jdhmnovel Chapter 326: The Kwantung Army's Response
Chapter 326: The Kwantung Army's Response
Xinjing, Kwantung Army Headquarters.
"Reporting to the commander, in Liaodong Peninsula, the police chief Kobun Saburo sent a telegram for help. The Eighth Route Army landed in Lushunkou and sent airborne troops to attack Gaizhou City and Zhuanghe City."
"what?"
The Japanese soldier Mei Jin was a little confused. Why was the telegram for help sent by the Minister of Police? Where was the garrison commander of Liaodong Peninsula?
"Report to the commander, Shanhaiguan and Chengde request support!"
"Report, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops have appeared in the Inner Mongolia Manchuria region!"
Without waiting for Umezu to speak, two consecutive telegrams for help made Umezu realize the seriousness of the matter. He looked at the Chief of Staff Yukio Kasahara.
"Kasahara-kun, immediately call the General Staff, the Management Department, the Intelligence Department, the Construction Corps, and the commanders of all fronts to come to the headquarters for a meeting."
After a pause, he added: "At the same time, investigate the offensive situation of the Eighth Route Army, especially the Liaodong Peninsula. How could a police minister be asking for help!"
"Hi!"
Yukio Kasahara nodded, turned around and quickly left the headquarters.
Three hours later, the main senior officers of the Kwantung Army gathered together.
Umezu stood in front of the conference room and didn't say anything, but gave Kasahara Yukio a wink.
Yukio Kasahara stood up from his seat and walked to the huge map hanging in front of him.
"Everyone, just now, the Eighth Route Army launched a general attack!"
"what!"
"What should we do? Our bunker is not repaired yet!"
"Come if you want. What are you afraid of? Our Kwantung Army is the 'flower of the imperial army'. What is there to be afraid of with the Eighth Route Army?"
"boom!"
Meijin slapped the table, looked at the people talking at the scene, and said coldly: "Quiet!"
After the scene quieted down, Kasahara Yukio continued: "Yesterday morning, under the cover of darkness, the Eighth Route Army launched an attack on us in four directions."
"Inner Mongolia was the only country that didn't lose many soldiers because of its vast territory and the bunkers built there to defend against the Soviet Union."
"Key passes such as Shanhaiguan, Chengde, and Lushun Fortress have all been breached by the Eighth Route Army."
"The Liaodong Peninsula was even more critical. The enemy used high-explosive bombs weighing more than one ton to directly blow up the Lushun bunker complex and the Liaodong garrison headquarters."
"As a result, the Liaodong Peninsula is leaderless and can only rely on a police minister to run the overall situation."
"Wait a moment!"
The devil Mei Jin looked at the location of the Liaodong Peninsula and suddenly thought of something. He walked over, picked up a pen and drew a line between the Liaodong Peninsula and Tonghua.
“396 kilometers!!”
The Meijin devil's head buzzed as if it was about to explode.
He turned around and looked at the officers present fiercely: "Who is responsible for the defense of Tonghua?"
"Report to the commander, it's me!"
The commander of the Third Front Army of the Kwantung Army, Jun Harumiya, stood up and saluted.
“Who is specifically defending?”
"Reporting to the commander, it's the 39th Army, th Division!"
"Not enough, go back now and transfer another division!"
Mei Jin thought for a moment and changed his words: "No, two divisions, you transfer two divisions and an independent brigade to defend Tonghua for me!"
"what!"
Hou Gongjun was a little surprised: "Excuse me, Commander, three divisions plus an independent brigade are not too much, after all, I still have to defend against the Eighth Route Army coming from Shanhaiguan!"
"idiot!"
The Meijin devil cursed: "Can't you see it?"
"It's only 396 kilometers from Liaodong Peninsula to Tonghua. The enemy's armored forces can reach there in half a day. If Tonghua is captured, our 70-man Kwantung Army will have no escape route!"
"Haha, Commander, I think you are worrying too much!"
Hou Gongchun didn't care: "The enemy can conquer Liaodong Peninsula with just a few warships and fishing boats. How can they transport tanks to Liaodong Peninsula?"
"If you ask me, one division is enough!"
"A division?"
Mei Jin's face darkened: "General Hou Gongchun, do you dare to use your life to guarantee that Tonghua will be safe?"
"this......"
Originally, Hou Gongjun wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw the cold light flashing in the eyes of the Umezu devil, his heart sank.
He had a hunch that if Tonghua was really lost, this old man might really make him perform a cesarean section to apologize!
"If you can't guarantee it, return to your headquarters immediately and organize the defense of Tonghua."
The Meijin devil said coldly.
"Yes!"
Hou Gongjun stood up awkwardly, agreed, and left the headquarters.
After Hou Gongjun left, Mei Jinguizi was no longer in the mood for a meeting and gave orders directly.
"General Kita, transfer your 5th Army to the Tongliao Joint Command Headquarters Division to defend against the Eighth Route Army in the Chengde direction!"
"There are still some remaining Anti-Japanese Allied Forces soldiers in Heilongjiang. These guys have been resting in the Soviet Union for a while, and now they are out making trouble again!"
"I demand that you exterminate them at all costs!"
"Hi!"
Kita Seiichi stood up and saluted in response.
"The General Staff and the Intelligence Department are closely monitoring the battlefield situation and will provide the most reasonable plan at any time!"
"The management department will do a good job in medical support, and the construction group will do its best to ensure the use of chemical bombs in each division."
"Hi!"
"Hi!"
As orders were issued one after another, people in the headquarters left one by one.
In the end, only the General Staff was left, and some people from the Intelligence Department remained in the headquarters, reading the telegrams sent from various places.
Looking at the many officers leaving, Yukio Kasahara suddenly remembered that they still had something to deal with.
"Commander, are you going to ignore the Liaodong Peninsula?"
"Liaodong Peninsula?"
Mei Jin said calmly: "All our warships have gone to the Pacific Ocean. The remaining warships are to protect the homeland. How can you let me manage them?"
"Buying time for the defenders of Tonghua is the last thing they can do for us!"
Xilin Gol League.
"According to the map, after we take Xilin Gol League, we have two routes to take!"
In the temporary headquarters of the Baotou Front Army, the chief of staff stood in front of a map and said: "One way is to go through Chifeng and join the Northeast People's Autonomous Army to conquer Tongliao."
"One route is along the Greater Khingan Range, attacking Hulun Lake and Hailar area. However, there are several problems that are difficult to solve if we want to attack here."
"One is to go through the Greater Khingan Range, where the passage is very narrow and it is easy to enter Mongolia, causing diplomatic disputes."
"One is that the Japanese army built 17 fortified areas along the borders between Manchukuo and the Soviet Union, and between Manchukuo and Outer Mongolia."
"Each fortified area has a front width of 20 to 100 kilometers and a depth of 40 kilometers, with about 8000 permanent defensive fortifications, that is, in the Hulun Lake and Hailar areas."
"If we want to take them down, we can only nibble and bite them one by one!"
"Then leave them alone!"
The domineering man stood up and said, "I order the troops to leave for Hailar immediately. I will leave a division of troops to monitor the situation. The rest of the troops will quickly pass through Hulunbuir, enter the Greater Khingan Range, and attack Qiqihar from the rear."
"Move quickly and go straight through Outer Mongolia. Don't be afraid of causing diplomatic disputes. Let them come to me if anything happens!"
"Yes!"