I am an artillery soldier

Chapter 426 The General of the Defeated Army
In Taiyuan, Shanxi, at the headquarters of the Japanese First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka was expressionless.

In order to stay in the First Army, Shinozuka Yoshio took great risks to mobilize various units of the First Army and launched a large-scale sweep of the Eighth Route Army's base areas.Shinozuka Yoshio didn't want to leave, so he could only find a way to make some meritorious deeds. Only in this way could he have the possibility to continue to stay.

But now, the failure of sweeping the Eighth Route Army's base area made Shinozuka Yoshio know that he had only one choice left, and that was to leave the First Army.

Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes were a little empty. He had been fighting with the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi for so long, and he knew the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army. But before this raid started, he still held some hope, thinking that the raid would have some effect.But the result of the raids made Yoshio Shinozuka understand that he was overthinking. The complex environment in Shanxi allowed the troops of the Eighth Route Army to hide well.

Once the Eighth Route Army chose to avoid the battle, even if Yoshio Shinozuka mobilized too many troops, it would have no effect.

What's more, the complex environment in Shanxi made Yoshio Shinozuka afraid to mobilize the strength of the entire First Army. In Shanxi, there was not only the Eighth Route Army, but also Yan Xishan.If there is a problem with the strength of the First Army in the occupied area, then Yan Xishan will definitely take action.

Yoshio Shinozuka did not dare to take Yan Xishan lightly, he knew that Yan Xishan was an old fox, as long as he could get benefits, he could be seen everywhere.

Although the Jinsui Army under Yan Xishan did not make any moves during this period, if they really found an opportunity to benefit, the Jinsui Army would definitely take action.The reason why the sweep of the Eighth Route Army's base areas has been unsuccessful is also because Shinozuka Yoshio has a certain fear of the Jinsui Army, and he needs to leave enough troops in his hands to deal with it.

"Commander, a telegram from the North China Front Army Command." A devil came to the headquarters and shouted loudly.

Shinozuka Yoshio looked at the devil soldier, he could see that the soldier lowered his head, his face seemed a little scared, and he immediately understood that this telegram from the North China Front Army Command was not good news.Just knowing this, Shinozuka Yoshio accepted the telegram anyway, unless he wanted to defect, otherwise he had to read this telegram.

Shinozuka Yoshio is a pure imperialist and a staunch supporter of the emperor. When he graduated from the Japanese Army University, he also received the emperor's imperial saber.No matter what, Yoshio Shinozuka would not defect. Given the situation of the devil army, even if Yoshio Shinozuka wanted to defect, he would not be able to leave Taiyuan at all.

"North China Front Army Headquarters ordered that Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, Commander of the First Army Stationed in Shanxi, go to the North China Front Army Headquarters to report his duties within a week!"

The message on the telegram was very simple. Yoshio Shinozuka put down the telegram and looked at the Imperial Saber on the table. This used to be the thing he was most proud of, but now, Yoshio Shinozuka no longer has the slightest pride , Several times failed to encircle and suppress the base areas of the Eighth Route Army, but instead allowed the Eighth Route Army troops to continue to grow and develop in the occupied area.

Yoshio Shinozuka knew that he was a sinner, and that having the Imperial Saber in his hands was a kind of defilement.At this moment, Yoshio Shinozuka had the idea of ​​directly committing suicide to repay the emperor, but in the end, he still gave up on this year, he didn't want to die, he still wanted to wait until the day when the Great Japanese Empire established China.

Picking up the imperial saber on the table, Shinozuka Yoshio tidied up his clothes and walked out of the headquarters quickly.Outside the headquarters, the military vehicles were ready. When ordering the troops to end the sweep, Yoshio Shinozuka packed everything up and was ready to be summoned by the North China Front Army Command.

"lets go."

Under the order of Shinozuka Yoshio, the military vehicle started slowly and headed towards Taiyuan Railway Station.

At the same time, intelligence personnel from all parties in Taiyuan City discovered that Shinozuka Yoshio went to the train station. Through their secret observations, they could see Shinozuka Yoshio boarding the train directly at Taiyuan Railway Station and leaving Taiyuan .Judging from the direction of the train, Shinozuka Yoshio should be going to the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front Army.

Soon, the intelligence personnel of all parties passed back the information in this regard. As the commander of the Japanese First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka was in charge of the Japanese army's war in Shanxi.No, Yoshio Shinozuka's departure directly alarmed the intelligence personnel of all parties. After the relevant information was transmitted to all parties, a lot of analysis would naturally be carried out.

In a short period of time, the news about Yoshio Shinozuka's departure from Taiyuan, Shanxi Province became known to everyone.

In the direction of Chongqing, in Yan'an, Shaanxi, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the headquarters of the Second Theater Command, etc., all conducted a lot of analysis on Yoshio Shinozuka's departure.After the analysis, all parties roughly guessed that Yoshio Shinozuka would be punished when he went to the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front Army this time to report his duties.

However, it is still uncertain what kind of punishment Yoshio Shinozuka will receive.

In Siding Mountain, Liu Gen, who contacted the division headquarters, also learned from the division commander that Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the Japanese First Army, had left Taiyuan, Shanxi, and even knew the news from the headquarters about Yoshio Shinozuka leaving Taiyuan, Shanxi. related analysis.

It's just that unlike the headquarters, Liu Gen has more thoughts about Yoshio Shinozuka going to the headquarters of the North China Front Army.Even if Shinozuka Yoshio was a devil lieutenant general, he would definitely be punished for the failure of several encirclement and suppression campaigns.

The unsatisfactory battle with the national army on the front line and the expansion of the anti-Japanese base areas in the devil-occupied area made the devils focus their operations on the anti-Japanese base areas.That is to say, the devils have more fear of the Eighth Route Army troops, and they need a commander of the First Army who can restrain the development of the Eighth Route Army troops and prevent the anti-Japanese base areas from expanding again in Shanxi.

The failure of Yoshio Shinozuka's several encirclement campaigns undoubtedly proved that he was not the most suitable candidate. If he really wanted to make Shan'an settle down, it would be impossible for Yoshio Shinozuka to stay.

Liu Gen didn't hide his thoughts, he directly told the teacher what he thought of, even if the teacher didn't believe it, it would be somewhat helpful.

In fact, after listening to Liu Gen's analysis, the division commander realized that the transfer of Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the devil's first army, was very likely to happen.Liu Gen is good, but compared with the teacher, he is still a bit worse.Unlike Liu Gen, the division commander clearly knew more information about the changes in the devil's movements, and he knew more clearly how much the devil attached importance to the Japanese base area.

After the teacher discussed with everyone in the division, everyone in the division found that Liu Gen was right, and they all agreed with Liu Gen's statement.Therefore, Liu Gen's deduction was sent to the bosses of the headquarters. The bosses who originally thought that Yoshio Shinozuka would only be punished realized that what Liu Gen said was very likely to happen.

In order to be able to make adequate preparations, the bosses directly analyzed who among the devils would take his place after Yoshio Shinozuka left the First Army.

Under the analysis of the bosses, they quickly guessed a few devils who might take over the position of the commander of the First Army. For this reason, the bosses even ordered the relevant intelligence personnel to collect as much information as possible about these devils.Only in this way can we be fully prepared to deal with the replacement of the commander of the Devil's First Army.

Of course, even if they realize that there will be a new devil to take Yoshio Shinozuka's position, the bosses are not at all nervous. They have experienced too many battles, and even if a new devil commander arrives, it will not be too big. question.Given the conditions of the various units of the Devil's First Army, even if a new devil replaces Shinozuka Yoshio, it is impossible to launch a large-scale raid against the Japanese bases in a short period of time.

In other words, the units of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi should have two or three months to recuperate. Each unit needs to recruit more soldiers and increase the training of the soldiers to ensure that they can deal with the mopping up of the Japanese bases by the devils.

Sidingshan, the temporary station of the Artillery School, Liu Gen has been leading the trainees to conduct training and study related artillery theories.During the training and study, Liu Gen can find that the students have made great progress. Even if some theories are not fully understood, as long as they carry out a lot of shelling exercises, they will definitely be able to form combat effectiveness in a short time.

In Liu Gen's view, in two more months, the trainees will be able to leave the Artillery School and become the first graduates of the Artillery School.

Compared with other professional artillery schools, Liu Gen's training time for the students may be too short, but Liu Gen feels that the students can't learn much in the artillery school. It will be much more difficult to progress.Real artillerymen are all trained in battle. Only by fighting continuously can students discover their own problems and correct them.

Besides, based on the actual situation of the Eighth Route Army, there was not enough time for the trainees to receive relevant training all the time.

While Liu Gen continued to lead the trainees for training, Yoshio Shinozuka also took the train to the headquarters of the Japanese Army in North China in Beiping. The military vehicle stopped in front of the headquarters, and Yoshio Shinozuka sat in the military vehicle for a long time. Just got out of the military vehicle.

In the past, when Yoshio Shinozuka came to the headquarters of the North China Front Army, officers would come to greet him, but this time, Yoshio Shinozuka could not see any officers coming to greet him, and he could clearly see I saw soldiers waiting around the military vehicle.After Shinozuka Yoshio carefully arranged his military uniform, he stood up and walked towards the headquarters.

There are soldiers leading the way in front of him, and behind Yoshio Shinozuka, there are soldiers protecting Yoshio Shinozuka attentively, as if they are worried about Yoshio Shinozuka's problems.

Yoshio Shinozuka could clearly see all this, but he had neither words nor words. The large-scale sweep organized in Shanxi failed again, making him a defeated general in the eyes of the base camp.

(End of this chapter)