Major General Shigeto Oaki observed the battlefield through the artillery mirror left behind by the Marine Corps.
For some reason, he always smelled a faint stench. Smelling stench on the battlefield was not a strange thing at first. Soldiers were maimed, injured, discarded food or putrid corpses. The stench was nothing at first.
But the stench on this battlefield was very unique, and he felt as if he was walking in the fields of his hometown.
Yes, it smells like compost applied before sowing, but there are no plants here. It smells sweet in the spring breeze.
The wind brought from the battlefield was filled with more blood and an untimely stench. Just at this moment, the adjutant came into the command post and brought him new news.
"General, we have some news from the wounded."
"Um"
Without saying a word, Major General Shigeto Oaki straightened his back, with no extraneous expression on his stern face.
The expression is not nervous at all and remains tough and resolute. This is the expression that an officer or a warrior should always maintain, no matter how desperate the situation he faces.
"The enemy used what military doctors call a 'cripple maker' mine. It was made from our helmets and would send a large amount of projectiles towards the attacking troops."
"Cripple Maker", Shigeto Oaki recalled this name in his mind, feeling that the name itself was synonymous with cruelty. But he was a soldier, and cruelty itself should be faced by people like him.
And he kept calm and asked,
"With steel helmets, their mines were improvised on the battlefield?"
"Yes General, and..."
He frowned unobtrusively, and his tone became more urging,
"what else."
"General, their mines are filled with manure, so many wounded soldiers are at risk of amputation."
Major General Shigeto Oaki nodded secretly. He instantly understood why adding feces to the mines was just to increase the chance of infection for the injured.
"anything else?"
"General, during the Navy's last attack in Red Deer, they originally gained an advantage by relying on the artillery cover from the artillery position, but they were blown up by the opponent with kites and bombs."
"Use a kite, are you sure?"
This time, Shigeto Oaki, who always had a tough face, couldn't help but ask in confusion.
"Yes, General, they used triangular kites to carry bombs to blow up the artillery position of the Navy's Red Deer. Unfortunately, the Sihang Warehouse is located too close to the public concession, so our artillery fire cannot destroy those kites."
Shigeto Oaki understood this, because if you use artillery shells to deal with those kites, unless they are air burst bombs, otherwise they will fly over and fall into the public concession, which will cause big trouble internationally.
"No wonder Navy Red Deer was defeated by them. I wonder who in the Sixings Warehouse came up with these methods. He is a respectable warrior."
Regarding this matter, his adjutant apparently also brought good news,
"General, I found someone who is willing to tell us more, but he won't tell anyone else. He will only tell you when he sees you."
He would only tell me when he saw me, doesn’t he want to be in the navy and want to transfer to the army?
Shigeto Oaki had some doubts in his heart, why would a naval officer want to see him before he would say anything. But more inside information was exactly what he needed. Although his military power was strong enough, knowing more about the actual situation on the battlefield would definitely be helpful for future attacks.
benefit.
"Okay, you ask him to come in and let us talk alone, just..."
After a quick glance, he saw that there was Xiong Chuanyong's small office that he hadn't even bothered to clean up yet.
"It's in the office, you bring him in."
"Hi"
A moment later, Rear Admiral Shigeto Oaki saw the person who came in the office. Only now did he know why Rear Admiral Kumagawa Isamu entered this small office when he arrived.
There was a white cloth on the ground there, and there were other things that might be used for seppuku.
When looking at the things placed on the ground, Shigeto Oaki felt a sense of pity in his heart.
If the army and navy do not deal with each other, it is a dispute between the services. Looking down on the defeated generals is the spirit of the samurai. However, it is not a glorious thing to prevent a samurai from committing seppuku.
Even though I had these thoughts in my mind, I still didn't pack those things away.
The person who entered the small office was a young naval ensign. Especially when I saw the bandages on his body and his pale face, I couldn't help but worry about whether his body could hold up.
"You...sit down and talk."
"General, my name is Higashikawa Yohei, and I am the commander of the Higashikawa unit of the Marine Corps sniper unit."
Snipers... Dongchuan Force, despite the fact that Major General Shigeto is a general, he does not know much about sniper troops. He only heard that some junior officers who had studied in Germany had suggested the establishment of such a force.
Moreover, as an old-school army officer, I don't take seriously the sniper unit. I feel that it is a fighting method like a petty thief, which is not tolerated by the spirit of Bushido.
Kiyokawa Yohei knew what these old-school officers were thinking, and he now had a sniper unit in his hands. Although three buildings were blown down by the teacher, there were only about thirty people left.
But this was the seed of the Japanese army's sniper unit. He firmly believed that in subsequent operations, the military would gradually understand the role of the sniper unit.
He was not wrong about this. After all, in the Pacific War, the Japanese used snipers to deal with the US military. Although the tactics and training were wrong, the results in the Conglin battle were really many.
Seeing that his troops were announced, the army general in front of him looked disapproving. Higashikawa Yohei further said,
"General, I know who gave so many ideas to the Chinese army in Sihang Warehouse. Especially, I hope you understand that if you don't know him, no one can capture Sihang Warehouse."
"anyone?"
Hearing this, Chongteng Daqiu wanted to laugh. After all, the Chinese army had been defeated on the Songhu battlefield. How could it be possible that there was only such a four-row warehouse left and could not be captured.
But after thinking about it, he understood what the young navy lieutenant in front of him meant.
In other words, there is someone in Sihang Warehouse who is very good at taking advantage of his own side. Maybe that person's role is not as great as the second lieutenant in front of him said, but now he lacks understanding of the enemy.
Thinking of this, the tough look on his face relaxed slightly, revealing some curiosity.
He even asked with a smile,
"Why, Second Lieutenant Dongchuan, you also came back from studying in Germany, so please tell me who the most important person in Sihang Warehouse is."
Sure enough, his words aroused the interest of Major General Shigeto, but Higashikawa Yohei did not want to reveal his information so early.
He knew that the Marine Corps' Intelligence Department would definitely not tell the Army any useful information.
Then he has the opportunity to use the news about his principal to exchange for a better future.