Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

Okamura Neiji had a very sharp vision, and even the Labor Union called him its most powerful opponent.

Okamura Yasuji would not launch a battle easily, but if he did, he would definitely be fully prepared.

The preliminary preparations have been completed, intelligence on our army has been obtained, and internal support will be developed.

When he was in office, he dealt a heavy blow to the military and civilians in North China.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there was nothing wrong with Yoshio Shinozuka's actions this time.

I just didn't expect such a sudden change like Lin Tian would happen.

Even if they were defeated later, they would promptly order the remaining troops to retreat with all their strength and preserve their manpower in order to fight again in the future.

Shinozuka's arrangement was also very reasonable. Osawa Toru and his men could have retreated, but they had not expected that Lin Tian and his men had car soldiers.

All the captured trucks of the 36th Division were put into the battle.

Quickly approaching Yi County, cutting off the locust army’s retreat route.

However, only Okamura Yasuji figured out this matter, although Yoshio Shinozuka's report and intelligence from various sources showed that such a force did exist in the Eighth Route Army.

However, Yoshio Shinozuka was the person directly responsible for the complete annihilation of the Locust Army in this operation.

Yoshio Shinozuka also deeply believed that it was due to his improper command and incorrect strategic formulation.

Lin Tian is a variable, but as the supreme commander of the First Army, he must anticipate all variables before the war.

No matter what, his responsibility is still difficult to shirk.

In the conference room, the other devils disagreed.

They also had in their hands the report on Division 1.

But they just thought that this was a trick used by General Okamura to protect his confidants.

And Yoshio Shinozuka's report just now was just an attempt to shirk his own responsibility.

What tanks, artillery, countless machine guns, isn't that bullshit?

They have been rampant in China for so many years, starting from the Qing Dynasty, and have never suffered any losses in China.

I have never seen a troop with better weapons and equipment than theirs.

Wasn’t it that even the Beiyang Fleet, which was known as the best in Asia and the seventh in the world at that time, was annihilated by their locust army?

Everyone knows that the Eighth Route Army is notoriously poor. They have to ambush the locust army to get even a decent gun.

Often they ran out of bullets as soon as the battle started.

If the Eighth Route Army really had such a powerful force, such powerful tanks, and even stronger combat effectiveness than their Locust Army, then why didn't they launch a large-scale counterattack against them early on?

According to Yoshio Shinozuka, the situation in this battle was reversed because of the so-called Lin Tian.

This is an excuse that has absolutely no common sense and is pure nonsense.

No matter how powerful a force of more than 4,000 people is, can it wipe out so many locust troops in succession?

Also, since even the Eighth Route Army can build such a well-equipped elite force.

So, can the Central Army, which is stronger than the Eighth Route Army in terms of both economy and military, also build more such troops?

Apart from anything else, the Central Army is backed by the two great powers, the United States and the Soviet Union, and the weapons, equipment and funds it receives are innumerable.

Then why did the Central Army collapse at the first blow and retreat without a fight?

Hundreds of thousands of troops were unable to do anything to their two divisions of the Locust Army.

Although they did not dare to disrespect Okamura Yasuji, they would not look kindly upon their colleague Yoshio Shinozuka who had just suffered a defeat.

Everyone looked at Yoshio Shinozuka with contempt and disdain.

In their view, the generals of the empire should either be invincible on the battlefield or be loyal to His Majesty Tianhuang.

If you lose the battle, you must commit seppuku and apologize to His Majesty Tianhuang.

This is a true warrior of a nuclear nation.

In their eyes, Yoshio Shinozuka had long been regarded as a coward who was afraid of death.

"Shinozuka-kun, please sit down first and finish your responsibility first."

"Everyone! I called you here today to study how to target this guy named Lin Tian and his subordinates!"

"This locust army's greatest enemy will definitely become an obstacle to us if we don't get rid of him soon!"

"For this kind of enemy, we must use the power of thunder to wipe it out in one fell swoop!"

"The information is in your hands, tell us what you think!"

Neiji Okamura waved his hand, motioning for Yoshio Shinozuka to sit down first, then looked around the conference room and said.

When he just received the news that Jin Province had lost 50,000 locust soldiers, he was indeed furious.

I wish I could hang Shinozuka Yoshio up and flog him for three days and three nights, and then make him commit seppuku to apologize for his crime.

After all, it was he who promoted Yoshio Shinozuka to be the commander of the First Army of the North China Front Army.

He also bears some responsibility for Yoshio Shinozuka's defeat.

As the highest commander of the entire North China Locust Army, his subordinates won the battle, which was naturally due to his good command and dispatch.

Similarly, if we lose the battle, he will also be blamed.

But after calming down, he immediately mobilized all his intelligence forces and collected all the information about Lin Tian and the division.

After analysis and comparison, he realized that Yoshio Shinozuka did not lie to him, and every word in the suicide telegrams sent by those imperial commanders who died in battle was true.

He had to re-examine his opponent and forgive Yoshio Shinozuka.

However, the necessary punishment must still be given, otherwise how can we convince the public?

"General, thank you for your forgiveness. I am very grateful. As for this Lin Tian, ​​I have fought with him many times."

"At the beginning, like all my colleagues, I was deeply skeptical of the report below and thought it was a fabrication by the defeated generals to excuse themselves."

"But soon the facts told me that my men were not lying and this ghostly army really existed."

"In this battle, before Lin Tian took action, everything went smoothly for us and we had great hope of annihilating the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army."

"However, since Lin Tian took action, our army has suffered repeated defeats, and without exception, they have all been annihilated."

"This also means that there is very little intelligence about them, and all the warriors who have seen them have died bravely."

"So I think we should take advantage of the fact that their forces are relatively small now and cannot pose a real threat to us."

"The first time we fought against the Fourth Brigade of our First Army, they were cunning and ambushed the Fourth Brigade."

"This time, they attacked from behind when the Locust Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were in a stalemate."

"So, although they are well-equipped and have strong combat capabilities, their biggest shortcoming is always their manpower. They can only engage in mobile warfare with us. We must take this opportunity to eliminate the threat in the bud."

Yoshio Shinozuka clenched his fists, looked solemnly at Neiji Okamura who was sitting at the top, and analyzed calmly.

He naturally knew how these colleagues viewed him, just as he knew when he received the news that the 4th Brigade had been completely wiped out.

But none of this matters. As long as Neiji Okamura trusts him, he still has a chance to make a comeback and take revenge...