For Major General Onishi Takijiro's repeated insults to him, Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, no matter how good-tempered he was, could no longer endure it. Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, who was completely angered by this guy's repeated provocations, At this time, regardless of the occasion or his usual elegant general demeanor, he stood up immediately, grabbed the collar of Major General Onishi Takijiro who was sitting next to him and said: "Onishi-kun, what do you mean? "
"Don't talk about my military rank, my position is higher than yours. Even if I don't, you can't insult me again and again. I am a general of the empire, not a lower-level sailor in your navy who you can scold at will. If you are not Curb your words and deeds, and I will engage in a formal samurai duel with you to maintain my dignity as an imperial general."
Onishi Takijiro, who was grabbed by the collar, smiled faintly and said nonchalantly: "Lieutenant General Tokugawa, as an imperial soldier, dignity is not achieved through duels, but is proven by achievements on the battlefield. , a general who has suffered repeated defeats is not worthy of the dignity of a warrior."
"If General Tokugawa wants to prove his dignity, then speak with your military records, with the mountains of corpses and rivers of blood of your enemies, instead of grabbing me by the collar and shouting, General Tokugawa , you will definitely not be like those generals in China who only know how to fight civil war, or you will just act like a loser, venting your anger on your battlefield defeat to your colleagues here."
Onishi Takijiro's last words directly and completely destroyed Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi's reason. Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, who felt that he had been greatly insulted, ignored his old and frail body and raised his voice. Raise your fists and teach this arrogant guy a lesson.
But before his fist fell, there was still no words behind him. At this time, General Umezu Yoshijiro, who could no longer restrain his anger, put the tea cup in his hand on the table and said in a low voice: "That's enough. Sorry, as an imperial general, how unbecoming are you to be so noisy in such an important battle meeting?"
"Lieutenant General Tokugawa, don't forget your identity as a Lieutenant General of the Imperial Army. Don't you understand what the words some people mean? Where did your general demeanor go? Fist is the solution. It’s no problem, do you think you are still a low-level samurai who was prone to duels during the shogunate era?”
After giving a slight scolding to Lieutenant General Yoshitoshi Tokugawa and stopping the angry Lieutenant General from trying to reason with his fists, Umezu Yoshijiro looked at Onishi Takijiro with a contemptuous expression on his face. It was an understatement, but his displeasure was clearly revealed in his words: "Major General Onishi Takijiro, I say it to you again and for the last time, please pay attention to your words."
"This is the conference room of the Kwantung Army's Supreme Headquarters. The highest operational meeting is held. It is not the noisy fish market in your hometown of Hyogo Prefecture, nor is it a vegetable market where you can quarrel at will. The people present here are the elites of the Imperial Army and Navy. It’s those foolish women in the countryside who don’t take swearing seriously.”
"Your words are insulting to an Imperial Army Lieutenant General who has a higher military rank than you and has made great contributions to the development of the Imperial Air Force. They are also insulting to the entire Kwantung Army. If there is a next time, I will directly communicate with your naval command The minister asked for a replacement. A person who does not know how to respect his superiors and colleagues is not worthy of being an imperial general."
After Umezu Yoshijiro vented the anger in his heart for a while, he stared at Onishi Takijiro for a long time and said: "Since Onishi-kun does not want to obey the command of the Army Air Force and wants to gain command of this battle, then please Onishi-kun." Come up with a detailed battle plan within two days."
"But Mr. Onishi, please remember that time is urgent and I can only give you two days. After two days, I want to see a complete combat plan. If you can't come up with a complete battle plan after two days, let the Kwantung Army If we have a satisfactory battle plan, if this happens again, I will report directly to the Emperor on the grounds of disobedience, and the meeting will be adjourned now."
Having said that, he no longer wanted to stay here, let alone see this guy's face, which made him feel more and more disgusting in his eyes. Umezu Meijiro waved his hands and left the conference room, and was angered by Onishi Takijiro. General Yoshijiro Umezu, who was suffering from a moderate fever and feared that if he walked too slowly, he would be like Lieutenant General Yoshitoshi Tokugawa, who wanted to go up and talk to this difficult guy with his fists, he even forgot to take his military cap.
Umezu Yoshijiro was angry and left. The remaining two people, Yoshimoto Teiichi and Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, naturally did not want to stay here and suffer from this guy's anger, so they followed behind him. As the person with the highest position at the venue, Umezu Yoshijiro When the Supreme Commander and the hosts of the meeting, Yoshimoto Teiichi and Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, left, the operational meeting would naturally not be held, and the people in the meeting room would naturally follow him. All the Army participants in the meeting left. The meeting naturally broke up.
Only Onishi Takijiro and several senior commanders of the naval aviation team behind him, as well as a group of majors, and the captain staff were still sitting there without moving, but the face of Major General Onishi showed a trace of uneasiness. He was so happy that he could obviously turn the Kwantung Army's combat meeting into disgrace, and he was very excited to finally seize the command.
For Onishi Takijiro, although the conflict between the Japanese Army and Navy was involved in the disruption at the operational meeting this time, as well as the remarks made by the Navy Chief of Staff when he came, he took advantage of this cooperation. The opportunity for the Kwantung Army to fight, and the idea of gaining some military merit and improving to the next level, occupied most of it.
The reason why he was able to cross the threshold from colonel to major general that most soldiers could not cross in their lifetime, and was finally promoted from colonel to major general, was because of his outstanding performance in last year's bombing campaign against Chongqing, which was mainly conducted by naval aviation. Performance, but for him, major general is definitely not his ultimate goal.
Although as a commander of non-combat ships, according to the practice of the Japanese Navy, it is almost impossible to sit in a high position like the Chief of Naval Command or the Commander of the Combined Fleet, but there is still no problem in achieving the position of Commander of the Air Fleet. As a A Japanese soldier and admiral is his ultimate goal.
Now that the Army has suffered repeated defeats, if it can replicate last year's air raid on Chongqing and achieve results that far exceeded those of the Army Aviation, and the Navy's precious aviation team did not suffer too much loss, I think I will be able to make further progress. There should be no problem, at least there is absolutely no problem in being promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.
In Onishi Takijiro's view, as long as he succeeds in cooperating with the Kwantung Army, which is highly valued by the emperor, and continues to build meritorious service in the future southward campaign, it will be the ladder to achieve his ultimate goal. This is what he will do in the future. In this combat meeting, the most important reason is that the command power must be obtained at the risk of disrupting the situation and causing public outrage.
Shura heretics can be dismissed so easily. Thinking of this, looking at the backs of Kwantung Army officials at all levels, the smile on Onishi Takijiro's face suddenly increased a lot, and the content of the smile also changed from contemptuous to contemptuous.
The smile turned into a confident smile, but the expression on this face with a confident smile looked a bit weird.
After everyone else had left, he turned around and said to the colonels and combat staff around him: "You go back tonight and think about the combat plan. Their army is in disgrace in this resistance alliance."
, we cannot repeat the same mistakes. The dozens of Zero fighter jets that the Navy participated in last time suffered a lot of losses, but it made the Naval Aviation Headquarters very distressed."
"The navy currently does not have many new combat aircraft, and the empire's industrial capabilities are still far behind those of the Western powers. Once the losses in this battle are too large, it will be difficult to replenish them in a short time, so we
When formulating a combat plan, we must not only consider how to achieve the greatest results, but also preserve our own strength."
"These new aircraft are the capital for us to fight southward against traditional powers such as the United States and Britain in the future. Once we lose too much, we will have no way to report to the Military Command and Aviation Headquarters. When we go south to fight against countries such as the United States and Britain, the navy will be the main force, and even more so.
A rare opportunity to demonstrate the strength and capabilities of our naval aviation force."
"Whether the naval aviation can compete with those battleships and cruisers and establish its status as the main battle weapon of the navy in the future depends on the results of the southward campaign. You are all the essence of the naval aviation. I think this ambition will naturally not be as high as
Those surface ships have poor commanders."
"The positions of generals at all levels of the Navy have been occupied for too long by those old antiques who came from surface ships. It is our turn for those who came from aviation to take the position. Whether you can finally take the position of general depends on us.
The performance of the aviation force in the battle south has been demonstrated, and these new aircraft are the capital for our future progress."
"Fighting against the poor and weak Chinese government forces, that is, they have no navy, let alone air force, the naval aviation basically has no use and can only be used to bomb bombing cities. It cannot prove anything. It can only fight against the American and British troops.
Only then can we prove our true strength.”
"Although the anti-Japanese aviation forces did not form an army for a long time, it was not certain that the army aviation forces, which were experienced in many battles, could suffer such heavy losses and be reduced to the point where even the headquarters of the Kwantung Army became people's back gardens.
The ability is impossible.”
"Although the actual combat level of army pilots is still far behind that of our naval aviation, these gaps are mostly due to the different focus of training. You still have a good idea of the actual training level of the imperial army. Army
I still know the true combat effectiveness of the aviation force. These guys with poor backgrounds can cause such huge losses to the Army Aviation Force. Their actual combat capabilities are average.
"Just from the existing information I have at hand, I can conclude that their combat style is fierce, their technical and tactical levels are very high, and they have in-depth research on the performance of our combat aircraft, so when we formulate the combat plan,
We must pay more attention and never take it lightly, otherwise we will follow the Army's footsteps."
"This bullshit plan formulated by the Kwantung Army this time. On the surface, it just bombs the dam along the Songhua River. It is very simple, but in fact it will never be that easy. If it were so easy, how could the Kwantung Army do it? Allow our navy to intervene in Manchuria, which has always been forbidden by them."
"The opponents have been dealing with the Kwantung Army for such a long time, and they are very familiar with each other. To paraphrase a Chinese saying, if one side sticks out their butt, the other side will know what shit they are doing. They have no idea about the actions of the Kwantung Army. They will know nothing about it, or at least they will be somewhat aware of it. If they are aware of our combat intentions, they will definitely not take any action."
"So you remember, in this battle, we must be cautious and not be too hasty, but we must not be too conservative. Our principle is to ensure that one hit is successful, and failure is absolutely not allowed. The Army Air Force cannot do this. Our naval aviation must do this and let those guys in the army see what it means to be a true imperial air warrior."