Chapter 805: Dangerous Situation
Chapter 805: Dangerous Situation
Less than two days after the victory news from North China was received, the Nationalist army began to gather troops everywhere, preparing to counterattack Shanxi and retake Zhongtiao Mountain.
Not only that, in order to take back Zhongtiao Mountain and avenge the previous humiliation.
After much consideration, the superiors released Commander Wei who was imprisoned in Mount Emei.
It was he who led the troops of the First War Zone to besiege Zhongtiao Mountain.
The previous defense problem of Zhongtiao Mountain was caused by the sudden departure of Commander Wei, which resulted in the defense troops acting on their own.
At this time, Zhongtiao Mountain had been occupied by the Japanese army. I wonder if Commander Wei has the means to take Zhongtiao Mountain back from the Japanese.
Shanghai Stock Exchange, Meihua Building, Joint Transport Department.
Chen Yang looked at the battle report sent back from the front, his face as dark as if covered with a layer of charcoal.
Zhongtiao Mountain was lost, what the hell is going on...
He tried his best to withhold supplies from the North China Front Army under various pretexts.
Everyone thought that Chen Yang did this simply because he couldn't stand Tada Shun. Who asked his chief of staff, Shimizu Kyoichiro, to come to the Shanghai Stock Exchange to report him?
Chen Yang is a vengeful person and he deliberately makes trouble for Tada Shun.
This move was not even surprising to Commander Nishio.
In fact, Chen Yang just wanted to curb the offensive of the North China Front Army and give the Kuomintang army a chance to breathe.
Who would have thought that in less than five days, with insufficient supplies, Zhongtiao Mountain could be lost so easily.
This guy is such a pig teammate, he can't lead me...
Of course, it was not surprising that a Japanese regiment chased after a Kuomintang division in the early days of the War of Resistance.
But now it's already time, the National Government has fought the Japanese more than ten times, hundreds of times. How come they still haven't learned anything?
It took Tada Shun's 100,000-man army less than five days to defeat the 260,000 defenders in Zhongtiao Mountain.
Now, what reason could he have to withhold the other party's supplies?
Tada Shun was in a great position to win, but he still wanted to tamper with the supplies at this time, and Commander Nishio would not allow it.
After all, he is a hero. Before, Chen Yang could target him without any scruples. But now, the situation has reversed, and even if he has this idea, he dare not act rashly.
Knock, knock, knock. Suddenly, there was a rapid knock on the door.
Chen Yang calmed down and said, "Come in."
The office door was pushed open, and He Yuehua hurried in and bowed slightly, saying, "Minister, Staff Officer Abe from the Expeditionary Force Command is outside. He has something important to coordinate with you."
"Please ask him to come in." Chen Yang said lightly, but he kept muttering in his heart, wondering what important matter would require him to coordinate at this time.
Could it be about the supplies on the battlefield in North China? That shouldn't be the case. He has not dared to be negligent at all in the past few days, and all the supplies from North China have been delivered in full.
Apart from this matter, what else could have required Mitsuhiro Abe to come to the Joint Transport Department in person?
He Yuehua didn't think so much. After hearing Chen Yang's order, she turned around and walked out.
After a while, Abe Mitsuhiro walked in from the door with a smile.
"Mr. Chen, are you busy? I need your help with something."
Oh, I need you for this, it seems that things are not that simple. Chen Yang smiled and said, "It seems that what Abe-kun wants me to do is not simple. Tell me what it is first."
Abe Mitsuhiro organized his words and said, "It's like this. The Mainland General Staff issued a document a few days ago, wanting to send a general to the front line to comfort the troops."
"He is currently in Hainan. After receiving the order, we didn't have time to send a plane to pick him up. I know that Mr. Chen has a good relationship with the people in the Navy Department."
"I just want to ask if you can say hello to Rear Admiral Qingchuan of the Navy Department and ask them to send people to the front line."
Chen Yang was slightly stunned. It was beyond his expectation that Abe Mitsuhiro would look for him for such a matter.
However, thinking of the bad relationship between the army and the navy, Chen Yang could understand it.
If Abe Mitsuhiro went to the Navy Department and asked them to send a plane to pick someone up, they might not necessarily pay attention to him.
Even though he was the chief of staff of the expeditionary force.
Chen Yang thought about it and smiled, "This shouldn't be a big question. Who is Abe-kun going to send?"
Seeing that Chen Yang did not refuse, Abe Mitsuhiro seemed relieved and said in a gentle voice: "The commander of the 27th Division, Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma."
Wow, it’s him.
With Chen Yang's identity, it is unlikely that he knows all the Japanese generals. However, he has known Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma, who is nicknamed the Poet General, for a long time.
It’s not because this general has any outstanding military achievements. As of now, Masaharu Homma is like many division commanders and has no outstanding achievements.
But it will be different in the future. These are the only two people who have defeated American five-star general Mike.
The next one was Commander-in-Chief Peng, who was famous in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.
Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma was known as the best English speaker among Japanese generals.
He joined the General Staff in 1917 and worked in the China Information Department. In 1918, he went to study at Oxford University in England and served as a military attaché observing the war on the Western Front. From then on, he had an indissoluble bond with Britain.
He loved watching Western movies, and during the war he painted and wrote poetry, earning him the nickname "Poet General." His daily behavior was also heavily influenced by the West.
Perhaps it is because of this that this person behaves in a gentlemanly manner in his daily life.
In the Japanese army where the so-called Bushido spirit was rampant, he was considered an outlier. Deeply influenced by Western ideas, he was not particularly cruel to the prisoners. On the contrary, he advocated so-called humanitarianism.
It is indeed unbelievable that such an alien appeared in the Japanese army.
He wanted to be an elegant general, but his subordinates were more beastly than human, and he happened to meet a narrow-minded guy like Mike. As a result, he couldn't even catch up with the Tokyo Trial.
He really couldn't refute the charges Mike had brought against him.
His death was caused by the "Bataan Death March" incident, in which nearly 8 American prisoners were forcibly escorted to a prisoner-of-war camp 100 kilometers away. They had no food or water along the way, and were stabbed and shot by their subordinates along the way. A total of about 4 people died...
Of course, this matter actually had little to do with him, because he had never issued such an order for a massacre, but General Mac ignored it.
After regaining the Philippines, they put the blame on him without hesitation, and without waiting for the headquarters to send back the verification report, they took him directly to the outskirts of Manila and shot him dead.
"Where is Lieutenant General Honma now?" Chen Yang asked in a gentle voice, "I will send a telegram to Major General Qingchuan, and he should be able to send Lieutenant General Honma to the front line safely."
Three chapters are completed. It’s Chinese New Year. Please give me some red envelopes from all the bosses. . . .
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