One hundred and sixtieth chapters Major General Heiyan's Elegy (4)
?Regarding Sawada Shigeru's comment on Kenji Doihara's tactical vision, Major General Kobayashi Asaburo smiled and did not comment. "Registered members of Piaotian Literature recommend this work" Registered members of Piaotian Literature recommend this work. From Doihara
Since Lieutenant General was promoted to Lieutenant General Commander, Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru has not liked others for a day or two. The two men have been at odds since Lieutenant General Doihara was transferred to Commander of the Kwantung Army's Fifth Army.
In fact, I can’t blame Sawada Shigeru for not liking Lieutenant General Doihara. The cause of the matter lies with Lieutenant General Doihara. Who asked this guy to ask the Kwantung Army Headquarters to transfer the Fourth Division under him as soon as he took office?
They transferred them and replaced them with other troops. They also made a general statement: "The Kwantung Army is a force loyal to the Emperor. It is a force that devotes its life to the Emperor's expansion of territory and construction. It is not here to make money. The Kwantung Army does not need a group of traders."
It was this sentence that made the two people officially form a feud. Although Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru was not satisfied with Lieutenant General Doihara's words, he had to admit in private that what he said was not wrong. It was just that these words were said in private.
It's okay to say it, but Lieutenant General Doihara publicly announced it. Isn't this a slap in Sawada Shigeru's face?
If Sawada Shigeru has resigned, of course he won't care. Since the establishment of the Fourth Division, there have been many division commanders. If all the departing division commanders are angry because of outsiders' evaluation of the Fourth Division
, then at least half of the previous division commanders of the Fourth Division will be pissed to death.
But when Lieutenant General Doihara said these words, he happened to be in office, and he could not accept these remarks. So the two people formally formed a relationship, and they ridiculed each other every now and then. It was only because of the Emperor of Japan's
Jun's face is mostly in front of his confidants, and he no longer causes trouble in the city.
With this Liangzi, Sawada Shigeru would naturally ridicule Doihara Kenji's short-sighted behavior when he rarely caught this opportunity. However, this matter involved a lieutenant general commander, a lieutenant general division commander, Kobayashi Asahi
Major General Saburo didn't want to get involved, lest he be harmed.
Although Sawada Shigeru did not take it seriously for Kobayashi Asaburo's silence. Like Major General Kobayashi Asaburo, Sawada Shigeru was born into a peasant family. He knew that in the army where nepotism was prevalent, it would be difficult for peasants with no background to get ahead. He was just a
A division commander with no prominent background. His background in the army is incomparable to Kenji Doihara, who comes from a military family. It is good that Major General Kobayashi did not help Lieutenant General Doihara refute him.
However, although Sawada Shigeru does not care about Kobayashi Asaburo's performance, things that should be solved still need to be solved. Regarding Doihara Kenji's order, although Sawada Shigeru is very dissatisfied, what should be implemented still has to be implemented. The bottom controls the top, and at the bottom it is
Yes. But for an officer at the division level, that would be a fatal mistake. What's more, he is the commander-in-chief of this campaign, so if something goes wrong, he will still be slapped on the back.
Looking at the map, Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru was silent for a long time and said to Major General Kobayashi Asasaburo: "The order is to assign an infantry brigade from the 61st Regiment, two infantry squadrons from the 37th Regiment, and two squadrons from the Mountain Artillery to form a detachment.
Leave it to the command of Major General Yoshikatsu Kuroiwa."
"Order the 3rd Cavalry Brigade to strengthen two cavalry squadrons of the 4th Cavalry Regiment, and attach them to a cavalry regiment of the Manchukuo Army, and immediately launch from the current defense position northwest along the line from Miaoling Mountain to Yuanbaoshan. You tell Heiyan Yisheng
Let him protect his flanks, especially the southern front, and he must take precautions."
After saying this, Sawada Shigeru pondered for a moment and then said: "I won't say these words directly. You can just explain it to Kuroiwa-kun during the handover. Tell him to pay attention to shrinking his front and strengthen it."
Don’t invest too much in flanking forces and offensive forces. Once you find that something is inevitable, withdraw immediately and don’t show off.”
"I can violate the commander's order and allocate a detachment of troops to him. I have already tried my best. The rest can only be relied on by himself. What kind of virtue does the fourth division have? Lord Heiyan should know
, let him worry more about the defense on the southern front. But there is only so much I can do, and he will be happy with the rest."
After listening to Sawada Shigeru's words, Major General Kobayashi Asaburo was slightly startled. The Imperial Army has always advocated offense, let alone these rabbles, even against the Chinese government forces. What is going on today, Lieutenant General?
How could he be so pessimistic about dealing with nothing more than a group of armed bandits? He even hesitated to reveal the Fourth Division's background in front of an outsider like Kuroiwa Yoshikatsu?
Regarding Kobayashi Asaburo's doubts, Sawada Shigeru, who knew that he had committed the habit of despising the Chinese in the Japanese army, shook his head and said: "Kobayashi-kun, do you really think that our opponent is a rabble? Do you really think that they sneak attack on the Jiamusi troops?"
Will you stay where you are and wait for us to encircle you?"
"We have strengthened a regiment of the Imperial Army's regular divisions. With the cooperation of a large number of Manchukuo troops, aviation troops at the top and heavy artillery at the bottom, we have been unable to destroy their will to resist after several days of fierce fighting.
Arms, so that they give up fighting. Can you think that these people are just a mob? You should be able to see the so-called breakthroughs these days. It is not so much that our attacks are successful, but rather that the opponent consciously gives up. "
"The rhythm of the entire battlefield is always in their hands. Our attacks these days have paid a heavy price, but we have never been able to disrupt the opponent's pace. Although we have captured its core fortifications, we have never been able to make the opponent give up.
We resisted and even allowed their outflanking troops to seize our base camp."
"Although this army's performance on the battlefield is still very immature, and the military quality of its soldiers is not very high, its tactics are extremely clever. The shortcomings in the soldiers' quality are used reasonably and effectively.
The tactics were greatly compensated.”
"The multi-layered and echeloned defenses it adopts, as well as its small number, but extremely capable and sharp counterattacks, all show that this army is more powerful than other anti-Manchu armed forces.
He has extremely high tactical literacy. His commander’s ability to grasp the battlefield is also first-rate.”
"The war has reached this point, and this clearing operation can actually be said to have failed. Whether it is Commander Ueda Kenji or Lieutenant General Doihara Kenji, they are just unwilling to admit the reality.
.Now I have a feeling that the armed forces that attacked Jiamusi have withdrawn and are hiding in some unknown corner watching our every move."
"The reason why they haven't taken action yet may be because they are still looking for our weak points in roundabout ways. But more likely, they are waiting for us to retreat. No matter how good their appetite is, they have not swallowed up one of our divisions that has strengthened a regiment.
The regiment's capabilities. Their sneak attack on Jiamusi is to lure us to divide our troops and find favorable opportunities for them to fight in the next battle. I can say with certainty that once our fourth division withdraws to Jiamusi, it will be the time for their full-scale counterattack."
For Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru's analysis, Major General Asaburo Kobayashi, who has served as chief of staff of the Japanese Twelfth Army for a long time, thinks it is very reasonable. It is not that he cannot see the problems in this. These days, opponents are fighting and retreating.
Although they gave up their outer positions, the initiative in the battle was always in their own hands.
In the past few days, the Fourth Division had made countless attacks, resulting in heavy casualties but little success. Now it seemed that the opponent had no intention of fighting with us at all, but was using the strong fortifications on the front line of Qunce Mountain to delay the attack.
As the main force of the division, he divided his troops into one unit, adopted large-scale detour tactics, and made a sneak attack on Jiamusi, hoping to attract his own troops.
But since Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru's arguments were fruitless, and he was just a small major general's brigade commander, how could he change the army commander's deployment? At this time, Major General Kobayashi Asaburo finally understood why Sawada Shigeru
It would violate Lieutenant General Doihara's order and leave a detachment of troops for Major General Kuroiwa Yoshikatsu.
Despite Sawada Shigeru's reluctance, under Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara's urging almost half an hour ago, Major General Yoshikatsu Kuroiwa completed the handover, and concentrated the main force of the division to return reinforcements as quickly as possible.
Jiamusi was abandoned by Yang Zhen.
Different from the previous procrastination and waste of time in gathering troops to attack the front line of Qunce Mountain. When they heard about the rescue of Jiamusi this time, everyone in the 4th Division felt as if they were on a ****. They mustered up all their energy and marched to Jiamusi almost day and night.
They were galloping. Even the division headquarters ordered them to take a rest, and they were unwilling to carry out the orders. Instead, they strongly demanded to continue on their way.
Both Sawada Shigeru and Kobayashi Asaburo could only shake their heads and smile bitterly at the reason why their subordinates who had been beaten with blood had changed so drastically. In fact, Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru himself also knew that after learning that there was a large-scale anti-Manchu anti-Japanese armed force,
After attacking Jiamusi, if he disobeyed Kenji Doihara's order, he would immediately return to the army for rescue. Not only Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara would not agree, but also his subordinates, who had almost all their wealth left in Jiamusi since they were stationed in Northern Manchuria, would not
Promise yourself. This time they may really feel that rescuing soldiers is like putting out fire.
However, although he understood that his subordinates were eager to go back to rescue their property, Sawada Shigeru, who still remembered the horrors of the 12th Division's recent campaign, did not dare to be careless. After deploying a team from the 8th Regiment responsible for protecting the supply line, he
With the cooperation of the main force of the 4th Cavalry Regiment, the troops took the lead.
The reason why the 8th Regiment, the worst of the 4th Division, was chosen as the advance force this time was because Sawada Shigeru knew that if the rescue was to be carried out elsewhere, not only would this Regiment not be able to do anything to the death, but it might even do so if necessary.
It is a matter of refusing to save them. But to rescue Jiamusi, which is their base camp, this regiment will definitely show abnormal combat effectiveness. Because almost all their property is in Jiamusi. If Jiamusi is lost, these people will be beaten back to their original shape.
He commanded the main force of the Fourth Division, but he marched extremely cautiously but slowly. Although the marching speed dropped very slowly because of his caution, Sawada Shigeru did not care. For the sake of safety, Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru even did not hesitate to force
He suppressed the extremely rare enthusiasm of the middle and lower-level officers of the Fourth Division to fight.
As for the captain of the 8th Regiment, Captain Xingxian, who was leading the advance, Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru also repeatedly said: "Commander Xingxian, you must be cautious when setting off with the vanguard, and be careful not to be incited by your superiors.
Something reckless happened. You know the situation of the 8th Wing better than I do, so you must stay calm."
Having said this, Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru glanced at Senior Colonel Xingxian, and after a moment of silence, he continued: "Major General Kobayashi is a qualified staff officer, but he is not suitable to be the chief officer of the army. He only served as the commander of the army when he arrived at the Fourth Division.
It's just a transition, and you will be transferred back to your country after a while."
"I have recommended you to the Tokyo Base Camp for promotion to the rank of Major General, and the Tokyo Base Camp has already approved it. I will wait until the Emperor's death. At this juncture, I hope nothing will happen to you. I can only say so much, but I think I
You should understand what I mean."
Sawada Shigeru's meaning is very clear. You, Colonel Xingxian, will soon be promoted to major general, and will soon take over as commander of the fourth brigade. If your army suffers heavy losses because of your underestimation of the enemy's aggressive advance, the rank of major general and the brigade will be
Whether you can still take the longer position is another matter.
However, Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru did not say the latter part. The reason why Major General Kobayashi Asaburo was temporarily transferred to the Fourth Brigade Commander on the way from Chief of Staff of the Twelfth Army of the North China Front to First Minister of the Army Education Directorate
, because no one is willing to take this hot potato.
After the 70th Regiment, which had the strongest combat effectiveness and the best obedience in the Fourth Division, was transferred, everyone knew what the remaining three regiments were. Except for the 63rd Regiment, there were still some
In addition to their fierce style, the other two regiments are simply scum. These people don't think about anything other than finding ways to make money.
Originally, this position had been assigned to Captain Xingxian, the only one among the three regiment captains who had not yet been dragged down. Although his 8th regiment was the worst among the entire 4th Division's subordinate regiments, his own
He still has the ability, and he has not been dragged down by his subordinates. It's just that this guy's fate is really unlucky. What was already a sure thing was pulled down again because of the poor performance of his subordinates in Dunhua.
When the military wanted to find a replacement to take over as the commander of the reorganized Fourth Brigade, it found that no one was willing to come. Those scheduled candidates would even rather go to China to serve as an independent defensive brigade.
The regimental commander, even if he stayed put, no one was willing to come to this regular field division to serve as the brigade commander.
Just kidding, the Sino-Japanese War is in full swing at this time, and the Japanese army is constantly expanding its troops. For those who dream of becoming generals, the position of the Fourth Division can be described as a hot bed. Because no one can imagine that this division will
Being transferred to the front line to fight. If you spend the whole day suppressing the guerrillas, you will not achieve any meritorious service.
What's more, although no one would think that the Fourth Division would be deployed on the battlefield, no one can guarantee that this regular and veteran Class A Division will not be deployed on the battlefield when there is a shortage of troops. Based on these people's opinions on the Fourth Division
The understanding of the division, based on the current situation of the Fourth Division, is that if they lose the battle, they will be unlucky. If the Fourth Division is unfortunately transferred to the battlefield one day, these people will definitely do what they do when the situation is critical.
He wanted to abandon his commander and escape on his own.
So when the person who was scheduled to come was unwilling to come, the military headquarters really looked down on the person who wanted to come, and there was some trouble with the candidates within the Fourth Division, Major General Asaburo Kobayashi, who had been a staff officer for a long time and had excellent obedience,
He became a temporary replacement candidate. And he, the brigade leader, was only a temporary candidate. The position of Director of Education was still reserved for him.
Of course, Sawada Shigeru would never say these words in front of Captain Anxian. For Xingxian’s character and abilities, Sawada Shigeru quite appreciates him. Otherwise, he would not choose to recommend him to be promoted to this position among the four captains.
Brigade commander. That’s why he didn’t want something to happen to him, the brigade commander whom he admired most after taking office in the Fourth Division, at this critical moment.
It was obvious that Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru and First Sergeant Anxian understood what he meant. Although he led his Eighth Regiment and Cavalry Regiment as the vanguard of the division, the marching speed was not very fast.
The distance between the main forces of the division had never been wider than fifteen kilometers. It was not until they left the mountainous area that they began to speed up their march.
However, when they arrived in front of the Songhua River Bridge, which had been blown up with the bridge piers and almost no repairs were made in a short period of time, Xing Xianyi, who was slightly relieved, was dumbfounded. Songhua, the direct link between Jiangbei and Jiamusi,
The Jiangdaqiao Bridge was completely blown up, and there was not even a ferry on the bare riverside. Only the wreckage of dozens of ferries floated faintly in the middle of the river.
Captain Xingxian, who did not carry a boat bridge and did not have any tools to cross the river, had no choice but to stop. On the one hand, he waited for the arrival of the main force of the division, and on the other hand, he tried to collect tools that could cross the river on the spot.
When Colonel Xian had just given the order to rest, a sudden burst of artillery fire from the north suddenly hit the 8th Regiment and the 4th Cavalry Regiment gathered on the riverside.
Although the distance from where the sound of artillery was heard was not close, Captain Xingxian could clearly tell that the artillery that was firing at him was firing at its maximum range. But the impact point of the cannonball that hit him was
It was very accurate. It was obvious that the shooting area had been carefully measured, and the impact point of the cannonball had also been precisely calculated.
Xingxian, who was not harassed at all and was somewhat relaxed along the way, never expected to receive a beating when he arrived at the door of his home. Xingxian saved his life only by being kicked out of the truck he was riding in by an eager guard.
Colonel Xian almost broke his teeth as he looked at the troops that suffered heavy casualties from the shrapnel flying in all directions.
When Lieutenant General Zetian Shigeru led the main force of the division to the Songhua River, there was no surprise on the face of the Eighth Regiment who was busy collecting corpses. Looking at Senior Sergeant Xingxian who came to apologize, Ze
Tian Mao sighed and said: "After all, they are still unwilling to let us retreat to Jiamusi safely. Although they did not block us in any way along the way, they gave us this move here. What a cunning opponent.
"
Colonel Xingxian heard His Excellency the Division Commander's calm tone without any reproach, and said with some shame: "My subordinates are incompetent. They forgot the teachings of Your Excellency the Division Commander, and relaxed their vigilance. I didn't expect that they would dare to go out on the plain."
A sneak attack was launched on our army in the area. Not only did the troops suffer heavy losses, but they were also escaped by those despicable sneak attackers. Please punish them, the division commander."
Regarding Xingxian's apology, Sawada Shigeru waved his hand and said: "I can't blame you for this. It's because our opponent is too difficult this time. He has been plotting against us since we entered the mountain. All kinds of plans are almost there.
They are linked together, looking for our weakest links to attack, and they always attack in the places we least expect. Sooner or later, this person will be a serious problem for the Kwantung Army."
"Tell the troops to seize the time to collect equipment for crossing the river. I have sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Doihara and asked him to mobilize a batch of ferries from Tangyuan as quickly as possible. Tell all regiments to strengthen their vigilance and not to repeat what happened at the ferry.
The Fourth Division really can’t afford to lose that person anymore.”
If we say that when the ferry was attacked, Zetian Shigeru was still very calm. But when he withdrew to Jiamusi and saw the ruins of military and political facilities, as well as the corpses of a large number of executed senior Japanese and puppet officials, he was no longer calm.
He couldn't get down. He almost chopped Kitano Takatsu, who came to report, to death with one knife.
Before the furious Zetian Shigeru could calm down, a telegram sent back from the front line of Qunce Mountain immediately plunged him into petrification. It has been less than thirty-six hours since he withdrew from Qunce Mountain to Jiamusi.
At that time, drastic changes occurred on the front line of Qunce Mountain.
Major General Heiyan was killed in the opponent's night attack, and the 44th Regiment was encircled. The northern defense line composed of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade and the attached 4th Cavalry Regiment was defeated in just two hours.
was broken through. The detachment he left behind was also separated from the main force, and was fighting and retreating towards the front line of Miaoling Mountain. To see no ads, please go to "Registered members of Piaotian Literature recommend this work" Registered members of Piaotian Literature recommend this work.