Chapter 1605 Commander Candidates
Hata Shunroku said: "Being braver after knowing shame is the reason why they have suffered defeats is that they are more eager for victory, not to mention that they are defeated by Zhong Yi, which is not embarrassing."
Hideki Tojo said, "That's true."
Hata Shunrok said again: "I heard that Tojo-kun is a Go master?"
"I dare not, I dare not." Hideki Tojo smiled and waved his hand, "I just understand a little."
"Tojo-kun is modest." said Hata Shunruo, "Since Tojo-kun is a Go master, I must know that if you want to quickly improve your chess power in a short period of time, the most effective way is to fight with the master frequently. The chess path is like this, and the chess path is actually like this. Iida-kun and Imamura-kun have fought with Zhong Yi. Although they failed in the end, just like fighting with the Go master, the two of them will definitely improve in the battle."
What Shinji Hata means is that if you fight too much with idiots, you will become idiots.
However, if you fight too much with masters, even the stupid fool will make great progress.
What's more, Iida Yoshiro and Imamura kun are not idiots, but excellent commanders.
Now, Hideki Tojo was completely convinced and said, "Yoxi, what Hata Kwan said makes sense, so let Iida Kwan and Imamura Kwan go to the Southern Army."
He paused and said, "But the Southern Army may have five armies, Iida, Imamura and Honma, there are only three people, and there are two more candidates?"
Hata Shunroku: "How about Yamashita?"
"Yes." Hideki Tojo asked again, "What about one more?"
Shinji Hata hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Tojo-kun, I wonder if you have ever thought about what would China react if the empire really sent troops to Southeast Asia?"
"China?" Hideki Tojo nodded and said, "Of course I have thought about this."
After a pause, Tojo Hideki said again: "If Southeast Asia is occupied by the Southern Army, then the connection channel between China and the West will be basically locked down, so if nothing unexpected happens, they will most likely send troops to reinforce Southeast Asia."
"Then..." Hata Shunruo continued to ask, "Which direction does Tojo-kun think they will send troops?"
Hideki Tojo said without hesitation: "No need to ask about this, if China sends troops, it will definitely be from Myanmar."
Hata Shunruo said again: "Then I will ask Tojokun again, if China sends troops, who will the commander be?"
"You mean..." Tojo Hideki's heart suddenly became stern when he heard this, and said, "This commander may be Zhong Yi?"
"No, it's not possible, but certain!" said Hata Shunruo, "I dare to assert that if China really sends troops to Myanmar, then the commander must be Zhong Yi!"
"Well." Hideki Tojo's expression became solemn, and he said, "If this is the case, then the commander of the 25th Army of the Indochina Peninsula must be carefully considered."
Hata Shunruo said in a deep voice: "Why would you rather transfer Okamura to the 25th Army?"
"Okamura-kun cannot go." Hideki Tojo shook his head flatly and said, "Okamura-kun has another important task."
It is hard to say that Okamura's performance on the Zhejiang-Fujian battlefield is good. The three Zhejiang-Fujian battles were all bad, but Hirohito still trusted him very much. In addition, Hideki Tojo's strong recommendation, Hirohito decided to entrust him with important tasks. In a few months, Okamura Nishio will replace Nishio Suzusaki as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese condemnation army.
At this time, Hideki Tojo certainly would not transfer Okamura Yasuji to the Southern Army.
Hata Shunruo sighed lightly and said, "That's all Ishihara Kanji."
"Ishihara Kanir?" When Tojo Hideki heard this, his brows immediately frowned.
Tojo Hideki hated Ishihara Kanir because Ishihara Kanir nicknamed him as a private, and used this nickname to mock him in public many times, and he really didn't give him any face.
Now that Tojo Hideki is in power, of course he doesn't want Ishihara Kanir to turn over.
The last time I agreed to Okamura Yanji's request, it was already a limit to transfer Ishihara Kanir as Chief of Staff of the 13th Army, but now Hata Shunrok proposed to let Ishihara Kanir as Commander of the 25th Army, which is a bit unacceptable.
Because it can be foreseeable that among the five armies of the Southern Army, the 25th Army must be the main force!
According to the base camp, the Southern Army will be organized between 20 divisions and 30 divisions, with a total force of between 500,000 and 700,000. The 25th Army, which is responsible for the Indochina Peninsula offensive operations, has at least 6 divisions under its jurisdiction!
Therefore, Hideki Tojo really didn't want to hand over such a heavy army group to Kanir Ishihara.
The reason is very simple. Once Ishihara Kanir performs well in the Indochina Peninsula, he is very likely to be promoted to general of the army with this combat achievement, and he may have a chance to be promoted to general of the army!
However, apart from Ishihara Kanir, there is no one to find to compete with Zhong Yi.
Although I hate Ishihara Kanir very much, Tojo Hideki still recognizes Ishihara Kanir's ability and knows that this guy's ability is definitely not inferior to Okamura Nishi.
If only one person in the Great Japanese Empire could compete with Zhong Yi, he would not be Okamura Yanji, but Ishihara Kanir.
Thinking of this, Tojo Hideki exhaled a breath of turbid air and said, "Okay, then transfer Ishihara Kanji to the 25th Army!"
When Hata Shunruo heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then gave Tojo Hideki another thumbs up and praised him sincerely: "Tojo Kyun is really worthy of being the prime minister."
Tojo Hideki smiled bitterly.
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Almost at the same time, Chongqing Huangshan and Yunxiu Tower.
President Chang put down the wolf-haired pen in his hand, turned his head and asked Dai Li, "Yunnong, I heard that Ziren didn't have much rest, so he went to work at the Army University today?"
"Yes." Dai Li replied bent down, "and he has taught a class for the fifth session of the special class."
"Is that so? I've already taken a class?" Principal Chang said in surprise, "What have you told me about the fifth edition of the special period?"
"It's about the coordination of infantry and artillery," Dai Li said. "It also focused on the coordination of infantry and rocket launchers. Many instructors from the Army University went to listen. It is said that the lecture was quite good."
"There is no doubt about Zi Ren's level." Principal Chang smiled and said, "Otherwise, how could there be so many victories?"
After a pause, President Chang continued: "However, it was a bit surprising for me to be able to enter the role of President of the Army University so quickly."
Dai Li said: "But this is a good thing, isn't it?"
"Yes, this is indeed a good thing." President Chang nodded happily and said, "In the next few years, I hope Ziren can teach at the Army University with peace of mind and cultivate a group of senior generals like him who can fight like him! What does it mean? A flower blooms alone is not spring, and a hundred flowers bloom in the garden! Haha!"
Chapter completed!