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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2516 A Knife in the Side

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    Speaking of decisions and strategies, Chief of Staff Matsuda asked himself that he did not have the brains of General Umezu Yoshijiro, nor his overall view. After finding a solution, he went back to work again and issued an order to mobilize troops to the Military Command of the Manchukuo ruling government.  , and the limited mobilization of the Manchurian Army's Third Army, the Fifth Division stationed in Benxi, the Third Division in Kuandian and other units must rush to the Sino-North Korean border area within two days to accept the Third Division of the Kwantung Army.  And the commander of the fourth detachment!

    It was already dawn, and Chief of Staff Matsuda, who had been working all night, was exhausted and aching all over. Behind the pleasure brought by power was the unknown hardship. He sighed, supporting his somewhat shaky body, and returned to  As soon as the residence was dim, I was awakened by a rapid knock on the door, "Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff! Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff! Urgent military report from the China-North Korea border!"

    Chief of Staff Matsuda was so excited that he lost all sleep and hurriedly got out of bed. At this critical moment, emergency telegrams came from the third and fourth detachments. They must be related to the independent division troops in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. Could it be that the most worrying thing?  happened?

    Sure enough, after reading the telegram, Chief of Staff Matsuda's eyes widened. What was bound to happen sooner or later came so quickly to his surprise. The third and fourth detachments of the Kwantung Army reported in the telegram, without exception.  Extremely bad news, "At dawn today, our unit was suddenly and violently bombarded by the Independent Division. Most of the defense line along the north bank of the Yalu River was destroyed. All units are now engaged in a bitter battle!"

    "Major General Takashima, the leader of the third detachment, has died for his country. The independent division troops dormant in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula broke through all the defense lines of the imperial army with extremely ferocious attacks. Our imperial army guarding troops were divided and surrounded, and the main force of the independent division  , have crossed the Yalu River, requesting headquarters to send additional reinforcements immediately!¡±

    Chief of Staff Matsuda¡¯s face was ashen and he was at a loss what to do. Two large holes in the northern part of the Liaodong Peninsula and the China-North Korea border needed troops to fill.  But the troops he had desperately mobilized were still being mobilized, and the fastest ones were in Fengtian and the areas surrounding Fengtian.  The improvised troops were meant to block the independent division troops pursuing the Third Army and the First and Second Detachments of the Kwantung Army from the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula.

    Chief of Staff Matsuda was going crazy, he knew it all too well.  The unit of the Independent Division in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.  After crossing the Sino-North Korean border line, what we want to do is to block the retreat route of the remaining two detachments of the Third Army and the Kwantung Army. If we turn around, we can also point our troops directly at Fengtian.

    Already confused, Chief of Staff Matsuda grabbed the phone and called the commander-in-chief, General Umezu Yoshijiro, who had also just laid down.  Haven't slept yet, actually.  He couldn't sleep at all. With one careless move in the Liaodong Peninsula battle, the entire Manchuria war situation was in danger of being lost. He was thinking hard about how to solve it, but to his dismay, other than asking the base camp to increase troops in Manchuria again, there was no other way.  There is no other way.

    Moreover, reinforcements to Manchuria cannot be reduced. At least ten divisions and nearly 300,000 troops are needed. However, General Umezu knows that at least for now, these 300,000 troops cannot be obtained domestically, not just in Manchuria.  Reinforcements were needed, both in the Far East battlefield and the Korean Peninsula battlefield. While he was tossing and turning, the ringing of the bedside phone interrupted his worries and filled him with bitterness.

    After listening to what Chief of Staff Matsuda said in a trembling tone about the fighting on the border between China and North Korea, General Umezu held up the phone like a fool, his mind went blank for a moment. After studying for most of the night, Matsuda and I came to the conclusion that  , the independent division troops in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula were temporarily restrained at the Beidaifeng battlefield east of Tokugawa, but in the blink of an eye, they broke through the defense lines of the third and fourth detachments of the Kwantung Army and crossed the Yalu River.

    General Umezu knew better than Chief of Staff Matsuda what this meant. It meant that the remnants of the Third Army and the first and second detachments of the Kwantung Army, which were in full retreat, had their back roads cut off, which meant that from Gaizhou Anton  The front line, from Fengtian to the hinterland of Manchuria, is under the command of the independent division troops. If Fengtian falls, the entire Manchuria will be divided into two unrelated parts, concentrated in the Western Liaoning Corridor and the Kanto area in Western Manchuria.  The main force of the army will also be in a situation of being attacked from both sides.

    His heart was filled with painful anger, almost uncontrollable, not because of his misjudgment and being slapped loudly by the facts, but because of the deep sense of powerlessness in his heart. The Manchurian war situation was like a leaky boat everywhere, and everything was needed.  The troop strength area is filled, but what he lacks the most is soldiers, brave and capable soldiers of the Japanese Empire, and hatred of the Kwantung Army intelligence department. If he had received reliable intelligence in advance, he would never be so passive.

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief! Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief!" Chief of Staff Matsuda's anxious shout brought General Umezu Yoshijiro back to the cruel reality.

    Anyone can mess up, but he cannot mess up. General Umezu warned himself, "Matsuda-kun, the war situation in Manchuria has further deteriorated, but it has not reached the level of despair. Adjust your deployment and finallyThe troops mobilized from Fengtian and surrounding Fengtian immediately went to the Andong front line to block the independent division troops crossing the Yalu River. Later, troops from one legion and two divisions of the Manchurian Army were mobilized to also invest in this direction!  "

    "Order these troops to fight to the death, otherwise they will be killed without mercy. In addition, a large number of officers with combat experience will be selected from the headquarters to take over the command of the Manchuria Army at all levels. Mr. Matsuda, this is our only hope. An  East must be defended, and if the independent division troops occupy Anton first, they must take it back!" He said seemingly very calmly.

    Chief of Staff Matsuda felt as if he was in a mess and had lost his basic ability to judge. He could only listen to General Umezu's contingency measures. However, he was still thinking about another thing, so he asked stupidly: "General  Commander, what about the retreating Third Army and the remaining two detachments of the Kwantung Army?¡±

    General Umezu was so angry that he almost called him a pig. However, the more critical the moment, the more he had to calm down. Since the face of the emperor was involved, he suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Matsuda-kun, let's get things started quickly."  , the two detachments of the Third Army and the Kwantung Army are retreating, and they will have to reach the line from Andong to Gaizhou around tomorrow evening at the earliest. The key point now is the independent division unit crossing the Yalu River.  , is our biggest threat, we must concentrate our efforts to eliminate it, do you understand?¡±

    Putting down the phone, General Umezu calmly put on his military uniform, ordered the guards to prepare their vehicles, and immediately rushed to the headquarters. His original plan to meditate behind closed doors for a while to sort out his thoughts was completely in vain. Now, he needs to go to the Kwantung Army headquarters by himself.  Making a sea god needle to stabilize everyone's hearts, with a sense of solemnity and solemnity, General Umezu, who faced the early morning wind with a calm face and showed the style of a general of the Japanese Empire, drove away in a car with steady steps.

    No one could tell from the guards around him or the staff officers following him that at this moment, General Umezu was feeling as if his heart was fried and his whole body was burning. Even though he had changed his deployment, the number of troops deployed in the Andong direction exceeded 250,000.  However, he felt no peace of mind or confidence at all, because they were the Manchurian Revolutionary Army.

    If it were the 250,000 soldiers of the Japanese Empire, General Umezu would have enough confidence to encircle and annihilate the independent division troops crossing the Yalu River, and give the independent division troops coming from the central Liaodong Peninsula a head-on blow!  "I hope that the more than 200,000 Manchukuo soldiers can at least delay the independent division troops coming from the rear for one to two days! Give yourself time to adjust your deployment!" He expected bitterly.

    The central part of Liaodong Peninsula, Jiuzhaigou.  The temporary headquarters of Tang Qiuli, commander of the Independent Division, was located. As the troops pursued the retreating Japanese army across the board, the flames of war had faded away. The gas bombs thrown by the Japanese army had all been controlled. The Jiuzhai area had recovered.  The tranquility of the past, the green mountains and green waters, and the lush greenery everywhere show the richness of the early summer scenery.

    Chief of Staff Zhao Yu and Major General came to Tang Qiuli who was sitting under a big tree, reading telegrams. The morning breeze was blowing gently and the leaves were rustling. On a low table next to them, there were two people, Mei Xue and Liu Xinlan.  Carefully prepared breakfast, a large bowl of yellow and orange millet porridge, a few boiled eggs, plus a plate of fragrant pickles and a plate of pickled bacon. Without chopsticks, take a sip of millet porridge and pick up the salt with your hands.  Put the meat into your mouth and eat it with relish.

    Zhao Yuhe smiled and said jokingly: "Teacher, no matter what the circumstances, your appetite is always so good. It's really enviable! I just have no appetite when I get busy. I can't learn this from you."  Come!"

    Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "Food is the most important thing for the people, and I have taken this seriously. Even if the sky falls, I will not delay eating. If I don't even have the appetite to eat, how can I eat the whole world? Eating is a matter of attitude.  , By the way, Yuhe, the current progress of the Korean Railway Force is going smoothly, right?" He suddenly changed the topic and asked.

    Zhao Yuhe replied: "So far, the troops are making good progress. The division and encirclement of the third and fourth detachments of the Kwantung Army on the north bank of the Yalu River are in progress. Division Commander, I am a little worried!"

    Tang Qiuli stuffed a piece of bacon into his mouth, chewed it deliciously, and asked, "Well! Yuhe, what are you worried about? Tell me!"

    Zhao Yuhe said: "Commander Han's troops left six regiments to encircle and annihilate the Kwantung Army troops on the north bank of the Yalu River. The troops on the line from Andong to Gaizhou only had four brigades, with a width of more than 200 kilometers.  There are not enough troops!¡±

    "Also, the troops crossed the river with light equipment, marched on foot, and were heavily equipped with equipment and trucks. They were still stranded on the south bank of the Yalu River. It would not be a problem to capture Andong. However, Gaizhou is far to the west of the Liaodong Peninsula, with a straight-line distance of more than 200 kilometers. South Korea  The commander¡¯s troops may not be able to catch up with the fleeing Japanese army and block their retreat. If this is the case, the battle plan to completely annihilate the Japanese Third Army and the Kwantung Army detachments on the Liaodong Peninsula battlefield will not be successfully completed! "

    (To be continued) (To be continued) (To be continued)To be continued.  .  )
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