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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1275 Fighting in the Nest

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¡ª¡ª    go¡ª¡ª>Kawashima was thinking blankly, breaking apart and crushing all the things that happened this morning, stringing them together, and came to the conclusion that Commander-in-Chief Ito had fallen into the hands of the devil in China.  Qiu Li was fooled, of course, including himself. This Chinese devil Tang Qiuli used endless methods. Every step was aimed at the psychological weakness of Commander-in-Chief Ito and prescribed the right medicine. It was terrible.

    Kawashima knows the weight of this hindsight. If he speaks bluntly, wouldn't it just add to the accusation that Commander-in-Chief Ito is a fool?  After thinking over and over again, Kawashima decided that he could not say that he believed in the wisdom of the Commander-in-Chief. Just like himself, he would discover the traps. Self-realization is always much deeper than being reminded by others.

    What¡¯s more, as a subordinate of His Excellency the General, I am suspected of showing off. If I am not good, the blame for the repeated defeats may be shouldered on me. Isn¡¯t that just setting myself on fire? It¡¯s something only a fool can do.

    Kawashima picked up the phone heavily, "Commander-in-Chief, the air battle over Yangon has ended. The air force raided the air formation at the ** Division's tank troop assembly area. Everyone was shattered. The leader of the team, Colonel Takasaki, died for his country. The ** Division Tank  , no losses were incurred.¡±

    "You have to know something sooner or later. Such a secret cannot be kept. Therefore, Kawashima did not intend to beat around the bush and directly told the result. Then, he took the phone receiver and opened his ears, preparing to bear the thunderous wrath of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.

    Unexpectedly, Ito didn't speak for a long time, and then he said in a weak voice, "Thank you Kawashima-kun, please rush back to the headquarters, and we will study the next battle plan." Kawashima was stunned. He was defeated from early morning.  By noon, General Ito showed no signs of anger, which was unusual.

    "If Commander-in-Chief Ito gets angry, yells on the phone, curses God and Earth, or even yells at himself.  Kawashima would not be surprised if he was sent to a military court, but it was silent in Kawashima's heart.  On the contrary, he had no idea. He couldn't figure out what this moody boss had in mind. With an uneasy mood, he hurried back to the headquarters of the dispatched army with his head drooping.

    Ito was a hundred times more depressed and troubled than Kawashima. He asked the military police commander who was responsible for hunting down the ** division scouts in Yangon City.  How was the hunting operation going? Answering his message made Ito furious. "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, after more than fifty hours of manhunt across the city, except for the thirty-seven ** Division scouts who were shot dead, the rest are still alive."  No news. The area you specified has been searched and no trace of the enemy has been found."

    This military police commander.  He also added a very vivid metaphor: "From the humble point of view, the remaining scouts of the *** Division are as if they have disappeared from the world." This metaphor made the Commander-in-Chief furious, not only scolding the military police commander, but also  One Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. What a stupid pig plus idiot, a brainless plus imbecile, premature birth with polio.  Your mother cheated on you, your wife cheated on you, etc.

    "Anyway, it is Japan's national curse. From the mouth of General Ito, it rushed out like a torrential river, and the curse was hearty.  The phone receiver was soaked with saliva. Finally, he ordered the hapless military police commander to dig three feet into the ground in Yangon to find the *** scouts who were hiding like rats. He couldn't get the heads of the Chinese soldiers.  , just use your head to count, even commit suicide by caesarean section to apologize.

    The commander-in-chief just put down the phone and felt thirsty. Before he could take a sip of water and take a breath, the communications staff added fuel to the fire and sent a telegram from Lieutenant General Nomura, commander of the dispatched army air force.

    After reading the telegram, Ito's still-undissipated fire of cowardice became even more raging, with flames spraying out from his nostrils, ears and eyes. The little staff officer who sent the telegram could not tell what his features were, nor did he notice Ito's face.  It was all purple, and he added, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, Commander Nomura is anxiously waiting for a call back."

    Okay, just this sentence ignited Ito's anger. Unfortunately, the young staff officer became the target of venting his anger to His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. He was slapped with a big mouth and beaten into a pig's head. In the end, he was betrayed, poor man.  The young staff officer's mouth was bleeding, his eyes rolled, and he fainted on the spot.

    General Ito didn't even look at him, and ordered the guards to "drag him out!" Two burly guards came up and dragged the unconscious young staff officer out like a dead dog.

    It¡¯s no wonder that Ito was angry. Lieutenant General Nomura¡¯s telegram was too outrageous. ¡°General Ito, your Excellency forced the air force to fight this time, which resulted in the annihilation of the entire army. I have already reminded you beforehand that the air force is not equipped to participate immediately.¡±  However, you turned a deaf ear to the capabilities of the Rangoon Battle, causing the newly restored air force to lose a quarter of its aircraft and excellent pilots. Obviously, you do not understand the basic principles of aviation operations. I will reserve the right to appeal to the aviation department of the base camp.  I will also submit the original text of your order to the base camp."

      I didn¡¯t even address Ito by his official title, I just added a few words: ¡°It¡¯s precisely because of your blind command as a layman and idiot that I lost so many planes and pilots, so you can take care of yourself and wait for my letter of complaint. Let¡¯s  Go to the base camp and file a lawsuit! We have evidence.¡±

    Ito is going crazy. This bastard Nomura, who has no superiors, dares to threaten him. What a rebellion!  ***Am I willing to have this result?  Although the air force has a dual command system, with the base camp aviation department attached to it, you, Nomura, are still under my command, and your air force is still the order of battle of my Southeast Asia Expedition Force.

    Therefore, Ito's call back to Nomura was very simple, "You, Nomura, as the direct commander of the first air battle in Yangon, cannot escape the blame. I will hold you accountable for the failure. If you consider resigning, I will give you a decent  Reasons for stepping down, otherwise, you will not be able to escape the military law of my dispatched troops to Southeast Asia. You can take care of yourself and think carefully. You don¡¯t have to reply immediately. I will give you one day. By then, my military police will go to Hainan Island.¡±

    After gritting his teeth and replying the telegram to Nomura, Ito felt dizzy and dizzy. He didn't even think about it. Yangon was surrounded by Japanese troops on three sides. How could his military police have wings and fly over?  Therefore, his threats to Nomura were just empty words, and he could only send out this bad breath through telegrams.

    After receiving a call from Chief of Staff Kawashima, Ito felt sore all over, as if his bones and tendons had been pulled out. He no longer had the strength to get angry. He had to consider a serious consequence. Before the reinforcements arrived, whether the imperial army in Yangon could survive  Withstand the attack of the ** division troops, similar to today's attack, he lost troops and generals, but Tang Qiuli's troops retreated unscathed.

    Of course, there were reasons for being too impatient, but the exposed combat effectiveness and attack capabilities of the ** division troops, their powerful artillery superiority, and their use of armored forces all made Ito uneasy. Ito admitted that he was  In a series of battles, he was eager for success, but he did not admit that he had been fooled by Tang Qiuli.

    He attributed all the factors of failure to the inferiority of military strength and firepower. If he had so many planes, artillery and tanks, and nearly a million soldiers, he could command them with ease and invincibility, and he would be invincible in the world.  They can all go. Ito has never looked forward to the reinforcements of the four divisions and the arrival of the Navy's Third Fleet as he does now, even though he is not on the same page as Kiyoshi Hasegawa.

    Before the reinforcements arrived, Ito had to find a way to hold Yangon, although he knew that this would be difficult. The problem could be solved by sending more than 200,000 troops to Yangon and destroying them all.  At that time, the rubble and the corpses of the imperial soldiers were everywhere, but they could not stop the footsteps of the army soldiers and Tang Qiuli's determination to capture Yangon.

    Ito thought hard and found no better way. As for the outer trench, the ** division's artillery bombed it at night and forced the Burmese coolies to repair it during the day. It was not very effective. If Tang Qiuli followed the method last night and took medicine according to the prescription, the outer trench would still not work.  Blocking the assault of the ** Division's tank troops and losing the outer trench meant that the first line of defense on the outskirts of the city was quickly broken through.

    The ensuing street fighting was not a good one. Ito had seen the power of the enemy's artillery fire, and the solidity of those street fighting fortifications and firepower points. Ito knew better that no matter how strong the building was, it could not withstand the bombardment of the artillery. Tang Qiuli's  Troops with the ability to blast every attack route with artillery shells.

    If Ito knew that Tang Qiuli did not want to blow Yangon into ruins and delayed launching a general offensive, his heart would feel relieved and he would not be as worried as he is now.  .

    Chief of Staff Kawashima came back, and entered the war room reluctantly. He first observed Ito's face and expression, and found that there was no sign of anger or cannibalism. Feeling a little more at ease, he said cautiously: "Commander-in-Chief  Officer, I'm back."

    Ito woke up from his deep thinking state, his eyes lit up when he saw Kawashima, and he greeted kindly: "Kawashima-kun, thank you for your hard work, please sit down." Kawashima was a little flattered, and didn't know why he was treated like this.

    Ito had just been angry with that bastard Nomura. When he saw Kawashima, the chief of staff who had never complained and worked loyally for him, he was so kind and pleasing to the eye no matter how he looked at him, even that knife-striped face.  , Ito also feels that this is the result of all his efforts. Compared with Nomura, Kawashima is undoubtedly his most trustworthy confidant.

    Ito didn¡¯t care about showing off to the Commander-in-Chief and shook off all his troubles and worries. He was at his wits end and hoped that Kawashima could come up with a good idea to support the arrival of reinforcements.

    Kawashima was very moved. This was the trust the general had in him. After Ito finished speaking, he looked at Kawashima who was racking his brains eagerly, as if he could see a clever plan from his sword-shaped face.

    Suddenly, Sichuan? He raised his head, with a dark and cold light shining in his eyes, which made Ito tense up. Kawashima said: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, you are humble enough to have a way to ensure that Yangon's defense line is impregnable." ¡ª¡ªover¡ª¡ª  >
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