Yamashita Fengfu's mind began to calm down. He no longer had the urge to defeat Gao Jiu immediately. He had to do some further investigation and research to deepen his understanding of Gao Jiu, and strive to find a way to completely defeat Gao Jiu.

At this moment, he suddenly received a telegram from the commander of the 35th Brigade, and the content of the telegram was even more unexpected.

First of all, unexpectedly, after the brigade commander of the 35th Brigade surrendered, he held the surrender ceremony, Gao Jiu returned his command knife to him, and then asked him to take the Japanese soldiers and leave now.

After the Japanese officers and soldiers were captured, they thought they would definitely be imprisoned in prisoners of war camps, and they didn't know what kind of cruel torture they would suffer. Because the enemy troops captured by them had been cruelly tortured by Japanese officers and soldiers in prison camps, they executed the prisoners of war at will and humiliated them at will, so they had a deep sense of fear of being imprisoned in prisoners of war camps.

Their greatest wish is to hope that the superiors can negotiate as soon as possible and then let them go back. Unexpectedly, they had just put down their weapons and surrendered, and they were released so easily.

The commander of the 35th Brigade was a little confused. Gao Jiu said to him politely: "You can send a telegram to your commander, Yamashita, to ask them to prepare barracks, daily necessities and treat the wounded."

The commander of the 35th Brigade expressed his gratitude and sent a telegram to Yamashita Fengwen, and then left with the team.

Liao Tong asked in confusion: "Master Jiu, I just released them like this. Is it too cheap for them?"

Gao Jiu smiled and said, "Why do you keep these guys? Do you still want to take care of food? Building a prisoner of war camp also costs money, and you still need to send someone to take care of it. Why do you have such a lot of effort?

These Japanese officers and soldiers seemed to have not been punished, but after they returned, their lives would be difficult. The easier we release them, the more likely they would be to be suspected by other Japanese troops, which would increase the conflicts between them.

The purpose of our release of prisoners of war is to dismantle the enemy's fighting will. On the battlefield, the sooner they put down their weapons and surrender, the faster our victory will be and the less casualties will be.

Therefore, we want to leave this impression on the Japanese army. On the battlefield, as long as we do not resist and put down our weapons, they will be treated preferentially and can be released back. In the future, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army will plummet."

Yamashita Tomoto received a telegram from the commander of the 35th Brigade. He felt very embarrassed. If the 35th Brigade was captured and imprisoned by the enemy, he could use this matter to deceive other Japanese soldiers, but these people were released, which made him very embarrassed.

If these Japanese soldiers were punished, these thousands of Japanese soldiers would definitely be full of resentment towards him. The ordinary Japanese officers and soldiers from other troops would also sympathize with these Japanese soldiers, which would cause them to distrust their superiors.

However, if these people are not punished, other Japanese officers and soldiers will also follow their example. When they arrive on the battlefield, if they cannot defeat them, they will surrender to the enemy. The Japanese army's combat effectiveness will also be greatly affected.

Yamashita Fengwen is now increasingly discovering that Gao Jiu is an extremely powerful opponent and needs to spend a lot of energy to deal with it.

However, the most urgent thing at the moment is how to deal with the officers and soldiers who returned from the 35th Brigade.

The new chief of staff of the 15th Army also came from the Malay Peninsula with Yamashita Fengmoto. The two of them turned out to be partners, and he has been considering this issue.

He said: "The Commander, after the 35th Brigade comes back, they cannot be allowed to move freely, otherwise, if they go out and talk around, they will seriously shake the morale of the army.

My opinion is not to wait for them to come back to the barracks, and intercept them halfway and imprison them. Officers above the corps commander and above will report to their superiors for handling, and other ordinary officers and soldiers will directly send them to Singapore."

Yamashita Tomoto also considered this. He did not want these surrendered Japanese officers and soldiers to influence the fighting will of other Japanese troops before the war.

When the officers and soldiers of the 35th Brigade of the Japanese Army were released, Gao Jiu also asked someone to provide them with some food and medicine. After a difficult long journey, they finally returned to the Japanese-occupied area.

When they first saw the Japanese troops, they were all very happy, thinking that they could finally return to the barracks to have a bite of hot rice and have a good rest.

Unexpectedly, they were suddenly surrounded by the Japanese army and then locked them up in a temporary camp that had been prepared for them in advance.

The Japanese army that imprisoned them was directly affiliated with the 15th Army Command. They despised the officers and soldiers of the 35th Brigade that had surrendered to the Anti-Japanese Army and were not polite to them. They not only humiliated them verbally, but even beat them.

The officers and soldiers of the 35th Brigade did not expect that after they were captured, they were not abused by the enemy. After they came back, they were imprisoned like prisoners, and their hearts were filled with hatred for Fengwen at the foot of the mountain.

The 35th Brigade commander, two regiment commanders and the captains were not only detained, but also under interrogation.

The person who interrogated them was from the 15th Army's Special High School Class. They suspected that the officers of the 35th Brigade had already colluded with the enemy before the battle. Otherwise, why would Gao Jiu treat them so favorably and immediately release them back?

When the commander of the 35th Brigade and his officers fought against Gao Jiu and others, they could be said to have fulfilled their duties. However, when the ammunition and food were exhausted, they had to surrender to Gao Jiu in order to save the lives of the officers and soldiers. The doubts from their own people made them feel in pain.

In fact, if Fengwen of Yamashita treated the officers and soldiers of the 35th Brigade who had returned, guided them, reorganized them into the army, and placed them in other places, they were still a powerful combat force.

Unfortunately, Yamashita Fengfu's stupid behavior completely disintegrated the fighting will of this former ace force, and the officers and soldiers were discouraged and could not continue to serve the Japanese army.

Yamashita Fengwen's method of dealing with the 35th Brigade also aroused the dissatisfaction of the officers and soldiers of other divisions of the 15th Army.

Gao Jiu had captured the 15th Army troops many times before, and they were released.

The former commander, Kamimao, never abused the Japanese officers and soldiers who were released. From this point of view, the officers and soldiers of the 15th Army had a good impression of the Hemimao.

In comparison, they hate Shanxia Fengwen, the new commander.

Originally, the 15th Army troops were unwilling to fight Gao Jiu. With the operation of Yamashita Fengwen, he wanted to command these troops to attack Gao Jiu's Golden Triangle, which made the difficulty much more.

Yamashita Fengfu decided to conduct a good study of Gao Jiu, and after making full preparations, he would attack the Golden Triangle.

Unfortunately, the Japanese base camp did not give him this time. As the scale of the war continued to expand, the resources stored in Japan had dried up. The Japanese base camp asked Yamashita Tomoto to defeat Gao Jiu's Golden Triangle as soon as possible, and then transport materials from South Asia to Japan.

Yamashita Fengwen had no choice but to hold a combat meeting to deploy an offensive against the Golden Triangle.

Hanoi 15th Army Command.

Participating in this combat meeting was not only the division commanders and chiefs of staff of the seven divisions under the 15th Army, but also the commander and chief of staff of the 16th Army.

After the meeting began, the Chief of Staff of the 15th Army first read out the combat orders of the base camp.

Yamashita Tomoto said: "It is imperative to attack the Golden Triangle, please give your opinions."

Among the generals attending the meeting, except Yamashita Tomoto, the highest position was the commander of the 16th Army.

Everyone was waiting for him to speak first, but the commander of the 16th Army did not say a word, staring straight at a nail on the wall of the war room, as if he was practicing his eyes there, and he turned a blind eye to the eyes that everyone was cast.

Yamashita Fengwen was also waiting for him to speak. After all, he was also a commander at the military level, so it was difficult for Yamashita Fengwen to bypass him.

Seeing that he didn't speak, he had to click his name and ask him to express his opinion first.

The commander of the 16th Army said, "I have no objection, let the decision of the Lord of the Mountain."

Yamashita Fengwen had to go and solicit other people's opinions, but no one spoke, so he had to call again. This time the name was his direct unit, the commander of the 18th Division.

The commander of the 18th Division did not cooperate even because he had an objection to the incident of Fengwen of Yamashita's handling of the 35th Brigade.

The commander of the 35th Brigade and the senior officers were all old subordinates and comrades who had followed him for many years, and had a deep relationship. Fengwen of the mountain was unhappy to attack them.

As for the other division commanders, most of them had business dealings with Gao Jiu in secret, asking them to give advice for the mountain to fight Gao Jiu, and no one was willing to say anything.

The division commanders of the 144th and 145th divisions of the Japanese army were just formed and were willing to make achievements. However, they also had a mind. After coming to Vietnam, they would naturally inquire about the details of their combat target Gao Jiu.

After hearing Gao Jiu's terrifying record, their confidence was already hit hard. After seeing that the 35th Brigade of the 18th Division of the Ace Army was eaten by Gao Jiu and even forced to surrender, they were not arrogant. They just competed with the two divisions that had just formed without any combat experience, so they didn't say anything.

The Chief of Staff of the 15th Army saw that the atmosphere of the meeting was very awkward, and suggested that the meeting be temporarily suspended and a banquet were held to entertain the senior Japanese generals who came to attend the meeting, so as to ease the atmosphere first.

When he returned to his office, Yamashita Tomoto said to the Chief of Staff: "I feel more and more that the atmosphere here is something wrong. These senior generals of the Huang army were all very afraid when they mentioned Gao Jiu. What should I do if this continues?"

The Chief of Staff was also at a loss for the situation in front of him. He said: "If our 15th Army wants to attack the Golden Triangle, it is inseparable from the cooperation of the 16th Army. Commander, you might as well communicate with the Commander of the 16th Army in private before the next meeting to hear what he has to offer."

Yamashita Tomoto could not believe in the commander of the 16th Army. He said, "During the meeting just now, you also saw his disgusting performance. He was not like a soldier from the Great Japanese Country. He was simply a businessman who was waiting to be paid, even worse than this."

The Chief of Staff said: "Mr. Commander, please don't get angry. After all, he has been in South Asia for a long time and is more aware of the situation here. What's the point of listening to his opinions? At least through conversations, we can figure out his attitude towards the attack on the Golden Triangle."

Yamashita Tomoto said, "Okay, I'll talk to him."

The mountain was Fengwen arranged a banquet to invite the commander of the 16th Army.

To be honest, the commander of the 16th Army was not willing to go at all, but now that the base camp ordered the 16th Army to obey Fengwen's command, he was helplessly invited to attend the banquet at Fengwen at the 16th Army.

The banquet was held in a famous Japanese restaurant in Hanoi. Under the guidance of Adjutant Tomoto Yamashita, the commander of the 16th Army entered the private room and saw that only Tomoto Yamashita was the only one.

Fengwen of Yamashita exchanged a few greetings with him. After drinking a few glasses of wine, Fengwen of Yamashita said sincerely: "I just arrived here and I don't know much about the situation. I would like to ask you for advice."

The commander of the 16th Army asked, "What are your plans?"

When Fengwen of Yamashita heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed because the commander of the 16th Army asked him knowingly.

He said patiently: "The order issued by the base camp clearly states that we two armies should work together to win the Golden Triangle and eliminate the bandit Gao Jiu.

This combat meeting was held for this goal. How should we complete this mission? Please give me some advice."

The commander of the 16th Army was really unwilling to fight Gao Jiu. He said, "Do you really want to ask for my opinion?"

Yamashita Tomoto said: "Of course it's sincere. I'm having a headache because I can't complete the task and I especially want to ask for your advice."

The commander of the 16th Army simply said: "Just with our two armies, it is impossible to conquer the Golden Triangle."

Yamashita Tomoto disagrees with his words, and he said, "My 15th Army has seven divisions and 200,000 people. Although your 16th Army has only five divisions, there are 140,000 people. Our two armies combined have such a huge force and so many countries in South Asia have been defeated by us. Can't we still defeat a small golden triangle?"

The commander of the 16th Army said: "It seems that your intelligence department is completely in vain. The intelligence they provide for you is too far from the real situation. If you use this kind of intelligence to conduct combat deployment, I am afraid that our two armies will have more disasters."
Chapter completed!