Yang Zhen heard the explosion outside, and hurried to the door in three steps and two steps. After taking the telescope handed over by Li Mingrui and observing, he found that the sound of the explosion was that several Japanese light bombers were throwing bombs aimlessly into the surrounding mountains and forests.

After hearing the explosion, Li Yanping, who rushed over with him, saw that the Japanese planes in the sky were dropping bombs, and he was a little anxious. Li Yanping anxiously said to Li Mingrui, who was standing beside Yang Zhen: "Hurry up and inform the troops, immediately withdraw from the barracks, and disperse and hide." All huddled together, and as long as one bomb hits, the loss is great. ”

Hearing Li Yanping's words, Yang Zhen, who had been holding a telescope and observing carefully, shook his head and said: "The landing point of the devil's bomb is far away from us, don't worry about it first, let's see." ”

Yang Zhen put down his binoculars, pointed to the bombed trees on the mountain not far away, and said, "Political commissar, you see, the bombs dropped by the devil's plane are extremely scattered, and there is no specific target. The little devil's wandering bombing should be trying to adopt the tactic of driving the snake out of the hole, trying to drive us out of the hidden place so that we can determine our specific location. Their reconnaissance plane is still hovering in the sky, and it will not be that the target has already been identified. ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's idea, Li Yanping disagreed: "That's not good. Even if the devil is bombing aimlessly now, who can guarantee that the bomb will never fall on us? The targets of their bombing will not turn here? ”

"The troops are now crammed into wooden flutes as a company, and if a bomb hits one wooden flute, we will lose at least one company. Let the troops withdraw and scatter and hide in the woods, even if the devil bomb falls on the top of the head, the loss will be much smaller. ”

Regarding Li Yanping's insistence, Yang Zhen couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Political commissar, you see that these new bombers are light planes, and they can't carry many bombs. The real threat to us is the reconnaissance planes that fly along the treetops. ”

"Once we withdraw, according to the tactical capabilities of the current troops, it will be impossible to hide well before the devil reconnaissance plane discovers it. The devil's reconnaissance plane flew so low again, almost grazing the treetops. It's hard for us to escape their thieves with every move. Even if a person is discovered, it means that this secret camp is exposed. The secret camp is exposed, and we can't stay in this mountain forest. ”

"Without the cover of the secret camp, how can we reorganize the troops? It's now October, and the weather is starting to get cooler. Without the supplies stored in the secret camp, how can we survive this winter? ”

"Now the bombs are still on the other side of the mountain, and the devils are all light bombers, so they can't bring many bombs, and it's getting dark now, so you can rest assured that they won't be able to blow us up. Besides, the devil has always been stingy, and he will not be willing to take too many bombs to Lang Fei. I guess after these planes have dropped their bombs, they should all be withdrawn. ”

After roughly explaining his opinion, Yang Zhen said to Li Mingrui beside him: "You go and inform the troops, and stay safe." The bomb of the devil is still far from us, and as long as the bomb does not fall on the top of the head, no one is allowed to go out of the hiding place. You are agile, and in the case that the devil reconnaissance plane flies so low, only you can quickly reach the various hidden areas without being detected. ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's order, Li Mingrui nodded without any hesitation and said, "Okay, I'll go." Commander, did you also withdraw with the political commissar and the chief of staff and withdraw to the woods behind them to hide for a while? Anyway, it's still too dangerous here. ”

"I'm not going there, I'm just standing here. I ordered the troops not to leave the hidden department, but I myself withdrew first, what is this like? You are less verbose and do what you are asked to do? Just go. Regarding Li Mingrui's evacuation, Yang Zhen refused without even thinking about it.

After Li Mingrui left, Yang Zhen raised his binoculars again and observed the devil plane hovering in the sky for a while, and his heart was full of questions: "Is the devil really doing this to knock the mountain and shake the tiger and drive us out of the hidden parts?" Or have they already discovered something? ”

"It is normal to send reconnaissance aircraft to look for the traces of the opponent before the target is determined. However, in addition to reconnaissance planes, the little devils actually sent bombers to bomb everywhere, which is not like the usual style of the Japanese. ”

After being silent for a long time, Yang Zhen turned his head to Wang Guangyu on the side, including all the people around him now: "Old Wang, don't delay." After dinner, you'll leave. Be careful on the road and try to avoid encounters with devils. I estimate that since the devil has already sent a plane to reconnoiter and has invested so much money, it also indicates that the devil's sweep is not far away. ”

"Judging from the current behavior of the devils, if you can't figure it out, the devils should have suspected that we are hiding in this area. Devils don't have no purpose. I think it's time for us to prepare for a counter-sweep. ”

Looking at the Japanese planes constantly circling overhead, Yang Zhen always had some doubts in his heart about the true intentions of the Japanese army's move, but Yang Zhen knew that at about the same time that he and Li Yanping were holding an operational summary meeting, in a secret room of the Fifth Independent Garrison Headquarters of the Kwantung Army stationed in Harbin, Lieutenant General Sasaki Zhiyi, who had just flown to Harbin from the North China Front Army Headquarters in Beiping, was also having a secret conversation with Major General Ishihara Waner, deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, who was commanding the attack in Harbin.

The former top military adviser to the puppet Manchurians, who was transferred back to the commander of the Fifth Independent Garrison of the Kwantung Army, was transferred back to the position of commander of the military police of the Chinese garrison army before he could get hot, and he once single-handedly concocted the so-called policy of separating bandits and the people such as returning to the tun and merging households, which brought great losses to the Anti-Japanese Union, and committed the crime of the massacre of Yan zhòng in the campaign against Nanjing last year, and Lieutenant General Sasaki was obviously very dissatisfied with this order.

In the opinion of Lieutenant General Sasaki, he had contributed enough to the so-called Manchurian Empire. And as a real soldier, he should now fight face-to-face with the regular army of the government of China on the battlefield of China, and establish the merits that a samurai should have. Instead of going back to this damned Manchukuo and drilling ravines endlessly all day with those bandits who are not willing to submit.

Sasaki, who pulled a face and didn't speak, came to the side to face the extremely enthusiastic Major General Ishihara Waner, obviously not buying it. has been using a rejecting expression to sue Major General Ishihara Wan'er, the initiator of his own transfer, that he is very unhappy with his kindness.

Looking at Lieutenant General Sasaki to the first with a donkey's face, Major General Ishihara Waner, who knew why he was dissatisfied, did not show the slightest concern for his ugly face. Even the smile on his face didn't diminish by half a point.

The two were silent for a long time, but Major General Ishihara Waner took the lead in breaking the deadlock, after all, he couldn't be so silent all the time: "Your Excellency Sasaki's heroism and superhuman courage in the sweep of North China in the last year's China Incident and the capture of Nanjing, the capital of China, as well as the great martial arts established again, made His Majesty extremely admired. ”

"Your Excellency Sasaki's courage is astonishing, and he has made many meritorious contributions not only in the Shina but also in the Kwantung Army. It was under the vigorous rectification of His Excellency Sasaki that the Manchukuo Army became a regular, combat-effective armed force capable of independently undertaking the suppression of bandits. His Excellency Sasaki saved the lives of a large number of Imperial soldiers for the Empire, and he is truly a model for our younger generations. ”

Listening to Ishihara's flattering words that made people a little numb, Sasaki's face, which had been gloomy since he got off the plane, finally cleared up a little. The so-called stretching out your hand and not hitting the smiling person, since people have talked about this part, if you put on a face to show others again, it is really a little too much.

After all, everyone will still have to eat under one roof of the Kwantung Army for a period of time in the future, and it will not be good to look down and see you when you look down in the future. In particular, the guy in front of him, who single-handedly planned the September 18 incident, still won the different eyes of some upper-level people in the military department. It's not good to offend him too deeply.

Seeing that Sasaki's face softened a little, Ishihara Wan'er smiled slightly and said, "There are really some compelling reasons for transferring His Excellency Sasaki back from such an important position as the commander of the military police of the North China Front Army this time, and I ask for your understanding." His Excellency Sasaki has served as the top military adviser of Manchukuo for many years, so he is no stranger to the Kwantung Army's epidemic prevention and water supply department, right? ”

Hearing Major General Ishihara Wan'er mention the Kwantung Army's Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department, Sasaki snorted lightly, and said in a somewhat disdainful tone: "Isn't that the place where the playboy military doctor named Shiro Ishii did some bacteriological warfare?" How did they finish building that expensive base in the bungalow? ”

Sasaki can't blame him for asking this question. Because of the importance of the matter, the Kwantung Army and the Tokyo Military Department kept the matter of the Kwantung Army's epidemic prevention and water supply department strictly confidential. Except for a few people, not to mention Sasaki, who has been transferred from the Kwantung Army, to Lieutenant General, except for a few people involved in the upper echelons of the Kwantung Army, the general generals of the Kwantung Army do not know.

Regarding Sasaki's extremely contemptuous tone when he mentioned Shiro Ishii, Ishihara Waner shook his head slightly, but he did not refute it: "Shiro Ishii is dead, and all the bacteriological warfare experts of the entire epidemic prevention and water supply department, as well as all the experts of the chemical warfare department of the Kwantung Army who were sent to the bungalow to carry out the new chemical weapons, have all been killed. Now the Ministry of Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply has been basically paralyzed, because all the scientists who carried out this plan have asked people to give a pot. ”

Since he was transferred to the commander of the 30th Brigade of the 16th Division last year, Sasaki, who has rarely had contact with his old Gu in the Kwantung Army, couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the news: "Such a thing? What kind of epidemic prevention and water supply department is extremely tightly defended, and there is the mutual support of the 2nd Division stationed in Harbin and the independent 5th Garrison, how could all the experts be killed lightly? Can that anti-union have such great ability? ”

Speaking of which, Sasaki, who has served as the top military adviser of the Manchukuo Army for many years, has repeatedly commanded the so-called Manchukuo Army to carry out large-scale clean-ups, and has a deep understanding of the strength of the Anti-Coalition, Sasaki Zhiyi quickly shook his head: "No, whether it is Zhao Shangzhi of North Manchuria, Zhou Baozhong of Jidong, or Yang Jingyu of South Manchuria, none of them can defeat a complete reinforced infantry squadron under the nose of the imperial army, and the strength to capture this heavily guarded base, right?" ”

Regarding Sasaki Toichi's doubts, Ishihara Wan'er, who has also been puzzled by the reasons for the attack on the Ministry of Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply many times, couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It wasn't the anti-Manchu anti-Japanese elements of the Anti-Japanese Federation who did it. The reason why the epidemic prevention and water supply department was wiped out this time was not because it encountered a strong enemy from outside, but from within. It was the big road that was going to be used to make the real yàn, that is, the prisoners of war from the Guannai who were transported from the Kannai, held the **, killed all the experts, and wiped out the garrison squadron. ”

Ishihara's words fell, and Sasaki's brows couldn't help frowning tightly. Those prisoners of war should have arrived in Harbin unarmed, how could they kill a reinforced squadron of guards and all the specialists in a heavily guarded situation?

He participated in the Battle of Nanjing, and after the occupation of Nanjing, he ordered the disposal of a large number of prisoners of war captured in Nanjing, and thought that he knew the prisoners of war of the Chinese army very well. He did not think that these prisoners of war, once captured, would be as docile as a herd of sheep, and that the prisoners of war who were to be slaughtered would have the courage to resist.

In Sasaki's opinion, these prisoners of war are brave and tenacious when they fight, but once the commander is killed or disappeared in battle, and when they leave the army, they become flocks of sheep, how can they have the courage to resist?

What's more, the weapons of these prisoners of war have already been confiscated and detained separately, and the Kwantung Army's epidemic prevention and water supply department is heavily guarded, how can they have a chance to escape from the cell, and even fight back? This seemed to Lieutenant General Sasaki to be a bit incredible.

Looking at Lieutenant General Sasaki's incredulous expression, Ishihara said with a smile: "I also couldn't figure out what these prisoners of war did at the time, and I couldn't believe it. However, after a site investigation, this is indeed the case. Your Excellency Sasaki, you should know that the Imperial soldiers are not a deceitful Chinese army, and the conclusions are extremely rigorous. The results of the on-site investigation showed that the attack came from within. ”

"These people have quietly killed all the guards and seized their weapons, using methods that we do not know so far. Even the garrison of the ad hoc prison was eliminated by using poison gas seized in the ad hoc prison to deal with accidents. ”

After that, they used the large number of weapons and ammunition they had seized to eliminate the infantry squadron that had rushed to suppress it. and took advantage of Shiro Ishii's mentality that he might be careless, or maybe he wanted to deliberately conceal this matter, causing the time difference that the warning was not timely. After getting rid of all the guards, he didn't escape, but instead boldly attacked the residential area of the Ministry of Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply, killing all the experts who lived there. Shiro Ishii was also killed in the attack, and the Shina were extremely vicious against him. ”

Thinking of seeing the body of Shiro Ishii, who was extremely terrifying, Ishihara Waner said with some palpitations: "Shiro Ishii's death is extremely miserable, I think I am an imperial soldier who is used to seeing life and death, and I can be regarded as a hard-hearted person. But when I think of the appearance of Shiro Ishii's corpse, I can't help but be a little afraid. ”

Seeing the expression of palpitation on Ishihara's face, which has always been known as a bold man, Sasaki's brows are getting deeper and deeper. Although he felt shocked, he did not say anything for the time being, but only motioned for Ishihara to continue.

Because he knew that an incident alone in the Ministry of Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply was not enough to make General Kenkichi Ueda, who was the commander of the Kwantung Army, rush to transfer himself back from the North China Front. Although he has also established a lot of meritorious deeds in the Kwantung Army, he is not an irreplaceable figure. There must be something else hidden in this.

Sure enough, Ishihara's words made him feel not only shocked but angry. A dignified major general of the Imperial Army did not fire a few shots, and did not even find out the exact location of the enemy, along with thousands of imperial soldiers and the elite of the Manchukuo army, they were blown into the sky.

The huge Kwantung Army was not only escaped from under the noses of others, but also let people eat an infantry squadron with their backhands after disappearing quietly for a period of time, and also lost the county town of Weihe. Even the deputy director of the Binjiang Provincial Police Agency was killed. Even more serious is that an arms train that was stopping at Weihe Station was also seized, along with a large amount of equipment on board.

In the subsequent encirclement and suppression, the Kwantung Army suffered heavy losses. Not to mention that the encirclement was beaten to a pulp by others, even his own teacher Lu Da's son-in-law was buried in the hands of others. In the end, the family disappeared without a trace again, that is, even the location where the person might be hiding now has not been found.

After hearing this, Sasaki Toichi thoroughly understood why the Kwantung Army had transferred itself from the North China Front. was beaten by a group of rabble, with a blue nose and swollen face, and also lost a major general, the Kwantung Army was embarrassed this time.