Xiaoshan County, Guard Division Headquarters.

The first aide meeting since Iida Yoshiro became the division commander, ended in a warm atmosphere.

At this aide meeting, almost every officer expressed his opinion, believing that the reason why the 1st Cavalry Brigade was completely wiped out by the national army was mainly because he underestimated the enemy too much.

If the 1st Cavalry Brigade had not gone deep alone, there would have been no such tragedy.

Take a step back, even if the 1st Cavalry Brigade goes deeper, if you can be cautious and do not easily leave the fortifications of Tongshan Town to chase and kill when the national army retreats, it will be impossible for the entire army to be destroyed!

The final conclusion is that the 41st Army of the National Army is a powerful opponent and must not be underestimated!

Although he had just experienced a crushing defeat of the 1st Cavalry Brigade being completely wiped out by the National Army, the officers above the Major who participated in the aide meeting did not show much disappointment or frustration.

Nothing else, because the Guards Division is a big family and a cavalry brigade is nothing.

On the contrary, the commander of the Iida Division changed his previous style and began to respect the opinions of everyone. This was the most important thing, so there was reason to believe that the Guards Division would definitely learn from this disastrous defeat, and from then on, he performed better and better, and eventually defeated the 41st Army of the National Army on the battlefield and avenged his previous shame.

The officers attending the meeting left the war room one by one.

Soon, only Yoshiro Iida and Aoki Kinoshita were left in the war room.

Kinoshita Yuki glanced at Iida Yoshiro, and wanted to speak but stopped.

Although Iida Xiangjiro's face was not shown, Kinoshita Yuki knew that he must have been very worried inside, worried that the base camp or the 13th Army Command would hold the 1st Cavalry Brigade responsible for being completely wiped out. If this is the case, it would be impossible for Iida Xiangjiro, the division commander, to be dismissed.

After all, this is a cavalry brigade, not a steel helmet, if you lose it, you will lose it.

"Teacher Commander..." Kinoshita endured for a long time and finally persuaded, "Otherwise, we'd better send a telegram to the base camp to explain?"

"Explanation?" Iida Yoshiro shook his head and said calmly, "There is nothing to explain. The 1st Cavalry Brigade was completely wiped out this time. As the commander of the Guards Division, I have an unshirkable responsibility, so no matter what decision the base camp and the military command make, I will not complain at all."

Kinoshita Yuki sighed lightly and stopped persuading him.

So the two of them started to wait anxiously again.

After waiting for almost a long time, at noon, I finally waited for a telegram from the 13th Army Command.

The general meaning of the telegram is that because the combat guidelines formulated by the headquarters were incorrect, the enemy was given an opportunity to take advantage of, resulting in the 1st Cavalry Brigade being completely wiped out by the enemy. Commander Okamura has made a profound review to the base camp. At the same time, Commander Okamura also hopes that the Guard Division can carefully summarize and review and learn from experience and lessons.

After reading the telegram, Iida Shojiro and Kinoshita Yuki looked at each other.

After a while, Kinoshita Yuki said: "Teacher Commander, Commander, and... "

"Kimoshita, there is nothing to say." Iida Yoshiro waved his hand and said in shame, "I am so ashamed. Compared to the commander's broad mind, I am so narrow-minded."

After pausing, Yoshiro Iida said again: "When we are obsessed with killing enemies and making achievements and making reputations for ourselves, the Commander has long been out of the low-level pursuit of fame and fortune. In his eyes, there is no fame or even no profit or power. Otherwise, he would not risk his disgrace to bear this responsibility for me!"

"Sodes." Kinishi Yukawa said, "The commander's noble character is indeed admirable."

"So, we should also learn from the commander." Yoshiro Iida took a deep breath and said, "Transcend the low-level needs of fame, wealth and wealth, and focus on how to maximize the attack on the enemy and expand territory for the empire! Compared with the interests of the empire, personal merits are not worth mentioning."

Kinoshita said: "What does the division commander mean?"

Yoshijiro Iida said: "From now on, we will not give any discounts and strictly implement every order of the headquarters! If someone disobeys the order and refuses to obey, he will definitely be punished and not loaned!"

"Hayi!" Kinoshita Yuki's head was slammed.

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Keqiao Town, the division headquarters of the 5th Japanese Division.

After reading the notice from the commander of the 13th Army, Akito Nakamura, who had just been transferred to the division commander, couldn't help but sigh lightly, with an unconcealed look of disappointment on his face.

Chief of Staff Takeshi Sakurada said: "Why did the division commander sigh?"

Akito Nakamura shook his head and said, "Okamura Yanji is so powerful. Once this telegram is sent, the Guards Division will no longer do what it means on the battlefield. If we want to act freely in the future, we will be under great pressure."

During this attack, the 13th Japanese Army still had a division of troops.

The Guard Division on the main road was the main attack, the 17th Division and the 22nd Division on the left were responsible for the flank attack, the Fifth Division and the 15th Division on the right were mainly responsible for two tasks, one was to warn the 10th Army in the Yinjiang direction, and the other was to protect the right wing of the Guard Division.

Among them, the main responsibility of the Fifth Division is to guard the 10th Army.

Therefore, among these three Japanese troops, the right-right freedom is actually the smallest.

The smallest degree of freedom means the least chance of making achievements.

This is obviously unacceptable to Akito Nakamura, who had just been transferred to the commander of the Fifth Division and was eager to use his military achievements to demonstrate his abilities.

The Fifth Division is known as the Steel Army and is a heroic force.

It was already very difficult for Akito Nakamura to be transferred to the division commander of the Fifth Division. If he could not make achievements on the battlefield, he would not be able to slap those opponents in the face.

So, before going to the expedition, Akito Nakamura had already made up his mind.

Just when the battle officially began, he must lead the Fifth Division to take the initiative to attack, guarding near Keqiao and Shaoxing County, and waiting for the National Army to take the initiative to attack. This is definitely not the style that the Steel Army should have.

But now, with the issuance of this notice from Okamura Yasuji, Akito Nakamura knew that his ambition was already difficult to achieve.

Now that Iida Shojiro has received such great kindness from Okamura Yasuji, he will definitely strictly follow the command of the headquarters in the future. If they want to do their own things, they must consider the consequences.

With a sigh, Akito Nakamura said again: "Sakurada-kun, the 9th Brigade will immediately stop after capturing Shaoxing County as planned, and build fortifications on site to be prepared to defend! The 21st Brigade is only allowed to advance near Quantang Town. After advancing to Quantang Town, it is not allowed to advance even half a step forward!"
Chapter completed!