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Text Chapter 31 A strange drug attack

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    In fact, Shigeichi Hatada is extremely dissatisfied with the current situation on the Eastern Front. Judging from the situation on the entire battlefield, the opponent's troops and equipment are indeed far beyond the pre-war expectations. However, judging from the battle reports of each division, the opponent's main force  On the western front where most of them were concentrated, the opponents blocking the 8th Division on the eastern front had no more than five regiments at most, or even less.

    But even though the Eighth Division strengthened part of the Eleventh Division's troops, and even privately transferred two powerful heavy howitzers from the Tiger Head Fortress to participate in the battle without asking for instructions from the base camp, it was unable to break through the opponent's blockade.  It was because he suffered heavy casualties that a tank regiment he was assigned to lost more than 30 precious tanks in one day, almost losing its combat effectiveness.

    That chariot regiment was a reserve assigned to itself by the Kwantung Army Headquarters. It was originally intended to be used to form the second chariot division in the mainland. This was a good time. It was crippled in the first battle. It was more than thirty years old.  One tank and more than 30 tanks, which were extremely valuable to the Kwantung Army, were lost in vain.

    The losses were so great and the progress was so pitiful. The Eighth Division was simply a pile of rubbish, and the usually arrogant division commander Lieutenant General Tsukada Tsukuda was even more rubbish among rubbish. The two infantry regiments,  An artillery regiment, plus a regiment each of tanks and heavy artillery attached to the army, as well as some troops attached to the 11th Division, all marched westward. To achieve this result, he should commit seppuku and apologize to the emperor.

    In his heart, he thought that Tsukada should commit seppuku as an apology, but Shigeichi Namada also understood that ordering a lieutenant general and division commander to commit seppuku, not to mention an army commander, even the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Yoshijiro Umezu, was not capable of this.  Qualifications, unless His Majesty the Emperor personally orders it.

    Whether Lieutenant General Tsukada should apologize or not, it was not up to Juichi Hata to decide, but he knew that if the war situation was allowed to develop like this, he would be the one to apologize to the Emperor. But the problem was intelligence, and what was being fought on the battlefield was  It's a complete mess. Until now, I can't even get an accurate situation. I don't have a strong intelligence support. How can I fight this battle with my eyes darkened?

    What made Shigeichi Bota scratch his head even more was that several divisions had reported that at night, all the tactical radio stations below the regiment on the line from Fangzheng to Mishan were collectively deafened. The situation below could not be reported, and the orders from above were conveyed.  If we don't go down, it's okay at the first level of the wing. The lower levels of the wing can only rely on wired telephones and even messengers. What exactly is the problem? It's a question that Shigeichi Namada can't figure out.

    After pondering for a long time, Namada Juichi decided to put more pressure on the 8th Division. He called the adjutant and asked him to immediately send a report to the commander of the 8th Division, Lieutenant General Tsukada, ordering his 8th Division to attack tomorrow.  We must break through the enemy's defenses before midnight and arrive at Qiliga Mountain before noon the day after tomorrow.

    Finally, in order to express his anger at the slow progress of the Eighth Division, Namada Juichi also added at the end of the telegram that if the breakthrough could not be made on time, the division commander and the officers below would collectively apologize to His Majesty the Emperor and engage in military justice, and the Eighth Division  There is no need for the division title to continue to exist.

    But before the telegram from Juichi Namada was sent out, Lieutenant General Tsukada over there sent a telegram first, requesting to stop the attack. The reason was very clear. Almost all the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Division were suffering from a strange disease.  Sick, as long as they don't smoke a kind of cigarette called Fortress, they are so weak that most of the lower-level officers and soldiers of the Eighth Division can't even stand up, let alone charge.

    All the military doctors of the division were dispatched and nothing was wrong. I hope the military commander can dispatch a group of capable military doctors to visit the Eighth Division and mobilize a batch of Fortress brand cigarettes as soon as possible.

    After receiving the telegram of Tsukada's attack, the anger in Hatada Shigeichi's heart could no longer be described as anger. He had not expressed his anger at the 8th Division's slow offensive, but he had started pretending to be sick.  He couldn't stand up without smoking. He, Tsukada, was making some international joke. He also wanted Fortress brand cigarettes. His Eighth Division was full.

    The extremely angry Namada Juichi simply stopped sending the telegram and went directly to the Eighth Division. As the lieutenant general commander of the army, he wanted to personally treat those guys. The Fourth Division's battle at Nomonhan last year  At that time, the whole Japanese Imperial Army knew about the fact that the captain of the collective pretended to be sick was personally serving as a doctor. If word got out that he, the commander of the army, was personally serving as a doctor this time, let¡¯s see how shameless Tsukada Gong would be.  people.

    However, after being angry, Namada Juichi quickly calmed down. Although the Eighth Division is not as famous as the Second and Sixth Divisions, it is also a standing veteran division. It is definitely not comparable to the soft-legged crabs of the Fourth Division.  Yes, the determination of the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Division to be loyal to the Emperor, and their heroic spirit of not fearing death in the holy war for His Majesty the Emperor are definitely no worse than those of other divisions.

    Although Lieutenant General Tsukada Gou, the division commander who was transferred from the president of Army University, was a bit domineering, he served as chief of staff most of the time.But he is smart, capable and brave, and has always been valued by the base camp. It is impossible for him to make such a low-level mistake, and there must be no mistakes in the middle.

    After being angry at first and then inexplicably, Juichi Namada rushed to the 8th Division in person. Faced with the performance of the 8th Division, he was really dumbfounded. From the front to the rear, people were lying on the ground lying on the ground, yawning continuously.  The officers and soldiers who could no longer stand and even screamed in pain like animals were dumbfounded.

    Looking at the livid-faced Tsukada Tsukasa, he and the military doctor he brought who were busy checking the soldiers' health, but this time surprisingly calm, Hata Shige said: "Lieutenant General Tsukada Tsukasa, what is going on? Your  Isn¡¯t it possible that the entire army is suffering from the plague? Why are they all like those opium smokers in China?¡±

    Tsukada shook his head helplessly: "Your Excellency, Commander, I don't know very well. The whole division has been acting a little abnormal these past two days. Starting from last night, some symptoms began to appear one after another. By noon  Today most of them are like this, listless.¡±

    "I asked only a few junior officers, and they didn't know why this happened. And the most important thing now is that not only the lower-level officers and soldiers have severe symptoms, but also two wing captains and some senior officers have also suffered from this.  symptoms."

    "These are better. The heavy ones are even causing convulsions. Seventy percent of the people in the entire division can't even hold a gun, and at least half of them can't even stand up. And as time goes by,  This situation is getting more and more serious, and the entire division has been paralyzed. Let alone combat, if this situation continues for half a day, even self-defense will become a problem. "

    "After our internal investigation, we found that those who had abnormalities usually smoked a high-end cigarette called Fortress, while those officers and soldiers who did not smoke on weekdays had nothing to do with it. Those who had problems were those who often smoked on weekdays.  Such a smoker."

    "These cigarettes are high-end products, much better than the military cigarettes issued, and the price is not high. They are basically the same as Manchuria real estate cigarettes, so they are very popular with lower-level officers and soldiers on weekdays. Almost all smokers in the entire division  , are all smoking these cigarettes now.¡±

    "After this kind of cigarettes started to be sold in various military stores in the division at the end of last year, it has replaced the less popular military cigarettes and has become the main daily cigarette for officers and soldiers with smoking habits. This situation among officers and soldiers occurred just after  After smoking this kind of cigarette, it was just that when I was stationed in the division, there was a supply of cigarettes at any time, so I didn't pay attention to it. This time, because the war time was too long and military vendors were not allowed to appear, the officers and soldiers showed up after finishing the cigarettes they carried.  This situation."

    "I felt something was wrong, so I sent a telegram to the Commander, and sent someone back to Muling to find the owner of Suijun Trading Company. But he didn't know why it was like this. These high-end cigarettes were all imported from a trading company in Xinjing.  Yes, the purchase price offered there is very low, so there is no need for him to increase the price too high. "

    "And all the officers and soldiers who have experienced abnormalities have been smoking this kind of cigarette for a long time, and after finishing smoking this kind of cigarette in their hands, they have this kind of situation. After this kind of situation occurs, smoking other cigarettes cannot be replaced at all. I now suspect  The problem lies with these cigarettes."

    After all, he is a famous talent in the Japanese army. Although the incident happened very suddenly, within a short period of time Lieutenant General Tsukada roughly figured out the cause of the incident and quickly identified the culprit, but he did not contact him.  As a drug addict, he didn't know why this happened when he smoked a certain type of cigarette.

    Having said this, Tsukada passed a box of cigarettes with only a few cigarettes left to Namada Juichi. Namada Juichi took it and roughly looked at the cigarettes of the same brand as those sold in Shina Pass, but found nothing unusual.  Finally, he handed it to the military medical director behind him and said: "Take it over and test it to see if there is anything weird about these cigarettes."

    The military medical director took it, opened it, smelled it, and then said clearly: "Your Excellency, there is no need for testing. From the symptoms of the 8th Division, Mr. Tsukada's description, and my feelings about these cigarettes, these  The cigarettes are specially made and doped with heroin, which is extracted from the tobacco soil produced in Rehe by Lily Trading Company's processing plant in Fengtian. It is extremely pure and addictive. "

    "These officers and soldiers of the Eighth Division are not suffering from so-called infectious diseases, but drug addiction. This kind of heroin is a higher-level product extracted from opium. Its toxicity and difficulty in withdrawal are far higher than opium. Lieutenant General,  I suggest that the 8th Division be withdrawn to Muling immediately. At present, they have completely lost their combat effectiveness unless

    Namada Juichi heard the words and frowned and said: "Unless anything, don't be hesitant in your words. Let the 8th Division withdraw at this time. Are you kidding me? No matter what method you take, the 8th Division must be allowed to retreat tomorrow morning."  The body of the officers and soldiers of the divisionReturn to its original appearance.  "

    The military medical director frowned when he heard this and said: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, quitting drug addiction is a very long and arduous task. Let alone just one night, it may not be possible to quit even in a month. This is still a matter of dependence.  For smaller cigarettes and opium, for heroin, which is more toxic, has a higher addiction rate and is more difficult to quit, it takes at least three months to completely detoxify.¡±

    "These soldiers have been smoking special cigarettes mixed with heroin since the end of last year, which means they have been smoking drugs for at least half a year. After such a long time, the officers and soldiers of the 8th Division may have become addicted to drugs.  It¡¯s not something that can be stopped in a short period of time.¡±

    "With all due respect, Lieutenant General, it is impossible to quit completely at least for now. If you insist on not withdrawing the 8th Division and want them to continue to serve the Emperor, you can only find a way to get some heroin to supply them.  Take it, otherwise, if the Eighth Division wants to continue fighting, it will have to wait two months. This is the shortest time I can give you."
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