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Chapter 242: The Passive 13th Division (please vote for me)

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    While Li Guoyao was busy executing the Military Commission's order to reinforce Bengbu, the little devils were not idle either. A large number of troops gathered towards the Chuxian, Nanqiao and Lai'an front lines. At the same time, Major General Kawabe Masami, chief of staff of the Japanese Army's Central China Front, suddenly  Arriving in Chuxian from Nanjing, he presided over a combat meeting attended by the first-level officers of the coalition leader to discuss the attack plan on Bengbu.

    The Central China Front's successive defeats some time ago almost made the entire Japanese army a laughing stock, especially the successive losses of a large number of senior officers such as Tanabe Moritake, Asaka Palace Hatohiko, Muto Akira, and Ogisu Rihei.  The entire front army lost face, and even the commander of the front army, Matsui Iwane, had to resign and was transferred to the reserve force.

    The new commander, Shunroku Hata, came with the pressure from the base camp and His Majesty the Emperor. Therefore, as soon as he arrived in Nanjing, he issued a combat order to the front line to capture Bengbu. In order to capture the important town of Bengbu in one fell swoop, the Central China Front Army not only transferred the 101st Division to  Chuxian County also sent Front Army Chief of Staff Hebian Zhengsan here to supervise the battle.

    That¡¯s right, it¡¯s supervising the battle!

    Although this word is stigmatized throughout the 13th Division, it is indeed a shame.

    As a first-class field division with a glorious tradition, although the 13th Division is not as dazzling as the Second Division, the Fifth Division, and the Sixth Division, it will not be sent by superiors to supervise operations.

    But there is no way, their performance was really bad some time ago.  Especially this time, Lieutenant General Tanaka Shizuichi commanded the entire division to besiege Quanjiao, which was simply a nightmare for the 13th Division.

    Before the war, many of them were full of confidence. No one thought that the hateful Jiuqi Division could stop the imperial army's attack. However, they did not expect that the final result would be that the imperial army suffered heavy losses.

    Post-war statistics showed that the 13th Division lost 6,881 soldiers in this battle, including 2 Army colonels, 5 lieutenants, and 9 majors.  In addition, there were more than 2,000 lightly and seriously injured people, and the overall casualties were nearly 10,000, accounting for about one-half of the total strength of the 13th Division.

    What made the entire 13th Division unable to step down was that in order to rescue the surrounded Numata Shigetori headquarters during this battle, the 13th Division had to ask for help from the Sixth Division. Not only did it owe the Sixth Division a huge  He also lost face to friendly forces. It can be said that he lost face to his grandma's house.

    Because this battle was so speechless, the 13th Division was not only in an embarrassing situation, but also very passive.

    Lieutenant General Tanaka Shizuichi, who was originally favored by the base camp, was directly scolded by Lu Xiang. The entire front army was also embarrassed. Even the actual controller of the General Staff Headquarters, Prince Kanin Gongzai Ren, directly criticized him for his incompetence.

    As a Japanese Army Lieutenant General, Tanaka Shizuichi had his own pride. Being slapped in the face like this, he really couldn't swallow it. He originally thought that after the front army's supplementary troops arrived, he would send troops to attack Quanjiao again, even if he  They had already made plans to personally command the troops to march westward, but what they didn't expect was that the front army issued an order asking them to continue executing the plan to attack Bengbu.

    Chu County. 13th Division Regiment Headquarters.

    The huge conference room was filled with senior Japanese military officers. The people sitting in front were all generals, but all of them were major generals. There were four people in total. Below them were junior officers. If you look closely, there were more than a dozen officer ranks.  The lowest one is Lieutenant Colonel, there are very few in number, and the rest are all Colonels.

    You must know that in the combat system of the Japanese army, a colonel generally serves as the chief of staff of a division-level combat unit or the captain of an infantry regiment. He is definitely the most backbone force in the Japanese army.

    It¡¯s hard to see even one person, but I didn¡¯t expect there to be more than a dozen in this small conference room.

    Although there were more than twenty people in the conference room, it was quiet. No one whispered or looked around. Everyone sat quietly in their seats like puppets.

    This is the tradition of the Japanese army during meetings. No one is allowed to make any noise before the chief officer arrives.

    "Tap tap tap"

    There was a rush of footsteps in the corridor outside the conference room. It was loud and messy, and it was clear that it was not a person.

    Soon, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and then three big figures in general uniforms walked in from the outside. The leader was the commander of the 13th Division, Tanaka Shizuichi, followed by Tanaka Shizuichi.  A lieutenant general and a major general.

    The moment the three of them entered the conference room, all the officers in the conference room hurriedly stood up, lowered their heads, raised their chests, and put their feet together. Their postures were a bit uncoordinated, but they were also uniform.

    After Tanaka Shizuichi and others sat down in the three seats in front, the host Tanaka Shizuichi immediately said: ??Sit!  "

    After everyone sat down again, Tanaka Shizuki stood up and said: "Gentlemen, before the meeting begins, let me introduce to you the two Excellencies at the main table. The one on my right is His Excellency Kawabe Shozo, the Chief of Staff of the Front Army, and the one on my left is  This is His Excellency Yin Dongzhengxi, the commander of the 101st Division, everyone applauds and welcomes you!"

    As soon as he finished speaking, the conference room burst into warm applause that lasted for a long time.

    Hebeian Zhengsan and Yin Dongzhengxi immediately stood up and nodded, but their expressions were very arrogant!

    After the applause, Tanaka Jingzhi said with a straight face and a serious tone: "Gentlemen, in the battle of Quanjiao, our Imperial Japanese Army returned with a disastrous defeat. I, the division commander, must bear the unshirkable responsibility. I have reported it to the base camp.  The self-imposed punishment has also been reprimanded by the front army and the base camp. In addition, due to this, Mr. Matsui was recalled to the country to report on his duties, and has been transferred to the reserve force."

    Having said this, Tanaka Shizuichi's face flushed, and he said with a little excitement: "Gentlemen, as warriors of the Japanese Empire, we should use the katana in our hands to expand territory for the empire, and also to expand territory for the empire.  I feel ashamed that my commander has added glory, but now he needs to bear the responsibility for our defeat. This is not only a shame for me, Shizuichi Tanaka, but also for the entire 13th Division, and even for the entire Imperial Japanese Army.  !¡±

    The atmosphere in the entire conference room was extremely cold. Whether it was the lieutenant general, major general or the colonel, everyone could only hear the breathing of each other, and there was no other sound.

    Faced with Tanaka Shizuichi¡¯s rebuke, the officers belonging to the 101st Division didn¡¯t know what to say, and the officers of the 13th Division had nothing to say.

    After a brief silence, Tanaka Shizuichi continued: "However, the front army still decided to give us a chance. Now the supplementary troops of the five infantry brigades have arrived at the front line and have been integrated into each regiment. Although the troops have not yet fully recovered,  We are in full strength, but we have reached 80% of full strength. Now it¡¯s time to use the guns in our hands to avenge our shame!¡±

    "After research and decision by the Front Army Headquarters, our 13th Division will be paired with the 101st Division to attack Bengbu northward to cooperate with the Second Army of the North China Front's campaign in Shandong and strive to open up the Jinpu Railway. Do you have confidence?"

    "Yes, yes, yes!"

    A group of senior Japanese military officers in the conference room said in unison, with a hint of grievance in their loud voices!

    Tanaka Jing nodded and said: "Yo Xi, I heard reluctance and anger from your voices. This is good. The Imperial Japanese Army must have such a spirit of not admitting defeat! Now, I would like to ask the Chief of Staff to read out the front army's statement on this  War battle orders!"

    Kawabe Shozo immediately stood up and said: "Front Army's Operation Order No. 23: In order to occupy the north bank of the Yangtze River and the southern line of the Jinpu Line, the 13th Division and the 101st Division of Chu County are ordered to form a northward attack force along Chu County, Guangming, and  Fengyang attacked in the direction of Bengbu to ensure the capture of the important town of Bengbu. The commander of the 13th Division, Tanaka Shizuichi, was ordered to assist the commander-in-chief of this battle, Yin Dongzhengxi."

    After reading out the battle order from the Front Army Headquarters, Kawabe Shozo said again: "Gentlemen, the Front Army Headquarters has high hopes for this battle, and this battle is also related to the important task of the base camp to open up the communication line of the battlefield in North and Central China, so there is no room for failure, please  Got it!"

    "Hai!"

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