The Republic of Heroes

But the mustard gas bomb is by no means Okamura Neiji's only trump card. If he pins all his hopes of victory on one or two weapons, then what qualifications does he have to be the commander of the Japanese army stationed in Songhu?Thinking of this, he frowned, and sat down firmly on the chair again.

The expression changes of the young major general commander in the past few seconds all fell into the eyes of Kenkichi Ueda, secretly thinking that Neiji Okamura really has the air of a general. If it were him at his age, he might not know I'm overwhelmed.Originally, the person in front of him took the positions of commander of his division and commander of the Songhu garrison. He should be happy to see him lose the battle and be replaced by someone else.But Kenkichi Ueda was born in the old army after all, and the idea that the interests of the imperial country are above all else has been deeply rooted in his bones. He also trembled when he heard the news that the entire army of the 24th Brigade was wiped out.

This trembling was not for someone, but deeply anxious about the prospect of the Imperial Army in China.Since he took over as the commander of the Songhu garrison, he has been suppressed and beaten by the Chinese general, and all he can do is to hold on to the situation.Who would have thought that this new commander of Gangcun would take the whole of Shanghai in one battle, except of course the ruins of the fortress that Wusongkou was still holding on to.This is also one of the reasons why he was willing to stay in the headquarters to counsel military affairs after retiring from his post and awaiting disposal.

"Mr. Gangcun, the Chinese generals often do amazing things in unexpected places, and according to previous data, he also won more victories than lost when he fought against the imperial country in Suidong." When talking about the Chinese general Kenkichi Ueda, he felt In the end, he felt dry and bitter, swallowed his saliva hard, moistened his throat, and continued: "When I first met General China in Shanghai, I gave up my plan to make tricks. I originally planned to use the strength of the Imperial Army to crush him. He is weak, even if he has all kinds of tricks, it is difficult for him to use. But the reality is exactly the opposite of his wish. Every contact with the 57th Division of China will inevitably result in more losses than losses. This has left too deep a shadow on the Ninth Division. The armies of the other generals in China are another matter, they won more than they lost against Zhang Zhizhong's Fifth Army. Why don't we bypass General Chena and attack the so-called Central Army of China?"

This is the experience that Kenkichi Ueda has summed up in several fiascos, and this time he also talked about it all in one go.

Ningji Okamura thought to himself, Senior Ueda, Senior Ueda, if you could have thought of this method earlier, the situation in Songhu would not be so corrupt.He had conceived of this strategy when he was on the "Xijing Maru" transport ship to Shanghai, but out of arrogance, he still wanted to defeat General China head-on with the majestic momentum of the imperial army.In fact, the battle has been advancing according to his expectations at the place where the counterattack was launched, but that idiot Matsuki Naoaki arbitrarily assembled the Seventh Division to launch an attack on General China, which led to a disastrous defeat.This led him to land at Qiyakou again as a last resort. It stands to reason that his plan was perfect. It took only one day from the deployment of troops to the raid on the ship, but the Chinese people seemed to have known this information in advance. I made a pocket and waited for him to drill.

He glanced at Kenkichi Ueda, who was full of earnestness. His eyes were filled with sympathy and regret. Senior Ueda was also a leader in the army. If it wasn't for this incident, he would have been promoted to general within a year or two. Some military exploits, I am afraid the marshal is also very possible, what a pity!

"Senior Ueda's intentions are very clever. It's time to let the Chinese warlords suffer."

Neiji Okamura's right hand slid down from Shanghai on the huge map, and then drew a big circle.

"There are already too many troops in the Nanjing-Shanghai line of China. The imperial army will focus on the south, where China's wealth is most important. I don't believe that Jiang Zhongzheng of China is willing to sit and watch the empire smash his backyard to pieces. Woolen cloth."

Ueda Kenkichi's heart moved, and he felt that he was worthy of being a new army. Before that, he just thought that General Chena's Second Army and Seventh Division should be bypassed, and directly attacked Jiangyin Liu Zhi's First Army.However, there are so many troops in Nanjing and Shanghai that they can move the whole body with one hair, and even if they fight Liu Zhi, they are not completely sure.But going south to sweep Zhejiang is different.There was no decent army there, and Jiang Zhongzheng would definitely force General China to act. As long as he showed his weakness, the imperial army would naturally look for an opportunity to wipe him out in one fell swoop.

Neiji Okamura said proudly again: "Not only march south, but also use a two-pronged approach. According to reliable sources, General Shina's headquarters has been moved to the northwest of Taicang, and the remaining mustard gas bombs can be used."

"Could Mr. Gangcun want to capture the thief and capture the king? But how do you determine the specific location of General Zhina's headquarters?"

Kenkichi Ueda was once again shocked by Okamura Ningji's whimsical ideas, and what made him even more puzzled was that Okamura seemed to be confident in this point.

"Senior Ueda, don't need to worry. Gangcun has free means to get the coordinates of his General's headquarters in China. Now everything is ready, and we only need to dispatch a flying brigade at that time. Maybe the situation of the battle can be reversed from now on."

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Wu Xiaoliang sneezed violently, rubbing his sore nose with his hands.Yang Xiaoou said with a smile: "Jun Zuo is in danger of tens of millions of people, so take care of your health! Some of these official documents are irrelevant, so you don't have to deal with them personally. Didn't the headquarters recruit many student soldiers from Nanjing this time? Our staff office also has There are quite a few, and they can handle them. Now that the stall is getting bigger, it is getting more and more difficult to get everything done."

Indeed, Wu Xiaoliang deeply sympathizes on this point. He no longer has the energy to grasp many details, and he gradually feels that the previous methods are no longer sufficient.

"Brother Yiru said exactly what he said, it's just about the state's public affairs, Xiaoliang dare not slack off in the slightest."

As he spoke, he waved his hand over two apprentices who had just entered the adjutant's office, and pushed a stack of organized documents in front of them.

"In the future, these should be divided into categories. Those of the 57th Division and the Second Army should be separated. Frontline military information and logistics documents should also be separated..."

Xue Bing looked fearful and respectful, took the official document and went to the next door to deal with it, Wu Xiaoliang stretched his waist, leaned tiredly on the chair, and let out a long breath.

"Junzuo learns really fast!"

Yang Xiaoou smiled knowingly, Wu Xiaoliang was known in the headquarters to be reckless at work, and it was observed that he could sleep for four hours a day, which was too much. Finally, the adjutant was no longer used as a display.

But what Wu Xiaoliang said next took him by surprise.

"It's time to put the No.14 Division and the Fifth Division back in Shanghai."

"What... what?"

Yang Xiaoou couldn't believe his ears. They had spent so much effort and sacrificed so many people to achieve the current results. Are they going to let the tiger go back to the mountain now?