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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2452 The Kwantung Army¡¯s Counterattack (Part 2)

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    The new commander-in-chief of Japan's Kwantung Army, General Umezu Yoshijiro, revealed so many secrets in one breath, not only to win over the former commander-in-chief, General Minamijiro's number one confidant, Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, if  For this reason alone, the layout is too small.

    The purpose of General Umezu Yoshijiro was to convey confidence in victory to all the generals of the Kwantung Army through Chief of Staff Matsuda, an old man of the Kwantung Army, and to tell the generals that I was well prepared to take over the position of the boss of the Kwantung Army.  If you come, follow me and you have to adapt to my style of play.

    Indeed, when General Umezu Yoshijiro was still in Japan, the newly formed Third Army, under his order, set off and gathered in Vladivostok, a place with all directions. If you look at the geographical location of Vladivostok,  Judging from the location, it can radiate to the Western Liaoning Corridor, Liaodong Peninsula and Western Manchuria, but the most convenient route is the nearest route to reinforce the Far East dispatched troops.

    However, General Umezu Yoshijiro had absolutely no intention of reinforcing the Far East Expeditionary Force. In his view, the Far East Expeditionary Force with more than 500,000 troops commanded by Prince Zaihito, Chief of the General Staff of Japan, was the most powerful force except the Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force commanded by General Ito Yanzaburo.  Besides the army, it is the empire's largest military group overseas. Of course, the Kwantung Army now has more troops than the Far East Expeditionary Force, but the pressure it faces is also greater than any other heavy military group.

    Moreover, General Umezu Yoshijiro criticized Prince Zaihito¡¯s insistence on incorporating the Far East into the territory of the Japanese Empire. This is not to say that it is not feasible. What is the purpose of the imperial army¡¯s campaigns in various places?  Is it about expanding territory? It¡¯s a question of when?

    As far as the current situation is concerned, the three seemingly different battlefields of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, and the Far East are actually connected into one, and the most important one is Manchuria.  Prince Zain's approach was tantamount to putting the cart before the horse. More than 500,000 imperial troops were dragged in the Far East. When Manchuria faced huge pressure from the independent divisions, they were unable to divide the troops for reinforcements. This was a strategic mistake.

    about this point.  On the contrary, it coincides with the former commander-in-chief, General Nanjiro, that Manchuria is not secure, and the Korean Peninsula and the Far East have become two separate war zones that are not connected to each other. That China devil Tang Qiuli.  He could command the troops and break them up calmly, but despite his foresight, General Umezu Yoshijiro could not command the Far East Expedition Force, nor could he command the North Korean garrison.

    But if this is possible.  It is possible to create a path for the Kwantung Army, and it is also within the scope of authority. Although in the mainland, before going to Manchuria to take office, Prince Zai Ren made a request to himself through private channels.  The third army was formed.  Heading to the Far East battlefield to assist the Far East Expedition Army in breaking the current battlefield stalemate, and then withdrawing the entire Far East Expedition Army division into Manchuria. This move can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

    "If the Far East dispatches more than 500,000 troops, they will all retreat into Manchuria.  There is nothing to fear from external pressure from just a few corps of the China Independent Division. The prospect is attractive, but it will take time.  What the Kwantung Army lacks is time. The empire's sworn enemy, the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, has taken action in the Liaoxi Corridor and Western Manchuria in Manchuria. Moreover, the lost Liaodong Peninsula area is even more in the Kanto area.  A serious problem for the army.

    Based on the above reasons, General Umezu Yoshijiro politely but clearly rejected the special envoy of Prince Zain. The Third Army, which had recuperated its strength, strengthened its troops and horses, and prepared new weapons, was his only weapon to turn the tide of the war in Manchuria.  How could you put aside your own safety and go all the way to the Far East to make wedding clothes for others?

    All the above scenes flashed through General Umezu's mind like a movie. His refusal of Prince Zain's request had already offended the powerful Chief of General Staff. If there were no shocking actions in Manchuria, I'm afraid.  , The future life will not be easy. He knows very well that he has no foundation in the base camp, let alone many connections. He is basically alone.

    To be able to take over the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, to be honest, is the result of compromise between various factions. As a person who has nothing to do with each faction, his role is more, perhaps as a transitional figure. I don¡¯t know how many people there are among the local high-level officials.  , staring at Manchuria with red eyes, waiting for him to fall down so that he could take his place.

    Therefore, facing Chief of Staff Matsuda¡¯s eyes of absolute admiration, General Umezu was not proud at all, but asked: "Matsuda-kun, who is commanding the troops assembled south of Fengtian?"

    Chief of Staff Matsuda, who was completely impressed by Commander-in-Chief Umezu's strategy, replied respectfully: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, is Major General Inoue Imashima, Deputy Chief of Staff. However, he has only been in office for a very short time and has not had time to start.  The reorganization of the troops, therefore, the current combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army troops south of Fengtian is worrying! "

    "It doesn't matter!" General Meijin said calmly.?? said: "Matsuda-kun, the three and a half brigades commanded by Major General Inoue can be used as the second-line troops to counterattack the Liaodong Peninsula. In this way, they can be quickly integrated into two detachments and assigned to the 107th and 109th Divisions respectively.  Command, the original Fengtian Southern Defense Line Headquarters has been cancelled. As for Major General Inoue, he will return to Fengtian immediately to assist you in your work!"

    "Yes! Commander-in-Chief, I will issue your order immediately!" Chief of Staff Matsuda said respectfully, "Commander-in-Chief, when will we choose to launch a counterattack on the Liaodong Peninsula?" He raised this most critical question.  .

    General Umezu Yoshijiro pondered for a moment and said: "At dawn the day after tomorrow, the 107th and 109th Divisions will arrive in the area south of Fengtian this afternoon. A day and a night of preparation time is enough. I will personally rush to the front line to command this area.  Regarding the counterattack, Matsuda-kun, the military meeting I proposed to hold tomorrow morning can be cancelled, but a small-scale, secret military meeting needs to be held. "

    "Who are participating? Lieutenant General Ono, the commander of the 107th Division, Lieutenant General Kumamoto, the commander of the 109th Division, Deputy Chief of Staff Inoue, and all the officers of the staff. The smaller the scope, the better.  Mr. Matsuda, the degree of keeping a secret is inversely proportional to the number of people who know it. The location of the military meeting is set to be in Liaoyang. You should rush to Liaoyang this afternoon to prepare!"

    Chief of Staff Matsuda saluted and left in high spirits. It seemed that after a short conversation with Commander-in-Chief Umezu, he gained great motivation. Looking at the back of Chief of Staff Matsuda, he disappeared before his eyes. General Umezu's eyes were filled with excitement.  There was a cold light, and his mind had turned to the two divisions that were about to arrive.

    Under the sunshine at the end of June in the Northeast, on the rugged mountain roads of Dongman, the convoys could not be seen from the front or rear. They rolled up dust all over the sky, like an earth dragon, winding towards Liaoyang. Two divisions of the Japanese Third Army  The group of tens of thousands of people got off the train secretly in Mudanjiang and then drove overland to Fengtian.

    Before the Japanese army took action, in accordance with the orders of General Umezu, almost cruel warning measures had been carried out along the route. Even those villages that were located on the main traffic roads and easily exposed the marching targets of the troops were completely wiped off the map of Northeast China.  "The dead will not reveal any secrets!" General Umezu told his subordinates.

    At the same time, several empty trains covered with camouflage nets were still rushing towards Harbin in the original direction. The stations they passed along the way were heavily guarded, and even the local security commander of the Kwantung Army was heavily guarded.  Officials had no right to get close to the train. The troop train, except for stopping to add water and coal, kept going north.

    With such a high degree of vigilance, the speculations and discussions of the residents along the train route aroused the vigilance of interested people. Naturally, these included agents from the Intelligence Division of the Independent Division in various parts of the Northeast. As a result, a piece of sub-intelligence was sent to the Intelligence Division's headquarters one after another.  Headquarters in Peiping.

    In Kailu County, eastern Mongolia, in the courtyard of the North China Field Corps headquarters, Major General Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff of the independent division, walked into the extremely secretive office of division commander Tang Qiuli. "Commander, we have received information from the intelligence office that we have  The agents discovered that there were several disguised trains. Strict security measures were taken in the places they passed, and they were running in the direction of Harbin. The intelligence office judged that these should be special troop transport trains from the two divisions mobilized by the Japanese Third Army.  !¡±

    Zhao Yuhe reported concisely, "Harbin?" Tang Qiuli raised his head from a large pile of telegrams, frowned slightly, and said: "Yuhe, judging from the direction of the movement of the two Japanese divisions, it seems that they are heading north to join.  The possibility of a battlefield in the Far East is great, what do you think?"

    Zhao Yuhe had obviously made a judgment and replied: "Commander, I always believe that the Japanese army joining the Far East battlefield with tens of thousands of troops from two divisions will not help. However, since the destination of the Japanese army's special troop transport train is Harbin  , which makes this possibility even greater. From Harbin north to the Far East, there are railway lines that can move quickly! "

    "Furthermore, from the northeastern border of Jiamusi, the Japanese troops of these two divisions can directly penetrate into the battlefield in the southern part of the Buleya Mountains. Could it be that Nanjiro wants to use the strength of the two divisions to disrupt Deputy Commander Liu's deployment?  And the Far East Expeditionary Force that was protecting Zai Ren was withdrawn into the Northeast?"

    Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "The strength of the two divisions is not enough to change the current situation on the Far East battlefield. At present, the intention of the Japanese troops mobilized by these two divisions is still unclear. Order the Intelligence Department to monitor them closely.  I want to see what kind of medicine Nanjiro Gourd sells? In addition, are there any actions by the other two divisions of the Japanese Third Army? "

    Tang Qiuli also didn't believe that Nanjiro would lose his mind and try to break the deadlock in the Far East battlefield with only two divisions and only 50,000 soldiers. No one except a madman would do this. However, next, the Northeast region  The development of the situation has greatly deviated from his current judgment.

    (To be completed)Continued)
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