Age of Rebirth

General Fukuzawa, the head of the new First Corps of the Kwantung Army, who was almost completely wiped out, knew that he could not escape the guilt. If he did not cut himself open, even if he ran back to Liaoyang, General Meijin, the commander in chief, would not bypass him. Therefore, Colonel Fukuzawa, who knew that he had no way out, quietly cut himself open, but he also ended up peacefully.

But the Chief of Staff, Major of the First Corps, absolutely didn’t want to die. He hadn’t lived enough yet, but the emperor was clearly there. The rules have been practiced for so many years. When he thinks of this, the Major Chief of Staff trembles in his calves and sweats all over his face.

Dozens of Japanese military officers surrounding Fukuzawa's body were all silent. Everyone's face showed the fear of rabbits dying, foxes mourning and hurting others, and all hopelessness. , pulled out the command knife, and gestured on his stomach. It seems that as long as the Chief of Staff cuts open his stomach, the rest of the officers will immediately cut themselves open collectively!

The Chief of Staff, Shao Zuo, wiped the sweat off his face, rolled his dry eyeballs a few times, looked at the officers around him, and suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Masters, we can't just commit suicide without knowing why! Although the corps suffered heavy losses, the soldiers and policemen of the Manchurian Army and the officers of the Imperial Japanese Empire were the ones who suffered the losses, so they basically had no losses, so they just cut themselves off like this, we are sorry for His Majesty the Emperor!"

It is of course the best thing to be able to survive. Moreover, it is the chief of staff who does not let everyone cut themselves off. The words of the chief of staff, Shao Zuo, obviously played a role, Japanese military officers.There was a light of hope in their eyes, and those officers holding command knives also quietly put away their knives. "Gentlemen, we have the responsibility to report the specific situation of this battle to His Excellency Commander-in-Chief Meijin, otherwise, the loss of the First Corps is worthless!"

"Moreover. We have to cheer up and ask the commander-in-chief of Meijin, the remaining imperial officers of the first corps. Separately form a combat unit, follow the second corps behind, fight back to Anton, and fight at the end The front line. Even if our jade is broken on the battlefield, it is a worthy death, and it is much more valuable than self-dissection, gentlemen, isn’t that the case? Do you agree with my decision?”

Of course I agree, the one who disagrees is the fucking pig, run back to Liaoyang, there is still a possibility of life, who wants to die. "As expected of a guy who has been in the headquarters for a few years, this is an excuse. He is majestic and righteous!" The officers muttered in their stomachs, raising their arms and shouting, "Your Excellency Chief of Staff is wise, the humiliation suffered today will be given to the Chinese people in the future." Take it back!"

In the northern part of the Liaodong Peninsula, in an ordinary woods, there was an extra grave. The General Fukuzawa who cut himself open was buried here hastily, without even a tombstone. Then, the Chief of Staff of the First Corps, With the remaining 1 remnant soldiers, they rushed towards Liaoyang. The low mound was left here alone. If Grand Master Fukuzawa knew about it, would he think that his suicide was ridiculous!

"Crack!" General Umezu Yoshijiro, with a livid face, threw the teacup on the ground furiously, and the tea splashed on the ground. After learning that the First Corps was almost wiped out, the chief of staff of the Corps fled all the way back to Liaoyang with the remnants of the report. , General Meijin was completely furious. The most intolerable thing for him was that among the more than 1 people who fled back from the First Corps, there were more than 6000 officers from the Japanese Empire!

The First Corps was beaten to pieces, General Meijin was not very shocked, he was angry, why did the imperial officials escape from the battlefield instead, if these imperial officials were all smashed on the battlefield, Perhaps, the First Corps would not lose so badly. At least, the independent division north of Anton should have suffered heavy casualties. Then, it would be much easier for the Second Corps to launch an attack!

General Umezu Yoshijiro, with a ferocious face and murderous eyes, yelled at a trembling chief of staff: "Deserts! Shame! The shame of the Japanese imperialists, they have tarnished the honor of the imperialists, and they are not worthy of being an imperial officer." Soldiers! Order the gendarmerie to immediately encircle the fleeing First Corps, shoot all the officers on the spot, and break up the rest of the soldiers and fill them up in the Second Corps!"

The staff officer agreed, and was about to go out. Chief of Staff Matsuda hurriedly stopped him, "Wait!" Then, he said to General Meijin: "Commander-in-Chief, please calm down, I can understand the pain and anger in your heart , as members of the Imperial Japanese Empire, Yu Sui is their best destination, fleeing before the battle is an unforgivable crime!"

General Meijin stared at Chief of Staff Matsuda with gloomy eyes, and said suspiciously: "Chief of Staff Matsuda, what do you want to say?"

Chief of Staff Matsuda met General Meijin's eyes calmly, and continued: "Commander-in-Chief, strict military discipline is the tradition of the Imperial Army. Imperial officers who escaped from the battlefield deserve death. However, Commander-in-Chief, at this moment At that time, there were more than 6000 people, more than the strength of a regiment, think about it, we are in urgent need of troops, especially the imperial soldiers, it is a pity that they were all shot!"

"The staff department has an idea. Didn't the chief of staff of the First Corps report that all the officers are willing to form a combat unit and return to the Anton battlefield? If so, we might as well give them this opportunity to make a contribution. , more than 6000 imperial officials who are guilty, can be used as the assault force of the Second Corps, and you know the effect, Commander-in-Chief!"

"You can also issue an order that if they are the first to attack Anton City, all the surviving officers will be exempted from punishment, and there are also officers who will be rewarded for meritorious service and broken pieces of jade will receive due compensation , In this way, wouldn’t we have more than 6000 dead soldiers who risked their lives! It may not be impossible to capture Anton in one fell swoop! Of course, this is my personal suggestion, and you still need to make a decision in the end! "

"Yoshi!" General Umezu Yoshijiro's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help admiring, "This trick is really brilliant. According to the emperor's rules, the guys who should be shot suddenly got a chance to survive and make meritorious deeds. Is it strange to work so hard? I never expected that this guy Matsuda has such a brain, it’s really impressive, he came up with a clever plan to turn waste into treasure, it’s a surprise, it’s a surprise!”

General Meijin praised secretly in his heart, but his face was still full of lingering anger, and said: "Matsuda-san, your method is very good, if it is not because of the tense war situation in the Liaodong Peninsula and the urgent need for employment, I will not forgive these emperors. You scum, this violates the principle of running the army that I have always followed, and I have to follow the power in a hurry. This matter, Mr. Matsuda will arrange it, and tell them that this is the only opportunity, and you, Matsuda, won it for them. Also, equip them with the best weapons!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda was a little surprised. He originally thought that it would take a lot of hard work to persuade General Meizu, who has always claimed to be a standard imperialist and stubborn, but he didn't expect it to be so easy. When the principle of governing the army!" Chief of Staff Matsuda felt a little contempt in his heart, "Hypocrisy!"

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I'll make arrangements right away, they will become the bravest Imperial soldiers!" Chief of Staff Matsuda bowed slightly, turned and left.

After watching Chief of Staff Matsuda leave, General Meijin fell into deep worry after a short period of excitement. The situation in Manchuria, the prospects are very pessimistic. Whether they can all escape in the end is still unknown.

Of the two temporarily formed corps, the first corps has been completely annihilated. God knows whether the second corps can occupy Anton. The situation in the Liaodong Peninsula has deteriorated to this point. I never expected it. General Meijin was almost physically and mentally exhausted.

Based on this analysis, the situation in the Liaodong Peninsula has affected the situation in Manchuria. What if the Kwantung Army's new second corps is completely wiped out?The two 10,000+ independent divisions chasing from the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula, plus the 10,000+ independent divisions guarding the front line of Anton, then the independent divisions concentrated on the battlefield of the Liaodong Peninsula will reach nearly 40 troops. Absolute air supremacy.

As for the Kwantung Army, looking at the military map, from Fengtian to Xinjing, and then to Harbin, the three most important central cities in Manchuria are a series of blank spaces with empty troops, let alone other regions. The 40 independent division troops , from the Liaodong Peninsula, Manchuria can be divided into two, and even, it can go straight to the Far East, threatening the flank of the Imperial Far East Expeditionary Army. At this point, General Meijin couldn't help dripping with cold sweat.

Now the overall defense layout of Manchuria is like an egg, the outer thin eggshell is broken, and the rest is the vulnerable egg yolk, such as the current Liaoxi Corridor, Ximan area, and the Kwantung Army on the northeastern border The main force, and even the new second corps on the front line of the Liaodong Peninsula, is that layer of eggshells. If any part is broken, it will be a comprehensive defeat, and no one can recover!

General Umezu Yoshijiro now has reason to hate his predecessor, General Nanjiro, "Why did that old man with mediocre talents and good at playing politicians put up such a defensive layout when the Manchurian War first started? So much so that I left myself in an extremely passive situation, the Kwantung Army's main force of more than 100 million troops was forced to confront the independent division along the border of Manchuria, and the battle situation in the Liaodong Peninsula was so critical that it was impossible to mobilize troops!"

"If at the beginning, Nanjiro shrank the main force of the Kwantung Army to the hinterland of Manchuria, deployed defenses layer by layer at key nodes, gradually reduced the force, and finally used the city to hold on, the situation would never be as bad as it is now!"

"What a stupid strategic deployment!" General Meijin gritted his teeth, stood in front of the military map for a long time, and finally made a decision to change the situation in the Northeast battlefield.

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