News of the large-scale false injuries in the 104th Division quickly spread to Nanjing.
Due to the theft of the Type 96 long-range bomber and the bombing of the Caochangmen arsenal, Commander Nishio Hisao, the commander of the Condemnation Force in Central China, was reprimanded by the base camp. His mood was already very bad. After hearing the news, his mood became even worse. The situation was so bad that Chief of Staff Kawabe Shozo was immediately summoned to the office.
"Hebian Sang, what happened to the 104th Division?"
Nishio Juzo sat behind the big table and looked at Shozo by the river with a sad look.
"Hai, the 104th Division did have a little trouble." Kawabe Masami paused slightly, not daring to look at Nishio Hisao, because when the raiding plan was originally drawn up, Nishio Hisao had raised objections. He believed that the 104th Division was too embarrassed to be used and it would be best to replace it with the 106th Division.
However, Kawabe Shozo refused on the grounds that the 106th Division had been severely damaged in De'an and had not yet recovered its combat effectiveness, and it had just participated in the Wuhan Battle and was in urgent need of rest. Nishio Hisao was a traditional soldier and strictly abided by the military's orders. , did not interfere too much in the formulation of the battle plan, and approved Kawabe Shozo's decision.
But the current facts have proved that Nishio Hisao's worries were right.
Therefore, when facing Nishio Juzo, Kawabe Shozo inevitably felt a little guilty.
"A little trouble?" Nishio Shouzou said with a dark face, "Kawabian-san, it seems wrong, right? How did I hear that there was a large-scale false injury situation in the 104th Division? Four regiments, 15,000 Out of a thousand people, only less than 3,000 were ordered to rush to the assembly area to assemble. However, the four field hospitals of the 104th Division were all crowded with "wounded". I can't understand why the mopping up operations haven't even started yet. Where do so many wounded people come from? Is this a little trouble?"
"Hai." Seeing that he couldn't hide away, Masami Hebian could only pause and say, "The 104th Division did make a bit of a fuss this time. However, I have just contacted the commander of the Miyake Division about this matter. Miyake The division commander replied that he had rushed to the No. 1 Field Hospital for emergency treatment and stated that officers and soldiers who pretended to be injured would be dealt with seriously."
"Emergency treatment?" Nishio Hisao frowned and said, "How does Miyake Toshio plan to deal with it?"
Kawabe Shozo said: "The commander of the Miyake Division will personally sit in the field hospital to examine the injuries of the wounded who have been falsely injured."
"Nani? The division commander is a military doctor?" Nishio Hisao's forehead immediately showed three black lines, and he laughed at himself, "If this matter spreads, I don't know what will happen to my colleagues in the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army." If you laugh at us, Toshio Miyake will also be remembered in history, but not as a division commander, but as a military doctor."
Kawabe Shozo was speechless, but to be honest, he also felt it was embarrassing to say this.
"I don't care about how to deal with it now." Nishio Kushizo knocked on the table and said, "But what about the next raid? Even if Toshio Miyake calms down the fraud incident, so what? He has dealt with all the more than 10,000 officers and soldiers who were falsely injured. How many people are left in the 104th Division? How will this battle be fought next?"
Kawabe Shozo said: "Don't worry, General, only a few of the culprits will be severely punished as examples, and most of the remaining officers and soldiers who blindly follow will only be punished by withholding their military pay. Moreover, we should take this opportunity to rectify the 104th Division." The regiment’s military discipline will be maintained, so that nothing will happen again in the subsequent mopping up operations.”
"Kawabe-san, I'm afraid you have overlooked one issue, time, time!" Nishio Shouzou knocked on the table and said, "Even if the fraud scandal of the 104th Division is finally put to rest, we still need to investigate, It will take three to five days to deal with so many officers and soldiers who are falsely injured. This will inevitably lead to a disconnect between the three armies. Aren't you afraid that Xu Rui will give us a time lag after getting the news? Defeat the Iida detachment first or The Sixth Division?”
However, Kawabe Shozo said confidently: "General, you are overly worried. I have ordered the Kumamoto Division and the Iida Detachment to temporarily stop advancing, and wait until the 104th Division has dealt with the false injury incident before moving forward together. Although this will delay three to five days, it will not hinder the overall situation."
Nishio Shouzou did not refute further, but just snorted and said: "I just hope that nothing more will happen to the 104th Division. The Dameishan Independent Regiment is an army with extremely fierce fighting power. Xu Rui is more He is an extremely cunning opponent. If the 104th Division fails again and again, then the prospect of this mopping up operation will be worrying. Hebian Sang, just take care of yourself."
"Hai." He Bianzheng nodded three times.
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Pukou, the first field hospital affiliated to the 104th Division.
By bribing fellow military doctors, two superior soldiers from the 108th Infantry Regiment and the 1st Infantry Battalion, Ono Roku and Akita Otoichi, finally got their wish and were admitted to the ward of the field hospital, and became gloriously wounded veterans. Next, all you need to do is lie down and recuperate.
Akita was timid and asked Ono 16: "Ono-san, is there no problem if we do this?"
"What's the problem? We're not the only ones doing this." Ono Shiliu snorted and added, "There are 25,000 people in the entire division, but more than half of them are falsely wounded. The Military Justice Department can still kill us all." Caught and shot? Don't worry, I remember when I first joined the army, a senior from my hometown told me that the law does not punish the public."
"The law does not punish everyone?" Akita Yi nodded, finally relieved.
But after a while, Akita Otoichi said again: "However, Ono-san, what we did is quite bad. As a member of the Imperial Army, we don't even have the courage to step onto the battlefield to fight the enemy. It's really embarrassing to say that .”
"Shameful? Akita-san, you are so naive." Ono Shiliu said, "Let me ask you, what is the most important thing for a person to live in this world?"
"Make money." Akita Otoichi said without hesitation, "Marry a beautiful wife, have a lot of children, and live a prosperous life without worrying about food and clothing."
"Hey!" Ono Shiroku slapped his thigh and said, "In this world, making money, playing with women, and enjoying life are the most important things. Only those uncivilized barbarians from Kyushu, Shikoku, and Hokkaido can really Only those who believe in holy war will clamor to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and sacrifice their lives for the Empire, and then stupidly go to the battlefield to fight to the death with the enemy. Our Osaka is not an uncivilized wilderness, and our Osaka people will not be so stupid. "
Akita Otoichi then asked: "Ono-san, is this Dameishan Independent Group really that scary?"
Ono Shiliu rolled his eyes, and then said angrily: "Didn't you also participate in the battle at Hat Mountain? You actually asked me such an idiot question." After a pause, Ono Shiliu said again, " Let me tell you this, let’s not count the number of soldiers killed by the Dameishan Independent Regiment. There are already more than ten generals who were killed or captured by them."
Akita Otoichi was dumbfounded when he heard this: "Oh my god, so this Dameishan Independent Group is really awesome."
"How can that be false? Especially since the Dameishan Independent Regiment also has a special force called Langya. Those guys are simply not human beings, but a group of devils. Only idiots would make enemies of such devils." Ono Shiliu He added, "We Osaka people are never stupid, that's why so many people cheat."
While the two were talking, the door to the ward was suddenly kicked open hard.
The door flipped back and hit the wall with a loud bang.
Ono Roku and Akita Oto were startled for a moment. When they looked up quickly, they saw a general with two general stars on his epaulettes. He came in surrounded by a large group of junior officers and lieutenants. He turned out to be a lieutenant general? There is only one lieutenant general in the entire 104th Division, and that is the division commander, Toshio Miyake, and he is actually the division commander himself
Akita Otoichi instinctively wanted to stand up so that he could bow to the division commander.
Ono Shiroku immediately became anxious when he saw it, Akita, you are a pig, you injured your thigh. According to the injury diagnosis given to you by the military doctor, you can't sit up at all now. Seeing that Akita's fake injury is about to be exposed, Ono Shiliu immediately let out a loud scream. This scream was very timely. Akita had just sat up halfway and lay back down again.
Then Akita also groaned, and said with a face full of pain: "Division Commander, I'm so sorry, we are injured, and I'm afraid we won't be able to salute you."
Miyake Toshio looked at Ono Roku and Akita Otoichi with pity. The Osaka military doctor in charge of this ward handed the medical record to Miyake Toshio. Miyake Toshio looked at the medical record and said: "Ono Roku, private , Showa 10th soldier, Akita Otsuichi, superior soldier, Showa 10th soldier, all veterans."
After humming twice, Miyake Toshio continued to read: "Injury: stabbed by a sharp blade, magnitude: serious injury, Ono-san's wound is on his left arm. Because of the injury to the tendons, he will not be able to use his arm for half a month. Akita Sang’s wound was on his right thigh, which damaged an artery and caused excessive blood loss. He will need to lie down and rest for at least half a month?”
After closing the medical record, Toshio Miyake added: "Ono-san, Akita-san, you are all veterans. I am confused. How could you injure one of your own in a simple assassination training?"
Ono Shiliu replied: "Division Commander, we had a bad meal last night. We were a little weak and our legs were sluggish. As a result, when we made the assassination move, the stab was crooked and stabbed Akita-san's right leg. Akita-san Sang stabbed me crookedly because of the pain, and stabbed my left arm, which is why I was injured."
"But wooden guns are used in assassination training!" Toshio Miyake roared, "Can wooden guns also cause serious injuries?"
"Ah, well..." Ono Roku replied calmly, "We are not going to the battlefield right away. Considering that there will be a cruel and fierce battle next, Akita-san and I want to get familiar with the cruelty through assassination training. atmosphere, so this morning’s training used real guns and real knives.” (To be continued.)