Peiping. Night.

One light. Like beans.

Shouichi in the temple sat alone. There was no one around.

The successive bad news hit him hard.

Fail......

Fiasco......

Three divisions......

Two divisions......

The commander of a division died......

Another army commander died......

What happens next?

Nobody knows.

I don't dare to speculate.

In addition to being hit, the news had to be tightly sealed. It is strictly forbidden to leak information about failures. so as not to affect the morale of the army.

However, there is no such thing as an impermeable wall. Those staff officers already knew.

The staff officers knew, and all the officers knew.

Behind which staff officer, there are not a few officers with a single line of contact?

Even if he is Shouichi in the temple, he has a one-line connection with those staff officers in the base camp. If there is any disturbance in the base camp, the other party will also inform you in advance.

This is an unwritten rule in the Japanese army.

Staff officers do not have high ranks, low positions, and little power, but they are well informed.

The verdict of the staff officer, not a joke.

In a sense, those young staff officers are the real planners.

918......

Lugou Bridge ......

It's all a plan of the staff officers.

Some staff officers even had the power to draw up battle plans. Most of the Japanese army's battle plans were made by the staff officers, and then the military commanders approved and implemented.

Nishio Shouzo did not come to the rescue.

Shrapnel inflicted serious injuries on him. Soon after getting on the boat, he lost his breath.

However, the base camp demanded that the message be blocked. Secrets are not mourned. At the same time, Nishio Toshizo was appointed commander of the 20th Army of the Japanese Army.

The commander of the Twentieth Army, stationed near Kobe. It was prepared on an ad hoc basis.

Anyway, it's a place that no one will pay attention to. This way, no one will notice the anomaly.

However, the remnants of the two divisions are the most fatal.

There were not enough transport ships, and a considerable number of Japanese troops were not able to retreat. Their fate is worrying.

It's hard......

You can't blame the navy red deer this time......

The warships of the Navy are already in full cover.

What is missing is a transport ship.

Alas, this again involves the struggle between land and sea, as well as the dispute between the military and the people.

The Ministry of War wants to requisition more civilian ships. But the Ministry of Health and Welfare disagreed. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also disagreed. Because this will seriously affect economic production.

Japan is an island nation. Most of the resources need to be imported from the outside world.

If there are not enough carriers, there will not be enough raw materials. A lot of factories had to shut down.

The impact is significant.

His Majesty the Emperor did not agree either.

And all the shipyards are now working on the manufacture of warships.

There is no spare time to make civilian ships.

In other words, the number of civilian ships will only decrease, not increase.

That's going to be hard.

The Army wants. The Navy too. What can I do in the end?

Inoue Narumi and Sugiyama Gen are fighting again. This time it's true. Admiral Sugiyama's forehead was broken.

Of course, the navy red deer is not much better. Toyota's glasses were also broken.

As for why the fight between Inoue Narumi and Sugiyama Mototo hurt Deputy Takeshi Toyoda, the description of the staff officers can be written in 5 million words......

Another naval tycoon, Mitsumasa Minechi, tried to persuade him to fight, but he was beaten with a nosebleed......

The blood-soaked boil described by the staff officers.

It was as if the army finally had a chance to smash the navy red deer hard and win a great victory......

But......

The matter doesn't seem to be very glamorous either.

That Inoue Narumi, who was just a rear admiral of the navy, actually blew up the head of the army general......

It can be seen how arrogant the navy red deer is!

"Your Excellency the Commander......"

The chief of staff gently pushed the door in.

Attention. Stoop. Gloomy and solemn.

"Is there still no movement at the front?"

"Report to Your Excellency the Commander, no."

"Didn't you ......?"

"It is inferred that the Tsubaklu has suffered heavy casualties and is no longer capable of launching an attack......"

"No......"

Shouichi Terauchi muttered to himself.

For the first time, he did not agree with all the staff officers.

The staff officers were optimistic.

They all felt that the report of the aviation forces could not be wrong.

The aviation must have destroyed all the heavy artillery and tanks of the Tubalu. Otherwise, the aviation forces will definitely not retreat.

Although, the losses of aviation this time were very large.

That's a hundred and thirty planes! This was unprecedented in the history of the Japanese army.

Such huge losses hurt the aviation of the Kwantung Army.

Even, so that the entire army aviation was wounded. The Director General of Aviation expressed serious concern about this.

But attention is attention. Don't dare to say anything to the base camp.

Don't you have to fight in aviation?

Your Aerospace Forces eat white rice?

Isn't the purpose of forming an aviation force to fight a war?

Now that the friendly forces are in trouble, can your air force not move?

It's better to just cut it off.

If the aviation force is abolished, several more army divisions can be formed.

Now the army needs a very large number of divisions.

North China needs at least twenty. Central China needs ten. Ten were needed for the Kwantung Army.

In the long run, the army must be increased to 100 full divisions. Each full division should have at least three wings. The number of personnel shall not be less than 15,000.

The main division must be a four-wing regiment, and the total strength cannot be less than 20,000 people.

Divisions and regiments within the number 20 must also be equipped with more tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery. The cavalry will also increase.

Now weapons are being prepared everywhere in the country, and more divisions are being formed.

Personnel are completely fine.

There are enough young people in the country.

All it takes is a small red enlistment notice to summon them.

Then each person has a Type 38 rifle, two sets of military uniforms, and only needs to pay a monthly allowance of six yen, and you can get a fanatical, lethal soldier.

As long as they are allowed to burn and loot everywhere, they will be desperate to fight.

Everything that you can't get at home can be grabbed here. Including money. Including beautiful women......

But......

Will the Dirt Eight Road really die down?

Is it true that the Dirt Eight Road has suffered heavy casualties?

Shouichi Terauchi expressed concern.

If you still have the strength left, you can continue to attack......

The consequences are unimaginable.

"Smack......

"Smack......

Faintly, a faint gunshot rang out in the distance.

I don't know when it started, but there were gunshots near Beiping.

Not yet the guns of the Japanese army.

It's sporadic guerrillas. They are all guerrillas of the Dirt Eighth Road.

They were all active under the Beiping city wall. It's incredible. But it's a cruel reality.

Without him, the garrison was emptied.

At this moment in Beiping, there is only one brigade of complete garrison. The others are gendarmes.

If at this time, there is a large number of earth eight roads to attack, Beiping is definitely in danger.

When the time comes, Seishiro Sakagaki must be withdrawn immediately.

Otherwise, Beiping is in danger of falling.

It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice......

The losses of the troops were so great. There was no way to replenish it for a while.

"How many recruits have arrived?"

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, the Rising Sun Pill and the Tosho Pill have just sent five thousand."

"Replenish them to Sakagaki-kun immediately."

"Understood. But ......"

The chief of staff stopped talking.

He wanted to say, do you want to add a little to Beiping?

The current Beiping is indeed unsettling! Plus the gendarmerie, the headquarters garrison, less than three thousand people!

In case of a sneak attack......

In other words, what Tubalu is best at is sneak attacks.

Don't just kill a Nishio Shouzo, and kill a Terauchi Shouichi in battle.

That's the end of it.

It's okay if Shouichi Terauchi dies. However, he, the chief of staff, doesn't want to die......

"When will the next batch of recruits arrive?"

"After dawn."

"Dispatch 2,000 people to supplement the Beiping garrison wing."

"Yes!"

The chief of staff was a little relieved.

With 2,000 people to replenish, the garrison strength of Beiping has almost doubled.

In this way, even if there is a sneak attack from Tsuchihachi, you can hold on until Seishiro Sakagaki comes back to help.

Otherwise......

Suddenly, another thing came to mind.

"Your Excellency the Commander......"

"Say."

"There is a staff officer who suggested that the 108th and 109th divisions be transferred to the Pusan......"

"Accurate!"

Shouichi Terauchi immediately agreed.

Adjust the defense of Busan? Very good. It is better to block messages. The remaining officers and soldiers were screened.

If the battle is lost, there will definitely be people talking nonsense.

It was imperative that the surviving soldiers not be seen by outsiders. Must be quarantined and stationed. Those who are discouraged must be punished severely.

But you can't send a guard. Otherwise, mutiny is susceptible.

It's best to control Busan.

It is the southeastern part of the Silla Peninsula, just across the water from the mainland. But it's far from mainland China.

Leaks are not afraid.

Because there are no Chinese over there.

"Yes!"

The chief of staff bowed and went out.

Back to the war room. It was found that the staff officers were all drowsy. One by one, the tired ones can't do it.

So he waved his hand and told the staff officers to go back to rest.

I've been really tired these days.

I heard that on the air force side, several staff officers committed suicide in grief.

If this kind of torment continues, if it is not done well, there will also be staff officers in the North China Front Command who commit suicide.

As for the military intelligence......

The dirt road is also made of iron.

They have just been beaten by more than a hundred planes, and the losses will certainly not be small.

It is estimated that there will be no ten days and half a month, and it is impossible to recover.

When the remnants of the two divisions retreated, this matter would come to an end.

What?

Loss of two divisions?

Where?

We all got in safely.

Where to go in?

I went to the Silla Peninsula.

"Smack......

"Smack......

I faintly heard the faint sound of gunfire in the distance.

Looming. It is also not known who is shooting. Waste of the gendarmerie command. Even a few anti-Japanese elements could not be caught.

"Jingle Bell ......"

Suddenly, the phone rang loudly.

The chief of staff hurriedly picked up the microphone. A heart keeps sinking.

Could it be that something happened again?

Please, don't ......

"Yaga!"

"Calm down!"

Teach each other a lesson first.

Immediately I found out that the call was from Tokyo.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff......"

"What's the matter?"

"The Navy has informed that they have arranged for a transport ship and will be able to evacuate all personnel by the day after tomorrow at the latest."

"Yo Xi ......"

The chief of staff finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Day after tomorrow......

No problem at all.

Dirt Eight Road will definitely have to rest for many days.

By the time they had rested, the remnants of the 108th and 109th Divisions had already retreated to Busan.

Perfect.

Everything is solved.

Thereupon......

Rest assured!

The sky can't fall!

(End of chapter)