Umezu Yoshijiro was discussing with Kwantung Army Chief of Staff Kimura Hyotarō how to suppress the Manchurian Army rebellions and civil uprisings that were occurring one after another in the three eastern provinces.
Umezu Yoshijiro said in annoyance: "I told them a long time ago not to go too far, but they just didn't listen. Now it's better, have they forced all the people in Liaodong to rebel? Alas!"
The people Umezu Yoshijiro refers to are armed colonization groups.
Since occupying the three northeastern provinces, the Japanese government has begun planned immigration to the northeast. These immigrants from Japan did not go to remote areas to reclaim farmland. Instead, under the protection of the armed forces, they directly occupied the local Chinese people.
Of course, this kind of barbaric behavior will lead to fierce resistance.
In the end these resistances were suppressed, but hostility had already formed.
Without the instigation of external forces, we might still be able to live in peace, but now with the intervention and support of the Chahar Independent Group, these people immediately rebelled, and this wave of resistance is rapidly spreading to the entire three eastern provinces.
It is about to affect Jilin, Heilongjiang and Rehe provinces.
It was precisely because of this that Umezu Yoshijiro was so angry.
Hyōtaro Kimura said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, what happened has already happened. It is useless to complain about those armed colonization groups at this time. Besides, those armed colonization groups all have backgrounds, and it is not something we can interfere with."
, so the top priority is to find ways to strictly guard against it in Jilin, Heilongjiang and Rehe provinces!"
"Strictly guard against death." Umezu Meijiro said with a wry smile, "It's easy to say, but it is too difficult to do."
"Yes, the key point is that the Manchukuo Army is also mentally unstable." Kimura Hyōtaro believed deeply, "If we had known this, we should not have relaxed control of the Manchukuo Army two years ago. Otherwise, the Manchukuo Army would not have
With such a huge momentum today, even if the whole army rebels, it is just a scabies disease and nothing to worry about."
Two years ago, the Manchukuo Army had only three brigades and more than 10,000 people.
But now, in order to strengthen its combat readiness against the Soviet Union, the Kwantung Army followed the instructions of the Japanese base camp and began to expand the Manchukuo Army on a large scale. In just two years, the Manchukuo Army expanded from three brigades to fifteen divisions, with nearly 90,000 people.
!Facing the Soviet Union, there is no need to worry about the position of the 90,000 Manchukuo troops, but who would have thought that it would be the Chahar Independent Regiment that finally invaded Manchuria? Facing the Chahar Independent Regiment, which is also Chinese, it was originally
The officers and soldiers of the Manchukuo Army who were born in the Fengtian Army immediately began to lose their military morale, and the Manchukuo Army in dozens of counties around Fengtian all turned against the enemy.
After a pause, Hyōtaro Kimura continued: "Right now, our Kwantung Army is severely understrength. It is absolutely impossible to fully control the three provinces of Jilin, Heilongjiang and Rehe! So in the end we have to rely on the Manchukuo Army, but the problem is
, the Manchukuo army also has unstable military morale, which has formed a dead knot that cannot be broken!"
Umezu Yoshijiro's face immediately darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "If this is not possible, we can only transfer back the divisions that the Far Eastern Front Army has loaned away from our Kwantung Army!" After a pause, he continued, "Anyway, Siberia
It's already a chaotic war over there, and it's impossible to break the situation in a short time. It doesn't matter if we transfer a few divisions."
Kimura Hyōtaro shook his head and said, "That's the case, but I'm afraid the base camp won't agree."
After a pause, Hyōtaro Kimura continued: "Fortunately, Fengtian is still besieged by the Seventh Army. Once Fengtian is relieved of the siege, the tiger of the Chahar Independent Regiment will be released, and then we can fight against Manchuria."
If a wave of resistance forms a linkage, then the trouble will really be big. This can be regarded as a blessing among misfortunes..."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a communications staff officer hurriedly walked in.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" the communications staff officer quickly walked up to Umezu Yoshijiro and reported with a heavy beat, "I just received a report from the aviation reconnaissance unit. The Seventh Army has been defeated by the Chahar Independent Regiment! Now, Chahar
The cavalry troops of the independent regiment are chasing down the defeated troops of the Seventh Army with the cooperation of the rebellious Manchukuo army and civilian armed forces!"
"Nani?" Umezu Yoshijiro was instantly petrified, "The Seventh Army has been defeated?!"
Hyōtaro Kimura was also full of disbelief: "The cavalry of the Chahar Independent Regiment, the rebel Manchukuo army and the militia are chasing the defeated troops of the Seventh Army?"
"Hai!" The communications staff officer paused again.
"Baga!" Umezu Yoshijiro finally reacted and roared, "What is the Seventh Army doing? What is this idiot Kanji Ishihara doing? What on earth is this idiot doing?"
"That's right." Kimura Hyōtaro also roared wildly, "One army, this is a group army! There is only one infantry regiment left, the First Division, not to mention, but it is not counted as the First Infantry Division.
Regiment, the Seventh Army also has seven infantry divisions plus two armored divisions, no, there is also a division of T-34 tanks that was later added! This is equivalent to three armored divisions!"
"Not only!" Umezu Yoshijiro shouted with a livid face, "There is also the Third Flying Regiment, with more than a thousand combat aircraft!"
Kimura Hyōtaro paused and then said: "Then what about his opponent? Where is Xu Rui? Xu Rui only has one Chahar Independent Regiment, just one regiment! Even if this regiment has more troops, it still doesn't matter.
The disadvantage of a regiment in terms of tanks and aviation is even more obvious, the two sides are not at the same level at all!"
Umezu Yoshijiro added: "In such a battle, even if a superior soldier is sent to command, it will never be lost. However, this idiot Kanji Ishihara not only lost the command, but was actually defeated by the Chahar Independent Regiment. Not only was he defeated,
There is even a possibility of being completely annihilated, Baga, this would simply set a new record of shame for the Imperial Japanese Army!"
Hyōtaro Kimura roared: "You call it the wisdom of the Imperial Army, but you are simply the Pig of the Imperial Army, a pig!"
…
Meanwhile, in Tokyo.
Regardless of the doctor's dissuasion, Xianyuan Gong Zairen has been forcibly discharged from the hospital, because it is impossible not to be discharged from the hospital. Something big has happened in the Northeast, and he must return to the Army Ministry to take charge.
However, compared to Umezu Yoshijiro and Kimura Hyoutarou, Kanin Miya Zaijin is deeper in the city after all, so he can barely keep his composure, at least he didn't scold Baga as soon as he started!
"Xiaoji-kun." Xianyuan Gong Zairen covered his mouth with his hand, suppressed his strong desire to cough, and asked in a low voice, "What on earth is going on? The Seventh Army obviously has an advantage in Fengtian.
Haven't we already conquered the city and are in sight of victory? Why did the situation turn around like this in just one night?"
Koiso Kuniaki handed over the telegram from Yano Otonzaburo.
After Xianyuan Gong Zairen read this telegram, his face instantly turned the color of pig liver.
Koiso Kuniaki said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, it seems that Ishihara Wanji has been lying all along. He has been concealing the true battle situation on the front line from the base camp. The so-called breaching of Fengtian City Wall now seems to be mostly Xu Rui's deliberate act.
Show weakness and lure the Seventh Army to continue the fierce attack to exhaust the last bit of the Seventh Army's combat power!"
Hanyuan Gong Zairen said angrily: "The 20 or so infantry regiments of the Seventh Army suffered heavy casualties. They are close to being dismantled, leaving only engineers, artillery and heavy baggage and other auxiliary troops. Ishihara Wanji is not a pig, is it possible?
You don’t feel the danger? Under such unfavorable circumstances, you actually dare to launch a fierce attack on Fengtian? Do you think you didn’t die quickly enough?”
Koiso Kuniaki shook his head and said: "Of course Ishihara Wanji is not a pig, and it's not that he doesn't think he died fast enough."
"Then what do you say this is?" Xianyuan Gong Zairen finally couldn't help but burst out and roared, "Say it!"
"Hai!" Oiso Kuni Akira said, "Your Highness, Ishihara Wanji is clearly desperate to lose, just like a gambler desperate to lose, so he bets all his chips to get his money back! From Yano
From the telegram sent back by Jun Yushang, it can be seen that the Chahar Independent Regiment was indeed at the end of its strength at that time. If the Seventh Army can hold on for a few more hours, perhaps the Chahar Independent Regiment will collapse first."
"The end of the strong crossbow?" Xianyuan Gong Zairen roared angrily, "The end of the strong crossbow, where will the cavalry come from?"
Koiso Kuniaki said: "That's just more than a thousand cavalry, which can only deal with the engineers, artillery, and heavy equipment of the Seventh Army. If we face the elite infantry of the Seventh Army in street fighting, we can defeat them in a matter of minutes."
Kill them, but this still won’t change the fact that Ishihara Kanji’s judgment was wrong!”
"Wrong judgment?" Xianyuan Gong Zairen said angrily, "I think he has no judgment at all!"
After a pause, Xianyuan Gong Zairen roared loudly: "I don't know who gave him the reputation of the wisdom of the imperial army. With his performance today, how can he return the wisdom of the imperial army? The wisdom of the imperial army."
He’s almost like a pig, yes, he is the Pig of the Imperial Army! I have never seen a stupider commander than Ishihara Wanji! Bagagaru!”
In the end, Hanyuan Gong Zairen couldn't hold it back and cursed Baga Yalu.
But after he finished scolding, Hanyuan Gong Zairen's face immediately turned gloomy, because scolding can't solve the problem, Ishihara Wan'er can go back and deal with him, but the problem of Dongsan Province must be found, because with Xu Rui's character
, will definitely launch a crazy counterattack after defeating the Seventh Army.
What's worse is that now Manchukuo is not only threatened by the Chahar Independent Regiment, but also by the rebellious Manchukuo army and the surging civilian resistance armed forces. If these forces are allowed to unite, Manchukuo may really be turned upside down.
Therefore, the top priority is still how to stabilize the situation in Manchukuo.
At that moment, Hanyuan Gong Zairen said with a livid face: "Xiaoji-kun, immediately summon all staff officers above the rank of aide-de-camp and hold an emergency staff meeting to discuss how to deal with the crisis in Manchuria!" After a pause, Hanyuan Gong Zairen sighed softly,
He added, "Manchukuo is probably going to be in big trouble this time, it's going to be big trouble."
