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Chapter 427 Yoshio Shinozuka's Pessimism

Neiji Okamura patiently looked at the military map hanging on the wall at the headquarters of the Japanese army stationed in North China, which clearly marked the situation of the troops stationed in various places in Shanxi, and also marked the possible locations of the Jinsui Army, the Eighth Route Army and other ministries.

Looking at this military map, Neiji Okamura looked indifferent. He looked coldly at the areas where the Eighth Route Army troops might be located, and remained silent for a long time.

Yoshio Shinozuka had already arrived at the headquarters, he lowered his head, not daring to look at Neiji Okamura, his peer.

Compared with Neiji Okamura, Yoshio Shinozuka's achievements are undoubtedly quite insufficient. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Neiji Okamura to become a general when he was still a lieutenant general, and was even appointed by the emperor as the North China Front Army Commander.

"Xiaozuka-kun, do you have anything to say?" Okamura Neiji's eyes fell on Shinozuka Yoshio, making Shinozuka Yoshio feel a slight chill.

Shinozuka Yoshio bowed his head silently, not daring to say anything, the failure of several raids made him unable to defend himself even if he wanted to.When Tada Hayao was there, Shinozuka Yoshio was criticized by Tada Hayao. It is true that Shinozuka Yoshio failed to make a recordable record after taking over the First Army.

Now that Neiji Okamura has come, Yoshio Shinozuka has been given a certain amount of time to make changes, but unfortunately the siege organized by Yoshio Shinozuka still failed.Although the siege organized by Shinozuka Yoshio destroyed the base of the Eighth Route Army, it failed to damage the foundation of the Eighth Route Army, let alone find out the specific locations of the Eighth Route Army headquarters and various units.

Mobilizing many troops to carry out large-scale encirclement and suppression, but failed to produce enough results, it can only show that Yoshio Shinozuka's ability is not enough.

"Huh? Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka? The raids you organized on the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi all ended in failure. The base camp and His Majesty the Emperor saw all of this."

"The imperial saber on your waist was given by His Majesty the Emperor. Don't you feel ashamed? Don't you feel ashamed of your expectations of His Majesty?" Neiji Okamura said again in a cold voice.

Neji Okamura's face was extremely cold. He knew that the Eighth Route Army troops were difficult to deal with. The Eighth Route Army troops active in the occupied area were like weeds, which were difficult to eradicate.Before becoming the commander of the North China Front Army, Neiji Okamura had paid some attention to the Eighth Route Army troops in the occupied area, but when he actually sat in this position, he found that the Eighth Route Army was more difficult to deal with than he imagined.

Neiji Okamura was determined to be appointed as the commander of the North China Front Army by the emperor himself. After carefully understanding the specific situation in the occupied area, considering that there are not many actual control areas in the occupied area on average, he made Neiji Okamura wants to increase the actual control area of ​​the Japanese army in the occupied area from 70.00% to [-]% within three years.

To do this, Neiji Okamura needs the commanders of the various units under his command to have no problems, and Yoshio Shinozuka, who has not done any good, needs to leave.

After sitting on the bench for a year in the mainland, Neiji Okamura has undergone a lot of changes, at least making him more cautious and sure that he has sufficient control over the troops under his command.

"It seems that you don't want to say anything, and you understand that you are ashamed of His Majesty's gift."

"The base camp ordered Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio to not make any achievements during his tenure as the commander of the First Army, so he ordered Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio to return to the mainland in June and serve as a military councilor and the principal of the Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy!" Oka Cunningji read the order from the native land expressionlessly, and he didn't have the slightest regret for Yoshio Shinozuka's transfer order.

Neiji Okamura knew a little about Yoshio Shinozuka's character, he knew that Yoshio Shinozuka's character was very tough, if he really wanted to stay in the First Army, it would not be good for him to control the troops under his command.And most importantly, without his permission, Yoshio Shinozuka mobilized various units of the First Army to organize the encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army's base area.

Although the units of the First Army that were mobilized did not suffer much loss, Neiji Okamura was still quite dissatisfied. Even if the headquarters did not issue a corresponding transfer order, he would punish Yoshio Shinozuka to a certain extent. own control over the troops.

"Mr. Shinozuka, it's good to go back to the mainland. The war in China has reached a stalemate. If you stay in the battlefield in China, Mr. Shinozuka's ability will not play a big role."

"Besides, Shinozuka-kun has been fighting abroad for many years, so it's okay to go back to the mainland and take a good rest." Neiji Okamura said.

Yoshio Shinozuka was silent. He knew that the headquarters would punish him, but he didn't expect that he would be directly transferred back to the mainland.No, Yoshio Shinozuka had some guesses, but he didn't expect that the headquarters would be so merciless that he would be transferred directly from the Chinese battlefield.

Looking at Neiji Okamura beside him, Yoshio Shinozuka didn't have much anger, he knew that Neiji Okamura would punish him even if there was no transfer order from the base camp.

"Xiaozuka-kun, maybe I can help you plead with the base camp to let you stay on the battlefield in China." Neiji Okamura felt Shinozuka Yoshio's gaze on him, and said with a frown.

Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head directly, and said in a low voice, "No need, I won't bother Okamura-kun."

"Perhaps returning to the mainland is only temporary. Didn't Mr. Okamura just return to the Chinese battlefield from the mainland? Maybe we will have the opportunity to meet at that time. Mr. Okamura, before leaving, I want to remind you that the Eighth Route Army troops are not It's not that easy to deal with."

Facing Yoshio Shinozuka's reminder, Neiji Okamura didn't care. He had already thought about how to deal with the Eighth Route Army troops in the occupied area. He believed that no matter how cunning the Eighth Route Army troops were, they would have no effect.

"Xiaozuka-kun, we also came from the Imperial Army University, and I have heard about the feats that Shinozuka-kun has done. I have some appreciation for Shinozuka-kun."

"But now, Shinozuka-kun has disappointed me a bit. This is not what our Army University graduates should look like. Perhaps, the decision of the base camp is correct. With Shinozuka-kun's condition, it is really not suitable to continue to stay in the Chinese battlefield." Neiji Okamura looked at Yoshio Shinozuka, a little disdainful of Yoshio Shinozuka's reaction.As a soldier, Shinozuka Yoshio's mood was too low, and he couldn't see any pride belonging to the Japanese Imperial Army at all.

Yoshio Shinozuka fell silent. He was a fanatical imperialist and a soldier, but he had a bad premonition after several failed encirclement campaigns against the bases of the Eighth Route Army, as well as the stalemate between the frontline troops and the national army.

Unlike ordinary soldiers, Yoshio Shinozuka, as a lieutenant general, is more aware of the local situation. If the stalemate continues, it may be difficult for the Japanese Empire to annex China, and it may even be possible to lose the war.It's just that Shinozuka Yoshio didn't say anything, and he didn't dare to say it, he could only bury these pessimistic thoughts in his heart.

(End of this chapter)