Looking at the furious Shinozuka Yoshio, Tada Shun also felt a pain in his head.
He never expected that the situation in Shanxi would deteriorate to this extent in such a short period of time. Now the Eighth Route Army launched a surprise attack on northwest Shanxi and Zhengtai Road, and the 41st Division suffered a disastrous defeat, and all of this happened in
It happened under his nose.
As the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka certainly cannot escape the blame, but as the commander of the North China Front, can he stay out of it?
At this time, Okabe Naosaburo and Yamamoto Kazuki also came after hearing the news. After listening to the staff report, Okabe Naosaburo solemnly said: "Two commanders, judging from the current situation, this is a well-planned and vicious anomaly.
A conspiracy against our First Army and even the North China Front Army.
After several years of dormancy, the Eighth Route Army has developed into an armed force that can threaten the Imperial Army. Their goal is not just to grab a few railroad tracks and blow up a few bunkers. Their purpose is to overthrow the Imperial Army in Shanxi.
Rule and destroy my ***** circle.
Based on what I said above, our priority now is the armed force of the Eighth Route Army. I suggest...immediately mobilize the 36th and 37th Divisions to quickly encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army along the Zhengtai Railway. They must not be allowed to be so unscrupulous
destroying our transportation lines."
Yoshio Shinozuka frowned and said: "What about Gao Hongming's militia? Should we ignore him? You must know that he just defeated the 41st Division."
Naosaburo Okabe shook his head and said: "No... on the contrary, just because he has just severely damaged the 41st Division, his own losses must also be very serious, so he has no spare power to pose a threat to the imperial army in a short time. Instead, we
We can calmly mobilize our troops to deal with the Eighth Route Army."
What Naosaburo Okabe said was very reasonable, and Shun Tada couldn't help but nod secretly. This chief of staff is indeed very talented, with accurate judgments and clear ideas, and he is a person who has a great perspective on the overall situation.
"Your Majesty, Chief of Staff, I disagree with you."
Clinker, a voice suddenly came out. Everyone turned around and saw that it was Yamamoto Kazuki. Tada Shun felt a little unhappy.
The lowest ranking among them is Major General Okabe Naosaburo, whose position is either chief of staff or commander. Yamamoto Kazuki is just the captain of a special forces team. Relying on Shinozuka Yoshio's favor, he actually spoke on such an occasion.
, is it a bit disrespectful?
Yoshio Shinozuka was shocked when he saw it. He knew Yamamoto Kazuki's temper, which can be described as stinking and tough. He had offended many colleagues over the years, otherwise he would not have been just a colonel until now. He quickly reprimanded: "
Yamamoto-kun, please don’t speak nonsense, you have no right to speak here.”
Yamamoto Kazuki raised his head and said: "Your Excellency Commander, I know I will offend you, but what I want to say is that although the Eighth Route Army has caused us a lot of trouble, Gao Hongming in Qixia Pass is our most serious problem.
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I agree with part of what Chief of Staff Okabe said just now, that is, although Gao Hongming severely damaged the 41st Division, his own losses were not small.
There is an old saying in China: kill someone while he is sick. Now he has the strength to severely damage an integrated division of ours. What if we give him another period of development?
If we don’t take this opportunity to mobilize our troops and annihilate him in one fell swoop, are we going to have to wait until he recovers before eating one of our divisions?”
"Baga...bastard!"
Kazuki Yamamoto's words undoubtedly touched everyone's pain. Even Yoshio Shinozuka was scolded, not to mention Shun Tada and Naosaburo Okabe.
Originally, Tada Shun had a good impression of Yamamoto Kazuki, but now that good impression has completely disappeared with Yamamoto's words.
Seeing Tada Shun's face sinking rapidly, Shinozuka Yoshio secretly yelled something bad. He stood up and shouted sternly: "Yamamoto-kun, get out of here right now, otherwise don't blame me for calling the guard!"
Yamamoto Kazuki also knew that what he had just said had offended everyone, so he did not make any corrections. He saluted the three of them and left the office.
After Yamamoto moved away, Shinozuka Yoshio smiled bitterly and said: "Commander Tada, I'm really sorry, Yamamoto has this temper. Otherwise, with his qualifications after graduating from the University of China for so many years, he wouldn't be just a colonel.
"
Tada Shun still had some lingering anger: "Shinozuka-kun, you just love and trust him too much. That's why he is so unscrupulous and forgets his superiority and inferiority. If he continues like this, sooner or later he will cause a big disaster."
Yoshio Shinozuka smiled bitterly and said: "What the commander taught you is that I will teach him a lesson later."
Seeing what Shinozuka Yoshio said, Tada Shun didn't know what to say. He turned to Okabe Naosaburo and said: "Okabe-kun, your suggestion just now is quite good. You should go and draw up a plan now."
The plan will be handed over to us before noon today."
"Hi!"
Naosaburo Okabe bowed in response, stood up, bowed to Shun Tada and left the office, but whether intentionally or unintentionally, he did not salute Yoshio Shinozuka when he left, and this point
Yoshio Shinozuka was also keenly aware of it...
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"What did you say? Gao Hongming led the militia to severely damage the 41st Division of the Japanese Army and wiped out more than 10,000 enemies?"
Yan Xishan looked at the staff officer who came to report, his eyebrows twitched twice, and he suddenly pointed at the staff officer and burst into laughter, "I said you guys, why are you guys trying to fool me with all this fake news? You think my old man is too idle?"
Already?
No matter how good Gao Hongming is in fighting, he can't severely damage an integrated division with one regiment, unless all his soldiers become heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals."
The staff officer's face flushed, "Sir, this is not nonsense from me. It was reported by Gao Hongming. I am just reporting it to you truthfully."
"This Gao Hongming!"
Yan Xishan shook his head in disappointment.
"I originally thought this kid was an honest person, but I didn't expect that he would also lie."
Sun Chu, who was also in the war room, thought for a while, "Sir, it is impossible for a regiment to severely damage a division and wipe out more than 10,000 enemies. This kind of thing is naturally impossible. Even if Gao Hongming lied about his military exploits, he would not lie like this.
Damn it, I guess his operator may have added an extra zero when sending the message, right?"
"Hmm...that's possible."
Yan Xishan also nodded, "This kid Gao Hongming shouldn't be so confused. I also think his operator made a mistake. Eh... I will definitely remind him next time I see him.
By the way, Cui Ya, what do you think about the sudden attack by the Eighth Route Army on the Japanese?"
"I see that this is the Eighth Route Army's preemptive strike. The Japanese have been busy deploying troops and generals during this period. It is clear that they are going to deal with the Eighth Route Army. Naturally, they cannot sit still and wait for death. I guess they are warning the Japanese not to push them.
Anxious."
"I also think so."
Yan Xishan nodded slowly, "But the strength displayed by the Eighth Route Army this time was far beyond our expectations. According to the news, yesterday alone, the Eighth Route Army dispatched more than twenty regiments.
Including the local armed forces, the total number is at least 70,000 to 80,000. I didn’t expect that in just a few years, the army with only tens of thousands of guns would actually develop to this point. It’s amazing... it’s amazing!”
Seeing Yan Xishan's uncertain expression, Sun Chu lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Yan Xishan thought for a while and said firmly: "The Eighth Route Army cannot be allowed to develop like this anymore. You should immediately draft a telegram in my name and inform the troops below.
Starting from today, without orders from the Chief of Staff, all troops in the World War II zone are not allowed to cooperate in any form with the Eighth Route Army, and not a single shot or bullet is allowed to be provided to the Eighth Route Army, otherwise they will be severely punished."
Sun Chu asked again: "Now the Eighth Route Army is launching a counterattack against the Japanese. If we just sit back and ignore it, we will definitely be hated by the Eighth Route Army.
You also know that the Eighth Route Army is very good at talking. If they publicize it in big cities such as Chongqing, Guilin, and Chengdu, your reputation will be..."
"Well..."
Yan Xishan was also in trouble for a while. Having dealt with the Eighth Route Army for so many years, he certainly knew how good the propaganda work of the Eighth Route Army was. Once word spread that he was sitting back and watching the friendly forces fight fiercely against the Japanese army while he was a spectator, he would
Your reputation will definitely be greatly affected, and maybe your enemies will take advantage of it to make a fuss about it.
He pondered for a while and suddenly asked: "Is Gao Hongming still in Qixiaguan now? How is his fight with the Japanese?"
Sun Chu shook his head and said: "Our people have withdrawn from Qixia Pass a long time ago. Now we know nothing about the situation there. We only know that the Japanese sent a division to encircle him and blew up the Xichuan Bridge.
, forcing Gao Hongming to fight them decisively at Qixia Pass.
However, judging from the telegram just received, Gao Hongming not only did not suffer a loss, but actually gained the upper hand, which is very strange."
"What's the upper hand?" Yan Xishan burst into laughter: "If the Japanese really dispatched a reorganized division to deal with him, no matter how powerful he was, he would have been destroyed long ago.
I estimate that the Eighth Route Army launched a surprise attack on Zhengtai Road last night, causing the Japanese to scramble, so they quickly transferred the 41st Division back to put out the fire. Gao Hongming took the opportunity to win a small victory, and then took the opportunity to give us a big victory.
telegram.
But even so, I estimate that his losses are not small, and it would be good to have half of his troops left."
"Well... I think so too." Sun Chu still agreed with Yan Xishan's judgment, "Although Gao Hongming, a young man, is still capable, he is still too young after all. He can make mistakes even when sending a telegram. Wait until next time
I will definitely talk about him well when I see him."
Hearing this, Yan Xishan suddenly had an idea, "Cui Ya, I suddenly thought of an idea. Didn't Gao Hongming just send a telegram that severely damaged the Japanese 41st Division?"
We might as well go with the flow and report and commend him in the name of the World War II District Chief's Department, and then order him to wait for an opportunity and assist the Eighth Route Army in the war against Japan. In this way, there will be an explanation for both the Eighth Route Army and the outside world. What do you think?"
Sun Chu was stunned for a while, and then he couldn't help but admire his boss's cunningness.
Didn't you, Gao Hongming, just brag that you severely damaged the 41st Division of the Japanese Army and wiped out more than 10,000 enemies? Okay, now I will send you to assist the Eighth Route Army in the war against Japan. Let me see what you say?
This ginger is really old and spicy, so he suddenly came up with such a way to get the best of both worlds.
However, he pondered for a while and said with some hesitation: "Sir, is this too harsh on Gao Hongming? After all, he is also a descendant of Liantai. From now on..."
Although Sun Chu didn't finish speaking, Yan Xishan already understood what he meant.
I and Gao Hongming are fellow Liantai fellows anyway, and strictly speaking they are still elders. If such a scheme against a junior were to spread, I'm afraid our reputation in our hometown would be ruined.
People in this era still attach great importance to reputation, especially the reputation of their hometown. After all, Chinese people value the return of fallen leaves to their roots. No one wants to have people around them criticize them when they return to their hometown to retire in their later years.
He is so tired that even his own children and grandchildren cannot lift their heads.
Yan Xishan smiled and said: "Cui Ya, you still didn't understand what I meant. What I just said was to wait for the opportunity to assist the Eighth Route Army in combat. As for how to assist, the initiative is still in his hands. Gao Hongming is a smart man, I think
He'll figure out what to do."
Sun Chu understood now and couldn't help but extend his thumb: "Sir... it's high... it's really high..."
Yan Xishan stretched out his hand to stroke his beard and smiled proudly...
Let's talk about Gao Hongming. At noon on the day he severely damaged the 41st Division, the engineer company reported that the Xichuan Bridge had been initially repaired and could be passed.
After hearing the report, Gao Hongming immediately ordered the entire regiment to set off without any hesitation and embarked on the journey home. He received Yan Xishan's telegram halfway.
Looking at this enthusiastic award letter, Gao Hongming saw only emptiness and hypocrisy in it, with no substance at all. When he read the last paragraph, he had a deeper understanding of Yan Xishan's cunning character.
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"This old guy is too cunning." Then he threw the telegram aside and Gao Hongming couldn't help but cursed.
"Hong Ming, what did the newspaper say? Why do you look like this?" Xie Wenqian, who was sitting next to him, saw Gao Hongming's appearance and asked in a low voice.
Ever since the two had a substantial relationship, Xie Wenqian was like a walnut with a hard shell that had been pried open, revealing the soft fruit. She finally no longer avoided suspicion. Like this time when she retreated, she also openly shared the same feelings with Gao Hongming.
Take a car.
Gao Hongming handed the telegram to her, "You can see for yourself, this Chief Yan wants me to take the blame for him again."
Xie Wenqian read the telegram at a glance and said angrily: "How could he do this? We fought such a tragic battle with the 41st Division in Qixiaguan, and the casualties of the troops were so heavy. He also asked you to lead the team to assist the Eighth Route Army in fighting.