vrcanaries Chapter 241 Adding fuel to the fire
Chapter 241 Adding fuel to the fire
There was news that the Kwantung Army was going to move south, although Wuhan had such an analysis.
However, in order to prevent the troops from Xuzhou from withdrawing, the headquarters informed the Kwantung Army that they should secretly gather troops.
Therefore, the Kwantung Army thought of using military exercises to gather troops.
However, in order to avoid misunderstandings from the north, the Kwantung Army was divided into two steps. The first step was for two divisions to move south to tie down the troops, and then the remaining troops could be assembled quickly.
Both divisions are conducting military training.
"General, it will be over tomorrow. Do you think we should let them quickly gather in the direction of the train station and head south?" The chief of staff came to the commander of the Kwantung Army, Ueda Kanekichi, holding a document and asked.
Ueda Kanekichi took the document, looked at it, and raised his head to ask, "Okay, we can't delay any longer. Let their two divisions go south tonight. As for the supply issue, we will follow later. Also, tell them to report quickly after leaving Shanhaiguan. Our follow-up troops will follow immediately."
"Hi." The chief of staff nodded in agreement, then turned to the telecommunications department and arranged for someone to send out the contents of the telegram.
It was late at night, and after finishing the last document, Ueda Kenkichi rubbed his sore neck.
During this period of time, in order to conceal the actions of the Kwantung Army and clear up misunderstandings on the Soviet side, he seldom went to bed early. Now that the matter was settled, he could finally have a good sleep.
Without any worries, he fell asleep quickly.
However, this comfortable day was suddenly awakened by a deafening knock on the door.
Very dissatisfied, he turned on the light and squinted his eyes; "What's wrong, so late at night?"
"General, has something serious happened?"
This trembling voice made Ueda Kanekichi swallow his saliva. It sounded so nervous, as if the Kwantung Army was going to be destroyed.
He put on his shoes, put on a coat, opened the door and took a look. Seeing that it was the chief of staff, he suppressed his anger and asked, "What's wrong?"
The chief of staff took a deep breath. "The 12th Division sent a telegram saying that the Soviet border guards suddenly launched artillery attacks on their defensive positions and released poison gas bombs at the same time. Our army suffered heavy losses. In addition, the 4th Division sent a telegram saying that the 8th Regiment under its jurisdiction also found a large number of Soviet troops crossing the border. After persuasion failed, the two sides engaged in a fierce exchange of fire. According to the report, the Soviet army also released poison gas on the 8th Regiment at the same time. The 4th Division had no choice but to passively fight back."
There was a bang.
Kenkichi Ueda felt as if a huge bomb had exploded beside him in his head.
He heard everything.
The northern border guards raided two of his divisions. I guess he heard it wrong.
"Why, why do they do this?" Ueda Kanekichi asked the chief of staff in front of him blankly.
The Chief of Staff didn't understand what all this was for at the moment. He took a deep breath and pointed to the operations room. "General, let's go to the operations room."
It doesn't matter where you go. What matters is why the other party suddenly attacks this side.
Ueda Kanekichi followed the chief of staff into the operations room in a daze.
At this moment, the first lesson in the operations room has begun to discuss all aspects, and the staff have already marked out the current situation.
Before even looking at the map, Ueda Kanekichi said to the chief of staff beside him, "Send an urgent telegram to the mainland, the Soviet army raided our 12th Division and the 4th Division's defensive positions, remember, this is not an exercise, not an exercise."
"It's done."
In Wuhan, the director of the Telecommunications Department of the Lixing Society ran into Deng Yaoxian's room and waved the telegram; "Old Four, it's done. We've done it."
"Oh." Deng Yaoxian, who was investigating the distribution of Japanese troops during this period, stood up and took the telegram.
"The telegram just intercepted was from the Kwantung Army Headquarters to the headquarters. The Soviets suddenly launched an attack on their 4th and 12th Divisions, and also used poison gas bombs."
"Old Four, this time, his Kwantung Army can't be defeated. Zhou Weiguo is really a powerful man. We should remember his great merit. If it weren't for him, hundreds of thousands of our brothers in Xuzhou might have been wiped out."
Deng Yaoxian was also excited. He picked up the telegram and read it again. Then, he suddenly thought of something and asked Du Xun beside him, "I remember that a few hours ago, two divisions of the Kwantung Army secretly moved south, right?"
Du Xun nodded; "Yes, Fourth Brother, our people have been paying close attention to them since they started the military exercise. After arriving at the train station, they did not return to their original station, but went south."
The Director of Telecommunications saw that Deng Yaoxian was lost in thought. He asked in confusion, "Old Four, what have you thought of?"
Deng Yaoxian didn't say anything, but asked Du Xun to bring over the telegram he had received not long ago. After comparing the two, he chuckled twice, "Zhou Weiguo has paved the way for us. If we don't do something, it would be a shame for him to choose this time."
"Why can't I understand what you are talking about?"
"If you understand everything, it won't be like this. Come on, follow me to meet the boss. I'm afraid we will be very busy from now on." Deng Yaoxian took the military cap and put it on his head, then pulled the director of telecommunications away.
"No, you need to tell me what's going on first. Otherwise, I won't know anything about it and my boss will beat me to death."
"You chose to act at this time in order to make the Kwantung Army misunderstand that the Soviets' sudden attack was actually to intercept the Kwantung Army's southward advance, to prevent our Xuzhou troops from being annihilated by the Japanese army from the north and south, and to leave our main force to deal with the Japanese army."
Zhou Weiguo lit up a foreign cigarette, took a puff and nodded; "Yes."
Tian Jing picked up a Soviet soldier's helmet and knocked it, then looked at Zhou Weiguo who was leaning against the tank.
Just a few hours ago, news came from Shangjing that two Japanese divisions had moved south. Zhou Weiguo, without even having a meal, infiltrated here with himself, Tian Jing, and more than 20 people from the 8th Regiment.
He brought a group of people to deal with the 12th Division, while Zhou Weiguo, Xiao Ya and others, dropped poison gas bombs where the troops were gathered.
It was a dark and windy night, and the people here had no time to react before they were poisoned to death. More than an hour ago, the Eighth Regiment launched a fierce shooting at the position according to the original plan. Now, the troops of the Eighth Regiment have entered the division headquarters here.
Tian Jing had been confused. According to the original plan, they were to wait for discussion before taking action. However, the sudden action made Tian Jing very confused. So after the reunion, she asked about her confusion, and Zhou Weiguo's answer made her suddenly realize.
This was actually intended to deepen the misunderstanding, or to make the Japanese army hate the Soviet army.
After all, coincidences don't exist at all. The fighting broke out here just after the two divisions left. This must have been premeditated.
"Awen, what you said is right, but there is still a fire missing. Without this fire, the goal cannot be achieved." Xiao Ya squatted beside him, holding her chin with one hand and looked at Zhou Weiguo.
Tian Jing sighed and squatted beside Xiao Ya. "It's still missing a fire, Xiao Ya, what do you mean by this fire?"