Age of Rebirth

A memorial from General Umezu Yoshijiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, but one of the most powerful men in the Japanese military circles, General Mitsuko Minai, the Minister of War, was so frightened that his ghosts almost pissed his pants. His first instinctive reaction was to kill Silence, let this memorial and messenger completely disappear from this world.

But the idea that popped up all of a sudden made Minai Koichi not order the killing immediately, but fell silent. He believed that Umezu Yoshijiro was not stupid, let alone confused, and that the one who could climb to the position of general of the Imperial Army was the fuel-efficient lamp?Even this guy who claims to never get involved in politics!

General Mitsuko Minai changed his mind, and said to the messenger calmly: "This memorial is of great importance. I have to carefully consider how to present it to His Majesty the Emperor. In the next few days, you will Stay safely in my mansion, don't show up without my permission, let alone contact anyone, once there is news, I will notify you immediately, remember!"

On his territory, what else could the messenger say? He bowed deeply and said, "I'll leave it to His Excellency Minei, and please submit the memorial to His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible. Commander-in-Chief Meijin needs an answer!"

Mi Neiguang hid the memorial in the pocket of his close-fitting clothes, and left with a serious face. When he got outside, he waved his hand and called the captain of the guard over, and ordered in a low voice: "Send more people, watch this person, and don't allow him to leave this room. No one is allowed to approach here, if he intends to forcefully leave, deal with it on the spot without asking me for instructions!"

The captain of the guard has a fierce look on his face, and he is the confidant of General Mineiguang.Naturally knows what to do, not to mention, things like that.I have also dealt with it countless times, and I am familiar with the road, and General Mitsuko Minai did not intend to present this memorial to His Majesty the Emperor immediately. This is a blockbuster that can only be used to bomb political enemies.If you blow yourself up, you are asking for trouble.

But now it seems that the possibility of blowing up himself is the greatest.Slow down, and see the specific situation of the Manchuria War situation before deciding whether to present Umezu Yoshijiro's memorial to His Majesty the Emperor.Anyway, legato folds with a messenger.It's all in his own hands. In fact, he has no proper way to turn this bomb into a sharp weapon to bomb political enemies!

The courier of General Umezu Yoshijiro is actually under house arrest. The courier understands this, but it falls into the hands of others.Can only resign to fate, in Fengtian in northeast China.He didn't know what happened in Tokyo, and his memorial was still in the hands of General Mineiguang, so even if he was in a hurry, he had no choice but to wait, but the current situation in Manchuria could not wait .

"Ah!" General Umezu Yoshijiro sighed dispiritedly, put away his disturbed thoughts, and returned to reality. The Kwantung Army troops in the Liaoxi Corridor have already started to move. According to the report of the frontline commanders, so far, it seems that the The Feng Jiwu Corps of the independent division on the opposite side was not alarmed. However, it will take time for hundreds of thousands of soldiers to assemble. According to my own estimation, the retreating troops will be assembled in the early morning of tomorrow, and the speed is already fast enough!

As for the Kwantung Army troops in the Ximan area, General Meijin is still hesitating whether he also gave the order to retreat. The reason for hesitating is that if the main forces of the Kwantung Army in western Liaoning and Ximan retreat within the same time, they will be nearly With a force of 100 million, such a big move, who can guarantee that it will not disturb the independent division troops on the opposite side, at least, General Meijin himself can't guarantee.

Therefore, ordering the Kwantung Army troops in the direction of Ximan to retreat is something that General Meijin has been struggling with, but the retreat order was issued too late. Once the Kwantung Army troops in the direction of the Liaoxi Corridor are successfully withdrawn, the Kwantung Army troops in the Ximan area will be alone. up.

Lieutenant General Matsuda, the Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, knocked on the door and entered the office of General Meijin. He also had a deep worry on his face, "Commander-in-Chief, the General Staff has just been sent to Gaizhou on the Liaodong Peninsula. A telegram for help from the commander of the besieged troops! According to them, the Independent Division dispatched no less than 15 troops to besiege more than [-] imperial troops, and the battle was fierce!" He took out a telegram and said in a heavy tone Said.

There are a few more words, Chief of Staff Matsuda did not say, "The commander of the besieged troops, Lieutenant General Ono, the commander of the Third Army, said in the telegram that there are less than 4 troops left in the imperial army with more than 2 troops." , was compressed in a small area with a radius of less than a hundred square kilometers, if there is no foreign aid, we will not last until tomorrow morning!"

"Ask for help?" General Umezu Yoshijiro smiled wryly, "Matsuda-kun, do we still have troops to serve as reinforcements?"

"No, Commander-in-Chief!" Chief of Staff Matsuda truthfully replied.

"That devil of China invested more than 4 troops for my 15 remnant troops, which is really worth the money!" General Umezu Yoshijiro murmured bitterly, "Matsuda-kun, what are you doing?" Lieutenant General Ono replied that the headquarters is actively organizing reinforcements, but it will take time, and your department must carry forward the warrior spirit of the Empire of Japan, fight bravely, stand by and wait for reinforcements, and wait for reinforcements to arrive for more than three days!"

"What?" Chief of Staff Matsuda whispered, and he guessed General Meijin's intentions at once, using 4 people to hold it back for as long as possible. The independent division has 10,000+ troops, which will be the main force of the Kwantung Army in the west of Liaoning. Retreating to Fengtian increases the insurance factor, but isn't this a risky deception?

Regarding this, Chief of Staff Matsuda felt absolutely uncomfortable. After thinking about it, he said: "Commander-in-Chief, we don't have any reinforcements at all. There is no need to deceive the soldiers of the empire who are fighting bloody battles. I personally think that this is an insult to them! We should tell the The soldiers of the empire who fought bloody battles, the real situation!"

"Baga!" General Umezu Yoshijiro was furious. The words of Chief of Staff Matsuda pierced his heart and scolded him for the first time. Perhaps, their final ending is to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and the Japanese Empire, and all of them are broken, knowing that this is the ending, why don't we give them a glimmer of hope, and inspire the soldiers of the empire to fight the enemy regardless of their own lives!"

"Insult! It's ridiculous. Tell them that there is no reinforcements, and they lose their morale and fighting spirit. They are killed one by one by those Chinese soldiers? Those Chinese soldiers will laugh at their corpses. This is what you, as the chief of staff, want to see The result? Their jade fragments are valuable, and they are for more soldiers of the empire to survive!"

General Umezu Yoshijiro was panting with anger, his eyes gleamed fiercely, it seemed that Chief of Staff Matsuda's words were a great insult to his personality, Chief of Staff Matsuda couldn't help taking a few steps back, and jerked his head down, "Ha Yi! Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, please calm down, it's a lie!"

General Umezu Yoshijiro's eyes faded away, but his tone remained cold and he said: "Chief of Staff Matsuda, I don't want to hear similar words again, convey my order, the troops of the Kwantung Army located in the Ximan area, at [-] o'clock tomorrow evening After that, they began to evacuate one after another, and the assembly point was Xinjing!"

"The method of retreat is that the troops on the front line do not move temporarily, and the troops on the third line and the supply troops are the first to withdraw. After that, the troops on the second line begin to withdraw. Your staff is responsible for formulating the specific retreat route, and you must warn all troops Commander, organize a retreat as much as possible without disturbing the troops of the independent division on the opposite side!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda recorded the orders of General Meijin, and he came to General Meijin to say that the Kwantung Army troops in the direction of the Liaoxi Corridor have already started retreating, leaving the Kwantung Army troops in the Ximan area alone, which is very dangerous and alone Well, it's easy to be copied by two sides. Now, General Meijin finally spits out, and he has achieved his goal, even though he was scolded just now.

One more thing, I must remind Commander-in-Chief Meijin, Chief of Staff Matsuda said: "Commander-in-Chief, the border guards of the Kwantung Army, should they also shrink across the board? With more than 30 people, more than [-] people from the imperial army, once the Kwantung Army's troops in western Liaoning and West Manchuria begin to retreat, will the border guards become the next attack target of the independent division troops?"

General Umezu Yoshijiro is very struggling in his heart. In the vast Manchuria region, there are many cities that need to be defended, and troops are needed everywhere. The border guards of the Kwantung Army have more than 20 people, which can be of great use. From this perspective, You should also retreat synchronously to avoid heavy losses.

However, General Meijin never dared to let go of the border opening in the northwestern part of Manchuria. If the 30 soldiers of the Chinese demon Tang Qiuli were not blocked by the border guards, they would drive straight in, attack Xinjing southward, and then block it. Liaoxi Corridor and the passage for the Kwantung Army's main retreat in the Ximan area, and then join the independent division of the Liaodong Peninsula, Amaterasu, nearly 70 independent divisions, blocking all the retreat passages, what kind of consequences will that be? ?

General Meijin was very clear in his heart, so he made a painful decision, "Chief of Staff Matsuda, the border guards of the Kwantung Army cannot retreat, otherwise, the gate of the border line in the northwestern part of Manchuria will be opened, and the Outer Mongolia Field Corps of the independent division will , 30 soldiers will pour into Manchuria like a tide, and by then, Fengtian, Xinjing and even Harbin will be in a hurry!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda was silent. He understood the consideration of Commander-in-Chief Meijin. The independent division in the direction of the Liaodong Peninsula has become a knife inserted behind the main force of the Kwantung Army in western Manchuria. The Field Corps has become another knife piercing the hinterland of Manchuria. If the two knives face each other from north to south, it will be a dead end. The main force of the Kwantung Army of more than 100 million will be forced to fight a decisive battle with the independent division in the west of Manchuria.

But the cost of the decisive battle is not enough. Therefore, only the Kwantung Army border guards stand in the border area without retreating. The troops of more than 20 people are in a situation where there is no way out. Chief of Staff Matsuda has accepted a series of orders , leaving with a heavy heart, leaving General Umezu Yoshijiro himself with the same heavy heart.

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