Sword: Heart of Iron

Chapter 156: Kenji Doihara: I feel like I’m surrounded! !

Cao County.

14th Division Command Post.

Kenji Doihara had a worried look on his face and was restless, pacing back and forth in the room.

"Sano-kun, how do you think we should deal with the current situation?"

Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano stood aside and immediately raised his head when asked: "Report to your Excellency, the Chinese army is large in scale, but the morale is low. I think we should concentrate our superior forces to attack the enemy's weak points and cut off the Longhai Line as soon as possible!"

Kenji Doihara frowned and thought: "Weak spot."

Where exactly is the weak spot?
He turned his head to look at the battle map, feeling mixed emotions.

Although I was the attacker, I felt like I was being overwhelmed by a large army.
Kenji Doihara has a clear understanding of his own abilities.

He graduated from the Army University in 1912 and came to Peking the following year to serve as assistant to the spy chief.

From then on, he began a career as a spy that lasted more than 30 years.

In terms of military command, he is only at the level of a lieutenant colonel.

Sano Tadayoshi: "Sir, we can attack the First Corps' position first!"

Doihara Kenji nodded and walked up to him: "Yoshi! Sano-kun, please make a detailed attack plan."

"Be careful!"

He reminded again and again.

What really put pressure on him was not the First Corps, but the "Wang Feng Garrison Army" that had just arrived.

The lessons of the Second Division are still fresh in our minds!
Doihara Kenji knew Okamura Yasuji very well. They both started out as espionage agents, but after the January 28 Incident, Okamura Yasuji joined the General Staff of the Kwantung Army and was promoted all the way to division commander,

It is said that before the defeat, the mainland Army General Staff had planned to transfer him to the Central China Expeditionary Army to serve as the commander of the 11th Army.

His military command ability is evident.

Moreover, in addition to the Second Division, the army attacking Linyi also included a cavalry brigade and a heavy artillery brigade.

But even so, he was defeated by Wang Feng.

Now he is facing this Chinese general, and the size of his opponent's troops has more than doubled compared to the Battle of Linyi!
The combat force of our side is only one division.
Sano Tadayoshi bowed: "Hai!"

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Zhao Fangyuan frowned: "Sir, after we arrived in Kaifeng, the 14th Division suddenly stagnated and even showed signs of shrinking the front line."

"why is that?"

Wang Feng held the teacup in his hand, not taking it to heart: "He ran away, what else could it be?"

Zhao Fangyuan couldn't believe it: "Run away?"

Wang Feng took a sip of tea leaves and said, "Yeah, is there any need to think about this?"

"On the Kaifeng-Shangqiu line, my troops and our friendly forces have assembled at least 200K troops here. How dare we continue to advance rashly when there are only so many people in a division?"

Zhao Fangyuan scratched his head: "It seems to make sense."

Before I knew it, a division was no longer worthy of attention.

Wang Feng put down his teacup and said, "We can't underestimate the enemy. Kenji Doihara is a very cunning old devil. What you are seeing now is very likely a deliberate illusion."

Zhao Fangyuan seemed to be lost in thought: "Sir, are you saying that the Japanese have a conspiracy?" "They want to lure us into a rash attack?"

Wang Feng grinned and said, "You think too much. Kenji Doihara has been involved in espionage for most of his life, but his military command ability is not as good as our column leader."

"Whether he can win the war depends entirely on whether he can win over the right mole."

"How are the friendly forces doing?"

Zhao Fangyuan: "The Nationalist troops in Kaifeng City felt relieved of a lot of pressure when they saw the 14th Division retreat. When I returned from the First Corps' Staff Headquarters, I saw many friendly soldiers drinking and having fun on the street."

Wang Feng: "It's human nature, very normal."

"How is the development of the internal security forces?"

Zhao Fangyuan: "A new batch of internal affairs soldiers have been trained. Old Xie's intention is to place the internal affairs department at the company level."

Wang Feng frowned and thought for a long time: "Okay, let him do it."

"I've read the new military regulations. They're quite reasonable. Implement them as soon as possible!"

Zhao Fangyuan saluted: "Yes!"

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Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Inside a private house, the ground was damp and cold, all the windows were nailed shut, and the house was as dark as night.

Sergei crossed his legs and held a Victory cigarette in his mouth.

"Sir, this is the Japanese spy we caught!" The internal security soldier kicked the Japanese who was tied up in front of him, "Fuck him, are you going to confess or not?"

The Japanese soldier who was kicked down struggled on the ground, turning his hands desperately to try to untie the rope from behind.

Sergei took a deep puff and pressed the still burning cigarette butt hard against the Japanese spy's face.

Humph--

The spy snorted coldly, veins in his neck bulged, and he gritted his teeth and stood up.

Sergei smiled contemptuously: "Don't pretend, I know you can speak Chinese."

"As long as you tell me the specific mission, I can leave you a way out."

The Japanese spy's lips moved slightly, and it was unclear what he was saying.

Sergei narrowed his eyes and said, "Continue the interrogation. Give him an afternoon. If he doesn't say anything, just get rid of him."

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the room.

Outside the door, Deputy Minister Deng Cheng caught up with him and said, "Sir, this is the fifth spy we have caught since arriving in Kaifeng."

Sergei: "The commander of the division on the other side started out as an espionage agent. Commander Wang has already told me to keep a close eye on him. Don't let anything go wrong!"

Deng Cheng saluted: "Yes!"

Sergei added: "And our friendly forces, please help monitor, that is the most dangerous place!"

Deng Cheng looked solemn and nodded.

(End of this chapter)