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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2699 Forced to leave Magadan

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    Chief of Staff Yamada's words made Prince Zairen break into a cold sweat. He suddenly remembered that the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army was not Umezu Yoshijiro. That maverick guy who never joined any factions, he even personally won over him.  A bastard who doesn¡¯t even buy it, why did he change to Nanjiro again? Where did Umezu Mijiro go?

    "Yamada-kun, are you mistaken? The commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army is not Umezu Yoshijiro?" Prince Zairen asked in confusion.

    Chief of Staff Yamada's face turned gloomy, "Commander, gentlemen, the former commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Yoshijiro, has committed suicide by caesarean section and died for his country!"

    A gust of cold evening wind blew through the tent curtains. The candles in the tent were swaying and the flames seemed to be extinguished at any time. Chief of Staff Yamada's words were like a heavy mountain, weighing on dozens of senior officers of Japan's Far East Expeditionary Force.  The general's heart was so heavy that he couldn't breathe. The two commanders-in-chief of the Kwantung Army and the two generals of the Imperial Army actually committed suicide. Amaterasu, what kind of abyss is Manchuria swallowing?  The life of an Imperial general?

    Chief of Staff Yamada's words were clearly unfinished. He went on to say: "Therefore, the staff believes that now is not the time to discuss the reasons why the corps directly under the independent division appeared so quickly in the Temple Street area, let alone the time to hold a certain general accountable. The key is  There¡¯s no time to hesitate, Commander! I¡¯d like to ask you to make up your mind as soon as possible!¡±

    In this case, Chief of Staff Yamada, who has a close relationship with Prince Zain, dares to say that this Chief of Staff Yamada is a little-known senior staff officer of the colonel dispatched from the Far East.  He suddenly became the second most powerful person in the Far East Expeditionary Force. He was indeed outstanding, and Prince Zai Ren also valued him quite a lot.  Almost as he was told.

    After Chief of Staff Yamada finished speaking, the sound of artillery outside became more and more intense. Sitting in the tent, one could feel the ground shaking. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Far East Expeditionary Force were fighting on two fronts.  On the eastern front, the independent division's blocking troops desperately attacked the Temple Street front line, and on the western front.  There is also the fierce attack by the independent division's east command troops. This battle is difficult and extremely dangerous. If not done well, the Far East Expeditionary Force will be defeated by the independent division's troops.  The two sides are surrounded by Temple Street.  When the time comes, I¡¯m afraid it will be hard to escape?

    Although Chief of Staff Yamada¡¯s words were somewhat rude, they were like a basin of cold water poured on Prince Zairen¡¯s heated head. He was startled, his face returned to normal, and he glanced at Major General Yamada gratefully.  Prince Zai Ren said: "What Mr. Yamada said is absolutely true. We can't waste time in the Temple Street area. He ordered the entire army to immediately turn to the Magadan Port in the direction of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The Fifth Army was in the west direction of Temple Street, responsible for blocking.  The Independent Division's East Command troops are attacking, and the Sixth Army is responsible for continuing to attack the blocking positions of the independent division's direct corps on the Temple Street front line! "

    "Oshima-kun and Izawa-kun, the only mission of your troops is to cover the main force of the dispatched army and successfully escape from the Temple Street battlefield and move towards Magadan. I know that such a mission is a narrow escape, but I  I¡¯d better entrust this important task to you two, please!¡± Prince Zai Ren said to the two lieutenants of the Far East Expedition Army, whose faces looked ashen, and then bowed deeply.

    Both Lieutenant General Oshima and Lieutenant General Izawa knew very well that what a near-death mission, it was a mission with no return at all. After the main force of the dispatched army withdrew, the more than one million independent divisions in the east and west directions,  If you can let yourself go, you may not even have the possibility of breaking through. The only way to go is to fight to the death. Let¡¯s be clear, the more than 50,000 soldiers of the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army are already destined to die in battle!

    However, Prince Zain has personally ordered the general, and it is obviously impossible to refuse to accept the order. Lieutenant General Oshima and Lieutenant General Izawa do not have the courage. "Commander, please rest assured that we will do our best to  The main force of the dispatched army successfully evacuated the Temple Street battlefield and bought enough time. Even if they are all broken, they will not hesitate!" The two people's stomachs screamed that they were unlucky, but they still stood up to ensure it.

    "Oshima-kun and Izawa-kun, you two will become a role model for the Emperor of Japan!" Prince Zairen was obviously moved and said with tears in his eyes, "I will immediately send troops to Japan after the main force of the dispatched troops leaves the battlefield.  Give the order. After you receive the order, immediately organize the troops to evacuate. I will wait for you two in Magadan! "

    The temporary military meeting adjourned, and only Prince Zain and Chief of Staff Major General Yamada were left in the tent. "The journey to Magadan is long and difficult. If we are pursued by the independent division again, I don't know how many Far East Expeditionary Forces there will be."  Soldiers, return to the homeland alive! It is difficult for the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army to escape intact. I will not choose this route unless it is absolutely necessary!" Prince Zai Ren said with a melancholy expression.

    Chief of Staff Yamada was silent for a while, and felt it was necessary to free His Royal Highness from the depressed and sad state, "Commander, here and now, we cannot test a perfect strategy."??A strong man's wrist was cut off because of the situation. The officers and men of the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army will feel proud to have sacrificed their lives for His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan!  "

    "That's not what the Ministry of Staff is worried about. The information I received from the General Military Intelligence Bureau at the base camp is not just what was said. There is also a more important news, which was not announced at the meeting just now for fear of affecting the morale of the military!"

    "Huh?" Prince Zairen stood up suddenly and stared at Major General Yamada. From the face of this resourceful subordinate, he could see that this must be bad news again, "Yamada-kun, what's the news?"

    Chief of Staff Yamada said: "Following the bloody battle between the Kwantung Army's Manchurian border garrison and troops from the Western Manchuria region and the independent division troops, all of which were shattered into pieces, only the main force of the Kwantung Army in the western Liaoning region of more than 500,000 people remained in Manchuria, which was destroyed by the independent division.  The two main field corps are encircled in the Liaoxi Corridor!"

    "In order to save the Kwantung Army troops in the western Liaoning area, the base camp made a decision that seems absolutely wrong now. The navy sent a convoy of more than fifty warships, and the army aviation dispatched eight troops from the local air defense command.  A fighter jet wing formed an air escort fleet, and a troop transport fleet consisting of thousands of merchant ships headed to Liaodong Bay in Manchuria, intending to assist the Liaoxi Kwantung Army troops in their evacuation from Manchuria! "

    "But this decision itself is a gamble with no possibility of victory. Under the siege of the independent division's aviation and fleet superior forces, the entire escort fleet, the entire escort fleet, and thousands of merchant ships became the spoils of war for the Chinese people.  , the Kwantung Army troops in western Liaoning finally chose to surrender!"

    "What?" Prince Zai Ren's lips trembled. On the one hand, he was angry, on the other hand, he was shocked. He shouted, "Asshole! Pig head! He is the guy who made fun of the fate of the empire and made such a stupid decision.  ? By the way, it must be that old bastard who doesn¡¯t know how to pretend to understand! He is a scum in the imperial world!¡±

    If Prince Zai Ren knew that it was his brother the Emperor who made this stupid decision, would he still be so furious and cursed? But Major General Yamada knew that he could not expose it to avoid embarrassment to His Highness the Prince, so he hurriedly changed the subject.  , "Commander, what I'm worried about is that thousands of merchant ships in the empire have been lost in Liaodong Bay in Manchuria. Even if we escape and reach Magadan, we won't have enough ships to transport soldiers back to the mainland!"

    Prince Zain was already wilting at that time. Chief of Staff Yamada's worries were not unreasonable. The entire empire could no longer afford thousands of merchant ships to transport soldiers of the Far East Expeditionary Force. "Yamada-kun, what can you do?"  His mind was in chaos, and he could only ask his resourceful chief of staff for advice.

    "Commander, today, we can no longer hide the situation of our withdrawal from the Far East from the base camp. Your identity is different. You can directly send a telegram to His Majesty the Emperor and truthfully state the reasons for withdrawing from the Far East and the problems faced by the Far East Expeditionary Force.  In such a dangerous situation, we ask His Majesty the Emperor to issue an order to instruct the navy to organize enough transport ships, even fishing boats, to gather at the port of Magadan. Only in this way does it make sense for us to retreat to Magadan! "

    "Yamada-kun, immediately send a telegram directly to my imperial brother in my name. The content will be sent as you wish. Don't send it to the base camp. I can't trust those stupid and incompetent guys!" Prince Zai Ren ordered with a cold light in his eyes.  arrive.

    Tugil, west of Temple Street, is a small town with a Russian style. Of course, there are traces of China. After all, decades ago, this was still Chinese territory. A Russian-style courtyard, Liu Tiehan¡¯s Far East campaign command  The department is located here.

    Liu Tiehan was wearing a military coat and holding a candle. He had been standing in front of a large military map of the Far East hanging on the wall for a long time. The Far East campaign lasted for more than three months, from the midsummer July to the cold wind.  It's October. So far, the rhythm of the battlefield is still under control. However, if you want to end the Far East Campaign neatly, at least under the current circumstances, it is impossible.

    Liu Tiehan certainly hopes to encircle all the hundreds of thousands of Japanese Far East Expeditionary Forces in the Temple Street area and then annihilate them. Judging from the situation on the battlefield, it can be done. The direct-affiliated corps blocks the way and the East Point troops block the way.  Living in the back road, but in terms of military strength and battlefield space, it is something that cannot be accomplished in a short period of time. Japan¡¯s Far East Dispatch Army has hundreds of thousands of people gathered together. The battlefield area is thousands of square kilometers. If you want to cover  Such a big dumpling cannot be made even with the existing strength of Dongzhi and the directly-affiliated corps!

    "It seems that the only thing we can do is fight a war of attrition, eat up Zai Ren's hundreds of thousands of people in one bite, gradually consume the effective strength of Japan's Far East Expeditionary Force, and swallow it in one last bite!" Liu Tiehan thought with regret in his heart.

    (To be continued) (To be continued)
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