Age of Rebirth

A passion and bitterness that resembled blood but not blood, gas that was not gas, mixed together, filled Lieutenant General Kase's whole body in an instant. He was very grateful to Prince Zai Ren for his kindness. He did not expect that he would be alone. The idle general who has been on the bench for many years will be discovered by His Royal Highness the Prince.

The experience in Manchuria is unbearable. If it wasn’t for General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army at the time, who repeatedly suppressed and squeezed himself out, now he is at least an important general of the army, and his rank would have been promoted to general. Why bother? It was the bitter qualifications that earned him the rank of lieutenant general.

Of course, in Prince Zairen's words, there are many exaggerated praises. For the battle of the second detachment of Tang Qiuli, the Chinese Devil Tang Qiuli, who was still the Bloody Hand Corps at that time, the first independent mixed brigade in North Manchuria he commanded lost troops and generals. Most of the losses, although it is not considered a defeat, but it is not a victory, this is also the main reason why General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army at the time, took advantage of himself and drove himself back to the country to idle.

However, these are not important now, the old bastard Kenkichi Ueda was short-lived, he had been dead for many years thanks to the call of Amaterasu, and his own pearl finally wiped off the dust, regained its brilliance, and became the commander of the army.

Lieutenant General Kase felt hot all over his body, as if he had been a different person. The previous depression was swept away, and he stood up suddenly, his eyes sparkled, and he said passionately: "Thanks to His Royal Highness for not giving up, Jian Ba ​​is in the insignificant, Kase thank you for your kindness, there is no way for the Ministry to repay you, we can only do our best to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and the Japanese Empire, and live up to the expectations of His Royal Highness, even if the jade is broken!"

"In addition, the Ministry of Staff also needs to ask His Royal Highness the Prince to go to Hokkaido to preside over the overall military situation. Please show Your Highness the Prince how to do it. The Ministry of Staff should also follow the implementation, so as not to be biased and wrong, disappoint you, and also lose to you. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the imperial army! Become the eternal sinners of the empire!"

"Okay!" Prince Zairen's eyes were also shining brightly. What he needed was this attitude of not being afraid of death. He felt that he had read the right person. There is indeed quite a lot of internal resistance, and the big bosses are not optimistic about this logistics officer in charge of food and grass.It is better to fight against all opinions and stick to one's own point of view, which is why I am summoned today.

Prince Zairen, who is well versed in the way of employing people, has his own way of manipulating people. This kind of military officer who has experience in the battlefield and has commanded troops, because his superiors don't like him, and have been sitting on the bench for many years, most of them will Depression, depression.But there are also those who suffer from hardship and are full of hope for a comeback. Once they are given a chance, they will explode with amazing talents. Kase Masaka is such a person.

and.This kind of people know how to repay their kindness, and they are grateful to their bosses who use them.He can often serve his life desperately, the Hokkaido battlefield.It is to delay and weaken the attack of the independent division of China, to put it bluntly.It is used for sacrifice, and it is the role of cannon fodder. Otherwise, I would not send more than [-] reserve soldiers with little battlefield experience to the Hokkaido battlefield. , Desperate commander to command.

"Mr. Kase, what you need to do when you go to Hokkaido is to turn all the people into soldiers!" Prince Zairen said slowly: "The folk customs of Hokkaido are tough, and the local residents have a strong martial spirit and are brave and ruthless. You can use this to Arming the local civilians wantonly, supplemented by militarized management and Bushido spirit indoctrination, once the Chinese Independent Division invades, you will have more than [-] soldiers in your hands!"

Seeing that Kase Masaka listened enthralled, Prince Zairen became more and more energetic, and continued: "All the people are soldiers, and they will not hesitate to break the jade and clear the field. The Chinese soldiers who set foot on Hokkaido will have to pay a heavy price for every step forward. , you just need to delay the attack of the China Independent Division for three months in the Hokkaido area!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your advice!" Lieutenant General Kase's eyes were piercing, as if he had suddenly become a master after using the martial arts cheats, with full confidence, he said: "Kase will live up to His Highness's expectations, and turn Hokkaido into a The abattoir of the soldiers of Chengchina, even if all the people of Hokkaido are crushed in this battle, they will have a clear conscience!"

Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao commanded a right-wing attack group on the northern front with more than 65 troops, six tank brigades attached to the Armored Forces Command, six artillery brigades under the Artillery Command, fighter groups and bomber groups in the Northern Flying Group, and the northern Under the cover of the warships of the First Squadron of the Fleet, without much effort, they crossed the Soya Strait from the starting point of the Dalnia attack in the southern part of Sakhalin Island, and successfully landed on the Wakkanai line in the northern part of Hokkaido.

Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao couldn't believe the smooth landing. The Japanese defenders in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, were vulnerable. The fleet's naval guns fired, and the bombers dropped a burst of bombs, and then the landing ships approached the beach. , the infantry began to land, and the resistance of the Japanese army was extremely weak. The right-wing attack group paid the price of more than a thousand casualties and obtained the landing site. The whole process took less than five hours.

The two commanders, Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao, set foot on the beach in Hokkaido and looked at the soldiers who were landing continuously around them. Devils shouldn't be so involuntary? I don't feel at ease!"

The troops successfully landed in Hokkaido. As the commander, Sun Zhenbang was not at all excited. His brows were knit together. He felt similar to Yuan Jinghao. It was not that he had never fought against the little devil before, so he responded: "Commander Yuan, this matter It seems that the little devil has limited troops in the Wakkanai area, no more than one division at most, and there are no heavy weapons, and the fortifications are not strong. I suspect that the little devil commander has set some traps for us! "

"You mean, the hard bones are behind?" Yuan Jinghao also frowned, and said: "According to the predetermined battle plan, after the right-wing attack group lands in Wakkanai and expands the landing field, the first targets to attack are Zhixing, Yinweizifu, and Tianyan. , Asahikawa and other places, open the passage to Sapporo."

"If the little devil has any tricks, the Asahikawa line is a useful terrain. There is a mountain range with an altitude of more than 2000 meters. It is the only mountainous area in Hokkaido. The terrain is complex and can block our army's advance. However, it cannot resist us. Covered by gunfire, the left and right are no more than the size of a palm, what tricks can the little devil do?"

"According to intelligence, the Japanese defense force in Hokkaido is more than [-] people. It is impossible to concentrate all of them in the mountainous area of ​​Asahikawa. Doesn't it give us a chance to do it all? Moreover, the terrain conditions are limited, and the force cannot be deployed at all?"

In Sun Zhenbang's mind, because he couldn't judge the real intention of the Japanese army to abandon the Wakkanai beachhead, he simply gave up thinking about it and said, "Commander Yuan, let's not care about the little devil's plots and tricks, just see the tricks, and follow the plan." According to the battle plan, launch an attack on Zhixing, Otowakofu, Tianyan, Asahikawa and other places!"

Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao really guessed right. Lieutenant General Kase Masaga, the commander of the Japanese Hokkaido Defense Zone Headquarters, had no intention of fighting with the Independent Division at the beachhead on the front line of Wakkanai. He also knew that the Wakkanai area , There is no solid defense system, no terrain conditions to rely on, no matter how many troops are deployed, they will not be able to withstand the artillery bombardment of the Chinese troops.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Kase simply gave up the beachhead in the Wakkanai area and shrank his troops in the central area of ​​Hokkaido. Only by bringing in the Chinese troops can he implement the tactics of all people fighting at all costs. Facts have proved that his decision is quite wise. A second-class division with more than [-] people deployed in the first-line beachhead in Wakkanai collapsed within a few hours.

As for the mountainous areas around Asahikawa, Lieutenant General Kase didn't make much of his idea. Although there are mountains with an altitude of more than 2000 meters that can be used, the terrain is too narrow. There is no depth, isn't it the target of the artillery and bombers of the China Independent Division?

Since it is full of jade fragments, all the people of the empire in Hokkaido are regarded as imperial soldiers. Lieutenant General Kase has also made full preparations. At the beginning of his tenure, he formed an armed civilian force composed of more than 20 brigades. In the Hokkaido region of the empire, all the people were truly soldiers. Even women and teenagers were issued with guns and explosives, and strict and cruel orders were issued.

This order, through radio stations, newspapers and leaflets, let the Japanese in Hokkaido know to everyone, "All the people of the Empire Hokkaido have the responsibility and obligation to resist the Chinese invasion army. In the name of the commander of the Hokkaido Defense Area Headquarters, I order you, once you receive the order, you must fight the enemy bravely without hesitation, use your flesh and blood to die with the enemy, and anyone who receives the order and does not flinch will be shot on the spot!"

In order to strictly supervise the execution of his orders by the civilians, Lieutenant General Kase specially organized thousands of law enforcement teams to be responsible for the task of supervising the execution of orders and executing wavering elements. It can be said that behind each squadron-level armed civilian force, there are There was a law enforcement team under supervision. The Japanese in Hokkaido either died with the soldiers of the Independent Division, or were shot dead on the spot by the law enforcement team. There was no choice!

These armed civilians who must die one by one are distributed in towns and villages, as well as on every route advanced by the Independent Division, while more than [-] Japanese soldiers are concentrated on the front line of Sapporo, preparing to be attacked by armed civilians in the Independent Division. When a large number of casualties, morale is low, and the morale of the army is shaken, launch a counterattack across the board.

Lieutenant General Kase intends to use hundreds of thousands of civilian cannon fodder in exchange for one-third of the casualties of the Chinese Independent Division. He is waiting for the Chinese soldiers to land in Hokkaido, while the right-wing offensive group commanded by Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao is following Kase Anticipated by the lieutenant general, the attack was launched.

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