Chapter 1240 Japanese generals throwing blame at each other
"The report of the 20th Division a week ago, how are their troops deployed?" After all, Juichi Terauchi is not only a second-generation officer, he is also a veteran soldier who worked step by step from an infantry second lieutenant to an army general. Soon,
I forced myself to suppress the overwhelming fear in my heart and asked directly to the point.
If Bunzaburo Kawagishi and Ishimon were killed due to insufficient deployment of troops, then he was a fool and deserved to die. The condition of the two infantry brigades on the front line cannot be judged just by how Ishimon was doing.
"According to the report given by the 20th Division to the Front Army Headquarters a week ago, due to the unexpected ambush of the 28th Cavalry Regiment, all of them were shattered. In order to avenge the imperial warriors, the two infantry brigades of the 20th Division and the 26th Artillery Regiment and
The 20th Baggage Regiment has a total of more than 20,000 troops to attack China Snowflake Mountain, Fulu Ridge, Niangzi Pass, and Jiuguan Defense Line. The troops stationed in Shimen are the 20th Engineer Regiment and the Division Field Hospital, as well as the guard squadron directly under the division and
The 108th and 109th Division each have a baggage squadron." Naosaburo Okabe is obviously a very qualified chief of staff. After hearing Juichi Terauchi's question, he quickly took out all the messages about the 20th Division's battle, and they were accurate.
answer.
After hearing Okabe Naosaburo's answer, Terauchi Juichi's face turned completely pale and he slumped down on a chair.
"Baga! Stupid Bunzaburo Kawagishi, you will become a sinner of the empire and a more shameful existence than Nishi Giichi." A blush surged on Juichi Terauchi's pale face.
Obviously, it was not shame, but anger.
"Your Excellency, General, the strength of the empire's two infantry brigades and the combat effectiveness of the China Army will never be what the Chinese intelligence said." Okabe Naosaburo obviously did not give up, even if Shimen had fallen, an empire in
will be missing.
What's more, Juichi Terauchi just took another look at the troop deployment reported by the 20th Division a week ago. He judged that the 20th Division was finished, which was somewhat arbitrary.
"Okabe-kun, I also hope that my judgment is wrong. But..." Terauchi Shouichi's face was full of bitterness, and he shook his head in pain, "We still don't know what I will do in the front line from Jingxing to Niangziguan."
How did the Imperial Army lose the battle? But this idiot Bunzaburo Kawagishi didn't take Shimen too seriously. With an engineer regiment of more than 600 troops, plus the directly affiliated guard squadron and two baggage squadrons, the number of troops available for defense in Shimen City reached more than 1,800.
The strength of nearly two infantry brigades is another defensive operation. Okabe-kun, based on your understanding of the strength of the Chinese army, how many troops do they need to break through the city defenses in a short time, and even let this idiot Bunzaburo Kawagishi die?
Do you have time to send a farewell message to the front army headquarters?"
"The Chinese need at least two infantry divisions to launch attacks from all four city gates at the same time. This may make it possible for the Imperial Army, which is far inferior to them, to focus on one thing and miss another, and ultimately lead to a defense failure. And the reason why Lieutenant General Kawagishi failed to do so in time
To send the telegram, it is very likely that the Chinese had an inside ambush in the city, or even at the division headquarters, which resulted in the telegram not being sent out smoothly." Naosaburo Okabe is indeed an Army Major General, and his analysis is somewhat reasonable.
Juichi Terauchi could angrily accuse Kawagishi Bunzaburo of being a pig, but until the empire made a comment, he was not qualified to give a final word to Kawagishi Bunzaburo like the army general.
If Liu Tuanzuo hadn't fought this battle himself, he might not have believed this analysis after hearing it, let alone Juichi Terauchi, who also had a dark look in his eyes?
"Yes! Mr. Okabe, you and I are basically thinking the same thing. First, the strength of the Chinese troops besieging Shimen is definitely far greater than the strength of an infantry division that this idiot Bunzaburo Kawagishi had previously telegraphed; secondly, the strength of the Chinese troops in Shimen City must be
There is an internal ambush by the Chinese, otherwise, no matter what, the strength of the two infantry brigades can at least support the arrival of the reconnaissance plane." Terauchi Takashi nodded, with a sad look on his face, "And the reason why I judged
The two infantry brigades of the 20th Division on the front line of the Imperial Warriors are in trouble, precisely because of the appearance of these two infantry divisions!"
"General, what do you mean?" Naosaburo Okabe also had a look of surprise on his face.
There is no need for Touichi Terauchi to explain in detail, this man is not an idiot. From Jingxing to Snowflake Mountain to Niangziguan and Jiuguan, more than 20,000 imperial troops surrounded the Chinese tightly. There may be a small group of troops sneaking out from the mountainous area.
It's possible, but two infantry divisions suddenly came to the city with artillery. If there wasn't a problem on the front line, there was really no other possibility.
Chinese people don't have wings.
I have to say that these two men have very broad ideas. From this information, they can judge that there is a problem on the front line of the 20th Division. However, their inherent arrogance still makes them misunderstand the true strength of China's assault on Shimen. In fact, it is just a mere
There are less than 3,000 people in each regiment and battalion.
The two infantry brigades of the Japanese army could not match the combat effectiveness of the two Chinese infantry regiments as they imagined. Without the support of artillery, their combat effectiveness was just that, not to mention the engineering regiment and the heavy supply troops.
The Japanese won't know how many eyes Lord Ma has unless they get beaten up a few times. In the future, they will all be like this and deserve to be beaten.
"The 20th Division, it's over..." Terauchi Shouichi muttered to himself, almost whining.
"Your Excellency, Commander, please allow me to lead a force of the front army southward to avenge the shame of the defeat of the 20th Division and to avenge the shame of our dispatched troops to North China." At this moment, Oka should have been crying with his army general.
But Naozaburo Bu Nao Saburo put his feet together and asked for a fight with sadness and anger on his face.
Juichi Terauchi, who was sitting on the chair, did not feel half happy because his chief of staff took the initiative to ask for a fight. On the contrary, his anger became even higher.
As a Japanese aristocrat, as an army general whose father had been the Prime Minister of Japan, and who himself had served in the military for many years, Terauchi Juichi knew very well the reaction of the base camp after the defeat of the 20th Division. It was inevitable that he
As the commander of the North China Expeditionary Force, he is the one who should take the blame.
But taking the blame is taking the blame, but you, the chief of staff of the Northern China Expeditionary Force, are too smart! Are you thinking of shirking the blame now? What's the point of avenging it? It's all Baga's nonsense, don't you just want to take advantage of it?
This name is far away from the Peiping headquarters. You can also use the name of being on the front line to tell the base camp how loyal you, the chief of staff, are to the empire!
Of course, even if Juichi Terauchi thought of it, he couldn't say it to his face. Naosaburo Okabe is now just a major general in the army, but he is eight years younger than Juichi Terauchi, and there are many people supporting him in the base camp.
, as long as you don’t make any big mistakes, it’s only a matter of time before you become an Army General.
Juichi Terauchi was indeed very sober. In the past, his subordinate would be promoted to Army Lieutenant General next year, and Army General in a few years, and would also assume the role of commander of the front army. But the final outcome was very disgraceful.
, after becoming a war criminal, Naosaburo Okabe suffered a sudden cerebral hemorrhage due to mental stress and died in a war criminals hospital. He was named the top Japanese general who died of illness in China.
However, these resumes are enough to show that the Chief of Staff of the North China Front does not necessarily have to be subservient to Terauchi Juichi. There are people behind him. Otherwise, who is qualified to determine that the 20th Division is finished and Terauchi Juichi will soon be unlucky.
At that time, you just wanted to take the initiative to escape from the North China Front Army Headquarters to protect yourself?
Looking at Naosaburo Okabe expressionlessly, Terauchi Shouichi suppressed the anger in his heart and ordered: "Okabe-kun, the war in northern China is intense. Lieutenant General Itagaki of the Fifth Division is still fighting bloody battles with the Chinese army in the north of Shanxi.
, many matters still need your coordination, Shimen, let Major General Yamashita lead the 11th mixed brigade to go there! Order him to set off at starry night, and the entire army must arrive at Shimen before dawn tomorrow. At the same time, order him not to rush in easily, and the main force will first stick to Shimen.
, we only need to send reconnaissance troops to the eastern Shanxi area of China to find out the situation of the 20th Division. I will order the 108th and 109th Divisions to return to Shimen and attack Niangziguan in China. The battle will be discussed after the two armies return. As for the third
The situation of the 20th Division will be reported to the base camp after Major General Yamashita reports the reconnaissance information."
"Hi!" Naosaburo Okabe quickly stood up and lowered his head, with a look of disappointment that could not be concealed on his face.
Juichi Terauchi is more cunning and cunning than he thought. It is obvious that I have to give you some time. Hurry up and inform the people behind you to think of something together with me, otherwise we will be finished together.
That is natural. No matter when, no matter in which country, who can sit on the shoulders of tens of millions of people and sit on the position of a general in an army, how can there be an idiot? Even the "" who has been laughed at for thousands of years in Chinese history
Zhao Kuo is a "war on paper", and ordinary people would probably be fooled to death in front of him. Even if he is deceived, if he can deceive an emperor into handing over the power of hundreds of thousands of troops to him, that is not an ordinary deception!
Unfortunately, Naosaburo Okabe still underestimated his boss. Juichi Terauchi was not only cunning and cunning, but also very vicious. Not only did he want to drag him into the water, but as soon as he felt that his subordinate wanted to take the blame and run away, revenge came.
"Also, you bring a message to Major General Yamashita for me. There must be Chinese agents inside Shimen. With Bunzaburo Kawagishi's experience, he should know what to do. Eliminate all things that are harmful to the empire and harm the Chinese people.
It's not an order, so it doesn't need to be recorded in the battle report." A trace of ferocity flashed across Terauchi Shouichi's face.
Naosaburo Okabe's face couldn't help but pale. He knew very well what this so-called order that was not an order meant.
Does that mean you want to kill all the ordinary Chinese people in Shimen?
Obviously, Terauchi Shouichi not only wanted to blackmail the chief of staff who wanted to take the blame, but also wanted to vent his anger over the destruction of the 20th Division on the ordinary people of Shimen.
Naosaburo Okabe mentally greeted all the direct female relatives of Juichi Terauchi, including his 80-year-old mother who has not yet passed away.
It's okay to kill all ordinary Chinese people, but this order came from him, the chief of staff of the North China Expeditionary Force. In the future, if the base camp is held accountable due to international pressure, he will be a super scapegoat.