Xiaobao is not as leisurely as a few days ago these days. One reason is that Kazuyuki Okamoto has something else to do these days, so his responsibility is heavier.

The second reason is that the work of Babiš and three other engineers has accelerated these days. This was due to the fact that the Chief of the General Staff of the Kwantung Army, Hyojiro Kimura, was about to come to inspect.

Hyojiro Kimura was a well-known artillery specialist in the Japanese Army. He served as the chief officer of the Japanese artillery wing, an instructor at the artillery school, and presided over the development and development of Japanese field weapons and equipment. This artillery has very complete qualifications. Moreover, he was transferred from the position of chief of the Japanese Army's Ordnance Bureau and chief of field weapons of the base camp to the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army.

So Hyojiro Kimura was enthusiastic about the arrival of four engineers from the Skoda Arsenal. Be sure to come to Harbin from Xinjing to see it in person.

The screening of Sergeev by the intelligence department of the Kwantung Army is over. It can be assumed that he is a real defector, not an intelligence agent sent by the Soviet Union. In the past few days, Sergeev has almost explained what he knows about the deployment, firepower, and training of soldiers of the Far Eastern Front.

Sergeyev's reaction was confirmed by part of the intelligence of the Kwantung Army from other intelligence sources. What Sergeev gave was true and reliable.

The Kwantung Army also conducted an analysis and review for more than two months after the Battle of Nomenkan. This time it is also a very valuable thing to see that the Soviet Red Army viewed the Battle of Nomenkan in this way.

The chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Hyojiro Kimura, decided to summon all the commanders of the Kwantung Army who could be summoned in a day or two to Harbin to analyze and study the report of the Soviet army.

For a time, Isamu Yokoyama, commander of the 1st Division, Masato Honda, commander of the 8th Division, Jiichiro Tsuguchi, commander of the 9th Division, and Shozo Kawabe, commander of the 12th Division, all came to Harbin to attend the review meeting.

The review will be held in the conference room of the Intelligence Department of the Kwantung Army. Only Yanagida Motozo, who had read the report, had a solemn expression and was a little uneasy.

This time, the participants in the meeting were all division commanders of the First Division. All of them are the elite divisions of the Japanese Army.

Hyojiro Kimura was smiling, and he was going to visit the four engineers after presiding over the meeting.

He, an expert in artillery, was going to discuss professional and technical issues with several artillery design engineers. So as to show their high level in artillery.

The review began with Kazuyuki Okamoto, who translated the report. He first read the translated draft of the report, and then the chief of staff and the division commanders discussed and studied it.

The report of the Soviet army first analyzed the shortcomings and deficiencies of the Soviet army. In particular, the first phase of the campaign.

All the senior generals of the Kwantung Army here listened attentively. Sometimes they nod their heads in agreement.

The second part of the report analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the Japanese army.

The advantages are that the soldiers of the Eastern Army are well-trained, especially in close combat. Moreover, in defensive warfare, military discipline is strict and unyielding.

Hearing this, several division commanders had a smile on their faces.

Kazuyuki Okamoto continued.

The Soviets believed that the non-commissioned officers of the Kwantung Army were well trained, and that they could fight stubbornly and never surrender despite all odds.

When they heard this, several high-ranking officers of the Kwantung Army were eager to stand up and applaud the report.

Isamu Yokoyama, commander of the First Division, said solemnly: "The report of the Soviet army is still pertinent. ”

The rest of the room nodded in agreement.

Next, Kazuyuki Okamoto begins to read the part of the report that mentioned the shortcomings of the Kwantung Army.

The Kwantung Army was backward in weapons and seriously lacking in firepower. The tank is outdated, and the artillery fire on the tank is weak. And the radius of movement of the tank is too small.

The faces of several division commanders became solemn. In fact, they are also aware of these problems, but they didn't expect the Soviet army to know them so clearly.

Kazuyuki Okamoto glanced at several division commanders and Kimura Hyojiro next to the conference table, and continued: "Adjutant and generals lack training and motivation. The command is rigid and has a tendency to be dogmatic. Seriously unable to adapt to the new war situation. ”

There was a sudden dead silence in the conference room. Everyone stopped talking.

In the eyes of the Japanese military, the Battle of Nomenkan was only a minor setback. The military of the Great Japanese Empire was invincible for decades. And often less is more. This fostered the arrogant character of the Japanese soldiers, especially the senior officers.

Today, some people actually say that they are dull in command and cannot adapt to modern warfare. This makes their self-esteem simply unacceptable.

With a bang, the first to slap the table was Chief of Staff Hyojiro Kimura.

"Yaga!" The commander of the Eighth Division, Masaki Honda, couldn't help but scold.

Hyojiro Kimura turned his head and looked at Yanagida Genzo dissatisfied. There was such content in the report, why didn't Yanagida Motozo let him know in advance, he was very angry in his heart.

"The Soviet soldiers are so arrogant that one day we will have to compete with them. Let them know how powerful the Kwantung Army is! They are really dull, they are really dogmatic! The commander of the 12th Division, Shozo Kawabe, said.

"Did this person who fled from the USSR pass the screening? It can't be a spy sent by the Soviet Union with ill intentions, right? Hyojiro Kimura asked with a calm face.

"After screening, it should not be an intelligence officer sent by the Soviet Union." Yanagida replied cautiously. Here he is the only major general, with the smallest official rank.

"Check it again! Maybe the Soviets just wanted to reach their untold conspiracy with this report! Yokoyama said angrily.

An hour later, Kazuyuki Okamoto returned to the document room of the espionage class with a pale face. His attempt to touch the top brass of the Kwantung Army with this report on the Soviet Army and thus cause a change in the Kwantung Army failed.

These stubborn granite heads!

Poor Sergeev is also dead.

Xiaobao saw that Kazuyuki Okamoto's face was not right, so he walked over with concern.

"Qian Xiaobao, will you tell the truth in front of the chief?" Kazuyuki Okamoto asked.

Xiaobao replied without hesitation: "Of course! For example, sir, you are a very bold, righteous, and capable person. I've told you the truth, don't be angry when you hear it. ”

"Slippery head!" Kazuyuki Okamoto said with a wry smile.

Looking at Kazuyuki Okamoto's pale face, Xiaobao asked cautiously, "What happened?" ”

Kazuyuki Okamoto was in a depressed mood and was looking for someone to talk to, so he told him about the meeting that was held in the conference room to review the Battle of Nomenkan.

Xiaobao pondered for a moment, and turned his head to look at the three people who were leaning over to draw in front of the drawing table and Babiish sitting on the side.

"Because of the matter of translating the report, the above already has a bad opinion of you. If Chief of Staff Hyojiro Kimura meets with these four people tomorrow, you should still be the interpreter. If these four nerds say something bad at that time, will the above think you even worse? Xiaobao asked intimately.

Kazuyuki Okamoto nodded solemnly.