NCCnovel Chapter 1034 Is this glory? No, this is shame.
Chapter 1034 Is this glory? No, this is shame.
Judging from the General Staff's attitude, who would believe what they said?
Fang Shengli, in any case, did not believe it.
Having followed Zhou Weiguo for so many years, how could he not know what kind of person he was?
This guy is the kind of person who'll do the things you tell him not to do. And he really dislikes people who are harmful to the national interest.
He wouldn't believe a word from the General Staff.
Do you think I would believe that?
The question made Zhou Weiguo pause for a moment before laughing, "If he really doesn't take any action, then his reign as a local tyrant is probably coming to an end."
That's more like it; this is the Zhou Weiguo I know.
Fang Shengli smiled and, having received a satisfactory answer, leisurely went out the door. Although the brigade headquarters had moved into the county town, he still needed to reconfirm and adjust the brigade's defense and protection to prevent the Japanese army from infiltrating and stabbing the heart of the Independent Brigade.
Kaifeng.
14th Division Headquarters.
Togo Heiichiro's gaze turned coldly to the sand table in the center of the room. His eyes practically blazed with fury as he looked at the Independent Brigade marked beneath the red flag.
The Independent Brigade, a unit that nearly ended his military career, was something he hated to the core.
Although he safely withdrew from the battle not long ago, the losses and the psychological impact on him can never be erased.
“They actually dare to show up on the front lines,” Togo Heiichiro said to his chief of staff, Uei.
The former chief of staff has been dismissed and investigated, serving as a scapegoat for the previous defeat. The new chief of staff was transferred from the General Staff Headquarters on the mainland.
This is not an honor, it is a disgrace. Only units that have suffered setbacks in battle would have their chief of staff transferred from the General Staff Headquarters. But he had no choice; after all, he was a defeated general.
"They are meant to be bait, and also to tie down our main force. This way, the enemy's command can allocate more troops to attack our other attacking forces, thus relieving the pressure."
The vengeful glint in Togo Heiichiro's eyes made Kawai uneasy. It was clear the other side intended to make the 14th Division their mortal enemy; if they actually did that, they would have fallen into their trap.
"Your Excellency, please calm down. Seeking revenge is only a matter of time. What we need to do now is to eliminate the critical cases currently gathered in the Fifth War Zone. We cannot afford to lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of this."
Togo Heiichiro glared at him and roared, "You should know that our entire division is facing a tremendous humiliation, and you should understand better than anyone who brought this humiliation upon us."
“Division Commander, I understand your feelings, but you must know that our entire division cannot afford another defeat, especially not at the hands of the Independent Brigade.”
No matter what you do, you can't fail. The 14th Division only has one chance. If it can't turn things around this time, it means the 14th Division is in danger of being disbanded.
You can't gamble on the consequences, and neither can the entire division command.
This one sentence completely wiped out the resentment in Togo Heiichiro's heart.
He harbored resentment, but when compared to the survival of the entire division, he felt he should choose the latter.
The former was merely his own hatred, while the latter concerned the survival of the entire division and whether he would be nailed to the pillar of shame.
"So you mean, what should we do now?"
"Report it up, report our analysis up." This is one way to make the higher-ups feel that the entire division is still useful. Only by letting the higher-ups know what the situation is like on the other side can there be a chance.
"Alright, report it your way."
The county town tourism command center for six days.
Zhou Weiguo watched the Japanese army's advance with a furrowed brow.
The Japanese army launched its attack three days ago. The two Japanese forces on the left and right formed a huge pincer movement, gradually eroding the forces of the Fifth War Zone. The county where I am located has become the center of the enemy's pincer movement.
Even more frightening was that a brigade was following behind the Japanese troops attacking from both the left and right flanks.
"What does this mean? What does this mean?" Zhou Weiguo asked, throwing his pencil on the map.
Before Fang Shengli and Sano Tadashi could even speak, people outside started shouting.
"You still have the nerve to ask what they mean? Can't you see? They've already seen through our plan." Ono strode in from outside and sat on the bench next to Zhou Weiguo. "Old Zhou, you usually do such shady things, and now look what's happened, they're targeting you."
What do you mean I'm doing something inhuman?
That's a rather unreasonable statement.
Zhou Weiguo snorted and crossed his arms; "You're after that money again, aren't you?"
Ono absolutely mustn't deny that he was indeed after the money, because he had no income, and the troops on both sides couldn't hold off the Japanese attack; even if they did, it would have come at a great cost. But on his side, he hadn't heard a single gunshot or a single artillery shell.
What does this mean? It's clear they don't intend to attack the Independent Brigade.
"I don't deny that, but the purpose of my visit today is to ask if you can leave."
leave?
Several people were taken aback by Zhou Weiguo's words. What did he mean by telling him to leave?
"Ono, he is currently in command of the entire brigade and a regiment of the Guangxi Army. Wouldn't it be a bad thing to let him leave at this time?"
Bad thing, what bad thing?
“It was the right thing for him to leave.” Ono pointed at Zhou Weiguo; “That guy is a menace.”
"What are you talking about?" Xiao Zha, who was discussing with Wang Yun and Ruth how to write the next newspaper article, suddenly turned his head and looked at Ono.
Feeling a little guilty under that gaze, Ono coughed. "Don't look at me like that. I'm just telling the truth."
Xiao Ya's gaze grew even colder. After taking a deep breath, Xiao Ye said, "Well, what I mean is, with your man here, there's no way they'd attack."
"So you're saying he's great, and we're nothing special?" Shen Xin chuckled sarcastically.
Ono was afraid of Xiao Ya, but not of Shen Xin. He rolled his eyes and said, "I didn't say you guys are bad. I just want to say that there is one thing that you are really inferior to him in."
Xiao Ya wasn't the only one curious; even Asaka Shurei asked curiously, "You said they're not as good as my boss in some ways. I feel like what you're about to say might be a bit sarcastic."