[Anti-Japanese Iron King] Chapter 1041: Mutual Use (Ask for Subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

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Okamura Ningji's mood at this time was neither good nor bad, and the battle reports he read every day in his headquarters were also mediocre, and the Eighth Route Army was as he expected, its forward troops were very strong, and the progress was very smooth.

Although the Imperial Army did not fight with the Eighth Route Army for one city and one place according to the strategic plan formulated by the headquarters, many troops did not perfectly implement the retreat strategy due to the hatred of the Chinese people.

However, even the imperial army resisted to a certain extent, but it still could not resist the attack of the Eighth Route Army, and several county towns near Cangzhou, which originally belonged to Hebei, were soon occupied by the Eighth Route Army.

"Report!"

"Come in!"

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, the Second Division of the Ma Zheng Division of China suddenly appeared in Majiagou northwest of Damanzhuang this morning, and in a very short period of time, all the imperial strongholds on the periphery of Cangzhou have been cleared, and now the Cangzhou defenders have been surrounded, please instruct Your Excellency the Commander!" Major General Eiichi Hirahara said loudly.

"Nani? What's the matter with that idiot Morita, didn't I instruct his brigade to retreat to Damanzhuang after a little resistance? How could you be surrounded by the Shina troops in such a short period of time, Yaga! Okamura Ninji roared angrily.

He couldn't imagine that the defenders of Cangzhou were surrounded by the Eighth Route Army at this critical juncture, which would inevitably seriously affect his strategic plan.

Hirahara Eiichi opened his folder, and then said: "Your Excellency, Morita Shaozo did not retreat according to your instructions, but built a large number of permanent fortifications in Cangzhou City, and asked the headquarters for a large amount of ammunition two days ago, he was going to fight a defensive battle with the people in the Cangzhou area, and then retreat, and his telegram had just been sent to the division headquarters of the 21st Division. ”

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

Hirahara Eiichi thought for a while and said: "Your Excellency, then what should we do now, the people of China have surrounded Morita Brigade in Cangzhou, for the glory of the Imperial Army, we must send troops to rescue Morita Division, otherwise it will be a complete infantry brigade that will be wiped out from the battle sequence of the Empire." ”

"Yo Xi, the plains make 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 of the 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."

Then Okamura Ninji continued: "This time, the Imperial Army did not plan to have a strategic decisive battle with the Chinese people, on the one hand, because the Imperial Army was not well prepared and was not enough to conduct 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 brigade in China, forcing the Chinese to go to war with the Imperial Army, but the scale was manageable. ”

"The initial plan of the front army was to use the infantry regiment of the Chinese as a decoy, and then kill and wound a large number of the living forces of the Chinese in the following battles, so as to improve the morale of the imperial army, which is now sluggish, and lay the foundation for future battles. But due to the destruction of that idiot Morita, now we have to change our plans, people are not as good as heaven, providence! Okamura Ninji smiled bitterly.

Hirahara Eiichi: "Your Excellency, are you worried about the safety of Morita's department?" According to the information received by our intelligence services, the Chinese did not have many troops on the front line. ”

"Pingyuan, your land is too small for Ma Zheng's work, this battle was originally a battle between me and him to use each other's needs, and he needed to use the threat of the imperial army to deter the Jiang government's persecution of them, so as to achieve the goal of occupying Hebei for a long time. And I need a past record that can be explained 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?" Eiichi Hirahara asked in confusion.

Okamura Ninji said mysteriously: "Because both Ma Zheng and myself need the victory of the front." ”

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

"Less thane! The people of China are indeed very cunning, is there no other way? Does the Front Army have to cooperate with Ma Zheng? Eiichi Hirahara 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 it is not certain who suffers, once the two sides are warring on the battlefield, they will not show the slightest mercy, and if they can annihilate each other, they will definitely not be defeated, but before we used the infantry regiment in China 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. ”

Eiichi Hiraharas said regretfully: "Hey! Your Excellency, it seems that we still underestimated the strength of the Chinese army, and the Chinese infantry brigade surrounded by the imperial army this time was a lucky escape. ”

Okamura Ninji smiled and said: "Plains, 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 warring troops, and the death or wounding of 1,000 Japanese soldiers in the small county town of China 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 Morita Brigade needs to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, then the Morita Brigade must all be crushed to thank the Emperor for his kindness. Plains, if Morita's brigade is shattered, is there any chance that the infantry regiment in China will survive? ”

Okamura Ninji's cold words knocked Hirahara Eiichi down, as a senior officer with the rank of major general, Hirahara Eiichi was already qualified to access some confidential things in the army.

Coupled with the peculiarity of Eiichi Hirahara's work, he knew a long time ago that ordinary soldiers were consumables in the eyes of some high-ranking officers of the empire. As long as it is necessary, let alone a brigade, even a complete infantry division will not hesitate.

But neither Terauchi Shouichi nor Binshan Yuan had ever said anything like that before, so Eiichi Hiraharas had always thought that such rumors were just rumors.

However, today Eiichi Hirahara finally knew that the rumors were true, and even a general like Okamura Ninji could say such a thing, which shows that even a famous general like Okamura Ninji doesn't take the lives of ordinary soldiers seriously.

Although Eiichi Hirahara also knew that what Okamura Ninji said was reasonable, as a soldier of the Imperial Army, he should always be ready to sacrifice his life for His Majesty the Emperor for the Great Japanese Empire. However, when she was personally involved in such a thing, Eiichi Hihara still couldn't accept it.

Looking at Hirahara Eiichi looking at himself blankly, Okamura Ninji smiled and said: "Hirahara, 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 soldiers, righteousness is not in charge of wealth", which refers to the fact that a qualified commander must have the determination of a strong man to break his wrist!" ”

"Isn't it just an infantry brigade, if my life can be exchanged for the realization of the common prosperity of Greater East Asia and the victory of the holy war, I will not hesitate to sacrifice my life. Whether it is you Pingyuan or me, the commander of the front army, you must be prepared to dedicate yourself, maybe that day the people of China will besiege us in this city like the last siege of Beiping City, then you and I will have to be mentally prepared for this. ”

Okamura Ninji spoke very slowly, and his voice was very slow, but in the ears of Eichi Hirahara, it was no less than the sound of thunder.

"Hay! The plains are taught! Your Excellency, Commander, how do we call His Excellency Tsuchihashi back? ”

Okamura Ningji thought for a while and said: "Order the 21st Division to immediately stop attacking the Shina troops in the encirclement, for that Shina infantry regiment, you only need to send troops to surround it, don't rush to destroy it first." ”

"Also, don't send troops to support Morita's brigade, because the people of China won't do anything with his infantry brigade, and scaring and scaring the imperial army will come to an end."

"Order the 47th Division and the 48th Division to immediately enter the area of Nanpi, Botou, and Dongguang County, and the main force of the 21st Division to withdraw to Dezhou, so as to prevent that person from sending a small force to attack Dezhou City."

"At the same time, all the troops immediately stationed their own defensive lines, as long as the Zhina troops dare to set foot on the land south of Cangzhou, then they must not give an inch. Our task is not only to hold Lubei and Shandong, but also to do our best to annihilate any Chinese troops that dare to offend the face of the imperial army, including Ma Zheng's headquarters in Saibei. ”

"Hay!"

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As Okamura Ninji said, although Ma Zheng has also received a telegram from the Second Division, he cannot order the annihilation of the surrounded Morita Brigade, because Chen Sutao's unit is still in the hands of others, and there is no way.

Moreover, the purpose of this attack on Cangzhou is no different from what Okamura Ningji said, in fact, it is to stay in the Beijing-Tianjin area. So Ma Zheng didn't care how many Japanese troops he destroyed, his strategic goal was not here.

However, as a star army, Ma Zheng's every move is highly valued by the people, and it may be nothing if other troops lose the battle, but if the Saibei Corps loses the battle, let alone a rare fiasco, even a small and medium-sized defeat will be infinitely expanded, and its impact and consequences are very serious. Therefore, this war horse Zheng must play with technology, which can not lead the Japanese puppet army to make a big move, and cannot disappoint the Chinese people.

Regarding Ma Zheng's attack on Cangzhou, the most concerned thing was not Yan'an, but Chairman Jiang and his staff who were far away in Chongqing.