After Shunroku Hatara took office, he did not rush to give orders, but spent a whole day reviewing the various previous war report files, and Hata Shunroku's review of the war report files was not a casual review, but had a clear focus.

From the Battle of Wuxi to the Battle of Feicheng, which had just ended, it took him a day to read it from the beginning, and he finally finished reading it at two o'clock in the evening.

After reviewing the war report file, Shunroku Hata called Tsukada and Nagayong to the office.

Shunroku Hata didn't sleep as the commander, and Tsukada Tsukasa and Nagayong, as the chief of staff and deputy chief, naturally didn't dare to sleep, and they had been guarding the headquarters all the time, so after hearing Shunroku Hatata's summons, the two quickly walked into Shunroku Hatata's office together.

Seeing that Tsukada Tsukasa and Nagayong were a little nervous, Hata Shunroku stood up from behind the big table and greeted the two with a smile: "Tsukada-san, and Naga-san, you don't have to be nervous, the imperial army's ineffective combat before was completely caused by Shanshan Yuan's blind command, but it has nothing to do with the two of you." ”

Hearing Shunroku Hata's words, Tsukada and Nagayong finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Because, according to the usual practice, the Central China Front lost the military town of Feicheng, which led to the danger of the northbound cluster, although the commander Shanshan Yuan is to blame, but Tsukada and Nagayong, as chief of staff and deputy chief of staff, are also jointly and severally responsible.

Therefore, Tsukada and Nagayong are very worried, and the first thing Shunroku Hata will do after he arrives is to replace the two of them, but now it seems that Shunroku Hata has no such plans.

Hata Junroku really didn't have this plan, because judging from the case files he reviewed, Tsukada Tsukada and Changyong were quite competent, and even Shanshanyuan didn't make any principled mistakes, the main problem was still Xu Rui's opponent, or rather, Shanshanyuan didn't pay enough attention to Xu Rui's opponent, which eventually led to consecutive defeats.

Shunroku Hata motioned for Tsukada and Nagayong to sit down, and asked the orderly to pour tea for the two.

Then Hata Shunroku asked: "Tsukada-san, Naga-san, and the northbound cluster are in danger right now, and they may be surrounded by the Shina army at any time along the fake Fuyang and Mengcheng lines, so I want to know if the Central China Front has specific countermeasures?" ”

Tsukada quickly stood up and said: "Your Excellency, on the day of the fall of Feicheng, the humble post has already ordered the Kikuchi Brigade stationed in Wuhu to go north, from the perspective of time, the Judi Brigade should have entered the vicinity of Chaoxian County by now, and in three days, it will almost arrive in Feicheng." ”

Chang Yong also stood up, and continued: "In addition, the two infantry brigades of the Inaba Division have also crossed the Yangtze River from Xiaguan, and just wait for the 5th Brigade of the Field Heavy Artillery to be in place, and the Inaba Division will immediately be able to advance westward from Pukou and directly into the Damei Mountains. ”

"Is this Wei Wei saving Zhao?" Shunroku Hata asked.

"Haiyi, Your Excellency the General." Chang Yong said, "Dameishan is Xu Rui's lair, the Inaba Division is pressed by the army, Xu Rui realizes that the old nest will be in danger, and most of them will return from Feicheng to rescue, so that the defenders of Feicheng are only left with the so-called Anhui Central Advance Brigade, which is a newly formed army, and its combat effectiveness is not worth mentioning." ”

"Yo Si." Shunroku Hata nodded happily, satisfied with the whole plan.

However, Shunroku Hata came this time with Hirohito's special mission.

Before leaving, Hirohito told Shunroku Hata to eradicate Xu Rui first no matter what, at all costs, and to save face for the imperial army and the imperial family, and if you want to eradicate Xu Rui, a dangerous enemy, relying on the frontal attack of the Inaba Division may not have too good practical results.

If you want to eradicate Xu Rui, I am afraid you have to pin your hopes on special operations.

Shunroku Hata asked again: "Tsukada-san, I heard that there was a special forces unit in the Front Army Command, and its founder was also an imperial elite who returned from studying at the Brandenburg Special Forces Training Camp in Germany, Oshikahara Toshisi Daisa, I want to know, is this special force still there?" ”

"Hello." Tsukada said, "Your Excellency, there was indeed such a force, but in the last sweeping operation against the Damei Mountains, this special force of Oshihara Osaku suffered a decisive blow, and in the end, only three people survived, and the rest were all broken on the spot. ”

"Nani?" Hearing this, Shunroku Hata's face changed slightly, and he said, "What about Okahara Daisa?" ”

Tsukada attacked: "Okahara Daisa is fine, and he is at the headquarters right now." ”

"Yo Si." Shunroku Hata nodded happily and said, "Tsukada-san, invite Okahara-san over immediately, and I want to talk to him about reorganizing the special forces." ”

Tsukada looked at the wall clock on the wall and asked, "Your Excellency General, now?" ”

"Yes, now." Shunroku Hatahata didn't want to wait for a moment, nodded and said, "Even if Okahara-san is already asleep, I have to wake him up." ”

"Hello." Tsukada took the order.

Although it was already more than two o'clock in the morning, Xiaoluhara Junsi had not yet fallen asleep.

In fact, since returning to Nanjing from Feicheng, Kokahara Toshisi's mood has not been good, originally he had reached an agreement with Kawaguchi Heiji, just wait for the Kawaguchi detachment to complete the sweeping operation, he can select elite veterans from the Kawaguchi detachment to form a real special force.

But people are not as good as heaven, how did Okahara Junsi never expect that the Kawaguchi detachment was actually wiped out in Dameishan, and even Kawaguchi Heiji himself was broken on the spot, so that Kawaguchi Heiji's promise came to naught, and Okahara Junsi was recalled to Nanjing and idle.

With his family background, it is not difficult to achieve this goal, but this is actually equivalent to a defeat and escape, which is tantamount to a great humiliation for the always proud Okahara Toshisi, so he quickly dispelled the idea.

What's more, his sister Junko is still in Dameishan, and he will not leave China and return to Japan until Junko is rescued.

Because of his bad mood, Xiaoluhara Junsi can only borrow wine every day to drown his sorrows.

So when Tsukada Tsukasa brought Okahara Toshisi to Habata Shunroku, Okahara Toshisi was full of alcohol and was so drunk that he couldn't open his eyes.

Shunroku Hata waved his hand and sent away Tsukada Attack and Naga-san, and then slapped Okahara several times, and after these slaps, Okahara finally came to his senses.

Seeing Shunroku Hata standing in front of him, Toshisi Kokahara hurriedly nodded and saluted: "Your Excellency General!" ”

"So you still recognize me?" Hatatoshi said viciously, "Look at you, you are full of alcohol, decadence and depression, how can you still have the appearance of an imperial soldier?" It is also said that it is an elite who returned from studying abroad in the Brandenburg special forces training camp, I think you are far inferior to the private of the Taiwan Garrison Brigade, shame, it is simply a shame of the imperial army! ”

"Hello!" Kokahara Junsi's face was full of shame, and he had fully sobered up.

"Have you finally come to your senses?" Hata Junroku snorted, and then asked, "I heard that you once fought Xu Rui directly, right?" ”

"Haiyi, the lowly position has faced Xu Rui on the battlefield three times, but ......" Xiaoluyuan Junsi lowered his head as he spoke, and said with a face full of shame, "But the lowly positions have all been defeated, and they are all defeated, and the lowly positions can even be said to have no chance at all, Xu Rui is the most terrible opponent I have ever seen in my life." ”

"Failure is not terrible." Shunroku Hata waved his hand, and continued, "Even if you lose ninety-nine times, as long as you can win back the last time, you will be the winner!" But the problem is that you have to have a tenacious will, otherwise you can't afford to lose ninety-nine times in a row, and if you can't withstand ninety-nine failures in a row, there will be no final blow! ”

"Hello." Xiaoluyuan Junsi paused heavily and said, "The humble position has disappointed His Excellency the General, but His Excellency the General can rest assured that from now on, the humble position will not be touched!" ”

Shunroku Hata nodded, and asked again, "Oshihara-san, do you know why I called you over?" ”

"I don't know." Kokahara Toshisi shook his head honestly, he really didn't know why Shunroku Hata was looking for him, the commanders of the two successive front armies were not interested in special operations, so he no longer had unrealistic illusions about Shunroku Hata, because as far as he knew, Shunroku Hata, like Matsui Ishine and Jisugi Moto, were both traditional soldiers and were not interested in special operations theory.

Shunroku Hata asked again, "Ojihara-san, you really don't know?" ”

"Your Excellency General, is it ......" Xiaoluhara Junsi immediately had infinite expectations in his heart.

Shunroku Hata nodded happily and said: "That's right, I came to you today just for one thing, that is, to form a special force in the true sense, I want this special force of yours to become a sharp knife of the Imperial Japanese Army, indestructible, indestructible!" ”

"Hello!" Xiaoluhara Junsi paused heavily and said, "Humble duty will never be dishonored!" ”

Hata Shunroku said again: "Okahara-san, how long will it take to build a real special forces?" ”

"Three months!" Shikahara Toshisi paused heavily and said, "Three months is enough. ”

"Okay, I'll give you six months." "Within six months, I will not issue any combat missions to this unit of yours, but after six months, this unit of yours must become an indestructible sharp knife, and when the time comes, the first combat mission you have to complete is to hunt down Xu Rui, the head of the Dameishan Independent Regiment!" ”

"Hello!" Xiao Luyuan Junsi paused and said, "Your Excellency, as long as you give me enough time and enough troops to choose from, in six months, I will definitely personally present Xu Rui's head to Your Excellency the General." ”

"Yo Si." Hata Junroku nodded happily, and said, "As for the source of soldiers, as long as it is the troops belonging to the Central China Front, you can choose whatever you want!" If anyone refuses to let him go, let him come to me. ”

"Hello." Xiaoluhara Junsi paused heavily, and his heart was full of pride.