Ota Ryūji stood on the side of the road with a little fear, welcoming the arrival of the division commander, Major General Yukio Koizumi. His heart was no longer as arrogant as in the morning, replaced by fear and uneasiness.
It stands to reason that as the division commander, Koizumi Yukio does not need to go to the front line to command operations. He only needs to sit and command in Ping'an County. However, he did not even enter Ping'an County and came directly to his regiment headquarters. This
Are you already very dissatisfied with yourself?
Koizumi Yukio is a typical Japanese high-ranking general who is particular about keeping his emotions and anger a secret.
There was no expression on his face at this time, but only those who knew him well could tell from his raised eyebrows from time to time that the anger in the division commander's heart could no longer be suppressed.
"Ota-kun." Koizumi Yukio pointed to the Jingguan on the roadside that stretches all the way to Ping'an County. "Is this the Jingguan built by the Chinese people?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, Division Commander." Ota Ryuji responded, fearing that he would blame himself, so he quickly defended: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, it's not that I didn't take out the bodies of these fallen warriors, but that I planned to capture them.
Qixia Pass uses the blood of the Chinese people to commemorate the souls of the fallen warriors, so these temples are temporarily placed here."
Yukio Koizumi asked calmly: "Have you captured Qixia Pass now? How many more people have you killed or how many prisoners have you captured?"
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Ohta Ryūji lowered his head in shame, "I was humble and incompetent. Not only did I fail to capture the Chinese position, I lost an artillery squadron and an infantry squadron. Please punish me."
"Snapped!"
As soon as Ota Ryūji finished speaking, he received a firm slap in the face.
This slap was extremely hard. Ohta's face immediately swelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye, but Ohta still stood upright.
"You're an idiot."
Koizumi Yukio spoke word by word, and a cold voice came out of his mouth, "Didn't you read the telegram I just sent? Wait for the opportunity to launch an attack. If nothing can be done, retreat immediately and wait until the main force arrives before attacking.
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But how did you do it? You lost two squadrons and four precious infantry guns in less than two hours. How did you become the captain of the regiment?"
"Hey... I'm really sorry, Mr. Division Commander, it was my fault!"
Ota Ryuji did not defend himself, but apologized repeatedly, while Koizumi Yukio responded with another slap in the face.
In later movies and TV dramas, we often see Japanese officers slapping soldiers, while these soldiers just keep lowering their heads and saying "Hi", which is a true portrayal of this situation.
Don't think this is fake.
The Japanese Army has a very peculiar tradition, that is, they like to slap from top to bottom, and the reasons for slapping are also very strange. The reason may be just a small thing, such as the walking posture is a bit ugly, which affects the image, or the clothes are not enough.
You may be punished for small things such as being flat, dropping rice grains on the floor while eating, etc.
Of course, for the Japanese army, slapping is actually a very light punishment, and slapping is generally only popular in the army. Japanese naval officers rarely slap soldiers.
Of course, this is not to say that the navy is more civilized than the army, but that the Japanese navy punishes soldiers more harshly. The way they use a punishment method called "spiritual injection rod" is called a perversion.
Japanese naval officers often hold a wooden stick, which is usually about 50 centimeters long and varies in thickness, with words written on it. Once they start punishing Japanese soldiers, they need to ask the person being punished to raise their buttocks and open their hands.
Kai, the whole person looks like a big character. It is said that people who are generally punished will not be able to move around for six or seven days after the punishment!
After five or six slaps in a row, Koizumi Yukio was probably tired from the slaps, so he stopped and said coldly: "Before dark tonight, your team will take out the remains of all the imperial warriors and cremate them. Tomorrow you will do it yourself."
Command the 67th Regiment to launch an attack, do you understand?"
"Hi!"
Ohta Ryūji answered loudly, and then asked with some confusion: "Your Excellency, division commander, it is only noon now. We only need to wait until the field artillery regiment arrives and arrange the artillery positions before we can launch the attack again. Why wait until tomorrow?"
"You do not understand."
Koizumi Yukio shook his head and stroked his beard: "We must give the Chinese people on the other side a chance."
He turned to Chief of Staff Ogiwara Toda Osaka behind him and said: "Ogiwara-kun, start recording."
Ogiwara Toda quickly took out his notebook and pencil from his pocket. General Gao Hongming, the commander of the Chinese garrison on the opposite side, and Yukio Koizumi, the commander of the 41st Division of the Imperial Japanese Army, were ordered by Commander Yoshio Shinozuka to attack the pregnant women.
The hostile China Army launched a conquest campaign.
The purpose is to establish a ***** circle. Although you and I are now in the enemy camp, I quite appreciate your heroic behavior.
If you are willing to lead your troops to surrender, I will guarantee the safety of your life and property in the name of the division commander, and I am willing to report to the headquarters and appoint you as the major general division commander of the Nanjing National Government.
With the current situation of the war in China, you should clearly understand that the Japanese Empire will definitely win.
I hope that the general will make his own efforts to promote common culture and homogeneity in East Asia and will not engage in unnecessary resistance.
If the general must make unnecessary resistance, I will have no choice but to order the imperial army to attack. By then, the people in Shanxi, including you, will be devastated, which I do not want to see.
Having said this, Koizumi Yukio asked Ogiwara Toda to bring over the notebook, glanced at it briefly, signed his name, and then asked Ogiwara Toda to send it out in the form of electricity.
After Ogiwara Toda left, Ota Ryūji asked with some reluctance: "Your Excellency, division commander, if that Gao Hongming really leads his troops to surrender, do we really want to appoint him as a major general? You must know that he has killed countless imperial warriors.
Murderer!"
Koizumi Yukio smiled solemnly: "Do you think a Chinese who killed so many imperial warriors can still serve as a major general?"
"Hey..." Ohta Ryūji suddenly realized that Koizumi Yukio was planning to lure him to surrender first, and then slowly manipulate the opponent.
"Yo Xi... Your Excellency, the division commander, is too tall!"
Ohta Ryūji gave a thumbs up. Even though he was very reluctant, he had to admit that Gao Hongming's militia was the toughest opponent he had encountered since entering China, especially because his troops were so well-equipped that he had never seen them in his life.
If we really want to attack by force, even if we can eliminate the opponent, the 41st Division will pay a heavy price. Wouldn't it be better if we can eliminate the opponent without any bloodshed?