Anami studied under Admiral Kantaro Suzuki, the number one torpedo warfare master in the history of the world's navy, and successively served as director of the Military Affairs Bureau and personnel director of the Ministry of the Army.

Originally, his career was extremely smooth, but because he opposed Emperor Showa's younger brother, Prince Yoshihito Chichibu Miyajihito, who was only the army commander at the time, replaced the elderly Prince Kanin Miyazaihito to preside over the staff headquarters, and angered the then Minister of War Itagaki Seishiro, so he was punished and sent to Shanxi to become the commander of the 109th Division, garrisoning the northern section of the Tongpu Railway.

Anan, who only stepped onto the battlefield at the age of 51, was eager to show himself as soon as he arrived on the Chinese battlefield, and concentrated five brigades to attack and surround Yan Xishan's four divisions, and the continuous attacks almost crushed these four divisions of the Jin Sui army. After Itagaki resigned in October 1939, he became the new Minister of War Shunroku Hata as Vice Minister of the Army.

In April 1941, he had a disagreement with Hideki Tojo, who had taken over as Minister of War, and Kazuichiro Sonobe was defeated at the Battle of Kamisaka, and it happened that Shunroku Hata was appointed commander of the Chinese Dispatch Army, and he was happy to follow again, so he took over as the commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese invasion of China in Wuhan.

The first thing Anan did when he took office was to get all the information about Sun Yumin from the intelligence department. Looking at the avatar of this young opponent, Anan Weiji said a meaningful word: Sun Yumin, I am looking forward to your performance.

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After being brutally disgusted by the planes of the Japanese Third Flying Group, Sun Yumin has been thinking about how to solve this seemingly unsolvable drawback, but until he arrived at the Hengshan station, he still did not find a good solution.

I didn't come up with a solution, but the material supply and soldier supply in the Ninth War Zone arrived first, so I had to do these tasks first.

Don't look at the fact that each division usually does not compete with each other for favor and jealousy, but when it comes to the core interests, they will naturally not give up their hands. Although Deng Dongping is the chief of staff, he may not necessarily satisfy all parties, and at this time, Sun Yumin has to come out to balance. Fortunately, when he was in Ruichang, Sun Yumin had already done almost all these homework.

In this battle of Shanggao, the 139th Division suffered the greatest losses, and it should be replenished first. But to Sun Yumin's surprise, Wang Heng and Shi Zhonghua stood at the door of his residence early, waiting to see him, and when Chen Lai told Sun Yumin the news of their coming, he faintly felt that these two guys were not so easy to "send", and there would definitely be difficult requirements.

Sure enough, Wang Heng and Shi Zhonghua verified his idea with the first salute of the military salute after seeing him.

"Divisional Commander!"

This is a familiar and heavy title, although Sun Yumin has become a military commander, but he is actually happy to hear this title, like Zhang Xiaohu every time he calls the teacher, he will smile.

"You two sit down."

Sun Yumin reciprocated them with a smile, and Chen Lai also sent tea in a timely manner.

"Thank you, Commander."

Shi Zhonghua said politely, but Wang Heng directly picked up the teacup, uncovered the lid of the teacup, and after blowing on the steaming tea, he put the lid back on it, put it on the coffee table, and did not drink it.

"How's the morale of the troops?" Sun Yumin knew that they had something to say, but neither of them spoke first, so he had to ask first.

"Division commander, the morale of the brothers is good, although our division suffered relatively large casualties in this Shanggao battle, but it was a victory after such a big battle, everyone thought it was worth it, this is the biggest victory in the history of our division." Shi Zhonghua replied. Although Li Zhaoying's 139th Division had cooperated with Sun Yumin's Huoshan Independent Detachment and fought the victory of attacking Gao'an, compared with Shanggao's victory, it was too far and too far, and as the deputy division commander, Shi Zhonghua would naturally be proud and excited about it.

"Commander, although the morale of the brothers below is good, it is ...... But ......" Wang Heng wanted to speak and stopped, Shi Zhonghua looked at him as soon as he opened his mouth, full of expectations, but the result was still not spoken, which made Shi Zhonghua a little disappointed and restless, and moved his butt on the chair a few times. And Wang Heng also looked at Shi Zhonghua as if he was blocked by something, as if asking for help.

The two of them had discussed it in advance, and they didn't go to the military headquarters early in the morning, but blocked Sun Yumin's residence, and called the division commander one by one, just to play the card that Sun Yumin was the commander of the 139th division. They knew very well that the 20th Division was Sun Yumin's old army, which no one could compare; The new thirty-four was built by Sun Yumin, and almost all of his henchmen and descendants were there; The 81st Division is the unit of Zhanshutang, not to mention that Zhanshutang is the deputy commander, they are the foundation of the old 12th Army like the 20th Division, and they have intersected with Sun Yumin before, so they are not comparable to the 139th Division; The biggest advantage of the 139th Division is that the division commander is Sun Yumin himself, which is the jealousy of several other divisions, and this is also the reason why they came to their residence today to ask to see Sun Yumin and call him the division commander. When subordinates come to report to the division commander, naturally they don't have to go to the military department, and no one can say any gossip about this alone.

"But what?" Sun Yumin looked at the two with a smile on his face all the time.

Shi Zhonghua and Wang Heng, you look at me, I look at you, you want me to speak, I want you to say, the two of them have been grinding and chirping, and they have never said it.

"I haven't figured out what to say? Then sit down a little longer, I'll go wash up." Sun Yumin's move made Wang Heng anxious, and he blurted out: "Division commander, our division suffered the most damage in this war, and it needs to be replenished urgently." ”

"That's for sure, the recruits and supplies have arrived, and I've asked Director Qian to replenish you first." Sun Yumin smiled and teased them: "It's been so long, that's it?" ”

"Yes, Master, but there is one more thing, we would like to ask you to be the master." After Wang Heng opened his mouth, Shi Zhonghua also spoke.

"Master? What is so serious that I need to call the shots? Sun Yumin thought earlier that they would not come so simply, and Shi Zhonghua's words just confirmed this.

"Yes, Commander. When our 12th Army came, we still felt that the foundation of the 139th Division was good, and whether it was personnel equipment or weapons and equipment, it was considered good among the troops of the National Army. But now, among the four divisions, our 139th Division has become the weakest link. Wang Heng followed.

"Yes, Commander. Although you are the commander of the 12th Army, you are also the commander of our 139th Division, and you can't watch our division be at the bottom of the strength of our brother divisions. Shi Zhonghua didn't wait for Sun Yumin to speak, he "made up for it" again.

At this point, Sun Yumin finally understood, why these two guys kept calling themselves teachers, it turned out that they were here to play the emotional card, but they didn't know what the purpose of the two of them was to play this emotional card, but judging from their words and deeds, I am afraid it is not so easy to be satisfied.

"You two make it clear, I don't like that my subordinates are still hiding something." Since you can't guess why they're here, it's better to knock them out.

"Division commander, look at our current situation, the 417 regiment has lost more than half of the battle this time, and the losses of the 422 and 423 regiments are not small." Wang Heng said tentatively.

"If there is war damage, it will be replenished, and personnel and materials will be in place soon."

"But division commander, look at the 20th Division, which is now the A Division of the 3rd Brigade and 10th Regiment, and they have more men and horses in one brigade than our entire division, and there is only one artillery regiment; Not to mention the new 34th Division of Division Commander Li, just one Seventh Regiment is enough to make the troops of the entire Twelfth Army envious, and there is also the superior firepower of the 1st and 2nd Regiments; The 81st Division, Deputy Commander Zhan, was also expanded into two brigades and five regiments last time, and its equipment and weapons were also greatly replaced, and now only our 139th Division is the worst. Wang Heng said so much in one breath, and it was true that these words had been pressed in his heart since he was guarding the blocking position.

"Division commander, our division used to feel good, it was the main division in the 32nd Army, but when it arrived in the 12th Army, I found that I was a frog at the bottom of the well, you are the division commander, if our division is at the bottom, your face is not good-looking." Shi Zhonghua "made up for it" in a timely manner, Wang Heng said so much under the "thunder", if he didn't fan the wind, how could he be worthy of others.

"I know that I have wronged you, the least number of troops, but it is indeed the hardest and most tiring work, but doesn't this just show your importance?" Sun Yumin's words were a bit far-fetched, and even he himself was aware of this, so when he spoke at the end, his voice was a little quieter.

"Division commander, isn't it time to recuperate, strengthen our division at this time, no one will say anything, you should be regarded as a reward for our meritorious service in this battle." Wang Heng came into contact with Sun Yumin earlier than Shi Zhonghua, so he naturally understood the temperament of the military seat in front of him who was also the division commander better than him, so he dared to say these words.

"Just tell me what reward you want."

After turning the corner for so long, Wang Heng and Shi Zhonghua were waiting for this sentence.

"Division Commander, I discussed it with Deputy Division Commander Shi, and I think that our division must not be worse than others. You see, the same three regimental divisions, we don't require that they be exactly the same as Commander Li's new 34th Division, but at least there must be a main force like the Seventh Regiment, and the equipment is about the same. ”

Wang Heng's words shocked Sun Yumin, this request is "really not too much", it stands to reason that the 139th Division fought so beautifully in the first battle of high school, and it is normal to reward him, but the two of them asked for American-style equipment, it is better to kill him. The new 34th Division's American-style weapons and equipment were bought back by Sun Yumin's bankruptcy, and the guns he originally wanted to replace could be exchanged for some money, but he sent them out again, and now he asked him where to get American-style equipment for this regiment for the 139th Division.

Seeing that Sun Yumin frowned when he heard Wang Heng's words, Shi Zhonghua thought that he was unwilling, and hurriedly echoed again: "Division commander, if our division also has a main force like the Seventh Regiment, then you can use us as sharp knives at any time in the future, and we will definitely not embarrass you." ”

"Yes, Commander." Compared with Shi Zhonghua, Wang Heng is more urgent for this request.

"Deputy Division Commander Shi, Wang Heng, can you change your requirements? If you say it, you can also upgrade to the second brigade and five regiments, or the second brigade and six regiments, but I really don't have American-style equipment. Sun Yumin's face was embarrassed, for Wang Heng's request, he was really powerless, if he said that he didn't take it out, it was his fault, but now he has nothing to do, how can you let him not be embarrassed.

"Commander, we know that you must have a way, otherwise how dare you make this request to you?"

"I have a way? Neither I nor I know what I can do, but you two will know? Sun Yumin laughed at himself, and said at the end: "Otherwise, you two will sell me to see if you can exchange it for the equipment of a regiment." ”

"Division commander, you're joking, if we didn't know that you could get these weapons and equipment, we would never have made this request, and we wouldn't have opened this mouth." Shi Zhonghua said.

"Oh, what I don't know, you know, come on, come on, say it, I'd like to hear it." Sun Yumin was really surprised.

"Division commander, I heard the chief of staff say that our army still has five tanks to be transported, which seems to be more powerful than Regiment Commander Dong's current tanks, right?"

Woke up from the dream, Sun Yumin finally understood why the two of them were so sure that they could come up with American-style equipment, it turned out that they were really prepared, and even inquired about this thing that he had almost forgotten.

"You want those five tanks, I can't guarantee this, let's not say whether they can be shipped back, even if they are shipped back, I don't guarantee that they will be given to you, after all, we have to take care of the overall interests." Sun Yumin sighed, if these five tanks are given to the 139th Division, in fact, they can't give full play to their greatest advantages, it is best to give Dong Wenbin, together with fifteen light tanks, to form a steel male army, in this way, the disadvantages of weapons and equipment that have been plaguing the various departments of the national army do not exist for the 12th Army.

"Division commander, we don't want tanks." Wang Heng's words surprised Sun Yumin again, and he thought that these two people were eyeing these five tanks, so they would talk about it in a roundabout way, and even come to block the door early in the morning.

"And what do you want?" Sun Yumin is really confused now, he asked.

"Division commander, can you ask the Americans to bring another regiment of weapons and ammunition when they bring tanks, just the same as the Seventh Regiment." Shi Zhonghua continued Sun Yumin's words.

"This ......" After hearing Shi Zhonghua's words, Sun Yumin was dumbfounded, he didn't know how to refuse, could he say to others, I don't have money, I can't afford it, he really can't say it.

"Division commander, we also know that the last purchase cost a lot of money, and the military department may not be able to come up with extra money." Shi Zhonghua spoke again, but it was different from before, Sun Yumin was very comfortable listening to these words, and thought in his heart: Although these two guys came to ask for equipment and rewards, they were not making trouble unreasonably.

"So this time we brought some of the money ourselves, and some of the ones we captured on the battlefield this time and there should be some rewards on them, and after calculating, we should be able to make up this money."

Shi Zhonghua's words once again made Sun Yumin cry and laugh, he was an eye-opener, maybe in the entire Chinese army, he was the only one who would have such subordinates, who would pool money to buy weapons and ammunition for him, and even count the money that was unknown whether there was or not.

"You brought the money? How many? That's not a small amount. The reason why Sun Yumin asked like this was because he knew that when the 139th Division was drawn over, Li Zhaoying had taken almost all the excess money, and they would definitely not be able to take out much.