Reprimanded by His Excellency the Commander again, Kazuki Kiyoji felt that bitter in his heart.

With a rather angry face, he explained: "Your Excellency, you can't completely blame my First Army for this matter, right?"

Let's just say that the 21st Brigade under the command of the Fifth Division has not been able to break through the enemy's defensive line and capture Datong?

You must know that it is only the Chinese army that guards the mountainous area in the south of Datong, and there are small units of troops in the back, and there is no moat like Heihu Gorge. ”

"Xiangyue-kun, incompetence is incompetence, failure is failure, making excuses to shirk responsibility is not what an imperial soldier should do!"

The commander of the 14th Division, Kenji Dohihara, looked at Seiji Kazuki with a playful look on his face and said.

"Humph! What if this battle is replaced by your 14th Division? Can it be stronger than my first army? ”

Kazuki Kiyoji asked with a cold face.

"If Your Excellency the Commander lets my 14th Division go into battle, Datong will be like picking up something!

It is equally easy to destroy the guard battalion of the 358th Regiment of China! ”

"Standing and talking doesn't hurt your back! Bragging who wouldn't, if you think your 14th Division is okay, I don't mind giving up this opportunity to attack your 14th Division! ”

"That's great, just let my 14th Division teach you how to fight!"

"Don't say it too soon, and then flash your tongue!"

"Humph! No matter how big things you say, at least there will be no imperial major general in my 14th Division who will be broken into the hands of the Chinese army, and there will be no imperial major general who will be captured by the Chinese army!

Successively eaten in the hands of a battalion in China, Xiangyue-kun, your First Army really created a precedent for our Imperial Japanese Army! ”

Kenji Dohihara deliberately accentuated the two words "precedent", and the mockery in it couldn't be more obvious, and Kiyoji Kazuki was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him, and his whole body twitched.

This is indeed a great shame for his First Army, and it is a shame that is difficult to wash away.

He blushed and gritted his teeth, which was a sign of anger, and looking like that, he seemed to want to rush up and punch Kenji Tochihara.

"Enough!"

Commander Terauchi Shouichi had a calm face and opened his mouth to stop the quarrel between the two.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I think that Lieutenant General Dohihara's proposal is not a good idea.

At present, the First Army, both in terms of morale and combat effectiveness, has suffered a great blow, and it is not impossible to recapture Datong City and open up the troop transport lines and supply lines on the same front line simply by relying on them, but it may take a certain amount of time.

At present, the Itagaki Division, as a lone army with no air fire support, has encountered the most stubborn resistance and counterattack of the Chinese army at Xinkou, and the situation is very unoptimistic.

Not to mention whether the Itagaki Division will be defeated, just say that the morale of the Chinese army has just been beaten by our army, and if it is beaten up by it at this time, then we want to beat the morale of the Chinese army again, but I am afraid that we will pay a greater price!

Therefore, it was suggested that the 14th Division be sent to Shanxi to take over the main offensive task of the First Army.

However, after all, the First Army had a long time of competition with the Chinese Army, and even if it failed to win, it was quite familiar with it.

Therefore, it was suggested that the 14th Division should take the lead in the attack, with the assistance of the 1st Army.

In this way, we will definitely be able to take Datong in one go, and then cooperate with the Fifth Division to take Xinkou directly, and capture Taiyuan and even the whole of Shanxi in one go!

Then continue to go south, capture Hubei, Hunan, China, and then use the Yangtze River waterway to go east, cooperate with the dispatch army to attack from the east and west, and completely annihilate the Chinese Kuomintang government! Annexation of the whole of China! ”

In the end, the chief of staff, Major General Okabe Naosaburo, also shook his right fist fiercely, and a smug smile appeared on his face, as if he was satisfied with his great idea.

"Yo Si! The Chief of Staff's proposal is just perfect! ”

All the devil officers wrote a big word "service" in their hearts for the whimsical idea of the chief of staff, Okabe Naosaburo, if the idea came true, then they would be the biggest heroes of the empire in the Chinese battlefield.

And being able to personally participate in this magnificent project will become a lifelong pride.

"Your Excellency, I also think that the proposal of the Chief of Staff is very good, and we can continue south after occupying Shanxi, and then crush the Chinese Chiang government in one fell swoop, and occupy the whole of China. But ......"

Speaking of this, Kenji Dohihara's voice suddenly stopped and did not continue.

However, this plan is still just an idea for Chief of Staff Okabe Naosaburo, but in his opinion, it will definitely become a reality!

Because now the Chinese army has almost all the main forces transferred to the Songhu battlefield, the rear defense can be described as extremely empty.

There are dispatched troops to attract the main force of the Chinese army in the front, as long as they successfully capture the second theater of operations, then the Chinese rear line will be as fragile as a piece of tissue paper, and will be allowed to be kneaded and trampled by them!

China's tens of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers will also be allowed to gallop with the iron hooves of the Japanese Imperial Army!

He was thrilled to think about it!

In particular, Kenji Dohihara will be the implementer and pioneer of this plan!

"But what?"

Shouichi Terauchi asked with a calm face.

"However, the combat mission of capturing Datong is enough for my 14th Division to complete! He will personally lead the 14th Division of our Imperial Army to capture Datong in one go, and then cooperate with the 5th Division to capture and occupy Taiyuan and the whole of Shanxi!

Then, as the Chief of Staff had planned, he continued southward until he defeated the Chiang government in China and completely incorporated the whole of China into the territory of our Great Japanese Empire!

As for the assistance of the First Army, I think about it. ”

Speaking of this, Kenji Dohihara glanced at Kiyoji Kazuki, who was sitting opposite him, and continued: "Otherwise, some people may not be able to help, but will get in the way. ”

"Kenji Dohihara, you!"

Kazuki Kiyoji was furious, gritted his teeth and glared at Kenji Dohihara, as if he wanted to scold, but suddenly thought of something, and said with a cold face: "Hmph! I'd like to see how your 14th Division taught me how the First Army fought in battle! ”

"Soon, you'll find out."

Kenji Dohihara said lightly with a victor's expression.

"Since this is the case, then it is decided that the 14th Division will take over the First Army to attack Datong."

Commander Shouichi Terauchi looked around and made a decision.

"Haya! The humble duty must not fail in the mission! ”

As he spoke, Kenji Dohihara also glanced at Kiyoji Kazuki on the other side.

"So, I'll be waiting here for your good news!"

"Your Excellency, Commander, I think we should prepare for both!"

At this moment, the chief of staff, Naosaburo Okabe, suddenly spoke again, attracting everyone's attention at once.

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