Chapter 333 Strategic Transfer of the Kwantung Army

If it weren't for this time, Ueda Qianji suggested giving up the almost well-prepared battle in Xuzhou, and concentrated superior forces to attack the tenth war zone in an all-round way. I'm afraid that Zhang Xuewu's old capital could not be forced out at one time. Nearly 1,000 tank armored vehicles of the three armored divisions, more than 500 various types of fighters, heavy fire Cannons, mobile rockets, special incendiary bombs, sarin gas with invalid gas masks, claimed virus weapons, small armored combat vehicles that can be dropped in the air, etc. Who can guarantee that Zhang Xuewu has nothing to take out? Umezumi Mijiro didn't know, and he didn't want to know, because every time he thought of these things, he would have an uninhibitant fear.

The news that the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army committed suicide during his tenure was strictly blocked. The news was strictly blocked. The body of Kenkichi Ueda was quietly transported to North Korea by sea by sea. He reported his illness first, reported his critical illness, and then announced his death. Mijiro Umezu estimated that it would not be at least half a year for the Imperial Army to announce General Ueda Kenkichi. According to the news of the death, the dead still need to receive an extra half a year's allowance. I'm afraid that this kind of thing can only be done by the imperial army of the emperor's empire. Of course, it is true that such a face-to-faced way seems to be too difficult to accept.

Meizu Mijiro knew that his first task was to reduce the losses of the Kwantung Army and return to the front line of Shanhaiguan to prepare for the war. According to Meizu Meijiro's research on Zhang Xuewu, Zhang Xuewu has always been at a loss. Especially this time, he was caught off guard by the Kwantung Army. All four fortress cities have certain losses, especially It is the large consumption of ammunition and materials in its reserves, which has weakened the offensive ability of Zhang Xuewu's department to a certain extent.

Mijiro Umezu has specialized in the study of mechanized troops. Its rapid attack speed and firepower are very perfect, but one thing is difficult to accept, that is, the huge consumption of mechanized troops can't afford by this empire. It's just that Zhang Xuewu's three armored divisions have been launched. The crude oil produced in the Yumen Oilfield has been refined and has to be subsidized by Wuhan. The rest, coupled with the assistance of the Soviet Union, Zhang Xuewu's three armored divisions cooperated with his Hu Ben and Honorary First Division. There have been 12 young military divisions, assigned to all of its air force and artillery units, and are fully capable of driving the Kwantung Army out of Manchuria. It is still a question of how much North Korea can keep.

However, Zhang Xuewu lacks material reserves and guarantees for attack, all of which are only theoretical guarantees. Many accidents may occur in real war.

Therefore, Meizu Mijiro also believes that Zhang Xuewu also needs to stop and take a breath. According to his own judgment, in order to ensure the smooth flow of the traffic between the Kwantung Army and North China, Meizu Mijiro must concentrate on guarding the front line of Shanhaiguan, because the terrain here is simply an inexplicable place. Meizu Mijiro It is believed that Zhang Xuewu may not have the ambition to counterattack the whole Manchuria, but it is likely to use mechanized troops to quickly attack the mountain customs and completely cut off the contact between the Kwantung Army and the North China Front. On the vast North China Plain, more than a dozen divisions of the North China Front are simply the dishes on Zhang Xuewu's plate.

It is actually a little exaggerated to say that the North China Front Army is the dish on Zhang Xuewu's plate. In fact, for example, Beiping, Meizu Meijiro does not think that Zhang Xuewu dares to use heavy artillery to attack Peiping under the threat of destroying the whole city? Let the palaces and cultural relics there be destroyed, and street fighting is not the specialty of mechanized troops.

And completely restore a famous imperial city with a long history in your country into rubble? This is something that only a madman can do. Meizu Mijiro believes that Zhang Xuewu is not such a madman. Under the outside of Zhang Xuewu's madness, he is more rational and cunning. Can he always hit the dead hole of the imperial army every time? This is what surprised Meizu Mijiro the most, because after a detailed analysis of all the battle cases of Zhang Xuewu, Meizu Mijiro was surprised to find that Zhang Xuewu seemed to know the progress of the battle?

Can you put tactics above strategy? It's terrible to leverage the overall strategy with a tactical fulcrum. Now it seems that what's terrible is not the aircraft and chariot cannons in the tenth war zone. What's really terrible is Zhang Xuewu's man who has been ignored for a long time.

The first thing Mijiro Umezu did after arriving at Shanhaiguan was to order the 27th Division and 28th Division of the General Reserve Corps to start organizing defense on the spot, and ordered the First Front Army of the State Army and the Second Front Army of Isoya Renjie, and Yamashita Fengwen Third Front Army to report the losses of each unit.

From the documents of the headquarters, Mijiro Umezu saw the First Front Army under the command of the State Army, the 2nd Division, the 8th Division and the 12th Division under the jurisdiction of the 2nd Division, the 10th Division, the 22nd Division, the 35th Division and the 36th Division under the jurisdiction of the 2nd Front Army of Renjiro Isotani, and the 3rd Division under the jurisdiction of the Yamashita Fengwen Front Army. The Sixth Division, the 14th Division, the Reading Force mixed into the 35th Brigade and Reading Force into the 36th Brigade. Among them, the 39th Division, which was almost completely annihiled on the periphery of Chengde, and the 36th Division, which was severely damaged on the periphery of Chifeng, had long existed in name, and the number of the 39th Division was temporarily cancelled, so it was in battle. The sequence number of the 39th Division cannot be seen in the sequence for the time being, but Meijiro Umezu doubts how much is the casualties and losses of these existing troops? How many troops still have combat effectiveness?

Therefore, Umezu Mijiro asked all sides to report truthfully. As for Okamura Ningji's troops, Umezu Mijiro is still very gratified, because Okamura Ningji is not an obedient fool. If Okamura Ningji really implements Ueda's order completely, then the last mobile force in his hand should also Completely lost. .

After learning that Mijiro Umezu was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, Ningji Okamura was also really relieved. He had been carrying the crime of disobeying his orders before! The death of Kenkichi Ueda made all this less important. The mystery of the Chief of Staff of Tojo, who has always been a hot topic within the Kwantung Army, has once again been regarded as a topic of discussion.

Mijiro Umezu, Ningji Okamura and Hideki Tojo belong to the Showa ruling faction, and they had feelings for each other in those years. However, after learning that Mijiro Umezu was promoted to the position of commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, Ningji Okamura still feels a sour meaning. The promotion of general has always been his dream! In terms of seniority, he seems to be more than Umezu Mijiro, but the Imperial Army has always seen opportunities and connections, but ability is not so important, just as Tojo Hideki can become the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, ruthlessness is an indispensable condition, two. The February 6th mutaulation was suppressed, and the imperial officers captured by Tojo were able to set up a brigade.

Although the timing of Umezu Mijiro's appointment seems to be extremely inappropriate, after all, the gap between a lieutenant general and a lieutenant general is a world of difference.

Soon, Umezu Mijiro received a report from the Zhouli Army and Isoya Renjie. As he expected, the First Front Army and the Second Front Army lost more than half of the troops. The First Front Army was no longer able to conquer Chaoyang Fortress, and the Second Front Army was also driven out of Lingyuan and could only use the nearby mountains and hills to make a festival. In resistance, only the third front army of Fengwen at the foot of Zhangjiakou has considerable strength, and the Kwantung Army chariot division and the 23rd mechanized division under the command of Tojo Yingji can be said to have been destroyed. Two divisions outside Chengde and Chifeng City have been almost completely destroyed. The situation on the front line seems to be very unoptimatic. The reinforcements in the ten war zones are now constantly transferred in. The first divisions of Hu Ben and Honor have also arrived in Chengde. If they want to make a counterattack posture, these two divisions are special formations belonging to the tenth war zone. The formation of an ordinary [***] armored field army may not be as large as its division. The third armored division in Baotou entered Datong for rest. Where will the front of the army be after the rest? No wonder Kenji Ueda wants to swallow bullets and commit suicide. It turns out that the war situation has been so dangerous?

Mezun Mijiro took a deep breath, took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat on the back of his neck. Although the weather was still unusually cold and the temperature in the headquarters was not high, most of the staff were still wearing fur coats, but Meizu Mijiro felt an inexplicable heat.

Mejiro Umezu Mijiro is not a two-pole general like Kenkichi Ueda. Like Ningji Okamura, he is good at strategy and tactics. Mijiro Umezu immediately gave a detailed report on the current situation of the Kwantung Army to the base camp, and said that if Zhang Xuewu's troops in the 10th Theater are allowed to complete the final deployment, then the Kwantung Army will become a big one. It is a noun in the history of the imperial army of this empire. As the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, he can only choose to break up with the Kwantung Army.

The meaning in Umezu Mijiro's secret telegram is naturally self-evident, that is, this side really can't stand it. The front line is not attacking at all, but carrying out the defense of continuous resistance. In the deployment before the decisive battle, if you still want to maintain the offensive strategy, then the Kwantung Army can only have all jade. It's broken.

How can the war have reached such a point? The trusted commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army is about to retreat when he comes up? And threatened that if we don't retreat immediately, the Kwantung Army will be crushed? The word jade broken can be often seen in the Japanese army, but it is not seen much on the Chinese battlefield. However, since the birth of Zhang Xuewu, the blocking of the Peking University Battalion, the bloody battle of Chengde in the winter, the bloody battle in Nanjing, and then to this winter offensive, it seems that most of the jade fragments of the imperial army are more than Zhang Xuewu's empire. Does the nemesis have a great relationship?

Emperor Hirohito has never figured out that Zhang Xuewu, who has not even studied in a decent military academy, can repeatedly restrain the famous generals of the empire? Are there many division commanders who have been recruited by Zhang Xuewu?

Where there is Zhang Xuewu, there seems to have formed a rule in the imperial army? The strategic transfer of the Kwantung Army has reached an imminent point.

(to be continued)