Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, who was already in an extremely bad mood, blew up at that time when he heard these words of his chief of staff, why, could it be that he was still in front of Ito, an old guy, and he couldn't pretend to be the third grandson? This incident was originally his fault, how can I bear it?

Hashimoto's words were like igniting the anger in Haruta Yoshihiko's heart, he glared at the bull's eye and roared in a low voice: "Hashimoto-kun, don't persuade me, as a soldier of the Japanese Empire, I am not afraid of dying in battle, I am afraid that someone will take the opportunity to retaliate and stab me in the back, if Ito does not give me and the 14th Army an explanation, I will directly report this matter to the General Staff of the base camp, and even His Majesty the Emperor, for this reason, I will not hesitate to lose my official position!" ”

Although Yoshihiko Haruta was holding his throat, the resentment that popped out of his throat was not small, and the division commanders of the other troops around him vaguely heard it, and couldn't help but cast strange eyes on Yoshihiko Haruta and Ichiro Hashimoto, wondering in his heart, why Lieutenant General Haruta's face was as ugly as a pig's liver, and he looked like he wanted to eat people.

Chief of Staff Hashimoto smiled helplessly, "Yes, my boss, who has a rude personality and a brutal spirit, has a bullish temper again, even if you want to wrestle with General Ito, you can divide the occasion No, this is a military meeting, any crime is deducted, you have to walk around without eating, "You are unlucky, can I follow to please me?" Hashimoto pondered the words, and wanted to persuade his boss again.

At this moment, the curtain of the tent opened, and four Osa staff officers walked in, one of whom took a step forward and shouted: "All stand up, Commander-in-Chief Ito has arrived!" ”

Subsequently. General Ito Yanzaburo, accompanied by the chief of staff, Major General Kawashima, Shi Shiran came in, it seemed that General Ito's complexion was very good, his face was full of red light, and he looked at the generals who were standing straight, glanced around, and said in a cordial tone: "Gentlemen, please take a seat." No formality! ”

When General Ito looked at everyone, Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta's gaze met it without flinching, his eyes full of provocation and finding faults, and he looked like he was going out to make a big fuss. But Chief of Staff Hashimoto, who was concerned about the two, was frightened, and hurriedly stretched out his hand secretly. Pull Haruda Yoshihiko's clothes and feet.

The gaze of Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta. Of course, he can't escape the eyes of General Ito, and he also knows in his heart where the anger of this guy Haruta comes from, to be honest, Ito doesn't think much of a general like Yoshihiko Haruta. Without strategy and simple-mindedness, it is a handsome Wuvre! The only merit is that he commands the battle and has a brave style.

But. To subdue such a person, Admiral Ito has countless ways to make him loyal to himself and become a good thug, when he first came to Luzon, the reason for the unpleasantness is still on himself, because he was in a hurry.

After the generals sat down, General Ito set his eyes on Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, Lieutenant General Haruta immediately looked like a cockfight, stalking his neck, looking unconvinced, ready to confront the old guy Ito, unexpectedly, General Ito's next words and actions shocked all the senior generals of the Japanese army who participated in the meeting, including Yoshihiko Haruta himself!

Ito looked at Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta with sincere eyes, first bowed slightly, and then said: "Haruta-kun, I'm sorry, I have wronged you and your subordinates, please accept the most sincere apologies!" ”

The Japanese generals were stunned, like falling into the clouds for five miles, Commander-in-Chief Ito, what tricks were he playing, and what grievances did Yoshihiko Haruta suffer?

Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta was even more surprised, directly petrified, half-opened his mouth, looked at him blankly, and bowed to himself Commander-in-Chief Ito, what is the situation? He asked himself.

General Ito was very satisfied with the effect he made, and without waiting for the generals to come back to their senses, he continued: "Gentlemen, today's situation, I think everyone knows very well, our Imperial Japanese Army took the initiative to launch an attack on the US army, although it did not break through the defense line of the US army, but it inflicted heavy losses on the US army, which is the result of the efforts of the gentlemen here!" ”

"It is particularly worth mentioning that Chuntian-kun's troops, the direction of attack, are the most important targets, Lucena and Caravag, and they have paid the greatest price, so to speak, without the heroic battle of Chuntian-kun's troops, there will be no today's results, let alone conducive to the implementation of the next plan!"

Wait, what does that mean? Other Japanese generals don't understand, the 14th Army suffered the most casualties, but it also did not gain an inch of land, and the same results, the 14th Army, which suffered the most casualties, has become an example of hard work, so what about us? Commander-in-Chief Ito, didn't you drink a few more glasses last night, and you didn't wake up from the hangover, and you were talking backword or nonsense, right?

Ito didn't give the generals time to think, and continued: "In today's battle, in the direction of the attack of the 14th Army, with the command art of Haruta-kun and the brave fighting spirit of the officers and men of the 14th Army, I could have broken through the defense line of the US Third Army, occupied Lucena and Caravag, and divided the US army's defense line into two, but when the 14th Army was heavily bombed by US planes and Haruta-kun asked me for help, I refused without hesitation. ”

Oh, I see, the Japanese generals all understand it now, no wonder this guy Yoshihiko Haruta was angry just now, just like a cockfight, the root is here, and at the same time, they are confused, yes, this matter is on themselves, and it is also the boss's discomfort and even resentment, the dispatch army has more than 1,000 planes, so it can't be sent out to shoot down or drive away the American planes?

The casualties of more than 6,000 people in the 14th Army turned out to be caused by you, Commander-in-Chief Ito, and Yoshihiko Haruta also reacted from the confusion just now, yes, I want to know the reason too much, if you Commander-in-Chief Ito, the reasons he came up with are not enough to convince the public, I will still tear my face with you, don't look at you bowing and apologizing just now, it's useless!

Senior General Ito continued: "There is only one reason, that is, I want to wipe out the two air forces of the US Southwest Pacific Theater in the Calais Mountain Battlefield, the space of the Luzon battlefield is narrow, the empire has concentrated more than 100,000 soldiers, and the US planes are too big a threat to us, if we do not attack all the time, this threat is not obvious, once the Imperial Army wants to achieve the purpose of the campaign, the first thing to solve is the air power of the US Army!" ”

"And the main bombing area of the US planes today is the direction of the attack of Chuntian-kun's troops, and under such circumstances, Haruta-kun's troops have also achieved heavy results in inflicting heavy losses on the US Third Army, shouldn't I praise the 14th Army? Their heroic attack forced the Americans to commit a large number of aircraft, and in the next few days, the attack of the Imperial Army increased in intensity, forcing the Americans to put all their planes into the battlefield in the mountains of Calais. ”

"Then, I will concentrate on sending all the air forces of the army, with an absolute superiority of troops, the US air force, gather and annihilate in the airspace of the Calais mountains, gentlemen, only by gaining air supremacy, can we implement the plan of the base camp at the minimum cost, the reason why I refuse to send planes to support Chuntian-kun's troops is because the number of planes invested by the US army does not meet the requirements of annihilation in one fell swoop.

General Ito's words made the Japanese generals wake up like a dream, the actual situation is indeed the case, the density of the attacking troops is too great, and a bomb dropped by the American plane will cause great casualties among the soldiers of the Imperial Army, who are the air power of the Americans, the ground battle, the brave and good fighting of the Imperial Japanese Army, who are afraid?

I don't know that the general took the lead, so he applauded first, and then, with a thunderous applause, the tent almost overturned, and he looked at General Ito's gaze, all of which were worshipped, this strategy was very high, and Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta was even more like an initiation.

He stood up, bowed deeply to Admiral Ito, and said ashamedly: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, please forgive the Ministry for being stupid, not understanding Your Excellency's good intentions, but resentful, and asking the Commander-in-Chief to punish him. ”

After speaking, Yoshihiko Haruta shed a few tears, anyone can see that this guy with a temper in the barrel is really moved and ashamed, General Ito is also hot-hearted, and takes the initiative to reach out, the hands of the two senior generals of the Japanese army, clasped tightly together, a good Japanese version of the general harmony, whether it is false or false, Ito is deliberately acting, anyway, he achieved the goal he wanted, and subdued Haruta, the guy with the temper of the barrel.

There was another burst of thunderous applause, and all the Japanese generals were a little moved, and their hearts swelled with boundless fighting spirit, and they saw the kind of intimate cooperation and friendship between the senior generals of the Great Japanese Empire.

Many Japanese generals, in addition to being moved, do not forget to thin the navy, this is also the practice of the army, of course, the same is true in the navy, anyway, they look at each other unpleasantly, look down on each other, and not to mention the temper, they will meet the bull, that is some exaggeration, behind the scenes, under the black hand, make trips, that is a common thing, the other party's discomfort, is their greatest pleasure!

Senior General Ito, calming down his agitated mood, his tone became high, and said: "Gentlemen, this is only the beginning of our great Japanese Empire's dispatch of troops to the southwest Pacific and the beginning of successive victories, and there is even better news, which will be reported to you by Chief of Staff Kawashima!" ”

(To be continued) (To be continued.) )