Beacon starts from the departure of a strong man

Chapter 427 Okamura Neji meets Hata Junroku

Kazuo Iguchi said this completely in accordance with Hata Junroku's instructions, because it was in the Ningbo area of ​​Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang.

This is the hometown of the current military commander of the Republic of China. According to ancient people, this is the place where Longxing is located.

The Japanese army, who was well aware of Chinese traditional culture, promoted the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ningbo areas as the focus of their offensive in order to confuse the Jinling headquarters.

After all, according to traditional Chinese culture, the land of Longxing and the family's ancestral graves must be well protected.

For the Japanese army, they hope to release this news so that the Jinling headquarters will make wrong judgments.

A large number of Chinese military forces were deployed to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ningbo, leaving the Wuhan area empty of troops, and then captured the important town of Wuhan in one fell swoop.

The high-profile declaration of the Central China Front Army was naturally transmitted back to the Jinling Headquarters in Hankou, where Dai Chunfeng reported to the big bosses on behalf of the military command department.

"Everyone!"

"According to our military commander's investigation in Shanghai and Hainan, the Japanese army is still inclined to deploy troops to the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Ningbo areas."

"My opinion on this matter is that the possibility is only 50.00%."

As the commander of the Ninth War Zone, Chen Cheng took the lead and said: "I think it is more likely that the Japanese army will attack the Wuhan area."

"They are now making high-profile propaganda and deploying troops to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ningbo. This is a smoke bomb released to us, just to paralyze us."

"The strategic value of the Wuhan area is much greater than that of Ningbo. Any commander of the Japanese army would be the first to attack Wuhan."

Chen Cheng's proposal was approved by many generals, because Ningbo's strategic value is really not as good as Wuhan.

However, Ningbo is a very sensitive area. If we really don't send troops to support Ningbo, it will be very bad once the Japanese army really goes to Ningbo.

Everyone also considered this issue, but no one dared to raise it further.

According to the policy of the last military conference, the big slogan shouted by the Jinling Command was to defend Wuhan and fight to the end.

Troops from various regions are also being mobilized to Wuhan. If the combat troops are adjusted now, it will definitely affect the subsequent operations.

Just when everyone was hesitant, Qian Dajun came to the conference room: "Everyone."

Qian Dajun's eyes swept over everyone, "I'm here to deliver the latest order. All combat policies will be carried out according to the original plan and will not be changed."

After Chen Cheng heard this, he was obviously relieved. At present, Wuhan area is in urgent need of troops, so it is the best choice not to use Wuhan's military power.

After the meeting, Sun Zhen sent a telegram to Yu Hua asking Yu Hua if the Japanese army wanted to attack Ningbo.

I would like Yu Hua to analyze the next Japanese offensive. If the Japs want to attack Ningbo, it would be better for the Chinese side to have a response.

In a cave, after the Independent Brigade received Sun Zhen's message, the signal corps hurriedly sent the message to Yu Hua.

After reading the telegram, Yu Hua called Sun Zhen back. The Japs will never attack Wuhan this time. Their real target is Wuhan.

As for the Japanese army's spokesperson's propaganda to attack Ningbo, this is just a smoke bomb released by the Japanese army, so ignore it.

Yu Hua remembers clearly that it was [-] when the Japs really made up their minds to attack Ningbo.

But this time the Japanese army concentrated their forces to attack Ningbo and failed, allowing the Chinese army to repulse them, thus achieving a great victory in Zhenhai.

Hankou, Sichuan Army Office, Sun Zhen felt much more at ease after receiving Yu Hua's reply.

Then, according to Yu Hua's analysis, he compiled it into a book and handed it to Chen Cheng. At the same time, he emphasized that the Japanese army was very likely to advance by land and water to encircle Wuhan.

After Chen Cheng received the report from Sun Zhen of the Sichuan Army, he took a closer look. The content was reasonable and well-founded. He couldn't help but praise it after reading it.

At this time, on the Japanese side, Okamura Neiji had just returned to China. When he was transferred to the commander of the 11th Army, Okamura Neiji returned to the country to meet with the emperor.

According to the Japanese military tradition, when the commander takes office, he has to return home and chat with the emperor. The Showa old devil chatted with Okamura Neji for a while, and then entertained Okamura Neji for a banquet.

When Neiji Okamura left, Showa’s wife Ryoko personally presented a scarf she knitted to Neiji Okamura.

He asked Okamura Neiji to work hard for the empire's holy war, and also praised Okamura Neiji as a rare figure in the empire. He hoped that Okamura Neiji could lead the imperial army to defeat Wuhan and resolve the Sino-Japanese War.

At that time, the Battle of Wuhan was the top priority for the Little Japanese Base Camp, and the selection of the commander of the 11th Army could not be careless.

At that time, Okamura Neji had two tough opponents. The first was the commander Shimomura Sada who guarded the Tokyo Bay Fortress. Yes, this Shimomura Sada was the minister who had been expelled from the operations department by the Hashimoto group.

The highlight of Shimomura's life was when he formed Yanagawa Heisuke's [-]th Army to land in Hangzhou Bay and broke the deadlock in the Battle of Songhu. With such a record, he was the number one candidate considered by the Japanese army.Neji Okamura is the second choice.

As for the third candidate, Tsukada Gong, the president of the Japanese Army University.

At that time, Prince Zairen, chief of staff of the Japanese royal family, liked Shimomura Sada very much. He supported Shimomura Sada at a meeting at the base camp and recommended him to serve as the commander of the 11th Army.

Prince Zain's deputy, Deputy Chief of Staff Tada Shun, has always agreed with any proposal made by his boss. However, this time Tada Shun went against his boss.

The reason for Shun Tada's objection is that Shimomura Sada has been working at the top of the empire for a long time, has not served in the front-line troops, has no actual combat experience, and lacks training.

Moreover, this time the 11th Army was charged with the important task of conquering Wuhan, and it was necessary to choose a person with rich practical experience as the commander of the 11th Army. Tada Shun recommended the president of Army University, Tsukada Kagumi, for the position.

Shun Tada has been active in China before, personally visited the front line, and participated in some battles against China. He has rich practical experience and is fully qualified to serve as the commander of the No. 11 Army.

Seishiro Itagaki, the commander of the Fifth Division who had just been transferred back to China from China and now serves as the Minister of War, actively recommended his college classmate Neiji Okamura to serve as the commander of the No. 11 Army.

Itagaki Seishiro also had a reason, that is, Okamura Neji had stayed in Central China, was familiar with the terrain in Central China, and had rich practical experience.

Moreover, the more important point is that Okamura Neiji worked as a military consultant in Sun Chuanfang's army in person and was familiar with the customs and customs of Central China.

In this way, the three parties argued endlessly, that is, the public said that the public was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right, and no one gave in.

In the end, Showa, the old boy, made the final decision and appointed Okamura Neiji as the commander of the No. 11 Army;
The Showa old devil believed that Okamura Neiji was familiar with the terrain of central China.In addition, Okamura Neiji has rich practical experience and can speak Chinese fluently.

Such a person should be a good choice to serve as the commander of the No. 11 Army.

The 11th Army Headquarters set up a team in a classroom of a school in Shanghai.This is really a bit crude, and even after Neji Okamura came, he didn't mind it.

The assistants allocated to Okamura Neiji's 11th Army at the Japanese Army Base Camp include Chief of Staff Yoshimoto Teiichi, who is in the 20th batch of the Japanese Army Noncommissioned Officer School and is a native of Tokushima Prefecture.

Operations Section Chief Miyazaki Monday, the 28th batch of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, a native of Nagano Prefecture.

Okamura Neiji first held a brief meeting with his chief of staff and chief of the operations section in the school classroom.

At this meeting, Okamura Neji had one goal, which was how to fight Wuhan.Let the chief of staff and the chief of operations section come up with a strategy as soon as possible.At the end of the meeting, Okamura Neiji also deliberately emphasized the discipline issues of his No. 11 Army.

That is, the Japanese troops cannot burn, kill and loot at will in towns and cities in surrounding areas of China, as they did when they attacked Songhu and Jinling.He will arrange for the gendarmerie to conduct patrols at all times.

Okamura Neji deliberately emphasized the Japanese army's military discipline. This was not out of kindness. This old devil just wanted to gain military exploits and increase his resume.

As one of the few generals in the Japanese army who was good at fighting, his classmate Seishiro Itagaki traveled across the Pingjin area, although he was hit in the Battle of Taierzhuang.

However, Itagaki Seishiro's previous military exploits have enabled him to obtain more benefits.

Similarly, Neji Okamura's friends Hideki Tojo, Kenji Doi and others have also obtained sufficient military exploits in the Heitin area or the Mongolian grassland, and they all have meritorious achievements on their resumes.

Neji Okamura, who is as famous as them, led the Japanese Second Division to station in the Black Province of Manchuria after the July [-]th Incident, guarding Lao Maozi on the opposite side.

In this barren black province, with no military achievements to gain, Okamura Neji was quite envious of his classmates and friends.

Such military exploits are so enviable!Okamura Neiji dreamed of coming to the pass to lead his division and severely defeat the Chinese army.

Now he serves as the commander of the No. 11 Army. When he is about to gain military exploits, he does not want any scandal to occur in his army, which will cut off his military career and hinder his promotion.

If anyone disobeys orders, Okamura Neji may really let the other person have a taste of his iron fist.

After Okamura Neiji finished the meeting, Hata Shunroku sent intelligence officer Hirahara Nobita to arrive.

When Nobita Hirahara saw Okamura Neji, he first saluted Okamura Neji: "General Okamura."

"Commander Hata Junroku, invites you to his office."

"Yeah!" Okamura Neji nodded slightly.

Junroku Hata is now his immediate boss, and he has to find his way and say goodbye to the dock. "Your lead."

"Hi!" Nobita Hirahara nodded and led Neji Okamura towards the office of the commander of the Central China Front.

Everyone took a car and ran for about 5 minutes before arriving at the headquarters of the Central China Front Army.

Under the leadership of Pingyuan Nobita, Okamura Neji and Hata Shunroku met.

"Okamura-kun!" Hata Junroku smiled slightly and looked at Okamura Neji.

"Your Excellency, Commander!" Okamura Neji saluted Hata Junroku.

"Okamura-kun, thank you for your hard work all the way here. I have arranged a reception banquet for you. Come this way."

Junroku Hata took Okamura Neji to the restaurant where the reception banquet was located. The restaurant was all built in Japanese style.

Inside the restaurant, Okamura Neiji took a look and found that many people had come, including the Central China Front Army Chief of Staff Kawabe Shozo, the Second Army Commander Prince Higashomiya Minuhiko, and some division commanders.

The banquet was all Japanese food, with geishas dancing gracefully. Every general was now chatting and laughing, accompanied by Japanese music, food, and geishas.

This group of little devils finally felt the atmosphere of their hometown in a foreign country. When everyone saw Okamura Neji coming, they all applauded to express their welcome.

After the commanders of the Central China Front, Junroku Hata and Neji Okamura, sat down, everyone continued to eat Japanese pastries and discuss the next strategy for Wuhan.

Junroku Hata was the first to say that the purpose of the Wuhan battle was to capture Wuhan, not to destroy the Republic of China army. As for annihilating the main force of the Chinese army in Wuhan, he placed it second.

This group of generals all said they understood and would arrange the army well.

"Yo Xi!"

Junroku Hata nodded with satisfaction, "Your Excellency."

Prince Higashikaru Miyazaki saw Hata Junroku calling him and said with a smile: "Hata Junroku, my second army is always ready."

"As long as you give the order, the warriors of the empire will ensure that the Republic of China army will be defeated."

"As long as you have confidence, Prince!" Hata Junroku continued: "Your Excellency, your Second Army consists of the Third Division, the Tenth Division, the No. 13 Division, and the No. 16 Division. This time Attack along the Dabie Mountains and serve as auxiliary troops."

"Yo Xi!" Prince Higashikata Minuhiko nodded.

"Okamura-kun!"

"Your Excellency, Commander!" Okamura Neji put down the chopsticks in his hand.

"Okamura-kun, your No. 11 Army has many divisions under its jurisdiction. Now the task of conquering Wuhan falls on you. The key offensive direction of the No. 11 Army is to go up the river to attack the Republic of China army. The main force north of the Yangtze River.”

"As for the troops south of the Yangtze River, just send a small number of elite divisions to cut off the Guangdong-Han Railway."

"Hi!" Okamura Neiji nodded. He almost knew the general direction of this attack when he was in Tokyo. The imperial army's primary goal now is to capture Wuhan and force the Republic of China government to sign a treaty as soon as possible.

Because the little devil is now trapped in the Chinese battlefield and wants to escape as soon as possible. A large number of troops have been invested in the Chinese battlefield, and military expenditures have gradually increased.

This makes the financial pressure on the little devils particularly tight. If they can withdraw from the Chinese battlefield, this will completely release a huge pressure on the Japanese army.

In addition, now that the Eurobad Three are on the rise, the Japanese army has conducted in-depth analysis and research on the general trend of the world.

The little devil speculated that the world war would break out in 1940 or 1945 at the latest. This would be a reshuffle of the world's major powers.

If the little devil wants to gain the rights and interests of a world power and become a new powerful country under the new situation, it must withdraw from the Chinese battlefield as soon as possible, prepare for war, train the army, and strengthen equipment.

In order that when the world war breaks out, the Japanese army can take advantage of it, get what it wants, and become a new world power.

Therefore, the little devils now really urgently need to withdraw from the Chinese battlefield, so they have taken the capture of Wuhan as their primary goal, rather than wiping out the main force of the Republic of China army.

The Japanese army's strategy for encircling Wuhan this time was actually the same as the attack on Jinling in 1937.

The terrain of Wuhan is very similar to that of Jinling. The Japanese army felt that if they took Wuhan in the same way as Jinling, the effect would be the same as before, and they could easily defeat the Republic of China army.

At the reception banquet, the Japanese generals had a great time. When everyone left, they each took a geisha with them that they were satisfied with.

After all, such leisure moments are rare in the battlefield. It is necessary to relax and release one's restless energy.

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