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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2527 Chief of Staff Matsuda¡¯s clever plan

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    The Kwantung Army's newly formed First Corps Commander Fukuzawa Colonel, who was almost completely wiped out, knew that he could not escape his guilt. If he did not commit suicide by caesarean section, even if he ran back to Liaoyang, the commander-in-chief General Umezu would not bypass him. Therefore,  Knowing that he had no way out, Colonel Fukuzawa quietly committed suicide by caesarean section, but he ended up in peace.

    But the Major and Chief of Staff of the First Corps absolutely did not want to die. He had not lived enough, but the imperial military regulations were clearly there. The captain had a caesarean section, and immediately after, he, the chief of staff, had his stomach cut open. How many people did the Imperial Army have?  The rules of the past years, when thinking of this, the Major Chief of Staff felt his legs tremble and sweat broke out on his face.

    The dozens of Japanese officers surrounding the body of Colonel Fukuzawa were all silent. On their faces, there was the fear and despair of a dead rabbit and a fox hurting its own kind. There were even a few vigorous young lieutenant-level officers.  , pulled out the command knife and gestured on his belly. It seemed that as long as the Chief of Staff had a caesarean section, the remaining officers would immediately commit suicide collectively!

    The Major Chief of Staff wiped the sweat from his face, rolled his dry eyes a few times, looked at the officers around him, and suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Gentlemen, we can't just commit suicide without knowing anything! First!  Although the corps suffered heavy losses, the ones who lost were the soldiers and policemen of the Manchukuo Army, and the officers of the Imperial Japanese Empire basically suffered no losses. They committed suicide like this. We are sorry to His Majesty the Emperor!"

    Of course, it would be best to be able to survive. Moreover, it was the Chief of Staff who prevented everyone from committing suicide. The words of the Major Chief of Staff obviously had an effect. The Japanese officers had a light of hope in their eyes. Those officers holding command swords  , also quietly put away the knife.  "Gentlemen, we have the responsibility to report the specific circumstances of this battle to Commander-in-Chief Umezu. Otherwise, the loss of the First Corps will be worthless!"

    "Moreover, we must cheer up and request Commander-in-Chief Umezu that the remaining imperial officers of the First Corps be organized into a separate combat unit. Follow the Second Corps behind them and fight back to Anton, fighting at the forefront.  Even if we die on the battlefield, it is a worthy death, and it is much more valuable than committing suicide. Gentlemen, do you agree with my decision?"

    Of course I agreed, but the one who disagreed was the fucking pig head. He ran back to Liaoyang and still had the possibility of survival. Who would want to die? "As expected of a guy who has been working in the headquarters for several years. This excuse is high-sounding and righteous!"  The officers murmured in their stomachs and raised their arms and shouted, "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, is wise. The humiliation suffered today will be taken back from the Chinese people in the future!"

    In the northern part of the Liaodong Peninsula, in an ordinary forest, there is an extra grave mound. Colonel Fukuzawa, who committed suicide by caesarean section, was hastily buried here.  There wasn't even a tombstone. Then, the Major Chief of Staff of the First Corps took the remaining more than 10,000 remaining soldiers.  He ran towards Liaoyang, and the low grave mound was left here alone. If Colonel Fukuzawa knew about it, would he think that his suicide was very ridiculous?

    "Bang!" General Umezu Yoshijiro, with a livid face, furiously threw the tea cup to the ground, splashing the tea on the ground. After learning that the First Corps was almost wiped out, the Chief of Staff of the Corps fled all the way back to Liaoyang with the remaining troops.  , General Umezu was completely furious. What made him most intolerable was that among the more than 10,000 people who escaped from the First Corps, there were actually 6,000 officers of the Japanese Empire!

    The First Corps was beaten to pieces. General Umezu was not very shocked. What he was angry about was why the imperial officers did not just die in pieces on the battlefield, but fled back. If these imperial officers were all smashed in pieces on the battlefield, maybe the first  The Corps will not suffer such a disastrous defeat. At least, it should cause heavy casualties to the independent division blocking troops north of Anton. Then, it will be much easier for the subsequent Second Corps to launch an attack!

    General Umezu Yoshijiro, with a ferocious face and murderous intent in his eyes, yelled at a frightened colonel and staff officer: "Desert! Shame! Shame on the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Empire. They have tarnished the honor of the imperial soldiers and are not worthy of being an imperial soldier! Order the military police  The team immediately surrounded the escaping First Corps and shot all the officers on the spot. The remaining soldiers were dispersed and reorganized into the Second Corps! "

    The staff officer agreed and was about to walk out. Chief of Staff Matsuda on the side quickly stopped him, "Wait!" Then he said to General Umezu: "Commander-in-Chief, please calm down. I can understand the pain and anger in your heart.  , as soldiers of the Japanese Empire, jade pieces are their best destination, and running away in the face of battle is an unforgivable crime!"

    General Umezu stared at Chief of Staff Matsuda with a gloomy gaze, and said in a sinister tone: "Chief of Staff Matsuda, what do you want to say?"

    Chief of Staff Matsuda calmly met General Umezu's gaze and continued: "Commander-in-Chief, strict military discipline is the tradition of the Imperial Army. Imperial officers who escape from the battlefield die unjustly. However, Commander-in-Chief, this time and the other time  , more than 6,000 people, overHaving exceeded the strength of a regiment, think about it, we are in urgent need of troops now, especially the imperial soldiers. Wouldn't it be a pity that all the imperial soldiers were shot!  "

    "The staff department has an idea. Didn't the Chief of Staff of the First Corps report that all officers are willing to form a combat unit and return to the Anton battlefield? In this case, we might as well give them the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.  , more than 6,000 guilty imperial officers can be used as the assault force of the Second Corps. Commander-in-Chief, you will know the effect!"

    "You can also issue an order. If they are the first to invade Anton City, all the surviving officers will be exempted from punishment. In addition, there will be rewards based on merit, and the officers who are broken into pieces will receive the compensation they deserve.  , in this way, we have more than 6,000 dead soldiers who risk their lives! It may not be impossible to capture Anton in one fell swoop! Of course, this is my personal suggestion, and you still need to make a decision!  !¡±

    "Yo Xi!" General Umezu Yoshijiro's eyes were shining again and again, and he couldn't help but exclaimed, "This move is really wonderful. The guys who should have been shot according to the imperial military regulations suddenly got a chance to survive and make meritorious deeds. If they don't fight desperately,  Isn¡¯t that strange? I didn¡¯t expect that this guy Matsuda has such a mind. I¡¯m really impressed that he came up with a clever plan to turn waste into treasure. What a surprise!¡±

    General Umezu secretly praised him, but his face was still full of anger, and he said: "Matsuda-kun, your method is very good. If it weren't for the tense war situation in the Liaodong Peninsula and the urgent need for people, I would not forgive these scum among the imperial soldiers.  Yes, this goes against the principle of running the army that I have always followed, which is to follow the principle of urgency. Let Matsuda-kun arrange this matter. Tell them that this is the only opportunity. It was you, Matsuda-kun, who won it for them.  Yes, equip them with the best weapons!¡±

    Chief of Staff Matsuda was a little surprised. He originally thought that it would take a lot of effort to persuade General Umezu, who always claimed to be a standard imperial soldier and was stubborn. Unexpectedly, it was so easy. When he heard, "It goes against the rules he has always followed."  When it comes to military principles!" Chief of Staff Matsuda felt a little contempt in his heart, "Hypocrisy!"

    "Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I will make arrangements right away. They will become the bravest imperial warriors!" Chief of Staff Matsuda bowed slightly and turned to leave.

    After watching Chief of Staff Matsuda leave, General Umezu, who was briefly excited, fell into deep worry again. The prospects for the war in Manchuria were very bleak. First, there was the defeat of the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula, and most of his only mobile combat group was lost.  Whether they can all escape in the end is still unknown.

    Of the two temporarily formed corps, the first corps has been completely wiped out. Whether the second corps can capture Anton, God knows, the war situation in the Liaodong Peninsula has deteriorated to this point, which I never expected. Defeat after defeat, one blow after another,  General Umezu was almost exhausted mentally and physically.

    Based on this analysis, the war situation on the Liaodong Peninsula has affected the entire war situation in Manchuria. What if the Kwantung Army's newly formed Second Corps is completely annihilated?  With the more than 200,000 independent division troops pursuing from the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula, plus the hundreds of thousands of independent division troops guarding the Andong front line, the number of independent division troops concentrated on the battlefield of the Liaodong Peninsula has reached nearly 400,000 troops.  Have absolute air supremacy.

    As for the Kwantung Army, looking at the military map, from Fengtian to Xinjing to Harbin, the three most important central cities in Manchuria are a series of blanks with empty troops, let alone other areas. The 400,000 independent division troops,  By fighting out of the Liaodong Peninsula, Manchuria can be divided into two, or even go straight to the Far East, threatening the flanks of the empire's Far East dispatched troops. At the thought, General Umezu couldn't help but break out in cold sweat.

    The current overall defense layout of Manchuria is like an egg. If the thin outer shell is broken, what is left is the vulnerable yolk, such as the current Liaoxi Corridor, the Western Manchuria area, and the Kwantung Army on the northeastern border.  The main force, and even the newly formed Second Corps on the front line of the Liaodong Peninsula, is like that layer of eggshells. If any part is broken, it will be a comprehensive defeat, and no one can save it!

    General Umezu Yoshijiro now has reason to hate his predecessor, General Nanjiro, "Why did that old immortal guy with mediocre talents and good at playing politicians put in such a defensive layout when the Manchurian War first started?  As a result, it left itself in an extremely passive situation. The main force of the Kwantung Army, which consisted of more than one million men, was forced to confront the independent divisions along the Manchurian border. The battle situation in the Liaodong Peninsula was so critical that they were unable to mobilize troops! "

    "If Nanjiro had reduced the main force of the Kwantung Army to the hinterland of Manchuria, deployed layers of defenses at key nodes, gradually reduced the force, and finally used the city to hold on, the situation would never have been as bad as it is now!"

    "What a stupid strategic plan!" General Umezu muttered through gritted teeth and stood in front of the military map for a long time.Finally, a decision was made that changed the situation on the Northeast battlefield.

    (To be continued)
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