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Part One Russo-Japanese War Chapter 296 Gathering of Elites

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    Chen Wu is really here.

    For Chen Wu, he just wanted to find an opportunity to complete his redemption, restore the rank of general, and retire with the rank of army general. After retiring from the National Defense Force, he worked as a military consultant in Afghanistan for several years under the arrangement of Jiang Fangzhen.  , and then went to Chile and Iran to serve as military general adviser.

    In the past ten years, Chen Wu has been in Iran, serving as the vice-principal of the Tehran Army Academy in Iran. He did not do much as a principal, but he still built a very powerful army for Iran in the position of Iran's military general adviser.  Therefore, it cannot be said that Chen Wu has stayed away from the military field in recent years.

    As he got older, his character was much better than before. During the rare two times he returned to China, he had the opportunity to meet the emperor under the arrangements of Zhao Tingzhu and others.  It should be said that he regretted his impulsive behavior back then. It was too late now, but there was never a chance to make amends for him.

    As for the emperor's punishment on him, Chen Wu was willing to do so. He was always the most loyal to the emperor's direct lineage, and the emperor had no choice in the matter of severe punishment.

    Now that he had such an opportunity, Chen Wu couldn't wait to fly back to China, and petitioned several times through Zhao Tingzhu and others. Even his old colleagues Jiang Yanxing and Yang Tiesheng were invited to intercede. With Jiang Fangzhen and Chen Qicai's persuasion, the emperor finally became  After approving this matter, as a favor, Chen Wu was demobilized as an army major general and formed a fourth group army to participate in the war.

    It is said to be the Fourth Army, but it actually consists of two infantry divisions and six brigades. There are also three brigades in the Iranian army, one of which participated in the East African War. It can be said that Chen Wu helped Iran establish the army.  Elite mountain tour.

    China is not only a member of the Asian League, but also the leader of the Asian League. When China goes to war with Japan, all member countries must contribute money and efforts. Iran contributes both money and strength. The only two battleships were dispatched to Brunei.  Assist in defense.

    No matter what, Chen Wu came, and he came very quickly.

    On December 30, 1939, before early January next year, Chen Wu couldn't wait to fly to Kaesong. He didn't even go to Pyongyang and went directly to the frontline headquarters.

    His personality is like this, and Cai E also knows it very well. I heard that he flew over directly, put down the phone and went to pick him up.

    Kaesong Military Airport.

    A Se35 military special plane flew down and parked at the end of the airport. Chen Wu walked out of the airport alone, without even an orderly or adjutant accompanying him.

    He has been away from the Imperial Defense Force for so long that he seems to be a complete stranger.

    Walking out of the cabin, he raised his eyes and saw Cai E in the pick-up team not far away. Cai E was still wearing a dark blue general uniform, but he could only change into a dark brown and green major general uniform.  .

    This visual gap made Chen Wu quite emotional.

    Time passed by, and he realized that he was really much older, but his heroic spirit would never be lost. In this land, he had killed more than a dozen Japanese soldiers. He commanded his 3rd Division.  Xiong swept away tens of thousands of Japanese troops. In a more distant past, he once followed the emperor to kill more than 100,000 Japanese troops on the battlefield of Liaoyang.

    General Cai E seemed very happy to see Chen Wu and walked up to greet him impatiently. Chen Wu also quickly walked down the gangway to shake hands with Cai E. The two of them were very happy to see each other, especially Chen  Wu, after working in Iran for so long, it is really not easy to finally see old friends.

    Cai E naturally understood his mood and couldn't help but patted Chen Wu on the shoulder and sighed: "Old Chen, it would be great if you could come. I couldn't ask for more. Come, let me introduce you to the various branches of our Northeast Defense Force."  Go-getter.¡±

    After saying these words, Cai E accompanied Chen Wu and Wei Lihuang and others present to meet and greet, and introduced these new generation of army major generals and lieutenant generals to Chen Wu one by one.

    It has been fifteen years since Chen Wu left the Imperial Defense Force. During these fifteen years, the Imperial Defense Force has been updating at a very fast pace. Wei Lihuang, a group of major generals and lieutenant generals, are all young officers who stood out during the First World War.  , they were only lieutenants and captains back then. Only during the Sino-Soviet War did people get promoted to colonels. Zhang Zizhong and Fu Zuoyi were considered senior. After the Sino-Soviet War, they were promoted to Army Lieutenant Colonels. These two were promoted relatively quickly back then.

    Chen Wu was a general at that time, and he must have lacked understanding of the group of lieutenants. Therefore, Chen Wu was not familiar with Liu Yazhao, Bai Chongxi, Huang Baitao, and Xue Yue. After he arrived at the frontline headquarters, Cai E personally served as  He introduced these new generation of middle-aged generals, and these were all in their prime years and full of energy.

    Seeing such a group of people, Chen Wu was also quite impressed.

    After introducing these colleagues to Chen Wu, Cai Ecai personally accompanied Chen Wu back to the frontline headquarters and arrived at the headquarters.?Cai E also had to arrange a place to stay for Chen Wu first. After preparing a room in the temporary guest house, the two sat down in the room and talked about each other's current situation.

    After talking about something off-topic, Cai E said to Chen Wu: "I'm really happy that you can come here this time. We are brothers in need. It's not easy for us to have such an opportunity. I really hope it's a good fight."  With a turnaround, I will be more prosperous even if I retire again."

    Chen Wu sighed: "Who says it's not the case!"

    Cai E patted the seat beside the bed, asked Chen Wu who was pouring tea to sit down, took out a cigarette and lit the fire with Chen Wu, and said: "Actually, the more I think about it, the happier I am. To be honest, I  It's been a while since I left the Army. The current battlefield has changed so much that I can't adapt to it. Fortunately, Liu Gengyun, an old guy, has been the dean of the college. He also commanded the East African War before, so his acceptance ability is much faster than mine.  "

    Chen Wu also went to the battlefield in East Africa and told Cai E honestly: "It's really not a big scene in East Africa. The Italian army didn't fight at all. Anyone who went there could wipe it out with three strikes, five strikes, five divided by two, but that's all.  When I came back, Lao Liu fought really beautifully and steadily in that battle, and he defeated his opponent with ease. He really used his invincible strength to defeat the enemy's weakness."

    Cai E smiled and said, "What you said is fair. It's rare that you, Chen Baozi, are able to convince others!"

    Chen Wu sighed unhappily: "Leopards, they are all old leopards. Old leopards are not even as good as hyenas on the grassland. They can only wait for death in the trees."

    Cai E dusted off the cigarette ashes and said, "Don't say it so bleakly."

    Chen Wuze said: "It's a good thing for me to lower my posture. I didn't know how to restrain myself when I was young. Now I know how to restrain myself, but I don't have much chance."

    Cai E smiled and said, "Isn't this your chance now?"

    Chen Wu replied disdainfully: "What kind of opportunity is this? Fighting against Japan has nothing to do with our Army. Now is the time when the Air Force and Navy are so arrogant. They won. We can win this battle with our eyes closed. Really.  Fight, let's fight the Soviet Union, and fight a real Sino-Soviet war before our Army plays the leading role. But at that time, I guess it won't be our turn. Those two bastards, Lao Zhao and Fu Liangzuo, have been preparing for a long time. As long as they really fight, they will  We won¡¯t be allowed to wipe our hands, we just need to take care of little Japan.¡±

    Cai E sighed and revealed the inside story: "The emperor actually wanted Zhao Tingzhu to come over. It's not that he couldn't come. He secretly approached Jiang Fangzhen to recommend me, saying that it would be better for him to stay in the northwest and watch the Soviet Union. The emperor thought about it for a while,  You really just asked me to come over.¡±

    Chen Wu and Zhao Tingzhu had been dealing with each other all their lives, and they had nothing to say. He commented in one sentence: "That thing is a human spirit, as good as a monkey. Let's not compete. Let's just talk about attacking Japan. In fact,  My point of view may be different from yours. The grandsons of Little Japan are famously arrogant, the commanders above are famously rigid and conservative, and the commanders below are famously not afraid of death, so this battle may not be real.  They are easy to fight. Even if we win with the advantage of equipment, they will not accept it. Sooner or later, they will still have to stir up trouble. Therefore, if we really want to win them over in this battle, we still have to fight with courage and blood to defeat them.  Only by being convinced can you let them know who is the boss.¡±

    Cai E agreed: "What you say makes sense, but how do you plan to fight?"

    Chen Wudao: "If we fight head-on, we will have the upper hand no matter what. It is impossible to say that we will throw our good equipment aside and fight on our own without the help of the navy and air force. We would be too stupid. So if we want to fight in one battle,  Little Japan doesn't dare to fight with us at all, so we have to fight harder. I suggest that we fight a fierce battle directly and fight to the Busan Port in one go, blocking Little Japan's retreat and allowing them to destroy all the millions of troops.  Throw them on the Korean peninsula, wipe them all out with 10,000, completely beat them to death, and beat them to the point where they won't even dare to challenge us for five hundred years."

    Cai E chuckled slightly and said, "Isn't your idea too harsh? If you want to fight directly to Busan, you have to cross all the mountains and highlands in the middle, and you have to travel hundreds of miles. This battle is not easy to fight, even if there is  If you fight hard at this opportunity, the damage will be severe."

    Chen Wu replied nonchalantly: "Let's fight, there's nothing we can't do, as long as we make up our minds."

    Cai E asked: "Did you tell the emperor about this idea before you came?"

    Chen Wu replied: "As I said, the emperor is still considering it. It may take two days before he can reply to us."

    Cai E thought to himself, Chen Wu, you are still a dog who can't change his habit of eating shit. Your ambition is not small. You want to eat someone else's millions of troops from the very beginning.

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    Song Biao and Jiang Fangzhen discussed Chen Wu¡¯s proposal twice, but ultimately did not adopt it. The reason was that the navy and air force already controlled the Korean Strait, which meant that Japan now wanted to use the Korean Strait.Evacuation from the island will also be very difficult.

    With the transfer of Chen Wu's Fourth Army and two airborne divisions to the Korean battlefield, the empire's major counterattack against the Japanese army will really come.

    The Chinese are a nation that is very thrifty and saves, and the Central Military Department of the Empire has always been the same. Every year, the Central Military Department will use 7% of its military expenditures to reserve strategic materials and ammunition. The central cabinet government also has the same thrift and year-over-year  The good habit of saving is to continuously accumulate national reserves in areas such as important strategic materials and grain through the Central Reserve Bureau.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Reserve.

    Just as Germany had stockpiled enough grain, sugar, lard, and butter for the entire country to consume for two years before the war, the Empire also did this kind of thing, but it took longer and was more powerful. It would do whatever it needed to import.  The strategic reserves and the total amount of grain reserves are so astonishingly high that every year some of the old grains are donated free of charge or sold to other countries at low prices.

    Because the empire lacks rich iron ore, the refined iron ore powder imported from Brazil and Australia will be specially stored in the country. The reserves of tin, copper, aluminum, nickel, and zinc are also very high. With the scale of the Sino-Japanese War, the Central Army  The reserves of the Ministry and Cabinet Government can basically ensure that the national economy is almost completely unaffected. In particular, the total amount of ammunition stored by the Central Military Headquarters is on average 400 rounds for each Japanese. On average, every four Japanese,  One cannonball from the imperial reserve can be evenly distributed.

    If the annual savings work is done well, during the war, only a large amount of strategic reserve resources will be consumed. And because 1/3 of the national strategic reserves are in the Northeast, even the transportation of supplies is very convenient and convenient when fighting the Japanese army.  Quick.

    ??Finally, Japan must be crazy and a little too sick to fight a country like the Chinese Empire.

    Of course, Japan also has another account. Anyway, this is already the case. If it accidentally defeats China and accidentally goes to the Northeast to rob it for one or two years, wouldn't it be a huge profit? The entire country will become the top of the world's powers.  A strong country?

    It's a beautiful thought. The Japanese base camp really supported the so-called Emperor of Manchukuo before the war. It wanted to mobilize the Manchu and Qing survivors in China to work together to be loyal to the Emperor of Manchukuo and establish a truly free and independent Manchukuo.  , secretly sent spies to China to distribute leaflets, publish secret books, and contact the old and young of the previous dynasty. As a result, even Mitsumasa Yoneuchi, the Japanese Prime Minister, felt that what the Japanese military base camp did in this matter was too ridiculous.

    After the Battle of Jeju, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi really couldn't be the prime minister. He didn't want to be, and the military didn't want him to be, so he elected Fumimaro Konoe to be the prime minister of Japan.

    ¡°It¡¯s really hard for China to say it can understand Japan. It¡¯s even harder for Japan to say it can understand China.

    In short, both sides have unclear reasons.

    The conflict is too deep.

    You have to fight even if you can¡¯t win.

    Just like an unknown little boxer challenging the world boxing champion for dignity, movies always appear inspiring, just and brave, as if to encourage everyone to challenge authority and the strong. In reality, as long as the boxing champion is not drunk or like  The Manchus and Tsarist Russia were so sick that they could basically beat the shit out of their opponents.

    Japan was very lucky before. It actually defeated two old world boxing champions who were terminally ill, so they always thought that they were also boxing champions.

    This time, he was really going to be beaten so badly that his feces, urine, plasma and brain would be sprayed all over the place.

    In the previous air battles of Sanduao, Inchon, Kaesong Battle and Jeju Naval Battle, the Chinese Empire actually did not gather all its strength to deal with Japan. By January 1940, the empire was ready in all aspects. This really wanted to show the world  The strength of the First Empire was over.

    The Japanese army has always believed that it is at the peak level of active war preparations and is difficult to match in the world. However, China does not have much active preparations for war, so it will definitely have an advantage in the early stages of the war. What Japan has to do is to follow the situation of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 and attack as soon as possible.  Sinking China's navy, knocking out the main force of China's army, and forcing China to sign an armistice agreement that was extremely beneficial to Japan. Of course they were wrong. China's preparations for war are invisible technological lines and national strategic reserves. Such preparations are called  At a more advanced level, it only takes half a year for China's technological level in the military industry, strong strategic reserves and national industrial strength to expand its military strength by four to five times.

    Before the Battle of Sanduao, the Chinese Army equipped a total of 11,500 tanks and armored vehicles, including a total of 1,320 MT22 light tanks. By January 1940, the total number of MT22 light tanks in the Army had increased to 5,540. The Air Force  The number of fighters and other aircraft increased from 9,770 to 17,500, and the number of Tiger Shark fighter-bombers reached an astonishing 4,300.

    Under such circumstances, once China launches its counterattack against Japan, Japan willIt is impossible for the army to resist.

    Although Japan is crazy, it is also based on its crazy pursuit of national interests, as well as its internal compromise with militarism and appeasement, so that it will not even lose its final sanity. Konoe Fumimaro has been trying to conduct armistice negotiations since he came back to power.

    The Japanese military base camp is ostensibly controlled by the Kodo faction, but behind the scenes is Prince Zaihito, who represents Emperor Showa of Japan. Prince Zaihi also decided to negotiate with China, but proposed a basic proposal to Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro.  The terms of the negotiation were that Japan could neither cede territory nor provide any financial compensation, and would not bear any responsibility for war crimes.

    Although the conditions were harsh, Konoe Fumimaro still sent the Minister of Foreign Affairs to China to negotiate with great hope, but of course it was impossible to achieve any result.

    It was under such circumstances that in mid-January 1940, the Northeastern Defense Force launched an unprecedented scale Seoul Offensive, kicking off the imperial counteroffensive.

    The person responsible for commanding this operation is Wei Lihuang, commander of the Second Group Army. Nominally, General Cai E is in charge. Wei Lihuang has been preparing for this battle for a long time.

    During the repair period in Pyongyang, he and Huang Baitao went to the front line many times to inspect the actual situation. Combining the terrain maps, the two conducted many exercises and tests using the military flag deduction method.

    The Second Army includes the 4th, 14th and 15th Armored Divisions, the 35th Infantry Division, the newly formed 56th and 57th Infantry Divisions, the 134th and 135th Tank Brigades, the 55th Self-Propelled Artillery Division, and the 104th Self-Propelled Artillery Brigade.  The newly established 180th Artillery Division, the 153rd and 154th Engineering Brigades, the 172nd Baggage Brigade, the 184th and 185th Baggage Brigades, the Eighth Division and Eighth Brigade, with a total strength of 357,000, of which 1/4 of the troops were acquired in the past six months.  Recruited from the patrol corps and local militia, 1/10 of the soldiers were recruits recruited after the war.

    This composition of forces determined that the Second Army was the absolute main force of the Army throughout the Third Sino-Japanese War.

    After six months of preparations, the divisions and brigades under the Second Group Army have carried out large-scale equipment replacement and adjustments based on the combat terrain of the Korean Peninsula, as well as special large-scale military exercises and training.

    It was not until the end of 1939 that the Second Army sent reinforcements from Pyongyang to the front line and was responsible for the attack as the main force of the Seoul offensive.

    Originally, according to the Central Military Headquarters¡¯ intention, Fu Zuoyi¡¯s First Group Army was transferred back to Pyongyang to replenish defenses and repairs, and recruit new troops were recruited in Pyongyang on the spot, supplemented and adjusted to prepare for the subsequent landing battle to attack the Japanese mainland.

    After all, Fu Zuoyi was Fu Zuoyi, and he had very deep connections around the emperor. Through his connections at that time, he directly followed the path of Chen Jiayou, the chief minister of the inner court, and sent several telegrams to ask the emperor for war. He did not look at merit but hard work. After all, their Second Army  After guarding Kaicheng for half a year, now they are going to fight a big battle. The whole army is gearing up to fight for glory, but they have to be sent back to rest. The brothers are not convinced and can't stand it. He, the commander of the Second Army, will also be beaten by his subordinates.  They looked down upon him and thought that it was because he had no status in the upper echelons of the army that he ended up like this.

    During the war, all combat plans and overall arrangements were handled by the Joint Operations Staff Department under the Central Military Commission for National Defense. The actual leaders were Jiang Fangzhen, Pan Zhaoqin and Fu Liangzuo. The specific plan for the Seoul Offensive was also drawn up by them and submitted to the emperor for approval.

    When Song Biao approved this plan, he did not take into account the feelings of Fu Zuoyi and the Second Army. He was also a veteran in the army, so of course he understood this feeling. After reading Fu Zuoyi's telegram, he personally called back to appease Fu Zuoyi and the Second Army.  On the other hand, the officers and soldiers of the Second Group Army also negotiated with Jiang Fangzhen, and finally made some adjustments to this operational plan, allowing the Second Group Army to garrison in Seoul and Kaesong for rest, rest and expansion, without having to be transferred back to Pyongyang. Zhang Zizhong's  The Third Army can allocate two main divisions to coordinate operations.

    It happened that Chen Wu¡¯s Fourth Army was also deployed to the Korean battlefield, so he asked the Fourth Army to speed up across the peninsula and arrive at the Wonsan area and Gangwon Province in eastern North Korea to garrison.

    As we all know, Wei Lihuang is an extremely talented person who knows how to fight.

    Fu Zuoyi can fight, but Wei Lihuang knows how to fight. Moreover, Wei Lihuang previously served as the deputy commander of the Beijing Military Region. Before being transferred to the commander of the Second Group Army, he not only asked for orders to transfer several of the divisions he relied on most, but also  A dozen of the most capable subordinates were brought over. There was also a gathering of elites here, including Bai Chongxi, a young Zhuge who was famous for his shrewdness. Huang Baitao, Guo Yuqian, Xue Yue, and Sun Ren were also capable generals.

    Wei Lihuang also has one thing that is different from other army commanders and commanders. He pays special attention to training the staff officers around him. His staff officers are directly drawn from the Beijing Military Region, including many who he specially recruited from the Central University of Science and Technology in his early years.  A group of top students in mathematics. When selecting lower-level officers, he also paid great attention to those talents who were excellent in arts and sciences.

    Wei Lihuang also has a special advantage. His qualifications are not as good asFu Zuoyi is so senior, but he is also not young. Basically among the graduates of Central Continental University, he is the first batch of imperial conferees, and he is known as the number one disciple of the emperor.

    Therefore, among the group of generals who emerged after World War I, he was an extremely special one. He had been immersed in the great mechanized military revolution for more than ten years. He could also be said to be an expert in mechanized warfare in the empire.

    During the six months of adjustment in Pyongyang, in order to fight a hearty battle, he not only went to the front line several times to observe the combat level of the Japanese army, but also made hundreds of large and small adjustments to the Second Group Army.  In the replacement of equipment, everything was done in a light and simple manner and in large quantities. More than 4,000 MT22 light tanks were equipped, which was to use the fast maneuverability of the MT22 light tank to quickly cut through the Japanese defense line.

    Japan's intelligence work is still very good, so as soon as Wei Lihuang led the Second Army into battle, the Japanese base camp knew that the situation was not good, and hurriedly asked the Third Army led by Okamura Neiji to step forward to support Higashikaru Miyazaki.  Lieutenant General Wang's Second Army, General Matsui Iwane, also arrived in Seoul in person and made adjustments to the entire defense in an attempt to resist the offensive of the Second Northeast Army.

    The war is imminent and is about to break out. Almost all the elite talents cultivated by the armies of the two countries in the past two decades are gathered here.

    The achievements that people can achieve in every different era and environment are different. Even if you are a genius, without education, first-class training and opportunities, you can only be an illiterate worker, farmer, or  You are a fisherman, but with education, you may become an engineer, mathematician, physicist, entrepreneur and you may also become the best military strategist.

    Wei Lihuang's generation still hasn't caught up with the good times. When they were fourteen or five years old, the war was in chaos. There was really no better way to get ahead other than being a soldier, so they unanimously continued to choose to be soldiers and work in the empire.  Cultivate and grow in the first-class military education system, absorb the best military education and training, and learn to understand real war.

    The group of major generals and colonels who are five or six years younger than them have better luck. They have experienced a complete series of ten years of modern military education such as youth military academy, non-commissioned officer school, and military academy.  , only then can he be reborn from the ashes, transform into a second lieutenant of the Imperial Defense Force, and then be promoted and developed step by step from second lieutenant, from platoon leader to regiment commander, brigade commander, and division commander.

    There are gains and there are losses.

    When the Imperial Defense Force became such an army, the generals and sergeants were no longer blind, ignorant, vulgar and disdainful. They may also have said goodbye to the barbarism and bravery of the Northeast Army era. Now even bravery is in another sense.  of intellectual tenacity.

    They are lucky.

    They are not the generation of blind arrogance, nor the generation of ignorance and inferiority. They are the generation of the imperial martial arts and reformist trends. They are the generation of the restoration of Japan. They are the heroic generation illuminated by the glorious light of the empire.

    They carry forward the past and link up the future.

    They inherited honor and bravery, loyalty and tenacity from the era of the Northeast Army. They also learned about the rule of law, freedom, democracy, nation, and people's livelihood in the great wave of imperial restoration and modernization.  It reflects the glory of history, the glory of the nation, and the professionalism and dedication of the military.

    They are responsible for protecting everything in the empire.

    What about Japan?

    Japan is also the best generation of soldiers. In this Seoul, both sides are destined to play the most tragic swan song in the history of Asian hegemony. The winning side will dominate the ups and downs of history, and the losing side will be completely destroyed and have nothing.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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