Chapter 114: Okamura is promoted
Yokoyama talked eloquently, and Okamura Ninji just smiled and didn't say anything. Yokoyama brags to himself for a while, feeling quite bored, and besides, he is also a little tired - Yokoyama's recent performance is not a reflection of his true personality. He and Okamura Ninji actually have a lot in common, in terms of appearance, both of them wear a pair of glasses, and they seem to be polite and polite, but in fact, they are treacherous to the bone. In addition, in terms of their stance on China, the strategic thinking of the two men is similar, they both advocate using China to contain China, and they like to wantonly develop the puppet army. Of course, Okamura Ningji was too eager to make meritorious service during the Battle of Madang, and behaved a little abnormally, but as a result, Ouyang Yun seized the opportunity, not only to make trouble with Anqing, the forward base of the Japanese air force, but also to almost completely annihilate the 106th Division and the 112th Division.
Isamu Yokoyama was a famous general in the Kwantung Army, and the reason why he behaves like a reckless man now should have a deep intention. It's just that he frequently challenges Okamura like a bull in heat, but Okamura doesn't accept it as if he has been castrated, and he can't do anything about it. Every time I provoke, I just want to be angry.
Isamu Yokoyama stopped talking, and Okamura Ninji spoke, and he smiled and said, "Yokoyama-kun, are you dry-mouthed?" Then drink some tea to moisten your throat first, and I'll give Major General Tokugawa a call. After speaking, he picked up the phone, asked for the headquarters of the First Aviation Corps, found Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, and said a few pleasantries, he asked: "Tokugawa-kun, has the reconnaissance plane recently discovered that a large unit of the student army has entered Jiangxi?" "Nope. However, I believe that the Cadet Army must have entered Jiangxi in a big way. Your Excellency Okamura, as you know, the military uniforms of the Cadet Corps are extremely well camouflaged, and our reconnaissance planes do not dare to fly too low, so it is normal for reconnaissance planes to fail to detect targets. "So, on what basis do you judge that the student army has entered Jiangxi in a big way?" Okamura said, his face already solemn. And Isamu Yokoyama, who was listening, finally regained his mind and became concentrated. "We were shot down a reconnaissance plane five days ago, and we found the wreckage of the plane, which was shot down by anti-aircraft fire when we found it. Your Excellency, you should be clear about what this means. Okamura Ninji naturally knows. The size of the troops is not to a certain extent, and the weapon of anti-aircraft artillery will not appear at all. Moreover, the Cadet Army even brought out anti-aircraft artillery, does that mean that they have to repeat the Battle of Madang again and have a decisive battle with the 11th Army?
"Thank you, Tokugawa-kun, please continue to send reconnaissance planes, although there will be some danger, but it is very important for our 11th Army's next move. Please! ”
"Hay! You're so polite, and that's what we should do. I've been looking forward to revenge for Anqing! ”
Hanging up the phone, Okamura Ningji looked at Yokoyama Yong and said, "Yokoyama-kun, you also heard it, this time it may be the main force of the Scholar Army who has entered Jiangxi." Before the confrontation between Madang and the Xuebing Army, I should have been in the same mood as you now, I am very unconvinced, I always feel that no matter how strong the Xuebing Army is, it is also a branch army, and as a warlord, can they be stronger than the Central Army of the National Government? But—" Shaking his head with a wry smile, he continued: "You know everything that happened later, we were defeated, and we lost more than two divisions—"
Okamura Ninji and Isamu Yokoyama have been in contact for a long time, although they have always been very courteous and even humble to him, but they have never been so heartfelt as today. It is said that Isamu Yokoyama should be very moved, and he was finally moved. In fact, this is not the case, Yokoyama Yong still looked extremely contemptuous of Okamura, and said: "Your Excellency Okamura, you are also a well-known military general of the Japanese Empire, how can you be so unambitious?" You can rest assured, although I am eager to fight Ouyang Yun and destroy the myth of his invincibility, I will obey the orders of the Commander's Headquarters. Okay, let's call me if you have decided, I have to go back and cheer up my subordinates now - the enemy of fate has appeared, and we really have to prepare well......" Yokoyama seemed to be talking to himself, which made Okamura's face finally gloomy.
Watching Yokoyama leave with his hands on his back, he gritted his teeth and whispered, "Although it is often only Shina people who will do things to use foreign enemies to get rid of competitors, but this time, for the sake of the future of the empire, I must do the same." Yokoyama Yong, since you are eager to fight Ouyang Yun, then simply, use Jiangxi as the front line to attack the Scholar Army. ”
That evening, a telegram was sent from Madang and sailed across the ocean to Tokyo. Just as Yokoyama Yong was not convinced by Okamura Ninji, Okamura Ninji was also not convinced by Shunroku Tsuga. Regarding the decisive battle with the Xuebing Army in Jiangxi, he did not report to his direct boss Shunroku Tsugaki, but directly contacted the Minister of War Seishiro Sakagaki.
Two days later, Isamu Yokoyama received the reply he wanted. Seishiro Sakagaki sent a telegram to the headquarters of the Chinese Dispatch Army, the South China Front Command, and the 11th Army Headquarters, informing them of a resolution passed yesterday at the base camp that the main forces of the naval and land armies would be concentrated in the near future to deal a devastating blow to the Cadet Army. The 11th Army, because it was fighting against the Scholar Army in Jiangxi, was the vanguard of this combat operation, and their task was not only to drive the troops of the Scholar Army back to Guangzhou, but also to capture Yingtan and Shangrao, which were lost in the last Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi Campaign, so as to cut off the possible northward retreat of the Scholar Army. The telegram was followed by a promotion order, stating that the military headquarters had decided to promote Okamura Ninji, commander of the 11th Army, to the rank of general.
On the day he received this telegram, Okamura Ninji gave an order to the rest of the 33rd Division to hold on to the castle and abandon the plan to break out, and at the same time, he sent a telegram to Tokugawa Yoshitoshi's 1st Air Regiment, asking them to support Ganki's 33rd Division in defending Gaoan. Then, he summoned the commander of the 11th Division, Munetake Yamamuro, the commander of the 106th Division, Ayumura Nakajima, and Isamu Yokoyama, to convey the orders of the base camp and arrange specific combat missions.
Just when Okamura Ningji was sharpening his knife and Huo Huo was about to make a big move, on the Chinese side, Yu Jishi and Ouyang Yun got in touch. He drove to the nearest town, and then with the help of the local fox pupil, he talked to Ouyang Yun. Whether it was Yu Jishi, Xue Yue, or Luo Zhuoying, they all thought that the Xuebing Army was the main force entering Jiangxi at first, so although they were surprised that they could kill a devil major general as soon as they made a move, they were not too surprised. Among the three, Xue Yue and Yu Jishi both had in-depth contact with Ouyang Yun, and they had also personally seen the extraordinary things of the Xuebing Army, so this was the kind of reaction. It's just that when Yu Jishi learned from Ouyang Yun that the student army that entered northern Jiangxi was just a guerrilla force under his command, he was stimulated.
"Not the regular army?"
"It's not."
"It's unreasonable! Brother Ouyang, you are too unkind. Do you know how much sacrifice we have to make to take down Gao'an? Well, we've worked hard to cripple the imps, and we're about to harvest, so you've come out to pick up the fruit. ”
Yu Jishi used blaming words when he said this, but the tone was ridiculous.
Ouyang Yunden laughed when he arrived. He told the truth: "Old brother, you really can't blame me for this. Because, the commander-in-chief of this combat operation is Chu Tiange. Well? Many of Commander Chu's subordinates turned out to be righteous men who spontaneously resisted Japan in the Northeast and North China, and many of them had bad habits—could it be that there was no one who offended you or Chief Xue? ”
"No, no. I'm really not looking for you to ask the master to ask the guilt......" Yu Jishi said the battle plan of the Ninth War Zone, Ouyang Yun thought about it after hearing it, and replied: "Big brother, I don't think there is a problem. However, now in charge of Commander Chu Tiange Chu in Jiangxi, I still have to talk to him before I can give you the most difficult answer. I will contact him as soon as possible, and I guess I will be able to send a letter tomorrow, what do you think? "Okay, I'll take it and wait for the good news!" Ouyang Yun contacted Chu Tiange on the same day, and when Chu Tiange heard that the Central Army was willing to join forces with him, he naturally had no opinion. He only put forward one point: Big brother, we are a guerrilla force, our strength is limited, and the area that needs to be taken into account is too large, and we can't do anything about this main force, especially the main force that needs a lot of cannon fodder! ”
The communication technology of the cadet army has made new progress, and now it can realize medium and long-distance calls through the construction of ground base stations, and with walkie-talkies, as long as the base station signal coverage range, the dialogue between the two points can be realized, and this is undoubtedly of great benefit to the improvement of the command system of the cadet army.
A certain person in Chongqing was too ruthless, uniting all anti-Japanese forces around him under the banner of the whole people's resistance against Japan, but he favored one over the other, saying that he had taken a fancy to someone and wanted his troops to be the main force, but in fact he was letting the other party be cannon fodder. As a result, the local warlords fought less and less, and the central army fought more and more, although this was a good thing from the overall situation, but it did not happen to itself. This Xue Yue is Chongqing's confidant and favorite general, and it is natural for Chu Tiange to be worried. It's just that he doesn't want to, his eldest brother is a master who is more slamming and holding grudges than himself, and he has always been eager to take revenge, and he is super protective, how could he let his brothers jump into it knowing that there is a fire pit in front of him?
Ouyang Yun smiled at that time: "This main force, we are naturally inappropriate." The division of labor has been clarified, you just have to bet on the back road of the devil, and then delay the speed of its reinforcements. Tiange, it sounds difficult, but as long as you don't want to gamble to death all at once, it won't be too difficult. Besides, if you really can't hold on, aren't there still Tie Linfei? Well, while ensuring your own safety, let's kill as many devils as possible. In addition, if a friendly army is in danger and can reach out, then try to reach out, after all, everyone is anti-Japanese. ”
"Yes!"
(Old poison: Mu thought that the machine was actually a ...... I'm really not used to typing in the book.,Plus the keyboard is also wooden...... Tomorrow I will repair ...... That's it for today...... )