Chapter 485: Sakura Rangers!
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"Sir Commander, this is what I think.-< >-./..." Itagaki Seishiro sorted out his language slightly, "I want to draw a group of soldiers with special skills from each division and brigade, and then combine a team with the ninjas of the Sakura Club to deal with the ghost troops!"
"This idea is good, but the army and ninjas are different. How can they become an organic whole and exert strong combat power?" Muto Nobuyoshi thought for a while and felt that this was indeed a good attempt, but he didn't dare to make a conclusion on the final result.
"Mr. Commander, I heard that Germany has formed a experimental force, specializing in the strike of important enemy figures and targets. Is this happening?" asked Seishiro Itagaki.
"Have you done your intelligence work to Germany?" Muto Nobuyoshi said.
"I just pay more attention to the military construction of various countries, which made the commander laugh." Seishiro Itagaki said.
"Well, there is indeed such a unit, but it is not too secret. It's just that their training methods are unheard of. We don't have much information on our hands. Do you want to set up such a team?" Muto Nobuyi was a little surprised.
"I heard that this unit did not recruit personnel from active-duty soldiers, but was directly selected from society?"
"It's not exactly, it's mostly."
"The Great Japanese Empire also needs such a special force, such as the ghost army. Our traditional field troops have no way to fight against them. They are small in number. They are proficient in various ways of killing. They have strong survivability in the wild. We have also dispatched a large number of people to block the mountains and search, but in the end they have nothing to find!" said Seishiro Itagaki.
"Hasn't anyone been shot dead?" Muto Nobuyoshi said in surprise.
"Yes, we have killed and injured several times, but they took them away when they retreated. Whether they were dead or injured, they did not leave their companions behind!" said Seishiro Itagaki.
"How many people do you plan to need to form this army?" Muto Nobuyoshi asked.
"I plan to need between 150 and 200 people!" Seishiro Itagaki thought for a while and said.
"Where is the commander?"
"Ryohei Uchida!" said Seishiro Itagaki.
"The young master of the Uchida family, didn't he be numb on one leg?" Muto Nobuyoshi said in surprise. He knew Uchida Ryohei. After all, he was a prime minister and a nobleman. It's not difficult to know whether he didn't know.
"Yes, although Uchida Kr is a lame leg, his martial arts have not fallen behind because of his lameness. In the past six months, he has practiced hard and has defeated many martial arts masters in Tokyo. He is known as the most young martial arts master in the empire!"
"Where is the Shipin Shintoshi?" Muto Nobuyoshi asked.
"This is hard to say!" Seishiro Itagaki smiled awkwardly.
"When will he return to Manchuria?"
"I guess it's only one or two months. He has several competitions in Tokyo. If he wins, he can represent the Japanese Empire in Manchuria to compete with Chinese martial arts masters!"
"He came for the martial arts competition for that young and middle-aged Japanese martial arts competition?" Muto asked.
"Yes, but he is also an imperialist. As early as a year ago, he had already received the recruitment from the military headquarters and became an imperialist!" said Seishiro Itagaki.
"Do you want him to be the commander of your army?" Muto Nobuyoshi originally thought that Seishiro Itagaki was just a whimsical idea, but at this time he had to start thinking about the feasibility of this proposal.
"Ichigaki, how long does it take for a unit to form combat power from its establishment to its formation? Do you know how clear it is?" Muto Nobuyoshi asked.
"Itagaki understands!" Seishiro Itagaki nodded.
"Do you think our strategy of attacking north and south and joining east and west cannot eliminate the East Column?" Muto Nobuyoshi asked again.
"Please forgive Itagaki for being brave. I don't think we can completely eliminate the Dongzong this time. They started out as bandits, and they are very good at disguising and hiding. Manchuria is so big. Once defeated, tens of thousands of people fled in scattered areas. It is not easy to catch them. And no one of us knows their physical characteristics now, so I think that if we want to completely eliminate them, we still need a special force to complete it!" Ichishiro Itagaki.
"Your idea makes sense, but it may not be. If we can eliminate them in one fell swoop, then..."
"No, it's very necessary. Commander, even if there is no ghost troops, the empire will need such a force to help us clear some obstacles in the future. Their role will be even greater than our main division!" said Seishiro Itagaki.
"Ichigaki, your statement is a bit exaggerated. I don't think such a small army can achieve the role of an elite division!" Muto Nobuyoshi said a little displeased.
Wudo Nobuyi is a stereotyped old soldier. Of course, he likes his old tricks, instinctively repels new troops and new tactics.
Seishiro Itagaki knew that he had said something too much, so he hurriedly said: "What the commander said is that this small army is mainly used for bandit suppression operations, and it is completely different from the combat tasks of the main division."
"Well, your statement is quite reliable. This small army is very good for suppressing bandits. It is a waste to use the main division to suppress bandits." Muto Nobuyoshi said.
"Yes, Lord Commander!"
"I have approved your suggestion. I think it's just called the Rangers, right?" Muto Nobuyoshi said.
"Hayi!"
"Let's choose a person first. As for the candidate for the commander, I'll consider it again!" Muto Nobuyoshi waved.
At this point, a Sakura Rangers specializing in dealing with the "Ghost Force" has been officially established, with a population of about 150. There have been many disasters and difficulties since their establishment. This is a later story.
Muto Nobuyi stayed in Fengtian for several days afterwards, commanding the cleaning of the ruins of the arsenal while appeaseing the people of Fengtian, mainly Japanese expatriates.
Then there is also waiting for the arrival of the Ninth Division!
After the 9th Division all entered Fengtian, the division commander Kenyoshi Ueda received high-standard reception from Muto Nobuyoshi.
After the secret meeting, the two announced that the 9th Division would temporarily live in Fengtian, and Kenyoshi Ueda served as the commander of Fengtian's security. After Fengtian's security power fell into Kenyoshi Ueda, Muto Nobuyoshi then returned to Xinjing.
Seishiro Itagaki also served as the chief of staff of the Fengtian Security Command.
At this moment, Kenyoshi Ueda and Seishiro Itagaki clashed over the supply issue. This time, the East Column attacked Fengtian, and the Kwantung Army's material warehouse outside the city was also seriously damaged. Tens of thousands of people rushed in, which made Seishiro Itagaki suddenly uneasy.
In addition, the railway was destroyed by the East Column, and the material transportation was impossible to take the railway. If you take the highway, you would not have strong protection. You basically just send supplies to the anti-Japanese armed forces. Finally, some were allocated from Jinzhou, Xinmin and other places, but it was far from meeting the needs of the Ninth Division!
After a while, Kenyoshi Ueda was very dissatisfied with the logistics minister Seishiro Itagaki, and called Muto Nobuyoshi many times, demanding the removal of Seishiro Itagaki!
While comforting Kenyoshi Ueda, Muto scolded Seishiro Itagaki, asking him to ensure the supply of supplies to the Ninth Division!
At the same time, Kenyoshi Ueda was urged from time to time to lead the 9th Division to the north.
But Kenji Ueda just kept moving, saying that if he didn't give enough supplies, he wouldn't go north. The 14th Division in Benxi, Fengcheng and other places had more than 20,000 troops fighting fiercely with Dongzong, which would be even more costly. Seishiro Itagaki could only give priority to the 14th Division. Otherwise, the 14th Division would have a terrible consequence.
So Seishiro Itagaki is now in a hurry, but he is in this position and no one has replaced it yet. Who is willing to do this thankless thing?
Now he was a little envious of Ishihara, who was suspected of being a bandit. After three days of unconsciousness, he finally woke up. This time the wound broke and his injuries were even more serious. He lived in the special guard room of Manchu Railway Hospital. He could not speak or eat. He could only rely on infusion and nutritional injections to maintain his life.
After Ishihara Kanir woke up, Seishiro Itagaki went to see him once, and he visited him under the surveillance of the military police. Because he could not speak, Itagaki just took a few glances and left.
After four consecutive days, Seishiro Itagaki was busy fighting verbal battles with Kenki Ueda and was going to select people for the Sakura Rangers, so he didn't have time to visit Ishihara.
What made Itagaki Seishiro the most headache was that the secret service departments in various places reported news about the presence of "ghost troops".
The transport team was robbed, the patrol team was assassinated...
One night, the Japanese army lost more than 200 people, and many Japanese merchants were looted, and countless traitors were killed!
In the entire southern Liaoning area, as long as the people in the towns controlled by the Japanese and puppets became panicked, many Japanese overseas Chinese began to rush to the city. After all, there were Japanese troops stationed in the city, which was safer.
Highways, railways, bridges, etc., as long as they can strike and cause trouble for the Japanese army, they will be destroyed.
The 20th Division's tens of thousands of Japanese troops and tens of thousands of traitors who maintained the association were exhausted. The ghost troops returning to the southern Liaoning were like fish in water, and the sixteen-character guerrilla policy was superb.
In the end, even the 14th Division had to mobilize some troops to encircle and suppress the ghost troops and the Volunteer Guerrillas.
The volunteers in southern Liaoning and anti-Japanese guerrillas from all over the country would take the initiative to seize the new defeat of the Japanese army, and achieve great results, strengthening their own team. What is particularly important is that they delayed the attack of the 14th Division and won a certain amount of preparation time for the East Column.
It is impossible for Lu Shan to leave the direct team in the southern Liaoning area without leaving. This time, the direct team entered the southern Liaoning and the Liaodong Peninsula to engage in guerrilla warfare for the sake of the Japanese army's supplies, and also received some weapons and supplies donated by a group of patriots in South China. These things are still very urgently needed for the current Eastern League.
A batch of aviation equipment, anti-aircraft machine guns, bullet reloading production lines, a batch of valuable medicines and technical books, etc., and of course, there are also a group of Nanyang Chinese children who came to the Northeast to join the War of Resistance against Japan. The number of people is about 300, from Indonesia, the Philippines and other countries. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)-< >-Remember!
Chapter completed!