Bright Sword: I took Li Yunlong to work in military industry

Chapter 462: Ningci Gangcun: We cannot give the Eighth Route Army any excuse to start a war

The sounds of fighting on the Eastern Front gradually faded. At the beginning, the sound of gunfire was everywhere on the battlefield, which was even more lively than the New Year's Day.

Now there were only sporadic gunshots, and it was obvious that the final stage had begun.

The overall situation is decided!

The division commander and the commander of the 385th Brigade heard the gunfire gradually becoming less frequent on the battlefield and knew that we had won the battle.

"Go, arrange for our soldiers to clean up the battlefield. At this stage, if we encounter stubborn Japanese soldiers, do not be lenient, and make sure to replenish their guns."

The division commander decisively issued an order, asking the 385th Brigade to take over from the 386th Brigade that had come from afar to complete the final work on the battlefield.

This is not the time to collect prisoners, nor is it the time to be merciful. According to the analysis of the battlefield situation just now, more than 6 people have been lost from the -strong Japanese army. Now all unstable factors must be eliminated.

After all, this is when we are at our weakest.

"Yes, I'll do it right away!"

The commander of the 385th Brigade received orders and began to complete the final finishing work.

"Go, send a telegram to the commander at headquarters."

"Commander, what is the content of this battle report?"

After hearing the division commander's order, the communicator next to him was ready to wait for the commander's order.

"Just four words: This battle, a great victory!"

"Yes!"

The mayor was in a very good mood at the moment. After fighting the Japanese for so long, there had never been such a great victory. This was a victory worthy of being recorded in history, and it was a great encouragement to China's war of resistance!

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Taiyuan.

Ningji Okamura had just heard two pieces of news, which were like two thunders exploding in his ears. It had been four or five minutes, and he still hadn't come to his senses.

The first news was that Tanaka Kyuichi led the 21st Division to attack Ping'an County. His unit was ambushed in Erdaohezi and lost a regiment on the spot. The division commander Tanaka Kyuichi personally took a reconnaissance plane to Ping'an County for reconnaissance. After losing contact for a whole day, it was confirmed that he was shot down by the independent regiment. Tanaka Kyuichi had died for his country.

Since entering China, it is actually very rare for the Locust Army to lose its stars, but it is unexpected that during this period of time, Kenkichi Hirata and Hisaichi Tanaka have already fallen at the hands of the Independent Regiment alone.

Ningji Okamura was extremely troubled at this time. As the chief commander of the North China Expeditionary Army, how could he explain this to the military and to His Majesty Tianhuang?

If the first piece of news gave him a headache, then the second piece of news made him think for the first time whether he should die for his country to repay the emperor's kindness.

After the defeat on the Western Front and almost complete annihilation of the army, the locust army on the Eastern Front also suffered their own defeat.

The two divisions and one independent mixed brigade on the Eastern Front, with a total of more than 2 people, unexpectedly collapsed under the siege of the Eighth Route Army. Only more than 1 of the 6 people withdrew from the battlefield and survived.

There were more than 4 locust soldiers who were killed, seriously injured or captured.

If we include yesterday’s disastrous defeat on the western front, the Locust Army lost a total of more than 8 people in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain.

This was the biggest loss suffered by the Locust Army since the Battle of Nomonhan, and Ningji Okamura himself didn't know how to explain it to the military.

Yoshio Shinozuka came over to deliver the latest battle report. Looking at his boss's lifeless eyes, he didn't know what to say.

He had mixed feelings, happy and sad. Shinozuka Yoshio also felt sorry and painful for the locust army's loss of so many troops. After all, many of the devils who died in this battle were previously under his command as the commander of the First Army of the North China Expeditionary Army. At the same time, he was very fortunate that this time, it was Ningji Okamura who personally commanded this battle. If not, I'm afraid it would be him, Shinozuka Yoshio, who was sitting here with his eyes blank.

Yoshio Shinozuka watched the entire battle and also participated in part of the command. Even from a bystander's perspective, he believed that there were no problems with the battle plan and command, at least no major problems.

This can be seen from the fact that the National Army was defeated and completely disintegrated in the early stage.

But why did it suddenly collapse when the situation was going so well?

And it was a complete collapse without any reason. The Eighth Route Army, with their weapons to crush the Locust Army, used an unreasonable attitude to completely crush 8 Locust Army soldiers to death on the spot.

To be honest, even if Yoshio Shinozuka were to command this battle, he couldn't have done a better job.

"General, General..."

Yoshio Shinozuka called out twice before finally waking Ningji Okamura up from his dazed state.

"what happened?"

Neiji Okamura's voice was a little hoarse. Although he tried hard to maintain his composure, Yoshio Shinozuka still heard a hint of weakness and powerlessness in Neiji Okamura's voice.

"General, Lieutenant Generals Harada Yukichi, commander of the 35th Division, and Anda Nijusan, commander of the 37th Division, are stationed in Yuncheng with the remnants of their troops, defending the city and are currently resting.

Waiting for further instructions."

Yoshio Shinozuka reported the latest situation to Ningji Okamura.

"okay, I get it."

Okamura Neiji waved his hands weakly to show that he understood. Then, he smiled bitterly in his heart: "There is no need for any further orders. Not being chased by the Eighth Route Army is already the best outcome."

Yoshio Shinozuka hesitated for a moment, but still took out a piece of paper from the folder in his hand and placed it on Ningji Okamura's desk.

Preliminary statistical report on the locust army’s losses in the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain.

When putting down the paper, Yoshio Shinozuka's sleeve accidentally knocked off a telegram that Okamura Yasuji had placed on the table. Shinozuka apologized and quickly picked it up and put it on the table.

His eyes accidentally swept over the contents written on the paper, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

Tanaka Hisaichi actually died in Ping'an County?

Although he had disliked this guy for a long time, and Yoshio Shinozuka also thought that if Tanaka Kyuichi used the same mentality as before to deal with the Independent Regiment, this guy would die sooner or later.

Yoshio Shinozuka had not paid special attention to the news about Tanaka Hisaichi for a long time. Today, he was a little surprised to see that he died so quickly at the hands of the Independent Regiment.

Shinozuka Yoshio's actions caught Okamura Neiji's attention. Okamura Neiji could naturally guess what his subordinate was thinking. He handed the telegram to Shinozuka Yoshio and said, "Shinozuka-kun, please arrange for an obituary to be published in our newspaper, especially for the Chinese people, especially the Eighth Route Army.

You can write that the commander of our 41st Division, Tanaka Kyuichi, died in a plane crash while returning to Taiyuan City, and died in service to his country.

what?

Neiji Okamura's words immediately made Yoshio Shinozuka completely helpless.

"General, what are you doing?"

Yoshio Shinozuka was full of doubts.

"We can't give the Eighth Route Army any excuse to start a war. Now our Jindi Locust Army can no longer afford any defeat or a major war with the Eighth Route Army.

So, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, we cannot give them any excuses.”

After saying this, Ningji Okamura slumped in his chair as if all the strength had been drained from him.