Shunroku Hata looked at the map depressedly. At this moment, the Chinese army was getting stronger and stronger as they fought, but the Imperial Army of the Empire of Japan became slacker and slacker. The Chinese soldiers were increasingly unwilling to surrender. They were learning war faster and faster during the war.

Fast, and their troops were replenished very quickly. More Chinese soldiers understood why they were fighting, and they realized that their nation and country were in danger.

This is the result that all Japanese, including Shunroku Hata, are least willing to see, but now they must face the fact that China, a big and weak country, is awakening, and the Imperial Japanese Army is falling into the quagmire of the Chinese battlefield.

, and there is a tendency to sink deeper and deeper.

As the commander of the 21st Army, Toshiyoshi Ando is a native of Miyagi, Japan. Miyagi does not have any famous vassal towns or famous samurai families, so there is no backbone of the faction. He just graduated from the Japanese Army in his early years.

He attended the Military Academy and the Army University, and studied in the United Kingdom. He served as a member of the General Staff Headquarters and the Thirteenth Infantry Regiment.

Regiment commander, chief of staff of the Fifth Division, attaché of the Embassy in the United Kingdom, attached to the General Staff Headquarters, commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade, principal of Toyama Infantry School, director of Army Education, etc. Later, Ando Toshiyoshi succeeded Seishiro Itagaki as the Japanese Army

Commander of the 5th Division, he led his troops to participate in the Battle of Xuzhou, and then went south to attack Guangzhou and was promoted to commander of the 21st Army.

Judging from his resume, he actually climbed up from the grassroots step by step. In his military career, there were almost no examples of being promoted beyond the level. Compared with people like Okamura Neiji, Ando Rikichi lacked not only luck, but more importantly,

connections.

Ando Rikichi has a deep affection for the Fifth Division, so he absolutely cannot sit back and watch the Fifth Division, a unit with a long history and honor, be destroyed in the hands of Shunroku Hata. In the eyes of senior generals, troops and supplies, as well as officers and soldiers, are equally important.

Numbers, they can issue those cold and ruthless orders without emotion, but Ando Rikichi asks himself that he cannot do it. More importantly, Ando Rikichi does not think that the 18th Division and the 1st Infantry Brigade under his command can

Defend Nanning.

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Ando Rikichi knew very well who the two opponents he faced were. Du Yuming was a strong player in the first phase of Huangpu and a more capable general in the Huangpu system. Gao Fei was promoted the fastest among the juniors in Huangpu. He was lucky.

The relatives of the goddess are not excessive at all. Their use of troops has almost reached the level of elusiveness. They can always hit the most critical position of the imperial army with one blow, and they always catch the imperial army by surprise.

And, the Youth Army that appeared at Kunlun Pass was about three to four divisions strong, equipped with heavy artillery and tanks, and intelligence showed that the Youth Army had at least six divisions and seven brigades. Where are the rest of the troops?

?Gao Fei is accustomed to using tactics that show weakness to the imperial army. Ambushes and mobile warfare are difficult to guard against. Ando Rikichi is confident to compete with Du Yuming, but he has no confidence to compete with a guy like Gao Fei who doesn't play by the rules.

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Gao Fei plus Du Yuming, plus more than 200,000 Chinese troops on the outside like a pack of wolves snatching food, Ando Rikichi even suspected that Shunroku Hata wanted him to lead the 18th Division and the 1st Brigade to Nanning to die, so

Ando Rikichi made up his mind to ignore Hata Shunroku's orders and go his own way. The purpose of the battle was to bring out the remnants of the Fifth Division.

Rikichi Ando is also too optimistic. In his opinion, as long as Masao Nakamura is not an idiot, his two captains, Yoshinosuke Miki and Genichi Sakata, especially Genichi Sakata, are known as fierce generals. During the same period, they were known as Steel Sakata among the Lushi trainees.

With the strength of a brigade

It shouldn't be a big problem to have an absolute advantage and defend the Chinese army for a week. You must know that the battlefield capacity is limited. Even if the Chinese army has one million troops, can they all be put into combat at once? It is obviously impossible, so the 21st Infantry Brigade will definitely hold on for a week.

No problem.

While the reinforcements were still boarding the ship in Guangzhou, Ando Toshiyoshi received a secret message that made him tremble with fear. Only twenty hours after the war started, Nakamura Masao was going to command the 21st Infantry Brigade and destroy it?

Ando Rikichi hurriedly sent a report to Nakamura Masao, asking him to immediately stop the Yushou attack, hold on to the existing position with all his strength, and not make any pre-battle counterattacks!

When Ando Rikichi's telegram arrived, Nakamura Masao had just ordered to destroy the radio station and code book. Nakamura Masao knew that Commander Ando Rikichi probably didn't know the actual situation at Kunlun Pass. Ten minutes ago, the Chinese army actually used chemical mortars to attack the Kunlun Pass.

The imperial army holding the position on the east peak fired mustard gas? The Chinese army didn't

Considering that the Geneva Convention blatantly used chemical weapons, the furious Nakamura Masao selectively forgot the fact that he often used this weapon at this moment. After the exploding chemical bomb was sent to the headquarters, Nakamura Masao immediately lost his temper.

It was actually made in Manchuria, the Empire of Japan? It must have been ammunition that was lost and captured during the Nanchang battle.

In desperation, Nakamura Masao had no choice but to suspend the destruction of the radio and informed Ando Rikichi that the regimental flags of the 21st Infantry Regiment and 42nd Infantry Regiment had been destroyed, the field artillery squadron and the reinforced machine gun brigade were all destroyed, and the remaining troops of the brigade were insufficient.

Two thousand people, the ammunition depot was destroyed by the heavy artillery of the Chinese Army, and ammunition was extremely scarce. The Chinese army used chemical weapons and

Flamethrowers were cleaning the battlefield, and there were quite a lot of enemy heavy artillery. Three to five artillery groups were shelling the positions they controlled. The imperial army suffered heavy casualties and the position could no longer be defended. The remaining grenades were distributed to the wounded and medical staff.

The personnel are put to good use, and I hope His Excellency Commander Toshiyoshi Ando will give them the honor of serving the Empire.

Masao Nakamura's words had reached such an extent that Toshiyoshi Ando felt that he could not bear the responsibility, so he immediately reported it to the dispatched troops. Such a major decision must be informed to Commander-in-Chief Shunroku Hata as soon as possible.

Masao Nakamura couldn't wait for Ando Rikichi's call back. After destroying the radio station, Masao Nakamura slowly pulled out his samurai sword, knelt on the ground, and slowly placed the sword in position. His adjutant Sato pulled out his gun and stood behind him.

He took a deep breath and said: "Sir, it is an honor to help you fulfill your honor as a warrior."

Nakamura Masao looked at Sakata Genichi and Miki Yoshinosuke and said: "I will take the first step, and the troops will be handed over to you. Kill the enemy to serve His Majesty the Emperor, to demonstrate the bravery of our Imperial Army of the Empire of Japan. Long live the empire and long-lasting military destiny!"

While Masao Nakamura held the blade with a white handkerchief and stabbed it into his abdomen, Adjutant Sato shot him in the back of the head. Motoichi Sakata glared at Sato and blamed him for shooting too early and not allowing Masao Nakamura to fulfill his samurai honor.
Chapter completed!