Chapter 119 Okamura's Troubles

Zhang Xuewu naturally understood Li Songtao's intention. The first thing he had to be firm is to command the personnel's belief and confidence in fighting to the end. So he smiled and said, "Japan is insulting that! We are a warrior who is determined to die and guard the country's gate and clear the reputation of our Chinese soldiers. He can't beat Chengde in twenty days and add 50,000 casualties? How many troops are there in Japan's country? They can't fight, and if they can't use this battle for a few times, the Japanese men should be killed!"

As soon as Zhang Xuewu finished speaking, Xu Guohui smiled and said, "That's great! Everyone says Japanese women are good, gentle and obedient. Let's carry forward the international spirit of the teacher's throne? Borrow them into their own people in a few generations, wouldn't it be better?"

Huang Tao glared at Xu Guohui and said, "What Master is talking about is the humanitarian spirit of free internationalism, don't use stinky words! It's something that doesn't stick to the side. If you really want Japanese women, wait for the counterattack of the master to come to North Korea and arrest you a few times. As long as I am the director of the Political Department, no one will make a report from you."

"Then I thank you, I kowtow to you!" Xu Guohui bowed to Huang Tao by the way, which made everyone laugh.

The atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed. Zhang Xuewu continued to see this: "The main reason why Japan cannot defeat Chengde is that from the division commander to ordinary soldiers, we all have the intention of dying. Aren't they unable to defeat us? So they will think about ways to relax our will, pretending to think that the snake gives us hope of life. Who would die if we can die! Once we relax, the good guys of the Japanese are really playing. With a fierce fight, we will be defeated! Moreover, the Japanese are famous for being a nation that is not as credible as farts. Their words do not require much greater chastity and loyalty of the Koreans!"

In the Japanese army's front command, the heat emitted by the furnace quickly formed a smoky and bleak division commander, and the brigade commander were all silent, as if I was not ready to speak today, smoking a cigarette on his own. However, today the attitude of the division commander of Omoto Eemon, Nishiyi, Naoki Matsuki, and Hirose Shousuke seemed much more respectful.

Lieutenant General Pumu, the commander of the 16th Division, who had been blocking the outside of Chengde, seemed a little angry. Okamura Yanji looked around and took a deep breath. It was probably the first time that he, the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, had truly received recognition and attention from these division commanders. The reason was very simple. Attacking Chengde caused heavy casualties to the four divisions participating in the war. From the Major General Brigade Commander to the Colonel's Coalition Captain, the Chinese army has volunteered to help the Japanese Army add several generals.

Okamura Yasuji also knew that it was not that these veteran division commanders truly recognized him, but that they could not take such a big blame. It was simple to say that this was powerless attack, and serious to say that this was insulting the reputation of the Imperial Army. The five divisions had strengthened their heavy artillery, tanks, and the aviation team still could not defeat the enemy? The four divisions participating in the attack had suffered more than 40,000 casualties? Okamura Yasuji didn't know how to report this result to Commander Muto Nobuyoshi? I'm afraid this was not just a matter of insulting the reputation of the Imperial Army. This may shake the formulation and implementation of the subsequent strategies of the General Staff Headquarters and even the Military Headquarters!

Okamura Yasuji knew that both the General Staff Headquarters and the Army Province were now formulating the "Asia" plan after the Manchurian Plan. This plan belongs to the highest secret of the Japanese military. Only a few people knew that Okamura Yasuji had only heard of the subsequent plans. Generally, after occupying Manchuria and Mongolia, it consolidated North China into a non-armed area, seeking sufficient strategic buffer, using Manchuria's mineral resources and the industrial foundation of the empire, and using the absolute advantage of the imperial navy over the Soviet Navy, it cooperated with the army to advance into the vast Siberian Plain and fight against the Soviet Russia. It can be said that it follows Japan's strategic policy arrangements after World War I.

However, at the beginning of the Battle of Rekawa, the defeat of the Chinese army made the General Staff Headquarters and the Ministry of Army ecstatic. It undoubtedly occupied China's vast land and abundant resources to make the Japanese Empire salivate. However, some knowledgeable people like Okamura Yasuji were worried that if the empire did not have twenty to thirty years to develop, build, and integrate Manchuria, they would be eager to invest in the next comprehensive war of swallowing China. Once the main force of the imperial army was trapped in the Chinese battlefield, it would affect the implementation of the empire's overall dominance of the Asia-Pacific decisive strategy.

Now the final battle of Chengde in the Battle of Rehe has made almost all Japanese realize a problem. Not all Chinese troops are made of sand. If there are more troops like the 106th Division and the newly formed 1st Division among China's millions of troops, and with the existing military strength of the Japanese Empire, Rehe seeks to divide North China into a non-armed area, even the Shanhaiguan front line, Jinzhou, Chaoyang and Fengtian will face the threat of the Chinese army.

Under Chengde's iron wall, Okamura Yasuji had to admit that the reputation of the Imperial Army was indeed swept the ground thoroughly and completely, and it was bloody. The Chinese army was not a vegetarian, and the Fifth Army commanded by Zhang Zhizhong in Shanghai had already left a deep impression on Okamura Yasuji. Unexpectedly, the new First Division, which is also a German-Armed Division, was even stronger! It was as if it was a stance to resist the enemy and fight to the last soldier.

Before Okamura Yanji could think of how to appease these frustrated division commanders and brigade commanders, Pu Mu, the commander of the 16th Division, who had been responsible for blocking enemy reinforcements along the passes on the Great Wall, complained first.

Pu Mu looked at everyone's frustrated expression and said to Okamura Yanji with dissatisfaction: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, I want to know when our army can break through Chengde's city wall defense? The four divisions strengthened heavy artillery and tanks, and why did the air force still not be able to conquer half of the city guarded by a division of the Chinese army?"

"Haga!" Masato Masaemon of the Onemoto slammed the table suddenly and said, "Since the 16th Division participated in the battle, it has not been fired, and has been used as the General Reserve Team of the Battle. What qualifications do you have to criticize others who are fighting bloody at the forefront? Since your commander of Pumu Division thinks Chengde is so easy to fight, my 6th Division will give you all the attack positions of our troops tomorrow, so that you can show your skills and show your strengths and show your strengths!"

Masaemon Omoto resonated with several other division commanders and the commanders of the brigade below. The tragic attack and defense of Chengde had long exceeded the tragic attack and defense of Lushun during the Russo-Japanese War. In just seven days, more than 30,000 officers and soldiers drank blood on the battlefield, and nearly 10,000 minor and serious wounded people. How tragic this is!

Pu Mu never gave in and stared at the Masato Eemon and said, "I am arrogant! As an imperial soldier, I have to push the blame to the enemy if I defeat the war? Tell me how brave and tenacious the enemy is? The advanced weapons and equipment are advanced? Is this what the soldiers of the Great Japanese Imperial Japanese soldier do? Do you know what the word "sham" is written? Why didn't a person have a caesarean section for such a huge failure? Since I decided to survive in a stagnant way, don't be afraid that others will tell you!"

Pu Mu's words hit everyone present with a heavy blow, yes! If there were no such huge defeat, two commanders in high positions would probably not be able to pass the qualifiers no matter what!
Chapter completed!