The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

The news of Puyi's arrest and the defeat of the Xinjing puppet army reached the Kwantung Army headquarters. Kenkichi Ueda and Ningji Okamura almost tore out their sparse hair. They gathered together and looked at each other, each seeing a lot of worry in each other's eyes.

Kenkichi Ueda's energy-raising skills were obviously not good enough, and he walked back and forth quickly in the war room with his waist bowed anxiously. When he was tired from walking, he returned to Neiji Okamura and asked straightforwardly: "Chief of Staff! Tell me the truth In other words, is it still possible to defeat the Chinese army in front of us?! Can Xinjing be able to hold it!"

Neiji Okamura did not answer right away. He looked at the battle map with ecstasy, and said carefully after a few seconds: "In fact, the defeat of those Chinese and puppet troops is a good thing for us! The battle of Xinjing The weight of the impact determines that it cannot be an isolated war!"

"Huh?! What on earth are you thinking?!"

Ueda Kenkichi was uncomfortable with this guy's oblique remarks. Could it be that anyone who is called a smart person likes to use this method to show that he is superior to others?Simply hateful!However, it seems that there seems to be a turning point in the meaning of the words?

Neiji Okamura straightened his waist, he couldn't see a trace of frustration in his dark circles and bloodshot eyes from staying up all night, he clenched his right hand and beat lightly on Changchun's position: "I don't know if we are worried about the battle there, but Others will also have scruples! The commander should understand that if Xinjing falls, not only the entire Heilongjiang theater will collapse, but the passage between Jilin and North Korea will also be seriously threatened. The disadvantage!"

Ueda Kenkichi waved his hand vigorously: "I know all of this! Those people in the base camp are also very dissatisfied with us after seeing this! That guy Tojo even advocated that we should be dismissed from both of our posts and assume the related responsibility Guilty... hum!"

Okamura Neiji actually smiled slightly, as if the threat that might lead to the immediate ruin of his military career would not take effect.He nodded calmly and said: "We will respect the opinions of the base camp, but we must also see that our defeat in Manchuria will greatly advocate the arrogance of China. And those who covet this place are even the Soviet Russia in the north and the people in the distance. Britain and the United States! Don’t forget, once Heilongjiang and Jilin are occupied by China, what a threat it will be to them!”

Ueda Kenkichi was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he lost his voice: "Tell me... the Russians will make a move?!"

Neiji Okamura nodded vigorously: "Of course! Compared with us, the Soviet Russians are more afraid of the Chinese people who are in full swing! They will face attacks from three directions, and the lifeline of the Far East will be cut off at any time. Only with We join forces for the time being, and that is the best way to contain the Chinese!"

"Hey! If that's the case, it will be reassuring!" Ueda Kenkichi's face relaxed, the bags under his eyes almost drooped, and he grinned.But I'm afraid of an empty joy.

Neiji Okamura seemed to know his worries, and added: "Without the fall of Emperor Kant and the collapse of the vassal army, our temporary defeat would not have caused Russia to react too violently. But now it is different. As the first to recognize Manchuria They will never sit back and watch Manchuria change hands! Those greedy guys will definitely intervene, now is the best time!"

Sure enough, he is indeed the smartest person in the Empire of Japan. He was able to find new opportunities from the unprecedented defeat. His vision is different from that of ordinary people!But think about it.Ueda Kenkichi was also relieved, those useless Manchurian troops were too outrageous.They couldn't fight the local bandits, nor the guerrillas and the Anti-Japanese Alliance. They were even more frightened when they encountered the regular Chinese army. In addition to wasting ammunition and equipment, they also greatly affected the morale of the army. They were really not as good as a group of pigs.At least you can kill and eat meat.

"Hey! Hey! If Russia sends troops, the people of China will have to be careful!" Ueda Kenkichi started to circle back and forth excitedly, and after walking a few times, he suddenly stopped and said with a strange expression, "But, it's just like this , I’m afraid it’s still not enough! After all, we didn’t do a very satisfactory job in the previous series of battles!”

Neiji Okamura understood that it was nothing more than consecutive failures that led to the loss of the entire Jehol, and now he lost the entire line of defense, with hundreds of thousands of casualties. The base camp felt very dissatisfied and had to change generals.

People like them, once they step down, must bear the responsibility of losing the war. If it is light, they will be transferred to the reserve army, and if it is serious, they will retire directly. There is no hope in this life. They are all 60 or [-] years old.Obviously, Your Excellency the Commander is not willing to just leave in such a disheveled manner!

After pondering for a while, Neiji Okamura said decisively: "Actually, we can still make some strategic adjustments! The passive defense we have been insisting on is not completely in line with the style of the Imperial Army. Then, if it is confirmed that Soviet Russia and Yingmi take action, We can take the initiative to attack! With the strength of several divisions, we can surprise Tianjin from the sea, go straight to the heart of the Chinese Army, and force them to slow down their offensive! I believe it will have a great effect!"

Although he had been prepared, Ueda Kenkichi was still taken aback by his bold plan!what? What?Landing raids from the sea?This joke is a bit big!Today's Tianjin and Tanggu ports have long been used as supply centers for the right-wing attack group in China's first theater. The military supplies that are continuously transported from railways, highways, and seas are first piled up there, and then distributed to Shanhaiguan to Juyongguan. The long front was transported out.

Such an important place will naturally not be left unattended.In fact, not only are there two divisions of the 29th Army stationed there, but there is also a patrol team belonging to the North Sea Fleet at sea to assist in the defense. At least a thousand fighters can be mobilized within a radius of 20 kilometers around. There is no less than [-] troops that can be mobilized at any time... This is definitely a super big hole!How many divisions are really used to fill in?Why do you think that not enough soldiers of the empire died!

But Mr. Commander knows that the chief of staff has good intentions, and he can't dampen his enthusiasm. He suggested tactfully: "I think, you can try Qinhuangdao or Huludao first! There is more certainty!"

In fact, those two places are less dangerous.

Neiji Okamura smiled relaxedly, shook his head and said, "These two places are difficult to shake the overall situation. The reason why I chose Tanggu and Tianjin is because the base camp has a bombing plan to raid Tianjin and Beiping. Yingmi's acquiescence! We have reason to believe that China will not think that we dare to attack there. It will also launch an army raid! Then the attack after the unprecedented bombing will inevitably attract a large number of troops there. Wait for the Beining railway line When the Chinese army is disturbed, we can suddenly launch an attack from Qinhuangdao and Huludao, or we can defeat the enemy on the entire front in one fell swoop and turn the situation back!"

Kenkichi Ueda is heartbroken!This really has the possibility of success!But... He suddenly remembered that it seemed that the Third Fleet was being bombarded continuously.Now the warships dare not stop in Lushun port!

"Navy capacity coordination...?" A division has nearly 2 people, and at least two must be dispatched to ensure success. This is not a small number!

Neiji Okamura simply reassured: "There will be no problem!" Although the Third Fleet is vulnerable, it is also for the powerful North Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy. , It only needs to run a mere 250 nautical miles, and there is still no big problem.At full speed, you can drive from Yingkou to your destination in one night.

"Such an action. The key word, fast!"

Ueda Kenkichi gritted his teeth and went all out!Now I can't hesitate. On the one hand, I am going to leave the house sadly and carry the scapegoat to death, and on the other hand, I am taking risks to find a way out. How do I choose? Do you even need to think about it?

The submission plan was sent to the base camp on the same day, and it turned out to be more straightforward there.I gave an affirmative answer without staying overnight, support!Great support!

Changchun battlefield.After running away the Puppet Manchukuo army, the number of Japanese and Korean troops left behind decreased, but the cohesion and fighting spirit actually improved!In addition, they really have no way out --- many people in the Kwantung Army have moved their entire families to Manchuria. If they are defeated, the whole family will suffer, and there is no way out except a deadly battle!

This is how smart and far-sighted Ishihara Waner was when he made the decision.He clearly understood that the troops who were dispatched in rotation originally had no sense of identity with this place because their families were all in the mainland. They treated it like a job, and the two-year round passed.

The army couldn't stand it.Not to mention civilians.Ishihara Waner decisively proposed a plan to relocate the military family. As long as the family is allowed to move to Manchuria, the soldier will be promoted, and the family will be given ten times the land, machinery tools and subsidies. The goal was achieved in just ten years!

The family was right behind them, and they needed desperate protection. The Kwantung Army, which had high fighting spirit, began to fight desperately. As a result, Wang Zhangtang, who was optimistic all the way, suddenly found that the bones in front were not easy to chew, and his teeth would break if he was not careful!

Another attack by the second tank regiment rushing forward as the sharp edge was blocked, and eight tanks and five infantry vehicles were lost.Wang Zhangtang poked his head out from the top of the "Tianqing Chariot" that came out, frowned and looked ahead with a high-powered binoculars, his teeth were gritted, and he growled in his heart: "It's his grandma! This time I can't do it well." Blow it, you're going to lose your lord!"

The Japanese army is really crazy!After a tank regiment deployed in the front was destroyed, the more than 1 infantry in the rear actually made a desperate advance team of no less than 3000 people!Everyone holds explosive packs, anti-tank mines, "Iron Fist" rocket launchers, and even large-caliber shells, and rushes forward like a mad dog, letting the machine guns on the vehicle sweep around, these little dwarfs who are screaming in their mouths don't care. Climb out of the twisted trenches, and pounce on tanks and chariots in various poses and angles!Depend on!lie!In short, as long as it can be detonated at close range, everything is worth it!

No matter how powerful the tank is, it can't carry more than ten catties of explosives for close-fitting bombing. Under the multi-layer cushioning and shock absorption inside and outside, the crew inside can also get five tuberculosis and seven injuries. Unluckily, a large explosive package got into the bottom and detonated. It can blow up the tank so that it flies up and its belly is in the sky, and half of its life will be lost if it doesn't die!

The point is, the channel to attack forward is limited!The Japanese army's successive suicide attacks at the cost of human lives abruptly contained the first wave of tanks, and then their heavy artillery opened fire!

As the capital of Manchuria, Changchun is of great importance, and it is also where the Japanese army is preparing to become the second Tokyo in the future. Not to mention the layers of fortifications built inside and outside, some cannons that can only be used for local defense have also been dragged over for arrangement. around.

Among them, there are the Type 150 and Type 45 150mm heavy artillery that have shown their skills in China for a long time, as well as the fixed 240mm heavy artillery of the Taisho 240th year, and the [-]mm howitzer!There are even a few Type [-] [-]mm heavy cannons with a range of up to [-] kilometers, which are deployed among the mountains east of the city, even in the Gongzhuling pass that has been broken through.There are still thousands of troops desperately defending several hidden artillery positions to attack!

It can be said that after the previous fiasco of the Great Wall defense line, the Japanese army was good at building heavy artillery positions, with a higher degree of concealment, stronger air defense forces and mobility, and wanted to destroy them all at once.Very hard!Especially almost all on the reverse slope, it is almost impossible to suppress with artillery.And between the white mountains and the black waters, the forest, sea and snow fields that are countless times denser than the Great Wall also greatly increased the difficulty of the air force's destruction.

Around the entire battlefield, there are no less than one hundred 150mm cannons, which is almost equal to the total number of large-caliber cannons held by the Kwantung Army before!Plus other small-caliber ones, as many as three or four hundred!

No matter how powerful Wang Zhangtang's tank regiment is, it can't withstand the bombardment of cannon shells above 150mm!After several attacks, they were all brought back by the Japanese army who neither greedy for merit nor retreated - bombs and cannons. It took a day.Unexpectedly, he was stuck in Gongzhuling and couldn't move forward!

He shouted that he would take Changchun in three days, but it turned out to be such a ruthless blow to the face, which is really annoying!

That night, he was preparing to organize another frontal attack. At the same time, he let the heavy engineering convoy detour from the left wing, and forcibly made a new passage through the mountains and jungles. He suddenly received an emergency telegram from the theater command!It is required to suspend the attack and strictly defend!

Wang Zhangtang took a look.Immediately, his face darkened, and he cursed loudly: "You bastard Russian bastard. You actually want to make money out of the fire, and you want to die!"

The Soviet Russians, in the evening of the same day, openly issued threats-in view of China's unreasonable attack on a recognized legal regime, and extremely rude arrest of an emperor to force him to issue a statement against his will, it is already Seriously trampled on international conventions and ethics.As a responsible civilized country, Soviet Russia will not sit back and watch a friendly neighbor be insulted and remain indifferent!China must pay the due price for this!Soviet Russia will stand up to uphold justice, and must let justice and axiom be manifested in the world!

At the same time, the UK also issued a public statement.More euphemistically, "The British Empire is absolutely unwilling to see any crown fall. China's forceful expulsion of the Japanese army in Manchukuo has crossed the line and exceeded the scope of its due rights. It must rein in the precipice to avoid intolerable consequences.... "

The Americans stated: "This kind of war is ugly, unreasonable, and tramples on democracy and morality! As an example of freedom and democracy, the United States must not sit idly by! Relevant people in China must recognize the situation and do not commit unforgivable catastrophes. wrong……."

In the three countries, Chiguoguo's public finding of faults is not only that. The intelligence personnel deployed in the Far East discovered that the Soviet Army in the Far East had mobilized no less than [-] troops at the same time as the announcement was made, and they were advancing from the border of Heilongjiang and northern Mongolia. , No less than [-] new fighter planes moved into place, no less than [-] tanks drove into the front, ready to go into battle!

Unprecedented pressure came like a dark cloud, Zhu Bin was still calm and calm about it, and even joked: "Is this a new 'Three Kingdoms Intervention and Return to Liao'? Spit it out and let them continue to play the emperor's drama, hehe, it's a good idea!"

His relaxed attitude reassured the startled Yan Xishan a lot.As a veteran warlord, Yan Laoxi is really afraid of these hooligans from the big powers, especially this time the top four hooligans in the world are working together, and they are all capable of bringing troops in directly. One is not good. There will be catastrophe!

Lao Jiang, who has been suppressed by public opinion for the past few days and can't hold his head up, seized the opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief, and publicized: "I said it before! Too much is too late! I also want to regain all the land, but that has to be considered in the long run! No Full confidence, sufficient national power, long-term preparations, and rash actions will cause big problems! If you don’t have the patience to take charge of the country’s major affairs, how can you let hundreds of millions of people rest assured to authorize? Hmm? Isn’t Liang Hai and the land east of Lake Baikal not? Oh? There is also northern Burma, the Gulf of Tonkin and Vietnam... We have lost a lot of land, but we have to fight against the big powers, and we will fight for strength! If you act recklessly, disaster will happen!"

He almost said directly that Zhu Bin "has nothing to say and can't do things well".

Many insightful people are really worried. The four powers of Britain, the United States, Russia and Japan are attacking together. Can China's small body resist it?I can't bear it, and the prospect of seeing the dawn of ten years of hard work may come to naught!If I resist, I'm afraid that both sides will suffer!It must be unavoidable to be taken advantage of by a third party. This matter is a big one!

Jiang Baili was worried about the threat he was facing, and when he asked Zhu Bin what his plan was, Zhu Bin said with a relaxed smile, "What's the point? Word, hit!"

"Hit?! Whom? How?!" Jiang Baili was taken aback!Is this to challenge the rhythm of the world?

Zhu Bin said carelessly: "Whoever comes out jumps will be beaten! Sooner or later we will have enemies all over the world, and the whole world will surround a Chinese. It is better to fight early than to fight late, so as to save time and effort!"

Mr. Jiang was speechless immediately.Xindao, you really can think about it!The question is, China is neither the United States nor the United Kingdom. Does it have such a strong national power to engage in such a big challenge?

Zhu Bin speaks with practical actions.That night, the forwards of the Soviet Army in the Far East had just moved to a place [-] kilometers away from the border of Manzhouli. Zhu Bin actually ordered the mechanized infantry division who was attacking from there to turn around immediately and launch an attack first! (To be continued..)