Chapter 410: North Moves, South Does Not
Now, there are wars everywhere in the area from Mingguang to Linhuai Pass.
For safety reasons, Xiang Chu drove a Type 92 armored vehicle there.
Ishida Kageo's command post was located on a small hill south of the Linhuai River, with an unnamed lake on the right.
The outside is filled with tanks and machine gun bunkers, making it absolutely impregnable.
Under the guidance of Yamamoto Kaijin, Xiang Chu walked into the meeting room of the command post of the commander of the Central China Front Army.
The conference room was filled with Japanese generals, and it was very lively. They were sharing a cake in the shape of the Chinese territory.
When Xiang Chu saw this, he was so angry that his teeth were itching.
When Ishida Jingxiong saw Xiang Chu coming in, he personally handed him the Xinjiang-shaped cake and said happily:
"Head of the Shanyi Generation! The largest province in China is left to you."
Xiang Chu pretended to be happy and took it, smiling bitterly:
"Thank you, Commander! Xinjiang is too big to eat."
Ishida Kageo smiled and said, "If you can't finish it, take it back and eat it slowly."
"Too!"
Xiang Chu said happily.
Seeing that the commander respected Xiang Chu so much, the Japanese generals naturally treated him with extra respect.
"General Fujiwara! What a handsome man!"
"The next generation of the mountain! I have admired my name for a long time."
The Japanese generals came forward one after another to greet Xiang Chu, appearing to be very friendly.
Xiang Chu looked at these Japanese generals who participated in the Nanjing Massacre and wanted to kill them, but he still said politely: "Captain Ogisu! Lieutenant General Sato! You are the heroes of the empire. This generation is a demon who kills without blinking an eye. Haha!"
Ishida Kageo said with a smile: "That is why His Highness Niko strongly recommended the First Generation to supervise the battle. Anyone who retreats will be beheaded."
"How can an imperial warrior retreat?"
Xiang Chu waved his hand, disliking that his headquarters was too strong and deliberately causing trouble for him, and said thoughtfully, "Commander! I have a strange feeling that your headquarters is too prominent on the hill and is prone to a surprise attack by the Chinese army."
When Ishida Kageo heard this, he was surprised and said, "Really? Move out right after the meeting."
His chief of staff, Yan Junliu, said hurriedly, "Commander! This place is heavily guarded, so we are not afraid of a surprise attack by the Chinese army."
Ishida Kageo shook his head and said, "No! The first generation is the commander's lucky star, and we still have to listen to him. However, it is too troublesome to move the whole unit. For safety reasons, the commander will live in the tank tonight."
"Hello!"
Yan Junliu bowed and accepted the order.
Xiang Chu said with a smile: "Commander! It's just a joke, don't take it seriously."
"How can I not take the words of the first generation seriously, haha!"
Ishida Kageo actually took it seriously, sat in the main seat, and said seriously,
"Everyone! Now we are going to hold a meeting on the battle of Xuzhou. Do not use notebooks to take notes."
Yan Junliu pulled open the curtain behind him that was hiding the combat force deployment map.
Xiang Chu saw that the enemy and our own troop deployment maps were marked in detail on the map. Our troop numbers, commanders, troop strength and other information were all clearly visible, which was even more detailed than the ones marked by the Japanese troops.
"Could it be that there are still Japanese spies lurking in our military headquarters?"
Xiang Chu pondered inwardly and sat down in his seat.
He pretended to be calm and glanced at the troop deployment map, memorized Ishida Kageo's speech and the deployment map one by one in his mind, and received the order to supervise the 13th Division.
After Ishida Kageo finished talking about military affairs, he started talking about politics and said with a wry smile, "Gentlemen! After half a year of war, the empire's strategic reserve materials are in short supply, and now the headquarters wants to slow down the attack.
The basic strategy for this Xuzhou battle is to move north but not south. Our Central China Front Army will attack Xuzhou from the south and never go north. Let the North China Front Army's impatient monkeys go south. Haha!"
"The north moves but the south doesn't!"
Xiang Chu couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
He knew that this sentence was the core secret of this combat meeting.
After the meeting, in order to review the troop deployment map he had memorized, he quickly left Ishida Kageo's command post.
Back in the car, he immediately took out the map and marked the deployment of the enemy and our own forces one by one.
Finally, he handed the marked military map to Zheng Zhili and said with a wry smile:
"Zhili! It seems like this devil knows our troop deployment very well."
Zheng Zhili took the map and looked at it, then said decisively, "There must be a traitor! But if you send this information, the Japanese will definitely notice that the meeting contents have been leaked. It may be dangerous to report all the information."
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "This is a life-and-death war. I can't care about so much. Report everything."
Zheng Zhili handed him the map and nodded, "Well! It's nothing more than death!"
Xiang Chu sat in front of the radio and sent out the deployment of the enemy and our forces, including the commander's command post of Ishida Kageo, in full, and added a sentence: "Sister Xi! The enemy's basic strategy for the Battle of Xuzhou is to move north and not move south."
He sent the message twice, but still received no reply.
It was not until the armored vehicle returned to the Sanglin camp that Song Xi sent a reply: "Dear! The intelligence is very accurate and timely. The deployment of troops will be adjusted appropriately. Be careful!"
Xiang Chu replied jokingly: "Don't worry! I still have something to repay my sister."
Song Xi replied to the message: "Slap!"
"Boom! Boom!"
Several artillery fire were heard from Kageo Ishida's command post.
Zheng Zhili smiled and said, "Could it be that Ishida Kageo's command post was bombarded by our army?"
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "Didn't I just send out the location of his command post?"
At this time, a radio call came from the station:
"Daike! Thanks to your reminder, Ishida escaped again. Thank you!"
Xiang Chu took the megaphone and replied:
"You're welcome! I just think it's unsafe because it's close to the front line."
Ishida Kageo smiled and said, "The commander has decided to move to your place overnight."
"The mulberry forest is not big! I will make room for your command post right away."
Xiang Chu said tactfully and left Sanglin overnight with the gendarmerie supervision team.
In order to facilitate supervision of the battle tomorrow, we drove towards the 13th Division’s headquarters.
When passing through a village, a group of Japanese soldiers were setting fire, looting and slaughtering the villagers all night.
Xiang Chu drove closer and saw the team leader in the temple who had set up a guard without permission in the firelight.
"It's not enough that they burn, kill and loot during the day, but they also do it at night. They are a bunch of beasts."
Xiang Chu could not help cursing, picked up the megaphone and shouted, "Team Temple! The Military Police Supervision Brigade orders you to stop the massacre immediately. All members of the team must gather in the square in front of the village, otherwise you will be killed without mercy!"
Captain Terauchi was shocked that he ran into the Military Police Supervision Brigade again.
He reluctantly led his 30 or so Japanese soldiers to the square in front of the village.
Xiang Chu ordered: "Li Tong! Send people to surround these people with machine guns, and then call the team leader to get in the car."
"Yes!"
Li Tong hurriedly accepted the order.
Soon, Captain Terauchi was led into the car.
Xiang Chu shouted, "Captain Terauchi! It's so late at night, why don't you go back to the 13th Division's base?"
Captain Terauchi smiled bitterly and said, "General! Actually, we are not from the 13th Division."
Xiang Chu pulled out his pistol, pointed it at him and shouted, "How dare you deceive this general? Tell me! Which division are you from?"
Captain Terauchi said helplessly: "I am just an expatriate of the Empire in China. In order to make a fortune, I organized a group of like-minded expatriates to wear the uniforms of the Empire soldiers and make a little money."
Xiang Chu sneered, "Even if I give you ten courages, you still won't dare to tell me who ordered you to do this. Otherwise, I will kill you right now."
After saying this, he took off the safety of his pistol and pointed it at Captain Terauchi's head.
Captain Terauchi said anxiously, "Don't shoot! We were ordered by Captain Sato to collect money for him. If you don't believe me, go to Linhuai Pass and ask him. Of course, we can also get a small part."
“It’s really abominable!”
Xiang Chu roared, knocked him unconscious with a punch, and ordered,
"Li Tong! Tie up all those guys in the square."
"Yes!"
Li Tong hurriedly accepted the order.
Soon, more than 30 fake Japanese soldiers were tied up.
After some interrogation, it was found that there were Japanese deserters, policemen, overseas Chinese, etc., who were indeed collecting money for Captain Sato.