Sword life

Chapter 39
Tokyo, Imperial Conference.

Japan's Land Minister Sugimoto and Sea Minister Minai arrived together, and after looking at each other, they sat on either side.

Konoe Wenmo glanced at it and felt a big headache. The Japanese army and navy have always been enemies, and they often clashed.

"To call everyone, you must know the news, what do you think?"

In the lobby, no one responded, and for the army's affairs, it was naturally Lu Xiang who responded, but the fight was so ugly, Lu Xiang didn't want to lose face.

"This time, Taiyuan was attacked by the Chinese army, and some supplies were lost. Kiyoshi Kazuki was injured, and the overall situation will not be shaken."

"Is that so? How did I hear the news that Lieutenant General Xiangyue was killed in battle, all supplies hoarded at Taiyuan Station were destroyed, the Zhengtai Line was completely paralyzed, and the imperial soldiers lost a brigade!"

"Baga, what are you talking about!" Sugi Yuan blushed with anger, stood up and was about to fight his old enemy.

"That's enough. On this occasion, is it honorable to do something detrimental to one's identity?" Konoe Wenmo scolded.

The two ministers apologized to each other, and their bodies were tense, neither of them wanted to lower their heads an inch more than the enemy.

"Okay, Sugimoto, do you think the Nanjing campaign can still be launched as scheduled?" Konoe Bunmo looked at the huge map hanging on the wall with bright eyes.

Destroying a trillion-dollar country is his pursuit. Taking Nanjing means a complete victory in the war against China. By then, he can develop this rich and ancient country and become the hegemon of the world.

"Sure, as long as supplies are available!" Sugimoto managed to find decent words.

"Sugimoto-kun, this is impossible. The materials hoarded in Taiyuan include 1 tons of fuel oil, [-] tons of weapons and ammunition, and [-] tons of various combat materials, worth more than [-] million yen. .

Even if we work overtime in the country, it will take half a month. Moreover, the Zhengtai line is paralyzed. How much capacity we need to transport so many materials to Shanxi, I am afraid that it will not be completed within a month! "

The Minister of Transport struggled for a while, but still told the truth. If he didn't tell the truth, he would have to take the blame for himself. He didn't have such great ability!
Jinwei Wenmo's face was ugly. In the short term, the Fifth and Sixth Divisions would not be able to get out of trouble. Without the addition of these two ace divisions, the battle of Nanjing would be very stalemate.

If Nanjing cannot be taken down, there will be no way to make an emergency landing on the enemy, and the war will be protracted. The empire's finances have already shown signs of distress. If it continues for a long time, the finances will collapse.

"Marshal Sugimoto, right now, the empire is desperately short of the strength of the Fifth and Sixth Divisions. In any case, they will be transferred to Shanghai on December 12. This is related to the success or failure of the Nanjing Campaign, please!"

Sugimoto's face darkened: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I have a suggestion!"

Shan Yuan walked up to the big map and pointed to Huang He: "We can open up the Ping-Han line and take the whole of North China."

Konoe Wenmo was furious: "Marshal Sugimoto, the direction of the attack is a major matter of the empire, and it is not something you can participate in. Don't say more!"

A meeting in front of the imperial court ended hastily in the roar of the prime minister of the empire.

After the Fifth Division and the Sixth Division received the order, the whole army returned to Taiyuan. Without fuel, they had to discard a large amount of luggage and vehicles, and the two mechanized divisions retreated into infantry divisions.

In the command headquarters, one person clapped his hands and applauded: "Good job, raiding the headquarters of the First Japanese Army, killing the enemy's chieftain under the sword, it is really brave."

Chen Lei approached cautiously: "****, the Ninth Independent Brigade has merged with a certain unit of the 129th Division. It seems that the two parties have a very close relationship."

The praise stopped abruptly, and after a long time: "Reward [-] French currency to the Independent Ninth Brigade, and report the battle situation to the whole country. Xinhua News Agency can't take the lead."

When Chen Lei went down, he whispered to himself: "Why is such a fierce general unwilling to be used by me!"

At the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the deputy commander-in-chief looked surprised: "What, I arrived at the site of the 386th brigade, okay, okay, ask the brigade commander to keep him for me, nothing else, he killed a little devil in the regiment, he is a hero !"

The news reached the brigade headquarters, and the brigade commander was doing patient and meticulous ideological work for some thorns.

"Li Yunlong, listen to me, put away your little ones, three people with one gun, you have managed to do business on your own head, you are capable!"

Li Yunlong stood up straight, not daring to take a breath: "Brigade Commander, you are right, I will find Commander Zhang and get him back."

The brigade commander smiled, and when he was about to continue his criticism, the phone rang. After answering a few words, his face softened a lot: "Yes, the task must be completed!"

Putting down the phone, the brigade commander looked at Li Yunlong: "I said, you are also an old revolutionary, why is your ideological awareness so poor, making revolution is like a rich landlord."

"Brigade Commander, you know me, but I have a muddy leg. If it weren't for the jute revolution, I would still be herding sheep on the mountain. Over the years, my consciousness has improved a lot. If you give me more time, I will definitely improve. .”

"Come on, come on, your punishment is almost a bag, and I don't count on you anymore. By the way, what do you think of the leader Zhang who split the gun with you?"

"That's right, when I saw him, he fought with a hundred little devils, and stabbed all of them to death with a big gun, comparable to Zhao Zilong in Changshan."

"Really!" The brigade commander was dazed when he heard that, one fights a hundred, or hand-to-hand combat, is it possible?

"Really, Brigadier, I can guarantee with my head that he is a murderer!"

"What about leading troops to fight?"

"That one is very ordinary, that is, it has a lot of ammunition, two 81 mortars, and six heavy machine guns. Put them in the hands of Lao Tzu and Lao Li, and a large group can easily kill them."

"Stop talking nonsense and be accurate."

"Brigade Commander, I think Commander Zhang has a very good sense of fighting. The battle was fought at night. I watched it again the next morning and saw the way.

Head Zhang directly inserted into the little devil's ribs, and directly divided the little devil into two parts. This was at night, so it was unambiguous to be able to do this. "

The brigade commander nodded, fully understanding what Li Yunlong meant.

Marching at night can also accurately penetrate the enemy's ribs. This requires precise control of your own troops, and you can also capture fighters and cut into the enemy at a suitable time. This ability is a bit strong.

"Okay, then I'll go meet this Captain Zhang and see what he has to say!"

(End of this chapter)