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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 220 The point of the needle against the wheat awn

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    Army Lieutenant General Chai Wulang was a master of China. He understood Zhang Zhijiang's words without waiting for translation. Looking at the Chinese major general in front of him, the fellow couldn't help but get furious and shouted,

    "Nani? My twelfth division has just won Vladivostok in a bloody battle, and you Chinese want to come and pick peaches? Absolutely not! The blood of the emperor's people cannot be shed in vain, Fu  The city of Ladivostok and the port were taken by Japan, and they must not be handed over like this!¡±

    Shibagoro's heart was bleeding. In just two days, in order to capture Vladivostok, which had only 6,000 defenders, the 12th Division paid a huge price.  More than half of the brigade suffered casualties, the 14th Regiment basically ceased to exist, and the 48th Regiment also lost half of its troops to Chinese bombing.

    The casualties of the assisting 24th Brigade were slightly better, and the total casualties exceeded that of a brigade. In just two days of the Vladivostok landing and siege battle, the total casualties of the 12th Division exceeded 7,000!  After paying such a price to win Vladivostok, they didn't even have time to clean up the battlefield. How dare this Chinese major general come to pick peaches and accept defense?

    "Your Excellency, Division Commander, I deeply admire your army's bloody battle. Don't worry, we are only here to take over the defense. You and your 12th Division can station in Vladivostok and rest and replenish food, meat, seafood, etc."  Yes, you can buy it in the market, but one thing is that the defense and public security of this city are responsible for it. "

    Zhang Zhijiang is neither arrogant nor humble, his tone is relaxed, but his eyes are sharp. Obviously, there is nothing negotiable about the Chinese Army taking over the defense of Vladivostok. The Japanese army can rest in designated areas, but they have to take care of their own soldiers.  Don't even think about going out to do anything to disturb the people or rob people!

    "Brigadier Zhang! You only lead a regiment, how can you accept defense and maintain order and security in Vladivostok? I think we should wait for your boss to come to Vladivostok before we all sit down and discuss it!" Twelfth Division  Matsudaira Nanosuke, the chief of staff, came out to smooth things over with his division commander.

    Chief of Staff Matsudaira is implementing a delaying strategy. His idea is that the 12th Division will work hard tonight to empty out all the warehouses and arsenals in Vladivostok. How can we replenish casualties and consumption if we fail to capture anything in the war?

    By then, the achievements of our Aizu clan will be looked down upon by other divisions!  There were huge casualties and no seizures. We must not make wedding dresses for the Chinese!

    Speaking of Matsudaira Nanosuke, it is said that he is a branch of the lineage of Matsudaira Yoshiho, the ninth generation lord of the Aizu Domain. This guy also graduated from Roku University and is Shibagoro's junior. After the Russo-Japanese War, he followed Shibagoro.  I have a little bit of strategy, knowing that I am afraid that it will not be possible to compete with the Chinese at this time.

    "This is Chief of Staff Matsudaira, right? I have admired his name for a long time, and everyone said that Major General Matsudaira is Zhuge Liang of the Kurume Division. Haha, from now on we have to get closer and closer. As for defense issues, your army can rest assured. My brigade has another hour.  We can all arrive in Vladivostok, and our division commander will also come tomorrow!¡±

    Zhang Zhijiang laughed and blocked the other party's suggestion. Obviously, the information given by the participating army headquarters was quite detailed. What emerged in Zhang Zhijiang's mind was the information of the chief officers at all levels of the Japanese 12th Division. This was the commander of the participating army.  The Ministry of Defense Staff Headquarters issued it to the divisions and brigades participating in the war half a month ago, so Zhang Zhijiang recognized Major General Matsudaira he had seen in the photo at a glance.

    "Brigadier Zhang, you are taking advantage of the situation. The 12th Division assumes the task of capturing the Vladivostok Fortress, and at the same time gets the right to station and rest in Vladivostok! This was negotiated by the Chinese and Japanese governments at the beginning. Aren't you afraid?  Are you destroying the diplomatic relations and unity between the two countries? Who gave you the order to lead a regiment to occupy the territory occupied by one of my divisions?  Walk!"

    Shibagoro's face was livid. While scolding the mother of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he threatened Zhang Zhijiang through gritted teeth. He is a division here. What kind of waves can you make with a mere armored regiment?  What can you do if I just don¡¯t hand over defense?  If you want to take action, you will be outnumbered.

    "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the order I received is to accept the defense of Vladivostok. Your 12th Division can be stationed in the area designated by us. Other than that, I have nothing more to say. I hope you can inform me.  Your troops were handed over to defense. The accidental bombing was already a tragedy. My troops were exhausted all the way from Shuangchengzi. It was not easy for your troops to fight for a whole day. Why are we still bickering here? "

    Zhang Zhijiang¡¯s face turned cold and his words became less polite!  Damn, you want to get rough with me?  The 144 wheeled armored vehicles I have here are 144 water-cooled Browning heavy machine guns. In a real fight, you, the 12th Division, which suffered one-third of its casualties, may not be able to take advantage!  How many Maxim heavy machine guns does your division have?

    ¡°Brigadier Zhang, I would like to ask you, Commander Zhang ZuoxiangWhere, where are the other two mixed brigades of the 17th Division at this moment?  "The division chief of staff Songping obviously wants to find out the details of the other party first. If Zhang Zhijiang's 49th Brigade can all arrive in Vladivostok tonight, the 12th Division may not be able to take advantage.

    If Zhang Zuoxiang and the other two brigades also rush to Vladivostok, then the 12th Division must not conflict with the opponent, otherwise it will not win the first battle, and secondly it will be used as a scapegoat for the military headquarters to sacrifice the flag to the Chinese.  Accompanying is not.

    Want to get to know me?  Damn it, even if I am a brigade, I will not be afraid of a Kurume division like you who was born as a fisherman, not to mention that you have crippled a third of the troops, but since I have the opportunity to bluff you, I will not let it go, so I will bluff you first.  Let¡¯s talk about it later. After thinking about this, Zhang Zhijiang said carelessly,

    "The division commander will arrive early tomorrow morning with the other two brigades. My brigade will arrive in another hour. If you, the division commander, have anything to do, just tell my superiors, but if you stop me from handing over the defense right now,  There has been a conflict or misunderstanding, but don't blame me for not saying hello to you beforehand!" Zhang Zhijiang said, turning to the commander of the armored battalion behind him, Xu Changlin, and shouted,

    "Send a report to the division commander and headquarters that our department will officially take over the defense of Vladivostok from the Japanese Kurume Division at 7 pm on March 1, 1918! And ask for instructions on the next step of action!"

    Xu Changlinka stood at attention. This guy's armored battalion has now temporarily served as Zhang Zhijiang's guard battalion, while he was busy arranging communications staff to send reports.

    "Baga! Zhang Zhijiang! Don't bully others too much!" Shibagoro shook with anger and pulled out the command sword with a click. Here, Songping hurriedly hugged his division commander, thinking that his boss has been here for the past two days.  It was because Fujii of the 7th Division was disgusted. If he had a conflict with the Chinese Army at this moment, he would be unreasonable. Secondly, it would destroy the diplomatic relations and cooperation between the two countries.

    The Chinese army on the opposite side is a team trained and armed by singing the Three Major Disciplines and Nine Points of Attention. The Chinese have reached a tacit agreement with the Japanese government. The north of the Outer Khingan Range and Sakhalin Island will belong to Japan, and the south of the Outer Khingan Range until  Vladivostok belongs to the territory that China wants to take back. No matter who suffers in a real fight in Vladivostok, the Kurume Division will definitely be the unlucky one in the end.

    The empire has no preparations to start a war with the Chinese participating armies now. Not to mention that the Allies behind it do not agree, but they are not helping each other. China's strength now is not what Yuan Shikai was at the time. The war superintendent Wang Geng is unparalleled in the world.  It is rare that his 500,000 Chinese participating troops are really going to conflict with the empire.  .  .  It's hard to say who will win.  .  Hard to say!

    Chief of Staff Matsudaira's scruples, how could Shibagoro, the division commander, not know that Wang Geng who participated in the war, or the Chinese participating army, has become a force that cannot be underestimated and ignored, and the imperial standing army only has 20  With less than 1,000 divisions, there is really no chance of winning against the 17 reorganized divisions of the Chinese participating army that are armed to the teeth, unless it is an all-out war involving nationwide mobilization.

    Total War.  .  .  With China's high-yield oil production in Renqiu, Japan has lagged far behind in terms of strategic energy potential and reserves. If it really turns into a full-scale war, can Japan win?  Can you win?  Can you win?  !

    "Brigadier Zhang, Vladivostok is the main port agreed by China and Japan. The Japanese army will participate in the situation in the Russian Far East. A large amount of materials and troops will be disembarked from here and transported to Siberia via rail transportation. I hope that the transfer of the port and fortress will be suspended.  , the defense and security in Vladivostok can be handed over to you first. This is the bottom line of our Kurume Division! Please give the 12th Division the respect it deserves for its bloody battle!"

    Chief of Staff Matsudaira Nanosuke held Shibagoro tightly while offering a price to the Chinese for his division commander!

    "Brigade Commander! Call back from the division and headquarters!" A staff officer from the Chinese participating army came in to report!

    Zhang Zhijiang took it over and took a look. Zhang Zuoxiang¡¯s reply was asking him if he wanted to send reinforcements from the 50th Brigade to Vladivostok to show him off. Wang Geng¡¯s reply was more concise:

    "It doesn't matter how many people and materials Japan wants to transport ashore at the Vladivostok port, but without the approval of the Chinese participating army, not a single needle is allowed to be loaded onto a ship from Vladivostok!"
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