Chapter 79(1/2)
"Koto! Koto! Who is he?" Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatehei, commander of the 13th Japanese Division, was furious. "Why did he inflict heavy losses on the Imperial Japanese Army one after another with only the strength of one regiment?"
The destruction of the Matsukawa Battalion made Ogisu Rihei completely unable to sit still, and he had people carefully search for information on the Koto Regiment.
Seeing the information reported by the staff report, Ogisu Ribei was even more furious.
In the past few months, more than 2,000 and nearly 3,000 imperial warriors were lost at the hands of the Koto Regiment, which made Ogisu Rihei extremely angry. He could not accept such losses in battle.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, please calm down." A female voice said calmly:
"No matter how good this Jiangdong is, he only has one regiment in his hand, and a mere regiment is no match for the Imperial Warriors."
Ogisu Rihei glanced at the speaker coldly, "Ms. Chiba, I know there are many powerful women in your special high school, such as Miss Yoshiko Kawashima, but I don't think every woman in the special high school is.
As outstanding as Miss Yoshiko Kawashima."
Faced with such a straightforward humiliation, Chiba still had a smile on her face, but she had already cursed it dozens of times in her heart.
"It doesn't matter if you, the division commander, don't trust my abilities, but you must believe in the abilities of the Imperial Special High School."
"Hmm?" Ogisu Rihei said calmly: "What did you gain from the special high school course?"
The smile on Chiba's face became even brighter, "We successfully captured one of Koto's subordinates alive, and with the efforts of the Special High School, this man is willing to serve the Empire of Japan wholeheartedly. As long as we find a suitable opportunity to put him back,
Every move of the Jiangdong regiment will be under the control of our special high school. At that time, it will not be easy for the division commander to avenge his shame."
Ogisu Rihei was slightly moved when he heard this. Some of the Chinese soldiers would rather die than surrender, but there are also some who are groveling. This country is too big. It is difficult to control every place simply by relying on the military power of the empire. To deal with the Chinese, we have to use China.
people themselves.
"Since your special high school class has a plan, then hurry up and implement it." Ogisu Rihei's voice was still cold.
Chiba straightened her major uniform and solemnly saluted Ogisu Rihei, "My subordinates, please retire!"
Ogisu Tatehei waved his hand casually, as if to shoo away an annoying fly.
Chiba walked out of Ogisu Rihei's headquarters, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly.
She prided herself on being a respectable woman in the special higher education class, but now she was kicked out like a fly, and she was feeling angry.
These mid-level and senior generals of the Imperial Army are all male chauvinists. Chiba knows that they look down on women from the bottom of their hearts, but the more they do this, the more they arouse this little woman's competitive spirit.
"Miss, what did the division commander say?" a Chinese asked cautiously.
Chiba likes heroes, but she dislikes men being groveling, so she said angrily:
"What else can I say? He must have agreed with my plan. After all, after leaving the Special High School, where will they find the Koto Group?"
"Yes, yes..." the man agreed quickly, following Qianye cautiously like a prostituted servant.
Chiba, who was walking quickly, suddenly stopped and the servant behind her almost bumped into her.
Chiba frowned in disgust: "You'd better ensure that you can gain Jiangdong's trust when you return there, otherwise... humph..."
"Yes, please rest assured, Miss. Jiang Dong thinks he can win people's hearts and is trusted by his subordinates. I haven't been back for such a long time. When the time comes, I can just come up with a random excuse and return to the army. There will be no problem."
The man swore a promise, and at this moment he had completely lost all trace of guilt in his heart.
"Well, that's the best." Although Qianye looked down on this person, she still tried to win her over, "How about the woman who gave it to you? I think she has made you feel comfortable serving her these days."
A trace of wretchedness and satisfaction flashed across the man's face, and then quickly turned into flattered, "Thank you, Miss, for the reward. She is very good."
"Well, take the time to recover from your injuries during these days. After you recover, you must return to Jiangdong." Chiba paused and then said, "Of course, I will arrange the woman where you can at any time.
Wherever you come into contact, you will not suffer the pain of separation."
The man looked a little embarrassed, but he answered happily:
"I am willing to serve Miss Chiba and the Imperial Army!"
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Jiang Dong didn't know that he had been targeted by the dog. He was leading the team to retreat towards Guzhen.
The 51st Army has completely abandoned its positions on the north bank of the Huaihe River, and the majority of its troops have retreated to the Mehe and Weihe River basins.
Yu Xuezhong led the 51st Army headquarters to retreat to Guzhen, and called Jiangdong to ask Jiangdong to also move closer to Guzhen.
On February 17, Jiangdong's entire delegation arrived at the outskirts of Guzhen and were on their way along the Jinpu Railway.
"Rumble..."
The railway suddenly trembled, and a huge roar came from the rear of the Jiangdong regiment.
The first thing Jiangdong saw when he turned around was a huge plume of black smoke. Under the black smoke, a train was slowly approaching.
Jiangdong's eyes grew wider and wider, because what was coming was not an ordinary train at all, but an armored train.
"My dear, I really saw it with my own eyes!" Jiang Dong sighed involuntarily.
In the original historical time and space, armored trains appeared in the Battle of Xuzhou and played a significant role in the battle. However, since the Battle of Xuzhou, there have been no armored trains in China, so this train was used again.
Known as China's last armored train.
The soldiers jumped off the roadbed one after another and stared dumbfounded at the approaching steel monster.
If it weren't for the mask on the monster's head, everyone might have run away.
It was basically the first time for everyone to see an armored train. The thick armor on the train’s surface gave people a great sense of shock.
The armored train approached slowly, and everyone stood on the side of the road and watched silently.
"beep……"
The armored train suddenly blew its whistle, as if to say hello to the comrades on the roadside.
The huge sound made everyone's hearts tremble.
Through the holes in the armored train, the soldiers saw the dark muzzles and gun muzzles inside, and a huge sense of depression suddenly enveloped the crowd.
The little devil's tank is not worth mentioning at all in front of such a steel behemoth.
The little devil's tank is extremely difficult for ordinary infantry to deal with, and the steel giant in front of him must be such a terrifying existence.
"one two three four………"
A brother kept counting until the steel giant slowly left, "There are at least 8 cannons and 20 heavy machine guns!"
The brother shook his head in admiration.
"Is this an armored train?" Xie Chengrui murmured.
"Yes, the only remaining armored train in the country, the Yungui train!" Jiang Dong said affectionately, such a steel behemoth is really a man's favorite.
"Captain, how do you know that he is the Yunnan-Guizhou ship?" Xiaodouzi's eyes were still looking at the front of the railway.
"I just said that China only has this armored train, and there is nothing else except the Yungui train."
"What the commander means is that we have had other armored trains before." Xie Chengrui asked in amazement.
"Of course, our country has a lot of armored trains before." Jiangdong sighed, "There are also the Great Wall, Huguang, Wusong, Zhongshan, etc., which are all products of the warlord period."
"Captain, where are these big guys now?" Wang Laohu asked curiously. If there were a few more of these big guys, it would definitely be enough for the little devil to drink hard.
"Alas!" Jiang Dong shook his head, "The warlords lost some in the wars with each other, and more were destroyed during the Central Plains War. Now only the one left is left!"
Everyone couldn't hide their disappointment when they heard this. With so much good equipment, why didn't they keep it to fight the little devils instead of fighting among themselves?
"Okay!" Jiang Dong clapped his hands, "Everyone continues on their way and will camp in Guzhen tonight."
The team continued to move forward, and the soldiers discussed the monsters just now, and the atmosphere of the march became much more relaxed.
"Commander, please tell me more about the armored train." Wang Laohu asked in a nonchalant manner.
Jiang Dong looked back and saw Xie Chengrui and the other three battalion commanders also looking curious, so he walked and talked.
"This type of armored train was actually built with the help of foreigners behind various warlords. We Chinese rarely had this technology before. Take the Yungui train that just passed by for example. It was actually built by Belarusian engineers with the help of warlord Zhang Zongchang
After Zhang Zongchang's defeat, this train fell into the hands of Zhang Zuolin. Xiaoliuzi changed his tune, and it became owned by our National Government. The train should be equipped with six or seven 75mm field guns and mortars.
There are also several cannons and at least 24 heavy machine guns."
"Be good..."
Several people took a breath. This kind of equipment is almost as good as a division of the local army.
"Captain, what kind of goose is White Goose? How could it make such a big thing?" Xiaodouzi asked innocently.
Once he stops fighting, this little guy becomes stupid.
Jiang Dong smiled and rubbed the little guy's head, "The White Russians are not geese. They are a group of wanderers who have a home and cannot stay, and a country that cannot return. They can only come to work for the people of our country."
"Oh." Everyone nodded silently in their hearts.
Xiaodouzi tilted his head, as if thinking about something complicated, "Captain, how do you know so much?"
"You are born with knowledge!" Jiang Dong said coolly.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Xie Chengrui and the three battalion commanders were all happy, but Xiaodouzi and Wang Laohu were the only ones who looked confused.
"Tap tap tap..."
A fast horse galloped from the front of the railway line.
To be continued...