Chapter 148 Sakura Special Team
The mobilization campaign against the North China militia column launched by Guan Gangmura Nishiji, the new commander of the garrison in North China, was concluded with the battle that took nearly half a year to come to an end. What made Gangmura Nishiji and the Japanese Army headquarters depressed that this mobilization campaign not only did not meet the expected goals before the battle, but even some remote mountainous counties in North China had been restored by the North China militia column.
They wanted to send troops to take over again, but the North China militia column was no longer handed over to them as before. If they wanted to return to these county towns, unless the Japanese were ready to pay a huge price, these county towns could only be managed by the militia column.
What made the Japanese Army headquarters the most trouble was that it was irrelevant to lose the management rights of these remote counties. After all, the strategic position of these counties was not very important, and the North China militia column occupied it. What made them feel a headache was that after the end of this sweeping battle, they killed and injured at least 100,000 elite troops, but the strategic supply line connecting the battlefield in the Central Plains was also severely hit.
So much so that after the battle ended, the Japanese army had to bite the bullet and spend money and supplies to repair these strategic transportation lines. Otherwise, the troops they entered the Central Plains to fight would inevitably be troubled by shortage of supplies. This made Kazumura Yanji, who had read the war damage report, feel like he could steal chickens without losing rice.
The strength of this North China militia column is far beyond his expectations. It seems that it will take some effort for him, the commander, to stay here. Otherwise, he would not have simply scolded the failure of this battle in the future.
The militia column was speeding up the time to carry out post-war reconstruction work, so the Japanese were naturally not idle. Not only did they increase the deployment of troops along the railway, but they also seized every time to restore some of the damaged transportation lines. The key is that this thing is not as simple as building a house. It is easy to destroy. If you want to repair it, you can handle it in a day or two.
Looking at the combat troops entering the Central Plains, a series of urgent telegrams urged them to transport the supplies quickly. Gangmura Yanji's mood was undoubtedly extremely bad recently. The only thing that made him a little relieved was that they did not achieve the expected strategic purpose this time, but at least they were afraid of this North China militia column.
During this period, their transportation line repair work has been progressing smoothly. As long as they do not enter the base of the militia column, the militia troops hiding beside them seem to have no intention of provoking them. This makes Kamura Yanji very worried about which side will be the winner when the two sides fight again next time.
Fortunately, he knew very well that with the current strength of the North China garrison, it would be most appropriate to preserve the current situation of peaceful coexistence. If a war was provoked again, it would undoubtedly be very unfavorable for his North China War Zone or the Japanese troops entering the Central Plains. This made Kamura Yanji feel that the Japanese theorists in Japan launched this battle too quickly, so that once the situation recurs, their troops transport and material supplies were inevitably lengthened and lacked. He was very worried that if this continued, what would happen to the Japanese invaders like!
Of course, as the commander of the North China garrison, he would not show such concerns. He would change the loopholes in the past garrison. He would consolidate the rule of the occupied areas as much as possible, and would not easily cause trouble for the militia column for the time being.
This kind of aggrieved and sensible principle has made Gangmeng Yanji, who has always felt good about himself, still feels that it is undoubtedly very unfortunate to be the commander of the North China garrison and become an opponent like the North China Militia Column.
When he saw that the transportation supply lines and the garrisons in various counties had begun to stabilize, Gangmura Neji began to think about how to cause some trouble for the North China militia column without dispatching a large army. After all, let the militia unit recover and fight again in the future, I believe that in his opinion, these militia columns as strong as cockroaches will inevitably burst out with stronger war power. Therefore, no matter how, we cannot allow the North China militia column to develop like this, and we must cause some trouble for the other party.
As a Japanese general who has lived in China for a long time, Kamura Yanji knew very well that the Chinese people liked internal struggles. In addition, he knew that the militia today still had no political program and did not seem to be in line with the current ruling party in China. This means that he wanted to cause some trouble for the other party, and as long as he found the right entry point, he would get unexpected gains.
Thinking of this militia column pretending to be the Japanese army several times during the attack on Peiping, Neji Kamura thought that he could start from this aspect. He drew some small elite troops from the Japanese army, pretending to be the militia column or other troops engaged in destructive wars in North China, and entered the base area below for retaliatory damage.
As long as this makes an army with different political beliefs become enemies with the militia column, I believe that with these regular troops, they will cause trouble for the Japanese column for the Japanese army. As long as they fight, the Japanese army waiting by the side will have the opportunity to deal with it seriously, this militia column that has repeatedly caused them to suffer losses.
Aware of this, Kazumura Niji felt relieved suddenly, and even began to fantasize about the huge gains he had brought when the tactics he learned from the militia column were used to the surrounding militia bases. But one thing that made him feel embarrassed was that it was not easy to draw so many elite soldiers familiar with the situation in China from the Japanese army.
What's more, just sending one or two small troops cannot cause too much damage to the militia column. For this reason, he selected small teams to enter the militia column base to fight. He must be proficient in Chinese living habits and have certain combat experience behind enemy lines. The more elite the members, the better.
When he thought of the solution, he could not find the commanding officer who would implement the destructive war behind enemy lines for a while, which made Kamura Nishi very angry. Just when he was worried about the active troops, such officers were overwhelmed by such officers, a telegram forwarded by the Japanese Army Headquarters made Kamura Nishi's eyes lit up. Because the troops that came from the telegram that needed him to accept and arrange were undoubtedly the best candidates to implement his plan. However, whether the other party meets his selection criteria needs to be met before deciding.
Three days after receiving the telegram, Kazumura Yanji received a colonel Takeshitao, a captain of the Japanese Sakura Special Service Force, who was sent from the Japanese headquarters in his office. His combat style was similar to that of the Flying Eagle Special Forces brigade as he knew.
‘Takeshita, on behalf of the North China garrison, I welcome the arrival of your Sakura Brigade. I hope that the arrival of Takeshita can change the current difficulties we are facing in North China.’
Logically speaking, it is not necessary to be so polite to such a colonel, a general of Gangmura, but the key is that from what Gangmura Nishi learned in China, the colonel who is less than thirty years old has not only six or seven years of experience in studying in foreign military academies.
The most important thing is that his father is the Japanese Emperor's nearby official. Youdao is the "five-rank official in front of the prime minister's door". If he does not look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face, he must also take into account the other party's position in front of the emperor!
Takeshita Ou knew very well that the general's connections in front of him should not be unaware of his family background. However, Takeshita Ouu is a very simple soldier and does not like to use his own name to suppress others all day long. He hopes that others will affirm his abilities, rather than to take care of him for the sake of his father.
To this end, Takeshitao said calmly: "Thank you, Commander, for your warm hospitality, but I still hope that my subordinates and I can enter the actual training as soon as possible. I believe that the Commander, you already know that the reason why the Sakura Brigade was sent here was largely aimed at the China Flying Eagle Brigade, which killed several of our senior generals.
I really want to see who wins and loses when I have learned special operations abroad when confronting these special operations brigades in China. Therefore, I am willing to ask the Commander to issue combat orders to me and my subordinates. Our Sakura Brigade will not disappoint the Commander!"
Neji Kamura was eager to fight, and Kazumura was not angry because of the other party's unreasonableness. On the contrary, he liked Takeshita O, who is a simple soldier. However, considering that this Sakura Brigade was still needed to understand the enemy situation around him when he first arrived in North China. The chance of success would undoubtedly increase a lot.
Knowing one's own reputation, but the old saying that Gangmura Yasuji learned from China will naturally make good use of the arrival of the Sakura Brigade to give a heavy blow to the militia columns that caused him big trouble.
Yasuji Katsumura, who understood this truth, naturally would not agree to Takeshitao's eagerness to fight immediately. Of course, he told the other party directly about his thoughts and meanings, and explained it frankly.
He is highly employed by this Sakura Brigade led by Takeshita. After considering this, Takeshita, who was slightly disappointed, he still felt that the suggestion made by Kazumura Yiji was correct. Finally, he decided to study the information of the opponent here and carry out specific special operations.
After he had agreed to make arrangements and resettlement with Takeshitao, Kazumura Yanji still inspected the Japanese headquarters' special direct troops with less than 200 people with interest. He was a little surprised that there were several ninjas in this cherry blossom brigade that had only been seen in the palace.
I thought that this emperor's close servant had really put some effort into it for his son, and even these elite ninjas used to protect the royal family were sent to Takeshitao commander. No wonder the Japanese headquarters sent a telegram to remind them to entertain the arrival of these people for this mere Japanese squad.
However, he knew very well that the stronger the Sakura Brigade's strength, the higher the chance of their success when facing the militia column. Although he had never seen the ability of ninja combat, he must have some skills that ordinary people do not have.
The most important thing is that Gangmeng felt that Takeshita O’s father dared to send his son to this fierce battlefield, which was enough to prove that he should be fully prepared. With such a group of elites, the young colonel Takeshita O’s military rank on the shoulders, it would be impossible for long to become a Venus and a first-level officer in the Japanese general. Thinking of his age as a major general, compared with the young colonel in front of him, he was really nothing!
Chapter completed!