War of Resistance

Chapter 325 Arrogant Japanese Army!
When Zhang Tianhai woke up, he found a beautiful smile staring at him, the love in his eyes was evident.

"How long have you been here?" Zhang Tianhai asked.

"It must have been half an hour? Seeing that you fell asleep, I didn't bother you to rest." Zheng Man said with a smile, his eyes were full of blurred nostalgia.

"Silly girl." Zhang Tianhai smiled and stroked her hair, full of tenderness.

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Before I knew it, it was January [-], [-].

This day is already the third day since Li Zongren and his party inspected the troops, Zhang Tianhai's Zhiyi Regiment carried out the internal training of the regiment.

Everything here seems so orderly, after all, it unfolds step by step.

For the national army in the entire fifth theater, they are actively preparing for battle. After all, there are still troops in the third theater in the south of the fifth theater to buy time for their defenses, so the pressure on the south is still there. Not that big.

But for the Japanese army that has already gained the upper hand, it is also preparing for an active battle.

The camera turns to Jinan, the office of the former commander-in-chief of the Third Army.

Now this place does not belong to the national army anymore, it is now the office of the division chief of the fifth division, Itagaki Seishiro.

In the center of the office, there used to be a portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, with blue sky, white sun and red military flags hanging on both sides, but now the two sides have been replaced by the sun flag and plaster flag of the Japanese army. The length of the characters, with four large characters "Wu Yun Chang Long" written on it!
Now in this office is not only Seishiro Itagaki, the commander of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army, but also Lieutenant General Rensuke Isoya, the commander of the Tenth Division.

"The head of the Itagaki division is indeed a blessed general of the empire. He led the fifth division of the 'steel army' of the empire in Shanxi and defeated more than 20 division-level units of the China Army with the strength of No. [-] brigades and brigades. , This time I took the shot and took Jinan again, I am really a man and a hero." Sitting opposite Seishiro Itagaki, Rensuke Isotani praised without any concealment, and anyone could see the envy in his eyes come out.

Itagaki Seishiro waved his hand, shook his head, poured a glass of sake for Isoya Rensuke, and said, "The head of the Isoya Division is too famous. The Fifth Division was originally one of the six towns established by the empire first." , the history is relatively long. Moreover, the land of Hiroshima is also a rich place of the empire. The generals of the military department also prefer our Fifth Division in Hiroshima, and various policies are relatively inclined. Can win these local chickens It is not surprising that the Chinese army exists like a tile dog."

"The combat power of the Hiroshima Division is indeed strong, but without the excellent command of the Commander Banyuan Division, the North China battlefield must not have been so smooth. After Han Fuqu, chairman of the SD Province of the Chinese Army, heard the great reputation of the Commander Banyuan Division, he did not fight. Retiring, it can be seen that the reputation of the head of the Itagaki division is outside." Isotani Rensuke raised the sake in his hand and drank it down.

"The head of the Isoya Division should not underestimate himself. The tenth division is also the empire's standing division and an elite unit. As long as you are willing to fight and do it, you will definitely succeed. As far as I know, our face-to-face enemy They are the miscellaneous troops of the Chinese Army, and compared to the more fierce Chiang Kai-shek Central Army, these troops are also a bunch of chickens and dogs." Itagaki Seishiro also drank the sake in his hand, but this time it was his subordinates Fill up their wine glasses with sake.

Isotani Rensuke carefully sipped the sake in his mouth, swallowed and said: "Your Excellency is right, now almost all the elite main forces of the Chinese Army are concentrated in Central China. Nanjing was still taken down by our army, not to mention this group of Chinese miscellaneous troops like chickens and dogs? Haha, come, Commander Itagaki Division, for the sake of the martial arts prosperity of our Fifth and Tenth Divisions, Have another drink!"

"Do it!" Itagaki Seishiro also picked up the small wine glass in his hand, and drank another glass of sake with Isoya Rensuke.

"This time, the commander of the North China Front Army, General Hisashi Terauchi, ordered you and my two divisions to be the vanguard troops. We must take the entire territory of Shandong as soon as possible and clear the way for Lieutenant General Hisao Nishio's Second Army. Yes Now, what are you going to do, Commander Itagaki?" Rensuke Isotani asked.

The Japanese army has a long-standing tradition of defeating the superiors, especially the [-]th Division of Isoya Rensuke. However, the young and strong faction of the Japanese army who launched the "February [-]" Mutiny concentrated. The head of the group, Isoya Rensuke, is no exception.

Itagaki Seishiro thought for a while, and said: "Except for our department being the only one in the North China Front Army, the other divisions have not made much achievements. Although they have won, they have suffered a lot. Now the fifth theater of the Chinese Army is exactly For you and me, a war zone where motley troops gather is an excellent opportunity to make contributions. According to the information from the special high school, Han Fuqu's [-] troops have abandoned the entire territory of Shandong, and the east is the land of emptiness. At the same time, the southwest direction is where the Chinese army is concentrated. For seniority, go east, and if you want to fight a tough battle, go west. Let's see how Isiya-kun decides."

Isotani Rensuke thought for a moment, raised his glass, and said: "If Mr. Itagaki allows, my Tenth Division will choose to fight in the southwest direction and make meritorious deeds. Only the Fifth Division, who wronged Mr. Itagaki, will go to the land of eastern Shandong." Traveled a bit."

After finishing speaking, Isotani Rensuke drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, seeming very refreshed.

"Okay, I'll take the troops to fight eastward. But Isoya-kun's statement is wrong. My Fifth Division is going eastward for the sake of the overall situation. After Isotani-kun's Tenth Division has made great achievements Come on, my Fifth Division!" Itagaki Seishiro looked at Rensuke Isotani with a smile and said, then drank the wine in his glass.

"Yo~Nishi~!" Isotani Rensuke had already understood what Seishiro Itagaki meant, and replied with a smile.

So far, the battle situation in the southeast and southwest of Shandong has been decided between the two of them. Don't worry about it.

For these middle and senior officers of the Japanese army, since they have already gone to the front line, they should be responsible for commanding everything that happens on the front line. Among the troops mainly composed of the young and strong faction of the Huangdao faction, their thinking is particularly radical and they do not listen to high-level commands.

In fact, in the eyes of Rensuke Isoya and Seishiro Itagaki, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is not strong. One division fighting east and one division fighting west is more than enough. A brigade can defeat more than thirty divisions Well, wouldn't two divisions be able to defeat a hundred divisions?
Therefore, apart from not paying attention to Hisao Nishio, the more direct and deeper main reason is that they don’t pay attention to the Chinese army at all—what about Shanghai, which is heavily guarded?Wasn't it smashed open by heavy Japanese soldiers?What about the ending of Nanjing, the capital where elites gathered and were said to be defending to the death?Didn't they disappear under the attack of their heavy Japanese army group?

In general, that is madness!

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