When Naosaburo Okabe's telegram was delivered to Yoshizo Kojima, Li Mingding's new 34th Division had already withdrawn from its camp and town, and had already joined the 26th Cavalry Regiment.
Li Mingding has even been brought to Kojima Jizo.
Looking at the Japanese Lieutenant General in front of him, Li Mingding subconsciously reached to his waist to take out his pistol, but in the end he held back because the Japanese Colonel standing next to Kojima Jizo gave him a very dangerous feeling. , the old devil's eyes were like a boning knife, as if he could see through his heart.
"Li Sang." Kojima Yoshizo enthusiastically reached out to Li Mingding and said in blunt Mandarin, "You have a very famous idiom in China, which is to abandon the light and turn to darkness. I represent the Empire of Japan, the Imperial Army of Japan, and the Emperor. Your Majesty, you are warmly welcome to come and abandon the light for darkness."
Liu Heiqi, who was accompanying him, had a constipated expression on his face and reminded in a low voice: "Your Excellency, the General, you have abandoned darkness and turned to light."
"Oh, yes, it's called abandoning the dark and turning to the bright." Kojima Yoshizo was a little embarrassed and said with self-deprecation, "It's called abandoning the dark and turning to the bright."
Li Mingding shook his head lonely and said dejectedly: "You are just trying to make ends meet."
"I have heard about Fu Zuoyi's withholding of your division's military rations." Kojima Yoshizo was not embarrassed by Li Mingding's indifference. Instead, he was even more convinced that Li Mingding was not pretending to surrender, because he felt that Li Mingding's reaction was perfect for a Sui army. If the surrendered general's reaction was like Liu Heiqi's, he should really be suspicious.
After a pause, Kojima Yoshizo continued: "But don't worry, since you have surrendered to the Imperial Army, the military rations for your division will be provided by the Imperial Army. I guarantee you that the Imperial Army will never lack even one of your division's supplies." Jin of military rations, and if you perform well in battle, there will be rewards, big rewards."
Li Mingding then cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Kojima."
Kojima Jizo could see that Li Mingding was a little depressed and a little tired, so he stopped talking and signaled Liu Heiqi to take Li Mingding down. The new 34th Division was also temporarily placed in Zhuozi County. Although Okabe directly Sanlang has already given instructions to transfer the new Thirty-Fourth Division to Datong, but this matter cannot be rushed for a while.
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The newly formed 34th Division was temporarily placed in Zhuozi County, but the news that it would be transferred to Datong was soon sent back to Guisui through secret channels.
Fu Zuoyi and Ye Qijie were a little confused when they heard the news.
What does this say? The new 34th Division will be transferred to Datong? Didn't all their previous arrangements fall through? Then how can we grab this food
"Yes." Ye Qijie clapped his hands and sighed, "We set up the stage and sang for a long time, and the old devil Okabe Naosaburo did reward us, but unfortunately, the reward was legal currency! It's worthless!"
What Ye Qijie said is a bit exaggerated, but it is true that the legal currency has been severely devalued.
Fu Zuoyi rubbed his temples and said in a deep voice: "Otherwise, we will hit Datong by mistake?"
"I'm afraid this won't work." Ye Qijie immediately dissuaded him, "Datong is no better than Ulanqab. Ulanqab only has a small cavalry group stationed there. Several divisions of Pseudo-Mongolian cavalry are almost negligible, but in Datong, they are enough." One of the main divisions of the Japs is stationed there, and there are also a large number of puppet troops."
The puppet troops in Datong are all surrendered Jinsui troops. Their combat effectiveness is not weak, at least they are not weak chickens like the puppet Mongolian army.
"Datong is really not possible." Xu Rui also said, "It is almost impossible to defeat a main Japanese division in a short period of time. However, the distance from Datong to Taiyuan and Peiping is less than 300 kilometers. Once Datong is attacked When the attack comes, the Japanese reinforcements from Taiyuan and Peiping can arrive quickly, and then we will be in trouble."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Fu Zuoyi said angrily, "Are we just going to give up halfway?"
Xu Rui chuckled and said: "Mr. Fu, what are you in a hurry? Hasn't the New 34th Division not been transferred to Datong yet? This old devil, Naosaburo Okabe, won't cooperate. Let's find a way to stop him from cooperating. No. Is it over?"
"Think of a way to get Naosaburo Okabe to cooperate?" Fu Zuoyi's heart suddenly moved when he heard this.
Ye Qijie also reacted and said in a deep voice: "Brother Xu, do you mean to press forward?"
"Yes, let the 101st Division and the New 32nd Division attack immediately." Xu Rui took a picture of the map and said loudly, "Set up a full-scale attack on Zhuozi County." After a short pause, he continued, "Chief Fu had better call the media again and issue a declaration against thieves, telling the Japanese not to accept Master Li Mingding, otherwise we cannot guarantee the safety of Ulanqab."
"Wonderful, wonderful!" Ye Qijie clapped his hands and said, "This will not only make the Japanese feel more at ease with Li Mingding and no longer suspect that he is pretending to surrender, but it is also very likely to make Naosaburo Okabe change his mind and recruit the new thirty-four The division remains in Ulanqab to enrich Ulanqab’s defense strength. After all, our Northern Route Army still has some combat effectiveness.”
Xu Rui smiled and said: "Mr. Ye, you are being humble. The North Route Army is not just a little bit more effective, but very effective. Naosaburo Okabe will never take it lightly and will definitely deal with Chief Fu's threat seriously."
Fu Zuoyi turned around, looked at Xu Rui with a smile, and said half truthfully, half falsely: "Brother Xu, I suddenly started to feel a little worried. You said that if we become opponents one day in the future, our Northern Route Army can beat you." ? Then you won’t be able to swallow us with all our skin and flesh?”
Xu Rui said in amusement: "Mr. Fu is too unfounded to worry. The Japs still occupy most of China. Isn't it too early for you to consider this?" After a pause, he continued, "Besides, after the Japs are finished, Devil, maybe the problem between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party will be solved? There will be no need to fight anymore?"
"I hope so." Fu Zuoyi said perfunctorily, obviously not believing it.
However, Fu Zuoyi implemented Xu Ruiti's suggestion without hesitation.
That morning, Fu Zuoyi summoned some media reporters in Suiyuan and gave a public speech, threatening to hunt down Li Mingding and the newly formed 34th Division for betraying the country and the nation. He would make the traitors pay the price and also warned the Japanese army. Don't accept Master Li Mingding, otherwise they will retaliate.
At the same time, the 101st Division of the 35th Army and the New 32nd Division also opened up the front and pressed forward, setting up a frontal attack on Zhuozi County. In this midwinter season when heavy snow blocked roads, the second round of Sui The Yuanhui War seemed about to break out, and the clouds of war immediately shrouded Suiyuan and Chabei.
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That afternoon, Naosaburo Okabe learned about it.
After Tanaka Shinichi read the telegram just sent by Kojima Yoshizo, he said with great disdain: "Fu Zuoyi really thinks of himself as a person, and he actually dares to brazenly issue a war threat to the imperial army! He also said that Ulanqab is not guaranteed. Safety, does he need to guarantee Ulanqab’s safety? Can he guarantee Ulanqab’s safety?”
Naosaburo Okabe said: "Tanaka-kun, Fu Zuoyi cannot be underestimated."
Tanaka Shinichi had just arrived and had not participated in the Battle of Wuyuan a few months ago, so he did not know how powerful Fu Zuoyi was.
But Naosaburo Okabe knew that compared with most of the Kuomintang generals, Fu Zuoyi was one of the best, and the Sui Army's combat effectiveness was also very strong. If they were really determined to attack Ulanqab, they would be able to defeat Ulanqab alone. The cavalry group plus several cavalry divisions of the puppet Mongolian army may not be able to hold on.
Seeing that Naosaburo Okabe valued Fu Zuoyi's threat so much, Tanaka Shinichi did not dare to be careless and said: "How about letting Li Mingding's New 34th Division stay in Ulanqab? In addition, Li Mingding's New 34th Division Even if we still can't defeat the Sui Army, we can still hold Ulanqab for ten days and a half, and by then the reinforcements will arrive."
Naosaburo Okabe said: "Is it possible to transfer the 26th Division or the independent mixed second brigade to Ulanqab?"
Tanaka Shinichi shook his head and said: "The 26th Division and the Second Independent Mixed Brigade are still undergoing training. If they are transferred to Ulanqab at this time, it will inevitably affect the training work."
Okabe Naosaburo immediately stopped saying anything.
Because whether the training work of the 26th Division and the Second Independent Mixed Brigade is done well or not, it will directly affect the combat effectiveness of these two armies, and then it will affect the Suiyuan Battle of these two armies in the spring of next year. Based on his performance in the battle, Naosaburo Okabe has high hopes for the Suiyuan Battle after next spring and absolutely does not want any surprises.
After pondering for a moment, Naosaburo Okabe finally nodded: "Okay, then let Li Mingding's new 34th Division be temporarily stationed in Ulanqab. Fortunately, through Fu Zuoyi's public speech, at least it can be proved that One thing, that is, the break between the newly formed Thirty-Fourth Division and the Sui Army is already certain."
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That night, Okabe Naosaburo's instructions arrived at Zhuozi County.
After reading the telegram, Machida Ryuji said to Kojima Yoshizo: "General, I don't believe this Li Mingding! I suggest you send a telegram to Commander Okabe. It is best to transfer the new Thirty-fourth Division to Zhangbei!"
"It's not necessary." Kojima Yoshizo shook his head and said, "Judging from the current situation, whether it is from the conflict between the newly formed 34th Division and the Sui Army, or from Fu Zuoyi's reaction, this is not like It's a lie." After a pause, Kojima Yoshizo continued, "Besides, even if it's a fake surrender, it's nothing. After all, we only distribute ammunition to the various departments of the Imperial Association Army during wartime. In peacetime, the ammunition is It is kept under centralized custody by the Imperial Army.”
"That's true." Machida Ryuji said nothing more.
Kojima Yoshizo then ordered his adjutant to call Li Mingding and Liu Heiqi.
After a while, Li Mingding and Liu Heiqi came to the gendarmerie together.
Seeing Li Mingding, Kojima Jizo said enthusiastically: "Li Sang, how are you resting?"
Li Mingding showed just the right amount of gratitude on his face and said, "It's okay, thank you Taijun Kojima for your concern."
"Li Sang is too polite." Kojima Yoshizo patted Li Mingding's shoulder affectionately and said with a smile, "From now on, we will be allies in the same camp, so we don't have to be so restrained."