Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 35: Countermeasures (Part 2)
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"I figured it out. The navy called to ask about this. The commander of the first fleet, Lieutenant General Tanimoto Mataro, is now on board the warship in the Huangpu River. He learned from the independence man. It was the guard unit of the Special Envoy of the Republic of China that exchanged fire with the Honda brigade, which is the one we saw on the Bund..." Zetian pushed the report to Matsuoka with a crying expression.
"The Guards of the Independent Head of State? Ma Lu Ye Lang!" Matsuoka, who has always been charming, made a rare swear word.
"This group of **** rebellions have caused great disasters for the Great Japanese Empire. If the relationship between the only Japan is broken because of this, how can I have the face to go back and meet your Majesty! General Sawada, I cannot let the situation continue to expand. Now! You must send troops immediately, and you must personally lead your troops to destroy these rebellious troops!
In this way, we can win the trust of the people of the Republic of China. We can't hesitate, Zetian, this is your only chance now. "Matsuoka took that report on the table, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs showed for the first time the aura of the cabinet minister of the Japanese Empire, completely suppressing Lieutenant General Shigeru Sawada, commander of the 13th Army.
"But first, we have to contact the Special Envoy of the Independent Country, and we must explain to them clearly that this incident was not the intention of the empire, but an action initiated by some lower-level military officers." Matsuoka said here Can't help but shake his head with a bitter face.
"This is the second time this year. Starting from the Meiji Restoration, the Imperial Army took decades to establish an image of a powerful and banned army in front of Westerners. As a result, after the Morimoto Brigade and today’s incident, it has been It’s all broken."
"I'm very sorry, sir. This is completely because I can't manage the army. I will resign as commander after the incident." Sawada bowed to Matsuoka and apologized.
"Now is not the time to investigate who is responsible. Once the incident expands, the empire will fall into an extremely passive position. Then maybe even your Majesty... even your Majesty may be involved in this matter. If Let this happen, I will not be able to redeem this crime even if I die. So Sawada, it's up to you now. You immediately call the special mission and ask for the other's forgiveness anyway.
I will draft a report to Tokyo now. Regardless of the result, the Cabinet and Your Majesty must be mentally prepared. If this matter can't be done right... nothing more..." Matsuoka stomped and rushed out of the room without looking back.
"Which hospital is your envoy now? What's the phone number? No one knows here? Your Excellency Kagezu, don't you know?" Sawada turned around and asked the people who were left in the conference room.
"Give me two minutes." Kagezuo stood up and walked in front of Sawada, picked up the telephone receiver on the desk, and dialed the dial.
"Sugiyama, I am Ying Zuo, do you know which hospital the German Marshal was sent to? Then check it out immediately. Give you a minute. I will wait here." Ying Zuo turned his face to Ze Tian made a gesture of waiting.
"Xixi, good job, Sugiyama, what's the phone? Okay, wait a minute. Three-two...three-six-five? Xixi, that's it. From now on, you have to be by the phone at any time. Understand? That's it, goodbye.". Kagezu hung up and put the note with the phone number in front of the commander.
"Gutian, immediately gather the troops and order the 2010 Wing to be fully armed and drive towards the Bund."
"Will this cause misunderstanding in the concession."
"Good reminder, tell Fukuda Dazuo that before I arrive, no soldiers are allowed to cross the Suzhou Creek. Violators will be dealt with by military law." Zetian nodded appreciatively to Gutian staff , And then picked up the telephone receiver in front of him.
At the same time, in the telecom room of the [Prince Eugen], Lieutenant General Tanimoto couldn't help raising his eyebrows as he watched the reply from the military attache's mansion.
"It has been confirmed. My judgment is not wrong. The headquarters of the Thirteenth Army has lost control of this unit." Tanimoto said loudly to von Hertz in English.
"I already know this. The Japanese consul general in Shanghai called Colonel Davidson himself." Von Hertz handed the headset to the communication soldier sitting nearby.
"Now I have two good news to tell you, Sir Tanimoto. Of course, this good news is for you. Personally, I am not very pleased. Colonel Davis just refused [ Prince Eugen’s request for fire support. I can understand his concerns. He is worried that I will ruin this beautiful landscape.
These army officers always do this, thinking that we are all reckless people who can only use thick pipes. This is too underestimation of the ability of our navy. I will write this in the post-event report. "It can be seen that Colonel von Hertz is really sorry.
Actually, he didn’t have the idea of using those main guns. Turning the turret was just a way to show the attitude of the German side. It was shown to the Japanese officers on the ship. He was not an idiot. The staff of the special mission lived in the gun. In the building across from the mouth, hurting any of them would not do him any good.
"That's great, Captain Von Hertz, then what is the second good news you said earlier?" Tanimoto was really overjoyed when he heard that the German navy ships would not be involved in the battle. Asked.
"The second good news is that Marshal Blumberg's operation went smoothly. He is out of the dangerous period and he can recover as long as he recuperates for a while." Von Hertz replied and heard The German sailor of the news also showed a happy smile on his face. Blumberg usually doesn't have much prestige, and he is very popular on warships.
"This is really good news, Captain, I have always been worried about your marshal's injury before, and now I can feel relieved." Tanimoto said sincerely.
"I thought about it. Although I can't use warships, I can send a team of Marines to the Bund to provide support for the SS." Von Hertz then gave a statement that surprised Tanimoto.
The Japanese lieutenant admiral finally took a bite of blood back. The guy in front of him is a dangerous man. This is almost the same as the **** on the shore. There is already a hot pot of porridge, you send a team of Marines up there, do you think that the scene is not chaotic enough?
"This is really not a good idea, Captain, please withdraw this decision. This is something the Japanese army has caused. Please give us the opportunity to solve the problem to the Japanese Navy." Tanimoto finally concluded at this moment After regaining some confidence, he had already made up his mind. In any case, he should not let this independent navy colonel take action, otherwise the situation would definitely deviate in a direction he absolutely didn't want to see.
"Your Japanese navy?" Von Hertz was full of questions.
"Yes, my fleet is docked nearby." Tanimoto nodded and replied.
The First Fleet Command has already mobilized the Shanghai Marine Special Marine Corps. At this time, the commander, Major General Moriji Takeda, is driving towards the Bund at full speed. The Shanghai Special Marine Corps is different from all the Marine Corps in the Japanese Navy. This is the only marine unit with a permanent establishment. Since the end of the Songhu War of Resistance, his establishment has been fixed at 2,000. The Special Marine Corps was divided into two brigades, equipped with forty guns of various calibers, Vickers armored vehicles, and a large number of MP18 submachine guns imported from Germany.
It was this special marine corps that provoked the August 13 resistance. At that time, with their fierce firepower and tenacious fighting will, they stubbornly withstood the siege of the two national reorganization divisions.
However, the Marine Corps is stationed on Jiangwan Road, and there is still a long way to go to the Bund. From the current situation, it is obvious that far away cannot satisfy near thirst.
But Lieutenant General Tanimoto has other ways, but he holds the first fleet in his hand. After the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy was reorganized into the first fleet last year, most of the main combat ships were transferred back to the combined fleet, and currently there is only one eleventh warship left in this fleet.
The eleventh team has nine combat ships under it. It sounds like a large team, but if you listen to the name, you will understand the strength of this team.
That is [Azaka], [Toba], [Hiragami], [Hozu], [Kateda], [Senata], [Atami], [Fushimi], [Futami]... This is properly a bunch of offshore and inland river gunboats.
The largest [Azaka] gunboat has a full tonnage of more than 800 tons, and the smallest [Fushimi] inland gunboat has only 150 tons. Regardless of the small tonnage of these small boats, on the Yangtze River, apart from the British and American inland gunboats ~IndoMTL.com~, there is no armed force that can compete with them. From Hankou to Shanghai, the Chinese fishermen along the coast can only watch. The rising sun flag of the Japanese navy is flying on the Yangtze River in a majestic manner.
In addition to this bunch of boats, Tanimoto also has a trump card in his hand, that is, the old armored cruiser [Izumo] that the Chinese soldiers and civilians dreamed of sinking during the August 13th Resistance War.
This warship was not unscathed in that battle. Several near misses and mine attacks caused some damage to her structure. In other words, it was an old ship launched in 1898. Now, older than most of the sailors who served on her. Since the end of the Battle of Songhu, this flagship has been parked on the north bank of the Huangpu River and has never moved its berth.
Tanimoto certainly wouldn't use [Izumo] to deal with those armies that walk alone, otherwise, how could he persuade the Germans on [Prince Eugen].
Tanimoto wanted to call in the navy and sailors on these ships. Although half of the ships in the fleet were garrisoned in Hankou, the rest would be able to gather at least five or six hundred soldiers for him.
The sailors of the Japanese Navy have received basic marine training. The purpose is that the fleet can form a marine corps anytime and anywhere, without relying on the support of the army to carry out landing operations independently. Therefore, the warships of the Japanese Navy are equipped with a large number of light weapons such as rifles and machine guns, which are used by water soldiers after they land.
Because of the tight time, Tanimoto made up his mind and implemented it immediately. He ordered several captains to immediately return to their ships and summon their crews.
Lieutenant General Mattaro Tanimoto is going to personally lead these loyal naval officers to fight against the army's rebels under the witness of German naval friends.
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