Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the 'uninvited guest' in front of him with a particularly complicated look in his eyes. After a while, he said hello: "Your Excellency, Commander, welcome to Taiyuan."
This ‘uninvited guest’ is also a Japanese lieutenant general and looks to be a few years younger than Yoshio Shinozuka.
In terms of appearance, if Yoshio Shinozuka is thin but sinister, then this one is thin but with a hint of calm and self-respect. And this is the Japanese original eleven who just flew from Wuhan.
Army Commander Okamura Neiji.
However, today, Okamura Neiji did not come as the commander of the 11th Army, but as the commander of the North China Front Army.
Looking at Neji Okamura, who was his equal a few days ago, Yoshio Shinozuka felt all kinds of emotions in his heart. However, after all, he had been in the army for most of his life, so he still had some self-cultivation and would not show it on the spot.
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However, in addition to his complicated mood, Shinozuka Yoshio was still a little uneasy.
It stands to reason that as the newly appointed commander of the North China Front, Okamura Neiji made a special trip to Taiyuan instead of attending a consultation in Peiping. This must be something bad. After all, he does not have a deep friendship with Okamura Neiji, so it would not be a special purpose.
Find him to reminisce about old times.
Okamura Neji still looked at the former senior of the Imperial Army University in front of him, smiled faintly, and did not follow him in circles. He said straight to the point: "Shinozuka-kun, I just received the transfer order yesterday. I took a flight this morning.
I flew to Taiyuan just to tell you one thing. The base camp is very dissatisfied with the situation in North China over the past year.
Someone must be responsible for the affairs of the 41st Division, the 16th Division and the 108th Division. For this reason, the headquarters has ordered Tada-kun to be transferred back to the country, and I will take over Tada-kun's position. In the next
I hope you can cooperate with my work well during the day, please!"
"I am willing to serve the commander!" As soon as Neji Okamura finished speaking, Yoshio Shinozuka and Chief of Staff Naosaburo Okabe and Kazuki Yamamoto who were standing next to him quickly bowed deeply to him.
The commander of the front army opposite, who has hundreds of thousands of troops at his disposal, can talk to them so kindly now, just to save their face. If they dare to be ignorant, a storm will be waiting for them.
Seeing the three Shinozuka Yoshio bowing to him, Okamura Neji said calmly: "Shinozuka-kun, now I want to tell you news. In view of the increasingly serious situation in Shanxi, the base camp has transferred the third officer from Manchuria.
The Tenth Division came back to belong to the North China Front. Just yesterday it entered Shanxi to conduct a sweep against the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi.
For the sake of confidentiality, the base camp did not notify you in advance, so I will tell you now, I hope you won't be offended."
"Nani?"
Shinozuka Yoshio's expression changed instantly. The base camp mobilized a division to enter Shanxi, but did not inform him of the commander of the First Army.
To put it mildly, this matter was for the sake of confidentiality; to put it more seriously, it was a sign of distrust of him as the commander.
Naosaburo Okabe and Kazuki Yamamoto also looked ugly. The base camp went too far this time. Does not trusting Yoshio Shinozuka soon mean that he does not trust the First Army?
There were some words that Commander Yoshio Shinozuka could not say due to his status, but Kazuki Yamamoto had no such estimate. He immediately sneered and said: "Since the base camp has already made arrangements, that would be great, then we will wait for the 10th Division.
Good news for the group.”
After Okamura Neiji heard this, he just smiled and said nothing, but a fat man standing behind him who was wearing the rank of lieutenant colonel was unhappy. He stood up and glared at Yamamoto and shouted: "Yaka... you are a small colonel."
, how dare you speak rudely to the Commander, are all the people in the First Army so disrespectful?"
Yamamoto Kazuki looked at him coldly, put his right hand on the handle of the knife, and said coldly: "I'm just talking about the matter. If you say that I have no dignity, then how dare you, a little lieutenant commander, to speak to me like this?
Do you have to give me an explanation?
If you don't mind, we can duel in the samurai way, and I will be happy to ask you for advice."
"you……"
The little fat man's face turned red with anger. At this moment, he really wanted to yell, "If we fight, we will fight."
But when he looked at the burly Yamamoto Kazuki, who was almost two heads taller than him, the anger that had risen to his forehead immediately subsided.
Just when the little Lieutenant Colonel was in a dilemma, Neji Okamura spoke. He glanced at Yamamoto Kazuki lightly and said, "If I guess correctly, you are Colonel Yamamoto Kazuki who is trusted by Shinozuka-kun. You have such a temper.
Irritable, no wonder most of your classmates have been promoted after so many years, but you are still stuck in the same place.
I admit defeat for Miyamoto-kun in this duel. If you try to fight, even ten of them are no match for you. But I want to explain in particular that the arrival of the 10th Division was the idea of the base camp and has nothing to do with me, so you
There is no need to vent your anger on me like this."
Although Neji Okamura only spoke in a normal tone, for some reason Yoshio Shinozuka, Naosaburo Okabe and Kazuki Yamamoto felt a chill rising from their backs.
In their perception, Neji Okamura standing opposite was like a poisonous snake. Although his fangs were not exposed, the sinister smell jumped out.
Although he didn't spend much time dealing with Okamura Neiji, Shinozuka Yoshio knew very well that Okamura Neiji was the kind of person who kept his emotions and anger secret. Once he was resented by him, he was now the commander of the North China Front Army.
Officer, if you really want to embarrass a colonel, I'm afraid Yamamoto will die without knowing how.
He was a little anxious and said quickly: "Your Excellency Okamura, although Yamamoto-kun's temper is a bit hasty, he is a rare special operations talent in the empire. If he offends you in any way, please consider it for my sake."
Please bear with me...please!"
After saying that, he bowed deeply to Neji Okamura.
Okamura Neji smiled faintly, "Shinozuka-kun, you are worrying too much. Of course I know that Yamamoto-kun is your confidant and a rare expert in special operations in the empire. It is too late for me to protect such a talent, and
Why would you embarrass him? You don’t need to worry too much."
At this point, he waved his hand, "Okay, let's talk about business first. The 10th Division has just entered Shanxi and is heading towards the Eighth Route Army's base area. I believe it has now begun to contact the Eighth Route Army's troops. I hope you
Can we support the 10th Division more?"
Just as Yoshio Shinozuka was about to speak, a communications staff officer pushed in the door and handed a telegram to Yoshio Shinozuka: "Your Excellency, Commander, there is a telegram from the 10th Regiment of the 10th Division. They are in Xiaolong."
Ling encountered stubborn resistance from the Chinese army, and now the war has reached a stalemate. We hope to receive support from the First Army Army Aviation."