No. 123, Taoyuan Road, Hangzhou

This is the headquarters of the 23rd Army of the Japanese Army, and the commander of the 23rd Army, Lieutenant General Tanaka Kuichi, frowned after listening to the report of the chief of staff Takao Murata, and asked: "So is the 92nd Brigade really defeated?" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." Takao Murata replied: "Now that the 92nd Brigade has suffered heavy losses, the commander of the Yuma Brigade Shinohara has retreated towards the area of Kaihua Hengzhou with the remaining 2,000 remnants of the 92nd Brigade, and the people of Shina are now leading their troops to chase all the way. ”

"When did the Chinese army have the courage to launch an active attack on the imperial army?" Tanaka Kuichi was a little surprised at first, and then asked again as if he remembered something: "By the way, which unit is fighting against the 92nd Brigade?" ”

Murata Takashi smiled bitterly: "The number of this unit is the 347th Division, and it is also the unit to which Su Jin, the general of Jingguan, belongs. ”

"It's his troops?" Tanaka Jiuichi gasped, although he had never dealt with Su Jin, but the word Su Jin has been too famous in recent years, even if he was far away in Zhejiang, he heard calluses in his ears when he heard this name.

Seeing that Tanaka Kuichi did not speak for a long time, Murata Takashi asked: "Your Excellency Commander, please hurry up and give an order, we will immediately mobilize troops to encircle and annihilate this army?" ”

"Encirclement?" Tanaka Jiuichi didn't agree immediately, but muttered for a while: "With our current strength, can we encircle and annihilate this branch?" ”

"Of course, do you need to ask?" Murata Takashi said without thinking: "No matter how powerful the 347th Division is, it is only one division, and with the strength of our 23rd Army, we can completely swallow him in one bite!" ”

"But can you guarantee that Su Jin will not continue to increase his troops?" Tanaka Kuichi took a deep breath: "And what do you say about the ninety-second brigade, there are also two infantry wings and an artillery wing. It's just that they were defeated after holding out for less than five days, which is enough to prove the combat effectiveness of the Chinese people, and we must have at least one ...... if we want to annihilate them. Only two divisions can be sure. But how can you be sure that Su Jin will not continue to increase his troops? ”

"This ......"

Murata Takasheng was stunned for a moment, yes, the 347th Division is standing behind the 202nd Army, how can you guarantee that the other party will not continue to increase troops?

Thinking of this, Takashi Murata couldn't help but sigh: "Alas...... It would be nice if the 11th Army stationed in Wuhan could send one or two divisions to contain the 11th Army, so that we would be sure to destroy this bold force. ”

"Containment?" The corners of Tanaka Kuichi's mouth showed a hint of sarcasm, "The 13th Division has been inking on the road for four days, and it hasn't even walked more than 200 kilometers. Doesn't that tell the story? That Yuanbu Jun is planning to watch us fight to the death with the Chinese people, and then they will come out to pick up the bargain, how can he take advantage of our twenty-three arms? ”

"Hey......" Takashi Murata is not stupid. was reminded by Tanaka Jiuichi, and he immediately came back to his senses, and then became furious: "Yaga, now is the most important time for the holy war. He actually ...... He dared to resort to such despicable means in the back. He is not worthy of being an Imperial soldier, Your Excellency the Commander, and we should immediately report to the Front Command...... No, accuse him to the base camp! ”

Tanaka Kuichi shook his head helplessly: "Accuse him?" Murata-kun, you're so naïve, don't you know the relationship between Sonobe and Commander Nishio? ”

"This ......" Takao Murata heard this, and the anger that had been stored up was like a balloon punctured by a needle.

Kuichi Tanaka ignored him and just let out a long sigh. He, the commander, is a high-ranking and powerful commander in the eyes of others, and he is definitely a man of his word in the 23rd Army. But who knows his suffering.

If nothing else, let's talk about the 92nd Brigade, it stands to reason that the 92nd Brigade suffered such a big defeat that even Jingdezhen was lost, and Yuma Shinohara, the commander of the brigade, should be dismissed immediately according to military regulations, even if he does not cut his stomach, and then sent back to the mainland to be tried by a military court. But everyone knows that this old guy gave birth to a good daughter, and she turned out to be a female official next to His Majesty the Emperor, and she also won the trust of Empress Ryoko, if this woman knew that she had dismissed his father and escorted her back to Japan, God knows if this woman would run to Empress Ryoko and cry, and then Empress Ryoko blew the pillow wind on His Majesty the Emperor, and then her own commander estimated that she would soon be unlucky. Don't think that only Chinese women can blow the pillow wind, Japanese women's pillow wind is also very strong.

"Alas......" As soon as he thought of this, Tanaka Kuichi felt that he was particularly aggrieved as a commander, and he was calculated by the guy Sonobe and Ichiro, after all, he was a commander like himself, but he couldn't even deal with the commander of a brigade under his command, what is this called.

But this is a matter for the future, the immediate priority is to block the invading 347th Division from Zhejiang, and must not let him enter Zhejiang, he does not have a daughter who is a female official in the palace, once someone catches the handle, I am afraid that the best result will be fishing in Hokkaido's hometown.

After thinking for a long time, Tanaka Jiuichi sighed lightly and then said: "Now only dead horses are regarded as live horse doctors, Murata-kun, you immediately order, the 60th and 61st divisions will immediately go to Kaihua and Jiangshan, and the 347th Division will immediately launch a counteroffensive once there is any sign of attacking Zhejiang." In addition, a report was sent to the headquarters of the Central China Front, requesting them to send troops to Jiujiang to contain the 202nd Army, and they must not be allowed to send troops to reinforce the 347th Division. ”

Takashi Murata hesitated for a moment but still reminded: "Your Excellency Commander, I'm afraid this is not good, if we cross the Eleventh Army and send a report directly to the Central China Front, I'm afraid that the Commander of the Garden Department will have more opinions about us." ”

Tanaka Jiuichi shook his head and said: "I can't take care of so much now, if I really let the people of China enter Zhejiang, then I, the commander, will not be far from the day of returning to the mainland, so let's take care of the present." ”

"Alright then, I'll go deliver your orders!" Takao Murata quickly took the order and left.

Just when Tanaka Kuichi mobilized the army to prepare to fight with the 347th Division, Su Jin's headquarters also had a few uninvited guests.

"Brother Su, tell me the truth, what do you want to do now?" Wu Qiwei glared at Su Jin and asked in an unkind tone.

"What else can I do, regain the lost land, is this also wrong?" Su Jin spread his hands, looking very innocent.

"Regained?" Wu Qiwei was amused by his words. (To be continued.) )