Rebirth of the National Marshal

Unlike the situation at the Security Corps Headquarters, the Kwantung Army Headquarters was in a state of panic. Since yesterday, there had been news of requests for support from the front line. Apart from that, there were reports that certain divisions had been defeated and certain company commanders had committed suicide. There was not a single piece of good news. What was going on?

The Kwantung Army Headquarters had no grasp of the situation on the front line at all, because their air force had been almost completely destroyed and they could not even send out reconnaissance units. Now they could dispatch no more than thirty aircraft, which was extremely fatal for a large military group. Other things could be put aside, but news from the front line had to be sent back.

The current commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army is none other than an old acquaintance of Mao Yuanshan, General Umezu Mijiro, the former commander of the North China Garrison Army. Now he is the commander of the Kwantung Army again. He feels very depressed now. When he was in the North China Garrison Army, it was this guy who made trouble for him and prevented him from gaining a firm foothold in China.

After returning to Japan and serving in the reserve for a while, he was finally appointed commander of the Kwantung Army. But it was this guy who caused trouble for him again. I hadn't even had time to sit down yet, and you brought your men to attack.

When Umezu Mijiro knew who was attacking, he felt that his fate was extremely miserable. How come others were able to have such smooth sailing and gain certain political capital in China?

After I returned, I was appointed as the Chief of the Army or something. Why was it that after I arrived in China, nothing went well for me? When I was the commander of the North China Garrison Army, I thought I could conquer the whole North China and add a few more stars on my shoulders. Who knew that I would run into this guy Mao Yuanshan? This guy simply did not play by the rules, and he was scolded by His Majesty the Emperor and directly transferred back to the reserve force in the country. After staying in the country for several months, I finally got the opportunity to serve as the commander of the Kwantung Army, which was the best team in the Japanese Army.

"Reporting to Your Excellency the Commander, this is the latest summary report of the front-line battlefield. According to the information we have reconnaissanceed and the replies from some division commanders on the front line, we have now retreated to Chengde and organized a very solid line of defense here. We are absolutely confident that we can stop the security corps' troops here." The combat staff pointed to a line of defense on the map and said that this was the last line of defense in the entire Rehe Province. If Chengde was lost, the entire Rehe would be lost.

He would become the first Kwantung Army commander to lose territory since taking office.

I don’t know when it started, but all Japanese have begun to regard the Northeast region as the same as their own country. In their eyes, this region is more important than their own country.

Throughout World War II, the various resources and industrial products provided by the Northeast region exceeded the production of Japan in the later stages of the war. Therefore, this place is very important to the whole of Japan. If something happens, the whole of Japan may change.

"Those bastards at the front, finally there is news coming back, why didn't they report it earlier? What exactly happened at the front?" From this one sentence, we can see how incompetent this commander is. The most important thing to do now is not to blame the commanders at the front, but to give them some suggestions so that they can avoid this crisis.

As for holding people accountable, that should only be done after the battle is over. You are putting the cart before the horse by first mentioning responsibility and then talking about doing things. If the officers on the front line knew about this, they would curse this commander for being a piece of shit.

"Report to His Excellency the Commander, during the first phase of defense, the enemy sent out a large number of aircraft to bomb, which destroyed all of our communication equipment, and our aircraft did not provide them with support, so the report was delayed." The generals on the front line also had their grievances delayed.

We should be the ones conducting mechanized warfare against the Chinese, so why are their planes bombing the sky so recklessly, while we haven't seen any of our planes since the second day of the war?

Don't we usually brag about how powerful our air force is? We say that the Chinese have some outdated planes and our pilots can shoot them down with their eyes closed. Now that the time has come, what are these uncles in the headquarters doing? Why don't they send out the planes to perform for us?

I don’t ask you to defeat the enemy with your eyes closed, just defeat them with your eyes open!

When it comes to the problem of the air force, Umezu Mijiro has nothing to say. The serious losses of the air force are directly related to him. Many people have said that the air force of the security corps is too powerful. They should be prepared for protection and a large number of aircraft should be dispersed to the surrounding airports instead of concentrating them on a few large airports. But now, when the war broke out, all the aircraft were neatly arranged at the airport, and there was a grand military parade. In addition, the lack of a large number of air defense weapons allowed the enemy air force to achieve great results.

"Immediately let the Sixth Division stationed in Shanhaiguan area support Chengde at full speed. Tell them that this line of defense must not be lost. If we lose this line of defense, the entire Rehe will not be in our hands. At that time, the door to the three northeastern provinces will be opened, and these security regiments will surely pounce on us like a pack of wolves." Chengde area currently has two divisions of regular troops and a mixed brigade of defense forces. The total number of troops has reached more than 7, and there should be no problem in defending a medium-sized city.

Of course, these are just theoretical numbers. They are useless when you encounter people like the security team.

Now Umezu Michijiro is also afraid. If Chengde is really lost, the door to the three northeastern provinces will be opened at any time. At that time, he will have committed a serious crime. The Manchuria region must not be lost.

The empire's investment here is really too huge. Look at these steel mills with chimneys everywhere. If any problems really arise, the entire empire will tear itself apart. The Northeast region has a complete industrial system. Although it is not very advanced in the world, it has brought a large number of industrial products to the entire empire. If this place is really lost, the empire's industrial output value will at least drop by more than half, and by then it is possible that ten of them will be shot. Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat.