In the commander's office of the North China Front Army Headquarters in Peking, Okamura Neji looked a little dull as he looked at the telegram that had just been sent.
The newly appointed Chief of Staff of the North China Front, Adachi Twenty-san, looked at Neji Okamura with some worry. His commander had maintained this posture for more than twenty minutes. He took two steps forward and softly shouted: "Your Excellency, Commander."
"Well!"
As if summoning a spirit, Okamura Neji came back to his senses, turned his head and glanced at Adachi Twenty-Three, and then smiled: "It turns out to be Adachi-kun. I was so absorbed in watching the telegram that I didn't notice it.
You are here too."
"Commander."
Anda Twenty-Three couldn't help but said: "The failure of the Sixth Division and the 108th Division in this battle was not entirely due to the headquarters. It was mainly due to Gao Hongming's too strong strength, coupled with many unexpected reasons. You don't have to be too careful.
Too caring."
"Having said that, I still feel anxious." Okamura Neji sighed softly: "Since the imperial army entered China, it can be said that they have won one after another, but what I can't figure out is why they started to attack Gao Hongming's troops as soon as they encountered it.
Will he lose again and again?
Mr. Anda, you served as the commander of the 37th Division and fought against the Liantai Militia in Zhongtiao Mountain. What do you think of the Liantai Militia?"
Anda Twenty-Three pondered for a moment, with a trace of aftertaste and sadness on his face: "The Liantai Militia Army... is really difficult to describe. The biggest impression they have on them from their humble position is that this unit is both in terms of the quality of its soldiers and its tactics.
They can only be said to be pretty good, but their biggest feature is their extremely fierce firepower, which far exceeds that of the imperial army.
Can you imagine that each of their squads is equipped with the latest German general-purpose machine gun. The maximum rate of fire of this machine gun is as high as 1,200 rounds per minute. Whether the empire is equipped with a Type 92 heavy machine gun or a Type 11
No machine gun is a match for this machine gun.
Not only that, they are also equipped with a large number of submachine guns, and even have a fire platoon in each company. The fire platoon contains mortars, large-caliber machine guns, and rifle grenades. In addition, they will call in a large number of aircraft and artillery every time they engage in a battle.
support.
During the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, when I led the 37th Division to fight against the Liantai Militia, I once sent two squadrons to launch a tentative attack. This attack lasted less than twenty minutes and ended.
When these two squadrons withdrew, they only returned less than 200 people. The rest were all devoured by the landmines, large-caliber artillery and machine guns that made a sound like a chainsaw laid by the Liantai militia. From then on, I understood
To defeat the Liantai militia on the frontal battlefield is an almost impossible task without air superiority."
Although Adachi 23 did not say it clearly, Neiji Okamura could certainly hear it. He was implicitly pointing out that the defeat of the 6th Division and the 108th Division was due to the lack of air superiority. He was also the commander of the North China Front.
mistakes.
Okamura Neiji snorted softly: "Adachi-kun, I know you are also accusing me of why I did not mobilize the Army Aviation Force to fully support the 6th Division and the 108th Division, causing them to suffer a rout, right?"
"I don't dare to be humble." Anda Twenty-three trembled, shrunk, and then puffed up his chest: "Your Excellency, Commander, as a subordinate, I dare not criticize your combat policy, but as a student
Brother, I still have the courage to ask my senior for advice!"
"Um?"
Okamura Neji was slightly startled, and carefully looked at Adachi Twenty-Three, and the original anger in his eyes began to slowly dissipate.
Of course he understood the meaning of Adachi's 23rd episode. Both of them were graduates of mainland China. The difference was that Neji Okamura was in the 25th episode, while Adachi's 23rd episode was in the 34th episode.
This problem, if Adachi Twenty-san is refuting the orders of his superiors as a subordinate, is of a very serious nature. If Neji Okamura questions and pursues the case, he can even apply to the base camp to transfer him back to his homeland or even send him to a military court.
But it is different if a junior asks a senior for advice. Most seniors will respond to the offending junior with a tolerant attitude, or even just laugh it off. After all, who has never been young.
"Adachi-kun." Okamura Neiji said quietly after regaining his composure: "I want to ask you a question. If we mobilize heavy troops to deal with the Liantai militia, can we completely eliminate it? Or can we kill Gao Hongming?
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"this……"
Anda 23 hesitated and shook his head: "It's difficult... After all, Gao Hongming is not a fool. If we don't care about the casualties, if we mobilize three to four divisions to enter Shanxi, we may be able to severely damage the Liantai militia, but if we want to kill
Gao Hongming is very miserable."
"You also know it's very difficult." Okamura Neiji snorted coldly: "You are no longer the commander of the 37th Division, but the chief of staff of the North China Front Army. You have to look at it from the perspective of the entire North China and even the entire China.
question.
No matter how powerful the Liantai militia is, the only area it can influence is Shanxi. But the Eighth Route Army is spread across the entire land of North China. The Hundred Regiment War launched by the Eighth Route Army last time, the losses caused to the imperial army, can't you wake up?
The total number of imperial aircraft in China is just over a thousand, most of which are deployed with the Kwantung Army. There are only more than 600 aircraft within the Kwantung Army, and even fewer aircraft are allocated to the North China Front Army, with the number being less than 300.
Are you going to ask me to transfer all the planes that are supposed to support the sweep to Liantai County and fight Gao Hongming's planes to death? If all these planes are used up, have you ever thought about the consequences?"
Adachi twenty-three was stunned for a moment, and then he defended: "Your Excellency, Commander, we can send a report to the China Dispatch Army Headquarters and request Commander Shunroku Hata to dispatch aircraft from other theaters to support us. As long as we can annihilate Gao Hongming in one sentence
With the Air Force, everything else will be easy to handle."
"Anda-kun, you are too radical."
Okamura Neji shook his head in disappointment: "The hatred for the Liantai Militia and Gao Hongming has gone to your head, and you have even lost your basic view of the overall situation. It seems that you are still a long way from being a qualified senior officer.
The gap."
After saying that, Neji Okamura ignored Adachi Twenty-san and pressed the button on the table. Soon a fat man ran in quickly.
"Miyamoto-kun, please record my order." Neji Okamura said to Ichiro Miyamoto who came in: "Immediately send a telegram to Kanda Masane and Shimomoto Kumaya, ordering them to build fortifications immediately on the spot, and never allow them to take the initiative.
Launching an attack on the Liantai militia can delay the progress of the Liantai militia and prevent them from supporting the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi. Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished!"
"Hi!"
Ichiro Miyamoto quickly recorded Neji Okamura's order and handed the pen and paper to Neji Okamura. After Neji Okamura signed it, he hurried away.