The five hundred and twentieth chapter is the war is to withdraw
Having said this, Iimura Rang looked at Umezu Yoshijiro, whose expression changed unpredictably after hearing what he said, and gritted his teeth and said: "These ammunition are sufficient and the firepower is powerful. [..., and judging from its current performance on the battlefield,
, their various tactical trainings are obviously aimed at our combat characteristics. Before I find a way to effectively deal with them, I suggest that what I need to do now is to hold on to the current line of defense."
"The only forces you can use for maneuver now are the 9th Division and the 24th Division. The 29th Division is currently unable to continue fighting without major reinforcements. The 14th Division has lost its combat effectiveness.
.And once these two divisions are all put into battle, unless we risk the 12th Division losing its ability to respond, we can transfer the 57th Division to the west. Otherwise, we will not even have a reserve team at the moment."
"The deployment of these two divisions alone is far from enough at present. Judging from the current combat effectiveness and powerful equipment of this army, unless two to three divisions are invested, the current strength will be insufficient.
As two divisions, we have no chance of winning."
"Once these two divisions fail again, we will face a situation where we have no troops to deploy. For the Kwantung Army and even the Empire of Japan, it has abundant coal, iron, aluminum, magnesium and some oil shale resources and abundant grain production.
Southern Manchuria is the real lifeline. As for Northern Manchuria, which is vast and sparsely populated, under the current situation it is better for us to give up. At least until the external forces' intervention in Manchuria is resolved, we cannot invest too many troops at once.
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"Your Excellency, Commander, this is the last suggestion I am giving you as the Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army. Of course, if you want, you can also think of it as a piece of advice from one of your subordinates who is about to leave. Now it is time for us to carefully study our
It's time for this opponent.
"Your Excellency, Commander, listen to my advice. What we should do most now is to shrink our troops, rather than continue to take risks. The Kwantung Army does not have much capital on hand to continue to gamble. You should also think about your retreat. Kwantung
If the army continues to suffer losses, even Prime Minister Lu will not be able to protect you."
"This time, you have the frontline commander Namada Juichi out front to help you. So next time, it won't be as simple as withdrawing an army commander. Your Excellency, Commander, I have received a telegram from the base camp. The base camp
Shigeichi Hatada has been dismissed from his position as commander of the Fifth Army of the Kwantung Army."
"Your Excellency, Commander, many things cannot be solved by our wishful thinking, let alone by relying on the bravery and fearless spirit of the imperial soldiers. Whether it is you, me, or even the entire Kanto
Everyone in the army has made a mistake. No matter whether we say we attach importance to it, in fact we have despised this opponent."
"Your Excellency, Commander, I have a suggestion for you, that is to wait. Now Germany has occupied almost all of Europe. Judging from its entire strategic deployment, the next step is probably to attack the Soviets. As the most hostile to the Soviet Union,
Man, it was only a matter of time before Hitler attacked the Soviet Union."
"And even if Hitler did not want to attack the Soviet Union at all, he would attack the Soviet Union in order to seize oil from the Caucasus and wheat from Ukraine, the two most fundamental raw materials to support him in fighting the war. Without the oil support from the Soviet Union, he would
Those who cannot win those battles."
"Judging from the powerful combat effectiveness of the German army across Western Europe, once the Soviet-German war breaks out, the Soviets will definitely fall into a situation where they have nothing to do. Once the Soviets are defeated, the Anti-Japanese Alliance will lose all support. You know, what they call now
The Nationalist Government cannot and will not provide them with any support."
"At that time, when there is no source of military raw materials and they are unable to produce the ammunition they need, I wonder what else they can use to fight the Kwantung Army. Without the replenishment of oil, their cars, tanks and new fighter jets will probably be a pile of scraps.
Iron is not as good as anything. So, I hope you can wait for a while."
"Your Excellency, Commander, please believe in my judgment. The Soviet-German war will inevitably break out within a year at the latest. By then they will lose foreign aid, and I am afraid they will not be able to rely on the vast territory of China to form a deep front on the Guanhai battlefield.
of the National Government.”
"Commander, I have always admired your strategic vision, but I hope you can still take a broader view this time. The most important thing is to get rid of the contempt for the Chinese people that emanates from your bones. Even within the pass,
They are almost as scattered as a piece of sand, but they are extremely united in Manchuria."
"Especially now, the anti-Manchu armed forces are no longer what they used to be. They have a huge number of tanks, heavy artillery, aircraft and other modern weapons. In addition, most of the areas in Longjiang Province have flat terrain. Under this terrain
, Facing an army with modern weapons and equipment such as aircraft, heavy artillery and tanks, Your Excellency, Commander, we must be careful to repeat the mistakes made by Commander Ueda Kenkichi in the Battle of Nomonhan."
"And judging from the current situation, the opponent we are facing is more tenacious and more cunning than the Soviets. I think you should understand the character of Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi and Lieutenant General Kiichiro Kuchi. They are not cowards.
One of them was defeated in two days, and the other in three days not only failed to capture Shuangcheng County as planned, but actually proposed to stop the attack, is there no other reason for this?"
"I read the battle report of the Ninth Division. Within three days, the Ninth Division actually suffered more than 5,000 casualties. This is unmatched by any battle in the Guanci battlefield. According to this casualty rate, the Ninth Division actually suffered more than 5,000 casualties.
Even if the division captures the twin cities, it will no longer have the strength to continue attacking Harbin."
Lieutenant General Iimura Rang's words made Umezu Meijiro fall into deep thought. Although he had not nodded yet, the expression on his face was much better. Looking at Umezu Meijiro's face that although slightly relaxed, was still tense, Iimura
Rang knew that the proud commander of the Kwantung Army had been persuaded by him. The only difference was that he was still a little unwilling in his heart.
But having said that, it is indeed difficult for a proud person to admit that he has been defeated by an opponent he has always looked down upon. This proud head is not so easy to humble. Especially this involves some quite critical and hidden issues. For example
The newly formed Kwantung Army Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department, Sun Wu Fortress and some secret fortifications and warehouses in Heihe cannot be abandoned without a certain amount of courage.
After being silent for a long time, Umezu Yoshijiro looked at Iimura Sancai, who had a solemn expression in front of him and had not changed in any way during this period of silence, and said: "Iimura-kun said that, he must have a certain plan in mind. If Iimura-kun said it according to
Ideas, what should we do next?”
After all, it was human sperm. Umezu Yoshijiro, who woke up from his anger, immediately guessed that the chief of staff in front of him, who was always known for his strategy, must have had a certain amount of calculation in his heart if he could say such a thing today. It was even... Have a complete plan.
In response to Umezu Yoshijiro's inquiry, Iimura Rang said without hesitation: "The only way for the Kwantung Army now is to attack from the south and withdraw from the north. The attack of the Ninth Division not only cannot be stopped, but must be strengthened. However, in order to ensure that the Ninth Division To ensure the safety of the division, the 24th Division will continue to move north according to the original plan. Spread out on both sides of the Ninth Division to protect the flanks of the Ninth Division to prevent the opponent from moving south."
"The 51st Division mobilized part of its troops to cooperate with the Fourth Independent Garrison and dispersed them to several mixed brigades in the Manchukuo Third Military Area to supervise operations. The Manchurian Army mainly strengthened the Independent Fourth Garrison, and asked Taikang and Lin Tian launched a counterattack. At the same time, the main force of the 51st Division was used to defend Qiqihar, attracting all the attention of the enemy in front of it, and ensuring the smooth progress of the retreat of the First Division."
"At the same time, the First Division abandoned the Sun Wu Shengshan Fortress Group, as well as all exposed fortifications and the Sun Wu Arsenal. Transferred all inventory materials to secret warehouses, destroyed all secret warehouses and information on the fortification groups, and killed all After labor, retreat at full speed westward."
"In order to evacuate as quickly as possible, the First Division must throw away all the baggage that cannot be carried and only carry food and necessary light weapons and ammunition. It will pass through the Yilhuri Mountains lightly and enter Xing'an East via Huma. The province's Bayan Banner arrived at the Hailar front line. At the same time, the troops stationed on the Hailar front line were ordered to dispatch no less than one regiment of troops to enter the Bayan Banner to support the First Division."
"But I think that when the First Division retreats, it is best to divide the troops into two groups. The troops that are divided to the west of Sunwu will take the land route and follow the instructions I told them to take the Ilehuri Mountain and retreat to Bayan Banner. This way You can use the forest railways built by the empire. Although you have to go through hundreds of kilometers of forest areas, there are forest railways that can be used on many routes."
"At the same time, the troops who are divided between Sunwu and Qike and Xunke counties can take the water route upstream along the Heilongjiang River. After arriving in Mohe, they can go ashore and then transfer to Hailar to join the rest of the First Division. In this way, , which can bypass the so-called first column's blockade that has entered Aihui's territory and minimize the casualties of the first division."
Speaking of this, Iimura Rang looked at Umezu Meijiro's expression after hearing what he said. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "In order to maintain strict confidentiality during the retreat, I suggest that the security of Sun Wu's territory has not been thoroughly investigated for the time being. Don’t blow up the completed Shengshan fortress group.”
"First, the amount of explosives required to completely blow up this fortress is too much. It was very difficult to collect so much explosives in Sun Wu. Second, the huge explosions can easily reveal our intentions. Third, this fortress group is exposed to There are not many fortifications outside, and most of them are still hidden in the mountains. As long as we do a good job of concealment, even if this anti-Manchu armed force captures Sun Wu, we may not be able to find it."
"As for the remaining secret warehouses and secret military factories, just kill the workers and all the Manchurians, Koreans and Russians who know about it to protect the secrets from being leaked. As for the other secret warehouses, there is no need to destroy them because of the location of these warehouses Only the Kwantung Army knew about it, the local people except the laborers didn’t know about it.”
"The locations of these secret warehouses are extremely hidden. Even if Heihe fell into the hands of the so-called resistance alliance, they would not be able to find it without a detailed map. Moreover, the supplies in these warehouses have just begun to be stored, and the quantities are not too large. Even if
If we give up temporarily, it will not affect the Kwantung Army's combat readiness."
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