Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1,153 Anxious Americans

The commander-in-chief of Japan's Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force, General Ito Genzaburo, issued the "three no's" principle to all his troops to maintain a stable situation in front of the Ribo Defense Line. The core meaning is that under the current situation, one must not offend anyone*

*Division troops,..

The Japanese officers and soldiers at all levels, especially the junior officers, were very unconvinced by Commander-in-Chief Ito's ban.

The samurai of the Japanese Empire, when have we ever been so cowardly? We would rather face the bullets of the Chinese and die gloriously than live in humiliation like this!

As a result, some fanatical Bushido elements incited hundreds of junior officers and soldiers to petition in front of the headquarters. As soon as Ito heard the guards tell them what was happening outside, he became furious. These guys who were ignorant of current affairs actually gave him

Adding to the chaos yourself,:.

Although the base camp did not compromise, it agreed to all his requests, which surprised Ito. In addition to the surprise, he was deeply moved. But then, a letter from a close friend of the military revealed the factional strife within the base camp.

The details, and several big bosses in the army sent him secret letters one after another. The ardent hopes and expectations, as well as the unabashed blame, put a lot of pressure on Ito.

After the arrival of domestic reinforcements, if he still cannot defeat Tang Qiuli and calm down the situation in the Indochina Peninsula, he will not only fail to live up to His Majesty the Emperor's great grace, but he will also be unable to gain a foothold in the military world. It is a light thing to lose his official position. Several members of the military department

A high-ranking boss will not give an explanation to the army unless he throws himself into the eighteenth level of hell for having lost their face.

Therefore, the last thing Ito wants is to start a war with Tang Qiuli's troops lightly under the current situation. The reason is very simple. His side is temporarily at a disadvantage. He used "hide your strength and bide your time" to several of his confidants to explain his current strategy.

But these warriors with simple minds, well-developed limbs, and muscles in their heads did not understand their painstaking efforts, and they clamored to take the initiative to attack...

Originally, Ito ignored these arguments. On the contrary, he was secretly happy that his subordinates had such morale. But today, these guys went too far and had a very bad impact. If their stupid behavior led to

The troops were out of control in their desire for war, and Ito himself could not play against all the officers and soldiers, which would inevitably ruin his plan.

What makes Ito even more angry is that it is just not taking the initiative to attack and confronting Tang Qiuli's troops, but also giving the troops a chance to recuperate and recuperate. It's not that you are hiding your capabilities and biding your time. You are just waiting for the best opportunity. Even this is not possible.

I don’t understand what great things can be accomplished with just a lot of passion.

Ito also knew that the Imperial Army, especially the Army, had a tradition of subjugating superiors. If there were a few officers leading their troops to take the initiative to attack the Imperial Army, that would be a big deal for the Imperial Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force.

The disastrous consequences were that Tang Qiu had hundreds of thousands of troops at the northern foot of the Libao Grand Canyon. If he did not launch an attack, it would naturally not mean he was showing mercy to him, but he had another conspiracy. This was his buffer time.

Ito hurriedly walked out of the headquarters gate with anger, followed by a large group of senior officers. Seeing Ito coming out, several junior officers led by him became even more excited and shouted with straight necks: "Your Excellency, General, our empire's

Samurai, I ask for your permission to fight to the death with the Chinese army, to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and to die without regrets!"

Hundreds of people shouted together: "Fight to the death, even if you die without regrets!" It seemed very tragic. Ito did not speak, but glanced at these officers and officers who were obviously oversecreting male hormones with a coercive and gloomy look.

Soldier.

When several junior officers saw that the Commander-in-Chief did not respond, they became even more excited. They took out a sharp knife and cut their wrists severely. Black blood flowed out, and these fanatical militarists had red eyes.

, complementing each other, Ito walked up to a leading major with a straight face, slowly pulled out his saber, and slowly raised it above his head.

Under the sunlight, the saber shone with a penetrating cold light. Everyone's eyes were focused on the saber held high by Ito. The scene froze for a moment. A senior staff officer saw that something was not going well and stepped forward to ask for help.

Holding Ito's wrist, he whispered: "General, please control your anger. The military morale cannot be violated. Please think twice!"

Ito calmed down, and with a flash of cold light, the raised saber struck a small tree next to him. The small tree, which was as thick as a rolling pin, fell down with the sound. The major officer seemed to have walked through the gate of hell, and he was full of excitement.

His hot blood turned into cold sweat, and he believed that General Ito would definitely chop off his head.

Ito slowly sheathed the general's sword and said in a cold tone: "Anyone who dares to fight easily will be ordered to order the military police to immediately put all officers and soldiers who participated in the petition into solitary confinement, and the officers will be demoted one rank."

, the soldiers are fined with military pay for three months, and each person is punished with a military stick according to the third level of violation of military regulations. This will not be the case next time."

A turmoil within the Japanese army was suppressed by Ito with thunderous means. After that, the Japanese army did not take any action for a long time. Naturally, Tang Qiuli would not know about this farce that happened within the Japanese army. However, he

From the uncharacteristic silence of the Japanese army, a hint of conspiracy could be smelled.

At the military meeting of all officers at regiment level and above at the Wubin frontline headquarters of the ** Division, hundreds of people gathered together. Tang Qiuli said this: "The Japanese troops who are sticking to Libao are unprecedentedly quiet. This is not normal. This also shows that

Ito is recovering his strength and is waiting for support and supplements from Japan. Once Ito recovers his strength, he will implement the established plan to capture Myitkyina and northern Myanmar."

The officers attending the meeting all agreed with the division commander's analysis, but they all had a question. Since they had determined the old devil Ito's plan, why not take advantage of the fact that the Japanese army had not recovered its strength and break through the Japanese army's Libo defense line in one fell swoop? The purpose of the war was to

Taking advantage of the situation, the so-called "taking advantage of his illness to kill him", it is much easier and easier to hit Ito at this time than to wait for the little devil to recover his strength, right?

Tang Qiuli saw the officers' doubts, chuckled, and then said: "Our eyes should not just be on the Indochina Peninsula, but on the entire Southeast Asia. This mad dog Ito will not only bite us, but also

It will also bite other people, so as far as the current situation is concerned, Ito can't be beaten to death, we just need to scare him away, and he will go somewhere else to bite people."

"So, our troops on the Wubin front line only need to maintain strong pressure to make Ito feel fear and scare him away." Tang Qiuli could only say so much to his subordinates. In fact, only the ** division

Internally, the mood for war was stronger than that of the Japanese officers and soldiers who were full of bushido spirit.

In the battle of Wubin, the little Japanese vomited blood. As long as there was another large-scale attack, the little Japanese would be finished. But at this most critical moment, when the fight was going smoothly, the division commander suddenly stopped and said this.

There were no complaints in the hearts of the brigade commanders, which was impossible. They just didn't make a petition like the Japanese army did.

But in private, officers at all levels, whether they were directly under the corps or the Sulu Mobile Corps, complained and said weird things a lot, and Tang Qiuli heard a lot of them. Therefore, today's military meeting was equivalent to a situation briefing.

, as for how much the officers understand, it depends on the individual's understanding.

A person who can serve as a regiment-level commander in each regiment of the ** division is someone who is not very quick-witted and can understand everything. Several brigade commanders smiled knowingly. Chu Ziye grinned and looked at Ren Zhao.

Quan Yi blinked and understood in his heart, "The division commander said it vividly. Aren't Ito and his Japanese soldiers just a bunch of mad dogs? They have already bitten the British, and the bite will be fatal. The next one will bite

Who, don’t you know what’s going on?”

He forgot that after he received the order to stop the attack, it was time to get angry. Ren Zhaoquan glanced sideways at Chu Ziye, leaned his head over, and said in a low voice: "Commander Chu, please call the headquarters to ask for a fight.

!" Chu Ziye's face turned red.

In late July, the 29th Corps, which entered Burma from the Fujian defense zone, and Li Honggang's troops arrived at the Wubin front line. Tang Qiuli, Tang Qiusheng, and Chang Feng personally went to Degang, north of Wubin, to greet this man who had been fighting for more than half a year.

When they met the former chief of staff of the ** Division and now the lieutenant general commander of the 29th Corps, Li Honggang said to Tang Qiuli half-jokingly.

"Division Commander, Deputy Commander Tang has solved the crisis situation in northern Myanmar. You gave us several orders in succession. Our 29th Corps arrived day and night, but there was nothing to do. Commander, please arrange tasks for our Corps! Otherwise,

Nearly 100,000 people have to work for food, and I can’t explain it to them.”

Li Honggang's words had a somewhat sour meaning. The same main force of the ** division, except for Liu Tiehan's troops in the northeast, had entered Burma. After finally being ordered to enter Burma, they found that there was no battle to fight.

Although he said he was defeated, he also felt resentful in his heart. Seeing other regiments fighting in full swing in Myanmar, Li Honggang, the former captain of the first detachment of the Blood Hand Regiment, couldn't help but feel a little left out.

Tang Qiuli saw Li Honggang's thoughts and said with a smile: "Commander Li, I came all the way and didn't have a fight, so I feel uncomfortable. Why do I smell a sour smell?" Everyone, including Li Honggang,

Everyone burst into laughter.

Li Honggang's 29th Corps arrived at the Wubin front line, bringing the ** division's strength on this front to three main corps, nearly half a million troops. This really made Ito so nervous that he broke into a cold sweat, but it wasn't until early August that

, and did not see the ** division troops launching any form of attack on him, Ito slowly felt relieved.

The Japanese are relieved, but some are anxious. Across the South China Sea, the South Pacific region, Luzon, Mindanao, Malaysia and Indonesia, the Americans, who are in their traditional sphere of influence, are jumping anxiously, especially the United States, Southeast Asia and

The commander-in-chief of the South Pacific Region, MacArthur, a four-star general, was anxious and angry.

(To be continued)