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In fact, Shigeichi Hauda was extremely dissatisfied with the current situation on the Eastern Front. 【. com text] from the situation of the entire battlefield. The opponent's strength and equipment were indeed far beyond pre-war expectations. However, judging from the battle reports of the various divisions and regiments, most of the opponent's main forces were concentrated on the Western Front, and the opponent's strength on the Eastern Front to block the Eighth Division was no more than five regiments, or even less.

However, even if the 8th Division strengthened part of the strength of the 11th Division, and even before he had asked the base camp, he privately transferred two powerful heavy howitzers from the Tiger Head Fortress to participate in the battle, but he could not break through the opponent's resistance. On the contrary, his own casualties were not light, and a chariot wing attached to it actually lost more than 30 valuable chariots in one day, almost losing its combat effectiveness.

That tank wing was a reserve transferred to itself by the Kwantung Army Command, and it was originally intended to be used to form the second tank division on the mainland. This is good, but he was crippled in the first battle. More than 30 tanks and more than 30 tanks, which were extremely valuable to the Kwantung Army, were lost in vain.

The losses are so big, but the progress is pitiful. This 8th Division is simply a pile of rubbish. And the division commander Lieutenant General Tsukada, who is always arrogant on weekdays, is even more of a waste of waste. Two infantry wings, one artillery wing, plus one chariot and heavy artillery wing attached to the army, and some troops of the 11th Division were pouring westward.

In his heart, he thought that Tsukada should apologize for his seppuku, but Hakata Shigeichi also understood that he ordered a lieutenant general division commander to go to seppuku, not to mention that he was a military commander. Even the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Mijiro, is not qualified. Unless ordered by His Majesty the Emperor himself.

Whether Lieutenant General Tsukada should apologize or not, he Hakuda Shigeichi said that it doesn't count, but he knows that if the battle continues like this, it is time to apologize to the emperor and it will be himself. But the problem is intelligence, the battlefield is now a mess, and so far I can't even get an accurate situation. Without a strong intelligence support, how can this battle be fought?

What made Hatada scratch his head even more was that several divisions and regiments had reported. At night, all the tactical radio stations below the wing on the front line from Fangzheng to Mishan were collectively deaf, and the situation below could not be reported. The order from above could not be conveyed. At the wing level, it is good to say, but at the bottom of the wing, you can only rely on wired telephones and even heralds. What went wrong was a question that Harata couldn't figure out.

After pondering for a long time, Shigeichi Hawata decided to put more pressure on the Eighth Division. He called the adjutant and told him to immediately report to Lieutenant General Tsukada, the commander of the 8th Division, and order his 8th Division to break through the enemy's defenses by midnight tomorrow and arrive at Mount Qiliga by noon the day after tomorrow.

Finally, in order to express the anger in my heart at the slow progress of the Eighth Division. At the end of the telegram, Shigeichi Harata added that if the breakthrough could not be made on time, the division commander and the officers below would collectively apologize to His Majesty the Emperor and be court-martialed. And the number of the Eighth Division, there is no need to go down in the store.

But before Habata Shigeichi's telegram came out, Lieutenant General Tsukada over there sent a telegram first, asking to stop the attack. The reason is clear, almost all the officers and men of the 8th Division are suffering from a strange disease. As long as you don't smoke a cigarette called the Fort brand, you won't be able to breathe. Now most of the lower-level officers and men of the Eighth Division can't even stand up, let alone charge.

It is hoped that the commander of the division will be able to dispatch a group of competent military doctors to the Eighth Division for medical treatment. And as much as possible, he mobilized a batch of Fort-brand cigarettes.

After receiving a telegram from Tsukada Tsukasa, the anger in the center of Hakata's heart could no longer be described as anger. On his side, he had not yet expressed anger at the slow offensive of the Eighth Division, but his side collectively pretended to be sick. If you don't smoke, you can't stand up, and he Tsukada is making some international jokes. Do you want Fort-brand cigarettes? Is his Eighth Division well fed?

Shigeichi Hatada, who was extremely angry, simply did not send a telegram and went directly to the Eighth Division. He, the lieutenant general commander of the army, was going to personally treat those guys. During the Battle of Normenhan last year, the Fourth Division's collective pretending to be sick wing commander personally served as a medical doctor, and the entire Imperial Japanese Army knew about it. This time, if the news of him, the commander of the army, personally becoming a doctor, spreads, it will be seen what kind of face he has to meet Tsukada Tsukasa.

However, after the anger, Shigeichi Hauda quickly calmed down again. Although the 8th Division was not as prestigious as the 2nd and 6th Divisions. But it is also a standing veteran division, and it is definitely not comparable to those soft-footed crabs of the Fourth Division. The officers and men of the 8th Division were determined to be loyal to the Emperor and were absolutely no worse than other divisions and regiments in their heroic courage in fighting holy battles for His Majesty the Emperor.

And the division commander Lieutenant General Tsukada Tsukashi, who was transferred from the president of the 6th Army University, although he was a bit domineering, served as chief of staff most of the time. , but he is shrewd and capable, brave and brave, and has always been valued by the base camp. It would have been impossible for him to make such a lowly mistake. There must be a difference in the middle.

After being angry at first, and then inexplicably Habata Shigeichi personally rushed to the Eighth Division, he was indeed dumbfounded when he faced the table of the Eighth Division. Looking at the officers and soldiers who were lying horizontally and vertically from the front to the rear, yawning for a long time, they could no longer stand, and even screamed in pain like beasts, but they were directly dumbfounded.

Looking at Tsukada Tsukashi, who was blue with an iron face, he brought a military doctor who was busy checking the soldier's body. This time, he was surprisingly calm Hakata Shigeichi: "Lieutenant General Tsukada, what's going on?" Is your army collectively plagued? Why are they all like those opium smokers in China? ”

Tsukada shook his head helplessly: "Your Excellency Commander, I don't know very well. In the past two days, the whole division has been a little abnormal. Since last night, 66 has continued to show some symptoms. By noon, most of them were like this today, listless. ”

"I asked the few junior officers who were there, and they didn't know why this was happening. And the most important thing now is not only the officers and soldiers in the lower ranks, but even two wing commanders and some senior officers have such symptoms. ”

"These are still a little better, and the heavy ones are even twitching now. Seventy percent of the division's men are now unable to even hold a gun, and at least half of them are unable to even stand up. And as time goes on, this situation is getting more and more serious. The entire division has been paralyzed, not to mention the operation, and if this situation continues for half a day, even self-defense has become a problem. ”

"After our internal investigation, these abnormal people all smoked a high-end cigarette called Fortress brand on weekdays. And those officers and soldiers who do not smoke on weekdays have nothing to do, and the problems are those who often smoke this kind of cigarettes on weekdays. ”

"These cigarettes are high-end goods, and they are much better than the military cigarettes. The price is not high, basically similar to Manchurian real estate cigarettes, so it is very popular with lower-level officers and soldiers on weekdays. Almost all the people who smoked in the division were now smoking this kind of cigarette. ”

"After it began to be sold in the military stores of the division and regiment at the end of last year, it has replaced the less popular military cigarettes and has become the main daily cigarette smoked by officers and men who have the habit of smoking. And this situation appeared among officers and soldiers, that is, after smoking this cigarette. It's just that when the division was stationed, there was a supply of cigarettes at any time, so it didn't attract attention. This time, because the battle time was too long, and the merchants were not allowed to appear with the army, the officers and soldiers ran out of cigarettes, and this situation occurred. ”

"I felt that something was wrong, so I sent a telegram to His Excellency the Commander, and I had already sent someone back to General Mu Ling to find the boss of the military trading company, but he didn't know why it was like this. These high-grade cigarettes were all imported from a trading company in Shinkyo. The purchase price given over there is very low, so there is no need for him to add too high a price. ”

"And all the officers and soldiers who have abnormalities have smoked this kind of cigarette for a long time and have smoked this kind of cigarette in their hands. When this happens, smoking other cigarettes is not a substitute at all. I now suspect that the problem is with this cigarette. ”

In the end, it is a famous talent of the Japanese army. Although the incident happened very suddenly, in a short period of time, Lieutenant General Tsukada roughly figured out the cause of the incident and quickly identified the culprit. It's just that he has never been exposed to drugs, and he doesn't know why smoking a cigarette causes this to happen.

Speaking of which, Tsukada handed Shigeichi Hata a box of cigarettes with only a few left. Hakuda Shigeichi took it and took a rough look at the same brand of cigarettes sold in the Shina Pass, but after there was nothing abnormal, he handed it to the military medical minister behind him and said, "Take it over and test it, and check what is strange about these cigarettes." ”

The Minister of Military Medicine took it, just broke it and sniffed it, and then said clearly: "Your Excellency, there is no need for testing." From the symptoms of the 8th Division's regimental illness and the description of Lord Tsukada, as well as my feelings about these cigarettes. These cigarettes are specially made and adulterated with heroin. The heroin was extracted from tobacco produced in Rehe at the processing plant of the Lily Trading Company in Mukden. Extremely pure and addictive. ”

"These officers and men of the Eighth Division are not suffering from so-called infectious diseases, but drug addicts. This heroin is a higher grade product of opium, and its toxicity and difficulty in withdrawal are far superior to opium. Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, I will immediately withdraw the 8th Division to Muling. At present, they have completely lost their combat effectiveness. Unless? ”

Hearing this, Hakuda Shigeichi frowned and said, "Unless what?" Don't talk in a slurred way. Let the Eighth Division withdraw at this time, what are you kidding with me. Whatever method you take, tomorrow morning you must restore the officers and men of the Eighth Division to their original appearance. ”

The head of the military medical department frowned when he heard this, and said, "Your Excellency, quitting drug addiction is a very long and arduous matter. Not to mention that there is only one night, even a month may not be able to quit. Again, this is for tobacco and opium, which are less dependent. For this heroin, which is more toxic, has a higher rate of addiction, and is more difficult to wean, it takes at least three months to completely abstain from the drug. ”

The soldiers had been smoking this specially made heroin-laced cigarette since late last year. In other words, they have been taking drugs for at least half a year. For such a long time, the officers and men of the Eighth Division may have become addicted to drugs. It is not possible to quit for a short time. ”

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, with all due respect, it is impossible to quit completely, at least for now. If you insist on not withdrawing the 8th Division and want them to continue to serve the Emperor, you can only find a way to get some heroin for them to consume. Otherwise, if the 8th Division wants to continue fighting, then it will have to wait two months later. This is the shortest time I can give you. ”

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