Age of Conquest Reborn

This military deployment plan made General Umezu Yoshijiro very interested. Previously, in order to ensure the key point and central city of Manchuria-Fengtian, General Minamijiro had deployed two main field corps from the western Liaoning area and Western Manchuria with the independent division.

Among the main forces of the Kwantung Army confronting each other, troops were mobilized in batches and in small groups to gather on the line south of Fengtian to protect the safety of Fengtian.

Han Tie's Marine Corps went down to various key points and cities in the Liaodong Peninsula and stationed troops in Gaizhou and Andong. The frontline of the troops was directed at Fengtian. General Nanjiro had to make preparations in case Fengtian was attacked. Originally, he was in the Liaodong Peninsula.

The Seventh Army of the Kwantung Army had been completely wiped out. It could only mobilize troops from the western Liaoning region and Western Manchuria, but it did not dare to mobilize on a large scale with great fanfare for fear of being noticed by the independent division troops and taking the opportunity to launch an all-out attack.

This move was also a helpless move. The strength of the Kwantung Army was already stretched thin. The Chief of General Staff of the Kwantung Army, Matsuda Kenjiro, was specifically responsible for this matter. Therefore, the number of troops to be mobilized was determined by those troops.

How much, only Chief of Staff Matsuda knows, and General Umezu Yoshijiro is looking at this part of the force. He wants to change the war situation in Manchuria. There are two places, one is the Liaoxi Corridor, and the other is the Liaodong

peninsula.

After weighing the pros and cons, in the end, General Umezu made the Liaodong Peninsula his first choice. This typical Japanese militarist, a Japanese general who advocated force, had a very precise grasp of the Manchuria war situation and a very accurate vision. He did not agree with General Nanjiro's passive behavior.

As a defensive strategy, he wanted to take the initiative and change the battlefield situation in Manchuria in one fell swoop.

Before Umezu Yoshijiro came to Northeast China, he paid a special visit to Lieutenant General Kobayashi Shinichi, the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau of the Imperial Base Camp, and had an in-depth and long conversation with Japan's largest spy chief. It can be said that he basically knew the situation in Manchuria well.

In the current Liaodong Peninsula, the strength of the Independent Division Marine Corps is temporarily weak. There are only three brigades with less than 50,000 troops stationed on the line from Gaizhou to Andong. The other troops have all gone to the battlefield on the Korean Peninsula.

And because the positions of Gaizhou and Anton are too obvious and important, they are always threatened by the hinterland of Manchuria and Fengtian. They must be recaptured. This is the fundamental reason why General Umezu Yoshijiro wants to counterattack on the Liaodong Peninsula.

In contrast, in the western Liaoning region, there are more than 400,000 troops of the Niangziguan Garrison of the Independent Division, watching with eager eyes. The man commanding the troops is the China devil Tang Qiuli, and his famous general Feng Jiwu, with the Kwantung Army's existing

Even the ambitious General Umezu Yoshijiro did not dare to start from the western Liaoning area. It was tantamount to a head-on battle!

Furthermore, the geographical location of the Liaodong Peninsula is too important. Before regaining the western Liaoning area, the threat from southern Fengtian must be eliminated. General Umezu Yoshijiro did not want to be stabbed by the independent division troops from the Liaodong Peninsula when he was fighting with all his strength in the western Liaoning area.

No matter which angle you analyze it from, to change the battlefield situation in Manchuria, you must start from the Liaodong Peninsula to relieve worries.

General Nanjiro's plan to mobilize troops to the south of Fengtian saved him time in mobilizing troops from other areas. Time is very important to General Umezu Yoshijiro. Fighters are fleeting, and once they are deployed on the Korean Peninsula

When the independent division marines returned to the Liaodong Peninsula, it was too late. Their counterattack plan would also be aborted.

The sound of the telegraph was particularly harsh in the empty corridor. The staff officers guarding the door did not react for a while. In the office of the Commander-in-Chief, no one rang the bell for who knows how long.

When General Nanjiro was around, he didn't have this habit.

After a short period of astonishment, an attendant staff officer, who was on duty today, hurriedly opened the door and came in. He respectfully asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief, what are your orders?" As he said this, he looked at him secretly with awe-inspiring eyes.

Looking at the new Commander-in-Chief, His Excellency.

General Umezu Yoshijiro glanced at the attendant staff member with a gentle look and ordered: "Please ask Chief of Staff Matsuda to come to my office immediately!"

His tone was calm, without any sense of condescension or arrogance. In the past, Commander-in-Chief Nanjiro was very kind to his attendants and staff, but that kind of condescension seeped out from his bones. The way he looked at Amao and Agou

Son, it really makes me feel uncomfortable.

The attendant staff officer, who had mixed feelings in his heart, saluted and hurriedly exited to find someone. When he looked up, he happened to see Chief of Staff Matsuda coming from one end of the corridor. He hurried over and saluted and said: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, just now, Umezu

The Commander-in-Chief has ordered you to go to his office immediately!"

"Oh?" Lieutenant General Matsuda's eyes flashed. Just a moment ago, he was still hesitating whether to have a heart-to-heart communication with Commander-in-Chief Umezu immediately, but to come to him like this on his own initiative seemed to be aggrieved.

Sometime ago, I felt like dozing off, so I put a pillow on my pillow. In an instant, Chief of Staff Matsuda felt that it was Amaterasu who was taking care of me.

Chief of Staff Matsuda hurriedly followed this attendant staff officer to the door of the Commander-in-Chief's office. Looking at everything he was familiar with, he couldn't help but sigh. Just a few hours ago, when he arrived here, he was still on the same level. There was no need to call in.

You can ask for instructions in advance and come just as you say, which is more casual than your own office.

However, a few hours later, he had to hold on to the courtesy of a subordinate and wait for his new immediate superior to be called in. Chief of Staff Matsuda felt a little emotional about the change of things and people, so he stopped the attendant staff officer from going in to report, and straightened out

body

He was in military uniform and loudly announced: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, Matsuda Kenjiro, has been ordered to arrive!" The noise was loud enough, and the words used were strictly regulated, enough for General Umezu in the office to hear clearly.

The attendants and staff who were familiar with Chief of Staff Matsuda all looked at him in surprise. When did the second-largest boss of the Kwantung Army become so humble? Remember, when he came to see Commander-in-Chief Nanjiro, he didn’t show much respect at all.

No need to say hello, he knocked on the door and went in. From the corner of his eye, he didn't even look at these attendants and staff officers.

In the office, a meaningful sneer appeared on the corner of General Umezu Yoshijiro's mouth. He stood up, opened the door of the office himself, and said with a smile on his face: "Matsuda-kun, you are the chief of general staff, there is no need to be so reserved! Come on!

Please come in, I just have some questions to ask Matsuda-kun!"

Then, he immediately changed his face and said sternly to several attendants and staff: "How do you do things? Chief of Staff Matsuda is the soul of the Kwantung Army. When he arrives, don't you know to inform me first? Instead, let Chief of Staff Matsuda look like

Like other officers, waiting outside the door to see you? Hmm!"

General Umezu Yoshijiro was not angry, and looked at him with a knife-like gaze. Several attendants and staff remained silent, but they were unable to express their sufferings. Seeing all this, Chief of Staff Matsuda was moved, but General Umezu smiled bitterly in his heart.

, "Why are you playing the little tricks of politicians? Are you trying to win people's hearts? Or are you hiding your sword behind your smile? Hey! It really forces people to change their habits!"

After closing the door of the office, General Umezu Yoshijiro's expression immediately regained the majesty of his superior, and motioned to Chief of Staff Matsuda to sit down. Just as Chief of Staff Matsuda guessed that the new Commander-in-Chief had summoned him for something important or for some purpose.

At that time, General Umezu said straight to the point: "Chief of Staff Matsuda, regarding General Nanci's plan to continuously disperse and mobilize troops from the western Liaoning region and Western Manchuria to assemble south of Fengtian, I want to hear the details!"

Being able to sit in the position of Chief of General Staff of the Kwantung Army, Lieutenant General Matsuda was obviously not a fool. He couldn't help but feel something in his heart. He seemed to have grasped something, and asked in a tentative tone: "Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief, do you want...

..."

General Umezu Yoshijiro said calmly with an expressionless face: "Chief of Staff Matsuda, answer the question I just asked! This is very important!" At this moment, Lieutenant General Matsuda realized that what he was facing now was no longer about self-confidence.

General Kanan Jiro is another boss with a completely different personality, temper, and style. From now on, he must correct his position, otherwise, he will suffer.

Chief of Staff Matsuda quickly adjusted his role and answered rigorously in the tone of a subordinate: "Yes! Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the situation is like this. After the fall of the Liaodong Peninsula, General Nanjiro was worried that Chen troops would be deployed in Gaizhou and Andong.

The independent division troops will take the opportunity to launch an attack on Fengtian, and our seventh army on the front line of the Liaodong Peninsula, including the army commander Lieutenant General Yokoyama Yoshihiko, will be smashed to pieces!"

"Therefore, General Nanjiro ordered his staff to secretly mobilize small but continuous troops from the western Liaoning and Western Manchuria areas to form a defensive line from Fengcheng to Anshan south of Fengtian to prevent the independent division troops from attacking Fengtian.

Since June 20th, troops have been gradually mobilized for our offensive!"

"Yo Xi!" General Umezu Yoshijiro nodded approvingly, "Chief of Staff Matsuda, so far, what is the strength of our troops gathered south of Fengtian? What are the numbers of those troops?"

Chief of Staff Matsuda responded rigorously: "Your Excellency, Commander. As of today, the troops assembled south of Fengtian have reached three and a half brigades, with a strength of nearly 40,000 people. However, the troops mobilized are from

The troops of the Kwantung Army in the direction of western Liaoning and western Manchuria have various numbers. They are not mobilized in an organized manner, but a regiment or a brigade of troops are drawn from each division or brigade!"

"In order not to alert the independent divisions confronting us, all troop movements were carried out at night, in secret, and in the name of defense changes. Therefore, it also caused practical difficulties that heavy equipment could not be mobilized with the troops.

, At present, the troops gathered south of Fengtian are all light infantry, used for defense, and relying on favorable terrain conditions, they can barely do it, but for offense, they are beyond their capabilities!"

(To be continued)