Luo Wenyu's great victory caused the "powerful" image of the Japanese army to suffer another heavy blow. Many Western media even bluntly pointed out that the Japanese army can only be regarded as a second-rate army at best. It may be able to dominate in Asia for a while, but if it is against the United States, Britain, France, Germany and the Soviet Union, it
The armies of the great powers are absolutely vulnerable!
Regarding the scorn of the Western powers, the Japanese are dumb and unable to express their sufferings.
However, the Japanese Kwantung Army headquarters and even the base camp hated the instigator of the Independence Regiment and wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible. Even Emperor Hirohito was alarmed and directly issued a decree asking the Kwantung Army to find ways to annihilate the Independence Regiment.
Regiment to restore international influence and restore the reputation of the Imperial Japanese Army in the world.
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The official residence of the Kwantung Army Headquarters in Changchun.
Lieutenant General Kuniaki Oiso solemnly handed a message to the Muto Nobuyoshi case and said: "Your Excellency, General, there is a call from the base camp, urging us to resolve the war in the direction of the Great Wall of China as soon as possible, and at the same time, move the Second Division of the Central Army of China located at Luo Wenyu Pass to
The defenders represented by the Independent Regiment have all been annihilated. It would be best if the leading officer should be captured alive and publicly executed by our Kwantung Army in order to reverse the possible negative impact of the defeat of the 4th Brigade."
Muto Nobuyoshi, who always had a trace of gloom between his eyebrows, silently read the message and said: "Oiso-kun, have the two fighter jets of the 6th Air Wing returned?"
"No." Koiso Kuniaki shook his head. "The 14th Brigade, which has arrived at the Luo Wenyu battlefield first, has ordered people to search the battlefield, and no information about our military aircraft was found. The only thing that can be determined is that the two aircraft at this time
We haven't returned to the point yet, and we can basically determine that the accident occurred. I have ordered the Kwantung Army headquarters along the way to send out search teams to conduct the search, but..."
Kuniaki Oiso's meaning was very clear. Looking for two planes in the vast land would undoubtedly be like finding a needle in a haystack. These were just explanations for the 6th Air Wing, which was not under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Army Headquarters of the Kwantung Army.
The Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army is wise. Let alone finding a fighter jet that is about the same size as a car in this era without black boxes, in the next 80 years, hundreds of satellites from dozens of countries around the world will fight against a fighter jet that is 63 meters long.
The search for the large passenger plane with a wingspan of 60 meters was not complete, and only a few pieces of wreckage were found after several years of searching.
The wrinkles on Muto Nobuyoshi's forehead deepened by two points.
The loss of two aircraft was nothing to the Kwantung Army, but it undoubtedly added to his almost stupid long-distance command this time. Muto Nobuyoshi could almost imagine his enemies in the Army Ministry happily generals.
It looks like all these battle losses are being borne on his own head.
Originally, the Imperial Army Field Marshal was already expected! But now... General Muto Nobuyoshi can hardly think about not being depressed at this moment.
After calming down, Muto Nobuyoshi continued to ask: "Did Nishiyoshi-kun call you back?"
"The call has been returned." Koiso Kuniaki nodded and said with a sad expression, "After searching, first on the battlefield ten miles before the Luo Wenyu Pass of the Great Wall of China, a large number of remains of imperial soldiers were found. Through screening, it has been determined that the first
The 1st Artillery Battalion and the 2nd Artillery Battalion of the 8th Artillery Regiment were all in pieces. Although the Chinese did not massacre the wounded soldiers, they abandoned nearly 400 wounded soldiers in the wilderness and ignored them. When the 14th Brigade arrived, only one person survived and the rest
All were killed in battle, and the hateful Chinese stripped off the warriors' remaining warm clothing, which was the main reason why the cold killed the wounded soldiers. At the same time, all equipment and baggage of the two artillery brigades were lost."
There is no way, who makes the Kwantung Army a big dog? Not to mention the officers wearing big leather boots and woolen coats, even the cotton-padded clothes on the soldiers are much better than those of the national army, especially the 29th Army. The cotton in the cotton-padded clothes on their bodies is much better.
It was even more pitifully thin. When the north wind blew, my face turned green with cold. A runny nose was common, and I didn't even bother to wipe it with my sleeves.
The clothes on the torn corpses of the Japanese soldiers were disgusting. The cotton-padded clothes of the more than 400 wounded soldiers were undoubtedly excellent trophies. So when the 14th Brigade arrived, there were rows of wounded Japanese soldiers who had been frozen hard.
They were all barefoot and wearing white shirts. Those who could be picked off were almost all taken away by Tang Yongming's men.
Not to mention Chi Dakui pretending he didn't see it, he even slapped his thigh and commanded his soldiers to help with a smile on his face. It was a good move to use the whistling north wind without using bullets.
"Oiso-kun, continue." Muto Nobuyoshi's expression remained unchanged, but his hands tightened on the armrests of the chair.
"Then, at a second battlefield away from here, they found the remains of the 4th Brigade Commander, Major General Suzuki Mitsuchi, as well as the remains of his chief of staff, Senior Colonel Gui Yi, Major Yanagawa Kazuo and other senior officers.
The Chinese arranged the remains of all the officers and soldiers of the 4th Brigade very neatly. Except for the remains of a few officers and soldiers who were damaged and difficult to identify, the others have basically been identified. At the same time, in front of the three positions of the Chinese defenders
, the 14th Brigade counted another 3,300 remains of Imperial Army soldiers, and together with the nearly 2,000 remains on the defensive position of the 4th Brigade, it has basically been confirmed that all 4th Brigade, under the leadership of Brigade Commander Suzuki Mitsuchi, has
Broken jade.”
"Baga, stupid Suzuki Mitsuchi, it was he who ruined the entire 4th Brigade, and it was he who brought shame to the entire Kwantung Army." Muto Nobuyoshi, who had been suppressing his composure, finally couldn't restrain his anger and stood up.
He was like a trapped animal walking back and forth in the office, while cursing his dead subordinates.
As for the fact that nearly 2,000 people are still missing, Nishi Yiichi made it very clear in his first reply that the battlefield was extremely tragic and the entire position was suspected to have been violently bombarded. The bodies of many soldiers could not be properly counted and had to be cremated on the spot.
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More than 9,300 urns were urgently transported to the front line. This was probably the first time for the Kwantung Army.
"So, what is the whereabouts of the Chinese army that caused the 4th Brigade to be collectively shattered?" Muto Nobuyoshi said sadly after venting his anger.
"They should have all withdrawn their own defense lines. According to Nishi Yiichi's report, although the specific strength of the enemy's troops is still uncertain, based on the analysis of the remaining firepower on the battlefield, the enemy's troops will not be less than three brigades." Koiso Kuniaki was shaken.
Shaking his head, he said, "The Chinese commander is extremely cunning. We must not take it lightly this time. Lieutenant General Xi Yiyi has already sent a telegram to most of the 6th Division to rush towards Luo Wenyu. His command will have nearly 30,000 troops."
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Muto Nobuyoshi nodded and said: "The command of Lieutenant General Nishi Giichi is still worthy of trust. I am to blame for the defeat of the 4th Brigade this time. I will explain this to the base camp."
"Your Excellency, General, the Kwantung Army will be proud of you." Koiso Kuniaki looked at Muto Nobuyoshi with admiration in his eyes and said respectfully.
Obviously, Muto Nobuyoshi's courage to take responsibility impressed Kuniaki Oiso as the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army. Especially when this man did this when he was almost certain to become a field marshal, he undoubtedly cut off his career as a field marshal.
, or even worse. Since the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the blame for the destruction of the first brigade-level organized army cannot be easily resolved.