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Chapter 1,240: Yoshio Shinozuka¡¯s opinion

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    The atmosphere in the conference room was a bit depressing. It was not that these Japanese generals had any objections to Okamura Neiji, but that they could not figure out the temper of the new commander.

    Although all the senior officers here know the name of General Okamura, it was not until he served as the division commander of the Sendai Second Division and the commander of the 11th Central China Army that he captured Wuhan City during his tenure.

    But you know what you know, but most people have never worked with Okamura, so they don¡¯t know much about his temperament.

    Faced with the principle that talking too much leads to loss, all the Japanese officers chose silence is golden, so the atmosphere in the entire conference room seemed extremely solemn!

    Okamura Neiji also knew that these senior officers were nervous. On the one hand, his identity put a lot of pressure on these people. On the other hand, his private visit incognito had been spread a few days ago, which also caused some military discipline problems.  The not-so-good unit commander caused a lot of stress.

    After looking around for a week, Okamura Neiji immediately said: "Chief of Staff, are everyone here?"

    ¡°Sir, everyone is here, no one has asked for leave, no one is absent!¡± Twenty-three Lieutenant General Anda stood up immediately and said.

    As the new chief of staff of the North China Front, Adachi Twenty-three was also feeling quite nervous at this time. Although he had not spent much time with Neji Okamura, he felt that the commander seemed difficult to get along with.

    This can be seen from the fact that after Okamura Neiji took office, he did not summon frontline commanders at all levels, but secretly inspected everywhere. This is definitely an extremely shrewd person and is not easy to fool.

    ¡°Since everyone is here, let¡¯s start the meeting now!¡±

    Then Okamura Neiji said again: "Before I begin, let me introduce myself first. Okamura Neiji, Lieutenant General of the Imperial Japanese Army, was appointed by His Majesty the Emperor as the commander of the Northern Branch/That Front in July 16th of Showa.  I am fully responsible for the war in the Northern Branch/that area, please take care of me!"

    "Hai!" everyone said in unison.

    Hearing that Okamura was appointed as the commander of the Northern Front by His Majesty the Emperor, all the Japanese officers present were shocked and envious.

    In the hearts of the Japanese people, His Majesty the Emperor is the spokesperson of God in the world. Even these senior military officers are not immune to the worship of His Majesty the Emperor!

    After the simple beginning, Okamura Neiji said again: "This time I have gathered you all together. In addition to meeting you and getting to know each other, more importantly, I want to analyze with you why the front army has been repeatedly defeated by the enemy."  /In the hands of the army, the area of ??the defense zone has been greatly reduced. Not only have we lost southern Shandong, northwestern Shandong and now southern Hebei, I think you all have some ideas, right?"

    Hearing Okamura Neji¡¯s words, all the senior generals present lowered their heads!

    This matter is a huge shame for them. Thinking about the glorious achievements of their predecessors, and then looking at their current situation, it is more than "useless" and "embarrassing", even the thick-skinned people will  Feel ashamed.

    "Who speaks first?"

    Everyone, look at me and I look at you, but no one speaks first.

    It¡¯s not because they have nothing to say, but it¡¯s because there are not only division commander-level officers, but also several corps commanders and corps chiefs of staff. Until these people speak, those division commanders are too embarrassed to speak!

    "Don't you have anything to say? Do you really have no idea about the battle situation in front of you?" Okamura Neiji asked with a frown.

    At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka, who was sitting on the lower right side of Okamura Neji, said: "Your Excellency, Commander, as the supreme commander of the First Army of the Imperial Japanese Army in Shanxi, I have some thoughts on the current battle situation!"

    "Hey, Shinozuka-kun is a top student from the Imperial Continent and an outstanding graduate of the saber class. He was also received by His Majesty the Emperor and given a sword. You are the most qualified to start this!" Okamura Neji said.

    "Your Excellency, Commander, you are so grateful. Your humble position is nothing more than a way to attract others and express your inner thoughts!"

    Then Shinozuka Yoshio cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, the current situation of the front army is indeed not very good. Compared with the situation before Showa 14, it has indeed regressed. However, I believe that this regression is not just  It¡¯s just a problem for frontline commanders, but it has both internal and external factors, and it¡¯s the result of the combined effects of internal and external factors.¡±

    "Oh, tell me, what are internal causes and what are external causes?" Okamura Neiji asked with interest.

    "The internal reason is that the imperial army's military expansion was too fast, which led to a rapid decline in the quality of its soldiers. I think when the China Incident began, all the combat troops in the empire combinedJust over 200,000.  These more than 200,000 people are all veterans who have undergone rigorous training and have at least three years of military service. Therefore, the troops sent by the empire to fight are not elites who have fought in all battles.  "

    Then Shinozuka Yoshio continued: "It is precisely because of such an elite force that has fought all battles that the Imperial Japanese Army was able to rampage across the entire Japanese battlefield and captured most of North China and Central China in less than half a year.  Many important towns in the region naturally include Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou and other places.¡±

    "But after four years of war, how many of the original 200,000 veterans are left? According to statistics from our First Army, there were more than 60,000 veterans of the First Army. At this time, excluding those who have returned to China and demobilized,  Not even one percent of those who were injured and retired are actually still serving in the military. This is the case with the First Army, and I don¡¯t think there are many other units.¡±

    "It can be said that due to the attrition of the war, the vast majority of veterans died in battle and became pieces of wooden memorial tablets of Jiuduanlan. The most elite part of the Imperial Army has been consumed."

    "But the war will continue. As a last resort, the empire can only continuously issue war mobilization orders and form new troops. In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the new troops, veterans can only be continuously transferred from the old troops, so the elites of the old troops continue to  They were lost, and the new ones that came in were all untrained recruits, which directly led to the old army¡¯s combat capabilities becoming weaker and weaker, and it was no longer able to compare with the Imperial Japanese Army a few years ago.¡±

    Okamura Neiji nodded and said: "Hey, the base camp has also noticed this phenomenon. Not only the soldiers, but also the death of a large number of officers and non-commissioned officers are also an important factor in the decline in the combat effectiveness of the frontline troops. What Shinozuka-kun said  What are the external causes?¡±

    "Your Excellency, Commander, let's talk about the external factors later. In addition to the decline in the quality of the soldiers, the internal factors are also due to the lack of weapons, equipment and other combat supplies." Shinozuka Yoshio said.

    "Yo Xi, please tell me!"

    Then Okamura Neiji said again: "Gentlemen, I invite you here today because I want you to speak freely, so there is no need to restrain yourself. The headquarters will not have any bad opinion of you because of your speech!"

    Hearing this, all the Japanese officers present nodded, but the expressions on their faces did not change.

    They are not children anymore. How could they believe such coaxing? Now I say I don¡¯t hold grudges, but who can guarantee that you will settle the score in the future? Do such things still happen rarely?

    Of course, after all, he is the commander, and he is also an army general, so he still has to give him the face he deserves, so he can only nod his head.

    But it was just a nod, and no one expressed what he wanted to say. After being a general for so many years, he didn't learn anything else. Everyone was very proficient in this kind of overt and treacherous thing.

    It doesn¡¯t matter if you flatter me, everyone is just carrying the sedan chair, and your Excellency the Commander won¡¯t say anything.

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