Imamura Hitaro understands what the question of Kentaro Miyazaki is really asking.
My student asked why the Saito Division did not participate in the war as the main force, but only served as a partial division in western Ganzhou.
The Saito Division was in Nanchang, and the Locust Army was going to use troops from three directions: western Jiangxi, southern Hubei and northern Hunan. The Saito Division in Nanchang was not in the battle sequence of southern Hubei and northern Hunan, and there was no sign of secret mobilization. It was still in Nanchang's garrison. Therefore, the Saito Division naturally had only one possibility, that is, to launch an offensive in western Jiangxi.
"The 101st Division is in Nanchang, and moves toward western Jiangxi, convenient and fast." Imamura Hitotaro said. The map stick in his hand pointed to the map and drew a diagonally. "The 101st Division and the 106th Division went out of Fengxin, Jiangxi to attack the southwest, and used the partial division to attract Xue Boling's Ninth War Zone."
He looked at Kentaro Miyazaki, "Although it is a partial division, the 101st Division and the 106th Division shoulder the heavy responsibility of attracting the Chinese army, which is a key role in whether this battle can achieve the greatest outcome."
In fact, the reason why the 106th Division and the 101st Division are used as partial divisions is because Gangcun does not look down on these second divisions very much.
The 106th Division suffered heavy damage in the battle of Wanjialing:
During the Wuhan Battle last year, the 106th Division of the Locust Army was almost annihilated by the Chinese army in the Wanjialing area because of underestimating the enemy.
In addition, the 101st Division, which was sent to rescue the 106th Division, suffered heavy losses due to the encirclement, with thousands of casualties, and eventually led to the defeat of both Japanese troops.
Although the Japanese army won the entire Wuhan Battle, the defeat of the 106th Division in Wanjialing made the military headquarters extremely angry and regarded it as a "hundred-year shame", because in the history of the Locust Army's military establishment, no reorganized division has been beaten like this by the enemy.
In addition, Imamura Hitaro knew a lot of inside information that the outside world did not know. When the battle of Wanjialing reached the final stage, the commander of the 106th Division, Junroro Matsuura, was also injured and led less than 100 people to hide in the cave. He was almost ready to slaughter Emperor Xie Tian. Fortunately, it was dark and the search troops of the national army dozens of meters away did not find them, so he escaped by chance.
From then on, the 106th Division of the Locust Army was marked with shame, and even the friendly troops began to reject the fight alongside the 106th Division.
Even when the enlistment was subsequently recruited and replenished troops, the 106th Division was discriminated against.
Many young people even burst into tears when they were announced to be recruited into this army.
After the Nanchang Battle, the military headquarters had decided to transfer the 106th Division and Zhongjing Division back to the local area.
The 101st Division was affected by the 106th Division in the Battle of Wanjialing and suffered a considerable loss. After renovation, although it achieved the first contribution to conquering Nanchang in the battle of Nanchang in the first half of this year, the performance of the Saito Division did not satisfy the military headquarters.
Therefore, in this battle of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi, Gangcun simply used these two divisions that had caused headaches in the military as partial divisions to attract the forces of the Chinese army.
After all, these are still two elite divisions of the empire in name, so the Chinese army must not dare to be careless.
Moreover, the Chinese army also knew that these two divisions were tired divisions, and they were old opponents who were "fighted" by them in Wanjialing. The Chinese army that liked to pick up soft persimmons might pounce on the Saito Division and the Nakai Division like a fly smelling the smell of blood.
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"So that's it." Cheng Qianfan nodded slowly.
The Nakai Division and the Saito Division are like bait, attracting troops from the Ninth War Zone.
Moreover, Cheng Qianfan speculated that the 106th Division and the 101st Division were arranged as partial divisions, and should have done it on purpose to attract General Xue Boling—
The Wanjialing victory was a successful battle for General Xue Boling. The 106th Division and the 101st Division were the "party involved" in this battle. General Xue Boling once said that he had hated that he could not completely wipe out the 106th Division. Now the Japanese released the two defeated generals, the 106th Division and the 101st Division, which in a sense was equivalent to giving the Ninth War Zone and General Xue Boling the opportunity to "realize his dreams".
Cheng Qianfan wanted to speak but stopped.
"Tell me." Hitotaro Imamura glanced at his student and said.
"Teacher, do you think Chongqing will surrender in the Battle of Changsha, with the Locust Army winning a great victory?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"Kentaro."
"Hayi."
"You are so confident that the Locust Army will win the battle in Changsha?" Imamura Hitaro asked, looking at Kentaro Miyazaki.
"The Locust Army has more than 100,000 warriors, and can hunt more than 200,000 Chinese troops. Isn't it like cutting melons and vegetables?" Cheng Qianfan said with a proud look on his face and smiled.
Imamura Hitaro glanced at his student deeply, nodded slightly, and said no more.
He was not without confidence in the war in Changsha, but his personal tendency was that the victory of the empire was not a problem. However, it was difficult to achieve the goal of completely annihilated the main force of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese army.
There are many mountains and rivers in northern Hunan, and the mechanized corps of the Locust Army are restricted. If the Chinese army wants to escape, it will be difficult to achieve the strategic goal of complete annihilation.
Of course, the young people are energetic and enthusiastic, and are very confident in the Imperial Army. This is a good thing.
"You are here today to visit Saito Kwan?" Imamura Hitaro suddenly asked.
"The students came to see the teacher, but there was actually a report on the situation. As for meeting General Saito, it was just a coincidence." Cheng Qianfan said.
"What's the matter?" Hitotaro Imamura nodded and asked.
Not to mention whether Kentaro Miyazaki's words are true, what he said, as a student, is comfortable to hear.
Cheng Qianfan reported to Imamura Hitaro. There was a joint delegation of British and French delegations that he obtained from Pitt to conduct a secret visit to the Soviet Union in May and June.
"You mean that the British and French actually did not pay attention to the negotiations for this visit, but just visited for the sake of the visit?" Imamura Hitaro thought and asked.
"Yes, teacher." Cheng Qianfan said seriously, "The French sent generals who were about to retire, and the form was greater than reality. These elderly generals even said bluntly that they were traveling with the Soviet Union and did not expect to reach any agreement with them."
After pausing, Cheng Qianfan continued, "The British are doing similar things, and they don't seem to have any interest in reaching any agreement with the Soviet Union."
"You just said, do you suspect that Pete deliberately revealed this situation to you?" asked Hitotaro Imamura, "What do you think about this?"
"Peter knew that Cheng Qianfan had a good relationship with the Empire, and this should be an attempt to reveal the situation to the Empire through Cheng Qianfan's mouth." Cheng Qianfan thought, "At the same time, it was not impossible to reveal the situation to the Germany through the Empire."
Imamura Hitaro thought for a moment and nodded.
He agrees with Kentaro Miyazaki's judgment.
Britain and France have previously tried to send signals to the empire through multiple unofficial channels, or to the Germans through the empire.
When it comes to this matter, the intentions of Britain and France are very obvious. What they want to express is:
They have no intention of reaching any agreement with the Soviet Union!
In fact, Japanese diplomats, including Hitaro Imamura, have long understood the intentions of the English and French people.
Britain and France are keen and willing to advance Germany's eastward advance, hoping that the Germans can fight with the Soviet Union, and it is best if both sides kill each other and suffer losses.
While Germany and Poland have officially declared war, the signal sent by Britain and France is quite interesting.
Considering that he had previously judged that the Soviet Union might intervene in the Polish war, he even made territorial claims for Poland...
Imamura Hitaro suddenly felt something.
"Kentaro."
"teacher."
"I ask you, if one Poland sacrificed could ignite a war between Germany and the Soviet Union, do you think Britain and France would do this?" asked Hitaro Imamura.
"Yes!" Cheng Qianfan said firmly. He thought about it and added, "Whenever there is a 10% chance, Britain and France will try it."
He raised his lips and climbed with a smile, "Anyway, the Poles died, and the Poles should have been used to being destroyed."
Hitotaro Imamura nodded. He was more confident about the guess in his heart. Then he suddenly laughed and pointed at Kentaro Miyazaki, "You, this mouth."
He shook his head, "The Poles are still quite friendly to the empire."
Poland was one of the first Europa countries to recognize Manchuria, and the empire was quite satisfied with this.
"Poles are used to relying on powerful countries." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "In the future, the locust army hunts Europa, and it may be possible to consider supporting a Polish country."
Imamura Hitaro laughed.
Although reason told him that the situation that Kentaro Miyazaki said was still difficult to achieve, it was fascinating to just imagine it.
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Cen Xu ‘caught’.
Cen Xu, who had no good meat on his body, suddenly spoke with difficulty, 'I'll say'.
Kikube Hirou was overjoyed, "Very good, Mr. Cen, tell me first, your identity."
"I am the Red Party." Cen Xu said weakly.
Kikube Kusato nodded in satisfaction. His guess was correct. This person was indeed the Red Party.
"My code name is..." Cen Xu said, his voice very low, and he was as angry as a wandering spring.
"Hurry, let him down." Kikube Hiroo was shocked and shouted, "Doctor, go and call Doctor Kwonta."
A special agent was in a hurry to put Cen Xu down from the punishment rack.
Kikubu Kusato walked forward, he squatted down, helped Cen Xu, who seemed to be in a bad situation, and asked anxiously, "What is your code name? Your superiors have... ah ah ah ah!"
Kikube Kusato covered his cheek and let out a shrill howl like a beast.
Seeing this, the other agents were shocked and rushed over and kicked and finally rescued Kusaki Kusaki.
"Puff!" Cen Xu spitted out the flesh and blood in his mouth. He felt regretful. His target was Kuanfu Kikube's neck, but because he had no strength, he was blocked by Kuanfu Kikube subconsciously and only bitten Kuanfu Kikube's face.
"Sure enough, it smells bad!" Cen Xu said, with a smile on his face and a contemptuous smile, just looking at him with a cover of his cheeks, looking at his Kikube Kusaki with a very hatred look.
"Bag Duck!" Kikube Hiroo was completely angry. He pushed the holster away, pulled out the southern pistol, and closed the insurance.
"Get up, a slave who is hungry and cold! Get up--" Cen Xu sat on the ground, clenched his fists, raised it, and let out his final shout.
Bang bang bang bang bang bang!
Kikube Kusato directly cleared the magazine. He looked at Cen Xu who had been beaten into a hornet's nest and fell down on his back.
"Bag duck falls!" Kikubu Kurao, who was still confused, took the saber handed over by his subordinates and slashed at the corpse wildly, "Die!"
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"Die!" Cheng Qianfan gritted his teeth and let out a low roar.
The number of the 'Sixth Division' almost made him lose his composure in front of Imamura Hitaro, but fortunately, he resolved it with his words and expressions very promptly.
He lifted the curtains and looked out the windows.
It's late at night.
Street lights are dim.
He couldn't wait to report the military information of the Changsha war that he had just obtained. He was extremely looking forward to his information, which could help the Tiger Ben men in the Ninth War Zone and kill Bi Liao for my compatriots!
He had previously received a call from the headquarters of the Chongqing Military Administration, asking him to verify the true military goals of the Japanese army at all costs and further obtain the Japanese military deployment.
Cheng Qianfan called Chongqing back: Complete the task at all costs, be loyal to the bureau and the party and the country.
In fact, Cheng Qianfan did not intend to do it recklessly.
For example, he never thought of such a possibility when stealing the military deployment map of the Japanese military operation.
The battle of this scale involves a war of hundreds of thousands of people. Not to mention his current status, it is difficult to directly contact the top Japanese troops in Shanghai at this time.
Even if he had the opportunity to contact senior Japanese generals, even if this Japanese general was going to participate in this battle, he had a secret letter of military deployment, which was almost impossible for him to reach.
For example, today, even if he met Yataro Saito by chance, if he always had the idea of ​​stealing military intelligence from Yataro Saito, it would be impossible. Even if he was exposed, it would be almost impossible to have a chance to die for his country.
Therefore, when Cheng Qianfan learned that Saito Yataro was in the Imamura Mansion, he immediately had an immediate plan:
I got the opportunity to go to the Imura Mansion with nature, and then met Saito Yataro, and then found a way to learn about the Japanese military deployment from Saito Yataro and Imura Hitaro!
The reason for this plan was inspired by the details such as the marks on the map in Imamura Hitaro's study. He judged that since Imamura Hitaro and Saito Yataro have the habit of discussing military affairs, this can be used here.
After confirming this plan, he constructed it step by step. Before Saito Kazuo came to pick up Sakamoto Ryono, he made a prediction in advance and expressed his respect for Saito Yataro again in advance. In this way, Sakamoto Ryono would naturally invite him to accompany him.
On the way to Imamura Mansion, I deliberately made friends with Kazuo Saito, listened from Kazuo Saito's mouth and criticized Saito Yataro's temperament, and made more specific plans and preparations for the subsequent actions.
In Imamura Hitaro's study, even the frequency of pouring tea for Saito Yataro was carefully calculated. He judged when this person would urinate by secretly observing Saito Yataro's sitting posture and expression.
At the same time, he is quietly leading the topic.
Cheng Qianfan was proud and dangerous. When Saito Yataro got up, the time was right, so he immediately picked up the map stick and handed it over.
As for introducing Kazuo Saito into the sect, it is also a random move.
Although there was an unexpected situation in which Saito Yataro was in a bad mood during the entire operation, fortunately, when he was saying that, he was actually making a pillar for the preparation of the eucalyptus.
His words made Saito Yataro unhappy. With his understanding of Imamura Hitotaro, Imamura Hitotaro would definitely leave him to ask questions, which gave him the opportunity to continue to "ask for advice" Imamura Hitotaro.
In this way, every step is carefully designed while adapting to the situation.
In this way, Lieutenant General Saito Yata, the commander of the 101st Division of the Japanese Army, and Teacher Imamura, were given the joint guidance to make up for the shortcomings—
Now, the job is done!
He wants to rush back and send a report to Chongqing immediately!
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