Shanshanyuan, commander of the Central China Front of the Japanese Army, was woken up by his adjutant at about two o'clock in the morning, and when Shanshanyuan put on his military uniform and came to the headquarters in Fanghuayuan, Tsukada Tsukashi, chief of staff of the Central China Front, Chang Yong, deputy chief of staff, and more than a dozen operational staff officers in the headquarters had already arrived.

The atmosphere in the war room was a little heavy.

In fact, at this time, it was still a preliminary report of defeat that came back to Nanjing, and the chief of staff of the Hamura detachment, Yongjin Tatsu, only reported the news of the death of Hamura Shuichi to the Central China Front Headquarters, and as for the specific battle damage of the Hamura detachment, Yongjin Da did not mention it in this telegram, because he did not know the specific battle damage.

For example, whether the Katamura Brigade was collectively broken, and for example, the casualty figures of the motorized infantry brigade, as well as the battle losses of the cavalry wing and the chariot detachment, could not be verified until the next day, when scouts and aviation scouts were dispatched to reconnoiter the battlefield, and then he could report it again.

As for the exact casualty figures, they will need to be cleared before they can be finalized.

Whether he was killed, missing, or captured, he must be investigated before he can be reported, because this involves a series of follow-up questions, so Yongjin Tatsu only briefly reported the death of Hamura Shuichi to the headquarters, but it was this death that caused an earthquake in the headquarters of the Central China Front.

Another major general was planted under Xu Rui's hands.

This is already the first number of generals planted under Xu Rui?

First Fushimiya Toshihiko, then Shigedo Chiaki, then Tachibana Yukio, and now Hamura Shuichi, in less than half a year, there have been four generals planted under Xu Rui, so that some staff officers joked in private that in this contest with Xu Rui, the general's casualty rate is much higher than that of ordinary soldiers.

This is definitely a sensational phenomenon in the history of wars in the ancient and modern world.

Before Shanshan arrived, the staff officers of the headquarters had been discussing this topic.

Even Chang Yong, deputy chief of staff, also participated in the discussion, and believed that Xu Rui's tactical command ability was far superior to that of other Chinese army brigade commanders, and even compared to the brigade commanders of the Japanese army, Chang Yong further made a prediction that if Xu Rui could not be eliminated as soon as possible, this person would definitely become a confidant of the Japanese army!

As soon as Shanshan Yuan walked into the war room, everyone's eyes looked at him in unison, and then Qi Shushu straightened his feet and nodded in greetings.

Shanshanyuan's mood at this time was undoubtedly very bad, because before the adjutant woke him up, he had just fallen asleep with a military prostitute in his arms, but he was woken up by the adjutant after sleeping for less than half an hour, and it was enough to make Shanshanyuan get up from the pink leg entanglement of the military prostitute at half past two in the morning, and there was worse news waiting for him!

Do you think Shanshanyuan can be in a good mood? No matter who he replaced, he couldn't get better.

Shanshanyuan just waved his hand very casually, and walked straight to the simulated sand table and stood still.

"Tsukada-san, what the hell is going on?" Shanshan Yuan frowned and looked at the sand table in front of him, and he couldn't hold back and didn't vent the anger in his chest, "The sweeping operation against the Dameishan Independent Regiment has just begun, and the Yucun detachment has not even really entered Dameishan before they lost their commander, who can tell me, what is going on?" ”

Tsukada was speechless, and the sudden death of Shuichi Hamura was completely unexpected.

Before the official start of the sweeping operation, Tsukada had instructed the staff to repeatedly conduct war games, and the results of all the deductions were highly consistent, in the face of the Yumura detachment, the Dameishan Independent Regiment could be said to have no chance at all, and their best result was to be defeated by the Japanese army, leaving only a small number of remnants to retreat into the Dameishan.

However, the harsh reality dealt a heavy blow to Tsukada.

The Hamura detachment hadn't even arrived in Meizhen, and the sweeping operation hadn't even really begun, and they lost their commander in a night attack, which also made Tsukada more soberly realize that no matter how realistic the war games are, they are just war games, and they are still very different from the real actual battle.

Especially in the face of an opponent like Xu Rui, the results of the war game deduction can only be used for reference.

Tsukada lowered his head and didn't say anything, but Shanshan Yuan didn't want to let him go like this, and asked, "Tsukada-san, why don't you speak?" Don't you have anything to say? ”

In this sweeping operation against the Dameishan Independent Regiment, Sugi Sugimoto gave Tsukada enough trust.

But what Tsukada attacked and returned to Sugi Sugimoto was an unbelievable failure, and now it is too early to say that the Hamura detachment has lost this sweeping battle, but it is an indisputable fact that it has made a very bad start, and the accidental death of Hamura Shuichi is bound to seriously dampen the spirit of the Japanese army.

The next sweeping operation is bound to cast a shadow.

"Hello." Tsukada couldn't hide from it, so he could only honestly review, "Your Excellency Commander, regarding the sweeping operation against the Dameishan Independent Regiment, the lowly position is indeed a little too light on the enemy, and it is too optimistic. ”

"Is it just a little underestimated, a little too optimistic?" Shanshan Yuan asked with a frown.

"Hello." Tsukada flashed his head again and said, "The battle plan is not perfect enough. ”

Shanshan Yuan snorted and said coldly: "But what I want to hear is not these, what I want to know is, what happened to the Hamura detachment?" As the commander of the detachment, why did Shuichi Hamura come to the front line in person, and it was just enough to go to the front line in person, but why was he attacked by the Shina Army again, and the jade shattered on the spot? ”

As he spoke, Sugi Sugimoto's saliva almost squirted onto Tsukada's face.

Tsukada could only endure it, and said with a pause: "Your Excellency Commander, I'm afraid we have to wait for the detailed battle report of the Hamura detachment about what happened to the Hamura detachment." ”

Shanshan Yuan just took the opportunity to ridicule Tsukada Kazutsu, plus Tsukada's attitude was also very upright, and he was not as arrogant as before, and the anger in his chest was also soothed, not to mention that this change in the Hamura detachment was actually not to blame on Tsukada, after all, the troops on the front line were commanded by Hamura Shuichi.

Therefore, Shanshan Yuan didn't dwell on the topic just now, and said in a deep voice: "What happened to the Hamura detachment, you can wait for further reports from Nagajin Tatsuya, but there is one thing, the imperial army can't afford to wait, Tsukada-san, I don't know if your staff has made a plan in advance, if the commander is attacked and killed, what should I do next?" ”

"This ......" Tsukada was speechless again, Ni Mei, who would have nothing to do to make such an emergency plan? Hamura Shuichi is the supreme commander of the entire Hamura detachment, who would have thought that he would personally go to the front, and who would have thought that he would be killed by Chinese roadside bombs? What can you do with such an emergency plan?

"Baga, don't you even have the most basic emergency plan?"

After finishing speaking, Sugi Moto unceremoniously slapped Tsukada on the right cheek.

Shanshanyuan's right cheek immediately swollen, and there were five bright red fingerprints on it.

Although he was beaten by the ear, Tsukada could only endure it and said, "Your Excellency Commander, perhaps the brigade commander of the Hiki Garrison Brigade Kawaguchi Heiji can succeed him." ”

"Perhaps?" Shanshan Yuan said angrily, "What I want is not maybe, the staff immediately recommends a few successors, and then submits the new battle plan, this time, I have to personally approve it, I must no longer let you nonsense, I have to personally check it!" Otherwise, the entire Hamura detachment will have to be buried by you! ”

After saying that, Shanshan turned around and left angrily.

Seeing Shanshanyuan's figure go away, Tsukada couldn't help but slander: The appointment of Shuichi Hamura as the commander of the detachment was agreed by you, and the entire battle plan was also agreed by you, right? Now that something has happened, it has become the responsibility of our staff department, and it is really unreasonable!

It's just that the slander is slander, but the order must also be carried out.

Who made Shanshan Yuan the commander, and the official was crushed to death.

The first challenge in front of Tsukada was to choose a person who was recognized by Sugi Sugi and had outstanding abilities.

Although Tsukada did not participate in the discussion of the staff officers just now, his evaluation of Xu Rui was even higher, in Tsukada's view, Xu Rui's tactical command ability and fighter capture ability have far exceeded the level of Japanese generals, Tsukada is very suspicious, even if he is the regimental and brigade commander of the German army, I am afraid that he is not Xu Rui's opponent.

Therefore, the successor of Shuichi Hamura must be good enough, at least definitely not a mediocre talent!

If a mediocre person is selected, it will not only be irresponsible to the more than 10,000 officers and soldiers of the Yucun detachment, but also extremely irresponsible to himself, because he himself is also jointly and severally responsible, and if the successor recommended by him does not perform well, he will also be criticized as a recommender, and it will even affect his future promotion.

The second difficult problem facing Tsukada was to reassess the combat strength of the Hamura detachment.

However, this is not in a hurry, and it is necessary to wait for the detailed battle report of Nagajin Tatsuya to be submitted, and Tsukada can make an accurate assessment of the combat strength of the Hamura detachment, and finally determine how much technical equipment and troops to replenish the Hamura detachment, of course, at that time, the Hamura detachment will no longer be called the Hamura detachment.

Tsukada originally thought that he would not be able to make an accurate assessment of the combat strength of the Hamura detachment until the detailed battle report of Nagajin Tatsuya was submitted, but what he did not expect was that early the next morning, the Dameishan Independent Regiment broadcast a communication to the entire East China region in the name of the Dameishan News Agency.

This newsletter from the Chase News Agency listed the battle losses of the Hamura detachment in detail.

Of course, all battle losses are listed in the name of the results of the Dameishan Independent Regiment.

According to the statistics of the Dameishan Independent Regiment, in the two battles of Chahuao and Dawan, a total of 2,118 Japanese soldiers were killed and 26 were captured; 30 light and heavy machine guns, 2 92 infantry guns, more than 1,500 Type 38 cavalry rifles, 100 war horses, and 2 Type 95 light tanks were seized; In addition, five Japanese armored vehicles, more than 50 trucks and side three-wheeled motorcycles were destroyed!