Five hundred and twentieth chapters Okamura's helplessness
Seeing the slightly changed expression of Tsukada Gong, Okamura suddenly guessed what he might be thinking. He smiled slightly and said: "Tsukada-kun, it was indeed my idea to transfer you back to the homeland. Originally, I wanted to report to the base camp.
It was recommended that you be transferred to the General Staff Headquarters as a deputy chief, but the base camp unexpectedly transferred you to the Mainland University as the president. It seems that the base camp’s vision is indeed farther than mine. Congratulations!"
Tsukada Gong forced a smile, bowed slightly to Okamura Neji and said: "Thank you, Commander, for your kindness to me. This time I can successfully return to my hometown to serve. It is really thanks to your recommendation. It is really troublesome for you.
"
Okamura Neiji changed the subject, "Tsukata-kun, I know you may have some resentment towards me in your heart, but it doesn't matter, it's human nature. But I have to be honest with you, Terauchi-kun because of Jiangxi's
I was forced to return to China to report on my duties, but as the chief of staff, you are still safe and sound. This has caused many people in the country to have opinions about you, so you are destined not to stay in the Central China Front Army for too long, do you understand?"
As soon as Okamura Neji said these "frank" words, Tsukada was stunned immediately. He didn't expect Okamura Neji to tell the matter so frankly. It was like a person who was causing trouble behind his back.
The companion said: Man, it was me who was behind this, but I have my own reasons. Anyway, even without me, you won't be able to stay here long.
But strangely enough, after Okamura Neji said this, Tsukada Gong's resentment towards him was relieved a lot. At least in Tsukada Gong's view, regardless of Okamura Neji's motives, at least he
People still dare to act bravely.
Tsukada Gong had something in his mind, and it showed on his face. Qiao Bentaro on the side naturally saw it. Qiao Bentaro couldn't help but secretly laugh at Tsukada Gong's naivety. Who is Okamura Neji? If you think of him,
If you really believe it, you're stupid, but it's none of his business. Qiao Bentaro didn't want to be noticed by a promising front army commander, so he just pretended not to hear and sat aside to taste it slowly.
Tea.
Now that he, the chief of staff, has been dismissed from the headquarters, he naturally has to complete the handover work with Miyamoto Kazuo, the successor, so the two of them quickly left the house.
After Tsukada Kaguya and Miyamoto Kazuo left the door, Okamura Neji and Hashimoto Taro were the only two people left in the office. Okamoto Taro raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the door before saying to Okamura Neji: "Okamura
Village Commander, before I came, His Excellency Prince Zai Ren personally told me to ask you about the war situation in Central China. Please tell me honestly. When will you be able to eliminate the Seventh Army? The current base camp has already seriously dealt with this army.
The forces that threaten the empire’s co-prosperity in Greater East Asia can no longer be tolerated.”
Okamura Neji was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said: "No!"
"Nani?" Joemoto Taro lost his voice with his eyes widened, "Didn't you say in your telegram to the base camp before that if you want to destroy Suri and his Seventh Army, you must mobilize powerful troops?
The base camp then agreed to mobilize troops from the Kwantung Army to go south, why did you suddenly change your mind now?"
Okamura Neiji said coldly: "Qiao Benjun, first of all, you made a mistake. In the telegram to the base camp, I did not say that Suri and his 3rd Army could be eliminated. I only said that they would defeat and force them to retreat.
This is a completely different concept from annihilation. If you look at the telegrams of the convoy escorting the 2nd and 3rd Division, they have now abandoned the army that is fighting the Chinese and run away. Now our army aviation averages every day
Thirty-five fighter planes and more than 20 pilots will be lost. Before the war, the two groups I transferred to the Fujian battlefield had a total of more than 220 fighter planes. Now there are less than 80 fighter planes left. Such battle losses
Don’t you know what rate means?”
Taro Qiaomoto was silent. To be honest, the industrial systems of Japan and China are not at the same level at all. At this time, it is not an exaggeration to say that Japan is an industrial power, but China can still only be regarded as an agricultural country. By 19
In 1940, Japan's annual aircraft production was far from reaching its historical peak, only about 4,000 aircraft. On average, Japan's monthly aircraft production is now only more than 300 aircraft. Based on this output, the Central China Front Army is now no longer
In half a month of fighting, all Japan's aircraft production for a month has been wiped out. What does this mean? This means that the Seventh Army alone is enough to consume all Japan's aircraft production. This is terrible.
Thinking of this, Qiao Bentaro couldn't help but shudder. He shook his head vigorously and said viciously to Okamura Neji: "Commander Okamura, since the Seventh Army is so powerful, you don't have a good way to deal with him.
Really? You must know that you are a general recognized by the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army!"
Okamura Neiji smiled bitterly: "General? In the final analysis, war is about comprehensive strength. This has no direct relationship with whether he is a general or not. Originally, I was deeply confident in this. Regardless of our comprehensive strength, our Empire of Japan
The national power and military strength are ten times higher than that of China, but now I am getting more and more confused. The weapons and equipment used by Suri and his Seventh Army seem to come out of the ground, whether it is light weapons
Whether it's heavy weapons or even aircraft and heavy artillery, they are stronger than the Imperial Army. They have a steady stream of supplies at all times, and their soldiers can pour artillery shells on our positions without any scruples. This is completely subversive.
It changed my previous impression of the Chinese army.
Qiao Benjun, do you know? What is the thing that I am most afraid of when I wake up every day? What I am most afraid of is that I will receive a report that another division commander has been killed or captured. Because this means that we will
This offensive on the battlefield in Central China will fail again, and I, the commander, will also reach the end."
Qiao Bentaro was silent. He heard a strong sense of helplessness and sadness from Okamura Neji's words. In this backward country that they despised as China, almost all the weapons held by the opposing soldiers were semi-automatic or even
It is an automatic weapon, while the soldiers of the Empire can only hold backward bolt-action rifles. Not only do they also have aircraft, tanks and heavy artillery, but their performance is also much more advanced than that of the Empire. This is undoubtedly a violation of the fact that the country that claims to be the most advanced country in Asia has been
It is a huge irony for Japan to clamor to establish a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and allow Asian people to progress together.
Finally, Kyomoto Taro stammered: "This...Commander Okamura, please rest assured that our navy has conducted strict inspections of ships coming to China. We will definitely...will definitely find the person who supports Suri and the Seventh Army."
They are the forces behind the scenes." Even though he said that, even the person who said it, Kyomoto Taro, didn't believe it.
"Huh, Qiao Bentaro, please don't insult my IQ, okay?" Okamura Neji gave Qiao Bentaro a cold look and said lightly: "To be honest, I have been a soldier for so many years and I have never encountered
In the past few days, the 1st Tank Division and the 24th Tank Division have requested air support from me every day. The Chinese planes are dropping bombs on their heads like crazy every day. They can only move forward every day.
Less than thirty kilometers, this speed can only be described as a snail. In order to rescue them, I sent almost all the aircraft to the Nanping front line to compete with the Chinese for air supremacy. These days, there are large-scale air battles with more than a hundred aircraft.
We did this three times. The aircraft mobilized from the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army before the war damaged more than 500 aircraft of the Central China Front Army itself. But now half of them have been lost. Can you feel the pressure on me?
?”
Speaking of this, Okamura Neji, who was originally gloomy and calm, couldn't help but get excited, and a strange flush appeared on his face. Seeing this, Qiao Bentaro couldn't help but sigh secretly. From here, he could tell that Okamura Neji
I must have been under a lot of pressure during this period, otherwise I wouldn't have been so out of sorts.
However, Okamura Neji is not an ordinary person. He quickly calmed down and apologized: "Qiao Benjun, I'm really sorry that I made you laugh because of my sudden lapse. But please go back and tell His Highness Prince Zairen, Suri and Seventh
The Army Group has now surpassed the National Government and has become the empire's most serious threat. The empire must eliminate them at all costs, otherwise it will give them a few more years. Even I don't know how far they will develop. I think if we want to
To completely eliminate Suri and his Seventh Army, the empire must concentrate the forces of Central China, North China and other fronts to deal with him, otherwise..." At this point, Okamura Neiji took a long breath and shook his head.
not talking anymore.
Qiao Bentaro was silent for a moment, and then said: "Your Excellency Okamura, I can't guarantee this. I can only say that I will try my best to persuade the base camp. However, I personally am not very optimistic about your proposal. After all, if you follow your
If it is proposed, in order to gather more troops, the empire will either expand its army again or withdraw from the territory it has already occupied in China. Either way, it will be very difficult."
"I know." Okamura Neji also smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Okay, let's not mention this matter for now. This time our army has assembled four divisions of the Kwantung Army and four divisions of the Central China Front Army with nearly 400,000 troops.
If we can't win the decisive battle with Suri, I, as commander, will have no shame in being the commander anymore, and then it won't be my turn to worry about it."
Okamura Neiji's words seemed very lonely, and it was funny to say that at this moment, Okamura Neiji, who had hundreds of thousands of troops, actually lost the confidence to win despite his superior strength. This was the first time in his military career.
once.
However, Okamura Neji's worries were soon fulfilled. On the day after Qiao Bentaro left, Bai Chongxi, who was well prepared, commanded nearly 60,000 people from three divisions in the Minqing direction.
Under the cover of 60 fighter jets and 60 dive bombers, they launched a fierce attack on the Japanese troops entrenched around Minqing... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendation, monthly vote, you
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