As Tian Tianfu's adjutant, he is guilty of the same crime as Tian Tianfu. Although it was Tian Tianfu who made the mistake, Tian Tianfu's adjutant had the responsibility to remind him. Otherwise, why would there be an adjutant position under the commander?
The adjutant's duty is to give reminders or suggestions to the commander before he issues an order.
But he didn't. His attention was all on the pot in Tian Tianfu's hand, and he even went out to grab a urinal and came back.
So if Tian Tianfu would be ordered to commit seppuku, then he would at least be a candidate for execution.
At this time, he was very worried about his situation and hoped that Tian Tianfu could understand their position at this time.
Because since it can no longer be concealed, it is better to plead guilty to the brigade commander as soon as possible, and maybe there will be a chance of improvement. Otherwise, because the commander's stupidity has caused such a huge loss, the two people will definitely die.
And well, Tian Tianfu was not very stupid. After careful consideration, he decided to send a message to Chuzhou to explain what happened and the losses of the 116th Infantry Regiment and Jiang Qi Artillery Brigade.
When the commander of the 26th Brigade, Tokushige Numata, saw this report, his first thought was to kill someone. Because the distance between Chuzhou and Lai'an County is only 20 kilometers, it would only take more than half an hour to report to Chuzhou by car.
What's more, there are telegrams and phone calls, why don't you ask for instructions?
Of course, this is not the time to pursue this matter, but a group of unknown people not only deceived the Imperial Japanese Army but also ran away with their cannons. If he just lets it go, where will the Imperial Japanese Army's face go?
While ordering Fuku Soeda to continue the pursuit, Numata Tokushige also ordered the 1st Battalion and 2nd Battalion of the 58th Regiment to bring an artillery brigade to support. And Numata Tokushige immediately sent a message to the Shanghai Dispatch Army Headquarters. The Chuzhou 26th Brigade was going to pursue a group of enemies who had made a surprise attack on Lai'an County.
The identity of the enemy is unknown, but its combat effectiveness is strong. It severely damaged its 116th Regiment. Jiang Qi's artillery brigade also suffered heavy losses. He was sending troops to pursue the enemy. He asked Lord Matsui for instructions and requested the dispatch of bombers to assist the army in combat.
Numata Tokushige was very smart and was not stupid enough to say that his men were deceived by an unknown enemy with a urinal, and then the Chinatsu Battalion and Jiang Qi Artillery Battalion followed them out and were killed by them.
If Numata Tokushige said this, I am afraid Commander Matsui would hiccup and be pissed to death.
Because this was so stupid, an infantry brigade and an artillery brigade were tricked out of the city by the enemy and then completely wiped out. If this is revealed, the Japanese Empire will be disgraced in the international community.
Therefore, Numata Tokuchuge did not dare to say that. He could only say that there were many enemies and they attacked Lai'an County by surprise, which caused irreparable losses.
Although it was inevitable to be scolded by Commander Matsui, fortunately, his head was still on his neck.
In other words, Fuku Soda was unlucky, and Tokushige Numata did not report his case to protect himself, otherwise Fuku Soda's head would never have been saved.
After receiving the reply, Numata Tokushige also let out a long breath. When a person relaxes, there are more things in his mind that he just ignored.
Tim Tianfu just said in the telegram that he only believed it after seeing the handwritten order from the brigade leader.
Numata Tokushige had no doubts about this, because he didn't even have the guts to deceive himself on this matter.
Moreover, although Tian Tianfu is stupid this time, it does not mean that he is incapable. He is the co-captain of the 116th Regiment. If he is really a loser, I'm afraid it won't be his turn to fill this position.
Therefore, if Tian Tianfu is not stupid, then this warrant is the biggest problem.
Someone had forged his warrant, and it was so fake that it looked like the real thing. Otherwise, no matter how stupid Tianfu was, he would not be so stupid as to believe whatever others said casually.
In other words, there must be a traitor in his command, who stole his own warrant, or even forged his own warrant and gave it to their enemies.
Numata Tokushige ordered a thorough investigation of the traitors, and the first to bear the brunt were the Chinese in the headquarters.
As mentioned before, Numata Tokushige liked Chinese food very much, so after coming to China, he took Chinese cooks with him.
Until now, no intelligence leaks had occurred, and Numata Tokushige was very relieved about this.
But this time, all his warrants were forged, which made him suspect that it was done by the few Chinese in the headquarters.
It's just that his action was still a step late. The cook and the waiter left the headquarters half an hour before Numata Tokushige gave the order in the name of going out to buy food, and then disappeared.
Numata Tokushige was very angry, but this matter was still hidden from the light. He would not report it to his superiors. Otherwise, he would have seriously neglected his duty. The lighter case would be demotion, and the worst case would be directly sent to a military court. After all, it was his negligence and hiring of Chinese as chefs that led to the annihilation of two Japanese brigades.
So at this time, Numata Tokushige believed that two people must die, namely Sota Fuku and his adjutant.
They were the insiders and parties involved in the whole incident, and they bear unshirkable responsibility in this fiasco. And the higher-ups will definitely send someone to investigate. And when that time comes, if these two people take out this warrant, he will be in trouble.
So after thinking about it, Numata Tokushige felt that it would be better for these two people to never speak again.
Of course, now is not the time. He has to encircle and destroy the enemies who attack the 116th Regiment. Otherwise, how can he swallow this breath?
So, under the order of Numata Tokushige, Soda Fuku led the troops to continue the pursuit.
But this time, they changed their strategy and did not send two squadrons to continue to run ahead to fend for the mines. Because they learned from Aida who had escaped from Chinatsu's brigade that the opponent's combat speed was very fast, and it only took less than half an hour to annihilate their two Japanese brigade.
Moreover, Aida also said that all the weapons used by the opponent are automatic weapons. The fierce firepower must be the elite of the Chinese army, and they are the elite of the elite.
So it was too risky to send two squadrons ahead. Tian Tianfu only sent a small team as scouts to pursue quickly.
What Tian Tianfu didn't expect was that two platoons of observation posts were left behind during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Two platoons, with a total strength of about ninety people. Through reconnaissance, they found that the Japs were still two kilometers away, and a team of only one Japs pursued them at full speed.
One of the platoon leaders used semaphore to explain to the observation post on the other side that he wanted to kill the Japanese reconnaissance team.
This coincides with the other two platoon leaders.
Both sides quickly entered a state of combat readiness and took out all the little Jaap grenades they had just captured. In this battle, they won't use guns, they will use grenades to teach the little devil how to behave! .
(End of chapter)
