Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 20: Out of bounds

The Zhaowu-style woven boots with suede leather uppers stepped on the hard pavement of the Bund, holding a carefully maintained 38-style rifle. At this moment, the hearts of the soldiers of the 116th Engineer Wing of the Japanese Army were full of This is the excitement of building a meritorious service for the empire, and the pride of being a member of the Imperial Japanese Army.

The engineer wing belongs to the category of special forces in the Japanese army, and has a unique position in the Japanese army. In many difficult battles in modern Japanese history, the active figure of Japanese engineers is indispensable, so that the Japanese army was dedicated to engineers during the Taisho period. A professional military academy was established to train professional engineer officers for the army.

In the eyes of ordinary Japanese soldiers, logistical support units such as engineers and heavy soldiers are completely different. They belong to the front-line combat arms just like infantry artillery.

Because it is a professional force, the formation of the engineer wing is far less than that of the conventional infantry wing, but each of them is a technical soldier who has undergone long-term and rigorous training. Japanese engineers have to learn how to build their own positions. In addition, we must also learn how to break through the fortification obstacles set up by the enemy, clear minefields and unexploded ordnance, and use various modern blasting methods.

They also need to learn to operate various construction machinery, build bridges and pave roads for the troops to advance, and even learn to build and operate boats, transport infantry across rivers or land on enemy beaches.

These people are not just digging trenches with shovels. In battle, they often have to take the lead, using flesh and blood and explosives to make gaps in the enemy's defensive line to open up an offensive path for subsequent infantry.

The position of the engineers in the army can even be similar to that of the artillery. Because they control some of the resources of the military science system, many engineers are treated better than ordinary infantry. Especially the engineering units on standby behind the front are simply more money and less responsibility. A model of light.

The 116th Engineer Wing has undertaken several firefighting missions in Jiangbei. This is more important than other units in the division, so that people from the Engineer Wing go out to meet other colleagues in the division and can’t wait to see them. They are all turned up.

When the Jiangnan front stabilized, the engineer wing returned to Shanghai for rest and reorganization. At this time, the garrison troops from all over the country recruited the Chinese civil servants' regiments, and there was much less work that required professional engineers. In the past six months, the 116th Engineer Wing has been stationed in Shanghai and has participated in the repair projects of several nearby military airports. Because the local labor force is abundant, the tasks are cumbersome but the workload is not very large. When they are free, the soldiers can go to Hongkou Little Tokyo. Huajie Liuxiang went to corruption.

This seems to be an enviable and comfortable time, but in the eyes of the officers and non-commissioned officers of the Engineer Corps, this is not the case. They read the battle reports in the front every day and watched their colleagues continue to make contributions on the front line. The ranks of their classmates at the same time have left them far behind. Then look at how they lived compared to those comrades in arms. How can they not let them have a feeling in their hearts in the days of erosion.

However, the engineer wing is a subordinate organization of the division, not an independent combat unit. Although the 116 division is known as a field division, it has always been undertaking defensive tasks. The superiors do not trust the combat effectiveness of this division. Unless there is a large-scale battle, the 116th Engineer Wing will not be sent to the line of fire.

If you don’t fight, you will have no military merit. Without military merit, you will not be promoted quickly. Even when you return to China for vacation, the medal on your chest is a few dollars less than that of the silly son of the neighbor next door. The ambitious Captain Kamimori has long been dissatisfied with his current situation. He has asked his superiors to be transferred to the combat unit more than once. He is eager to gain merits and honors on the battlefield. Of course, all requests are like mud cows entering the sea. .

So when Kamiya heard about Houdong’s plan, he immediately slapped his chest and said that he must participate in it. Mr. Houdong was not only interested in Kamiya’s ambitions. Although his engineering squadron was not very large, it was They are all first-class soldiers.

Because of undertaking the task of repairing the airport, the 116th Engineer Wing also received 20 additional trucks as vehicles. In Houdong’s plan, time is a very critical element. With these trucks, he can Quickly dispatch and transport combat troops, and occupy key units in the public concession before the enemy and us have time to react.

When it was confirmed that the assassination was successful and the German Marshal was seriously injured and admitted to the hospital, Houtong immediately followed the predetermined plan and started his adventure. This young staff officer first joined the two staff officers who rushed from the army headquarters to the Hongkou barracks. They brought the forged official documents of the army headquarters and the command signed by the commander.

Houtong took that order and defrauded the trust of the 109th Wing Second Battalion Captain Honda Shaozuo. Honda Shaozuo was also a **** young man. He did not verify the warrant in accordance with the procedures, but immediately. Leading the three squadrons of the Second Battalion, about 600 soldiers, carrying basic light weapons, left the Hongkou Barracks and moved towards the public concession.

In that forged order, the Israeli army commander Lieutenant General Shigeru Sawada claimed that the Minister of Foreign Affairs had been assassinated in the concession, indicating that the Ministry of Industry and Engineering in the concession had no ability to control the security issues in the concession. Responsibilities were taken, so the 13th Army decided to launch a low-level armed operation. The task of the Second Brigade was to enter the public concession with arms, quickly occupy its vital organs, and serve as the vanguard for the Japanese army to take over the concession.

After Hou Dong conveyed the order, he also specially reminded Honda that after the second squadron completes its mission, the subsequent Japanese troops will quickly expand their results and eventually occupy the entire concession in one fell swoop. By then, as the first Japanese army to invade the public concession , All the soldiers participating in the war will become heroes of the Empire of Japan.

Honda didn’t doubt the authenticity of this order at all, because every one of it seemed to have been written in his mind. As an officer of the garrison, he also struggled to get promotion. This is a big stuff. Suddenly, the cake hit his head, where he still had the thought to verify the authenticity.

Furthermore, it was the two staff officers of the army headquarters who brought the order, and it was the division staff officer Masao Houdong who relayed the order. These people have met at the division meeting, and they usually have contacts. Honda dreams. Unexpectedly, the other party was bold enough to forge military orders.

The Second Brigade of the 109 Wing dispatched two infantry squadrons and a machine gun squadron this time, plus some officers and soldiers from the headquarters of the squadron, and the number reached 617. Because the other two squadrons and the infantry artillery squadron under the brigade were stationed separately in the Zhabei Barracks, it can be said that the troops of the Second Brigade in the Hongkou Barracks almost came out this time.

The two squadrons of the 120th Wing were still stationed in the Hongkou Barracks at this time. These people had previously received an order to prohibit going out to guard the barracks. So when they saw the second squadron fully armed and assembled, the two squadron leaders I couldn't help but ran over to inquire about the clues, and was immediately dismissed by the commander of the other side's army as a reason.

Because they were both familiar colleagues, the two captains did not have any doubts at this time. As a result, after the incident broke out, the two squadron captains all regretted it. If you remembered to call them to report , A piece of credit is properly obtained, rather than getting reprimanded by the Military Law Office for slack in military affairs without reporting.

The troops went through half of the Hongkou District in such a grand manner. Usually, a march of this size is bound to receive orders from higher authorities, and the military police will not go to the front for investigation in idleness.

Near the Broadway Building (Shanghai Building), at the entrance of the ornately decorated Japan Post and Telecommunications Bureau building, the second squadron joined the engineering squadron that had arrived here long ago, and the first squadron brought the latest supplement of twenty Isuzu production vehicles The Type 94 six-wheel truck and the two Nissan 180 four-wheel trucks owned by the original wing~IndoMTL.com~The formation of the Japanese engineer wing is different from that of the infantry (the battalion in the previous article is a mistake in the author's typography), under the headquarters of the wing There are two engineering squadrons, each squadron is classified according to A, B, and C, and the number ranges from 300 to 180. The first squadron of the 116th Wing is a Class A engineer squadron. It is fully loaded with a total of 189 people. Because this time it is preparing for a combat mission, the soldiers carry standard infantry equipment.

According to the Japanese military regulations, each truck can carry up to twelve soldiers, but by this time there is not so much attention. As a result, each Isuzu has more than 20 soldiers loaded, and the two Nissan vehicles are larger because of their larger bodies. Longer, so it was used to house the heavy machine guns of the machine gun squadron.

When the personnel boarded the vehicle, the engineer squadron and the remaining two infantry squadrons, under the leadership of the officers, began to walk towards the Waibaidu Bridge.

The Japanese police sentry by the bridge did not understand what was going on. Seeing several officers waving military orders, they had to remove the roadblocks and let them go.

The police and the soldiers have different insights. They know that armed entry into the concession is a serious matter. Out of duty, they immediately called to report to their superiors.

But at this time, no matter what you do is finished, the Japanese army has entered the concession, and a fierce conflict that everyone unexpectedly is about to break out.

ps: Today’s situation is better, but it seems that I can only write one chapter. I owe everyone a chapter to see if I can make up tomorrow.

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