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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2638 Plan to slip away

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    Major General Yamaguchi Ichiro, the chief of staff of Japan's Far East Expeditionary Force, is definitely a cunning and resourceful person who considers problems very carefully. Regarding this, Prince Zaihi, the commander of the Far East Expeditionary Force, is also quite satisfied and praises his suggestions a lot.  After agreeing on the major issue of the gradual withdrawal of the Far East Expeditionary Force, seeing that Chief of Staff Yamaguchi seemed to have something to say and was satisfied with saying it, he looked at him questioningly.

    Chief of Staff Yamaguchi thought for a while and said cautiously: "Commander, your retreat plan is perfect. The more than 500,000 imperial soldiers dispatched to the Far East will also benefit from it. However, have you considered whether the base camp will be transferred?"  The minutes of the imperial meeting that came here are that a ceasefire agreement was reached with the China devil Tang Qiuli. The Far East dispatched troops will continue to stay in the Far East. But if we retreat, are we violating the decision of the imperial meeting? "

    "Your Excellency, Commander, this involves taking a very high risk. After all, negotiating with the China Devil Tang Qiuli was a decision made by His Majesty the Emperor at the imperial meeting. What I mean is, in the name of the Far East Dispatch Force Headquarters,  We will report our retreat plan to His Majesty the Emperor and the base camp and implement it after approval. The staff is worried that without a retreat order from the base camp, you will get into unnecessary trouble! "

    As long as there was no mention of negotiations, Prince Zai Ren could no longer suppress his anger. Veins popped up on his forehead and he roared: "Yamaguchi-kun, you don't need to consider the decision of the Imperial Council. That's a group of people."  Sitting around in Tokyo all day, far away from the war, just scheming, wishful thinking, negotiating? Ridiculous ideas, negotiations with that China devil will not succeed, never!"

    "Waiting for orders from those whimsical and misleading people in the base camp? I'm afraid there won't be any orders. They are fantasizing about suing for peace. Even if there is an order, it is too late. An elite regiment of Tang Qiuli has already  Our personal honor and disgrace are insignificant compared to the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers dispatched to the Far East. Facts will prove that I am right to do this!  their lives to show obedience!¡±

    Major General Yamaguchi did not dare to express his anger. He stood with his head bowed and listened to the angry roar of Prince Zai Ren.  echoed through the office.  He couldn't interrupt, and he didn't want to interrupt. His Royal Highness could disobey orders and go his own way, but he didn't have the ability.

    After venting the evil fire in his heart, Prince Zai Ren seemed to feel better. He looked at the frightened Major General Yamaguchi and said in a slow tone: "Yamaguchi-kun. I'm not talking to you, but to those bastards in the base camp. Okay, you don't have to.  Concerned, the staff immediately began to formulate a detailed retreat plan. The general principle was that the first-line troops should withdraw to the second position, and so on. Each troop would take alternate cover and block attacks to the east of the Kukan Mountains.  Retreat!"

    "In the retreat plan, the retreat routes and assembly points of each unit must be strictly stipulated. A large-scale retreat of more than 500,000 people will result in chaos if the plan is not thorough, the arrangements are not detailed, and the command system is not in place.  Retreat. In addition, do not convey the order to retreat to officers below the level of company captain, so as not to cause unnecessary panic!"

    "Yamaguchi-kun, please work hard for your staff. I want the frontline troops to take action after midnight tonight. Do you understand?"

    "Hai! Commander, please rest assured that Yamaguchi and all the colleagues in the staff will form a thorough plan for your campaign intentions!" Major General Yamaguchi agreed loudly, and then turned and left.

    Looking at the Far East in August, the afternoon sunshine and the wind blowing from the Sea of ??Okhotsk are already a little cool. The thought of evacuating the Far East makes the grand plan I made immediately become a failure and become a pain.  The dream may even become a source of ridicule and an excuse for attacks by domestic political opponents. Prince Zai Ren's heart was filled with panic.

    Prince Zaihito didn't know yet that the memorial submitted to Emperor Hirohito by the former commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Yoshijiro, who had committed suicide, was quite prophetic about the future situation of the Far East Expeditionary Force. Even, in the memorial,  The route for the Far East Expeditionary Force to withdraw from the battlefield in the Far East has been planned, and it will take the Kamchatka Peninsula. If Prince Zai Ren can see Umezu's memorial, he will definitely be drawn to the same route!

    However, in Umezu's memorial, the retreat routes drawn for the troops dispatched to the Far East were different from those planned by Prince Zain. One was Kamchatka Peninsula and the other was Sakhalin, but the purpose was the same, and Prince Zain  plan, simpler and more direct!

    The cool wind blew by, and Prince Zai Ren's eyes were a little sad, "Brother Emperor, how can you believe that negotiating with the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli will achieve the goal of preserving the Kwantung Army? Such a ridiculous thing?" He shook his head.  He thought about it, and then closed the window to block out the cold wind that blew inside!

    That night, a small group of troops from the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force on the front lineNaturally, this operation could not be hidden from the eyes of the soldiers of the East Point Force of the Independent Division who were closely monitoring the actions of the Japanese army. After receiving the report, Liu Tiehan touched his unshaven chin and pondered. The actions of the Japanese army were absolutely abnormal. The East Point Force attacked  The intensity of the attack has not changed at all, but the retreat of the Japanese troops from the front-line positions seems strange!

    "Ketian, what do you think about this matter?" Liu Tiehan suddenly raised his head and asked the East Point Chief of Staff Yang Ketian.

    After receiving the report from the frontline troops, Yang Ketian analyzed the purpose of the Japanese army's unusual actions, but it was limited to speculation. Seeing the deputy division commander asking himself, he thoughtfully replied: "Deputy division commander, according to my judgment, is the Japanese army carrying out any activities?"  The target of the battle is shrinking, or the appearance of the direct-affiliated corps in the North Manchuria area, aiming at the Far East battlefield, has aroused the alarm of the old Japanese soldier Zai Ren? "

    Liu Tiehan smiled and said: "Well, there is progress! It seems that it was the direct-affiliated corps that shocked this old devil, okay? An army of more than 300,000 people swept all the way from Northern Manchuria. It would be frightening for everyone.  Ketian, report this situation and your analysis to the division commander immediately. In addition, order the frontline troops not to take any action tonight, let the little devils worry about it first!"

    After receiving Liu Tiehan's telegram from the Far East battlefield, Tang Qiuli could confirm at a glance that Liu Tiehan's judgment was correct. The regiment directly under Zhao Yuhe's command had caused so much commotion in Northern Manchuria, and it was impossible not to do it for the Japanese army.  The intelligence department knew that the intention of the directly affiliated corps was obvious. He was afraid of being cut off, and it was impossible for Zai Ren not to panic. He was preparing to retreat. This was for sure!

    The only thing that cannot be determined now is where the final destination of Japan's Far East Dispatch Force will be. Judging from the situation and terrain conditions of the Far East battlefield, retreating into the Northeast is the best route and choice. This is exactly what I want.  As a result, since Sun Zhenbang's Outer Mongolia Field Corps arrived in Siping and Shuangliao in Western Manchuria, it has not been a problem to mobilize a considerable number of troops from the battlefields in western Liaoning or from the battlefields in Western Manchuria.

    If Zain commanded the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force and really withdrew to the northeastern territory and entered North Manchuria from the direction of Khabarovsk, it would be right into the arms of the directly affiliated corps. A battle with the battlefield limited to North Manchuria would be in line with his own plans.  Imagine!

    However, based on Tang Qiuli's understanding of Zai Ren, he would not be so stupid. What's more, the main force of the Kwantung Army in the Northeast was divided and surrounded in Western Liaoning and Western Manchuria. Zai Ren entered the Northeast as a lone army and could not win.  Upon receiving any response from the Japanese troops, the battle on the Northeast battlefield was imminent. With more than a million troops gathered in the independent divisions, the situation for a decisive battle was already very obvious.

    At this time, the Japanese Far East dispatched troops will indeed change the pattern of the Northeast battlefield, but what will follow will be more than 700,000 troops in the East Point, and all the directly affiliated corps will enter the Northeast. In the final comparison of forces, the Japanese army is still  At an absolute disadvantage, he is as smart and cunning as Zai Ren, he will not hit hard targets, and he will not accompany the Kwantung Army to be buried in the Northeast, absolutely not!

    Therefore, Tang Qiuli emphasized this point in his reply to Liu Tiehan, "Brother Tiehan, I have read all the calls and my judgment is extremely correct. Japan's Far East Expeditionary Force will not withdraw into Northeast China. The current difficulty is  , It is impossible to determine the retreat route and destination of the Japanese army. Therefore, my current priority is to find out the true intention of Japan¡¯s Far East Expeditionary Force!¡±

    "In addition, according to my analysis, if Zai Ren does not take the northeast direction, in order to avoid being cut off by the direct corps, he will inevitably retreat to the east of the Kukan Mountains. Therefore, the direction of Kamchatka Peninsula and Sakhalin Island should be Zai Ren's first choice.  Brother, we can start from these two places and formulate a specific combat plan. It seems that it is best for the direct-affiliated corps to still follow the original plan and advance to the east of the Kukan Mountains to cut off the retreat of the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force. The key lies in the direct-affiliated corps¡¯  Interspersed speed!¡±

    At the same time as the telegram was sent, there was also an order from division commander Tang Qiuli, "In order to adapt to the needs of the development of the battlefield situation in the Far East, a Far East combat group has been specially formed, headed by Lieutenant General Liu Tiehan, deputy commander of the independent division and commander of the East Point Force.  The commander is Major General Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff of the independent division and commander of the directly affiliated corps, as the chief of staff of the combat group, and Major General Yang Ketian, chief of staff of the East Point, as deputy chief of staff. The troops are organized into the East Point troops and all directly affiliated corps, Far East  A regional combat group with the sole goal of fighting against the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force!"

    Using the East Point Force with the largest number of independent divisions and the direct-affiliated corps with the most powerful combat effectiveness, with a combined strength of more than one million people, the Aviation Northern Flying Group's Outer Mongolia Cruise Area fully cooperated, and with the command of veteran Liu Tiehan, supplemented by  The shrewd and capable Zhao Yuhe and Yang Ketian came to deal with Zai Ren's Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force. They were the strongest lineup that Tang Qiuli had come up with.

    Regarding the situation on the battlefield in the Far East, he can leisurely be a hands-off manager and stop asking.

    (To be continued) (To be continued)
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