Age of Conquest Reborn

The commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Yoshijiro Umezu, had to order the Liaoxi Kwantung Army, which was desperately trying to break through the blockade of the Korean Railway Force, to switch to defense on the spot. Although he was very reluctant to do so, the war situation forced him to continue to attack if he continued.

Perhaps before the reinforcements led by him arrive, the Kwantung Army troops in western Liaoning have already been defeated and are dying. They have lost air control, which is the biggest disadvantage.

Although General Meijin knew that the Kwantung Army in the western Liaoning area had switched to defense on the spot, which was tantamount to creating favorable conditions for the Chinese devil's troops to attack twice and then encircle them. The independent division troops from the Panshan Mountains in western Liaoning to Beining blocked the way.

From Daling

The independent division troops coming from the direction of the river continued to press, with more than 400,000 imperial soldiers in the middle. Isn't this exactly the situation of encirclement? I knew it was a bitter pill, but I had to swallow it. The moment the order was issued, General Umezu's

My heart was bleeding and I was almost going crazy.

After the mood calmed down, General Umezu added another order, "Switching to defense on the spot does not mean waiting passively. You should adopt proactive tactics and use small groups to continuously harass and block the positions of the independent divisions.

Tire up the mental and physical strength of its soldiers, create opportunities for breakthroughs, and consider whether we can bypass the direction of Beining, go north to Yi County, and retreat to Fengtian in the direction of Fuxin."

General Meijin himself did not have enough confidence to make this suggestion. He did not know whether Tang Qiuli, the cunning and scheming Chinese devil, had a back-up plan in the direction of Fuxin in Yixian County. Perhaps, there was still a huge enemy in that direction.

Traps, not to mention, if we take the direction of Yixian and Fuxin, the more than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops will have to walk more than 500 kilometers. They are still in mountainous areas. How can we make a big detour by just measuring it on the map?

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Therefore, at the end of the telegram, Umezu explained: "Of course, this is the personal suggestion of the Commander-in-Chief. You will decide the specific situation at your discretion. Seize every opportunity. Finally, I will inform you of good news. Seven days later,

I will command more than 50,000 reinforcements to attack the independent division's blocking troop positions along the line from Panshan to Beinin. By then, your troops will be able to launch a full-line attack again and hope to break through!"

In the telegram, General Umezu also appointed Lieutenant General Nitta, commander of the Fifth Army, as the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army in the western Liaoning region, assuming the important task of coordinating and commanding the four armies. Originally, according to the Kwantung Army's operational order, the commander of the Third Army

Lieutenant General Kannishimura is most likely to take up this critical position. However, Lieutenant General Nishimura performed poorly in the previous breakthrough battle and lost this hot-butt throne.

Two telegrams arrived at Lieutenant General Nishimura, the commander of the Third Army, Lieutenant General Nitta, the commander of the Fifth Army, and Lieutenant General Gao Ze, the commander of the Seventh Army. They were oppressed from behind by Feng Jiwu's regiment and had to squeeze in with other troops.

Together with Lieutenant General Kinoshita, the commander of the Tenth Army, four senior Kwantung Army generals, each commanding an army commander of hundreds of thousands of troops, were gathered at the headquarters of the Fifth Army.

Lieutenant General Nitta, the commander of the Fifth Army, became the largest leader of the hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army soldiers in the western Liaoning region. After several people took turns reading the telegram, Lieutenant General Nitta spoke first, "Gentlemen, your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, was ordered to take charge of the crisis. Nitta will take charge."

Such an important task, within

There is no joy in my heart. You are all very aware of the current situation on the battlefield in western Liaoning. There are hundreds of thousands of independent divisions in the front to block the attack, and behind there is the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, with an army of more than 400,000 under the command of the famous general Feng Jiwu.

Pursuit, the situation is extremely dangerous!"

"The Commander-in-Chief's order to switch to defense on the spot is a wise move. Otherwise, in the continuous attacks, our troops will inevitably be continuously consumed. The lack of air superiority is the biggest weakness of the imperial army. I won't say more, we

Let’s discuss one thing. The commander-in-chief mentioned the suggestion of avoiding Beining and heading north to Yi County and Fuxin. What do you think?"

What do you think? It's just a bad move. The other three army commanders, without saying anything, have already regarded General Umezu's suggestion as worthless in their hearts, not to mention the additional detour of more than 500 kilometers.

, Yixian, in the direction of Fuxin, is a mountainous area in northern Liaoning, with many rivers crisscrossing it. Now, it is the rainy season, and the river water has surged. The mountain roads and rivers alone can drag down hundreds of thousands of horses.

A large number of artillery, tanks and other heavy equipment must be discarded. What if the independent division forces block it again? You can't let soldiers hold rifles to break through the enemy's positions, right? Moreover, the mountainous terrain is more suitable for the independent division.

If the troops block the attack, perhaps a regiment of troops blocked at a mountain pass can delay hundreds of thousands of imperial soldiers for a day or two. Walking through the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning is asking for death. Our commander-in-chief, your Excellency, is not in a coma.

Are you done?

The commanders of the three armies were complaining. Lieutenant General Nishimura was scolded by General Umezu for his poor performance and was not even offered the position of temporary commander-in-chief. Naturally, he did not dare to say anything at this time. The commander of the Tenth Army, Kinoshita,

Lieutenant General, who did not contribute much effort in today's attack, naturally cannot say much. Therefore, the one who has the most say and the only one who has no scruples is Lieutenant General Gao Ze, the commander of the Seventh Army.

Lieutenant General Gao Ze suddenly stood up and said: "Gentlemen, Mr. Nitta just asked us to express our views on the Commander-in-Chief's proposal. I will say it bluntly. This proposal cannot be considered. Put aside the more than 400,000 Kwantung Army soldiers and there are many detours.

Not to mention walking more than 500 kilometers, the harsh terrain conditions in the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning will cause difficulties to the imperial soldiers, but one thing is that assuming that the imperial troops walked to the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning, the independent division troops that blocked us would have

What’s your reaction?”

"Everyone, please take a look!" Lieutenant General Gao Ze walked a few steps to the large military map and continued: "After we leave the mountainous area of ​​northern Liaoning through Fuxin, in order to withdraw to Fengtian, we will inevitably march to the southeast. So, on the line between Panshan and Beining

, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the independent division who are blocking us, as long as they are centered on Xinmin and extend to the two wings in the direction of Faku in the northeast and Liaozhong in the southeast, it will be a new blocking line!"

"Gentlemen, at that time, you will have to abandon all your heavy equipment and trek for an unknown length of time in the mountains of northern Liaoning, covering more than 500 kilometers. You will be cut off from logistical supplies, exhausted, exhausted, and lose a lot of non-combat personnel. Only

Do the Kwantung Army officers and soldiers with infantry and light weapons have any chance of winning against the independent division soldiers who are waiting for work?"

"Also, when we go to the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning, we need to walk more than 500 kilometers of mountain roads, but the independent division troops on the Beining front line can take shortcuts and only need to walk more than 200 kilometers of flat roads to get ahead of us.

After completing the deployment of the blocking line, the soldiers of the independent division are waiting for work, which is a euphemism. The commander-in-chief's proposal is to let more than 400,000 elite imperial soldiers throw themselves into a trap!"

After Lieutenant General Takazawa finished speaking, he sat down straight with a gloomy face and said nothing. In fact, Lieutenant General Nitta also sneered at Commander-in-Chief Umezu's proposal. After living in Manchuria for many years, he was still familiar with the terrain conditions of Manchuria.

Lieutenant General Nitta knew what the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning were like, but since it was Commander-in-Chief Umezu’s proposal, he had to mention it at the joint meeting of the four giants, right?

Otherwise, after returning to Fengtian, if Commander-in-Chief Umejin asks about this matter, how will you answer? Should you ignore the opinions of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, or will you be timid and dare not proactively find a breakout route?

I mentioned it casually during the meeting, so as not to have any sequelae or give any clues. Lieutenant General Nitta fully agreed with Lieutenant General Gao Ze. Therefore, he said dullly: "The meeting is over. After you return to the troops, implement the commander-in-chief's on-the-spot

The defense order is to stand firm and wait for reinforcements. The deployment is as follows. Nishimura-kun's third army and Kinoshita-kun's tenth army are responsible for the defense in the direction of Linghai. Gao Zejun's seventh army and fifth army are responsible for the defense in the direction from Panshan to Beining.

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Han Tie didn't know that General Umezu, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, had ordered the hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side to move to defense on the spot and wait for reinforcements. Before dark, he called the brigade commanders one by one.

"Today during the day, the little devil is risking his life

The purpose of attacking is to break through our blocking position. It will be dark soon, which is more suitable for breaking out. Don't take it lightly. All troops should be prepared for night operations. If the position is touched by the little devils in the dark, you, the brigade commander, will do it to the end.

Got it!"

The sky soon became dark. The July wind in western Liaoning blew across the earth, but it could not dissipate the sweltering heat. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Korean Railway Army were waiting with vigilant eyes, waiting for the Kwantung Army to launch a night attack, but

In the early morning, there was still no movement. On the contrary, the soldiers on the forward position vaguely heard the sound of digging earth at the Kwantung Army's camp, and the sound of trees falling to the ground came in the dark night. Moreover, not just in one place, but everywhere.

All!

The situation was immediately reported to Han Tie. He could not figure out what the little devil was doing. Logically speaking, the Kwantung Army troops who were eager to break out did not have the need to build large-scale fortifications. Facing the direction of the Daling River, it was possible.

After all, what we have to deal with is the pursuit of Feng Jiwu's regiment, but facing the direction of our own blocking line, it is impossible!

"Damn it, you're not sleeping in the dark sky. What are you kiddos doing?" Han Tie frowned and said to Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan. Wang Dongshan was also puzzled. Since he couldn't figure it out, he simply asked Han Tie.

Tie ordered each brigade to send out capable reconnaissance teams to the little Japanese to have a look and get a feel for the situation!

More than an hour later, the reconnaissance team came back with information, "My reconnaissance team arrived at the Kwantung Army's camp and observed that the Kwantung Army soldiers were building fortifications and cutting down trees overnight. They did not go too deep because they were worried about exposing the target!"

Eleven brigades dispatched nearly a hundred reconnaissance teams, and the intelligence reported was all like this, which was very unusual. Han Tie held a stack of intelligence, stared at the chief of staff Wang Dongshan, and for a moment

, as if they suddenly understood, they shouted in unison: "Defend on the spot, stand firm and wait for help!"

(To be continued)