While Hiraiji quietly completed the first step of the secret forced recruitment of comfort women, the brigade commander Akira Hagiwara also returned to Taiyuan from Bunjo.

Major General Hagiwara left his companion Kojima Masao in Wencheng, and he felt that Wencheng at this moment needed this secret service chief more than Taiyuan.

On the day that Hagiwara and Kojima arrived at Bunjo, they focused on inspecting the city to make sure that large-scale rape similar to the one that had just occurred in Toyoten was not repeated here. The results of the inspection were satisfactory; Next, Hagiwara summoned him at Kosuke Otsuka's temporary wing headquarters.

The brigade commander reprimanded his wing commander not too harshly, telling him that his disciplinary violations in Fengdian must be forbidden. The reason why it is not harsh is because Major General Hagiwara himself, among the two wing commanders under his command, still has more appreciation and preference for Otsuka; Last year, he was promoted to captain of the Osa United in the line of fire of the lady, and Kosuke Otsuka's fierce combat style left a deep impression on him; This is inevitably a bit habitual.

Hagiwara warned Otsuka that although it was not a big deal for the soldiers to rape the women of Shina in the occupied area, the international public opinion after the Nanjing incident was unfavorable to the Imperial soldiers, so it was an eventful time to avoid committing crimes against the wind. In view of this, the aftermath of the Fengdian massacre incident must also be personally deployed and implemented by Captain Otsuka, and the news must not be leaked.

The brigade commander who visited in person was somewhat surprised by the scale of Wencheng, a city on the Tongpu railway line. He knew very well that the secret camp for comfort women in the "Wind Project" was composed of "three points and one line", with Songjiagou being the central point of the three points, Fengdian being the backup, and Wencheng being the front gate and the hub for transporting comfort women in the future.

In addition, Wencheng, as the only large city on the Tongpu Railway Line among the three points, is also of great strategic significance to the future southward operations of the entire division and even the North China Front. Then the rule and management of the city is particularly important. Hagiwara Akira originally planned to appoint a new head of the secret service after the capture of Wencheng, but now it seems that the veteran Taiyuan secret service chief Kojima Masao is the most suitable person to take the same position as Wencheng.

What's more, only the castle government in Kojima-kun's chest can suppress the unruly Takeo Kosuke Otsuka; After all, the latter has already been designated as the head of the army to garrison this "three points and one line".

Major General Hagiwara immediately telegraphed the division commander, Lieutenant General Sena, who consulted with the commander of the Yamaoka Division, who was in charge of garrisoning Tuntaiyuan, and finally facilitated Kojima Masao to immediately change his position as the head of the Bunjo secret service, and stay in Bunjo to lay down the organization, and the necessary manpower could be requested from the Sena Division Headquarters at any time.

Masao Kojima took office without any doubt.

But Kosuke Otsuka's performance made Hagiwara very angry.

The brigade commander confronted Captain Kosuke Otsuka in front of him, and officially conveyed the full content of the "Wind Plan" and entrusted the important task of guarding the comfort women's secret camp to this proud son in the army; Unexpectedly, Kosuke Otsuka was first frustrated that his wing had been canceled from a field mission and was assigned to a local garrison, and then he made a lot of nonsense about the formation of a comfort women's organization:

"General, I think this is a pointless plan," Kosuke Otsuka said, relying on the brigade commander's favor for him, without any scruples, "Everywhere the soldiers of the Imperial Army went, there were women all over the country, and the soldiers could take what they needed whenever and wherever they wanted." Now, it is unacceptable to bother to secretly set up a comfort women agency, and to spend an elite like this wing to take on the task of guarding it......"

"Yaga!" The brigade commander who couldn't bear it anymore interrupted the other party, slapped the table and roared, scaring Otsuka so much that he immediately shut up.

"This is the highest order from the General Staff Headquarters, and you, as a member of the Imperial Army, must carry it out unconditionally and loyally! I can tell you that from the headquarters of the front army to the headquarters of divisions and regiments, brigades and regiments, everyone who dares to violate and sabotage the wind plan, whether they are friends or enemies, will be killed! ”

"Hey!" The Wing Commander's ugly face flushed, and the General's tone made him feel more shocked than ever.

Hagiwara Akira looked at the self-righteous arrogant guy in front of him angrily, and wanted to reprimand him again, but after thinking about it, he was silent for a moment, and then changed to a relatively gentle tone: "You are all reckless people, and you don't think about the overall situation of the empire and His Majesty the Emperor at all. The purpose of the imperial army's occupation of China was not short-sighted killing, rape, and robbery, but long-term peace and stability, and the complete subjugation of the people of China, so that they would become slaves of the empire with all their hearts. However, if your team is allowed to kill and rape the civilians of China, we will not only lose the hearts and minds of the people, but will also be resisted by the soldiers and civilians of China in a more desperate and fierce manner. The consequences are extremely serious! ”

"Hey! Subordinates understand! ”

Although Kosuke Otsuka was still not fully convinced, the attitude of the brigade commander was beyond doubt, so he hurriedly admitted his mistake and said that he would fulfill his duties.

Hagiwara Akira looked at the captain of the wing with a straight head and sighed, "I'm going back to Taiyuan to participate in the deployment of the upcoming plan for our division to attack the remnants of Yan Xishan." Otsuka-kun, next, you have to unite and work closely with the head of the Kojima Agency; Also, be sure to restrain your soldiers and keep their damn crotch! ”

The reason why the commander of Hagiwara's Akira Brigade was in a hurry to return to Taiyuan was, as he himself said, to deploy a major battle that was about to begin in Shanxi.

At the division headquarters, he and another brigade commander, Major General Kato Sumeru, jointly reported their respective battle plans to the commander of the Sena Division.

Lieutenant General Sena praised the plans of the two brigade commanders under his command: These are the elite generals of the Imperial Army, which have experienced a hundred battles, and with the current strength of the whole division, it is easy to sweep away the remnants of the Shina Army in the southwest and south of Jin.

"Generals," the division commander said next, but the hearts of the two major generals were invariably clouded: "To put it bluntly, the base camp and the Tokyo General Staff Headquarters are still opposed to the imminent attempt of our North China Front to launch a new large-scale campaign. ”

Major General Kato shook his head in disbelief: "I really don't understand, what benefits can the Tokyo General Staff Headquarters bring to the empire by reusing this group of timid doves?" ”

"By the end of last year, Pingjin and Taiyuan in North China, Shanghai and Nanjing in Central China were all easily conquered by the Imperial Army, what is the base camp worried about?" Hagiwara Akira, who is more serious than Kato Sumeru, also shows impatience.

Lieutenant General Sena obviously did not want the topic to move in the direction of impeaching his superiors, and he waved his hand, as if to shake away his troubles: "That, don't worry about it anymore!" General Terauchi (author's note: referring to General Terauchi Shouichi, who was then the supreme commander of the North China Front of the Japanese invasion of China) has just decided to put aside the staff headquarters and unite with the Central China Front Army to carry out the Battle of Xuzhou! ”

Battle of Xuzhou!

The eyes of the two brigade commanders couldn't help but light up, and of course they knew that the many divisions and regiments of the North China Front Army were currently assembling in the direction of Shandong, ready to carry out a north-south flank attack with the Central China Front Army fighting in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. However, due to the order issued by the headquarters and the General Staff Headquarters not to expand the war situation after the capture of Nanjing, the capital of China, it has not been triggered.

It seems that this time, the general of the temple is going to do a big job. Moreover, the eye position of the north-south attack was chosen in Xuzhou!

"General, this reminds me of the Manchurian Incident of that year, the Kwantung Army did it in Wicker Ditch (author's note: referring to the 918 Incident that occurred in Shenyang Wicker Lake)!" Hagiwara took over the topic with great interest.

"Yes," Lieutenant General Sena said with empathy, "If it weren't for the Kwantung Army's strength to disobey public opinion, resist orders, and decisively take Shenyang, where would there be today's Manchurian Empire?" It can be seen that the people in the General Staff Headquarters are useless scholars who talk on paper! ”

"So, General, do we have to wait for the start of the Battle of Xuzhou and then carry out our new offensive in Shanxi?" Major General Kato Sumeru has an uncontrollable posture at this moment.

"Not necessarily!" The division commander replied with a smile: "The North China Front Army Command has decided to redivide the organization of the First Army and the Second Army, cancel the original divisions directly under the jurisdiction of the Front Army, assign the Itagaki Division to the Second Army, and assign the Shangang Division to our First Army. Together with the Shangang Division, our division will immediately prepare to start a full-scale attack on Shanxi! ”

The two brigade commanders glanced at each other, their excitement overflowing.

After they made many refinements and revisions to the battle plan, the commander of the Kato Brigade went down to make arrangements: The main force of this attack on Yan Xishan will be mainly undertaken by the Kato Brigade.

Hagiwara Akira, who stayed behind, talked with the head of Sena Division about the implementation of the wind plan. Sena stressed that this large-scale attack on southwest Jin was indeed aimed at exterminating the remnants of the Jin Sui army in Yan Xishan, and that the Kato Brigade was fully responsible. The two wings of the Hagiwara Brigade were to be split into two, the Saijo Wing, which crossed Wencheng and went south along the Tongpu Railway Line to attack Linfen, the headquarters of the Second Theater Commander, in Yan Xishan, and cooperate with the Kato Brigade's attack on southwest Shanxi. The Otsuka Brigade did not have the task of continuing the offensive, but should take the opportunity to make every effort to deploy the "Wind Plan" at the "three points and one line" in Wencheng, Songjiagou, and Fengdian to welcome and protect the secret advance of the comfort women's troops, which was the top priority of the Hagiwara Brigade!

"The Otsuka Wing, with immediate effect, will lift all defenses in Junling, and the defense area will be handed over to the Shangang Division, and the rest of Junling will immediately move in the direction of Taiyuan, preparing to meet the gendarmerie of Hirai Temple. You have to personally coordinate the arrangement of the joints with Hirai Shaosa, and there must be no omissions. The head of the Sena division said to Akira Hagiwara.

"So, Captain Hirai's work is almost complete?" Hagiwara asked, with some surprise.

Lieutenant General Sena had a smug face, and said with a bit of ridicule:

"Not bad! It seems that we were not mistaken about this quartermaster from the small fish port of Honshu. According to him, he had arranged for thirty-eight women who could become the glorious comfort women of the Imperial Army at any time! ”