Age of Conquest Reborn

A passion and bitterness that was like blood but not blood, like qi but not qi, mixed together, and instantly filled Lieutenant General Kase's body. He was grateful to Prince Zairen for his kindness. He did not expect that he would be the only one who knew him.

The idle generals who have been sitting on the bench for many years will be discovered by His Highness the Prince.

The experience in Manchuria is unbearable to look back on. If General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army at the time, had not repeatedly suppressed and excluded him, he would at least be an important general in charge of the army and would have been promoted to general. Why bother?

After a hard time qualifying, he achieved the rank of lieutenant general.

Of course, there were many exaggerated praises in Prince Zai Ren’s words. In the battle with the second detachment of the Chinese Devil Tang Qiuli, who was still the Bloody Hand Regiment at that time, the first mixed brigade of Northern Manchuria under his command suffered a loss of troops and generals.

For the most part, although it was not considered a defeat, it could not be considered a victory. This was the main reason why General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army at the time, took advantage of his situation and drove himself back to the country to idle.

However, none of this matters now. That old bastard Ueda Kenkichi was short-lived and has been dead for many years thanks to the call of Amaterasu. However, his pearl finally brushed away the dust and regained its glory, becoming the commander of the entire army.

Lieutenant General Kase's whole body was filled with heat, as if he was a different person. The previous decadence had been wiped away. He suddenly stood up, his eyes were shining, and he said passionately: "Thanks to His Highness the Prince for not giving up, Jian Jie is so humble."

In the midst of the crisis, Kase would like to thank you for your kindness. I have no way to repay you, but I can only do my best to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan, and live up to His Highness's expectations, even if the jade is broken!"

"In addition, the Staff Department would also like to ask His Highness the Prince for advice. He is going to Hokkaido to take charge of the overall military situation. Please tell His Highness the Prince how to do it. The Staff Department would also like to follow it, so as not to be biased and make mistakes, to disappoint you, and to injure you.

Hundreds of thousands of Imperial Army soldiers! Become the eternal sinners of the Empire!"

"Okay!" Prince Zai Ren's eyes shone in the same way. What he needed was this attitude of not being afraid of death. He felt that he had not misjudged the person. When he originally chose Masaga Kase as the commander of the Hokkaido Defense Zone Headquarters, he was at the base camp.

There was indeed quite a lot of resistance internally, and all the big bosses did not think highly of the logistics officer in charge of food and grass. He had to stand up to his own opinion despite all the opinions, and that was why he was summoned today.

Prince Zai Ren, who is well versed in the art of employing people, has his own way of managing people. This kind of officer who has battlefield experience and commanded troops has been sitting on the bench for many years because the superior officer did not like it. Most people will

The will is depressed and unable to recover. But there are also those who work hard and are full of hope for a comeback. Once given a chance, they will burst out with amazing talents. Masaga Kase is such a person.

Moreover, such people repay their kindness and are grateful to their superiors who enabled them. They are often able to fight to the death in the Hokkaido battlefield. They play a role in delaying and weakening the attack of the China Division troops. To put it bluntly, they are used for sacrifice and cannon fodder.

role, otherwise, I would not put more than 400,000 reserve soldiers with little battlefield experience on the Hokkaido battlefield. Such a unit needs a commander who knows how to be grateful, determined, cherish opportunities, and fight to the death to serve.

"Kase-kun, what you need to do when you go to Hokkaido is for all the people to become soldiers!" Prince Zairen said slowly: "The people of Hokkaido are strong and fierce, and the local residents have a strong martial spirit and like to fight bravely. You can take advantage of this,

Massively arm local civilians, supplemented by militarized management and indoctrination with bushido spirit. Once the China Division invades, you will not only have more than 400,000 soldiers in your hands!"

Seeing that Kase Masahiro was listening with rapt attention, Prince Zairen became more and more energetic and continued: "All the people are soldiers, and they will not hesitate to break the jade to pieces. We must strengthen the walls and clear the country. The Chinese soldiers who set foot on Hokkaido will have to pay a heavy price for every step they take."

, you only need to delay the China Division's attack in the Hokkaido area for three months!"

"Thank you, His Highness the Prince, for your advice!" Lieutenant General Kase's eyes were piercing. It seemed that after mastering the secrets of martial arts, he suddenly became like a master, full of confidence, and said: "Sada Kase has lived up to His Highness the Prince's expectations and transformed Hokkaido."

It is a slaughterhouse for Shina soldiers. Even if all the people of Hokkaido are broken into pieces in this battle, they will still have a clear conscience!"

The Northern Front Right Attack Group commanded by Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao has more than 650,000 troops, as well as six tank brigades attached to the Armored Forces Command, six artillery brigades from the Artillery Command, and a fighter group and bomber group of the Northern Flying Group.

And under the cover of the warships of the First Squadron of the Northern Fleet, without much effort, they crossed the Soya Strait from the Darnia attack starting point in the southern part of Sakhalin Island, and successfully landed on the Wakkanai line in northern Hokkaido.

The landing was so smooth that both Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao could not believe it. The Japanese defenders in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, were vulnerable. The fleet's naval guns blasted away, the bombers dropped a burst of bombs, and then the landing ships arrived at the beach.

, the infantry began to land, and the Japanese resistance was extremely weak. The right-wing offensive group gained the landing site at the cost of more than a thousand casualties. The whole process took less than five hours.

After two commanders, Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao, stepped onto the beach of Hokkaido, they looked at the soldiers landing continuously around them. The two looked at each other. Yuan Jinghao touched his chin and said: "Commander Sun, this is going too well, isn't it? Xiao

Shouldn't the Japanese be so reluctant to fight? I don't feel at ease!"

The troops successfully landed in Hokkaido. As the commander, Sun Zhenbang was not excited at all. His brows were knitted together. His feeling was similar to that of Yuan Jinghao. It was not that he had never fought against the Japs before, so he responded: "Commander Yuan, this matter

It shows that the Japs have limited troops in the Wakkanai area, no more than one division at most, and there are no heavy weapons, and the fortifications are not strong. I doubt that the Japs commander has set some kind of trap for us!

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"You mean, the hard nut is at the back?" Yuan Jinghao also frowned and said: "According to the planned combat plan, after the right-wing offensive group lands in Wakkanai and expands the landing site, the first targets to be captured are Zeda Xing, Yinweizifu, Tianyan

, Asahikawa and other places, open the passage to Sapporo.”

"If you have any tricks up your sleeve, the Asahikawa line is an exploitable terrain. There is a mountain range with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters. It is the only mountain range in Hokkaido. The terrain is complex and can block our army's advance. However, it cannot

With our artillery fire covering an area no bigger than a palm, what other tricks can the little devils come up with?"

"According to intelligence, the Japanese defense force in Hokkaido is more than 400,000. It is impossible for all of them to be concentrated in the mountainous area of ​​​​Asahikawa. Wouldn't it give us a huge opportunity? Furthermore, the terrain conditions are limited and the force cannot be deployed at all?"

In Sun Zhenbang's mind, because he could not judge the true intention of the Japanese army to abandon the Wakkanai beachhead, he simply stopped thinking about it and said: "Commander Yuan, we don't care what tricks the little devils are playing, they are just trying to show off their tricks, we still stick to the plan.

According to the battle plan, we will launch attacks on Eda Yuki, Yinweizifu, Tianyan, Asahikawa and other places!"

Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao really guessed correctly. Lieutenant General Kase Masaga, commander of Japan's Hokkaido Defense Region Headquarters, had no intention of fighting the division troops on the beachhead on the Wakkanai front line. He himself also knew that the Wakkanai area was

Without a solid defense system and no terrain conditions to rely on, no matter how many troops were deployed, they could not withstand the artillery bombardment of the Chinese troops.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Kase simply gave up the beachhead around Wakkanai and reduced his troops in the central area of ​​Hokkaido. Only by bringing in the China troops could he implement the strategy of using all the people as soldiers and not caring about the sacrifice of the enemy. Facts have proved that his decision was quite wise.

A second-class division of more than 13,000 men deployed at the Wakkanai frontline beachhead was all reduced to pieces within a few hours.

As for the mountainous areas around Asahikawa, Lieutenant General Kase has not set his sights on where to go. Although there are mountains with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters that can be used, the terrain is too narrow and only two divisions of more than 40,000 troops can be deployed at a time.

It doesn’t even have any depth, so it’s not a target for the China Division’s artillery and bombers?

Since he was a member of the Imperial Army and regarded the entire Hokkaido Imperial people as Imperial soldiers, Lieutenant General Kase also made full preparations. When he took office, he established an armed civilian force of more than 20 brigades.

In the Hokkaido region of the Japanese Empire, all citizens were truly mobilized as soldiers. Even women and teenagers were issued guns and weapons, and strict and cruel orders were issued.

This order, through radio stations, newspapers and leaflets distributed, made it known to everyone in Hokkaido that "all the people of Imperial Hokkaido have the responsibility and obligation to resist the Chinese invading army. I, Lieutenant General Kase, congratulated me on the Imperial

In the name of the commander of the National Hokkaido Defense Zone Headquarters, I order you that once you receive an order, you must fight the enemy bravely without hesitation and use your flesh and blood to die together with the enemy. Anyone who refuses to retreat after receiving the order will be shot on the spot!"

In order to strictly supervise civilians' execution of their orders, Lieutenant General Kase specially formed thousands of law enforcement teams, specifically responsible for supervising the execution of orders and executing wavering elements. It can be said that behind each squadron-level armed civilian force, there are

There was a law enforcement team supervising. The Japanese in Hokkaido either died together with the division soldiers or were shot dead on the spot by the law enforcement team. They had no choice!

These armed civilians who must die one by one are distributed in towns and villages, as well as on every route the division troops advance, while more than 400,000 Japanese soldiers are concentrated on the Sapporo front line, preparing to be massacred by armed civilians in the division troops.

, when morale was low and military morale was shaken, a full-scale counterattack was launched.

Lieutenant General Kase planned to use hundreds of thousands of civilian cannon fodder in exchange for one-third of the casualties of the China Division. He was waiting for the Chinese soldiers to land in Hokkaido, while the right-wing offensive group commanded by Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao was following the instructions of Lieutenant General Kase.

The general expected and launched an attack.

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