Age of Rebirth

With the fanaticism and greed for territory in his heart, Prince Zairen, who is good at deceitful maneuvers, can be [-]% sure that there is no possibility of success in negotiations with Tang Qiuli regarding the situation in Manchuria. Those high officials think things are too idealistic!

The Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, who killed millions of soldiers in the Great Japanese Empire and killed dozens of famous generals of the empire, will never negotiate. His greedy appetite is not only in Manchuria, but also in the Korean Peninsula and the Far East. Inside, Tang Qiuli wanted it all. The price paid by the empire could not satisfy the appetite of this hateful Chinese. The negotiation was doomed to fail. This was a conclusion based on the understanding of the opponent.

As for asking the Germans to come forward to mediate, Prince Zairen thinks it is even more unreliable. One point, why do the Germans stand up for the empire? Is it half of the land in the Far East? Just kidding, the Germans are now on the land of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Russian army carried out a devastating blow, and Hitler, the head of state of the empire, set his sights on the European continent and on the old enemy the Soviets. Could he be interested in Asia east of the Ural Mountains?

What's more, Tang Qiuli is in Siberia, looting the land from the Soviets. The Germans will take chestnuts for the empire for an enclave. That German head of state, Hitler, is shrewd and cunning. Prince Zairen shook his head again and again, not even thinking about it. Evaluation, how could the imperial meeting presided over by my elder brother, the emperor, and those high-ranking officials make such a stinky move?

If you let yourself decide, it is a word "fight!" Even if the Kwantung Army is wiped out.I also want to fight, seeing Prince Zairen shaking his head and sneering, the Chief of Staff Yamaguchi who is good at observing words and expressions.Guessing what he was thinking at once, he suggested: "Your Excellency, Commander, as the chief of the general staff of the headquarters, will you directly report your opinion to His Majesty the Emperor? Maybe you can change some wrong decisions!"

Prince Zairen shook his head helplessly. It's not that he didn't want to clarify his point of view to the emperor.Opposed to negotiating with Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, but is it useful?How to solve the crisis in the Manchurian War.I don't have a good plan. The Kwantung Army will fight to the death, and even all the members will be broken. They will definitely be strongly opposed by the bigwigs in the base camp.My own people are in the Far East.Too busy to take care of himself, far away from the power center of the empire, it is useless to say.

It's better to use your mind on the battlefield in the Far East and think about how to deal with Liu Tiehan's attack. Prince Zairen was just about to discuss the issue of the battlefield with Chief of Staff Yamaguchi.A senior staff officer hurried in.With a nervous face, he reported: "The commander and the chief of staff have received top-secret information from the intelligence department that an independent division with a strength of more than [-] people is traveling from the south bank of the Kherlen River in the southeastern part of Outer Mongolia. Enter the Beiman area!"

"Now, the Kwantung Army and Manchukuo's local garrison in North Manchuria have reached the Wuma River and Yichun area in the Xiaoxing'an Mountains. They cannot stop the speed of their advance and have been hit hard. According to the direction of their march, the intelligence According to the judgment of the department, the independent division of this department is likely to be heading for the Far East battlefield!"

"In addition, the intelligence department has found out that the designation of this unit is the corps directly under the independent division, and the commander of the corps is Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff of the independent division. The information from the intelligence department shows that this corps is directly under the command of Tang Qiuli. The number one main corps of the Independent Division participated in battles against the Soviet Army in Outer Mongolia, against the British Army in the East India, and against the Imperial Army in the Indochina Peninsula. It is well-equipped, its soldiers are well-trained, and its combat effectiveness is quite strong!"

"However, the intelligence department wondered why the Independent Division, which was directly under the Corps, did not join the Manchurian battlefield, but traveled nearly a thousand kilometers to the Far East. The intelligence department suspected whether it was a plot by the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli. Immediately report to the commander, and ask the commander to make a decision!"

This time, the intelligence department of the Japanese Far East Dispatch Army did not eat for nothing. It is not surprising that they have a relatively detailed grasp of the actions of the directly subordinate corps commanded by Zhao Yuhe. With many horses, they swept all the way from the North Manchurian area in a mighty way. There must be a lot of movement. It is obviously unrealistic to hide it from the eyes and ears of the Japanese military intelligence system.

In Tang Qiuli's order to Zhao Yuhe, there was no order to conceal the whereabouts of the directly subordinate regiment, and there was no way to conceal it, so they went there with great fanfare!

This sudden bad news made Prince Zairen, who was already in a state of anxiety, even more unable to calm down, and immediately threw out the doomed fruitless negotiation with the cabinet devil Tang Qiuli, almost to the point of no return. Instinctively, Prince Zairen can conclude that the most elite regiment under Tang Qiuli's command is coming towards him. The purpose is to send troops to the Far East of the Empire and leave them in the Far East forever!

As for the suspicion of the intelligence department of the Far East Expeditionary Army, whether it is the conspiracy of the Chinese devil or not, in Prince Zairen's view, it is really a pig's head analysis. , had an advantage in military strength, why did Tang Qiuli put his own corps directly into the Manchurian battlefield?

Prince Zairen believes that the appetite of the mortal enemy of the Japanese Empire is not only to swallow Manchuria, but also the Far East and the Korean Peninsula. Liu Tiehan's army, which is facing him, has more than 50 troops, but he wants to eat his own in one bite. There are more than 40 horses, but there is no good teeth. The independent division has more than 120 troops directly under the corps. When they join the Far East battlefield, the situation is different. The total strength of the independent division in the Far East has reached about [-] million. , Against his own more than [-] troops, he can completely form a military advantage in the encirclement!

The Far East is bound to be lost. This is the conclusion that Prince Zairen came to soberly. Although it is painful, it is very realistic. "We should consider the issue of sending troops to the Far East to withdraw from the Far East!" He thought sadly, but that is how Withdrawing from the battlefield in the Far East is the biggest problem. That damn Liu Tiehan will not let him go. How to get out is definitely the biggest problem!

However, despite the idea of ​​retreating in his heart, on the surface, Zairen did not show it at all. He consulted Chief of Staff Yamaguchi and said, "Mr. Yamaguchi, do you think that Tang Qiuli's most elite corps appeared? What is the purpose in the Xiaoxing'anling area of ​​Northern Manchuria?"

Chief of Staff Yamaguchi did not rush to answer, but stared at the military map with his eyes fixed on his eyebrows, thinking hard. As the chief of staff of the Far East Expeditionary Force, he had the responsibility to provide the commander with the correct judgment and decide the life and death of hundreds of thousands of imperial soldiers with one word. Don't be careless, in an instant, countless possibilities turned in his mind, it really wringed out his efforts, and the pressure was enormous!

Ten minutes later, Chief of Staff Yamaguchi suddenly turned around and said affirmatively: "Your Excellency, Commander, the department has judged that the independent division is directly under the corps and is coming towards us. According to the following, the current position of the enemy army is in the north. The full Wuma River, the Yichun line, and then east, out of the border of Manchuria, is Birobidzhan in the Far East, from Birobidzhan to the western foot of the Kukan Mountains, where the rear base of the Imperial Far East Expeditionary Army is located! "

"From this, it is not difficult to draw the following conclusions. The Independent Division is directly under the Corps. It wants to penetrate long distances, insert behind the imperial army, and the Independent Division west of the Brea Mountains to the east, forming a front and back attack on the Imperial Army. If this is the case, the Imperial Far East Dispatched Army has only one way to retreat westward into Manchuria, and it will fall into the trap preset by Tang Qiuli. Surround them quickly, and by then, we will be surrounded by several sides in the area of ​​Beiman!"

"Your Excellency, Commander, this is just my personal inference, for your reference only!" Chief of Staff Yamaguchi analyzed, while cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He was shuddering at the terrible conclusion he had drawn!

Prince Zairen nodded approvingly, with an unusually calm face, "Yamaguchi-san, your judgment is correct. The Imperial Far East Army is unable to win in the Far East battlefield. This is a fact, a fact we have to admit, so, from From now on, all troops of the dispatched army will conduct a purposeful campaign retreat!"

"Retreat?" Chief of Staff Yamaguchi was taken aback. He spent every day in the headquarters and knew all the battles that happened on the front line. Given the current situation of the battlefield west of the Brea Mountains, it would be difficult for the Far East Dispatch Army to retreat. , that Liu Tiehan's troops are holding on tightly, not to mention, where are they going to withdraw?

"Commander, I would like to ask, where are we going to retreat?" Chief of Staff Yamaguchi couldn't help asking, even he was confused, let alone the commanders at all levels below?

Prince Zairen stood up, walked to the map, and said: "The goal of the retreat, the first stage is the eastern foot of the Kuqan Mountains, and the goal of the second stage is Neish on Sakhalin Island. Don't forget, the entire Sakhalin The island is now under the control of the Empire of Japan. There are more than 1 imperial troops stationed on the island. More importantly, there are also a large number of supplies. "

Chief of Staff Yamaguchi's eyes lit up, and he said with trembling hands: "Your Excellency, you are really far-sighted, and the foothold you chose is absolutely beyond everyone's expectations, including that Chinese devil Tang Qiuli. It can be judged that the Imperial Far East Expeditionary Army did not withdraw to Manchuria, but retreated from Sakhalin Island, and the staff is extremely admirable!"

Faced with the generous praise from his subordinates, Prince Zairen gave a wry smile, and said in a lonely voice: "What is farsighted, it is nothing more than a helpless move. I did this. Although the empire temporarily lost the entire Far East region, it was able to preserve the Far East. The blood of the army, one day, I will make a comeback!"

After Chief of Staff Yamaguchi calmed down, he hesitated to speak. Prince Zairen noticed his expression, and looked over him questioningly.

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