Chapter 107 Chapter 107 Frost and Cold River 2

Neiji Okamura was unwilling to let his subordinates control him.When the base camp decided to transfer Yan Junliu back to China as the director of education and let Okamura Ningci take over as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese dispatched army, Okamura's condition was to transfer Yokoyama Isamu from the Chinese battlefield. In this way, Isamu Yokoyama was appointed as the commander of the Western Domestic Army, and the remaining post of commander of the 11th Army was taken by the former commander of the Mongolian Army Yoshio Kamizuki.In addition, Naoro Gobe, the veteran commander of the North China Front Army, was transferred to the 6th Front Army as the commander and took command of the front line.

After Neiji Okamura took office in Nanjing, he felt unhappy when he thought of this incident of collective disobedience.Not long after, Okamura repaired the four division heads who didn't listen to the call last time - Sano Yamamoto, Kanbang Fukuyama, Chiluri, and Ichikawa - all of whom were repaired back to the mainland. Some assigned corresponding positions, and some simply Just let him retire.The implementation of Isamu Yokoyama's battle plan was the most resolute. He went to attack the 3rd and 13th Divisions in Liuzhou. Neji Okamura cleaned up more thoroughly, and even the chief of staff was rearranged.Of course, these people are naturally Okamura's own people.

On December 20th, Isamu Yokoyama was about to resign and return to China. Chiluli and Sano Yamamoto rushed to Isamu Yokoyama's headquarters in Jeonju to see him off.When Heng Shanyong saw them, he couldn't help but shed a few lines of tears. At the farewell banquet, Yokoyama Isamu commented on the crisis in Japan without any scruples: "Chilu-kun and Yamamoto-kun, I am really sorry to have troubled you this time. I think it will be a matter of time before you fight on the mainland. If you two are I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing to be transferred from the Chinese battlefield. When you return to the mainland of the empire, you can directly fight for the emperor. For more than half a year, your two divisions have lost soldiers and generals. You must find a way to bring the remains of the soldiers back. I compare You should be lucky, but you died in Japan!"

Chi Luli toasted Yokoyama Isamu with a glass of wine, and said with emotion: "Commander, I really don't understand. You brought out the ever-victorious army, and you should shoulder the heavy burden. Why... doesn't the Emperor know?" Yokoyama smiled helplessly and said: "I can understand Commander Okamura's mood. Two fierce horses cannot drive a car. However, the empire and the imperial army are in such a critical juncture, and it is a bit of a shame to do this." Seeing small profits forgets righteousness. Once the Chinese army is completely replaced with American equipment, Commander Okamura will not be able to return to Japan for too long."

Sano Yamamoto drank a cup and said, "We have won the battle, why do we have to arrange it like this? If you become the commander-in-chief, the situation on the battlefield in China will definitely be better!" Heng Shanyong said: "If you are transferred away, you must not go to the Southern Army. I have already smelled the smell of corpses there. There is a sentence I want to give you: only do what is within the duties of a soldier. Continue in China In combat, you must restrain the troops, stop chasing and killing civilians, let alone kill prisoners of war. Commander Yamashita will not have an easy life in the future."

Chi Luli went on to say: "Yes, he sank 100,000 people into the sea." Sano Yamamoto said, "Yokoyama-kun, do you think Japan is about to lose the war?" Yokoyama Yong said: "On Saipan, the imperial army had 40,000 soldiers, but the U.S. military only killed 3,000 people. This shows the combat power of the U.S. military. You are my good friends, so I will speak thoroughly. Let's not talk about these, see Let's watch the dance!" At this time, 6 Japanese geisha dressed in different colors came in, and they danced the traditional Japanese folk dance accompanied by Japanese folk songs.

Heng Shanyong sighed: "From Hengyang to Liuzhou and Dushan, the 11th Army killed more than 10,000 people in battle. They can no longer hear the folk songs of their hometown!" While several people were talking, Nakasa Hashimoto, senior staff officer of the 11th Army, opened the door and came in.Hashimoto, as a representative of the 11th Army, returned to the base camp to report the combat situation of the 11th Army for more than half a year. He hurried to Jeonju to say goodbye to Yokoyama. possibility of returning home. "Report to Your Excellency Commander, Lieutenant Hashimoto has returned from his mission, and I am here to report to you."

Yokoyama returned the gift, and said affectionately: "Come on, sit down quickly, why is it only a month since I left?" Hashimoto sat cross-legged on the tatami and said: "After reporting the battle situation in the base camp, Chief of Staff Umezu and Minister Anan Ruku asked me to wait for the emperor's imperial approval, and then I returned to my home in Hiroshima Prefecture. General Anan specially asked me to convey my message to the commander. greeting." Hengshan Yong said: "General Anan has a deep affection for the 11th Army. In the past six months, he has conquered Changsha, trapped Hengyang, and fought all the way to Liuzhou and Nanning. He will be very happy to hear that. Compared with General Anan, Okamura It's far away, his heart is so narrow that he can only hold a small boat!"

Seeing that Hashimoto was dark and thin, Shan Ben laughed and said, "Hashimoto-kun hasn't been back for three years, did you use one month as three years? See how thin you are!" Hashimoto's expression darkened, and he said: "I was in China, and I never thought that the local situation would be so bad, so I won't talk about anything else. Do you think I'm thin? I have no place to complain about the bitterness in my stomach. When I went back this time, I brought the bones of more than forty soldiers who died in Hiroshima. I sent them to the home of a man named Ryoko. Ryoko asked me to be his husband once. Seeing her haggard face, I can't refuse. There are hundreds of households in their entire Heye Village, and all young and middle-aged men have joined the army. Liangzi's husband Xiaodao was the last one to die in battle, and the others had fought long ago. The men in the whole village are only old men, and the young women have already collapsed. There is a man with low IQ in the village. He was not drafted because he was a bit stupid. In the past two years, he has become A woman’s co-husband, some women used knives in order to compete for such a man. I lived in this village for 5 days, and they refused to let me go, hoping that I could appease them once. Later, I walked seven or eight times Such a village..." Hashimoto choked up and couldn't continue speaking.

Yamamoto, a rough man, couldn't laugh after hearing this, he could only stare at Hashimoto with his eyes wide open, as if he was listening to a ghost story. Hashimoto sipped his saliva and said: "This is the current situation in the local area. The half-day system has been implemented for middle and senior students. In the afternoon, classes are suspended for various military training. In some places, these children are already teaching these children to fight with bayonets. Can the Yamato nation still be able to fight?" If I continue to fight, I really have some doubts. When I think of the women's thirst for men, I feel scared. Commander, I have a small request, you must agree to me, I want to You transfer back to your homeland!"

With tears in his eyes, Yokoyama said: "I promise you. If the war continues for another three years, the Japanese Empire will be damaged to the root. It may not be so easy to recover. It is for this reason that we must Make the chowder below!" After finishing speaking, Yokoyama stood up and walked out. Outside, everything is silent, the deathly silence makes people tremble; the cold night wind hits people, it is a kind of coldness that penetrates the bone marrow.The birds are silent, and the cold moon hangs high and high on the dead tree branches. Yokoyama's heart trembled: The end of the empire has come, and the collapse is only a matter of time!