Nanjing, June 30, 1939

The newly appointed commander of the 11th Army, Kazuichiro Sonobe, walked into the office of Senior General Nishio Toshizo, commander of the Huaxia Dispatch Force in Nanjing.

Just last week, Okamura Ninji, who had suffered several defeats in a row, finally received a telegram from the headquarters ordering him to return to his homeland to report on his duties, and he was replaced by Lieutenant General Kazuichiro Sonobe, who had been transferred from the Kwantung Army.

Seeing the arrival of Sonobe and Ichiro, Nishio Shouzo received him very cordially, and the two sat down in the office, and the orderly brought tea and poured it for the two before walking out.

After drinking this cup of tea, Kazuichiro Sonobe stood up and bowed deeply to Nishio Shouzo: "Commander Nishio, I can be transferred from the Kwantung Army to Central China as the commander of the Eleventh Army this time, all thanks to your trust and support, thank you so much, I will ask for your care in the future!" ”

"Sit!"

Nishio Shouzo nodded, pointed to the front, and waited until Sonobe and Ichiro sat down before saying, "Sonobe-kun, it was an order from the base camp to transfer you to Central China, and I just pushed it with my hand." But there are some things I have to warn you about. ”

Kazuichiro Sonobe stood up again, bowed, and said loudly, "Please give the commander instructions!" ”

Seeing that Sonobe and Ichiro frequently stood up to give a salute, Nishio Shouzo smiled dumbly and said, "Sonobe-kun, you are too polite, just sit down and talk!" ”

The garden department hurriedly responded: "Hai! ”

"First of all, you have to remember that the strategic position of the 11th Army is very important, and you have to do it yourself. I have already encountered great resistance in recommending you to be the commander of the 11th Army. You know, the Kwantung Army has always had a very high opinion of itself. As everyone knows, the situation has changed greatly in the past few years, and when you come to Central China from Manchuria, you must first be a man with your tail between your legs. Don't be sharp. The third and thirteenth divisions are the elite of the empire, and the commanders of the Shanxie and Tanaka divisions are senior and highly meritorious, you must remember not to be arrogant, so as not to arouse the disgust of your subordinates, the empire is at the time of employing people, and it is up to you. The 11th Army is a good place to train soldiers, and you must not let down the 11th Army. ”

Kazuichiro Sonobe sits on a tatami mat. Tears almost burst out of his eyes, and he knew in his heart that Nishio Shouzo was under a lot of pressure to recommend him as the commander of the 11th Army, and if he worked hard for a few years. The position of commander of Central China must be in his own pocket.

After talking for a while, Nishio Shouzo asked again, "Do you have any other requirements?" ”

After thinking for a while, Kazuichiro Sonobe asked, "Your Excellency Commander, there is an enemy that cannot be avoided when you go to serve in the Eleventh Army, and that is the 202nd Division of China stationed in Nanchang. This force has now become a major problem for the Empire. Especially that Su Jin. If it weren't for him, Commander Okamura wouldn't have been transferred back to the mainland in such an embarrassment, I would like to ask the commander, what should I do if I encounter Su Jin and his 202nd Division in the future? ”

Nishio Shouzo was silent for a moment before he said: "Even if you don't say this question, I have to remind you, since Su Jin was born two years ago, the intelligence department of the empire has made a lot of effort to investigate him, but no matter how the people of the special high-tech department investigate, they have not called up his origin, this person seems to have appeared out of thin air, and judging from what he has done this year." This man is extremely hostile to the Empire and belongs to the most dangerous type of hostile elements. If you have the chance, you must kill him at all costs. ”

"Hay!"

Nishio Shouzo said: "The task of the 11th Army is very heavy, some time ago, the 36th Brigade and the 27th Division were severely damaged, and the strength of the 11th Army is even more insufficient, I am ready to transfer troops from the 13th Army and other troops under your command, and I have ordered the 3rd Flying Division originally stationed in Sangming to be transferred to Wuhan to help you. You have to remember that when fighting with the 202nd Division and Su Jin, you must be careful of their armored forces, before this there were already two tank brigades and many imperial armies in his hands, you must be careful. Now their biggest weakness is that they don't have an air force, and if you encounter them, you can order the aviation to increase the intensity of bombing them. ”

Nishio Shouzo said that Sonobe and Ichiro sat opposite and listened attentively, he knew that Nishio Shouzo was teaching himself by hand, and he couldn't say that he didn't care about himself, if he couldn't make some achievements, he would have disappointed Commander Nishio's hard work.

On the plane back to Wuhan, Sonobe and Ichiro had already begun to think about putting the first three fires in five boxes.

In fact, as the military commander of the 11th Army, the Yuan Department knew that the best way to release the other party from this first fire was the 202nd Division in Nanchang, or to recapture Jiujiang, as long as one of these two goals could be achieved, his position as commander would be secure.

But after all, it is the shadow of a famous tree, and Su Jin's reputation is paved with the corpses of countless Japanese soldiers, and Sonobe and Ichiro don't have the idea of playing with Su Jin for the time being, after all, this guy is notorious, if he really does it with the 202nd Division, he may steal chickens and rice. And Jiujiang is too close to Nanchang, if you attack Jiujiang, maybe when will you lure out the fierce god of the 202nd Division, the danger is too great, no!

After thinking about it, the garden department looked at Henan, although Henan at this time had been occupied by the Japanese army, but most of the places were still under the control of the national army, and the defenders of Henan were relatively weak, which was more suitable for their own prestige.

Looking at the map in front of him, Kazuichiro Sonobe touched his chin and nodded: "Yo Xi, it's you!" ”

After returning to Wuhan, the garden department officially issued an order to its troops to attack Henan, because it was a new official who took office, and the garden department did not dare to command remotely in Wuhan like his predecessor Okamura Ninji.

On 10 July, he moved his command post forward to Yingshan.

On 12 July, the commander of the 3rd Division, who was also newly appointed, commanded the 3rd Division to set out from the area north of Xinyang, and with the cooperation of the air force and tank units, wanted to attack and advance in the area east of Tongbai Mountain.

"Master's seat...... The 11th Army has a new movement! ”

In the 202nd Division, Zhou Yusheng took a copy and handed it to Su Jin.

Su Jin took the telegram and looked at it, but he chuckled: "Yo, the new official has three fires, but this time they changed direction and stopped attacking us." ”

Zhou Yusheng smiled slightly: "Okamura's lessons from the past are still there, Sonobe and Ichiro don't dare to bark at us even if they are stupid, I think there should be no war in Nanchang for at least half a year." ”

Su Jin sighed lightly: "But I'm afraid that the trees want to be quiet and the wind won't stop, I'm afraid some won't let us stay in Nanchang so comfortably." ”

Su Jin's words were fulfilled, and two hours later, a telegram was sent to him. (To be continued.) )