Age of Conquest Reborn

Lieutenant General Kikuchi was cruel today. He wanted to slap Lieutenant General Haruhiko in the face in front of hundreds of senior officers. Moreover, he also made a move. Within the Far East Expeditionary Force, the First Army is the absolute number one trump card.

The limelight of our infantry unit was actually snatched away by a unit that could barely be considered a third-rate unit. Where would you put your face?

But this is not the fundamental reason for Lieutenant General Kikuchi and Lieutenant General Haruhiko to attack. The issue of face is only a superficial phenomenon. Deep down in Lieutenant General Kikuchi's heart, it is definitely not as magnanimous as he puts it on the surface, but involves power and position.

dispute, and the issue of future career in the Imperial Army..

Lieutenant General Kikuchi's friend in the base camp revealed to him an extremely confidential news through secret means. There was a motion in the base camp that the commander of the Far East Expedition Force, General Ono Nourigoro, might be transferred to another appointment after the Far East Campaign. Moreover,

My friend also said that the military command department of the base camp intends to select candidates to succeed the commander among the military commanders who have performed well. In this way, the commander's throne will be vacant, and he will be the best candidate to compete for the commander's throne.

Within the Far East Expeditionary Force, Kikuchi himself felt that he had no competitors. The other military commanders were either inexperienced, lacked prestige, or lacked practical experience in commanding large corps. Lieutenant General Kikuchi could pull his fingers.

I went through the competitive corps commanders one by one. As for Lieutenant General Haruhiko, he had never come into my sight. With the ugly appearance of the Third Army, how could the commander be any better?

Therefore, Lieutenant General Kikuchi believed that he was almost certain to become the commander of the Far East Expeditionary Force. At worst, he could also become the Chief of Staff of the Expeditionary Force Headquarters. Lieutenant General Kikuchi was full of confidence and prepared to attack the Soviet Fifteenth Army.

During the battle, when he was going to make a splash and make enough money, Lieutenant General Haruhiko appeared out of thin air, and in a way that embarrassed himself, he obtained the opportunity to attack the Soviet Fifteenth Group Army.

Unprecedented victory.

If Haruhiko hadn't acted secretly according to the original plan and robbed himself and the First Army of the honor and credit that should have belonged to him and the First Army, he would have had the halo of a good start in the first battle, especially after hearing that Commander-in-Chief Zai Ren

Both the Third Army and Haruhiko praised him, which made Lieutenant General Kikuchi even more angry. Originally, this prize was his, but he was snatched away by Haruhiko, a bastard.

If he is the one who is praised by Commander-in-Chief Zain, then he will be given a lot more credit when it comes to the selection of Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Expeditionary Force. Prince Zain has a strong say in the base camp and even His Majesty the Emperor.

Or even the right to make decisions, if you can come into the sight of such a big shot in the military world, your days of rapid success in the imperial world are not far away!

You say, Haruhiko, didn't he ruin his own good thing? Jealousy and hatred, coupled with face problems, and the inexplicable lieutenant general of the North Korean garrison, aroused the fire in his heart, and Lieutenant General Kikuchi also took the risk.

, anyway, I broke my skin and made you Haruhiko look bad in public, so this matter is not over today!

Lieutenant General Kikuchi was still unfinished, and continued with more harsh and vicious words: "Lieutenant General Haruhiko, as a member of the Emperor [***], should have the minimum integrity, and do not sacrifice the interests of friendly forces and rely on luck.

And the victory you achieve is used as capital to show off. War tests strength and the battlefield experience of the commander. Being lucky for a while does not mean you will always be lucky!"

"Moreover, the Soviet Fifteenth Army Group still has its establishment, but it has not been able to eradicate the weeds. It took full advantage and resorted to a sudden ambush, but the results were not satisfactory. The combat effectiveness of the Third Army is evident. Your Lieutenant General Haruhiko

His commanding ability is nothing but mediocre. I heard that Lieutenant General Haruhiko, before you served as the commander of the Third Army, you had never even smelled the smoke of gunfire on the battlefield. This performance is expected!"

A group of senior Japanese military officers watching the excitement around them couldn't help but smack their tongues, "Oh! I've heard of poisonous tongues, but I didn't expect that this rough-looking lieutenant general named Miio Kikuchi would actually use his poisonous tongues to such an extent. It's really a big surprise.

What a vision!”

The generals of the Kwantung Army and the North Korean garrison have nothing to do with themselves. It is a dog-eat-dog fight within the Far East Expeditionary Force.

Isn't it embarrassing? Within the Expeditionary Forces, no matter how much quarrels there are, it's not a big deal. It's also a family scandal to quarrel behind closed doors, but you can't let others laugh at your family embarrassment in the presence of other army generals?

Two lieutenant generals with high military ranks and quite young age, but they are still just cattle grazing in a trough. How can they be so embarrassed in front of the officers of other units, like cross-eyed chickens? Who do you think, they got kicked in the head by a donkey?

Already?

An older lieutenant general commander of the Far East Expeditionary Force separated from the others and came over, ready to suppress these two embarrassing guys. Before he could come forward, Lieutenant General Haruhiko's heart was filled with flames, and he was white-skinned.

His thin face turned purple, "Pah!" He slammed the table, stood up suddenly, and shouted loudly.

It was sharp and bright, and said loudly: "Kikuchi, don't bully others too much. The Third Army's achievements are not due to me, Haruhiko, but to the protection of His Majesty the Emperor and the sacrifice of the soldiers. You can question my commanding ability, but

You cannot slander all the soldiers of the Third Army who fought bloody battles and shed their blood for the Japanese Empire!"

Lieutenant General Haruhiko also went all out. Since this bastard Kikuchi deliberately slapped himself in public, don't blame me for not saving face for you. "The achievements of the Third Army are obvious to all. His Excellency General Ono, the Commander of the Expeditionary Force, is also present throughout the country.

Within the military, there is an order to commend this matter. How dare you, Kikuchi, question Lord Ono's decision? Dare you confuse right and wrong and describe the victory that the Third Army paid the price for as a fluke?"

Of course, there is a more convincing fact, and that is Prince Zain's personal praise of the Third Army. However, this is just a rumor, it is internal information, and has not been seen in official documents. In case Kikuchi catches the flaw,

On the contrary, it was not beautiful, so Lieutenant General Haruhiko kept it in mind.

Lieutenant General Kikuchi was about to refute, but Lieutenant General Haruhiko did not give him a chance and said first: "A fluke? - Humph, that is how you dare to think like this, Kikuchi. The situation on the battlefield at that time had reached the moment when the Third Army had to take action. Could it be that...

The Soviet army has already reached the front of the position. Are they still waiting for your First Army, Lieutenant General Kikuchi, to arrive? For more than five hours, more than 100,000 soldiers of the Third Army were left to wait without doing anything?"

"And your Kikuchi troops are still hundreds of miles away, but you sent a telegram ordering the Third Army not to act rashly. I want to ask, who is deliberately obstructing the Third Army's actions that can change the battlefield situation? Who is it?

Selfishly, your own troops are hundreds of miles away, but you don’t allow the Third Army, which is close at hand, to take the initiative to attack in the face of a favorable battlefield situation?"

"Lieutenant General Kikuchi, if I remember correctly, the First Army and the Third Army set off less than two hours apart. The Third Army has arrived at the scheduled deployment location, but why is your First Army lagging behind by five

For more than an hour, who is delaying the opportunity? Could it be that the First Army, which claims to be the ace unit of the Far East Expeditionary Force, has soldiers whose quality is inferior to that of the Third Army, which has more than 80% of its soldiers being new recruits?"

"Even the marching speed lags behind the third-rate troops you call. The combat effectiveness of the First Army is meager. Lieutenant General Kikuchi's commanding ability is even more unflattering. Such a troop's quality actually dares to boast that it won the battle in one battle.

Totally annihilating the 15th Soviet Army is ridiculously arrogant. Lieutenant General Kikuchi, please understand the facts before you speak, so as not to humiliate yourself, make others laugh, and become a laughing stock in the imperial world!"

Huh! The senior generals of the Japanese army who participated in the meeting had their eyes opened. Another one was a sharp tongue. The Far East Expeditionary Force is really full of talents. Two strange things appeared at the same time, and they both took the position of lieutenant general and commander.

However, it seems that the Lieutenant General named Kikuchi seemed to be in the wrong and was speechless after being refuted. Look at his face, he was as angry as the bottom of a scapegoat. Hundreds of senior Japanese military officers were chattering there.

Bite your ears and watch the fun!

Attention was drawn to the verbal battle between the two lieutenant generals. No one noticed that Prince Zain and the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, the commander of the Far East Expeditionary Force, General Ono Norigoro, and the commander of the North Korean Garrison Army.

A group of people including General Tanaka Shinichi, Chief of Staff of the Far East Campaign Headquarters Lieutenant General Shinno Tatsuaki, and Chief of Staff Headquarters Major General Yamada, had already arrived at the door of the meeting.

The time for the meeting has come. Several people chatting happily, with smiles on their faces, surrounded Prince Zairen and walked to the conference room. As soon as they reached the door, they heard the quarrel coming from inside. Prince Zairen's face changed.

Shen stopped the salute of the guard at the door and quietly walked to the door to see what was going on. "It's getting more and more unruly!" he thought angrily.

The commanders of the other three campaign groups were also curious. Who has the guts to curse like a shrew in the military meeting chaired by His Royal Highness the Prince? Who is bold enough to not want to live anymore?

The three generals crowded behind Prince Zai Ren and looked inside. General Nanjiro and General Tanaka Shinichi had no reaction at all. The two lieutenant generals with red faces and thick necks surrounded by a circle of senior officers were not their subordinates.

I don’t know him, but the commander of the Far East Expeditionary Force, General Norigoro Ono, changed his face drastically. In the conference room, the two lieutenant generals with red eyes like fighting cocks were his subordinates.

General Ono's head swelled three times with a "buzz!". He was dumbfounded at the time, and secretly complained in his heart, "Two shameless guys, they quarreled regardless of the occasion, and they were still in the conference room of the Far East Campaign Headquarters.

, His Highness the Prince is watching from the side! There are so many generals from other armies! If these two guys say something inappropriate out of their mouths, His Highness the Prince will be jealous, and he will be the one who feels uncomfortable!"

For a moment, General Ono couldn't wait to rush over and beat these two embarrassing guys, each of them a big mouth, so he'd better beat them up and shut them up!

((To be continued.)