Hirose Shousuke looked at Chengde Castle in the center of the sand table and said word by word: "Commander Itamoto Masaemon has sent a telegram that in addition to the Fourth Cavalry Brigade and the remnants of the Manchurian [***] Zhang Haipeng's headquarters stationed in Chifeng, the 11th and 36th Brigades and Divisions of the main infantry will arrive in Chengde on 5 March, and the 4th and 16th Infantry Brigades and 3rd Cavalry Brigades of the 8th Division of Nishiyichi will also arrive in Chengde at noon on the 5th. Sixth, Deputy Chief of Staff Okamura Ninji will follow the headquarters of the 16th Division to Chengde. ”

Kazuichiro Enbe took a deep breath and said, "Today is the third day of March, which means that we only have half a day today and one day tomorrow to capture Chengde?" ”

Hirose Shousuke nodded and said, "Or do you stand still?" Judging by the situation of your attack today, how many casualties will our army need to occupy Chengde? ”

Kazuichiro Enbe put away his previous mania and arrogance and hesitated: "If it is only my eighth brigade, I need a week to capture the middle [***] position on the first line of the Majiagou side ridge with the cooperation of heavy artillery, combat vehicles, and aviation units, of course, this is if the attack goes well, even if my brigade is victorious, it will lose its combat effectiveness and cannot join the street fighting in the urban area." ”

Hirose Shousuke nodded with satisfaction, Enbe Kazuichiro's attitude made him very satisfied, as a senior commander, courage is commendable, but it is necessary to have a cool head is the real fundamental.

Hirose Shousuke paced back and forth in the tent for a few weeks and said, "So should we complete the siege of Chengde first?" With a force to sweep around Chengde, and set up a blocking line in the southeast of Caoling, the new first division is one of the few German troops in Nanjing's political axe, and it will be saved if it is attacked, so we will use this to encircle and send reinforcements, attract the [***] reinforcements of Chengde who are firmly guarding the mouths of the Great Wall, and give it heavy damage, paving the way for our army's next stage of campaign objectives! ”

Compared with the ambitious Hirose Shousuke, the 14th Division of Naori Matsuki was gloomy and bleak, not to mention the 27th Infantry Brigade attacking Laohugou and the 28th Infantry Brigade attacking Seng Guanfeng, not to mention that his most effective cadre, Major General Hiramatsu, commander of the 27th Infantry Brigade, was killed by the Chinese defenders when he arrived at the front line to inspect in person?

What does the death of the commander of a major general's brigade represent? Matsuki Naoliang knew that this matter was absolutely impossible to hide, and he could only immediately report the news of the death of the Pingsong hero to the former enemy command in Jinzhou while blocking the news. Matsuki Naoaki hesitated again and again to give the order for a general attack, and his years of experience in military command told him that the more he had to be calm at such a pressing moment.

Although it was icy and snowy outside, the heating in the headquarters made it impossible for people to even wear coats, because Okamura Ninji ordered the forcible requisition of supplies from Jinzhou and the surrounding 21 counties.

The Great Empire could easily transport several divisions to Korea and then transport them by rail to any part of Manchuria, and the Great Imperial Army was well-equipped and well-trained, but the Great Imperial Army could not afford to feed these armies? The militaristic Shomoto relied on almost all of the coal plundered by Manchuria was used for production, and even most of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo was cold in winter, and Emperor Hirohito wore a thick coat when he met the Minister of War.

Compared to the native Manchuria, it is indeed much happier, because only what the imperial army needs, they can get, money, food, coal, supplies and even women, and they use bayonets and bullets to talk to the resistants!

As the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Okamura Ninji made an indispensable contribution to sending troops to Rehe, and the military expenses of the 180,000-strong army all relied on the unstable Manchurian region to raise money, just to obtain enough coal, in addition to 24 hours of non-stop mining, Okamura Ninji did not even let go of a little coal in the homes of ordinary people, and in Jinzhou City alone, more than 100 households and nearly 1,000 people were killed because their families were found to have coal that had not been handed over to the imperial army, and their conscience was greatly damaged.

The people who were killed were often killed, and the army would also be killed naked by ** women on the street to warn those Manchurians who were disloyal to the imperial army.

How many Chinese in Manchuria will die this winter Okamura Ninji doesn't know, and he doesn't want to know, the only thing he cares about is His Excellency Commander Muto Nobuyoshi's evaluation of him!

Suddenly, a young staff officer barged in without knocking on the door and said, "Your Excellency Deputy Chief of Staff, the commander and the chief of staff are waiting for you in the war room!" ”

A trace of displeasure floating on Okamura Ninji's face suddenly disappeared without a trace, he knew the young staff officer Kujing Taro in front of him, so he said in a deep voice: "Don't be so flustered in Kujing, you have to calm down in case of trouble, you know?" As an emperor, especially the staff officers of the Imperial Army, they must be calm. ”

Okamura Ninji asked while putting on his military cap, "What the hell is going on with Sorai?" ”

Kujing Taro snapped and said: "The 10th and 14th Divisions failed in the first battle of attacking Chengde, and His Excellency Major General Hiramatsu, the commander of the 27th Infantry Brigade, was killed in an artillery shot!" The two division commanders, Hirose Shousuke and Matsuki Naoaki, asked for instructions on the next operation. ”

"What?" Okamura Ninji's face suddenly turned sideways, and he immediately didn't care about the change in what he had just taught Kujing Taro, and almost rushed to the war room located on the west side of the third floor at a trotting speed.

When the panting Okamura Ninji rushed to the war room, he found that the gloomy Kwantung Army commander Muto Nobuyoshi and the chief of staff Koiso Kuniaki were talking, more than a dozen staff officers were constantly marking and updating the troop numbers and advancing positions on the sand table, and the telegrams to and from the front were even more flowing in the signing and transmission, Muto Nobuyoshi and Koiso Kuniaki came for the next stage of attacking the Great Wall to threaten Pingjin, and the surprisingly smooth first stage of the Rehe Battle also made the former enemy headquarters have been filled with a relaxed atmosphere, Even when they greet each other, they go to Peking to eat ramen and dumplings.

If Zhang Xuewu hears this, he will definitely despise himself, a group of guys who have never seen the world, and eating a bowl of ramen can be regarded as enjoyment!

Muto Nobuyoshi saw Okamura Ninji coming and beckoned, "Okamura-kun, please come here!" ”

Okamura Ninji hurriedly knocked his legs and nodded to Muto Nobuyoshi and Koiso Kuniaki: "It's rude for the lower officials to come in a hurry!" ”

Muto Nobuyoshi shook his head and said, "Now is not the time to talk about etiquette, Okamura-kun, do you know what the new First Division of the Central Army of the Central Army is based on Chengde?" ”

Okamura Ningji was slightly stunned, and then said: "The German armament division of the Nanjing Political Axe Central Army is generally three brigades under the jurisdiction of the division, two regiments per brigade, plus one artillery battalion, cavalry battalion, engineer battalion, communications battalion, sergeant battalion, special service battalion, anti-aircraft artillery battalion, and transportation battalion directly under the division, a total of more than 14,000 people. It is better than the Imperial imitation of the British Ogura Mountain Cannon and the Taisho 11th style 75mm Mountain Cannon surname, as for the so-called anti-aircraft artillery battalion, it is just a name. ”