vrcanaries Chapter 231 Commander Yamamoto was frightened
Chapter 231 Commander Yamamoto was frightened
"Reporting to His Excellency, Commander, something terrible has happened. A telegram has been forwarded from the Northeastern Command, stating that the Miyazaki Regiment has been completely destroyed, and the Uehara Detachment has suffered heavy losses. Captain Uehara is currently retreating towards the Summer Resort with the remaining troops."
When Commander Yamamoto was staring at the map in a daze, he suddenly heard the words of the combat staff from behind him, which almost scared the guy to the ground.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you know the combat strength of the Miyazaki Regiment? How could they be annihilated?"
After stabilizing himself, Commander Yamamoto slapped the operations officer twice. The Miyazaki Regiment was a formidable force within the entire Kwantung Army. They had only been in Rehe Province for a few days, so how could they have been annihilated? Who had annihilated them?
"Commander, everything I said is true. I've already sent a telegram to the Northeast Kwantung Army Headquarters to confirm this. Their planes have already sighted the Miyazaki Regiment's location, and it's all burned down..."
The combat staff officer said very aggrievedly, "The photos haven't arrived yet, but how could the Kwantung Army lie? The Miyazaki Regiment is their most powerful combat team. If it's not a fact, how could they slap themselves in the face?"
After hearing what his subordinates said, Commander Yamamoto quickly held onto his desk to prevent himself from falling down. His legs were so weak that he had no strength left. This information almost made his head explode.
The Miyazaki detachment of over 3,000 people...
Was he killed just like that?
"Are all those bastards around Peking dead? Tell them to investigate immediately to find out which unit did this."
Commander Yamamoto slapped the spies in the face. During this period, the spies in Peking had not done their job and had not sent any useful intelligence.
"Hayi..."
The operations staff breathed a sigh of relief. The commander in front of him wanted to eat him alive, so it would be better for him to go down and do his job quickly. If he stayed here for another second, he was afraid that the commander would rip him open.
"Go and order the Air Division to launch reconnaissance planes to investigate the site where the Miyazaki Regiment was destroyed."
When the operations staff walked to the door, Commander Yamamoto's second order was also issued. If he had not seen the aerial photos with his own eyes, he still would not have believed that this was a fully staffed infantry regiment, and an extremely combat-effective infantry regiment.
When the operations staff officer agreed and ran out in a hurry, he bumped into Chief of Staff Nakamura Yuji.
"I'm sorry, sir..."
The operations staff officer thought he was going to get slapped in the face twice more, but Chief of Staff Nakamura didn't have time to deal with him and just pushed the guy away. He had more important things to report.
"Commander, this is a newspaper from Peking that hasn't been published yet. Our people delivered it to us immediately after receiving the draft. It says that the 2nd Regiment of the 72nd Brigade took the initiative and wiped out the Miyazaki Company. Is this true?"
Chief of Staff Nakamura had lost his usual composure. Holding the draft newspaper in his hand, he almost shouted, not caring about politeness or not.
Commander Yamamoto originally held on to a glimmer of hope, but when he saw the draft of the newspaper, Commander Yamamoto no longer had any hope. This matter must be true. As the 72-year-old Li Shaoyi knew, it must be accompanied by photos.
"It seems this is true. Please take a look at this telegram. I was thinking of asking the aviation unit to confirm it, but now it seems that confirmation is no longer necessary. The Miyazaki Regiment has lost contact with the Northeast Command for two days."
Commander Yamamoto sat in his seat as if his father had died, pointing at the telegram on the table, and he was even unwilling to pick up the paper.
Chief of Staff Nakamura quickly picked up the telegram paper, read the information on it, and compared it with the unpublished newspapers in his hands. The fate of the Miyazaki Regiment could be imagined.
"How is this possible? This is absolutely impossible. Even if Li Shaoyi develops rapidly, his men can't eliminate our full-strength infantry regiment."
Chief of Staff Nakamura felt his hands shaking, and his voice trembled when he spoke. This was really too hard to believe. They had been fighting the Long people for decades, and they had never suffered such a devastating defeat since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. In the minds of all Japanese soldiers, the Long army did not have much combat effectiveness. One hundred of us could chase after one or two thousand of their people, but now an infantry regiment of more than three thousand people was gone?
"Hurry, hurry...Order the Watanabe Battalion to return immediately, and all Japanese troops to retreat to Tianjin."
Commander Yamamoto suddenly remembered another thing. If the supporting troops from the north were killed, Li Shaoyi would definitely turn his guns on them. At this time, the troops could not be dispersed and all the troops had to be gathered together.
Chief of Staff Nakamura also thought of the Watanabe Battalion that had just set out. The Watanabe Battalion was also an important force in their hands. Without any support, they had to rely on their own strength to persevere.
"Commander, you must make plans early. All Japanese youths in Tianjin must enlist in the army."
Chief of Staff Nakamura said this while on the phone. In order to save time, he now made the call directly in the commander's office.
"Right, right, right! Gather all the young men of working age immediately. Also, send a telegram to the headquarters to have them transport people by sea. Also, ask the Kwantung Army to urge the 12th Division to move south quickly."
Commander Yamamoto seemed to have been whipped. There was no time for you to be sad here. The most important thing was to strengthen the defense of Tianjin. As for the situation around Peiping, you couldn't take care of it now. There was no place you could reach. Be careful that Li Shaoyi would cut you off.
After a busy period, they finished all the work that needed to be done and they both breathed a sigh of relief. How could the 72nd Brigade become so combat-ready in just a short nap?
Not to mention the Dragon Army, even for the advanced Western countries, it would be impossible to possess such combat capability within two months.
arms!
These two words appeared in the minds of the two men at the same time. The weapons under Li Shaoyi were much more advanced than theirs. This should be one of the reasons why the Miyazaki Regiment was wiped out.
"Commander, Major Watanabe..."
When the telegraph operator said these four words, Commander Yamamoto and Chief of Staff Nakamura's hair stood on end...