Age of Conquest Reborn

Chief of Staff Yamada's words made Prince Zairen break out in a cold sweat. He suddenly remembered that the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army was not Umezu Yoshijiro. He was a maverick guy who never joined any faction and even personally won over him.

You're a jerk who doesn't even buy it. Why did you change him to Nanjiro again? Where did Umezu Mijiro go?

"Yamada-kun, are you mistaken? The commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army is not Umezu Yoshijiro?" Prince Zaihi asked in confusion.

Chief of Staff Yamada's face turned gloomy, "Commander, gentlemen, the former commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Yoshijiro, has committed suicide by caesarean section and died for his country!"

A gust of cold evening wind blew through the tent curtains. The candles in the tent were swaying and their flames seemed to be extinguished at any time. Chief of Staff Yamada's words were like a heavy mountain, weighing on dozens of senior officers of Japan's Far East Expeditionary Force.

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My heart is so heavy that I can't breathe. The two commanders-in-chief of the Kwantung Army and the two generals of the Imperial Army actually committed suicide by caesarean section. Amaterasu, what kind of abyss is Manchuria, swallowing up the empire?

General's life?

Chief of Staff Yamada's words were obviously unfinished. He went on to say: "Therefore, the staff believes that now is not the time to discuss the reasons why the corps directly under the independent division appeared so quickly in the Temple Street area, let alone the time to hold a certain general accountable. The key is

There is no time to hesitate, Commander! The staff is taking the liberty to make this statement, so please make up your mind as soon as possible!"

In this case, Chief of Staff Yamada, who has a close relationship with Prince Zain, dares to say that this Chief of Staff Yamada, a little-known senior staff officer from the Far East Expeditionary Army, suddenly became the second-ranking figure in the Far East Expeditionary Army.

He does have his own merits, and Prince Zai Ren also values ​​him very highly. He almost obeys his words.

After Chief of Staff Yamada finished speaking, the sound of artillery outside became more and more intense. Sitting in the tent, he could feel the trembling of the ground. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Far East Expeditionary Force were fighting on two fronts. On the eastern front, they were desperately attacking.

Independent division on the front line of Temple Street

The blocking force, the Western Front, and the fierce attack by the East Point Force of the Independent Division. This battle is difficult and extremely dangerous. If not done well, the Far East Expeditionary Force will be surrounded by the Independent Division troops on both sides of the Temple Street line. Arrive.

When the time comes, I'm afraid it's hard to escape with wings?

Although Chief of Staff Yamada's words were somewhat rude, they were like a basin of cold water poured on Prince Zain's heated head. He was startled, his face returned to normal, and he glanced at Major General Yamada gratefully. Zain

The prince said: "What Mr. Yamada said is absolutely true. Shouldn't we

We can no longer waste time in the Temple Street area. With the order, the entire army immediately turned to the Magadan Port in the direction of Kamchatka Peninsula. The Fifth Army was in the west direction of Temple Street and was responsible for blocking the attack of the East Point troops of the Independent Division. The Sixth Army was responsible for continuing the attack on Temple Street.

The independent division's direct-affiliated corps blocking position on the street front line!"

"Oshima-kun, Izawa-kun, the only mission of your two troops is to cover the main force of the dispatched army and successfully escape from the Temple Street battlefield and move towards Magadan. I know that such a mission is a narrow escape, but I

I'd better entrust this important task to you two, please!" Prince Zai Ren said to the two Lieutenant Generals of the Far East Expedition Army, whose faces were as ugly as death, and then bowed deeply.

Both Lieutenant General Oshima and Lieutenant General Izawa knew very well that what a narrow escape mission, it was basically a mission with no return. After the main force of the dispatched army withdrew, the more than one million independent divisions in the east and west directions,

If you can let yourself go, you may not even have the possibility of breaking out of the encirclement. The only way to go is to fight to the death. Let’s be clear, the more than 50,000 soldiers of the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army are already destined to die in battle!

However, Prince Zain has personally ordered the general, and it is obviously impossible to refuse to accept the order. Lieutenant General Oshima and Lieutenant General Izawa do not have the courage. "Commander, please rest assured that we will do our best to

The main force of the dispatched army successfully evacuated the Temple Street battlefield and bought enough time. Even if everyone is shattered, they will not hesitate!" The two people's stomachs were complaining about bad luck, but they still stood up to guarantee it.

"Oshima-kun, Izawa-kun, you two will become a role model for the Emperor of Japan!" Prince Zairen was obviously moved and said with tears in his eyes, "I will immediately send troops to Japan after the main force of the dispatched army leaves the battlefield.

Give the order. After you receive the order, immediately organize the troops to evacuate. I will wait for you two in Magadan!"

The temporary military meeting adjourned, and only Prince Zain and Chief of Staff Major General Yamada were left in the tent. "The journey to Magadan is long and difficult. If we are pursued by the independent division again, I don't know how many Far East Expeditionary Forces there will be."

Soldiers, return to the homeland alive! It is the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army. It is difficult to escape intact. I will not choose this route unless it is absolutely necessary!" Prince Zai Ren said with a melancholy face.

Chief of Staff Yamada was silent for a while, and felt it was necessary to free His Royal Highness from the depressed and sad state, "Commander, at this time and place, we cannot consider a perfect strategy. A strong man's arm is cut off because of the situation. The Fifth Army

and the officers and men of the Sixth Army will feel proud to have dedicated their lives to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan!"

"That's not what the staff department is worried about. The information I got from the General Military Intelligence Bureau at the base camp is not just what I said. There is also a more important news. I didn't announce it at the meeting just now for fear of affecting the morale of the military!"

"Huh?" Prince Zai Ren suddenly stood up and stared at Major General Yamada. From the face of this resourceful subordinate, he could see that this must be another bad news, "Yamada-kun, what news?"

Chief of Staff Yamada said: "Following the bloody battle between the Kwantung Army's Manchurian border garrison and troops from the Western Manchuria region and the independent division troops, which were all shattered into pieces, only the main force of the Kwantung Army in the western Liaoning region of more than 500,000 people remained in Manchuria. They were defeated by the independent division.

The two main field corps are encircled in the Liaoxi Corridor!"

"In order to save the Kwantung Army troops in the western Liaoning area, the base camp made a decision that seems absolutely wrong now. The navy sent a convoy of more than fifty warships, and the army aviation dispatched eight troops from the local air defense command.

A fighter wing formed an air escort group, and a troop transport fleet composed of thousands of merchant ships headed for Liaodong Bay in Manchuria, with the intention of assisting the Kwantung Army troops in western Liaoning to evacuate Manchuria!"

"But this decision itself is a gamble with no possibility of victory. Under the siege of the independent division's aviation and superior fleet forces, the entire escort fleet, the entire escort fleet, and thousands of merchant ships became the trophies of the Chinese people.

, the Kwantung Army troops in western Liaoning finally chose to surrender!"

"What?" Prince Zai Ren's lips trembled. On the one hand, he was angry, on the other hand, he was shocked. He shouted, "Asshole! Pig head! He is the guy who made fun of the fate of the empire and made such a stupid decision.

?By the way, it must be that old bastard from Minai Koichi who pretends to understand! Damn that old bastard, he is simply the scum of the imperial world!"

If Prince Zai Ren knew that it was his brother the Emperor who made this stupid decision, would he still be so furious and cursed? But Major General Yamada knew that he could not expose it to avoid embarrassment to His Highness the Prince, so he hurriedly changed the subject.

, "Commander, what I'm worried about is that thousands of merchant ships in the empire have been lost in Liaodong Bay in Manchuria. Even if we escape and reach Magadan, we won't have enough ships to transport soldiers back to the mainland!"

Prince Zain was already wilting at that time. Chief of Staff Yamada's worry was not unreasonable. The entire empire could no longer afford thousands of merchant ships to transport soldiers of the Far East Expeditionary Force. "Yamada-kun, what can you do?"

His mind was in chaos, and he could only ask his resourceful chief of staff for advice.

"Commander, today, we can no longer hide the situation of our withdrawal from the Far East from the base camp. Your identity is different. You can directly send a telegram to His Majesty the Emperor to truthfully state the reasons for withdrawing from the Far East and the problems faced by the Far East Expeditionary Force.

In such a dangerous situation, we request His Majesty the Emperor to issue an order to instruct the navy to organize enough transport ships, even fishing boats, to gather at the port of Magadan. In this way, it makes sense for us to retreat to Magadan!"

"Yamada-kun, immediately send a telegram directly to my imperial brother in my name. The content will be sent as you wish. Don't send it to the base camp. I can't trust those stupid and incompetent guys!" Prince Zai Ren ordered with a cold light in his eyes.

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Tugil, west of Temple Street, is a small town with a Russian style. Of course, there are traces of China. After all, decades ago, this was still Chinese territory. A Russian-style courtyard, Liu Tiehan’s Far East campaign command

The department is located here.

Liu Tiehan was wearing a military coat and holding a candle. He had been standing in front of a large military map of the Far East hanging on the wall for a long time. The Far East campaign lasted for more than three months, from the midsummer July to the cold wind.

October is beginning to dawn. So far, the rhythm of the battlefield is still under control. However, if you want to end the Far East Campaign cleanly, at least under the current circumstances, it is impossible.

Of course Liu Tiehan hopes to encircle all the hundreds of thousands of Japanese Far East Expeditionary Forces in the Temple Street area and then annihilate them. Judging from the situation on the battlefield, it can be done. The direct-affiliated corps will block the way and the East Point troops will block the way.

Stay in the back road, but in terms of troop strength and battlefield space

To put it simply, it is something that cannot be accomplished in a short period of time. Hundreds of thousands of Japan's Far East Expeditionary Forces have gathered together. The battlefield covers an area of ​​several thousand square kilometers. If you want to make such a big dumpling, you can only use the East Point.

With the existing strength of the directly affiliated corps, we still can’t do it!

"It seems that the only thing we can do is fight a war of attrition, eat up Zai Ren's hundreds of thousands of people in one bite, gradually consume the effective strength of Japan's Far East Expeditionary Force, and swallow it in one last bite!" Liu Tiehan thought with regret in his heart.

(To be continued) (To be continued..)