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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 2632: Defeated on the Battlefield

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    Obviously, the reprimand of Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro, the Chief of General Staff of the Kwantung Army, had no effect. His confidant, Colonel Ushio Inada, the Director of the Headquarters Operations Division, had a strange expression on his face, as if there was something unclean.  With a bit of a sideways look and no regard for the demeanor of an imperial soldier, he leaned close to Lieutenant General Matsuda and said hesitantly: "Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff, Commander-in-Chief Umezu is back!"

    "Uh-huh? What?" A series of exclamations popped out of Lieutenant General Matsuda's mouth. He stared straight at Colonel Ushio, as if something suddenly popped out of this guy's big mouth.  Monster-like?

    Colonel Ushio was startled by the expression of the Chief of General Staff, and hurriedly repeated: "Commander-in-Chief Umezu is back!"

    "Damn it!" Chief of Staff Matsuda said in pain, his head suddenly swelled to infinity, and his whole body was nowhere to be found. Umezu Yoshijiro came back at the wrong time. This troublesome guy, if it had been earlier,  When he comes back later, he cannot send out the telegram to the base camp on his own initiative. Umezu Yoshijiro is still the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army. If he comes back later, General Nanjiro will arrive in Fengtian and take over the post of commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army.  , when the time comes, the two commanders-in-chief will fight in the ring, and they will have nothing to do!

    But at this time, General Umezu suddenly appeared, wasn't he posing a problem for himself? The telegram from the base camp did not clearly state that General Umezu Yoshijiro was deprived of his position as the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army. From this point of view, he was still his own  Boss, do you listen to the orders given by you or not?

    Although we have not worked together for a long time, I still understand General Umezu¡¯s temperament.  Not to mention being headstrong, he is also extremely narcissistic and arrogant. He will not listen to anyone's suggestions, maybe before the old chief Nanjiro arrives in Fengtian.  What else did he do?  Wouldn't it just add to the chaos of the Manchurian war situation?

    Lieutenant General Matsuda was so anxious that he was wandering around at the gate of the Kwantung Army headquarters. He found himself in a dilemma again. The last time was for the headquarters.  It took several days to send a telegram that truthfully reported the war situation in Manchuria, and my hair turned half gray. Now, Umezu Yoshijiro suddenly appeared and posed another huge problem for me!

    The base camp did not explicitly deprive General Yoshijiro Umezu of his position.  But the new commander, General Nanjiro, was sent out, and he was on his way to Fengtian. In what capacity did he face General Umezu, and what happened in the past few days when General Umezu was missing?

    These.  According to the usual practice, strict review must be carried out, but General Umezu, who has not been dismissed from his post, can he do the review himself? Lieutenant General Matsuda was sweating on his forehead and wandered around for more than ten minutes, spinning Colonel Ushio until he was dizzy.  , but didn't dare to ask, he also knew.  Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff, is in trouble right now!

    Suddenly, Lieutenant General Matsuda stopped wandering around and asked abruptly: "Ushio-kun, where did you place General Umezu?"

    Colonel Ushio answered truthfully: "Originally, I wanted to arrange for Commander-in-Chief Umezu to rest first. But he ordered me to immediately summon the heads of the staff, intelligence headquarters, artillery headquarters, operations department and other departments to go to the war room for an emergency  The military meeting said that military operations are to be deployed. By the way, Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff, General Umezu also asked about you and said that if you have rushed back to the Fengtian headquarters, go to the war room immediately! "

    "I knew you were about to arrive in Fengtian, so I found an excuse to sneak out and wait for you!" Colonel Ushio is a confidant of Chief of General Matsuda. He knew that the base camp had appointed the old commander, General Nanjiro, to take over the post of commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, so  , just informed Lieutenant General Matsuda in advance!

    "Oh!" Lieutenant General Matsuda covered his head and almost fainted from the pain. Sure enough, General Umezu was really as he expected. He really wanted to make some trouble. What should he do?

    It's impossible to avoid meeting each other. What if General Umezu really gives an order? I don't know what's going on with the commander of the troops below. What if his military deployment is completely different from the idea of ??the old commander, General Nanjiro?  , the unlucky one was still himself. In the end, Lieutenant General Matsuda gritted his teeth and sent away the staff and guards. He bit the bullet and walked to the war room accompanied by Colonel Ushio, walking as if he was filled with lead.

    While still in the corridor, I heard the high-pitched voice of General Umezu. Lieutenant General Matsuda took a deep breath and opened the door of the war room. Sure enough, more than thirty officers in charge of various departments in the headquarters were listening to General Umezu.  Speech.

    The sound of the door opening attracted the attention of these officers. Naturally, General Umezu also saw Lieutenant General Matsuda coming in. His eyes flashed and he still said calmly: "Very good, Matsuda-kun, you finally came back from Xinjing.  I developed a battle plan that could change the realityRegarding the Manchuria war situation, after the meeting is over, you immediately report it to the commanders of each unit!  "

    Lieutenant General Matsuda did not speak, but looked carefully. The Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, who had been missing for more than ten days and appeared like a ghost, suddenly appeared. No, he should be his predecessor. He seemed to be thin.  , General Meijin was so thin that he was almost skin and bones. Obviously, in the past ten days, his life was not easy. He suffered a lot, maybe because of being in a hurry, and even had cuts all over his body. He followed the muddy pond.  He climbed out of his ordinary general uniform without even having time to change into it.

    However, what surprised Lieutenant General Matsuda was that this general, who almost lost the entire Manchuria and almost never came back, did not seem to be mentally decadent. He did not have the depression of a defeated general at all. Instead, he was full of fire.  General fighting spirit, but Lieutenant General Matsuda still saw some problems. General Umezu's mental state was somewhat abnormal. He seemed to be in a nervous, morbid, and chaotic excitement. His cheeks, which were almost touching his cheeks, showed a morbid look.  of flushing.

    From this, Chief of Staff Matsuda can conclude that General Umezu is definitely not normal. He may have received some strong stimulation that caused him to become insane?

    Seeing that Lieutenant General Yamada did not respond to his words, but looked at him like a monster, with unscrupulous eyes on him, General Umezu was dissatisfied, and was about to lose his temper, but then he woke up and devised an almost perfect battle.  The plan, this mediocre chief of staff, doesn¡¯t know yet!

    General Umezu picked up his baton, pointed at the large military map on the wall, and said: "Matsuda-kun, my new plan is this. In view of the fact that the current battlefield in Manchuria is extremely unfavorable to our Kwantung Army, two heavy army groups have been  They are surrounded in the Western Liaoning and Western Manchuria areas and are not connected to each other. They can easily be defeated by the troops of that hateful Chinese Tang Qiuli! "

    "Therefore, my plan is for the more than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops in Western Manchuria to immediately break out toward Liaoxi, pass through Kulun and Fuxin, and attack directly in the direction of Huludao. Why is this decision made? Because on the Western Manchuria front line, the independent division  The troops cut off the Siping front line that retreated to Xinjing to pursue the Shuangliao front line, and deployed heavy troops on the Tongliao front line, but there were no heavy defenses on the left and right wings. I called it a surprise attack on its weak point! "

    "As for the more than 500,000 Kwantung Army troops in the western direction of Liaoning, they will naturally have to take coordinating actions, concentrate all their forces, capture Huludao, seize the port of Huludao and hold on to it. Then, I will send a telegram to the base camp, requesting the base camp to dispatch at least  Two naval fleets, with a naval strength of no less than eight aircraft carriers, rushed to Huludao to provide air fire cover for the Kwantung Army. I also requested the base camp to send no less than 1,500 merchant ships to carry the Kwantung Army at Huludao port.  Soldiers evacuate!¡±

    "Don't think that the Kwantung Army in Manchuria will withdraw to the mainland with the memory of shame. That is not my purpose. All the Kwantung Army soldiers who evacuated Manchuria will disembark on the Korean Peninsula and join hands with Tanaka-kun's Imperial Korean garrison.  Annihilate the independent divisions on the battlefield on the Korean Peninsula. The Kwantung Army will use the Korean Peninsula as a base to recuperate. It only takes a year. We will come back. Matsuda-kun, this is my campaign plan, which is enough to reverse the situation in Manchuria in one fell swoop!  create a miracle!"

    General Umezu was talking with joy and saliva flying everywhere. As he spoke, he made nervous gestures. It seemed that his plan had been realized. The Kwantung Army officers who were close to him were horrified to find that the Commander-in-Chief  Your Excellency's eyes are in a state of unconscious confusion, and they are no longer focused!

    Chief of Staff Matsuda was even more dizzy after hearing this. He swallowed dryly. Now he was sure that General Umezu was completely insane. Not to mention whether his plan to order the Western Manchurian Kwantung Army troops to break out in the direction of Huludao in Western Liaoning could be realized.  It was he who proposed that the navy dispatch two fleets. This approach is simply not feasible. The main forces of the current imperial army are in the Eastern Pacific, fighting against the US Navy. How can there be any spare fleet?  Come as far away as Liaodong Bay!

    It takes more than 20 days to sail from the East Pacific to the Liaodong Gulf of the Bohai Sea. It is impossible to reach it. After more than 20 days, how will the situation in Manchuria develop? Who knows, that China devil Tang Qiuli will attack the two Kwantung Army  An encirclement of a heavily armed group has been formed and can wait for you for more than twenty days. Go to hell!

    As for the more than 1,500 merchant ships, it is even more like a madman's idea. If all the things that can float on the sea in the Japanese Empire are brought to Liaodong Bay, I am afraid that there will not be more than 1,500 merchant ships.  ?

    Putting these aside, a large number of independent division troops will watch as the more than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops in Western Manchuria successfully break out toward Liaoxi. The distance from Western Manchuria to Huludao in Liaoxi is at least more than 400 kilometers.  During this period, most of the terrain was mountainous. I am afraid that there will not be much left left after being beaten halfway, and Huludao was captured, which is an area heavily defended by the independent division!

    cannotListening to this lunatic's nonsense, it was not easy. When General Umezu finally stopped, Lieutenant General Matsuda thought for a while and solemnly said: "General Umezu, I have to inform you of news from the base camp!"

    (To be continued)
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