Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

What the commander's wife said made a lot of sense, and the commander couldn't help but lower his head and think deeply.

He was a little impatient just now and didn't think about the pros and cons of it.

Lin Tian is now very popular, and the whole of China regards him as a national hero.

If the Central Army jumps out now to suppress Lin Tian, ​​it will inevitably stand on the opposite side of the people.

The people had always despised him for being weak towards foreign enemies, and there were even rumors that he was trying to make peace with the Japanese and wanted to surrender.

If this happens, the people might oppose him again.

The Eighth Route Army will certainly take the opportunity to incite the people.

The situation will be unfavorable to the superior.

However, if we do as Madam said, we should first stand with the people and send out messages at the same time to highlight the position of the Central Army in this battle.

After all, no matter how good Lin Tian is at fighting, he is still an Eighth Route Army soldier. The Eighth Route Army is part of the National Army and is directly under the command of the Central Army.

The people all follow public opinion. In this way, Lin Tian’s popularity will fade, while the Central Army will win the favor of the people.

The Japs' offensive momentum in China is strong, and their retaliation next time will surely be even more severe.

At that time, if Lin Tian fails to win the battle, the Central Army can severely punish Lin Tian in the name of being disadvantageous in the war of resistance.

Moreover, in the hearts of the people, Lin Tian is the God of War. If he fails to live up to the expectations of the people, his current fame will backfire and he will be cursed by the people and will be doomed.

At that time, no one would care whether Lin Tian lived or died. People might even be happy about Lin Tian's death.

"Darling, you are really my good wife!"

"I'll have them send a commendation letter to Lin Tian, ​​and at the same time have the press office organize some people to write a few manuscripts for me to see!"

The officer became happier the more he thought about it. He took his wife's hand and said with a smile.

"Darling, this time the US aid has arrived. This official residence is a bit dim, I don't like it."

"In this way, let them choose a location to build a bright and bright official residence for the lady. As for the money, it won't affect it at all if it comes from the aid."

……

Peking, the devil's headquarters.

The atmosphere was solemn in a huge conference room filled with high-ranking Japanese generals, but no one spoke.

There was total silence in the meeting room.

Sitting at the top was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Peking Front Army, General Okamura Yasuji.

The other Japanese soldiers sat in their seats with their heads down, not daring to make a sound.

Among them is our old acquaintance, Shinozuka Yoshio...

Yoshio Shinozuka was standing at the end at this time, neither sitting nor standing.

"Mina-san! I called everyone here today because there is something we need to study!"

After a long silence, Neiji Okamura finally spoke.

Hearing this, the Japanese soldiers all looked up and looked at Okamura Neiji.

"But before the meeting begins, I would like Mr. Shinozuka to give a report first."

"Let's get started, Shinozuka-kun!"

Neiji Okamura looked at Shinozuka with a serious expression and said in a deep voice.

"Hai!!"

Yoshio Shinozuka quickly bowed and spoke loudly.

He can't escape from this matter. Instead of being trembling with fear, he might as well face it calmly.

"Reporting to Commander-in-Chief Okamura, this time our First Army has formulated a combat plan to wipe out the anti-Japanese armed forces in Shanxi Province!"

"The goal is to destroy the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and behead the commander of the Eighth Route Army headquarters! Open up a passage for the locust army to attack Qin Province!"

"Then we will attack from both north and south to form a pincer attack, jointly attack Chongqing, force Chongqing to surrender, and complete the great cause of occupying China as soon as possible!"

"In the early stages of the battle, our army was doing well and the offensive was unimpeded, while the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was in a panic and lost cities one after another!"

"Yamamoto's special forces also successfully found the Eighth Route Army headquarters. The situation is very good!"

"The locust army's strategic intention was about to be achieved. We even broke through Rongcheng, and the Jinsui Army headquarters has been exposed to the locust army's vision!"

"But! But there suddenly appeared a First Military Division in the Eighth Route Army!"

"The commander of the First Military Division is named Lin Tian. In just a few dozen days, he successively annihilated our Eighth Mixed Brigade, the Third Flying Squadron, the 36th Division, the Ninth Brigade, the 36th Brigade, and the 3rd Tank Regiment!"

"And...it also caused the death of Prince Xian Gong..."

"The Locust Army lost more than 50,000 soldiers this time! Our First Army's strength in Jin Province has been greatly weakened!"

"This battle... this battle I, Shinozuka Yoshio, have an unshirkable responsibility!"

"Please punish me, Commander-in-Chief!!"

Yoshio Shinozuka spoke for a long time, explaining the ins and outs of the battle clearly, then closed his eyes and bowed deeply.

Yoshio Shinozuka knew that even if he did not go to a military court this time, he would still be dismissed from his post.

The soldiers of the empire must be prepared to face everything calmly.

As soon as Yoshio Shinozuka finished speaking, there were whispers in the conference room, and many people expressed their suspicion of Yoshio Shinozuka.

"What First Military Division? Let alone the Eighth Route Army, there is no such unit in the entire China as Shinozuka-kun mentioned. This is clearly an excuse you use to evade responsibility!"

"If all the generals of the empire were like Shinozuka-kun, what great cause would we have?!"

"Hahaha, in just two and a half months, you lost over 50,000 locust soldiers. Shinozuka-kun, I'm afraid even a fresh graduate from a military academy would be able to fight better than you!"

Laughter ensued. In the eyes of these devils, Yoshio Shinozuka not only gave orders like an idiot, but his excuses were also very funny.

"Yoshi~Yoshi!"

"Shinozuka-kun, you are very imposing. Don't worry, punishment will be inevitable!"

"But what happens after the punishment?"

"Your Majesty Tianhuang feels deeply ashamed of the Locust Army's defeat this time!"

Okamura Neiji stood up and did not stop the generals from speaking.

He looked around and the conference room immediately became quiet again. Okamura Neiji's purpose was not to punish Shinozuka Yoshio.

On the contrary, Yoshio Shinozuka had been in Shanxi Province for several years and had made good achievements. He had never made any mistakes over the years, which also won him deep appreciation.

Yoshio Shinozuka was very familiar with the situation and customs of Shanxi Province.

In Okamura Yasuji's opinion, this failure cannot be attributed entirely to Yoshio Shinozuka's improper command.

In fact, Shinozuka was extremely brilliant in both the formulation of strategic plans and subsequent actions.

As it turned out, Yoshio Shinozuka's action this time was indeed very effective and almost achieved the established strategic intention.

The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is already at the end of its rope, but if we make another effort, we will definitely be able to take them down.

But the variable lies in Lin Tian.

According to the telegrams from the troops participating in the battle, it was shown that the division led by Lin Tian was not a simple Eighth Route Army.

They are well-equipped, well-trained and fight bravely.

Especially the firepower output, which completely crushed the locust army.

Yoshio Shinozuka also conducted an investigation afterwards, and intelligence showed that this Eighth Route Army was equipped with a large number of artillery and machine guns.

There were only more than 4,000 of them, but they had artillery firepower that could crush an entire division of the Locust Army.

This is an extremely terrible thing.