Headquarters of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army in Jiujiang

Since the collapse of the 106th Division and the Suzuki Brigade, a strange cloud has begun to hang over the place, and even the staff officers in the headquarters have changed from their usual loud voices to low voices when discussing the battle situation, and some of them are staring at the small room in the northwest corner, as if a beast lives there staring at them.

That hut is Okamura Ningji's office, since the end of the Wanjialing Battle, Okamura Ningji has locked himself in the office for seven days, every day in addition to asking the combat staff officer Miyamoto Ichiro to go in to deliver food, telegrams and materials, he even eats, drinks and laze in it, which also makes the staff officers outside a little frightened, for fear that one day Okamura Ningji inside will be like a bomb that suddenly explodes, blowing everyone to pieces.

Until this morning......

While the staff officers in the war room were discussing the battle situation as usual, the door in the northwest corner creaked open, and Okamura Ninji, dressed in a crumpled military uniform and with a very pale and haggard face, walked out of it.

"Whoa......

Seeing Okamura Ninji coming out, the staff officers and officers who were busy in the battle hall stood up after being stunned for less than a second, whether they were discussing the battle situation or writing a report, and the star officer on duty in charge immediately shouted: "Stand up, stand up!" ”

"Hello Commander!"

"Hmm......"

Okamura Ninji stood at the door and nodded slightly, he hadn't seen him for a week, in addition to his face becoming more and more pale, his eyes were sharper, and he was not more than the usual deep hidden, and now there was a fierce color in his eyes like a hungry wolf. He glanced around the hall at the crowd, but everyone who was swept away by his eyes was distraught.

Okamura Ninji glanced around at everyone and nodded slightly, and said lightly, "Is Miyazaki-kun in the war room here?" ”

Someone in the hall immediately replied: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, Miyazaki Osa has just gone to the telegraph room, and I will go and call him at once." ”

"No need." Okamura Ninji hesitated for a moment, shook his head, turned his gaze to the little chubby Miyamoto Kazuo who was standing aside with a pile of documents, and said, "Miyamoto-kun." Come to my office. With that, he turned and went back into the office.

"Hay!"

After Kazuo Miyamoto bowed, he quickly bent down and bowed, and then followed Okamura Ninji into the office under the envious gaze of everyone.

Miyamoto, who entered the office, saw Okamura standing silently on the huge 100,000 to 1 military map on the wall, his nose sniffed, because no one had cleaned the office for many days, there was a bad smell in the office, Miyamoto did not show anything unusual on the surface, standing in front of Okamura Ninji and standing down and waiting for his orders.

Ryokuokamura sighed softly: "The jade shattering of the 106th Division and the Suzuki Brigade this time gave me a great shock, it seems that our understanding of the Shina army in the past was too one-sided, and it is necessary for us to reformulate the strategic plan for China, otherwise it will be difficult to completely conquer this nation." ”

Seeing the look of worry in Okamura Ninji's eyes, Miyamoto comforted, "Your Excellency, Commander. You can rest assured, although our imperial army has suffered huge losses in Wanjialing this time, it is not easy for the people of China, and their casualties are at least several times that of ours. ”

Okamura Ninji shook his head gloomily, "Miyamoto-kun, although what you said is true, you have to remember that the population of Shina is 300 million more than that of the Great Japanese Empire, and we can't fight for the people of Shina anyway." The Battle of Wanjialing lasted only half a month. We lost more than 20,000 men, and if we had fought in this way, in less than three years, all the men of the Great Japanese Empire would have been killed. We can't afford it! ”

Miyamoto Ichiro was silent, Japan's territory is small, and the population that can accommodate it is naturally small, so even the most arrogant Japanese soldiers dare not fight with Huaxia for casualties and attrition. Although Japan can completely explode China in terms of economy, industry and science and technology. In the past, Miyamoto had the impression that Huaxia was a country with a large population but poverty, but who would have thought that the shortcomings that were originally ridiculed by the Japanese government and the opposition would become Huaxia's strength. Although after each battle, the Japanese government announced in the newspaper every month how many Chinese troops had been annihilated in this battle. But as soon as their words fell, the other side was able to replenish the lost troops in a short time, and even countless new troops appeared, and even the officers of the Japanese General Staff were confused.

The atmosphere in the office was very dull, and Miyamoto Ichiro gritted his teeth and said: "It's all that Su Jin, if it weren't for him, the Suzuki Brigade wouldn't have shattered, and the 106th Division would have been wiped out, and even the military flag would have been captured by the Zhina." There was news from Tegaoke, that Su Jin had just been promoted to major general a few days ago, and his unit had also been expanded into an independent security brigade, and now they were recruiting troops in Wuhan, and we were seized by them and put two wing flags next to the recruitment site for those people to visit, which is really a shame for our Imperial Japanese Army! ”

Hearing this, Okamura Ninji's face also darkened. Today's Su Jin has become a nightmare in the eyes of all Japanese officers, he is like a thorn in the hearts of all Japanese, and has become a target that they must get rid of.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Okamura pretended to be calm and said, "Su Jin...... Naturally, this person wants to get rid of it, but now we have more important things to do, come here! ”

"Hay!" Ichiro Miyamoto hurriedly walked to the side of Coexisting Ninji.

Okamura Ninji picked up a baton and pointed to the huge map in front of him and said: "You see, now the government of China has deployed a large number of troops in Wuhan, especially after the government of China has transferred a large number of troops from Guangdong, Wuhan currently has less than 30,000 troops, and this is the best time for us to attack Wuhan." As long as we occupy Guangzhou, the empire will completely block the coastal passage of China, so that China will not receive any support and supplies from the outside world, which is no less important than the empire's occupation of Wuhan. Later you will draw up a telegram informing the base camp of my idea, suggesting that the 21st Army immediately launch an attack on Canton and cut off the connection between China and the outside world, so that no matter how stubbornly the government of China resists, they will not be able to escape from the hands of the Empire in the end! ”

Speaking of this, Okamura Ningji's face became extremely hideous, "Didn't that Su Jin openly clamore that he would never surrender and fight the imperial army anywhere?" I want to see, without the support of Western countries, what can he do to fight us, relying on the spear in his hand? (To be continued.) )