Bright Sword's Minion Interspersed

Chapter 263 Cooked Duck

(One)

"Also, Jiexiu." Yoshio Shinozuka paused, raised his finger, and ordered: "From the south of Taiyuan to Jiexiu, all the gunboats and patrol boats will gather and go south to block the Fenshui River from Lingshi to The whole line of Huozhou!"

"Hay! Hay!"

"Go!"

Saijo was ordered to leave in a hurry.

Shinozuka Yoshio glanced at his watch again, and said to himself, "Hua Guzheng and Yan Xishan should meet each other."

However, Shinozuka Yoshio didn't have any hope, so what if he saw it?

Shinozuka Yoshio walked to the map with his hands behind his back, looked at the map he had read for several years, looked at the mountains and rivers on the map, and thought about the years he had spent in China in the past few years.

(two)

In April 1938, the 4th Division of the Japanese Army was surrounded by the Chinese army in Taierzhuang. This ace, which was founded in the Meiji Restoration and once made outstanding achievements in the Russo-Japanese War, was almost destroyed!

Fortunately, the 5th Division of the Japanese Army is nearby. This division traveled from Nankou to Shanxi and then boarded a ship from Tianjin to land in Shandong. It has not had much rest since it set off from Hiroshima in early August 1937, and its strength is now only about half. However, Seishiro Itagaki's half-dilapidated division not only held back Zhang Zizhong and Pang Bingxun, but also sent a force to pass through the encirclement of more than 8 people from Tang Enbo's 20th Corps, and put Rensuke Isoya The 7th Division was rescued...

In this battle, the encircled 10th Division had a total of more than 6000 casualties, while the 5th Division, which was responsible for the rescue, had a total of nearly 8000 casualties...

Such huge casualties caused the emperor and many cabinet members to question the feasibility of "solving China's problems in three months." Seishiro Itagaki, head of the Fifth Division, succeeded him, and recalled Hideki Tojo, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, to serve as Itagaki's deputy.

Hideki Tojo was transferred from the Kwantung Army purely for the sake of making room, and Rensuke Isoya, the division head of the 10th Division, was arranged to go there.

The original arrangement was for the 10th Division to return to Japan for a rest, but Seishiro Itagaki thought it would be too demoralizing to be transferred back now. It would be better for the 10th Division to stay in China and let them "return with glory" after a victorious battle. ", but who can revive this division that once brought glory and glory to Japan in a short period of time?
The Ministry of the Army held a meeting to discuss, and everyone agreed that the best candidate was the current principal of the Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy, Yoshio Shinozuka.

Under such circumstances, Shinozuka Yoshio was ordered in a critical situation and came to China in June 1938.

According to Shinozuka Yoshio, if a defeated army wants to revive its military power, it must not only win the battle, but also agree to the most elite arrow among the strongest opponents. Therefore, Shinozuka Yoshio commanded the 10th Division The first battle of the regiment was to turn south from Xuzhou to Yingshang, attack Xinyang after breaking through the two defense lines of Gushi and Huangchuan, where the most elite Hu Zongnan First Army was equipped with the only tank of the Central Army troops and heavy howitzers.

Starting from the capture of the Gushi line of defense on September 9, the 9th Division fought for more than a month, including the 10 divisions of the three armies of the Central Army, including Hu Zongnan's 1st Army, for a full 7 days. Yinan also made arrangements in advance on the road from Xinyang to Wuhan. If Hu Zongnan retreats south...

No one expected that the direction of Hu Zongnan's retreat was to go northwest to Shaanxi via Nanyang, and his retreat opened the door to the north of Greater Wuhan!

On October 10, Xinyang fell, and 12 days later, the Chinese army abandoned Wuhan and retreated. The four-month battle in Wuhan ended. Both China and Japan have regrets. However, Japan’s military expenditure has reached 13 billion yen, which has exceeded Japan’s gold reserves. The amount and banknotes found that the total reserve is 61 billion, which is nearly 13%, and the economy is on the verge of collapse. Japan can't move...

Seeing the soldiers of the 10th Division wrapped in gauze and holding the urns of their comrades in arms and embarking on the journey back home to rest, Yoshio Shinozuka did not see pride and joy in the eyes of those officers and soldiers, which was not at all like the scene more than 30 years ago During the Russo-Japanese War, young people all over Japan rushed to die, and everyone's eyes were full of determination...

But in any case, the face of the ace unit was always saved, and Yoshio Shinozuka was promoted to lieutenant general in 1939, transferred to the commander of the 1st Army of the North China Front Army, and came to Taiyuan, Shanxi...

When the phone rang, Yoshio Shinozuka quickly withdrew his thoughts.

(three)

"Moshi Moshi." Yoshio Shinozuka picked up the phone.

"General, it's me, Hua Guzheng." The voice on the phone sounded a little...distraught?
"Chief of Staff, thank you!" Shinozuka Yoshio greeted politely.

"General, Yan Xishan, run away!" Hua Guzheng said through gritted teeth.

"Run away? What do you mean?" Shinozuka Yoshio didn't know the cause and effect, and felt confused.

"When we arrived in Jixian County in the afternoon, he sent two military vehicles. A few of us, each with only one or two entourages, went to a place he designated, called Ping'an Village..." Huagu was panting heavily , obviously out of breath.

Shinozuka Yoshio didn't speak, and waited quietly for Hanaya Masa.

"He has no sincerity at all!" Hua Gu was omitting the process and directly stated the conclusion, and then began to briefly describe and explain: "First, I went around and talked about it, and then, since there is a secret road in that village! Then, He just slipped away!"

Yoshio Shinozuka still didn't speak. He probably understood why Hua Guzheng wanted to call him. Most likely, he wanted him to give an order to the Qingshui Division stationed near Ji County to attack Yan Xishan's troops.

"commander……"

"Chief of Staff, did you have any arrangements or actions that made him misunderstand?" Shinozuka Yoshio interrupted Hanaya Masa, and started talking about other things.

He would definitely not give the order to attack Yan Xishan, which was obviously inconsistent with Neiji Okamura's instructions.

Moreover, Shinozuka Yoshio could imagine that Hanagu was not asking for instructions at all. Maybe the Shimizu Division was already making preparations, or even started to take military action!

Hua Guzheng hesitated for a while, but explained: "No, he did it on purpose! I sent a logistics team, sent a batch of guns and ammunition, and a batch of cash. I am completely out of goodwill, the greatest kindness!"

"Yeah, there shouldn't be any problem with that. What's the reason?" Yoshio Shinozuka sneered perfunctorily.

In his heart, Shinozuka Yoshio was already scolding Hua Guzheng for being an idiot, Ba Geya Lu, you really think Yan Xishan is a fool!

Send guns and ammo and cash?hum!Are you lying to ghosts!
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