Feel the pressure of those implicitly hostile eyes in the Marine Corps command post.
Shigeto Oaki suddenly and unexpectedly made a deep bow. Not only did he bend down deeply, he even turned slightly to the left or right, meaning to salute everyone.
"Fellow Marines, it was my fault last time we met. I was too arrogant..."
Having said this, he straightened up and looked at the Marine Corps officer in front of him seriously.
"I didn't expect that the Chinese army trapped in the Sihang Warehouse would have such strong combat capabilities, and I didn't expect that their combat methods would be so weird. If you hadn't called for artillery support in time, I'm afraid..."
Having said this, he stopped talking and bowed deeply again.
The two bows caused the anger in the hearts of the Marines who were originally hostile to him to escape for a moment, but the Marine Corps Chief of Staff present did not speak, so everyone remained silent.
Seeing Major General Shigeto Oaki bowing to a circle of people, Colonel Aso, as the chief of staff of the Marine Corps, felt warm in his heart.
After all, the Marine Corps had lost consecutive battles and could only wait for punishment from the military. As for the punishment it would receive, it was not certain.
But with Shigeto Oaki's actions, the Marine Corps Chief of Staff felt warm in his heart and could not help but see some hope.
"General Shigeto, you are serious."
He also bowed down politely, and the other officers on the side saw him and bowed together.
Then the Marine Corps straightened up and looked around at the Marine Corps officer in front of him without speaking to Shigedo Oaki first.
"I declare that the details of General Shigeto's visit tonight are military secrets, and anyone who leaks them will be punished under military law."
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The youngest of the officers present here is also a major. Everyone knows what General Shigeto Oaki's apology means, but if anyone wants to say it out, it will be called short-sighted.
"Everyone, please go out and let me have a talk with General Shigeto."
The officers once again bent down to accept the order, and filed out of the command post one by one.
After the other officers went out, Major General Shigeto visibly relaxed. The Marine Corps Chief of Staff asked him to go to the small office.
"Please, General, I still have some tea here brought from China."
Sitting across from the office, Shigeto Oaki's airs softened and he sighed,
"I really didn't expect, I really didn't expect, how could there be an army like the Sihang Warehouse garrison in the Chinese army. If they showed up when the war started..."
The Marine Corps Chief of Staff, who poured two cups of tea, shook his head and sighed.
"That's not the skill of the Chinese army. It's the guy who came back from Germany and deceived General Xiongchuan and me. He is the elite of the German airborne troops, so..."
Having said this, he stopped talking and respectfully pushed the tea bowl towards Shigeto Oaki. While the latter bent down to thank him, he said softly,
"I also heard about the German."
Hearing what he said, the Marine Corps Chief of Staff looked a little ugly and asked teasingly,
"I heard it from that guy Kiyokawa Yohei."
Hearing this, Shigeto Oaki knew that a small part of the Marine Corps' opinion of him came from the fact that he had recruited that guy.
"He is a very smart man, but... your Marine Corps and our Army should both establish sniper units. In the future... let's do this. After completing his training, those Marines who were originally in the Dongchuan Army can return
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Although he was dissatisfied with Shigedo Oaki's behavior of poaching the Marine Corps, the Marine Corps Chief of Staff did not say any more harsh words and accepted the result with silence because of the apology he had just given.
After taking a sip of tea and savoring the faint fragrance of the tea leaves, Shigeto Daqiu revealed the reason for his visit.
"We suffered heavy losses due to the counterattack by the troops in Sihang Warehouse."
The meaning of this sentence was very clear, but the Chief of Staff of the Marine Corps said nothing. He just drank tea quietly and waited for Shigeto Oaki to tell him his plan.
In fact, the matter is very clear. Shigeto Taiqiu's troops suffered serious casualties, at least two brigades.
With such a large number of casualties, it would be insufficient to attack today. This is especially true after the opponent has those weird and powerful weapons aimed at killing people.
However, if they joined the attack on the Four Lines Warehouse without adding any conditions, then the Marine Corps would be a bit stupid. Therefore, the Chief of Staff of the Marine Corps said nothing and waited for Major General Shigeto Oaki to come up with the conditions.
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"I will report to the military headquarters that our Chongteng Brigade captured the Sihang Warehouse with the cooperation of the Marine Corps, and the Marine Corps played a decisive role."
Seeing the reaction of the Marine Corps Chief of Staff, Major General Shigeto Oaki spoke with some sincerity.
Putting down the tea cup gently, the Marine Corps Chief of Staff refused without hesitation.
"Sorry, General Shigeto, our Marine Corps has suffered extremely serious losses during the consecutive days of attacks, so..."
After saying that, he picked up the tea bowl again, and even raised his hand to Shigeto Oaki as if to invite him.
This reaction made Shigeto Oaki angry. He came with such a low profile, but got such a result. The anger in his heart made him grit his teeth slightly, but he finally sat down.
Because the heavy blow to the Shigeto Brigade was heavier than what the Marine Corps Chief of Staff in front of him had guessed, the first two brigades were defeated, with only a few hundred casualties.
But if the camp was covered and attacked at night, the number of casualties would be too high. Especially the two cluster grenade covering attacks landed directly on the neatly arranged group of tents.
Think about it, the tents in the military camp are neatly arranged one next to another, covering an area of 2,000 square meters, how many people would have died under the artillery fire.
At present, the number of casualties of the Shigeto Brigade has exceeded 2,300. The five infantry combat brigades have lost half of their strength.
So how will we capture Sihang Warehouse with two and a half troops tomorrow? So he is here to borrow troops.
Of course, the Marine Corps is not capable of capturing the Sixings Warehouse alone, so we have to fight together tomorrow. As for the credit...
After licking the bitterness in his lower lip, Shigeto Oaki compromised,
"It was the Marines, with the assistance of our Chongteng Brigade, who broke through the defenses of the Sixings Warehouse."
Seeing Shigeto Oaki's sincerity, the Marine Corps Chief of Staff thought carefully about it.
"Let's do this. In the future, we will report to the top of the Four Lines Warehouse after we capture it. We will capture the Four Lines Warehouse mainly with our own troops, supplemented by troops from other arms. But..."
Hearing this idea, Shigeto Daqiu felt very happy. They reported it to them and said that there was going to be a war of words between the military services, but that was the military department's business and none of their business.
But that "but"...does the Marine Corps have any other ideas?