sjar Chapter 149 This Pie is Big and Round
Chapter 149 This Pie is Big and Round
"Who did you meet?"
"Could it be possible that you could meet the Commander of the Central China Expeditionary Force, the Commander of the 13th Army, His Excellency Nishio Hisateru, in Yuelongsha?"
Dongye Daimu's face froze, and he quickly shushed, "Assistant Chen, you can't say that."
"You're just kidding," Chen Yang sneered, "Why are you so timid?"
"This joke is not funny..." Higashino Daiki smiled awkwardly and said, "How could someone like Nishio appear in Yuelongsha? Yesterday, Qingtian asked Colonel Saito Ryuichi to come out."
"Saito Ryuichi," Chen Yang immediately became interested when he heard the name.
"Yes," Higashino Oki said, "It's Colonel Saito."
"Why is Colonel Saito in Tsukita...?"
"Assistant Chen, you may not know this yet," Dongye Daimu said proudly, "The Navy won the first merit in the Great War of Resistance. Yesterday, the Ma'an Fortress was taken down."
What? Chen Yang was shocked when he heard this and cursed in his heart, wondering how the hell the National Army could do things. They just lost an impregnable fortress like that.
You know, when the war of resistance had just begun, the United Front Work Department of the National Army and the Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense held numerous meetings.
All departments agreed that "Ma'an's defense is of utmost importance in the war of resistance, and its fortifications, artillery positions, and troop defense should be specially supervised and arranged by the Military Command Department without any mistakes."
In order to prevent the navy from going up the Yangtze River, the Military Command ordered a blockade of the Yangtze River at Ma'an Fortress. Thousands of mines were laid on the river.
In addition, some old gunboats and fishing boats were sunk on the spot to form artificial reefs to prevent the naval fleet from moving westward.
It has to be said that after so much effort, the Ma'an Fortress was indeed as indestructible as the Military Affairs Department had deduced.
Since the war broke out, the Japanese army has dispatched aircraft and fleets to bomb the Madang Fortress in turn.
However, due to the special terrain here, basically no major damage was caused.
Once the navy stops its artillery attacks and sends out minesweepers to clear the mines on the water surface, the coastal defense artillery will immediately open fire on them.
This kind of cowardly and rogue style of play made the navy suffer terribly.
After several days, not only did they fail to achieve any results, but they also lost a lot of ships.
According to the battle reports sent back from the Madang Fortress, the principal thought that the Japanese Navy could be delayed for at least more than a month.
Logically speaking, a fortress like this wouldn't be lost in less than a week, let alone a serious military officer, even if a pig was placed there.
Higashino Daiki excitedly repeated Colonel Saito's words to Chen Yang, and Chen Yang finally understood.
Damn, that damn Li Yunxing is worse than a pig.
The Ma'an Fortress is indeed indestructible, but unfortunately it was entrusted to the wrong person. Such a powerful Ma'an Fortress was actually entrusted to a stupid teammate.
Li Yunxing, from Bazitou Village, Lishiwan Township, Ningyuan County, Hunan Province, is the commander of the Jiangfang Madang District.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Li Yunxing, commander of the 16th Army, was ordered to lead his troops to garrison Peng, Madang and Dongliu.
At that time, the 3th Army had three divisions and one brigade, as well as the Marine Corps and artillery regiment, totaling more than people...
Li Yunxing's mission was to defend the Xiangshan and Huanglishu positions.
After the troops were stationed, Li Yunxing built defensive fortifications in batches in accordance with the requirements of the Military Affairs Department, and sent a regiment of troops to Huayang and Wangjiang to attack the Japanese landing troops, cover the fortress, and prevent enemy ships from breaking in.
Judging from the current defense mode, this task is a piece of cake for the 16th Army, which has the advantage of time and place.
But he messed up this easy task in less than a week.
The reason is even more outrageous.
After graduating from the Baoding Military Academy's crash course in the eighth year of the Republic of China, Li Yunxing stayed on to teach at the academy.
While he was serving as the commander of the 16th Army and taking over the defense of the Madang Fortress, he actually had time to set up the "Anti-Japanese Military and Political University" and appointed himself as the president.
Not only that, he also boasted to everyone that there were a lot of army commanders in the national army, but how many school principals could there be...
If you like being the principal, that's your business, but this guy is just a pig-brained person.
Faced with a powerful enemy and the Japanese army attacking, he also specially ordered officers above the platoon level in each district to go to the Military and Political University to study.
It was this move that led to the soldiers in Xiangkou and Xiangshan areas being unprepared and without military orders when they were attacked, becoming a mess.
In less than a day, two positions were lost in succession.
After the Japanese occupied Xiangkou, the Madang Fortress was attacked from all sides, and there was no reinforcement. The Madang Fortress, which was originally planned to hold out for a month, fell into the hands of the Japanese army in less than a week from the start of the battle on June 15 to June 20...
The principal at the Wuhan Temporary Combat Command Center was so angry when he saw that the Ma'an Fortress, which he had spent three years and invested countless money and efforts to build, was destroyed in this way that he cursed "Fuck you..."
He called the commander of the Ninth War Zone, Chen Cheng, over that night and gave him a terrible scolding...
In the end, the commander of the 167th Division, Xue Weiying, was shot on the battlefield, and the commander of the th Army, Li Yunxing, was dismissed and investigated.
Chen Yang was helpless in this situation. He couldn't just report that there was something wrong with Li Yunxing and that he needed to be executed early.
After all, there are so many mediocre and ambitious officers in the national army.
If you kill one Li Yunxing, there will be another Li Yunxing.
Moreover, Chen Yang was too embarrassed to execute a division commander on the battlefield without any witnesses, physical evidence or anything else.
"This is a good thing. The more smoothly the empire fights, the stronger our transportation network will be, and the more money we will make." Chen Yang smiled hypocritically.
"Of course, Minister Yoshikawa and Mr. Sato both estimate that it will only take more than a month for the Empire's troops to advance to Wuhan."
"As long as Wuhan is taken, the southern transportation territory will be expanded by half. Special Assistant Chen, by then you will be a young upstart among the southern high-level officials."
"No matter who is transporting materials to and from the south, they have to consider your face." Higashino Oki complimented without leaving any trace.
"No, no, we work for the empire, and we are dedicated to it. Rights are just an appendage of serving the empire."
Uh, Higashino Daiki was a little uncomfortable hearing Chen Yang's answer in such an official tone.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Since you have established contact with Colonel Saito, let's see if you can test it out and see if you are willing to join us..."
Dongye Daimu nodded and said, "Don't worry, Special Assistant Chen, I've been prepared for a long time."
"Colonel Saito will come to Tsukitasa with his adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel Akutagawa, in the evening."
"I asked Miss Sakurako to arrange the best geisha to serve them."
"After following Special Assistant Chen for so long, I still understand this."
"Dongye-kun is a fast learner. It seems that your rank of captain is a bit unfair. I will find a way to help you move up one of these days." Chen Yang smiled slightly.
"This, this is so embarrassing." Higashino Daiki was so excited that he was at a loss.
After coming to China for six or seven years, he finally became a captain, and Chen Yang actually allowed him to move up a level.
This guy is really rich.
"We'll talk about this slowly. Now that I've said it, there must be a way. But for now, let's get the supplies ready."
Chen Yang said calmly: "Let Nitta-kun entertain Lieutenant Colonel Ishii well tomorrow."
"The Xinye freighter will set off for the mainland the day after tomorrow. Everything needs to be settled tomorrow night."
"Hi……"
ps: Dear readers, I will write down the value of the gifts and make it up in June.