A short officer with chubby eyes strode in, stood in front of Okamura Neiji who was sitting behind his desk and engrossed in reviewing documents, and said loudly: "Report to your Excellency, Commander, that Ichiro Miyamoto has recovered from his injuries."
Return to the team and come to report!"
Okamura Neji put down the pen in his hand and looked up at Ichiro Miyamoto standing in front of him, with a smile on his face and nodded: "Yoshi, Miyamoto-kun didn't expect you to be discharged from the hospital so soon. It seems that you are young.
Capital, your health is good!"
Ichiro Miyamoto raised his head and said: "Thanks to your concern, I have no health problems at all. Please assign me work tasks!"
"Very good!" Okamura said with approval in his eyes: "The emperor needs your spirit. Temporary setbacks and difficulties are nothing. What is important is that you have the courage and confidence to defeat difficulties.
I have also heard about what happened to you on the Isuzu, and I sympathize with Fukuji-kun for his brokenness, but you must not be immersed in sadness, do you understand?"
"Hai, thank you for your concern, Commander!" After listening to Okamura's words, Miyamoto was very moved. The Commander's concern for him was beyond words.
Last time, Miyamoto was put on the lifeboat by Major General Fukuji on the Isuzu, but before he could leave, the Isuzu was sunk by two heavy aerial bombs. Miyamoto Ichiro was also washed into the river by the strong shock wave. Fortunately
He was wearing a life jacket, which prevented him from sinking into the river to feed the fish. He was rescued by the surviving Japanese patrol boat and sent to the hospital. However, Miyamoto only stayed in the hospital for a few days and was hurriedly discharged to report.
"Come on, sit down!"
"Thank you Commander!"
Miyamoto sat on a chair beside him, with his hands on his knees and his body upright, looking at Okamura, waiting for Okamura's instructions.
"Don't be so serious!" Okamura waved his hand. He walked out and sat on the chair next to Miyamoto and asked: "Miyamoto-kun. There is an old saying in China that if you survive a catastrophe, you will be lucky. This time you
Being able to escape death shows how lucky you are. I want to ask you, do you think the Second and Sixth Divisions can capture Tianjia Town on their own this time without the help of the navy fleet and air force?"
Miyamoto solemnly said: "Your Excellency, Commander, if you had asked me this question before I went to serve as the liaison officer on the Isuzu, I would have given you a definite answer. But now I have to tell you, no!"
"Tell me the reason!" After hearing Miyamoto's words, Okamura asked noncommittally, with the expression on his face still calm. But his right hand that was originally placed on the armrest of the chair couldn't help but shake it.
A trace of sadness flashed across Miyamoto's face: "Because the Chinese garrison stationed at Songshan Pass is the 300th Division."
"Hey!" Okamura shook his head helplessly: "It's the Three Hundred Division again. Could it be that the Three Hundred Divisions are all descended from the gods, are you so afraid of the Three Hundred Divisions?"
"It may sound unpleasant to say, but unfortunately, this is the fact." Miyamoto said calmly: "Your Excellency, Commander. I have been thinking about a question in the hospital these days, and that is why we have
Will it frequently suffer losses against the 300 Division? At the same time, I am also studying the combat characteristics of the 300 Division? I want to understand one thing and try to find out Suri's combat characteristics from past cases."
Okamura Neji asked with a half-smile: "Then have you found it?"
"No!" Okamoto simply waved his hands, "I have been studying for a long time, and I discovered one thing, that is, the combat characteristics of this guy who has repeatedly defeated the Imperial Army have no special characteristics."
"Oh?" Okamura said with a curious look in his eyes, "Oh. Keep talking!"
"Yes!" Miyamoto continued: "I studied the history of Suri's fortune and found that this man's reputation in his hometown was not good before. He could even be described as infamous. Until he joined the 36th China
The division commander has always been unknown. It was not until after the Battle of Nanjing that he emerged from the cocoon like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon. He jumped from a major in charge of logistics to the current lieutenant general and division commander.
At the same time, I also studied the previous battles in which he participated in fire command, and found that Suri's military characteristics can be said to be very simple, even so simple that even a student who just graduated from the sergeant school can easily do it. Every time he fought,
They all rely on powerful artillery fire and light weapons to push down the opponent and win the battle at close range. It can be said that there is no technical content at all, which is what I am puzzled about. He relied on this simple and ugly tactic to defeat us.
One division after another. I thought about this for several days and couldn't figure out a way to deal with him."
Okamura sighed and said, "Miyamoto, it's good that you can think of this. But in my opinion, it is useless to study the opponent's combat characteristics. Fighting ultimately depends on strength. As long as you have strength,
All conspiracies and tricks are false.
Take Suri and his 300 Division for example. Why did he want to destroy the fifth heavy artillery brigade we sent to Tianjia Town? Why did he bomb the fifth fleet going upstream? That's because they knew
He realized that if our heavy artillery brigade and fleet were not wiped out, they would be crushed into powder, so he repeatedly sent out the air force to bomb us. But what makes me regretful is that his bombings failed.
They succeeded, which is why the Second and Sixth Divisions are now unable to attack Tianjia Town.
So you have to remember that any strategy must be based on strength, otherwise it will be like a moon in a flower well!"
When Okamura said the last sentence, his voice became unusually stern.
"Hai! Thank you for your advice, Commander!" Miyamoto stood up and bowed deeply to Okamura Neiji. This request for credit was not a courtesy, but a real thank you for Okamura's care for him.
When Miyamoto sat down again, he asked Okamura with some confusion: "Your Excellency, Commander, since you already know the difficulties of the 300th Division, why do you still insist on attacking him? I admit that the terrain of Tianjia Town is very
It's dangerous. If you don't capture it, it will cause great trouble to the empire, but there is more than one road to Wuhan, so why do you insist on attacking it?"
According to Ichiro Miyamoto, the imperial army has now attacked Wuhan in five directions from Xianning, Chibi, Xiantao, Taihu, Xishui, Macheng and other places. Except for the Middle Yangtze River Road, great achievements have been made in other places.
With the results of the battle, Wuhan has now formed a siege, and it is no worse than Tianji Town. But why does Gangcun send heavy troops to attack Tianjia Town?
Okamura shook his head slightly, "This issue is related to politics."
At this point, Okamura changed the subject, "I have always believed that the Wuhan government's problems must be solved by military means, but today the base camp is pinning its hopes on negotiations and political means. This is actually putting the cart before the horse. However,
This morning I received news that the base camp has started to restart the plan to capture Guangzhou. They did the right thing in this regard..."
Just as Okamura Neiji and Miyamoto Ichiro were discussing the war in Guangzhou, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in the Wuhan camp also received an urgent request for help telegram from Zhang Fakui.
In the conference room of the Wuhan camp, Chairman Chiang was sitting at the head of the chair, looking at his senior advisers and generals with heavy troops, feeling bored. Since the Battle of Wuhan, one million soldiers have been killed by more than 300,000 Japanese troops.
After being defeated steadily, he, the chairman of the committee, really had no face. Now there was news that the Japanese 21st Army (the one in the previous chapter was wrong, not the 6th Army) attacked Guangzhou, and his mood became even worse.
Already.
The Chairman glanced at He Yingqin and said: "Respectfully, the Japanese are now aggressively attacking Guangzhou. You are the commander of the Fourth War Zone. It is up to you to explain the situation!"
Everyone's eyes turned to He Yingqin. At this time, He Yingqin also held the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth War Zone. It was natural for him to make the report.
"Yes, Chairman!"
He Yingqin stretched out his hand to lift the frame on the bridge of his nose and said: "Deputy Commander of the Fourth Theater Zone Zhang Fakui sent a telegram. Starting from mid-September, the Japanese Army's 21st Army's 5th, 104th, and 18th Divisions will
They departed from Qingdao, Shanghai, and Dalian and arrived in Penghu to gather and stand by, attempting to land in Daya Bay and capture Guangzhou.
Just yesterday, the Japanese 18th Division landed in the Xiachong area on the left and front of Daya Bay; the Oikawa detachment landed on the back of Yanzao; the 104th Division landed at the glass factory on the right side of Daya Bay: the first part of the 18th Division landed in Xiachong
After landing at Xi'aotou, they continued to attack Tamsui.
Although the soldiers of our 12th Group Army resisted bravely, we were outnumbered and retreated steadily. At present, our troops have retreated to various places around Guangzhou, preparing to build positions to continue to resist. However, due to the fierce offensive of the Japanese army and the use of aircraft and heavy artillery, the action was difficult.
It’s very pessimistic. If Xiang Hua (Zhang Fakui) comes to report, he may not be able to hold on for long, and may be ready to abandon Guangzhou.”
Having said this, He Yingqin and the participants looked very solemn. The fall of Guangzhou would cause China to lose important international material supply lines, and would also affect the situation of the national war of resistance. Now the war of resistance would become even more serious.
Chairman Chiang asked with a serious face: "Can you send troops to support the fourth theater?"
He Yingqin shook his head: "I'm afraid not. Most of the country's troops are now concentrated in Hubei, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces. Most of our forces are also concentrated in the Wuhan area. There is really no way to support the fourth theater."
Everyone's expressions were very bad. The meaning of He Yingqin's words was very clear, that is, it was only a matter of time before Guangzhou fell. But if Guangzhou fell, would it be necessary for Wuhan to defend it? (To be continued)