Predator Reborn

Chapter 701: Change of initiative

"Your Excellency, Commander, according to the statistics of the General Staff, so far, all the newly formed divisions around Changchun have been secretly transferred to local areas to assume local garrison tasks. And among the dozen or so military camps around us, a total of 12

The total strength of the field division has reached an astonishing 300,000 people..." The deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army Headquarters reported excitedly to General Mizu Umejiro in front of him.

"Yoshi, that's very good. By the way, Chief of Staff, has our enemy the Northeast Field Army made any new developments in the past few dozen days?" In response to the Deputy Chief of Staff's answer, General Mitsu Umejiro nodded with satisfaction, and then

Asked.

"According to the Tigaoke report, the Northeast Field Army did not conduct any large-scale military operations during this period. However, during these dozens of days, all areas in southeastern Jilin have been completely occupied by the Northeast Field Army. Currently,

The main force of the Northeast Field Army in the occupied area has been assembled and is heading towards the Meihekou area... As for the Northeast Field Army base area, so far, no unusual movements have been found..." the deputy chief of staff reported.

"Great, this time, we will use the 300,000 troops in hand to catch the Northeast Field Army off guard. Let the Northeast Field Army have a taste of the strength of the Kwantung Army's real field force." Regarding the answer of the deputy chief of staff, Mizu Umejiro

A thick smile immediately appeared on the general's face. Then, he said with excitement.

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency Commander, so far, the entire layout of our Kwantung Army has been successfully completed. What should we do next? Should we continue as planned and carry out the final preparation phase..." Vice President

the chief of staff asked.

"Of course..." In response to the deputy chief of staff's rhetorical question, General Mizu Umejiro replied without hesitation.

"We have spent half a month deploying for this moment. Now that our layout has been completed, it is time to reap the fruits of victory. Of course we cannot give up halfway..."

"Now I order that starting from tomorrow, all divisions will immediately end their normal training, begin to replenish ammunition, and be ready to be ready at any time. When the time comes, our Kwantung Army's 300,000 field troops will immediately attack, divide the troops into three groups, and launch

The encirclement and suppression battle against the Northeast Field Army at Meihekou." As he spoke, General Mizu Umejiro once again regained his confidence. He gave a decisive order to the deputy chief of staff in front of him.

"Ha Yi, your Excellency, Commander, is a wise man. I am humble enough to go and give the order right away..."

At the temporary headquarters of the Northern Expedition Army in Meihekou City, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua also stood in front of the huge combat sand table and listened to the report of his deputy, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Northeast Field Army Yang Jingyu.

"Boss, according to the report of the political commissar, so far, the strength of the two armies, under the command of Deputy Chief of Staff Li, has been prepared and ready to attack... At the same time, I am recruiting three armies of the Northern Army, one guard division,

A heavy artillery division, a cavalry division, an air defense division, plus the troops directly under the ministries, a total of more than 100,000 troops, have been assembled and ready to attack at any time." Yang Jingyu reported to Liu Hua in front of him.

"Is there any movement from the Kwantung Army troops opposite us?" Liu Hua asked.

"According to the intelligence department and the reconnaissance force, the Kwantung Army troops gathered around Changchun have ended their routine military training starting this morning. At the same time, a large number of trucks filled with ammunition and supplies began to go back and forth between these areas.

Between the military camp and the Changchun logistics warehouse... As for the 70,000 Japs in the Liaoyuan area across from us, there is no movement on the surface. However, the entire Liaoyuan City has been placed under complete martial law by the Kwantung Army..." Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang Jingyu spoke.

replied.

"It seems that our opponents have completed their layout and have begun to attack us in the past few days..." After a brief reflection, Liu Hua replied with a smile on his face.

Immediately afterwards, he changed the subject and continued.

"However, the Kwantung Army is ready, and our 150,000-strong army is also ready. Now, our urgent need to delay is to take the lead and seize the initiative in the entire battle before the Kwantung Army starts specific actions...

.Lao Yang, immediately convey my latest combat order..."

"First, Deputy Chief of Staff Dai Liang's two reorganized armies, with a total of 50,000 troops, will attack immediately. The target is Siping... He requires that the two reorganized armies led by Deputy Chief of Staff Li must delay Siping while attacking Siping.

Reinforcements may appear in the direction of Changchun for at least ten days... In addition, send power to the political commissar and order the aviation regiment of the field army to provide sufficient and beneficial air reinforcements to our troops in the Siping Battle at any time..."

"Second, immediately send a telegram to Commander Liu Xiaogang of the Special Operations Division who has entered Changchun, ordering the Special Operations Division to officially start our raids from tomorrow... Requesting the Special Operations Division to send troops to Changchun in the shortest possible time.

All transportation within the territory, Japanese army material warehouses, ammunition warehouses... launch an attack. In a word, the entire territory of Changchun, including all military facilities, are targets of the special operations division. The entire Changchun area must be completely thrown into chaos.

stand up…"

"Third, Lao Yang, you will lead the troops of the two armies to go north immediately and attack Jilin City. As for your mission, it is the same as Deputy Chief of Staff Li. While launching a fierce attack on Jilin City, hold back the direction of Changchun.

All reinforcements that the Kwantung Army headquarters may send. As for the time, it is also ten days... In this way, the Seventh Army and the Tenth Army have cooperated with you to a certain extent. Therefore, you should bring these two with you for this operation.

The strength of the army..."

"Fourth, I will personally command all the remaining troops of my Northern Army and be responsible for attacking Meihekou..."

"Fifth, send a telegram to the left chief of staff in the Pingjin area. Order the left chief of staff to immediately end the encirclement and annihilation war in the Pingjin area. Then, concentrate the troops and march towards Tongliao. Tell the left chief of staff that the two armies in his hands are

We launched a surprise force in this battle. When the Kwantung Army headquarters put all its mobile forces on us and could not escape, we launched a sudden attack on Tongliao with lightning speed to disrupt the Japanese army.

The deployment of the Kwantung Army forced the Kwantung Army headquarters to withdraw. Then, our three-pronged army gave the little devils a hard beating and wiped out a large number of the Kwantung Army's effective forces."

"Okay, Lao Yang, there are only these five orders for the time being. Send them out immediately through the radio. Tell all the armies to start taking action tonight. What we want now is to compete with the Japs for time before the Kwantung Army launches an attack on us.

Before that, take action first and take control of the entire battle." Liu Hua ordered confidently facing the combat sandbox in front of him.

"Yes, boss, I will give the order right away..."

In a few days, in the Changchun area, the Kwantung Army's division-level field divisions began to make final preparations for the upcoming battle. The Northeast Field Army's 200,000 troops were divided into four groups and quickly moved toward

Attack and advance towards your own goal.

Just when the three armies each arrived at their destinations and were waiting for the final attack order, the Kwantung Army headquarters, a huge conference room, gathered generals. The lieutenant generals and division commanders of more than a dozen field divisions,

More than 20 generals, including the top officers of various departments directly under the Kwantung Army headquarters, were sitting on their stools with serious faces, waiting for the arrival of the commander, General Mizu Umejiro.

"Commander has arrived..." the voice of the commander's adjutant came into the conference room. Dozens of generals, who had been sitting upright with serious faces just now, stood up from their seats almost at the same time. Then, everyone's eyes quickly turned.

He threw himself at the door of the office, waiting for the commander's arrival.

"Everyone...please take a seat..." After walking into the conference room and seeing all the generals attending the meeting, General Mizu Umejiro waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down. Then he said.

"Gentlemen, you are all the best generals of our Kwantung Army and the future of our Kwantung Army. I believe that my adjutant has informed everyone of the specific purpose of convening a military meeting here today. Next, please ask the staff

Sir, please introduce to everyone the specific plan of our Kwantung Army to launch this campaign..."

"Hayi..."

While speaking, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro stood up from his seat. Then, he quickly walked to the combat map, picked up the one-meter-long baton, and started to face the huge combat map on the wall.

Detailed introduction.

"Your Excellency, Commander, gentlemen, based on the study by the Kwantung Army Staff Headquarters and reported to Your Excellency, Commander, for your consent, we, the Kwantung Army Headquarters, have decided to concentrate 300,000 elite field troops in the Meihekou area, together with the main force of the Northeast Field Army, to conduct

A large-scale strategic decisive battle. Through this decisive battle, we are prepared to annihilate the hundreds of thousands of Northeast Field Army's main troops in the Meihekou area in one fell swoop, greatly weakening the effective strength of the Northeast Field Army, and prepare for our Kwantung Army's future counterattack on Fengtian...

"

A few minutes later, in the conference room, except for the commander, General Mitsu Umejiro, all the officers looked at him in shock. Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Toshima Fuotaro, slowly put down the baton in his hand. Then, he quickly walked to his seat.

replied loudly.

"Your Excellency, Commander, all combat plans and strategic objectives of our army have been introduced. Please give instructions..."

"Yoshi..." General Mitsu Umejiro nodded with satisfaction at the performance of his new chief of staff. Then, with a pair of sharp eyes, he quickly scanned the dozens of generals sitting in front of him and said.

"Everyone, do you have any questions about this combat plan drawn up by the General Staff? If so, please raise them immediately..."

"No..." Facing the serious-faced commander in front of them, everyone here would certainly not be in trouble. Just as General Mitsu Umejiro finished speaking, dozens of generals answered in unison.

"Yo Xi, that's very good. Since no one has any opinions, then, during the battle, if I find anyone passively waiting to fight, I will not be tolerant. At that time, there will be only one way waiting for him.

, that means personally apologizing to His Majesty the Emperor...are you all clear?" General Mitsu Umejiro nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered with a serious look on his face.

"Ha Yi, Commander, please rest assured and promise to complete the mission..." Everyone answered in unison again. The whole process was as if it had been rehearsed.

Of course, General Mizu Umejiro, as the commander, was obviously very happy with everyone's answers. Just as everyone finished speaking, General Mizu Umejiro's face was enveloped in a thick smile. He quickly glanced at the man sitting upright in front of him.

After more than twenty generals, he spoke again.

"Very good. Next, I would like to ask Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, to assign specific combat tasks to everyone here..."

"Ha Yi, the Kwantung Army headquarters ordered: The 8th, 9th, and 10th Kwantung Army field divisions, a total of three field divisions, formed the southern route army. Lieutenant General Shizuo Yokoyama, commander of the 8th Division, commanded, from the south, to

The Meihekou Northeast Field Army launched an attack. The same three field divisions, the 23rd, 24th, and 25th of the Kwantung Army, formed the North Army. Lieutenant General Fujita Shinichi served as the commander-in-chief and commanded the three field divisions. From the north,

Launch an attack towards Meihekou. The 138th, 139th and 16th Tank Regiment of the Kwantung Army formed a roundabout army, with Lieutenant General Jian Chuan as the commander-in-chief. After the battle started, the entire roundabout army immediately launched an assault and broke through the Northeast Field Army.

The defensive line, blocking the Meihekou area, the retreat route of the Northeast Field Army..."

After Chief of Staff Fusotaro Toshima returned to his seat, Commander General Mizu Umejiro said: "Everyone, are you clear about the combat missions of each department?"

"Clear…."

Facing everyone's answers, General Mizu Umejiro nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was about to continue speaking and make his final concluding remarks, a rush of footsteps came into the conference room, followed closely by the deputy chief of staff with a slight voice.

A panicked figure appeared at the door of the conference room.

Under the gaze of dozens of generals in the entire conference room, the deputy chief of staff quickly walked to the commander, General Mizu Umejiro. Then, he whispered a few words into the commander's ear. At the same time, he put his hands in his hands.

Several telegrams were also delivered to General Mizu Umejiro.

After quickly glancing at some of the telegrams in his hand, General Mizu Umejiro, who looked confident just now, immediately showed panic, shock... very complicated expressions on his face...

Seeing this, everyone, as the senior generals of the Kwantung Army, immediately felt something. Everyone immediately turned their attention back to the commander, General Mizu Umejiro, who was sitting in the first place...

Seeing everyone's expectant looks, General Mitsu Umejiro regained his composure and couldn't help but burst into a wry smile. Then, under everyone's shocked eyes, he spoke.

"Everyone, I now announce that all combat orders just issued by the Chief of Staff will be officially canceled from now on. As for the combat plan formulated by the Kwantung Army Headquarters, it will also be officially canceled..."

As soon as General Mizu Umejiro finished speaking, the entire conference room was immediately covered by a burst of noisy discussion, followed by a series of rhetorical questions, waiting for General Mizu Umejiro's answer.

"Nani, cancel the battle plan..."

"How is it possible? Now that the troops have been assembled... why did you give up such a good opportunity? Did something happen..."

"Your Excellency, Commander, did something happen? Why did you cancel this combat plan..."

….

Facing everyone's rhetorical questions and looking at everyone's expectant eyes, General Mitsu Umejiro waved his hand, and after the entire conference room became quiet again, he spoke.

"Gentlemen, these are three telegrams requesting help that the Kwantung Army Headquarters just received. An hour ago, the three military bases of Siping, Liaoyuan, and Jilin were attacked by heavy groups of the Northeast Field Army at the same time. According to reports from the top officers of the garrison in each place

, the total strength of each unit of the Northeast Field Army that besieged them was more than 50,000. At the same time, these heavily armed groups were equipped with a large number of engineering artillery and even had air support... So far, the three regions have relied on sufficient

The defenders have stabilized their front. However, as time goes by, the three areas will be in danger of falling..."

"Bageya Road, the cunning Chinese people, how do they know the battle plan of our Kwantung Army...Originally, the initiative of the entire battle was in the hands of our Kwantung Army. But now, due to the time difference, it was unexpectedly taken by the Northeast

The field army escaped alive. Bastards, cunning Chinese people..." It can be said that Lieutenant General Toshima Fuotaro, the chief of staff, has put a lot of effort into this combat plan. As soon as General Mitsu Umejiro finished speaking, he couldn't help but

He cursed for a while...

"Chief of Staff, this is a conference room, not a vegetable market...Okay, I know you are feeling very uncomfortable right now. However, for us, the most urgent thing now is to re-formulate a perfect combat plan.

Plan. While ensuring the safety of the three military fortresses, try to eliminate the effective strength of the Northeast Field Army as much as possible..." General Mizu Umejiro said with great dissatisfaction to the gloomy chief of staff in front of him.

"Ha Yi, please forgive me, Commander..."

"Everyone, now that the Northeast Field Army has taken the initiative to provoke the war, the initiative of the entire battle has been in the hands of the Northeast Field Army. Therefore, we must re-formulate a more detailed battle plan. Now I order that the entire battle review is suspended.

Five hours, five hours later, the meeting will continue..." General Mizu Umejiro quickly glanced at the officers with different expressions in front of him and ordered very decisively.

"Ha Yi..." Facing the commander's murderous eyes, more than 20 generals couldn't help but shudder, and then replied in unison.