Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Half a month later, Taiyuan, outer city.

Itakune Seishirō came here early to wait. Today is the day when the 16th Division and the new 20th Division will arrive.

"Division Commander, as a commander, why do you have to come to the city gate to greet them in person? Why don't you let us pick them up?" The Japanese brigade commander Fujigami Ikki couldn't help but say.

In his opinion, the commander of the 16th Division could not be compared with their division commander.

"What do you know? I'm now in a position to redeem myself from my crimes. If I can't achieve outstanding results and prevent the next plan from happening, I'll have to commit suicide by disembowelment." Itahira Seishirō said unhappily. In the past, he would never have given the other party such a big face.

But now, he suffered a series of defeats, causing heavy losses to the empire, and he could not even raise his head in front of the enemy.

And next, he still has to rely on the other party's help, so what's wrong with lowering his posture?

At this time, many people in the distance were also looking at these devils curiously, not knowing what they were doing.

"No matter what, you are the commander. Even if they come, they should listen to your command. You are the boss." Fujikami Kazuki said.

"Okay, stop talking and just wait quietly." Itahene Seishirō had a gloomy face and didn't want to listen to Fujigami Ikki's nonsense anymore.

"Hey!" After being scolded, Fujikami Ikki had to shut up.

After waiting for a while, a convoy appeared in the distance and was slowly coming towards the city gate.

In the car, the commander of the 16th Division, Nakajima Imago, was resting with his eyes closed.

"Division Commander, we are almost in Taiyuan." The Japanese brigade commander at the side reminded!
"Yeah." Nakajima Imao slowly opened his eyes.

"I never thought that such a small army could cause heavy losses to the empire here. I really doubt whether Itahiro Seishiro is a fool.

They were beaten like this by a Northeast Army, and even the airport was captured by the enemy. I don't know how he commanded!" The Japanese brigade commander called Itaheng Seishiro by name, without any respect in his tone.

"Don't underestimate this army. Itakane Seishirō still has some command ability, otherwise we wouldn't be able to capture Taiyuan." Nakajima Imao said slowly.

The fact that so many soldiers died in battle is enough to explain the problem. The Northeast Army was indeed ridiculously strong.

Perhaps that unit alone would not be able to inflict heavy losses on them, but the other side happened to have good relations with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Eighth Route Army, and could rely on the strength of both sides to fight. This was the most serious problem.

"Maybe it's because the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is too weak, so they were defeated by him." said the commander of the Japanese brigade.

He felt that Itagaki Seishirō's previous battle records were due to the fact that his opponents were too useless, but once he met a stronger opponent, he was fooled by the enemy.

"That's not the case. Don't underestimate this army. I have carefully reviewed the report on the Northeast Army.
The combat effectiveness of this unit is extremely amazing, far exceeding that of the Empire's troops, and the opposing commander is also an extremely powerful opponent. It is simply unimaginable how he trained such a powerful unit. "Nakajima Imao said with a serious face.

I heard that Inaya Shiro was seriously injured by the other side. After returning to his country, he found that he had become a complete disabled person. He couldn't accept it and chose to commit suicide.

To be honest, he could understand Inaya Shiro. After all, he was an outstanding commander. Not only was he crippled by the enemy's explosion, he even lost the opportunity to command his troops for revenge. Anyone else might have chosen to commit suicide.

"What the division commander said is true, but I think that our division will definitely not be as useless as Ban Heng Zhengshiro, who was completely led by the other side.
We were even forced to give up many of the cities we had captured," said the Japanese brigade commander.

"Humph, we certainly can't be beaten that badly. This time, although Itahiro Seishiro is still the commander in name, the higher-ups have long been dissatisfied with him.
If Inaya Shiro hadn't also fallen into the hands of that army, Itakune Seishiro would have been withdrawn long ago!" Nakajima Imao snorted coldly.

Although the Northeastern Army was indeed a strong opponent, he did not think that he would be beaten as badly as Itagaki Seishirō.

"No, the mere fact that we failed to defend the airport and allowed it to be blown up by the enemy is enough to make Itakaki Seishiro pay the price!" said the Japanese brigade commander.

Hundreds of planes and so many pilots were killed by the enemy, and in the end only dozens of pilots were recovered, and so much supplies were forgotten.

If any division commander was replaced, he would have been removed from his post and would not have the opportunity to continue serving, let alone serve as the commander of Taiyuan.

"We must learn from Itagaki Seishiro's lesson and not make the same mistake! This time, we must not only destroy the Eighth Route Army, but also destroy the Northeast Army!

Without destroying this Northeastern Army, it would be difficult for the Empire to continue its deployment here. Moreover, one of the Empire's goals was to capture Zhongtiao Mountain.

If we don't destroy this Northeast Army, the other side will definitely intervene, and then it won't be so easy to capture Zhongtiao Mountain." Nakajima Jin Zhaowu said slowly.

He would not make the same mistake as Itakune Seishirō and would use all his strength to deal with this Northeastern Army.

"Hey! I heard that the laboratory that produced biological weapons was destroyed by this Northeast Army not long ago.

It's really abominable. We spend so much manpower and material resources on experiments just to develop more powerful bacterial weapons and reduce casualties.
I didn't expect it to be destroyed by the enemy!" The Japanese brigade commander was so angry that he gnashed his teeth.

Their country had a small population to begin with, and after two years of war, they had suffered many casualties, especially veterans, and suffered heavy losses.

This forced them to transfer new recruits from the country who had no combat experience to participate in the war. Although they were new recruits, they had also been trained for one or two years.

In terms of combat effectiveness alone, they are much stronger than the Chinese troops.

"Yes, if the battle here doesn't end, the pressure on our country will be much greater.

Especially since we couldn't find the oil we needed in China, it made things even worse for us!" Nakajima Imao couldn't help but sigh.

If they could find important resources here in China, they would not have to spend so much money every year to purchase supplies from the United States.

In the United States, prices are raised at every turn, causing their domestic financial pressure to grow day by day. If this continues, they will not be able to hold on.

The longer they delay, the more recruits they will need to bring in from home to join the war. By then, there won’t even be young people left to farm the land. “I just can’t understand how such a big country can have no oil resources! I even suspect that the exploration experts in the empire are all idiots!” The Japanese brigade commander also couldn’t understand this.

China's land area is many times that of the empire. Is it reasonable that such a large country cannot even find oil?

"Maybe we should replace some exploration experts." Nakajima Imao nodded. He also felt that those people were idiots who couldn't even find oil. They were simply a bunch of waste.

Soon, the convoy arrived at the outer city.

The car slowly stopped.

"Division commander, it's Seishiro Itakurai who is there to pick us up." The Japanese brigade commander landed his boat and saw Seishiro Itakurai not far away.

"Be careful with your words. After all, he is an officer at the rank of division commander." Nakajima Imao reminded.

It's okay to call the other person by their full name in the car, but outside, you have to give the other person face. Although Itaheng Seishirō is no longer favored now, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.

"Hey! I'll pay attention." The Japanese brigade commander nodded quickly. He was not a fool. Although he looked down on the other party, he would not lose face in front of the other party.

When Itakune Seishirō came over with a group of officers, Nakajima Imago also got off the car, and both of them walked at the front of the team.

Their faces were full of smiles.

"Mr. Nakajima, it's been a long time since I last saw you!" Itakane Seishirō saluted Nakajima Imago.

"Mr. Itachi, long time no see! How have you been recently?!" Nakajima Imao returned the greeting and saluted.

"It's just like that. You can eat and sleep well. Come on, come on, get in my car. I've already booked a top-notch banquet at a restaurant in Taiyuan. I'm waiting for you." Itaheng Seishirō stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation. He looked very enthusiastic. If you didn't know them, you would think they were old friends.

"Okay." Nakajima Imao nodded and followed Itakune Seishiro into the car.

The vehicle started and drove towards the inner city.

"Thank you for your hard work in traveling all the way." Itahira Seishiro began to ask about his well-being.

"It's okay, Mr. Banheng, let's stop talking about so much nonsense. Just tell me what the situation of this Northeast Army is." Nakajima Imao said seriously.

He now wanted to know more about this Northeastern Army so as to avoid suffering a heavy loss in the future battle.

"Ah... This Northeastern Army really makes me unable to sleep or eat. How can I describe their fighting power? I guess one of them can beat three of our soldiers!

The fighting power is ridiculous. In the past, we always fought against the enemy with such a record, but now it's the other way around! "Itaheng Seishirō sighed deeply and told the story.

Although I don't want to admit it, the other party is just that powerful.

"You are kidding, right? The B-class division can only fight three at once, but you have soldiers from the A-class division under your command.
Can the Northeast Army also do this, one against three? ! " Nakajima Imao asked seriously.

To be honest, he didn't quite believe it. Being able to fight two soldiers of the Class A Division alone was already very impressive. But one to three, he still found it hard to believe.

"I'm not kidding, they are really that strong. The soldiers guarding the airport are all from the Class A division.

A regiment of more than 4,000 people could not hold out for less than an hour under the enemy's attack. Even a regiment sent to support was annihilated.
Although the regiment sent to support was only a regiment of the B-class division, the enemy still easily annihilated them.
This shows that the enemy is really strong and is totally beyond the ability of our troops to deal with.

With the same number of people, facing them, I'm afraid our people won't even be able to inflict heavy casualties on the other side." Itahene Seishirō told them everything.

Although he was emphasizing the opponent's strength by saying this, if he didn't say it out loud, he was worried that Nakajima Imao would be careless, and if he failed again, he would be really finished.

He didn't want to commit suicide and wanted to continue serving the empire.

"Hiss... If what you said is true, then it will not be easy for the 16th Division to annihilate the enemy.
I want to know how many people there are on the other side, what is the commander's name, and can I find out where the other side's home is? ! "Nakajima Imao looked at Itahune Seishiro's serious expression, and he believed it a little.

"The enemy commander's name is Mu Jin, but I sent intelligence personnel to check. This name is most likely a pseudonym. We can't find out what unit the enemy used to belong to.
All we know is that the other side was dissatisfied with the discriminatory treatment by the National Army and the lack of supplies after the battle, so they broke away from their original troops and fought against us on their own!
Who could have thought that after leaving the original army, the other party would become so powerful!
As for the number of the enemy, how should I put it? I estimate that there are about three to four thousand people, and no more than five thousand at most. With just this number of people..." Itahene Seishirō sighed.

If he had known this would happen, he would even want to give the other side supplies so that they would not leave the army. An army that is completely controlled by Mu Jin is really too strong.

"That's really a bit troublesome. I heard that he has a pretty good relationship with the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, right?!" asked Nakajima Imao.

"Yes, he has a good relationship with the Eighth Route Army, but his relationship with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army seems average," responded Itagaki Seishirō.

"Oh?! Why do you say that?! Didn't they first cooperate with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?! Why do you say they have a bad relationship?" Nakajima Imao was a little confused.

From the intelligence he knew, the other party was cooperating with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, which caused them to lose more than 20,000 soldiers in one go. From this point of view, they should have had a better relationship with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

"No, no, no, they were paid to cooperate with the Shanxi Suiyuan Army. And at the beginning, they attacked the county town in the name of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army. Their purpose was to divert the trouble to the east.

In the end, they forced the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to cooperate with them, which led to the subsequent cooperation.
Judging from this, Mu Jin doesn't like the Jinsui Army very much. I guess he can't stand the fact that the Jinsui Army is not active enough in confronting us.
Even later when I sent troops to fight against the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, the other side did not come to rescue, which makes it even more certain." Itaheng Seishirō spoke out all his guesses.

Of course, he analyzed all of this based on information sent back by intelligence personnel.

Although the other party had just helped the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army capture Fucheng not long ago, intelligence said that they still spent money on cooperation.

(End of this chapter)