Quartermasters can also fight the devils

After understanding the reason, Colonel Ishida Yoshi, commander of the 161st Regiment of the Japanese Army, immediately telegraphed the battle situation on his side to the brigade commander, Major General Goto Juro, and requested the brigade commander to send troops from the 104th Division to take over the attack of his troops. At the same time, he also sent the explanation of the chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Shimizu Madoka. He believed that the brigade commander would agree to his proposal, because this was the only and last chance to clear the name of the th Division.

After seeing the telegram from Colonel Ishida Yoshi, commander of the 132st Regiment, Major General Goto Juro, commander of the 161nd Brigade, slapped himself on the head. Yes, he was too anxious before and fell into a misunderstanding. Another way to prove that he was not wrong was to drag others into making mistakes together.

If the Fifth Division was also defeated by the New 104nd Army of the Chinese government, then he would be relieved, and the entire th Division would be relieved. When the post-war summary is made, the division commander will also have an excuse, saying that it was not because his troops fought poorly, but because the headquarters' combat plan was not well formulated.

Very good, Major Yoshiaki Ishida finally did the right thing. This idea was well-thought-out and very reasonable. His 132nd Brigade was basically destroyed. Judging from the current situation, it is impossible for his troops to complete the combat mission assigned to them by the headquarters.

Let alone occupying Shunde now, according to the report of Colonel Yoshiaki Ishida, commander of the 161st Regiment, it is unlikely that we can break through the Chinese army's blocking and defensive positions in the front. Let the troops of the Fifth Division fight with the New nd Army of the Chinese government. Anyway, the troops of the Fifth Division have asked me to go into battle before. If I send them up, I guess they will thank me.

Colonel Kan'ichi Okabe, commander of the 132st Regiment of the th Division, has been staying in Zhongshan City with his troops for several days. He was very happy about being assigned to the nd Brigade to fight. After all, it is much better to have a combat mission than to be idle in the back.

However, Major General Juro Goto, commander of the 104nd Brigade of the 132th Division, had never assigned them any combat missions. After this adjustment, he also arranged for his regiment to guard Zhongshan Castle. This made him feel that Major General Juro Goto of the 132nd Brigade was too biased.

He also talked to Major General Goto Juro and said that he wanted the other side to dispatch their troops to the front to fight, but Major General Goto Juro clearly told him that only after the 104st Regiment of the 161th Division occupied Shunde, his st Regiment would be able to participate in the offensive mission depending on the battle situation.

"Your Excellency the Regiment Commander, Major General Goto Juro has notified us to attend a meeting. It seems that our regiment is to take over from the 161st Regiment and be responsible for the front attack." Lieutenant Colonel Sato Hideaki, Chief of Staff of the st Regiment, walked quickly into the office of Colonel Okabe Kanichi, the commander of the regiment, and said.

After hearing what the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Sato Hideaki said, Colonel Okabe Kanichi also put on his military cap and took up his command knife, and said to the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Sato Hideaki with a smile on his face: "Mr. Sato, the 132nd Brigade must have encountered big trouble in the front attack. Major General Goto Juro has no choice but to let our 104th Division take over the front attack. The combat effectiveness of the th Division is really not comparable to that of a standing division like us."

Colonel Kan'ichi Okabe is so happy now. You, Major General Goto Juro, finally can't hold on any longer. If you had known this would happen, you should have sent the troops of the 104th Division at the beginning, and your th Division would have stayed behind and learned from them.

Colonel Kan'ichi Okabe, commander of the 132st Regiment of the 132th Division, and Lieutenant Colonel Hideaki Sato, chief of staff, walked into the headquarters of the nd Brigade. They also respectfully bowed and greeted Major General Fujijuro, commander of the nd Brigade. They still had to observe the proper etiquette.

"Captain Okabe, I called you here this time to assign you the combat mission of your 161st Regiment. The st Regiment in front has successfully broken the first line of defense of the New nd Army of the Chinese government. However, considering that you have not participated in the battle since you were assigned here, since the headquarters has assigned you here, you must participate in the battle." The brigade commander, Major General Goto Juro, explained to the two of them in a friendly manner the purpose of asking them to come here this time.

"Thank you for your concern, Commander Goto. Our 41st Regiment will definitely complete the combat mission you assigned. Please give your orders." Colonel Kanichi Okabe, commander of the 41st Regiment, bowed respectfully to Major General Juro Goto.

Major General Goto Juro was very satisfied with Colonel Okabe Kan'ichi's respect, so he said, "Captain Okabe, your 41st Regiment's mission is to continue to attack the defense line of the Chinese government's new 22nd Army and advance to capture Shunde and Nanhai. The 42nd Regiment will serve as a reserve. When your attack is not going well, the 42nd Regiment will take over your attack."

When Colonel Kanichi Okabe heard about this combat mission, he was delighted. His troops finally had a combat mission, and it was the first among the troops of the Fifth Division to have a combat mission. So he bowed and assured: "Please rest assured, Brigade Commander Goto, the 41st Regiment will definitely complete the combat mission you assigned."

He didn't think that his troops would fail to complete this task. Although the Chinese government's New 22nd Army had indeed achieved some good results, they had not yet fought against the Fifth Division. Moreover, the Chinese government's New 22nd Army's previous victories were all achieved by some shady means. This time it was a real frontal defensive offensive and defensive battle. He didn't think that the Chinese government's New 22nd Army could withstand the attack of his own troops.

After leaving the 132nd Brigade Headquarters, Colonel Kan'ichi Okabe gathered all his troops and handed over the defense mission of Zhongshan City to the nd Regiment which had completed the landing. Then Colonel Kan'ichi Okabe led his troops to the front line in a hurry. He hoped to launch an attack on the Chinese army's positions before dark today.

Colonel Yoshiaki Ishida, commander of the 161st Regiment of the Japanese Army, and his chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Shimizu Madoka, had asked the chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Shimizu Madoka, to withdraw the attacking troops in front and wait. They had only launched an attack on the new 210th Division position opposite in the morning. After receiving the telegram from the brigade commander agreeing to send the st Regiment to replace them, Colonel Yoshiaki Ishida ordered his troops to stop the attack. He would not make way for the troops of the th Division.

"Sir, the commander of the 41st Regiment, Colonel Kanichi Okabe, the commander, and Lieutenant Colonel Hideaki Sato, the chief of staff, are here with their troops. Do you think we need to hand over the battlefield with them?" Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Madoka Shimizu came to the commander, Colonel Yoshiaki Ishida, and asked in a low voice.

Colonel Ishida Yoshiaki, the commander of the regiment, thought for a moment and whispered to Lieutenant Colonel Shimizu Madoka, "Shimizu-kun, we still need to introduce the situation on the battlefield, but we don't need to go into too much detail. Let the troops of the Fifth Division confront the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government. If there is no bloodshed, it will be disadvantageous to us."

The only thing on Colonel Ishida Yoshiaki's mind now is how to avoid accountability after the war. As for the possibility that the Fifth Division might suffer too many casualties due to its incomplete situation, this has nothing to do with him. In his heart, Colonel Ishida Yoshiaki even hopes that the Chinese government's new 104nd Army will provide more support to the Fifth Division. The worse the Fifth Division is, the safer their th Division will be.

Only in this way will his responsibility be smaller in the post-war summary. At this time, he can only choose to let his friends die rather than himself. His own life and future are the most important.

The handover of the battlefield went very smoothly. After handing over matters on the battlefield, Colonel Yoshiaki Ishida led the remaining officers and soldiers of the 161st Regiment to retreat towards Zhongshan City.

Colonel Kan'ichi Okabe, the commander of the 161st Regiment, and Lieutenant Colonel Hideaki Sato, the chief of staff, stood in the camp and watched the soldiers of the 161st Regiment passing by. Colonel Kan'ichi Okabe said with some contempt, "Mr. Sato, the officers and soldiers of the st Regiment seem to have no morale at all. No wonder they fought so poorly in the previous battle. If such a unit appeared in our th Division, the person in charge of the unit would have been fired long ago."

Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Sato Hideaki looked at the soldiers passing by thoughtfully and whispered, "Sir, it's already four o'clock in the afternoon. Our troops have just arrived here. Should we arrange the attack tomorrow? Let the officers and soldiers get familiar with the surrounding environment first."

Colonel Okabe Kanichi thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Sato-kun, arrange for the First Battalion to make a tentative attack to find out the details of the Chinese army. The battlefield handover of the 161st Regiment may not be accurate. Only if we try it out ourselves can we make adequate preparations for tomorrow's attack. We are the first unit of the Fifth Division to participate in the battle, and we must achieve good results. In this way, the division commander will also be happy with our results."

Colonel Kan'ichi Okabe wanted to leave a good impression on the new division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi. If he performed well in this battle, he might be recommended to the position of brigade commander. Who wouldn't want to be a general?

On the side of the new 210th Division, the Japanese army only launched a fierce attack this morning, and there was no sign of any attack until the afternoon. This made the morale of the officers and soldiers on the front line even higher. They believed that they had scared the Japanese army.

But Commander Cai of the 210th Division and several commanders of the troops knew in their hearts that the Japanese army must have suffered heavy losses in the previous explosion caused by them, and they had not attacked again for such a long time. The Japanese army must be rotating its troops. The next battle would be the real test.