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Chapter 696 I, Okamura, will personally direct the next bombing!
Okamura Ningji said in person that he would make up for the loss of the planes and pilots allocated to the First Army.

But Okamura was referring to replenishing bombers, fighters and pilots lost in combat.

In a battle, the loss of a few planes is considered too much. As long as it is bombing the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi, Neiji Okamura does not feel so distressed.

But Neiji Okamura never imagined that all fighters, reconnaissance planes and bombers were destroyed.

Moreover, the 17th Flying Regiment was destroyed by shelling just after arriving at Wusu Airport.

The speed at which the 17th Flying Regiment was established and was almost wiped out by the entire army was also quite explosive in the entire history of the Japanese army.

Tanabe Moritake and Arisue Seizo on the side were also extremely speechless after listening to the content of the telegram.

The fighters and bombers of the 17th Flying Regiment were destroyed, but Yoshio Iwamatsu still licked his face and asked for additional aircraft and pilots?
It's no wonder that General Okamura is not angry, which commander would not be angry about this matter.

At this time, Okamura Ningji was very disappointed with Yoshio Iwamatsu, and felt that Yoshio Iwamatsu's ability was not even comparable to that of the previous commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka.

The reason why Yoshio Shinozuka, the previous commander, died for his country and Taiyuan was captured by the Eighth Route Army was mainly because the main force of the First Army went to attack the Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain, and Li Yunlong led the main force of the Eighth Route Army to take advantage of the loophole.

However, as soon as Yoshio Iwamatsu took office, Ningji Okamura allocated combat materials to him, even a lot of strategic materials such as steel bars and cement.

They even transferred elite troops from other areas to the First Army to help fight the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi.

This time.

He even mobilized another flying regiment to the First Army. Okamura Ningji had relatively high hopes for this flying regiment, hoping that it could exert its power in the hands of Yoshio Iwamatsu and cause some troubles to the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi .

However, far beyond Neiji Okamura's expectations, the flight regiment was almost wiped out on the first day it arrived in Taiyuan, completely losing its combat effectiveness.

Yoshio Iwamatsu, this trash...

Yoshio Iwamatsu did not even complete the task assigned to him to lure Yan Xishan to surrender. Half a year later, there was no progress at all. He even fought a battle with the Jinsui Army, and there was no hope of inducing surrender.

What can I really do?

Okamura Ningji's eyes were gloomy, and the old devil was already considering whether to replace Yoshio Iwamatsu and let a more powerful lieutenant general be the commander of the first army.

Kuribayashi Tadamichi is a bit capable, but his qualifications are relatively low, and he has been transferred to Guangzhou as the chief of staff of the 23rd Army.

Neiji Okamura turned around and looked at Moritake Tanabe: "Mr. Tanabe, please make arrangements and connect me to the headquarters of the First Army immediately."

"Hi!"

Moritake Tanabe suddenly lowered his head.

The straight-line distance between the North China Front Army Command and the First Army Command is 400 kilometers.

The two headquarters are connected by telephone lines that run along roads and railroads.

However, because the Eighth Route Army often raided and destroyed roads and railways, and cut telephone lines, calls were rarely made through.

As expected by Moritake Tanabe, the phone call from the headquarters of the North China Front Army to the headquarters of the First Army could not be reached at all.

Okamura Ningji said in a deep voice: "Then use the radio to make arrangements immediately."

Tanabe Shengwu didn't dare to neglect, bowed his head and said, "Hi!"

Although it is easy to be monitored by radio conversation, since Okamura Ningji personally ordered, Tanabe Moritake can only obey orders.

……

at the same time.

Taiyuan.

First Army Command.

Kazuki Yamamoto thought carefully and felt that the shelling was getting more and more strange. In order to clear himself and the secret service team, Kazuki Yamamoto came to the war room.

It just so happened that Yoshio Iwamatsu, Masao Hanagu, and Masao Miyazaki were studying the retreat direction of the artillery and cavalry of the Eighth Route Army in the war room.

"Your Excellency, Commander." Hua Guzheng suggested: "Most of the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army will be resting at night. At this time, send the 1st Cavalry Brigade to pursue overnight. Maybe they can catch up with the cavalry and artillery of the Eighth Route Army in the Xinzhou area."

Masao Miyazaki also said: "The cavalry of the Eighth Route Army marched fast, but the artillerymen of the Eighth Route Army carried mountain cannons, so they couldn't run as fast, so they should be able to catch up."

"It's already dark at this time, so it's not suitable to pursue." But after thinking for a long time, Yoshio Iwamatsu shook his head.

He was afraid that the 1st Cavalry Brigade would be ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, and that would be like losing his wife and losing his troops.

The head of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, Ribayashi Tadao, has been transferred away. The new head of the 1st Cavalry Brigade does not have the combat experience of Ribayashi Tadao, so he may easily fall into Li Yunlong's way.

After all, Yoshio Iwamatsu knows very well that Li Yunlong has always been known for his cunning. Could this be Li Yunlong's serial trick?
First, by bombarding the airport, the 1st Cavalry Brigade was lured to pursue, and then the 1st Cavalry Brigade was ambushed and the entire army was wiped out.

at this time.

In Yoshio Iwamatsu's mind, he imagined a battle in which the 1st Cavalry Brigade was wiped out.

That's how the Black Island Cavalry Regiment of the First Army was wiped out.

Thinking of this, Yoshio Iwamatsu was even more afraid to send the 1st Cavalry Brigade to pursue him.

Some generals are like this. Sometimes they think too much, but they can perfectly avoid the correct answer.

At this moment, Kazuki Yamamoto walked in with a saber and a gun on his waist. After the misunderstanding was resolved, Kazuki Yamamoto's gun and saber were returned to him.

But Kazuki Yamamoto could feel that Yoshio Iwamatsu, Masao Hanaya and Masao Miyazaki had clearly alienated him.

Kazuki Yamamoto didn't care about the attitudes of Masao Hanaya and Masao Miyazaki, but he couldn't help but care about Yoshio Iwamatsu's attitude towards him.

Kazuki Yamamoto walked up to Yoshio Iwamatsu, snapped his feet together, and said without the slightest ups and downs in his voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, I just thought about this shelling again and found something strange."

"What's strange?"

"Tell me…"

Yoshio Iwamatsu frowned slightly, but he still gave Kazuki Yamamoto a chance to speak.

Hanaya Masao and Miyazaki Masao also looked at Yamamoto to see what he had analyzed.

Although Kazuki Yamamoto is suspected, Masao Hanaya and Masao Miyazaki have to admit that Kazuki Yamamoto is indeed capable.

Kazuki Yamamoto analyzed: "Your Excellency, Commander, our First Army Command did not know the exact time when the 17th Flying Regiment arrived at Taiyuan Wusu Airport until this morning."

"And the Eighth Route Army, just like before, obviously knew the exact time when the 17th Flying Regiment arrived at Wusu Airport a long time ago."

"So, the Eighth Route Army has prepared mountain artillery and shells in Wujin Mountain in advance."

"The special forces of the Eighth Route Army attacked the No. 17 gun tower half an hour before the 65th Flying Regiment arrived, and killed all the soldiers in the gun tower with their bare hands."

"According to the intelligence team's reconnaissance, the Eighth Route Cavalry, Artillery and Special Forces arrived at Wujin Mountain yesterday afternoon."

"..."

Yamamoto analyzed them one by one.

Yoshio Iwamatsu frowned deeper: "Yamamoto-kun, what do you want to say?"

"Your Excellency, Commander." Yamamoto said, "What Yamamoto wants to say is that it was not I who leaked the time when the 17th Flying Regiment arrived in Taiyuan. The person who leaked this information should be a senior agent lurking in the North China Front Army Command."

Hearing Yamamoto's analysis, Yoshio Iwamatsu immediately felt that it made sense.

But Yoshio Iwamatsu thought about it.

The time for the 17th Flying Regiment to take off from Beiping should have been temporarily decided by the commander of the North China Front Army, General Neiji Okamura.

Could it be that the senior agent of the Eighth Route Army lurking in the North China Front Army is really General Neji Okamura?
Even Masao Hanaya and Masao Miyazaki couldn't help but think so.

Although they had doubts in their hearts, the three old devils all knew the truth that disasters come from their mouths, and no one really dared to speak out.

But just think about it.

If General Ningji Okamura was a spy, then the North China Front Army would have a fart with the Eighth Route Army, and the entire North China Front Army would simply surrender to the Eighth Route Army.

At this moment, the communications staff officer walked quickly into the war room with a radio station in his arms.

"Your Excellency, Commander, General Neji Okamura wants to talk to you."

Hearing this, Yoshio Iwamatsu shrank instinctively. He was ready to be criticized by Ningji Okamura after such a big incident happened.

Signaling to put the radio on the table, Yoshio Iwamatsu waved his hand, Masao Hanaya, Masao Miyazaki, Kazuki Yamamoto and Communications Staff Qi Qi nodded, then retreated and closed the door.

Then Yoshio Iwamatsu picked up the receiver and microphone of the radio, put the receiver to his mouth with his right hand, and put the receiver to his ear with his left hand.

"Moshi Moshi, Your Excellency General, I am Yoshio Iwamatsu, Commander of the First Army..."

Before he finished speaking, Okamura Neiji's harsh scolding voice came from Iwamatsu Yoshio's ear: "Iwamatsu Yoshio, you trash..."

This time, even Neiji Okamura, who had not changed his face when Taishan collapsed, was a little bit broken, and cursed at Yoshio Iwamatsu.

"Hi!"

"Hi!"

"..."

Yoshio Iwamatsu didn't dare to be dissatisfied with the swearing by his immediate boss.

Neiji Okamura cursed, and Yoshio Iwamatsu said hi back, and at the same time bent at ninety degrees to the radio station.

After scolding for a full 15 minutes, Ningji Okamura hung up the call, and Yoshio Iwamatsu was already dripping with cold sweat.

Yoshio Iwamatsu knew that Ningji Okamura really lost his temper this time.

However, Yoshio Iwamatsu also felt very dissatisfied. He was a scapegoat, and it was obviously the information leaked by the North China Front Army Command, but it was Yoshio Iwamatsu and the First Army who suffered.

Why?
Also, you Neiji Okamura said yourself, how many planes and pilots of the 17th Flying Regiment lost, and how much you replenished.

Now he doesn't admit it, isn't this bullying honest people?

……

Peiping.

Iron Lion Alley.

After hanging up the call, Yoshio Iwamatsu scolded Neiji Okamura, who was bloody, and finally felt better.

"Yoshio Iwamatsu." Neiji Okamura snorted coldly, "Mud can't support a wall."

"Your Excellency General." Moritake Tanabe asked, "Do you want to add planes and pilots to the First Army?"

"Supplementary planes and pilots?" Neiji Okamura said coldly, "Give that trash to Yoshio Iwamatsu?"

After a pause, Ningji Okamura said again: "The next bombing of Dagu Town will be directed by Ningji Okamura."

"Hi!"

Tanabe Moritake and Yusue Seiki nodded their heads together.

(End of this chapter)