Bourne: Command and Conquer

Chapter 1467, decent

Hisao Tani was very anxious.

The heavy artillery regiment was lost. This is the beginning of bad omens.

If someone tells it at this time, I know you are in a hurry, but don’t be anxious yet...

It will definitely chop off the opponent's head with one knife!

Another kick!

Not in a hurry? You said it lightly!

Is that a heavy artillery regiment? Not an infantry wing.

Losing an infantry regiment is really not a big problem. At most, he was scolded by the base camp.

Generally speaking, the loss of infantry is considered a crime other than war.

Don’t you see, Nogi Nogi Nogi died a total of 60,000 people back then. What is an infantry regiment?

Human life is the least valuable. The Empire of Japan was full of people.

Some are extremely fanatical, foolish and loyal, who want to serve the country for seven lifetimes.

These people are cannon fodder. It's not worth anything even if it's dead. Even pensions can be withheld.

All you need to do is tell your family that it has served the country for seven lifetimes.

In Zijin Mountain, the Sixth Division lost a large number of infantry and quickly replenished them.

If you are just a soldier, you don't need to worry at all.

However, the howitzer is different.

Producing howitzers requires resources, money and time.

Now, the base camp is constantly forming new divisions, which also need weapons and equipment and consume resources.

After the heavy artillery regiment is destroyed, the most optimistic estimate is that it will take half a year to replenish it.

In other words, in the next battle, the Sixth Division's operations will lack heavy artillery cover. It will definitely lead to serious damage to combat effectiveness.

"Baga!"

"That **** Zhang Yong, who was cut into pieces with a thousand cuts!"

"Why isn't he dead yet?"

Hisao Tani vented all his grievances on Zhang Yong.

Decide that it’s all the other person’s fault!

The other party is your nemesis. It's specifically to embarrass myself.

If it hadn't been for this pervert, the Sixth Division would never have been defeated. It won't be so irritable either.

But…

What can be done?

All they can do is rush on as fast as they can, trying to stop the other party.

Even if the heavy artillery regiment is not rescued, that **** Zhang Yong must be surrounded.

Then…

Cut him to pieces with a thousand knives!

Tear him apart!

Eat him!

"boom…"

"boom…"

Suddenly, there was an explosion in front.

Hisao Tani felt vaguely familiar. Then perked up.

Huh?

This is the explosion of a 105mm howitzer.

To be precise, it is the Japanese army’s own 105mm howitzer!

What's going on?

Who's firing?

Could it be that...

Your heavy artillery regiment hasn't fallen yet? Still firing?

good! good!

Very good!

Hisao Tani suddenly regained hope.

The heavy artillery wing is fine. That's good. very good. Very good.

Even if you suffer some losses, as long as the entire army is not wiped out, it will be fine. The nature is completely different.

Even if only the last howitzer is left, he still has a way to reorganize the heavy artillery wing.

Suffering losses is completely different from being wiped out.

"boom…"

"boom…"

The sound of gunfire continued.

The more Hisao Tani listened, the more pleasant it became to his ears.

Yes, the heavy artillery wing still has combat effectiveness.

Judging from the density of shell explosions, there are at least a dozen howitzers left.

In other words, even if there is a loss, it will be half the loss at most. No need to worry at all. We can fight again.

Let’s just say, I may have been a bit unfounded before.

The Chinese sent out cavalry, how could they destroy the heavy artillery regiment?

Cavalry is not good at attacking fortresses. There are no heavy weapons.

It's just too much worry.

They were all led astray by Ogisu Rihei.

Ogisu Rihei is just timid and thinks too much.

Among so many division commanders, the most cowardly was Ogisu Rihei.

To be cautious and brave is actually to be timid.

He was actually frightened by a group of Chinese cavalry. He actually flinched.

He also reminded himself to pay attention to the Chinese cavalry. What a coward.

keep going.

It wants to surround Zhang Yong.

It wants to completely crush the water-tight surrounding Zhang Yong.

"boom…"

"boom…"

The sound of exploding shells was getting closer and closer.

Faintly, it seemed that the flames of the explosion could be seen. Groups of fire erupted, intertwining into a death zone.

With such intensive shelling, all the Chinese cavalry should have died.

Even if not all were killed, there were heavy casualties.

Now, the only way for them to survive is to flee immediately.

Amidst the clumps of fire, you could vaguely see stumps and broken arms flying into the air, indicating that the bombing was very tragic.

very good.

All the Chinese cavalry died.

Actually tried to fight with the howitzer. How stupid.

"Report!"

A communications staff member hurried over.

Instead, the dispatched army headquarters called to ask how the heavy artillery regiment was doing.

"Nothing serious."

Hisao Tani ordered a call back.

He was very satisfied with these three words.

No big deal. Just suffered a little damage. But not serious.

Even if half of the howitzer is lost, it can be said to be no serious problem. It's all a play on words. Everyone understands.

"Your Excellency, something seems wrong..." the chief of staff suddenly frowned.

"Go!" Hisao Tani ordered to send the report.

Then he said expressionless and a little unhappy, "What's wrong?"

It always feels that its chief of staff is old-fashioned, one-sided and does not know how to be flexible.

What's wrong? What's wrong?

What I think is most wrong is your stubborn chief of staff.

If it could freely replace the chief of staff, it would have sent him to Jiamusi to endure the cold.

Unfortunately not.

Chief of Staff is a separate system.

The division commander does not have the power to replace the chief of staff at the same level.

Very annoyed.

"Your Excellency, division commander," the chief of staff frowned, "it seems that the howitzers bombed our own troops."

"Baga! How is that possible?" Hisao Tani wanted to slap him.

What kind of crazy nonsense is this? idiot!

Do your eyes go up to your butt? blindness!

What does bombing our own troops mean?

How is it possible for howitzers to bomb ourselves? How stupid!

"It's true!" the chief of staff insisted.

It does feel a bit rigid. It decided that it was right.

It has been repeatedly confirmed that those who were bombarded by howitzers were the Japanese troops themselves.

Not an accidental injury.

Instead, it was a continuous large-scale bombing.

"Baga!"

"Crack!"

Hisao Tani finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Give the other person a hard slap.

You are blind!

idiot!

See what you said?

Shake the morale of the army!

The monstrous words confuse the public!

I'm going to court-martial you!

Baga!

An incompetent chief of staff like you must commit seppuku immediately!

The empire doesn’t want trash like you!

"Division Commander..."

"Crack!"

The chief of staff is also a bitch.

As a result, he got slapped again.

"Division Commander..."

"Crack!"

Another slap.

It just so happens that the chief of staff is also a tough guy.

"Division Commander..."

"Crack!"

"Division Commander..."

"Crack!"

Everyone around was stunned.

Oh my god. What is this doing? Is the division commander also crazy?

Actually slapped the chief of staff repeatedly? Looking at the chief of staff's face, he was blushing from the beating.

The chief of staff's neck also turned red.

"Tani Hisao, ask the frontline troops! You pig head!"

The chief of staff also erupted.

It's enough to follow such an idiot division leader.

Headstrong.

opinionated.

I can't listen to other people's opinions at all.

I think I am the best in the world!

The heavy artillery regiment has been wiped out by the Chinese. Now, it is the Chinese who control the howitzers!

To be precise, it is extremely likely that it is Zhang Yong!

Zhang Yong is using howitzers to bombard the approaching Japanese infantry. And caused huge casualties to the Japanese infantry.

The Japanese troops on the front line were bombed to pieces. Haven't reacted yet. They are as stupid as Hisao Tani. I thought it was an accidental injury. It’s the lack of contact.

"Baga!"

"Uh-huh!"

Hisao Tani was furious and drew his sword.

It was so manic that it wanted to kill the chief of staff with a knife.

Of course, just think about it.

Drawing a knife is just a threat.

If it really hacked the chief of staff, it would be doomed.

The Japanese army's staff system is very powerful. The chief of staff has little power. But it belongs to another system.

You can ask the chief of staff to sit on the bench and let him do nothing. However, it is absolutely impossible to kill the other party.

"Baga!"

"roll!"

Hisao Tani ordered angrily.

The chief of staff gave it a hard look, turned around and left.

It doesn't want to serve such a stupid division leader anymore. One shot and two parts.

"Baga!"

Hisao Tani was still yelling angrily from behind.

At this moment, a Japanese invader major came hurriedly.

Covered in blood. Scarred. "Division Commander..."

"What's up?"

"The heavy artillery wing kept firing at us, and we couldn't contact each other..."

"What about the signs? Do you use signs?"

"Used. Thirty times."

"Nani?"

Hisao Tani's heart thumped.

Oops…

How could the sign be useless?

Didn't the Heavy Artillery Regiment see it? Or are you going crazy?

It is said that under certain special circumstances, people will suffer from stress disorder and cannot tell the difference between friend and foe.

Check out the 16-9 book bar to see the correct version!

Anyone who comes close will be attacked.

Could it be said that the same is true for the Heavy Artillery Regiment?

Maybe they were attacked by Chinese cavalry before and suffered relatively heavy losses, so they became red-eyed and didn’t even believe the signs?

These bastards...

"Send someone up to talk directly to the heavy artillery wing..."

"We have sent five groups of people up, and they were all beaten to death by the other party..."

"Keep sending! We must contact you!"

"Tie!"

The Japanese commander turned and left.

Staggering. Staggering. Staggering. Suddenly he fell to the ground.

Then…

There was no more movement.

The Japanese invaders nearby hurriedly went up to check.

result…

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, Major Sano is unfortunately broken into pieces..."

"Baga!"

Hisao Tani finally felt something was wrong.

Could it be that the howitzer was really controlled by Zhang Yong?

Are the people firing the cannons now actually Chinese?

Damn it, how could this happen...

"Report!"

Another communications staff officer arrived.

Telegram in hand. It was from the Thirteenth Division.

The Thirteenth Division asked what happened to the Sixth Division's howitzers and how they could fire on their own people.

"Baga..."

The more Hisao Tani thought about it, the more frightened he became.

Oops…

It is very possible that the Heavy Artillery Wing is really doomed.

It may have been captured by the Chinese. Maybe it's Zhang Yong. Then in turn, they bombed the Japanese troops themselves.

Not only bombed the Sixth Division. Also bombed the 13th Division.

However, at this moment...

Hisao Tani did not dare to tell the truth.

In other words, it cannot accept this reality.

It must never admit that it has lost its heavy artillery wing.

And, not destroyed.

was seized.

It was captured by the Chinese.

Those 105mm howitzers fell into the hands of the Chinese.

If it tells the truth, it will definitely be dismissed immediately and sent to a military court.

There is no chance of being transferred to the reserve force. It's directly a felony.

Even Hata Shunroku couldn't save it.

"accidental injury."

"accidental injury."

Hisao Tani finally decided to hide the truth.

It decided to lie to Ogisu Tatehei. Explain everything in two words: misunderstanding.

Will the other party believe it? Hisao Tani didn't know. Anyway, he believed it.

"accidental injury?"

Ogisu Ribei frowned after receiving the report.

I didn't expect Hisao Tani's reply to be so light.

Those howitzers opened fire on the infantry of the Thirteenth Division, killing and wounding so many. You say accidental injury?

Is this an accidental injury?

One shot or two shots can be said to be accidental damage.

However, you are a constant bombardment! There is no stopping at all.

Caught off guard, an infantry brigade of the Thirteenth Division suffered almost half of its casualties. And then you said it was an accidental injury?

"Your Excellency General, it is very possible..." the chief of staff hesitated.

"Hisao Tani, you bastard!" Ogisu Tatehe gritted his teeth. It goes without saying that Chief of Staff.

It has it all figured out.

It was definitely the 6th Division's howitzers that were captured.

Now, it is the Chinese who control the howitzers to fire. It wasn't an accidental injury at all.

The Chinese controlled howitzers and fired continuously at the surrounding Japanese troops. Anyone close to the howitzer position will be covered by artillery fire.

Baga!

What a disaster.

However, the key to this matter is not the Chinese.

The key lies in Hisao Tani!

It actually conceals the truth!

"chief of staff!"

"exist."

"Immediately send a report to the Jinling Expeditionary Army Headquarters to make it clear that the howitzers of the Sixth Division have been captured by the Chinese army and are currently being used to bombard our army. They have caused heavy casualties to our division."

"Your Mightiness…"

The chief of staff was silent. Didn't agree immediately.

Once this telegram is sent, the consequences can be huge or small. It may lead to serious consequences.

The commander of the dispatched army, Shunroku Hata, had a good relationship with Hisao Tani. The telegram from Ogisu Rihei was tantamount to a complaint against Hisao Tani. Apply eye drops.

Of course, Hisao Tani may be punished. However, after Ogisu established his army, he might also be retaliated against.

You must know that the base camp will also investigate such a serious incident.

Once he gets to the bottom of it, the consequences for Hisao Tani will be disastrous.

Being able to transfer to the reserve force is the best result. You may actually be punished.

"Send it out immediately!"

"Tie!"

The chief of staff had no choice but to agree.

Since Ogisu Rihei ignored the consequences, it had no choice but to comply.

then…

"Nani?"

Hata Shunroku's eyes flashed fiercely.

Damn it!

How could Hisao Tani make such a stupid mistake?

Actually let the howitzer of the heavy artillery regiment be captured by the Chinese army? Still being used?

It's over...

Hisao Tani is definitely finished...

With such a scandal, the base camp will definitely take action.

Not only did Shunroku Hata dare not hide it, but he also trampled on Hisao Tani severely.

Otherwise, Hata Shunroku might be implicated.

It’s all **** Hisao Tani!

inability!

madness!

He actually let the Chinese army capture its own howitzer!

Previously in North China, the heavy artillery of the 20th Division was only destroyed. It was not captured by the enemy.

Well now, Hisao Tani made more serious mistakes than Bunzaburo Kawagishi.

"Somebody come!"

"exist."

Chief of Staff Akira Muto arrived in a hurry.

Lower your head. bend over. Waiting for Hata Shunroku to get angry. Then punish Hisao Tani.

This is inevitable. Hisao Tani is finished.

"Immediately question Hisao Tani about the truth. At the same time, it is recommended to the base camp that Hisao Tani be relieved of his duties as division commander and be searched."

"Tie!"

Muto Zhang agreed. Documented.

From now on. Hisao Tani is finished. There will be dark years waiting for it.

Relieved of office.

be retrieved.

The latter is very deadly.

In Japanese, retrieval actually means investigation.

This kind of investigation is often very harsh. There is a presumption of guilt. The consequences are at least ten years in prison.

It is very likely that before the search, you will be directly asked to commit seppuku. To preserve decency.

If you don't want to be decent yourself, someone will help you be decent.

"Order the Third Division and the Thirteenth Division to immediately attack the howitzers captured by the Chinese."

"Every means must be used to destroy the howitzer."

Shunroku Hata continued to give orders.

Those howitzers must not be taken away by the Chinese.

Otherwise, they will become the laughing stock of the army like the tanks that were captured in Peiping.

Initially, Army tanks were captured. He was also sent to the Forbidden City for exhibition. Reporters from other countries took photos. It even made the front page of the newspaper.

The Army was very embarrassed because of this incident. And the **** Navy Red Deer was snickering secretly from behind.

Shunroku Hata will never allow this to happen again.

Otherwise, Navy Red Deer will smile even more. Even garden tours are held.

Baga!

Damn Navy Red Deer!

"Order Brigade Commander Utsunomiya Jiro to temporarily take over the position of division commander."

"Tie!"

"Order the Sixth Division to annihilate the Chinese army that sneak-attacked the heavy artillery regiment at all costs."

"Tie!"

"If you can't do that, please ask Captain Utsunomiya to commit seppuku!"

"Tie!"

Akira Muto drafted the telegram. Then send it.

A series of telegrams arrived at the headquarters of the Sixth Division. The atmosphere here is eerily quiet.

Everyone lowered their heads. I didn't even dare to breathe.

Hisao Tani was questioned. He will also be dismissed from his post.

Although the dispatched army headquarters said it was asking for instructions from the base camp, in fact, it was considered a dismissal.

Under such circumstances, Hisao Tani took the initiative to hand over command and gained some dignity. It would be dishonorable to resist.

At this moment…

Hisao Tani stood blankly, holding the saber in his hand.

If you have enough courage, you should commit hara-kiri. This is the most honorable thing to do.

If it commits seppuku, all sins will disappear.

There was no dismissal. Not retrieved. There is no punishment either.

It will get decent coverage.

It is said that he died in the Chinese battlefield.

but…

It has no courage.

I don't have the courage to commit seppuku.

At the same time, there is also a trace of unwillingness.

It cannot commit seppuku like this.

Absolutely not.

It is not willing to fail like this.

"Your Excellency Utsunomiya..."

"Your Excellency Utsunomiya..."

Someone outside whispered hello. It's Utsunomiya Jiro here.

Obviously, this is Utsunomiya Jiro coming to take over the command of the division.

"ah…"

"puff…"

Hisao Tani suddenly vomited blood. Then fainted.

[To be continued]

(End of chapter)