"This is what happens when you invade China! Leave a message on your feet!"
On the snow-white walls, the large characters written in blood are shocking!
In front of the words, Nishi Yiichi's head is placed upright on the flower stand where the vase was originally placed.
The expression on the head was ferocious and twisted, looking extremely painful.
The ground was covered with corpses and blood was flowing everywhere!
For Nozawa Shinzo, this scene is Shura Hell, he opened the door to hell!
This scene will be engraved in his mind forever - if he can still live.
But he was destined not to live, because he was the one who personally let go the murderer who killed Nishi Yiichi and so many division commanders!
Because of him, the Eighth Division lost its last chance to save its face and dignity.
He will definitely receive the most severe punishment from the military, and the name Nozawa Shinzo is destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame.
Not only will he die, but his family will also be humiliated.
"Uh ah..." Nozawa Shinzo, who had fallen into an ice cave, suddenly let out a desperate roar like a beast. Veins popped up on his forehead. He knelt on the ground and yelled viciously: "Hasegawa Keiichi, I can't be a ghost."
Let you go!"
Then he took out the gun he had not given away before and pointed it at his head.
boom!
The gunshot sounded, and the bullet mixed with blood and brain matter flew out from the other side of his head.
The desperate Nozawa Shinzo knew that he was finished, and he chose to end his own life.
He didn't even have time to perform a disembowelment because he knew that once other officers found out what was going on here, he would be arrested immediately without even a chance of death.
At the last moment before his death, Nozawa Shinzo thought of this - at least Hasegawa Keiichi did not lie to him about one thing, that is, he indeed needed this gun more than Hasegawa Keiichi.
As Nozawa Shinzo committed suicide out of fear of crime, the soldiers he brought with him also completely sobered up.
They looked around confused, panicked, and finally dispersed, looking for someone who could deal with the situation in this place.
The tragedy that occurred at the Eighth Division headquarters was not directly reported to Nobuyoshi Muto through an emergency call more than twenty minutes later.
The division commander, deputy division commander, chief of staff, including a brigade commander, four regiment commanders and 12 senior staff officers, a total of 37 senior officers died tragically overnight in the headquarters surrounded by heavy troops. The murderer
Not only did he kill so many officers quietly, but he also escaped quietly after killing people.
What's this?
This is a fantasy!
This is a shocking third-rate horror story!
Anyone with a bit of common sense and logic would never believe such absurd nonsense.
So when a surviving senior officer of the Eighth Division cleaned up the mess reported the tragedy to the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria, Muto Nobuyoshi, the first reaction of the secretary on the line was that someone was playing a silly prank.
How can this be?
How could such an outrageous thing happen?
The secretary was very angry and warned the other party that such behavior would be severely punished, and that he would definitely find out who the other party was and let him wait for misfortune.
But what the secretary didn't expect was that instead of being afraid, the other party took the initiative to report his identity, military rank and location. There were even many fellow officers around him who could testify for him and prove that what he told was not a lie.
The secretary was hesitant, and it wasn't until the other party mentioned a name that he finally realized that this outrageous thing might have really happened.
The name is—Er Kicking!
Because of the deaths of traitors such as Shao Benliang, Cui Xingwu, and Li Shoushan, the Kwantung Army and the Zhe Peng Intelligence Department have attached great importance to this name.
In their view, Erkiji is an extreme and fanatical radical Chinese nationalist fear organization that hates Zhe Peng and opposes Zhe Peng's rule.
The number of members of this organization is unknown, but Lin Dong was able to plan two assassinations at the same time in Nanling, and both of them were successful. This alone fully proves that this organization is full of talents, including many masters of assassinations, raids, and blasting.
The Japs are not yet sure who the leader of this organization is, but they highly suspect that this person is the world-famous assassination king Wang Yaqiao.
Because He Poguang died in Nanling, the Japs confirmed He Poguang's identity through the corpse. They had long known that He Poguang was from Wang Yaqiao.
The emergence of the "Er Kick Assassination Group" shocked Zhe Peng's military department far beyond just the death of a few traitorous high-ranking officials.
For them, what surprised them even more was the existence of Erki, which proved that when the two armies were at war, it was possible to change the outcome of the war by assassinating the other party's senior commanders.
This tactic of penetrating behind enemy lines and directly beheading the enemy's top commander intrigued the top brass of the Zhepeng Military Department. They realized that a small group of elite forces, if used well, could definitely play a huge role in a battle.
This was definitely something Su Yi didn't expect, because his presence actually prompted the Japanese to think of the role of special forces.
In fact, the world's first special forces would not appear for another six years.
That was during the Battle of Poland. The German "Brandenburg" troops of the Axis Powers wore Polish military uniforms and acted as the vanguard of attacks on Poland. They carried out infiltration and sabotage activities and achieved great success.
This operation is regarded as the world's first actual combat of special forces.
However, the official birth of the Special Forces was in the hands of the British. David Stirling, the founder of the British Special Air Service, began to intentionally train small and well-trained groups to fight independently behind enemy lines and carry out sabotage operations behind enemy lines. Only then did the name Special Forces begin to be used.
The world realizes.
Su Yi's several successful assassinations can undoubtedly serve as a model example of beheading operations by special forces. It is not surprising that the name "Er Kicking" is well known and paid attention to by the senior officials of Zhe Peng Military Department.
In fact, not only the people of Zhepeng are paying attention to Erkiji, but many Westerners are also paying attention to Erkiki. Su Yi's previous actions have become a research topic for many national intelligence and military departments.
When Muto Nobuyoshi's secretary heard the name "Two Kicks", he should not neglect it anymore, because he knew very well how concerned the commander he served was about this name.
After he repeatedly confirmed what had happened, with great shock and panic, he found Muto Nobuyoshi and reported everything to him.
Muto Nobuyoshi experienced a mental storm no less than that of his secretary. He could not believe this magical fact.
He immediately called the chief of the intelligence department stationed in Beipiao County and asked him to rush to the Eighth Division headquarters immediately.
After waiting anxiously for half an hour, Muto Nobuyoshi received a confirmation call——
This tragic scene, like a fantasy, did happen!
Almost all the senior officers in the Eighth Division headquarters were massacred by Erkiji!
This is definitely the heaviest casualty among Zhepeng's senior officers since Zhepeng launched the war of aggression against China!
This incident is bound to shock Zhepeng's domestic base camp and even alarm the emperor.
The most terrible thing is that so many senior officers were massacred in their wartime headquarters. This is the first time in the world. The stench of this incident is bound to spread to other countries around the world. The Zhepeng Army is destined to
In front of the whole world, his prestige is ruined and his face is disgraced.
Muto Nobuyoshi simply couldn't accept this fact. Originally, during the Battle of Rehe, he pushed Zhang Jinghui, a traitor, to the forefront and made him the commander-in-chief of the Manchukuo Rebellion Army, while he stayed in Changchun and commanded remotely from behind the scenes.
He only controls the overall situation and does not participate in specific wars.
But now, he can't sit still!
The Eighth Division has three brigades under its jurisdiction, with more than 25,000 people in the three brigades. All of them are currently participating in the war on the Jehol Middle Road.
Originally, due to Nishi Yiichi's deployment, the three brigades on the middle route cooperated seamlessly and became the fastest advancing route in the Battle of Jehol.
One of them is facing off against Ye Baishou and Yu Zhaolin's troops, one is stationed in Lingyuan, which has just been conquered, and the other joins up with the Mishan advance team of the 14th Brigade of the 7th Division, and quickly advances along the Pingquan Highway to directly attack Chengde.
But now, these three brigades have lost their central headquarters, they have lost their "brains", they are leaderless, and they are about to fall into a chaos of fighting on their own.
At this time, once a Chinese army attacks Lingyuan, the connection between the three brigades can be completely cut off. However, the three brigades without overall command cannot coordinate and unified operations, so they can only break out individually and resign themselves to fate!
Dozens of senior officers in the headquarters, including division commanders and chiefs of staff, were killed. The greater impact of this incident was psychological.
Such "breaking" news will inevitably cause panic and pessimism among the lower-level officers and soldiers of the Eighth Army. Senior officers will also feel insecure or have other ideas and become no longer focused on the war situation.
And once this situation is exploited by the Chinese army...
This is undoubtedly a very dangerous thing!
The situation that was originally unstoppable was turned around because of this bloody and almost absurd assassination.
Will this elusive two-kicker assassination group take action again?
Who is their next target?
If another senior military officer from Zhe Peng is assassinated, where will the outcome of this war go?
Muto Nobuyoshi knew very well that under such changes, the puppet Zhang Jinghui could no longer control the situation.
Moreover, the plight of the Eighth Division also needs to be resolved urgently.
Although it was late at night, Nobuyoshi Muto immediately reported the situation to the senior military officials at Zhepeng headquarters.
After obtaining complete authorization, he immediately summoned the top brass of the Kwantung Army and held an emergency military meeting.
The meeting passed five emergency resolutions as quickly as possible.
First, order the 15th, 16th and 17th brigades of the 8th Division to immediately stop the attack, give up occupying Lingyuan, give up the attack on Ye Baishou, and retreat to Chaoyang to prevent the Chinese army.
Take advantage of the weakness and defeat them one by one.
Second, convey the order from Zhepeng's headquarters, ordering the North China Garrison Commander Kotaro Nakamura to immediately lead his staff team to quickly depart from Jinmen by military plane, land at the Nanling temporary airport, and take over the post of commander of the Eighth Division at the critical moment.
.As for the position of commander of the North China garrison, it will be replaced by someone from Zhepeng headquarters.
Third, the major intelligence agencies active in North China were ordered to work together, accept the temporary deployment of the Kwantung Army, and fully investigate all the intelligence of the Erkiji organization, confirm their identity and whereabouts, and carry out effective arrest operations.
Fourth, the Kwantung Army will officially establish an "Elite Samurai Assault Team" from now on. Based on several operations of the Erki Assassination Group, it will create penetration and assassination tactics in line with the Zhepeng people's rear enemy lines.
Fifth, the Kwantung Army Headquarters will take over the command of the Battle of Rehe from now on, moving from behind the scenes to the front. The commander-in-chief of the Battle of Rehe will be officially succeeded by Nobuyoshi Muto.
After the meeting, Muto Nobuyoshi took a special plane and rushed to the Splendid State at dawn the next day.
While Muto Nobuyoshi was heading to the Splendid State, Su Yi's old acquaintances also gathered at Jinmen Airport, thousands of miles away.
Wachi Takaji and his confidant Kameda Ichiro were bidding farewell to Nakamura Kotaro, who was ordered to die in danger, and headed to the Rego Nanling Mountains.
The cold wind was bleak, and Nakamura Kotaro's mood became even more bleak.
Because of the threat of having his head shaved by Su Yi, Nakamura Kotaro had the intention to quit and wanted to be transferred back to Zhe Peng headquarters in advance.
He was so frightened that he didn't want to stay in China for a minute.
He was almost successful. He relied on many connections and paid a lot of money to persuade a senior cabinet official to agree to give him the position of head of the Education Directorate.
He is very satisfied with this position. There is no danger and it is easy to achieve results.
But now, because of Rehe's accident, all his efforts these days have been in vain!
He was transferred to the Eighth Division to put out the fire.
History seems to have some magical ability to correct itself. In fact, in the history that should have happened, Kotaro Nakamura's promotion trajectory was also from the commander of the North China Garrison Army to the commander of the Eighth Division, and then returned to Zhepeng as the director of education.
Minister of the Ministry, and eventually promoted to Minister of War.
Now, Kotaro Nakamura continues the destiny trajectory he should have had.
But will he continue the ending he should have had?
At this moment, Nakamura Kotaro felt only frustrated and depressed.
He doesn't want to be the damn commander of the 8th Division, not at all!
But military orders are hard to disobey, and the senior official he works with has also promised that his going to the Eighth Division is just a transition, and he will be transferred back to the headquarters within one year at most.
But this didn't make Kotaro Nakamura feel any better.
As one of the participants involved in this turmoil, Nakamura Kotaro has already learned what happened to his predecessor Nishi Giichi.
The head was cut off!
Moreover, more than thirty senior officers under his command all died tragically together!
Two kicks...
This organization that suddenly appeared out of nowhere gave Kotaro Nakamura an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
He thought of a person who terrified him to the core of his being - Geng Liangchen!
Geng Liangchen, could it be the second kick?
"General, I didn't expect that in such a short period of time under your command, you would go elsewhere. It's really sad to think about it. You gave me a lot of teachings and care, which I will never forget."