At this time, Yang Zhen, who was sitting in the car with his eyes closed and recuperating, didn't know that at the same time that he was rushing to the paddock to advance to the army headquarters day and night, in an underground air defense bunker within the Kwantung Army headquarters in Xinjing, Including General Yoshijiro Umezu, the commander known as the three giants of the Kwantung Army, Lieutenant General Sadichi Yoshimoto, chief of staff, and Major General Tachibana Ayabe, the new deputy chief of staff.
To replace the former Kwantung Army Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Endo Saburo, who has been ill for a long time since last autumn's battle, the new Kwantung Army Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, and the Kwantung Army Senior Staff Section 1 Chief Lieutenant General Tamura Yoshitomi, Staff Officer Lieutenant Commander Seitaro Takei, Lieutenant Colonel Toshio Nishimura, Director of Intelligence.
The head of the Special Intelligence Department, who specializes in collecting intelligence against the Soviet Union and the Anti-Alliance, Major General Yugui, including the Kwantung Army's rear staff chief Colonel Aoki Ichi, the newly established supply supervisory staff chief Takada Kiyohide, and other major officials from various departments of the Kwantung Army. All the responsible people are gathered here, even all the senior combat staff of the Kwantung Army are gathered here. Even Naoki Hoshino, the director of the General Affairs Department of the Manchuria Empire who actually has the power of prime minister, and the president of Manchuria Railway are also present here.
To put it more exaggeratedly, if Yang Zhen had detailed information and knew that the entire Kwantung Army's top brass was meeting here, plus the two special bombs he had developed to deal with the fortresses built by the Kwantung Army in Eastern Manchuria, he would have completely The entire brain of the Kwantung Army can be dumped in one pot, so that at least for a considerable period of time, you will be completely relieved of your current troubles.
Without a brain, even if the Japanese army has any conspiracy, it can only stop temporarily. It is a pity that because of the importance of this meeting of the Kwantung Army, not to mention the puppet Manchukuo military and political personnel, it is the Xinjing defense force and other Japanese military agencies. Neither the officers nor the soldiers knew it, not even the ordinary officers in the Kwantung Army headquarters.
At this time, the Kwantung Army Headquarters was surrounded by people from the Kwantung Army Military Police Headquarters, who were on guard. Anyone, including the Japanese, who approached without permission could be killed on the spot without any warning. All participants in the meeting were on guard after arriving. After the Kwantung Army Headquarters, all food and accommodation are within the Kwantung Army Headquarters and are not allowed to leave.
Under this situation, even if the Anti-Japanese Alliance's underground intelligence work in Xinjing has been fully restored and developed greatly, it will still be difficult to obtain useful intelligence. After the large-scale mutiny of the puppet Manchukuo army last year, Japan People now completely distrust the Manchus.
If it were not necessary for these people to serve as memorial tablets and stay in Xinjing to appease people under the current situation where gunfire is ringing outside Xinjing, I am afraid that the Japanese would have torn off their faces long ago. Apart from stamping, there is no other job. All the memorial tablets were thrown away, let alone such an extremely important battle meeting, which would let them know.
Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for the Anti-Japanese Alliance to obtain information from the top brass of the Kwantung Army. Otherwise, according to Yang Zhen's character, he would behead these demons at all costs in the demon lair of the commander of the Kwantung Army in Xinjing. Even if it is a long-range aviation force that has just formed combat effectiveness, it will not hesitate to suffer all losses.
At this moment, concentrated in the conference room at the bottom, in addition to all the main personnel of various functional departments of the Kwantung Army, there are also the Navy, specifically to cooperate with the Kwantung Army's operation, the naval aviation force stationed in North Korea's Wonsan Air Force and the stationed Major General Onishi Takijiro, commander of the 15th Joint Air Force established by the Jeju Island Land-based Air Force.
However, compared with the other three giants of the Kwantung Army who either kept silent or deliberately pretended to be calm to show their general demeanor, as well as the heads and heads of other departments of the Kwantung Army, this man was wearing an army uniform similar to the ones here.
, a navy navy uniform that seemed a bit out of place, and a large-brimmed hat that was much more beautiful than the army general's crotch-style cap, Major General Onishi Takijiro's face looked unusually plain.
Looking at these senior Kwantung Army generals who stomped their feet in the Kwantung Army and made the entire Japanese-occupied Northeast tremble, there was a look of contempt in their eyes. It was obvious that this Japanese
The Naval Aviation Rear Admiral looked down upon the Kwantung Army generals present. Among the senior Kwantung Army generals present who were swept by his contemptuous eyes, it was obvious that the Kwantung Army commander General Yoshijiro Umezu was sitting in the seat at this time.
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The two aviation team captains sitting behind him were also the same. They looked at the army colleagues in front of them expressionlessly. They did not appear particularly enthusiastic because many of them were wearing collar badges representing their general status.
His expression seemed dull at first glance.
As for the contemptuous look flashing in the eyes of Major General Onishi Takijiro, who has always been called a Shura heretic within the Japanese naval aviation, and the reason why he looks down on the senior generals of the Kwantung Army present here, in addition to the traditional differences between the Japanese navy and army,
Apart from disdain for each other, the more important thing is that these guys were actually defeated by the despicable Chinese people in his eyes.
These guys who always boasted themselves as the flowers of the imperial army and had their eyes on their heads were not only defeated by the Chinese army, but were also beaten so badly. Who would have thought that just three years ago, those so-called anti-alliance alliances were only
It could be just a group of bandits wandering in the mountains. They could do this under a good situation. They are these guys who always pride themselves on being the flowers of the imperial army. If Manchukuo is managed by the navy, I'm afraid the navy will only
Even if the Special Marines are dispatched, they can definitely do better than them.
In fact, for this Japanese naval admiral, who has an arrogant personality and is known as a thorn in the navy, he was very reluctant to be temporarily transferred to the Kwantung Army this time. He was originally planning to transfer to the navy to prepare for the march south.
In preparation, the commander of the Eleventh Air Force was formed based on the land-based air force of the former navy stationed in Taiwan.
However, he did not expect that he had already arrived in Taiwan and was seizing the time to mobilize, organize and receive troops in accordance with the requirements of the Naval Aviation Headquarters. However, he was transferred from the subtropical Taiwan to the ice and snow of Northeast China by a transfer order from the base camp. This was for someone who had already arrived in Taiwan.
He was very dissatisfied when he knew about the base camp's plan to move south.
The main targets of the battle south are the American aviation forces stationed in the Philippines and the British Royal Air Force in the British colonies in Southeast Asia. In his eyes, those American and British aviation forces that have received strict and formal training are the real powerful enemies. For him, they are the only real enemies.
There is even more of a sense of challenge. As for the so-called aviation force in Manchuria, which is composed of despicable Chinese people in Manchuria, like the Caotai team, in his eyes they are not even rubbish.
Although the Army Air Force was just that in his eyes, far inferior to the powerful Naval Air Force under his command, the Kwantung Army Air Force's repeated defeats against the United Air Force made him look down upon. As for the current situation
, because those guys from the other side made sneak attacks from time to time, and even the combat meetings could only be held in underground air raid shelters, which made him even more contemptuous of his colleagues in the army.
It's just that although the contemptuous look of Major General Onishi Takijiro was well concealed, it was still discovered by the commander of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Yoshijiro, who was sitting opposite him. The Rear Admiral's eyes that ordinary people could not accept made Umezu Yoshijiro. He was very annoyed, and among the generals wearing army uniforms, the navy rear admiral was wearing a navy blue uniform, which made him feel even more dazzling.
In order to maintain confidentiality, the Kwantung Army asked the Rear Admiral Onishi and his entourage to change into army uniforms as soon as they arrived in Xinjing. However, the Rear Admiral and those under him were also The subordinates of the Trickhead gang still went their own way and stubbornly wore this unique navy uniform.
It's just that this guy is going his own way. Although Umezu Yoshijiro is the commander of the Kwantung Army and an army general, because of the different organizational structures of the navy and army, at least now there is nothing he can do about this arrogant guy. He is the commander of the Kwantung Army, not the Prime Minister of the Navy. , let alone the Chief of Naval Command, no matter how angry he is, he has no right to dismiss this guy from his post.
Moreover, even if he proposed a substitution to the Navy, I am afraid that the Navy, which has always gone its own way, would not pay attention to him. This time, the Army took the initiative to ask for help from the Navy. Although the Navy had to send its most elite aviation forces to participate in the war due to His Majesty the Emperor's intervention, who did it? I never thought that the Navy would send such a thorny thing to cooperate with the Kwantung Army in combat.
In fact, this time it was nominally proposed by the army to coordinate the operation of the navy and the army. Before heading south to Southeast Asia, it must be the common goal of the army and the navy to completely eliminate the Anti-Japanese Alliance, a nuisance to Manchuria's security, and to build Manchuria into a solid rear for Japan during the war. Without the supply of iron ore from Manchuria, the navy, which has a greater demand for steel, will be even more miserable.
But after the personnel selected by the Navy arrived, he discovered that for the Navy, that was not the case at all. Although this guy was considered a very talented and capable person in the Navy, he was famously difficult to manage. , even if this is a so-called national policy that is currently related to Japan's life and death, it does not matter to the navy.
Because for the navy, no matter how much territory it conquers, it will be occupied by your army. Except for the port, the navy has nothing to do with it. Your army has benefited, but you have the navy to share the cost with you. Isn't this just I want to take advantage and don't want to suffer a loss.
In particular, the Kwantung Army has always strictly restricted the navy's activities in Manchuria. With the exception of Kantung State, the navy is basically not allowed to use the ports along the coast of Manchuria. Even the poor ships of the Puppet Manchukuo Maritime Guard are not allowed to use. Being firmly controlled by the Kwantung Army, the Navy cannot even touch it. In this situation, it is strange that the Navy can really contribute.
Although the army and navy cooperated quite well in the Guanci Civil War, in the Guanci Civil War in China, while the Army was making a lot of money, the Navy was also making a lot of money. Not to mention some big ports such as Qingdao and Shanghai, it was China. Hainan Island, the second largest island in China, is also actually controlled by the navy.
You must know that the eastern coast has always been the richest area in China. Occupying these ports can be regarded as a considerable advantage for the navy. The annual transportation volume of these ports and astronomical figures of smuggled goods are enough for the navy. I was satisfied with the fishing.
In addition, during the air raids on Deng's rear in Chongqing, the navy repeatedly overwhelmed the army. Therefore, the two armies cooperated fairly well on the battlefield in Guanci. After all, they both served the emperor, so there was no distinction between the navy.
Army, but the Navy made it clear that it was reluctant to intervene in the war in Manchuria.