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Chapter 683: The temptation to be promoted to general!

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    Promoting to a general is an irresistible temptation for any Japanese general. Even though Odaka Kamezo is already a lieutenant general in the army, it seems that he is only one step away from being promoted to a general, but in fact, if there is no special opportunity  If he had no merit, he might not be able to take this step in his life.

    Unlike the controversial military rank of Army Lieutenant General, in the Japanese military rank system, General is a truly valuable position.

    The reason why the rank of Army Lieutenant General is full of controversy is entirely because this military rank is so weird. Because there are so many Lieutenant Generals in the Japanese Army, there are many positions with different levels that are filled by Army Lieutenant Generals.  In the future, they will hold positions such as chief of staff of the general army, chief of staff of the front army, commander of the group army, commander of the division, etc. These positions are all held by officers of the lieutenant general level.

    With so many positions, their powers are naturally not the same. Some can command a large number of Japanese troops, while others are in name only.

    For example, Okamura Neiji, the commander of the 11th Army who shone some time ago, commanded 6 divisions and two independent brigades at the peak of his 11th Army, with a total strength of more than 100,000.

    Another example is the former commander of the Fifth Division, General Seishiro Itagaki. His Fifth Division was one of the most powerful units among the Japanese A-type divisions, with more than 28,000 soldiers.

    Later, the Japanese army formed a large number of second-line garrison divisions, that is, three-unit divisions. Such divisions only had 15,000 or 6,000 people, but their division commanders also had the rank of lieutenant general.

    Therefore, the Army Lieutenant General is full of controversy in the military. He does not have much gold content, let alone holds the core power in the military.

    But the generals are different. The generals have great power. They can be compared with senior officials such as the Prime Minister of Japan and the Dean of the Privy Council. They can also control hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops. This means that the number of generals must be strictly limited.  .

    Japan has very strict criteria for promotion to generals, and its positions and levels are not equivalent. First of all, a lieutenant general must serve for five years before he is qualified to be promoted to general.

    Even if you are qualified, the emperor and field marshal will also look at the person's merits and qualifications. Generally, in addition to military exploits, he has either served as Minister of War or Chief of Staff Headquarters. Only those who meet these conditions can be promoted to general.

    Of course, these conditions may seem easy, but they are actually quite difficult, because these conditions virtually block the way for lieutenant generals to be promoted to generals. According to Odaka Kamezo, there have been thousands of lieutenant generals since the establishment of the Japanese Army, but in the end they can  There are only more than a hundred people promoted to general, the ratio is almost 10:1.

    The appearance of Li Guoyao's troops now gave Odaka Kamezo an opportunity. Judging from the hatred of His Majesty the Emperor towards Li Guoyao in the base camp before, although it is not necessarily possible to be promoted to Army General immediately by killing people, at least with a large number  Among the lieutenant generals in the army, he has considerable advantages. As long as he performs reasonably well in the next two years, and has support from the base camp, his promotion to general is basically a certainty.

    Of course, the premise is that you can really eliminate Li Guoyao's troops and himself, otherwise everything will be just empty talk.

    In view of this, Odaka Kamezo suppressed the excitement in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Xiaolin-kun, tell me your third reason!"

    "The third reason for taking action against Li Guoyao's troops is that compared to the other two troops, Li Guoyao's troops are the weakest and weak, and are more confident for our army!" Kobayashi Asaburo replied.

    "Nani, Li Guoyao's subordinates are soft persimmons, so what does Tubal Road mean?" Odaka Kamezo said with a frown.

    "Your Excellency, according to the information we have received, the Tubal 115th Division has arrived in the western Taipei area, but they are extremely scattered. It will take a lot of energy to eliminate this Tubal Group in the west, and in the end the gains may outweigh the losses."

    Then Kobayashi Asaburo continued: "The Sulu Theater Headquarters has a large number of troops, and most of them are regular Japanese troops, so it is not easy to eliminate them. Only Li Guoyao's Shandong Guerrilla Corps not only has a small number of troops, but also has just attacked  The troops in Wanzaozhuang and other places must have suffered a lot of losses. Now is the time when our strength is at its weakest, so it is the best time for us to eliminate this unit!"

    Ogao Guizang nodded and said: "Hey, it's just that the troops in our hands are seriously insufficient. Even maintaining security in the occupied areas is a bit stretched. How can we still spare the troops to encircle and suppress this Li Guoyao?"

    Major General Asaburo Kobayashi thought for a while and said: "Your Excellency, Kimura-kun's 32nd Division and Mizuno-kun's independent mixed 10th Brigade have arrived in Shandong. In addition, the 114th Division has not yet arrived in Shandong in a short period of time.When France returns to the country, it can temporarily serve as the mobile force of the Corps Headquarters. We can completely mobilize two or three regiments of troops nearby to encircle and suppress Li Guoyao's troops. I think it won't be a big problem!  "

    "Yo Xi! Just do what Mr. Xiao Lin said, but even though Li Guoyao's department is very weak now, the combat effectiveness shown by this department is extraordinary. I think two or three regiments may be able to defeat this department, but I want to  It seems a bit difficult to completely annihilate this unit!"

    Then Odaka Kamezo continued: "I plan to deploy an infantry regiment from each of the 21st Division and the 32nd Division, plus Tsuchiya-kun's independent mixed sixth brigade, and gather more than 10,000 troops to encircle and suppress Li Guoyao's headquarters.  I don¡¯t believe that we can¡¯t kill just 6,000 of his people.¡±

    Kobayashi Asaburo nodded and said: "You have to use all your strength to fight a lion against a rabbit. This way you can be absolutely sure. But the most important thing is to find out the lair of Li Guoyao's troops. This is the most important!"

    "Yo Xi, leave this matter to your staff and Miss Sadako's intelligence agency!" Odaka Kame said.

    "Hai!"

    "Mr. Xiao Lin, the existence of Li Guoyao and this Shandong Guerrilla Corps is an insult to the Imperial Japanese Army and a shame to all of us. Please pass on the order. The Imperial Army will not take prisoners in this battle. I only need you to bring back Li Guoyao's head."  That's it, can you do it?" Ogao Guizang said with a ferocious face.

    "Hai!"

    "Go and give the order!"

    And while the Japanese troops in Shandong were busy cleaning up Li Guoyao's troops, the battle in Nanchang also came to an end!

    Although the Chinese army defending the Nanchang area had already judged the Japanese army's movements, it was still poorly prepared for the Japanese army's three-dimensional crazy attack by sea, land and air.  After the Japanese army had launched the offensive first, 10 corps and 33 divisions of China's 9th Theater Command, totaling 200,000 people, rushed into battle and launched a fierce battle with the Japanese invading army.

    Although it was a bit hasty, the patriotic officers and soldiers fought desperately against the Japanese invasion.

    In addition to indiscriminate bombardment by aircraft and artillery, the Japanese army also used poison gas. In particular, Neji Okamura ingeniously used hundreds of tanks together, which caused huge losses to the defenders and also left a serious psychological shadow on the defenders.

    The Japanese 106th Division south of De'an fought fiercely with the 36th Division of the Chinese 79th Army and the 105th Division of the 49th Army. On the 22nd, it broke through the defenders' defense line and divided into two groups. Together with the 101st Division, they attacked Nanchang from the front.

    After the other group occupied Tanxi, it used rapid troops to occupy Wanjiabu and Anyi, and then divided into two groups to capture Jing'an and Fengxin respectively.  Its follow-up troops occupied Gao'an and controlled the Hunan-Jiangxi Highway.

    On March 25, the Japanese army broke through Lehua and occupied Changtou Ridge the next day, approaching Nanchang city.

    Another group of Japanese troops crossed the Gan River north of Shengmi Street and entered Nanchang. One group broke into the urban area and had a fierce battle with the 32nd Army of the Chinese defenders, the security team, and the garrison.

    On the 27th, Japanese aircraft and artillery bombarded the urban area, and the whole city suddenly became a sea of ??flames.  The Chinese army fought in the streets with the Japanese army. In the end, due to more than half of the casualties, the Chinese army was ordered to withdraw from Nanchang and move to the direction of Jinxian. The Japanese army then captured Nanchang.

    At this point, the Japanese army captured the important town of Nanchang in less than ten days. The defenders suffered heavy losses and almost collapsed!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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