This major general named Nakamura is the brigade commander of the Japanese 11th Brigade, and his full name is Toshio Nakamura. At this time, he still did not give up, and continued: "Yoshida-kun, the performance of the Chinese army has proven that they are just a group of frightened sheep in front of the imperial army. Have you ever heard that sheep can eat wolves?"
Colonel Yoshida Taro helplessly stretched out his hand to hold his glasses, sighed and said: "Nakamura-kun, I understand your mood, but judging from all aspects of intelligence, this is indeed a fact, although I still doubt it, When did the Chinese army have such strong combat effectiveness? The key is that the weather has been gloomy these days and the visibility is very low, so our aircraft cannot collect evidence."
"Moreover, we received a telegram from the Mishan Brigade at around three o'clock in the afternoon two days ago, but the telegram was interrupted only halfway through. It must have been at that time that they were attacked. Until now, there is no news from the Mishan Brigade. No, that’s the only way to judge.”
At this moment, a short, fat, middle-aged colonel officer with a big belly hurriedly walked into the conference room. When he came in, he saluted Lieutenant General Sakamoto Eemon on the main seat and said: "Your Excellency, the Commander of the Reporting Division, It’s too late to take office.”
Lieutenant General Sakamoto Eemon, who had closed his eyes in silence, opened his eyes, looked at the fat colonel, nodded slightly and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Hattori-kun, please take a seat."
The colonel who came in was Colonel Hattori Jiro, the brigade commander of the Japanese mixed 14th Brigade.
Although the forces of the Mixed 14th Brigade were drawn from the Japanese 7th Division, when the 7th Division was mainly stationed in Jinzhou as a reserve force, the Mixed 14th Brigade was under the command of the 6th Division.
It can be seen that Colonel Hattori Jiro has come from a long distance, his body is dusty and his head is stained with sweat. Just five minutes ago, he had just led the 14th mixed brigade to Chengde and rode straight to the headquarters for a meeting.
As soon as he sat down, he asked in a deep voice: "Excuse me, Yoshida-kun, is the news about the broken jade of the Mishan Brigade true?"
Colonel Taro Yoshida knew that Yoneyamashita was the right-hand man of Hattori Brigade Commander. He was his old subordinate before the formation of the 14th Brigade, and the two had a deep friendship.
"My condolences! Hattori-kun, the Beast Brigade will never come back."
"idiot!"
Hattori Jiro's eyes suddenly turned red, and he said with a ferocious look on his face: "Do you know which Chinese army did it?"
Colonel Taro Yoshida said: "According to Chinese newspaper reports, it is a model brigade belonging to the 32nd Army."
The other officers present looked at each other, wondering who this never-heard-of Model Brigade was.
"Gentlemen, according to the intelligence just received, this model brigade is under the command of the Shanxi Jin Army. This time it is transferred to Hebei and is under the command of the 32nd Army. And this unit is not an ordinary brigade. It is said that it was carefully built by Marshal Yan from Shanxi. The elite troops, their strength and weapons and equipment far exceed those of the general Chinese army."
"No matter how powerful the troops and weapons are, it is impossible for a brigade of the Chinese army to prevent a reinforced brigade of Mishanxiashu from escaping, not even a division. The title of the Beast Brigade is not called out, But it was shot out. As everyone knows, it was able to smash all the more than 1,400 brave imperial soldiers into pieces, and not even a single person broke out to report the news. This means that they encountered a large force from China, and there were not tens of thousands of them. The encirclement cannot achieve this."
After hearing Hattori Jiro's unwilling argument, Taro Yoshida felt that it was quite reasonable, and said in deep thought: "However, judging from our various intelligence, it is true that the main force of the Chinese side has not been found in the area from Lengkou to Xifengkou. Troops, the only model brigade of the 32nd Army that arrived early."
In fact, it is not surprising that Hattori Jiro has repeatedly doubted the accuracy of the news that the Chinese army can annihilate a reinforced Japanese brigade with just one brigade, because just a few days ago on the Rehe battlefield, any Japanese brigade could easily defeat a Northeastern Army. In the defense of the brigade, there is even a situation where a brigade is chasing several Chinese brigades. Now you say that some model brigade that appears out of nowhere can defeat the beast brigade without a single one left. Who believes it? Why believe it?
Speaking of equipment and troops, didn't the Northeastern Army's most elite 7th Brigade, which defended Fengtian North Camp, not have many machine guns, submachine guns, and artillery? There are even more than a dozen tanks and armored vehicles, and the number of troops has reached nearly 8,000. The officers are all graduates of the military academy, and the soldiers are carefully selected to be strong and young, and have been trained for a long time.
Is such an army strong? Is the equipment good? Are you well trained?
But what was the result?
On the night of September 18th, this army, which looked very powerful on paper, fled without a fight when faced with an attack by hundreds of people from a garrison brigade of the Imperial Army. It didn't even have the courage to turn around and fire a shot.
For these Japanese troops, who have had no defeat since the Sino-Japanese War of 1888-1894, pride and arrogance have been integrated into the bones of every soldier, from the army leaders down to the soldiers. In their understanding, even a group of lions, under the leadership of a sheep, is nothing more than a pack of lions. It is impossible to defeat sheep led by lions.
During this period, everyone in the Japanese military and government could see that the government of the Republic of China was like a sheep.
Therefore, it would be an insult to the Imperial Army of Japan to admit that a brigade of the Chinese army could completely annihilate a brigade of the Japanese army.
Thinking of this, Hattori Jiro Osa, who looked even more ferocious, stood up and said to Lieutenant General Sakamoto Eemon who had not spoken a word: "Please give the order to the division commander. I will lead the mixed 14th brigade to set off today. , went straight to Lengkou Pass, and I wanted to see what kind of despicable trap the Mishan Brigade fell into before they were all broken into pieces. At the same time, I had to join the 14th Brigade to learn about that model brigade. If I didn’t win Lengkou Pass, , I, Jiro Hattori, will have a caesarean section to apologize."
Finally, Hattori Jiro gritted his teeth and added: "The shame of the imperial army must be washed away with the blood of that person. Please give the order to the division commander." After that, he bowed deeply.
At this time, Sakamotoemon, who was sitting expressionlessly like a wooden sculpture, slowly said: "Hattori-kun, sit down first."
After Hattori Jiro took his seat angrily, Sakamoto Eemon's sinister eyes looked around at the officers present. Wherever he looked, the officers unconsciously straightened their bodies.
"Gentlemen, since the Rehe Incident, thanks to the hard work of everyone here, our Kwantung Army has been invincible. In just ten days, it defeated the 200,000 Northeastern Army and occupied the entire territory of Rehe, creating a miracle in the history of world war. It has once again proved to the world that the Imperial Japanese Army is invincible. In this regard, His Excellency General Muto, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor and the Army Headquarters, sent a special commendation order and asked me to convey to all the officers and imperial warriors present. Our regards and thanks.”
