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"It's my bottom line not to help each other. I, Chu Yunfei, can't do such a dirty thing by joining hands with the Japanese to fight the Chinese."
After speaking, he turned his head and said to Sun Ming: "Sun Ming, if one day I, Chu Yunfei, break my promise and lose my national standpoint and join forces with the Japanese to fight the Chinese, you can shoot me in the back, remember? "
"Yes!" Sun Ming snapped to attention and said solemnly, "Remember it!"
Fang Ligong sighed lightly and said nothing more.
……
Beiping, Iron Lion Alley NO.11, North China Front Army Command.
Neiji Okamura stood in front of the big map of the five provinces in North China with his hands behind his back, silent for a long time.
"Your Excellency, General!" Yusue Seizo walked slowly behind Neiji Okamura, slapped his foot, and nodded again.
Neiji Okamura didn't look back, and asked quietly: "Youmo-kun, do you think we seem to have made a mistake?"
"Does your Excellency also feel this way?" Youmo Jingsan was stunned for a moment, and then said again, "Yes, I also think we made the most inappropriate mistake."
"Shanxi is really not an ideal battlefield."
"The geographical conditions in Northwest Shanxi are even worse."
"From the very beginning, we should choose the battlefield in central or southern Hebei."
"In this case, maybe we have already wiped out the bandit areas in Central Hebei or the bandit areas in Southern Hebei."
"How did it end up like this? Not only did the Second Guards Division suffer heavy losses, but it also wasted the battle supplies of the First Division."
"It is not too late."
Okamura Ningji said: "It is still too late to correct the mistakes."
"Huh?" Yusue Seizo asked, "Your Excellency, what do you mean?"
Ningji Okamura said: "I decided to make a suggestion to the base camp to adopt a defensive position on the Shanxi battlefield. Draw the troops of the First Army out of Shanxi and use them on the battlefields in central or southern Hebei."
Youmo Jingsan said: "Then how many troops should be dispatched?"
Neiji Okamura said: "At least one field division plus one brigade."
You Mo Jing said: "What should we do with the remnants of the Second Guards Division?"
Okamura Ningji said: "The meaning of the base camp is not to rebuild the Second Guards Division, because the technical equipment of the Second Guards Division has been completely lost, and after this defeat, the Second Guards Division Morale has also suffered a serious blow, so it is not a wise move to rebuild the Second Guards Division."
Speaking of this meal, Okamura Ningji continued: "My opinion is that the six or seven thousand remnants of the Second Guard Division should be added to a certain brigade and expanded into the No. 60 Ninth Division."
"Hayi!" You Mojing paused three times.
……
Neiji Okamura's telegram arrived in Taiyuan soon.
"Your Excellency Commander, a telegram from Your Excellency General." Hanaya was handing a telegram to Yoshio Iwamatsu.
After reading the telegram, Yoshio Iwamatsu's complexion immediately collapsed. This was a little too much. The defeat at Fuliang Mountain was not at all his fault. Why did the board hit the First Army?
Why remove a field division from the First Army and add a brigade?
Why can their first army only transfer to the stage of strategic defense from now on?
But when he was angry, Yoshio Iwamatsu had nothing to do. As the so-called high-ranking officials crushed people to death, who made Neiji Okamura the commander-in-chief of the North China Front Army?
Who made Neiji Okamura his immediate boss of Yoshio Iwamatsu?
What's more, Okamura Ningji is still a big celebrity in front of the Ministry of War and His Majesty the Emperor.
Immediately Yoshio Iwamatsu sighed, and ordered Huagu Masao: "Hanagu-kun, call Sakamoto-kun, Mizuhara-kun, Sakamoto-kun, and Sakuma-kun over here, let's hold a meeting to discuss the adjustment of the defense deployment. .”
"Hai!" Hanaya paused, and turned to inform Mizuhara Takuya and Sakamoto Takaichi and other section chiefs.
After a while, when Yoshio Iwamatsu came to the conference room on the second floor, Takuya Mizuhara and the others had already arrived.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Seeing Yoshio Iwamatsu walk in, several section chiefs stood up together, leaned on their feet and nodded again.
Yoshio Iwamatsu returned a military salute, then waved his hand and said, "Sit down, have you all read the telegram?"
"Hayi!" Mizuhara Takuya and the others paused in unison, and said, "I've already seen it."
"Yoshi!" Yoshio Iwamatsu nodded slightly, and said again, "Then let's talk about it."
As soon as the words fell, Ryuichi Sakamoto said immediately: "Since Your Excellency General has decided to take a strategic defensive position on the Shanxi and Shandong battlefields, and only take the offensive in central and southern Hebei, then the most elite No. 30 Sixth Division and No. The .16 brigade was transferred to Peiping, this is a must."
Hearing this, Yoshio Iwamatsu's face immediately collapsed.
Takashi Sakamoto, that bastard, why did he turn his elbow outward?
No.30 Sixth Division and No.16 Brigade are the two most effective units in the First Army.
Transfer the two units with the best equipment and the strongest combat effectiveness to the North China Front Army Command, and then only leave some old, weak, sick and disabled in the First Army?
"Sakamoto-kun, what are you talking about?"
Takuya Mizuhara immediately retorted tit-for-tat: "Even if the Shanxi battlefield is going to be on the defensive from now on, the elite troops must be left in charge, right?"
After a pause, he added: "I think the No.40 First Division and the Ninth Brigade should be transferred there."
Yoshio Iwamatsu nodded happily, thinking that Takuya Mizuhara spoke human words, because the No. 40 First Division was the latest to be formed among the three field divisions, and there were three divisions in terms of combat experience and equipment level. The weakest among them, not to mention the Ninth Brigade, has never recovered after being hit hard by the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.
Yasushi Inoue and Jiro Sakuma also agreed with Takuya Mizuhara.
In any case, they are all members of the First Army, and they will definitely consider issues from the standpoint of the First Army, unlike Ryuichi Sakamoto, an idiot who cares so much about the so-called overall situation.
Faced with opposition from almost all his colleagues, Takashi Sakamoto could only choose to shut up.
"Yoxi, that's the decision." Yoshio Iwamatsu said, "Since Your Excellency the General asked our First Army to decide, we will give him the No.40 First Division and the Ninth Brigade."
After a pause, Yoshio Iwamatsu said again: "Now let's talk about the handling of the remnants of the Second Guards Division. Which brigade do you think should be combined into the No. 60 Ninth Division?"
"I think it's better to co-edit with the Third Brigade."
"I think it's better to co-edit with the Fourth Brigade."
"I think it is most suitable to co-edit with the No.16 Brigade."
This time, the opinions of several class leaders were different.
Yoshio Iwamatsu's eyes fell on Takuya Mizuhara, and he asked, "Mr. Mizuhara, why do you think it is most suitable to co-edit with the No.16 Brigade?"
"Because the No.16 brigade is well equipped and has a mountain artillery wing."
Takumi Mizuhara said without hesitation: "Moreover, the No.16 Brigade has the strongest combat effectiveness. The remnants of the Second Guards Division can only get rid of their decadent spirit by spending time with the elite infantry of the No.16 Brigade."
"Yoxi." Yoshio Iwamatsu nodded happily, and then asked again, "Mizuhara-kun, are you willing to be the chief of staff of the No.60 Ninth Division?"
"What?" Takumi Mizuhara was also taken aback.
Crazy, only a fool is willing to be the chief of staff of the No.60 Ninth Division.
Because you can guess it with your toes, the No. 60 Ninth Division will definitely be deployed to Northwest Shanxi, which means dealing with the three main regiments of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. Do you think your life is too long?
They Osaka people love peace and do business, and what they hate the most is fighting and killing.
Yoshio Iwamatsu smiled slightly, and said: "Although your current rank is only lieutenant assistant, it is reasonable to say that you are not qualified to serve as the chief of staff of the field division, but since your Excellency the general has given me the right to recommend the candidate for the chief of staff, then I will I hope to recommend a suitable candidate to serve as the Chief of Staff of the No.60 Ninth Division."
After saying this, he continued: "I think Suyuan-kun is perfect for you."
"Your Excellency, Commander, this is absolutely impossible." Mizuhara Takuya said hastily, "I cannot take on this important task."
He glanced around and saw Ryuichi Sakamoto, and immediately continued, "I think that Mr. Sakamoto is incapable of being the chief of staff of the No. 60 Ninth Division."
"Sakamoto-kun?" Yoshio Iwamatsu frowned, turning his gaze to Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Takaichi Sakamoto straightened his chest subconsciously. Unlike Takumi Mizuhara, he was very willing to take up the post of Chief of Staff of the No.60 Ninth Division. He actually wanted to leave the army a long time ago, and now is the best opportunity.
As long as you transition to the position of chief of staff of the division, you will have the opportunity to serve as the head of the brigade.
Huagu was remembering the unpleasant memories with Sakamoto Ryuichi before, so she decided to give it a boost.
At the moment Hanaya said to Yoshio Iwamatsu: "Your Excellency, Commander, Sakamoto-kun not only has the overall situation, but also has superb tactical command skills. I also think that he is the most suitable candidate for the Chief of Staff of the No. 60 Ninth Division."
"Most suitable?" Yoshio Iwamatsu frowned and asked, "Sakamoto-kun, what do you think?"
Ryuichi Sakamoto got up abruptly, and said again: "Your Excellency, Commander, I know that what I say now is superfluous, and you should make a decision after I have worked out the defensive deployment in Northwest Shanxi."
"Okay." Yoshio Iwamatsu said, "Then I'll give you three days."
"It doesn't take three days." Sakamoto Ryuichi said solemnly, "One day is enough."
"One day?" Yoshio Iwamatsu said with a concentrated expression, "Sakamoto-kun, are you sure?"
"Sure." Ryu Sakamoto said with a pause, "Because I have considered this issue before, but there are still some details that need to be improved, so one day is enough."
"Okay, then I'll give you a day."
Yoshio Iwamatsu snorted.
……
Mount Taiyue, Headquarters of the [-]th Brigade.
After reading the telegram, the brigade commander said: "Chief of Staff, I really didn't expect this?"
"Brigade Commander, this is the truth. When I first saw this telegram, I couldn't believe it was true." The chief of staff said with a smile, "You said that Li Yunlong always likes to take more, when did he become so magnanimous?" , Have a big picture?"
"However, this saves trouble." The brigade commander laughed again, "I won't find an excuse to rob him again."
The chief of staff laughed and said: "Brigade Commander, maybe Li Yunlong guessed that you would seek him out for robbery, so he simply made a favor and distributed the weapons, equipment and ammunition to Ding Wei and Kong Jie."
"Don't say it, it's really possible." The brigade commander laughed.
The chief of staff said again: "Brigade Commander, the three regiments in Northwest Shanxi are really amazing now. After this year, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and Kong Jie will surely be able to pull out a team of tens of thousands of people. It’s 3 people, and it’s well equipped, there are even twelve 75mm heavy guns, oh yes, and a tank company!”
Speaking of this meal, he said: "The combat power is incredible."
The brigade commander's face became serious and said: "So, I think it is necessary to submit a report to the division headquarters and the headquarters to let Li Yunlong and his three regiments break away from the battle sequence of the [-]th brigade and form a new [-]th brigade. It is beneficial to play their enthusiasm, after all, I am not in Northwest Shanxi, and I have no way to remotely command the three of them."
The chief of staff said, "Brigade Commander, I don't think the boss will approve it."
Speaking of this meal, the chief of staff said again: "If the boss and the division commander had this idea, the three of them, Li Yunlong and the others, had already formed the New Twelfth Brigade when they first arrived in Northwest Shanxi."
The brigade commander said thoughtfully: "You mean, the boss has other plans?"
"It's probably like this." The chief of staff nodded, "Although this place in the northwest of Shanxi is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is very suitable for survival, but the land is barren and the population is limited. In addition, there are the sole brigade of the Jinsui army and the sole brigade of the Central Army on the north and south sides. 94 brigade, so it is difficult to have much development.”
"That's true." The brigade commander agreed deeply.
"3 people is estimated to be the limit of development."
The chief of staff said: "So, these three regiments will be transferred sooner or later."
"Forget it, then I won't worry about it for them." The brigade commander nodded and said, "Now that the Battle of Fuliang Mountain is over and the Independent Regiment has won a complete victory, the three artillery companies of Cao Sanlian should also come back. "
The chief of staff said: "The brigade commander is worried that these three artillery batteries will be detained by Li Yunlong?"
"Then he doesn't have the guts yet." The brigade commander said sarcastically, "If I don't ask him to rob, he's already burning incense. I want to detain my artillery company and borrow their courage."
……
Fuliang Mountain Fortress.
Li Yunlong said: "Old Zhao, Lao Xing and Xiao Wang, Lao Cao is leaving."
"Captain Cao is leaving today?" Zhao Gang said hastily, "Then we have to send him off."
"Send him off for sure." Li Yunlong wondered, "What makes me feel embarrassed is that you said we should let Lao Cao take something back?"
Zhao Gang said: "You mean brigade commander?"
"Yes." Li Yunlong said, "Anyway, our independent regiment has won an unprecedented victory this time, and captured so much combat supplies. If there is no sign at all, let Lao Cao go back empty-handed. , it’s not appropriate, those old comrades from the Fourth Front Army will poke Li Yunlong’s back.”
Zhao Gang said: "That's the reason. Not only the brigade commander, but also the division commander and the boss should prepare."
Wang Ye smiled slightly and said, "Commander, I know what gift you are giving. The brigade commander, teacher commander and the boss will definitely like it, and it must be from the bottom of their hearts."
"What?" Li Yunlong said, "What for?"
"Bullets." Wang Ye said, "One hundred thousand bullets!"
"Grass!" Li Yunlong's face immediately collapsed upon hearing this.
Chapter 408
Li Yunlong said with a dark face: "The weapons and ammunition seized this time will be shared equally with Lao Ding and Lao Kong. It's nothing to say. After all, we have agreed before the war, and we will distribute the weapons and ammunition to the new first regiment and the new second regiment. It is also good for our independent regiment, because our three regiments occupy the northwestern part of Shanxi in a tripartite manner, and the little devils will lose sight of the other."
After a pause, he said again: "But why do you have to send ammunition to the brigade commander and the boss?"