Age of Conquest Reborn

General Umezu Yoshijiro, who had already left the office, heard the words of Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro, Chief of General Staff of the Kwantung Army, clearly. He paused for a moment, but did not look back. He didn't know where Matsuda's confidence came from.

Within a day or two, according to Matsuda's method, it is not difficult to collect nearly 100,000 soldiers. If he is willing, General Umezu can mobilize more than 200,000 Manchukuo troops with his own order. However, the quality of the Manchukuo army's soldiers

, can it be compared with the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army?

According to the actual combat strength, the 200,000 Manchukuo Army soldiers are not even as good as the 2,000 Imperial Japanese soldiers. A real ragtag group, including the method that Lieutenant General Matsuda has now come up with to gather nearly 100,000 soldiers, is also a group of people.

A ragtag group of people who have never been on the battlefield and have not been baptized by the flames of war, but it is the only feasible way at the moment. If there are not enough soldiers, use these cannon fodder to temporarily block the independent division troops and advance in the direction of Fengtian!

General Umezu was not optimistic about this improvised mob. He did not let anyone disturb him. He just wanted to think quietly and find a way to deal with the censure of the domestic military and political leaders and to restore the crisis in the Manchuria battlefield.

, the more than 200,000 independent division troops in the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula should be chasing the soldiers of the Third Army and the Kwantung Army detachments who returned from defeat.

Matsuda was right, that China devil would not miss this good opportunity. With more than 200,000 soldiers of the independent division, taking advantage of the power of victory, they poured into Fengtian and into the hinterland of Manchuria. What a terrifying thing it would be.

Thinking of this, General Meijin was sweating all over his body. Three days. In less than three days, the line from Anton to Gaizhou will become a new battlefield. There is really not much time left for him!

The only thing that comforts General Umezu is that there has been no fighting along the border between China and North Korea so far. The third and fourth detachments of the Kwantung Army have not sent any telegrams, which means that the six brigades of the Independent Division in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula have

.The remnants of the 43rd Division, which was still encircling and suppressing the North Korean garrison, had finally not been cut off, he thought with a sigh.

Chief of Staff Matsuda, who stayed in the temporary office of the Commander-in-Chief, summoned everyone from the staff department and the operations department together and issued several orders in person. He made dozens of phone calls and changed from his usual low-key style.

His tone was so tough that the officers at the Kwantung Army Headquarters who were familiar with him were very uncomfortable and surprised. However, no one dared to refute His Excellency the Chief of Staff's face at this juncture.

The Liaodong Peninsula war was defeated. The news that the Third Army and the Kwantung Army detachments, with more than 100,000 troops, were beaten to a pulp and forced to retreat across the board, has spread widely in the Kwantung Army headquarters. This made the Japanese officers at the headquarters

They were very panicked. Faced with such a critical situation, Chief of Staff Matsuda's toughness and calmness at this moment gave the officers some reassurance.

The officers at the Kwantung Army headquarters also got to know Chief of Staff Matsuda again from another side. It turned out that he was also a tiger with no sharp teeth. Therefore, all the orders of Lieutenant General Matsuda were well implemented. More than a hundred

Officers from the Kwantung Army headquarters rushed to Fengtian and surrounding areas to supervise the implementation of Chief of Staff Matsuda's orders.

After working for a long time, Chief of Staff Matsuda realized the pleasure brought by power, which was different from the Chief of General Staff. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something important, and hurriedly called in the guard captain of General Umezu and gave serious instructions.

He said: "From now on, you will stay close to the Commander-in-Chief and pay attention to his every move. It is best to temporarily put away and hide the weapons he carries, especially the general's sword. Do you understand?"

Of course the guard captain didn't understand, and he was very angry. According to what the chief of staff said, didn't he surrender General Umezu's weapons? This was a rebellion, seizing military power! He was the commander-in-chief's guard captain, not from the headquarters.

The guard captain, to put it bluntly, is the personal bodyguard of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. Except for General Umezu, he can disobey anyone's orders, including Chief of Staff Matsuda!

The guard captain was also a guy with well-developed limbs and a simple mind. He held his neck and roared: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, I cannot carry out your order to disarm the Commander-in-Chief. I also want to remind you not to do anything that will endanger your superiors."

, Otherwise, the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard has the right to take necessary measures!”

Chief of Staff Matsuda was stunned for a moment. He looked at the guard captain with his eyes wide open and his hand on the gun at his waist. Then he understood what was going on and cursed with a livid face.

To: "Baga! Stupid pig! My head is filled with lead! How can I

How could he do such an evil thing to Commander-in-Chief Umezu? The war in Liaodong Peninsula has been corrupted, and the Commander-in-Chief is in a very bad mood. I am worried that he will blame himself too much and resort to the most sacred and honorable practice of imperial soldiers to commit suicide by caesarean section.

To apologize!"

Only then did the pig-headed guard captain understand the true intention of His Excellency the Chief of Staff. He stood at attention and said loudly: "I am ignorant of my humble position. I have misunderstood the intention of Your Excellency the Chief of Staff. I will go over immediately and protect the Commander-in-Chief at all times."

Life is safe!”

After a moment's hesitation, the slender-headed guard captain asked again: "Chief of Staff, if I find that the commander-in-chief is committing suicide, can I knock him out?"

Chief of Staff Matsuda had a black line on his forehead at that time and was completely speechless. How could he meet such a rude guy? He resisted the urge to give him a few big mouths and said patiently: "No, that is absolutely not allowed.

, and we don’t want him to notice that we are paying attention to him. Once you find such signs in the Commander-in-Chief, notify me immediately, understand?” He also knew that with such a guy with well-developed limbs and a simple mind, he could not say no.

It’s clear, just tell him what to do directly!

After the excitement of having great power and being in charge of the world was over, Chief of Staff Matsuda leaned tiredly on the position that General Umezu once held, and breathed a long sigh of relief. Everything that should be arranged has been deployed. I don’t know why, if he still

If he couldn't save the defeat, it was his own fault. After calming down, a trace of fear suddenly flashed through his heart.

This fear stems from the sense of powerlessness that the war situation in the Liaodong Peninsula has deteriorated to this point and the consequences are unpredictable. Although emergency mobilization measures were taken, nearly 100,000 troops were assembled to defend all key points on the line from Anton to Gaizhou in order to block the independent division.

Although the troops were attacking, Lieutenant General Matsuda was still awake. He also knew that a temporary ragtag group could not take on the big task. What if the independent division troops could not be blocked and after breaking through the blocking line, they attacked Fengtian?

For such a result, Lieutenant General Matsuda is really at his wits' end. He has already put in all his efforts to plan the current results. Another kind of fear is the fear of the position he is currently occupying, temporarily replacing the Kwantung Army.

The throne of Commander-in-Chief is very hot on the butt!

After the initial excitement, he had to consider this, "Given the toughness and arrogance of General Umezu Yoshijiro, who has just taken up the post, why would he give up his power so easily, even temporarily? This is not in line with General Umezu."

style?"

Analyzing along this line of thinking, "It is an indisputable fact that the battle to regain the Liaodong Peninsula was defeated. The Third Army and the Kwantung Army detachments suffered heavy losses of troops and generals, and suffered heavy casualties. So, General Umezu allowed himself to completely take over the endgame at this critical juncture.

Is it an attempt to shirk responsibility or find a scapegoat?"

At the thought, Chief of Staff Matsuda broke out in a cold sweat. The night wind blew through the open window and blew the stack of telegrams on his desk scattered. He stood up in horror, as if the chair under his butt was burning red.

Like a soldering iron.

Chief of Staff Matsuda walked to the window, looked at the dark night, and thought of another extremely important thing. General Umezu had often worried about what the six brigades of the Independent Division in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula were doing now.

If this independent division really crossed the border between Manchuria and North Korea and fought over them, the nearly 100,000 troops they had put together would definitely be vulnerable. Chief of Staff Matsuda could no longer sit still and analyze such changes in the battle situation.

It was not something that his brain and experience could comprehend thoroughly. He decided to go see Commander-in-Chief Umezu immediately. Although he knew that the Commander-in-Chief would not allow anyone to disturb him, the matter was important and he had to go!

The night is dark, the wind from the North Yellow Sea carries a hint of salty astringency, a troop is marching quickly on the bumpy mountain road in the northern mountainous area of ​​the Korean Peninsula, and the tank tracks crush the gravel, making a "clicking" sound.

Trucks dragging heavy artillery drove past, kicking up a puff of smoke. On both sides of the road were soldiers marching in a hurry. A group of trucks passed by, filled with soldiers, attracting envious glances from the helpless soldiers.

The bright lights, like sharp swords, pierced the night sky. In the night, they were like a long, meandering dragon, advancing rapidly towards the China-North Korea border. The roar of engines, the low honking of truck horns, and the soldiers.

The sound of their marching footsteps, the troops indicating the marching direction, and the loud shouts combined into the tense atmosphere of a night march. If you look down from a high altitude, in the mountainous areas of the northern Korean Peninsula, there are five or six similar long dragons made of lights.

many!

Han Tie, who was remembered by the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Yoshijiro, and the Chief of General Staff of the Kwantung Army, Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro, both of whom were worried about and extremely fearful, was commanding more than 100,000 troops of his troops towards the border between China and North Korea.

Rapid progress.

After receiving the order from the division commander, three brigades of the Marine Corps and three brigades of the Southeast Mobile Corps withdrew from the Beida Peak battlefield where they were encircling and suppressing the remnants of the 43rd Division of the Japanese and Korean Garrison Army. More than 100,000 people gathered on the Korean Peninsula.

Around the northern mountain town of Tokugawa, I waited patiently for nearly two days.

While waiting for the division commander's next order for two days, Han Tie, who understood the division commander's order to gather troops in Tokugawa and hide his intention of being on standby, was not idle either.

(To be continued)