Eight officers and subordinates were attacked and killed at the pass position, one of whom was the captain of the colonel cascade.
That's right, before the Japanese Army Frontline Command's order to downgrade Nakagawa Ningqing was signed and confirmed by the Kwantung Army Commander General Muto Nobuyoshi, Nakagawa Ningqing's identity was still a colonel. Even among the tens of thousands of Japanese troops, he was still considered a senior colonel.
He is a high-level figure.
As a result, a Chinese lurked 500 meters away from the position and blew it into pieces with a cannonball.
Yes, at least more than a hundred people saw a lone sneaker leaping into the forest.
Roaring angrily, he slapped the Japanese captain who came to report the news seven or eight times with a mournful face. Sakamoto Masaemon's anger level continued to rise: "Baga, shame, this is the shame of the Kwantung Army, this is the shame of the Imperial Army. No matter what,
At all costs, catch the Chinese who dares to sneak attack our army, and I will skin him and hang him at Xifengkou."
"Hi!" The Japanese captain answered with relief while covering his beaten face.
Mr. Sakamoto's anger has obviously increased in the past two days. That unfortunate Colonel Nakagawa became a major under his anger and even lost his life. The few slaps he received now are nothing compared to that one.
Watching the captain walk out of the headquarters, Jiro Hattori, the commander of the 14th Mixed Brigade on the side, stepped forward and suggested: "Sir Sakamoto, now that the two countries are in an armistice period, and we were attacked by the Chinese, should we go to the Chinese government?"
In order to retaliate for the trouble, the Kwantung Army was forced to apologize to the ignorant Chinese people during the day today?"
During the day, forced by the condemnation from various Western countries and the Chinese government's toughness in external and internal affairs, the mildly worded but obviously bowing message sent by Masato Sakamoto still made the Kwantung Army generals feel a little unhappy.
"Hmm! That's a good suggestion, Hattori-kun." Masamoto Sakamoto nodded thoughtfully. If he could use this as a challenge and go to the Chinese government to find some ground, maybe something bad could turn into something good.
"Inappropriate." Okamura Neiji, the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army who was mainly responsible for Sino-Japanese negotiations, shook his head.
"What kind of advice do you have, Okamura-kun?" Hattori Jiro was not very interested in this junior major general who was always thoughtful, and his words naturally showed a lot of respect for the deputy chief of staff of the headquarters.
This is still an extremely rare phenomenon in the Japanese army, which attaches great importance to hierarchy. You must know that even though they are all major generals, Okamura Neiji is the deputy chief of staff of the headquarters. In terms of authority and status, he is comparable to Hattori Jiro, the commander of the mixed brigade.
Much stronger.
But Sakamoto Masaemon seemed not to notice Hattori Jiro's unreasonableness. His eyes only flickered slightly, and he turned his attention to Okamura Neji who made inappropriate remarks, and he took the initiative to ignore the matter.
In fact, if you knew Okamura Neiji's current status in the Kwantung Army, it would not be difficult to know why Okamura Neiji was so unpopular with the generals headed by Sakamoto Masaemon.
As a deputy chief of staff, his main job is to assist the chief of staff. However, Okamura Neiji, who was directly parachuted from the military headquarters to the Kwantung Army Headquarters, only came to the Kwantung Army for one year and became one of the leaders of the Kwantung Army Headquarters.
1. Not to mention that the military headquarters generally issues various military orders to the Kwantung Army through Okamura Neiji. Even other subordinates of the staff headquarters avoid Lieutenant General Koji Kuniaki, the current chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, and go directly to the deputy chief of staff, Okamura Nei.
Second-rate.
Being able to make Kwantung Army's official chief of staff Koji Kuniaki go to General Muto Nobuyoshi with tears in his eyes a few months ago to hand in his resignation letter shows how powerful Okamura Neiji, a popular figure in the military, is in the Kwantung Army.
Otherwise, it would not be his turn to be the person in charge of the negotiations with the Chinese side this time. It should have been a matter for Kwantung Army Chief of Staff Xiaoji Guoaki. Even General Muto Nobuyoshi had to deal with this matter under pressure from the military.
Passed it to Okamura Neji.
However, Muto Nobuyoshi, who did not want to offend the military headquarters, could remain invisible, but as generals who had risen from the Kwantung Army system, they had no such scruples. Although a group of generals led by the commander of the Sixth Division, Masaemon Sakamoto,
He would not embarrass the power-hungry and deep-minded deputy chief of staff in person, but it was normal for him not to treat Okamura Neji as a superior officer.
But Okamura Neiji is worthy of being the commander of Japan's North China Front Army in the future. He didn't seem to see Hattori Jiro's disrespect for him. Instead, there was an incomprehensible smile on his face and said: "I think
I would like to ask everyone, when we sent this inquiry message to China, they replied, "What is the identity of the attacker? How should you and I respond?"
"Do you even need to ask? He must be Chinese." Hattori Jiro said unconvinced.
"There is a saying in China: Catch an adulterer and catch a double, catch a thief and get the stolen goods. I don't think Hattori-kun doesn't understand this truth!" A trace of teasing flashed in Neji Okamura's eyes, "If you don't know, I can say more.
Understand, where is the evidence?"
"What a joke, those weak Chinese people, what kind of evidence does our Empire of Japan need? If we need evidence for everything, what else do we, the Imperial Army, need to do?" Jiro Hattori retorted disdainfully.
A trace of disdain flashed in Okamura Neiji's eyes, and he snorted: "Hattori-kun, please be careful what you say. The situation is different now. With Rehe included in the empire's territory, the Chinese cannot station troops along the Great Wall, and the empire's strategic goals have been
Done, we can't add any more extraneous things. Northern China is now like a powder keg. We can't let this powder keg explode easily. The entire empire is not fully ready. Of course, if it is a few years later, the guns in the hands of the imperial warriors will
It’s evidence, but now, it can’t be.”
"Then catch the murderer and give them evidence. The Chinese must give us an explanation." Hattori Jiro was embarrassed, and said fiercely with a fierce light in his eyes.
"Then it depends on your efforts. If the warriors on the front line are not dazzled, a person who can carry hundreds of kilograms of mortars alone is definitely the most brave warrior in China. That sneak attacker,
Which army will it be?" A cold light flashed in Okamura Neji's eyes.
"The Great Wall Group, Liu Lang's people." Hattori Jiro took a breath of cold air.
If the Kwantung Army remembers anything during this Battle of the Great Wall, there is no doubt that Liu Lang and the Great Wall Regiment led by him have become the deepest memory of this war for the Kwantung Army.
Although the Eastern and Western armies, mainly composed of the Sixth Division and two mixed brigades, did not confront Liu Lang's Great Wall Regiment, the Eighth Division and the 11th Brigade, originally belonging to the Sixth Division, were defeated by the Great Wall Regiment.
The fact of becoming a dog is really too unbelievable on Bagaya Road.
But no one would think that the Eighth Division is weak and can become one of the eighteen permanent divisions of the empire. How can the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Division be weak? It can only be said that the Great Wall Regiment is too strong. The 160 soldiers brought back two days ago
The remains of the top soldiers and a squad of 54 headless infantrymen have proved the powerful combat effectiveness of the enemy's top soldiers.
"Yes, he is definitely the elite of the Great Wall Regiment. Therefore, we must capture him, preferably alive, so that we can have enough reason to fight back against the Great Wall Regiment and completely eliminate the hidden dangers of the empire. I
I'm sure the Great Wall Group must be hiding in the mountains not far from us. This is our only chance." Okamura Neji's eyes flashed with danger.
Okamura Neiji had an intuition that the Great Wall Regiment would definitely become a major scourge during the all-out war between the Empire and China in the future, especially the regiment leader named Liu Lang, who wanted to be eliminated while he was weak.
Okamura Neiji was very shrewd, but he never expected that the person carrying the cannon who came to attack the black cannon was either an elite member of the Great Wall Regiment, or Liu Lang himself.
He believed that the enemy was a serious threat, and he did not need to mobilize any large army. At this moment, the warriors of the Japanese Empire were driven away in the mountains by an infantry squadron of more than 200 people.
If Neji Okamura knew about it, he would definitely regret talking here with a few idiots in his eyes. If he had this skill, he would have led at least one alliance to search the mountain.
Unfortunately, he didn't know.
The pursuit force of an infantry squadron was sufficient in the eyes of a group of Japanese lieutenant generals and major generals, including the wise Major General Okamura Neiji.