"Nani?" Shunroku Hata's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he said, "Has the 10th Division disembarked from Pukou?"
"Hai." Hebian Zhengsan said with a pause, "Although His Highness Nianyan said in the telegram that the 10th Division will rush to Feicheng to assemble as scheduled, I thought that this was just an excuse. The reason why he led the 10th Division
The group disembarked from Pukou in advance, probably for the sake of Xu Rui and the Dameishan group."
Shunroku Hata frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Where is the 16th Division?"
Hebian Zhengsan paused and reported: "I just received a notification from the Third Fleet in half an hour. The 16th Division has entered the Yangtze River from Wusongkou."
Shunroku Hata asked again: "Has His Highness Natsuhiko said where the 16th Division will disembark?"
Kawabe Masami said: "There is no special explanation for this. It should still be disembarked in Wuhu."
"That's good." Shunroku Hata breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice, "As long as the 15th and 16th Divisions can arrive at Feicheng as scheduled to join the Kumamoto Division and launch an attack from the northern foot of the Dabie Mountains in time, the Battle of Wuhan will be won.
After all, the Chinese army’s defense in Jiangbei is very empty at the moment, and there is no shortage of that division.”
Hebian Zhengzo said: "Your Majesty the General, over there with His Highness Nian Yan..."
"Let him go." Shunroku Hata smiled coldly and said, "There are always some people in the country who stubbornly believe that Xu Rui is just a regiment leader, and the Dameishan regiment is nothing more than a regiment. It seems that they can be wiped out with a snap of their fingers. They
Little did they know that Xu Rui’s opponent was far more cunning and difficult to deal with than they imagined!”
Kawabe Shozo was a little embarrassed. Although Hata Shunroku didn't say who it was, he only used someone to replace him. But Kawabe Shozo was not stupid, so how could he not realize that Hata Shunroku was referring to the royal family, or even to the emperor himself!
It is no secret that Emperor Hirohito was already dissatisfied with Shunroku Hata, but few people know that Shunroku Hata's dissatisfaction with Emperor Hirohito was even stronger.
In fact, in the minds of older senior Japanese generals, the young and bellicose Emperor Hirohito was not very popular. It was precisely because of this that there was a plan to abolish the emperor during the February 26 Incident. However, due to the
The existence of the Denbaden Alliance failed in the end, but it made the royalist power expand even more.
Although Emperor Hirohito had summoned him to the imperial court for a long talk before Shunroku Hata took office, it was obviously impossible to change Shunroku Hata's perception of Hirohito with just such a long talk.
Especially after the Kumamoto Division suffered a disastrous defeat in Feicheng, the differences between Hirohito and Shunroku Hata became even greater. Hirohito stubbornly believed that everything possible must be done to eliminate Xu Rui and his regiment first, while Shunroku Hata
However, his views are gradually moving closer to those of his two predecessors.
Shunroku Hata realized more and more that it was impossible to do anything to Xu Rui and his regiment before the war on the frontal battlefield was completely ended. Xu Rui and his regiment were like ringworm growing on the human body. You
If you don't take care of your body, it will be absolutely impossible to get rid of ringworm.
Therefore, after the dike broke at Huayuankou, for a long time, Shunroku Hata ignored Hirohito's order and did not let the exhausted 6th, 9th, and 13th divisions provoke Xu Rui's regiment. Instead, he ordered these three
The divisions were stationed in Feicheng, and the troops were organized on the front line in Bengbu, waiting for battle and recuperating.
As a witness to the tragic defeat of Feicheng, Kawabe Shozo also believed that Hata Shunroku's decision was correct.
Frankly speaking, before he came to Central China to send the condemnation army, Hebian Zhengzo did not take Xu Rui seriously. With Xu Rui's various achievements before that, Hebei Zhengzo stubbornly believed that either the Central China dispatch of the condemnation army was too careless. Either the Central China sent troops to deliberately exaggerate the facts to cover up their incompetence.
But after arriving in Central China, especially after experiencing the Feicheng Defense Battle, Hebian Zhengsan finally understood that this was definitely not because the Central China sent troops were careless, let alone that the Central China sent soldiers were deliberately exaggerating. Facts have proved that Xu Rui's This guy is so difficult to deal with!
Others fight honestly, but Xu Rui can even broadcast public opinion as his weapon. Many of his tactics are incredible, but they are very effective! For example, the battlefield broadcast he made, This greatly stimulated the fighting spirit and morale of the Chinese soldiers, and its power was no less than that of a division!
There is also the miraculous "resurrection from the dead" after the Dameishan regiment was completely wiped out.
So far, the headquarters of the Central China Condemnation Army has not figured out what happened. However, some staff members have made conjectures that the regiment dug tunnels in the city, and that the main force of the regiment was not wiped out, but was hidden in the tunnels. !Wait until the Kumamoto division thinks the situation is settled, then come out and make a comeback in one fell swoop.
Faced with such an opponent who is full of tricks and scheming, you must not be careless!
Xu Rui's opponent is already difficult enough, and the terrain of Damei Mountain is even more unfavorable. The outcome of the Kawaguchi detachment has proved that if you send a small number of troops to Damei Mountain, it is basically the same as committing suicide, but if you send a large army to the front, If we go to sweep Dameishan, it will definitely affect the Wuhan battle.
So the wisest thing to do now is to ignore him for the time being.
Wait until the Wuhan battle ends successfully, then turn around and use the power of Mount Tai to crush Xu Rui in one fell swoop!
However, it is a pity that His Majesty the Emperor seems to find it difficult to understand His Excellency the Admiral's difficulties, and His Highness Higashikawa Higashikata can't wait to seek revenge from Xu Rui.
Shaking his head, Kawabe Shozo said again: "Your Excellency, General, I'm afraid you still have to tell His Highness Nian Yan. I am not afraid of anything else in my humble position. I am afraid that His Highness Nian Yan lacks the understanding of Xu Rui's power and therefore lacks the necessary precautions." , if this is the case, his personal safety will be very worrying."
Shunroku Hata's expression became serious when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "You mean, Xu Rui might launch a beheading battle?"
"Your Excellency, General, this is completely possible!" Kawabe Shozo said, "Don't forget, Xu Rui himself came out of the Brandenburg Special Forces training camp, and under him, there is a special force with extremely powerful combat capabilities. Troops, so we have to be on guard."
Hata Shunroku nodded in agreement and said, "Hebian-san, you are right."
At that moment, Shunroku Hata picked up the phone and said, "Pick me up to the Purple Mountain Military Camp."
After a while, the call was connected, and Shunroku Hata said in a deep voice: "Okahara-san, please come to the headquarters immediately. There is an urgent mission."
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At the same time, Xu Rui also held an emergency military meeting.
After all the officers from the battalion and above had arrived, Xu Rui said: "I just received news from Nanjing that Dong Jiureyan and his 2nd Army have arrived in Wuhu."
As soon as Xu Rui finished speaking, there was a burst of cheers in the conference room.
"Damn it, the little devil Dong Jiurenianyan is here after all."
"My dear, now I finally have a fight to fight. I've been bored to death during this period."
"It's just a matter of holding things back. Nian Yan, the little devil, has been dawdling for so long, and finally he's here."
"Captain, we have to agree this time that our 2nd Battalion will be the main attack force no matter what."
More than a dozen battalion commanders were immediately excited. They rolled up their sleeves one by one, gearing up, eager to fight with the little devil immediately. This is a strong army. A strong army will never be afraid of war. Faced with war,
, they will only feel excited, excited, and howl.
Seeing a dozen battalion commanders making endless noises, Wang Husheng and Qiu Feng were also deeply inspired.
Qiu Feng, director of the Political Department, was particularly touched because he used to be the commander of the special agent company of the 58th Division. Although the 58th Division cannot be compared with the Royal Forest Division like the 88th Division, because of its teacher Yu Jishi, the equipment of the 58th Division is
It was no worse than the 88th Division, but in the 58th Division, Qiu Feng had never experienced such a scene.
So Qiu Feng reiterated the old conversation with Wang Husheng again: "Political Commissar, just put me down from the army. I don't want to be the director of the political department anymore. I want to lead the troops in the front line!"
So far, the ten newly formed battalions are still short of several battalion commanders.
Qiu Feng had already had this idea and went to Xu Rui. Xu Rui agreed wholeheartedly, but Wang Husheng still had to nod, but Wang Husheng refused because the political department was short of people.
Qiu Feng mentioned the old talk again, Wang Husheng nodded and said: "I'll think about it."
"Political Commissar, what else are you thinking about?" Qiu Feng said anxiously, "I am not a political cadre to begin with. Being the director of the Political Department is unfair and unfair. Just let me join the army."
"Look how anxious you are." Wang Husheng smiled and said, "Okay, I'll approve it."
"Political Commissar, thank you, thank you so much." Qiu Feng was overjoyed when he heard this.
Wang Husheng shook his head and said, "Don't thank me in a hurry. Even if you leave the army right now, you won't be able to catch up with the battle this time."
"Why?" Qiu Feng was a little stunned when he heard this.
Wang Husheng shook his head, then smacked his lips at Xu Rui.
After a dozen battalion commanders had finished arguing, Xu Rui stood up and said, "Have you said enough?"
Seeing Xu Rui stand up, the dozen or so battalion commanders present shut their mouths, and the entire conference room immediately became silent.
Xu Rui said: "Although Dong Jiu'er Nianyan's 2nd Army has arrived in Wuhu, most of them will only pass through Wanzhong and will not come to our Damei Mountain. Therefore, in addition to the Langya Squadron, the 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion and
The cavalry battalion, the other battalions should do whatever they are supposed to do, veterans, Lao He, Lao Wan, Lao Xu stay, the rest can get out."
Except for Leng Tiefeng, He Guangming, Wan Zhongshan, Xu Dekun and Tiegang, the other battalion commanders immediately started making noises.
Yao Lei, commander of the 1st Preliminary Battalion, said unhappily: "Commander, why don't you have anything to do with the 1st Preliminary Battalion without us? Then why did you ask me to come to the regimental headquarters? If you don't have the time, you might as well take a nap."
"That's right." Several battalion commanders were convinced and echoed incessantly.
"Why are you called here?" Xu Rui chuckled and said, "I'm calling you here just to tell you one thing. The war must be fought, but if you can't seize the time to train the troops well, the next time there is a war, it will be your turn.
It doesn't matter to you, if you want to join the war, just work hard and train the new recruits under your hands."
ps: I recommend a book called "The Blood Song of the Sichuan Army in the Anti-Japanese War". It is well written and should not be missed if you like Anti-Japanese War literature and the Sichuan Army.
