my bright sword career

Taiyuan Airport
Yoshio Iwamatsu, commander of the First Army of the North China Front in Shanxi, stands by the runway of the airport.

Although he was sweating from the scorching sun high in the sky, he still stood upright.

The entourage at the side advised him to rest in the shade several times, but he refused all of them. It wasn't until several black spots appeared in the sky that his originally dull eyes became active again.

"Your Excellency... Commander Gangcun's plane has arrived!" The observer on the tower shouted.

Accompanied by the observer's voice, several planes got closer and soon appeared over the airport. The leader was a Mitsubishi 100 transport plane, followed by four Zero fighter planes, which lowered their altitude towards the runway.

"squeak……"

The wheels of the Type 100 transport plane rubbed against the cement-filled runway, emitting black smoke, and soon came to a slow stop on the runway.

"Go...come with me to meet Commander Okamura!" Before the plane stopped, Yoshio Iwamatsu trotted towards the plane, and when the plane stabilized, he was already standing under the cabin door of the plane.

The cabin door of the plane was opened and the hanging ladder descended, and Neiji Okamura, who was thin and serious, got off the plane.

"Your Excellency, Commander, welcome to Taiyuan, you have worked hard all the way." Yoshio Iwamatsu stepped forward quickly and greeted him loudly with a military salute.

Okamura Ningji looked at Yoshio Iwamatsu, who looked particularly haggard, and the dignified look on his face eased a lot, "Iwamatsu-kun, I haven't seen you for several years, but you are much more haggard."

Yoshio Yanmatsu smiled wryly: "Thanks to your great blessing, I finally did not fall down."

Seeing what Okamura Ningji wanted to say, Yoshio Iwamatsu hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, Commander, you must be tired from the long journey. If you have anything to say, we'll go to the headquarters to talk about it. Do you think it's okay?"

"Okay!" Okamura Ningji nodded slightly.

A group of people got into the car and arrived at the office of the First Army Command after half an hour's journey.

As soon as the two of them sat down, an orderly sent boiled water.

Yoshio Iwamatsu personally brought tea to make a pot of tea for Ningji Gangmura, and then offered it with both hands.

"Come...Your Excellency, Commander, this is a new tea from my hometown in the 21st Army. You have a taste."

Neji Gangmura is also a tea lover. He took a sip from the teapot, and his eyes lit up: "It's not bad... It's slightly bitter in the mouth, with a sweet and long aftertaste. It's really good tea."

"Drink more if it tastes good." Seeing that Neji Gangmura liked it, Yoshio Iwamatsu hurriedly filled up the cup for Gangcun.

After three cups of tea in a row, Ningji Gangcun put down his teacup, looked at Yoshio Iwamatsu and asked, "Mr. Iwamatsu, do you know why I came to Taiyuan in person this time?"

"know."

Yoshio Iwamatsu showed a wry smile: "Of course you are here for Gao Hongming and his Liantai militia."

"It's good to know."

Ningji Mitsumura said in a deep voice: "It has been more than a year since you took over as the commander of the First Army, but during your tenure, the Liantai militia has not only not been wiped out, but has grown stronger. You have no objection to this, right?"

"No."

Yoshio Iwamatsu only felt a bit of bitterness in his heart, "Actually, I knew this day would come in the humble position, but I didn't expect it to come so soon. But I still want to thank you for giving me a decent way to leave."

"As long as you can figure it out."

Okamura Ningji stared at him for a while before continuing.

"The base camp is very dissatisfied with your inaction in Shanxi for more than a year, which has caused Gao Hongming and his Liantai militia to grow bigger and bigger. This is very detrimental to the great cause of the empire, do you understand?"

"I see."

Yoshio Iwamatsu, who had already confirmed that he was going to leave, couldn't bear it anymore, and said what he was holding back in his heart.

"Your Excellency Gangcun, I think the First Army cannot shirk its responsibility for the rise of Gao Hongming, but is the headquarters also responsible?"

"What did you say?" Okamura Ningji's eyes became gloomy.

"Am I right?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu also went all out, anyway, you are going to fuck me as the commander, why don't you let me vent?

"Gao Hongming's rise began in Showa 15 (1940), when he was just a student and was killed by the imperial army when his father went to the countryside to collect rent.

Gao Hongming, who returned home after finishing his studies, founded the Liantai Militia in a rage, and in the first battle he severely damaged the Third Wing of the Fourth Brigade in Cangyunling.

Even the team leader Sakata Shinzhe was killed by him, and Gao Hongming has soared into the sky unstoppable since then. "

Neiji Okamura's face darkened even more, but he did not interrupt.

"Actually, the First Army was capable of eradicating it in its infancy at that time, but the commander at that time, His Excellency Shinozuka Yoshio, did not do so. When he caught his attention, Gao Hongming had grown enough to threaten the emperor. The powerful armed forces ruled by the army in Shanxi.

But at that time, if Commander Tada Jun, who was the commander of the North China Front Army, could give enough support to the First Army, it would not be impossible to destroy him, but His Excellency Tada Jun also did not do so, which made Gao Hongming develop and grow until now.

For more than two years, His Excellency Toshi Tada and His Excellency Shinozuka Yoshio have both returned to their homeland in an unseemly way because of Gao Hongming, so it makes sense that it is my turn now! "

Looking at Yoshio Iwamatsu with a disgruntled expression on his face, Neiji Okamura said calmly, "Is it over?"

"no!"

Yoshio Yanmatsu slammed the teacup on the coffee table again, "I know that those gentlemen in the base camp want to eliminate Gao Hongming in their dreams.

But it is useless to have ideas, the key is that they only know how to shout slogans but did not send even a single soldier to the First Army!
In the end, the responsibility was shifted to the commanders on the front line. It is really sad for His Majesty the Emperor that the fate of the empire is in the hands of these people!The tragedy of the Great Japanese Empire! "

Yoshio Iwamatsu poured out all the words he had kept in his heart for more than a year in one breath, only feeling a burst of joy in his heart.

Finally he stood up, "Well, sir, you can call in the military police outside the door, and it's up to you to take me back to the mainland for trial or dismiss me as commander."

Neiji Okamura watched him silently for several minutes, and finally stood up, walked up to Yoshio Iwamatsu, and straightened his wrinkled collar.

"Iwamatsu-kun, I'm telling you the truth.

The base camp is indeed very dissatisfied with you and the First Army's inaction in recent years, but it has not let you retire from active service, let alone deport you back to the mainland for trial.

I just plan to transfer you back to the mainland for another job, so your worries are unnecessary. "

"what?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu was stunned, "Then why did you come to Shanxi this time?"

The commander of the dignified North China Front came to Taiyuan in person, so he didn't come to see him for tea, did he?
"I came to Taiyuan this time for two main reasons."

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