Age of Conquest Reborn

In front of the generals of the Kwantung Army, Chief of Staff Shinno did not dare to have any temper at all, but that does not mean that he is also a good servant in front of his own entourage. A good old man with no temper will throw a tantrum when he meets His Excellency the Chief of Staff.

Chewing the mud, several of the attendants who followed him rushed forward in a hurry, pulled the Chief of Staff up from the cold ground, and were busy beating the dirt on him.

Chief of Staff Shinno's image at the moment was quite miserable. He had a few cuts on his face and his nose was bleeding. His brand-new lieutenant general's uniform was stained with mud. What's more terrible was that the handle of the command knife at his waist had been damaged when he fell.

A hard click

It hit his stomach, causing excruciating pain. "Pop!" With a crisp sound, a big mouth was slapped in the face of a major attaché. It was this major's unlucky one. He was the first one to throw himself in front of the Chief of Staff.

It's about showing your concern.

Unfortunately, he became the target of Chief of Staff Shinno to vent his anger. After beating his entourage, Lieutenant General Shinno Ryūaki turned around and glared at the guards assigned to him by General Nanjiro. Similarly, in front of these ordinary soldiers, he was also a superior lieutenant general and staff officer.

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"Baga! - A bunch of idiots! Idiots! Could it be that your superiors trained you to protect your superiors like this? - Hmm!" Chief of Staff Shinye shouted loudly, and the dozen or so Kwantung Army commanders responsible for protecting him

After being scolded, the soldiers from the headquarters guard walked forward a few steps without saying a word, surrounded Lieutenant General Shinno, and formed a human shield for him.

There were even two strong guards, one on each side, holding Lieutenant General Shinno's arms with such strength that his feet almost lifted off the ground. If someone who didn't know why looked at it, they would think they were prisoners being escorted to the execution ground.

, more than a dozen soldiers surrounded a lieutenant general, followed by several middle- and lower-level officers, walking towards the venue. This strange scenery immediately attracted the attention of all levels of the Kwantung Army who rushed back from the front line.

Attention Commanders.

"Hey! Mr. Oshima, where is that lieutenant general from? Why haven't I seen him before? He must be an important figure. Otherwise, why are there more than a dozen guards protecting him?" One of them had a face covered in black paint.

The major general, who was covered in black smoke and unshaven, asked the other major general who was with him strangely.

"I don't know. It should be a big shot from the base camp. Our Kwantung Army troops have suffered consecutive losses. Maybe the base camp came to investigate the cause?" the major general guessed.

"Bah! I'm here to investigate the reason why our Kwantung Army suffered such heavy losses. The reason is not clear. Let the old men from the base camp come to the front line to experience it for a few days. Maybe they will pee their pants. There are more than four million Soviet troops, what?

Formation?" A lieutenant general and division commander who caught up from behind cursed angrily.

Chief of Staff Shinye has been to the Kwantung Army General Headquarters for more than ten days. He has never been to the front line once. Except for the officers in the General Headquarters. Knowing that there is such a Chief of Staff of the Headquarters, the officers who are directing operations on the front line are not at all

I wonder who this person is?

Under the strange gazes of the officers of the Kwantung Army on the front line, biting their ears, or shouting at someone, Chief of Staff Shinno finally entered the big tent where the meeting was held. Not bad, the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, Nanjiro, had a stern look.

The general immediately stood up to greet him and politely moved Lieutenant General Shinno to the seat next to him. Judging from the layout of the meeting, this seat was obviously added later.

More than half an hour later, all the officers participating in the meeting arrived. More than a hundred people crowded the large tent. Those who were eligible to participate in the meeting were all officers with the rank of major general or above. There were so many generals.

When officers gather together, it should be the stars of the generals who shine, but now looking at the generals of the Kwantung Army, their faces are green and yellow, their beards are unshaven, their uniforms are stained with mud and gunpowder smoke, and they are filthy. They all look like they have just climbed out of the trenches.

Same as the monitor.

Commanders at all levels of the Kwantung Army faced tremendous pressure from the Soviet army every day. They thought about how to survive and had no time to meet. However, when such an occasion occurred, many familiar people felt as if they were worlds apart.

Feeling, naturally getting closer.

"Oh, Kimura-kun, I didn't expect that you are still alive? How did I hear that your 31st Brigade, as early as ten days ago..." The following words are obviously unlucky, and also

Unlucky, this guy only left half a sentence.

"Yes, Noda-kun, it is not easy to meet here. Our 31st Brigade was almost surrounded by the Soviet army, but it was Nagakawa-kun of the 24th Division who worked desperately to rescue us and we were able to escape.

It's a pity that in order to rescue me

"Our brigade, Nagakawa-kun was unfortunately shattered into pieces. He was so miserable that he was hit by a Soviet large-caliber grenade at close range. He was torn into pieces. He couldn't even piece together a complete body." This brigade named Kimura

Chang said with emotion.

"In such a large-scale battle, the life of our brigade commander and division commander is no more valuable than the life of an ordinary soldier. In the attack last night, I crushed two of my brigade commanders!"

The division commander, a lieutenant general who was familiar with these two, interjected from the side.

These words resonated with the officers of the Kwantung Army. Also, since the Far East Campaign began, on that day, if we were not faced with a rain of Soviet artillery shells and millions of people chasing after us, we would be lucky if we survived.

Feelings, of course, have common topics. The officers below were all complaining about their grievances. The huge venue was like a noisy market.

General Nanjiro, who was sitting in the first place, couldn't help but frown, as if he was dissatisfied with the presumptuousness of his subordinates, "Well——!" General Nanjiro squeezed out a sound from his throat, although the sound was not loud, but it was

Cold stock

Severe, oppressive, and gloomy, it was still like a pervasive wind, drifting into the ears of all the Kwantung Army officers. Immediately, the noisy whispers, like water closing a gate, suddenly became silent, and the scene was solemn and still audible.

Needle.

General Nanjiro said straightforwardly without any nonsense: "You must be very strange, why are you recalled from the front line at this time?" He paused, looked at the generals who pricked up their ears, but changed the topic, "In the meeting

Beginning

Before, I would like to introduce to you that this is the Chief of Staff of Xinye from the Far East Campaign Headquarters! The special representative sent by Commander-in-Chief Zai Ren to the Kwantung Army Headquarters! Everyone applauds and welcomes you!" He turned his palms,

He reached out to Lieutenant General Shinno Ryuaki beside him.

A burst of neat but by no means enthusiastic applause sounded with a feeble meaning. Many Kwantung Army officers suddenly realized, "No wonder, the one I just saw outside the venue was the one who used more than a dozen guards as human shields."

General, it turns out that he is from such an ordinary background, just a rookie who has never smelled the smell of blood! I carry artillery shells on my head every day, and I don’t let soldiers protect me personally!" Many officers thought with disdain in their eyes and secretly despised in their hearts.

Chief of Staff Shinno could not fail to see the look in the Kwantung Army officers' eyes, which made him secretly angry. He stood up, straightened his military uniform with some dirt on it, smiled on his face, and wanted to say a few words.

By talking in a scene, he can save some face and show his distinguished status as chief of staff of the headquarters.

Unexpectedly, General Nanjiro did not give him this opportunity at all. Before he could speak, he opened his mouth and said: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, the military situation is urgent. Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief's order is urgent. There is no extra time to waste on unnecessary courtesy."

Above, please take a seat and I will deploy an attack plan immediately!"

"Hey!" Lieutenant General Shinno was about to speak, but he was blocked back. Seeing the look in General Nanjiro's eyes, he ignored him and had no choice but to sit down with an embarrassed look on his face.

, now this seat is absolutely hot, so hot that Lieutenant General Shinno is burning inside.

General Nanjiro continued: "There is only one theme for today's emergency meeting. The General Headquarters has received an order from Commander-in-Chief Zai Ren of the Far East Campaign Headquarters. Starting from dawn tomorrow, the Kwantung Army will devote all its troops to launch a full-scale attack on the Soviet Army.

Fight back!"

"What?" Like a scorching thunder, it exploded on the heads of the Kwantung Army generals. The frontline commanders all knew how much wealth the Kwantung Army troops still had and how much fighting power the soldiers still had.

We fought for more than a month, and the defense was still very strenuous. It was pure luck that we were not swallowed up by more than four million Soviet troops. What's the matter? We have to counterattack across the board. Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief Nanjiro, isn't he dizzy?

Although the two fronts of the Soviet Army have withdrawn, how many troops do Zhukov's Far East Front still have? Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief, is not clear about how many troops the Kwantung Army has left. Do you need to be reminded? It is obviously a counterattack that will lead to death.

Are you going to execute this bullshit headquarters order?

Although no Kwantung Army general dared to jump up and object, the confusion and rejection, anger and helplessness in his heart were invisible but could be felt, like air, permeating the conference room, General Nanjiro's increasingly sinister eyes,

Scanning the whole place sharply, the atmosphere disappeared instantly. He did not explain anything, but said dryly: "Chief of Staff, start deploying the offensive missions of various divisions and brigades!"

On the same night, on the same battlefield with heavy artillery fire, on the opposite side of the battle line, the commander of the Soviet Far Eastern Front Army, General Zhukov, had just concluded a military meeting. The content of the meeting was completely opposite to that of the Kwantung Army. General Zhukov deployed the Far Eastern Front Army as planned.

The evacuation plan for the Far East battlefield was detailed and thorough. General Zhukov spent several nights and made it himself. It can be said that all aspects of the situation were taken into consideration.

The meeting lasted for less than two hours before it ended. The commanders of each army group and the commanders of each army rushed back to their respective units. In another four or five hours, the Far East Front began to evacuate.

On the surface, everything seemed to be well arranged, but in General Zhukov's heart, he was still full of regrets. In order to deal with the Kwantung Army's crazy local counterattack, the Far Eastern Front had to leave at least three army groups behind. At the same time, General Zhukov's heart was filled with regrets.

, that almost intuitive uneasiness has never dissipated!

(To be continued) (To be continued..)