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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2143 The Kwantung Army General¡¯s Rebound

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    Prince Zai Ren, Chief of General Staff of the Japanese Army Base Camp and Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Campaign, achieved his goal with a superb performance and also fulfilled a senior staff officer named Yamada. Prince Zai Ren could not calm down when he returned to the office.  , it is not easy either. The next move of the Soviet Far East Front is weighing heavily on my mind.

    He was waiting, waiting for a call back from General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army. From the inner feeling, Zai Ren believed that he was still unable to completely control the unruly Kwantung Army, which had been operating in Manchuria for many years.  Regarding his order, Nanjiro may have two reactions. One is that he feels that his order is definitely a borrowed knife to kill people, so he directly points the matter to Minai Koichi.

    Of course, Koichi Yoneuchi alone cannot stop the orders within his scope of authority, but there is one person who can invalidate all his orders with just one sentence. That is bullshit. That person is his brother Emperor Hirohito. I am afraid of Yoneuchi.  If Koichi is so eloquent that he asks his brother, the Emperor, to withdraw from the battlefield, it will be a big trouble for him.

    Zai Ren knew the emperor well. He was suspicious and opinionated by nature, but he was soft-spoken and lacked opinions. If Nanjiro insisted on doing this, he would have to take a risky move and remove Nanjiro from his post as commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army.  , replaced by Lieutenant General Ry¨±aki Shinno, Chief of Staff of the Campaign Headquarters, so that his plan could be fully implemented, but the sequelae were also serious.

    Furthermore, Shinno Ry¨±aki has been at the Kwantung Army Headquarters for some time, but according to his secret message, the Kwantung Army Commander-in-Chief, General Nanjiro, is a very difficult figure. Over the years, he has controlled the Kwantung Army from top to bottom.  The operation is like an iron bucket, water cannot be poured into it, and it is difficult for outsiders to get in. It is like a duli kingdom. It is very polite to oneself, but in actual command, it has no effect at all.

    In other words, Tatsuaki Shinno, the Lieutenant General Chief of Staff of the Campaign Headquarters, was treated like a Buddha in the Kwantung Army Headquarters. He was given good food and drinks every day, but he was not to mess with the Kwantung Army commander.  The matter is of a kind that is not worth mentioning. Once Ninye Ryuaki is replaced, I am afraid that Ninye Ryuaki's prestige and qualifications will not be able to convince the public, and he will not be able to command the proud and powerful generals of the Kwantung Army. His own plan,  Still in trouble.

    Furthermore, Nanjiro can understand his painstaking efforts, analyze and consider his orders with the thinking of an Imperial Army commander with a strategic vision, obey the overall situation of the battle, and hold back the Soviet Far East with the huge losses of the Kwantung Army.  The front army has two days to ensure the smooth progress of the Far East Campaign. If the command is excellent and the troops are used properly, the Kwantung Army may not end up exhausted.

    However, the loss of soldiers is certain. Only one-fifth of the soldiers will survive. Maybe they will be unable to recover because of this. Various possibilities are swirling in Zai Ren's mind, with waves of anxiety and excitement, and he is so feverish.  Prince Zai Ren, who was known for his calmness and general demeanor, felt as if a boiling pot was boiling in his heart and was restless. He irritably pulled off the collar of his military uniform, stood up and walked to the window.

    The night was as dark as ink, with no stars in sight. The earth seemed to be held by a huge black pot, making it depressing and depressing. The cold wind blowing from the Sea of ??Okhotsk tore at the branches of the trees outside the window, making a shrill scream.  Looking from Zai Ren's current position, there are only a few faint lights in the entire city, which are as dim and yellow as a will-o'-the-wisp. It makes this city in the Far East of the Soviet Union look even more desolate, depressed, and lifeless.

    At the gate of the headquarters, two sentries carrying Type 38 rifles were walking back and forth mechanically under the pale light, showing boredom and confusion. Looking further into the distance, it was pitch black, and Zai Ren was depressed.  He withdrew his gaze and pressed the bell fiercely. A staff officer carefully opened the door and came in, "Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief, what are your orders?"

    Zai Ren gritted his teeth and said: "Inform the confidential department that all telegrams related to the Kwantung Army will be sent to me as soon as possible, no matter how late!"

    The staff officer agreed, walked backwards and gently closed the door. Zai Ren turned off all the lights, then sat on the chair, buried himself in the darkness, closed his eyes, all he could do was wait, wait.  General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, is also waiting for a call back. What on earth is Zhukov doing?

    On the Far Eastern battlefield, even at night, the fighting on the front line was still fierce. There were flashing fires everywhere, and the sound of gunfire echoed in the open fields. The fighting between the Japanese Kwantung Army and the Soviet Far East Army never stopped for a moment. However, whether it was Zhukov  Nanjiro still maintained a certain degree of restraint and tried his best to avoid a decisive battle. The fighting strength of both sides did not exceed hundreds of thousands.

    Amidst the rumbling sound of artillery, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, listened to his staff reciting Prince Zaihi's latest order with a dull expression. After more than a month of continuous fighting, General Nanjiro was definitely one of the Japanese generals.  middle, sleep the leastOne of them, from his face, it can be seen that he is extremely exhausted physically and mentally.

    The eye sockets are sunken, the eyeballs are covered with red bloodshot eyes, the face is haggard, with a sallow color in the darkness, the lips are split with red bloodshot eyes, and the face is messy with stubble that has not been taken care of for at least ten days.  The general's uniform was wrinkled and covered with dust, and the three gold stars on the collar were dim. From the outside, he looked like a defeated general who had lost a battle and was running away desperately!

    Only General Nanjiro's eyes still showed coldness and perseverance, as fierce as a wounded wolf. For more than a month, Nanjiro knew what kind of life he had been living. He was fighting non-stop every day, and every order he gave was also  Fighting, fighting to the death with over 4 million Soviet troops with disparity in strength, from the Transkhingan Mountains to the plains between the Burya Mountains and the Kukan Mountains, Zhukov was not killed, and it was Amaterasu's death  Favored!

    What we hear every day is the deafening roar of guns and artillery. Our noses are filled with the choking smell of gunpowder smoke and the strong smell of blood. What we see are bloody corpses and mutilated limbs everywhere.  The broken arms, distinguished by the color of the military uniforms, were from Soviet soldiers, but most were from Imperial Japanese soldiers. General Nanjiro was numb when he saw them, just as he was faced with the casualty figures reported by various divisions every day.  Indifferent.

    He was chased and beaten by the Soviet army for more than a month, fighting desperately and bleeding step by step. The more than 1.8 million Kwantung Army troops were beaten to less than 800,000. Nanjiro was already exhausted mentally and physically, but he relied on a ferocious spirit.  , and the pride of the Japanese Empire's generals were strong there.

    In fact, the entire Kwantung Army was struggling to support itself with just one breath. Although the losses of the Kwantung Army exceeded two-thirds, Nanjiro was neither discouraged nor discouraged in his heart. He had  My own pride, with more than four million Soviet troops surrounded on all sides, and reinforcements far away, could that general of the Japanese Empire not be completely wiped out by the Soviet troops, and be able to do what he was doing now and retain the vitality of the Kwantung Army?

    General Nanjiro is confident that no other general in the empire can do this. He may have been eaten by the Soviets more than ten days ago, blocking the only way for the Kwantung Army to retreat into Manchuria. Birobidzhan  The sudden withdrawal of hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops from and Khabarovsk undoubtedly opened a path of life for the Kwantung Army, which was on the verge of despair.  When the time comes, we can all retreat to Manchuria to lick our wounds, recuperate, and regain our strength!

    However, an order from the general staff of the base camp made the wounded Kwantung Army's eagerness to breathe a sigh of relief turn into a cold heart. However, the military order could not be violated, so they had to turn around and endure the weakness caused by excessive blood loss.  With a little bit of bravery, they fought with the Soviet Far East Front.

    However, the situation of the Kwantung Army is much better than in the past. It has blocked the choke points into Manchuria. The Soviet troops in Birobidzhan and Khabarovsk have withdrawn. Supplies and guns from Manchuria have been withdrawn.  Artillery and ammunition are continuously delivered to the Kwantung Army. Three divisions composed of local elite troops have also been enriched with more than 100,000 troops. If we follow the current style of play, we will continue to struggle with the Far East Front Army in our hands.  , General Nanjiro, who has recovered a little strength, is confident that he can persist for a few more months.

    However, Prince Zai Ren, the chief of general staff of the base camp and commander-in-chief of the Far East Campaign, came with another order. Moreover, this order was so unexpected. To invest all the troops and launch a full-line attack was to make the current situation in Kanto  Army troops, go and fight the Soviet Far East Front!

    In the tent, the faces of more than a dozen senior Kwantung Army generals showed unabashed anger, and inexplicable flames of grief and anger burst out from their eyes. They were all generals who led troops to fight, and they were still unaware of Prince Zai Ren¡¯s order.  The implication is that the exhausted Kwantung Army, with less than 800,000 troops, took the initiative to attack the Soviet Far East Front Army, which had more than one million soldiers and did not suffer much losses. In the final result, no one doubted that the Kwantung Army troops would win in this battle.  In the attack of great disparity and unequal power, they were exhausted!

    "Killing with a borrowed knife! - Prince Zai Ren wants to take over Zhukov's hand and destroy the Kwantung Army!" The generals of the Kwantung Army suddenly had this thought in their minds. The reason is obvious. The Kwantung Army belongs to the Minister of War, General Miuchi Minai.  The direct troops of the two factions, while Prince Zai Ren is the head of another faction. Even the generals of the Kwantung Army who have been fighting overseas are well aware of the overt and covert struggles between the two factions.

    The anger in the hearts of the Kwantung Army generals was completely burned, **, despicable **!  A Kwantung Army major general in his forties stepped out of the queue and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief" The following words could no longer be said.

    ((To be continued.)
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