usatvline Chapter 373: Still need to pay attention to the choice of words?
Chapter 373: Still need to pay attention to the choice of words?
The division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, paced back and forth anxiously in his tent, his mind quickly thinking of ways to rescue his 104th Regiment.
It is unlikely for us to quickly break through the blocking position of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese Government. The New 22nd Army of the Chinese Government on the other side still has sufficient manpower on its defensive position. If we want to take our troops to rescue, it will take at least two or three days.
But the 104th Regiment has been divided into several pieces by the Chinese army. It is an impossible task for the remaining soldiers led by Colonel Tachibana Yoshio to hold out for two more days under this situation. A large-scale night raid by the Chinese army is likely to wipe out the entire 104th Regiment. Therefore, it is impossible for the 104th Regiment to wait for their rescue.
We still have to ask Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke to send a rescue force, even if it's just a squadron or a battalion. Even if we fail to rescue the 104th Regiment in the end, we have tried our best, which will make me and all the officers and soldiers of the th Division feel much better.
"Send a telegram to Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke in my name, hoping that he can send reinforcements to rescue the 104th Regiment. As for Colonel Tachibana Yoshio, he has never sent us any telegrams. Do you understand?" The division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Tachibei, said seriously to the chief of staff, Major General Ishikawa Takuma.
Chief of Staff Major General Takuma Ishikawa nodded. He understood that this was the protection of the 104th Regiment Commander Colonel Tachibana Yoshio by the division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Tachibei. He would ask the communications department to destroy the telegram records and at the same time instruct the people in the communications department to keep their mouths shut.
"Sir, if the commander of the 104th Division, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, does not agree to your request, what should the th Regiment do?" Chief of Staff Major General Ishikawa Takuma asked the division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, with some concern.
Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, the commander of the 104th Division, looked at the telegram in his hand and said casually, "Ishikawa-kun, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke is the key to saving the th Regiment now, but aren't we the key to saving the th Division? Don't you agree?"
Chief of Staff Major General Takuma Ishikawa was shocked when he heard the words of the division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei. The meaning of the division commander's words was too strong and obvious. If the commander of the 104th Division, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, did not send troops to rescue the th Regiment, then he would definitely not try hard to rescue the th Division.
Chief of Staff Major General Takuma Ishikawa did not say anything, but bowed respectfully to the division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, then turned and walked out of the tent. He knew that the future fate of the 16th Division would depend entirely on what decision their division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke would make this time. If they dared to offend our 13th Division, then don't blame us for not rescuing them in time.
In the headquarters of the 16th Division, the Chief of Staff, Major General Mitsuo Nakazawa, also brought two pieces of news to the division commander, Lieutenant General Keisuke Fujie. One was good news. The commander of the 38th Regiment, Colonel Shizueji Sukekawa, led a total of 346 officers and soldiers from the 33rd and 38th Regiments and successfully retreated from the encirclement and blockade of the Chinese army to the position of the 20th Regiment. It can be said that the commander of the regiment, Colonel Shizueji Sukekawa, created a miracle that surprised everyone.
As for the fact that there are only more than 300 people left in the 33rd and 38th Regiments, it is not a big deal at all for the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, and the chief of staff, Major General Nakazawa Mitsuo. As long as the troops are not completely lost, they can just replenish them with some new recruits. Soldiers are consumables.
However, the second piece of news brought by Chief of Staff Major General Mitsuo Nakazawa was not good news. The commander of the 104th Division, Lieutenant General Ryuhei Ogisu, sent a telegram requesting that he should withdraw troops to rescue the th Regiment which was divided and surrounded in several places by the Chinese army.
This incident made the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, very angry. He did not send troops to rescue the 104th Regiment, so how did Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei know about this? Even the commander of the th Army, Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji, pretended not to see it. How did Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei know about this so quickly?
"Damn it, Colonel Tachibana Yoshio, the commander of the 104th Regiment, is simply not worthy of being an officer of the Imperial Japanese Army. How could he disrupt battlefield order and discipline and send a telegram to Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatsuhei instead of me? His behavior should be subject to military police investigation." The division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, looked at the telegram sent by Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatsuhei, and his annoyance suddenly burst out.
In the opinion of Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, commander of the 16th Division, your 13th Division, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, should be held fully responsible for the 16th Division being surrounded by the Chinese army this time. Look at the rear route guarded by your 13th Division, which was almost completely occupied by the Chinese army in such a short period of time. Instead of thinking about how to quickly take these places back, you gave me orders. I haven't settled accounts with you yet.
"Tell Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatsuhei that I have my own plan for rescuing the 104th Regiment. Right now the 104th Division does not even have the combat strength of two regiments. Unless the 104th Army Headquarters can dispatch reinforcements, I will not be able to spare the troops to rescue the th Regiment. The th Regiment is the ever-victorious unit of the th Division with its glorious combat achievements. They will surely break through the encirclement of the Chinese army through their own efforts and retreat safely to the side of the th Division." The division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, ordered the chief of staff, Major General Nakazawa Mitsuo, in a bad mood.
"Your Excellency the division commander, isn't it too harsh to send a telegram to Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatsuhei like this? After all, we still need Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatsuhei to come with his troops to reinforce us." Chief of Staff Major General Nakazawa Mitsuo expressed his concerns with some uncertainty.
When the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, heard what the chief of staff, Major General Nakazawa Sanfu, said, he became furious and shouted:
"Modifying words? Why should I use modifying words? His 104th Division should be fully responsible for the current dire situation of our th Division. Fully responsible, understand? Where is our retreat Xinye? Where is our communication channel with the rear? How did his th Division protect our backs? Did his th Regiment take me seriously? They actually went past me to complain privately, and still wanted me to use some fancy words? Just send it out like this. Aren’t the lives of the officers and soldiers of my th Division important? I don’t have enough troops to carry out rescue. What can I do? Send a squadron or a battalion of troops to die?"
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