Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

The gambling of the Kwantung Army

The sky brightened, and the battlefield, which had been noisy all night, began to slowly quiet down as the artillery fire of the Ninth Army ceased.

After several hours of bloody battles, the Japanese Kwantung Army, which successfully defended the "Line of Defense along the River", was about to vent its excitement in the face of this unprecedented "victory" against the Ninth Army.The situation on the river, which was close at hand, was clearly displayed in front of all the Kwantung Army, which made them stunned.

Looking around, on the calm river, apart from the sundries and the ruins of the bombed boats, not even a corpse of a Chinese attacking force could be seen.

After a night of hard fighting, after consuming a lot of ammunition and the casualties of more than one infantry squad.On the river in front of me, there is no dead body of a Chinese. What is going on...>

Could it be that the Chinese who were in charge of the attack had taken away all the dead bodies when they retreated...>

The stunned Kwantung Army thought to himself.

However, this idea only flashed in my mind before being rejected by myself.On the battlefield where bullets are flying everywhere, it is very difficult to even save your own life, let alone pick up the corpses of your comrades floating on the river... >

At the same time, as small boats were hit by their own artillery shells, they exploded.Falling into the Yalu River, even the Chinese soldiers who survived by chance have no means of transportation to transport the corpses of their colleagues back... >

Since it is impossible for the Chinese army to pick up the corpses floating on the river, it can only explain one problem: a night of firefights.As a defender, I hardly killed even a single Chinese soldier on the Yalu River... >

"How is it possible...>

After all, during the firefight at night, dozens of small boats used by the Chinese army to attack were blown to pieces by their own shells and turned into a pile of ruins under the watchful eyes of their own eyes...>

wait a minute...>

The captain of the squadron, just recalled that he was fighting at night.The scene when the boat exploded.A ransack that he completely ignored during the battle suddenly appeared before his eyes.Under the reflection of the orange fireball produced by the shell explosion, the entire explosion process of the boat can be said to be completely displayed in front of the captain of the captain.

Perhaps it was because of the fierce battle and the captain of the captain was too nervous.A plot during the explosion of the boat was directly ignored by him: During the entire explosion, he did not see a body that was blown away by the explosion of the shell...>

A small boat that exploded did not see a body, which may be explained by the word 'lucky'.But.All the boats exploded, and no body was seen.This cannot be explained by the word 'lucky'.

The squadron leader didn't dare to neglect such a weird thing, and immediately reported his thoughts to Lieutenant Iwamoto, the commander-in-chief of the front line, verbatim.

And at this very moment, Lieutenant Iwamoto, who had successfully defended his position, was in his office, receiving verbal praise from his superiors directly under Sinuiju.

The chief of staff, who received the report from the leader of the forward squadron, had just walked into Lieutenant Assistant Iwamoto's office.Lieutenant Iwamoto, who looked happy, had put down the phone.The chief of staff has not yet spoken.Lieutenant Iwamoto, with a smile on his face, spoke first.

"Chief of staff, good news. The news that we have successfully defended the defense line along the river has been reported to the Kwantung Army headquarters by our superiors. If there is no accident, at noon today at the latest, the reward order for us will be issued from the Kwantung Army headquarters."

If it was 10 minutes ago.When the chief of staff heard the news, he would be immediately enveloped in a smile just like Lieutenant Iwamoto in front of him.However, after hearing the report from the leader of the forward squadron.Faced with the commander-in-chief's words, all the chief of staff can do is to respond with silence.

Seeing the chief of staff who said nothing and didn't change his facial expression in front of him.Lieutenant Iwamoto asked with a look of incomprehension: "Chief of Staff, what's wrong with you. Shouldn't you be happy about this news? Be clear, the two of us are likely to be directly promoted to Colonel and Colonel, to become the real middle and senior military officers of the empire...>

Facing Lieutenant Iwamoto's gaze quickly looking at him, the Chief of Staff hurriedly shook his head and explained: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, this is not the meaning of being humble...>

Lieutenant Iwamoto, who was still smiling just now, was suddenly shrouded in seriousness.Facing the chief of staff, he said in a stern voice: "Chief of staff, you are worrying too much...>

"During more than four hours of fighting, our garrison troops along the river successfully defended the defense line along the river and blocked the Chinese army's attacks again and again. This is the fact that everyone has seen. I don't believe it when I face the iron-clad fact. Who dares to rob us of our achievements and take away our military achievements...>

Seeing that Lieutenant Iwamoto didn't understand what he meant, the anxious-looking chief of staff hurriedly explained: "Commander, you misunderstood. What I mean just now is not that someone wants to compete with us for credit. It was in last night's battle that we didn't kill a Chinese soldier at all...>

"Not even a single enemy was wiped out, let alone repelled the Chinese army's cross-river attack again and again...>

Lieutenant Iwamoto, who was still serious just now, was suddenly replaced by shock.Facing the chief of staff, he subconsciously exclaimed: "How is it possible? Chief of staff, you didn't joke with me... >

The chief of staff did not agree, nor did he deny it.Under Lieutenant Iwamoto's dumbfounded gaze, he continued to explain: "The commander-in-chief is right. Last night, we destroyed a total of 19 small boats used by the Chinese army to cross the river. However, according to the report of the forward troops, Among the 19 small boats. Not a single Chinese soldier was found...>

"Impossible, absolutely impossible...>

After seeing the face of the chief of staff in front of him, there was no change, and it seemed that he hadn't lied to himself.Lieutenant Iwamoto also began to hesitate, facing the chief of staff.With the last glimmer of hope, he asked, "Chief of Staff, the small boats used by the Chinese army to cross the river were destroyed by us before they even crossed the middle line of the Yalu River. How did the forward troops defending the defense line along the river know this?" conclusive."

Faced with Lieutenant Iwamoto's calm expression, the chief of staff did not dare to be negligent, and immediately told him the report of the squadron leader of the frontier squadron.

Following the chief of staff's voice fell.The small office suddenly fell into a deathly silence.As for Lieutenant Iwamoto, who was still in high spirits a few minutes ago.At this moment, his face was already covered by a gloomy expression.

1 minutes, 2 minutes... >

"You know. In the battle last night, the Ninth Army on the opposite bank spent more than [-] rounds of artillery shells. Could it be that such a huge consumption was just to destroy our defense line along the river as much as possible through blind artillery fire? Or "force" us to deploy all the firepower points along the defense line along the river, all exposed to the opponent's artillery fire...>

"Of course. If the other party really has this purpose, then I can say with confidence that the other party has miscalculated... >

Faced with Lieutenant Iwamoto's questioning gaze, the chief of staff shook his head, and then said: "Commander, I also believe that the feint attack launched by the Ninth Army last night was not as simple as we imagined. As for the other party's real purpose, please forgive me for being stupid and humble, I haven't thought of it yet."

When Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant Iwamoto fell into deep thought again.The chief of staff seemed to have thought of something, and quickly asked: "Commander, since we did not eliminate a single Chinese soldier in last night's battle, shall we take back the report to the superior immediately and explain the situation to the superior ...>

If he reported the matter truthfully to his superiors, the rank of Colonel that he was about to acquire would undoubtedly disappear.Not only that, because I lied about the results of the battle, my military career will undoubtedly leave a huge stain on it.Lieutenant Assistant Iwamoto can be sure: as long as there is this stain, it is almost impossible for him to continue to be promoted in the following military career.

What if you don't report to your superiors?

Lieutenant Iwamoto is confident, relying on the sound of guns and guns last night, coupled with the trust of his superiors in him.The results reported by him will certainly not arouse the suspicion of the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army.And the so-called false report of the results of the battle will not be exposed.At that time, what awaits me must be the order to be promoted to the rank of Colonel

Comparing the two, Lieutenant Iwamoto, who possesses a strong gambling nature, immediately made a decision in his heart.

Facing the gaze of the chief of staff looking at him, he shook his head directly, and said in denial: "No, chief of staff, we still have to report to the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army according to the original results of the battle. As for the situation discovered by the forward squadron, we will list it immediately. As a military secret, let the warriors forget it... >

Lie about the results of the battle...>

As a mid-level officer in the Kwantung Army, the chief of staff is of course aware of the importance of this victory to his career.Of course, he is also aware of the dangers of lying about the results of the battle.And just when he was caught in a difficult decision, Zhongzuo Iwamoto spoke again in order to find an ally who would advance and retreat with him.

"Chief of Staff, as long as you don't say anything about this matter, no one has the ability to leapfrog the report. As long as we hide this matter for two days, the Kwantung Army Command will issue a commendation order for us. At that time, The two of us will be promoted to the first rank again because of this result...>

"Chief of staff, think about it, if we don't have this result, if our superiors know that we have lied about the result. How long will it take for the two of us to fight to get our rank promoted again and become a higher-level officer in the Empire of Japan? .”

as a soldier.To be promoted to the military rank is undoubtedly the biggest temptation.The chief of staff's eyes immediately showed a hint of greed because of Lieutenant Iwamoto's words.After a short period of hesitation, the chief of staff, who was also full of gambling, replied decisively under the watchful eyes of Lieutenant Iwamoto: "Please rest assured, the commander-in-chief, I know what to do...>

"Yoxi, very good..." Iwamoto Nakasaka let out a sigh of relief and said with a relaxed expression.

Kwantung Army defenders along the river defense line.Successfully repelled the attacking troops of the Ninth Army and defended the Yalu River.The news was quickly passed on to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army.

And just when the General Command of the Kwantung Army began to discuss how to reward Lieutenant Iwamoto.Because of Lieutenant Iwamoto's gamble, he did not continue to trace the specific purpose of the Ninth Army's sudden attack last night, which directly made them lose the opportunity to trace the frogman squadron.There is no chance, knowing that he has sneaked into an elite team of the Ninth Army.

At this moment, the frogman squadron under the Ninth Army, which was completely ignored by the Kwantung Army.Already under the command of the squadron leader.Spread out and secretly lurk in your own fighting position.

A special combat member who can be selected into the frogman squadron.In addition to strong individual capabilities, proficiency in spoken Japanese is also a prerequisite for becoming a member of the frogman squadron.In addition, the defenders of the Kwantung Army defending the line of defense along the Yalu River have just experienced an unprecedented artillery fire. While paying a huge price, the defenders have also fallen into chaos as a result.

And this is given to the frogman squad lurking behind the Japanese defense line along the river.Provides an excellent opportunity for close-range reconnaissance.

Dressed in the uniform of the Kwantung Army, equipped with the standing weapons of the Japanese Kwantung Army...>

Dozens of frogmen who can speak proficient Japanese, like authentic soldiers of the Kwantung Army, began to wander around the Japanese defense line along the river.Keep in mind all the firepower points that the Japanese army secretly built along the defense line along the river.

At the same time, other units under the frogman squadron also took combat units as units.Spread out between the Yalu River and Sinuiju, and investigate all channels that can reinforce the defense line along the Yalu River from Sinuiju.

In a small depression behind the defense line of the Japanese army along the river, after a day of investigation, more than 100 special forces members under the frogman squadron.All gathered here to collect their day's investigation results to the squadron leader.

The captain of the first team of the Frogman Squadron, who was in charge of investigating the Japanese defense line along the river, said excitedly: "Captain, the little devils on the riverside are so stupid that they have no defense at all. We have a team of more than 30 people. If you are questioned, you can easily enter the position from behind them... >

The captain of the frogman squadron nodded silently and said, "That's for sure...>

Then, facing the captain of the first team, he continued to ask: "Hurry up, report the results of the day immediately. Not surprisingly, the participants on the other side of the river are already waiting impatiently... >

"Yes, Captain...>

The team leader immediately took out a blueprint that had already been drawn, and said, "Captain, I never thought that the cunning Kwantung Army would actually build more than 50 machine gun bunkers with reinforced concrete structures along the defense line along the river. Unless our heavy artillery A direct hit, otherwise, these machine gun bunkers will not be able to do anything at all... >

"This is the specific location of these machine gun bunkers...>

After carefully looking at the few hand-painted drawings in his hand, a hint of excitement quickly enveloped the face of the squadron leader.Facing the captain of the first team in front of him, he said excitedly: "Okay, well done... >

After finishing speaking, a pair of eyes quickly looked at the other team leaders, and asked: "How about you, have you completed the task...>

A small team leader stood up after being signaled by several other colleagues, and said: "Captain, we have lived up to expectations and successfully completed the task...>

"After investigation, there are four roads in Sinuiju that pass through the defense line along the river, all of which pass through the mountains. In addition, we have found an optimal blocking point on each of these four roads. As long as we cooperate with a certain amount of precise artillery support, Or air support. One of our combat teams can completely block the reinforcements of the Kwantung Army for an hour...>

"One hour is enough...>

"According to the investigation results of the first team, our Ninth Army can completely break through the Kwantung Army's defense line along the river within 10 minutes. Then, within 10 minutes, send at least one infantry regiment to North Korea through transport ships. An infantry regiment that successfully crossed the Yalu River, and within 10 minutes, the troops were divided into three groups, and quickly reinforced the three frogman teams we were in charge of blocking...>

Seeing the expectant smiles slowly showing on the faces of his subordinates, the squadron leader decisively ordered to the most elite reconnaissance team of the frogman squadron: "The reconnaissance team is responsible for sending all the information back to the Anton headquarters tonight." At that time, I will ask the main force on the other side to provide you with a certain amount of fire cover through the radio. Remember, you must safely deliver this information to the attendees in person... >

"Yes, squadron leader..." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)