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 suddenly, grabbed the collar of Major General Onishi Takijiro who was sitting next to him and said: "Onishi-kun, what do you mean?
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"Not to mention 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 record, with the mountains of corpses of your enemies and the rivers of blood. Instead of grabbing me by the collar and shouting here. General Tokugawa
, you won’t be like those generals in China who only fight civil war, right? Or will you 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 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.
Okay, as an imperial general, how can you behave so noisily 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 has your general demeanor gone? Fist is the solution.
It’s no problem. Do you think you are still the low-level samurai who always dueled 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, where 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 here are all the elites of the Imperial Army and Navy, and more
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 requested 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 one after two days, let the Kwantung Army
Come with a satisfactory battle plan. If this happens again, I will report directly to the Emperor on the grounds of disobedience. As for adjourning the meeting now."
Having said that, Umezu Yoshijiro, who no longer wanted to stay here, let alone see this guy's face that made him feel more and more disgusting in his eyes, waved his hands and left the conference room. Onishi Takijiro was furious with him.
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 Seiichi 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
With the departure of the Supreme Commander, Yoshimoto Seiichi and Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, the host of the meeting, this operational meeting will naturally not be able to be held, and the people in the meeting room will naturally follow him. Everyone from the Army who attended 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 captain staffs, were still sitting there without moving. But the face of Major General Onishi showed a trace of uneasiness.
The joy of waking up. It was obvious that he could make this combat meeting of the Kwantung Army a disgrace, and he was very excited to finally seize the command.
For Onishi Takijiro, the conflict at the operational meeting was caused by the conflicts between the Japanese army and navy, as well as the remarks made by the Navy Chief of Staff when he arrived. But among them, taking 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 would never be able to cross in their lifetime was because of his outstanding performance during 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 I am not the commander of a combat ship, 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 could replicate last year's air raid on Chongqing and achieve results that far exceeded those of the Army Air Force, and the Navy's precious aviation team did not suffer too much loss, I think I would be making 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.
Asura heretics, how can they 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 changed from contemptuous to contemptuous.
The smile turned into a confident smile. But the expression on this face with a confident smile looked a little 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 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 the Aviation Headquarters. When we go south to fight against countries such as the United States and Britain, the navy will be the main force. What's more,
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, and I think your ambition for advancement 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 of our ability to make progress in the future."
"Fighting against the poor and weak Chinese government forces, that is, they have no navy and no air force, the naval aviation basically has no use. It can only be used to bomb the bombed cities and prove nothing. The only way to fight is 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. However, these differences 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 heavy losses to the Army Aviation Force. Their actual combat capabilities can be considered average.
"Just from the existing information I have at hand, I can conclude that their combat style is fierce and their technical and tactical levels are very high. They also 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. In that case, we will repeat the footsteps of the Army."
"This bullshit plan formulated by the Kwantung Army this time. On the surface, it is just to bomb 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?
Are our navy allowed to intervene in Manchuria, which they have always forbidden?"
"The opponents have been dealing with the Kwantung Army for such a long time, and they are very familiar with each other. To use a Chinese saying, if one side sticks out its butt, the other side will know what to do. They have no idea about the actions of the Kwantung Army.
They will know nothing about it, or at least they will be 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. What the Army Aviation cannot do,
Our naval aviation must do it. Let those guys in the Army see what it means to be a true Imperial Air Warrior."