even a rabbit jumped over effortlessly, and the greater role was to show the dividing line. He wanted to make a gesture and show Major General Tian Shangxi, commander of the Guangzhou Garrison District opposite, that we were the Great Japanese Empire. The troops stationed in Hong Kong are definitely good Japanese who keep to themselves!

Of course, there is no ambiguity about the work that has been put into the work behind the scenes, and Lieutenant General Pauli Gavin, who graduated from the Tokyo Imperial Army University, has his own unique views and methods for building a defense system. In the direction of Guangzhou at the new interface, three fortifications were covertly constructed, and three wings of the Marine Corps, which had the strongest combat effectiveness, were covertly constructed. Plus a brigade of the 37th Division, more than 20,000 troops, deployed on the defensive line, these troops. Never show up in broad daylight.

And. The second and third lines of defense were built in the middle of the populous residential areas, and the original inhabitants were all hostages under the bayonets of the imperial army, and almost all their homes became fire points and shelters, every courtyard and every dwelling. have been cleverly transformed into hidden fortifications, underground. There are hidden passages connected to each other, which can easily mobilize troops.

From the Luohu Bridge and Xinwuling line on the border with Guangzhou, to the areas around Weitian, Jintou Village, Fengyuan, Yuanling, and Tingjiao, all of them have been turned into military restricted areas, and within the scope of the military restricted areas, stricter military control measures are implemented than in other areas, and all residents are registered in detail, and a joint sitting system is implemented, and the daily life of the residents is controlled by the Japanese military police.

Therefore, in the face of the New Territories in the direction of Guangzhou, it seems that the defense of the Japanese army is very weak, putting on an undefended posture, but in fact, all the killing moves of the 37th Division of the Japanese Army are like wolves in sheep's clothing, with sharp claws and fangs, all hidden, and at a critical time, they will bite viciously and take a fatal bite!

In addition, Lieutenant General Poly Gavin, in his bones, still has such a crazy energy, he knows that guarding the independent division, a tiger that may pounce at any time, he must prepare for the worst, even if the army of the devil Tang Qiuli attacks Hong Kong, he will never be caught and put an intact Hong Kong in the hands of the sworn enemy of the empire.

In his staff department, there is a detailed blasting plan, and all important targets related to people's livelihood and economy on the three islands of Hong Kong are within the scope of destruction, and even if the 37th Division is shattered in Hong Kong, Hong Kong will become a ruin full of rubble, and millions of Hong Kong citizens will be buried together.

For these, because the Japanese army strictly sealed the news, the intelligence agency of the independent division did not know a lot of information, or rather, it was not very detailed, but Tang Qiuli had already expected this, and sent the special operations detachment and the Guangzhou garrison area troops to infiltrate Hong Kong in advance, just to prevent the Japanese from coming to a crazy hand, however, for the intelligence in the Japanese military restricted area, he had not expected it for the time being!

As for Lieutenant General Paulie Gavin's happiness, it comes from one of his hobbies, His Excellency Lieutenant General calls himself "Yaqu! "It is to collect all kinds of antiques and calligraphy and paintings, especially ancient Chinese cultural relics, for the colorful banknotes, His Excellency the lieutenant general thinks that his character is "noble", and has a contemptuous attitude, thinking that it is a vulgar and unbearable thing, so don't talk about money with Lieutenant General Poly, otherwise, you will be ugly, of course, real money is not in this list!

After becoming the Governor of the Imperial Japanese Empire in Hong Kong and a veritable Emperor of the Turks, Lieutenant General Poly Gavin realized how wonderful it was for him to have "taste" in Hong Kong, where rich businessmen gathered in this small land.

Those Hong Kong businessmen who only cared about making a fortune and changing the king's banner at the head of the city, after knowing that Lieutenant General Poly had this "taste", naturally understood it and did what he liked, and if they wanted to keep their own industry and the lifestyle of the upper class, and continue to make money, they had to have a good relationship with the new governor of Hong Kong, and they took the initiative to come to the door, and the same was true for dealing with the British at the beginning.

Therefore, after only two months of occupation of Hong Kong, Lieutenant General Poly Gavin's small private warehouse was already full of cultural relics, antiques, calligraphy and paintings of celebrities, according to Lieutenant General Poly's own estimate, the value of these treasures was enough to make himself and his children and grandchildren three generations unable to spend it, and the only problem was how to safely transport them back to Japan without arousing the jealousy of his colleagues.

Of course, Lieutenant General Poly is not a person who sees money and has no principles, he is first of all a general of the Great Japanese Empire, and secondly, he is a person with "taste", as long as the interests of the Hài Empire are not endangered, those Hong Kong businessmen who vote for their favors can rest assured that they can run their business boldly, and the Imperial Army will not infringe on their interests.

In this regard, Lieutenant General Poly is at ease, on the one hand, for the Japanese Empire and His Majesty the Emperor, to guard one side, on the other hand, to satisfy his own preferences, the best of both worlds, if there is no independent division of the Guangzhou garrison troops, then his own life, is in heaven!

Lieutenant General Poly, not without any plans, extended his tentacles to Guangzhou and set up a spy network in Guangzhou, but after careful consideration, he still gave up this tempting idea, the counter-espionage agency of the independent division, how many outstanding agents of the empire were lost, and he would not anger the devil of China, let alone give someone a handle, and give Tang Qiuli an excuse to attack Hong Kong.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Poly was not at all aware of the large-scale mobilization of troops by the Independent Division and gathered around Hong Kong, let alone that a campaign against Hong Kong was about to begin.

On the afternoon of 20 July, the five brigades of the infantry units of the Independent Division participating in the Hong Kong Campaign all arrived at their designated positions, and the four brigades of the Guangzhou Garrison District, which were the second-line attack troops, were also on standby at the starting point of the attack.

For this reason, the commander of the armored forces, Major General Battle, sent a telegram to Tang Qiuli, commander-in-chief of the Hong Kong campaign of the Independent Division, explaining the situation, "Division commander, because of the need to conceal its whereabouts, the time for our unit to advance again is 6:30 p.m. on the 20th, and the time to arrive at the designated position will be around 10 o'clock on the night of the 20th. ”

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, looking at this telegram, a trace of anxiety appeared on his face, "Division commander, the time for the armored troops to arrive at the designated position is four and a half hours later than originally planned, and the preparation time left for Commander Battle is only three and a half hours, the division commander, the armored troops are in battle, it is too hasty, I build yì, the time of the general attack, can it be postponed by three hours, changed to five o'clock in the morning?" ”

Tang Qiuli said categorically: "No, the time of the general attack cannot be postponed, so many troops have already entered the attack position, one more minute of delay, one more point will expose the danger of our campaign purpose, I believe that Battle, he will have a way to solve it, send him a copy of the entire attack plan, let him understand the urgency of the matter." ”

Zhao Yuhe still wanted to insist on his opinion, but seeing the face of the division commander, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and Tang Qiuli continued: "Yuhe, I have been thinking about a question, the defensive position of the Japanese army in Hong Kong, facing the direction of Guangzhou, why only put such a small number of troops, among them, there must be a problem, and the intelligence of the intelligence department also mentioned that it was a military restricted area set up by the Japanese army. ”

"Therefore, regardless of whether the Japanese army is on this line or whether there are fortifications arranged in secret, I must use armored troops to tear apart the defense system of the Japanese army, with the current equipment level of the Japanese army, it does not have the ability to resist armored assault, which is also my intention to use armored forces when attacking the city, Yuhe, send a telegram to Shanhu, find the Japanese artillery position, and wait for the opportunity to destroy it, and remove the threat to the armored forces!"

At ten o'clock that night, Battle's armored troops, all the way through the dust, finally arrived at the predetermined position on time at the specified time, and after arranging the troops, Battle's drove to the general headquarters of the campaign, where he wanted to meet the division commander.

(To be continued) (To be continued.) )