Age of Rebirth

Chief of Staff Yamada's words made Prince Zairen break out in a cold sweat. He suddenly remembered, isn't the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army Yoshijiro Umezu, that maverick guy who never participated in any faction, and even personally wooed him. A bastard who didn't buy it, why was he replaced by Nanjiro, where did Umezu Yoshijiro go?

"Yamada-kun, did you make a mistake, isn't the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army Yoshijiro Umezu?" Prince Zairen asked in confusion.

The face of Chief of Staff Yamada became sad for a while, "Commander, gentlemen, the former Kwantung Army Commander-in-Chief Umezu Yoshijiro, has committed suicide and died for the country!"

A gust of cold evening wind blew through, piercing the curtains of the tent. The candles in the tent flickered and seemed to be extinguished at any moment. The words of Chief of Staff Yamada were like a heavy mountain, pressing down on dozens of senior members of the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Army. The general's heart was so heavy that he couldn't breathe. The two commanders-in-chief of the Kwantung Army and the two generals of the Imperial Army both cut themselves open. Amaterasu, what kind of terrible abyss is Manchuria? The life of an imperial general?

The words of Chief of Staff Yamada obviously had more meaning, and he went on to say: "Therefore, the Ministry of Staff believes that now is not the time to discuss the reason why the independent division directly under the corps appeared in the Temple Street area so quickly, and it is not the time to pursue the responsibility of a certain general. The key Moment, don't hesitate, Commander! The Ministry is taking the liberty of speaking, please make up your mind early!"

In this case, Chief of Staff Yamada, who has a close relationship with Prince Zairen, dares to say that this Chief of Staff Yamada dispatched an unknown senior staff officer from the Far East.He became the number two figure in the Far East Dispatch Army in one fell swoop, and he did have some advantages, and Prince Zairen also valued him a lot.Almost obedient.

After Chief of Staff Yamada finished speaking, the sound of artillery outside became more and more intense. Sitting in the tent, he could feel the ground trembling. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Far East Dispatch Army were fighting on two fronts.On the east front, the independent division blocking troops on the front line of Temple Street are desperately attacking, on the west front.In addition, against the fierce attack of the East Command troops of the Independent Division, this battle was fought hard and extremely dangerous. If not done well, the Far East Expeditionary Army will be defeated by the Independent Division troops.The two sides are surrounded by Temple Street.At that time, I'm afraid it's hard to escape?

Chief of Staff Yamada's words, although somewhat impolite, poured like a basin of cold water on Prince Zairen's feverish head, which made him startled, his face returned to normal, and he gave Major General Yamada a grateful look.Prince Zain said: "What Mr. Yamada said is very true. We can't waste time in the Temple Street area. Order, the whole army immediately turned to the Magadan port in the direction of the Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Fifth Army was in charge of blocking the attack in the west direction of Temple Street. The Independent Division is directing the attack of the troops in the east, and the Sixth Army is responsible for continuing to attack the blocking positions of the Corps directly under the Independent Division on the front line of Temple Street!"

"Oshima-kun and Izawa-kun, the only task of your two troops is to cover the main force of the dispatched army, escape from the Temple Street battlefield smoothly, and turn to the direction of Magadan. I know that such a task is close to death, but I I'd better entrust this important task to the two of you, please!" Zai Ren said to the two lieutenant generals of the Far East Dispatch Army whose faces were as ugly as ashes, and then bowed deeply.

Both Lieutenant General Oshima and Lieutenant General Izawa knew very well that what is a mission of narrow escape is a mission of never returning. Let yourself go, I'm afraid there is no possibility of breaking through, the only way to go is a deadly battle. Let's put it bluntly, the more than 100 soldiers of the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army are already doomed to die in battle!

However, Prince Zairen has personally ordered the general, and it is obviously impossible to refuse to accept the order. Lieutenant General Oshima and Lieutenant General Izawa did not have the courage, "Please rest assured, Commander, we will definitely do our best to serve the The main force of the dispatched army successfully evacuated from the Temple Street battlefield, and bought enough time, even if all the jade is broken, it will not be spared!" The two people screamed bad luck in their stomachs, but they stood up to promise it on the surface.

"Oshima-kun and Izawa-kun, you two will become role models for the Japanese Empire!" Prince Zairen was obviously moved, and said with tears in his eyes, "After the main force of the dispatched army leaves the battlefield, I will immediately Give the order, after you receive the order, organize the troops to evacuate immediately, and I will wait for you two in Magadan!"

The temporary military meeting was adjourned. In the tent, there were only two people left, Prince Ren and the chief of staff, Major General Yamada. Soldiers, return to the mainland alive! It is the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army, it is difficult to retreat unscathed, and I will not choose this route unless it is absolutely necessary!" Prince Zairen said with a gloomy face.

Chief of Staff Yamada was silent for a while, feeling that it was necessary to release His Highness the Prince from his depressed and sad state, "Commander, at this moment and here, we cannot consider a perfect solution. And the soldiers of the Sixth Army will be proud and proud to sacrifice their lives for His Majesty the Emperor and the Great Japanese Empire!"

"The worry of the staff department is not here. The news I got from the General Administration of Military Intelligence in the base camp is not only what was said, but also a more important news. It was not announced at the meeting just now, for fear of affecting the morale of the army!"

"Huh?" Prince Zairen stood up abruptly, staring closely at Major General Yamada. From the face of this resourceful subordinate, he could see that this must be another bad news, "Yamata-kun, what news?"

Chief of Staff Yamada said: "Following the bloody battle between the Kwantung Army's Manchuria border guards and the West Manchuria troops and the Independent Division troops, and all the pieces of jade were smashed, in Manchuria, only the main force of the Kwantung Army in the western Liaoning area was left. More than [-] people were killed by the Independent Division The two main field corps are encircled in the Liaoxi Corridor!"

"In order to save the Kwantung Army troops in western Liaoning, the base camp made an absolutely wrong decision. The navy sent an escort fleet composed of more than [-] warships, and the army aviation dispatched eight from the local air defense command. A wing of fighter jets formed an air escort fleet, and a troop convoy composed of thousands of merchant ships sailed to Liaodong Bay in Manchuria, with the intention of evacuating the western Liao Kwantung Army troops from Manchuria!"

"But this decision itself is a gamble with no possibility of winning. Under the siege of the independent division aviation and the superior force of the fleet, the entire escort fleet was destroyed, and the entire escort fleet was destroyed. Thousands of merchant ships became the spoils of war for the Chinese. , the Kwantung Army troops in western Liaoning finally chose to disarm and surrender!"

"What?" Prince Zairen's lips were trembling, he was angry on the one hand, and shocked on the other, and he yelled, "Bastard! Pig head! It's the guy who made fun of the fate of the empire and made such a stupid decision." ? By the way, it must be that old bastard Minnei Koichi who doesn't know how to pretend to understand! Damn old bastard, he is simply a scum of the imperial world!"

If Prince Zairen knew that it was his elder brother who made this stupid decision, would he still be so furious and scolded, but Major General Yamada knew it, so he couldn't reveal it, so as not to embarrass His Royal Highness, he hastily changed the subject , "Commander, what I am worried about is that thousands of merchant ships of the empire were lost in Liaodong Bay in Manchuria. Even if we escaped, we would not have enough ships to transport the soldiers back to the mainland when we arrived in Magadan!"

Prince Zairen was already languid at the time, and Chief of Staff Yamada was not unreasonable in worrying. The entire empire could no longer afford thousands of merchant ships to transport the soldiers of the Far East Dispatch Army. "Mr. Yamada, what can you do?" There was a mess in his mind, and he could only ask his resourceful chief of staff for advice.

"Commander, to this day, we can no longer hide the situation of our evacuation from the Far East from the base camp. Your identity is different. You should send a telegram directly to His Majesty the Emperor and truthfully state the reasons for our evacuation from the Far East and the difficulties faced by the dispatched troops in the Far East. Dangerous situation, I request His Majesty the Emperor to issue an order to instruct the navy to organize enough transport ships, even fishing boats, to gather at the port of Magadan, so that it makes sense for us to retreat to Magadan!"

"Samada-kun, immediately send a telegram to my imperial brother in my name, and the content will be sent according to your wishes. Don't send it to the headquarters. I can't trust those incompetent guys!" Prince Zairen's eyes flashed coldly, and ordered arrive.

Tujill, in the west of Temple Street, is a small town with a Russian style. Of course, traces of China are also indispensable. After all, decades ago, this place was still Chinese territory. A Russian-style courtyard, Liu Tiehan’s Far East campaign commander Department, located here.

Wearing a military coat and holding a candle, Liu Tiehan had stood for a long time in front of the large military map of the Far East hanging on the wall. The Far East campaign lasted for more than three months, from the midsummer July to the cold wind October is gradually starting, so far, the rhythm of the battlefield is still in his hands, but if he wants to end the Far East campaign cleanly, at least under the current circumstances, it is impossible.

Of course, Liu Tiehan hopes that in the area around Temple Street, encircling and annihilating all the 10 Japanese dispatched troops from the Far East. Judging from the situation on the battlefield, it can be done. Living in the back road, but in terms of troop strength and battlefield space, it is something that cannot be done in a short period of time. The Japanese Far East Dispatched Army has tens of 10 people gathered together, and the battlefield area is thousands of square kilometers. If you want to cover Such a big dumpling can't be done with only the current strength of Dong Zhi and the directly subordinate corps!

"It seems that we have to fight a war of attrition. We will eat up the tens of 10 people in Zairen in one bite, and gradually consume the vital strength of the Japanese Far East Dispatch Army, and swallow it in one last bite!" Liu Tiehan thought with regret.

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