Chapter 382: Aerial Reconnaissance
"Nani? His Majesty the Emperor is in a hurry? Yoshio Shinozuka immediately got up and took the urgent telegram from the Japanese staff officer who came to report the situation!
When I opened it, Yoshio Shinozuka's expression was very exciting, and in the eyes of Taro Miyano, there was a sense of trepidation that something was discovered.
After being silent for a while, Yoshio Shinozuka smiled bitterly and said to Taro Miyano who was in doubt: "His Majesty the Emperor has already known the news that he was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army under the palace of Xianyuan, His Majesty the Emperor is extremely angry, why don't we report it in time?" Under the Xianyuan Palace, there is the Imperial Marshal, the Chief of Staff! With such a high level of power, soon after landing in China, like the first two princes, he was ambushed and killed by a new regiment! ”。
Taro Miyano hurriedly took the urgent telegram from Yoshio Shinozuka that Hirohito angrily reprimanded the First Army from the Japanese country, and he was drenched in cold sweat after reading it for less than ten seconds.
If it weren't for Yoshio Shinozuka who made a great contribution to seize most of Jin Province, and the First Army of the Japanese Army was responsible for maintaining law and order in Jin Province at this time. Yoshio Shinozuka is the best choice and can't be easily transferred. Otherwise, Yoshio Shinozuka would have been removed from his post as commander of the First Army.
But even so, Hirohito was extremely dissatisfied with the fact that Yoshio Shinozuka deliberately concealed the news that the Imperial Marshal and Prince Zaihito of the Idle Yuan Palace had died in battle. has personally announced in an urgent telegram that he will be demoted by one level, Miyano Taro will temporarily take over the military command of the First Army, and Miyano Taro will be in charge of the military affairs of the First Army.
"Your Excellency, Commander, although His Majesty the Emperor did this for a reason. But the First Army is still presided over by His Excellency the Commander, and you can still do your own work below! It's just that Your Excellency the Commander, His Majesty the Emperor has already learned the news of the death of His Royal Highness Zaihito in the Idle Palace, although His Majesty the Emperor has already issued an order to seal his mouth! However, if the new group cannot be annihilated, the legacy of Li Yunlong will be endless. Miyano Taro said out loud, even if he had replaced Yoshio Shinozuka in his heart to control the power of the First Army of the Japanese Army, but Miyano Taro would not be so eager to show happiness on his face.
When Yoshio Shinozuka heard this, he was silent for a while, his face gloomy.
Since the Cangyunling Breakout Battle, the Japanese army has been losing battles against the new regiment. After the loss of troops, even Yoshio Shinozuka was very puzzled why a small Eighth Route Army-level unit would make all the units of the Japanese occupation army in Jin Province disgraced.
Now, they have all killed the three princes of the empire, and one of the princes is still at the level of marshal, the chief of staff of the empire.
If the people of the empire knew about it, they would all show a puzzled look!
"Li Yunlong, Bagaya Road! It won't be my nemesis Yoshio Shinozuka! When the old devil heard this, he suddenly had a stirring thought in his heart.
Thinking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka quickly became uncomfortable.
"Miyano-kun, where are the three wings of the Itagaki Division advancing now?" At this time, although Yoshio Shinozuka had more than 100,000 Japanese troops in Jin Province, there were not many Japanese troops who could be mobilized for mobile operations.
The Wuhan battle of the Japanese army and the Nationalist army in the southern battlefield was already being prepared, and elite troops from Jin Province were constantly being transferred south.
Therefore, Yoshio Shinozuka could only hope that the elite troops of the Itagaki Division would be dispatched to strangle the difficult new regimental headquarters. And now that Guangling is lost, and the troops under the personal command of Li Yunlong have disappeared, the old devil is very worried that Li Yunlong is looking for loopholes in the Japanese occupation army again and again to carry out a surprise attack, and at that time he will be even more disgraced.
Hearing this, Taro Miyano smiled bitterly and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, when you were resting just a few minutes ago, I couldn't bear to disturb it!" The Itagaki Division had been transferred from the occupied areas of Lu Province this time, but only two wings of troops could be dispatched. The commander of the division, Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki, had already commanded two wings to set off from Lu Province, and now the troops had arrived in Xuanhua! ”。
"Only two wings? Didn't my order tell Seishiro Itagaki to take three wings into Jin Province? ”
Miyano Taro said helplessly, "The North China Front has transferred a wing, accompanied by other troops, to go south to the Wuhan battlefield to prepare for the Battle of Wuhan!" ”。
The Battle of Wuhan is of great importance, and if the main force of the Nationalist Army of one million can be eaten in Wuhan, then the war in China may end early.
Thinking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka can only understand.
"Yo Xi, I see! Two wings are two wings! Fortunately, Seishiro Itagaki personally led the team into our First Army! Send a report to Itagaki Seishiro, and ask him to lead his troops from Xuanhua to the west along the Sangqian River, and then go south along the branch river to Wei County, and encircle the Hengshan base from the east side, preparing to besiege the old nest of the new regiment! Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and commanded Taro Miyano.
Taro Miyano paused and said, "Hayi, Your Excellency Commander, I understand!" ”。
Later, Taro Miyano sent a report to Yoshio Shinozuka, after which Taro Miyano whispered to Yoshio Shinozuka, "Your Excellency Commander, what should you do with His Majesty the Emperor?" ”。
"Miyano-kun, send a telegram to His Majesty the Emperor on my behalf! Content, you look at it! Yoshio Shinozuka bitterly instructed Taro Miyano that Taro Miyano was a confidant, so he would naturally know how to write the content of the petition.
Sure enough, Taro Miyano just bowed his head and said, "Yes, Your Excellency Commander, I will personally handle this matter, please rest assured, Your Excellency Commander!" ”。
"Yo Xi, I've worked hard for Miyano-kun!" Yoshio Shinozuka said to Taro Miyano.
After discussing the matter of Hirohito's emergency telegram, Yoshio Shinozuka was still paying attention to the movements of the new group at this time. Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly thought of something, walked to the place where the headquarters placed the map, looked at the huge map of Jin Province, and pondered carefully.
"Yaga! Li Yunlong is not going to fight here, right? Yoshio Shinozuka pointed to the county town of Lingqiu, south of Guangling, and muttered in a low voice.
At this time, Guangling had been lost, and most of the Japanese troops defending the city were estimated to have been killed. And with Li Yunlong's temperament, he may be desperate to go south to attack Lingqiu County.
According to general military thinking, Lingqiu County at this time is not too suitable for rushing attacks in broad daylight. After all, there were Japanese fighters in the sky to reconnoitre.
However, he was not afraid of 10,000, but he was afraid of what happened, and Yoshio Shinozuka immediately ordered the staff officer on duty at the headquarters to immediately contact the commander of the Japanese air squadron who was still in the sky at this time, and asked them to quickly conduct reconnaissance from the sky along the mountain road and other communication lines along the area from Guangling to Lingqiu County.
Once the investigation is confirmed, immediately contact the headquarters of the First Army through a random radio and report to Yoshio Shinozuka in a timely manner.
When the devil's staff officer received the order, he immediately left to send a telegram to contact the Japanese reconnaissance plane.
Just when Yoshio Shinozuka was making various deployments, he was galloping on the mountain road leading to Lingqiu County, and Li Yunlong, who was hastily evading the detection of Japanese fighters, shook his head and complained and cursed the devil fighter plane that flew through the air just now!
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