Author: Awkwardness

Okamura Yasuji said with a plain face: "Things have reached this point! Do we have any other choices? We have lost the northwest and northern Shanxi regions. If we lose the southeastern Shanxi region, then everyone present can punish themselves to thank the Emperor, and there is no need to consider other things.

I naturally know what kind of thoughts you are there, but things have reached this point. It is impossible to solve the problem in Shanxi with our own strength alone. The Eighth Route Army has now become a major problem for our empire. If the Eighth Route Army cannot be resolved in time, then our empire in the battlefield in China will probably change because of the White Japanese army."

Okamura Yasuji has now figured it out that he cannot ignore some facts for his future. If he really ignores some facts for his future, when these things happen completely, he will encounter a more serious Waterloo by that time.

This time he admitted his defeat. Now he gathered all the power of the empire to solve the Eighth Route Army. After dealing with the Eighth Route Army, other things will be easy to operate.

Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Okamura! I understand your ideas. I also know that the Eighth Route Army has become a disaster now, but I don't think it's time to gather all the troops to deal with the Eighth Route Army. Our army in China has nearly 3 million.

We have troops in every place, and most of the areas we occupy are now stable. We only need Shangshangguan to draw some troops from various places and then fight with the Eighth Route Army. There is no need to mobilize all the troops of the empire to deal with the Eighth Route Army."

Yoshio Shinozuka also has his own ideas. It is well known that the Eighth Route Army is now strong, but he believes that the Eighth Route Army is not as powerful as irresistible.

The two highest ruling officials of the Shanxi Japanese Army had different opinions. At this time, the two of them refused to give in to each other. It was obvious that they had their own little ones in their hearts.

Okamura Yasuji was indeed the highest ruling chief of Shanxi, but because of his major mistakes in the northern Shanxi region, the entire northern Shanxi region was completely lost, so his power was half of the power of his highest ruling chief. Shinozuka Yoshio is now one of the highest ruling chiefs in Shanxi. It is precisely because of this that Shinozuka Yoshio dared to refute Okamura Yoshio so unscrupulously.

Okamura Yasuji said: "Shinozuka! I think your behavior is irresponsible to the empire. If the people in the empire are like this, then it is impossible for our empire to completely destroy the entire China. I think that at this point, we should be united and there is no need to engage in these invisible internal struggles."

Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Kun Okamura, I have never thought about internal conflicts. This is just your own idea! I object to your opinion entirely because your opinion is contrary to mine. We each have their own opinions. My objection to your opinion does not mean that I am irresponsible to the empire, because you cannot represent the empire at all."

It’s better to see these two top leaders making trouble.

Taro Kuroda hurriedly said, "Two Generals! Now the northwest and northern Shanxi regions have been abandoned, and the Eighth Route Army in the southeastern Shanxi have already taken action. At this time, we should be more consistent within. If there are any differences within us at this time, then the Eighth Route Army will be happy.

If the two consuls have their own opinions and feel that their opinions are truly correct, the two consuls can report their ideas to the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters or the China Expeditionary Army Headquarters, and then Shangguan will make the final decision. In this case, no one has anything to say."

Tada Muzawa said: "I agree with Kuroda's words, two ruling officials, don't do things that your loved ones will hurt you and your enemies."

Okamura Yasuji looked at the two of them and said in a plain tone: "What do you two mean? No matter how big the differences are in our internal affairs, we should all resolve them internally. How can we think of reporting to the commander of the North China Expeditionary Army or the headquarters of the China Expeditionary Army.

The situation in Shanxi is that we know the best. If we really want to hand over the decision to North China, the Expeditionary Army Headquarters or the China Expeditionary Army Headquarters, the decision made by Shangguan may not necessarily be consistent with the specific situation in Shanxi. If Shangguan wanted to decide on the specific situation in Shanxi, they had already planned our Shanxi army. So far, Shangguan has not questioned our actions and has not supported our respective actions. That means Shangguan is also clear about our situation in Shanxi, and at the same time he understands that we are the most in Shanxi. In this case, Shangguan has not said much. What are you talking about here?"

Yoshio Shinozuka also echoed: "Okamura-kun is not wrong at all. No matter how we argue, this is a matter between us. If there is a conflict between us, we should resolve it internally and report such a matter to Shangguan.

What will Shangguan think about our Shanxi First Headquarters? At that time, Shangguan may send a new team to take over Shanxi. At that time, everyone present will have to lose their existing positions.

I hope it is the last time I hear such words. If anyone says this next time, don’t blame me for being ruthless with Okamura. It’s okay for you to express your own opinions, but you can’t express those mindless opinions.”

Not allowing Shangguan to participate in the specific decisions in Shanxi is a common decision by Okamura Nagaji and Shinozuka Yoshio. No matter what actions they take, they will complete such actions under their own leadership. Even if they lose some power, there will definitely be no big problems.

Okamura Yasuji said: "Shinozuka! In terms of the position of dealing with the Eighth Route Army, you can't convince me, and I can't convince you. I think that since things have developed to this point, we will take a step back. I plead as much as possible to send more troops to the Eighth Route Army, and then carry out a large-scale encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, and strive to solve the Eighth Route Army from the source at one time."

Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Okamura! Do you think this is possible? You and I know the strength of the Eighth Route Army. When the Eighth Route Army was so weak in the past, we could not completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army. We even adopted the iron wall encirclement policy many times, but in the end we did not completely eradicate the weak bacteria. Now the Eighth Route Army is so powerful, and it is even more impossible to completely wipe out them. Now we can suppress the Eighth Route Army back to its previous state. I think this is already very good."

"I think there are still possibilities like this. The Eighth Route Army is indeed very powerful now, but it becomes even more difficult for the Eighth Route Army to hide itself. In the past, the Eighth Route Army was relatively weak and had fewer people. Naturally, they could retreat to the deep mountains to hold on and come out after we were wiped out. But now it is impossible for them to implement such a strategy. After all, the number of their troops has reached a terrifying level."

Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Okay! I agree with your opinion, but what army should we ask our superiors to draw? If the army is not enough, it will probably be very difficult to confront the Eighth Route Army, let alone completely defeat the Eighth Route Army."

Okamura Yasuji said calmly: "Our local government will soon be drawn out of the 62nd Division, 63rd Division, 64th Division, and 65th Division into the Chinese battlefield. I am going to ask Shangguan to draw all of these four divisions. As long as Shangguan pulls out all of these four divisions, we will cooperate with our 8th Garrison Division and the Ninth Guard Division in Hunan and Hubei, and our army in Shanxi Haiyou, I feel that I can fight the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield."

Yoshio Shinozuka said: "I think these troops are not enough. Now the development of the Eighth Route Army has reached a terrifying level. I have not counted the specific number of the Eighth Route Army for the time being, but the news from our internal personnel of the Eighth Route Army that the total number of the Eighth Route Army is definitely more than 400,000. Our six divisions and divisions are cooperating with the Shanxi army, and the total number of them will not exceed 200,000. With such a huge gap in force, it may be very difficult to defeat the Eighth Route Army. After all, the Eighth Route Army is not the army of the National Party. We can chase one of the other's divisions with a few hundred of us. 200,000 to 400,000 is a pot of fresh rice.

Of course, many of the 400,000 troops of the Eighth Route Army are local armed forces, and the combat effectiveness of these local armed forces is not very strong. The most powerful ones of the Eighth Route Army are the 386th Brigade and the 385th Brigade. I think our number only needs to reach 300,000. At the same time, I reminded the 386th Brigade and 385th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army that it will not be very difficult to solve the thin meat mushrooms in Shanxi at that time."

Okamura Yasuji said: "Kun Shinozuka! If we don't remove the front-line troops, how can we raise an army of 300,000? Even the 200,000 troops I just mentioned, Shangguan may not be able to send them to us. Now you want me to remove an army of 100,000? Do you really think that the army of our empire is like leeks, and can one grow one after another after cutting it?"

Yoshio Shinozuka said, "Kun Okamura! The divisions you just pulled out are all sent by me locally, and there are also divisions near us. But we still have eight permanent divisions and four A-type divisions in the northeast. As long as we obtain Shangguan's consent, we can draw out three permanent divisions and two A-type divisions from the northeast. This time our battle with the Eighth Route Army will be stable."

Yoshio Shinozuka and Okamura Yasuji have to strive for victory in a stable manner this time. This time is already the last chance for them to show their performance. If they organize a Shanxi conference and lose the Shanxi battle, they will face a catastrophe next.

Okamura Yasuji said: "Yes! I agree with Shangguan's request to transfer three standing divisions and two A-type divisions of the three northeastern provinces. Although the troops in the three northeastern provinces are basically defending against the old Russians, now the Russians and Germany are fighting with each other, they do not have much power at all and can pose a threat to the Northeast we control. At this time, it is not very difficult to ask Shangguan to transfer the troops of the three northeastern provinces."

"Since Okamura Kwan has agreed! Then we will follow Shangguan and send a report together."

Okamura Yasuji said: "No problem!"

The two highest-ranking officials in Shanxi reached an agreement on their opinions. They soon sent the telegram to the North China Expeditionary Army Command, and also sent the telegram to the commander of the China Expeditionary Army.

It is obvious that the two of them are ready to take a gamble. Even if the North China Expeditionary Force Command does not agree with their action plan, they will ask the China Expeditionary Force Command to support their action plan beyond the level. As long as they can achieve the final victory of this war, they will be able to clear out all the previous defeat.

Tada Toshiki, the first commander of the North China Expeditionary Army Command, received a telegram from Okamura Natsuji and the others. The first idea was that Okamura Natsuji and the others had completely gone crazy and wanted to remove nearly 1/9 of the Chinese Expedition Army at one time. How could he agree to such a thing?

If Okamura Nagaji and Shinozuka Yoshio were sure, Tada Jun might agree to their request, but the chances of the two of them succeeding in their actions were not very high, so it would be even more impossible for him to agree to such a situation. If he really agreed to such a thing, it would be that his head would be long.

Tada Tsubasa replied to Okamura Natsuji and Shinozuka Yoshio immediately, severely criticizing the two of them for their unrealistic ideas, and at the same time asked the two of them to come up with a practical idea and then report to him, otherwise he would report to Shangguan and directly remove their positions.

Tada Toshi was already extremely disappointed with Okamura Natsuji and Shinozuka Yoshio. If it weren't for not finding someone who could take over the entire Shanxi affairs, Tada Toshi would never have allowed the two of them to continue to serve as the highest executive officers of Shanxi.

Now Tada Shun no longer asks Okamura Nagaji and Shinozuka Yoshio to successfully suppress the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi. As long as they can ensure that Shanxi's territory will not be lost, Tada Shun will be grateful.

When the soldiers on the front line are completely over, Tada Toshiba will once again carry out a carpet-style sweep of the entire Shanxi, and when he arrives, he will completely smash the Eighth Route Army.

However, now the final battle with the Eighth Route Army is in a final battle, and Tada Toshi thinks it is not the time. After all, the battlefield in China is still in a confrontation stage, and the war on the front line is also relatively tight.

Although the front line has been winning battles, it is no longer as before, and it can repel the national army far away.

Now that the national army is in a confrontation stage, both sides are competing for strength and endurance, the multi-track and field track will naturally not affect the advancement of the war on the front line for a small Shanxi.
Chapter completed!