Age of Rebirth

In front of the generals of the Kwantung Army, Chief of Staff Xinye did not dare to have a temper at all, but it does not mean that he is also a good waiter in front of his entourage, a good old man who has no temper. Nibbling at the mud, the following attendants rushed forward in a panic, pulled the Chief of Staff up from the cold ground, and busily beat the mud on his body.

Chief of Staff Xinye's image at the moment is quite miserable, with several cuts on his face and bleeding nose, the brand-new lieutenant general's uniform is covered with mud, and what's worse, the handle of the command knife at his waist, when he fell, He slapped his stomach hard and felt a sharp pain, "Crack!" With a crisp sound, his big mouth slapped the face of a major entourage. It was also the major's bad luck, he was the first to pounce on the chief of staff. Your Excellency, in order to express their concern.

Unfortunately, he became the target of Chief of Staff Shinno to vent his anger. After beating his entourage, Lieutenant General Tatsuaki Shinno turned his face and glared at the guards sent to him by General Nanjiro. Similarly, in front of these ordinary soldiers, he was also a high-ranking lieutenant general staff officer long.

"Baga! - A group of idiots! Idiots! Could it be that your superiors trained you to protect the chiefs like this? - Yes!" Chief of Staff Xinye shouted loudly, and the dozen Kwantung Army generals who were in charge of protecting him After being scolded, the guard soldiers of the headquarters stepped forward without saying a word and expressionless, surrounded Lieutenant General Xinye, and formed a human shield for him.

There were even two strong guards, one on each side, holding Lieutenant General Xinye's arms, so strong that his feet were almost lifted off the ground. If someone who didn't know why saw it, he would think it was a prisoner escorted to the execution ground. , a dozen soldiers surrounded a lieutenant general.He followed a few mid-level and lower-level officers in a hesitant manner, and walked towards the venue. This strange landscape immediately attracted the attention of the Kwantung Army commanders at all levels who rushed back from the front.

"Hey! Oshima-kun, what is the origin of that Lieutenant General? Why haven't I seen him before? He is an important person. Otherwise, why are there more than a dozen guards protecting him?" Gunpowder, the unshaven major general, asked the other major general who was with him strangely.

"I don't know. It should be a big shot from the base camp. Our Kwantung Army troops suffered consecutive losses. Maybe the base camp came to investigate the reason?" the major general said speculatively.

"Bah! I'm here to investigate why our Kwantung Army lost so much. Is the reason unclear? Let those gentlemen in the base camp come to the front line to experience it for a few days. Maybe you're scared to pee your pants, more than 400 million Soviet troops, what kind of formation ?" A lieutenant general and division head who caught up from behind scolded angrily.

Chief of Staff Xinye has been in the Kwantung Army General Headquarters for more than ten days, and has never been to the front line once, except for the officers in the General Headquarters.Knowing that there is such a chief of staff at the headquarters, the officers who command operations on the front line have no idea who he is at all?

Under the strange eyes of the officers of the Kwantung Army on the front line.Either biting his ears, or referring to Sang Huai's voice, Chief of Staff Shinno finally entered the big tent where the meeting was held. It was not bad. The commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, immediately got up to greet him, and politely greeted Lieutenant General Shinno. , gave up to the seat next to him. Judging from the layout of the meeting, this seat was obviously added later.

More than half an hour later, all the officers who participated in the meeting arrived. More than a hundred people packed the large tent to the brim. Those who are eligible to participate in the meeting are all officers above the rank of major general. So many generals The generals of the Kwantung Army gathered together should be the shining stars, but now, looking at the generals of the Kwantung Army, their faces are blue and yellow, their beards are unshaven, their uniforms are covered with mud and gunpowder smoke, and they are extremely dirty. They look like they just crawled out of the trenches. Same as monitor.

The commanders at all levels of the Kwantung Army faced tremendous pressure from the Soviet Army every day, thinking about how to survive, and had no time to meet each other. When such an occasion happened, many acquaintances seemed to have a strange relationship with each other. Feeling, get close to nature.

"Oh, Kimura-kun, I didn't expect you to be alive? How did I hear that your No. 30 brigade, as early as ten days ago..." The following words are obviously unlucky and also This one just left half a sentence.

"Yes, Noda-kun, it's not easy to meet here. Our 31st Brigade was almost surrounded by the Soviet Army, and it was Mr. Changchuan of the No. 20th Fourth Division. It was a pity that we escaped with desperate rescue. Yes, in order to rescue our brigade, Mr. Changchuan was unfortunately broken. That miserable appearance, he was hit by a large-caliber grenade from the Soviet army close to him, and he was torn apart, and he couldn't even put together a complete body." Kimura's brigade leader said with a sigh.

"In such a large-scale battle, the lives of our brigade and division commanders are no more valuable than the life of an ordinary soldier. In the attack last night, I killed two brigade commanders under my command!" The head of the lieutenant general and division, who was familiar with these two, interjected from the side.

These words resonated with the officers of the Kwantung Army. Also, since the beginning of the Far East Campaign, it was not the rain of shells from the Soviet Army that day, and millions of people were chasing after them. Feelings, naturally there is a common topic, the officers below are all complaining about their sufferings, the huge meeting place is like a noisy market.

General Nanjiro, who sat at the top, couldn't help frowning, as if he was very dissatisfied with the presumptuousness of his subordinates, "Hmm!" General Nanjiro squeezed out a movement from his throat. Stern, coercive, and gloomy, it floated into the ears of all Kwantung Army officers like an all-pervasive wind. Immediately, the noisy whispers, like water closing a gate, suddenly fell silent, and the scene was solemn and quiet. Smell the needle.

General Nanjiro didn't talk nonsense, and said straightforwardly: "You must be very strange, why are you recalled from the front line at this time?" He paused, looked at the generals who pricked up their ears, but changed the subject, "In the meeting Before we start, let me introduce to you, this is Chief of Staff Xinye of the Far East Campaign Headquarters! The special representative sent by Commander-in-Chief Zairen to the Kwantung Army Headquarters! Everyone applauds and welcomes!" He flipped his palms , Stretching towards Lieutenant General Shinno Tatsuaki beside him.

There was a burst of neat but not enthusiastic applause, which sounded weak, and many officers of the Kwantung Army suddenly realized, "No wonder, what I saw outside the venue just now is that the middle man who used more than a dozen guards as human shields General, it turned out to be such a background, commonplace, just a rookie who has never smelled blood! I have shells on my head every day, and I don’t let soldiers protect me!" Many officers thought with disdain in their eyes and contempt in their hearts.

Chief of Staff Xinye couldn't fail to see the eyes of the officers of the Kwantung Army, and his heart was unnatural, which also made him secretly annoyed. He stood up, straightened his military uniform with a little dirt on it, with a smile on his face, and wanted to say a few words Talking on the scene, to some extent saved some face, and also showed his prominent status as the chief of staff of the headquarters.

Unexpectedly, General Nanjiro didn't give him this chance at all. Before he could open his mouth, he opened his mouth and said, "Your Excellency, the military situation is urgent. Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief's order is urgent. There is no extra time to waste on unnecessary politeness." Above, please sit down, I will deploy the attack plan immediately!"

With a sound of "cluck", Lieutenant General Shinno's words came to his lips, and he was abruptly blocked back. Seeing the look in General Nanjiro's eyes, he didn't pay any attention to him at all, so he sat down embarrassingly with a bruised face. , now this seat is absolutely hot, and the hot Lieutenant General Xinye burned all five inside.

General Nanjiro went on to say: "There is only one topic for today's emergency meeting. The general headquarters has received an order from Commander-in-Chief Zaijin of the Far East Campaign Headquarters. Starting at dawn tomorrow, the Kwantung Army will invest all its troops and launch a full-line attack on the Soviet Army. Fight back!"

"What?" Like a Jiao Lei, it slammed on the heads of the generals of the Kwantung Army. These front-line commanders are well aware of how much wealth the Kwantung Army has and how much combat power the soldiers still have. After fighting for more than a month, it was still very difficult to hold on. It was pure luck that it was not swallowed by more than 400 million Soviet troops. What's the matter?We have to fight back across the board, Commander-in-Chief Nanjiro, are you in a daze?

Although the two fronts of the Soviet Army have withdrawn, how many troops Zhukov's Far East Front Army still has, the Commander-in-Chief will not be clear about how many troops are left in the Kwantung Army, do you need to be reminded? Execute this shitty headquarters order?

Although none of the generals of the Kwantung Army dared to jump up to object, the incomprehension and refusal, anger and helplessness in his heart were invisible but could be felt. If the air was like air, permeating the conference room, General Nanjiro's eyes became more and more sinister. Scanning the audience fiercely, the atmosphere disappeared in an instant. He didn't explain anything, but said dryly: "Chief of Staff, start to deploy the offensive missions of various divisions and brigades!"

On the same night, on the same battlefield full of gunfire, on the opposite side of the battle line, General Zhukov, the commander of the Soviet Far Eastern Front Army, had just concluded a military meeting. Contrary to the content of the meeting of the Kwantung Army, General Zhukov deployed the Far Eastern Front Army as planned. The evacuation plan for the evacuation of the Far East battlefield was detailed and well-planned. It was made by General Zhukov himself after staying up for several nights. It can be said that all aspects of the situation were taken into consideration.

The meeting ended in less than two hours, and the commanders and commanders of the various armies rushed back to their respective units. In four or five hours, the Far East Front Army began to evacuate.

On the surface, everything is arranged properly, but General Zhukov's heart is still full of regrets. In order to deal with the Kwantung Army's partial counterattack like a mad dog, the Far Eastern Front Army had to leave at least three troops of the army group. At the same time, General Zhukov's heart , that almost intuitive anxiety has never dissipated!

(to be continued) (to be continued..)