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Let’s talk about the Japanese in Shimen City.

Lieutenant Colonel Ritsuji Nagata, commander of the Shimen Castle Garrison Regiment, learned from Noda Kazuo's phone call that Okamura Ji-ning had really died, and he immediately smashed the phone.

Then he ordered his first battalion to assemble immediately and prepare to leave the city and rush to Shimen Airport.

However, early this morning, he had withdrawn almost all of his veteran soldiers and gave them to Okamura Jining.

Now the remaining recruits have been gathered together. They are so slow in their movements and their equipment is scattered all over the place. It is really a disgrace to look at.

He was almost furious.

About half an hour later, they finally managed to line up, put on their equipment, and set off towards the west of the city.

At this time, the sound of artillery and the flames from Shimen Airport could be seen and heard by people ten miles away.

Ritsuji Nagata was extremely anxious. He rode a brown warhorse and urged the soldiers to gallop towards the airport at full speed.

However, when they had only walked about halfway, the soldier in front ran back in panic and reported:
"Your Excellency, Commander, this is terrible. The Chief of Staff has died."

When Nagata Ritsuki heard this, he almost died on the spot.

He was still thinking about flattering Tanabe Morigo to see if he could have a chance to be promoted to colonel, but how come he is totally screwed now?
Is it because the injury is too serious?
Thinking of this, he shouted angrily:
"Baga! What the hell is going on?

Didn't that bastard Noda Kazuo report that he would send someone to send the Chief of Staff back to Shimen City?"

"Your Excellency, Commander, just ahead, the Chief of Staff seems to have been attacked.

All the warriors who guarded him died!
Judging from the bullet shells they left behind, the ones who attacked them were probably not ordinary enemies!"

"What? Baga Yalu!"

Ritsuji Nagata roared wildly.

Then I felt that my sky was dark.

The commander and chief of staff of the front all died in his territory. He felt that even if he was cut into pieces, he could not absolve himself of his guilt!

……

After standing there in despair for at least five minutes, Ritsuji Nagata finally came to his senses.

He patted the horse's butt and spurred it forward.

Soon, he saw the corpse of Tanabe Seigo whose head had exploded into a rotten watermelon.

He couldn't help but get angry, and he spit out foul language towards the sky, cursing the person who attacked him for being so vicious.

Death on the battlefield is nothing, but dying with your head stepped on like a rotten watermelon is too tragic, isn't it?

Just don't talk about martial arts!
His battalion commander, Major Mao Li Sota, was speechless when he saw the artillery fire from Shimen Airport becoming more and more intense, while his own regiment commander was just busy here, helpless and furious.

He quickly stood up and reminded:

"Sir, the situation at the airport seems to be bad!"

After hearing this, Nagata Ritsuuke finally came to his senses. He quickly ordered people to carry Tanabe Seigo's body back to Shimen City, and then led his men to continue rushing towards Shimen Airport.

……

Unfortunately, when they arrived at the airport, Wei Dayong and others had already retreated.

Ritsuji Nagata had people chasing him for half an hour but still couldn't catch up.

Seeing that it was getting dark, if he continued to chase, he might be ambushed again. He could only feel helpless and furious and chose to give up.

Then he hurriedly ordered his hundreds of men to treat the wounded and rescue supplies.

……

The fire at Shimen Airport was not extinguished until dark. All the buildings at the airport were burned to ashes, and all the stored supplies were destroyed.

An airport that was 80% rebuilt was completely destroyed, which is a huge loss.

At the airport, all the civilians captured by the Japanese took advantage of the chaos to escape.

It would probably take the Japanese ten days or half a month to capture so many young and strong men to work again.

After all, after their repeated attacks, only one in ten of the villages around Shimen remains.

In addition to these losses, the Japanese soldiers at the airport also suffered heavy casualties.

Except for the more than one hundred soldiers who rushed out of the airport but were defeated by machine guns of Wei Dayong and others, most of the Japanese soldiers who remained in the airport were engulfed by the fire.

Even the squadron leader Kazuo Noda was burned to death and turned into charcoal.

When Ritsuji Nagata heard his subordinates report the situation at the airport, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

This loss is too great.

It’s simply unsightly!

Fortunately, there is good news.

At least at this moment, the captain of the first brigade, Mao Lisuotai, ran over excitedly and reported to him:

"Sir, the commander, we have found the commander's body!"

Hearing this, Nagata Ritsuki forced himself to cheer up and quickly gave the order:
"Hurry up, take me to see it!"

Okamura Jining's death was certainly extremely bad news, but if even his body could not be saved, he could commit seppuku now.

"Hi!"

Mao Li Sota agreed and immediately led the way.

……

Soon, the two arrived at the airport runway.

There are now many charred corpses lying there.

Seeing this scene, Nagata Ritsuki's mood became even worse.

At this time, Mao Lisuotai pointed at a shriveled, dehydrated, hairless corpse at the edge and said:
"Your Excellency, Commander, this should be the Commander."

Nagata Ritsuji took two quick steps forward and rushed over to take a closer look. He discovered that although the corpse had been shriveled by the fire and was wearing an ill-fitting ordinary soldier's uniform, the look in his eyes and eyebrows clearly showed that it was indeed Okamura Jinin.

Seeing the other party's miserable condition, Nagata Ritsuki's heart suddenly turned cold as ice.

He thought to himself: It seems that I would be better off committing seppuku to die more gracefully!

It's not enough that the commander died, but he was also roasted by the fire like this. It's so pitiful!

……

He asked his men to carry up Okamura Ji-ning's body, and with a sad face, Nagata Ritsuuke led his men back to Shimen City.

Then, trembling, he dictated a telegram to report to the front headquarters in the capital.

When the telegraph operator finished sending the telegram, he was about to leave the telecommunications room, but he suddenly realized that the two big bosses of the front army were now dead bodies, lying in their own regiment headquarters!

I don't know if anyone can handle this telegram of mine.

But he couldn't do anything about it, so he could only go back to his room and drink alone.

He knew very well that this might be his last chance to drink.

……

This is the Japanese Expeditionary Force Headquarters.

Recently, Commander General Hata Shunroku was directing the "Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign" in Nanjing.

At this moment, he was in his command center, discussing the selection of the commander of the Hebei-North Front Army with his chief of staff, Lieutenant General Hou Gongjun.

Just now, they had received the last telegram from Okamura Ji-ning.

I learned that the other party was determined to die on the battlefield.

Naturally, I feel very emotional.

However, the situation in northwestern Shanxi was so bad that even Jinyang City was subjected to continuous bombardment and the Xinkou area was lost. Hata Shunroku felt that it was not unfair for Okamura Ji-ning to step down.

His performance over the past few months has indeed disappointed all of them!
Hata Shunroku and Harumiya Jun both feel that Okamura Jining is just a name in vain!
He did a worse job than his predecessor Taro Tada!
Taro Tada worked for two years at least, but Okamura collapsed in less than a year. It was truly a case of all appearances but rotten inside!
Of course, now that the opponent is determined to restore his honor on the battlefield, Hata Shunroku cannot add insult to injury.

After all, the other party, like himself, is a general of the Imperial Army!

Represents the face of the empire.

So at this moment, they did not discuss Okamura Ji-ning too much, but instead focused their energy on discussing the next commander of the Hebei-North Front Army.

Although Okamura Jining recommended two candidates in the telegram, and the old Japanese devil Tojo in the headquarters would also have his own ideas, Hata Shunroku would of course exert his influence on such an important matter.

……

However, before they could come to a clear conclusion, the communications officer from the communications room suddenly knocked on the door with another telegram.

"Commander, telegram from the Hebei-Northern Front Army."

"Oh, what do you think of Okamura-kun?"

Hata Shunroku asked casually.

I was somewhat surprised.

He thought to himself: This guy used to send telegrams directly to the base camp when he had nothing to do before, and he didn't take his immediate superior seriously! Why is he sending telegrams every now and then?
Is this a discovery of conscience?
"No... this telegram was sent by the staff in their headquarters.

Say...say..."

The telecommunications officer hesitated.

"say what?"

Harumiya Jun also became a little curious.

"They said that Commander Okamura and Chief of Staff Tanabe both... died in battle!"

The telecommunications staff officer said this, his face full of disbelief.

Losing a general and a lieutenant general at the same time was completely unprecedented for the Locust Army!
Outrageous!

Hearing his words, Hata Shunroku and Harumiya Jun almost dropped their jaws to the ground.

I couldn't help but scream:
"What? How is this possible!!!"

The telegraph officer didn't dare to waste words, and quickly handed over the telegram in his hand and explained:
"Commander, look!
Here is the telegram from them.”

Hata Shunroku snatched it away, scanned it quickly, and immediately roared in anger:
"Baga! Damn Tubalu!!"

The harem next to him asked curiously:
"Commander, what is going on?

Could it be that the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi was plotting something, bypassing the main forces of the First and Eighth Divisions, and rushing to Shimen, so that they ran into Mr. Okamura head-on?"

Hata Shunroku handed him the telegram in his hand and cursed:
"This telegram actually said that the Eighth Route Army ambushed with only a few dozen men, and within half an hour, Okamura and his two squadrons of brave warriors were all killed!"

"What? The combat effectiveness of our locust warriors has now declined to this extent???"

Harumiya Jun couldn't believe it at all.

Hata Shunroku naturally didn't believe it, and immediately ordered the staff officer to verify the authenticity of the telegram through various channels at all costs.

……

About half an hour later, the other party came back in a hurry and reported to Hata Shunroku:
"I have confirmed through the Special High Section's intelligence personnel that Commander Okamura and Chief of Staff Tanabe have indeed died in battle.

The body is currently in Shimen City.

The way they died was exactly as described in the previous telegram."

After confirming the news, Hata Shunroku and Harumiya Jun both felt a chill down their spines.

Especially Hata Shunroku!

He felt that he might be severely reprimanded by the headquarters.

After all, this was the first general lost by their Imperial Army!

And it was the famous Okamura Jining!

As the commander of the expeditionary force, he cannot escape blame!

……

After a long while, the two of them came back to their senses.

They looked at each other in silence, with sad expressions on their faces.

After pacing around the room for a few steps, Hata Shunroku pondered and gave an order:
“Harem-kun, please help me arrange a plane.

I will rush to the capital early tomorrow morning.

I'll leave the matter in Jinling to you first."

Hou Gongchun quickly dissuaded him:
"Commander, the war in Zhejiang and Jiangxi is very urgent. If you leave and something happens, it will be terrible!

I suggest that you should immediately send a telegram to the headquarters to appoint a commander of the Jibei Front Army who can rush to the capital to take charge of the overall situation. "

"Okamura-kun died, I must go to see him in person.

As for the next commander of the Hebei-Northern Front Army, I think Mr. Okabe, whom you proposed, is indeed a good candidate.

Please send a telegram to the headquarters to report this matter and recommend Okabe-kun."

The Okabe-kun he mentioned was Saburo Okabe who served as the commander-in-chief of Mongolia at that time.

Because he suffered heavy losses at the hands of Fu Yisheng's troops of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in northern Shanxi, he was transferred back to the base camp.

Now he is serving as the director of the technical department. It can be said that he is a candidate who can arrive at the post on time and has a deep understanding of the situation in northern Hebei.

Seeing his firm attitude, Hou Gongchun could only nod and agree.

I went down and arranged it immediately.

……

Soon, the news that Okamura Ji-ning was dead spread like a whirlwind throughout the entire Japanese military high-ranking officials.

It's like a stone that causes a thousand ripples!

All the officers who were qualified to know the news were shocked.

My eyes almost fell to the ground.

After all, Okamura Jining's status, position and fame are quite prominent!

Everyone is optimistic about him and believes that he will take over Hata Shunroku's position as the commander of the expeditionary force in a year or two!

But I didn't expect that he would die so quickly and cleanly at the hands of the Eighth Route Army who were short of bullets. It was simply unbelievable.

All the generals in their jurisdictions where the Eighth Route Army was active immediately sent orders to their subordinates, requiring them to be on high alert and not to rashly pursue them when they encountered a small group of Eighth Route Army fleeing, so as to avoid an ambush and loss.

……

It was not yet late at night, so in Jinyang City, Kazuo Iwamatsu and Prince Sakuhiko Asaka were still awake and discussing the current battle situation in the war room.

Prince Asaka Sakehiko was very confident in the First and Eighth Divisions. After pointing at the sand table with his baton, he pointed at Heyuan County and said with a grim smile:

"Mr. Yansong, I am sure that this Heyuan County is the burial place of the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi!"

Iwamatsu Kazuo nodded, fully agreeing with his judgment.

At this moment, a trusted adviser of Prince Sakuhiko Asaka suddenly knocked on the door and whispered something to him.

Xianggong Jiuyan Wang suddenly screamed:
“Nani? How is this possible???”

Seeing that he didn't believe it, the staff officer quickly took out a telegram from his bosom and handed it to the other party.

Prince Asaka Sakuhiko took it and looked at it, and immediately felt cold all over.

It is really unworthy for a great general of the Imperial Army to die at the hands of dozens of local guerrillas!
So frustrating!

Even if the other party used incendiary bombs!
Iwamatsu Kazuo, who was standing next to him, was quite surprised to see Xiangmiya Juhiko's out-of-control behavior.

However, he still understood social etiquette. Although he kept muttering to himself, he did not ask rashly.

However, Prince Sakuhiko of the Palace of Asaka did not hide it from him. After sending his trusted confidant away with a wave of his hand, he sighed to himself and said:
"Iwamatsu-kun, there's news from the Expeditionary Force Headquarters that Okamura-kun and Tanabe-kun have died."

"What? Commander and Chief of Staff... die in battle???"

Iwamatsu Kazuo was also shocked.

It was as if I had heard something from the Arabian Nights.

He wanted to ask Prince Sakuhiko Asaka whether he was talking nonsense or not.

But then I realized that the more outrageous the news was, the more credible it was.

What's more, considering the other party's identity as a general of the Imperial Army, it is obviously impossible for him to speak nonsense!
Prince Sakuhiko Asaka also knew how outrageous this matter was.

So he continued to narrate the details of the intelligence he had obtained.

……

After hearing his words, Iwamatsu Kazuo opened his mouth wide.

It took a long while before I had to accept this horrible fact.

Then he said worriedly:

"General, I suspect that the people who attacked the commander must be the Tubalu from northwestern Shanxi!"

"Nani? Why?
There is no relevant information in my intelligence."

Prince Sakuhiko Asaka looked at Kazuo Iwamatsu in surprise.

I want to know what he has to say.

Iwamatsu Kazuo quickly explained:
“General, incendiary bombs are also very valuable in my locust army.

Judging from the battle reports between our Locust Army and the Eighth Route Army, only the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi used incendiary bombs!
Considering the distance between northwest Shanxi and Shimen City, I have reason to believe that they were responsible for this!"

"idiot!!!
When facing the attack of two divisions, they actually had the mood to send a small force to ambush Mr. Okamura???
This is a disrespect to us!"

Prince Asaka Sakuhiko swung his baton violently, smashing a large vase in the corner of the operations room into pieces.

...(End of chapter)