Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Is the 4th Division stationed near Shanxi Province? I heard it's not safe there. Li Yunlong's troops are there, and many generals have been captured by Li Yunlong."

Another reason why Ishii Haruta did not dare to go to the 4th Division was that Li Yunlong's current reputation was a bit scary.

The destruction of the Japanese Sixth Division and the abandonment of Shanxi Province could not be concealed, so in order to eliminate the impact of the destruction of the Sixth Division and the abandonment of Shanxi Province, the Japanese began to widely publicize Li Yunlong, portraying Li Yunlong as an opponent who would do anything to win and was very cunning and difficult to deal with.

It was not that the imperial army was not strong, but that Li Yunlong was too insidious and cunning, and used various methods to launch sneak attacks, so he was able to achieve victory. There were even rumors that Li Yunlong learned from Sima Yi and disguised himself as a woman to launch a sneak attack on the imperial army.

This kind of propaganda made the Japanese people hear the name of Li Yunlong and know that there was such a "sinister and cunning" general who killed many imperial generals.

"You don't have to worry about that at all. The 4th Division has now moved its headquarters to the Qiqihar area, located in the Eastern Four Provinces. I remember that Ishii-kun, you seem to have family in the Eastern Four Provinces. You can go visit them this time."

Koderano's words made Ishii Haruta's eyes light up. If it was not near Shanxi Province but in Qiqihar, it would indeed be worth a trip.

Some of the business between his company and the Kwantung Army has been progressing a bit slowly, so he can take this opportunity to discuss it. Most importantly, Qiqihar is not far from Harbin, so he can also visit his father on the way.

"In Qiqihar? Then you can definitely go there."

Ishii Haruta consulted his secretary again and asked about his recent affairs. After arranging everything properly, he decided to set off for Qiqihar three days later to meet and talk with Kota Kotera.

Ishii Haruta acted quickly. After arriving in the four northeastern provinces, he went directly to the headquarters of the 4th Division and met Kota Kotera. The two had a good chat. Later, he met Daisho Nakaaki and the newly appointed commander of the 4th Division, Kenzo Kitano.

The 4th Division also happily signed a purchase agreement for some medicines with Haruta Ishii, and also allowed merchants from Ishii Company to settle in the 4th Division.

In this way, ordinary soldiers of the 4th Division can directly purchase some medicines from Ishii Company. Of course, the 4th Division will take a portion of the profit for each medicine sold. Once this money reaches a certain amount, it will be distributed to the 4th Division Commander, Chief of Staff, and Regiment Commander.

After agreeing on the profit sharing ratio and the first batch of purchased medicines, Ishii Haruta took his people and set off from Qiqihar to Harbin.

It was already April. The snow on the ground began to melt and the temperature began to warm up. It was the most comfortable season in the entire four eastern provinces.

“It’s really beautiful!”

Looking at the vast black soil outside, Ishii Haruta couldn't help but sigh.

Instead of taking the train, he chose to travel by car. On the way to Harbin, he had to pass by several military bases. Ishii Haruta had contacted these armies in advance and had some cooperation to discuss.

After two busy days, Ishii Haruta was less than 30 kilometers away from Harbin.

"These are the two cars, right?"

On a road, two cars were speeding. On both sides of the road, a group of people wearing leather jackets and dressed like bandits were watching the speeding cars with binoculars.

“These two!”

"Get ready to take action!"

At this time, Haruta Ishii was reading a newspaper in the car. He did not inform his father in advance about coming to Harbin this time, and he was going to give his father a surprise.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Three gunshots were heard, and the tire of a car in front suddenly burst and crashed into a tree on the side of the road. The car behind slammed on the brakes and stopped.

"what happened?"

When Ishii Haruta heard the gunshots, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"It seems like we've encountered bandits, but don't worry, Mr. Ishii, I'll handle it." The driver and bodyguard said as he pulled out his gun.

There are many bandits in the four eastern provinces. They often attack various villages and occasionally rob people on the road. The Japanese are no longer surprised by this.

These bandits only dared to bully ordinary people, and would basically take a detour when they saw the Japanese.

As the driver spoke, he pulled out his pistol and got out of the car: "Baga, are you bandits blind? This is an imperial merchant's car, don't you want to live?"

The "bandits" on both sides of the road took out a photo and compared it and said, "Isn't that the devil named Ishii Haruta!"

"Shot dead!"

"boom!"

With a gunshot, the Japanese driver who was still shouting was killed directly, and then the ambushing "bandits" rushed out from both sides.

"Found it, it's him!"

They pulled Ishii Haruta out from the back seat, compared the photos, and immediately put a sack on Ishii Haruta's head. Then the group of "bandits" carried Ishii Haruta into the mountains.

The arrest of Haruta Ishii was just the beginning of the arrests of members of the Ishii family.

After Ishii Haruta went to the Northeast, his brother Ishii Haruno received the news that his father had met with an accident in the Northeast and was captured by the guerrillas. He rushed to the Northeast, and his sister Ishii Harumi went with him.

Then a group of people sneaked into Ishii's house at night, kidnapped all the remaining people in the house, and sent them onto a smuggling ship.

When Li Yunlong met Shiro Ishii again, the whole family appeared in the interrogation room almost in full force.

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Here's the third update. I'm still half-grown today. I was so drunk yesterday that I can't even remember writing a chapter in the middle of the night... I have to give myself some credit for not writing nonsense while drunk! ~

Chapter 420: Avengers from Siberia

Birobidzhan in the Khabarovsk Krai (Khabarovsk) in Siberia.

This is the easternmost part of the entire area occupied by the Russian Bear. It used to be Chinese land, but in the Sino-Russian treaty signed in 1860, square kilometers of land east of the Ussuri River, including Khabarovsk, were ceded to the Russian Bear.

The natural resources here are very rich, including coal, iron, tin, gold and other minerals, and the forest area is 4300 million hectares.

About 40 kilometers east of Birobidzhan, there is a labor camp.

Most of the people held here were political prisoners from the Great Purge, as well as Finnish prisoners captured by the Soviet-Finnish War. In addition, some German prisoners and a small number of Japanese prisoners from the Battle of Nomonhan were also transported here in the past two years.

This labor camp only has a number but no name. It is numbered nineteen among the labor camps of the Russian bear.

However, this place later had a better-sounding name, Edelweiss Prison, which was specially used to detain some of the most serious criminals in Russia. The criminals who could be sent here were sentenced to life imprisonment at the very least.

The reason why it is called Edelweiss Prison is because the climate here is very harsh, and the lowest temperature in winter can reach more than 40 degrees below zero.

Moreover, this place is far away from human habitation, 40 kilometers away from the nearest city, Birobidzhan, and there is only one road connecting it to the outside world.

The prisoners imprisoned here have only one thing to do every day, which is mining. There is a gold mine next to this prison.

The Russians carefully selected the locations for their labor camps in Siberia. Most of the labor camps were next to precious metal mines, and the prisoners held there were miners.

It was already the end of April. The weather had begun to warm up, the earth was beginning to revive, and it was also the time of year when the workload at Labor Camp No. 19 was at its heaviest.

Every year, this labor camp needs to hand over at least ten tons of gold. However, the winter in Siberia is long, and mining in winter is no different from committing suicide. In order to prevent all the prisoners from freezing to death, no one can mine.

Therefore, the No. 19 Labor Camp will rest in the winter. After the winter is over, they will start to exploit these criminals desperately, working at least sixteen hours a day, and strive to dig out a year's output in half a year.

It was noon at this time. The people in the mine dragged their heavy bodies out of the mine and began to prepare for dinner.

Because they were doing heavy physical work and digging for gold, the income was relatively high. The food in this labor camp was quite good. They could eat borscht, mashed potatoes, and a piece of bread hard enough to be used as a weapon.

However, the hot borscht softened the bread so that it was not difficult to swallow.

This labor camp was dead silent even at mealtimes. No one spoke because they had virtually no energy to speak.

Apart from this, there is no hope. Once you arrive in this labor camp, you will either die of illness, freeze to death, or die of exhaustion. So far, no one has been able to walk out alive.

There are a total of 3,600 criminals and prisoners of war here. Originally, there was a battalion of about 600 people guarding them, but as the situation on the Soviet front became tight, some of the troops were withdrawn, leaving only about a company of soldiers.

Later, worried that the number of people was not enough, another company of new recruits was added, bringing the total number to about 400.

Because Labor Camp No. 19 is a gold mining camp, it is heavily guarded.

The entire mine was surrounded by wooden fences, with watchtowers high up, and soldiers on guard day and night. In addition, there were bunkers and machine gun positions inside the labor camp, and if the prisoners made any unusual movements, they would be shot immediately.

In addition, there are very strict inspections when entering and leaving the mine every day, and no piece of iron can be brought into the camp.

Except in winter, escaping from here is almost impossible.

As for winter, it is useless to escape. There is wasteland all around, and the temperature is dozens of degrees below zero. No one can survive.

However, this labor camp has very strict internal management, but very loose external supervision.

Apart from two observation posts at the entrance of the labor camp, there were no other defensive facilities, so there was no need to worry about anyone attacking.

Zhang Dabiao and his men hid in the dense forest and observed the situation in the labor camp.

“Is the number accurate?”

"I've calculated that they go out to buy food every week. The flour and meat are roughly enough for about 500 people to consume in a week. I've also asked merchants in surrounding cities, and they've found that there are over 400 defenders here!"

"Get ready for action!"

This labor camp was the last of the six that Zhang Dabiao knew about. The other five camps had been captured, and the soldiers in those camps had begun to be armed.

The reason why this labor camp is placed last is simply because it is the closest to Khabarovsk. The other five labor camps are very remote, and almost no one goes there except for those who deliver supplies every month.

The No. 19 labor camp is the closest to Birobidzhan. If something happens here, the Russians will get the news quickly. So in order to avoid being exposed in advance, Zhang Dabiao chose this place as the last target.

After we take this place, we can release 20,000 criminals.

Among these criminals were former political prisoners. These were not ordinary political prisoners; they were all people who opposed Stalin.

Moreover, most of these people were once officers in the Russian army and have strong organizational skills.

In addition, there were some criminals and prisoners of war, all of whom were against Stalin or even enemies of the Soviet Union.

Although there are only 20,000 people, the fighting power of this group of people gathered together cannot be underestimated.

"Let our Free Army attack. It's time to test their fighting power!"

Zhang Dabiao put down the telescope and said with a smile.

"Yes!"

In a wood not far away, a bearded man was lying on the ground, waiting for orders from the front.

He was wearing a tattered military uniform with a Russian hero medal hanging on his chest.

This man's name is Alexander Nikolayevich Tukhachevsky.

He did not make any military achievements for the Soviet Union, and the Order of the Soviet Union did not belong to him, but to his father, the famous Mikhail Nikolayevich Tukhachevsky.

He was once a hero and marshal of the Soviet Union, one of the founders of the Soviet Union, and a leader of the Soviet Union known as the "Red Napoleon". However, in 1937, he was charged with espionage and tried.

In order to prevent anyone from vindicating him, he was executed by firing squad immediately after the trial, and the whole process took no more than half an hour.

Mikhail's entire family was imprisoned and exiled to the Far East Labor Camp No. 1939 in .

Alexander's mother, Mikhail's wife, died on the way to the labor camp. His wife committed suicide after being raped by Russian soldiers during detention. His teenage son died of illness. Alexander has been waiting for an opportunity all his life.

A chance for revenge.