1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

However, the bomb that everyone in Chengde expected did not fall, and a few people who did not have time to hide discovered that strange white "dandelions" were blooming in the sky.

Alas?

What is this?

No one knew that this was humanity's first airborne operation in this world line:

It's called Operation Market Garden; let's begin!

“Wow…”

Kanezane Fujiwara, who was being held by the agent, looked at the ground getting closer and closer and said jokingly: "Agent, you are so heavy. If the parachute can't hold you back, won't we both fall to our deaths?"

"

Even though he knew the commander was joking, the agent couldn't help but take a look at the oversized parachute before shaking his head helplessly.

"Commander, HK416 is the most suitable T-doll to accompany you in a parachute jump. Why don't you choose her?"

"..Why are you asking this now?"

"Just curious. You know I'm the heaviest of all the humanoids."

"Pfft... Fatty." "Commander." "Alright, alright."

Mark returned to his composure and said calmly:

"That's because they don't recognize me as much as you or the alchemist do."

"...You don't trust them? Is it because Team 404 didn't establish a mind imprint with you?"

This thing is equivalent to the "master-servant contract" between the doll and the commander. Once engraved, the doll becomes the private property of that person and can be absolutely trusted.

Agents and other Iron-Blooded T-dolls and many Griffin T-dolls have them, but Team 404, who had been doing illegal work outside and later joined Griffin Company as mercenaries, is an exception - none of the members have them.

"No, that's not the reason. I'm not interested in that kind of thing. It's just that they haven't reached that level in their hearts, so I won't bother myself."

The agent sighed inwardly.

The commander is still the commander. But I'm afraid you're mistaken.

Let’s not talk about others for now, at least that silver-haired humanoid... forget it.

Anyway, in this world, it won't have much of an impact. As long as I'm here, I won't let the Commander come to any harm.

Soon, Fujiwara Kanezane, the agent, and the alchemist landed outside Chengde City. G11, who was rarely fully armed, was the first to arrive on her exclusive mount HK416, followed by other airborne paratroopers.

"...Reporting to the Palace... Commander! The first airlift was supposed to have 128 people, but only 123 actually arrived. Two of them are confirmed dead, and three are missing!"

Skydiving has always been an extremely dangerous sport, especially in 1932, when wind direction, ground conditions, temperature, and even flying birds could cause accidents at any time, and casualties were common.

In previous training, even with human guidance and thorough preparation, more than 10 people were killed or injured in the first round of air combat.

Therefore, every paratrooper looked at Fujiwara Kanezane with eyes full of admiration, awe and fanaticism.

Such a noble person dares to follow us and "seek death". He does not care about his life and is not afraid of death. Why should we, who are worthless, hesitate?

I dare not die for His Highness!

Before the operation, Fujiwara Kanezane was mentally prepared for at least 20 paratroopers to die in the fall. Unexpectedly, the result was unexpectedly good. He comforted the soldiers who were ashamed of their injuries and asked:

"Who are the three missing people?"

"Park Chung-hee, Kim Il-sung, and Cho Myeong-seon." "Hmm?"

These three guys?

Park Chung-hee, not to mention, was a "Korean who bravely blocked a bomb for His Majesty Fujiwara" and received a lot of attention. He was rushed out of school without finishing his studies and sent to Manchukuo to intern at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

After Kim Il-sung (Kim Sung-ju) and Cho Myeong-suan were captured last time, they were handed over to Wang Yaqiao by Fujiwara Kanezane to deal with. After they became much more obedient, they, like Park Chung-hee, were selected to join this secretly formed air transport unit.

How come these three items were lost together?

The agent searched the cloud map and said softly:

"...the parachute deployed too early, and high winds blew it away from its intended location, about 30 kilometers from us."

"Oh, then forget it." Fujiwara no Kanezane nodded and ordered:

"Hide the bodies of our comrades, unload the equipment, and the rest of us, advance as planned.

"Remember, don't speak Japanese!"

Like Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in the past, Tang Yulin hid in an underground fortification, listening to the faint roar of planes coming from above his head, gritting his teeth in hatred.

Damn it, you Japanese have too much money to burn?

Shanhaiguan hasn't been taken yet, Chaoyang and Kailu are still there, why are you bombing my Chengde?

Crazy?

Also, why the bombing at this time? Don't air force bombings usually take place in broad daylight? Are you really not afraid of the planes crashing on their way back? Speaking of which, this is a bit strange...

Sending out planes at this time, and so many of them, is not normal no matter how you think about it.

Also, why hasn't there been any explosions in so long?

Just as Tang Yulin was filled with doubts and anxiously waiting, an attendant came running in to report:

"Commander! The Japanese planes have withdrawn! Already withdrawn!" "Huh?"

What’s going on!

What’s going on?!

They ran away without dropping a single bomb?? Are the Japanese really just too rich to spend?!

Why didn't Tang Yulin know about the airborne troops until now?

The answer is that almost all of his troops hid in their fortifications, and no one paid any attention to the sky at all.

A few people who saw the "dandelion" did not know what it meant, nor were they qualified to report it to Tang Yulin.

After all, almost all official positions in the entire army and even the entire Rehe Province, big and small, were monopolized by Tang Yulin's useless relatives and useless confidants. Who else would be willing to work for him?

Although he would not understand even if he saw the paratroopers' combat, Tang Yulin still felt something was amiss due to his many years of experience as a bandit and in the military.

The Japanese behavior is so abnormal.

So many planes, no bombs dropped, and they ran away after a while... No, something is wrong.

To be on the safe side, we can't stay in Chengde, at least not in the command post. We have to find a secret place to hide!

Maybe the Japanese are coming for me!

It must be said that Tang Yulin may have lost some of his other qualities, but the sixth sense of escape and mobility he developed when he was being hunted by government troops and hiding in the mountains are still as good as ever.

Thinking of this, he ordered without hesitation: "Come! Prepare the car! We..."

At this time, there was a fierce sound of gunfire outside, which made Tang Yulin more certain of his guess.

But his first reaction was not to command the troops to fight the enemy, but to urge them more urgently: "Hurry, hurry, prepare the car! Go south! Go south!"

Because Tang Yulin fled in the middle of the battle, the well-equipped First Air Force easily defeated the enemy who had neither morale nor command, and directly broke into the enemy's command post without any casualties.

"Report to the commander! Tang Yulin is missing!" "Where is Tang Yulin?"

Fujiwara Kanezane turned around and slapped a man in the face, leaving a clear glove mark.

"You damn cripple! Didn't you say Tang Yulin was hiding here? Where's he?"

"Commander...Commander! My uncle is really hiding here!" Tang Baofu, the nephew of Tang Yulin with a bruised face and nose and the commander of the engineering battalion, cried very sadly.

This guy was drinking in a tavern when he heard a commotion outside. He limped out to see who was disturbing his mood, shouting, "I'm Commander Tang's beloved nephew," and was caught red-handed.

After a minute of memory recovery, Tang Yulin's location was revealed. No. 1 Kong Shu rushed over, but he found nothing.

Damn, running faster than in history?

Never mind, having this guy here is good, but not having him is even better. It'll make catching people easier, won't it?

Soon after, the air transport teams that had been operating separately reported: Tang Yulin's third brother, Tang Yushan, the commander of the 58th Regiment, had been captured; Tang Yulin's fourth brother, Tang Yuming, the commander of the artillery brigade, had been captured; Tang Yulin's fifth brother, Tang Yushu, the commander of the cavalry brigade, had been shot dead; Tang Yulin's eldest brother-in-law, Xia Weishi, the commander of the supply battalion, had been captured;

Tang Yulin's eldest son, Tang Zuorong, director of the Rehe Province Anti-Smoking Bureau, was arrested;

Tang Yulin's second son, Tang Zuofu, the director of the Rehe Provincial Finance Department, was arrested; Tang Yulin's sister...

Tang Yulin's mother...

In short, the entire Tang family, except for Tang Yulin himself, was basically wiped out, which means that the top military and political leaders of Rehe Province and Chengde City were almost wiped out.

There was no way around it. After all, the Rehe 16th Bureau actually only had two directors (Tang's two sons), and almost all the military leaders stationed in Chengde were members of the Tang family.

The most surprising thing is that even when they encountered an air raid, these senior military and political officials were still eating, drinking and having fun.

The most difficult thing is that Tang Yulin's third brother and eldest son were arrested in a brothel;

The most difficult thing is that these two guys were targeting the same prostitute, attacking her from both sides, and trying to...

In short, without these leaders, Chengde would be completely lost. Don't expect these old bandit-like troops to have the courage or ability to do anything to Fujiwara no Kanezane's mere hundred or so men.

"Use Tang Yulin's radio and ours to send a telegram to the entire nation! I have personally led over 130 men from the 386th Brigade of Manchukuo to capture Chengde! We are prepared to severely punish the bastards who have committed unforgivable crimes against the people of Northeast China!"

"Send a telegram to all the troops in Rehe, ordering them to lay down their arms and surrender immediately! Send an order to Brigade Commander Wang, have all the troops of the 386th Brigade move closer to me as soon as possible!"

"Yes! Commander!"

Soon, the whole of China received a shocking news:

Chengde fell.

At first, everyone thought it was a bad joke. But when they found out that the telegram was indeed sent from Chengde, they thought Commander Tang had taken the wrong medicine (after all, Rehe opium was world-famous).

Soon after, when the Military Commission under the Manchuria Internal Affairs Commission (the Chairman was of course...) also released the same news, all forces in China and Japan fell silent.

The Japanese were naturally celebrating, but the Chinese were still in disbelief: No...it really fell?

How did you lose it please?

Didn't Rehe have over 20 troops? Even Chengde had at least 4! Damn it!

Did the Japanese grow wings and fly over there?!

Before I could recover from this news, not long after, the Military Commission of Manchukuo released new news:

Our army has captured Kailu, Beipiao and Chaoyang.

A quick look at the map shows that this news means that Chengde's north gate and middle gate have been completely lost, leaving only Lingnan and Lingyuan in the south.

How the hell is this fight!!!

Just like in history, before it happened, no one had imagined that the Battle of Rehe would be so easy and difficult.

Zhao Qimin, commander of the 1st Regiment of the 386th Brigade, led about 3000 men to take charge of the northern route. Cui Xingwu's 17th Cavalry Brigade stationed in Kailu immediately surrendered to the enemy upon engaging in battle, and then took the initiative to attack the nearby volunteer troops.

Zhang Zongxun, commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 386th Brigade, led about 4000 men to take charge of the central route. The Dong Futing Brigade stationed in Chaoyang was routed without a fight because of the surrender of the former commander, Shao Benliang, who had led his troops and provoked internal unrest.

Li Da, commander of the 3rd Regiment of the 386th Brigade, led about 3000 people to take charge of the southern route. He encountered the main force of Wan Fulin's troops, which had received orders from Zhang Xueliang and were stationed in Pingquan and Lingyuan. After a brief battle, he defeated them after half an hour.

Compared to the historical "Hundred Riders Capture Chengde", this time the battle was easier because the battle started too early and the advance was too fast. A considerable number of the Nationalist troops that should have been stationed in Rehe had not yet done so.

For example, the 117th Brigade of Sun Dianying's 41st Army, which almost destroyed the Japanese 6th Division Headquarters in Rehe in history, was still with Sun Dianying in Shanxi at this time!

After all, it takes time to assemble troops and prepare military supplies. The Nationalist government optimistically estimated that even if the Japanese intended to attack Rehe and capture the Great Wall, it would take at least until March of next year, so they were moving slowly.

Even if there was a "Northeast Counteroffensive".

No one expected that Fujiwara no Kanezane would lead the 386th Brigade, a newly formed "puppet army unit" with only more than 10,000 people and not too many heavy weapons, to attack Rehe, and win, and so quickly.

If any Chinese general who understood military affairs knew this scene, he would probably have closed his eyes.

Rehe is beyond saving.

Beipiao, Chaoyang, Pingquan, Lingyuan, Kailu, Xiawa and other areas all fell, which meant that Chengde was completely open to the outside world and had no strategic location to defend.

Similarly, the 10th Cavalry Brigade under Fu Zuoyi in Chifeng was now in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides, with no way to survive except to flee westward towards Duolun.

In other words, Chifeng was also lost.

If these places were lost, what good would it do to have 30 or 40 men in Chengde? Unless they retreated to the Great Wall, they would simply be pigs waiting to be slaughtered!

damn it!

Commander Tang, are you fucking sleeping?

Commander Tang, who was on his way, certainly didn't want to sleep. He couldn't sleep either.

Hearing the sound of gunfire behind him gradually subside, this guy not only did not order the guards to turn around, but ran faster.