Red Moscow - #2390 - Chapter 2389:

Chapter 2389

Yakov next to him asked in surprise: “You just need to tell me, where is the native righteous husband now?”

“We did not set up a temporary prisoner of war camp where he and his men were kept.”

“Bring him here immediately.” After Sokov said this, he immediately thought that although Yoshio Hongo was the commander of the 44th Army, he might not personally intervene in many things. To understand specific things, it is better to He could only find his chief of staff, Lieutenant General Nobura Obata, and quickly added: “It’s best to bring his chief of staff, Lieutenant General Nobura Obata, too.”

Although Yakov did not understand the purpose of Sokov’s actions, he still walked aside, picked up a phone, notified the person in charge of the prisoner of war camp, and sent several soldiers to bring Yoshio Hongo and Nobura Obata to the headquarters. Said Sokov had something important to see them.

　　When Hongo Yoshio and Obata Nobuira were taken out of their residences, both of them were frightened because they wanted to execute them at night when they massacred anti-Union fighters before. So when the Soviet guard said that he would take the two of them out, they naturally thought that they might also be sent to the execution ground.

While following the Soviet soldiers outside, the two of them were secretly upset. If they had known that they would inevitably die, it would be better to commit seppuku during the day. That would be a decent way to die, and it would be better than being dragged to the execution ground and shot.

 The two were put into a jeep and drove towards the headquarters.

On the way, Hongo Yoshio whispered to Obata Nobuira: “Obata-kun, I really didn’t expect that we just surrendered to the Russians in humiliation during the day, and they would shoot us at night. If we had known this, we should have disobeyed the orders of our superiors, Let the troops continue to resist the Russian attack, even if they ultimately fail, they will shed more blood.”

“Hey, it’s too late to say this now.” Obata Nobuira said helplessly: “If I had known that I would be shot by the Russians overnight, I might as well have committed seppuku after the surrender ceremony during the day to maintain the final hope. Decent.” After saying that, he started to sigh.

The Soviet officer sitting in the front passenger seat couldn’t help but sneered when he heard the two chattering incessantly.

The driver who was driving heard the officer sneer and asked quickly: “Comrade Captain, why are you laughing?”

The officer was the accompanying translator. He knew that Yoshio Hongo and Nobata Nobira could not understand Russian, so he said without any scruple: “It’s really funny. General Yakov, the chief of staff of the group army, called and said that these two The leader of the little devil was brought to the headquarters for interrogation. Who would have thought that the two of them have been discussing how to die. Do they really think that we called them out in the middle of the night just to send them to the execution ground? “

The driver laughed after hearing this and asked: “Comrade Captain, are you really not going to shoot them?”

“Shoot? How is that possible?” the officer said: “If they had just surrendered to us during the day and shot their commander at night, I am afraid that the remaining Kwantung Army, which is still resisting, would become even more stubborn after knowing about it. If they want to If they are completely eliminated, we will pay a heavier price.”

The car came to a stop in front of the temporary headquarters. The officer got out, opened the rear door, and said coldly to the two of them: “We’re here, get out of the car!”

Obata Nobuira poked his head out first and carefully observed the surrounding environment. He found that this seemed to be a headquarters of the Soviet army. He turned to Yoshio Hongo and said: “Your Excellency, Commander, this seems to be a headquarters of the Russians.” , maybe their commander wanted to interrogate us first, and then drag us out and shoot us.”

Hongo Yoshio waited for Obata Nobuira to get out of the car, tidied up his military appearance, and then stepped out of the jeep. Together with Obata Nobuira, he followed the officer and walked towards the tent.

“Report to Comrade Commander and Comrade Chief of Staff.” After the officer entered the tent, he raised his hand and saluted Sokov and Yakov inside: “I have brought Yoshio Hongo and Nobura Obata, please give instructions! “

 “Bring them in,” Sokov said.

The officer agreed, walked out of the tent, and brought in Hongo Yoshio and Obata Nobuira.

Seeing Sokov standing in the room, Yoshio Hongo couldn’t help but be a little surprised. He quickly stepped forward and bowed, and said respectfully: “General Sokov, we meet again. I really didn’t expect that the person who sent us on our way in the end It’s you. If we die in the hands of a strong man, even if we die, we will have no regrets.”

After listening to the officer’s translation, Sokov couldn’t help but frowned: “What nonsense? What did you say to them when you brought them here?”

Hearing Sokov’s question, the officer said innocently: “Comrade Commander, I just told them that you have something urgent to see them. Who knows what misunderstanding they may have had, and they were discussing what happened along the way. The most dignified way to die is.”

Yakov was also confused. He came over and asked Sokov: “Misha, what kind of riddles are you playing? Why am I getting more and more confused the more I listen.”

Sokov explained to Yakov: “Yasha, as far as I know, when the Kwantung Army killed those anti-alliance fighters, they often chose to do so at night. So much so that we found Hongo Yoshio and Obata Nobuira late at night. , making them mistakenly think that we were going to shoot them, which caused them to think wildly.”

Sokov turned to the officer and said: “Tell them two that I called them here to ask them something, and I will send them back immediately after asking them.”

Learning that the typhoid outbreak was deliberately spread, Sokov kept wondering where the virus came from. 731 This devil force is stationed in Harbin, which is more than 500 kilometers away from Fengtian, with Xinjing in the middle. It is obviously unrealistic to spread it. There is indeed a bacterial laboratory in Xinjing, designated as the 100th Unit of the Kwantung Army, and it is advertised as the Department of Animal Epidemic Prevention, but they are hundreds of kilometers away from here, and it seems unrealistic to spread the virus. He called the two of them over just to find out if there was any unit called the Department of Epidemic Prevention or Prevention nearby, so that he could figure out the source of the typhoid virus.

Sokov, who was eager to know the answer, did not talk nonsense to the two to comfort them, but asked straight to the point: “Let me ask you, are there any departments near Fengtian with the designation of ‘Water Supply Department’, ‘Epidemic Prevention Department’ or ‘Prevention Department’?” Ministry’s troops?”

　　Hearing Sokov’s question, Hongo Yoshio and Obata Nobuira couldn’t help but were stunned. Then they looked at each other, and they both saw confusion in each other’s eyes. Then the two men shook their heads in unison and asked in unison: “No!”    “How could it not be?” Based on his own experience, Sokov wanted to accurately drop the typhoid virus into the area where his troops arrived, and he had to experiment with bacteria. The rooms should be located not far apart. At this moment, when he heard both of them saying that there was no such organization nearby, Sokov couldn’t help but become a little anxious: “I heard that there is Unit 731 in Harbin and the 100th Unit of the Kwantung Army in Xinjing. How could you not have one here?”

Facing the angry Sokov, Yoshio Hongo felt guilty for a while. He turned and asked Obata Nobuira: “Obata-kun, is it really true?”

“Really not, Your Excellency, Commander.” Obata Nobuyoshi said firmly: “I can guarantee with my own life that there is absolutely no such troops near Xinjing.”

Sokov carefully observed the facial expressions of the two men and found that they did not look like they were telling lies. He waved his hands at the officer and said: “Okay, Comrade Captain, I have finished asking them both. Take it back.”

Hearing the officer say that he was taking him away, Yoshio Hongo thought that his last moment had come, so he bowed to Sokov again and said in a sincere tone: “Your Excellency, General Sokov, I am a senior officer of the empire. Being shot is a disgrace, and I wonder if you would allow me to die an honorable death, such as committing seppuku.”

After listening to the officer’s translation, Sokov was too lazy to explain to Hongo Yoshio. He just urged the officer: “What are you still doing here? Why don’t you take them away quickly?”

After Hongo Yoshio and Obata Nobuira were pushed out of the tent, they found that no soldiers came to tie them up, but the officer who brought them here urged them to get into the car. Yoshio Hongo asked cautiously: “I wonder where you want to take us?”

“Where else can we go?” the officer said angrily: “Of course, you can go back to where you came from. After you go back, you can go to bed.”

Yoshio Hongo asked in confusion: “Aren’t we going to be shot?”

“Who said we were going to shoot you? Our commander called you here just to ask a few questions. Now that the questions have been asked, he will naturally let you go back.” After saying that, he couldn’t help but push the two of them into the car. Then he closed the car door forcefully.

　　After learning that they did not have to die, Hongo Yoshio and Obata Nobura couldn’t help crying with joy. They clasped their hands together and thanked their gods in their hearts for allowing them to escape death.

But Sokov, who was staying in the tent, was thinking about something. According to real historical records, after the sacrifice of Commander Yang of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, his head was cut off by the Japs and soaked in formalin in a bottle. . This bottle is now kept in the basement of Xinjing Medical College. If he controlled the city, he would not hesitate to order General Afuning to send men to find the bottle containing Commander Yang’s head and manage it properly.

 But now it is Lyudnikov’s troops who occupy Xinjing. No matter how good my relationship with him is, it may not be appropriate to ask him to help him find Commander Yang’s head and keep it safe for him. Thinking of this, he walked to the door of the tent and said to Bezikov who was standing outside: “Major, you go find Captain Feng of the International Brigade and tell him that I have something important to see him.”

Bezikov learned that Sokov had important matters to see Captain Feng. Without saying a word, he trotted towards the place where the movie was shown, preparing to have Captain Feng report as soon as possible.

In the tent at this time, Yakov asked Sokov strangely: “Misha, why did you ask Captain Feng to come over? Now that the Kwantung Army has laid down its arms and surrendered, we have nothing that requires his intervention.”

“Yasha, when Captain Feng comes, you will understand that there is really no one more suitable for this matter except him.”

 A quarter of an hour later, Captain Feng, led by Bezikov, arrived at the tent. After raising his hand to salute Sokov and Yakov, he said: “Commander, Chief of Staff, I have been ordered to come. I am waiting for your orders, please give instructions!”

“Please rest a moment!” Sokov looked at Captain Feng and said, “I remember you told me before that the person you admire most is Commander Yang of your anti-alliance alliance.”

“Yes, Comrade Commander, I did say this.” Captain Feng looked at Sokov with some confusion and muttered to himself: “Could he have called me here just to ask me who I admire? , is he Commander Yang?”

“Captain Feng, I got a piece of gossip.” Sokov said: “After Commander Yang died, the little devil cut off his head, soaked it in a bottle with formalin, and took it to exhibitions everywhere, trying to In this way, they will frighten the soldiers and civilians who oppose them…”

“Damn little devil.” When Captain Feng heard this, he punched the table and cursed indiscriminately: “I’m going to **** your grandma.”

 Captain Feng’s performance had long been expected by Sokov. After he waited for the other party’s mood to stabilize a little, he said: “Captain Feng, I haven’t finished speaking yet. According to reliable intelligence, the little devil stored Commander Yang’s head in the basement of Xinjing Medical College. I will give it to you now. One mission is to take people to find Commander Yang’s head and keep it in a safe place. When the time is right, let him be buried in peace.”

Hearing what Sokov said, Captain Feng’s breathing became rapid: “Comrade Commander, when will I go to Xinjing?”

“Early tomorrow morning.” Sokov said to Captain Feng: “In order to ensure safety along the way, in addition to your original subordinates, I will send you another guard platoon to drive to Xinjing.” In order to dispel the other party’s concerns, He also specifically emphasized, “The troops occupying Xinjing are General Lyudnikov’s 39th Army. General Lyudnikov and I have some friendship. I will give him a call later and wait for you to arrive. After Xinjing, let him send out manpower to fully assist you in your work.”

“Comrade Commander,” Captain Feng waited for Sokov to finish, stood at attention, saluted him with a solemn military salute, and said clearly: “On behalf of Commander Yang, and on behalf of those Anti-Japanese Alliance soldiers who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield, Soldiers, I express my heartfelt thanks to you.”

Sokov nodded and said to Captain Feng: “You go back first to gather people and set off after dawn. Although the little Japs have surrendered, these cities are not yet completely under the control of our army. If someone takes the opportunity to cause sabotage and destroys What you are looking for will make us regret it for the rest of our lives. Do you understand?”

“I understand, Comrade Commander.” Captain Feng nodded vigorously and said, “I will go back to gather people and get ready to go. Early tomorrow morning, I will rush to Xinjing immediately to find Commander Yang’s head. . Comrade Commander, I would like to express my gratitude to you again, thank you for everything you have done for us.”

 (End of this chapter)