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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2149: Disgraced Again

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    In front of the generals of the Kwantung Army, Chief of Staff Shinno did not dare to have any temper at all, but that does not mean that he was also a good servant in front of his own entourage. A good old man with no temper would throw a tantrum when he saw the Chief of Staff.  Chewing the mud, several of the attendants who followed rushed to him in a hurry, pulled the Chief of Staff up from the cold ground, and were busy slapping the dirt on him.

    Chief of Staff Shinye was in a rather miserable state at the moment. He had a few cuts on his face and his nose was bleeding. His brand-new lieutenant general uniform was stained with mud. What was even worse was that the handle of the command knife at his waist was damaged when he fell.  He slapped his stomach hard, it hurt like hell, "Pop!" With a crisp sound, the big mouth slapped a major attach¨¦ in the face. It was this major's unlucky one. He was the first one to pounce on the chief of staff.  In front of your Excellency, in order to show my concern.

    Unfortunately, he became the target of Chief of Staff Shinno to vent his anger. After beating his entourage, Lieutenant General Shinno Ry¨±aki turned around and glared at the guards assigned to him by General Nanjiro. Similarly, in front of these ordinary soldiers, he was also a superior lieutenant general and staff officer.  long.

    "Baga! - A bunch of idiots! Idiots! Could it be that your superiors trained you to protect your superiors like this? - Hmm!" Chief of Staff Shinno shouted loudly, and the dozen or so Kwantung Army commanders responsible for protecting him  After being scolded, the soldiers of the headquarters guard took a few steps forward without saying a word and expressionlessly, surrounded Lieutenant General Shinno, and formed a human shield for him.

    There were even two strong guards, one on each side, holding Lieutenant General Shinno's arms. The strength was so strong that his feet almost lifted off the ground. If someone who didn't know why looked at it, they would think they were prisoners being escorted to the execution ground.  , a dozen soldiers, surrounding a lieutenant general.  Several middle- and lower-level officers were followed by somersaults toward the venue. This strange scenery immediately attracted the attention of the Kwantung Army commanders at all levels who had returned from the front line.

    "Hey! Mr. Oshima, where is that lieutenant general from? Why haven't I seen him before? He must be an important person. Otherwise, why are there more than a dozen guards protecting him?" One of them had a face covered in black paint.  The major general, who was covered in black smoke and unshaven, asked the other major general who was with him strangely.

    "I don't know. It should be a big shot from the base camp. Our Kwantung Army troops have suffered consecutive losses. Maybe the base camp came to investigate the cause?" the major general guessed.

    "Bah! I'm here to investigate the reason why our Kwantung Army has suffered such heavy losses. The reason is still unknown. Let the old men in the base camp come to the front line to experience it for a few days. Maybe they will pee their pants. There are more than four million Soviet troops. What?  Formation?" A lieutenant general and division commander who came up from behind cursed angrily.

    Chief of Staff Shinye has been to the Kwantung Army General Headquarters for more than ten days. He has never been to the front line once, except for the officers in the General Headquarters.  Knowing that there is such an officer who is directing operations on the front line besides the chief of staff at the headquarters, I have no idea who this person is?

    Under the strange eyes of the officers of the Kwantung Army on the front line.  Amidst the sounds of people biting their ears or pointing fingers and cursing, Chief of Staff Shinno finally entered the big tent where the meeting was held. It was not bad. General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army with glaring eyes, immediately stood up to greet him and politely greeted Lieutenant General Shinno.  , and moved to the seat next to him. Judging from the layout of the meeting, this seat was obviously added later.

    More than half an hour later, all the officers participating in the meeting arrived. More than a hundred people crowded the large tent. Those who were eligible to participate in the meeting were all officers with the rank of major general or above. So many generals  When officers gather together, it should be the stars of the generals who shine, but now looking at the appearance of the generals of the Kwantung Army, their faces are green and yellow, their beards are unkempt, their uniforms are stained with mud and gunpowder smoke, and they are filthy. They all look like they have just climbed out of the trenches.  Same as the monitor.

    Commanders at all levels of the Kwantung Army faced tremendous pressure from the Soviet army every day. They thought about how to survive and had no time to meet. However, when such an occasion occurred, many familiar people felt as if they were worlds apart.  Feeling, naturally getting closer.

    "Oh, Kimura-kun, I didn't expect that you are still alive? How did I hear that your 31st Brigade was killed more than ten days ago" The following words are obviously unlucky, and also  If something bad happened, this person could only say half a sentence.

    "Yes, Noda-kun, it's not easy to meet here. Our 31st Brigade was almost surrounded by the Soviet army, but it was Nagakawa-kun of the 24th Division who worked desperately to rescue us and we were able to escape.  It's a pity that Mr. Nagakawa was unfortunately broken into pieces in order to rescue our brigade. He was so miserable that he was hit by a Soviet large-caliber grenade at close range. He was torn into pieces. He couldn't even piece together a complete body."  The brigade leader named Kimura said with emotion.

    "In such a large-scale battle, the lives of our brigade commanders and division commanders are no more valuable than the lives of ordinary soldiers. In the attack last night, I crushed two of my brigade commanders!"  ?The division commander, who was familiar with these two lieutenant generals, interjected from the side.

    These words resonated with the officers of the Kwantung Army. Also, since the Far East Campaign began, on that day, if we were not faced with a rain of Soviet artillery shells and millions of people chasing after us, we would be lucky if we survived.  Feelings, of course, have common topics. The officers below were all complaining about their grievances. The huge venue was like a noisy market.

    General Nanjiro, who was sitting at the head of the table, couldn't help but frown, as if he was dissatisfied with the presumption of his subordinates, "Well¡ª¡ª!" General Nanjiro squeezed out a sound from his throat, although the sound was not loud, but it was  The voice was cold, oppressive, and gloomy, but it was still like the all-pervasive wind, drifting into the ears of all the Kwantung Army officers. Immediately, the noisy whispers, like the water closing the gate, suddenly became silent, and the scene was solemn and quiet.  Smell the needle.

    General Nanjiro said straightforwardly without any nonsense: "You must be very strange, why are you recalled from the front line at this time?" He paused, looked at the generals who pricked up their ears, but changed the topic, "In the meeting  Before we begin, let me introduce to you that this is the Chief of Staff of the Far East Campaign Headquarters! The special representative sent by Commander-in-Chief Zai Ren to the Kwantung Army Headquarters! Everyone applauded and welcomed him!  , reaching out to Lieutenant General Shinno Ryuaki next to him.

    A burst of neat but not warm applause sounded with a feeble meaning. Many Kwantung Army officers suddenly realized, "No wonder, what I just saw outside the venue was the center who used more than a dozen guards as human shields."  General, it turns out that he is of such an ordinary background, he is just a rookie who has never smelled blood! I carry artillery shells on my head every day, and I don't let soldiers protect me!" Many officers thought with disdain in their eyes.

    Chief of Staff Shinno couldn't help but see the look in the Kwantung Army officers' eyes, which made him secretly angry. He stood up, straightened his military uniform with some dirt on it, smiled on his face, and wanted to say a few words.  By talking in a scene, he can save some face and show his distinguished status as the chief of staff of the headquarters.

    Unexpectedly, General Nanjiro did not give him this opportunity at all. Before he could speak, he opened his mouth and said: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, the military situation is urgent. Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief's order is urgent. There is no extra time to waste on unnecessary courtesy."  Above, please take a seat, I will deploy an attack plan immediately!"

    "Hey!" Lieutenant General Shinno was about to speak, but he was blocked back. Seeing the look in General Nanjiro's eyes, he didn't pay any attention to what he meant, so he could only sit down with a purple face and an embarrassed look on his face.  , now this seat is absolutely hot, and Lieutenant General Shinno is so hot that he is burning inside.

    General Nanjiro continued: "There is only one theme for today's emergency meeting. The General Headquarters has received an order from Commander-in-Chief Zai Ren of the Far East Campaign Headquarters. Starting from dawn tomorrow, the Kwantung Army will devote all its troops to launch a full-scale attack on the Soviet Army.  Fight back!"

    "What?" Like a scorching thunder, it exploded on the heads of the Kwantung Army generals. The frontline commanders all knew how much wealth the Kwantung Army troops still had and how much fighting power the soldiers still had.  After fighting for more than a month, the defense was still very strenuous. It was pure luck that more than four million Soviet troops were not swallowed up. What happened?  We still need to counterattack across the board. Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief Nanjiro, aren¡¯t you out of your mind?

    Although the two fronts of the Soviet Army have withdrawn, how many troops do Zhukov's Far East Front still have? Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, is not clear about how many troops the Kwantung Army has left. Do you need to be reminded? It is obviously a counterattack that will lead to death.  Are you going to execute this bullshit headquarters order?

    Although no Kwantung Army general dared to jump up and object, the incomprehension and rejection, anger and helplessness in his heart were invisible but could be felt. If the air was like air, permeating the conference room, General Nanjiro's increasingly sinister eyes,  Scanning the whole place sharply, the atmosphere disappeared instantly. He did not explain anything, but said dryly: "Chief of Staff, start deploying the offensive missions of each division and brigade!"

    On the same night, on the same battlefield with heavy artillery fire, on the opposite side of the battle line, the commander of the Soviet Far Eastern Front Army, General Zhukov, had just concluded a military meeting. The content of the meeting was completely opposite to that of the Kwantung Army. General Zhukov deployed the Far Eastern Front Army as planned.  The evacuation plan for the Far East battlefield was detailed and thorough. General Zhukov spent several nights and made it himself. It can be said that all aspects of the situation were taken into consideration.

    The meeting ended after less than two hours. The commanders of each group army and the commanders of each army rushed back to their respective units. In another four or five hours, the Far East Front Army began to evacuate.

    On the surface, everything seems to be well arranged, but General Zhukov's heart is still full of regrets. In order to deal with the Kwantung Army's crazy local counterattack, the Far East Front Army had to stay at least?The troops of the three group armies, at the same time, the almost intuitive uneasiness in General Zhukov's heart has never dissipated!

    (To be continued) (To be continued.)
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