Age of Conquest Reborn

"Hey!" General Umezu, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, was at least satisfied with Chief of Staff Matsuda's current attitude. He said, "Matsuda-kun, I appoint you to concurrently serve as the commander of the Imperial Japanese Army's garrison in Fengtian.

Identity, in Fengtian and the surrounding areas of Fengtian, Japanese expatriates are recruited to join the army. All citizens of the Japanese Empire, males between the ages of thirteen and sixty, must join the imperial army!"

"Women between the ages of sixteen and fifty must also be recruited into the army. In addition, the Kwantung Army's military police in Fengtian and the surrounding areas of Fengtian, the secret service, the police, the rear personnel of the headquarters, the Manchuria Development Corps, etc. are all integrated into this army.

Troops, it’s time for them to devote themselves to the empire! The troop designation is the newly formed Liaoxi Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan, and it must reach a scale of more than 50,000 people...!"

Before General Umezu Yoshijiro finished speaking, Chief of Staff Matsuda's head was "bang", and he was stunned. He had not forgotten that the former commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, was engaged in the Manchu Empire Volunteers.

The team sent almost all the young and middle-aged Japanese expatriates around Fengtian to the front line of the Liaodong Peninsula, intending to use suicide attacks to prevent the independent division troops from landing on the Liaodong Peninsula.

What was the result? Tens of thousands of imperial subjects became cannon fodder. The war situation in the Liaodong Peninsula worsened day by day. In the end, they were unable to stop the independent division's attack. After that, General Umezu formed two new corps.

Furthermore, the potential military force of the empire in Fengtian and surrounding areas was drained away, and more than 300,000 imperial officers and Manchukuo soldiers were all reduced to pieces.

The Third Army and the four detachments of the Kwantung Army, plus the previous Seventh Army, formed a Liaodong Peninsula. How many lives of imperial soldiers have been buried successively. As the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Lieutenant General Matsuda knew very well that the people in Fengtian and surrounding areas

In the actual situation, 50,000 people could fall from the sky? What about Fengtian's defense? The Kwantung Army's new Liaoxi Assault Corps, "General Corps!" Why does it sound so ominous?

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief! Please..." Chief of Staff Matsuda became more and more frightened as he listened and hurriedly exclaimed.

"Listen to me, Matsuda-kun!" General Umezu interrupted him unceremoniously, "Matsuda-kun, you have to start the matter of establishing the Kwantung Army's new Liaoxi Assault Corps. You should do it immediately. I request that you do it within three days.

Enough troops must be recruited, and it will take two days to organize and arm them. Then, under my personal command, we will march to Panshan and Beining in western Liaoning to attack the blocking troops of the Independent Division!"

"Matsuda-kun, I know what you want to say. What should we do about Fengtian? Let me tell you, if the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the empire in western Liaoning are surrounded by independent divisions, what will be the result? You and I both know that Fengtian will inevitably fall.

, the independent division troops in the western direction of Liaoning, Teng

If we take action, Xinjing, Harbin and even the whole of Manchuria will fall next. I can't give up this last effort. Faced with such a crisis, we can only fight with all our strength! Success or failure depends on heaven, and we should not be indebted to His Majesty the Emperor.

Trust. Don’t say anything else, just execute it immediately!”

General Umezu's attitude and tone were decisive and unquestionable, and he seemed to have regained the high-spirited momentum he had when he first came to Manchuria. However, Chief of Staff Matsuda was full of bitterness. Fengtian and surrounding areas organized a force of more than 50,000 people.

It takes five days to form an army, how difficult it is!

But Chief of Staff Matsuda knew that the Commander-in-Chief had gone crazy, and he could not renege on this decision. If he insisted on raising objections, he might be killed. "Commander-in-Chief, the staff will implement your order, but

, it is impossible to complete the formation of the army in five days, it will take at least ten days, they are going to fight, not to die!" He struggled and said.

"No, I can only give you seven days. After seven days, I must command the Kwantung Army's new Liaoxi Assault Corps to set off!" General Umezu's eyes flashed with cold light, staring at Chief of Staff Matsuda, and said decisively.

"Yes, the staff will start immediately. In seven days, we will complete the tasks assigned by the Commander-in-Chief!" Chief of Staff Matsuda said feebly, his mouth was as bitter as if he had eaten coptis. When he left General Umezu's office, what was in his mind

, suddenly popped out four words: "Use all the water to fish!"

General Umezu was the only one left in the office. A feeling of mental exhaustion and inability to cope with the battle came over him, making him so cold that he could not help but shiver. Even the blazing sunshine at noon in July in southern Liaoning could not help.

Dispel the chill deep in his heart.

After sitting in silence for a few minutes, General Umezu steeled himself, rang the bell to call in a staff officer, and gave the order: "Order the entire Kwantung Army in the Western Manchuria area to speed up their retreat and destroy all roads and bridges along the way.

Create all obstacles to block the possible pursuit of the Western Manchuria Independent Division troops!"

In fact, General Umezu was comforting himself. The Kwantung Army has more than 400,000 troops in Western Manchuria. Once it starts to retreat across the entire line, the independent division troops will inevitably pursue it vigorously. The China devil will not miss such an opportunity. Moreover, if

The more than 400,000 troops of the Kwantung Army in Western Manchuria were safely withdrawn, which will have a huge impact on the battlefield in Western Liaoning. Although I have no plans to deploy the Kwantung Army in Western Manchuria to the battlefield in Western Liaoning.

At least according to the current situation, if the Kwantung Army troops in Western Manchuria are deployed on the battlefield in western Liaoning, the situation on the battlefield can be changed instantly. This is an extremely tempting idea, but General Umezu knows that the cunning Tang Qiu

Li would not leave such a fatal flaw. He fought against Tang Qiuli for just over a month, first in the Liaodong Peninsula, and then in the western Liaoning region. He fully understood the terrifying aspects of this man!

Flaws often become traps. General Umezu now seems to understand why so many famous generals in the empire fell into the hands of this person, such as General Okamura Neji, General Matsui Iwane, etc. Tang Qiuli's military use

There are no rules to follow in this way, so it is called the China Devil, and it is well deserved.

"Inject the Kwantung Army troops in the Western Manchuria area into the battlefield in western Liaoning?" General Meijin smiled bitterly and shook his head. He had no such intention at all. Moreover, on the premise that the Kwantung Army troops in the Western Manchuria area escaped safely, he

I can’t help but envy Qi Nan

When Jiro came, this old guy escaped unscathed and left Manchuria to himself, which was shiny on the surface but was so rotten on the inside. However, he returned to his homeland in glory with the wealth he had collected over the years.

Keep sitting on your high seat!

The self-pity and self-pity of General Umezu, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, could not change the reality. After a few hours of silence on the battlefield from Panshan to Beining in western Liaoning, when the bomber group and fighter group of the independent division aviation stopped pouring bombs and bullets.

After returning home, at around four o'clock in the afternoon, the Kwantung Army troops regrouped and once again launched a full-scale attack on the blocking line of the Korean Railway Troops.

In this attack, the commander of the Kwantung Army still put out a desperate posture and used division-sized forces in the five main directions of attack. Hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army soldiers shouted slogans of loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and charged overwhelmingly.

Come up, the July sky in western Liaoning echoes with the hysterical shouts of Kwantung Army soldiers.

The offensive momentum of the Kwantung Army troops was scary enough, but in Han Tie's eyes, it was still not enough. They received sufficient ammunition replenishment and strong air fire support. Moreover, while the Kwantung Army did not launch an attack, several soldiers

Within hours of precious time, the blocking force's forward fortifications were basically formed. At least, they could avoid the Kwantung Army's artillery fire and establish sufficient firepower points and communication trenches.

The deployment was adjusted and the troops were allocated more rationally. The artillery positions were also adjusted accordingly. All the soldiers also took the opportunity to have a full meal. Many brave soldiers, after digging the trenches, hugged their submachine guns and slept soundly.

As soon as he woke up, the fatigue caused by the continuous forced march was wiped away. The aviation fleet brought not only air fire support, but also enough confidence. In a few hours, the troops were able to recuperate.

Accumulate sharpness.

What faced the Kwantung Army's attack was still overwhelming artillery fire, endless large-caliber artillery shells, countless small and medium-caliber artillery shells, and bullets as dense as locusts. Ten minutes after the battle began, the third wave of bombing by the independent division aviation force

echelon,

Arriving at the battlefield in time, air and ground fires intertwined, artillery shells and bombs complemented each other, ground artillery roared, aerial bombs fell like raindrops, and whistling shrapnel ruthlessly harvested the lives of Kwantung Army soldiers. The battlefield was gleaming with fire and flesh and blood flying everywhere!

The battle ended at dusk, and the forward blocking position stood tall without losing an inch of ground. The Kwantung Army abandoned tens of thousands of corpses, retreated in disgrace, and waved off the fight. The attack started at around eight o'clock in the morning and lasted until dusk.

In the fierce battle, the Kwantung Army lost nearly 60,000 people in front of the blocking position of the Han Railway Troops on the line from Panshan to Beining. In front of the position, the Kwantung Army soldiers were piled with corpses, and the land in western Liaoning flowed into rivers of blood.

For the Kwantung Army troops in the western Liaoning region, which numbered more than 400,000, the loss of more than 60,000 people was far from a serious injury. However, the result of this day's battle had a profound impact on the commanders and soldiers of the Kwantung Army.

The psychological impact was indeed huge. They lost their vigor in fighting. In addition, the Niangziguan garrison was approaching from behind. The aura of fear spread among the Kwantung Army soldiers in the western Liaoning region.

Faced with repeated setbacks in attacks, low fighting will of soldiers, and heavy troop casualties, Third Army Commander Lieutenant General Nishimura, Fifth Army Commander Lieutenant General Nitta, and Seventh Army Commander Lieutenant General Gao Ze signed a joint letter to the Commander-in-Chief.

General Yoshijiro Umezu, sent to

A telegram stating the facts of the battlefield in western Liaoning. In a word, it is not that the imperial soldiers are not working hard, or that the commanders and other departments are incompetent, but that the blocking line of the independent division troops is too strong. The biggest threat comes from the air, and the empire has no air supremacy.

The Imperial Army is passive!

After receiving the telegram from the commanders of the three frontline corps, General Umezu sighed and replied, "All troops, switch to defense on the spot, no more breakout operations, and wait for the next order from the headquarters!"

(To be continued)