Rebirth of the National Marshal

"Your Highness, now that the war is imminent, I have a favor to ask of you. This task cannot be accomplished by anyone except you, our entire Central China Expeditionary Force. Please do not refuse." General Matsui Iwane was also proud of himself. He seldom spoke so politely to this guy. Even though he was a prince, he was not that important in the Japanese royal family. If he was very important, he would not have come to the battlefield.

"I am so sorry, Commander. I lost my temper just now. If you have anything to say, just give me an order. I will do my best to fulfill it." Maybe he realized that he had gone too far and scolded everyone in the Navy Headquarters. Then he remembered that Admiral Matsui Iwane's brother was from the Navy.

"The thing is, the relationship between our Japanese Army and Navy has never been good, but now we must get their support, especially their large-caliber heavy artillery. Before, I also knew that His Royal Highness went to the Navy for consultation on this matter, but you can see the current situation. The Navy has withdrawn all their ships. I think it would be better for His Royal Highness to serve as the liaison officer between our Army and Navy. I believe that with His Royal Highness sitting on their ship, they dare not retreat casually." It turned out that this was Admiral Matsui Iwane's idea, to send this hot potato to the Navy.

However, in the eyes of Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko, this matter is very important. Just as Admiral Matsui Iwane said, the navy and the army have never lived in harmony. If he can change this situation, his prestige in the whole of Japan will definitely increase unprecedentedly.

To put it nicely by the liaison officer, or to put it bluntly by an intelligence liaison officer, you are exiled. Of course, in the eyes of this prince who lacks brain cells, what he does is just as Admiral Matsui Iwane said, very important. He serves as a bridge between the navy and the army. In an instant, he feels that he is very important, and he shines brightly.

"Please rest assured, Commander. I can definitely complete this task well. I will pack my things right away and go to the Navy Headquarters this afternoon." No one knows what's in this guy's head. If it were someone else, they would definitely be able to hear what Admiral Matsui Iwane meant, but this guy didn't hear anything. He just wanted to quickly go and do things for others.

Since this guy arrived at the front line, he has not accomplished anything worth showing off. Domestic newspapers are also keeping an eye on this prince. If he still doesn't have any outstanding performance, it means that this guy has no future.

Since this guy arrived at the Central China Expeditionary Force, General Matsui Iwane has been disgusted with this guy. You come here, but you bring such a large pile of buckets. The monthly supply alone is an astronomical figure. Besides, I am here to fight, not to let you come on vacation. What are you doing with so many people? Another reason is that General Matsui Iwane has a soft policy towards some civilians, but Prince Higashikuni Yasuhiko is a very cruel guy. He can do anything. It is precisely because of this that the two can't talk to each other.

However, General Matsui Iwane was a cunning old man after all. He knew Prince Higashikuni Yasuhiko's thoughts very well. As long as he was asked to do something that others could not do, he would feel that he was very important. Even if it cost him his life, he would accomplish the task. Take for example, in today's incident, all the army of the Central China Expeditionary Force had no way to negotiate with the navy, only he could go there. In fact, he was also an army soldier, and the navy didn't pay much attention to him, but he also had the identity of a prince, which made a difference.

At this stage, the Japanese royal family can be said to have a very high prestige among the common people. This is completely different from modern society. In modern society, it is just a symbol, but in this era, they are still very powerful. They are not only spread across all levels of the Japanese government, but also in every part of the military.

The Japanese Navy can be said to be very arrogant in the Japanese military, so they will only buy into it if members of the royal family are sent out. If ordinary army officers go there, they will simply ignore you. Generally speaking, a lieutenant general in the Japanese Army is equal to a major general in the Japanese Navy.

Because of this reason, the Army and the Navy have had countless quarrels and the matter has even reached the headquarters, but this is how the Navy treats you: If there is any problem, if you send a lieutenant general, we will send a major general to receive you.

If you don't want to, you can just go back. Anyway, the navy needs the army less often, but the army needs the navy more often. For example, in today's situation, the navy must send out heavy artillery, and it can't be the two destroyers from before, at least one heavy cruiser is needed.

Because of this problem before, Admiral Matsui Iwane also reported it to the headquarters in China. The headquarters directly issued an order, asking the navy to cooperate with the army. However, giving an order is one thing, and how I execute it is my business. There are many capable people in the navy. I just need to drive a heavy cruiser around the mouth of the Yangtze River for two laps, which can be regarded as supporting the army at the beginning. As for where the shells fall, it is not something I can control.

The Central China Expeditionary Force also sent several liaison officers, all of whom were at the rank of major generals. There was a lieutenant general in charge of the navy, and they didn't care what your rank was. I would do whatever I wanted.

Another major reason is that when the Battle of Shanghai just broke out, it was the Marines fighting against the Chinese Army. But after the Army came, they began to exclude the Marines and asked them to move aside. They were basically nowhere to be seen on the main battlefields. It turned out that their credit was also taken away by the Army.

When the attack just started, the Marines fought very hard. Tens of thousands of Central Army troops attacked only more than 3,000 Marines, but they still managed to save the entire concession, which was already quite good.

Unfortunately, the army did not appreciate this achievement and instead mocked them, which laid the seeds for future disasters.