Chapter 670 Robbing the Bank
"The 1855 unit is known to the outside world as the North China Expeditionary Forces Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department. It is the same as Jiang Chaozong explained, and its location is next to the west gate of the Temple of Heaven Park."
Song Li pried open Qi Xieyuan's mouth with almost no effort, and was currently reporting the information he got from Qi Xieyuan to Jiang Dong.
"The commander of Unit 1855 is named Nishimura Eiji, with the rank of colonel. Combined with researchers, guards, and logistics personnel, this unit has at least 1,200 people. Unit 1855 has expanded the Central Epidemic Prevention Office of the former National Army. Currently, there are at least
There are 6 wards, hundreds of studios and a huge cold storage of hundreds of square meters. And there are plans to continue to expand.
This is all the information Qi Xieyuan gave, he is currently drawing a sketch of the interior of the station."
Jiangdong nodded. The size of Unit 1855 was second only to that of Unit 731 in Northeast China. If they actually collided with each other this time, it would be impossible for Jiangdong to turn a blind eye.
Song Li flipped through the records and added:
"By the way, there are more than 200 civilians who captured the 1855 unit through Qi Xieyuan's hands. This unit used the most prisoners of our army on the battlefield when conducting experiments, and the number was nearly a thousand!"
Yuan Fei, Chen Zhengyue, Zhao Erniu and others all looked angry at the same time, while Lu Jiu's performance seemed much calmer.
Jiang Dong did not look at the crowd, but solemnly wiped the big spray gun and pistol on his hands, and asked casually:
"What is the reaction from the Japanese side now?"
Lu Jiu nodded slightly to show respect and said:
"The Japanese appear to be very nervous. Additional manpower has been deployed near major military installations, and the number of Japanese and puppet troops patrolling the streets has also increased a lot! The most heavily defended areas are the front army headquarters and intelligence agencies."
"Haha... It seems that our purpose has been exposed. It may not be so easy to find He Dingyuan." Jiang Dong said with a half-smile.
Everyone knew that Jiang Dong had something to say, so they all looked at him.
Jiang Dong put away the gun slowly, looked at the people and said:
"The North China Front is getting worse day by day. I'm very worried that when we launch a large-scale attack, Okamura Neji will jump over the wall and use all the dirty tricks, such as poison gas and germs.
The Japanese are born with extreme ideas, and we cannot get what they cannot keep.
North China is densely populated, and there are millions of people around Peiping. If the Japanese army goes out of their way to release cholera, plague and other viruses among the people, the Sixth Army's actions to regain North China will be greatly hindered, and at the same time, North China will be transformed.
In this hell, countless compatriots died.
In order to avoid such a situation from happening, we must eliminate Unit 1855 in advance.
Let’s put it this way, this matter is more important than killing He Dingyuan!”
Everyone's expressions were straight, Jiang Dong knocked on the table,
"map!"
Lu Jiu quickly brought a map and spread it on the table. Jiang Dong used a red pencil to draw circles on the map one after another.
"The 1855 unit, front army headquarters, intelligence agency, North China Government Affairs Commission, ammunition depot, United Bank of China, plus a train station!
It’s still the same, we have to launch attacks on these places at the same time to make the Japanese tired of responding. To achieve our strategic goal in the chaos, that is to take down the intelligence agencies and the Ministry of Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply!”
Song Li said with some disbelief:
"Commander-in-Chief, the only one we can use at the moment is the third squadron of the Hunter Brigade, and we simply don't have that many troops to attack these many places.
But there are more than a thousand little Japs in the Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department. Even if we attack with all our strength, it will be difficult to succeed. If we attack more points, our troops will be scattered, making it even more difficult to achieve the goal!"
"Wouldn't it be enough to include the Military Intelligence Bureau in Peiping?" Jiang Dong asked.
Lu Jiu replied:
"There are less than a hundred people in the action team, and the rest are engaged in intelligence work, so their combat effectiveness is low."
"Um."
Jiang Dong nodded, touched his upper lip to his lower lip and said the matter. Only then did he fully realize the difficulty of the action.
"Commander-in-Chief, why not act later and transfer the other two squadrons of the Hunter Brigade over?" Chen Zhengyue suggested.
Jiangdong was noncommittal. He gently rubbed the map with his fingers and rolled his eyes slightly.
"Okamura Neiji is not at the North China Front Army Headquarters, so attacking here is of little significance, so the main targets are only the Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department and the intelligence agency." Koto seemed to be talking to himself, but also seemed to be analyzing,
"There are so many Japanese garrison troops in Peiping that a force attack will definitely not work. So what method can be used to wipe out the epidemic prevention and water supply department, which occupies a very large area?"
"It would be great if there were cannons. One shelling would definitely bury all the little devils!"
Zhao Erniu said somewhat naively, while the others shook their heads slightly.
When he heard this, Jiang Dong's eyes suddenly brightened. He looked up at the roof, with a smile on his lips.
"Commander-in-Chief, has he thought of a solution?" Song Li asked impatiently.
Under everyone's gaze, Jiang Dong stretched out a finger and pointed at the roof.
Chen Zhengyue, Yuan Fei, Song Li and others all looked puzzled, and a slightly immature voice suddenly sounded, with sudden realization and surprise in the voice.
"airplane!"
The person who shouted these two words was Xiaodouzi, and his cheeks were slightly red with excitement.
Others quickly understood and couldn't help but applaud.
There have been no Chinese planes in the skies of North China for several years, so everyone subconsciously ignored this aspect when considering the problem.
Now the 6th Corps has its own air force, and it has at least 15 combat aircraft!
Air strikes are no longer just for the little devils!
After the excitement, everyone quickly began to consider practical issues.
Song Li took the lead and said:
"Plane air strikes are indeed the most efficient and appropriate method, but there are many Japanese aircraft at the Peiping Airport. If the air strikes are carried out during the day, it is hard to say whether our own planes can reach the sky above Peiping!"
At night..."
Currently, aircraft in various countries generally lack navigation technology and can easily lose their way at night. This is why air strikes always occur during the day.
Everyone was a little troubled for a while.
Jiang Dong laughed softly and said confidently:
"Things cannot be left to the flying squadron alone, the ground must also cooperate.
The first step is to indicate the course for the planes in the sky so that they can fly to Peiping smoothly. These tasks are completed by the Military Intelligence Bureau and the 1st and 2nd Squadron of the Hunter Battalion. The method is also very simple, that is, first plan the route on the map, and then the Military Intelligence Bureau and the 1st and 2nd Squadron of the Hunter Brigade
The brothers of the hunter brigade have arranged guidance points at each node of the route in advance. It is a good idea to light a bonfire on the top of the mountain at night!"
Everyone in the room understood what Jiang Dong meant, and joy appeared on their faces again.
Jiangdong continued:
"Before the plane arrived, we set fires around the epidemic prevention and water supply department, the Japanese ammunition depot and other places in advance, and used the firelight to mark the target for the pilots. The brothers of the Third Squadron should be familiar with this kind of thing!"
"Hahaha..." Song Li, Yuan Fei, and Chen Zhengyue laughed at the same time.
"Immediately send a report to the staff and the flight squadron, and ask them to prepare an action plan immediately, and also ask the gentlemen at the weather forecast station of the Academy of Sciences to cooperate."
Jiang Dong said to Song Li.
"How to deal with Qi Xieyuan?"
"Kill him and hang the body at the door of the front army headquarters!"
Song Li nodded, walked outside the room and briefly explained a few words before quickly turning back.
Jiang Dong looked at the circle he drew on the map and said thoughtfully:
"The main bombing target is the Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department, but it is still a waste to use 15 aircraft to attack this place. We must choose two more targets. How about the ammunition depot and the train station? Both places store large amounts of
If a fire breaks out due to the supply of materials, the Japanese army will definitely be panicked and it will definitely attract a lot of attention!"
Lu Jiu thought for a while, pointed to another place on the map and said:
"Commander-in-Chief, I think we can also add the North China Front Army Headquarters. This is the command center of the Japanese army. We do not want to kill their senior officers, but we only hope to temporarily cut off the command of the Japanese army.
In addition, the headquarters is also very close to the intelligence agencies, so air strikes on the headquarters are beneficial to attacking the intelligence agencies!"
Jiang Dong patted the table, laughed and said:
"Haha, let's do it this way, let the little devils in North China have a taste of being bombed!"
Everyone's faces were filled with smiles.
This would be the first attack of the Sixth Corps Air Force, and it was a surprise attack. Sanji Ojoto, Takayoshi Tanaka and others could not have imagined that the attack would come from the sky even if they tried their best.
Seeing that everyone was in a good mood, Lu Jiu told another piece of information:
"The China United Reserve Bank has received a new batch of silver dollars, gold and legal tender. After the arrival of the Air Force, we have relatively sufficient manpower. Commander-in-Chief, do you want to rob this batch of things?"
The China United Reserve Bank is a financial plundering institution jointly established by the Japanese and puppet troops. The main purpose of its establishment is to disrupt the financial market in North China, force people to use counterfeit coins, and plunder silver dollars, legal tenders, gold, etc. from the hands of the people.
Looting the wealth of the Chinese people, then converting this wealth into military power, and continuing the war of aggression.
The Japanese's financial plundering methods are much more sophisticated than those of the Nationalist government. The finance in Northeast China has been completely controlled by the Japanese. The plundering operations in central and northern China and other places were carried out in conjunction with military operations.
The reason why the legal currency depreciates so quickly is that, in addition to the inflation caused by the Nationalist government's massive money printing, another major reason is the Japanese military's sabotage of China's financial market.
The issuance expenditure of legal currency can be directly exchanged with currencies such as US dollars and pounds. The Japanese military's financial methods destroyed the normal market order, and countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States soon canceled the direct exchange qualification of legal currency.
Somehow, when they heard the words "rob a bank," everyone's eyes sparkled, including Jiangdong, the second-level army general.
"Approximately how much gold and silver is there?" Jiang Dongke asked, suppressing his excitement.
Lu Jiu shook his head gently,
"About every three months, the Japanese bring the wealth plundered from all over North China to Peiping, and after a brief counting, they transport it back to Japan.
The specific number is unknown. In the past three months, in addition to normal plundering methods, the Japanese have also carried out a large-scale security strengthening campaign, so I estimate that the number is quite large, at least more than the previous batch."
Everyone understood what Lu Jiu meant. The little devils must have grabbed a lot of things in the past few months, and now they are all concentrated in the Joint Reserve Bank.
Jiangdong's brain was spinning rapidly, and he said in the expectant eyes of everyone:
"In this way, the arson operation of the Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department will be completed by Xiao Chen. I will go to the intelligence agency to see He Dingyuan, and Lu Jiu will be responsible for attacking the Joint Reserve Bank!"
"yes!"
Chapter completed!