Kanji Nishihara knew that, let alone the tens of thousands of Manchurians who died in Hylar, even if more people died, the empire would basically not do anything to him. But if thousands of imperial citizens were lost, the empire would have to rely on its own efforts step by step.
For Kanji Nishihara, who has no one to take care of his current position, and no one who is very capable to take care of him in the background, it is definitely a disaster.
Once this situation really happens, the base camp will not spare him even if it is out of request for appeasement. At this point, he is somewhat worried about gain and loss. After all, he was killed by an enemy plane during the retreat and the army consciously abandoned him.
, are two concepts for the base camp. The processing results will not be the same.
The Japanese have a strict hierarchy not only in the military, but also in daily life. As a child of a common people family with no roots and no faction, if you want to look like someone and get rid of it completely,
If you want to lose yourself, or even the whole family, to poverty, you can only go to university to work in politics or teach.
The only way for them to get ahead is to study in the sergeant school and then to the Army University and become a general. Otherwise, it is difficult for ordinary children from ordinary people's families to get ahead, especially those who come from poor farmers.
Let’s talk.
If you want to get into a high position in the army, in addition to being admitted to the Army University, you also need to rely on so-called military exploits. Lieutenant General Nishihara Kanji, who also came from a civilian family, and others who had the same background, dreamed of getting ahead.
Like my colleagues, they are desperate to climb up.
These people have never known what it means to think about the lives of their soldiers. As for the lives of civilians, in their eyes, they are chess pieces that can be discarded at any time when necessary. All people, including the so-called emperor to whom they keep claiming allegiance.
, is just a ladder for them to climb up. As long as they can achieve their goals, they will not hesitate even if they are riddled with bones.
But not all people in the base camp are from the same background as them. Once there are too many casualties among foreigners in the country, he himself does not care. But in order to appease, the base camp still needs to be dealt with in many cases. Those civilians are not the army, no matter how big the fight is
If you lose the battle, you can still cover it up if you want to.
Thousands of overseas Chinese disappeared inexplicably, and the military had to give the public an explanation to appease the public. Although the most serious thing was to be transferred to the reserve force, this result was the most unacceptable for anyone who dreamed of becoming a general or even a third-level officer in the army.
It is acceptable to Lieutenant General Nishihara Kanji who is in the position of commander.
Just when Kanji Nishihara was hesitant, Major General Chida Sadao, commander of the Eighth Border Guards of the Kwantung Army who was retreating with the 23rd Division, couldn't wait any longer. He was left at the end with the 23rd Division.
The 71st Regiment of the division jointly served as a cover, and the Eighth Border Guard Corps, which became the best target of the Anti-Japanese Alliance aviation, suffered casualties in two days, with one third missing. If this continues, the Eighth Border Guard Corps has arrived.
How many people are left in Aershan?
Kanji Nishihara's 23rd Division has three reinforced regiments, as well as artillery, search, engineering, baggage, and a large number of attached tanks, anti-aircraft artillery and other troops. The family's great business has endured great ups and downs. His own eighth country borders
The garrison can't compare with the 23rd Division. There are only a few infantry teams. If they are still crawling so slowly towards Aershan, they may not be able to reach their destination at all.
If the Eighth Border Guard Corps had not fought and was completely consumed during the retreat. Even if he could go back alive, the Kwantung Army and the base camp would not be able to spare him. What's more, Chida, who has already reached the rank of major general, is still looking forward to surviving to advance to the next level.
Zhenxiong, of course he doesn’t want to die.
Looking at Lieutenant General Nishihara Kanji, who was still a little hesitant, Major General Chida Sadao didn't care about so many things, and he didn't have too many taboos like Kawagore Yusa. The major general said directly: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, the matter has been resolved
We can no longer hesitate, I hope you will make a quick decision."
"If we continue walking so slowly, your 23rd Division may be able to hold on to the Aershan front line. But the Eighth Border Guard Corps cannot hold on to the Aershan front line no matter what. Although the Eighth Border Guard Corps is
The brigade is organized, but the strength and equipment cannot be compared with the regular field brigade. If this continues, the Eighth Border Guard Corps will be exhausted."
"Also, the current way in which the entire division gathers on the road and marches on both sides of the road must be changed. With so many troops gathering on the road and on both sides of the road, aren't they acting as targets for aircraft? This place is already far away from Aershan.
It's very close, so we don't have to worry about the pursuit of the Anti-Union troops."
After all, it is the rank of Major General. As soon as Major General Chida Sadao's words came out, the pressure brought by Kawagore Yuzuo to Nishihara Kanji was absolutely different. Now that Chida Sadao spoke, he forced Nishihara Kanji who was still silent even if he didn't want to express his position.
, but I have to take a stand.
For a long time, after seeing that the Anti-Japanese Alliance had completed this wave of bombings and retreated, and that there were no more Anti-Union aircraft in the sky, Kanji Nishihara finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said: "Fighting is also light, not fighting is also light, anyway.
If you continue to fight like this, it will be light whether you fight or not. Instead of being exposed on this bare and unobstructed road and being consumed little by little, it is better to fight hard."
Seeing Nishihara Kanji finally nodded, Chida Sadao and Kawagore Oto looked at each other, and both saw the relaxed look in each other's eyes. For the two of them, no matter what, when it came to Arshan, which had semi-permanent fortifications,
It's much better than being passively bombed on this highway without any ability to fight back.
Moreover, even after the Anti-Japanese Alliance pursued them, with permanent fortifications to rely on, they lost almost all heavy weapons such as mortars and above, artillery and more, and even lost most of their infantry artillery. The most important thing was that there was not much food.
With supplies already running low, it would be much better to fight them in the field.
Nishihara Kanji, who was furious, seemed to be straightforward, and immediately began to adjust the deployment. It was changed from the original search regiment to take the lead, followed by the 64th Regiment. In the middle was the covering division directly under the 72nd Regiment.
The various ministries, the main baggage force, the artillery regiment and the overseas Chinese.
As for the Eighth Border Guard Corps and the 71st Regiment, which only had one infantry brigade left, as well as two baggage squadrons and engineering regiments and other non-combat units, he unkindly arranged them at the end of the entire march.
On the other side, the marching sequence is responsible for covering the retreat of the entire army.
Divide the division's three infantry regiments, baggage, engineers, and search regiments, plus the artillery regiment and the Eighth Border Guard Corps, which have become unarmed infantry, into three lines. The infantry regiment, the Eighth Border Guard Corps, and the artillery
The regiment all broke away from the road and marched along the shallow hills and hills on both sides to the southwestern direction of the Aershan.
The baggage, engineering and search regiments cover the remaining expatriates and continue to walk on the road. In the newly adjusted march sequence, as the commander-in-chief of this retreat, the division headquarters, which is the brain, must not be separated from the combat troops, and they must not be separated from the combat troops.
Non-combat troops are together.
Therefore, at the insistence of Lieutenant General Kanji Nishihara, the 23rd Division Headquarters gave up the highway, which had better conditions but was also a key target of the Anti-Alliance Air Force, and instead marched together with the 72nd Regiment on the right. As for the lack of
With the help of the regiment commander, the 71st Regiment, which had only one infantry brigade left, was still entrusted with the important task of being the leader of the entire army in the newly adjusted sequence. After the overall break, the marching sequence was readjusted this time.
Under the strong protest of Nishihara Kanji, who did not want to conflict with him on this issue, he did not do too much. Finally, the Eighth Border Guard Corps was changed from the rear position of the entire army to the right wing to cover the entire army's march.
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It’s no wonder that Major General Chida Sadao was dissatisfied. The two infantry brigades of the 71st Regiment were shattered on the Yakeshi line together with the commander. The remaining infantry brigades were naturally unable to undertake the task of covering the division headquarters. And its strength was the same
Since it is not enough to clear the way for the entire division, we can only stay at the end to cover the entire army.
As for the Eighth Border Guard Corps, which had a considerable number of troops transferred away by the Kwantung Army last year but has yet to be replenished, Kanji Nishihara used the excuse of replenishing the 71st Regiment to temporarily merge it with the 71st Regiment into one.
The infantry regiment worked together to break the rear of the entire army.
This makes all the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Border Guard, from Major General Chida Sadao to ordinary soldiers, quite dissatisfied. In terms of heavy weapons, the Eighth Border Guard currently only has one field artillery squadron and one rapid-fire artillery squadron. In terms of troop strength
, the Eighth Border Guard Corps, which once numbered seven thousand, now has no more than a regiment. It is quite unethical to allow the Eighth Border Guard Corps to cut off the rear of the 23rd Division.
The 71st Regiment is your own organic unit of the 23rd Division. Whether you use this dilapidated regiment as a cover is your own business. The only remaining brigade of the 71st Regiment is
It was all blown up, and it had nothing to do with the Eighth Border Guard.
However, Nishihara Kanji left the Eighth Border Guard at the back to take on the task of covering the entire army, which made Chida Sadao very dissatisfied. In the situation where the Anti-Japanese Alliance could pursue them at any time, this person who was at the back was
The troops covering the general retreat of the army mean that they may be sacrificed for the sake of the overall situation at any time.
Once this happens, it is equivalent to exchanging the Eighth Border Guard Corps and the 71st Regiment, which currently has only one infantry brigade, for the survival of the main force of the 23rd Division, which means that it is very likely that the Eighth Border Guard Corps
The whole army would be destroyed. Therefore, this arrangement made Chida Sadao and his men very dissatisfied.
But after all, the Japanese army was much more obedient than the squadron at that time. Despite some reluctance, the Eighth Border Guard was still under the command of the 23rd Division. Although it was only under the command of the 23rd Division, it was not included in the 23rd Division.
Organization, but after all, I am now my direct superior.
Especially when all the supplies were in the hands of the 23rd Division, the Eighth Border Guard Corps dared not speak out. But this time when the marching sequence was adjusted, Chida Sadao firmly disagreed with leaving the Eighth Border Guard Corps behind.
At the end, he threatened that if Nishihara Kanji did not change his behavior of discriminating against the Border Guards, they would act alone.
Although Major General Chida Sadao's actions made Nishihara Kanji very angry. However, under the persuasion of Kawagore Yusaku, he finally agreed to Chida Sadao's request. After adjusting the marching sequence, Lieutenant General Nishihara Kanji twenty
In the name of the commander of the third division, he issued a fatal order to each regiment captain, ordering each regiment to ignore the anti-union aircraft in the sky and the entire army to retreat to Aershan as quickly as possible. And the faster the better.