Chapter 72: Shrewd Kenkichi Ueda
"Baga Ya Road!" Ueda Kenkichi swept the items off his desk, "There are more than 4,000 people in the 24th Mixed Brigade, how could it be wiped out by the people of China in just one night!" Even if it's 4,000 pigs, you can't kill them in one night! Xia Yuan Xiong Mi is a rice bucket, stupid pig! "Originally, after a day of fighting, the Ninth Division failed to break through the position of the Fifth Army, Ueda Kenkichi held back the fire in his belly, and this morning he learned that the 24th Mixed Brigade was completely defeated by the Chinese army last night and almost completely annihilated, and the ignorant karmic fire in Ueda Kenkichi's heart immediately erupted like a volcano.
Looking at the documents and teacup fragments scattered all over the ground, the chief of staff of the Ninth Division, Ogizhou Libing Dazuo, said with a bitter face, "Your Excellency, Division Commander, in the battle during the day yesterday, due to the use of a new type of artillery by the Zhina people, the imperial army lost thousands of people by surprise. That is to say, last night, there were only 3,000 people left in the 24th Mixed Brigade, and among them there were more than 1,000 artillery and logistics units of the brigade and regimental headquarters, and the real combat force was only two infantry brigades. ”
"Humph!" Ueda Kenkichi snorted coldly and said, "What new weapons can the Shina people have, it's just an excuse used by that guy to evade responsibility!" At this time, Ueda Kenkichi hated Shimoto Kuma to death in his heart, and if Shimoto Kumaya = stood in front of him, Ueda Kenkichi wanted to slash him with a knife. At the beginning of the war, the navy swore that the Shanghai Incident could be resolved by the marines alone, and the army would not be allowed to interfere. However, the navy fought for more than half a month, not to mention the loss of troops, but there was no progress in the war. At this time, the army, which had long wanted to intervene in the maritime incident, sneered on the sidelines and said that your navy is really good at playing with ships on the sea, but on land you still have to rely on our army. At this time, he was not ready for a full-scale war with China, and the northeast that he had just occupied had not yet been fully digested, so he also hoped that the Shanghai incident could be resolved quickly, so under the pressure of the base camp, the navy had to give in, agreed to send the army, and also handed over the command to the army. But now, the army has come to Shanghai and taken over the command, and it's only been a few days! A mixed brigade was completely wiped out by the Chinese army, and the navy was not less defeated at the beginning, but there was no time that it was as miserable as today! What an embarrassment this makes the army embarrassed! Although he was in Shanghai, Ueda Kenkichi had already faintly heard the roars of the army bosses in Tokyo, which made Ueda Kenkichi not angry.
Ogisu Libing Osa naturally understands why Ueda Kenkichi is angry, a brigade was completely annihilated, although it is only a mixed brigade of more than 4,000 people, but it is also a brigade anyway! And the opponent is still the Chinese people they have never looked down on, as soon as they think of how to report this matter to the base camp, the Ogizhou soldiers have a headache, but such a big thing can't be hidden, and they have to report as soon as possible, if they wait until the navy that is preparing to see the excitement report to the base camp, then the army will be even more passive. Ogizhou Libing Dazuo shook his head helplessly and continued, "Your Excellency the division commander, according to the report of the soldiers who fled back, last night the despicable Shina people sneaked up on the headquarters and artillery positions of the 24 mixed brigades, and the headquarters was attacked, and the infantry brigade on the front line was completely disrupted in order to rescue the headquarters, and it was only by the Shina people to seize the opportunity to break each one, and now Xia Yuanjun has not returned, it is estimated that it is already a lot of bad luck, and the humble position believes that this matter is completely caused by Xia Yuanjun's command error. ”
Listening to the words of Ogishu Libing Daisa, Ueda Kenkichi raised his eyebrows, and his face stretched slightly. Ueda Kenkichi naturally heard the meaning of Ogisu Libing's words, that is, Shimoto Kuma is dead anyway, we can completely put all the blame on him, and the dead will not justify, not to mention that Shimoto Kumaya is the brigade commander of the 24 mixed brigade after all, and he should have been mainly responsible. Although it is a bit unorthodox to put the blame on the dead, for Kenkichi Ueda, who was born in Osaka and used to do business, everything is in his own self-interest. Speaking of which, to put it simply, among the senior generals of the Japanese army, Osaka people are very rare, as of the end of World War II, among the many generals in the Japanese army, only two are Osaka people, one is Ueda Kenkichi and the other is Obata Hideyoshi, and Obata Hidera was posthumously promoted to general, at most half. And although Kenkichi Ueda was sent back to his hometown to retire due to the fiasco of Nomenkan, he was the only Osaka person who was promoted to general while alive. The reason why there are so few Osaka people among the senior generals of this book, according to my guess, is because most of the people in Osaka are from merchants, and everything is based on their own interests.
Ueda Kenkichi thought for a while, sighed and said, "As the brigade commander of the 24th Brigade, Xia Yuanjun naturally bears an unshirkable responsibility. But I, as the commander of the Shanghai Imperial Army, are also responsible for this. ”
Ogisu Libing Daisa's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what Ueda Kenkichi meant, even if he did, he couldn't push out all the responsibility! Ogizhou Libing Dazuo thought for a while and said, "I remember that when Xia Yuanjun called His Excellency the division commander to report yesterday's defeat, the division commander once reminded Xia Yuanjun to be careful of the people who took advantage of the victory to launch a night attack, but Xia Yuanjun, who has always been arrogant, is still so careless. ”
"Baga Ya Road! It's all because of these arrogant stupid pigs, otherwise the empire would have defeated the Huaxia army a long time ago. Ueda Kenkichi slapped the table and scolded loudly. Although Ueda Kenkichi slapped the table and scolded, there was a flash of surprise in his eyes, and he felt even more relieved.
The strangeness in Ueda Kenkichi's eyes did not escape the eyes of Ogisu Libing, although he despised Ueda Kenkichi very much, but now that he was still working under Ueda Kenkichi after all, he naturally wanted to please this top boss. Ogizhou Libing thought for a moment and then said, "The most important thing now is to defeat the Shina people as soon as possible and solve the matter of Shanghai, if our Ninth Division can completely defeat the Shina people, then the base camp will not only not blame Your Excellency, but may also reward Your Excellency." ”
"Yo Xi!" Ueda Kenkichi nodded and said, "What Ogisu-kun said is very true, and he is worthy of being an outstanding talent in my empire!" The 7th Wing was immediately ordered to intensify its offensive and defeat the Chinese as soon as possible. The 19th Wing was ordered to strengthen its defenses to prevent the Chinese from taking the opportunity to attack the flank of the Imperial Army. ”
"Hayi! Humble here, to convey your commands! Ogisu Tatsubei bowed respectfully, and then slowly exited Ueda Kenkichi's office.
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