Age of Conquest Reborn

Ever since General Umezu Yoshijiro, with his assembled Liaoxi Assault Corps of more than 50,000 men, left Fengtian and headed for Liaoxi, Chief of Staff Matsuda, who reluctantly arrived in Xinjing, had made countless predictions about this operation.

, was defeated by the independent division troops, and was surrounded by the independent division troops. All the troops were shattered, including General Umezu, but they did not have the extravagant hope of victory and supported the Kwantung Army in the western Liaoning area to successfully break out of the encirclement.

However, the situation that has emerged now has obviously exceeded all the predictions of Chief of Staff Matsuda. The Liaoxi Assault Corps has been completely defeated. It is understandable. After all, it is a force with no combat effectiveness at all. It is nothing even if the whole body is broken.

It’s so strange, but General Umezu disappeared and had no news, but it was the biggest surprise that was expected. If General Umezu was loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan and died in battle, it would be within the psychological tolerance range!

Only General Umezu is missing, which is a worrying matter. Chief of Staff Matsuda is most afraid and worried about General Umezu being captured by soldiers of the Independent Division. His identity is too sensitive. Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, Great Japan

The empire reigned supreme in Manchukuo

Or, if it falls into the hands of that China devil Tang Qiuli, it will be a devastating blow to the two Kwantung Army combat groups that are still struggling to support themselves in western Manchuria. Perhaps overnight, hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army

Will the morale of the soldiers collapse and they will be defeated without fighting?

Chief of Staff Matsuda did not believe that after the soldiers of the Independent Division captured General Umezu, they would keep it secret and give up the best weapon to destroy the morale of the Kwantung Army soldiers. Therefore, after learning that General Umezu was missing, he was extremely anxious. An ant on a hot pot.

Generally, it's all spinning around. It's obviously a mess and there's nothing you can do.

Seeing that the Chief of General Staff was so rude, Nasaburo Amuro, the commander of the Kwantung Army's New Kyo Military Police, reminded him, "Your Excellency, Chief of the General Staff, our plan for now is to find the whereabouts of Commander-in-Chief Umezu. The so-called 'seeing him alive'

If you die, you must see your corpse!' Only in this way can we avoid further expansion of the negative impact!"

"In addition, the news of the disappearance of Commander-in-Chief Umezu must be tightly sealed and limited to a few senior officers. The smaller the scope of the spread of the news, the better. The plan to mobilize the New Beijing Manchukuo army to attack Western Manchuria will continue as usual.

.To calm the mood of Xinjing’s military and civilians!”

The words woke up the dreamer, "Yes! Amuro Na-kun's suggestion is just right!" Lieutenant General Matsuda nodded repeatedly, and then picked up the phone, "I am Chief of General Staff Matsuda. Call me the Kwantung Army Intelligence Headquarters.

Headquarters Major General Okabe!"

"Okabe-kun, I now order the Intelligence Headquarters to dispatch all agents and activate all intelligence networks. Search for the whereabouts of Commander-in-Chief Umezu in the area between Fengtian, Panshan and Beining. Remember, you have to meet someone alive.

You will have to see the corpse! This is the only mission of your intelligence headquarters at present. Once you have the whereabouts and news of Commander-in-Chief Umezu, notify me immediately, no matter what time it is!"

The order was issued, and all that was left was to wait. Chief of Staff Matsuda had spent a lot of money, and the designated search area was correct, but he did not know that General Umezu was not at his original position at all, but was far away from the battlefield.

, the grass and trees are all soldiers, walking at dawn, taking another route and taking a detour back to Fengtian. It's not that General Umezu doesn't want to contact the headquarters, but that he is now neurotic and vigilant.

General Umezu, who is on the run, does not trust anyone, including the local garrison of the Manchukuo army that has not yet reached the area where the independent division troops have arrived. He cannot guarantee whether these Manchukuo soldiers will take their heads and follow them.

Is that China devil asking for credit and reward?

Therefore, Chief of Staff Matsuda's search plan was simply a useless effort. Unexpectedly, General Umezu, who had become a frightened bird, did not trust anyone, including his own people, and just believed that after arriving in Fengtian, it would be the safest!

The work of mobilizing more than 80,000 elite troops from the five puppet divisions of the Puppet Manchukuo to form the Western Manchukuo Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army is in progress. Compared with the formation of a new force in Fengtian, the speed and efficiency are much higher. After all,

It is an organic unit. As long as Chief of Staff Matsuda gives an order, the puppet Manchukuo army troops will immediately assemble, including the Imperial Guards of the Emperor of Manchukuo, and they will obey Chief of Staff Matsuda unconditionally.

What Chief of Staff Matsuda needs to do is to take out a large number of guns, artillery and ammunition, mainly large-caliber field artillery, from the military warehouse in Xinjing to re-equip the Manchukuo Army. This is simply a task for officers at all levels of the Manchukuo Army.

It's a piece of pie in the sky, if not

Given this opportunity, the Japanese would not equip their troops with such heavy equipment at all. Of course, in the eyes of some senior officers of the Manchukuo Army, these brand-new weapons and equipment are not only weapons for fighting on the battlefield, but also white goods.

The flowers are blooming in the ocean.

There are beards everywhere in the Northeast. There are no hills in that place with high mountains and dense forests. The locks of registration numbers and Japanese guns and ammunition are rare things that can be exchanged for oceans and gold, even if they are driven to the border area by the Japanese.

, the nearly disappeared Anti-Union armed forces, if they had hard real money in their pockets, these officers would not mind doing a few deals with the Anti-Union, who would have a grudge against money?

Therefore, after receiving the order from the Kwantung Army Headquarters, the five divisions of the Puppet Manchukuo Army not only did not fear that they were about to go to the battlefield and fight with the independent division troops, but instead, they were like cats that smelled fishy smell, with excitement.

Da Cai's thoughts were gathered as quickly as possible in accordance with the requirements of the Kwantung Army headquarters. Moreover, it was a full staff. Of course, among them were the strong men who were temporarily pulled over to join in the head, in order to receive more guns and ammunition.

One share means more money!

Chief of Staff Matsuda and the Kwantung Army officers assigned to serve as commanders of all levels of the Manchukuo Army did not know the trick. They were quite surprised by the high morale and rapid assembly ability of the Manchukuo Army soldiers. They were much different from before.

It was surprising to see that in just three days, a re-armed Western Manchuria Commando Corps with more than 80,000 soldiers, with Kwantung Army officers as the backbone and Manchukuo Army soldiers as the main body, was formed.

Compared with the panic-stricken Japanese in Manchuria, this force of more than 80,000 people gave Chief of Staff Matsuda a refreshing feeling, igniting a glimmer of hope in his heart, "Perhaps, this group of Manchurians will

We may not know what miracles our troops will create in Western Manchuria!" He thought with emotion.

On the day when the Kwantung Army's Western Manchuria Assault Corps went on an expedition, Chief of Staff Matsuda personally presided over the expedition ceremony. At the ceremony, he made an impassioned speech and greatly encouraged all officers and soldiers, "Dear members of the Kwantung Army's Western Manchuria Assault Corps.

Warriors, I am moved by your high fighting spirit and morale. In this expedition, you shoulder the dual hopes of His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire of Japan and His Majesty the Emperor of Manchukuo!"

"When those Chinese soldiers were burning, killing, looting, and wantonly massacring our compatriots in Manchuria, as soldiers, we should take up arms and go to the battlefield to fight the invading enemies in a life-and-death battle to defend our homeland! Defend our homeland!

Our people!"

Obviously, Chief of Staff Matsuda was so emotional that he choked up and shed tears several times while speaking. However, Chief of Staff Matsuda's emotional speech moved only the officers of the Kwantung Army. As for the officers and soldiers of the Manchukuo Army, see

He looked at the Japanese crying and wiping his tears, completely indifferent. Crying and wiping his tears was of no use, could it be used as a flower? What was he thinking in his mind, how much wealth could he make?

After Chief of Staff Matsuda's speech, Major General Hamasaki, commander of the Liaoxi Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army, expressed determination on behalf of all the officers and soldiers who were about to go on the expedition. Major General Hamasaki was a straightforward person and took the lead in shouting slogans, "Long live His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire of Japan! Emperor of Manchukuo

Long live your Majesty! The Japanese Empire will win! Manchukuo will win!"

Shouting slogans is just a matter of words, and it doesn't take much effort or money. Therefore, at the expedition ceremony, the slogans were shouted loudly. More than 80,000 people chanted slogans, which echoed through the sky, and they were quite energetic.

The momentum of a tiger swallowing thousands of miles!

After the Kwantung Army Western Manchukuo Assault Corps set off, less than an hour later, the information was placed on the desk of Tang Qiuli, the commander of the independent division. The information was so detailed, including that the Kwantung Army officers were commanders at all levels and soldiers of the puppet Manchukuo army

The main troops, personnel establishment, force composition, weapons and equipment, the names and positions of the Kwantung Army commanders at all levels, the Manchukuo Army deputy commanders, the order of operations and numbers, etc. are all clearly displayed.

After reading the intelligence, with a meaningful smile on his lips, Tang Qiuli said to Ge Zhenzhuang, Director of the General Staff Division: "Director Ge, send a telegram to Jing Zhanqi, Commander of the Western Manchuria Interceptor Corps, and inform the full text of this intelligence to

Jing Zhanqi decides how to fight him, and the battle plan can be reported to the division commander. In addition, Liu Cuigang and Le Yiqin are ordered to provide sufficient air fire support according to combat needs, and the aviation force communicates with the West Manchurian Interceptor Corps!"

The division commander was so understated and did not take the 80,000-strong Western Manchuria Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army seriously. Ge Zhenzhuang was slightly startled and couldn't help but remind him: "Commander, according to the intelligence, the morale of this enemy force is very high.

, Moreover, with the newly replaced equipment, the number of large-caliber artillery has exceeded the average field force of the Kwantung Army. At least based on the current situation, it is a formidable enemy!"

"Although Commander Jing's blocking force had previously strengthened five mechanized infantry brigades and two tank brigades of the North China Field Corps, on the one hand it had to face more than 400,000 Kwantung Army soldiers in the direction of Western Manchuria, and now it faced the risk of

The Western Manchuria Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army has come out to fight on two fronts. In terms of strength, we are at a disadvantage. Therefore, regarding the specific command of this battle, is it more secure to be coordinated by the division commander?"

Tang Qiuli did not respond to Ge Zhenzhuang's suggestion, but asked: "Where has Sun Zhenbang's regiment reached now?"

(To be continued)