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Text Chapter 234 Iimura Rang¡¯s plan

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    The silence of his subordinates was like gold, which made Umezu Yoshijiro even more depressed and angry. Umezu Yoshijiro looked at his subordinates who were silent and said coldly: "What the Empire of Japan needs is the courage to take responsibility."  [.Com text] As senior officers of the Kwantung Army, how can you be worthy of the emperor's kindness and keep silent when the Kwantung Army is in such danger?

    After that, after looking at the senior officers who were still silent, Umezu Yoshijiro, who had spent a lot of effort to suppress his anger, simply named him directly: "Nakayama-kun, you are the current chief operations staff officer of the Kwantung Army. Regarding the current situation,  What should I do? "

    ¡°Actually, it doesn¡¯t matter that Umezu Yoshijiro asked his subordinates to speak by name.  Moreover, according to normal thinking, there is nothing wrong with letting the chief combat staff who is responsible for formulating the combat plan be the first to speak.  But the key thing is that he ordered the wrong person.

    The first person he named was the one who had been on the bench for two months since he was transferred to the Kwantung Army because his predecessor had not handed over power under the protection of the commander.  It had only been a few days since I took over, and even the relationship with Nakayama Geno hadn't been smoothed out yet.

    Hearing that Umezu Yoshijiro was the first to point out his own general, Nakayama Geno, who was full of resentment at the moment, did not hesitate to do so.  With a certain prince as his back-up, he stood up directly and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, although I have been transferred to the Kwantung Army for more than two months, due to some reasons at the top, I have not been able to take charge."

    "This combat plan was all drawn up by the former Lieutenant Colonel Hattori Takushiro, and he had no knowledge of it even though he was in his humble position. So I'm sorry, Commander, I can't answer your question. As for how to rescue the crisis, I think the Commander should consult Lieutenant Colonel Hattori.  That¡¯s what I mean. After all, Lieutenant Colonel Hattori is a man of great talent that the commander has always relied on, and we are all ashamed of his talent.¡±

    In just a few years, this man was promoted from Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Operations Staff of the Kwantung Army to Lieutenant General and Chief of Staff of the Twelfth Army. At this time, he was just a Lieutenant Colonel and an officer. Although he said it very euphemistically, it made people feel.  General Umezu Yoshijiro was extremely reluctant to step down.

    Since he was transferred to the Kwantung Army Commander, Umezu Yoshijiro, who has always been arrogant and domineering, has been contradicted like this for the first time.  The livid-faced General Umezu Yoshijiro wanted to get angry, but suddenly he remembered the rumors about the relationship between the Prince's Chief of Staff and this guy that he had heard at the General Staff Headquarters.  Umezu Yoshijiro, who had suppressed his anger, sat down with a pale face and said nothing, just staring at the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Iimura Jo.

    Being stared at by Umezu Yoshijiro, Iimura Rang's heart went crazy. Knowing that the commander asked him to speak, Iimura Rui hesitated for a long time before saying: "Commander, we don't have enough troops now. Except for the 14th Division, the current  The Kwantung Army does not have any mobile forces, but we cannot use the 14th Division for the time being. This is the Kwantung Army's last reserve force. "

    "Once used, at least for a short period of time, we will no longer have any mobile power. Unless we can risk the emptiness of the Manchu-Soviet border and deploy other divisions. But Commander, we cannot afford this consequence. We cannot deal with it.  Hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops across the Manchurian-Soviet border turned a blind eye."

    "I think now let Katayama Shozaburo gather the troops of the Second Division still in Jiangbei and withdraw them first. If the Second Division is all lost, the Tokyo base camp will not be able to spare the Kwantung Army. As for the clearing operation, I think it will be temporarily suspended.  It¡¯s better. At least under the current situation of insufficient troops, it¡¯s better to stop it temporarily.¡±

    Having said this, Iimura Rang looked at General Umezu Yoshijiro, who looked even more livid after hearing his words, and then said: "Of course, the temporary termination does not mean that we give up. Manchuria is the lifeline of the empire, and it is even more important to the empire.  Without Manchuria, the empire would be unable to continue this war."

    "Maintaining the stability of Manchuria is the most important task assigned by the empire to the Kwantung Army. The ancient emperor of China once said a very classic saying: No one can sleep soundly on the side of the bed. Therefore, if the Kwantung Army wants to protect the stability of Manchuria, it must eliminate all those who dare to  Resistance is what we have to do."

    "But the current situation is that we do not have enough troops, but it is a fact. So I suggest to stop it temporarily. Your Excellency, General, our current situation is very similar to the situation when the Chinese government encircled and suppressed the *** base area, so I have checked it out in the past few days  I have a lot of information in this regard. That¡¯s why I suggested that we might as well learn from the practices of the Chinese government forces.¡±

    "We can continue to take siege measures before the new division is transferred, or even for a period of time after it is transferred. It has already entered October. According to the climate in northern Manchuria, it will be necessary in half a month.  Entering winter. I think everyone here has some experience of the severe cold in northern Manchuria.¡±

    "We will carry out the strictest blockade of the area under its control in the future.Not even a grain of grain or a tael of cotton is allowed to enter its control area.  For the areas bordering it, measures to consolidate villages and households must be strictly implemented.  Necessary daily necessities such as grain, cloth, and cotton must be rationed according to minimum needs only.  "

    "The severe cold in Northern Manchuria can reach minus 40 degrees in winter. There is no cotton clothes, food, or even salt. I wonder how they survive the winter? They are not stragglers with 1,800 people now. They can eat so many of our troops, at least  It requires tens of thousands of troops. Just relying on the few counties they currently control, which are vast and sparsely populated, and have a combined population of less than 200,000, they simply cannot afford winter clothing and supplies for so many people. I don't think they can survive a winter when food and clothing are scarce.  How many people can be left and how much fighting power can be left?¡±

    "Your Excellency, Commander, this anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese armed force is now fully fledged. If we want to completely annihilate them, we must mobilize at least four divisions or more. And what we are most lacking at the moment is troops. This force is different from the previous one.  The anti-Manchu armed forces are different, and their combat effectiveness is rare since we entered China."

    "Even the so-called elite German weapons troops of the Chinese government army are still slightly behind them. For such an army, if we rely solely on force to suppress them, even if we wipe them all out, the price we have to pay is unbearable.  . Therefore, we need to take a two-pronged approach, and we can adopt the method used by the Chinese government to deal with the so-called base areas of the Communist Party of China, blockade them, and weaken their combat capabilities to the greatest extent, so as to provide priority conditions for the final military solution."

    "On the one hand, we must impose a tight blockade on the area under its control and do our best to weaken its combat capabilities. At the same time, we must take advantage of the difficulties it encounters to divide and disintegrate its troops. After its strength is greatly weakened tomorrow spring,  Carrying out a final military solution to it.¡±

    "As long as our blockade is effective, it doesn't matter even if all the Manchus in the Lower River area freeze and starve to death. As long as we can weaken their combat capabilities, we can take all necessary measures. At the same time, we will also deploy some aviation forces to control them.  Conduct strategic bombing in the area, especially to find the opponent's arsenal and completely destroy them."

    After that, Lieutenant General Iimura Rang stood up and said to General Umezu Yoshijiro, who looked thoughtful after hearing his suggestion: "Your Excellency, Commander, several divisions on the China battlefield will be transferred to Dalian for rest. We need to  At that time, you can ask Tokyo to temporarily transfer these divisions to the Kwantung Army."

    "In this battle, the Manchurian troops are basically unusable, and the elite Jing'an Division they did must never happen again. Moreover, the Manchurians are greedy by nature, and it is difficult to ensure that they will not be bribed and send supplies northward without permission. Therefore,  The blockade task should be carried out by the Imperial Army as much as possible. "

    "At the same time, we must adopt diplomatic means to take advantage of the European war, and we must cut off its channels for obtaining external supplies through Soviet Russia. Soviet Russia is short-sighted, greedy, cunning, and extremely selfish. The empire can take advantage of their shortcomings and find ways to make them  It terminated its aid.¡±

    "As long as we cut off their access to outside aid, coupled with our strict blockade, we will starve them all to death north of the Songhua River even if they are hungry. We have experienced a northern  After a brutal winter, I wonder if they can still be so good at fighting?¡±

    Iimura Rang's words made General Umezu Meijiro nod his head repeatedly. After Iimura Rang's words fell, Umezu Meijiro pondered for a long time and said: "Iimura-kun, we must come up with a blockade plan and the required resources in the shortest possible time.  Troop allocation. As for the divisions that have been resting in Dalian, I will talk to the Tokyo base camp. Since it is resting, it is the same wherever they go to rest. Let these divisions that have been fighting in the interior of China have a taste of the winter in Beiman.  The scenery is also good.¡±

    Speaking of this, General Umezu Yoshijiro smiled coldly and said: "Although Iimura-kun's plan is suspected of trying to stir up Sasaki-kun, it is a good plan after all, isn't it? But it may freeze or starve them to death.  , will be more suitable for our current situation.¡±

    When Umezu Meijiro said these words, everyone here breathed a sigh of relief.  Jiangbei is a hard rock, and anyone who touches it will feel uncomfortable.  It is also a prickly hedgehog. Not to mention who will suffer, it will be unlucky, very unlucky.  I came to the Kwantung Army to be gilded, not to be a scapegoat.

    No matter what kind of plan is proposed, as long as the battle is defeated, someone will be unlucky.  Although Geno Nakayama contradicted the Commander and was extremely dissatisfied with Hattori Takushiro occupying his position, he did not think that he was tactically superior to Hattori Takushiro.

    Although Umezu Yoshijiro did not say it directly, the meaning of his words already showed that he accepted Lieutenant General Iimura Rang's idea.  And whether this plan can finally be approved still requires the nod of the Tokyo base camp.  With this coming and going, maybe my transfer order has been issued.  Just?Used to make this crater.

    As for what Geno Nakayama is thinking, Umezu Yoshijiro, who does not have clairvoyance, naturally has no idea.  What he knows now is that if the Tokyo base camp does not approve him, and it is not Chief of Staff Iimura's suggestion of strangling the opponent, he can only think of other ways, and even if he bites the bullet, he will have to mobilize troops from other places.

    Major General Saburo Katayama does not know what decision the Kwantung Army Headquarters will make.  But Major General Katayama Shozaburo knew that if he didn't run away, he might really have no chance.  After losing contact with the troops on the front line of Wangshazitun and Fuguitun, Major General Saburo Katayama found that his situation was getting worse and worse.  The opponent's main force is probably rushing towards you now.

    For Major General Katayama Shozaburo, what makes him even more troubled is that now even the shadow of his opponent has appeared behind him.  In other words, the troops crossing the river of himself and the Second Division currently have less than one brigade of troops left, and they are currently in danger of being surrounded by their opponents.

    Seeing Major General Katayama Shozaburo's uncertain expression after he saw the opponent's strength behind him, Hattori Takushiro suppressed his inner fear, but his anxious tone revealed his true thoughts: "Your Excellency, Major General, you must immediately  Make a decision. Otherwise, we will be surrounded by the other side.¡±

    Katayama Shozaburo, who was now extremely disgusted with this guy who was chattering in front of him, glanced at him and said: "Lieutenant Colonel Hattori, as a major general officer of the Imperial Army, I know better than you what to do now. Now you  What needs to be done is to shut your mouth, I am the supreme commander here."

    Since Hattori Takushiro came to supervise the operations of the Second Division, Katayama Shozaburo, who had always been kind to him, suddenly became angry and frightened Hattori Takushiro, and he shut his mouth at that time.

    Looking at Takushir¨­ Hattori who finally shut up that annoying mouth and stood aside honestly not daring to talk nonsense anymore, Shozaburo Katayama turned to the captain of the 1st Battalion of the 30th Regiment, Koji Yabiki, Lieutenant Colonel Sadoichi behind him.  : "How many people are there in China's anti-Manchurian armed forces appearing behind us now?"

    Yabiki Koji hurriedly said: "Your Majesty the Brigade Commander, so far, at least one company of the opponent's cavalry has appeared behind us, and we have also found traces of large troop mobilizations on both wings. They launched a counterattack from the front, and the offensive  Although it is not violent, it is still entangled with us. Your Excellency, the brigade commander, if we don¡¯t retreat, we will be trapped here if the opponents on both sides encircle us.¡±

    After Major General Katayama Shosaburo heard Yabiki Koji's report, he hesitated for a long time and gritted his teeth and said, "How many troops do you have that are entangled with them now?"

    Yabiki Koji said quickly: "Brigade Commander, my first squadron, two squadrons of the second squadron, and part of the machine gun squadron were entangled by it. Now we only have two squadrons of the third and fourth squadrons left, as well as those who stayed in Jiangbei before.  One squadron of the 29th Regiment is still intact?¡±

    Major General Katayama Shozaburo stopped Yabiki Koji from continuing, and gritted his teeth and said: "Order the First Squadron and all other troops entangled by the opponent to stop the opponent, and the remaining troops will retreat immediately. All supplies that cannot be carried, and heavy  The weapons were destroyed on site.¡±

    "As for the wounded? The lightly wounded who are still able to move are left to participate in the blockade. The other severely wounded who are unable to move are given a grenade each and let them be loyal to the emperor. Order the rest of the troops to prepare within fifteen minutes.  Disengage the enemy within an hour."

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