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Text Chapter 532 Losing a pawn to save a rook

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    This telegram was personally drafted by Lieutenant General Yokoyama Isamu, commander of the First Division.  [. In the telegram, Yokoyama Isamu informed the Kwantung Army Headquarters that just last night the opponent sent a force on a ship of the former Jiang Shang Army, taking the waterway and attaching some airborne troops. While the main force of the First Division was fighting in the south, the Sunwu area  The troops were empty and they suddenly seized Sunwu County and the Hormozin and Farabie fortresses.  And all the more than 50,000 workers who built the two major fortress groups and Sun Wu's surrounding defenses were rescued.

    Face the opponent¡¯s sudden attack and strong firepower.  The 5th and 13th border garrison units stationed at the Hormozin Fortress Group and the Fabela Fortress Group fought hard, but not only failed to recapture the lost Hormozin Fortress Group and the Fabela Fortress Group under construction, but  It was because he suffered heavy casualties under the opponent's intensive firepower and lost his combat capability.  The captains of the two border guards were all killed.

    Even if Lieutenant General Hengshan Yu had not temporarily decided to move the First Division headquarters from Sun Wu to Heihe City due to the unfavorable situation of the war, I am afraid that the person who sent the telegram for help would have to be replaced now.

    Although after Sun Wu was lost, the First Division tried its best to organize the Sixth and Seventh Border Guards, as well as the troops that could be concentrated on hand to counterattack Sun Wu.  However, during the battle, the opponent was beaten back by the heavy artillery firepower of the Hormozin Fortress Group and the firepower of the ships.

    In the telegram, Lieutenant General Yokoyama Isamu clearly told the Kwantung Army Headquarters that the First Division was now unable to advance or retreat and could only be trapped at the two national borders of Aihui and Heihe between the Fabila Fortress Group and the Hormozin Fortress Group.  On the battlefield.  If there are no reinforcements, the First Division will have no choice but to sit back and wait.

    The main force of the First Division is currently engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy's first column in the south of Sunwu and Aihui, and it is unable to mobilize troops for reinforcements.  Lieutenant General Hengshan Yong requested the 72nd Regiment of the 23rd Division stationed in Mohe to quickly reinforce the Sun Wu front line, and hoped that the Kwantung Army could increase reinforcements to support the 1st and 3rd Division of the 1st Division that were fighting hard in the south of Sun Wu.  Two wings.

    And rescue the 49th Regiment, which was surrounded by opponents in Nenjiang County, and the 57th Regiment, which was surrounded by opponents on the way back to aid Sun Wu, was unable to rescue the 1st Division, which was already overwhelmed.  If the Kwantung Army does not increase the strength of at least one regiment to the First Division within the shortest time, the First Division, which is now divided into four parts, will be unable to reverse the situation of the war.

    It is true that the First Division has four regiments, but each regiment has only two brigades in Manchuria, and the remaining one brigades remain in the country.  The new third brigade of each wing is being formed. So far, only one squadron has been formed, which is far from full strength.

    And among the four alliances that are currently divided into four large groups, two are currently surrounded by opponents.  The remaining two now have incomplete structures and cannot protect themselves.  If the Kwantung Army headquarters does not mobilize reinforcements for the First Division, the First Division may be in danger of being completely destroyed.

    After carefully reading the telegram sent by the First Division, Lieutenant General Iimura Rang knew that with a character like Yokoyama Isamu, he would not have sent such a straightforward distress telegram if the war situation had not reached an irreversible point.

    After calming down, Lieutenant General Iimura Rang gave Lieutenant General Yokoyama Isamu an order to immediately shrink all the main forces of the first and third divisions of Sun Wu's southern first division back to Heihe.  At the same time, abandon all the fortress groups along the river, and immediately seize the time to arrange a retreat plan along the river from the waterway.  All supplies that cannot be carried should be blown up. As for the 49th and 57th regiments trapped in the southern areas of Nenjiang and Aihui, let them break out to the west on their own and protrude as much as they can.  The Kwantung Army Headquarters had no reinforcements to give to the First Division.  At least there is no place to find reinforcements for the First Division now.

    At the same time, the 51st Division was ordered to abandon Qiqihar, and the entire division immediately went northward at all costs to open the North-Heilongjiang Railway in the shortest possible time.  Iimura Rang decided to use the 51st Division to attract the opponent's attention.  After thinking about it, Iimura Rui added the words "by any means necessary" after giving the order to Lieutenant General Ueno Kanichiro.

    In other words, Iimura Rui clearly told Lieutenant General Kanichiro Ueno that chemical weapons could be used on a large scale at any time when necessary.  Everything is focused on opening up the North-Heilongjiang Railway in the shortest possible time.  As for whether the 51st Division can survive the next possible siege by their opponents, that depends on them.  There is no way. Together with the Independent Fourth Garrison and the Manchurian Army, the current force that the entire 51st Division can mobilize is the strongest in Northern Manchuria.

    At this time, Iimura Rang could no longer care about anything else. He wanted to rescue the remaining troops of the First Division first.  As for the rest, we can only leave it to fate.  Throwing pawns to save the rook is also a last resort.  There is no way, the First Division is too important to the entire Japanese Army.

    After giving the order to the First Division and the 51st Division, Lieutenant General Iimura Rang continued non-stop.He rushed to the Shuangcheng and, as the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, urged the Ninth Division and the first division of the 24th Division that had already arrived to brave the opponent's long-range artillery fire and air strikes to desperately attack the Shuangcheng.  Try to break through the twin cities to attract the opponent's main force to return for reinforcements, thereby achieving the purpose of rescuing the first division.

    Anyway, although the transfer order has been issued, the new Kwantung Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Kimura Hy¨­taro has not yet taken office.  His identity as chief of staff has not been removed.  Coupled with the full support of General Umezu Yoshijiro, although the news that he was about to be transferred has spread, no one dared to disobey orders.

    What Lieutenant General Iimura Rang didn't expect was that in the last battle he commanded as the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, the first shot went silent.  The problem was not with the Ninth Division, but with the 32nd Regiment of the 24th Division that he personally led to the Twin Cities.

    The 32nd Regiment was outside the maximum range of the opponent's artillery. When they got off the train and were gathering, they were suddenly hit by unidentified ultra-long-range artillery fire.  Several heavy artillery shells with a caliber of at least 200 millimeters fell into the gathering crowd of the 32nd Regiment from at least 30 kilometers away.

    In an instant, the concentrated 32nd Regiment suffered heavy losses.  Most of the regiment was sent to the west under this burst of artillery fire.  The shells that fell on the head of the 32nd Regiment were obviously not any of the large-caliber artillery that the Ninth Division encountered.  Ordinary howitzers and cannons cannot hit this far.

    When Lieutenant General Iimura Rang received the news, he took an armored train and rushed to the 32nd Regiment assembly area. When he saw the dead and wounded soldiers, his face turned livid.  As the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Iimura Rang naturally knew what kind of artillery fire this was.  Except for the Type 90 240mm cannon previously stored on the train gun in Harbin, no other artillery can shoot so far.

    These heavy artillery shells that fell on the head of the 32nd Regiment indicated that the only train gun of the Kwantung Army, and also the heavy artillery with the longest range of the entire Kwantung Army, had no time to destroy itself before being thrown away in Harbin.  fell into the hands of the Anti-League.

    If this train gun is lost, what will happen to the other heavy artillery shipped to the two major fortress groups of Hutou and Dongning? Iimura Rang can guess it with his eyes closed.  Once these heavy artillery fell into the hands of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, Lieutenant General Iimura Rang was even more aware of the harm it would bring to the Japanese army.

    Especially Lieutenant General Iimura Rang was more aware of the threat that this 240mm cannon and the 410mm super heavy artillery posed to various fortress groups of the Japanese army.  A 410mm heavy artillery shell or a 240mm cannon can easily penetrate the best-protected fortifications among the Japanese fortresses.

    Thinking of the power of these heavy artillery, Iimura Rang's heart couldn't help but twitch.  He secretly scolded those guys at the base camp for not knowing why they were so crazy.  These heavy artillery must be transferred to the Kwantung Army at this juncture.  He even scolded General Umezu Yoshijiro for going crazy for trying to use these heavy artillery pieces to change the situation of the war.

    After the Binsui Railway was interrupted, the trains transporting these heavy artillery were not transferred back to Xinjing, but stayed in Harbin so that the power of these heavy artillery could be exerted when necessary.  But now it's better. These powerful heavy artillery have not fired a single shot and have become trophies. Instead, they have become super weapons used against the Kwantung Army.

    How powerful these heavy artillery are, Iimura Rang, who has seen the test firing, knows very well.  If the opponent uses these heavy artillery in field battles, Iimura Rang, as the current chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, is not too worried.  These guys cannot fully display their power in field battles.  But against the eastern fortress group, the power of these heavy artillery was just right.

    Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Iimura Rang couldn't help but worry about the Dongning Fortress Group and the Suifenhe Fortress Group, which were already within the opponent's attack range.  They knew very well that even those fortresses with a maximum thickness of several meters of reinforced concrete could not withstand the power of these heavy artillery shells.

    Looking at the livid-faced Lieutenant General Iimura Jo, who was ordered to coordinate the actions of the vanguard regiment, I thought that the chief of staff, who was ranked lower than one person in the Kwantung Army and surpassed countless others, was just because of the heavy losses of the 32nd Regiment.  Lieutenant Colonel Masahiro Aoki, the senior adjutant of the 24th Division with a hesitant expression, said cautiously: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

    In response to the Lieutenant Colonel's request, Iimura Rui waved his hands obviously absent-mindedly and said: "Tell your division commanders that the follow-up troops should not take the bus when they are concentrated, let alone wait until they are concentrated before heading to the front line. After each group has crossed the Lalin River,  , marching in the order of brigade, according to the ninth division troops, marching into a brigade to start a brigade. "

    Lieutenant Colonel Masahiro Aoki couldn't help but froze when he heard Iimura Rang's order.  He thought to himself: "This order is not in line with the Kwantung Army's repeated request that the regiment must be the main command.Did the order to assemble the Japanese establishment go completely in the opposite direction?  "It's just that he is not qualified to argue with the lieutenant general and chief of staff.

    ¡°It¡¯s just that it seems that the Lieutenant General Chief of Staff has no intention of holding Colonel Kawamurajo, the captain of the 32nd Regiment, accountable, but it makes him more or less relieved about the fate of this old friend.  You must know that the 32nd Regiment had just completed its assembly, and before it had time to unfold, most of the Regiment was bombed by the opponent with several rounds. As the commander of the Regiment, Colonel Kawamurajo said that he had no responsibility, which was simply unrealistic.

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