And when Li Ziyuan was desperately training in Taihang Mountain, half a month after the end of the sweep in Hubei County, Luo Hekanshiro, who had just returned from a meeting in Changzhi, was disappointed. For more up-to-date chapters, visit: ШЩЩ.(7)(9)XS.сОМ. This time, he mobilized almost all the troops in the area under his jurisdiction, and basically ended up empty-handed in the sweeping 'sweep' carried out by opening a net in the mountainous areas in the eastern part of Hubei.

Although he tried his best to drive the Tubalu out of the mountains and trapped on the Basong Ridge, which had little room for maneuver. didn't expect that the cunning earth eight road actually used the cover of heavy rain to slip away from under his nose again. And not only did he 'wave' spend a lot of troops in vain, but in the end he didn't get anything, and he also caught up with dozens of officers who came to observe the sweep.

The most important thing is that the commander of the original division, under his own sworn guarantee, prepared this sweep as a model for dealing with the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains. As a result, this ending disappointed the division commander and caused heavy losses to the division officers. The division commander did not order himself to seppuku, and apologized to His Majesty the Emperor for his seppuku, which was already taking care of himself.

Maybe the 'wave' took a lot of troops and time, and the division commander didn't care very much. However, the loss of these more than 20 officers is absolutely unacceptable to His Excellency the division commander. The battle losses of these more than 20 officers, especially the junior backbone officers who were still at the level of squadron leader, were a huge loss if they changed to that division and regiment.

What's more, the headquarters of the First Army in Taiyuan is also paying close attention to the new tactics adopted in this sweeping operation. Only now did I know that two senior operational staff officers of the First Army had flown from Taiyuan to Changzhi. During the period when he encircled the eastern mountainous area of Hubei, he sat in the headquarters of the 36th Division of Changzhi and paid close attention to the battle situation.

The failure of this sweep in the mountainous areas in the eastern part of Hubei made the division commander lose face in front of the commander of the First Army and the commanders of various units under the First Army. At the moment, he has only been dismissed from active duty, and it should be said that the division commander has shown mercy to his subordinates. Otherwise, the loss of just twenty squadron leaders would be enough to go to a military court on their own.

Compared to the result of going to see Amaterasu, the dismissal of all duties and the transfer to the reserve is already a good result for himself. At least I still have a chance to return to my hometown and meet my wife and children, right? It's just that in the face of such an ending, from the moment he received the order, Kanshiro Rakuhe, kept asking himself again and again, was he really willing?

applied to the Army University several times, but the end was disappointed. Knowing that without a diploma from the Army University, it would be difficult for an ordinary officer to be promoted to the rank of general, and he once thought that working hard to be a lieutenant in the army was already the ultimate. However, the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War rekindled the flame that had been extinguished in his 'chest'.

There is no one in the army who has been to the Continental University, but although he has become a general, he is not a 'hairy' scales and phoenix horns, but after all, he is not a none. As long as you are on the battlefield and establish immortal feats for the empire, you may still have a chance to become a general. Didn't General Abe, who died in the battle in Hebei last year, not go to the Army University and become the commander of the major general's brigade?

Moreover, as the war expanded, new divisions and regiments continued to expand. The old generals continued to retire from active duty and turn into reserve forces because of their age. With the limited number of graduates in each term, Lu University cannot fully fill the vacancy, and more and more non-Lu University graduates who are called the Wutian Group because they have not attended the Army University can become generals.

As long as the war continues, as long as the Imperial Army continues to form new divisions. I may not have the opportunity and luck of General Abe Norihide. It's just that I didn't expect that after several efforts, I finally ended up with such an ending.

Kamishiro, who had already received the official dismissal order from the division, looked at the order to transfer to the reserve on his desk, and on the surface he looked calmer. But in his heart, he had mixed feelings about this order, which completely ruined his dream of being a general. For someone as ambitious as him, this ending is undoubtedly embarrassing.

What made him even more depressed was that it would be a few days before the new commander could take office. I, who has actually been dismissed from my position, will continue to suffer in this position for a few days. This result, for Kanshiro Rakuai, undoubtedly exacerbated the pain in his heart.

It's just that the depression of Kamishiro Rakuai didn't last long and was interrupted by the uninvited Tsuruta Numa. Seeing that he was not invited, he sat on the sofa with his ass, and he was a little rude Tsuruta Numanan. Luo Hekanshiro said coldly: "Tsuruta-kun, you won't come to see my jokes, right?" ”

For the coldness shown by Kanshiro Rakuai, he knew that his old classmate with strong self-esteem was unwilling to see anyone at this time. But he shook his head and said, "Old classmate, don't be so depressed. It's just a transfer to the reserves, it's not a big deal. ”

"In this war, the empire has already gained the upper hand on the battlefield of China. However, due to the lack of its own troops, it has not been able to completely resolve the China incident. Unless a large number of troops are increased, the army, which has already used its strength to the extreme, will not be able to completely solve the problem of retreating to the southwestern corner of the country. ”

"For Japan, the land and population of Shina are too large. Unless, at the risk of the collapse of the Empire, the economy is completely put on the wartime track and the general mobilization of the homeland is carried out. Otherwise, the empire would have done its best to do it now. The vast territorial area of China provided the best shelter for their incompetent politicians. ”

Internationally, the Americans and Soviet Russia will never sit idly by and watch the empire take complete control of China. At present, the empire is quite stiff with the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union. In addition to the continuous arms support given by Soviet Russia to Chongqing, the Americans are also secretly making continuous moves. ”

"From the Meiji Restoration to the present, the empire has become one of the world's great powers. But the resources of the empire, which lacked the support of the colonies, were still too poor to sustain a long war. From steel to rubber and gasoline, the Empire relied on Western powers, which controlled large numbers of colonies, to sustain the war. ”

"Since the outbreak of the Shina Incident, the empire has come to this day unless it abandons the entire battlefield of Shina, or risks the collapse of its national strength to carry out a general mobilization of the people. After investing fifty to one million troops, as well as a large amount of equipment that exceeds the capacity of the empire, otherwise it is already in a dead knot that cannot be opened. ”

"Either abandon the area south of Shanhaiguan, which the Imperial Army had previously gained after bloody battles and hundreds of thousands of casualties. Either they would go to war with the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union, and obtain the most basic resources for the empire to sustain the war from the South Seas. Once the empire opens up new battlefields, the existing forces of the army are simply not enough. ”

"Even now, in addition to the continuous formation of new divisions and regiments in the China Army, the Kwantung Army is also expanding a lot. Do the math yourself, since the full-scale outbreak of the Shina Incident, how many new divisions have been formed in the Empire? Even the 36th Division, where you and I belong, isn't it the same newly formed? ”

"The formation of a large number of new divisions naturally requires a large number of officers who have experienced actual combat. You and I are both emperors, and we should know what resources are the most precious for a war. So even if you transfer to the reserve right now, don't be discouraged, brother. ”

"With your ability, the military department will definitely not sit idly by and ignore the situation in which new divisions and regiments are constantly being formed and expanded, and many reservists have already entered the second or even third mobilization. The military department is still clear about how to find enough officers to expand the new divisions and regiments. ”

"Although your brother said that he was defeated this time, after all, he is a graduate of the Imperial Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and he has been tested in actual combat for many years. It is much stronger than those reserve officers who have only been trained for a few months. So this time, you can rest for a while, maybe that day, your brother will return to active duty, or even go to the next level. ”

"I also have a certain responsibility as the intelligence staff officer of the division and regiment for the failure of this sweep. In order to apologize, and as an old classmate, I will not ignore you. I have already written a letter of recommendation to Mr. Lu Da, who is serving in the Ministry of the Army. Rest assured that you are at home and will not stay too long. ”

Tsuruta Numa's words, listening to the ears of Kamishiro Rakuai, although it made him feel a lot more comfortable. But for him, who doesn't want to put his hopes on others, these so-called guarantees of Tsuruta Numan are just a distant promise. He is not the prime minister, let alone the land minister or the chief of staff, and it is not his turn to formulate a national policy.

Even if they are graduates of Lu University, they are all characters with hands and eyes. But what he said was still just an ethereal phantom. And he knows a lot about Tsuruta Numa's 'sex' personality, and he knows that this guy is definitely unprofitable and can't afford to be the kind of person who can't afford to be early, and he also knows that this guy's letter of recommendation is definitely not written in vain.

Looking at Tsuruta Numu in front of him, Luo Hekanshiro's tone was very cold: "Say, what are you doing this guy here this time." Don't tell me, you're here to say this to me, to do the friendship between classmates, I'm afraid you won't believe it. ”

Regarding Luo Hekanshiro's obvious disbelief, Tsuruta Nuanan said with a half-ashamed look on his face: "Luo Hejun, your sense of smell is still so keen. Among the entire 36th Division, I am afraid that no one will have more experience in dealing with the Eighth Route Army than your brother. ”

"The rest of the officers, their eyes are fixed on the Chongqing political army in Lingchuan and Zhongtiao Mountain. For the Eighth Route Army, which was poorly equipped and had even worse firepower, they basically looked down on it. But they don't know that these guys who have a strong ability to survive and give them a piece of land that can exist and grow as long as there are farmers are really difficult to remove tarsal maggots. ”

"I can't accuse other people of being shallow-eyed, but in the context of the lack of resources in the empire, the dispatch of troops in China needs to feed the war with war. These poorly equipped, but more survivable Dirt Eight Roads will be our most difficult opponents, and they are also the opponents who pose the greatest threat to the empire with the Warring States Policy. ”

"Old classmate, you know that I am training a special unit that specializes in fighting against the Eighth Route Army. I need your help in this regard. I have spoken to the division commander and obtained his approval to allow you to stay with me for a while and assist me in forming this special unit. Don't you think it's a good requirement for you and me, old classmate, don't you? ”