Age of Rebirth

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In Jinzhou, Liaoxi, at the frontline headquarters of the Independent Division, after seeing Yang Ketian’s telegram, Tang Qiuli laughed so hard that his stomach ached, and panting, he said to Ge Zhenzhuang, “Oh, this Yang Ketian, he is really talented. Didn’t find out! Exchanging wounded Japanese soldiers for money is a clever trick, is it like doing business when fighting a war, you just can’t lose money!”

Ge Zhenzhuang reluctantly opened his mouth, responding to Tang Qiuli's words. He did not agree with the division commander's statement. He was quite critical of his predecessor's approach. It refers to Wu Zhenmin, deputy director of the staff office, who is the same type of person, relatively rigid and orthodox, and is not used to doing things that do not follow common sense and are more out of the ordinary.

Tang Qiuli managed to stop his laughter and said, "Director Ge, immediately notify Director Mei of the News Department to come to my office!"

Ten minutes later, Mei Xue came in in a hurry, and when they met, she asked, "What's the rush? Tell Director Ge to call me over. I don't have a lot of things to deal with!"

Tang Qiuli looked like a different wife, poured her a cup of hot tea, and said, "You are the only one busy, and I have a lot to do. I have a task for you!" So Tang Qiuli Then he told Mei Xue about the content of Yang Ketian's telegram and the points that need attention. Mei Xue nodded repeatedly while listening, and finally asked suspiciously, "To be honest, is this really Chief of Staff Yang's idea? No matter how you look at it, it's all your handwriting, it must be! You often do similar things!"

Tang Qiuli was completely speechless.Without explaining, he hugged his wife intimately and sent him to the office door.He urged again: "Be sure to emphasize in front of reporters that we are out of humanitarian principles, abide by international conventions, and take the initiative to return the wounded Japanese soldiers captured during the Far East campaign. This is the key!"

Mei Xue rolled his eyes at him, "Don't worry about it. I know!" Pingting's figure disappeared at the end of the corridor.

After sending his wife away, Tang Qiuli called and called Chen Feng, the director of the communications department. "Director Chen, immediately send a telegram to the German ambassador to China, Tautman. Hello, Ambassador, I am an independent division. During the Far East campaign, I received more than [-] wounded soldiers abandoned by the Japanese army in the Magadan area. Based on the principle of humanitarianism, we are going to send back these wounded soldiers, and I would like to ask the ambassador to inform the Japanese side to send personnel to conduct face-to-face negotiations on the details of receiving the wounded soldiers as soon as possible!" German Ambassador to China Tautman, no Do you like threading a needle?Then use him again, in a telegram.Of course, Tang Qiuli couldn't disclose the details of head-to-head bargaining to Toddman. As long as the Japanese send negotiators, they can't help them, and they have to pay if they don't want to. After going out, for this huge windfall, what's the point of meeting the Japanese?

In the Far East, the rest is to take over the work of the local area. In this regard, Liu Hanzhang will handle everything. That afternoon, Tang Qiuli issued an order, "The troops directly under the Corps will immediately withdraw from the Far East and go to the Indo-China Peninsula to assemble. It means that the troops are temporarily stationed at the place and stand by!"

Tang Qiuli's intentions are already very clear. With the end of the Northeast and Far East campaigns, the Japanese forces in the two places have been wiped out and uprooted. There is no need to maintain a large force. The main field corps of the Independent Division , will gradually gather in the Indochina Peninsula. The Marine Corps, the No.20 Ninth Corps, and the North China Field Corps have been transferred to the south one after another. After that, several main corps will also be transferred to the south. The strategic center of gravity will gradually move to the south transfer.

Now, in the northern region, only the Korean Peninsula is still in the midst of war. In Harbin in the northeast, after the North Manchurian Combat Group of the Independent Division suppressed the border and continued to besiege it for a month, Junichiro Ono, commander of the Harbin Gendarmerie of the Kwantung Army The lieutenant general, besieged on all sides, desperate, and Harbin was already an isolated island, was forced to lead his troops to recover Harbin, the last big city in the northeast.

After the recovery of the entire Northeast, Tang Qiuli focused all his attention on the Korean Peninsula battlefield. Two weeks ago, Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan Garrison Corps passed the Sino-North Korean border and marched from the northern part of the Korean Peninsula to Mokpo at the southern tip of the peninsula. On the battlefield, after the Northeast Campaign and the Far East Campaign had ended successively, the Great Northern Campaign, which Tang Qiuli had been planning for several years, had come to its final stage.

On the same day, Tang Qiuli issued a combat order, "After the troops of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps arrive in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, they can, together with the Southeast Mobile Corps, launch a full-line attack on the Japanese and Korean garrison troops. Retreat, aviation units, provide all-round air fire support for this battle, and air forces ready to attack the Japanese mainland at any time!"

"The Battle of the Korean Peninsula should end before the end of this month. I hope that the Japanese and Korean Garrison Command will serve as the commander-in-chief of the battle, and the commander of the fleet will be Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, and the deputy commanders will be Feng Jiwu and Ma Chaoyang!"

Busan, a port city in the southern part of the Korean peninsula, is the seat of the Japanese and Korean Garrison Command. At night, the whole city is in darkness, with almost no light to be seen. The whole city is under blackout. The fleet of aircraft flew over the city from time to time, and the fear it caused was much better than the darkness!

In the headquarters of the Garrison Army, it was even more gloomy and gloomy. The interior of the building was brightly lit, and all the windows were tightly blocked. The Japanese officers who came and went in the corridors had panicked faces and hurried steps, a scene of imminent doom. Feeling anxious.

In the office of the commander of the North Korean garrison, General Tanaka Shin and Chief of Staff Major General Shinno Hikogoro faced each other with sad eyes, silent, and the atmosphere was frozen and depressing. A telegram from the General Staff Headquarters of the base camp lay quietly in the spacious office On the table was an order notifying the North Korean garrison troops to withdraw to the mainland.

The Battle of the Korean Peninsula lasted for more than half a year. General Tanaka was under tremendous pressure. He was ten years old. With the power of the imperial Korean army stationed in the army, he stubbornly resisted countless attacks by the independent division. Compared with the annihilated Manchurian Kwantung Army and the crushing defeat of the Imperial Far East Dispatched Army, General Tanaka is proud enough. At least, he still holds the bridgehead and a piece of land in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula in his hands, blocking the independent division from attacking. Mokpo line.

Although for this reason, the imperial Korean garrison paid tens of thousands of casualties, and even the several divisions of the local reinforcements are now in disarray. The current available force is less than 10, but General Tanaka still Be confident and maintain the status quo. My situation is different from that of Manchuria. With Busan as my back and a large number of ships collected, as long as I cross the narrow Korean Strait, I can step onto the mainland Kyushu Island in one step.

The so-called advance can be attacked, and retreat can be defended. This is the case. It’s a big deal, can’t you just walk away? Therefore, General Tanaka is resistant to the retreat order of the General Staff of the base camp. He does not want to lose the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. How can it be easy to forget the feeling of being the local emperor in North Korea for many years, controlling the lives and deaths of millions of people and seizing power?

General Tanaka Shin has a deep affection for the land of the Korean Peninsula. To some extent, he even regards it as his own private territory. He knows that once he withdraws to the mainland, the number of the imperial Korean troops stationed will be gone. If it is necessary to exist, it will inevitably be revoked. It is still unknown what will happen to me as a commander. Maybe I will quit the military or be thrown into the cold palace.

Having been operating in the Korean peninsula for many years, he has formed a unified system and is at ease. General Tanaka knows his weakness. Among the local senior management, he has not managed any decent contacts. Strictly speaking, he is similar to that unlucky Umezu Yoshijiro, not close to anyone The faction, even the label of General Mitsuko Mitsuko, has faded because of the long time and his intentional alienation. Therefore, General Tanaka has an instinctive fear of withdrawing to the mainland.

The chief of staff, Major General Shinno Hikoro, was called to study countermeasures, but after studying for a long time, he was still at a loss. Under the current situation, with the loss of Manchuria, the Korean Peninsula is already in a difficult situation. The Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, the next one The target is definitely himself. General Tanaka shudders when he thinks of millions of independent division troops rushing towards him viciously.

Continuing to ask for help from the base camp and requesting additional troops, even General Tanaka himself felt that he was making a big joke, and he was sure that after the general staff of the base camp issued this order, not a single soldier would give it to him again. own!

The silent atmosphere in the office was so depressing that it was breathless. Chief of Staff Shinno finally spoke, "Commander, in the current situation, we have to withdraw. The Korean peninsula is already in an isolated position. It has not been cut off by the fleet of the Independent Division, and the troops of the Independent Division in Manchuria have not yet had the opportunity to go to the battlefield of the Korean army, so it is the best policy to leave early!"

General Tanaka remained silent, with a lot of reluctance in his heart, "Report!" Outside the office, a sudden report broke the silence.

"Come in!" shouted Chief of Staff Shinno.

A confidential communication staff officer came in nervously, "Report to the commander and chief of staff. The intelligence department of the garrison army has received accurate information. The Niangziguan Garrison Regiment of the Independent Division has a strength of more than [-]. Under its commander Feng Jiwu Under his command, he has already crossed the Sino-North Korean border, and at present, his vanguard troops with five brigades of more than [-] people have reached the front line of Daejeon and are approaching the direction of Jeonju!"

"!" General Tanaka muttered. He was so numb that he didn't feel surprised. He was mentally prepared, sighed, and said, "Sinno-kun, order the troops on the front line of Mokpo and Gwangju to withdraw to Busan immediately, let's go!"

(To be continued)