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Chapter 632: The Sorrow of Zhongtiao Mountain (5) The Japanese Army was also confused

Shinozuka's staff officer seemed to hesitate for a moment, but decided to speak out.

"Commander, according to the summary of intelligence from all sides, it was not the Central Army that attacked General Hayata this time.

It seems that Deputy Commander Tomohisa Hayata dispatched four divisions to take the initiative to fight against the Chinese army.

Moreover, the level of fighting against the national army this time should be that of a decisive battle.

I have already notified the division commanders who stayed in Taiyuan and Chief of Staff Ishikawa."

Chief of Staff Ishikawa is a junior of Yoshio Shinozuka. When they were in college, Yoshio Shinozuka took care of Ishikawa.

This is also the intention of the Japanese island headquarters. They made the decision in order to strengthen Yoshio Shinozuka's combat capability against Shanxi's First Army.

Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly heard something different from the staff officer.

What does "seems to be" mean? What does "should be" mean?

When it comes to military reports, such ambiguous words should not come out of the mouth of a staff officer.

After the incident with Ono Jipi, the current commander Yoshio Shinozuka has become much more tempered.

He would no longer slap his personal adviser in the face at will.

While putting on his clothes, he asked, "Wait a minute, what does this mean?

Don't you know the specific reason for this sudden battle?"

The staff officer handed the combat cap to Yoshio Shinozuka and explained the reason to him.

"Commander, the news of the battle in Zhongtiao Mountain was not reported to the First Army Headquarters by General Hayata.

This is the 53rd Division of the Henan War Zone. We only learned about the battle after they sent an inquiry telegram.

According to their observations, the battle was on a large scale, with nearly 300,000 troops deployed on both sides.

They mainly blamed our First Army for launching such a large-scale battle without informing them.

If the Central Army's troops retreat into Henan, it will impact their territory.

They only have one 53rd Division there, and without knowing anything about it, they can’t stop them at all.”

Shinozuka Yoshio: "So how does General Hayata Chiken explain this action?"

The staff officer said, "Commander, we have called General Hayata's headquarters for consultation.

But... no one answered the phone over there.

I have already issued an order to have the troops closest to his headquarters go directly over there to find out what is going on."

While discussing the situation, the two of them rushed to the operations room of the First Army Headquarters.

Because they were drunk, the division commanders did not leave, but stayed in the dormitory of the First Army Headquarters.

As soon as they entered the operations room, Chief of Staff Ishikawa came towards them.

"Reporting to the Commander, the exploration team has arrived at Hayata's base and called the headquarters.

They found that there were no troops stationed there except for a squadron guarding the place.

According to the squadron, at ten o'clock tonight, General Tomoaki Hayata concentrated the forces of four divisions.

The Kuomintang troops launched a surprise attack on the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line.

I have explained this to the 53rd Division in Henan.

The First Army's attack on Zhongtiao Mountain needed to be kept secret.

Therefore, no battle report was made to the imperial army around Zhongtiao Mountain."

Yoshio Shinozuka was very supportive of what Chief of Staff Ishikawa said.

Since Hayata Chixian dared to use all his strength in this attack to attack the national army in Zhongtiao Mountain.

This shows that he was very confident that he could defeat the Chinese army in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Since this is possible, why not take the credit?

In fact, Ishikawa was not trying to take credit for the success. He felt that such a big battle would be unbearable if even Yoshio Shinozuka didn't know about it.

Then the face of the Shanxi First Army would be lost in front of all the Japanese troops.

Chief of Staff Ishikawa: "The four elite divisions are all mobilized. General Hayata is going all out!"

Shinozuka Yoshio: “He enjoyed the fight, but I couldn’t just ignore them.

Order the two divisions that have returned to Taiyuan to march to Zhongtiao Mountain tonight to prepare a retreat for General Hayata."

The two division commanders looked at each other and were quite dissatisfied with Hayata for leaving them behind and attacking Zhongtiao Mountain alone.

Neither of the two division commanders was very willing to help General Hayata Chiken.

This scene made Yoshio Shinozuka's beard stand on end in anger, and even Chief of Staff Ishikawa frowned.

"Baga, what a bunch of stupid things."

Ishikawa quickly explained: "Your Excellencies, the two division commanders, General Hayata Chih-hsien's action this time is likely to be a huge success...

All you need to do is lead the troops and stand behind General Hayata.

Even if you don't fire the last shot, it will be a great achievement in the future."

Now the two Japanese division commanders finally understood what Yoshio Shinozuka meant.

This is not asking them to work for Hayata, this is directly giving the credit to them for free.

The two division commanders bowed deeply and thanked Commander Yoshio Shinozuka for his training.

However, the Japanese division commander still expressed his concerns with hesitation.

"But Sir Chief of Staff, it's already so late today. If we march out with all our troops, I'm afraid..."

After hearing what he said, Chief of Staff Ishikawa felt really disappointed with him!

No wonder Shinozuka Yoshi has had bad luck in the Shanxi war zone in the past two years. It’s because there are too many idiots under his command.

Chief of Staff Ishikawa said with a smile: "Two division commanders, it is indeed inconvenient for the whole army to march out in the dark.

You can each send out a regiment to seize the advantageous terrain first.

As soon as tomorrow morning comes, your division's number will appear behind General Hayata.

Then after the war, no one can deny your contribution in participating in the Battle of Zhongtiaoshan.

As for the main force of your division, you can set out tomorrow morning."

"Hey, thank you for your support, Commander-in-Chief, and thank you for your guidance, Chief of Staff!"

Shinozuka Yoshio: "Let us work hard together for the Emperor, for half a year!"

Everyone in the war room shouted together: "Half a year!"

In the headquarters of the North China Front Army, the old Japanese soldier Okamura was already dressed neatly.

He and a group of combat staff in the operations room gathered in front of the map, studying the battle situation in Zhongtiao Mountain.

At ten o'clock in the evening, a telegram from Hayata Chiken was sent to the Intelligence Department of the Japanese Military Headquarters in North China.

The content of this telegram was very simple, "Commander Okamura, I have gathered four main divisions.

At 10 o'clock tonight, we will launch a surprise attack on the National Army troops on the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line.

The First Army's deputy commander is Tomokazu Hayata, and the chief of staff is Niki Ono. "

Commander Okamura was speechless when he read the short telegram.

When you, Hayata Chixian, sent this kind of telegram, didn't you need to go through the First Army Headquarters?

This is against the rules. Could it be that Commander Yoshio Shinozuka of the First Army doesn't know about your actions today?

Well, he really told the truth. Hayata Tomohiko had no intention of telling Shinozuka Yoshio about tonight's actions.

However, he didn't have much reaction to this.

It has become a habit for the Japanese army to commit crimes below their superiors. This is not a big deal, so there is no need to be overly sensitive.