my bright sword career

Chapter 252 I Will Take the Lead
Soon, Major General Suzuki Koichi, the commander of the Ninth Brigade, who was preparing to reorganize the offensive, was stunned for a moment after receiving the retreat order, and then began to curse.

"What the hell is your Excellency Commander doing? Seeing that Dagu Mountain is about to be captured, why did you ask us to stop attacking?"

The chief of staff at the side hurriedly said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, please be careful not to be rude to Your Excellency Commander."

"Your Excellency, Commander?"

Suzuki Koichi snorted softly.

It stands to reason that in the Japanese army with strict rules and regulations, Koichi Suzuki, the brigade commander, would never have the guts to be rude to the commander, Yoshio Shinozuka.

However, today is not what it used to be. In view of the rapid deterioration of the situation in Shanxi in the past year, first the 41st Division was defeated at Qixia Pass, and then the Eighth Route Army launched the Hundred Regiments War. The appearance of the most important Gao Hongming made the history originally calm The situation in Shanxi has become turbulent, and Yoshio Shinozuka is to blame for all this.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Yoshio Shinozuka's days in the First Army have entered the countdown, which is why Suzuki Koichi has the guts to complain, and he would never have dared to say it a year ago.

Although he was very puzzled by Shinozuka Yoshio's order, Suzuki Koichi obediently ordered the withdrawal of troops despite the military orders.

Seeing the retreat of the Ninth Brigade, Chu Yunfei and the Jinsui Army in Kenanpo hurriedly reported to Yan Xishan. Yan Xishan, who received the report, hurriedly found Sun Chu, Wang Jingguo, Zhao Chengshou and others, and withdrew the Japanese troops After telling them about the matter, he asked: "Everyone, the matter is like this. What do you think of the sudden withdrawal of Japanese troops?"

Wang Jingguo's personality is the most cheerful, and he said immediately after hearing the words: "What's so interesting about this, little Japan is obviously afraid of Gao Hongming's plane."

Zhao Chengshou, commander of the Seventh Army, also agreed: "The Japanese launched a surprise attack on us this time, and they really caught us off guard. In less than two days, everyone was in emergency. If there is no accident, we will take three days at most The defense line will collapse completely, and the consequences will be unimaginable.”

Hearing this, Yan Xishan's face was extremely ugly. According to his original idea, although his strength was not as good as that of the Japanese army, the Jinsui Army, which had been hit hard by his painstaking efforts in the past two years, had recovered some vitality. They couldn't beat the Japanese army, but it shouldn't be a problem to resist for a month or two. I never thought that in just two days, the defenders from all over the country would be in emergency.

Once Dagushan falls, Kenanpo will definitely lose its protection. In this way, Shanxi, which Yan Xishan has painstakingly managed for most of his life, may really be handed over to others.

Thinking of this, Yan Xishan's teeth itch with hatred.

Fortunately, at the end of last year, Naozaburo Okabe personally came to Kenanpo to discuss with him about jointly destroying the Eighth Route Army. After the rebel forces in Shanxi were wiped out, the Japanese army would withdraw from Shanxi.

Of course Yan Xishan would not be so naive to believe the Japanese promise, but he also promised to remain neutral and not to help the Eighth Route Army. In return, Naozaburo Okabe also promised that the Japanese army would not take the initiative to launch an attack on the Jinsui Army.

Naozaburo Okabe's promise was still in his ears, and the Japanese tore up the promise. This was simply playing Yan Xishan and the more than [-] Jinsui troops like monkeys. Thinking of this, how could Yan Laoxi not be angry?
"Everyone, the old man called you here today to discuss how to launch a counterattack against the Japanese. What good strategy do you have for this?"

Hearing that they were going to fight back, not only did everyone frown tightly.

"Commander... this matter needs to be discussed in the long term." Sun Chu took the lead in persuading: "As the saying goes, the Lord should not raise troops in anger, and the general should not go to war in anger. The Japanese have just withdrawn their troops. Once we anger the Japanese, we will wait Ours will be a catastrophe!"

"Yes, Commander, the Jinsui Army has been your painstaking effort for decades. Once we lose our millions of Shanxi children, who will we rely on to protect us!" Zhao Chengshou also tried hard to persuade, only Wang Jingguo did not speak, and sat on the sidelines in deep thought. language.

Yan Xishan sighed, "You all advised me to be patient. During the Great War in the Central Plains, I tolerated Lao Jiang. When the Japanese came, I tolerated the Japanese. When the Eighth Route Army came, I had to endure the Eighth Route Army. How long will you let me endure? ?”

The three of them stopped talking. Strictly speaking, Yan Xishan's accusation had nothing to do with them.

It stands to reason that the Jinsui army's equipment is one of the best among all the warlords in China, but it is not so famous when it comes to combat effectiveness.

It is not as famous as the Broadsword Squad of the Northwest Army, which became famous in Xifengkou, or the Seventh Army of the Guangxi Army, which is known as the Steel Army. It is also not as good as the Sichuan Army carrying the death flag. The reason is that The character of Yan Xishan, the founder of the Jinsui Army, is related.

Yan Xishan is smooth and good at grasping the economy and construction. He was able to stand upright in the complicated and changeable Chinese political arena for decades without failing and make Shanxi's economy look good. This character has become a shortcoming in an army.

You must know that the army is no different than others. What matters is that the brave wins when you meet on a narrow road. As long as the sword is out of the sheath, you will die or I will live. But Yan Xishan obviously lacks this kind of courage.

His character has also seriously affected the combat style of the Jinsui Army. He always looks left and right when fighting the enemy. This is why Naozaburo Okabe dared to take Yamamoto Kazuki and a few guards to overcome difficulties some time ago. The reason why Poe negotiated conditions with Yan Xishan, try it with other warlords or the Liantai militia, Gao Hongming will definitely kill these two people first.

Seeing that Sun Chu and Zhao Chengshou disagreed, Yan Xishan turned around and asked Wang Jingguo, "Jingguo, what do you say?"

Wang Jingguo smiled wryly: "Actually, I also think that what Yinfu and Cuiya said is reasonable, but what I don't understand is why we can only bear with it when we are also facing the Japanese, while this little guy Gao Hongming is There have been many wars with the Japanese army and we have been able to win the battles. Is it because we old guys are getting old and being surpassed by the juniors behind us?"

As soon as Wang Jingguo said this, everyone fell silent.

Gao Hongming's achievements in the past year are obvious to all. From Qixiaguan severely injuring the 41st Division of the Japanese Army, to Qingyuanhe destroying the [-]th Division and the [-]th Division, everything is great. His record made the Japanese dare not provoke him now, but on the other hand, the Jinsui Army was treated as a soft persimmon by the Japanese, pinched and played like a monkey, and the embarrassment was thrown at grandma's house.

After a long time, Wang Jingguo came up with a sentence: "Commander, didn't Cuiya say earlier that Gao Hongming offered a price. If he needs his flying team to help the battle, is it [-] yuan a day? If you can guarantee that the whole battle can get the flying team Help out, I am willing to lead the Thirteenth Army to take the lead!"

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(End of this chapter)