From the moment Major General Shimo Yuan confirmed that he was not dreaming, emotions such as despair, depression, helplessness and confusion began to surge and rage in his mind. The lives of nearly a thousand loyal soldiers of the Japanese Empire were ruined in his death.
In his hands, he didn't know how to face the censure of the military and the disappointment of the emperor. Perhaps committing suicide by caesarean section was his best destination...
Just when Shimomoto Kumaya started to prepare sake and change clothes for himself, and ordered his adjutant to act as the intermediary, Lieutenant General Nomura Koshizaburo, the commander of the Japanese Third Fleet, directly led people in and yelled: "Shimomoto
Sir, at this critical moment, are you going to abandon the thousands of Imperial soldiers under your command, betray the great trust of His Majesty the Emperor, and seek relief on your own?"
Of course Shimomoto Kumaya didn't want to die. The reason why he had been grinding for a long time, drank three glasses of sake, and still didn't stab his already fat belly with the sword given by the emperor was because he was waiting for Nomura Koshizaburo to hit him.
Emergency in the future.
Although Lieutenant General Nomura Koshizaburo wanted Moto Kumaya to die in his heart, the advantage of death was that he could throw all the blame on him.
But does this mean that he has no responsibility? You must know that the offensive operation plan has involved the mobilization of troops across the board and the coordination of the navy. It would be foolish to say that I, the current top commander of the Japanese army in Songhu, did not know about it.
What's more, the next top commander will be Lieutenant General Ueda, the division commander of the 9th Division. The conflict between the Japanese Navy and the Army has been going on for a long time. If a failure causes the Army Major General to commit suicide, then the Navy Lieutenant General as the top commander will still
Can you stay alive and drink coffee leisurely on the flagship battleship Izumo?
Lieutenant General Nomura Kichizaburo believed that as long as Lieutenant General Ueda took office, there would definitely be trouble in the military headquarters and even in front of His Majesty the Emperor. Then, according to the consistent balancing methods between the military headquarters and His Majesty the Emperor, within three days, a letter from the imperial palace would tell him to commit seppuku.
A message of apology will be handed to you.
Lieutenant General Nomura Koshizaburo was not only afraid of death, but also afraid of pain, so he rushed to dissuade him immediately.
Hehe! Saving others is like putting out fire, saving others is like saving yourself.
How could Shimomoto Xiongmi, who had been a coward in Japanese officialdom and military circles for countless years, not understand the truth behind this?
So, after a brief moment of pretending to hold hands and look at each other with tears in their eyes, Major General Shimomoto Kumaya of the Japanese 24th Brigade once again accompanied Lieutenant General Nomura Koshisaburo in military uniform to the map at the headquarters to study the next deployment.
"Xia Yuanjun, according to the report of the reconnaissance plane, the Chinese army is still cleaning the battlefield. It seems that there are still a few surviving imperial wounded who have been captured. I decided to carry out a retaliatory bombing to make the Chinese army on the riverbank pay the price.
Revenge for the martyred Imperial soldiers.”
Shimomoto Xiongmi stretched out his hand and rubbed his brow, and said slightly tiredly: "Sir Nomura, I think it's better to forget it. Are we going to let hundreds of loyal warriors who have dedicated their lives to the empire die without any bones left?
?Don’t forget that there are still some captured wounded who killed their own captured personnel. What will the international public opinion say?
You have to know that this is Shanghai, and those self-righteous European powers are watching. I don’t think we should add anything to the problem? The key now is to find out which Chinese army set up the ambush? Such a powerful Chinese army is still the first
We encountered it this time, we must pay attention to it in the future!"
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At the Nanjing Military Commission, the principal who was holding a military meeting immediately terminated the meeting after receiving the good news from the 19th Route Army and went straight to his office.
Unlike other senior officials of the Military Commission who were ecstatic and running around excitedly after hearing the good news, after a brief period of joy and consternation, the principal looked at the scenery outside the office window and remained silent for a long time.
Chief Qian, who was standing behind him and waiting for orders, could guess what the principal was thinking at the moment. Without him, I would have regretted it!
The principal is indeed regretful now. He regrets that a few years ago, he regretted not taking Zhou Wen, a little bandit in his heart who was determined to retaliate, arrogant and domineering, without any political acumen or military image, into his hands in time.
At that time, Zhou Wen was able to rescue someone, which made the principal worry about his reputation and not be too harsh. Otherwise, according to the principal's temperament, he would be so domineering based on a little military merit, and even dare to hurt his party comrades.
The violent thugs who carried out the murders have been dealt with long ago.
That's why he agreed to Liu Ruoshui's suggestion, giving him a worthless title like the so-called Director of the Provincial Party Headquarters Security Department and sending him home. It was also out of sight and out of mind.
Now it seems that in the past, I was afraid that this kid did it intentionally. In fact, he just didn't want to be restrained by himself as the principal. To put it bluntly, he didn't want to sacrifice his life for himself.
You must know that this principal has also studied in Japan. In addition, he has held a high position over the years and is familiar with all kinds of intelligence information about the Japanese army. Naturally, he knows how strong the Japanese army's combat effectiveness is.
Even if the principal's battlefield command ability is poor, decades of battlefield experience have given him military qualities far beyond ordinary people.
He knows very well that currently, looking at the whole country, any Chinese army that confronts the Japanese army with a one-to-one ratio of troops will basically be defeated. The difference is nothing more than the length of time it lasts. This is based on his current equipment.
Let’s compare some of the best direct troops of the Central Army.
If it were the armies of other warlords in the country, even with a strength ratio of two to one or even three to one, it would be impossible to win, and the defeat would be even worse.
The problem is that this thousand-man force trained and equipped by this little bandit not only won the battle with one to one strength, but also basically annihilated a Japanese brigade. If the Japanese rearguard had not turned around and fled in time, the principal believed that
It is not a problem to completely annihilate this Japanese army brigade.
This can no longer be explained by external factors such as ambush, preparedness or lack of preparedness, superior weapon firepower, etc. There is much more behind it.
As a military officer with many years of combat experience, the principal naturally knows how to turn an army into a strong army. Putting aside political factors, it is nothing more than the following points:
To intimidate,
Put it in order,
Show kindness,
To tie the knot with righteousness,
teach them skills,
Make use of tools.
But it's easier said than done. Now that the principal has been working hard for more than ten years, there is no army under his command that can completely satisfy him. However, it took this little bandit more than a year to train such an elite army, and it cost a lot of money.
It's all your own money, so can you still look at him through ordinary people's eyes?
Then think of what this little bandit did after he arrived in Shanxi. He used various methods such as manipulating officialdom and shopping malls, buying properties, amassing wealth, training troops, and forming romantic relationships.
In the officialdom, he established direct and indirect relationships with himself, the principal, and the king of Shanxi. Even the king of the northwest, who had retired to seclusion, favored him.
In the shopping mall, he has even established a cooperative relationship with the wealthy consortium behind him.
There are also high-ranking officials with authority in the army who are working hard for him.