Age of Rebirth

"Hahaha! This guy Ma Chaoyang is not feeling well!" After reading Ma Chaoyang's telegram, Feng Jiwu, standing on the top floor of the headquarters building of the defense zone in the northwest of the former Japanese Army's Honshu Island, looked at the Yamaguchi Castle shrouded in the morning light. laugh.

After thinking about it, Feng Jiwu said to the director of the Communication Department: "Call Commander Ma back. After our army broke through the two Japanese defense lines and occupied Yamaguchi Castle, the current battle in the northwest of Honshu Island has temporarily entered a stalemate. The campaign target of the left-wing offensive group is the northwestern part of Honshu Island and the entirety of Kyushu Island!"

"I mean, firstly, Commander Ma can lead the second echelon headquarters to join me at Yamaguchi Castle and jointly command the next battle. Second, Commander Ma can go to Kyushu Island to unify the command of the current war on Kyushu Island. The Niangziguan Garrison Corps and the Southeast Mobile Corps, which were fighting in the Japanese army, can you, please call back as soon as possible!"

Major General Xu Guangqi, chief of staff of the Southeast Mobile Corps, took Feng Jiwu's telegram, found Ma Chaoyang, handed the telegram to him, and said, "Commander, Commander Feng has called back!"

After receiving the telegram, Ma Chaoyang read it quickly, the corners of his mouth twitched, but asked Xu Guangqi another question, "Chief of Staff, what is the strength of our left-wing attack group on Kyushu Island? What is the strength of the Japanese army?"

Xu Guangqi understood the meaning of the commander in an instant, and replied with a smile: "At present, our army in the northern part of Kyushu Island has a total of ten mechanized infantry brigades, five of which are troops of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, and the rest are troops from our Corps. The army, in addition, has a tank brigade, three artillery brigades, and two air defense brigades. Now it is under the command of Zhang Hansheng, Chief of Staff of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps!"

"According to the report of the battle situation we received, last night, the Kyushu Island landing force repelled nearly 130 Japanese counterattacks, and severely damaged it, annihilating about 10,000 people, occupying a line of Shimonoseki more than [-] kilometers wide and three-thirds deep. The landing site is more than ten kilometers away. In addition, according to intelligence, the total Japanese garrison strength on Kyushu Island is more than [-] people, and more than [-] people have been lost. The remaining [-]+ Japanese troops are a big piece of fat! It is worth fighting. !"

"Hahaha!" Ma Chaoyang laughed.Jokingly said: "If you say that, I won't be tempted. 10,000+ Japanese soldiers are worth a big fight. Call Commander Feng and I will go to Kyushu Island! Also, Commander Feng, please transfer back to your own Chief of Staff!"

After seeing Ma Chaoyang's call back, Feng Jiwu was overjoyed. He shook his head and said, "This Ma Chaoyang. I'd rather be a chicken head than an oxtail. Call back and respect Commander Ma's choice. In addition, inform Chief of Staff Zhang, etc. After Commander Ma arrives on Kyushu Island, immediately hand over the command. Return to the regiment headquarters immediately!"

The sky is bright, and the battlefield in the northwest of Honshu Island is fighting.Temporarily come to an end, the Japanese retreated to the third line of defense.Feng Jiwu also had no intention of continuing to attack. The troops who fought fiercely all day and night needed a short rest to replenish ammunition and supplies, transport the wounded to the rear, and adjust deployment.

After finishing all this work, Feng Jiwu sent a telegram to Shizhi, "Shizhi, my left-wing attack group, after a day and night of fierce fighting on the battlefield in the northwest of Honshu Island, has now broken through the two lines of defense of the Japanese army and occupied Yamaguchi Castle. Entering the rest period, supplementing ammunition and supplies, and transporting the wounded."

"The Japanese troops on the second line of defense in the northwest of Honshu Island took the initiative to retreat to the third line of defense after being hit to a certain extent. Judging their intentions, they wanted to shrink their troops and rely on the defense system to fight between the third line of defense and the third line of defense. Therefore, the headquarters of the left-wing attack group plans to launch a full-line attack on the Japanese army on the third line of defense one day later!"

"On the battlefield of Kyushu Island, our troops have already occupied and firmly controlled the landing field around Maguan, and repelled many counterattacks by the Japanese army. Now, Ma Chaoyang, the commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps, has rushed to Kyushu Island to take charge of the battle against the Japanese army on Kyushu Island. As for the matter, since Kyushu Island is an independent battlefield, after discussing with Ma Chaoyang, different offensive methods can be adopted, which are not synchronized with the battlefield of Honshu Island. Please let me know if the above deployment is correct!"

On the Sea of ​​Japan, Tang Qiuli commanded the center attack group's vanguard with a huge formation of troop carriers sailing in the Sea of ​​Japan. Although they attacked at the same time as the attack groups on the left and right flanks, they would arrive in the northern part of Honshu Island a few days later than they did. The landing, the troop carrier formation and the escort fleet of the vanguard of the Central Attack Group went very smoothly, and so far, they have not been noticed by the Japanese army.

Even a Japanese reconnaissance plane did not appear. Such an effect was entirely due to the ferocious attacks of the attack groups on the left and right wings, which attracted the attention of the Japanese army. Hope to see.

After receiving Feng Jiwu's telegram, Tang Qiuli, who had a good rest, was full of energy and clear-headed. He was surprised that the left-wing attack group was able to break through and occupy the two Japanese defense lines in such a short period of time. According to the deployment of the campaign, the Feng Jiwu Group won the beachhead of the landing field, and a firm foothold is the greatest victory. Obviously, after a day and a night of fierce fighting, the record achieved by the Feng Jiwu Group exceeded expectations.

This made Tang Qiuli very happy, and he immediately called Feng Jiwu back: "I am very pleased to hear all the calls. As far as the battlefield in the northwestern part of Honshu Island is concerned, the left-wing attack group has completed the purpose of the campaign beyond the plan. Since the Japanese army retreated actively and reduced their forces , the Japanese army’s third line of defense will inevitably gather heavy troops, and relying on a sound defense system, it is a battle that is easy to defend but difficult to attack!”

"Therefore, it is not advisable to attack across the board. Your department can carry out partial and focused attacks on the Japanese army to attract the attention of the Japanese army and minimize the casualties of the troops! Regarding Ma Chaoyang's rush to Kyushu Island to command the troops to fight, the division commander fully agrees with you Internal arrangements!"

The left-wing offensive group achieved more than expected results in the battlefields in the northwest of Honshu Island and the battlefield in the north of Kyushu Island. Tang Qiuli was completely relieved of Feng Jiwu and Ma Chaoyang, and his attention turned to the attack on Hokkaido. The right-wing offensive group, Sun Zhenbang's Outer Mongolia Field Corps and Yuan Jinghao's North China Field Corps, made progress.

The attack of the right-wing offensive group is even smoother than that of the left-wing offensive group. Hokkaido in Japan is not a key defense area of ​​the Japanese Home Defense Command. After years of heavy losses in overseas battlefields, the total strength of the Japanese army is already stretched. The island is the heart of Japan, the most important defensive area, and Hokkaido is an obstacle zone used by the Japanese army to slow down and weaken the attack of the independent division troops.

Therefore, the troops deployed by the Japanese Home Defense Command in Hokkaido are only about 40, and most of them are temporarily recruited reservists. Their combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment are far from those of the Japanese troops defending Honshu Island. The commander of the headquarters, Kase Masa congratulated Lieutenant General, and he knew it well.

Inside the Japanese base camp, Lieutenant General Kase Masaka is a general who is not very popular. He serves as the deputy director of the military station director department, and is also the last of the five deputy directors. With the soldiers of the Independent Division under pressure, Lieutenant General Kase may never have the opportunity to command more than [-] troops.

When Prince Zairen, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Homeland Defense Command, asked his adjutant to summon Lieutenant General Kase, he himself felt baffled. Usually, I only look up to him, and I don’t even have the qualifications to say a word. The base camp has gathered the elite of the imperial military, and there are many senior officers of the lieutenant general level. What kind of onion am I?

However, this green onion, which is like sitting on the bench, was summoned by Prince Zairen. On the way to meet Prince Zairen, Lieutenant General Kase was uneasy, imagining various possibilities in his mind, both good and bad. Yes, it was tortured until he was sitting on a brazier under his buttocks.

Arriving at Prince Zairen's office, after performing routine etiquette, His Royal Highness, who is now responsible for the life and death of the Great Japanese Empire, told him straight to the point, "Mr. It is decided to appoint you as the commander of the Hokkaido Defense Zone Headquarters, the battle situation is critical, after you make arrangements, you will go to the post immediately!"

Lieutenant General Kase was taken aback. He was dizzy and shocked by the sudden news. After a few minutes, he returned to normal. With doubts in his heart, Ai Ai asked cautiously: "His Royal Highness, I would like to take the liberty to ask you. Why did you appoint me to such an important position at the General Staff of the base camp?"

Prince Zairen saw Lieutenant General Kase's reaction, with a mysterious smile on the corner of his mouth, but his tone was very serious, and he said, "Mr. Kase, because I and the general staff of the base camp trust you." With excellent military command ability, he will definitely be able to take up the new post and make Hokkaido into an insurmountable area for the Chinese people!"

"I have read your resume carefully. During the Manchurian Incident, you served as the commander of the Kwantung Army's North Manchurian First Independent Mixed Brigade. You commanded the troops to fight against the troops of the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli. During this period, you achieved outstanding results. , once severely damaged the second detachment of the China Devil Tang Qiuli's Department, which was still the Bloody Hands at that time, and now the generals of the Imperial Army are not many who are familiar with the combat style of the China Independent Division!"

"Later, you had a disagreement with General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander of the Kwantung Army at the time, on the strategy of employing troops, and you were finally transferred back to the mainland, where you held idle positions in the headquarters until now, and you have been depressed. You are a general who can command troops to fight Rather than idlers engaged in logistics, the general staff of the base camp has buried talents, and I only discovered this in your resume!"

"Therefore, in my capacity as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Homeland Defense Headquarters, I have tried my best to ask His Majesty the Emperor to let you be the Commander of the Homeland Defense Hokkaido Headquarters. In this way, whether Kase-kun will be satisfied and all doubts will be gone ?”

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