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Volume 14 The Battle of Zhejiang and Jiangxi Chapter 65 Minister of State

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    The matter of anti-gun battles came to an end. That night, Gao Quan issued an attack order to the troops of the 500 Army outside the encirclement. There was no need for a big battle. The small-scale battle would start tonight. The besieged Japanese troops must be constantly attacked.  Suppress and reduce the burden, weaken the Japanese army's effective strength, and prepare for the final annihilation of this Japanese army.  .

    For the besieged Miura Saburo Division Commander and Aoyama Seiyo Brigade Commander, this night was definitely the most difficult night. The gunshots continued all night long and the fighting continued from dark to dawn.

    The intensity of the frontal fighting on the mountain weakened, but small-scale attacks from behind began. The attacks seemed to be endless. Throughout the night, Lieutenant General Miura could receive reports of attacks on his troops every ten minutes.

    Because it was dark and the terrain was unfamiliar, the commander of the Miura Division was worried that the troops would launch a counterattack at night and fall into Gao Quan's trick. He gave the order to each brigade to stick to the spot. The lieutenant general planned to use collective defense to survive this difficult night.

    Lieutenant General Miura felt that this night was very difficult. In fact, compared with the Aoyama detachment in Kando, the Japanese troops on the mountain were like living in paradise. The Aoyama detachment encountered an ambush of mine traps when they first entered Kando.  They suffered heavy casualties, and their retreat was cut off. After running for thirty miles, they finally saw the exit, but they were bombarded back again by the 500th Army's artillery shells.

    When it was dark, the 500 Army fired two rounds of special bombs into the pass. There were cliffs tens of meters high on both sides of the pass. It was extremely difficult for the air to diffuse. The toxic gas produced after the explosion of the two special bombs did not dissipate for a long time.  , causing more than 400 people in the Qingshan detachment to be poisoned, and nearly 200 people died from the poison.

    The 500th Army was releasing poison gas, and the heartbroken Major General Qingshan sent three emergency telegrams to the division commander asking for help. The reply he received asked him to hold on until dawn, because the division commander was already trapped on the mountain.

    Feeling that there was no hope of escape, the commander of the Aoyama Seiyo Brigade, in despair, simply sent a message directly to the military headquarters in Taiyuan. He crossed the division headquarters and went directly to Lieutenant General Yoshimura Sadichi, the commander of the First Army, for rescue. At the same time, Major General Aoyama sent a message in the telegram.  Weeping Blood accuses the 500th Army of the cruel fact that they blatantly violated international law and blatantly used poison gas bombs to kill Japanese officers and soldiers.

    The commander of the First Army in Taiyuan, Lieutenant General Yoshimura Teiichi, was horrified after receiving the telegram. He ordered the 69th Division to immediately send troops to Hangu Pass for rescue, and at the same time passed the outrageous news back to the base camp.  .

    Early the next morning, the famous domestic newspaper in Japan published the headline news: "The brutal China army brazenly used poison gas bombs, causing our heroic imperial army to be poisoned to death." On the same day, the Japanese government held a press conference  , to accuse the Five Hundred Army of this brutal act that seriously violated international law to the whole world.

    At the press conference, Japanese Minister of State General Yanagawa Heisuke personally introduced to journalists from more than 30 countries how the Chinese 500-strong army used poison gas bombs to maim Japanese officers and soldiers on the battlefield in Henan.

    A reporter from Hong Kong, China, was present at the meeting. He asked on the spot whether Yanagawa Heisuke had also used poison gas bombs during the Nanjing Massacre. As we all know, General Yanagawa was the commander of the Tenth Army that captured Nanjing. The notorious Hisao Tani Sixth Division and the  The 114th Division was a subordinate of this general back then.

    Minister Yanagawa left the meeting angrily amid an uproar among the reporters present. It is said that this brave Hong Kong reporter disappeared after the press conference. Some said that he was secretly protected by China's military reunification agents and returned to China. Others said that this reporter was in  He was assassinated by Japanese agents that day. In short, no one has seen that brave reporter again since then.

    This is the second time that the 500th Army has been accused internationally by the Japanese government of illegal use of chemical weapons. However, this accusation did not cause as many waves as the last time.  It seems that it no longer has enough influence.

    The Chairman, who has always paid great attention to his international image, unexpectedly ignored the gas bomb incident. The big event that caused a lot of noise in Japan did not attract too many people's attention in China. Gao Quan  and the Five Hundred Army were not affected in any way.

    This matter seems to be going to pass quietly like this, but now that it has happened, it will not stop abruptly, and there will eventually be follow-up developments.

    In Japan, General Yanagawa Heisuke was reprimanded by all members of the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Kuniaki Oiso for his rude behavior at the press conference.

    One day later, the Minister of State, General Yanagawa Heisuke, arrived in China as the special representative of the Japanese government. The commander of the Chinese dispatched army, General Okamura Neiji, personally arranged a military transport plane to send Minister Yanagawa to Luoyang.

    General Yanagawa came here to personally supervise the affairs of the 114th Division. The base camp suspected that the First Army was not doing a good job in rescuing the 69th Division. How could the combined strength of the two divisions of the Japanese Army be defeated?There are 500 Chinese troops. What the Japanese army needs in the Battle of Hanguguan is not a large number of reinforcements, but a capable commander.

    As the main general who captured Nanjing, General Yanagawa's battlefield command ability is definitely stronger than that of the two brothers Miura Chujiro and Miura Saburo combined. The Japanese base camp also firmly believes that as soon as Yanagawa Heisuke arrives, the siege of Hangu Pass will be solved immediately and the enemy will be captured.  Xi'an is not impossible.

    There is also a more noble Japanese general sitting in Luoyang. This person is King Asakagawa Kuhiko, a general with the title of prince. This is also the commander who captured Nanjing and is an old partner with Yanagawa Heisuke.

    The two senior Japanese officers hit it off immediately after meeting. After a brief discussion, they immediately agreed that Yanagawa Heisuke would go to Shaanxi County to take command, and Chaoxiang Palace would go to Shaanxian County to take charge. The two of them were going to Shaanxian County together. As for the supreme command, there was no dispute. Of course, it was  General Asaka is the leader. In terms of military rank, he is a general; in terms of official position, he is a prince. General Yanagawa naturally regards himself as his subordinate.

    Before these two high-level generals came to Shaanxi County, Major General Matsuno O Katsuaki, commander of the 84th Brigade of the 114th Division stationed on the outskirts of Shaanxi County, led four infantry brigades and the rest of the division.  The heavy supply troops, field hospitals, and communications teams set off together.

    The Matsuno Brigade originally had four reading infantry brigades. One of them went out with the division commander, and now there are three left. The division commander Miura Chujiro of the 69th Division may feel sorry for it. Anyway, he is in the Matsuno Brigade.  Before departure, he sent out the 118th Reading Infantry Brigade under his command, and followed Major General Matsuno to reinforce the commander of the Miura Saburo Division who was trapped in Hangu Pass.

    Facts have proved that Miura Chujiro's move was extremely far-sighted, because in the following time, Lieutenant General Miura received several orders to march from the military headquarters.

    Miura Chujiro had something to say this time: My division suffered heavy casualties, and one brigade commander was also killed. Today's Sixty-ninth Division is full of wounded soldiers, short of food and ammunition, and it cannot continue without rest and replenishment.  Assuming the combat mission, that's it. He gritted his teeth and sent out the last full reading infantry brigade. Lieutenant General Miura had done his best.
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