If it weren't for this time, Kenji Ueda insisted on giving up the almost proper preparation of the Xuzhou Battle, and concentrating superior forces to attack the Tenth War Zone in full, I'm afraid that Zhang Xuewu's old capital would not be forced out at once. Three armored divisions had nearly a thousand tanks and armored vehicles, more than 500 various fighter jets, heavy artillery, motorized rocket launchers, special incendiary bombs, sarin gas with ineffective gas masks, claimed virus weapons, small armored combat vehicles that can be airdropped, etc. Who can guarantee that Zhang Xuewu has nothing to do with? Meizu Mijiro didn't know, and he didn't want to know, because every time he thought of these things, he would feel a sense of involuntary fear arose.

The commander-in-chief of the Kanto Army committed suicide during his term, and the news was strictly blocked. Kenyoshi Ueda's body was quietly transported to North Korea to return to China via sea route. First, he reported his illness, and then announced his death. Meizu Mijiro estimated that it would take at least half a year before the Imperial Army Ministry to announce the news that Kenyoshi Ueda's death. The dead will have to receive an additional half a year of allowance. This kind of thing may only be done by the Imperial Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire. It is true that it is true, but this shameful way seems too difficult to accept.

Meijiro Umezu knew that his primary task was to reduce the losses of the Kwantung Army and return to the front line of Shanhaiguan to reorganize and prepare for the war. According to Meijiro Umezuzu's research on Zhang Xuewu, Zhang Xuewu has always been unable to suffer, especially this time he was caught off guard by the Kwantung Army. The four fortress cities suffered certain losses, especially the large amount of ammunition and materials he had reserved, which weakened the offensive capabilities of Zhang Xuewu's troops to a certain extent.

Meijiro Umezu specialized in researching mechanized troops, and their rapid attack speed and firepower were very perfect. But one thing is difficult to accept, that is, the huge consumption of mechanized troops is that the Japanese Empire cannot afford, but Zhang Xuewu's three armored divisions have been launched. The crude oil produced in the Yumen Oilfield has been refined. Some of them need to be funded in Wuhan. The remaining ones are plus Soviet aid. Zhang Xuewu's three armored divisions cooperate with his Tiger Ben and Honored First Division. There are already twelve young military divisions, all of which belong to his air force and artillery units, and they are fully capable of driving the Kwantung Army out of Manchuria. How much North Korea can save is still a question.

However, Zhang Xuewu lacks material reserves and guarantees for offense. All of this is just a theoretical guarantee. Many accidents may occur in real wars.

Therefore, Mijiro Umezu also believed that Zhang Xuewu also needed to stop and take a breath. According to his own judgment, in order to ensure the smooth flow of the Kanto Army and North China, Mijiro Umezuzu must concentrate his efforts to defend the Shanhaiguan line, because the terrain here is simply a place where one man can’t open the pass. Mijiro Umezuzu believed that Zhang Xuewu might not have the ambition to counterattack the entire Manchuria, but he was very likely to use mechanized troops to quickly attack Shanhaiguan and completely cut off the connection between the Kanto Army and the North China Front Army. On the vast North China Plain, more than a dozen divisions of the North China Front Army were simply the dishes on Zhang Xuewu’s plate.

It is actually a bit exaggerated to describe the North China Front Army as Naumi Tsumi Mijiro on Zhang Xuewu's plate. In fact, for example, Mei Tsumi Mijiro does not think that Zhang Xuewu dared to use heavy artillery to attack Peiping with heavy artillery? Let the palaces and cultural relics there be destroyed, and street fighting is not the specialty of mechanized troops.

And completely restore the imperial city of his country with a long history to rubble? This is something that only madmen can do. Umezu Mijiro believes that Zhang Xuewu is not such a madman. Under Zhang Xuewu's crazy external, he is more rational and cunning. He can always hit the fatal point of the Japanese Imperial Army? This is what Umezu Mijiro is most strange, because after a detailed analysis of all Zhang Xuewu's battle examples, Umezu Mijiro was surprised to find that Zhang Xuewu seemed to know the progress of the battle?

Can he actually put tactics above strategy? Using tactical fulcrum to leverage the overall strategy, such an enemy is really terrible. What seems to be terrible now is not the aircraft and chariots and cannons in the Tenth War Zone, but the one who is really terrifying and has been neglected for a long time is Zhang Xuewu.

The first thing that Umezu Mijiro did after arriving at Yamaguchi was to order the 27th Division of the General Reserve Team, and the 28th Division began to organize defense on the spot, ordering the First Front Army of the Huoli Army and the Second Front Army of Isotani Ryosuke, and Yamashita Tofumi Third Front Army to report the losses of each unit.

From the headquarters documents, Mijiro Umezu saw from the documents of the headquarters that the First Front Army commanded by the Shili Bing, the Second Division, the Eighth Division, the 12th Division, the 10th Division, the 22nd Division, the 35th Division, the 36th Division, the 34th Division, the 35th Division, the 36th Division, the 6th Division, the 14th Division, the 35th Brigade and the 36th Brigade. Among them, the 39th Division, which was almost wiped out outside Chengde and the 36th Division, which suffered heavy damage from the periphery of Chifeng, have long been dead in name only, and the number of the 39th Division has been temporarily cancelled, so the serial number of the 39th Division is not seen in the combat sequence, but Mijiro Umezu is doubting how much casualties and losses are there for these still existing troops? How many troops still have combat power?

Therefore, Meijiro Umezu asked all fronts to report truthfully. As for Okamura Nishiji's troops, Meijiro Umezuzu was still very pleased, because Okamura Nishi was not an obedient idiot. If Okamura Nishi really completely carried out Kenyoshi Ueda's orders, then the last mobile power in his hand would be completely lost.

After learning that Mijiro Uezu was appointed commander-in-chief of the Kanto Army, Okamura Yanji was really relieved. He had been carrying the crime of disobedience before! Kenyo Ueda's death made all this no longer important. The mystery of the Chief of Staff, which has been a hot topic within the Kanto Army, was once again used as a topic of discussion.

Umezu Mijiro and Okamura Nagaji and Tojo Hideki were both part of the Showa ruling faction, and they were in support of each other back then. However, after learning that Umezu Mijiro was promoted to the position of commander-in-chief of the Kanto Army, Okamura Nagaji still felt a sour meaning. Promoting to the general was his always dream! In terms of qualifications, he seemed to be more than Umezu Mijiro. However, the Imperial Army always regarded opportunities and connections, and ability was not that important. Just like Tojo Hideki could become the chief of staff of the Kanto Army, ruthlessness was an indispensable condition. The 2.26 mutiny was suppressed, and the Imperial Dojo officers captured by Tojo Hideki could form a brigade.

Although it seems extremely untimely that Mijiro Umezu took office as the time seems to be extremely untimely, after all, the difference between Lieutenant General and General is a huge difference.

Soon, Meijiro Umezu received a report from Huoshiri and Isotani Ryosuke. As he expected, the first and second fronts were all lost more than half. The first fronts were no longer able to conquer the Chaoyang Fortress, and the second fronts were driven out of Lingyuan and could only use nearby mountains and hills to resist step by step. Only the third fronts of Yamashita Tofumi's third fronts retained considerable strength. The Kanto Army Chariot Division and the 23rd Mechanized Division commanded by Tojo Hideki were wiped out, and each of them was outside Chengde and Chifeng Castle.

Two divisions were almost wiped out, and the situation on the front line seemed very unoptimistic. Reinforcements from the 10th War Zone are now being transferred in. Hu Ben and Honorary Division also arrived in Chengde and wanted to make a counterattack. Both divisions belong to the special organization of the 10th War Zone. The general A-type field army may not be as organized as a large division. The Third Armored Division in Baotou was opened to Datong for rest. After the rest, where would the front point of the army be? No wonder Kenyo Ueda wanted to kill himself by swallowing the bullet. It turned out that the battle situation was so dangerous?

Meijiro Umezu took a deep breath, took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat behind his neck. Although the weather was extremely cold, the temperature in the command center was not high, and most of the staff members were wearing fur coats, Meijiro Umezuzu felt an inexplicable heat.

Meijiro Umezu is not a second-leading general like Kenyoshi Ueda. He is just like Okamura Yasuji. He is good at strategy and tactics. Meijiro Umezu immediately gave a detailed report on the current situation of the Kanto Army to the base camp, and said that if the troops in the 10th War Zone of Zhang Xuewu were allowed to complete the final deployment, the Kanto Army would become a term in the military history of the Imperial Japanese Army. As the commander-in-chief of the Kanto Army, he could only choose to break up with the Kanto Army.

The meaning of Umezu Mijiro's secret telegram is naturally self-evident, that is, this side really can't stand it anymore. The front line is not attacking at all, but is defending one after another. The deployment of Zhong** before the decisive battle, if the offensive stalemate strategy is maintained, then the Kwantung Army will be able to be broken.

The battle has actually reached such a point? The trusted commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army is about to retreat? And the threat of not retreating immediately, the Kwantung Army will be full of jade crushes. The word jade crushes can be seen frequently in the Japanese army, but it is not much seen on the Chinese battlefield. However, since Zhang Xuewu's emergence, the blockade of Beidaying, the bloody battle of the Winter Festival in Chengde, the flesh-and-blood battle in Nanjing, and this winter festival offensive, it seems that most of the jade crushes of the Imperial Imperial Army are more important than Zhang Xuewu, the empire nemesis, has a great relationship?

Emperor Hirohito never understood that Zhang Xuewu, who had never even studied in a decent military academy, could actually restrain the famous generals of the empire repeatedly? There are many division commanders who fought with Zhang Xuewu and were dismissed?

Wherever there is Zhang Xuewu, there is the imperial imperial army that has broken jade. It seems that the Kwantung Army has made a strategic transfer to an imminent point.
Chapter completed!