War of Resistance

Chapter 80

Ninth Army Headquarters.

The telegraph was beeping, and the correspondents sat in front of the telegraph, wearing headphones, listening to the frequency of the radio waves.

Several operational staff officers stood in front of a sand table that marked the offensive and defensive of the Shanghai area, deducing the trend of the battlefield situation, and the signal soldiers walking back and forth were reporting the latest progress of the battle of each division.

All in all, it was busy everywhere.

Commander-in-chief Zhang Zhizhong was staring at the offensive and defensive map in front of him in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"Jun Zuo, Commander Feng and his party in the theater are coming soon. At that time, do we have to report the battle report of the Ninth Army truthfully?" Lieutenant Colonel Liu Xingren, Zhang Zhizhong's adjutant, asked Zhang Zhizhong. He said No. 30 Sixth Division [-]th Brigade Take down the enemy Marine Corps headquarters.

Zhang Zhizhong nodded lightly and said, "Of course you have to report it truthfully. It is impossible to hide this matter. I will be responsible for the next thing. Your task is to adapt accordingly."

"Yes, sir." Liu Xingren responded.

"By the way, who is the commander of the enemy's headquarters that led his troops to take over?" Zhang Zhizhong asked with a strong Hefei accent.

Adjutant Liu thought for a while and said, "It's a battalion commander named Zhang Tianhai, a student of the seventh class of Huangpu."

Zhang Zhizhong thought about it for a while, but he still didn't have the impression of him. Indeed, there were quite a few graduates from the seventh phase of Huangpu, almost the largest number of graduates from the previous seven phases.

"Whampoa [-]th... Huangpu [-]th... It looks like I'm still a student... Unfortunately, the qualifications are still a little tender, otherwise I can hone and directly hire..." Zhang Zhizhong muttered to himself.

Adjutant Liu rolled his eyes and said, "Sir, I don't think this is difficult to do, but I can remember his credit. If he can make another contribution from this battlefield, he can be awarded together at that time, which shows that he is completely Capable of taking up higher-level positions.”

Zhang Zhizhong pondered for a while, and agreed with Liu Xingren's statement: "This method is not bad. Generally, Huangpu seventh phase students are in positions such as company commanders. At this time, he can be promoted to battalion commander, and most of them are promoted during wartime. , it will be of great use to hone it a little more at this time!"

"Well... Director of Education, the students would like to take the liberty to ask, are you sure about your battle plan this time?" Liu Xingren was from the fifth phase of Huangpu, but he could be regarded as a student of Zhang Zhizhong.

Zhang Zhizhong turned his head and sighed softly: "Xingren, you are also an old man who has been with me for a long time. There is no certain victory in the battlefield, and there is no surety, so we can only hope for that telegram. ."

"Telegram?" Liu Xingren asked Zhang Zhizhong half an hour ago to go out to run errands and only came back just now.

General Zhang Zhizhong nodded and said: "Ten minutes ago, the Second Division of the Statistics Bureau (the predecessor of the Military Command) intercepted a telegram from the enemy's navy minister Yamamoto 10 to the enemy's reinforcement chief to 'reinforce quickly'. That is to say, our army is very likely Captured the enemy Marine Corps headquarters before the enemy signaled for help."

"Students understand." Liu Xingren only called Zhang Zhizhong "the head of education" when he asked questions in private.

"Xingren, you remember. Snakes only show seven inches when they attack. If there is no target they want to rescue, it means that they may form a ball in the open sea and directly look for our weakness. Shut up. As long as we don't get rid of their rescue target, they can only rescue them desperately!" General Zhang Zhi's eyes were like eagles, and his finger tapped the location of the enemy's Marine Corps headquarters on the map.

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As Zhang Zhizhong thought, it was the Japanese army, not the national army, that was anxious.

Off the coast of Shanghai, on a warship with the Rising Sun Flag, the headquarters of the enemy's Shanghai Expeditionary Force is temporarily stationed here.

Admiral Matsui Ishine stood in the cabin temporarily used as the headquarters and looked at the map of China marked in Japanese, and his eyes flashed fiercely.

"Damn navy horse dung, success is more than failure!" Admiral Matsui Ishine scolded angrily. Although he was standing on a naval warship, it did not mean that he would be afraid of the navy.

That's right, like other army officers, Matsui Ishine also doesn't like the navy.

However, if it is not pleasing to the eye, it is not pleasing to the eye, isn't it the same thing to do?
Matsui Ishigen is short in stature and can even be described as "short", but it does not affect his title of "tough expert".

Before the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, Matsui Ishine, who had already retired, was taking his wife to visit Mount Fuji. He had a very happy life. With the tension in Shanghai, Matsui Ishine was recalled to active duty by the Japanese military and served as the Commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force.

Although Matsui Ishine has previously retired, it does not mean that he does not care about the domestic situation - just like at this time, he thinks that it is extremely unwise for the empire to go to war with China in Shanghai.

Why is it unwise?It's not that Matsui Ishigen looks down on the navy who only know how to pamper themselves, but it's really inappropriate.

In Matsui Ishigen's view, according to the military plan, first North Korea, then Northeast China, then North China, then Central China, and finally South China, step by step can be described as seamless.

Now that North Korea has started, the Northeast is in control, and North China is also in action, the whole plan is half completed, and your navy is doing such a mess in Shanghai, doesn't this make the entire invasion plan deviated?

From north to south, it evolves from east to west.

Ishigen Matsui knows what this means. The depth of China is too great, and the empire is not ready to completely change its plan. This way of playing, the logistics supply line may be extended to a lot. In a long-term battle, I really don't know who will win...

Thinking of this, Matsui Ishigen was even more furious.

Indeed, although the caliber of the people in the military is the same as the Chinese army, can Matsui Ishigen believe it?Totally do not believe it!

In Matsui Ishine's view, with the combat power of the imperial army, the stupid Chinese did not dare to take the lead in provoking trouble. Only the gang of horse dung in the navy made the Shanghai Incident because they were jealous of the military exploits of the army.

However, it’s no wonder Ishigen Matsui thinks so: The navy and the army are not in harmony, that’s a recognized fact. In addition to defeating the Russian fleet in the Russo-Japanese War, what other outstanding achievements did the navy have?The one-two-eight incident?That's not a victory.

Yes, the [-] Incident was indeed not a victory for the mighty Japanese army at that time.

Looking at the army, North Korea was won by someone, right?The Northeast was won by someone, right?The Russo-Japanese War was won by others, right?

In contrast, the military exploits of the navy are indeed not so good-looking.

There are few military exploits and a lot of resources occupied, so naturally some people will be jealous, so the navy must use illustrious military exploits to block the domestic audience.At this point, Matsui Ishigen can understand, but you can't do anything on national policy, right?

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