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Text Chapter 523 Okamura¡¯s helplessness

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    Seeing Tsukada Gong's slightly changed expression, Okamura's mind suddenly changed and he guessed what he might be thinking.  He smiled slightly and said: "Tsukata-kun, it was indeed my idea to transfer you back to the mainland. Originally, I suggested to the base camp that you be transferred to the General Staff Headquarters as a deputy chief. Unexpectedly, the base camp transferred you to the mainland university as the president.  , it seems that the base camp¡¯s vision is indeed farther than mine, congratulations!¡±

    Tsukada Gong forced a smile, bowed slightly to Okamura Neji and said: "Thank you, Commander, for your kindness to me. This time I can successfully return to my hometown to serve. It is really thanks to your recommendation. It is really troublesome for you.  "

    Okamura Neiji changed the topic, "Tsukata-kun, I know you may have some resentment towards me in your heart, but it doesn't matter, it's human nature. But I have to be honest with you, Terauchi-kun because of Jiangxi's  The matter forced me to return to China to report on my duties, but you, as the chief of staff, are still safe and sound. This has caused many people in the country to have opinions about you, so you are destined not to stay in the Central China Front Army for too long, do you understand?"

    As soon as Okamura Neji said these "frank" words, Tsukada was stunned immediately. He didn't expect Okamura Neji to tell the matter so frankly.  It's like a man who is causing trouble behind your back says to his companion: Man, I am the one who is making trouble behind your back, but I have my reasons. Anyway, even without me, you won't be able to stay here long.

    But strangely enough, when Okamura Neji said this, Tsukada Gong's resentment towards him disappeared a lot.  At least in Tsukada Gong's view, no matter what his motives are, Okamura Neji is still courageous.

    Tsukada Gong had something in mind, and it showed on his face.  Qiao Bentaro on the side naturally saw it. Qiao Bentaro couldn't help but secretly laugh at Tsukada Gong's naivety and wonder who Okamura Neji was.  If you really believe what he said, you'd be stupid, but it's none of his business. Qiao Bentaro didn't want to be noticed by a promising front commander, so he just pretended not to hear and sat aside slowly.  Sip the tea slowly.

    Since he, the chief of staff, has been dismissed from the base camp.  Naturally, the next step was to complete the handover work with Kazuo Miyamoto, the successor, so the two of them quickly left the house.

    After Tsukada Kaguya and Miyamoto Kazuo left the door, Okamura Neji and Hashimoto Taro were the only two people left in the office.  Qiao Bentaro raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the door before saying to Okamura Neiji: "Commander Okamura, before I came, His Excellency Prince Zain personally asked me to ask you about the war situation in Central China, please.  Tell me honestly. When will you destroy the Seventh Army? The current base camp can no longer tolerate this force that seriously threatens the empire's co-prosperity in Greater East Asia."

    Okamura Neji was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said: "No!"

    "Nani?" Joe Bentaro lost his voice with his eyes widened, "Didn't you say in your telegram to the base camp that you must mobilize powerful troops to eliminate Suri and his Seventh Army?  The base camp has just agreed to mobilize troops from the Kwantung Army to go south, why have you suddenly changed your mind now?"

    Okamura Neiji said coldly: "Qiao Benjun, first of all, you made a mistake. In the telegram to the base camp, I did not say that Suri and his 3rd Army could be eliminated. I only said that they would defeat and force them to retreat.  This is a completely different concept from annihilation. Look at the telegrams of the escort fleet escorting the 2nd and 3rd Division. They have now abandoned the army that is fighting the Chinese and run away. Now our army aviation averages every day  Thirty-five fighter planes and more than 20 pilots will be lost. Before the war, the two groups I transferred to the Fujian battlefield had a total of more than 220 fighter planes, but now there are less than 80 left. Such battle losses  Don¡¯t you know what rate means?¡±

    ?? Qiao Bentaro was silent. To be honest, the industrial systems of Japan and China are not at the same quantitative level. At this time, it is not an exaggeration to say that Japan is an industrial power, while China can still only be regarded as an agricultural country.  By 1940, Japan's annual aircraft production was far from reaching its historical peak, with only about 4,000 aircraft. On average, Japan's current monthly aircraft production is only more than 300 aircraft. Based on this output, Central China  In less than half a month of fighting, the front army has wiped out all Japan's aircraft production in a month.  what does that mean?  This means that the Seventh Army alone is enough to consume all Japan's aircraft production, which is terrible.

    Thinking of this, Qiao Bentaro couldn't help but shudder.  He shook his head vigorously and said fiercely to Okamura Neji: "Commander Okamura, since the Seventh Army is so powerful, don't you have a good way to deal with him? You must know that you are the recognized commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Army.  A great general!"

    Okamura Neji smiled bitterly: "General? In the final analysis, war is about comprehensive strength. This has no direct relationship with whether he is a general or not. Originally, I was deeply confident in this. Regardless of our comprehensive strength, our Empire of JapanThe national power and military strength are ten times higher than that of China, but now I am getting more and more confused. The weapons and equipment used by Suri and his Seventh Army seem to come out of the ground, whether they are light weapons  Whether it's heavy weapons or even aircraft and heavy artillery, they are stronger than the Imperial Army. They have a steady stream of supplies at all times, and their soldiers can pour artillery shells on our positions without any scruples. This is completely subversive.  It changed my previous impression of the Chinese army.

    Qiao Benjun, do you know?  What is my biggest fear when I wake up every day now?  What I fear most is that I will receive another report of another division commander being killed or captured.  Because this means that our offensive on the Central China battlefield will fail again, and I, the commander, will also reach the end.  "

    Qiao Bentaro was silent. He heard a deep sense of helplessness and sadness from Okamura Neji's words.  In this backward country that they despised as China, almost all the opposing soldiers held semi-automatic or even automatic weapons, while the soldiers of the empire could only hold backward bolt-action rifles. Not only did they also have aircraft, tanks and  Heavy artillery, and its performance is much more advanced than that of the Empire. This is undoubtedly a huge irony to Japan, which claims to be the most advanced country in Asia and is clamoring all day long to establish a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere so that Asian people can progress together.

    Finally, Kyomoto Taro stammered: "ThisCommander Okamura, please rest assured that our navy has conducted strict inspections of ships coming to China. We will definitelywill definitely find the person who supports Suri and the Seventh Army."  The forces behind the scenes." Although he said that, even Qiao Bentaro who said this didn't believe it.

    "Humph, Qiao Bentaro, please don't insult my IQ, okay?" Okamura Neji glanced at Qiao Bentaro coldly, and said lightly: "To be honest, I have been a soldier for so many years, and I have never encountered  In the past few days, the 1st Tank Division and the 24th Tank Division have requested air support from me every day. The Chinese planes are dropping bombs on their heads like crazy every day. They can only move forward every day.  Less than thirty kilometers, this speed can only be described as a snail. In order to rescue them, I sent almost all the aircraft to the Nanping front line to compete with the Chinese for air supremacy. These days, there are large-scale air battles with more than a hundred aircraft.  It was carried out three times. Before the war, the aircraft mobilized from the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army damaged more than 500 aircraft of the Central China Front Army itself. But now half of them have been lost. Can you feel the pressure on me?  ?¡±

    Speaking of this, Okamura Neji, who was originally gloomy and calm, couldn't help but get excited, and a strange blush appeared on his face.  Upon seeing this, Qiao Bentaro couldn't help but secretly sigh. From this, he could tell that Okamura Neji must have been under a lot of pressure during this period, otherwise he would not have been so rude.

    However, Okamura Neji is not an ordinary person. He quickly calmed down and apologized: "Qiao Benjun, I'm really sorry that I made you laugh because of my sudden lapse. But please go back and tell His Highness Prince Zairen, Suri and Seventh  The Army Group has now surpassed the National Government and has become the empire's most serious threat. The empire must eliminate them at all costs, otherwise it will give them a few more years. Even I don't know how far they will develop. I think if we want  To completely eliminate Suri and his Seventh Army, the empire must concentrate the forces of Central China, North China and other fronts to deal with him, otherwise" At this point, Okamura Neiji took a long breath and shook his head.  not talking anymore.

    Qiao Bentaro was silent for a moment, and then said: "Your Excellency Okamura, I can't guarantee this. I can only say that I will try my best to persuade the base camp. However, I personally am still not very optimistic about your proposal. After all, if you follow your  If it is proposed, in order to gather more troops, the empire will either expand its army again, or it will withdraw from the territory it has already occupied in China. Either way, it will be very difficult."

    "I know." Okamura Neiji also smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Okay, let's not mention this matter for now. This time our army has assembled four divisions of the Kwantung Army and four divisions of the Central China Front Army with nearly 400,000 troops.  If we can't win the decisive battle with Su Rui, I, as commander, will have no shame in being the commander anymore, and then it won't be my turn to worry about it."

    Okamura Neiji's words seemed very lonely, and it was funny to say that at this moment, Okamura Neiji, who had hundreds of thousands of troops, actually lost the confidence to win despite his superior strength. This was the first time in his military career.  once.

    However, Okamura Neiji's worries were soon fulfilled. On the day after Qiao Bentaro left, Bai Chongxi, who was well prepared, commanded nearly 60,000 people from three divisions in the Minqing direction.  Under the cover of 60 fighter jets and 60 dive bombers, they launched a fierce attack on the Japanese troops entrenched around Minqing (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. You  Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.)

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