"Hai." Hebian Zhengsandun said, "Your Excellency, General, regarding the matter of the regiment flag, I believe that the Imperial Army must pay enough attention. Otherwise, if we wait until the Kuomintang and all the public opinion machines in the hands of the Kuomintang, it will If it carries out publicity, we will be very passive, and once the impact is caused, it will be difficult to undo.”
Shunroku Hata nodded and said, "So, Hebian-san, do you have any good ideas?"
"Hai." Hebian Zhengsan paused slightly and said, "The humble position has a less mature method."
"Say quickly." Hata Shunroku immediately perked up after hearing this and said urgently, "What can you do?"
Kawabe Shozo said: "Your Excellency, General, it has been more than three months since Ogawara-san's special operations brigade was formed into an army. Is it time for them to show their worth?"
"You mean..." Shunroku Hata said thoughtfully, "Send Ogawara-san's special operations brigade to sneak into Damei Mountain and try to recapture or destroy the regiment flag of the 10th Infantry Regiment?"
"Hai." Hebian Zhengsandun said, "Judging from the current situation, it is probably impossible to expect the 10th Division to capture Meizhen and recapture the captain of the 10th Infantry Regiment in a short time. We can only place our hopes on Okahara-san’s special operations brigade. After all, they are special forces and what they are good at is this kind of special operations, aren’t they?”
"Yo Xi." Shunroku Hata nodded happily and added, "As the saying goes, raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while is indeed the time for Ogahara-san's special operations brigade to show its value."
Kawabe Shozo added: "What about the treatment of the adopted son of Piggy?"
The 10th Division had a bad start. Not only did it lose the 10th Infantry Regiment, but even the regiment flag was surrendered. As the commander of the 10th Division, Xiaozhu Yinan must bear an unshirkable responsibility.
Shunroku Hata waved his hands and said angrily: "Ignore him for now and settle the score with him later."
The implication of Shunroku Hata is that if Yoshio Ino can handle this matter well, if he can reverse the impact, then he will make up for his mistakes. If he fails to handle this matter in the end, if he cannot reverse the impact in the end, then Just settle the old and new accounts together with him, and then it won't just be as simple as dismissing him from the position of division commander.
"I'm sorry, I'm going to send a telegram to the 2nd Army Headquarters." After finishing speaking, Kawabe Shozo turned around and left.
Watching Shozo's figure by the river go away, Shunroku Hata's brows gradually tightened. The information obtained by the secret service this time must have been reported to the country as soon as possible. Presumably, the base camp and the royal family already knew about it by this time. Why did they choose collective silence on the news that the regimental flag of the 10th Infantry Regiment was captured
Could it be said that His Majesty the Emperor's dissatisfaction with him has accumulated to such an extent
Or even unwilling to give a warning message? If he had known this, why would he have been appointed as the commander of the Condemnation Army in Central China in the first place? Wouldn't it be better to directly appoint Okamura Neiji, whom His Majesty the Emperor favors the most, as the commander of the Condemnation Army in Central China? Thinking of this, Shunroku Hata felt a surge of annoyance in his chest for no reason.
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When Shozo Kawabe's telegram reached the 2nd Army Headquarters, Yoshio Xiaozhu was standing in front of the map with blood-red eyes and a livid face. The news that the 10th Infantry Regiment had been completely wiped out came back from two o'clock in the afternoon. Now, ten hours have passed, and the little piggy boy has been standing in front of the map without moving.
Di Bujiagui came in several times to persuade her, but Xiaozhu Yinan remained indifferent.
Until now, Xiaozhu Yinan still cannot accept the cruel fact that the 10th Infantry Regiment was completely wiped out. An entire elite regiment, the pillar regiment of the 10th Infantry Division, was just like this in his division. Under the nose of the main force of the regiment, Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment was completely wiped out. It was actually completely wiped out!
If he hadn't experienced it personally, if at another time and on another occasion, someone had told him that his 10th Infantry Regiment would be wiped out by an independent regiment under the eyes of the main force of the division, he would have thought that the other party was crazy, or that it was the other party. He was deliberately making fun of him with the 10th Infantry Regiment.
how can that be possible? Even if they were pulled out for a duel, the Dameishan Independent Regiment would never be able to defeat his 10th Infantry Regiment in a head-on confrontation, let alone annihilate them completely? As for annihilating the 10th Infantry Regiment under the eyes of the main force of the 10th Division, that is even more of a big joke, it is completely impossible.
However, now, something that Xiaozhu Yinan thought was completely impossible and a big joke happened!
The backbone of the 10th Division, the 10th Infantry Regiment was actually completely wiped out by Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment. What's more, what's even more unbelievable is that the 10th Infantry Regiment was right under the nose of the main force of the 10th Division. Everyone below was wiped out. Thinking of this, Xiaozhu Yoshio really wished he could commit seppuku.
It’s embarrassing, it’s embarrassing, it’s simply embarrassing!
Shame, shame, what a disgrace!
How will he face his colleagues in the military in the future
How can he stay in the military in the future
At this moment, Xiaozhu Yinan almost saw that all his colleagues in the entire army were laughing at him. Every one of his classmates who were not as good as him in the past were mocking and ridiculing him: Look, this is the self-proclaimed man of the past. Extraordinary Piggy-san? Is this the arrogant little piggy man from the past
With his excellent military skills and extraordinary emotional intelligence, Xiaozhu Yinan has been doing very well in the Army since he graduated from the Army University, and has almost never encountered any setbacks. However, now, Xiaozhu Yinan has He really felt the crisis. The 10th Infantry Regiment was wiped out, which would most likely ruin his military career!
The sound of messy footsteps suddenly sounded from behind. Xiaozhu Yinan said that it was because he was not in charge and brought the staff from the staff department to persuade him. At that time, he roared without looking back: "Get out of here, get out of here!"
However, the footsteps behind him did not move away, but a voice sounded.
The voice said: "Xiaozhu Sang is quite angry. Is it because the 10th Infantry Regiment was completely wiped out?"
"Your Highness?" Xiaozhu Yinan recognized Dong Jiu's voice and quickly turned around to greet him.
Dong Jiure waved his hand and said: "Xiao Zhusang, if you don't think about food and drink because the 10th Infantry Regiment was wiped out, you don't have to, because the 10th Infantry Regiment was wiped out by the independent regiment. Your responsibility is actually It's not you, you didn't make any mistakes in combat command. If you really want to blame, we can only blame our opponent, they are too cunning!"
"Your Highness, you don't have to excuse your humble position." Xiaozhu Yinan shook his head and said with a wry smile, "The 10th Infantry Regiment was completely wiped out by the Dameishan Independent Regiment, and it was also killed under the nose of the main force of the 10th Division. The whole people are wiped out, and Humble Post bears the unshirkable responsibility. For Humble Post and the 10th Division, this is a disgrace, a great shame and a great humiliation!"
"What a shame and a big humiliation?" Dong Jiu'er Nianyan shook his head and said, "Xiao Zhusang, if you think that the 10th Infantry Regiment being wiped out by the Dameishan Independent Regiment is a big shame and a big humiliation, then you are wrong, and it is still a big mistake. Very wrong."
"What a big mistake?" Xiaozhu Yinan was a little confused and asked, "Your Highness, what do you mean?"
However, Higashikata no longer paid attention to Xiaozhu Yoshio, but looked back at the 2nd Army Chief of Staff Yuki Machijiri who was following behind him.
Machijiri Ryouki took a step forward and said to Xiaozhu Yoshio: "General, I regret to inform you that during this morning's combat operation, the 10th Infantry Regiment was not just a group of soldiers. In fact, Even the flag of the 10th Infantry Regiment has been captured by the independent regiment."
"Nani?" Xiaozhu's face turned pale in an instant.
At this moment, Xiaozhu Yinan was completely shocked by the huge bad news.
If the annihilation of the 10th Infantry Regiment only cast a shadow on Xiaozhu Yinan's military career, then the seizure of the regiment flag of the 10th Infantry Regiment by the independent regiment was enough to send him to a military court.
Of course, if Xiaozhu Yinan is unwilling to face the situation of being tried by a military court, he can also choose to retain the last honor in the way of a samurai, that is, committing suicide by committing seppuku. If he chooses to commit suicide by committing seppuku, then his personal honor, treatment, and The family reputation will be preserved.
After a long while, the little piggy man said in a trembling voice: "Machijiri-san, is this true?"
"Hai." Machijiri Liangji paused and said, "This news came from an insider lurking in the headquarters of the Chief of the Third War Zone of China. I'm afraid it's true."
Upon hearing this, Xiaozhu Yinan's eyes suddenly darkened and he almost fainted.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Dongjiu Nianyan said: "Xiaozhu-san, since the Meiji Restoration, since the empire established the modern army according to German standards, no matter the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese-German War, or the Sino-Japanese War , there has never been a case where the regiment flag has been captured. This is simply an unprecedented shame and humiliation for the imperial army."
"Hai." Xiaozhu's righteous man paused heavily and said with a gloomy expression, "This is indeed an unprecedented shame and humiliation."
Dong Jiu'er Nianyan continued: "If we can't find a way to save the situation, not only will you, Xiaozhu Sang, be unable to escape the military court trial, but even I will have to sadly withdraw from the military."
"Save the situation?" Xiaozhu Yinan asked in confusion, "How to save it?"
Seeing Xiaozhu's helpless and helpless appearance, Dong Jiu'er Nianyan got really angry and said in a deep voice: "Xiaozhu-san, could it be that such a small setback has defeated you? Don't forget that you are A samurai of the Japanese Empire, don’t forget that you are the lieutenant general division commander of the Imperial Japanese Army, you are a general, you are a general!”
"Hai." Xiaozhu Yinan woke up in horror and said with a heavy pause, "Your Highness, this humble position has disappointed me."
Dong Jiu'er Nianyan waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "It's not a disappointment, but now that you have regained your fighting spirit, we might as well discuss how to fight this battle well next."
"Hai." Xiaozhu Yinan paused heavily, his mood completely restored. (To be continued.)