Juichi Terauchi was far more unwise than the future general imagined.
Except for Liu Lang, everyone including Naosaburo Okabe underestimated the commander of the North China Front.
In the early morning, Naosaburo Okabe finally breathed a sigh of relief after a long journey and arrived at Shimen. However, he saw not only Yamashita Hobumi in the brigade headquarters of Yamashita Hobumi, but also Juichi Terauchi.
The Japanese Major General Chief of Staff of the North China Front suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Seeing this person suddenly appearing here, he didn't know what he wanted to do?
Temple Shouichi quietly arrived at Shimen in the evening, bringing with him a full army of troops.
After receiving the report from the Chinese in Jingxing County requesting for the exchange of prisoners of war, Terauchi Shouichi had actually begun to quietly mobilize troops.
On the one hand, they made a sincere gesture of exchanging prisoners of war, and even did not hesitate to send the chief of staff of the front army to take the equipment of an infantry brigade deep into the dangerous area; on the other hand, on the surface, a mixed brigade led by Yamashita Fengfumi was stationed in Shimen. Secretly, they had been stationed in Shimen.
The 14th Division stationed north of the Yongding River is also quietly setting off towards Shimen.
In the entire direction of Shimen, after Naosaburo Okabe arrived at Shimen in the early morning, the Japanese army had more than 30,000 troops. Not only was it not inferior to the 20th Division in its heyday, but its strength was even greater.
Everyone underestimated Terauchi Juichi, who was once the Minister of War in the Japanese cabinet. Whether it was to exchange for nearly 4,000 prisoners of war or to drag two nobles into the water, all the measures he took could only reduce the guilt of the 20th Division's annihilation.
Even though it was the slightest thing, it could not erase this huge stain on his decades-long military career.
This is absolutely unacceptable to Juichi Terauchi, who is determined to invade China and expand the territory of the empire to turn a count into a marquis or even a duke. From the beginning, all his contacts with China are to destroy his fortune.
Preparing for the final move.
They paralyzed the Chinese army by exchanging prisoners of war, and then used 30,000 troops to wipe out all the Chinese in Jingxing, and then attacked Niangzi Pass.
Only in this way can the impact of the 20th Division's broken jade be minimized, or even eliminated.
The only thing that can cover up failure is victory.
As for credibility, only living people are qualified to be judged.
Moreover, does he care about being scolded? Especially Chinese people.
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was already noon the next day.
The location Liu Lang chose to exchange prisoners of war was a hilly area. Towards Shimen, the terrain was flat, but towards Shimen, there were already rolling hills.
Liu Lang and the future general led an infantry regiment from the 772nd Regiment to dig temporary field trenches along the hills about seven or eight miles away from the mountains and forests, waiting for the Japanese troops to arrive.
About three thousand Japanese prisoners of war, including Japanese wounded soldiers lying on stretchers, were placed in the open space between two hills more than 100 meters apart behind the trenches. Two infantry companies were exactly in the trenches on the hills.
Monitoring them one on the left and one on the right.
As long as the Japanese army made any movement, the two infantry companies could kill all the Japanese prisoners of war within five minutes once they received the order to fire.
It was already past one o'clock in the afternoon, but there was no sign of the Japanese army. The future general put down the telescope in his hand and couldn't help but feel a little anxious, "What the hell are you doing? Do you have no plan to exchange prisoners of war at all?"
"Hey, Brigadier Chen, don't worry. Even if the Japanese army wants to attack and show weakness to the enemy, they have to continue to sing this drama, right?" Liu Lang smiled slightly, "If it were you, I would be Juichi Terauchi, he would
When do you plan to launch the attack?"
"If it were me, I would arrange for manpower to be inserted among the prisoners of war in advance, wait until the prisoners of war enter our position, and suddenly open fire. Once tens of thousands of prisoners of war become chaotic, it will be almost catastrophic for the position. Then, we will launch an attack."
The future general frowned and answered without hesitation.
"Ha, as the saying goes, heroes think alike. Brother, if you go to Japan, you can become a general with less talk." Liu Lang burst out laughing.
"Why don't you just stay here? I just want to entertain you and me. I know I'm very anxious." The future general glared at Liu Lang angrily, "Tell me quickly, how are you going to deal with that old Jauchi Shouichi in the temple?
Damn it, if he really does this, if nothing else, the more than 10,000 prisoners of war will suffer heavy casualties. Commander Liu and Commander Zhao are still waiting to use these veterans to supplement the vacancies in the army! Your brother, mine
The 386th Brigade also suffered heavy losses in this battle!"
"Hehe, it depends on whether the little devil recognizes the enemy. If not, then it depends on whose knife is sharper. However, I believe that Terauchi Juichi will not take the risk of being stabbed again after having already received a sap.
"Liu Lang sneered, and suddenly pointed forward and said: "Look, Cao Cao is here, the Japanese are here."
Looking in the direction Liu Lang pointed, a Japanese squad of 100 people was slowly marching this way holding a red cross flag.
The leader was not Naosaburo Okabe, but an old acquaintance. Jiro Shimizu, who had been punched and beaten by Liu Lang yesterday, was finally knocked unconscious due to anger.
"Eh? What? Major Shimizu got promoted as a blessing in disguise?" Liu Lang looked at this ninjutsu master who had basically been given up by the Japanese army in amusement, and said in a teasing tone.
Judging from the people sent, Liu Lang already knew that Juichi Terauchi had decided to take action. Naosaburo Okabe was originally the best candidate, but he didn't come. Obviously, he had to do a full show, but he lost a major general in vain.
After arriving at the Chinese position, Juichi Terauchi still lacked some courage. But losing a mere major and hundreds of Japanese soldiers was not a big deal.
And this major, who had brought great disgrace to the Japanese Empire, was probably the most suitable unlucky guy.
"Colonel Liu, it is the responsibility of the Intelligence Section of our North China Front Army Staff Headquarters to screen our prisoners of war and bring them back to our unit. Your Excellency Okabe is waiting at our base ten miles away. Please send someone there." Jiro Shimizu replied in a very business-like manner.
, and tried hard not to look at Liu Lang's face that made people feel like he deserved a beating.
For the super unlucky guy Shimizujiro, he couldn't help but blush every time he saw Liu Lang. Of course, this was mainly caused by the surge of blood. He dared to say that he had never seen a man who was very good at talking.
He is considered to be the best person in the world in terms of boxing and kicking skills.
Damn it, just that poisonous mouth can kill someone, okay?
"Haha, okay, please." Liu Lang smiled slightly and waved to the other side to call the cheap man over, "Lieutenant Diao, please take the brothers on a trip to pick up the brothers from the national army. Major Qingshui, please
You send someone to take my brother there."
"Yes, sir." The cheap man stood at attention for Liu Lang with a smile.
It was as if he didn't know that going there was extremely dangerous.
I guess in this guy's eyes, he is happiest when he is suddenly promoted to a military rank!
Shimizu Jiro felt a knot in his heart again. Fatty didn't suffer at all. They sent him a major, and immediately he lowered his rank to lieutenant.
As everyone knows, beating the young man in front of him, who has not yet truly achieved the rank of lieutenant, can turn him into a Ninja Turtle. Even the infantry company that followed him was the elite of the independent regiment and dared to die.
Continuously.
Liu Lang's investment in more than 10,000 Chinese prisoners of war was far greater than the investment by the Japanese.
The two sides agreed to exchange prisoners of war at four o'clock, and the personnel of both sides responsible for screening and returning prisoners of war to their respective positions were already in place at about half an hour. The more than two hours reserved were naturally reserved for each side to send to the other side.
of a hundred-man squad.
No one is a fool. The number of Chinese prisoners of war is as high as more than 14,000, and they are all from various military units. Except for the independent 39th Brigade, there may not be many who surrender in an organized manner. The same is true for the Japanese.
, both from the 20th Division and the 108th and 109th Divisions.
It's normal to send a few spies inside to spy on others. But it would be terrible if a group of soldiers with hidden weapons were sent back to the opponent's position to cause sabotage among the prisoners of war.
Similar to Juichi Terauchi's idea, what about credibility... Not to mention the fact that both sides are eager to chew up each other's skin and swallow their flesh. Talking about credibility with the enemy sounds like a joke even to that general.
It can be said that from the very beginning when the negotiation signal was sent out, the Chinese and Japanese generals did not take credibility seriously.
Shimizu Jiro's job is actually far simpler than that of a cheap man. The Japanese army occupied the three eastern provinces for six years. There are many Japanese people who can speak Chinese. Although most of them have ridiculous accents, there are very few Chinese people who can speak Japanese.
.The more important point is that now that Japan is more powerful, there are many Chinese people who are willing to become traitors in order to survive, but there are really not many Japanese who are willing to become traitors.
There are 100 people, and each person is responsible for an average of about 30 people. A simple inquiry through the accent and hometown can basically determine whether the person is one's own country.
The screening was very simple, but after counting the number of people several times in a row, Shimizu Jiro finally became angry.
According to reports from intelligence personnel lurking in the Shandong War Zone, the number of Japanese prisoners captured by the Chinese was as high as 3,892, including the sick and wounded, doctors, nurses, engineers, transport troops, maintenance troops, and communication corps. However, according to several statistics just now, the number of wounded and sick was
There are enough, more than 3,200 people, but there are more than 300 soldiers in the technical arms.
This is Chiguoguo's deception and does not care about credibility.
When he angrily ran to Liu Lang to argue, Liu Lang threw him the Chinese version of the contract signed by several names.
"Major Qingshui, please be careful. At a ratio of 1 to 5, of the 3,528 people we provided, you have to return 17,640 people to me, but the number you gave me was 15,400 people. Do you think I should withhold another 400 people?"
How much is reasonable?" Liu Lang said with a sneer.
Shimizu Jiro was immediately speechless. The 15,400 people were already all the Chinese in the three prisoner of war camps. If they thought about it more, they could only capture Chinese civilians to make up the number. Besides, according to their thinking, the exchange ratio was only a rough estimate.
Numbers, who would be so serious about this? Based on their understanding of this fat man, where to keep the prisoners of war and feed them and drink them, it would be an absolute loss-making business.
"Besides, there are still some Japanese personnel stranded on our side, and they were not forced by us." Liu Lang waved his hand, and several people in gray military uniforms came over and bowed to the stunned Shimizu Jiro, "Shimizu
Major Jiro, please tell our family that we will no longer serve in this war."
Baga! Shimizu Jiro glared angrily at Liu Lang, who looked calm, but there was nothing he could do.
He already knew that no matter whether the compatriots in front of him really did not want the war or were forced to say so, it was impossible to take them away. If he continued to argue, the fat man in front of him would beat him again.
He had a meal...
It was almost a done deal. He seemed to have seen his fists clenched.
This guy was bullying the weak, so Shimizu Jiro turned around and left with great sadness and anger. A good man would not suffer the loss in front of him, and the ninjutsu master who had already been beaten suddenly became very wise.
Compared to the angry Jiro Shimizu, the work of a cheap man is much more difficult.
What he faced was more than 15,000 prisoners of war.