Chapter 498 It's really booming
Although it was a celebratory banquet, no dish had been served yet, and it was obvious that combat research had to be conducted first.
Seeing everyone sitting down, Okamura Ningchi said in a deep and powerful voice: "Gentlemen! Before the celebration banquet begins, let's discuss our army's marching plan first. Please don't record or take pictures."
Those generals who had taken out their notebooks immediately put them away.
Okamura Ningchi said politely: "Captain of the Shadow Agency! You are a guest of the 11th Army and an intelligence officer. Please speak first."
"Thank you, Commander Okamura!"
Xiang Chu nodded in thanks and said loudly,
"Gentlemen! According to Yamashita's opinion, your army should concentrate all its forces, quickly advance westward along the Yangtze River, capture Wuhan in one fell swoop, and end the battle as soon as possible. It's over!"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Xiang Chu's speech was concise and to the point, without any dragging of words, and he did not speak for his good friend Prince Fuyukume Yumi, which allowed them to take the credit.
Okamura Ningchi was also surprised and waved his hand, saying, "Gentlemen! Please speak freely."
Qingmu Fantong said in a loud voice, impatiently: "Commander! Qingmu thinks that we must not act so recklessly. We should first stabilize northern Jiangxi, and when the Second Army arrives, we can attack Wuhan together."
As a result, two factions quickly formed. One faction supported Xiang Chu's all-out attack, and the other supported Qingmu Fantong to stabilize northern Jiangxi. The discussion on the spot was very heated.
末了，冈村宁赤拍板：“诸君！本司令官准备以第6、18、116师团继续西进，第9、27、101、106师团在赣北作战，你们意下如何？”
Xiang Chu felt relieved. This dispersed advance would facilitate breakthroughs. He nodded and said, "The commander is really the Zhuge Liang of the empire. This is very good."
"Yes! That's very good."
All the Japanese generals gave thumbs up.
Okamura Ningchi was very satisfied and asked with a smile: "Gentlemen! Should the four divisions in northern Jiangxi attack separately or together? Let the commander of the film agency speak first."
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Commander! Of course it's better to attack together."
Qingmu Fantong retorted instinctively: "No! There are many rivers and mountains in northern Jiangxi. We cannot attack together. We must attack separately."
Xiang Chu immediately changed his words: "Captain Aoki is still thoughtful. Northern Jiangxi is indeed full of water and mountains, and it is difficult for the imperial mechanized army to deploy. But we should be careful and cautious, for fear of an ambush."
Aoki Iidō said with disdain: "Ambush? The Chinese army is like a flock of sheep. As soon as the imperial army approached, they all fled. Haha!"
"Yes! They all escaped. Haha!"
The Japanese generals echoed in unison and laughed.
Xiang Chu echoed, "It is indeed as the generals said, haha!"
Aoki Ito taunted, "Captain of the Shadow Agency! You are good at intelligence, but as for fighting, it depends on you."
Xiang Chu pretended to be convinced and said, "Indeed! I hope that Major General Aoki can charge at the front and set an example for us."
"That's natural!"
Aoki Iidō said domineeringly.
Seeing that the two seemed to have a harmonious relationship, Okamura Ningchi said with relief:
"Alright! The discussion is over, and we will disperse and attack as you all said. Now, the celebration banquet will begin!"
To the south, Nanchang borders Jiujiang.
Liujia Village suffered a devastating disaster.
A squad of Japanese soldiers broke into the village and drove the villagers to the threshing ground.
Then they separated the men and women, set up machine guns, and began a bloody massacre.
The simple villagers had never seen such a scene before. They knew they had no escape and their cries shook the sky.
The threshing ground was right next to the river, and three motorboats rushed over, led by a major general.
The major general waved his hands and shouted loudly: "Baga! Do not massacre these innocent people."
The Japanese squad leader was only a captain. When he saw a major general coming, followed by some majors and lieutenant colonels, the youngest of whom were all captains, he was stunned.
He hurried forward and reported loudly: "General! Kobayashi's team is suppressing the Chinese rebels. Please give us your instructions."
Liu Zhengxiong waved his hand and said, "Captain Xiaolin! We are the subordinates of the next generation leader of the Shadow Agency. All the Chinese in this village are spies of the Shadow Agency. You, lead the troops to evacuate immediately."
When the Japanese squad leader heard that Liu Zhengxiong's Japanese was not so standard, he suddenly hesitated.
Lu Xiong was more capable of handling things. He immediately picked up a bag of cigarettes, alcohol and candy and walked forward, showing his lieutenant colonel credentials to the hesitant Japanese squad leader.
Then, he handed the bag to the Japanese squad leader and said in a Kansai accent: "Kobayashi-kun! Judging from your accent, you are also from Kansai. Here! Please accept these gifts. Please don't tell others about what happened today. It is not easy for us in the film agency to develop a village of Chinese people."
The Japanese squad leader took the bag and said with a smile: "Yoshi! So you are from the same hometown, and you are also a subordinate of the leader from the mountain generation. Everything is easy to deal with!"
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and quickly left with the Japanese squad.
Liu Zhengxiong walked towards the villagers with a smile on his face. Before he could speak, a large group of them fell to their knees with a plop.
His mother was the most senior in the village, and she prostrated herself on the ground and shouted, "Taijun! Please spare our Liujia Village."
The villagers also shouted in trembling voices:
"Taijun! Please don't kill us."
"General! We are all ordinary people."
Liu Zhengxiong threw his military cap to Lu Xiong, stepped forward to help his mother up, and cried out in tears: "Mom! I am Zhengxiong."
"Masao?!"
All the villagers cried out in surprise.
"Xiong'er!"
Liu Zhengxiong's mother cried out, slapped Liu Zhengxiong in the face, and shouted angrily, "I am not the son of the devil."
"Mom! I'm not a devil."
Liu Zhengxiong said with a smile on his face.
The villagers shouted angrily:
"Zhengxiong! How can you be a Japanese general?"
"Zhengxiong! You have forgotten your ancestors, shame on me!"
The village girls shouted:
"Liu Zhengxiong! I will never worship you again."
"Liu Zhengxiong! You deceived my feelings."
Lu Xiong, Ning Qiang and others burst into laughter.
Sun Ji shouted, "Major General Liu! You should put on your National Army general's uniform again."
Liu Zhengxiong reacted and said hurriedly: "Everyone get on the motorboat and change clothes!"
After saying this, he ran back to the motorboat amid the astonished gazes of the Liujia Village villagers.
Not long after, he changed into a brand new uniform of a major general of the National Army and got off the motorboat.
Lu Xiong, Ning Qiang and others also changed into the Kuomintang military uniforms and waited to get off the boat carrying canned food.
Liu Zhengxiong took out his Chu Mansion ID, handed it to the 60-year-old clan leader and said:
"Second Uncle! I am the major general logistics director of the Chu Mansion."
The clan leader opened his eyes wide, looked at his ID with the young people, and nodded:
"Yes! It has an official seal on it. It is indeed a real general."
When Liu Zhengxiong's mother heard this, she burst into tears and cried out, "Son! You are a general of the country, and I beat you. I am really ashamed of our ancestors."
There were no tears at all. He said the words "general's son" so loudly that it sounded like he was showing off.
The villagers changed the topic and began to praise Liu Zhengxiong crazily:
"Our Liujia Village finally has a general!"
"Thank you General Masao for saving the lives of the entire village!"
"Green smoke is coming out of the Liu family's ancestral tomb. A general has been born!"
"Brother Zhengxiong! You are still Hua Xiaocui's idol."
Liu Zhengxiong shouted, "Lieutenant Colonel Ning! Major Lu! Quickly distribute the canned food to my relatives."
"General! Understood!"
Ning Qiang and Lu Xiong praised loudly.
The villagers of Liujia Village happily distributed canned food, candies, cigarettes, wine and other foods that they had never seen before, and the scene was very lively.
Liu Zhengxiong stuffed a handful of gold bars and French currency into his mother's hands and said happily: "Mom! You will have plenty of money to spend in the future. You can buy whatever you want to eat."
Liu Zhengxiong's mother said with a smile: "Give it to your brother! I don't know how to spend money."
"Brother! I'll hold it for you."
Liu Zhengxiong's elder brother hurriedly took the money in his hands, his face beaming with joy.
Not only did he save the lives of the entire village, he also received infinite respect.
Liu Zhengxiong sighed inwardly: "It's really a good thing to be with Xiang kid!"