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Chapter 1083 Our regiment’s strength is still too small!

As soon as Hata Shunroku's telegram was sent to the Japanese headquarters, it shocked everyone.

It was like a tornado that swept out from the telecommunications room and began to spread to various departments.

Although the old devil Tojo immediately ordered everyone not to leak the news privately after learning the news, how could such a big thing be kept secret?
Everyone who got the news had relatives, friends, classmates, and old acquaintances.

This storm, from a hidden corner, quickly swept across the entire Edo.

In less than two hours, everyone in the Japanese military and political departments, as well as their families, relatives, and so on, knew the news.

Everyone was so shocked that their mouths could not close!
Some people even secretly started packing their bags and prepared to run away.

In the eyes of these people, if even a high-ranking and powerful person like Okamura Ji-ning died, doesn't that mean that the war situation on the front line has become extremely bad and is about to collapse?
If you don’t run now, you will be unable to escape when you turn back!

……

Even the Japanese soldier Tian Huang who was hiding in the palace got the news from the people around him.

This time, he was also a little panicked.

It was as if I saw a noose in the void, reaching towards me.

I couldn't help but feel extremely regretful in my heart, regretting that I had rashly agreed to those reckless warriors and started this damn war.

So he immediately asked someone to call the old devil Tojo and ask him what happened.

Upon hearing that the enemy was just a small force of dozens of people and had destroyed a front commander, he naturally became furious.

He scolded the old Japanese Tojo harshly.

He angrily accused him of being the one who should have transferred Okamura Ji-ning, a useless piece of trash, to the reserve force last time instead of saying anything about giving him another chance!
Otherwise, the locust army wouldn't be so embarrassed now.

As the Minister of War, the old devil Tojo held a high position of power and was praised by countless people in the past.

Plus, he is already quite old, so naturally he felt embarrassed when he was scolded.

He kept complaining in his heart that Okamura Ji Ning was too useless and had failed to live up to his expectations.

However, he also felt a headache about the war situation in northern Hebei.

There is no doubt that if the Jibei Front Army were to be weakened at this point, their southward advance strategy would probably not be realized at all!
……

After finally patting his chest and making a bunch of promises to appease Tianhuang, the old Japanese devil Tojo finally got away with a sad face and returned to his office.

He then immediately summoned his trusted subordinates to discuss how to deal with this bad news.

After everyone discussed it, the old Japanese Tojo decisively chose the operation that the little Japanese always liked, which was -

Fake!

He arranged for people to publicly announce the deaths of Okamura Ji-ning and Tanabe Seigo through radio, newspapers and other media.

However, the cause of death was illness.

It was also confirmed that the memorial service would be held three days later.

He thought that since the bodies of Okamura Ji-ning and Tanabe Seigo were there, he could just send a transport plane to bring them back and clean them up so that no one would be able to find any flaws.

He doesn't care whether those smart people believe it or not.

As long as some idiots believe it, that's enough.

To this end, he also publicly announced that he would request His Majesty Tianhuang to posthumously promote Okamura Ji-ning to the rank of marshal and Tanabe Seigo to the rank of general.

When he killed the old Tojo devil, he could never have imagined that the bodies of Okamura Jining and Tanabe Seigo, one was roasted into a salted fish by the fire, and the other had his head stepped on and exploded.

It would be very difficult for the undertaker to disguise the death as one caused by illness!
……

In hell, Okamura Ji Ning learned that the cause of his death was covered up and he was posthumously promoted to marshal, which made him very proud.

He thought to himself: My judgment was indeed very accurate. As long as I die, all my mistakes and guilt will no longer exist.

On the contrary, a lot of honors will fall on you.

……

Speaking of the old Japanese Tojo, after arranging the handling of the news of Okamura Ji'ning's death, he then intensively discussed with the leaders of various forces the selection of the new army commander of the Hebei-Northern Front.

Due to the urgency of the situation, they did not have much time to think carefully.

In the end, it only took two hours for them to compromise and reach an agreement.

Decision: Appoint Matsui Jugen as the commander of the Hebei-Northern Front Army, and Okabe Saburo as the chief of staff of the Hebei-Northern Front Army!
As for Itagaki Seijiro, who was more strongly recommended in Okamura Jining's telegram, the old Japanese Tojo simply chose to ignore it.

Are you kidding? This guy was his immediate superior!

Now, if I let him return to such an important position as the commander of the Jibei Front Army, if he really wants to make some contributions, he will be in danger of being replaced at any time!

Matsui Jugen's reputation has become so bad because of the Jinling incident that no matter how great his achievements are, they will not pose any threat to his position.

……

After the decision was made, the old Japanese Tojo called Matsui Jugen and Okabe Saburo to his office.

Announce the news to them.

Matsui Jugen, who had been idle for a long time, was naturally very excited to get the opportunity to lead a team again.

He repeatedly expressed his loyalty to the Tojo devil.

Although in his heart, he looked down on the other person as a "young man".

But now that I am under someone else's roof, I still have to express my opinion.

After all, even if you are the commander of one side, you still have to rely on the other side for troop supplies and material replenishment!
But Saburo Okabe was not very happy.

Let him be someone's assistant, but he's not happy at all!

However, he was only a lieutenant general now, and he did not dare to compete with the general Matsui Jugen for the position, so he could only agree reluctantly.

……

Seeing that neither of them had any objections, Tojo said:

"Mr. Matsui, the situation of the Hebei-Northern Front Army is extremely critical. You must take a flight to China early tomorrow morning!

Stabilize the situation of the entire front as quickly as possible!

Moreover, the 1st and 8th Divisions are still fighting in northwest Shanxi. You must also command them to wipe out those damned Tubalu!"

Matsui Jugen assured confidently:

“Don’t worry, Lord Lu Xiang, these Chinese people are not worth mentioning at all!
After I arrive in northern Hebei, I will use one month to stabilize the situation, three months to launch a comprehensive sweep, and finally within six months to a year, I will wipe out all the local Eighth Route Army in northern Hebei!"

Seeing him so arrogant, the old Japanese Tojo felt something was wrong.

When Okamura Jining went to northern Hebei, he was also full of confidence!

As a result, within a year, he died in a foreign land.

Thinking of this, he quickly reminded Matsui Jugen:

"Mr. Matsui, the Tubalu are completely different from the regular Chinese army you have dealt with before.

Although their weapons and equipment are not as good as those of regular troops, their fighting will and tactical command capabilities are extremely extraordinary.

It is not something that can be dealt with easily.

I think Okabe-kun will have a deep understanding of this matter."

As he said this, he looked up at Okabe Saburo.

Although Okabe Saburo was not very happy in his heart, he nodded cooperatively and reluctantly agreed:
"When I was in northern Hebei, I fought against the Eighth Route Army.

They were poorly equipped, with only a few rounds of ammunition each.

However, he is not useless as he is tactically flexible and has a strong fighting spirit.

Once our transport team is exposed or a small group of troops is left alone, they will easily be ambushed by them."

Seeing both of them say this, Matsui Jugen could only nod reluctantly:

“Yoshi!
I understand. When I arrive in northern Hebei, I will conduct more investigations to learn more about the Eighth Route Army and then make targeted deployments.

But rest assured, Lord Lu Xiang, I will definitely send you a victory report as soon as possible to celebrate His Majesty Tian Huang’s birthday. "...

Next, the old Japanese Tojo synchronized some other intelligence with the two men, discussed various issues such as material supply, and then sent the two men back to prepare.

Tomorrow morning, I will take a plane to Beijing.

After everything was settled, watching the two men walk out of his office hand in hand, Tojo couldn't help but sigh:
"Over the past year or so, nearly twenty Imperial Army generals have been killed in battle in northern Hebei!

I hope you can return with honor, rather than die on the battlefield!"

……

On the Japanese side, news was publicly spread that Okamura Ji-ning and Tanabe Seigo had contracted illness and died.

Lao Chang, Yan Laokou and our army naturally received the news quickly through various channels.

Suddenly everyone felt shocked as if a bolt of lightning had broken the earth!
The entire leaders of the Jibei Front Army were wiped out in one fell swoop. This was something no one had ever dared to imagine.

You know, both Lao Chang and our military's intelligence personnel have considered finding opportunities to assassinate them.

But no one found any reliable opportunity!

All smart people were keenly aware that something big must have happened in northern Hebei.

No one believed that these two Japanese generals really died of illness.

After all, how could it be such a coincidence that two such high-ranking and powerful people would both get sick and die at the same time?

You know, a few days ago, there was intelligence that Okamura Ji Ning went to Shimen City.

And Tanabe Seigo was staying at the front army headquarters in the capital.

He didn't look like he was sick at all.

……

As a result, several forces immediately arranged their own intelligence personnel to investigate the truth of the matter.

In an instant, countless radio waves were frantically transmitting all kinds of information.

Soon, the truth about how Okamura and the other two were ambushed and killed by our army gradually surfaced.

It immediately caused shock on all sides!

Lao Chang and Lao Kou Yan both felt a chill on the back of their necks.

On our military side, the leaders were naturally smiling from ear to ear.

Immediately send a telegram to the troops below and ask who did it!
Prepare to be recognized!

……

Time goes back a few hours.

Beijing Airport.

Lieutenant Colonel Kosuke Kato, commander of the newly formed 30th Flying Squadron, is imparting air combat experience to his inexperienced pilots.

Nowadays, they are facing a shortage of aviation fuel, which prevents pilots from doing flight training whenever they want, so they can only strengthen paper training.

Suddenly, a telegraph operator came hurriedly and reported to him:
"Captain, the Commander sent a telegram from the Stone Gate!"

Kato Kosuke quickly took the telegram and took a look at it, and his face suddenly became very ugly.

But he did not dare to disobey the military order, so he could only shout out:
"Kawada-kun, take your squadron and take off to Huangping Town in northwest Shanxi immediately to bomb the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army!"

Upon hearing this, Major Taiichi Kawada, the captain of the second squadron under his command, became very hesitant.

He quickly said:
"Sir Captain, it's only three hours until dark.

Even if we fly to the Eighth Route Army's position, the time we can use for fighting will be very limited!
Can we delay the deployment until tomorrow morning?"

"Baga! Are you kidding me, you bastard?"

Kato Kosuke almost fainted from anger.

Although he also felt that Okamura Ji Ning's order was very unreasonable.

But he knew with his butt that there could not be any delay in the battle on the front line.

After being scolded, Kawada Yasuichi had no choice but to agree.

Then he took his men to prepare for takeoff.

……

Soon, their nine bombers were ready.

Then he asked Kato Kosuke for permission to take off.

Kato Kosuke, with a gloomy face, pulled Kawada Taiichi to a corner and whispered:

“Kawada-kun, we are extremely short of planes and pilots.

When you go into battle this time, you must be cautious and careful. It is better to fail in the battle than to lose the aircraft.

Do you understand? "

When Kawada Taiichi heard this, he felt that his three views were overturned.

I thought to myself: Good fellow, I thought you were so devoted to the cause of the empire, but I didn’t expect you to tell me this now!
He couldn't help but ask with some hesitation:
"Captain, if this is the case, wouldn't it be a waste of precious aviation fuel?"

"Baga! You idiot!

Don’t you want to lead the warriors in flight training today?
Now I give you a chance, why don't you cherish it?"

Kato Kousuke roared loudly.

When Kawada Yasuichi heard this, his eyes suddenly widened.

I couldn't help but feel infinite admiration for Kato Kosuke!

I thought to myself: Isn’t this just a way for me to fool around a bit and come back?
Okay, okay, this is how you play, right?
I'm a failure!!!

He also immediately understood why the other party could be the team leader while he was only a squadron leader despite having the same five years of flying experience!
This operation is really smooth.

……

After understanding what to do, Kawada Taiichi excitedly took off with his 9 Type twin-engine light bomber aircraft and flew towards Huangping Town.

……

At this moment, at the battlefield of Huangping Town.

After the special forces regiment's heavy artillery opened fire, Yang Yuanshan met several battalion commanders including Xu Wei, He Yunfu, and Wang Quanfa in the temporary command center.

After learning that they had each lost a lot of troops in order to lure the Japanese into Huangping Town, their mood suddenly became not so good.

Couldn't help but sigh:

“Our regiment’s strength is still too small!
The sustained combat capability is still too poor.”

Zhan Haishan, who was standing next to him, was speechless when he heard this.

What made him even more speechless was that He Yunfu and other battalion commanders actually nodded in agreement:

"yes!
Commander, it would be best if we could expand each of our main battalions to 3000 people!
This way, even if more than half of them are killed or wounded, there are still 1500 people who can fight!"

After hearing this, Zhan Haishan could no longer hold back.

I couldn't help but jump out and said to Yang Yuanshan:
"Captain, do you want to listen to what you are saying?
During the past ten days or so, our regiment has fought continuously from Qubei County to Xinkou and then to Huangping Town. Hasn't it been a continuous battle?

Isn't this sustained combat capability strong enough? "

Yang Yuanshan chuckled:
"Haishan, we must set high standards and strict requirements for ourselves!
A battalion of 3000 men looks good to me.

After this battle, we will expand our army!"

When He Yunfu and others heard his decision, they were all beaming with joy, and everyone was muttering in their hearts: Once the expansion is completed, they can live the life of a regiment leader!
Beautiful!
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(End of this chapter)