Age of Rebirth

Obviously, Lieutenant Colonel Wu Zhenmin, the deputy director of the staff office of the Independent Division, is not an officer who simply follows orders from his superiors. After the battle to annihilate the Kwantung Army's border garrison, the series of suggestions he made to Zhao Yuhe are sufficient. Reflected, from this, Wu Zhenmin's military literacy and unique thinking perspective and ability can be seen.

After handing Zhao Yuhe's order to a combat staff officer, Wu Zhenmin said thoughtfully, "Chief of staff, regarding the Far East campaign, I always think that Deputy Commander Liu's style of play tends to be conservative!"

Zhao Yuhe glanced at him and didn't speak, but Wu Zhenmin saw a lot in Zhao Yuhe's eyes, and continued, "The current situation on the battlefield should not be like this. Behind the line of Temple Street, and the East Pointing troops coming from the west, adopt a two-way attack method, first defeat the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Army, and then take advantage of the chaos to divide and annihilate them!"

"Instead of allowing the Japanese army to retreat in an organized way like now, we would chase after them. If you hadn't deployed six brigades in advance and made presets along the way from Temple Street to Magadan, I'm afraid we would have chased after them. I am afraid that the only ones that can be eaten up are the broken rear troops of the Japanese army!" Wu Zhenmin's words undoubtedly resonated in Zhao Yuhe's heart. Then divide and annihilate them, but he obviously didn't want to see Wu Zhenmin questioning a veteran general with great military exploits, the leader who ranked second in the Independent Division!

Zhao Yuhe then said: "Chief of Staff, now is not the time to discuss these things. On the whole, Deputy Commander Liu's style of play is more secure, even if the Japanese Far East dispatched troops. Withdrew to Magadan, there is not enough troop transport Ships, Magadan is still dead!"

"Didn't you receive a briefing on the battle situation in the Northeast battlefield from the division's staff office? A troop carrier formation composed of thousands of Japanese merchant ships was captured by us in Liaodong Bay. The Japanese also formed a transport to transport hundreds of thousands of troops. Ability? We won’t give the Japanese a chance to mobilize troop carriers, so there is nothing wrong with Deputy Commander Liu’s style of play! Also, I don’t want to hear similar words in the future!”

Wu Zhenmin was silent, he admitted that what the chief of staff said made sense.However, pinning the hope of completely annihilating the Japanese Far East Dispatched Army on an uncertain factor is not safe, no one can guarantee that the Japanese will not mobilize a large number of ships at the port of Magadan. It would be a different matter if the directly subordinate corps split up to occupy Magadan first!See Wu Zhenmin is silent.Zhao Yuhe went on to say: "Chief of the Military Staff, questioning is an order from the superior, and it is one of the fine traditions of the independent division. When I was in the division's command, I often argued with the division commander about a certain battle plan. You also saw Yes, but that’s only before the start of the battle. Once the order is issued, we must obey it unconditionally, instead of always keeping doubts in our hearts, so as to affect our calm judgment. Do you understand what I said?”

"Of course, if during the execution of the combat plan, it is found that there are huge or obvious loopholes in the orders of the superiors. That is another matter, and there are reasons to argue. Alright, Chief of Staff, give the six brigades who are blocked along the way The brigade commander sent a telegram to delay the retreat speed of the Japanese Far East Dispatched Army as much as possible without causing serious casualties to the troops, so as to create favorable conditions for the main force to pursue!"

Tokyo, Japan, the palace of Emperor Hirohito, Emperor Hirohito, who was still bedridden, was hit hard again, holding a telegram from Prince Zaihito in his hand, his face turned green and yellow, his eyes were straight, suddenly there was a violent burst The coughing stimulated him to bend like a boiled prawn, his face was flushed sickly, and several maids who were waiting came over to beat his back and rub his chest in a hurry.

"Go away!" Emperor Hirohito, who had regained his strength, roared furiously, frightening a few court ladies, trembling all over, not daring to raise their heads. In the past few days, His Majesty's temper has been quite violent, and there have been four or five unlucky ones. The court ladies and attendants were beaten to death by the order of His Majesty the Emperor.

"Immediately call the Minister of the Army, Koichi Yonei, and the Minister of the Navy, Nagano Shuzan, into the palace to discuss important matters!" Emperor Hirohito said weakly after losing his temper, and then looked at a beautiful and plump court lady with a gloomy expression. He said, "Didn't you see that I am sweating profusely?"

The palace maid shivered in fright, hurried forward, took out a snow-white towel, and carefully wiped the sweat off His Majesty's forehead. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her chest, and one of His Majesty's hands stuck into her underwear. , on her plump breasts, kneading fiercely, as if venting her inner irritability, the maid's face was twisted in pain, but she didn't dare to dodge any movements, let alone make a sound.

Kneading and ravaging the plump and towering palace lady vigorously, Emperor Hirohito seemed to feel a lot more comfortable, even though under his claws, the soft mass was covered with scratches, and traces of tenderness had already appeared on the delicate buds. Bloodstains, this is His Majesty's own conclusion, a good recipe for calming emotions, tried and tested, the effect is miraculous, better than any medicine!

More than an hour later, Minai Koichi and Nagano Xiushan, who were summoned by the palace attendants from the hot siege, drove to the palace at the fastest speed. In front of the palace gate, two Japanese military officers The giants have met. Recently, the empire suffered a series of disastrous defeats in Manchuria, and there was a lot of mourning in the local area. The two military leaders who would pinch each other when they met each other, restrained a lot of fighting spirit.

In many cases, they were able to beat each other's side drums to help each other. The generals of the Japanese army and navy were also rare to be calm. The two big bosses stopped fighting. They still looked at each other not pleasing to the eye, but they lived in peace.

"Minai-kun, Your Majesty summoned us late at night. I don't know what urgent military affairs are there, so it's difficult to make a decision?" Nagano Shuzan asked, he knew that Minai Koichi had a closer relationship with His Majesty the Emperor than he did. Many, let me speak out in advance, so that His Majesty will not be passive when asked later.

Mi Neiguang shook his head, and said bitterly: "Mr. Yongye, I don't know what happened, so that His Majesty summoned us late at night. I'm afraid, it's not good news, right?" After finishing speaking, he let out a long sigh.

During the recent period, especially after the loss of Manchuria and the destruction of the Kwantung Army, Minai Koichi, the number one boss of the Imperial Army, had a hard time and was under tremendous pressure. General Minamijiro cut himself open and died. His Majesty the Emperor will never let him die like he did to Umezu Yoshijiro. After all, Minamijiro has deep connections in the domestic military and political circles.

His Majesty the Emperor was also worried that if he dealt too hard with the dead Nanjiro, it would cause a shock in the government and the public. The officials of Nanjiro's family rebounded and quietly put aside the matter of catching the scapegoat, but other factions And domestic public opinion, but refused to let it go. If Nanjiro was not caught, the spearhead was pointed at himself, the number one man in the army. In the local area, there were more and more calls for him to resign and apologize to all the people.

Now, Minai Koichi's throne is getting hotter and hotter, and he feels a little restless. He is the target of public criticism. Even this big boss in Japan's military and political circles feels that things are not going well recently. Trouble There are a lot of bad luck!

Nagano Shuzan, the Minister of the Navy who walked to the palace with Minai Koichi, has not had so many troubles recently, but is in high spirits. The guy Yamamoto 56 has a long face, and he beat the US Navy Pacific Fleet in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Not going to the north, winning consecutive battles, although the U.S. Pacific Fleet did not completely hurt its vitality, it was quite rewarding, and the news of success was frequent. The capable generals of the navy department did a good job, and the head of the navy was also proud.

On the other hand, the army has a bad debt, not to mention the loss of Manchuria and more than 200 million Kwantung Army. Now it is fighting in the Korean Peninsula and the Far East. You can tell by the look of Mi Neiguang. Life must be very difficult, a force that overwhelms Miuchi Koichi is coming, and Nagano Xiushan can't help but feel sympathetic for this old enemy of his!

It's not that General Nagano has any compassion. He doesn't need to target Minai Koichi, but he is also afraid of offending His Majesty the emperor who is high above him. Recently, His Majesty's temper has become more and more unpredictable, moody, unpredictable, On this fire, continue to choke Mi Neiguang as before, Min Nei is unlucky, and he can't feel better. Besides, from the perspective of imperial hegemony, the army is unlucky, and the navy can't take much advantage. The navy has not yet assumed the shoulders of the entire empire's hegemony!

Don't worry about Manchuria, it has already become the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli who defeated the imperial army and disarmed his armor. The battlefield on the Korean peninsula can still be maintained. , There is still no news that Prince Zairen, the commander of the Far East Dispatch Army, does not go to the base camp at all. I am afraid that I, the Minister of the Navy, one of the two giants in the base camp, will not be able to order the imperial brother of His Majesty the Emperor!

Thinking of this, Nagano Shuzan's heart moved, and he said: "Minai-kun, I thought of a possibility, it should be the situation of the dispatched troops in the Far East, otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor would not call us into the palace overnight, saying that we have important matters to discuss! "

Minei Koichi's head was hit a few times immediately, but he knew that Zairen's temper would never send a telegram to the country if he hadn't encountered a huge problem, and the headquarters had nothing to do with him. Believe me, the Secretary of the Army, the acting chief of the general staff of the headquarters, now I don't even know what the Far East Expeditionary Force is doing!

"Don't let anything happen to the Far East Dispatch Army?" Koichi Yonei prayed to God Amaterasu in his heart, and together with Shuzan Nagano, led by his attendants, he walked to Emperor Hirohito's bedroom with uncertainty.

(To be continued)