[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 434: Mainland Order No. 38 (Ask for subscriptions, ask for monthly passes, ask for everything!) ）

Peiping. Command of the North China Front.

While Ma Zheng's headquarters was busy dealing with the sudden plague, the North China Front Army Headquarters was holding a secret military meeting, which was attended by almost all division commanders in addition to the commanders of the North China Front Army, and the rank was surprisingly high.

The meeting was still presided over by Lieutenant General Yamashita Fumi, chief of staff of the North China Front, and after the empty talk without any nutrition was finished, Lieutenant General Yamashita Fumi, who had the nickname of "infantry artillery," transferred the right to speak to the commander of the Front Army, General Sugiyama Moto.

General Sugiyama said in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, before the meeting begins, I now read out a report on the results of the base camp, after nearly two months of hard fighting, a few days ago, the main force of the 106th Division of the Imperial Army, with the support of aircraft and tanks, attacked the 29th Army on the outskirts of Nanchang and Liantang, and fought fiercely for more than ten hours, the 29th Army of China was surrounded, the commander of its 26th Division, Liu Yuqing, was seriously wounded, and the commander of the lieutenant general, Chen Anbao, was killed. The rest of the troops, under the command of Chief of Staff Xu Zhixun, broke through to Zhongzhouwei and Shixia Street. Yesterday, Chiang, the leader of China, issued an order to stop the attack on Nanchang, and the Battle of Nanchang ended with a complete victory for the imperial army. ”

"The people of Shizhi suffered heavy losses, with a total of more than 52,000 injured troops and more than 43,000 killed. The total number of injured troops of the Imperial Army was more than 24,000 people, but only more than 2,200 people died, and the damage ratio was as high as 19:1. ”

"The Great Japanese Imperial Army is onboard (long live)!"

"His Majesty the Emperor Onboard (Long live)!"

After the atmosphere in the conference room calmed down a little, Sugiyama continued: "Gentlemen, since the Empire decided to conquer China by force in the 12th year of Showa, in just two years, the Imperial Japanese Army was brave and invincible, achieved brilliant results, and dealt a devastating blow to the government of China. ”

"The imperial army not only occupied the large cities of Beiping, Tianjin, Baoding, Jinan, Taiyuan, and Xuzhou in North China, but also occupied important cities such as Shanghai, Ningbo, Hangzhou, and Suzhou in Central China; In the southern part of China, Guangzhou and other places were also occupied, and even Nanjing, the capital of China, became an occupation area of the Imperial Army, and now the territory of China captured by the Imperial Army is about 13 times that of the Japanese Empire. ”

"Great Japanese Empire onboard!"

"His Majesty the Emperor is onboard!"

After General Sugiyama finished shouting loudly, all the senior officers in the conference room shouted with feverish expressions: "The Great Japanese Empire is onboard!" "His Majesty the Emperor is onboard!"

After the frenzied cheers subsided, Sugiyama continued: "In order to quickly achieve the destruction of China and connect the northern and southern battlefields, according to the base camp mainland Order No. 38, the base camp decided to attack Wuhan, the most important political and economic center of the Shina government, from the east and north, based on Xuzhou and Nanchang. The main force of the government army in China was forced to launch a strategic decisive battle with the Imperial Japanese Army in the extremely peripheral area of Wuhan, so as to annihilate the main force of the resistance army in China in one fell swoop. ”

As soon as Senior General Sugiyama Moto's voice fell, the commander of the Twelfth Army, Lieutenant General Otaka Kamezo, spoke: "Your Excellency, Commander, do you want our North China Front Army to cooperate with the Central China Dispatch Army this time?" ”

"Yes, according to the order of the base camp, at least three or four divisions will be drawn from our department to cooperate with the attack. However, the most important task entrusted to us by the base camp was to deal with the eight routes of the Chinese soil, especially the Ma Zheng of the Zhina, which was entrenched in the Mongolian region. This is because the base camp is worried that this army will go to Wuhan again to stir up the situation and affect the outcome of the Wuhan Raid! General Sugiyama said immediately.

Ogaka Kamezo then said: "Your Excellency, Commander, we were really too careless about the Eight Roads of the China Soil before, if we deal with it carefully, the battle situation will not be so erosive." ”

To tell the truth, almost all the senior officers of the Japanese army were quite surprised by the sudden rise of Ma Zheng's headquarters and the current predicament faced by the North China Front. You must know that in the entire Chinese battlefield, the Imperial Japanese Army was almost invincible with a sword. Whether it is the German armor division known as the equipment of all Germany or the Gui army, which is known as the elite, they are vulnerable in front of the chariots of the Imperial Japanese Army.

Many times, in the face of the attack of the Imperial Army, the most common state of the Chinese is to retreat in a hurry, so in the eyes of all senior officers, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is so unbearable, and there are even officers who say to their subordinates that the Chinese army is piled up with sand, and a few bullets and shells can make them fall apart, and they are simply a herd of sheep without horns.

It is precisely because of this understanding that many Japanese military managers feel that their great era has arrived. Fighting on the battlefield of China is equivalent to picking up meritorious deeds in vain, and there is really not much skill to speak of.

However, the sudden appearance of Ma Zheng's department was like a thunderclap, which blew everyone up dizzy. Ma Zheng slapped the Japanese army in the face with his actual achievements, Hasunuma Pan, Habata Shigeichi, Sakamoto Shiro, Naito Shoichi, Takataka Moriichi, Sawada Shigeru and others have become the meritorious medals of the hateful Shina general, in addition to the countless Japanese generals who were defeated in his hands, from the earliest Major General Sakai Hoji to the later Harem Jun, Abe Norihide, Yasui Toji and others, in front of that hateful Shina army, the Great Japanese Imperial Army really has no pride.

As soon as Ogaka Kamezo's words fell, Umezu Mijiro, commander of the First Army stationed in Shanxi, immediately got up and said: "Your Excellency, looking at the previous battles between the Front Army and the Suicha Military Region, of course, there are reasons for underestimating the enemy's carelessness, but what is more serious is the tactical defeat of the imperial army, in addition to the real strength of Ma Zheng's department, we have not thoroughly figured out the strength of the other party for such a long time, which is simply a shame. Therefore, it is recommended that before formulating a plan, at least understand the true strength of the opponent before making a move @"

This is Aiko Sato immediately got up and said: "Your Excellency Commander, Your Excellency Umezu's words are very reasonable, although our special high class has also worked hard in terms of intelligence gathering, but the results are not satisfactory, and we have to bear a large part of the responsibility." “

Umezu Mijiro said in a deep voice: "Miss Sato, responsibility is secondary, punishment is not the goal, the most important thing is to solve the immediate dilemma." Since your special high class has not given the army good support in terms of intelligence, I hope that you will work hard in the next time, at least to find out the true combat effectiveness of the other party before the people of the branch make any moves. ”

Aiko Sato immediately said: "According to our intelligence, the total strength of Ma Zheng's department has exceeded 100,000 people, and with the combat effectiveness of that army, the threat to the imperial army is still quite large. ”

General Sugiyama Yuan seemed to have thought of something, and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, the Shina Suicha Military Region is now too busy to take care of itself, and this army has lost its combat effectiveness in a short period of time, so there is no need to worry. ”

General Sugiyama Mototo smiled: "Yamashita-kun, it's better for you to explain to you!" ”

"Hay!"

"Gentlemen, before explaining this matter, I will introduce you to a person." After speaking, Lieutenant General Yamashita Fengwen shouted outside the door: "Takahashi-kun, please come in!" ”

Soon, the door to the conference room was pushed open, and an officer in a Shaozo uniform strode in, then saluted respectfully to everyone in the conference room, and then bowed his head and waited for instructions.

"Takahashi-kun, please be seated."

"Hay!"

"Gentlemen, Takahashi-kun is His Excellency Ishii's most trusted subordinate, and he is currently the third-class military doctor of Unit 731 of the Imperial Kwantung Army, and is in charge of research on germs. This time against the fierce Shina Ma Zheng Division, Takahashi-kun and his team made an indelible contribution. ”

Then Yamashita continued: "Not long ago, Takahashi-kun and his team successfully sent the plague virus that they had successfully researched to Chahar Province, and after reconnaissance by the intelligence department, it was learned that Zhangjiakou and Fengzhen, the main cities under the jurisdiction of Ma Zheng, China. A massive plague outbreak has occurred in Xinghedu, which has now infected more than 10,000 people, and more than 1,000 people have died in just five days. And some of the soldiers under Ma Zheng's department have also been infected, and all of this is the credit of Takahashi-kun. (To be continued.) )