Chapter 117: Ghost
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Tangshan, villas in the suburbs, temporary command of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army.
Prince Hirahiko Asakamiya, the uncle of Emperor Showa, was once demoted due to a mutiny and was not activated until he attacked Nanjing.
But he was not satisfied with the appointment of the base camp, but in order to regain the trust of the emperor, he had to accept the appointment to come to China.
His mission is to command the powerful forces of six divisions and 13 brigades to attack from the right wing and occupy the capital of China: Nanjing!
This strategic goal has been achieved now, but it has also paid a heavy price.
He once lived in France and spoke fluent French, but did not learn the romance and delicateness of the French. Instead, he was a man with a rough and restrained personality.
Because of the car accident, he limped his foot. Therefore, because of his image, he was born in the royal family, but he is still only a lieutenant general.
Asaka Palace held an emergency military meeting overnight, and specifically studied countermeasures on the fact that Colonel Xiu's three were captured by the Chinese army.
From Colonel Eaglemon Takashi being shot dead, to Colonel Hideo being captured, Shanghai's dispatched troops lost two generals in succession, Asakamiya Hirohiko was already very angry.
For this matter, he received a severe reprimand from Matsui Ishien from Gusu. The general idea was obvious, saying that he was too proud and that his subordinates were plotted against when they were about to win, causing huge losses to the empire.
How much financial and hard work does the empire need to train a qualified commander?
Asakamiya knew that Matsui Ishien was taking the opportunity to attack him, but he had no choice. Who made him suffer such two unlucky guys?
I won’t say that dead person anymore. I can’t die. I have to dig his grave, will it be destroyed?
The living person is in trouble.
The most troublesome thing is that if this person speaks something that should not be said, it will be more than just a shame to the empire.
In the temporary conference room, the lieutenant general and major general were sitting around, and the colonel could only sit against the wall.
An army colonel was captured. This obviously hurt the nerves of the senior Japanese officers!
If we don't take it seriously, the captain of a colonel today is a colonel corps leader, and tomorrow may be the commander of the major general brigade, or even the commander of the lieutenant general division.
Until this threat is completely resolved, there is no way to guarantee the safety of these people.
"It's time to start!"
Major General Chang Yong, the chief of intelligence staff of the Shanghai dispatched army, stood up and said, "Everyone, our army occupied Nanjing, the capital of China today. This is an extremely happy and worth celebrating thing. Most of the Chinese army have put down their weapons and surrendered to our imperial army, but they allow some of the Chinese army to stick out our encirclement. There is also a part of them resisting the imperial army in the city. Just tonight. No, it should be said that something very unfortunate happened at around 10 o'clock last night."
The commanders of each division and brigade were sitting in a dangerous position, without saying a word, and listened carefully.
"The remnants of the Chinese army disguised as imperial troops and raided Guanghuamen. The captain of the Dunga Regiment of our Guanghuamen stationed at Guanghuamen was deceived by the Chinese people and unfortunately captured and now disappeared." Changyong continued.
"How many people are there in the remnants of the Chinese Army and what is the number?" Nakajima Imago Nakajima moved his butt and asked. Among the generals present, he was the only one who was injured in his buttocks and received special treatment. The mat was taller and he looked less short, looking a little ahead of his crowd.
"This..." Chang Yong's face was a little embarrassed. As the chief of intelligence staff, he received a rough news about this matter. Almost every soldier said that it was, and he had no idea which army it was.
"Is the Imperial intelligence agency so inaction?"
"Yi Zujun, calm down!"
"How can I calm down? My subordinates have been captured by the Chinese people now. Life and death are uncertain. Now I don't even know who the opponent is. I really doubt what the wastes of the empire spend so much money every year to support the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?" Yoshisuke said angrily.
"Yizujun, this time the incident happened suddenly. We did not expect that there would be a Chinese army with such excellent equipment and courage. They actually disguised themselves as the Imperial Army, defrauded us of our trust and gave them an opportunity to take advantage of it." Changyong explained.
"Kathok United's failure is also a fact." Someone said gloatingly.
"Yamada Meiji, what did you say?"
"I'm talking about the facts, isn't it? The imperial army of an elite infantry corps can't stop a remnant of the Chinese army like a broken dog, and there is still the face to blame others here?" Major General Meiji Yamada stood up and said.
"Enough, what's the noise? Where is this place?" Chaoxianggong snorted coldly, "The most important thing now is to find out whereabouts of the people, whether he is still alive, and your life safety must be strengthened!"
"Commander, my subordinates have discovered something. Do you want to listen?" Nakajima Imago stood up and said.
"Oh, did you find anything Nakajima-kun?"
"I can't find it, but a little doubt. I shouldn't have raised it at such an important meeting, but now I feel that it is necessary to say it." Nakajima Imago said seriously.
"Then the commander listened attentively." Tokaku nodded. Almost everyone knew his relationship with Nakajima. They had been together in Paris and were close friends, so he had trust in Nakajima beyond others.
This is beyond the reach of other generals of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army.
"My army entered Nanjing City by Zhongshan Gate and encountered a very powerful Chinese army. For six hours, my army advanced straight forward less than two kilometers." Nakajima Imasago said slowly.
"Oh, someone can actually make Nakajima's troops suffer such a big loss?"
"My main force was still fighting fiercely with the China Army Training Corps outside the city, so there was only one brigade entering the city, not many, less than 700 people." Nakajima Imasago said.
"So that's it, Nakajima, please continue!" Asakagumi nodded.
"The Chinese army troops are well-equipped and flexible in command. They are very proactive in fighting style and will never get entangled with us. Moreover, their weapons and equipment are very strange. Everyone knows that the Chinese army's weapons and equipment, except for a few German divisions, can be considered inferior, but the Chinese army's equipment is all equipped with imperial weapons. Except for the lack of heavy artillery, their firepower even exceeds our infantry brigade, so my army is very hard-working, and the casualties are even greater than those of the Chinese army!"
The congregants who attended the meeting immediately became turbulent. Nakajima Isago was a very good person and actually revealed his family's shame at this time, which was surprising.
"Silent, quiet!"
"Old Asakaguchi, everyone, this is just one of them. In addition, we have also found a more mysterious small Chinese army that is operating. Their combat power is better and more secretive. This is the focus of what I want to talk about today. My intelligence chief, Major Ikeda, gave this army a code name called: Ghost!"
"ghost!"
"Kun Nakajima, you weren't deceived by the Chinese mythology, right? Where are there any ghosts in this world?"
"Haha, this is really ridiculous. Will the warriors of the Empire be afraid of such nonsense?"
"Nakajima Jun is to strengthen others' ambitions and destroy his own majesty!"
"Ghost, when did Nakajima Jun's courage become so timid?"
“…”
Nakajima Ashigo's face turned pale.
The accusations and disdainful insults filled the entire conference room, and it was obvious that no one believed Nakajima Atsugo's words.
In fact, Nakajima Atsugo himself didn't believe it. He said it just to attract the attention of these people. Before that, he had communicated with Asakagumi, otherwise he would not have lost his majesty at such a meeting.
"I believe my subordinates, all the Imperial Army soldiers who have come into contact with this small army have died for their country."
"I've died in my country, how can I find these small troops of China?"
"We have a survivor who was captured, but survived. He met the commander of that unit. The reason why he survived was that the commander of the Chinese army, the Chinese army of the Chinese army, gave a sentence to my subordinates!"
"Are we here to listen to the story? Nakajima, this kind of thing is ridiculous."
"You can't laugh after listening to me!"
"You may not know that the Tokyo Hiri Shimbun published a report yesterday, which was the story of the two samurai warriors in the Empire..." Asakamiya took Nakajima's head and continued to explain.
"One of the heroes of the hundred men killed, Lieutenant Noda, has died at the hands of the Chinese officer, and his target is another officer of ours, Lieutenant Mukai."
"Prince, what does what Nakajima said have to do with my troops being attacked and seeing that I was captured by the Chinese army?" Yoshisuke stood up and asked angrily.
"Because in Nanjing, although there are sporadic resistances from the Chinese army, they are not opponents of the Imperial Army. They may have such combat effectiveness. And as your subordinates described, only such soldiers have such capabilities!"
"Your Excellency the division commander, General Nakajima said it may be right. My soldiers also said that the Chinese army that fought with them was also equipped with our army. Moreover, their fighting style was very fierce and well-trained, not like the Chinese army." Major General Idenori-jung of the 18th Brigade stood up and said, "The Takaga United Army was under his command. Seeing that Hidezo was captured, it was also a very shameful thing for him.
"The remnants of the Chinese army that Nakajima said were only two or three hundred, while the Chinese army troops attacking the Tsunaga United team had at least a thousand, and they had more than a dozen trucks."
"Yes, just by judging from the number of people, they should have nothing to do with it. Besides, the Chinese army also obtained a lot of abandoned weapons from our soldiers on the battlefield, so this doesn't mean anything."
"A army of thousands of people suddenly appeared at Guanghuamen, Jizujun, don't you find it strange?" Changyong asked.
"What Changyongjun means is that this army is hiding near Guanghua Gate an existence that we don't know about?"
"That secret passage!" The deputy of the gang of the 68th Regiment of the Third Division stood up and said excitedly.
"The secret passage is the underground secret passage where Ying Senjun died. Hasn't it been blown up long ago?"
"The secret passage may not have been completely blown up. The Chinese people just need to blow up the entrance and then open a new opening that we don't know. In this way, we think the secret passage is useless. In fact, they are hiding in the secret passage!"
"Damn it, the cunning Chinese!" Yoshisuke said angrily.
"Where are those trucks, trucks cannot be hidden in secret passages..."
"Check now, these Chinese people dressed as soldiers of the empire, and there must be someone seeing so many trucks!" Asakagumi immediately ordered.
"Nakajima, please continue talking!"
"Hay, Lord Asakagumiya." Nakajima Ichigo nodded slightly and continued, "Combining the information in our hands, it is most reasonable to block our troops and the attack on the Kwanghua Men Atsuka United Army."
"If I were the commander of the Chinese army, if I hid the large army in the secret passage, I would definitely send a small army to respond at any time outside and take precautions. This is why this small army is not near Guanghuamen, but is active at Zhongshanmen. First, we can support the Chinese army on Guanghuamen at any time, and attract our attention, so as to achieve the purpose of hiding!" Nakajima Imasago stood up, walked towards the map hanging on the wall, picked up the wooden stick, and drew two circles on it.
"And, the opportunity for them to break through was very clever. On the first night of our army entering the city, Guanghua Gate was the focus of our army's attack. After taking this place, troops would inevitably be sent to garrison here, but the strength would not be too many, because this place was no longer the forefront of the battle. Our troops were busy clearing out the remnants of the Chinese army, and there were many gaps between the various units. At this time, it was the best time to concentrate our efforts to break through!"
"A very clever commander, the other party's commander is very bold!"
"Yes, this is the most bold Chinese army commander I have ever met. He almost played with us in the applause, which reminded me of the Chinese army commander at the Zijin Mountain Tiger Cave Position, the Chinese army position commander, whose command style is very similar to that of this Chinese army commander."
"Then will they be the same person?"
"Frankly speaking, I don't know, because we don't have any information about this Chinese army commander." Nakajima Imao said.
"I heard that Nakajima-kun asked the intelligence department of the empire to track down a Chinese military officer named Leng Feng for you. I wonder if it is this person?"
"Yes, Yoshizuki, but our intelligence personnel only found some superficial things about this person. At present, it is not of great value." Nakajima nodded.
"Report!"
"Come in!"
"Hisser Commander, a search team of the Sixth Division encountered a convoy of vehicles around 9 o'clock last night. There were about a dozen trucks, and the carriages were empty. At that time, two soldiers were seriously injured when they encountered resistance. They were asked to transport them to the rear field hospital. The commander who led the team at that time was a second lieutenant, and he said his name was Noda Tsubasa..."
"Baga!" Asakagura slapped the table angrily.
Obviously, Nakajima Imao's analysis and inference were correct, the convoy, Noda Tsushi, plus weapons and equipment, disguised as the emperor.
All of this is connected, and it is basically certain that this is a group of people.
"Do any cost, find out this damn Chinese army "ghost"!" Asakaguchi's eyes were bloodshot and he roared at all the Jiang Zu in the conference room.
"Hayi!" (To be continued, please search for Piaotianwen, novels are better, updated and faster!
Chapter completed!