On this day, Nagahiro Kono was packing up and saluting in his instructors' dormitory. There were several other Japanese instructors who taught at the military academy before. Of course, they also received the dismissal notice from the military academy, so they have made an appointment to leave the military academy tomorrow and go to Shanghai together.
The future prospects of these Japanese instructors are not very optimistic, because they are all retired officers from the Japanese army. In addition to knowing some military skills and theories, they have no other life skills in their lives, and they are all middle-aged. Even being a bodyguard or escort is inappropriate.
Different from Nagahiro Kono, the other instructors did not have a good temper. They were all resentful of the military academy's decision. Some of them even uttered bad words while drinking to relieve their boredom. They wished that the Japanese army would go to war with China as soon as possible. At that time, once the Japanese army recruited troops on a large scale, several of them would be useful again.
Nagano Kono picked up a small photo frame on the table, which was a graduation photo of him and the previous class of Chinese students. Looking at the young and energetic faces in the photos, I thought that in the near future, these familiar faces will lead countless soldiers to fight to the death with the army of their own country. I wonder what will happen after the war is over. A few people survived.
Even if he is still so nostalgic for China at this time, and still has feelings and reluctance, he will not think that China will win in future wars.
Because he, like the so-called elites in most countries in the world, overestimated Japan's huge national strength and military advantages, and far underestimated the determination and tenacity of China's 40 million people to resist foreign enemies.
What Nagahiro Kono didn't even know was that this brutal war would last for eight years, and the party that finally surrendered turned out to be the Japanese Empire, which in his mind could never fail.
At this time, there was a rapid knock on the door, "Kono-kun, Kono-kun."
Nagahiro Kono recognized the voice of another Japanese instructor. That person's name was Yoshitake Kengo, a cavalry instructor, and the person who was most aggrieved by the military academy's previous dismissal decision.
Nagahiro Kono went up and opened the door, and saw Kengo Yoshitake hurried in and said hurriedly: "Kono Army, haven't you heard? There are now Chinese instructors giving public lectures, and the content they describe is many secrets and tactics of the Imperial Army. , this is blatantly spreading news that is detrimental to the empire among the students, and even inciting anti-Japanese and anti-Japanese emotions and thoughts among the military academy students, and the impact is very bad."
Nagahiro Kono was not surprised by this news, because he had heard before that a new colonel instructor was giving lessons to the students at noon. The content of the lesson was tactics against the Japanese army, and he was also taught publicly on the playground. , except that it does not clearly indicate that it is the Japanese army, it is actually completely aimed at the Japanese army.
But he couldn't feel any disgust or anger in his heart. It didn't mean that he really sympathized with China or had a heart for China, but that he only considered it from a purely military perspective. Instead, he felt that this was what the Chinese military should do. This is a normal measure. Since a war is inevitable, we must start preparing for a rainy day.
For this reason, he even admired the foresight of the senior leaders of the military academy for reacting so quickly, which was completely different from the Nanjing government's historically low efficiency and adaptability that he had known before.
But Kengo Yoshitake doesn't think so. He was born in a small, run-down aristocratic family in Japan. He has received modern Japanese education since he was a child and is proud of it. And from the bottom of his heart he looked down on the Chinese army and the military academy that gave him a very high salary.
So when he heard the news, he was instantly filled with anger and shame. His face turned red and he said: "Kono-kun, I think this behavior is a provocation and offense to the Empire of Japan. We As imperial soldiers, we must stand up to negotiate and protest with the military academy, demanding severe punishment for such villains who undermine the friendly relations between China and Japan."
Kono Yonghao was speechless for a while after hearing this. You are so old, but you still think about problems so simply and emotionally. Don't you know that the Chinese colonel instructor dared to do this without the consent of the top brass of the military academy? Could it be that if your home was taken over by robbers, would you still live in harmony with the robbers? Does it turn into an offense once someone tries to resist?
But these words can only be thought in his mind. Now that he is Japanese first, he must speak and act from Japan's standpoint. Otherwise, let alone returning to China, even in Shanghai, there may be unpredictable endings.
At this time, Kengo Yoshitake continued loudly: "Kono-kun, we have decided to protest now. We must stop this kind of public anti-Japanese speech and teaching. For this reason, as a former Imperial Cavalry Major, I will not hesitate to duel with that lunatic on the spot. "
Only then did Nagahiro Kono realize that Kengo Yoshitake was carrying a samurai sword that he usually kept in the dormitory and did not carry with him.
He usually didn't talk much, and he wouldn't say anything inappropriate at this time. He just nodded silently, put on his coat and followed Kengo Yoshitake out of the instructors' dormitory.
It should be said that the Central Army Military Academy treats these Japanese instructors relatively well. It has built a dormitory building specifically for them. Each person has a two-bedroom dormitory with complete living and washing facilities.
After the two of them walked out of the small building, they saw three Japanese instructors waiting downstairs. After they met, they nodded to each other and strode towards the playground.
On the playground at this time, Zhou Wen was holding a small speaker and drawing pictures on the blackboard to demonstrate the common tactics used by the Japanese infantry attack.
"They advocate offensive tactics and place great emphasis on the speed and method of troops engaging with the enemy while marching. Generally, offensive tactics are initiated from a point between 400 and 600 meters. Clearly define the direction of attack and the terrain and features that can be used, and determine each location. Set up staged cover points and other tactical essentials. Then spread out into groups. After the machine gun team enters the first shooting position, each group will maneuver toward the first cover point."
"After reaching the first point, launch firepower to kill the enemy, while covering the movement of the machine gun group and the grenade group. Once in place, use the machine gun and grenade group to suppress the enemy, while covering the forward movement of other groups, and so on."
"They will stop briefly at about 200 meters and launch all firepower to clear exposed enemy fire points and densely populated positions. At the same time, they will use smoke screens and flares to guide their own direct-aimed heavy firepower. Generally, they should There were two rounds of strikes.”
"The first round is a frontal strike to eliminate all facing frontal fire points. The second round is to strike one side of the enemy's position to cause the defenders to be unevenly deployed and forced to maneuver. This will eliminate the maneuvering defenders to the greatest extent possible. Preparing for the final attack.”
While many students and instructors were listening and recording attentively on the playground, a discordant scream came from a distance, "We solemnly protest your bad behavior of blatantly provoking the Empire of Japan. I ask you to immediately stop targeting the Imperial Army." Arrogant remarks.”
