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"This Eleventh Army is really difficult, and it seems that it has become a habit to repeatedly resist orders. I always like to work against higher orders, which makes me feel a headache!" Matsui Takuro said.

In the evening after Shibayama Kenshiro left, Chen Gongbo deliberately held a grand welcome reception in order to welcome the new Supreme Military Adviser Kenju Yazaki. All senior government officials in Jinling attended, and Chen Mingxiang naturally came to the scene.

He had just said a few words with Zhou Aihai, and he was called aside by Matsui Takuro who was attending the cocktail party, and chatted with Japanese generals such as Kenju Yazaki.

This kind of special treatment not only made the traitors of the Wang pseudo-government look jealous, but even Yazaki Kenshi was also murmuring that the status of Chen Mingxiang, a Chinese man, seemed to exceed his imagination.

"Why, the commander of the 11th Army, has conflicted with the opinion of the headquarters again?" Chen Mingxiang said with a smile, thinking that there was a conflict between Yokoyama Yuki and Hata Shunroku.

"This time it is not Yokoyama's problem, but it is also related to him. It is the staff officers of the 11th Army who are tossing about Yokoyama's battle plan." Matsui Takuro said.

The departments of the Eleventh Army launched an offensive to the Hongqiao area west of Hengzhou, and at the same time reported to the Sixth Front Army Command and the Dispatching Army Command, preparing to move on towards Xiaoxiang and capture the local airport.

However, after comprehensive consideration, the dispatching army headquarters only agreed that the Eleventh Army repelled the defenders of the Shancheng government on the front line of the flood bridge, and did not agree to attack Xiaoxiang now, which would disperse the forces.

However, the chief of the general staff Matsui Takuro, in accordance with the intention of Marshal Toshiro Hata, made a reply that immediately aroused strong dissatisfaction in the headquarters of the 11th Army.

The staff believed that the dispatching army headquarters restricted the combat operations of the Eleventh Army and interfered with the army commander's authority granted by the staff headquarters to command and use troops in accordance with changes in the enemy's situation after the offensive began.

"The staff of the military command actually vetoed the command of the general command. How could this be possible? Isn't this the following crime?" Chen Mingxiang said, seemingly surprised.

"Chen Jun, you don't know the weight of the position of staff in the imperial army. They can be said to be a special group. Let me tell you this. Soldiers who have not served as advisers will basically not become generals in the imperial army system. , Must go through the training of this position." Yazaki Kenju said with a smile.

The Japanese staff was the second most bizarre phenomenon in the Japanese army during World War II. In addition to dog bites between the navy and the army, the chief military officer was unable to manage his own staff, but was restricted. Doesn't it sound incredible?

The position of the Japanese staff is very high. They are responsible for formulating combat plans and issuing orders. For example, the wing staff only obeys the command of the brigade staff, while the brigade staff only listens to the command of the division staff. Things happen frequently.

The chief military officer has the power to veto the plan of the staff, but it is them who make the plan. The chief military officer of the Japanese army cannot veto the combat plan issued by the superiors of the Japanese army, and it is the staffs who communicate the superior combat plan!

For example, I often see that some people wear ribbons on the Japanese military uniforms. This is called an ornamental thread, and not every Japanese officer can wear it.In the Japanese army, only generals and staff officers can wear it, so it is not only an ornament, but also a status symbol.

The Japanese generals wore yellow three-strand three-entry gold thread, mainly for the decorations used in the dress, while the staff wore six-strand six-entry gold thread, which was one of the configurations of the regular clothes. It can be seen that the position of the staff is detached.

Yokoyama is a figure who can suppress the staff. He is militant and good at using soldiers. The staff of the military command are very obedient to him, because such commanders conform to their belligerent instincts, and the command of the military headquarters is dispatched. But it goes against their ideas.

So he sent a telegram of protest to the dispatching army’s general headquarters, complaining about the reasons for expanding the scope of operations, and arguing that the military commander’s command and use of troops in accordance with the battlefield situation is within his scope of authority, and the general headquarters is interfering. The power of the military command.

This kind of hard-line representations and protests is not once or twice. There are usually three ways to deal with higher-level command agencies.

One is to simply not provoke this group of staff members, and to reply as they protest, so as not to take responsibility for future problems.

The second is that the deputy chief of staff or the chief of operations staff will be sent by the superior command to persuade and suppress the combat troops. The staff of the military command cannot skip the steps of the staff of the general headquarters.

The third is to send the combat staff of the general headquarters to the combat troops to understand the actual situation and submit a report on the solution, which will be dealt with by the superior.

"Then how did you deal with this matter? They are resisting and failing to comply with the order and violated the authority of the higher-level command organization." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.

"I sent a staff officer to the front of Hengzhou to have an in-depth discussion with the staff of the 11th Army. I also went to the front to conduct a detailed survey. I didn't expect that the Shancheng government's army would retreat at an unexpectedly rapid rate, creating a way for the 11th Army to continue its offensive. opportunity."

"Therefore, the worry about the dispersion of troops no longer exists. The headquarters agreed that they will continue to attack according to the original plan, occupy Xiaoxiang and Quanzhou, and be ready to attack Guizhou and Liuzhou at any time." Matsui Takuro said helplessly.

Yokoyama is already eating disobedience, and now his staff are also like this. The newcomer to the Sixth Army as the commander of General Ningji Okamura, is still not familiar with the situation and can’t deal with the Eleventh Army’s He reacted to his behavior, and besides, he didn't think Yokoyama would succumb to Neji's suppression by Okamura, and this bastard even dared to contradict the Sixth Marshal Hata.

"Your Excellency, the Eleventh Army of the Imperial Army can defeat the Shancheng government army so quickly and enter the territory of Guangxi Province. I think the third stage of the war will soon be over." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.

He found it hard to accept this result. The Shancheng government was near Hengzhou, but the 37th Army, 62nd Army, 79th Army and the new 19th Infantry Division were mobilized, and the local No. The second assault column cooperated, and the most elite of the 73rd, 74th, and 100th Army were also used.

In other words, in order to block the Japanese army, the ninth battle zone of the Shancheng government used the main force of six armies and one division, and it actually retreated within two days, opening the door of Guangxi Province!

If the opponent wins Xiaoxiang and Quanzhou, it is equivalent to approaching Guizhou, which is more than two hundred miles away. How did this battle go?