Chairman Chiang's good mood was greatly reduced because of the young students' desperate fight against the corps. However, at least from a large perspective, Chairman Chiang was still in a good mood, because the annihilation of the 45th Japanese Infantry Regiment proved one thing.
That is, the advancing brigade in central Anhui is not without its strength to fight. Even if the Japanese army has gathered one division and another brigade, it is not easy to capture Feicheng and open the Feiwu Highway in a short period of time.
This gave the National Army time to encircle and annihilate the Japanese troops heading north.
Chairman Chiang Kai-shek specially recalled Gu Shutong and Wan Xiangyun from the former command this time, mainly to discuss the joint command with the two men. Chairman Chiang plans to set up a former enemy command headquarters, and he himself will serve as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy and coordinate the command.
There are also various units in the Third Theater and the Fifth Theater.
Therefore, Chairman Chiang's mood is generally good.
In contrast, the commander of the Japanese Central China Front, Shunroku Hata, was in a much worse mood.
In the war room, based on the combat summary submitted by the Kumamoto Division, Shunroku Hata asked the operational staff of the headquarters to truly restore the scene of the counterattack in the east of the city on the simulation sand table. Looking at the situation before the war, Shunroku Hata could not believe it.
I can believe that the Kagoshima Regiment would be completely wiped out under such conditions.
Although there are still about two remaining infantry squadrons of the Kagoshima Regiment, because the regiment flag was captured by the National Army, there will be only one outcome waiting for these more than 300 remnants, which is collective hara-kiri. If anyone is unwilling or unwilling
If you dare commit seppuku, you will be shot by the military police and then beheaded.
Therefore, the Kagoshima Regiment has been virtually wiped out.
However, Shunroku Hata could not figure out how Kagoshima was completely wiped out.
Or to put it another way, Shunroku Hata could not imagine how the Dameishan Independent Regiment could do this? Shunroku Hata felt that this completely violated the principles of military science.
It is not surprising that the Kagoshima Regiment was wiped out, because once effective command is lost, no matter how ferocious a lion is, it will become a vulnerable sheep. Therefore, after Suzuki Naoto's command system was destroyed by the enemy, Kagoshima
The defeat of the regiment was completely reasonable. However, under the premise that the Japanese army was surrounded by heavy troops, it was completely inconsistent with normal military logic to annihilate one of the most elite units of the Japanese army at lightning speed.
The Kagoshima regiment that was wiped out was not alone. Is the main force of the Kumamoto division outside the city stupid?
Therefore, Shunroku Hata could not imagine at all what happened in Feicheng at that time?
The newly arrived Chief of Staff Kawabe Shozo said: "Your Excellency, General, the Kagoshima Regiment was annihilated, and Regiment Commander Suzuki Naoto bears an unshirkable responsibility. If Suzuki Naoto had not insisted on going his own way, when the Nationalist Army came out in full force, because of his pride,
And he refused to report to the Division Headquarters or ask for help from the Division Headquarters, which led to such a tragedy."
Shozo Kawabe had just arrived, taking over Tsukada's position.
As for Tsukada Gong, because of his poor performance as the Chief of Staff of the Central China Front, he was not transferred back to China to serve as the president of the Army University as in history. Instead, he was transferred to the reserve service like his old boss Matsui Iwane.
When idle, I can only have dogs as companions every day.
In the future, when Japan reaches its end, the two of them may be transferred to active service.
Changyong retorted: "Kawabe-san, you are new here, so you may not know much about Xu Rui's opponent. I am afraid that the annihilation of Kagoshima United cannot simply be attributed to Naoto Suzuki's insistence, but should be attributed to Naoto Suzuki's insistence.
Regarding Xu Rui, we must admit that Xu Rui once again directed a classic battle!"
"Xu Rui?" Hebian Shozo said contemptuously, "I have heard of this person's name when I was in Peking. It is said that His Royal Highness Prince Fushimi Palace's jade was broken by this person, as well as Shigefuji Chiaki, Tachibana Yoshio,
Hamura Shuichi, Kawaguchi Heiji, Adachi Ryota and other colleagues also fell into the hands of this person."
Chang Yong said: "Since Hebian Sang knows this, he should know that this person cannot be underestimated."
Hebian Zhengsan waved his hands and asked with a smile: "Chang Sang, do you know what I just thought of?"
Changyong naturally didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Hebian Zhengsan Gourd, so he frowned and said, "Please let Hebian Sang know."
Hebian Zhengzo said with a smile: "This Xu Rui reminds me of a classic saying in the ancient Chinese book "Book of Jin": There are no heroes in the world, so Shuzi became famous."
"There are no heroes in the world, so why did Shuzi become famous?"
Chang Yong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then became furious.
Kawabe Shozo's words were clearly mocking the Central China Front Army's combat staff who were all useless, that's why Xu Rui was allowed to succeed on the battlefield again and again. The implication was that if they were replaced by people from their North China Front Army, or so
To put it more bluntly, if it had been him, Hebian Zhengsan, to deal with Xu Rui, he would never be where he is today.
Chang Yong said angrily: "Hebian Sang, do you mean to say that all the people in our Central China Front are just losers?"
"Chang Sang, this is not what I said, but what you said." Hebeian Zhengzo chuckled, but the expression on his face clearly indicated that he acquiesced to Chang Yong's words. In fact, Hebian
Shozo really meant this, and he was not worried that his words would offend Shunroku Hata, because Shunroku Hata had just arrived.
"You!" Nagayong became more and more furious, and when he was about to argue with Kawabe Masami, Hata Shunroku stopped him.
"Okay, stop arguing." Shunroku Hata impatiently interrupted the quarrel between Nagayong and Shozo Kawabe, and said, "Let's talk about this battle and express your opinions."
Kawabe Shozo was the first to say: "Your Excellency, General, I insist that Naoto Suzuki bears unshirkable responsibility for the total annihilation of the Kagoshima Regiment. However, there is another phenomenon that must also attract the attention of the Imperial Army. I do too.
I just learned that the Central Anhui Advance Brigade is said to have been in force for less than ten days, is that right?"
"Yes." Shunroku Hata said in a deep voice, "The Central Anhui Advance Brigade was just established seven days ago."
Kawabe Shozo added: "Furthermore, except for a very small number of veterans, the majority of the officers and soldiers of the Wanzhong Advance Brigade are recruits who have just joined the army. This cannot but arouse the attention of the imperial army. A newly formed brigade
Our army, a group of new recruits who have only been in the army for less than ten days, can actually defeat the main force of the Imperial Army like the Kagoshima Regiment on the battlefield. What kind of secrets are hidden in this?"
"Soga." Hata Shunroku nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
Chang Yong also nodded subconsciously. He only thought about Xu Rui's greatness, but selectively ignored what kind of soldiers Xu Rui had under him. If the more than 3,000 officers and soldiers of the Wanzhong Advance Brigade were all from the Dameishan Independent Regiment,
There is nothing much to say about the same elite soldiers, but the problem is that these more than 3,000 officers and soldiers are all new recruits!
This cannot but attract attention. How could a group of new recruits have such fighting power?
A group of recruits could actually challenge the most elite Kagoshima Regiment of the Imperial Army head-on? Not only did this group of recruits defeat the Kagoshima Regiment head-on, but this group of recruits also completely annihilated the Kagoshima Regiment in a head-on confrontation! If there is nothing in it
It is a secret that is unknown to everyone. Not to mention that Kawabe Shozo does not believe it, even Chang Yong firmly does not believe it.
Obviously, something incredible happened in the National Army.
At that moment, Shunroku Hata said again: "Kawabian-san, immediately start investigating and find out why the recruits of the Central Anhui Advance Brigade have such combat effectiveness?"
Kawabe Shozo smiled and said: "General, there is no need to investigate, because I have already investigated it clearly."
"Nani?" Shunroku Hata said in surprise, "Kawabian-san, have you investigated clearly? When did you investigate?"
Kawabe Shozo smiled slightly and said: "Just now, when I went to the Military Police Headquarters as a guest, I happened to hear what Kojima-san was talking about about the radio station. When I asked, I found out that the Dameishan Independent Regiment actually has a radio station. Every day
They all conducted battlefield broadcasts to the rear, and combined with the defeat of the Kagoshima Regiment, I can basically conclude that everything was caused by this radio station!"
"Nani, battlefield broadcast?" Shunroku Hata was stunned when he heard this. Although the battlefield broadcast of Dameishan Broadcasting Station has entered its third day, Shunroku Hata really didn't pay attention to this matter. Perhaps the commander of the Military Police, Takemu Kojima,
He reported about the radio station, but it didn't attract his attention.
But now, Shunroku Hata realizes the seriousness of the problem.
At that moment, Shunroku Hata said loudly: "Quick, turn on the radio!"
At that moment, a combat staff officer brought a radio and turned it on.
Kawabe Masami knew the frequency band because he had listened to Dameishan Radio Station's broadcast, so he immediately adjusted the frequency band of the radio to the broadcast frequency band of Dameishan Radio Station.
However, what disappoints Shunroku Hata is that Dameishan Radio Station is not broadcasting at this moment.
Hata Shunroku did not give up and said in a deep voice: "Kawabe-san, go to the military police station immediately and ask Kojima-san to compile all the programs from Dameishan Radio Station that you have received in the past few days into a file." After saying this, he looked at it.
Time, Shunroku Hata added, "It is now 2:15 in the afternoon. I will listen to his detailed report in half an hour."
"Hai." Zheng San by the river paused, turned around and hurried away.
Watching Hebian Zhengsan's figure go away, Chang Yong whispered: "Your Majesty General, is Hebian Sang a little too alarming? Can a mere radio program have such an effect? It can make a group of people who don't even have guns
A farmer who touched it turned into a brave and capable warrior? Is this possible?"
"Naga-san, haven't you heard of this sentence before?" Hata Shunroku said.
Changyong was silent, without beginning or ending. How could he know what Shunroku Hata was talking about?
"There is a saying that rabbits bite people when they are anxious! What about farmers? As long as they can arouse their determination to fight, they can still pose a threat to the imperial army!" Shunroku Hata snorted and added, "Chang Sang, learn from it.
Come on, Hebian Sang may be a bit arrogant, but she still has real abilities."
"Hai." Changyong could only bow his head honestly.
