Age of Rebirth

The captain of the guard with the rank of Major was stunned for a moment. He had been with Chief of Staff Matsuda for many days, but he knew that Chief of Staff Matsuda was the boss of the headquarters since the commander-in-chief of Meijin led the army. There are a lot of urgent military affairs to be dealt with, and his office is always full of people from morning to night!

The captain of the guard felt that it was necessary to make it clear, so as not to delay the important military affairs, and he would suffer the consequences, so he stood at attention and asked for instructions: "Your Excellency, Chief of the General Staff, is it everyone? Especially urgent military affairs? "

Lieutenant General Matsuda's mind is full now, thinking about immediately reporting the dangerous situation of the Manchurian War to the headquarters, how to get himself out of the right and wrong, and urgent military affairs are not that important. His face darkened, and he said angrily: "Do you want me to repeat what I just said? Anyone, anything, within five hours, don't bother me!"

The captain of the guard faithfully carried out the order of Chief of Staff Matsuda. He not only guarded the door in person, but also sent more than a dozen big and round guards in front of the office. At both ends of the corridor, no one is allowed to approach the office of the Chief of Staff.

Now is the time when the battle in Manchuria is chaotic, precarious, and in crisis, let alone five hours, even five or ten minutes, there will be countless telegrams flying to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army. Since the commander-in-chief Meijin is not there, all telegrams will Immediately transferred to Chief of Staff Matsuda in Xinjing.

So, not half an hour.At both ends of the corridor, officers of the Kwantung Army were crowded with telegrams in their hands and anxious faces.In particular, a major in person was so anxious that he jumped on his feet. His telegram was the most urgent. It was the Kwantung Army troops in the west of Liaoning.If you send it to the Kwantung Army headquarters, ask for instructions on what to do next!

Another anxious person was a lieutenant staff officer.There were four or five telegrams in his hand, all from Lieutenant General Qingshui Jinshan, the Harbin Garrison Commander of the Kwantung Army, since the first urgent telegram was sent to the headquarters.I never heard back again.But the two independent divisions advancing north and south, no matter whether you get the order from the headquarters or not, they are still advancing rapidly!

Especially the cavalry units of the Independent Division coming from the direction of Zhaozhou and Zhaoyuan, like a whirlwind, blowing through Zhaozhou, Zhaoyuan, Maoxing, Toutai and other places. Redbeard is even more belligerent.The local Kwantung Army garrison and the Manchukuo garrison were defeated and suffered heavy losses.Although the independent division troops coming from the north did not make a big fight, there were 10,000+ mechanized troops coming in. The local garrison of the Kwantung Army and the Manchukuo garrison along the way did not dare to parry.

With Harbin as the center, surrounding the surrounding areas, there are beacons and urgency everywhere, and the telegrams are like snowflakes. They fly to the hands of General Qingshui. They are all telegrams asking for reinforcements and asking for instructions on how to deal with them. Qingshui, who has been serving as a Taiping official in Harbin Lieutenant General, I have seen this kind of formation there, and there is really nothing I can do. I have to send one telegram after another to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army. The content is getting more and more serious every time. There is a tendency that within two or three days, Harbin will not be guaranteed. !

Such a telegram, according to the requirements of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, did not dare to delay at all, and had to be sent to the highest officer immediately. If the military plane was delayed, his head would be lost. The staff officers in charge of the telegram did not dare to neglect, and almost He wanted to fly over, but when he arrived in front of the office of the chief of staff, he was blocked by several guards!

Seeing that more than an hour has passed, the door of Chief of Staff Matsuda's office is still closed. However, judging from the light coming out, the Chief of Staff is still in the office. The staff members just don't understand why the Chief of Staff Did you stay behind closed doors just now?

There were a few staff officers who were impatient and had important telegrams in their hands. They didn't dare to delay. They couldn't hold back their anger. They cursed uncleanly and wanted to force their way into Chief of Staff Matsuda's office, "Baga! Little boy!" Cao Cao, dare to block the way of the chief?" "Bastard, get out of the way immediately, I have important military affairs, I have to report to the Chief of Staff, if it is delayed, can you afford it?" "Go away, I don't know Do you want these telegrams, sir?"

There are dozens of staff officers, all chattering, huddled sideways, and the guards who received the death order are all the personal guards of the Kwantung Army headquarters. They have seen many people in Daguan, but they don’t recognize people. The major and the lieutenant officers, as long as it is not the Chief of Staff himself, they will not let them pass by. The butt of the gun was smashed, and these staff officers screamed again and again, and the corridor was in chaos as if there had been a mutiny.

The messy scene, but the captain of the guards was very angry. Although these officers did not break into the office, they were noisy in the corridor, which would also affect the mood of the chief of staff. It was his own dereliction of duty, so some The stupid captain of the guard, "Swipe!", pulled out the command knife at his waist, "If you continue to pester and make loud noises, affecting His Excellency the Chief of Staff, you will die!"

Well, all the staff officers know that the captain of the guard at the headquarters is an idiot, and his relatives do not recognize him. He usually only sees the commander-in-chief of Meijin, but now, he only sees the chief of the general staff Matsuda. The eyeballs are gleaming fiercely, and they are about to use a knife. If there is a big disagreement, they will chop a few people!

I can't afford it anymore, and the staff officers said a few hard words, "You wait, when I see the Chief of Staff, I will sue you and threaten the officer!" "Urgent military affairs, because you are delayed, you wait Accept the punishment!" Then, he left angrily.

After more than four hours, Chief of Staff Matsuda, who came out after a long wait, finally walked out of the office door, holding a thick stack of telegrams in his hand, his face was very haggard, tired and dazed, as if he was in these four days. In more than an hour, as if he had exhausted all his hard work, he beckoned to the captain of the guard, and ordered in a hoarse voice: "Immediately arrange the guards to guard the confidential communication room, no one is allowed to approach!"

The staff officers who were so anxious that they heard that the Chief of Staff had finally left the office door, they were anxious to surround him, but they were chased away by the guards again, so anxious and angry in their hearts, I can't even figure it out, what happened to the Chief of Staff?

Lieutenant General Matsuda personally guarded the confidential communication room. The radio station contacting the General Staff of the base camp rang "tick tock" for a long time before Lieutenant General Matsuda appeared in front of the staff as if he had finished a marathon. He just said He said, "I know what urgent military affairs you guys are going to report. Go back to your respective jobs first, call back the incoming telegram troops, stick to your respective defense zones, and wait patiently. There will be new orders from the base camp soon! "

After finishing speaking, he turned around and went back to the confidential communication room, leaving behind a large group of staff officers looking at each other, looking at the stack of telegrams in their hands, and dispersed with different expressions. However, from Chief of Staff Matsuda's expression and There seemed to be an ominous smell in his tone!

In Tokyo in July, the sun was scorching hot. At night, the heat didn’t dissipate much. There was a depressing heat everywhere. The consequences of several years of foreign wars had been gradually manifested. At night in Tokyo, there was a lot less feasting and feasting. A taste of depression.

The Minister of the Japanese Army and Acting Chief of the General Staff of the headquarters, General Mitsuko Minai, has just returned to his residence physically and mentally exhausted. His mood is not much better than this sultry night. The just-concluded imperial military meeting seems to have exhausted all his energy. energy.

Ever since Prince Zaijin, chief of the general staff of the base camp, has been stationed in the Far East region as the commander of the Far East Expeditionary Force of the Empire of Japan, commanding operations, he has received the trust of His Majesty the Emperor, and stuffed the throne of the chief of the general staff of the base camp under his own ass , I mastered the two major systems of the Imperial Army's military administration and military orders, and became the veritable No. 1 in the Imperial Army. However, General Minei knew that this job was not easy to do. , no matter the Minister of War or the Chief of the General Staff of the base camp, both thrones are hot asses!

After several consecutive years of foreign wars, the congenital sequelae of the lack of resources and insufficient war potential in the Great Japanese Empire have begun to appear. From the empire's financial resources to military resources and the exhaustion of its soldiers' potential, the empire has reached an unsustainable level.

In the south, the Australian battlefield in the Pacific Ocean has been fighting for more than two years. In the short term, there is no possibility of ending it. The Australian battlefield is the largest investment of imperial power and resources, but the overall situation is that It is still beneficial to the Imperial Army!

General Toshiichi Terauchi, the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force of the Empire, commanded more than 60 soldiers, and pressed more than [-] Allied soldiers to fight hard in the southeastern part of Australia. It was an active offensive posture and gained the initiative on the battlefield, but It will take quite a long time to end the Australian War.

In the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the combined fleet commanded by Lieutenant General Yamamoto 56, commander of the combined fleet of the Imperial Navy, fought inextricably with the newly formed Pacific Fleet of the U.S. Army. That guy Shiro said, "Yamamoto is doing a good job. He has already beaten the US Pacific Fleet back to several ports on the west coast of the US mainland. He dare not fight easily!"

Although he has been struggling with the Navy Minister Yoshikawa Koshiro, Admiral Minai still believes in his words, and also believes in the capabilities and strength of the Imperial Japanese Navy. I also admire Yamamoto 56. It is within the naval system. The only senior navy general who can get along very happily with the general staff of the base camp, he has such ability!

In the Australian battlefield and the Eastern Pacific naval battle battlefield, there are two land and sea generals, Yamamoto 56 and Terauchi Shouichi, so you don’t have to worry about it yourself. Only in the Korean Peninsula battlefield and the Manchurian battlefield, there is the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli. . . . . .Thinking of this, General Minai, who was already depressed, became more and more irritable.

(To be continued)

Say a few words: Today is the traditional festival of the Chinese nation—the Mid-Autumn Festival. Xiaojin would like to thank all the book friends for their unwavering support over the past few years, and would like to extend my sincere blessings, whether it is on the way home , or in a foreign country, I wish all book friends family reunion, good health and all the best! (To be continued..)