Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

Chapter 588 Doing Business with the Osaka Division
The chief of staff frowned and asked in confusion, "Zhuzi, what do you mean by that?"

Wang Chengzhu: "Chief of Staff, you don't know that the 4th Division of the Japanese Army, that is, the Osaka Division, is different from other devil divisions."

The chief of staff looked puzzled: "How is the Osaka Division different from other divisions?"

Wang Chengzhu said: "The main source of troops for the Osaka Division is Osaka, and Osaka is one of the most commercially and economically developed regions in Japan. The locals like to do business and are quick-witted, and they are all smarter than monkeys. The Osaka Division is A force composed of such a group of selfish traders.

Their minds are full of merchant consciousness, and they like to calculate everything they do, and they can take advantage of it and suffer losses.

Not only do they disobey the imperial power, but they also often evade taxes, resist exorbitant taxes, and oppose the government, so loyalty is out of the question for them.

Long-term military luck and allegiance to the emperor are all bullshit to them, and they are far less useful than white money.

The so-called "jihad" of the Great Japanese Empire is nonsense to them. They can live a good life at home, but they have to run to fight with others.

In their eyes, those in power who advocate launching "jihad" are simply out of their minds.So they don't work hard when fighting a war, and they resolutely don't fight a battle they are not 100% sure of. Even if they fight, it is just a formality.

There are three principles in the Osaka Legion: "Don't make useless sacrifices, don't participate in unreasonable battles, and don't chase the enemy who is at the end of the road."As long as you don't provoke them, they will definitely not fight you desperately.

The battle of Nomonhan can prove this point.

During the Nomonhan incident, the 4th Division and 2nd Division of the Japanese Army received orders to rush to the border to fight against the Soviets.

The 4th Division, also known as the Osaka Division, knew that the Soviets were not easy to deal with, so they dawdled, and the 2nd Division was almost wiped out, and they were still on the way "starry night to help".

They actually walked for 4 days for the original 8-day journey, and there were still many people who were left behind, and there were countless people who asked for leave and were hospitalized. When they arrived, the two sides had already ceased fighting.

Hearing the news of the armistice, all the wounded and sick of the 4th Division returned to the team as if they had taken stimulants. They clamored to "compete with the Soviet Union", and even put on a remorseful look, complaining that they had no chance to play After a battle, the noses of the devils of the 2nd Division were almost crooked.

When they went back, the devils of the 4th Division were all high-spirited and full of energy. They didn't know that they thought they had won the battle. "

After a pause, Wang Chengzhu changed his voice and continued: "So, as long as the 4th Division joins the battle, the Japanese raid is doomed to end in failure, and we don't need to move our base.

Naturally, the battle plan needs to be revised and re-formulated. "

Chief of Staff: "Zhuzi, I have also heard about the performance of the Osaka Division in the Battle of Nomonhan, but it is too arbitrary to say that they are passive in the battle based on this alone.

You know, this battle is related to the life and death of our entire 129th Division, and there is no room for carelessness. "

Wang Chengzhu: "I can guarantee that the Osaka Division will never participate in this raid. Of course, I mean no participation, not that they will not come to Jindongnan, but that they will not exchange fire with us.

The premise is that we don't take the initiative to provoke them.

Although this devil army is wonderful, its combat effectiveness is still very strong.

But as long as we don't provoke them, they won't fire at us, and even in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, these devils will take the initiative to retreat and keep a certain safe distance from us.

Even if their friendly troops are attacked, these guys will definitely not send reinforcements. "

Chief of Staff: "Zhuzi, I don't doubt your analysis, but I still reserve my previous opinion. That is the anti-sweeping battle, which is related to the life and death of our entire 129th Division. There must be no carelessness."

After a pause, the chief of staff changed the subject and continued: "Of course, if we don't need to move our base, this is naturally the best choice.

Because the price to be paid for the transfer of the base area is too great for our Eighth Route Army.

Even if we don't need to break it up into pieces, we will definitely lose a lot of these equipment, materials, etc. in our base area. "

Wang Chengzhu: "Chief of Staff, I know your worries, and I will not joke about the life and death of the 129th Division."

"Actually, it is actually very simple to verify whether the Osaka Division will attack our army."

"If there is no accident, it only takes three days to travel from Taiyuan to Southeast Shanxi. The Osaka Division will take at least a week or more. Moreover, there will definitely be a large number of wounded and sick people left behind in the Osaka Division."

Chief of Staff: "If the Osaka Division is as you said, then this devil may indeed not attack us, but everything is just in case."

Wang Chengzhu: "We can formulate two sets of battle plans, even if the Osaka Division will attack us, we can completely tear their blockade.

And if the Osaka Division did not attack us, it would prove my speculation, and we would not have to transfer our base. "

After a pause, Wang Chengzhu changed his voice and continued: "In addition, I have another way to confirm that the Osaka Division will not attack us."

Said, Wang Chengzhu looked at the teacher, and continued: "Master, you can send someone to contact the Osaka division in secret, and say that you want to make a deal with the other party.

If nothing else, the people of Osaka will definitely accept our deal.

And we can use this to buy some weapons and ammunition, food, and medicine. "

The division commander naturally knows about the Osaka Division, and he knows more than the chief of staff. He nodded and said: "Well, you can try it. After all, the Osaka Division has a precedent for selling munitions and supplies. If you can really cooperate with Osaka It is naturally good for us to make deals with people.

Even if the other party is unwilling to trade with us, we will not suffer. "

Wang Chengzhu: "We don't have to rush this matter for a while, we can wait and see. If the Osaka Division is as I speculate, the Osaka Division has experienced a large number of non-combat loss of personnel on the way to Southeast Shanxi, and the speed is also slow. If more than half, it will not be too late to contact the other party to do business.”

The division commander nodded: "Well, that's what I planned. Since that's the case, let's formulate a new battle plan. If we really don't need to transfer the base area, this is a great thing for us."

……

After 3 days.

The screen zooms to Taiyuan City, the headquarters of the Japanese First Army.

Yoshio Shinozuka was playing chess with Chief of Staff Miyano Jun. He made a 'snap', dropped a piece, and asked, "The 4th Division has already set off for 3 days. Counting the time, they should arrive in Southeast Linshan soon. area?"

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(End of this chapter)