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Text Chapter 352 The Furious General Umezu

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    After listening to Yoshimoto Seiichi's analysis, Tanaka Shinichi did not rush to answer, but showed an imperceptible smile at the corner of his mouth. After a long time, he said: "Will things be as simple as the Kwantung Army imagined? Can't afford to be early without benefit, this is China  People's wise words. If it were purely for these points judged by Lieutenant General Gibbon, would they spend such a large amount of money and concentrate so many elite troops in Western Manchuria? "

    "But whether the enemy's ambition is what we imagined, I believe it will be exposed bit by bit as the battle progresses. I just hope that the Kwantung Army will not be too passive by then, and don't steal  The loser is not the loser, but he is caught off guard by his opponent."

    "The base camp believes that what is important now is that the Kwantung Army's counterattack in Western Manchuria must be launched across the board within three days. As for when the counterattack north of Xinjing will begin, it is still up to the Kwantung Army to decide. But there is one thing I want to remind you.  , this battle is related to the future strategic destiny of the empire, and the emperor is also paying close attention to it in Tokyo. "

    "Since the 23rd Division has taken the lead in counterattack, the main force of the Kwantung Army should not be delaying or hesitating. I think you two should know better than me about the 23rd Division's daily reinforcement telegrams. On the 23rd Division,  The blood of the Third Division was almost drained. The Kwantung Army still ordered the 23rd Division to launch a counterattack without giving any reinforcements. I think there must be an important reason. "

    "As for the reason why the Kwantung Army allowed a division that was almost bleeding to fight this forward, I don't want to know yet. But if the Kwantung Army delayed or even changed the original battle for some reason,  If the plan results in the total destruction of the 23rd Division, I think the Kwantung Army should consider how to deliver the message to the base camp. "

    Tanaka Shinichi¡¯s tough attitude made Umezu Meijiro and Yoshimoto Teiichi frown slightly, looking very dissatisfied.  Although Tanaka Shinichi came here on behalf of the base camp, for the Kwantung Army, he could undoubtedly be said to be the imperial envoy.  But being scolded by a major general pointed at their noses made the two of them very dissatisfied.

    In particular, Major General Tanaka Shinichi's request that the Kwantung Army's counterattack in Northern Manchuria can wait until the weather permits, but the counterattack in Western Manchuria must be carried out in advance and cannot be carried out simultaneously with the operations in the north, made the two  Personally, I am even a little angry.

    He, Tanaka Shinichi, is also an Army Major General, and he is a top student at Army University.  It's not that he doesn't understand the principle that all actions on the battlefield must be a well-coordinated whole.  In the Kwantung Army's plan, the actions of Northern Manchuria and Western Manchuria were complementary to each other.  It must work as a whole to achieve the best results.

    As for the action of the 23rd Division, it is just a tentative action in the Kwantung Army's counterattack plan as a whole. Of course, it can also be said to be a prelude to the Kwantung Army's counterattack in Western Manchuria.  However, whether the 23rd Division's counterattack was successful or not did not affect the development of the entire Kwantung Army's combat plan.

    The Kwantung Army¡¯s operations have been planned long ago and must be launched simultaneously in Northern Manchuria and Western Manchuria.  It is impossible to make sudden changes because of the combat progress and casualties of a 23rd Division.  Moreover, no one can predict the sudden change of weather.

    The 23rd Division is indeed important. If the entire army is really destroyed, the Kwantung Army will indeed be unable to explain to the base camp.  However, in the view of General Umezu Yoshijiro, if this counterattack can succeed, the sacrifice of the 23rd Division will still be worth it.  And since you are a member of the Empire, you should be prepared to sacrifice for the Empire.

    The Kwantung Army has already abandoned the 71st Division, so they don't care how many people are left in the 23rd Division after this battle.  For them, as long as the 23rd Division can capture the front line of Sunjiayingzi and separate Lin Xi's anti-alliance forces, they will have achieved their goal.

    ¡°In fact, for Lieutenant General Umezu Yoshijiro and Yoshimoto Sadichi, the number of casualties is just a number.  As long as the goal is achieved, the loss is just a number.  For them, as long as the goal is achieved, no matter how many casualties there are, they can be ignored.

    They are not the only ones adhering to this concept.  For every senior Japanese military officer, the lower-level officers and soldiers are nothing more than consumables to them.  It's just that some people talk nicer, and some people are more direct in their actions.  Apart from this subtle difference, there is no difference between all the senior Japanese military leaders, whether they are the second-generation Lu who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths or those who climbed up from the lowest level.

    Although they were very dissatisfied, facing the aggressive Major General Tanaka Shinichi and Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo who was also exerting pressure on behalf of the base camp, Umezu Meijiro and Yoshimoto Teiichi all chose to remain silent.  .  They don't want to have to deal with these two guys who currently represent the base camp or even the emperor on this matter.A head-on conflict occurs.

    They choose to remain silent, but that does not mean that Naosaburo Okabe and Shinichi Tanaka will also choose to remain silent.  Among the two, Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe asked the Kwantung Army to carry out the orders of the base camp to the letter, while Major General Tanaka Shinichi asked the Kwantung Army to launch a counterattack on the western front.  They themselves have not yet reached an agreement, but they are all desperately asking the Kwantung Army to do what they want.

    Looking at the scene in front of them, Umezu Yoshijiro and Yoshimoto Sadao looked at each other, but they were both laughing and crying.  It¡¯s a shame to laugh and cry, but the problem still needs to be solved.  These two men were imperial envoys, and the identities they represented made Umezu Yoshijiro somewhat taboo.

    Since taking office, the Japanese army has been most opposed to the behavior of the army's middlemen and subordinates overcoming their superiors. Since taking office, the Japanese army has carried out large-scale rectification and basically changed the traditional bad habits that have brought Japan such a huge dividend in Manchuria and brought countless troubles to Japan.  For Umezu Yoshijiro, who had the most prominent and serious inherent problem with the Kwantung Army, he had to consider the opinions of the base camp.

    After a long silence, Umezu Yoshijiro said: "I can change the original plan of linking Western Manchuria and the north of Xinjing according to Major General Tanaka's request. However, the Second Division and the Fifth Division are currently on standby in the Luda area, preparing to go south.  The division must stay within the Kwantung Army organization to participate in this counterattack. "

    "Lieutenant General Okabe and Major General Tanaka should know that our opponents are no longer what they used to be. According to the current strength of the Kwantung Army, four divisions can now be officially declassified. In addition to the ones that have been transferred to  In addition to the Ninth Division in Xinjing, as well as the 57th Division and the 51st Division fighting in Eastern Manchuria, the 7th, 11th, 12th, and 18th Divisions are currently fully formed.  "

    "As for the 24th and 25th divisions, they still have to serve as security guards in southern Manchuria. The reorganized 8th division still has to remain as the general reserve team of the entire division. The current opponent is not Wu Xia Amen  , there are only hundreds of tanks in Western Manchuria. At present, the Ninth Division and the Fifty-seventh Division around Xinjing must not move. "

    "Excluding these divisions, the Kwantung Army currently only dispatches four divisions, which is not enough in any case. It is absolutely impossible not to leave a reserve team with sufficient strength. The several reserve divisions promised by the base camp before  , but it has yet to arrive.¡±

    "Not only did these two divisions fail to arrive, but the 10th and 14th Divisions that were already in Manchuria were transferred away from the Kwantung Army. The Second Division that was reorganized in China and the 3rd Division that was assigned to the Kwantung Army  The Fifth Division, after arriving in Manchuria, has been waiting in Kanto Prefecture and has been unable to join the battlefield. "

    "The base camp is unwilling to give up a penny of its capital, but requires the Kwantung Army to do this and that with the current limited strength. I want to ask, does the base camp not know that the current so-called resistance alliance, with the full support of the United States and the Soviet Union,  In addition to the number of soldiers, it has actually surpassed the Kwantung Army in terms of heavy weapons."

    "The number of tanks has exceeded the number currently equipped by the Kwantung Army. The number of large-caliber artillery is no less than that of the Kwantung Army. The number of new fighter jets is far greater than that of the Kwantung Army. In addition, its fierceness is far from  The comparable combat effectiveness of the Chinese government forces can be said to be the Kwantung Army¡¯s number one enemy since the Manchurian Incident.¡±

    "To deal with such a powerful enemy, the base camp can't just save a dime and still try to undermine it in disguise? The Kwantung Army's original plan was to create a man-made flood to block the follow-up offensive of the anti-Japanese armed forces north of Xinjing and in the direction of Jilin, and concentrate on dealing with it first  The Anti-Japanese Armed Forces in Western Manchuria.¡±

    "But now the base camp requires the Kwantung Army to act separately. This has undoubtedly disrupted the entire deployment of the Kwantung Army's forces and caused extreme tension in the use of troops. Unless Xinjing is abandoned, the Ninth and Fifty-seventh Divisions are transferred  The main force must return to defense, otherwise the current strength of the Kwantung Army will be difficult to meet the needs of Southern Manchuria. "

    "This does not take into account the gaps in heavy weapons and ammunition. Since the beginning of the year, the base camp has mobilized how much ammunition from Manchuria to Taiwan, Hainan Island, and Vietnam, especially the artillery shells that the Kwantung Army is in urgent need of. I think  You two are aware that nearly 70% of the output of the Fengtian Arsenal has been allocated to the Southern Front and the China Expeditionary Force."

    "By the time this battle broke out, the Kwantung Army's ammunition reserve was less than 70% of the standard. The reserve of large-caliber artillery shells was less than 100,000 rounds. Even the largest reserve of 75mm mountain artillery shells was not enough to meet the demand.  There is a standard 60%. Do you know how many shells the opponent poured into us on the first day of the battle? "

    "Let me tell you two, there were more than 80,000 artillery shells over 75 millimeters alone that fell on the front-line divisions that day. The density of its firepower is far beyond what the Chinese government forces can compare with.  . And the Kwantung Army was fighting on the first day of the battle.But they could only fire back more than 30,000 shells.  "

    "What kind of ratio is this? When did the empire and the Chinese army receive such unequal treatment? Why did the 23rd Division suffer such huge losses on the Linxi battlefield? It was because the anti-Japanese armed forces used heavy artillery and tanks to kill them.  The enemy's shells hit their heads in one day, which was more than twice as many as they fired back. Facing the enemy's firepower, the Kwantung Army now has no ability to even fight back. "

    "There are also anti-tank guns that are urgently needed to deal with the large number of tanks currently equipped by the enemy. The Kwantung Army is almost indispensable for anti-aircraft guns required for air defense operations. Lieutenant General Okabe and Major General Tanaka, you have seen the overwhelming tanks and tanks rushing over.  A plane? If not, don¡¯t stand there and talk without hurting your back.¡±

    "Not to mention the equipment necessary for combat, even cars and gasoline, the current quantity and reserves of the Kwantung Army are far from meeting the needs of the battle. The originally abundant gasoline reserves are constantly helping in the base camp.  Under the circumstances, it is already less than 50% of the minimum standard required by the Kwantung Army. Except for the relatively sufficient aviation fuel, the remaining fuel reserves can only be used for one month. "
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