Chapter 2: War and Politics (4)
The first real camouflage uniform appeared in Italy in 1929. As soon as it appeared, it attracted the attention of some professionals, and in recent years, the relevant military industry departments in Germany have been working on the development of this kind of clothing. Ono had studied at the German Military Academy for many years, and he was fortunate enough to know this, and when he saw the blurry figure and the colorful clothes in the photo, his first reaction was that there must be some kind of connection between this student army and the German government.
"Commander, do you remember the last German military magazine I handed to you? This dress was introduced in that magazine, called camouflage uniform, also known as the sniper uniform, this dress; The origin must have something to do with the Germans, but—" He paused, gathered his thoughts, and said, "The Germans are only in the process of development, but the Shina are equipped—" Turning his head to look at Hideki Tojo, he pleaded, "Commander, I would like to personally visit the garrison of the Renqiu Academy, and I ask for your approval." With that, he bowed his head in a respectful gesture.
"Yanxi, this is a good idea, but you can't speak Chinese, and there will be a lot of inconvenience in your actions, otherwise, I'll find you someone who can speak Chinese to accompany you when you get to the station."
"Xie Lu, Commander Xie."
Ouyang Yun definitely didn't expect that the reason why the "77 Incident" broke out early was actually because of a devil named Ono Chuanji. After Ono Chuanji turned around Renqiu, although he could not find a little actual military information, from the smiling faces of the common people of Renqiu, from the prosperous market of Renqiu, and from the straight body of the soldiers and soldiers, he felt a change and a strength that had happened to the Chinese. Therefore, he quickly made a judgment, feeling that North China could not be delayed any longer, and this student army could no longer be allowed to develop, otherwise, once it was large, it would be difficult to solve it.
After Hideki Tojo arrived in Shenyang, he reviewed the file and found a shocking point from the two Wen'an battles and the "Tianjin Victory" -- that is, the planes, tanks, and artillery that Japan had always been proud of failed to play their due role in these three battles. Therefore, after listening to Ono's report, he greatly agreed with his proposal to quickly solve North China, at least to solve the problem of the Scholar Army, and then after exchanging views with Nanjiro and other high-level officials of the Kwantung Army, he decided on the strategy of the "Wanping Incident".
After the first round of attacks was frustrated, because of the loss of artillery cover, Hirano Chixiu did not dare to continue the strong attack, and sent back a telegram to Tianjin in confusion for help.
Tianjin, in the headquarters of the North China Tun garrison, Hideki Tojo, who was personally in charge, did not show any dissatisfaction after receiving the telegram from Hirano Ikehide, but gently put down the telegram, closed his eyes and thought about it, and then opened his eyes and asked Ono Kawaji, Kazuki Kiyoji, Sakai Takashi, and Kawabe Shozo, who were standing behind him: "What should I do now?" ”
Kiyoji Kazuki and Takashi Sakai both looked at each other and didn't speak. Ono said: "We expected such a result, the Cadet Corps really has a strong artillery, so in this case, we can only dispatch a large number of air forces." Of course, in order to hold hostage the enemy's anti-aircraft fire, the infantry attack could not stop. Your Excellency Commander, judging from the telegram sent back by Hirano-kun, the firing of the artillery of the Cadet Corps has been measured a long time ago, so our artillery unit cannot be dispatched for the time being. Bending down and bowing, he said, "Please let me go to the front line and personally lead the team, and I promise to take Wanping City within 24 hours." Commander, I hope to also get the command of aviation......"
As soon as Ono's words were finished, Shozo Kawabe couldn't help it, and he scolded: "Ono Nakasa, don't forget what your identity is, do you have the right to command the air force?" ”
A hint of sharpness flashed in Ono's eyes when he heard this, but he didn't raise his head, so no one else knew how he was feeling at the moment.
Hideki Tojo was not affected by the words of the river, he looked at Ono with appreciation, and said: "I heard that the Germans are developing a new tactic, called air-land, sea, land, and air coordination, Ono-kun, do you want to give the people of China a land-air coordination this time?" But I want to remind you that two completely different classes of troops are working together, coordination is very important, and if you don't get it right, you can even get injured by mistake, can you avoid this situation? ”
Ono raised his head, glanced at Tojo gratefully, and then bowed his head respectfully, and said in a sonorous voice: "As long as Your Excellency the Commander can hand over the command of the aviation force to me, I will have a way to make the land and air force coordinate, and when the time comes, without artillery, I can still tear apart the pillboxes outside Wanping City and destroy their artillery units." And once these two combat conditions are obtained, then Wanping City is just around the corner! ”
Hideki Tojo smiled, nodded and said: "You are right, as long as the air force can play a role, and the bunker artillery of the Shina people is not a threat at all, then, I will wait for you to bring me good news from the front line." After saying that, the old devil actually bowed to Ono.
Ono was flattered, and he shouted loudly with both his feet: "Thank you for your trust, Your Excellency, Commander, your subordinates will not fail in their mission." ”
Kiyoji Kazuki, Takashi Sakai, and Shozo Kawabe watched the two of them perform, except for Shozo Kawabe, who was a little indignant, the other two looked like they were unwavering.
After Hideki Tojo came to Ono in such a pretentious manner, he turned around and bowed to Kazuki and the other three, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, for the great cause of His Majesty the Emperor, please support Ono-kun's work, I think, as long as we are united, the Scholar Army will definitely not be an opponent!" ”
Since Tojo put on such a high posture, regardless of whether it is true or not, it is not good for Kazuki and the other three to not give him face, so after several old devils bowed to each other for a while, it was determined that Ono Kawaji would command Wanping with full authority to fight.
Ono rushed to the Wanping front line by car that night, where he took over the command from Mutaguchi Ryoya Daisa, the 1st Infantry Company of the Tun garrison, he did not rush to attack, but withdrew all the troops on the front line to Dayao and lifted the siege of Wanping Castle. His unauthorized change of the original battle plan was naturally opposed by Mutaguchi Ryoya and others, but Ono did his own thing, and was later forced to be unable to do so, he only asked Mutaguchi Ryoya and others a question: Do you think the student army will give up Wanping?
When Mu Taguchi and the others heard this, they were dumb - Wanping is the gateway to Beiping, and if Wanping is lost, then Beiping will directly face the threat of war. Although Beiping is not a defensive place for the student army, considering the political and other factors behind it, it is thought that they will never dare to do so.