Quartermasters can also fight the devils

"The situation is still unclear, but the doctor in the medical station came out and told me earlier that the division commander was shot four times, one of which hit his lung. They are trying their best to rescue him, but the doctor said the situation is very dangerous and the medical conditions on the front line are limited. It would be best to transfer him to a hospital with better conditions in the rear for rescue as soon as possible." Colonel Hitomi Hidezo told me about the condition of the division commander, Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke, with a worried look on his face.

When Colonel Jiro Wakisaka heard that the division commander was in such a bad situation, he became a little annoyed. Suddenly, he thought of his immediate superior, the brigade commander, Major General Iishu Nobutoki, so he quickly asked in a low voice: "What about the brigade commander, Major General Iishu Nobutoki? What's going on?"

When Colonel Hitomi Hidezo heard Colonel Jiro Wakisaka asking about the situation of the brigade commander, Major General Nobutoki Iishizaka, he didn't know how to answer for a moment. He was silent for a while before pulling Colonel Jiro Wakisaka to a corner and whispered, "Mr. Wakisaka, the Chinese surprise attack force attacked the division headquarters camp. When I arrived with the troops, the brigade commander, Major General Nobutoki Iishizaka, had disappeared. I suspect that the brigade commander, Major General Nobutoki Iishizaka, has been captured by the Chinese surprise attack force."

Colonel Hitomi Hidezo's words shocked Colonel Wakisaka Jiro so much that he opened his mouth and couldn't say a word. He knew too well how troublesome this matter was. After digesting this shocking news for a while, he said to Colonel Hitomi Hidezo: "Hitomi-kun, now we are the only two highest commanders of the 9th Division in Hongcheng. I suggest that we stop the attack in the city and stabilize the defense line first. You will be responsible for the affairs in the city, and I will be responsible for taking some troops to search for the whereabouts of the brigade commander, Major General Ishu Nobutoki, outside the city, and eliminate the Chinese army that attacked the division headquarters. What do you think?"

After hearing Colonel Jiro Wakisaka's proposal, Colonel Hitomi Hidezo thought about it and nodded in agreement. He felt that if Colonel Jiro Wakisaka could lead his troops to eliminate the Chinese troops that attacked the division headquarters, he might be able to rescue the brigade commander, Major General Nobutoki Iishima. In that case, the impact of the 9th Division's losses this time could be reduced a lot.

"Okay, Mr. Wakisaka, let's do as you say. Let's jointly send a telegram to the 11th Army Headquarters to tell them what happened here." Colonel Hidezo Hitomi finally decided to bring Colonel Jiro Wakisaka along to report the situation to the 11th Army Headquarters.

Inside the 106th Army Headquarters, a group of staff officers had been fighting for two days and two nights. Faced with the encirclement of more than 106 Chinese troops, they tried every possible way to solve this problem. But now, after their continuous deductions, they had to clearly realize that if there was no large-scale force to rescue the th Division, the th Division would most likely disappear from the th Army's structure.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi walked quickly to Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji, who was frowning and looking at the sand table, with a somewhat panicked look on his face, and whispered, "Commander, something big has happened."

When Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji heard what Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi said, he was shocked at first, then turned his head and looked at Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi seriously and said, "Mr. Yoshimoto, what's the matter that makes you so panicked?"

Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji was also frightened. He had guessed from the slightly panicked look of his Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi, that something serious must have happened, but he couldn't react for a while to figure out which side of the battlefield had experienced a major change.

The most critical situation at the moment is on the 106th Division's side. The attack on the north bank of the Yangtze River is going very smoothly, and all the troops are advancing step by step according to the combat plan formulated by the headquarters. Apart from the crisis of the 106th Division, there is no other place on the Nanxun Line where major changes may occur.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi looked at the staff officers around the sand table who were discussing the situation of the 106th Division, and then whispered in Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji's ear: "Commander, why don't we go to your office to talk about it."

Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji was even more surprised. It seemed that what Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi was going to tell him was very important, so he nodded seriously and walked quickly towards his office with Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi.

As soon as he arrived at the office, the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadakazu, quickly closed the door of the office, then took out a telegram from his military uniform pocket and handed it to Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji, and whispered: "Your Excellency the Commander, Colonel Hitomi Hidezo, commander of the 19th Regiment of the 36th Division in Hongcheng, and Colonel Wakisaka Jiro, commander of the 19th Regiment, sent a joint telegram. Just now, the th Division's division headquarters outside Hongcheng was attacked by the Chinese army. The commander of the th Brigade, Major General Ishu Nobutoki, disappeared in the attack by the Chinese army and his whereabouts are currently unknown. The division commander, Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Yoshisuke, took advantage of the chaos during the attack by the Chinese army to retreat to the headquarters of the th Regiment. Later, he was shot by a small Chinese force in the city in the yard of the th Regiment headquarters. Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Yoshisuke is currently receiving emergency treatment at the front-line medical station, but he was shot four times and his condition is very critical."

Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji was stunned when he heard the report from Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi, the chief of staff. Was he dreaming? Another division commander was ambushed in Hongcheng? Looking at the situation, Yoshizumi Ryosuke's life was hanging by a thread. Maybe he would be shocked again.

What is even more unacceptable is that a brigade commander is missing. He is most likely captured by the Chinese army. What kind of disaster has happened to our 11th Army? The first division commander of the Empire of Japan after the war between China and Japan was killed some time ago. Does this mean that we have to add another brigade commander who is the first to be captured by the Chinese army since the war between China and Japan broke out?

"Mr. Yoshimoto, you must pay close attention to the situation of Yoshizumi Ryosuke. Also, let the Chief of Staff of the 101st Division, Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro, be responsible for the command of all troops in Hongcheng. You must rescue Yoshizumi Ryosuke for me. In addition, you must find the commander of the th Brigade, Major General Ishu Nobutoki. You must not let the Chinese army capture Major General Ishu Nobutoki. Do you understand?" Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji also gave the order urgently.

He knew that if the two main officers of the 9th Division in Hongcheng went to see Amaterasu, he would be in great trouble after the war, not to mention the possibility that a brigade commander might be captured by the Chinese army.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto also knew the importance of the matter, so he hurried to the telecommunications room to send a telegram to Major General Fukutaro Nishiyama of the 101st Division.

After Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi left the office, Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji also closed the door of his office. The moment he closed the door, his whole body was shaking. He had been trying hard to control his reaction and he needed to maintain his momentum, but when he was the only one in the office, he could no longer control himself. Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji now felt that the New 22nd Army in Hongcheng was a big trouble maker and his nemesis.

When Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro received the telegram from the 11th Army, he was completely dumbfounded. He was leading his troops on the west bank of the Gan River, comfortably fighting a diversionary battle. His life was so good, but how come the 9th Division Headquarters was ambushed by the Chinese army again? Didn't Division Commander Yoshizumi Yoshisuke see the bloody lesson learned by Lieutenant General Ito Masayoshi?

Now the good days for him and the 101st Division were over. The order from the 101th Army Headquarters was very clear. He had to unify the command of the troops in Hongcheng to continue to complete the strategic goal of occupying Hongcheng. But how could he capture Hongcheng? Should he rely on the low-morale troops of the st Division? Or should he rely on the two incomplete regiments of the th Division?

But he still had to carry out the order of the 101th Army Headquarters. Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro first called all the troop commanders over and announced this frustrating news to them, which shocked all the troop commanders of the st Division. Is the new nd Army in Hongcheng a devil? How can it be so troublesome? How many division commanders and brigade commanders in the Empire of Japan can withstand such consumption in Hongcheng?

Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro also helplessly ordered the troops to get ready. He planned to send the broken troops of the 101th Division to the west bank to act as a diversion, and all the st Division would be deployed to the urban area of ​​Hongcheng to fight. He told them to do their best to complete the task.

When Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro rushed to the medical station of the 19th Regiment of the 19th Division in Hongcheng under the protection of a squadron of Japanese officers and soldiers, he learned the specific situation from the commander of the 19th Regiment, Colonel Hitomi Hidezo. When he learned that the division commander, Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke, was shot by a small Chinese force operating in the urban area in the headquarters of the th Regiment, an embarrassed look appeared on his face.

How the hell did the development of this matter have something to do with his 101st Division? The officers and soldiers of the 101nd Battalion are really something. You have to do your job well even if you are just pretending. Now the st Division has to bear certain responsibilities for this incident. He now really hopes that Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke can handle it.

Colonel Hitomi Hidezo and Colonel Wakisaka Jiro said that there was no problem with Major General Fukutaro Nishiyama's arrangement, and it would be very good if they could withdraw to the west bank to rest, but they also proposed that they must pursue the Chinese troops that attacked the division headquarters as soon as possible and must find the brigade commander, Major General Ishu Nobutoki.

As for finding the brigade commander, Major General Iishishima Nobutoki, Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro also understood that it was a very important matter. If he could find Major General Iishishima Nobutoki, then his merits and demerits could be offset to some extent.

But at this time, the Major General Jing Shuxuanshi they mentioned was being tied up by the officers and soldiers of the suicide squad and was being taken to the tunnel entrance.