Chapter 246 The Rectification Plan of the Fourth Division
As for Jiamusi, Umezu Yoshijiro can only give up temporarily. He knows that even if the Japanese army can fight, even if it is three-headed and six-armed. [.Com text] But a brigade of hundreds of people is no match for tens of thousands of people. What's more, they are currently defending Jiamusi.
It's the soft-legged crab of the Fourth Division.
The vanguard of the 14th Division, which was originally scheduled to reinforce Jiamusi, has just arrived in Harbin, and is still far away from Jiamusi. And even if reinforcements arrive, it will be of no avail. The second division has been completely destroyed, and even if the first regiment of the 14th Division arrives,
Not only does it have no effect, but it actually serves as a snack for others.
First, the commander of the 24th Division, Lieutenant General Nemotohiro, was killed in action. Now, the commander of the 2nd Division, Anjing Toji, has lost contact for two days. I am afraid the situation is no longer optimistic. In less than a month, the Kwantung Army has lost two troops.
A division commander. If he loses another army commander, his career will come to an end.
At present, a formal order has been issued for Shigeru Sawada to be transferred to the position of deputy chief of the General Staff Headquarters. From the original appointment as commander of the Mongolian Army, the new division commander Lieutenant General Yamashita Nobumi, who was named by Umezu Yoshijiro to come over to rectify the fourth division, has arrived in Xinjing.
In other words, Shigeru Sawada is actually no longer the commander of the Fourth Division, but the commander of the Thirteenth Army of the China Expeditionary Force.
Umezu Yoshijiro could not afford to lose the responsibility of a lieutenant general's deputy chief of staff. Therefore, when the reinforcements could not arrive for a while, Umezu Yoshijiro could only send a plane to pick up Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru first. As for what to do next,
The remaining troops of the Fourth Division in Jiamusi should wish themselves well.
Umezu Yoshijiro was not unaware of the turmoil caused by the construction of the city wall in Jiamusi. It was just that the matter involved too much, and the foundation behind the Fourth Division was extremely hard. It also involved the face of a certain prince and a certain marshal, and even this
The two of them were also involved, and he couldn't handle it for a while.
What's more, in his opinion, the current situation in Jiamusi is purely retribution for the Osaka soldiers of the Fourth Division who have taken advantage of money. This battle should teach those Osaka soldiers a clear lesson. Let them know how to make money in the future.
, not all money can be made.
Just after Umezu Yoshijiro issued the order to send a plane to rescue Sawada Shigeru who was in deep trouble, he thought for a while and asked his adjutant to find Lieutenant General Yamashita Tomofumi, the new commander of the Fourth Division who had arrived in Xinjing.
.And after receiving the notification, Umezu Yoshijiro actually went to the office door to greet him in person, which was rare.
With the return of the adjutant, he walked into Umezu Yoshijiro's office and had just been handed over as the Chief of Staff of the North China Front. He had just arrived in Xinjing and was still handing over to Sawada Shigeru. He was still temporarily serving the document at the foot of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, and saw General Umezu Yoshijiro unexpectedly.
He condescended to go to the door to greet him in person, and he jumped a lot. He quickly saluted and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, I'd like to welcome you personally. The people below the mountain are extremely frightened."
Although the two were already very familiar with each other when Umezu Yoshijiro was the commander of the First Army of the North China Front, their identities are now very different. One is the commander of the front army commanding hundreds of thousands of troops, and the other is now just a few of his subordinates.
One of the division commanders, Yamashita Tomofumi, naturally did not think that General Umezu Yoshijiro personally greeted him because he was thinking of their friendship when they were in the Kwantung Army.
It's just that Yamashita Fengfumi seemed very reserved, but Umezu Yoshijiro was obviously very happy with his arrival. After Umezu Yoshijiro let Yamashita Fengfumi into his office, he said to Yamashita Fengfumi: "Yamashita-kun, I have appointed him as the commander of the Mongolian Army.
You won't resent me if I'm sent to this bitter cold place in Manchuria as an official."
When Yoshijiro Umezu mentioned that he had been transferred to the army commander as the full-time division commander, although he was full of resentment, he did not dare to say it in front of this ruthless Kwantung Army general commander. Yamashita Hobumi quickly said: "Your Excellency, Commander, you are so beautiful."
Forget about it. Both the Mongolian Army and the Kwantung Army are elite divisions of the Imperial Army. No matter where they serve, they serve the Emperor, and there is no need for resentment or resentment."
Hearing this, Umezu Yoshijiro waved his hand and said: "Yamashita-kun, we are all acquaintances, so let's not talk about this. Although the geographical location of the troops stationed in Mongolia is not as important as Manchuria, which is known as the lifeline of the empire, it is a military-level establishment after all. In
The position within the Imperial Army is far inferior to that of the Kwantung Army. But I can still clearly distinguish the difference between army commander and division commander."
"But Yamashita-kun, have you ever considered that although the Mongolian Army is a military-level organization, it only has an expanded 26th Division of an independent mixed brigade and an independent second mixed brigade, and in the current battlefield in China
, and the location is never in the main combat direction.”
"During the war, the emperor's people value military merit more. Yamashita-kun is going to be the commander of the Mongolian Army. Although he has been promoted to the commander of the army, it may be difficult to upgrade in the next step."
"If Yamashita-kun were to serve as commanders of the First Army, the Eleventh Army, and the Thirteenth Army, which have been fighting in the main directions, Yamashita-kun would be able to demonstrate his abilities. Even the Twelfth Army, the Twenty-third Army, etc.
If a sub-level field force like the Army is appointed as the commander of the army, I will naturally not embarrass Yamashita-kun. But as for the place where the Mongolian army is stationed, I suggest that Yamashita-kun forget it."
"Although the Fourth Division is only a division-level unit and cannot be compared with the military level of the Mongolian Army, it is a real standing field division of the Imperial Army. Being a division commander may not seem as prestigious as the army commander, but
As the division commander of a front-line standing field division, you often have more opportunities sometimes."
At this point, Umezu Yoshijiro, who was already worried about the battle at Shimojiang, sighed slightly, changed the topic from Yamashita Tomofumi's transfer, and said directly without any more roundabout ways: "Yamashita-kun has arrived in Xinjing.
In two days, you should have a good understanding of the current situation in Manchuria. You should also understand the reason why I have to go against all objections and ask for the transfer of Yamashita-kun to the Tokyo base camp."
"The reason why I asked Mr. Yamashita to come over this time is actually for a lot of reasons. The Fourth Division has been completely rotten, and it has reached the point where it can no longer be rectified without making great efforts. I will bring you here this time.
I am transferred from the North China Front Army because I hope to rely on your talents to completely reorganize the Fourth Division."
"Yamashita-kun is a well-known tiger general in the imperial army. It is my hope that Yamashita-kun will have the courage to take command on the battlefield in person, so that the Fourth Division can be reborn in the shortest possible time."
"The current performance of the Fourth Division can be called a disgrace to the Imperial Army. In addition to the shameless money-making that everyone from top to bottom worked together to change, it has lost the martial tradition of the Imperial Army. Several times to suppress bandits, the
It’s a complete mess. Not only does it lack the majesty of the imperial army, it even involves other troops.”
After that, Umezu Yoshijiro handed the telegram sent by Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru to Yamashita Fengfumi and said: "Two complete infantry brigades with artillery and tanks, a cavalry brigade, plus the second division cavalry regiment, thousands of
The soldiers were actually completely eaten in less than one night. Not even a single person who ran back to report the news came back."
"If I didn't know the character of Major General Asaburo Kobayashi, I would really think that they were timid and surrendered to their opponents. Now Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru has received an order from the military headquarters and will take office immediately. And the reason for the situation in Xiajiang
It has become so corrupt that it is beyond control, which has a lot to do with the current situation of the Fourth Division. So I need a strong division commander to give the Fourth Division a thorough rectification."
"The Kwantung Army seems to have a lot of troops now, but it not only needs to guard against the hundreds of thousands of Russian troops on the Manchurian-Soviet border, but also needs to clear out this anti-Manchu armed force that is getting stronger and stronger. It still leaves some deterrence in the hinterland of Manchuria.
, the security force has been divided into several places, and the strength can be said to be stretched thin. Neither the Kwantung Army Headquarters nor I personally can tolerate a standing division being idle like this."
"But letting the fourth division go to the battlefield without reorganizing it is not only irresponsible for the battle situation, but also irresponsible for other troops. What happened before in Qunce Mountain was that the whole army ignored the death and watched the friendly forces fight hard.
The destruction must never happen again."
In two days, from a large amount of information, Yamashita Tomofumi, who already had a certain understanding of the division he was about to take over, hurriedly flipped through the telegram handed to him by Umezu Yoshijiro. The more he read, the more surprised he became. He put down the telegram in his hand,
Yamashita Fengfumi looked at the sincere face of Umezu Yoshijiro in front of him, but he cursed in his heart: "Isn't this what you are doing to frame someone?"
"He, Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru, slapped his ass and walked away like this. He was beaten like this. You didn't report truthfully to the Tokyo base camp, but you left such a big mess to yourself. Why should you clean up this mess for that one-eyed man?"
? This Jiamusi is about to be lost. If I take over the position of commander of the Fourth Division at this time, wouldn't it be that I am seeking death after being full?"
"Besides, you, General Umezu Yoshijiro, don't know what the Fourth Division is. Even if the Mongolian army is just a bench, it is much better than this super garbage pit. Only crazy people like you can use this division to understand it.
They were transferred to the battlefield. This group of Osaka soldiers, who are useless except for making money, will be in trouble."
"You, the commander of the Kwantung Army, probably know better than I how capable Sawada Shigeru is. Those guys at the base camp are not crazy and would use a loser as deputy chief of staff. He, Sawada Shigeru, has been serving for more than a year.
When the division commander comes down, he can't do anything about these guys who can't stick to the wall. What can he do if I go?"
Of course, Yamashita Fengfumi could only express his anger in his heart because of this swearing. No matter how much resentment he had, he did not dare to express it with the guy in front of him, who is known as the number one smiling tiger of the Japanese army and the current commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army. He just cursed.
, but since he has been assigned to the Fourth Division as the division commander, this problem still needs to be solved.
Putting down the telegram in his hand, Yamashita Fengwen took a few deep breaths, tried to calm down the anger in his heart and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, it seems that Jiamusi can no longer be defended. Let's not talk about the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Division.
Anyway, just looking at the strength of the troops, it is difficult for an obviously patchwork brigade to be a match for tens of thousands of people who are well-equipped."
"And the geographical location of Jiamusi is extremely important. It is an important strategic location in the Northeast Manchurian region of the empire. But judging from the current battle situation in Jiamusi, before our reinforcements arrive, Jiamusi is already lost. The fourth division will be like this
The soft-legged crabs sent over to reinforce Jiamusi can only increase their victory."
"I suggest that all units of the Fourth Division currently distributed in the Xiajiang area immediately gather in Fujin and not go south for the time being, and make every effort to ensure the safety of the Fujin Fortress, which is under construction. In the Eighth Division stationed in Muling, Mishan
After the 11th Division completed its assembly and the 14th Division all arrived in Yilan, the forces of these three divisions were concentrated, plus the part of the 25th Division that was still on the Haoliang River line, to carry out an all-out attack.
"
Having said this, Yamashita Fengfumi looked at Umezu Yoshijiro's face, pondered for a moment and then said: "If possible, I suggest that the Fourth Division not participate in the war. This division should not be used until it is completely reorganized."
"Almost all the search and artillery regiments of the Fourth Division are concentrated on the front line of Lianjiangkou. Now these two regiments are probably completely destroyed and need to be reorganized. This also requires the strong assistance of the Commander."
"In addition, in order to reorganize the Fourth Division as soon as possible, among the current three infantry regiment captains, except for Xing Xianyi, the remaining two regiment captains and all the group captains must be replaced. All the difference will be borne by the Kwantung Army
The headquarters is drawn from other divisions."
"The Empire of Japan has implemented a regional conscription system for decades since the Meiji Restoration and the establishment of a new army. I have no power to change it. I cannot change the source of soldiers of the Fourth Division. But I think I still have the authority to replace the brigade captain. Brigade
It is the main organic unit of the Imperial Army in field operations, and it is also the main field force. Most of the temporary detachments are organized based on the brigade, and the brigade captain is ineffective, so the idea of reorganizing the fourth division can only be empty talk."
Regarding Yamashita Tomofumi's idea of dispatching the main force of the 8th Division and the 11th Division to participate in the war, Umezu Yoshijiro frowned and did not answer him for a long time. After a long time, Umezu Yoshijiro said: "Yamashita-kun, the 8th Division, the 11th Division
The division is the key division in the fight against the Soviet Union. Even I have no right to use it without permission from the base camp."
"And using more than three divisions at a time requires a lot of effort to raise all kinds of materials. Nowadays, there is a serious shortage of artillery shells, especially heavy artillery shells. The Battle of Nomenhan almost wiped out the Kwantung Army.
capital, and the products of the Shenyang Arsenal must be given priority to ensure the battlefield in China."
"This time, I finally collected old stockpiles and collected some 150mm heavy howitzer shells. However, the losers of the Fourth Division were wiped out overnight. At least within a month.
The Kwantung Army can no longer produce enough artillery shells."
"That fool Ueda Kenkichi threw away the Kwantung Army's largest secret warehouse, and gave it to others for free along with a large amount of supplies and weapons and equipment stored in it. He enriched others, but he didn't even get a receipt. Instead, he got it
The inventory is insufficient, and we are at a loss when it comes to fighting. Artillery shells, especially heavy artillery shells, dare not be opened and fired."
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