. Chapter 1238 Kawashima took shit luck

Speaking of which, the troops of the Independent Division also suffered a small loss, and then, for the result, neither the attacking side nor the defending side were satisfied, and they were all reviewing the war.

The supreme commander of the Japanese army, Senior General Ito Yanzaburo, was the first to blame the commander of the artillery of the dispatch army, Major General Tokuichi Kawashima, who was also full of reasons and talked eloquently, but Ito was not confused and gave him a chance to defend himself.

Kawashima continued: "It is well known that the artillery force of our dispatch army has suffered great losses, and the replenishment of the homeland has not yet arrived, and it cannot afford to lose any more, besides, he thinks humiliated," he paused, glanced at Ito on the stage, and stopped talking.

Anyway, Kawashima's pause attracted the attention of all the Japanese officers, and they all set their eyes on him, but what tricks can this guy with gold-rimmed glasses and a gagged nose and beard come up with, if he is just a pretext or quibble, there are many front-line commanders of the Japanese army, ready to attack him in groups.

Ito couldn't feel that Kawashima had something important to say, and handed him an encouraging look, and Kawashima continued: "Judging from the humble position, the attack launched by the troops of the Independent Division in the early hours of this morning was purely tentative, and you can imagine that with the current strength of Tang Qiuli's troops, an attack on Rangoon, which was defended by more than 200,000 soldiers of my imperial army, was only dispatched less than 100,000 people, isn't it doubtful?" ”

"With less than 100,000 troops, there are more than 200,000 attacking the imperial army troops who rely on the complex terrain of the city to defend them, they are either stupid or crazy, judging from the records of the devil Tang Qiuli who fought with the imperial army troops in the past, he will never make such a low-level mistake, therefore, it can be concluded that the independent division troops have two purposes for this attack."

"First, to test the defensive deployment of our imperial army's troops, as well as the characteristics of firepower, and second, and the main purpose, is to lure our imperial army's artillery to open fire, in order to find the location of our imperial army's artillery positions, and then, to destroy them, you can imagine, if the artillery strength of the imperial army is completely destroyed, once the independent division unit, when a large-scale attack is launched, what do we use to resist the attack of the Chinese army, rifles and machine guns?"

Speaking of which, these Japanese officers are not stupid, they all have the feeling of being empowered, yes, today's victory came too easily, it seems that the fierce independent division troops have become vulnerable, and after a slight blow, they hurriedly retreated, which is abnormal, especially Ito Yanzaburo, after listening to Kawashima's words, realized that his feelings and thinking have entered a misunderstanding.

Ito realized that he was too careful, and in his analysis, the dispatch army was able to retreat south to Yangon entirely because Tang Qiuli did not regard himself as an opponent and disdained to annihilate his own troops, or rather, it was a naked contempt and contempt, such a shame took root in Ito's heart and spread inexorably.

For the honor of the imperial general, Ito knew that he had been blinded by hatred, and if it weren't for Kawashima's words today, his own thinking would have gone down this path, so what would have been the result? Ito didn't dare to think that a battlefield commander who was hated and eager for quick success would have disastrous consequences for his troops.

Ito is really a character, he can afford to put it down, on the stage, in front of hundreds of Japanese officers, took off his military hat, solemnly bowed deeply to Kawashima, and said sincerely: "Kawashima-kun, listen to your words, better than ten years of study, Ito has been taught, I take back the reproach I just gave to Kawashima-kun," I can't say that Ito's approach is completely acting, among them, the element of sincerity still accounts for a large proportion, from Ito's expression, it can be seen.

Kawashima was stunned, he didn't expect that it would be such an ending, the supreme commander of the dispatch army, in front of many officers, bowed to himself, and had a posture of being taught, and sincerely apologized, I don't know if others have encountered such a scene, anyway, Kawashima himself has not encountered it, so, Kawashima Tokuichi is a little at a loss.

Not only Kawashima, but all the Japanese officers were surprised, this was really a dramatic change, and before everyone could recover from the shock, Ito continued: "From this moment on, Major General Tokuichi Kawashima will be the chief of staff and artillery commander of the Imperial Southeast Asia Dispatch Force, and I will report this to the base camp. ”

"Wow wow!" There was a sound of exclamation and gasping for air, this was too unexpected, and the Japanese officers felt that their brains were a little insufficient, "This is okay?" Kawashima's ancestral grave smoked and took shit luck, just a few words, his identity immediately changed drastically, and he became the second person in the dispatch army, which means that his colleague who was on an equal footing just now, in the blink of an eye, the crow turned into a phoenix and became his boss? Where does this *** make sense? ”

These Japanese officers know very well in their hearts that Kawashima's position is a sure thing, with the current prestige of Commander-in-Chief Ito, and his position in the minds of those bigwigs in the base camp, as long as it is not a very excessive demand, there is no reason to fight back, and the Japanese officers, looking at Kawashima, are no longer suspicious, but jealous and envious.

To tell the truth, Kawashima's generous statement just now was not because of his high vision of war, but more about justifying his own actions and emphasizing the reasons from the perspective of artillery.

After the meeting was dismissed, Kawashima officially took office and took over the position of chief of staff, which has been vacant, and Kawashima also picked up a ready-made big bargain, and then, Ito and Kawashima, got into the war room, and readjusted the defense of Yangon, especially on the use of artillery units, Ito completely obeyed Kawashima's opinion.

And Tang Qiuli, in Yangdong, a small town in the northwest of Yangon, had no way of knowing that in the Japanese army, a little-known guy had guessed his intentions, and he was not in a hurry to conquer Yangon, and the tentative attack did not fully achieve the goal, so he was more cautious, and the troops had no worries, nor were they in a hurry to solve the Yangon problem.

The Japanese artillery did not show any clues, which is undoubtedly a potential heavy threat to the attack of the independent division of the large corps, without figuring out the specific location of the Japanese artillery positions in Yangon City, he will not risk the lives of the soldiers, anyway, the rhythm of the battle is controlled by himself, when to fight, how to fight, it is a matter of one sentence!

Tang Qiuli is waiting for one person, Colonel Chu Tian, the head of the special operations detachment of the independent division, according to the calculation of time, Chu Tian will arrive at the headquarters of the Yangdong Division tomorrow morning, and before Chu Tian arrives, no unit of the independent division is allowed to take offensive action, this is Tang Qiuli's request to the commanders of all corps.

Attacking Yangon, you don't have to worry about it, there is Brother Qiusheng's command, Tang Qiuli's mind is all on the issue of how to force Ito away, this is the problem that gives him the most headache, looking at Ito's current deployment, he completely takes out the position of fighting to the death and not retreating, fighting to the last soldier, if there is no follow-up strategic need, Ito's posture is exactly what he wants.

The crux of the problem lies in this, up to now, Tang Qiuli has not yet had the most appropriate way to achieve his strategic goals, he felt that his head was a little swollen, his two index fingers rubbed his temples, and in his heart, he was still arranging and combining various factors in order to find inspiration from it, seeing that the division commander was deep in thought, the staff officers consciously withdrew, and he was left alone in the command headquarters.

A pair of gentle little hands quietly replaced his own hands, and then, a faint fragrance and warmth wafted into Tang Qiuli's sense of smell, without looking back, he knew who it was, his arms stretched back, a little harder, a soft body, tightly attached to his back, plump and firm, through the military uniform, clearly transmitted a stream of heat.

"Don't make trouble, I'll give you a massage," Liu Xinlan's strange voice sounded pleasantly, and the two soft arms took advantage of the situation to wrap around his neck, when the two were alone, Liu Xinlan gradually adapted to Tang Qiuli's intimate movements, no way, this man is like this, it seems that he has a great attraction to him, when no one is around, it has become commonplace to move hands and feet.

At the beginning, Liu Xinlan was very embarrassed, she couldn't stand Tang Qiu's death, and the little girl had no choice but to accept her fate, letting this man who occupied her heart be casual and thin, and gradually liked this feeling, "Xinlan, are you happy with me?" Tang Qiuli asked in a low voice.

A chuckle, indescribably coquettish, "I don't know if I'm happy, but I can't see you for a while, and my heart is empty," Liu Xinlan replied almost like a dream, Tang Qiuli was obviously not very satisfied with Liu Xinlan's answer, hugged her to his side, looked at her big black and white eyes, and said word by word: "Xinlan, have a mental preparation, after the battle in Yangon, I will marry you and make you my wife!" ”

Liu Xinlan's body trembled obviously, Tang Qiuli's words were obviously unexpected by her, the two of them formalized their relationship, but for a few days, they were still immersed in confusion from time to time, or rather, they were not fully mentally prepared, and they were like in a dream, and there was an unreal feeling.

Liu Xinlan buried her head in Tang Qiuli's chest, listened to the man's powerful heartbeat, and said leisurely: "Qiuli, I haven't thought about it yet, give me some time, okay?" Also, your two wives, I don't know how to face it," Tang Qiu was stunned, he didn't expect that Liu Xinlan would be entangled in this issue.

(To be continued)