Age of Rebirth

The commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Yoshijiro, after the battle of the Liaodong Peninsula, was about to fail completely, and his reflections were basically close to the truth, outlining the framework of Tang Qiuli's basic strategy for the northern campaign.

General Umezu Yoshijiro, the more he analyzed the plan of his opponent Tang Qiuli, the more terrified he became. This abominable Chinese devil, with every step of the way, with clear thinking, always controlled the rhythm of the battlefield. The long-term plan of the division troops has caused great worries. Recently, there has also been an ominous omen for the situation of the Imperial Far East Dispatch Army under the command of Prince Zai Ren.

Because, the current situation in the Far East battlefield is very similar to the situation on the Korean Peninsula battlefield. Tang Qiuli's number one general, Liu Tiehan, the deputy commander of the Independent Division, commanded more than [-] troops, and the strength of the Empire's Far East dispatched army However, there are only more than [-] people. Although they have not lost all air supremacy, the air force of the Far East Expeditionary Army is also suppressed by the air force of the Independent Division.

From the daily report of the battle situation sent by the General Staff of the base camp, General Meijin knew that the Far East battlefield is now in full swing, and the front is rumbling all day long, but there are no large-scale main corps fighting, so the troops have the advantage Why, Liu Tiehan, who has the upper hand in air supremacy, is not in a hurry to send troops to the Far East of the Empire to launch a decisive attack?

Is it powerless or is there another attempt?Thinking of this, General Umezu Yoshijiro suddenly felt enlightened, but he was horrified. There was only one answer. The Imperial Far East Dispatched Army was also in the appetite of that China devil Tang Qiuli!

The key point is the Kwantung Army. Once the Kwantung Army is completely lost in Manchuria, the Imperial Army in the Far East and the Imperial Army in the Korean Peninsula will be split into two parts that are not connected to each other and cannot interact with each other. horn.Therefore, the Kwantung Army is the target of Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, who must deal with it with all his strength.

If the entire Kwantung Army is broken, Manchuria will fall into the hands of Tang Qiuli.He can divide his troops into two routes, go south to the Korean Peninsula, and go north to jointly attack the Imperial Far East Dispatched Army, or he can press all the troops attacking Manchuria to the Far East battlefield, and the Imperial Far East Dispatched Army will have no way out. On the forehead.Drenched in cold sweat, if this is the case, I will become the eternal sinner of the empire!

General Meijin could no longer calm down. He had already forgotten the passive Kwantung Army and the precarious Manchuria.He even forgot his retreat and honor and disgrace. The blood of the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Empire began to surge and recover. He told the captain of the guard that no one should disturb him. Even the independent division troops had already reached the gate of the headquarters!

Then.General Meijin closed the door tightly and took out a pen and paper. He wanted to report his analysis and judgment directly to His Majesty the Emperor. He didn't have much confidence in the scheming bosses in the base camp.Convincing them to believe in his own judgment and analysis, he has already prepared his mental preparations in Manchuria to fight for a way out for the imperial far east dispatched troops and the Korean troops stationed in North Korea.

General Yoshijiro Umezu.When doing what he is doing now, he has no selfish thoughts. He thinks that he is a pure imperial soldier, and it is an obligation and a responsibility. There are three main points in the statement to Emperor Hirohito. First, the Kwantung Army has 100 soldiers. With tens of thousands of troops, the troops of the independent division were dragged into Manchuria, even if it was all the pieces of the Kwantung Army, they would not hesitate to do so. Enough time.

Finally, Meijin remonstrated almost tearfully, "Your Majesty, I have been in Manchuria and served as the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army for a short time, but I made a painful reflection on the situation in the Far East, the Korean Peninsula, and Manchuria. After the devil Tang Qiuli's understanding, he came to the following terrible conclusion...!"

At the end of the memorial, General Meijin wrote: "The only way to give up the colonies of the Empire of Japan in the overseas north is to use the preserved military power for the defense of the homeland, or for the struggle with the Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean. I know that making this suggestion is a great treason, Manchuria, the Korean peninsula and the Far East are the predecessors of the imperial military, who have put in countless painstaking efforts and sacrifices to create the situation!"

"However, the form is like this. I am not lying. Now, on the three battlefields, the imperial army is at a disadvantage. If most of the elite troops of the imperial army are lost in the above three places, the result must be that the country is defenseless. Bing, that China devil's greedy eyes will stare at the mainland of the empire, and the land will be in danger, and the Sea of ​​Japan will not be able to stop the China devil's footsteps, I don't want to think so, but it is the truth!"

In the memorial, General Umezu Yoshijiro even showed the route map for the Far East dispatched army to withdraw to the mainland. It was very simple. With a small number of troops, it blocked the troops of Liu Tiehan, the Northeast Advance Command of the Independent Division, and the main force went to the Kamchatka Peninsula. The Sea of ​​Okhotsk will meet the mainland. As for the retreat route of the North Korean troops, you don’t need to worry about it yourself. Shin Tanaka is a fool again and again. Busan is still in his hands. Busan and the mainland of the empire are only separated by the narrow Tsushima Strait However, the soldiers of Tanaka Shinichi's unit can safely withdraw to the mainland even if they row a boat with their hands.

The sense of mission and responsibility, coupled with the sense of sacredness that can change the history of the empire, made General Umezu Yoshijiro extremely excited, writing like flying, a memorial that can be said to shake the Japanese government and the public, written in one go, without altering a single word.

After finishing writing, General Meijin put the memorial in a delicate file bag with great care, stamped it with the big seal of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, rang the bell, and called him in from Tokyo, the most confidant and the most loyal The aide-de-camp told him solemnly, "This is an urgent memorial, which involves top secrets. You can take my special plane to read it immediately, return to Tokyo, find the Minister of War, Your Excellency Minai Koichi, explain your purpose, and present this memorial directly to His Majesty the Emperor." , must not let the third person know!"

General Umezu Yoshijiro, who has always claimed to be detached from political factions, did not have much intersection with the number one commander of the Imperial Army, General Mitsuko Minai, and the two of them could not even talk about friendship. I found that I had nowhere to submit a letter, and in the high-level military circles of the empire, there was no one who could speak for me, so I was really alone!

The current general Meijin has to follow the route of Koichi Minai. In his opinion, in the imperial military circles, General Minai has always been known for his maturity and prudence. He should be able to accept his memorial. Besides, the chief of the general staff of the base camp Zai Prince Ren, leading the army to fight outside, the No. 1 person who can talk to His Majesty the Emperor is none other than General Minai.

On a deeper level, General Umezu Yoshijiro believes that the Kwantung Army is a force supported by General Mitsuko Minai. Although it was established separately in the end, it is also from the Minai faction. How could he watch the Kwantung Army being destroyed in Manchuria? If General Minai speaks to His Majesty the Emperor that the Empire abandons Manchuria, then the Kwantung Army can be preserved. At least, they will not all fight to the death in Manchuria, and all jade will be crushed in the end.

The messenger who pinned all his hopes on General Meijin left, but his mood could not be calmed, and his heart was like a fire. The core meaning of this memorial is very clear, which is to give up, give up the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, and the Far East. The Japanese Empire has worked so hard for several generations, from His Majesty the Emperor to ordinary soldiers, to use countless means to plunder the overseas colonies they have obtained, and to give up all the overseas colonies they have obtained, and give them up to the mortal enemy of the empire, the China Devil Tang Qiu. Leave!

This is simply rebellious. It runs counter to the purpose of His Majesty the Emperor, the headquarters, and the imperial military and political leaders, as well as the fanatical sentiments of the domestic people. If His Majesty does not punish himself, if the bigwigs in the military and government do not step on him to death, the spittle of the people in the country can drown him to death!

"Let me, Umezu Yoshijiro, bear all the sins alone! This is the duty of an imperial soldier! Even if you lose your reputation because of this, it is better than putting the empire in danger!" General Umezu Yoshijiro suddenly felt a sacred feeling in his heart. The sense of mission and responsibility, and even myself were moved to tears!

General Umezu Yoshijiro, when he was busy playing his own chapters, excited by the sense of mission, completely forgot that there were 10,000+ soldiers in the north of Antou, ready to carry out his orders and do an attack that was doomed to fail. Of course, that It's cannon fodder, General Meijin at the moment, doesn't care anymore, forget it!

The cannon fodder forgotten by His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, Colonel Yokoyama of the new Second Corps of the Kwantung Army, did not forget his responsibility. Colonel Yokono, who looked like a rice dumpling, was lying on a stretcher, with a fierce dark light shining from his one eye, and the dozens of captains of the Kwantung Army who had been summoned to hold an emergency military meeting felt terrified.

Night fell on the northern part of the Liaodong Peninsula again. The lingering bombers and fighters of the Air Force of the Independent Division finally disappeared in the sky. In the heart of the commander-in-chief, this night, for all the Japanese officers in the new Second Corps of the Kwantung Army, is a night that affects everyone's life and death. If Anton cannot be captured, they will have to cut themselves open!

Therefore, Captain Yokono's speech at the military meeting was very simple, "Masters, Commander-in-Chief Umezu's order is clear, attack! Attack at any cost, for the honor of our Imperial Japanese soldiers, and even more We ourselves, leading the soldiers of the Manchukuo Army under your command, carry out uninterrupted attacks, success or failure depends on one move, all gentlemen work hard!"

The words of Commander Yokono did not give much encouragement to the Japanese officers. The artillery that they rely on to provide fire support, under the heavy bombardment of the independent division's air force, none survived. What can they do with the fiercely fired independent division soldiers? to fight?

(To be continued)