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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 228 Saber Chief Shunroku Hata

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    "How about the Chinese and Japanese armies setting up a joint command headquarters in Siberia and the Far East?" Prime Minister Terauchi was obviously still a little bit reluctant to give up on Hirano's idea. Without the support of the Chinese participating armies, just using the Vladivostok port and the Trans-Siberian Railway could  When it was a problem, he was treated like a thief and guarded against the battle, thus losing three points without having to fight.

    "Your Majesty the Temple Cabinet! The Imperial Army will never accept the command of the Chinese. Absolutely not. Wang Geng, the division commander and brigade commander who participated in the war, was mostly just a lieutenant colonel and major at the battalion and company level a year ago. How can he command the empire's divisions?  Can Lieutenant General Shiba Goro agree? Can Lieutenant General Fujii agree? Absolutely not!"

    The Minister of War shook his head and jumped up to object like a rattle. When did the Japanese Army get into this position?  It is absolutely unacceptable to leave one's own samurai under the command of the Chinese!  Can't agree!

    "Prime Minister, please take back your order, otherwise I'm afraid that the army will cause a mutiny!" Oshima Kenichi was really anxious now. If the cabinet makes such a decision, even if he, the Minister of War, resigns, he will not be able to escape the blame.  !

    "Under the Temple Cabinet, Oshima-kun's concerns have to be considered. What do you think of this? In name, we can continue to maintain the independence of the Imperial Army's operations in the Far East and Siberia. In fact, we have established close contact with the Chinese participating armies.  With communication and coordinated strategic actions, at most, we can remotely command the two teams in the Far East just like Wang Geng did at Nanyuan Base Camp!"

    Ichiro Hirano obviously came well prepared. In any case, the so-called Vladivostok Expeditionary Force or the Trans-Xinganling Expeditionary Force, without the approval and cooperation of the Chinese, the artery of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and the Port of Vladivostok,  The Imperial Army would accomplish nothing in the Far East and Siberia.

    "Establishing a base camp for the Far East and Siberia Countermeasures Headquarters? I heard that Wang Geng of China, his headquarters in Nanyuan directly commanded every mixed brigade on the front line? How can this battle be fought? Is it possible that the emperor drew a formation map like the Song Dynasty did?  , the frontline generals do this? This is easier said than done. The battlefield situation is ever-changing, and of course it is up to the frontline commanders to adapt to the situation!"

    The current Prime Minister, Field Marshal Masaki Terauchi, who has served as Minister of War for ten years and Governor-General of Korea for six years, is a veteran of the Japanese Army. In terms of ability, qualifications, and prestige, he is much stronger than the two incompetent guys like Oshima and Hirano!

    "That's not the case. According to Lin Kwonsuke, the reason why the Chinese Participating Army is organized into one reorganized division with three mixed brigades is to enable each brigade in this army to have the ability to fight independently. The Participating Army  The artillery of a mixed brigade exceeds that of our division, and the level of mechanization is astonishingly high. This team was built regardless of cost and consumption! "

    "Moreover, the division commanders who participated in the war army came from various factions, including Zhili clique, Fengcian clique, Anhui clique, and Southern Party members. However, most of its brigade commanders were from the 16th mixed brigade where Wang Geng first served as brigade commander.  , almost all brigade-level commanders have experience in temporary training in the First Division Model Training Corps! So it seems that the Chinese participating army only has seventeen integrated divisions. In fact, its machine gun and artillery firepower is equivalent to 50 Japanese Army units!  Division! His strength is equivalent to 30 British or French divisions!"

    Hirano Rushu Jiazhen used her fingers to analyze the organization and command system of the Chinese participating armies for Terauchi and Oshima. The more she spoke, the lower her voice became. It turned out that the more Terauchi and Oshima listened, the darker their faces became.

    "Okay! Don't say any more. I have decided that the Imperial Army's actions in the Far East and Siberia must follow two principles. First, it must obtain the understanding of the Chinese Army. Second, it must keep pace with the Chinese Army.  , as for how the two armies coordinate in private, leave it to Hirano and Lin Quanzhu to communicate with that Wang Geng! The next target of the Imperial Army is the Ural region and the north of the Outer Xing'an Mountains, and that Wang Geng must be recognized by the cooperation between the two parties.  Act sincerely!¡±

    "By the way, Mr. Oshima, does the Ministry of War have any suitable candidates who can be assigned to Wang Geng's headquarters? Lin Quanzhu's status as minister to China is not enough. You can't bother Pingye's foreign affairs with your army affairs.  Province!"

    Prime Minister Terauchi's heart grew colder the more he listened, and he made a decision with a wave of his hand. He could only hold his nose and get started on this matter first. No matter how much benefit he could get, it would be good. Anyway, Japan now only plans to send three divisions to intervene in Russia.  The situation, if you can really make a name for yourself in the Urals, your contribution to opening up new territories will go down in history!

    Oshima was stunned. Unexpectedly, Hirano's few words really convinced Terauchi. This matter was actually troublesome. However, since the Japanese army was still nominally in charge of operations, the Minister of War had no reason to object. Jiang was obviously still old and spicy.  , it¡¯s true that the temple is planning to secretly trick Chencang in order to get some benefits.

    "Are you going to send someone to the headquarters of the Chinese Army to join the war? This is an opportunity. Hey, Hirano, your Lin Quan can't help. Can the Chinese accept the Imperial Army's liaison?Are the members stationed at their base camp?  Don't worry, if I arrange someone here, you will be rejected again!  "Oshima asked the foreign minister.

    "There's nothing wrong with this, but I guess if you send a liaison officer, they won't let you into the war room. At most, it will only serve as a communication liaison. In fact, the military attach¨¦ of the Japanese Embassy in China can take on this job.  "Pingye doesn't want any new channels to deal with the participating armies, so he wants the military attache from the legation to be stationed in Nanyuan as a liaison officer.

    "No! The military attaches in the legation have the Banxi Residence sign on their foreheads. Everyone knows that they are intelligence agents. It would be strange if they don't be wary of you. I think we should send a liaison staff officer from our Army Department to directly communicate with the Army.  The staff headquarters maintains direct contact, so as to effectively strengthen the coordinated actions of the Chinese and Japanese forces in the Far East! "

    Oshima has the opportunity to place his own people outside the channels of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the headquarters of the Chinese participating armies. How can he give up this opportunity so easily!

    "Oshima-kun, do you have a suitable candidate in a while? If not, just ask the Banishi Mansion to send a staff officer over. Anyway, they have stayed in Beijing long enough, and they don't even need a translator!" Masaki Terauchi urged impatiently.  asked.

    "Yes! Of course there is! Lieutenant Colonel Shunroku Hata of the General Staff Headquarters is very suitable. He is the 22nd chief graduate of the University of China. He was the second graduate of Mr. Lu before. He participated in Lord Nogi's Third Army and fought in Lushun. He is an artillery expert and has served in  He visited China for a period of time and studied military affairs in Germany. He is a rising star in the General Staff Headquarters and serves as the combat squad leader of the General Staff Headquarters. He is also the main revisionist of the "Imperial National Defense Policy" and the "Imperial Troops Program". I think he will definitely be qualified!  This job!"

    Oshima introduced Shunroku Hata's origins in a nutshell. He was not talking nonsense. Hata Shunroku's brother Eitaro Hata was also a great talent. In Wang Geng's previous life, both brothers became army generals. Of course, at this moment, they  His qualifications were still relatively young. Eitaro Hata was also a chief graduate of the Riku University at the time. He was promoted to infantry colonel on April 1, 1917. At this time, he was appointed captain of the 56th Infantry Regiment of the 18th Division.

    "Is it just a lieutenant colonel? Will sending a lieutenant colonel over there make Wang Geng look down on him? Their colonel is just a regiment commander, and the brigade commander is a major general. We only send a lieutenant colonel there?" Temple was obviously a little hesitant.  That Wang Geng is now a general of the Chinese army. He is only 24 years old. The Japanese military can only send a lieutenant colonel as a liaison officer?  Can people take you seriously?

    In terms of officer training in China and Japan, there is a world of difference between Wang Geng's participating armies and the Japanese Army. Wang Geng is basically a native soldier. As long as he has been through Baoding Military Academy or Japanese Military Academy, he will be able to do it within half a year.  The commander of the city brigade has been promoted, and if you graduate from Japan's serious army sergeant school, you will be a captain. As for graduating from mainland China, you have to start from major. If you can be promoted to colonel within ten years, it will be considered very fast.  !

    After all, the Japanese mainland has 50-70 graduates every year, but the Japanese Army's standing divisions have only been less than 20 in the past 20 years. If you calculate how many graduates there are without the opportunity to fill the gap and lead troops, you will know that Japan trains officers  How long the road is!

    "I've heard about Shunroku Hata. He's as talented as his brother. How about being a lieutenant in the artillery and getting the rank of colonel? If there are too few stars and flowers, I'm afraid it will really be looked down upon!" Marshal Terauchi made the decision.  The matter was settled like this. Lieutenant Colonel Shunroku Hata, commander of the operations squad of the General Staff Headquarters, was given the rank of colonel and was immediately assigned to the headquarters of the Chinese Participating Army as a special commissioner and embassy attach¨¦ to help coordinate communications and liaison between the two countries' military operations in Siberia!
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