Headquarters of the 110th Division in Shicheng.
After nine o'clock in the morning, suddenly the door opened.
Groups of little devils lined up and ran out of it.
A full 300-meter cordon was set up on both sides of the streets, giving the appearance of being heavily guarded and facing a formidable enemy.
Pedestrians on the street can only take a detour when they see it.
Afraid of getting into trouble.
At the division headquarters, Lieutenant General Asano Toshihide, the commander of the 110th Division, was a little anxious.
Regarding the upcoming North China Expedition Force Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Tatsuda Nobuyoshi and his entourage, Asano Toshihide felt a little untrustworthy.
Originally, for the division commander of a field division, he was considered a real person and should not be ignored by Ryuda Xinyi.
You must know that his military rank is the same as the chief of staff of the North China Expedition Army, both lieutenant generals. However, Asano Toshihide is a real powerhouse. The entire North China Expedition Army has only 8 field divisions.
His 110th Division is still the top field division.
Normally, he would be honest and sincere about Ryuuda Xinyi.
Only this time, Tatsuta Nobuyoshi came to Shicheng with a military observation team, making it clear that he came with an investigation mission.
And he, Asano Toshihide, was the subject of the investigation, so in order to receive Tatsuda Nobuyoshi and his party, Asano Toshihide had to make a series of preparations in advance to change the North China Expedition Army Headquarters' view of him.
There is a reason why the North China Dispatch Army military observation team came to investigate the recent consecutive defeats of his 110th Division and Ninth Brigade.
Not long ago, both the 9th Brigade and the 110th Division suffered heavy losses. One lost more than half of its strength, and the other lost a third.
It has even changed the strategic situation of local battlefields.
Huawei's dispatched military headquarters was very dissatisfied with the battle report they submitted, so it sent the chief of staff to lead a team to conduct on-site observation and verification.
You must know that according to the intelligence of North China Special High-Tech, in this battle, except for the 386 Brigade, the main forces on the Eighth Route Army were basically not used.
Therefore, the North China Expeditionary Force has reason to believe that there are some details that they do not know. Either the Ninth Brigade and the 110th Division concealed the report, or there have been major changes on Route 8, whether it is Which of these is a very serious problem for the North China Expeditionary Force.
Asano Toshihide received the news in advance, so he not only prepared an authentic Oriental feast for the upcoming military observation group, but also spent a lot of money to invite two famous local singers from Peking to dance for fun.
As for sending nearly a squadron of guards at the door, it was not for safety, but to put on a grand scene to give the military observation group a chance to stand out. After all, who in this stone city has the strength and courage to attack his division? headquarters?
Just when Asano Toshihide was a little irritable, Major General Konoe Fumima, chief of staff of the division, came over and said, "Asano-kun, everything is ready and we are just waiting for the guests to arrive."
Konoe Fumima has a good relationship with Asano Toshihide, so he is not so polite in private. The lieutenant general said.
"Thank you." Asano Toshihide nodded and responded in a low voice.
Then he sighed, "I regret that I should have been persuaded by Yuuji Watanabe, so that the 139th Regiment was buried under Heian Castle."
"Don't worry, Mr. Asano. What happened to the 139th Regiment this time is not the fault of Yuji Watanabe alone. Mr. Kurono was too careless and went deep into the enemy's encirclement alone. Kurono Nakasei is a person who is aggressive but also too headstrong. , it was an oversight on my part to let him go out and block the situation."
Hearing that Konoe Fumima was ready to take over the responsibility, Asano Toshihide's expression softened a little. But then he felt a little heartbroken. After all, Konoe Fumima had been working with him for the past few years, and the two of them had gotten along well.
If Fumima Konoe is affected by this incident, he will definitely be sent to a marginal position and sit on the bench.
"Konoe-kun,..." Asano Toshihide wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Konoe Fumimo, "Asano-kun, you don't need to say more, the empire needs professional soldiers like you."
"As for me, I might as well be a Xianyun Yehe."
During their simple conversation, the two formed a tacit understanding of how to deal with the worst-case scenario. If the higher authorities want to hold him accountable, Fumima Konoe will step in to hold him accountable, thereby protecting Toshihide Asano.
They didn't wait long at the headquarters when they heard a sudden sound coming from the distance.
Asano Toshihide raised his eyes and said, "Konoe-kun, let's go and greet him."
Konoe Fumima nodded, and the two walked out of the headquarters.
From far away from the street, the first thing that caught the eye were three large left-hand motorcycles, driving slowly towards them at a high speed with their machine guns set up.
Behind the big Zuo motorcycle were two military trucks filled with little Japs, and on each vehicle stood a squad with guns and live ammunition.
Behind the military truck were 6 small cars that looked like turtle shells, and finally two more military trucks filled with little Japs were behind them.
The big Zuo motorcycle drove past the gate of the headquarters and continued forward without stopping, waiting for Tongjun cards to block the entire street, and then the car drove to the gate of the headquarters.
With this level of defense, it would be impossible to assassinate someone at this door.
But in Gao Jianwu's telescope in the distance, the little devils waiting in the car got out of the car and appeared in front of him one by one.
"Launch!", suddenly the five mortars in the small courtyard that had been adjusted to bombard Zhu Yuan roared almost simultaneously.
Then he flew towards the group of little devils screaming all the way.
Hearing the scream of the cannonball, almost all the little devils were stunned, but after more than a mile, that is, in 6 or 7 seconds, the cannonball flew to the end.
The group of senior officials from the Japanese military observation group who got out of the car were enveloped in the smoke of bursts of exploding artillery shells before they could even take any evasive action.
Asano Toshihide and Konoe Fumima, who were standing at the door, were the first to bear the brunt, and were directly blown away by a cannonball that landed at the door.
However, it was not over yet. This time, Gao Jianwu used three rounds of pre-aimed artillery fire. The second shell roared away immediately after the first one, and continued to land at the gate of the 110th Division, blowing up the surrounding cars and guards. . Gao Jianwu quickly ran down to the attic, waiting for the third shell to be fired.
"Zhipeng! Retreat immediately after destroying it!" Gao Jianwu shouted to Wu Zhipeng. He pushed the small steel cannon to the ground, picked up the hammer prepared next to him, and flattened the barrel with a few blows, quickly destroying the five small steel cannons.
The group of people had already changed into the military uniforms of the little devils. Now they saw that there was no one on the left and right, so they immediately climbed out of the wall.
Then they lined up and walked quickly towards the south gate of Shicheng.
As if he was chasing someone, when a kid asked him, Gao Jianwu spoke fluently in bird language with a Guandong accent and quickly sent the questioning kid away.
In the leaderless Shicheng, the streets were filled with panicked little Japs. There was no doubt whatsoever about Gao Jianwu and his party.
The group slipped out of the city gate smoothly, then changed their clothes and drifted away.
A chaotic stone city was left behind.
