Thousands of kilometers away from Shenyang City, Changchun, the seat of the Supreme Headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army, also suffered a large-scale attack that night. However, Changchun City is, after all, the seat of the Supreme Headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army, and the defense strength in the city As well as various security forces, it is almost several times that of Shenyang.
In the continuous explosions for half an hour, although nearly a hundred intelligence officers and special operations team members paid a huge price for tonight's attack. However, the huge price only resulted in the Changchun Police Station, power plant, The result was the destruction of grain depots and other military facilities that were not heavily defended by the Japanese army.
At this moment, one after another explosions began to ring out in the urban area of Changchun. Coupled with the explosion of the power plant, the whole city was suddenly shrouded in darkness. The entire Kwantung Army headquarters immediately fell into panic and panic. In the midst of the chaos, even the commander, General Mijiro Umezu, hurriedly climbed out of bed. Then, he sat in the dark headquarters with a gloomy look, waiting for the latest news to come.
Finally, while everyone was socializing and waiting, a combat staff officer panted and rushed to the general and replied: "Your Excellency, Commander, all the explosions in the city have been investigated clearly."
"Tell me, what's the reason for the explosion in the city? What happened to the power plant to cause a power outage in the whole city?"
"Hai, your Excellency, Commander. Just in the explosion just now, the Changchun Police Station, power plant, grain depot, Manchurian Army barracks, and special service station were all attacked on a large scale by the enemy at the same time. The strength of each department that was attacked was We have suffered heavy losses in food and supplies. We are currently counting them," the combat staff officer replied.
The commander is the commander after all. After hearing the response from the combat staff, the entire command, except for the general himself, the remaining officers at all levels were immediately shocked. What's more, some of them started to curse and threatened to carry out the attack. Revenge. Seeing the chaotic headquarters in front of him, the general couldn't bear it anymore. He slammed the table in front of him and roared loudly.
"That's enough, please be quiet. Noisy, Cheng He, this is the highest headquarters of the Kwantung Army, not the market. Combat staff, have our troops captured all the Chinese who participated in the sneak attack? In any case, we will They must be eliminated to frighten those Chinese who still have a rebellious mentality, and at the same time, to avenge those shattered imperial warriors.”
However, what disappointed the general was that the operational staff standing in front of him in the instantly quiet headquarters did not give him the answer he wanted.
"Your Excellency, Commander, according to the report of the security force responsible for the search mission, no suspicious Chinese were found around several explosion points. After some searches, it was discovered that the Chinese were conducting sneak attacks on our troops in the city. , has safely evacuated Shenyang City along the sewers in the city, escaping our pursuit."
"What, they actually let them escape. How could this happen on Bageya Road? Call me Nakajima-kun from the intelligence agency immediately. Such a big thing happened in the city. Why has his intelligence agency not done anything until now? There has been no response yet.”
At this moment, no matter how good the general's thoughts were, successfully escaping from the attacker was almost a slap in the face. He could no longer hold back the anger in his heart, and shouted loudly to the combat staff in front of him. roared.
However, just as Umezu Mijiro finished speaking, a communications staff officer from the headquarters rushed into the headquarters, stood in front of him, and said breathlessly: "Report to your Excellency, Commander, Shenyang urgent call..."
"Nani, Shenyang City...?" Looking at the communications staff officer in front of him, in the cold night, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead as if from panic. The general felt a faint sense of uneasiness in his heart. . He frowned, quickly took the telegram handed over by the communications staff, and began to read it at a glance.
However, just when his eyes were focused on the content of the telegram in one hand, Mijiro Umezu's eyes immediately widened, and a look of shock appeared on his face.
"Your Excellency, Commander, what happened?" Seeing the instant change in Mijiro Umezu's face, the Chief of Staff, who was very good at observing words and expressions, asked in a low voice.
"Baga, cunning Chinese, despicable Chinese, I will cut you all into pieces." After handing the telegram in his hand to the chief of staff who looked confused in front of him, General Umezu Mijiro held it tightly. He raised his fist and cursed fiercely.
However, the bad news that I have to face tonight is far more than that. The telegram from Shenyang in my hand is just the beginning. Just when the chief of staff read the telegram in his hand, there was a look of shock on his face. .Another communications staff officer rushed into the headquarters panting and said anxiously.
"Your Excellency, Commander, urgent call from heaven..."
In an instant, urgent telegrams, like snowflakes, flew into the commander's hands one after another. Looking at the telegrams in his hand, one after another, there seemed to be no end. The commander, General Mijiro Umezu, again He couldn't help the raging anger in his heart, and roared loudly at the officers in front of him.
"That's enough... All telegrams are sent to the staff office for processing. I just want to see the final result. The deputy chief of staff, immediately order all officers above the major general who are still in Changchun, as well as the highest-ranking officer of the department directly under the headquarters. In There will be a meeting in the headquarters conference room at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. No one is allowed to be absent for any reason."
Just after the order was given, General Umezu Mijiro seemed to have suddenly lost his skeleton, like a puddle of flesh, and collapsed heavily on the seat behind him. Then, he slowly closed his eyes and was no longer there. Pay attention to the war room around you that has fallen into chaos.
Early the next morning, when the frowning General Umezu Mijiro just walked into the conference room, a "salute" came to his ears. Immediately afterwards, the eyes of Umezu Mijiro were reflected. , that is, a dozen generals with gold stars on their shoulders, plus a dozen junior officers from directly subordinate departments, standing motionless in front of him, saluting him.
Seeing the scene in front of him, he was not in a good mood. General Mijiro Umezu, who had a gloomy face, just waved his hand as a return gift. Then, under the surprised eyes of the officers, he led the staff officer behind him who had an equally gloomy face. He walked straight to his seat.
General Umezu Mijiro, the chief of staff, both had gloomy faces. After sitting on their seats, dozens of officers stood motionless in their positions before carefully sitting down.
However, looking at the gloomy expressions of the two commanders in front of them, almost everyone held their breath and remained motionless like a sculpture, sitting on their stools. They were deeply afraid that a careless move of their own would endanger the people in front of them.
The anger in the commander's heart was directed towards himself.
After glancing at the dozens of officers, big and small, in front of him with a pair of sharp eyes, General Umezu Mijiro finally said: "Everyone, last night, we in Changchun were attacked by a small group of enemy troops. Many places suffered immeasurable damage.
Loss. I think everyone here should be very clear about this!"
However, just as Umezu Mijiro finished speaking, large beads of sweat could not help but appear on the foreheads of the officers sitting next to him. Among them, the most obvious one was the Supreme Commander of the Military Police Headquarters.
officer and Colonel Nakajima of the intelligence agency.
Because the city of Changchun was attacked by a small group of armed forces, the two of them bear unshirkable responsibility.
If General Umezu Mijiro in front of him wanted to pursue the case, what happened last night would be enough to send the two people to a military court for trial. Thinking of this, panic immediately appeared on the faces of the two people.
He had such a look on his face that he didn't even dare to wipe away the big beads of sweat on his forehead.
As for the remaining officers in the conference room who had nothing to do with themselves, there was a look of gloating on their faces. After all, no matter what kind of army you are in, there is very strong competition. And with competition
, there will be crowding out. At this moment, those officers who have nothing to do with themselves seem to be expecting the commander in front of them to send the two parties to a military court.
In front of him, dozens of officers had different expressions on their faces. Without any exception, they all reflected in the sharp eyes of General Umezu Mijiro.
Thinking about the huge losses suffered by the entire Kwantung Army after last night's attack. Looking at the situation in front of me, the entire Kwantung Army is at a critical moment of life and death, but his subordinates are still fighting for power and gain, unable to unite and unite themselves.
His mind was focused on dealing with the crisis in front of him. General Umezu Mijiro, the supreme commander with nearly a million troops in his hands, could only shake his head helplessly and continued.
"Everyone, I believe that everyone at this moment thinks that the losses suffered last night are nothing to the entire three northeastern provinces. At most, they are just a drop in the bucket. However, what I want to tell you now is that our Kwantung Army suffered a huge loss last night.
The losses suffered are far greater than everyone imagined, and much greater. Chief of Staff, please inform everyone here how much losses our Kwantung Army suffered in total last night.
"
After saying that, General Umezu Mijiro nodded to the chief of staff beside him.
In an instant, everyone's eyes in the entire conference room were focused on the chief of staff at the same time. Under everyone's gaze, the chief of staff stood up from his seat and said with a gloomy face.
"Everyone, what I want to tell you now is that last night, not only our city of Shenyang was attacked by the enemy and suffered heavy losses. In the three northeastern provinces, there are a total of 163 counties, including Shenyang, Fengtian, Harbing and other large-scale At the same time, the city was attacked by armed enemy forces. Of course, Changchun, where our Kwantung Army headquarters is located, was not spared either."
"Nani, how is it possible? Impossible, absolutely impossible..."
"Impossible, it must be a mistake. In the entire three northeastern provinces, except for the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan, there is no force at all. It must be a mistake to have troops with the combat capability to launch such a large-scale attack?"
"Chief of Staff, is this true? Is it true that so many cities were attacked at the same time? How is it possible?"
………
For a moment, the entire conference room was immediately drowned out by everyone's exclamations and noises. Looking at the conference room in front of him, which once again became like a vegetable market, he looked at the commander who was already furious because of his anger. , the chief of staff couldn't help but want to speak to stop the chaotic scene in front of him.
However, before he could say anything, a roar, like a thunder, suppressed everyone's voices: "Baga, so many cities were attacked at the same time. This is obviously the enemy's attack on us." A premeditated attack launched by the Kwantung Army. Our intelligence agency was not aware of such a large-scale attack. Your Excellency, Commander, I would like to ask Colonel Nakajima, what on earth are the Kwantung Army intelligence agencies doing?"
In an instant, the entire conference room immediately fell silent. Everyone stared at their own eyes at the same time, staring unblinkingly at the head of the secret service, Tian Zheng, who had always been at odds with the intelligence agencies and often had conflicts with them. Colonel.
Faced with everyone's gaze and the glaring eyes of Colonel Nakamichi, the head of the secret service, Colonel Tenzheng, did not hesitate at all and continued to speak: "Your Excellency, Commander, I humbly believe that in the battle that took place last night, the intelligence agency was responsible for There is an unshirkable responsibility.”
However, General Umezu Mijiro did not hesitate to interrupt Colonel Tenshō's words to make a well-founded statement about the serious illness in front of him. Then, he turned his gaze to Colonel Nakajima and asked.
"Baga, what time is it now? We are still fighting for power. The urgent need now is how to solve this matter, rather than pursuing responsibility. Mr. Nakajima, you are the head of the intelligence agency. Regarding the attack that occurred last night, , what do you think?"
After receiving the commander's personal rescue, Colonel Nakajima immediately stood up with a grateful face and said to the commander in front of him.
"Hai, thank you for your trust, Commander. I thought that the action that took place last night must be the Eighth Route Army in the Mengshan area in retaliation for the action of our intelligence agency a week ago. A week ago, our intelligence agency lured the snake out of its hole. Wait for the tactics to eliminate more than 300 Eighth Route Army intelligence personnel and special operations brigade. The Eighth Route Army in the Mengshan area must have launched a retaliatory attack on our Kwantung Army because it suffered such huge losses."
"Nani, retaliatory attack? Everyone, do you have any good suggestions or opinions on this?" After a brief shock, the commander, General Mijiro Umezu, suddenly nodded and glanced at the dozens of officers in front of him. Later, he asked.
At this moment, a major general officer from the Young Force faction suddenly stood up and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, I have something to say in this humble position."
"Aoki-kun, if you have anything to say, just say it!" Commander General Umezu Mijiro nodded and said.
"Hai Yi Beizhi believes that judging from the scale of last night's attack, the Eighth Route Army entrenched in the Mengshan area has developed into the biggest threat to our Kwantung Army in the entire three northeastern provinces. Coupled with this hostile force,
Located in our heartland, its danger has even surpassed that of the Soviet Red Army in the Far East."
Seeing that everyone in the conference room nodded in agreement with his answer, Major General Aoki continued.
"Therefore, I believe that the most urgent task for our Kwantung Army now is to concentrate our forces and solve this hostile force in the shortest possible time. Otherwise, we will have to wait until one day in the future when this force develops and grows. Or, Mengshan
The Eighth Route Army in the area will merge with the main force of the Eighth Route Army Field Army in the pass. Then, our three northeastern provinces will surely fall into an even greater crisis situation. Therefore, I humbly request the Commander to make a decision as soon as possible."
"Commander, please make an early decision and send troops to Mengshan..." | Just after Major General Aoki finished speaking, almost all the young officers in the entire conference room said in unison.
Facing a dozen young officers with eager expressions on their faces, Commander Umezu Mijiro was very pleased and thought of sending troops. However, at this moment, he could only shake his head helplessly.
Shake his head. Then, he spoke.
"Everyone, it's not that I don't want to retaliate against the Eighth Route Army in the Mengshan area. It's just that right now, we simply don't have enough ability to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops in a short period of time to retaliate against the Eighth Route Army in the Mengshan area. As for the specifics,
Please let the Chief of Staff introduce the situation to you..."
"Hai, your Excellency, Commander. Everyone, the specific situation is as follows: In last night's attack, all 236 arsenals stored by our Kwantung Army troops in the three northeastern provinces were completely destroyed. And these destroyed
Among the arsenals, more than half of them are located in county strongholds in the surrounding areas of Mengshan."
Seeing that everyone's faces still showed confusion and doubts, the chief of staff continued to speak.
"This is more realistic. Currently, our 300,000 Kwantung Army troops in the area around Mengshan will not be able to receive new ammunition replenishment from the headquarters in time for at least half a year. Then these three
One hundred thousand troops will surely fall into a dilemma of running out of ammunition and food. Think about it, faced with such a bad situation, do we still have the ability to deploy a large force in a short period of time to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army troops in the Mengshan area?"