Age of Conquest Reborn

To be fair, Prince Zairen really had no intention of perfunctory General Nanjiro. His air force was indeed unable to mobilize more fighter jets from the Far East battlefield to support the Kwantung Army's Liaodong Peninsula battlefield. The Far East battlefield was not only a ground battle, but also a ground battle.

The battle is inextricably linked, and the air battle is also at a stalemate.

Although the Far East Air Force had a slight upper hand in many air battles, Prince Zai Ren knew that neither he nor Liu Tiehan had absolute control over the air superiority of the Far East battlefield. In this sense, the Far East

dispatched military air force

The fight with the fighter units in the Outer Mongolia patrol area was evenly matched. The Japanese army won because the number of fighter jets exceeded that in the Outer Mongolia patrol area. However, the rich air combat experience of the pilots in the Outer Mongolia patrol area narrowed the gap with the Japanese army.

Tie.

Liu Tiehan, who commanded the East Point troops and fought fiercely with the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force, did not criticize Colonel Meng Qingpeng, the commander of the Outer Mongolia patrol area, nor did he demand that he must control the air absolutely. However, the deputy division commander did not say so, but Meng Qingpeng himself was angry.

, If it weren’t for the fact that the number of our own fighter jets was more than a hundred less than that of the Japs, the air battle in the Far East would have been concluded long ago. Would there be any need to spend all day fighting with the Japs?

Meng Qingpeng's requirements were not high. He only needed to give himself three more fighter regiments to ensure that the Japs' fighter jets would be killed so far away from the sky in the Far East that they would not even be seen. To this end, he gave command to his superior, the Northern Flying Group.

Major General Liu Cuigang sent a telegram requesting additional troops for the Outer Mongolia patrol area in order to gain control of the air in the Far East battlefield as soon as possible!

Liu Cuigang's call back was very simple, which made Meng Qingpeng suffocate. "I have received all the calls. It is best to maintain the status quo in the Far East battlefield and it is not appropriate to increase the number of troops. Your ministry's mission is to ensure the East Point troops. No.

Suffering aerial threats from Japanese bombers, that’s all!”

He was so confused. After reading the telegram, Meng Qingpeng let out a breath, his throat was burning. He didn't understand why the commander didn't add more troops to him. Could it be that he wanted to finish the air battle in the Far East battlefield?

A stalemate?

Meng Qingpeng couldn't figure it out, so he took out his anger on the Japanese pilots. So in the past few days, the fighter pilots in the Outer Mongolia cruising area were fighting extremely fiercely, with a desperate posture, and the Japanese Far East Air Force Air Force

, felt a lot of pressure. Under this situation, Prince Zai Ren was able to squeeze out two fighter groups to reinforce the battlefield on the Liaodong Peninsula, which can be said to be the most benevolent and righteous act.

However, General Nanjiro did not understand the inner depression and helplessness of Prince Zaihi. He believed that His Royal Highness, who had more political qualities than military temperament, was resenting himself and was deliberately making things difficult and disgusting for himself by not showing his closeness and loyalty to him. After reading the telegram,

after

General Nanjiro's face was livid, he tore up the telegram in a few handfuls, and angrily said to the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Matsuda: "His Royal Highness is so disregarding the overall situation, and is still playing politician's tricks at the critical moment of Manchuria. It is really chilling and chilling.

Teeth are cold!"

"Two fighter groups? - What a joke, what we are facing is the entire Northern Flying Group of the Independent Division Aviation Force. It has the strength of several aviation groups, just two fighter groups, but more than sixty fighter jets. It is given to that

A gift from the Chinese devil?”

Chief of Staff Matsuda was silent. Originally, Commander Nanjiro asked Prince Zairen for help, but he did not agree with it. They belonged to different factions. In addition, the commander did not ask for help from His Highness the Prince. He could do his best to stand on the side of the Prince.

Should we consider the problem from the perspective of the Kwantung Army?

Now, the answer is available. General Nanjiro was humiliated. After General Nanjiro's anger calmed down, Chief of Staff Matsuda suggested: "Commander-in-Chief, you don't have to be too angry. Prince Zain obviously has a crush on our Kwantung Army."

There is a grudge, and the most urgent task now is how to solve it

When the aviation force of the Independent Division was threatened from the air, I believed that it should immediately ask for help from the base camp and request the base camp to equip the Kwantung Army with at least two to three aviation groups and no less than a thousand fighters and bombers. Otherwise, it would be difficult to fight in the subsequent battles.

Among them, master the basic air control!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda was more cautious when he said that it was not about absolute air supremacy, but relative air supremacy. He knew in his heart that if he had absolute air supremacy over Manchuria, then the empire would have to invest at least six combat aircraft from the air force.

However, given the current situation of the empire, can it afford so many combat aircraft?

The answer is obviously no. The battlefields where the empire fought were not only Manchuria, but also the Korean Peninsula and Australia in the southwest Pacific. Those battlefields were all bottomless pits that could not be filled. Seeing General Nanjiro remain silent, he said to himself what he had just said.

The suggestion was neither affirmative nor negative. Chief of Staff Matsuda continued: "Commander-in-Chief, not only did we truthfully state the dangerous situation Manchuria is currently facing to the base camp and request for increased air power, but we also submitted a separate memorial to His Majesty the Emperor.

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"Commander-in-Chief, don't hesitate any longer. In our memorial to His Majesty the Emperor, we can say that Manchuria is the empire's largest overseas source of raw materials, arms, military supplies, minerals, and cheap labor. Once Manchuria falls into the hands of the Chinese devil

, for each battlefield of the empire, it is no less than a disaster. The empire has been operating in Manchuria for many years. Once it is lost, our Empire of Japan may be in danger of subjugation!"

General Nanjiro finally raised his head and said calmly: "Matsuda-kun, please be alarmist! No matter how important Manchuria is, it will not affect the mainland. Is this suspected of deceiving His Majesty the Emperor? It goes against the honor of our imperial soldiers!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda's eyes hidden behind his gold-rimmed glasses glowed with an iron-gray dark light, and he said in a somewhat gloomy tone: "Your Excellency, the General, the Ministry will not make such a move unless it is absolutely necessary. If we do not make alarmist remarks, our memorial will not be made."

It is not enough to attract the attention of His Majesty the Emperor, but what Matsuda said is not an exaggeration. The importance of Manchuria to the empire, your Excellency, the General, must know better than me!"

Of course, General Nanjiro knew that the several wars currently being waged by the empire were, to a large extent, supported by Manchuria's resources. Otherwise, how could the empire's scarce resources and small land area be able to support several wars going on at the same time?

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General Nanjiro sighed and said: "Matsuda-kun, as you wish, send a telegram to the base camp asking for help and submit a memorial to His Majesty the Emperor!"

After giving these instructions, General Nanjiro seemed to have aged a lot in an instant, and continued to say bitterly: "When did the Kwantung Army, the flower of my majestic imperial army, fall to the point of begging for reinforcements? I have no choice but to rule!

In the more than fifty years since Manchuria, when has the Kwantung Army been in such an embarrassing situation? What a shame! - From today on, the Liaodong Peninsula will fall into boundless blood!" His tone was very low.

No matter how uncomfortable he felt, he still had to worry about the defense of the Liaodong Peninsula. General Nanjiro thought for a moment and said: "Matsuda-kun, send a telegram to the Liaodong Peninsula defense force, Commander of the Seventh Army and Commander of the Liaodong Peninsula Military District, Lieutenant General Yokoyama Yoshihiko.

, tell him that Lushunkou counterattacks the independent division landing troops

The battle is not a decisive battle that must be defended. He ordered the defenders of Lushunkou to act according to the situation. The only elite troops must not be consumed in the battle to block the landing troops of the independent division. After a brief block, they can then

To retreat, the core purpose of the Liaodong Peninsula defense war is still the second line of defense!"

"In addition, Lieutenant General Maeda, commander of the Fifth Army and commander of the Southwest Defense Force, who secretly ordered the confrontation with the North China Field Corps of the Independent Division on the southwestern border of Manchuria, secretly mobilized from the front without alerting the independent division troops.

A division plus a brigade are assembled around Fengtian. We must clearly tell Mr. Maeda that the deployment of troops is an extremely secretive operation. Once discovered by the commander of the independent division, the southwestern border of Manchuria will be in danger!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda was shocked and asked subconsciously: "What? Commander, you want to mobilize troops from the southwestern border defense line of Manchuria? What Lieutenant General Maeda is facing is a field corps of the Independent Division with more than 300,000 troops.

We don’t have enough troops. If we weaken again, I’m worried..."

General Nanjiro, of course, knew what his chief of staff was worried about. He interrupted Lieutenant General Matsuda and sighed: "Matsuda-kun, this is a last resort. In the battle of Liaodong Peninsula, it is impossible for Yokoyama-kun's troops to

To drive the independent division troops down the Bohai Bay, I must consider whether our main force in the western Liaoning region will be attacked from both sides once the Liaodong Peninsula is lost!"

"That China devil chose a very tricky time to take action. It was at the weak moment when the strength of our Kwantung Army was greatly reduced and the number of troops was insufficient. Our troops in the western Liaoning area did not dare to retreat even half a step, otherwise, Jinzhou on the opposite side would

On the front line, Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan garrison, which is eyeing us, will take the opportunity to attack us, and by then, the decisive battle with the independent division in Manchuria will break out!"

"Matsuda-kun, at this time, the Kwantung Army does not have the necessary conditions for a decisive battle with the independent divisions in Manchuria. Give me three months to replenish the local recruits and basically arrive. I will personally rush to the Liaodong Peninsula.

It only takes me three months to command the imperial warriors and launch a full-scale counterattack against the independent division landing troops!"

"Therefore, in order to ensure that the Liaodong Peninsula does not become an independent division and a springboard to attack the main force of our Kwantung Army, it is necessary to mobilize two divisions from the troops in the western Liaoning region to form a third line of defense south of Fengtian.

!——Three divisions plus one brigade should be able to stop the independent division’s landing troops from continuing to advance! Likewise, the deployment of troops must also be carried out secretly!”

This is a typical approach of tearing down the eastern wall to repair the western wall, but General Nanjiro had to do this, otherwise, the independent division troops landing from the Liaodong Peninsula would definitely cut off their own retreat. "Commander, what are your plans for Liaodong?"

Are the imperial troops on the peninsula so unsure?" Chief of Staff Matsuda asked in surprise.

(To be continued)