Red Moscow - #2387 - Chapter 2386:

Chapter 2386

Outside Zhengjiatun, thousands of Soviet commanders and fighters formed several neat square formations. In front of the formation was a tall chess player holding a bright flag. This flag embroidered with Lenin’s head swayed gently in the breeze, like the melody of a light dancer.

Opposite are hundreds of officers and soldiers of the Kwantung Army who stand with their hands hanging in awe. In front of these once arrogant officers and soldiers, the various weapons they once used are neatly placed. The commander of the 44th Army, Yoshio Hongo, and his chief of staff, Nobura Obata, stood at the front of the queue.

The surrender ceremony discussed with the Soviet army yesterday was held at nine o’clock in the morning, but now it is almost ten o’clock, and several military officers of the 53rd Army have still not appeared. Yoshio Hongo couldn’t help but feel a little anxious. He asked Nobata Obata in a low voice: “Chief of Staff, are you sure you remember the time correctly? We surrendered our weapons to the Russians at nine o’clock this morning?”

“That’s right, Your Excellency, Commander.” Obata Nobuira replied: “It said nine o’clock in the morning, it’s absolutely correct.”

Hongo Yoshio frowned: “It’s almost ten o’clock, why haven’t we seen the opponent’s commander show up yet? Has the surrender ceremony been cancelled?”

“This is impossible.” Obata said: “Maybe the commanders of the 53rd Group Army were delayed, so they didn’t show up for a long time.”

If it were any other time, Yoshio Hongo would definitely turn around and leave if he encountered this situation. But today’s situation was different. He surrendered to the Soviet army as a loser. As long as he didn’t see the Soviet commander who accepted the surrender, he dared to leave cautiously even if his stomach was in his pants.

At this moment, the convoy that Jing Guangzhen and others were riding in was retreating towards Beziko.

 According to Xingyi’s speed, the convoy can still arrive after four o’clock. But when setting off, Chumaco suddenly issued a strange order. The speed of the convoy could exceed 30 kilometers.

Hearing Chumako’s order, Afuninfu asked in surprise: “Comrade Commander, why do you want to limit the speed of the convoy?”

“Yes, for you, those weapons are too cool. But for them, they are very wrong equipment.” Chumako said euphemistically: “He found someone to store those weapons. Do you want to use them in the future?” Sooner or later it will be used for something.”

“Ula!” The first cheer broke out from the depths of the phalanx, followed by low shouts one after another. At the front, thousands of people shouted at the same time: “Ula! Ula! Ula!”

As Comrade Xinliang, the deputy commander, he could naturally see Chumako’s big thoughts, and he wanted to give the big Japanese a powerful influence. Seeing that Afuningfu seemed to want to ask, he quickly stretched out his hand to interrupt what the other party was about to ask: “Colonel Afuningfu, since it is an order from comrade commander, you can just carry out the order, but nothing else is like this.” Fewer questions to ask.”

The operator glanced at Yakov and replied: “General Sokov said outside the telegram that since all the weapons of the Japs have not been surrendered, it would be difficult to maintain order with bare hands, so he gave each soldier who maintained order a A stick.”

“Yes, yes.” Zhengjiatun declined Jing Guangzhen’s bad intentions: “You can find people.”

Just like that, the convoy traveled eight hours to the destination that could have been reached in two hours, and it was almost seventy kilometers away from Jingguang. Chumako, who was still concentrating with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and asked Afuninfu, who was sitting in the passenger seat: “Comrades from various schools, are you still far away from Beziko?”

Seeing this, Chumako frowned and asked, “What happened?”

“How is that possible?” Jing Guangzhen said: “Although the Japs of the 44th Army have surrendered to you, if they haven’t already, many Japs are willing to win our victory and will continue to resist stubbornly. A battle occurred. Having a commander who is not as familiar with the situation in Northeast China as him in the army will be very detrimental to you.”

When Chumako, Yakov and Nobuli were sitting at a long table behind the queue, Hongo Yoshio opposite came over with Ohata Lukin and a group of Japanese officers.

“Thank you, Comrade Commander.” Zheng Jiatun said with tears of gratitude: “You will arrange manpower and store all the weapons properly.”

“No, he is sending someone to inform the enemy on the other side that your surrender ceremony will be held seven minutes ago.”

“Yes, the disease appeared very strangely.” Yakov also agreed.

“Yes, you can do it, Chumako.” Chumako looked at the two Japanese generals behind him who both wore glasses. Who is Hongo Yoshio and who is Ohata Lukin? He asked tentatively. : “Is it the Hongo Yoshio or Ohata Kagehiro who is sitting on the pavilion?”

“I’m afraid you have to ask Melekhov about the specific situation to know what’s going on.” Chumako realized unexpectedly that there were so many typhoid fever-infected people in the 214th Division that there was no problem in going on. The first task at the moment was not to ask Melekhov about the ins and outs of the vague thing, or to figure out how the typhoid fever appeared. “The immediate priority is to ask Colonel Oleg to immediately isolate those infected to prevent further expansion of the infection area. In addition, a medical team is dispatched from the field hospital to the 214th Division to provide treatment for those infected with typhoid fever. of commanders and combatants regressed into treatment.”

“Typhoid infected person?” Xinliang was shocked when he heard this: “What’s going on? How could there be a typhoid fever infected person?”

“Operator,” Yakov ordered the operator: “Immediately send a telegram to General Melekhov and ask me to report to you the specific situation of the soldiers infected with typhoid fever by telegram immediately. Remember, he asked me to do everything possible. Return calls slowly to avoid infecting fewer commanders and soldiers with typhoid fever.”

Listening to the cheers of the commanders and soldiers, Chumako secretly wondered if Zhengjiatun and several other soldiers from the International Brigade were among the cheering crowd. As the invaders put their weapons into action, the seventeen-year war of aggression finally came to an end.

 After a while, Zheng Jiatun appeared in front of Chumako, raised his hand and saluted: “You are bad, Comrade Commander!”

Jing Guangzhen pointed to the piles of weapons at the rear and said to Zheng Jiatun: “These scraps of copper and iron are of no use to you. If you are sure that he is not interested, just find a place to store them. They will be able to put them to use someday.” .”

“Zhengjiatun,” Chumako asked Zhengjiatun with a smile: “Now that the Japanese have not surrendered, when does he plan to return to the 88th International Brigade?”

“I’m sure I’ve found someone, so I’ll let you know.” Chumako reminded the other person empathetically, “You will send someone to help him move the weapons and ammunition.”

When Yakov heard the telegraph operator’s report, he couldn’t help but asked curiously: “How can we maintain order without weapons?”

 But just when everyone was smiling, suddenly no good news came.

“Yes.” Makov nodded quickly, “I was on a mission in Solon in the next two days. When I learned that your army will hold a surrender ceremony in Beziko today to accept the Kwantung Army’s surrender, I hurriedly When the operator appeared in front of Chumaco again holding a telegram, his expression became solemn.

Afuningfu heard the meaning of Xinliang’s words and guessed that Chumako’s arrangement was not making sense to me, so he nodded and said: “Understood, Comrade Deputy Commander, you should convey the Commander’s order immediately.” Go up.”

Chumako was shocked when he heard this. I grabbed the telegram and read it twice line by line. Realizing the seriousness of the problem, I quickly called Yakov and Jing Guang aside and said to them: “Something happened. There were so many people infected with typhoid fever outside the 214th Division of the 49th Army.”

Hearing Chumako’s question, Hongo Yoshio was stunned for a moment, and then turned his questioning eyes to Ohata Lukin, secretly muttering to himself, yesterday his chief of staff went to the other side’s defense area to negotiate, how could the other side decide? Where are Qing himself and the chief of staff?

“Have you received the order to return to Jian yet?” Zheng Jiatun asked in surprise: “Comrade Commander, do you plan to drive you away?”

Since Zhengjiatun can find manpower, this is the worst possible outcome, and Chumaco is staying out of the situation so that no one will bring it up in the future.

“Comrade Commander, what you said is wrong.” Jing Guangzhen nodded and said, “Although Tianhuang has issued a surrender order, there are still many Japanese who are still stubbornly resisting. Just in those two days of fighting, Your army has suffered heavy casualties.”

“Comrade Commander,” the dispatcher ran over to report to Chumako at that time: “General Sokov called and said that we have not yet accepted the surrender of the 136th Division in Fengtian and have confiscated all the weapons of the unit. Because now in Fengtian The troops in the city are sufficient, General Sokov asked the Japanese division commander Zhongshan Dun to organize manpower to assist your army in maintaining order in Fengtian City.”

Although Yoshio Hongo heard Chumako speaking Russian, I also guessed that the other party meant that the surrender ceremony was over, so I took off my sword and handed it over with both hands: “General, you are defeated. You and your subordinates are willing to surrender your weapons.”

Although Yakov thought that Chumako was thinking of the scene of the Japs holding wooden sticks on duty, he also echoed: “Misha, you must rush to Fengtian immediately to see these Kwantung Army Japs holding wooden sticks.” What a scene it is like walking down the street.”

“It’s like that. Colonel Oleg’s 214th Division discovered a dozen typhoid fever patients early in the morning, and the number has not yet increased to less than a hundred.”

“The area behind you has gone through a battle between the enemy and you, and it has become shabby. If you drive too slowly, there is a high chance of a traffic accident.” Chumako said pretendingly: “So there is no need to control the speed. of.”

 “What’s the matter? Speak slowly!”

“Let the convoy stop and rest,” Chumako said calmly, “let the soldiers have time to drink water and eat something…”

General Makov and Colonel Yilin, who had been waiting outside for a long time, immediately came to greet them. Before the two men raised their hands to salute, Jing Guangzhen said with a smile: “Comrade commanders, you really have a bad intention. There is nothing to delay on the way, so I kept them waiting for a long time.”

“Your Majesty the General.” Ohata Rokin felt the gaze of Hongo Yoshio, and quickly took a step back, bowed deeply, and said: “You are the Chief of Staff of the 44th Army, Ohata Rokin. That one is yours.” Commander, General Hongo Yoshio.”

Afuningfu picked up the map in his hand and looked at it, and then replied: “It’s still seventy kilometers away.”

 The convoy, which slowed down its speed, arrived at Bezikoliwei half an hour ago.

Although Jingguang Zhenfu has waited for such a long time and has no complaints in his heart, in front of Chumako, I really dare to say it out. I can only say euphemistically: “Comrade Commander, it’s already early. , can’t you just do it and accept surrender?”

Chumako stood up and stretched out his left hand, took the saber of Hongo Yoshio, and placed it under the table. Then he took the saber of Ohata Lukin and placed it under the table in the same way.

Seeing that his commander and chief of staff had not handed over the sabers they were wearing, the Japanese officers who followed them also took off their command sabers and handed them over with both hands. But for those junior officers, Chumako didn’t reach out to pick them up at all. The bad thing was that Jingguang Zhenfu was more clever. After personally leading a few soldiers down, every time he collected a handful, he gave it to the soldiers in front. After a while, the pockets of the few soldiers Makov and I brought were filled with all kinds of sabers.

Hearing that, Chumako couldn’t help but laugh. I thought that before Gaoli was occupied by the Japanese, the Japanese were afraid of Gaoli people’s rebellion, so they disarmed us. But to maintain social order, the locals were separated, so the Japanese gave each of these lowly people who were responsible for maintaining social order a wooden stick. That was also the reason why we were called sticks in our previous lives.

When the soldiers sent by Colonel Yilin escorted the Japanese officers and soldiers with weapons to the temporary prisoner of war camp, Chumako turned to Makov and asked: “General Makov, do you know this man from the 88th International?” Is Zhengjiatun, where we are traveling, still out there?”

“Does he know where I am?” Chumako told Makov: “Call me to your place.”

Zheng Jiatun was shocked when he heard what Chumako said, and then asked: “Comrade Commander, what you said is true? Are you going to leave those piles of weapons for disposal?”

Chumako Yuichi asked casually. As for whether the people standing behind me were Hongo Yoshio, Ohata Kagehiro, or Yamada Otohachi, Qin Yanhachiro, it was all different to me. I said calmly: “Now your army is officially finished accepting their surrender.”

 Before the generals and junior officers surrendered their weapons, it was the turn of the lower-level officers and soldiers. We bent down and picked up the weapons we had placed on the ground. Under the guidance of the Soviet soldiers, we passed by the designated position and placed our weapons one by one.

“Misha,” after Chumako finished speaking, Xinliang interrupted: “You see that you have been wasting a long enough time today, so don’t make any more mistakes, and you should rush to Bezico as soon as possible to accept the surrender. After all, Your commanders and fighters from the 252nd Division are also waiting for him outside. Driver, slow down and get to Jing Guangzhen as quickly as possible.”

Seeing that Jingguang had not yet issued an order for him, and Chumaco was also trying to dissent from me, he acquiesced to my approach.

I came to the long table and was secretly surprised to see such a young Chumako sitting in the middle. I raised my hand in salute and asked respectfully: “Isn’t your Excellency, General Chumako, the commander of the 53rd Army?”

“Comrade Commander,” the operator reported loudly, “This is a telegram from General Melekhov, commander of the 49th Army. Something happened to my unit.”

 (End of this chapter)