my bright sword career

In the headquarters of the First Army in Taiyuan, Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu was burying himself in reviewing documents, and beside him, the chief of staff was reporting the battle situation to him.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we have a group of planes going to Qin County to perform raids. Four planes were shot down by the planes of the Liantai militia, and only two escaped. We sent telegrams to Mr. Shan and Saburo, asking if we should continue to send planes to harass?"

Yoshio Yanmatsu's body stiffened for a moment, and then he said lightly: "Now the affairs of the First Army are out of my control, what's the use of you reporting to me?"

The staff officer stood up and said anxiously: "But you are the commander of the First Army. It is against the rules for Commander Gangcun to do this. After all, he is going back to Peiping!"

"Fortunately, you are still the chief of staff, can't you see such a simple thing?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu finally stopped the pen in his hand, with a trace of bitterness on his face: "I'm afraid I won't be able to sit in the position of commander for too long."

"Nani?"

The chief of staff was shocked: "But you have only been in the First Army for one year. According to the usual practice, if the incumbent commander does not make a big mistake, he should have served at least two years before being transferred away."

"Kojima-kun, you are still too naive."

Yoshio Iwamatsu put down his pen and stood up, walked slowly to the side sofa and sat down, stretched out his hand to pour a cup of tea and made a gesture of invitation, and waited until the chief of staff sat down before saying: "Don't even think about it, this year How much the situation in Shanxi has changed over the years, it can be said that the entire situation in Shanxi is now on the verge of collapse, as the commander, I am the first person responsible, do you think it has anything to do with me?"

Looking at the aggrieved chief of staff, Yoshio Iwamatsu sighed helplessly: "You...you are still so impulsive after so many years. You have to remember, after I leave, you must not be so impulsive in front of the new commander. Don't hold back your words, otherwise your future will probably come to an end here."

"Gao Hongming is different from all the Chongqing army and the Eighth Route Army. This army has always been famous for its excellent weapons. It can be said that the aircraft and artillery that the empire is usually proud of are nothing in front of him.

Chief of Staff Kojima, who was already in a bad mood, was furious, and burst out a sentence of national abuse without thinking.

This is also the reason why the base camp only transfers you back to the country instead of dismissing you on the spot. I believe that the base camp will still use you as appropriate after you return to your home country. "

"I hope so." Yoshio Iwamatsu just smiled wryly, not paying attention to Neiji Okamura's comfort.

Yoshio Iwamatsu shook his head, drank the last tea in the cup, and then stood up.

"I dare not take advice, but before I leave, I have a few words of advice to tell you."

"Baga, who let you in?"

Chief of Staff Kojima sneered: "Is there any future in this ghostly place of Shanxi? Although I haven't been here for a long time, I am not blind. As long as Gao Hongming and his Liantai militia are in Shanxi for a day, everyone The Japanese imperial army will not be at peace for a day, and it will be the same for whoever becomes the commander!"

Okamura Ningji, who had been watching them talking, said, "Iwamatsu-kun and Yoshimoto-kun, you two were old acquaintances, so I don't need to introduce you.

Seeing that even his successor had arrived, Yoshio Iwamatsu also looked away, and simply opened the skylight to speak frankly.

But he was stunned as soon as he finished speaking. It turned out that the leader among the people who came in was actually their immediate superior, the commander of the North China Front Army, Neiji Gangmura, and there were also a lieutenant general and two major generals standing behind him.

This man has never known frugality in wars, and his tactics are extremely vulgar and savage, very much like the armies of western powers. The First Army has suffered countless times in his hands over the years.

The chief of staff was even angrier after hearing this: "Did the situation in Shanxi deteriorate after you came? It was the evil fruit planted by Commander Shinozuka Yoshio when he was there. What does it have to do with you? Why did you hit the board?" On you? I don't accept it!"

At this time, the door of the office was suddenly pushed open, and several people walked in.

He walked up to Ningji Gangmura, and said to a lieutenant general standing behind Ningji Gangmura with some emotion: "Mr. Yoshimoto, although I expected someone to replace me, I didn't expect it to be you." .”

The person who came also had a look of helplessness: "I didn't expect that I stayed in Manchuria well, but I was brought here with a transfer order from the headquarters, and it was your position that took over."

It might be nothing to just see Neiji Okamura, but when they saw the man standing behind Neiji Okamura, the relationship between Yoshio Iwamatsu and Chief of Staff Kojima changed instantly.

Yoshio Iwamatsu was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "I have nothing to say. Since I took office as the commander of the First Army, the situation in Shanxi has gone from bad to worse. It is reasonable for the headquarters to transfer me away."

Yoshio Yanmatsu smiled wryly when he heard the words. Although his junior's words were very unpleasant, he was indeed right. He really couldn't understand why there was such a monster in Shanxi as Gao Hongming.

Iwamatsu-kun, do you have anything to say about the transfer of the base camp? "

Ningji Gangmura nodded: "It's good that you know that the situation in Shanxi has reached this point. As the commander of the First Army, you certainly have an inescapable responsibility, but it's also okay to push all the responsibilities on you." unfair.

Yoshimoto Teiichi suddenly said: "Iwamatsu-kun, do you have any advice for Gao Hongming and the Liantai militia?"

The person who came this time was no ordinary person, it was Yoshimoto Sadaichi, the chief of staff of the Japanese Kwantung Army, who did not expect that the base camp would let him take over the position of Yoshio Iwamatsu.

After you take over the First Army, Mr. Jiben, if you fight Gao Hongming, the first thing you need to destroy is his air force. If you don’t have complete air supremacy, don’t even think about fighting him, otherwise you will definitely lose, just like Gangcun this time To be honest, I am not very optimistic about the commander's campaign against Liantai County. "

Yoshio Iwamatsu only cared about what he said happily, but he didn't see Ningji Gangmura's complexion darkened. Did this bastard attack him unscrupulously just because he had already left the job?
Yoshimoto Teiichi reminded: "Iwamatsu-kun, as far as I know, this battle is not over yet, so you came to a conclusion so quickly?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu snorted softly, strode to the desk and picked up the telegram just now.

"Look, this is a telegram from the 21st Flying Squadron just now. We are a squad responsible for harassing the Eighth Route Army. Six planes went out, but now only two have come back. And just yesterday, several of our airports were attacked by the Liantai Flying Squadron." The attack resulted in the loss of more than 100 fighter planes.

For this battle, Commander Gangcun has transferred 80.00% of the aircraft of the entire North China Front Army to Shanxi. In the past half a month, we have lost more than 200 aircraft in order to compete with Gao Hongming for air supremacy. The number of fighter planes is less than one hundred, how can we compete with the Liantai militia for air supremacy?How can we fight this battle without air supremacy? "