Age of Conquest Reborn

Obviously, the reprimands of Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro, Chief of General Staff of the Kwantung Army, had no effect. His confidant, Colonel Ushio Inada, Director of the Headquarters Operations Division, had a strange expression on his face, as if there was something unclean.

With a bit of a sideways look and no regard for the demeanor of an imperial soldier, he leaned close to Lieutenant General Matsuda and said hesitantly: "Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff, Commander-in-Chief Umezu is back!"

"Uh-huh? What?" A series of exclamations popped out of Lieutenant General Matsuda's mouth, and he stared straight at Colonel Ushio, as if something suddenly popped out of this guy's big mouth.

Monster-like?

Colonel Ushio was startled by the expression of His Excellency the Chief of General Staff, and hurriedly repeated: "Commander-in-Chief Umezu is back!"

"Damn it!" Chief of Staff Matsuda said in pain, "Shenyin", his head suddenly swelled to infinity, and his whole body was nowhere to be found. Umezu Yoshijiro came back at the wrong time. This troublesome guy, if it had been earlier,

Come back, telegram to base camp,

It is not good for me to make my own decisions. Umezu Yoshijiro is still the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army. If he comes back later, General Nanjiro will arrive in Fengtian and take over the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army. By then, two commander-in-chiefs will be appointed.

When the commander fights in the ring, nothing will happen to him!

But at this time, General Umezu suddenly appeared, wasn't he posing a problem for himself? The telegram from the base camp did not clearly state that General Umezu Yoshijiro was deprived of his position as the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army. From this point of view, he was still his own

Do you listen to the orders given by your boss or do you not?

Although we have not worked together for a long time, I still understand the temperament of General Umezu. Not to mention being headstrong, he is also extremely narcissistic and arrogant. He will not listen to anyone's suggestions. Maybe when the old commander Nanjiro arrives in Fengtian

What kind of trouble did it cause before? Wouldn't it just add chaos to the messy Manchurian war situation?

Lieutenant General Matsuda was so anxious that he was wandering around at the gate of the Kwantung Army headquarters. He found himself in a dilemma again. The last time he was trying to send a telegram to the headquarters that truthfully reflected the situation of the war in Manchuria. It was quite embarrassing.

In a few days, my hair had turned half gray, and now, Umezu Yoshijiro suddenly appeared and posed another huge problem for me!

The base camp did not explicitly deprive General Umezu of his post. However, the new commander, General Minamijiro, was sent out. He was on his way to Fengtian. In what capacity did he face General Umezu, and what happened in the past few days when General Umezu was missing.

What happened?

According to the usual practice, these all need to be strictly reviewed, but General Umezu, who has not been dismissed from his post, can he review it by himself? Lieutenant General Matsuda was sweating on his forehead and wandered around for more than ten minutes, turning the head of Colonel Ushio.

He was dizzy but did not dare to ask. He also knew that the Chief of General Staff was in trouble now!

Suddenly, Lieutenant General Matsuda stopped wandering around and asked abruptly: "Ushio-kun, where did you place General Umezu?"

Colonel Ushio answered truthfully: "Originally, I wanted to arrange for Commander-in-Chief Umezu to rest first. But he ordered me to immediately summon the heads of the staff, intelligence headquarters, artillery headquarters, operations department and other departments to the war room for an emergency meeting.

The military meeting said that military operations were to be deployed. By the way, Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff, General Umezu also asked about you and said that if you have rushed back to the Fengtian headquarters, go to the war room immediately!"

"I knew you were about to arrive in Fengtian, so I found an excuse to slip out and wait for you!" Colonel Ushio is a confidant of Chief of General Matsuda. He knew that the base camp had appointed the old commander, General Nanjiro, to take over as the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, so

, so I informed Lieutenant General Matsuda in advance!

"Oh!" Lieutenant General Matsuda covered his head and almost fainted from the pain. Sure enough, General Umezu was really as he expected. He really wanted to cause some trouble. What should he do?

It's impossible to avoid meeting each other. What if General Umezu really gives an order? I don't know what's going on with the commander of the troops below. What if his military deployment is completely different from the idea of ​​the old commander, General Nanjiro?

, he was the unlucky one. In the end, Lieutenant General Matsuda gritted his teeth and sent all the staff and guards away. He gritted his teeth and, accompanied by Colonel Ushio, walked to the war room with steps as if they were filled with lead.

While still in the corridor, I heard the high-pitched voice of General Umezu. Lieutenant General Matsuda took a deep breath and pushed open the door of the war room. Sure enough, more than thirty officers in charge of various departments in the headquarters were listening to General Umezu.

Speech.

The sound of the door opening attracted the attention of these officers. Naturally, General Umezu also saw Lieutenant General Matsuda coming in. His eyes flashed and he still said calmly: "Very good, Matsuda-kun, you finally came back from Xinjing.

I have formulated a combat plan, which is enough to change the current situation of the Manchuria war. After the meeting, you will immediately issue it to the commanders of each unit!"

Lieutenant General Matsuda did not speak, but looked carefully. The Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, who had been missing for more than ten days and appeared like a ghost, suddenly appeared. No, he should be his predecessor. He looked thin.

, General Umezu lost weight so fast

He was skin and bones. Obviously, his life had not been easy in the past ten days. He had suffered a lot. Maybe he was in a hurry. He even had cuts all over his body. He looked like a general crawling out of a muddy pond.

Didn't even have time to change it.

However, what surprised Lieutenant General Matsuda was that this general who almost lost the entire Manchuria and almost never came back did not seem to be mentally decadent. He did not have the depression of a defeated general at all. Instead, he was full of fire.

General fighting spirit, but Lieutenant General Matsuda still saw some problems. General Umezu's mental state was a bit abnormal. He seemed to be in a neurotic, pathological, and chaotic excitement. His cheeks, which were almost touching his cheeks, showed a morbid state.

of flushing.

From this, Chief of Staff Matsuda can conclude that General Umezu is definitely not normal. He may have received some strong stimulation that caused him to become insane?

Seeing that Lieutenant General Yamada did not respond to his words, but looked at him like a monster, with unscrupulous eyes on him, General Umezu was dissatisfied, and was about to lose his temper, but then he woke up and devised an almost perfect battle.

The plan, this mediocre chief of staff, doesn’t know yet!

General Umezu picked up his baton, pointed at the large military map on the wall, and said: "Matsuda-kun, my new plan is this. In view of the current battlefield in Manchuria, it is extremely unfavorable to our Kwantung Army. Two heavy army groups have been

They are surrounded in the Western Liaoning and Western Manchuria areas and are not connected to each other. They can easily be defeated by the troops of that hateful Chinese Tang Qiuli!"

"Therefore, my plan is for the more than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops in Western Manchuria to immediately break out toward Liaoxi, pass through Kulun and Fuxin, and attack directly in the direction of Huludao. Why is this decision made? Because on the Western Manchuria front line, the independent division

The troops cut off the Siping route back to Xinjing to pursue the Shuangliao front line, and deployed heavy troops on the Tongliao front line, but there was no heavy defense on the left and right wings. This is how I attacked its weak point by surprise!"

"As for the more than 500,000 Kwantung Army troops in the west of Liaoning, they will naturally have to take coordinating actions, concentrate all their forces, capture Huludao, seize the port of Huludao and hold on to it. Then, I will send a telegram to the base camp, requesting the base camp to dispatch at least

Two naval fleets, with a naval force of no less than eight aircraft carriers, rushed to Huludao to provide air fire cover for the Kwantung Army. I also requested the base camp to send no less than 1,500 merchant ships to carry the Kwantung Army at Huludao port.

Soldiers evacuate!"

"Don't think that the Kwantung Army in Manchuria will withdraw to the mainland with the memory of shame. That is not my purpose. All the Kwantung Army soldiers who evacuated Manchuria will disembark on the Korean Peninsula and join hands with Tanaka-kun's Imperial Korean garrison.

Annihilate North Korea

The independent division troops on the peninsula battlefield and the Kwantung Army are based on the Korean Peninsula to recuperate and recuperate. It will only take a year for us to make a comeback. Matsuda-kun, this is my campaign plan, which is enough to reverse the situation in Manchuria in one fell swoop! Create a miracle.

!”

General Umezu was talking with joy and saliva flying around. While talking, he was making nervous gestures. It seemed that his plan had been realized. The Kwantung Army officers who were close to him were horrified to find that the Commander-in-Chief

Your Excellency's eyes are in a state of unconscious confusion, and they are no longer focused!

Chief of Staff Matsuda was even more dizzy after hearing this. He swallowed dryly. Now he was sure that General Umezu was completely insane. Not to mention whether his plan to order the Western Manchurian Kwantung Army troops to break out in the direction of Huludao in Western Liaoning could be realized.

It's him

It is proposed that the Navy dispatch two fleets. This approach is simply not feasible. The main forces of the Imperial Army are now in the Eastern Pacific, fighting against the U.S. Navy. How can there be an extra fleet all the way?

Come to Liaodong Bay!

It takes more than 20 days to sail from the Eastern Pacific Ocean to the Liaodong Bay of the Bohai Sea. It is impossible to reach it. Who knows how the situation in Manchuria will develop after more than 20 days. Who knows, that China devil Tang Qiuli will fight against the two Kwantung Army forces.

An encirclement of a heavily armed group has been formed and can wait for you for more than twenty days. Go to hell!

As for the more than 1,500 merchant ships, it is even more of a lunatic idea. If all the things that can float on the sea in the Japanese Empire are brought to Liaodong Bay, I am afraid that there will not be more than 1,500 merchant ships.

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Putting these aside, a large number of independent division troops will watch as the more than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops in Western Manchuria successfully break out toward Liaoxi. The distance from Western Manchuria to Huludao in Liaoxi is at least more than 400 kilometers.

During this period, most of the terrain was mountainous. I am afraid that not much was left after being beaten halfway, and Huludao was captured, which was an area heavily defended by the independent division!

I could no longer listen to this madman's nonsense. After finally waiting for General Umezu to stop talking, Lieutenant General Matsuda thought for a moment and said solemnly: "General Umezu, I have to inform you of news from the base camp!"

(To be continued)