"Nani? The flag of the 11th division was not burned in time and was seized by the Chinese rat?”
At the mouth of the Huangpu River, on the patrol warship Izumo, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army, General Shigen, suddenly jumped up from his seat and asked in shock. His expression was extremely ferocious and terrifying.
"Hey! Your Excellency! The sudden attack of the China Rats was too sudden! With one shot, he destroyed the command center of Shan Baojun's division! There was no time to send a farewell telegram. What was even more terrifying was that the flag of the Mountain Treasure Regiment had not been burned.”
When the chief of staff, Major General Sanjyo, suddenly heard this news, he realized that the sky was falling!
"Baka! Baka!"
Old geezer Stoneroot really didn't know how to roar.
China Rat had destroyed the 11th division's headquarters in front of him and killed their commander, Shan Bao Zongwu. This was a huge loss and humiliation for the empire.
However, what Shigen couldn't accept was that China Rat had even taken the 11th division's flag.
The military flag was the symbol of glory and bravery for an army.
Every flag of the empire was personally given by the emperor.
Usually, they would be worshiped and would not be taken out casually. Only when they won a battle would they bring out the undefeated legend of the Empire's army!
The empire's army had a clear rule that if the flag was there, the people would be there. If the flag was destroyed, the people would be killed!
If the battle was won, the flag would be raised high to celebrate, but if it was defeated and there was a danger of the entire army being wiped out, the flag would have to be burned.
There was also a saying for burning the military flag, and there was a solemn ceremony called " burning!"
Therefore, even if the flag was burned, it could not be seized by the enemy.
Every flag represented an independent army of the Empire. Once the flag was seized by the enemy, it meant that the formation of this unit was gone.
Once the military system was abolished, it meant that there was no possibility of rebuilding it.
Therefore!
When faced with the danger of being destroyed, the commander of the army had to be very decisive and use the 'burning' ceremony to burn the flag that symbolized their army's 'life'. It could not be seized.
Even if it was burned down, the military title would still be there, and people could still rebuild it.
However, once it was seized by the enemy, it would be a great humiliation. The military title would definitely be cancelled and it would be impossible to rebuild it.
Now, Shigen realized the seriousness of the problem.
The flag of the 11th division was taken away by China Rat!
Once this matter was publicly confirmed!
According to the Empire's military laws, the 11th division's military name had to be removed!
But…
The 11th division was just the headquarters of the division, but they were raided by the Chinese rats and their flags were taken away.
However, the 11th division's 2 infantry brigades, as well as the artillery, cavalry, engineers, logistics, etc, all of their subordinates were still intact.
The moment the name of the 11th division was removed.
What about the exploration teams under him?
A headless army?
This would definitely affect the morale of the Empire's warriors at the frontline.
Or could he just change the division and start over?
This was even more impossible. Otherwise, the exploration teams and allied forces under the 11th division would definitely mutiny.
It was troublesome!
The old devil Shigen thought deeply at this moment. At the same time, he felt that this was an unprecedented problem.
If the matter of the 11th division flag was not handled properly!
It was probably the biggest variable in the ever-changing Battle of Songhu.
"Order! He had to keep the news of the 11th division flag being taken by the China Rat a secret.”
Shigen realized that the most important thing now was to seal off the news!
They must not let the exploration teams and regiments under the 11th division know that their division flag had been taken by the China Rats.
"Your Excellency! After the successful ambush and the death of Mountain Treasure Lord, they had already reported the victory to their capital!”
"It even specifically states that we have obtained a flag from the Mountain Treasure Regiment!”The three devils added nervously.
"Baka! Kill!"
"Kill all the Chinese Rats that broke out of Baoshan! He was not allowed to let go of a Chinese rat. He brought the 11th division's flag and crossed the river!”
" As long as we can take back the 11th division's flag tonight, the glory of the 11th division can still be preserved. Otherwise, when the news gets out tomorrow…"
Hiss!
Old geezer Shigen sucked in a breath of cold air. His teeth were in pain, and he didn't dare to continue speaking.
The only thing they could do now was to surround and kill the Chinese Rats overnight and take back the flag before they could bring it out of the blockade line.
This way, even if the Chinese authorities knew that they had seized the 11th division's flag, without any physical evidence, the dynasty could just ignore it.
"Hey!"
Old ghost Stoneroot gave a strict order!
Under General Ishigen's instructions, the Japanese's Chief of Staff Sanjo transferred an exploration team from the front line. A total of 8,000 soldiers, along with the 3rd division's 10,000 soldiers, to wipe out the area around Luodian.
They even sent a call for air support and took off overnight to investigate. This was also the first time in the history of the Japanese that they had sent out an aerial reconnaissance plane at night. They were really forced!
……
"Battalion Commander! Do you mean that if we seize the flag of the Japanese division, the name of the Japanese division will be directly banned?”
"If we seize their flag, the Japanese will have to change their appearance and name?”
"Is this what Battalion Commander said? To capture a Japanese division flag and directly wipe out a Japanese division?!”
"So that's what happened? It turned out that the Japanese valued their military flag so much. Even if they held a burning ceremony and burned the flag, they could not be seized!”
"Damn you! This military flag was seized by Little Master, so it should be kept by Little Master!”
……
Under Chang Lihua's explanation, the eyes of the platoon leaders were extremely fiery as they stared at the flag of the Guizi Regiment in Chang Lihua's hands.
Among them, Wei Mingyang, the platoon leader of the security platoon, took the initiative to ask for his help.
However, he was kicked away by Deputy Platoon Leader Lame Meng.
What a joke!
This was the most valuable treasure in the entire Japanese division!
Furthermore, he, Cripple Meng, had personally seized it and handed it over to Battalion Commander Chang Lihua. How could he let someone else do it now?
Previously, which of these bastards didn't aim at the Japanese's second-grade military saber and fight for it?
Now that he had discovered the most valuable item, he wanted to get his hands on it?!
"Cripple Meng! Are you going against the heavens? How dare you kick me? I just want to touch the flag of the devil army and see what it looks like. Do you have to be so f * cking anxious?”
Caught off guard, Wei Mingyang was flipped over by Cripple Meng, causing everyone to laugh on the spot.
"Alright! The Japanese would definitely go crazy tonight! We'd better take the opportunity to break out of the encirclement and meet up with the higher-ups as soon as possible. Otherwise, we'll be in big trouble!”
Chang Lihua's tone was serious, and he signaled Cripple Meng to take good care of the burning devil flag.
It was indeed a hot thing.
Chang Lihua knew that this was a ruthless stab to the Japanese's heart!
Ever since the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese had only had seventeen divisions.
With a division flag seized, it meant that this division was going to be taken down.
If the 11th division, one of the 17 permanent divisions, were to be removed from its position!
This was a bolt from the blue for the Japanese.
Chang Lihua couldn't imagine how furious the Japanese would be. However, he could imagine how crazy Shigen, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army, would be tonight!
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