After Shunroku Hata took office, he did not rush to issue orders. Instead, he spent a whole day reviewing various previous battle report files. Moreover, Hata Shunroku's review of the battle report files was not a casual review, but had a clear purpose.
Key points.￠￡,
Shunroku Hata focused on reviewing the battle report files related to Xu Rui. Starting from the Battle of Wuxi to the Battle of Feicheng that just ended, Shunroku Hata spent a day reading them from the beginning. It wasn't until about two o'clock in the night that he read them all.
Finally finished reading it.
After reviewing the battle report files, Shunroku Hata called Tsukada Gong and Nagai into the office.
The commander, Shunroku Hata, didn't even sleep. As the chief of staff and deputy commander, Tsukada Gou and Nagayu were naturally even more afraid to sleep. They were always guarding the headquarters, so after hearing Hata Shunroku's summons, the two quickly
They walked into Shunroku Hata's office hand in hand.
Seeing that Tsukada Gong and Nagayong were a little nervous, Shunroku Hata stood up from behind the big table and greeted them with a smile: "Tsukada-san, and Naga-san, you don't have to be nervous. The imperial army didn't fight well before.
It's caused by Shan Shan Yuan's blind command, but it has nothing to do with you two."
After hearing what Shunroku Hata said, Tsukada Gong and Nagayong finally heaved a long sigh of relief.
Because, according to the usual practice, the Central China Front Army lost the important military town of Feicheng, which put the Northbound Cluster in danger. Commander Shan Shanyuan was certainly to blame, but Tsukada Gong and Chang Yong were the chief of staff and deputy chief of staff.
, are also jointly and severally liable.
Therefore, Tsukada Gong and Nagayong are very worried. The first thing Hata Shunroku will do after taking office is to replace the two of them, but now it seems that Hata Shunroku has no such plan.
Shunroku Hata really had no such intention, because judging from the case files he reviewed, Tsukada Gong and Nagayong were quite competent. Even Sugiyama Yuan did not make any principled mistakes. The main problem still lies with Xu Rui.
This opponent, or in other words, Shan Shanyuan did not pay enough attention to Xu Rui, which ultimately led to consecutive defeats.
Shunroku Hata motioned for Tsukada Kaoru and Nagayō to sit down, and asked the orderlies to pour tea for them.
Then Shunroku Hata asked: "Tsukata-san, Naga-san, and the northern cluster are in danger right now. They may be surrounded by the Chinese army at any time along the false Fuyang and Mengcheng lines. Therefore, I want to know if the Central China Front Army has any specific information."
Countermeasures?"
Tsukada quickly stood up, paused and said: "Your Excellency, General, on the day Feicheng was lost, I had already ordered the Kikuchi Brigade stationed in Wuhu to go north. Judging from the time, the Kikuchi Brigade should have entered near Chaoxian County by now.
In three days, we can almost reach Feicheng."
Chang Yong also stood up and continued: "In addition, the two infantry brigades of the Inaba Division have also crossed the Yangtze River from Xiaguan. As long as the 5th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade is in place, the Inaba Division will immediately
Then we can march westward from Pukou and go straight into Damei Mountain area."
"Is this to besiege Wei and rescue Zhao?" asked Shunroku Hata.
"Hai, your Excellency, General, has learned a lesson." Chang Yong said, "Damei Mountain District is Xu Rui's home base. Inaba Division soldiers are pressing down on the border. Xu Rui realizes that his home base is in danger, so he will probably return troops from Feicheng to rescue him. In this way,
The only remaining garrison in Feicheng is the so-called Central Anhui Advance Brigade, which is a newly formed force with little combat effectiveness."
"Yoshi." Shunroku Hata nodded happily, expressing satisfaction with the entire plan.
But Shunroku Hata came with Hirohito's special mission this time.
Before leaving, Hirohito gave many warnings, telling Shunroku Hata to eradicate Xu Rui at all costs, so as to save the face of the imperial army and the royal family. In order to eradicate this dangerous enemy of Xu Rui, Inaba relied on
I am afraid that the division's frontal attack will not have very good practical effects.
If we want to eradicate Xu Rui, we may have to rely on special operations.
Shunroku Hata asked again: "Tsukata-san, I heard that the Front Army Headquarters once had a special forces, and its founder was also an imperial elite who returned from studying at the Brandenburg Special Forces Training Camp in Germany, Shun Okahara.
Colonel Si, I want to know, is this special force still there?"
"Hai." Tsukada paused and said, "Your Excellency, General, there was indeed such a force once. However, in the last mopping up operation in the Damei Mountains, Colonel Ogawara's special forces suffered a decisive blow.
In the end, only three people survived the attack, and the rest were all broken into pieces on the spot."
"Nani?" Shunroku Hata's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he asked again, "What about Colonel Ogawara?"
Tsukada attacked: "Colonel Ogawara is not seriously injured, and he is at the headquarters right now."
"Yoshi." Shunroku Hata nodded happily and said, "Tsukada-san, please invite Ogawara-san over immediately. I want to interview him about reorganizing the special forces."
Tsukada Gong looked at the clock on the wall and asked: "General, now?"
"Yes, now." Hata Shunroku didn't want to wait any longer. He nodded and said, "Even if Okahara-san has fallen asleep, we have to wake him up."
"Hai." Tsukada took the order.
Although it was already past two o'clock in the morning, Oluhara Junsi had not fallen asleep yet.
In fact, since returning to Nanjing from Feicheng, Okahara Junsi has not been in a good mood. Originally, he had reached an agreement with Kawaguchi Heiji. As long as the Kawaguchi detachment completed the mopping up operations, he could select elite veterans from the Kawaguchi detachment and form a new army.
A true special forces unit.
However, fate is not as good as fate. Ogahara Junsi never expected that the Kawaguchi detachment would be completely wiped out at Dameishan. Even Kawaguchi Heiji himself was shattered on the spot. In this way, Kawaguchi Heiji's promise was in vain.
Oluhara Junsi was even recalled to Nanjing and became idle.
Ogawara Junsi also thought about leaving the Chinese battlefield and returning to the Army Ministry to find a job. With his family background, it is not difficult to achieve this goal, but this is actually equivalent to running away in defeat. This is for the always proud young man.
It was a huge humiliation for Shikahara Junsi, so he quickly gave up the idea.
What's more, his sister Junko is still in Damei Mountain. Before Junko is rescued, he will not leave China and return to Japan under any circumstances.
Because he was in a bad mood, Oluhara Junsi could only drink to drown his sorrows every day.
So when Tsukada Gong brought Ogahara Shunsi to Hata Shunroku, Ogahara Shunsi was full of alcohol and was so drunk that he could hardly open his eyes.
Shunroku Hata waved away Tsukada Gong and Cho-san, and then slapped Okahara several times. After receiving these slaps, Okahara finally came to his senses.
Seeing Shunroku Hata standing in front of him, Shunsi Okahara quickly bowed his head and saluted: "Your Excellency, General!"
"So you can still recognize me?" Shunroku Hata said fiercely, "Look at you, you are full of alcohol, decadence, and depression. How can you still have the slightest trace of an emperor? You still say that you are.
As for the elites who have returned from studying abroad at the Brandenburg Special Forces Training Camp, I think you are far inferior to even the privates of the Taiwan Garrison Brigade. It is a disgrace, it is simply a disgrace to the imperial army!"
"Hai!" Oluhara Shusi's face was full of shame, and he was completely awake.
"Have you finally woken up?" Hata Shunroku snorted, and then asked, "I heard that you once fought directly with Xu Rui, right?"
"Hai, I have faced Xu Rui three times on the battlefield, but..." Junsi Xiaoluhara lowered his head as he spoke, and said with a face full of shame, "But I have been defeated in all of them, and it was a complete defeat. I can even say that I
There is no chance at all, Xu Rui is the most terrifying opponent I have ever seen in my life."
"Failure is not terrible." Shunroku Hata waved his hand and continued, "Even if you fail ninety-nine times, as long as you can win the last time, you are the winner! But the problem is, you must have a strong will.
Otherwise, we simply cannot bear ninety-nine consecutive defeats. If we cannot bear ninety-nine consecutive defeats, there will be no final counterattack!"
"Hai." Oluhara Junsi nodded heavily and said, "Your Majesty, General, has been disappointed by your humble position, but don't worry, General, from now on, I will not drink at all!"
Shunroku Hata nodded and asked again: "Okahara-san, do you know why I called you here?"
"I don't know about my humble position." Ogawara Junsi shook his head honestly. He really didn't know why Hata Shunroku was looking for him. The two consecutive front commanders were not interested in special operations, so he no longer had unrealistic views on Hata Shunroku.
fantasy, because as far as he knew, Hata Shunroku, like Matsui Iwane and Jisugi Moto, were all traditional soldiers and were not interested in special operations theory.
Hata Shunroku asked again: "Oluhara-san, do you really not know?"
"Your Excellency, General, could it be that..." Oluhara Junsi immediately had unlimited expectations in his heart.
Shunroku Hata nodded happily and said: "Yes, I came to you today just for one thing, that is to form a real special forces. I want your special forces to become a leading force in the Imperial Japanese Army."
A sharp knife, indestructible and indestructible!"
"Hai!" Oluhara Junsi said with a serious pause, "I will never disgrace my humble position!"
Shunroku Hata asked again: "Okahara-san, how long will it take to build a real special forces?"
"Three months!" Oluhara Junsi nodded heavily and said, "Three months is enough."
"Okay, I'll give you six months." Shunroku Hata said, "Within six months, I will not assign any combat missions to your unit, but after six months, your unit must
Become an indestructible sharp knife. When the time comes, the first combat mission you have to complete is to hunt down Xu Rui, the leader of the Dameishan Independent Regiment!"
"Hai!" Oluhara Junsi said with a heavy pause, "General, as long as you give me enough time and enough soldiers to choose from, I will definitely personally present Xu Rui's head to the general in six months.
In front of you, Your Excellency."
"Yo Xi." Shunroku Hata nodded happily and added, "As for the sources of troops, as long as they are the troops of the Central China Front, you can choose whatever you want! If anyone refuses to let go, just let him come to me."
"Hai." Oluhara Junsi nodded heavily, his heart full of pride.
