Age of Rebirth

General Nanjiro's words were a little sudden. Lieutenant General Hengshan, the commander of the Seventh Army who was full of thoughts, never thought that the commander in chief did not say a word, and directly ordered his own general!

Lieutenant General Yokoyama looked at General Nanjiro in astonishment, his mind was still full of his own calculations, and he didn't react for a while, until a colleague beside him poked himself, "Ah! What!" Lieutenant General Yokoyama spoke incoherently, in fact , What General Nanjiro asked just now, he didn't notice at all.

General Nanjiro's heart was filled with anger, and his face was a little livid. A dignified Lieutenant General of the Imperial Army participated in such an important military meeting. The main topic involved was his defense area. He was so careless. He really lost the Kwantung Army. Face!

In normal times, General Nanjiro would definitely make him look good with just these few faltering words from Lieutenant General Hengshan. Jun, the Liaodong Peninsula has just been bombed by the Air Force of the Independent Division, I want you to talk about the strength and defense system of the Kwantung Army in the Liaodong Peninsula at present?"

Lieutenant General Hengshan stood there in embarrassment. Under the gaze of everyone, he wished to find a crack in the ground to sneak in. General Nanjiro's words were a relief for himself, and he hurriedly replied: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, please forgive me. The staff department is considering the issue of the Liaodong Peninsula, sorry!" Lieutenant General Hengshan is also a well-behaved person, since the commander-in-chief gave him a step down, then he has to express his opinion!

Seeing the Commander-in-Chief's face softening, Lieutenant General Hengshan said: "There is no need for the Commander-in-Chief to ask, the staff department has to report the situation in the Liaodong Peninsula. Starting at [-] o'clock this morning, the Air Force of the Independent Division dispatched no less than seven Hundreds of bombers. More than [-] fighter jets repeatedly bombed all the airports of the aviation force in the Liaodong Peninsula. By the time the Ministry of Staff came to the headquarters for a meeting, according to reports from various places, all the airports of the Kwantung Army in the Liaodong Peninsula were completely destroyed. Nothing!"

"What I don't understand is that when the aircraft group of the Air Force of the Independent Division bombed the Imperial Army Airport indiscriminately, the fighter group of the Air Force of the Kwantung Army. Where is it? Why did the sky of the Liaodong Peninsula become an independent division? The stage where aviation is raging? Could it be that the fighter planes of our Kwantung Army have all disappeared collectively, or are they afraid to attack because they are afraid of war?"

Lieutenant General Hengshan held back his anger and ignored it completely.Another officer with the rank of Lieutenant General of the Army Aviation.With a face that was livid due to shame and anger, and eyes that could breathe fire, he just said happily.

Of course General Nanjiro knew who Lieutenant General Yokoyama was targeting, and in this case, they got entangled.It was another unclear topic, so he stopped Yiliang Lieutenant General Hengshan, who was indignant, and said, "Mr. Hengshan, now is not the time to discuss this issue. The aviation team has their own campaign considerations. Let me focus on the issue I just had. !"

Now that the commander-in-chief has come forward, of course Lieutenant General Hengshan will not confront him, so he changed his tone into a heavy one, and said, "Yes, Your Excellency the commander-in-chief, the large-scale bombing by the aviation of the independent division did not cause any harm to the infantry of the imperial army. What harm, my troops, hardly any losses!"

"However, this is exactly what I am most worried about. Now, the imperial army's defensive strength in the Indochina Peninsula is nominally four divisions of the Seventh Army, with more than [-] troops, but the actual situation is far from that. optimism!"

"Everyone knows that our Kwantung Army suffered huge losses in the First World War in the Far East. Although the mainland did its best to replenish our troops, it could not make up for our losses in a short period of time. Therefore, in the Liaodong Peninsula, my first The actual strength of the Seventh Army, plus the recent addition of soldiers, is only two and a half divisions with more than [-] troops, among which there are only more than [-] veterans with combat experience!"

"If you count the second-rate troops of the local garrison, the total strength of our imperial army in the Liaodong Peninsula will not exceed 15. This is the current situation of the imperial army in the Liaodong Peninsula. The purpose of the destructive bombing at the Imperial Army Airport is to land on the Liaodong Peninsula. In view of this, we have carefully weighed the strength of our Seventh Army. The department implores Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, to immediately increase troops to the Liaodong Peninsula. Otherwise, once If the troops of the China Independent Division cross the sea and land, the Liaodong Peninsula will be in danger!"

"If the Liaodong Peninsula falls, the gates of the hinterland of Manchuria will be opened. I, Hengshan, can command all the soldiers of the Seventh Army, risking their lives for the Imperial Japanese Empire, and desperately blocking the enemy's attack. However, even if the entire Seventh Army is broken, Still unable to stop the attack of the China Independent Division, what is the use of broken pieces of jade?——Yokoyama does not want to become a sinner of the Japanese Empire, so I implore your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, to consider the request of the Ministry!"

This Hengshan was really a character, he spit and babbled, and what he said was impassioned but also the actual situation. His words resonated with the senior officers of the Kwantung Army present, and they started whispering among themselves.

It seems that the military officers are all in favor of adding troops to the Liaodong Peninsula, but they have not considered the situation in Manchuria. If there are troops to transfer, why are you talking nonsense?As a senior general of the Kwantung Army, he can be so short-sighted, but he is irreproachable to Lieutenant General Yokoyama. General Nanjiro's eyes were burning fiercely, and he was very annoyed, but his usual style is to disdain To the subordinates, explain too much, they only need to pay attention to their own orders, other things are not something they should worry about!

"That's enough, stop unnecessary whispering, Mr. Hengshan, didn't you ask to send more troops to the Liaodong Peninsula? Okay, I will send more troops to you! ——But, after the troop increase, you must guarantee that even if it is an independent division, Landing on the Liaodong Peninsula, these Chinese people will also be driven back to the Bohai Sea!" General Nanjiro gritted his teeth and said a little viciously.

Chief of Staff Matsuda was startled. Could it be that the commander-in-chief was persuaded by that guy Yokoyama that he really wanted to increase troops in the Liaodong Peninsula? On the way to the venue just now, Chief of Staff Matsuda thought carefully about the words of General Nanjiro , I feel more and more reasonable, his heart has been inclined to the judgment of General Nanjiro, the bombing of the Liaodong Peninsula may really be the trick of the Chinese devil, the purpose is to mobilize the Kwantung Army troops on the border of Manchuria!

Now, hearing what General Minamijiro said, he couldn't help feeling anxious, and almost got up to remind him, but his heart moved, and he knew that the General Nanjiro he knew was not someone who could be easily changed by others, so he sat down again and watched quietly. development of things.

Lieutenant General Yokoyama was overjoyed, but General Nanjiro's harsh demands made him hesitate. If there hadn't been the Far East Campaign, Lieutenant General Yokoyama would have agreed without hesitation. However, after several battles with the Soviet Army, Lieutenant General Hengshan's inner pride and confidence in the Kwantung Army's invincibility were almost wiped out. China Devil Tang Qiuli, will things be okay?

The answer is of course no. The Soviet Russian troops who were able to inflict heavy losses on the Kwantung Army have never taken advantage of the Chinese devil troops. Only the Great God Amaterasu knows what the odds of winning against such an opponent are. Hengshan himself didn't know, isn't the commander-in-chief a general of his own army?

He hesitated in his heart and didn't know how to answer. Seeing Lieutenant General Yokoyama's face changing, the flames in General Nanjiro's heart began to flare up. He also knew that for Yokota, this was a very difficult guarantee. After all, The opponent who is about to face is Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, an opponent who is walking on thin ice, let alone Hengshan?

However, as a senior general of the Kwantung Army at a critical moment, he could not hesitate at all, "What? Mr. Hengshan, are you embarrassed about this guarantee? If you feel that you are not competent, you can submit your resignation immediately. Send someone to replace you, of course, this will be added to your resume!" General Nanjiro said in a cold tone.

Forced to this point, Lieutenant General Hengshan has no way out. Anyone can hear the subtext in General Nanjiro's words. Adding this to his resume guarantees that he is afraid of the enemy in the face of battle. , resign from the post of commander, then his future in the Imperial Army will be completely ruined!

Lieutenant General Hengshan was determined, "Crack!" Standing at attention, he replied loudly: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, Yokota assures Your Excellency that if reinforcements are received, even if the staff dies in battle, they will die before losing their lives." Drive all the Chinese troops who dare to land on the Liaodong Peninsula to the Bohai Bay!"

The meaning of Lieutenant General Hengshan is also very obvious. I promise that it's over. Next, it's time for you, Nanjiro, to send me more troops?

"Yoxi!" General Nanjiro nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, Mr. Hengshan is really a model of the emperor's people. From now on, the Seventh Army will adjust its deployment, and everything must be based on independent divisions landing on the Liaodong Peninsula. The goal is to use the strength of two divisions to lay a line at Lushunkou, Ganjingzi, and Shishili to form the first defensive position. Mr. Hengtian, you must remember that the first line of defense must use the most elite of the Seventh Army force!"

"However, the troops on the front line don't need to stick to the three areas mentioned above. After a day of blocking the landing of the independent division troops, they will retreat to the line of Bayuquan, Hengdaohe, and Zhuanghe. Here will be your Seventh Army. The second line of defense, the main force is the remaining troops of the Seventh Army, as well as the local garrison troops from all over the Liaodong Peninsula!"

"The advantage of the Seventh Army's second line of defense is that it can rely on the complex terrain of the Qianshan Mountains to build a solid line of defense. Mr. Hengshan, you must remember that the second line of defense is the key to your defense of the Liaodong Peninsula, so , to deploy most of the troops here, and fight to the death without retreating, do you understand?"

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