Chapter 289: Exchange
Nanjing, the corridor of Shunroku Hatata's residence. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Since the morning, Okamura Ninji has been sitting here, looking at the rockery and goldfish pond in the yard, and he has not moved.
Shunroku Hatata's retainers told Okamura Ninji that the general had not returned since last night and had stayed at the Central China Dispatch Headquarters all night to handle military affairs. Okamura Ninji felt that Shunroku Hata was avoiding him.
In the past two days, the airborne operation planned by Okamura Ninji and Kagesa Yoshiaki has become the latest eye of the storm, stirring up a large number of generals, and now the entire Japanese Army is arguing over this matter.
As the commander of the Eleventh Army, Okamura Ninji really overstepped his authority this time. He not only mobilized the Third Infantry Wing under the Kwantung Army, but also transferred hundreds of ****** from the Army and Air Force, and finally lost all these valuable troops and equipment on the battlefield.
What is even worse is that this combat operation, which suffered such heavy losses, was not approved in advance and was not reported when it was launched, and it was an outright unauthorized operation.
Although the Japanese Army has always had a tradition of being defeated, it was the victors who were able to escape punishment. Okamura Ninji obviously can't talk about winning this time, at best, it can only be regarded as a huge assassination, and even the final result cannot be confirmed~
If there is no need to take responsibility for this, then it is estimated that the base camp will no longer be able to restrain the Japanese generals on the Chinese battlefield in the future.
As agreed in advance, Kagesa Zhenzhao completely dissociated the whole thing from his own relationship, and Okamura Ninji took the initiative to take all the responsibility.
In order to appease the public anger, General Shunroku Hata, who is the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, ordered the suspension of Okamura Ninji from his post last night.
Okamura Ninji, who received the order, behaved very calmly, and after handing over the command of the Eleventh Army, he left the headquarters and rushed to Nanjing by car.
He wants to find Shunroku Hata to change his path, a way for him to stay in the military world.
The price of the exchange is the loyalty of him Okamura Ninji......
It wasn't until it was close to lunch that Shunroku Hata's car appeared at the gate of the courtyard. The guy in the uniform of the yellow tweed general walked slowly in front of Gangcun Ningji, and then threw the newspaper in his hand on the floor of the corridor.
"Two pieces of news, one is bad and the other is worse, which one do you want to hear first?"
"I'll choose the worse ......" Okamura Ninji has such a stubborn temper, although he came to beg someone, he didn't want to lose momentum.
"Sure enough, it's Okamura-kun~ I knew you would choose this first...... Okay~ Let me tell you, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has spread the news that you killed Huang Haoran throughout Shanghai...... Even Tokyo knows about ......"
The six generals of Shun Hata clapped their hands and laughed, but Okamura Ninji was cold in his heart after hearing this. This is even worse news! In this way, the bad news can only be......
"Hah, you guessed right! Talking to smart people is to save trouble~ Okamura-kun, I really don't understand, you spent so much energy, how could you let Huang Haoran escape from death? You know, if you can really kill this war ghost, things will be much easier......"
The last line of defense in Okamura Ningji's heart collapsed, and Huang Haoran really didn't die! Everything has lost its meaning~
If you want to calm the anger of Tokyo and the base camp, you can only rely on the man in front of you. Okamura Ninji didn't hesitate at all after making up his mind, and he fell directly to the ground at the feet of Shunroku Hatata.
"General, please help me! Please......"
Seeing Okamura Ninji's performance, Shunroku Hata looked very happy. As the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, he didn't care about the total annihilation of the Third Infantry Company of the Kwantung Army. But the elite special combat team directly under the Central China Dispatch Army is the heart and soul of Shunroku Hatata. Giving the trump card in his hand to Okamura Ninji is not for him to do stupid things.
Just one captain, Kotaro Onizuka, is worth kneeling here for a day with Okamura Ninji! Staring at Okamura Ninji's back, Shunroku Hatata's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and his attitude seemed quite arrogant.
"What is this for? Gangmura-kun ~ You are the elite of the empire, the darling of the military department, I think you will be fine this time......"
Rather insincere language. Shunroku Hata didn't like Ninji Okamura from a very early age.
In Toshiroku Hata's view, the war in Chinese mainland has reached the time to end when it is good. If it goes deeper, Japan will be dangerous. Shunroku Hata was in charge of the Central China Dispatch Army, and could have ordered the soldiers to stop the attack, but the dispatch forces in other regions (referring to Terauchi Shouichi of the North China Front) and the main battle faction in the country only obeyed the orders of His Majesty the Emperor. And Okamura Ninji is the representative of the main battle faction in the Central China Dispatch Army, and Shunroku Hata has always been the main opponent.
In June 1938, Okamura Ninji, then the commander of the Second Division, received an order from the military headquarters to form the 11th Army and served as the commander of the army, responsible for attacking the Wuhan area. His promotion to the next level aroused the dissatisfaction of a large number of people, including Shunroku Hatata, the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, who did not want to expand the war.
But it didn't work, the idea of the base camp was decided. The Japanese government increased its war expenditure by 3.52 billion yen, recruited 240,000 new soldiers to form 10 divisions within two months, and launched the Hankow attack that exceeded the national strength.
In Shunroku Hatata's view, there is no point in taking the city of Wuhan. Even if it can finally break the main force of the Chinese army of fifty armies, it will inflict heavy losses on the Wuhan government. With the advantage of a large population, the Chinese can also quickly recover their strength.
Before the Battle of Wuhan, the Chinese had 3 million troops, and after the Battle of Wuhan, there will be 3 million troops. Japan, on the other hand, has exhausted all its strength, and there is only one division left in the country. The tide of battle will inevitably lead to the most painful long-term war of attrition for Shunroku Hatata.
Privately, Shunroku Hata has always believed that Japan's failure to stop before Wuhan is the biggest regret. And the main battle faction represented by Okamura Ninji is the maker of this regret.
So Shunroku Hata was quite happy to see Okamura eat deflated, and he didn't mean to let Okamura Ninji stand up at all now.
Okamura Ninji, who was lying on the ground, had no choice but to beg. So he gritted his teeth and reached out to hug Shunroku Hatata's ankle, which was already a complete abandonment of face.
"Okay, stand up~, Okamura-kun, you have to remember that you are a soldier! Need to leave yourself some decency~"
The words were full of disgust, and Shunroku Hata was too lazy to hide his emotions. Okamura Ninji is obviously going to be kicked out of the army. What threat can a lost dog pose to him, an army general?
"General, please give me a chance! Let me keep my status as a soldier, and I want revenge...... In exchange, I would like to be your pawn. At home, I still have some power, and I know that you want to be in the cabinet, and I am willing to give my full strength......" (To be continued. )