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Ninth Army Headquarters.
The telegraph machine was beeping, and each correspondent was sitting in front of the telegraph machine, wearing headphones, listening to the frequency of the radio waves.
Several operational staff members stood in front of a sand table that marked the offensive and defensive areas of Shanghai, deducing the direction of the battlefield situation. Communications soldiers walking back and forth were reporting the latest progress of the battles of each division.
All in all, everything was busy.
Commander-in-Chief Zhang Zhizhong was looking at the offensive and defensive map in front of him in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking about.
"Junzuo, Chief Feng and his delegation from the theater will be arriving soon. By then, do we need to report the battle report of our Ninth Group Army truthfully?" Lieutenant Colonel Liu Xingren, Zhang Zhizhong's adjutant, asked Zhang Zhizhong, he was talking about the 108th Brigade of the 36th Division Taking down the enemy marines.
Zhang Zhizhong nodded lightly and said: "Of course you must report it truthfully. I will be responsible for the next thing. Your task is to adapt to changes."
"Yes, sir." Liu Xingren responded.
"By the way, who is this person from the enemy headquarters that led his troops to capture?" Zhang Zhizhong asked with a thick Hefei accent.
Adjutant Liu thought for a while and said, "It's a battalion commander named Zhang Tianhai, a student of the seventh phase of Huangpu."
Zhang Zhizhong thought about it for a while, but still had no impression of this person. Indeed, there were quite a few graduates from the seventh phase of Huangpu, almost the largest number of graduates from the first seven phases.
"Huangpu Seventh Phase... Huangpu Seventh Phase... It seems that he is still my student... It's a pity that his qualifications are still a bit young, otherwise he can be tempered..." Zhang Zhizhong murmured to himself.
Adjutant Liu rolled his eyes and said: "Sir, I think this is not difficult to do. His contribution can be remembered. If he can make more contributions from this battlefield, he will be rewarded at that time, which shows that he is completely Ability to assume higher-level positions.”
Zhang Zhizhong pondered for a while and agreed with Liu Xingren's statement: "This method is good. Huangpu seventh-generation students generally hold company commander and other positions. If he can be promoted to battalion commander at this time, he is mostly promoted during wartime. If jade cannot be carved, it cannot be used. , it will be of great use if you practice it again at this time!"
"Well... Chief of Education, I would like to take the liberty of asking you, are you sure of your battle plan this time?" Liu Xingren is from the fifth phase of Huangpu, but he can also be regarded as a student of Zhang Zhizhong.
Zhang Zhizhong turned around and sighed softly: "Xingren, you are an old man who has been with me for a long time. There is no guarantee of victory on the battlefield, and there is no absolute guarantee. We can only place our hope on that telegram. .”
"Telegram?" Liu Xingren went out on business half an hour ago under Zhang Zhizhong's order and didn't come back until just now, so he asked this question.
General Zhang Zhizhong nodded and said: "Ten minutes ago, the Second Division of the Statistics Bureau (the predecessor of the military command) intercepted a telegram from the enemy's Navy Minister Yamamoto Isoroku telling the enemy's reinforcements commander of 'rapid reinforcements'. In other words, our army is extremely It is possible that the enemy Marine Corps headquarters could have been dedicated before the enemy signaled for reinforcements."
"Students understand." Liu Xingren would only call Zhang Zhizhong "educator" when asking questions in private. Most of the time, he would distinguish between superiors and subordinates.
"Xingren, remember. Snakes only reveal seven inches when they attack. If the target they want to rescue is gone, it means that they may form a ball in the outer sea and directly look for our weaknesses. Keep your mouth shut. As long as we still don't get rid of their rescue target, they will take advantage of the gap!" Lieutenant General Zhang Zhi's eyes were like an eagle, and he tapped the location of the enemy Marine Corps headquarters on the map with his finger.
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As Zhang Zhizhong thought, it was the Japanese army that was anxious, not the Chinese army.
The enemy's Shanghai Expeditionary Force Headquarters.
General Matsui Iwane stood in the cabin that served as a temporary headquarters and looked at the map of China marked in Japanese with a fierce light in his eyes.
"Damn Navy horse manure, more success than failure!" General Matsui Iwane cursed angrily. Although he was standing on a Navy warship, it did not mean that he would be afraid of the Navy people.
Yes, like other army officers, Matsui Iwane also disliked this group of marines.
However, even if you don’t like it, you still don’t like it. Don’t you still have to do the same thing?
Matsui Iwane is short in stature, which can even be described as "short", but this does not affect his reputation as an "expert in tackling difficult problems".
Before the Battle of Songhu broke out, Matsui Iwane, who had retired, was taking his wife to play in Mount Fuji. They were having a great time. As the situation in Shanghai became tense, Matsui Iwane was recalled to active duty by the Japanese military. Commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force.
Although Matsui Iwane had previously retired, this did not mean that he did not care about the domestic situation - just like at this time, he believed that it was extremely unwise for the empire to go to war with China in Shanghai.
Why is it unwise? It's not that Matsui Iwane looks down on those in the Navy who only know how to pamper themselves, but it's really inappropriate.
In Matsui Iwane's view, according to the military plan, first North Korea, then Northeast China, then North China, then Central China, and finally South China, step by step, it can be said that it is seamless.
Now that North Korea has taken possession, Northeast China is under control, North China is also taking action, the entire plan is half completed, and your navy is doing such a mess in Shanghai, doesn't this deflect the entire invasion plan?
From north to south, it evolved into east to west.
Matsui Iwane knew very well what this meant. China's depth was too great, and the empire was not ready to completely change its plan. With such a strategy, the logistics supply line would probably be extended to a lot. It would be okay to fight a short and quick campaign, but We are going to fight a long-term battle, and I really don’t know who will win and who will lose...
Thinking of this, Matsui Iwane became even more angry.
Indeed, although the people at the military headquarters unanimously claimed that the Chinese army was the first to pick the issue, could Matsui Iwane believe it? Totally don't believe it!
In Matsui Iwane's view, with the combat power of the imperial army, the stupid Chinese did not dare to take the lead in provoking trouble. Only the navy's gangsters caused the Shanghai Incident out of jealousy of the army's military exploits.
However, it’s not surprising that Matsui Iwane thinks this way: it is a recognized fact that the navy and the army are at odds. In addition to defeating the Russian fleet in the Russo-Japanese War, what other outstanding achievements did the navy have? The January 28 Incident? That's not even a victory.
Yes, the January 28th Incident was indeed not a victory for the arrogant Japanese army at the time.
Looking at the army again, they won North Korea, right? They captured the Northeast, right? The Russo-Japanese War was won by others, right?
In comparison, the navy's military exploits really don't look that good.
If you have few military exploits and occupy a lot of resources, you will naturally be jealous, so the navy must use your military exploits to silence the domestic public. At this point, Matsui Iwane can understand, but you can't tamper with national policies, can you?
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