Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 49: Negotiating (4) Yamashita
It is not a difficult task for the group of Asia-Pacific experts from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs to concoct a testimony that conforms to the Japanese thinking logic and language habits. Germany, which has cooperated with Japan for many years, has many Japanese experts.
What's more, the confessors cooperated vigorously with a flattering attitude under the threat of the nine-tailed cat and Lugar's pistol. Not only did they point out the tiny loopholes in the forged confessions, they also added a lot of material to increase that share. The credibility of the report brought this confession to the highest level of perfection.
These Japanese people also know that it is impossible for them to set foot on the land of Japan again. Even if the Germans let them go with great kindness, they are definitely not welcome bouquets and cheers after returning to Japan. It is more likely. It will be the cold muzzle of the military police and the roar of the "Tenchu" of the former companions in his organization.
Since has already betrayed, then simply do it more thoroughly. These people not only think so, but also do it.
These Japanese scumbags have long been completely wiped out by the German torture experts. Compared with the honor of the nation and the soldering iron, the latter can make them unforgettable.
I don’t blame them. Except for the two or three bosses, none of the rest are of regular military background, and of course they have not received that kind of strict brainwashing education.
The fiercest guy among them is a ronin. Bushido has nothing to do with them.
Before they joined their respective organizations, they were either street nomads, or gangsters who caused troubles, and even set up stalls in Kabuki Town as hawkers.
The reasons for joining these organizations are also strange. Some were brought into the industry by the elder brother inexplicably, some who thought it seemed to be very powerful and joined, and some were purely to feed their families.
But there is one thing in common. These people are a bit clever and have a little talent for language, otherwise they would not be sent to France to establish an intelligence station.
They have all received some professional training, and they used to have a passion for blood, but under the flexible nine-tailed cat, all the training and blood was wiped out in the shadow of the whip.
, they have fully mastered the social survival experience, they will not have the roots of samurai, let alone the consciousness of dedication to the emperor. Between survival and loyalty, all of them chose the former in the first place.
No one wants to be sent by the Germans to the small crematorium in the basement of the prison hospital. This disappointed the German executioners.
These Japanese rebellions were expected by German intelligence experts, but Shigeru Fujimoto, who was a leader and an officer, also chose to rebel, which surprised the German experts.
This man is not a local hawker. He is a regular officer who graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School. He has served as a second lieutenant in the Kwantung Army and the commander of the lower-level secret services under the North China Dispatch Army. .
Judging from his resume, he should be the least likely to betray Japan among this group of prisoners.
This is Fujimoto Shigeru, but it is precisely the first Japanese prisoner to confess after the execution.
Here, the German executioner has just moved his muscles and bones, and the boy has already confessed like a bamboo tube.
However, since this guy was the chief culprit in the assassination of the Führer, no intelligence officer was present at the time, and the Germans were all on the fire, so no one noticed this detail.
The German didn't care whether his confession attitude was good or not, and changed his tricks to really tidy up his meal, until he was beaten to death several times before dragging away.
So, when the German just asked him to reverse his confession this time, before the executioner waved his whip to intimidate him, the guy started crying and agreed to cooperate with Germany.
Not only that, he also categorically stated that if the German side needs it, he can even serve Germany without any conditions.
This time, the eyes of the German intelligence officer in charge of this matter began to light up.
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Yamashita, who was transferred to the German Army Hospital, was beaten badly, not because he was a Japanese general, but because the "famous general" was too hard.
Fengwen under the mountain was not as prestigious as Xu Jun's original world at this time, and he hung the title of "Malay Tiger" to search for precious metals everywhere.
Fengwen Yamashita is also a graduate of a major, and he graduated second in the 28th term of Lu University, and belongs to a promising member of the saber team. As long as you stand in the right team and you are not too stupid, you can definitely make a name in the army.
After graduation, he was sent by the public to study in Germany. He also served as a military researcher in Switzerland and studied the European military system. After returning to China, he spent a while in the General Staff Headquarters, then returned to the Army University to serve as an instructor, and then was dispatched to the Japanese Embassy in Austria.
After returning from Austria, he served as the wing captain of the Army’s Third Wing, mixing with the nickname "Infantry Artillery".
This guy is 1.74 meters tall, which is tall among the Japanese, but he is as heavy as an 11-year 37mm flat-fired infantry gun, which is 180 kilograms. He may be the whole of Japan at that time. The fattest wing captain in the army.
Although only a small wing captain, the third wing can be regarded as the main force, and Yamashita Fengwen formally became a member of the real power officer.
Yamashita Bongwen's background is not considered noble, he belongs to an ordinary family, and he doesn't have a samurai background, so he suffers a bit from his career.
But his wife is from a famous family, the eldest daughter of Major General Yongyou Motohiko, relying on his wife's route, he finally got on the line of the upper ranks of the army and met a group of high-ranking dignitaries.
Under the support of high-level friends introduced and met by his father-in-law, Bongwen climbed into the ranks of generals at the age of forty-nine, and even became an important head of the Army Investigation Department, which can be regarded as a prosperous official.
did not expect that, because of this group of friends, he unfortunately made a mistake that would make him irreversible, and he stood on the wrong team.
At that time, the Japanese Army was divided into two factions. One was the "Imperial Doctrine" which believed in the national quintessence and followed the emperor's main purpose and intended to violently reform the country's government, eliminate the "needers" around the emperor, and return all power to the emperor. "The other faction is determined to regard the emperor as a mascot, the military is the supremacy in everything, and the "control faction" emphasizes smooth reforms from top to bottom.
Emperor Dao faction are mostly young and strong officers of the lower-level field troops who are full of Bushido spirit and loyalty thinking, while the control faction are mostly high-ranking and senior generals. Except for the establishment of a militarist country, the two have no common language at all.
The contradiction between the two sides accumulates to the point where they cannot be reconciled. As a result, it led to the famous "Twenty-Six" coup in Japanese history.
On February 26, 1936, the young officers of the "Imperial Daoist" led a mutiny with 1,500 soldiers from the First Division.
They attacked the residences of all cabinet members and killed a group of high-ranking officials including the Director of Army Education.
The mutiners occupied the residences of the Prime Minister and the Secretary of the Army, demanding the removal of the "insurgency" members in the cabinet and the military. They even proposed a list of successors, including the name of Major General Fongfumi Yamashita.
Since most of the friends who supported Yamashita Bongwen are the backbone of the "Imperial Daoist", and Yamashita himself is more inclined to the "Imperial Daoist" thinking, so he was classified as "Imperial A member of the Taoist school.
The regular army units launched a mutiny, which shocked Hirohito at that time. After sitting on the sidelines for a few days, Hirohito finally expressed his opinions intolerably. He classified the mutiny troops as "rebels" and said that if the military continues to wrestle there without solving the problem, he will personally lead the guards to "quell the chaos." There was an uproar in the ruling and opposition party, and Hirohito's small body "smoothed the chaos", and if he didn't add to the chaos, Amaterasu opened his eyes.
But when the emperor uttered, the military department finally had the backbone. With the support of the emperor, solving the problem is simple. The "ruling faction" straightened up immediately and put down the mutiny with the force of destruction. Not only that, they also used this opportunity to carry out a large-scale purge of the "Royal Daoist" officers within the army. Yamashita Bongbun was also pulled from his horse, expelled from the power center, and sent to North Korea to serve as a Korean residence. The commander of the 44th Brigade of the Army went.
This is because Teruchi Shou, who served as Lu Xiang at the time, helped, otherwise it would be possible to be kicked directly into the reserve. What's interesting is that Shouichi Temple was also introduced to him by the father-in-law under the mountain. It can be said that he is successful and he is defeated.
In North Korea, Yamashita developed a hobby of collecting precious metals, and he did not do less murder and treasure. It was not much different from a bandit. In this way, they rushed to the "July 7 Incident", and the loyal team of the Yamashita Limara loyal to the Emperor went to China to rob.
Yamashita Fengwen participated in many battles in North China, from the brigade commander to the position of chief of staff of the North China Front Army.
On the battlefield in China, Yamashita Fengwen committed a series of war crimes and owed countless blood debts to the Chinese people.
In 1939, the "Nomonkan Incident" broke out and the Japanese army was tragically ravaged. In order to appease the Russian side, but also for the sake of face issues, a group of senior Kwantung Army officials were sacked for this.
Yamashita Fengwen was assigned to the Kwantung Army and took up the post of commander of the 4th Division of the Kwantung Army. He finally got a chance to re-emerge.
(Osaka Fourth Division is an interesting division, but the real Fourth Division is not as ridiculous as reported on the Internet. We will see this unit later in this book.)
After serving as the head of the permanent division for a period of time, Yamashita was finally transferred back to China and returned to the center of power, serving as the Director of Japan Airlines and the head of the aviation headquarters. Because he had studied in Germany and was familiar with Germany, he was long enough for his qualifications, his official title was good enough, and his position was suitable, so he was appointed by the military ministry as the deputy commander of the German Military Observer Group and led the Army Observer Group. Hurry to the European battlefields to observe and learn, especially the tactics and technology of the Luftwaffe and armored forces.
Yamashita Bongwen can be considered smug after receiving this mission. He is ready to show off his skills in this investigation and perform well. Maybe he can continue to work **** his current position.
So when the observation team first arrived in Paris, he immediately contacted the Secret Intelligence Station of the Army Staff Headquarters in Paris~IndoMTL.com~ He wanted to get first-hand information about the German army in the French battlefield.
Not to mention, Fujimoto Shigeru did have two brushes in intelligence collection. He obtained some French combat records and some German battlefield manuals, many of which were helpful for analyzing German tactics.
Yamashita Fengwen praised Fujimoto Shigeru for this, and also made a bunch of empty checks for promotion and fortune.
With the mentality of reciprocating love, the flattered Fujimoto Shigeru, after trying his best to tout Yamashita, said that he would hold a Japanese-style luxurious banquet at the intelligence station to help Lieutenant General Yamashita.
In order to arouse the general’s interest, Fujimoto also brags about how fresh the French seafood he got, how many varieties, how advanced the materials, and how superb his chef’s skills are. , The sashimi and sushi were so sweet and delicious that Bongbun Yamashita, who had been eating breaded sausages along the way for several weeks, suddenly moved his index finger and drooled on the spot.
Happy alone is not as good as everyone's happiness, and Yamashita is not the one who eats alone. He dare not forget the benefactor and veteran Touichi Terauchi who saved his military career. After Yamashita Bongwen's enthusiastic introduction, the latter was of course also very decisive and willing to accept the appointment.
So the next day, the two leaders of the Japanese invaders, the future "Military God" and "Master", happily walked into the strange Japanese restaurant.
It’s unlucky for these two butchers whose hands were stained with the blood of Chinese soldiers and civilians. They were originally just to taste a little fresh Japanese sashimi, but now they are beaten like two oysters by the strong Germans. Can you see it alive? Mount Fuji is in between.