Although Ryosuke Isoya, who had returned to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army in Shinjing, said that he had a lot of words, with the assistance of Ishihara Wanji, he finally succeeded in persuading Ueda Kenkichi to agree to transfer one wing from the 12th Division, and in addition to the first two infantry brigades of the 11th Division, one squadron each of the mountain artillery and cavalry, and two brigades and an independent mortar brigade from the Eighth Division, which had just been transferred from China and arrived in Ning'an, to be placed under the command of Sasaki.

This time, Ueda Kenkichi can be said to have set a precedent, and it is also a bloody investment. You must know that in the previous encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army against the United Nations, most of them were dominated by the puppet Manchu military police, and although the Japanese army also participated, the number of troops sent was far less than that of the puppet Manchu military police. It is not so much to participate in the war, but more to play the role of supervising and monitoring the war.

Even if Sasaki went to a pair of mountainous areas in northern Dunhua and southern Ning'an to carry out blockade and clearance operations, although the Eighth Wing was the main force to carry out the clearance, the main force involved in the blockade was the puppet Manchu military police. This time, except for a small number of puppet Manchurian military and police who led the way, it was all an authentic regular Kwantung Army division, which was also the first time since the Japanese army occupied the northeast. The puppet Manchu army, which had originally participated in the blockade, was transferred to the periphery to take charge of baggage transportation and protection.

But Ueda Kenkichi's generosity was not given in vain, and after giving Sasaki a reply, he also told Sasaki to Ichi, I can give you what you want. But if you can't completely wipe out this anti-Manchu force before May, he Sasaki himself will go to the emperor to plead guilty.

For a lieutenant general, Kenkichi Ueda's words are very serious. Although there was an excuse for this threat, which almost required his subordinates to apologize for their incompetence, more than one senior Japanese general said it to his subordinates on the battlefield. But that's to the middle and lower rank officers below. As a commander of the general army, it is probably the first time that this threat has been spoken to a lieutenant general, at least for now.

Regarding the threat of Kenkichi Ueda, Sasaki To'ichi naturally didn't take it seriously. Seppuku, that's what only those mid- and low-ranking officers do. He Sasaki is a lieutenant general of the Imperial Army, and even if the battle fails, it will not be his turn to deal with it Ueda Kenkichi.

What's more, he was not the only imperial general who lost the battle, and the current chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Ryosuke Isoya, lost half of his division in Taierzhuang during the Battle of Xuzhou last year, and no one did anything about him. Seppuku apologizes, that's a stupid thing that only a junior officer would do.

However, he didn't care about the threat of the commander, but Sasaki knew that although Ueda Kenkichi did not have the right to order him to commit suicide, he could also ruin his future. Besides, Chief of Staff Isoya was not wrong, once the repeated encirclement and suppression failed, these materials were leaked, and although he Ueda Kenkichi could not escape, he could not get any benefits as the commander-in-chief of the attack and suppression, and his future would also be lost.

It was only when Sasaki did not hesitate to carry out a large-scale sweep and clean-up around Jingpo Lake and the mountainous area east of Ning'an after the arrival of the newly transferred troops, he suddenly found that he had suddenly lost a trace of this army. Once again, this force mysteriously disappeared into the depths of Lao Ye Ling.

Not only did this strange anti-Manchu force lose its trace again, but more importantly, before they disappeared, they also took the lead in destroying the construction site of the Jingpo Lake Hydropower Station, an important project of the empire, which is related to one of the key energy guarantees of the empire's jihad in the future. Not only did they let go of all the laborers, but they also blew up the power station site.

When he personally led the troops of the 11th Division, which was the first to arrive at the designated area, to the site of the Jingpo Lake Hydropower Station that was attacked, looking at the bombed hydropower station project in front of him, the mess in one place, and the garrison troops with heavy casualties, because of the opponent's night attack, not only lost almost all of their weapons and equipment, but also lost all the materials in reserve, and the teeth of Sasaki Toichi, who had lost a large number of reserves, were almost not bitten.

Enraged, Sasaki Toichi personally shot a regiment commander of the puppet Manchu army who was protecting the power station construction site, and ordered the local gendarmerie captain and the captain of the garrison squadron to apologize. These rice buckets were unconsciously cut off by the phone line, not to mention, and were also touched into the arsenal by people who infiltrated them.

Before the war started, almost all the weapons were lost, isn't it a rice bucket what? An infantry regiment, a garrison squadron, and a military police company were all captured while they were asleep, almost without firing a shot. By the time they found out, their bayonets had reached their chests.

The puppet Manchu army was just that, and those people probably remembered that they were all Chinese, and only executed officers above the company level and all Japanese officers among them. But the infantry squadron of the Japanese army was not so lucky, except for the more than 40 people who resisted and were killed on the spot, the remaining 100 people were all shot on the spot. A few of them were so angry among the workers that their heads were cut off with the Japanese army's own swords.

If it is said that being quietly touched by someone has lost the face of the so-called Imperial Japanese Army, and the reason why the squadron leader of the garrison squadron survived by luck made Sasaki feel angry. This dignified captain squadron leader of the Imperial Japanese Army actually lost all his subordinates, not to mention, and only escaped by hiding under the bed of a prostitute in China.

When the attackers arrived, the lieutenant, who had just been transferred from the Japanese mainland, had heard too much of the praises of his colleagues who had returned from Manchuria and had come out to find a local brothel to try the new food, and after discovering that the streets were full of anti-Manchu forces, the first thing he did was not to look for his own troops, but to get under the bed of the prostitute he had just prostituted with the commander of the military police squadron who had visited the brothel with him, and the commander of the Manchukuo army. He also threatened the prostitute with a pistol not to speak out.

In Sasaki's opinion, these few people who escaped by relying on the cover of prostitutes can be called a disgrace to the soldiers. In particular, the captain of the garrison squadron and the captain of the gendarmerie can be called the shame of the imperial army. Ordering them to commit suicide is already a forgiveness, at least fulfilling the dignity of their imperial officers.

He was only two days late, and this hateful group of people actually launched an attack on the Jingpo Lake Hydropower Project, which was vital to the empire. After slaughtering a squadron of the Imperial Japanese Army, he patted his ass and left without knowing it.

What happened on the construction site of the Jingpo Lake Hydropower Station made Sasaki's face turn extremely blue, and the letter read out by the translator on the side left on the pile of Japanese corpses, and after the letter in an unusually mean tone, Sasaki, who was angry, almost vomited out a mouthful of blood.

The angry Sasaki Zhiyi couldn't catch the trace of the opponent, and he sent all his anger to the soldiers of the puppet Manchu army who lost all his weapons and all the officers above the company level were killed, and at this moment he was standing in front of him.

Looking at the puppet Manchu officers and soldiers who were looking at him in fear, Sasaki Zhiyi ordered to the adjutant beside him: "The Manchukuo army is not fighting well, so that all friendly troops are killed. Failed to protect his superiors, resulting in the death of all officers above the company level. In order to set an example, all officers above the platoon commander level were executed, and squad leaders and ordinary soldiers were executed one-on-one according to the casualties of the imperial army. ”

Hearing Sasaki Zhiyi's order through gritted teeth, the adjutant who had followed him for many years was slightly stunned, and looked at Sasaki Zhiichi in disbelief. Known as the father of the Manchukuo Army, Sasaki Zhiichi, who single-handedly reorganized the Manchukuo Army, had always demanded that the Kwantung Army should give at least some superficial respect to the Manchukuo Army and not massacre Manchukuo officers and soldiers without authorization. Why did you actually do it yourself this time?

It's just that this adjutant, who is familiar with his character, although he is a little puzzled, does not dare to disobey his orders. Turning around, he gave an order to the first captain of the 43rd Wing of the 11th Division beside him.

When the tiger-wolf-like Japanese soldiers dragged out the platoon commanders and squad leaders in the ranks of the puppet Manchurian army, as well as some soldiers, those puppet Manchurian soldiers felt that something was wrong. But they were already disarmed, but they couldn't resist, and could only watch those officers and squad leaders being dragged out of the queue.

Just as the Japanese army aimed their machine guns at these puppet Manchurian officers who were dragged out of the queue, Sasaki Toichi waved his hand and said: "Don't use machine guns, use bayonets." The machine guns were not impressed, and only bayonets could give them a real lesson. ”

As soon as Sasaki gave the order to use bayonets, the Japanese soldiers who were slaughtering naturally had no opinion, and they all raised their bayonet 38 rifles and rushed towards the puppet Manchu soldiers who were pulled out.

After the execution was completed, Sasaki looked at the puppet Manchu soldiers who were so frightened by the scene in front of them that they didn't dare to look up at the Japanese soldiers in front of them who were still stained with the blood of the deceased, and said with a slight softening of his face: "For the time being, all of you are used as coolies, cooperating with the imperial army to fight, and taking on the task of transporting the baggage of the imperial army." If the next battle is unfavorable, it will be dealt with by military law. ”

Hearing that this murderous demon king had temporarily let himself go, a group of puppet Manchurian military and police officers secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, but they couldn't help but feel secretly depressed in their hearts: "My compatriots don't treat me as a human being, and they don't have any mercy when they kill themselves." This little Japan doesn't treat itself as a human being, and it is also not soft at all when it comes to killing. This rat drills the bellows, and the thing that gets angry at both ends is really not done by people. ”

Although Sasaki Toichi's hand shocked the puppet Manchu army, it also dealt a considerable blow to the puppet Manchu army. After all, these puppet Manchu troops still have to come into contact with the outside and their colleagues.

After intimidating the puppet Manchu army with a massacre, Sasaki was like a mad dog, looking for Yang Zhen's headquarters everywhere in the Xiajiang area. Fangzheng, Muling, Baoqing, Boli, Yilan, Mishan, Jiamusi, the entire Xiajiang area was almost turned over by him. It's just that the opponent is like someone evaporating, so he works in vain.

Sasaki didn't know that when he searched Xiajiang, Yang Zhen had already been evacuated to the Xiaoxinganling area. A large amount of food, weapons, and ammunition were seized at the Jingpo Lake construction site, which greatly eased the supply of troops. At the very least, the captured food alone was enough for the troops to feed for a month.

The battle was a great victory, but the consequences were also severe. More than 3,000 of the more than 10,000 laborers liberated at the Jingpo Lake construction site asked to join the army. In particular, among the more than 1,400 people who were disarmed among the former Japanese army's North China Zhutun Army, the remaining 800 or so people who were subjected to inhuman abuse by the Japanese army asked to join the army. Because they knew that if they stayed on the construction site, sooner or later they would be tortured to death like their brothers before them.

The idea was also felt by other laborers who asked to join the army. Last year, the Japanese army arrested and deceived from Shandong and Hebei, and brought in more than 10,000 laborers. By the beginning of this year, in just one year, there were more than 8,000 people left. Most of the rest were tortured to death by a poor diet, brutal abuse.

Most of these laborers who asked to join the army came to the Northeast alone, unlike those who dragged their families with their families. They don't have any worries, and for them, finding a way to survive is the greatest hope. If you stay on the construction site, you won't be able to earn a penny, and sooner or later you will be abused to death. Although joining the army to fight devils will also be sacrificed on the battlefield, there is still hope of survival after all. Sooner or later, it's going to die, so why not fight?

Because he executed all the captured Japanese squadrons, Yang Zhen, who was still being reprimanded by the commander-in-chief, had no choice but to bring all the requests to join the army. Looking at the increasingly large team, Yang Zhen could only shake his head and smile bitterly. Anyway, it has already been brought in Harbaling, so there is nothing to hesitate here.

Although Yang Zhen knew that Sasaki Zhiyi was looking for himself everywhere like a mad dog, and it was difficult for him to get rid of Sasaki Zhiyi's pursuit because he couldn't even use a gun with these laborers, and his body was generally weakened because of his long-term high-body labor. In order to gain a short time to recuperate, Yang Zhen could only lead his troops to the north and retreat to the barren and inhabited primeval forest of the Xiaoxing'an Mountains to hide and rest.

Yang Zhen once said to Guo Bingxun self-deprecatingly that he was a recruit captain. Before, I was afraid that the troops would not expand, but now that they have expanded, I will have even more headaches.

Looking at Yang Zhen, Guo Bingxun also looked helpless. Before, everyone disagreed with the belt, but Yang Zhen insisted. Now Yang Zhen doesn't want to take it, but the commander-in-chief is gone. Yang Zhen lowered his eyelids in the 11th Division of the Japanese Army, which had just been transferred to Ning'an, and ventured to attack the Jingpo Lake Hydropower Station construction site in order to obtain supplies. But he didn't expect to add more than 2,000 recruits.

Now that the troops are getting bigger and bigger, Guo Bingxun is also a headache. The army has grown, but its combat effectiveness is declining rapidly. Half of the current troops do not have guns, and they still hold the sticks and shovels of the laborers in their hands to make temporary weapons.

Not only did these people have no weapons, but what made Guo Bingxun even more troublesome was that they had not experienced any military training. The body is also very weak, and it is not uncommon for long-distance marches to fall behind. Wang Guangyu, who took a battalion to serve as a post-break shelter, once told him that there were about 1,000 people in the shelter every day.

Not only did these people make the supplies run out extremely quickly, but more importantly, they delayed the troops' march. This is extremely detrimental to the troops when there are Japanese troops everywhere.

And the method of walking and training that Yang Zhen said before cannot be implemented at all. As soon as the march was over, these people, who had not yet fully recovered, lay on the ground tired and could not scream. Not to mention training. Besides, the shape shì is severe, and if you can, try not to shoot as much as possible. Therefore, the original plan to train while marching had to be cancelled.

After hesitating for a long time, Guo Bingxun still discussed with Yang Zhen to find a foothold for the troops, so that the troops could get at least a week's rest. But in the case of Japanese puppet troops everywhere, this foothold also means that it must be a barren deep mountain and old forest. Fortunately, there is no need to worry about supplies now.

Although the supply is not worrying for the time being, there are still half of the people in the army, especially the new laborers, who are not yet equipped, and this is a problem that continues to be solved. Moreover, the weather is gradually getting hotter, and there is no trace of the clothes that the troops need to change clothes. Now that the number of troops has reached more than 10,000, the demand for military uniforms alone is enormous.

Just when Yang Zhen, who was hidden in the primeval forest of the Xiaoxing'an Mountains in the west of Tangyuan, was worried about the equipment, Dong Ping, who was sent out by the commander-in-chief to find the Seventh Army, brought back a message, but it made Yang Zhen see the hope of solving all the problems.