Bright Sword: An eight-year-old boy led a group to fight the Japanese invaders - Chapter 174 Finale
Fukui Tomoki's lifeless expression suddenly came back to life. He stood up and looked at Kawamura Heizaburo and said,
"Commander, does this mean that our responsibility is not heavy?"
Kawamura Heizaburo thought for a long time before speaking, "Fukui-kun, we should report to the headquarters immediately.
Remember, all orders concerning the 108th Division are given by Commander Okamura, we are just executing them! "
Fukui Tomoki quickly reported to the General Staff Headquarters. When he came back, he said to Kawamura Heizaburo,
"Commander, I have already reported the situation of the 108th Division to the General Staff.
At the same time, I have also submitted an application to the General Staff Headquarters to return to the mainland. From now on, the First Army will be handed over to the Commander!"
"You're leaving?" Kawamura Heizaburo was puzzled. "You've only been the Chief of Staff of the First Army for less than half a year!"
Fukui Tomoki said calmly, "What else can we do if we don't leave?
The Tubalu had already taken over northwest Shanxi, and their independent brigade had also taken over half of Sui Province.
Especially in Mongolia, where resources are very rich, they can use resources to exchange military supplies with the northern powers.
The local Eighth Route Army in Jinsui Province had grown stronger, and the First Army was no match for them.
Even if the North China Front Army deploys a large number of troops, it may not be effective. "
Fukui Tomoki said this and looked at Kawamura Heizaburo, "Kawamura-kun, you and I graduated at the same time, and we are working together again.
I advise you to leave as well. The security situation in North China will become increasingly severe!"
Heizaburo Kawamura looked at Tomoki Fukui who was leaving without saying a word. He was also wondering whether he should return to his homeland?
The commander of the First Army was thinking of escaping, and Okamura of the Beiping Command also received intelligence from the 108th Division.
"Baga Yalu, Kawashima Hechang and Hayakawa Ichisho are all useless.
They actually watched their own troops being bombed by the Tubalu planes.
Don't they know that the Independent Brigade has a large-scale air force?"
When the main force of the 26th Division led the Independent Mixed Brigade to rescue Suicheng, they were bombed by the fighter planes of the Independent Brigade and lost their combat effectiveness.
Okamura passed this information to all his troops in order to increase their air defense.
Who knew that the 108th Division would still be bombed, and it was a saturation bombing,
According to intelligence, only 300 Japanese soldiers survived the bombing, and more than 1300 were injured.
Most of these injured people suffered burns, and the possibility of follow-up treatment is not great.
Seeing Okamura scolding him fiercely, the Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army, Kasahara Shin'o, quietly walked to the door and ordered the guards to contact the Deputy Chief of Staff, Hirata Masaharu, to come over.
When it comes to getting scolded, it’s safer with more people around!
"Mr. Kasahara, what instructions does the headquarters have?" Okamura cursed for half an hour with foam at the corners of his mouth before he stopped. He asked after drinking two glasses of water.
"Commander, the headquarters has not yet issued any instructions, but I heard that the commander of the First Army and the chief of staff have expressed their willingness to take responsibility for the 108th Division incident.
They have all submitted their resignations to the base camp, hoping to return to the mainland to join the reserve forces.”
As the front army chief of staff, Kasahara Shin'o was a major general himself and had many connections in the General Staff.
As soon as Fukui Tomoki expressed his intention to return to his homeland, Kasahara Shin'o received the news.
"Go back?" Okamura laughed disdainfully, "You're actually thinking of running away at this time, I won't agree!
Our next focus will be on the Tubalu and their independent brigade.
From now on, I hope that Kasahara-kun and Hirata-kun will lead the staff to start reconnaissance and formulation of combat plans for the Tubalu in northwestern Shanxi and Sui Province! "
Kasahara Shin'o didn't expect that Okamura would want to fight back immediately. He hesitated and said, "Commander, our current strength is not enough to pose a threat to the Tubalu.
The 26th Division and the nd Brigade of the Mongolian Army, as well as the Cavalry Group, were all defeated by the Independent Brigade and basically lost their combat capability.
The 108th Division of the First Army was virtually wiped out, and a manpower vacuum appeared in northwest Shanxi. The base area of the Tubalu Army continued to expand.
It would not be wise to launch a sweep now!"
Okamura smiled grimly, "Of course I know. Next, I will suggest to the headquarters to urgently deploy 4 divisions of troops.
At the same time, I will also cooperate with the Navy Red Deer to increase their air force.
Just wait for the right moment and take down the independent brigade in one fell swoop!"
After Okamura's report was submitted to the Imperial Headquarters, the Cabinet conducted a lot of investigations and finally decided to adjust the strategic focus for the next period of time to the rectification operation in the North China Security Zone.
为此，鬼子大本营将刚组建的鬼子51、52、53、54四个师团和第8、9、11、13四个独立混成旅团支援华北方面军。
The Japanese were trying hard to deal with the Eighth Route Army and the Independent Brigade, while the Nationalist government was furious.
Dai Chunfeng of the Military Intelligence Bureau and Xu Yijun of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics were scolded so much that they could not even raise their heads, especially Xu Yijun, as he was mainly responsible for the intelligence of the Eighth Route Army.
"Who can tell me where the planes in the hands of the Eighth Route Army came from?"
You could hear a pin drop in the conference room, and generals and intelligence agencies at all levels dared not speak.
Xu Yijun saw the leader staring at him and knew he couldn't hide, so he had to stand up and answer.
"Our intelligence agencies in Jinsui and Suiyuan provinces are mainly located in cities.
Intelligence work in rural areas was very backward, especially in the bases of the Eighth Route Army, where our intelligence personnel could not enter.
Even if we get in, we will be discovered by the Social Affairs Department of the Eighth Route Army in no time."
The leader said in a hoarse voice, "Don't you have any information at all?"
Xu Yijun had a sad face, "The intelligence department of the Eighth Route Army is too powerful, and the independent brigade can't get into their territory.
However, according to our analysis, the Eighth Route Army's aircraft should be in the hands of the independent brigade, and the air force base should be on the line from Yuxian to Suicheng."
"I want to know where their planes came from!"
Xu Yijun lowered his head and said nothing. It was obvious that he knew nothing. Dai Chunfeng stood up and handed him a stack of photos.
"This is a photo taken by our Military Intelligence Officers when the Eighth Route Army bombed the 108th Division.
We compared aircraft from all over the world, and so far, we haven’t found an identical model!”
Everyone in the conference room was interested in the Eighth Route Army's aircraft and took up photos to look at them.
"I've never seen this before. This plane doesn't even have a propeller. How do they take off?"
"These should be new types of aircraft. They fly very fast and the Japanese anti-aircraft guns can't hit them at all!" Dai Chunfeng asked the intelligence personnel in detail.
"Such aircraft should be used by our national army. Send a telegram to the Eighth Route Army and ask them to buy us aircraft!"
The Minister of Military Affairs said as a matter of course.
The independent brigade did not accept the orders of the National Government, and subsequently secretly advanced into the Northeast to establish a base in the Northeast.
The independent brigade also gradually grew into the most powerful field force of the Eighth Route Army!
(End of the book)