Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Chapter 374 Is there something fishy?

Chief of Staff Major General Mitsuyo Nakazawa looked at the angry division commander, Lieutenant General Keisuke Fujie, and felt that there was nothing wrong with what the division commander said. If the 13th Division had not failed to guard the rear, how could the 16th Division have been surrounded and beaten by so many Chinese troops?

Besides, the 104th Division really does not have the strength to rescue the th Regiment now. If the force sent out is small, let alone rescue, it will be a problem whether it can reach the encirclement of the Chinese army. Apart from increasing unnecessary casualties, it will not play any substantial role at all.

"But, Mr. Division Commander, we still need the 104th Division Commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, to come with reinforcements as soon as possible to reinforce us. If we don't rescue the th Regiment, I'm afraid Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei will have other misunderstandings." Chief of Staff Major General Nakazawa Mitsuo expressed his biggest concerns, and at the same time reminded the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, to calm down. If it really doesn't work, just show some respect.

"What dare he have any ideas? His combat mission was issued by the 104th Army Headquarters. Does he dare to disobey military orders? The headquarters has already issued an order, requiring him to lead his troops to break through the blocking positions of the Chinese army within three days. This is his duty. As for the affairs of the th Regiment, I will report to Commander Okamura Yasuji and the expeditionary army after the war. There is no need for Ogisu Rippei to worry about me." The division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, was still angry.

For the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, his 16th Division has now lost more than half of its troops. If it weren't for good luck, the 33rd and 38th Regiments would have been completely wiped out. However, these two regiments are basically no different from being completely wiped out at the moment.

Thinking of the miserable state of his 16th Division, the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, was furious. In his mind, this was entirely the problem of the 13th Division, which resulted in heavy losses for his own division.

The division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, thought that he had given enough face to the commander of the 13th Division, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei. From the time the 16th Division was surrounded until now, he had never said a word against the 13th Division to the 11th Army Headquarters.

But Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei is not grateful to him and even interferes with his decisions. This is what is wrong, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei. Your 104th Regiment violated battlefield discipline and reported this matter to you. This is a good proof that the combat discipline of the th Division is lax. No wonder it cannot hold those positions in the rear.

Thirty minutes later, at the 13th Division headquarters, Chief of Staff Major General Ishikawa Takuma angrily handed the telegram just sent by the commander of the 16th Division, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, to the division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei.

"Mr. Division Commander, the 16th Division rejected your opinion and asked us to do our job well and break through the Chinese army's blocking positions as soon as possible..." Before Chief of Staff Major General Takuma Ishikawa could finish his words, he saw that the division commander Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei had a very bad look on his face when he saw the contents of the telegram, so he tactfully shut his mouth.

"Damn it, this bastard Fujie Keisuke actually dared to use such vulgar words to accuse me, bastard, he actually openly and secretly accused our 13th Division of being responsible for the current situation, what kind of bastard logic is this, has he been stunned by the attack of the Chinese army?" The division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, said angrily with a livid face.

Chief of Staff Major General Ishikawa Takuma looked at the angry division commander Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuei and asked in a low voice: "Your Excellency, is our 104th Regiment going to be destroyed? There are five battalions of officers and soldiers from our 104th Division over there. I just calculated carefully and found that the th Regiment was surrounded by the Chinese army because the troops on the western wing of the th Division retreated ahead of time, which caused them to be surrounded by the Chinese army because their retreat route was blocked. They are really wronged."

"Hmm? What? Ishikawa-kun, is your deduction accurate? Tell me in detail." The division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, had just heard such details. He had always believed that the 104th Regiment was entangled by the Chinese army and was unable to retreat on time, which led to its encirclement.

But after hearing what the Chief of Staff Major General Ishikawa Takuma said, he immediately understood that there were other hidden secrets, and they were very crucial secrets. His own 104th Regiment was reduced to its current miserable state by the Chinese army because of the problems of the th Division.

"Yes, sir, I just read the telegram sent by the commander of the 104th Regiment, Colonel Tachibana Yoshio, in detail, and then compared the battle report issued by the 104th Army Headquarters with the pre-war retreat plan. I found that there was a big problem here, so I sent a telegram to the commander of the th Regiment, Colonel Tachibana Yoshio, to understand the actual situation on his side at the time."

"As a result, Colonel Tachibana Yoshio said in the telegram that he was following the previously issued retreat plan completely. However, when he led his troops to retreat at the stipulated time, when they were about to complete the transition smoothly, many Chinese troops appeared on their retreat route. These Chinese troops broke through from the western wing defense line. However, according to the deduction, the 16th Division troops on the western wing defense line should hold out until 9 pm according to the pre-war requirements and then start to retreat."

"However, if the troops of the 104th Division had retreated according to the plan made before the war, it would have been impossible for the Chinese army to appear on the 104th Regiment's transfer route at that time. So, I deduced and found that it should be the 104rd and th Regiments of the th Division on the west wing defense line that retreated ahead of time, which caused the th Regiment to be surrounded by the Chinese army. So, I think the th Regiment is really wronged." Chief of Staff Major General Takuma Ishikawa explained the information and analysis and deductions he had received to the division commander Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei in one breath.

My goodness, after all this fuss, it was your 104th Division's troops that retreated prematurely that caused the 104th Regiment to be surrounded. No wonder Lieutenant General Keisuke Fujie was unwilling to send troops to rescue the 104th Regiment. He was planning to silence them. As long as the th Regiment was completely wiped out, no one would ever know about the th Division's early retreat. Lieutenant General Keisuke Fujie was so cruel.

The division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatsuhei, glanced at the chief of staff, Major General Ishikawa Takuma, and said, "Ishikawa-kun, we can't help the 104th Regiment right now, but we will redress the grievances of Colonel Tachibana Yoshio and his men. Go and call Colonel Takano Naomitsu, the commander of the th Regiment, over here. I need to cool down Colonel Takano Naomitsu."