Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

Sugiyama Gen looked at Yamashita Tomoyuki and began to preach to him.

After all, this rising star was promoted by them.

Upon hearing Commander Sugiyama Hajime's slightly critical words, Yamashita Tomoyuki immediately began to apologize to Sugiyama Hajime.

"My apologies, Commander! I've been truly disturbed by the urgent news from below."

"But Commander, the situation is urgent!"

After saying that, he handed the telegram to Sugiyama Gen who was having a meal.

Sugiyama Gen looked at Yamashita Tomoyuki with a puzzled look on his face.

What else could make the Chief of Staff so anxious right now?

So Sugiyama ordered the orderly to take away the breakfast, and then took the telegram and started reading it.

Before Sugiyama Gen could read half of it, his face changed drastically and he stood up in a hurry.

"Nani!"

After Sugiyama Gen quickly finished reading it, his face became a little gloomy, and then he looked at Yamashita Tomoyuki.

"Yamashita-kun, do you think I should adopt the suggestion made by Division Commander Doihara?"

Hearing the commander's slightly panicked and gloomy voice, Yamashita Tomoyuki couldn't help but curl his lips in his heart and said to him, "Commander, don't you have the same expression when you see it?"

Hearing the commander's question, Yamashita Tomoyuki didn't think much about it and immediately said to Sugiyama Hajime.

"Commander, our most pressing task now is to recapture Anyang and open up the Pinghan Railway."

"Now that the locust army has occupied Guangzhou, it's the most critical moment to capture Wuhan. If we drag our feet at this time, I'm afraid the headquarters will immediately send a telegram of reprimand."

"As for canceling the sweep later, the locust army has already begun to leave the city. I suggest canceling it immediately."

"Effectively ensure the smooth operation of the Pinghan Railway."

After hearing what Yamashita Tomoyuki said, Sugiyama Gen nodded slightly at the first suggestion, but as for the immediate cancellation of the latter, Sugiyama Gen was still a little conflicted.

But after thinking for a while, Sugiyama Gen said to Yamashita Tomoyuki.

"Yamashita-kun, immediately order the Fifth Division in Xingtai to leave one regiment stationed there and have it support the 14th Division."

"The 14th Division will leave a battalion behind to support the 5th Division, then immediately head south."

"We must recapture Anyang as soon as possible!"

"As for canceling the mopping-up operation against the Eighth Route Army in the Beiyue area, we'll see what happens after the 14th Division arrives at the front!"

After saying this, he asked Yamashita Tomoyuki to issue the order immediately.

Hearing the commander's words, Yamashita Tomoyuki immediately had bad thoughts in his mind.

"Commander, would you like to cancel the sweep immediately, order the troops ahead to return to their bases, and deploy the 110th Division south to recapture Anyang?"

When Sugiyama Gen heard what Yamashita Tomoyuki said, he immediately waved his hand and scolded Yamashita Tomoyuki sternly.

"idiot!"

"Yamashita-kun, don't forget who you are!"

"I have my own considerations. Don't you see? This is clearly Zeng Jiwen's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain."

"If we cancel the sweep of the Eighth Route Army in Beiyue District now, what will become of the Eighth Route Army in Beiyue District next year?"

"The 5th and 14th Divisions still can't retake Anyang! Do you think the Locust Army is weak?"

After saying that, he immediately asked Yamashita Fengwen to issue the order.

Yamashita Tomoyuki looked at this scene and knew that he could no longer say anything that the commander was unwilling to hear, so he nodded and said goodbye to Sugiyama Gen and immediately went to the General Staff to issue the order.

Watching Yamashita Fengwen leave.

Sugiyama Gen's heart was also beating fast.

After all, as I just said, following the Chief of Staff's advice is the best thing for the North China Front Army at the moment.

But Sugiyama Gen has to consider other aspects.

It has been almost a year since I took office as commander of the North China Front Army.

However, the public security in the occupied areas not only did not improve, but worsened.

Jin has lost almost the entire southern Shanxi region.

At the same time, if the Beiyue District nearby is not suppressed, the situation next year may be the same as that in southeastern Shanxi.

Am I not as good as Terauchi Hisaichi as a commander?