Chapter 476: Battle Shandong

Jinan. Headquarters of the North China Front of the Japanese Army.

Okamura Ninji's mood at this time is neither good nor bad, and the battle reports he reads every day in his headquarters are also mediocre, and the team is the same as he expected, and its forward soldiers are very healthy, and the progress is very smooth. Although the Imperial Army did not fight with the squadron for one city and one place in accordance with the strategic plan formulated by the headquarters, due to the hatred of the Hechina people, many troops did not perfectly implement the retreat strategy. However, even the imperial army also resisted to a certain extent, but it still could not resist the attack of the squadron, and several counties close to Texas that originally belonged to Hebei were soon occupied by the squadron.

Reports

"Come in"

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, the 300th Division of Han Yunhua's headquarters suddenly appeared in Majiagou in the northwest of Gucheng County this morning, and in a very short period of time all the imperial strongholds on the periphery of Gucheng County have been cleared, and now it has surrounded the defenders of Gucheng County, please instruct Your Excellency Commander," said Major General Umeko Yamaguchi, head of the intelligence agency and commander of the Military Police Command of the North China Front.

"Nani? What's the matter with that idiot Morita, didn't I instruct his brigade to retreat to Shandong after a little resistance? How could he be surrounded by the Shina troops in such a short period of time, Yaga "Okamura Ninji was furious, he couldn't imagine that the defenders of Gucheng County were surrounded by the squadron at this critical moment, which seriously affected his strategic plan.

Umeko Yamaguchi opened his folder and looked at it and said: "Your Excellency, Morita Shaosa did not retreat according to your instructions, but built a large number of permanent fortifications in the old city and county, and asked the headquarters two days ago for a large number of bombs, he was going to fight a defensive battle with the people in the old city area, and then retreat, and his telegram had just been sent to the division headquarters of the 21st Division. ”

"Yaga, this is simply a stupid pig-style command, Morita is not worthy of being the commander of the empire at all, and he has no strategic vision and overall situation at all, Okamura Ninji said angrily.

Yamaguchi Umeko thought for a while and said: "Your Excellency, then what should we do now, the Shina people have surrounded Morita Brigade in the old city, for the glory of the Imperial Army, we must send troops to rescue Morita Division, otherwise it will be a complete infantry brigade will be erased from the battle sequence of the Empire." ”

"Yo Xi, Yamaguchi, what you said makes sense to work, the people of China are no longer the people of China three years ago, they are also learning in the war, half a division chasing more than 30 infantry divisions of China has passed, and we can no longer achieve a decisive victory in a short period of time in the duel with the people of China. This battle with the Chinese people was originally not intended to have a strategic decisive battle with the Chinese people, on the one hand, because the imperial army was not well prepared, and it was not enough to have a strategic decisive battle with the Chinese army. In addition, the people of China will not have a decisive battle with the imperial army, because they have eaten so much territory of the imperial army, and what they need most now is time to digest the results of the battle. The Imperial Army surrounded an infantry regiment in China, forcing the Chinese to go to war with the Imperial Army, but the scale was manageable. The Front's initial plan was to use the Shina infantry regiment as bait, and then kill and wound a large number of Shina people in the following battles, so as to boost the morale of the Imperial Army, and also lay the foundation for future battles. But due to the destruction of that idiot Morita, now we have to change our plan, and God is not as good as God," Okamura Ninji said with a wry smile.

Umeko Yamaguchi said, "Your Excellency, are you worried about the safety of Morita's department?" According to the information obtained by our intelligence agency, the Chinese people are now stationed in the front line with more than 300,000 troops, and at the same time there are at least 600,000 Chinese troops in Hebei. ”、

"Yamaguchi, your land is too small Han Yunhua's work, this battle was originally a battle between me and him to use each other's needs, he needs to use the threat of the imperial army to deter Jiang Zheng's bī pressure on Zhina**, so as to achieve the goal of occupying Hebei for a long time. And I need a past record that can be used to stabilize the morale of the army and improve morale. As for the battle between the two sides, no matter how it is fought, our army will be the only winner, and even if it is defeated, it will be the winner in name. ”

"Nani, why is that?" Umeko Yamaguchi asked in confusion.

Okamura Ninji said mysteriously: "Because whether it is Han Yunhua or myself, we need the victory of the front." ”

After all, Umeko Yamaguchi is also an excellent graduate of the Japanese Army University, and her military literacy is still good, and after thinking about it for a while, she knows what Okamura Ninji is referring to.

"The Snechina are indeed very cunning, is there no other way? Does the front army have to cooperate with Han Yunhua? Umeko Yamaguchi asked helplessly.

"No, no, no, we have never cooperated with the Chinese army, it's just that we are using each other, and in the end, who suffers is not necessarily, once on the battlefield, both sides will not show the slightest mercy, and if we can annihilate the other party, we will definitely not be defeated, but before we used the infantry regiment of the Chinese army as a threat, to occupy a certain initiative. But now the people of China have also surrounded an infantry brigade of the imperial army, and both sides have their own considerations. ”

Yamaguchi Meizi said regretfully: "Hey, it seems that we still underestimated the strength of the Shina troops, and the Shina infantry regiment surrounded by the imperial army this time was a lucky escape. ”

Okamura Ninji sneered: "Yamaguchi, what you said is not right, now the whole earth is at war, and the war has burned the entire planet red, from the British Isles in the west, to the African continent in the south, to Northern Europe in the north, and to the Pacific coast in the east. The desert areas of North Africa, the great plains of Western Europe, and the islands of Southeast Asia are full of Jiā war troops, and the death or wounding of 1,000 Japanese soldiers in the small county town there is not a big deal, but there are just a few more names on the wall of the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. As long as the battle requires the Morita Brigade to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, then the Morita Brigade must be broken in pieces to thank the Emperor for his kindness. Yamaguchi, if Morita's brigade is all broken, is there any chance that that infantry regiment in Shina will survive? ”

Okamura Ninji's cold words knocked Yamaguchi Umeko down, as an officer with the rank of major general, Yamaguchi Umeko was already qualified to access some confidential things in the army. Coupled with the peculiarity of Yamaguchi Umeko's work, she knew a long time ago that in the eyes of some high-ranking officers of the empire, ordinary soldiers were consumables, as long as necessary, let alone a brigade, even if it was a complete infantry division. But neither Shouichi Terauchi nor Binyama Gen ever said anything like that before, so Umeko Yamaguchi always thought that such rumors were just rumors.

But today Umeko Yamaguchi finally knew that the rumors were true, and even a general like Okamura Ninji could say such things, which shows that even a famous general like Okamura Ninji does not take the lives of ordinary soldiers seriously. Although Umeko Yamaguchi also knew that Okamura Ninji had a point, as a soldier of the Imperial Army, he should always be ready to sacrifice himself for His Majesty the Emperor for the Great Japanese Empire. However, when she was personally involved in such a thing, Umeko Yamaguchi still couldn't accept it.

Looking at Yamaguchi Meizi looking at himself blankly, Okamura Ninji smiled and said: "Yamaguchi, take your time, you will get used to it after a lot of experience, isn't there an ancient saying in Shina called "Ci is not in charge of the army, righteousness is not in charge of wealth", which means that a qualified commander must have the determination of a strong man to break his wrist, isn't it an infantry brigade, if my life can be exchanged for the realization of the common prosperity of Greater East Asia, in exchange for the victory of the holy war, I will not hesitate to sacrifice my life." Whether it's you, Yamaguchi, or I, the commander of the front army, be ready to dedicate yourself, maybe that ... [This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading!] ］