An operational staff officer next to him thought for a while and said, "Your Excellency the Commander, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, there seem to be a lot of strange things in this.

First of all, in terms of the combat effectiveness of the Anqing garrison brigade of the imperial army, it was almost an easy thing to defeat the two regiments of the Chinese army.

Even if you are ambushed by the Chinese army and can't win, you can definitely get out easily.

How could it be that he was wiped out without even having a chance to generate electricity for help?

This is so abnormal! ”

Okamura Ninji turned his head to stare at the person who spoke, and asked, "Then in your opinion, how can this be explained?" ”

The devil's combat staff officer said: "Guess from your humble position, is this the Tiger Ben Regiment of the China Army doing something wrong?"

After all, apart from this army, it seems that no army can easily defeat our Imperial Japanese Army. ”

Okamura Ninji didn't ask for conclusions, but turned his head to look back at Chief of Staff Takeshi Fujiwara, as if he wanted to hear his opinion.

Fujiwara Takeshi read Okamura Ningji's eyes, and slowly spoke: "Your Excellency Commander, I think that this matter cannot be done by the Tiger Ben Regiment at all!"

Because the Tiger Ben Regiment of the Chinese Army has been annihilated by our Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Huoqiu!

In addition, although it is true that the Tiger Ben Regiment has brought immeasurable losses to our Imperial Japanese Army, we cannot assume that the Tiger Ben Regiment of the Shina Army did something as soon as we encounter something.

Otherwise, in the long run, it will be extremely unfavorable for our Imperial Japanese Army! ”

The devil's combat staff officer was surprised: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, didn't the Tiger Ben Regiment of the China Army break through from Huoqiu County and not be completely annihilated?" ”

"The Tiger Ben Regiment broke out of Huoqiu County?" After a pause, Fujiwara Takeshi asked rhetorically, "Is it based on that message?" ”

The Devil's Operations Staff Officer nodded.

Fujiwara Takemichi: "Telegram, can't it be faked?" ”

In the war room, when a group of devil officers suddenly heard this, their eyes widened in shock, and their scalps were numb, if this was the case, then Lieutenant General Ito Masaki, the commander of the 101st Division of the Imperial Army, didn't he die unjustly?

Only Okamura Ninji's face remained unchanged, because he completely agreed with Fujiwara Takeshi's speculation, and even before that, he had specially investigated and studied this matter, and made deductions and speculations in this regard.

Fujiwara Takeshi continued: "First of all, it is 100% certain that at that time, the Tiger Ben Regiment of the Shina Army and the Independent Regiment of the New Fourth Army were indeed besieged in Huoqiu County by the 101st, 106th, and 6th Divisions of our Imperial Army.

In the face of the siege of nearly 80,000 imperial troops, with the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Ben Regiment of the China Army and the Independent Regiment of the New Fourth Army, it is almost impossible to break out of the encirclement!

The most important thing is that at that time, the Huoqiu city defense had been captured, and even the entire county was razed to the ground by the artillery fire of the imperial army!

You don't have to think about it to know that by the time the battle is over, the Tiger Ben Regiment of the China Army and the Independent Regiment of the New Fourth Army must have suffered heavy casualties.

The surrounding area of Huoqiu County is open land, and there is no terrain that can be used at all, and in order to prevent the Tiger Ben Regiment of the Chinese Army, the various departments of the Imperial Army have already laid many checkpoints outside the city, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a net of heaven and earth.

Under such circumstances, do you say that it is possible for the Tiger Ben Regiment of the Chinese Army to break through and escape? ”

The devil officers still felt a little in a trance, because what the chief of staff, Fujiwara Takeshi, had just said was too shocking and brought them too much impact!

Takeshi Fujiwara continued: "As for the message, it is better to explain! Under that circumstance, if the Tiger Ben Regiment of the China Army was completely annihilated, the blow to the China Army would be almost fatal!

Because through the deliberate propaganda of the Chinese government, the Tiger Ben Group has already become a banner and a spiritual belief in the hearts of the Chinese people.

And once this faith is shattered, the people of China will surely fall into endless confusion and panic.

In fact, through intelligence, it was shown that the people of China at that time basically showed such a situation after learning of the destruction of the Tiger Bentuan.

And this is clearly not what the government of China wants to see.

The only solution is to re-establish a banner, a spiritual belief, in the shortest possible time!

However, except for the Tiger Bun Regiment, any other army is embarrassed by this heavy task!

And so the message was sent.

And then the results, you have also seen.

Not only did all the people of China regain their confidence, and the morale of all the Chinese troops was greatly boosted, but also the blow to our Great Japanese Imperial Army was also great!

It not only seriously affected the morale of the imperial army, but also seriously affected the reputation of the empire, and even made many Western countries laugh at it.

It is precisely because of the great influence that we don't even have the time and opportunity to investigate the truth!

Otherwise, if the Tiger Ben Regiment of the Chinese Army had not been annihilated by the Imperial Army, and now Wuhan would have been lost, why did Yang Jing not appear on the battlefield in Wuhan for a long time? ”

All the devil officers fell into a deep groan.

One of the operational staff officers said, "If this is the case, wouldn't all of us have been tricked by these hateful chinas? ”

The other chimed in: "Isn't that the person of China too insidious? ”

"Insidious?" Fujiwara Takeshi sneered: "Don't forget, Sun Tzu's Art of War and the Thirty-six Strategies were all invented by the Shina people!" ”

The devil officers were dumbfounded, and the combat staff officer who spoke first said: "However, apart from the Tiger Ben Regiment of the Zhina Army, which other army has the ability to annihilate an infantry brigade of the Imperial Army so easily?" ”

Fujiwara Takemichi: "If it is a head-to-head battle, naturally no army can defeat our Imperial Japanese Army!"

Even a division may not be able to defeat a brigade of the Imperial Army!

But if it's an ambush battle, it's hard to say!

This time, the Anqing garrison brigade was lightly armed and did not dispatch strategic weapons such as tanks and combat vehicles.

If the Chinese army sets a trap in advance and wants to defeat the imperial army, it is not impossible! ”

As soon as the devil's combat staff officer heard the reason, he no longer dwelled on this question, but asked: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, what should we do now?" ”

Fujiwara Takeshi pointed his finger and said: "At the moment, the center of our attack is in the Wuhan area!"

The Chinese army in the Yuexi region has nothing to worry about at all, and after taking Wuhan, it is not too late to turn back and deal with them! ”

"Yo Xi!"

Okamura nodded approvingly and agreed to Takeshi Fujiwara's proposal.

The combat staff officer said, "Since the previous telegram is a conspiracy of the Chinese people, should we make it public?" To defend the dignity of my Great Japanese Empire? ”

"Defend the dignity of my Great Japanese Empire?" Okamura Ninji said coldly: "Do you think that even if we send a message to clarify, it will be useful?"

The face of the empire has already been lost once, and it must not be lost a second time! ”

"Hayi!"

The devil's combat staff officer paused.

In fact, there is another sentence that Okamura Ninji didn't say, that is, he is not afraid of 10,000, just in case, in case they send a message to clarify, and as a result, things will be reversed.

Not only will the empire lose face again, but his reputation will also be ruined.

Therefore, maintaining the status quo is undoubtedly the best.

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