Age of Rebirth

Ever since General Umezu Yoshijiro led a patchwork of more than [-] people from the Western Liaoning Assault Corps to leave Fengtian and headed for Western Liaoning, Chief of Staff Matsuda, who was very reluctant to arrive in Xinjing, has made countless predictions about this operation. , was defeated by the Independent Division, encircled by the Independent Division, and all members, including General Meijin, did not have the extravagant hope of winning, and the Kwantung Army in western Liaoning successfully broke through the encirclement.

However, the current situation obviously exceeded all the predictions of Chief of Staff Matsuda. The Liaoxi Assault Corps was completely defeated. It is understandable. After all, it is a force that has no combat effectiveness at all. It's strange, but the disappearance of General Meizu and no news from him is the biggest surprise that can be expected. If General Meizu is loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and the Japanese Empire and dies in battle, it is within the range of psychological tolerance!

Only General Meijin is missing, which is worrying. Chief of Staff Matsuda is most afraid and worried about General Meijin being captured by soldiers of the Independent Division. His identity is too sensitive. Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, Japan If the supreme ruler of the empire in Manchuria falls into the hands of the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, it will be a devastating blow to the two combat groups of the Kwantung Army still struggling in western Manchuria, perhaps overnight. , Hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army soldiers will collapse and lose without a fight?

Chief of Staff Matsuda did not believe that after the soldiers of the Independent Division captured General Meizu, they would keep it secret and give up the best weapon against the morale of the Kwantung Army soldiers. Therefore, after learning that General Meizu was missing, he was very anxious.The ants on the hot pot are like ants, spinning around in circles, obviously out of order.Nothing can be done.

Seeing that His Excellency the Chief of Staff lost his composure, Naisaburo Amuro, Commander of the Kwantung Army's Xinjing Gendarmerie, reminded him, "Your Excellency, the current strategy is to find the whereabouts of Commander-in-Chief Meijin. People, death must see the corpse!' Only in this way can the further expansion of adverse effects be avoided!"

"In addition, the news of the disappearance of the commander-in-chief of Meijin must be strictly sealed and limited to a small number of senior military officers. The smaller the spread of the news, the better. Regarding the plan to mobilize the Xinjing Manchurian Army to attack Ximan, there is still business as usual. Proceed. To calm the emotions of the soldiers and civilians in Xinjing!"

One word awakens the dreamer. "That's right! Amuro Nai-kun's suggestion is just right!" Lieutenant General Matsuda nodded again and again, then picked up the phone, "I am Chief of General Staff Matsuda, connect me to the Kwantung Army Intelligence Headquarters, and find the head of the Kwantung Army, Major General Okabe!"

"Okabe-kun, I'm ordering now. The Intelligence Headquarters dispatched all the special agents and activated the entire intelligence network. In the area between Fengtian, Panshan and Beining, look for the whereabouts of Commander-in-Chief Meijin. Remember, you must see people." Dead to see the corpse! This is the only task of your intelligence headquarters at present, once you have the whereabouts and news of Commander Meijin, please notify me immediately, no matter what time it is!"

The order has been issued, and the rest is to wait. Chief of Staff Matsuda paid a lot of money, and the designated search area is also correct, but he doesn't know that General Meijin is not in the original position at all, but is far away from the battlefield. On the way back to Fengtian by detour from another route, it was not that General Meijin didn't want to contact the headquarters, but that he was already neurotic and vigilant.

General Meijin, who was on the run, did not trust anyone, including the local garrison of the Manchurian Army who had not yet arrived in the area. He could not guarantee whether these Manchurian soldiers would take their heads and go to Asking for credit with that Chinese devil?

Therefore, Chief of Staff Matsuda's search plan was completely useless. Unexpectedly, General Meijin, who has become a frightened bird, does not trust anyone, including his own people. He just thinks that after Fengtian, he is the safest!

The work of mobilizing more than 8 elite troops from the five divisions of the Puppet Manchukuo to form the Kwantung Army's West Manchurian Assault Corps is underway. Compared with forming a new army in Fengtian, the speed and efficiency are much higher. After all, It is an established army, as long as Chief of Staff Matsuda gives an order, the Puppet Manchurian Army will be assembled immediately, including the imperial guards of the Emperor of Manchuria, and they will unconditionally obey Chief of Staff Matsuda's dispatch.

What Chief of Staff Matsuda needs to do is to take out a large number of guns and ammunition from the military warehouse in Xinjing, mainly large-caliber field guns, and refit the Manchurian army. It’s a good thing that the pie fell from the sky. If there is no opportunity this time, the Japanese will not equip their troops with such heavy equipment. It is not only a weapon for fighting on the battlefield, but also a white ocean.

There are beards everywhere in the Northeast, and there are no locks occupying the top of the hills and dense forests in that place. Japanese guns and ammunition are rare things. They can be exchanged for oceans and gold, even if they are driven to the border by the Japanese , the anti-union armed forces that have almost disappeared, if they have hard money in their pockets, these officers don't mind doing a few deals with the anti-union forces, who has a grudge against money?

Therefore, after receiving the order from the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, the Puppet Manchurian Army of the five divisions, not only did not have the fear of going to the battlefield and fighting desperately with the independent divisions, but they were like cats smelling fish, with With the intention of making a fortune, they assembled as quickly as possible in accordance with the requirements of the Kwantung Army Headquarters. Moreover, it was fully staffed. Get one, that is, one more money!

Chief of Staff Matsuda and the officers of the Kwantung Army who were sent to serve as commanders of troops at all levels in the Manchuria Army did not know the tricks. They were quite surprised at the high morale and quick assembly ability of the soldiers of the Manchurian Army. It was a sigh before that, in just three days, a re-armed Ximan Assault Corps with more than [-] people, with the officers of the Kwantung Army as the backbone and the soldiers of the Manchurian Army as the main body, was completed.

Compared with the panic-stricken Japanese in Manchuria, this army of more than 8 people gave Chief of Staff Matsuda a refreshing feeling, and made him feel hopeful, "Maybe, this team of Manchurians formed It is not necessarily known what miracles our troops will create in the Ximan area!" He thought with a sigh.

On the day when the Kwantung Army's Ximan Assault Corps set off, Chief of Staff Matsuda personally presided over the expedition ceremony. At the ceremony, he made an impassioned speech, and encouraged all officers and soldiers, "Everyone from the Kwantung Army's Ximan Assault Corps Warriors, I am moved by your high fighting spirit and morale, and you are shouldering the dual hopes of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan and His Majesty the Emperor of Manchuria!"

"When those Chinese soldiers burned, killed, looted and wantonly slaughtered our compatriots in Manchuria, as soldiers, we should take up arms and go to the battlefield to fight the invading enemy to the death and defend our homeland! Our people!"

Obviously, Chief of Staff Matsuda was emotionally moved, so that when he spoke, he choked up and shed tears several times. However, Chief of Staff Matsuda's emotional speech moved only the officers of the Kwantung Army. As for the officers and soldiers of the Manchurian Army, look Seeing the Japanese crying and crying there, he was completely indifferent. There is a fart for crying and crying, can it be used as a big foreign flower?What is calculated in my mind is how much money can I make?

After Chief of Staff Matsuda’s speech, Major General Hamasaki, the head of the Kwantung Army’s Liaoxi Assault Corps, expressed his determination on behalf of all the officers and soldiers who were about to go into battle. Long live Your Majesty! The Empire of Japan must win! Manchukuo must win!"

Shouting slogans is just a matter of moving your mouth, and it doesn't take much effort or money. Therefore, at the scene of the expedition ceremony, the slogans were shouted loudly, and the slogans of more than 8 people resounded through the sky. The momentum of swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger!

Less than an hour after the departure of the Kwantung Army Ximan Assault Corps, the information was placed on the desk of Tang Qiuli, the commander of the Independent Division. The troops dominated by soldiers, the staffing, force composition, weapons and equipment, the names and positions of the commanders of the Kwantung Army at all levels, the deputy commanders of the Manchuria Army, the order of operations and numbers, etc., are all clearly displayed.

After reading the information, Tang Qiuli had a meaningful smile on his lips, and said to Chief of Staff Ge Zhenzhuang: "Director Ge, send a telegram to Jing Zhanqi, commander of the Ximan Blocking Corps, and report the full text of this information to He, how to fight, Jing Zhanqi decides on his own, and the battle plan can be reported to the division. In addition, Liu Cuigang and Le Yiqin are ordered to provide sufficient air fire support according to the needs of the battle, and the air force communicates with the Ximan blocking corps!"

The division commander made such an understatement, and he didn't take the Kwantung Army's Ximan Assault Corps with more than 8 people seriously, but Ge Zhenzhuang was slightly taken aback, and could not help reminding: "Mr. Commander, according to the information, the morale of this enemy army is very high. , Moreover, with new equipment, the number of large-caliber artillery has surpassed the general field troops of the Kwantung Army, at least as far as the current situation is concerned, they are a formidable enemy!"

"But Commander Jing's blocking force, although it has previously strengthened the reinforcements of five mechanized infantry brigades and two tank brigades of the North China Field Corps, on the one hand, it has to face more than [-] Kwantung Army soldiers in the direction of Ximan. The Kwantung Army's Ximan Assault Corps came out and fought on two fronts. In terms of military strength, we are at a disadvantage, so, is it safer for the division commander to dispatch the specific command of this battle?"

Tang Qiuli did not respond to Ge Zhenzhuang's suggestion, but asked, "Where is the Sun Zhenbang Corps now?"

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