Chapter 52 Japanese troops stationed in Korea
In accordance with the operational instructions of the command, the forward positions of the Mukden Volunteer Army did not stop shelling the garrison of the 2nd Division of the Kwantung Army throughout the night. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The artillery array used sporadic shelling most of the time, and at a certain time adopted the strategy of intensive shelling, which made the Kwantung Army miserable.
At the beginning of the shelling, the Japanese army thought that the Mukden army was going to launch a night attack, but after the Japanese army gathered, they did not find the enemy situation at all, but the shells of the Mukden army kept bombarding, and the bombed Kwantung Army really had no way to rest.
There was no such toss-up, and the shelling continued until midnight, and Lieutenant General Jiro Tamon, who had been enraged, became restless and ordered Major General Rokuro Noda to send a squadron to attack the Mukden artillery position.
However, not long after the squadron went out, it was discovered by the surveillance post arranged by the Song Weizhao brigade, and the brigade commander Song Weizhao immediately ordered the army to set up an ambush and annihilate the invading enemy.
Lieutenant General Duomen Jiro saw that the troops sent out had not returned, and knew that the Mukden army had taken precautions, and he did not know how many troops were ambushed outside in the dark night, and Lieutenant General Duomen Jiro no longer dared to send troops to attack.
Although the shells at night were not accurate, hitting the tent was considered unlucky, and this thing was all a matter of personal luck.
In addition to the impact of the shelling, fortunately the casualties of the 2nd Division were still within the range.
However, if your army doesn't sleep all night, how can it have combat effectiveness tomorrow?
Lieutenant General Duomen Erlang was strange in his heart, he had never seen such an army fighting, from the very beginning of the war, Mukden's artillery shelled without life, Nima, it was not appropriate to take shells purely for money!
The division commander, Lieutenant General Jiro Tamon, who could not sleep, simply gave up the idea of sleeping, and sent a telegram to the Kwantung Army Headquarters Honjo Shigeru when he had nothing to do, informing him of the troubles he was encountering.
The battle situation of the second division on the first day of the battle Honjo Shigeru also knew that the Mukden police force actually wiped out a complete brigade of 1,000 people of the Kwantung Army, who would believe it?
When did the Mukden police be so good at fighting?
The Kwantung Army turned out to be a rice bucket army, and I didn't believe it when I killed Honjo Shigeru.
Now that he has received the telegram again, Honjo Shigeru is wondering how many shells there are in Mukden, and it is not normal to fight from day to night. Everyone knows that the shells fired are all money, how many shells will be harmed in one day and one night?
Is there something wrong with the Mukden Volunteers?
The lethality of the shells fired out is not good, and it is not to cooperate with the infantry to attack the fortified battle, so stupid as to harm money so much.
Just when Honjo was puzzled, Yuan Guanshier, a staff officer of the Kwantung Army, handed over a piece of information, and Honjo Shiro suddenly understood in his heart, so it was.
"Your Excellency, Commander, we have this information for a long time, but we have not paid enough attention to it. It was with the help of these weapons stockpiled by the Northeast Army in Mukden that the Mukden Resistance Force caused the 2nd Division to make slow progress, and it seemed that it was necessary to increase assistance, otherwise it would be difficult for the 2nd Division to achieve results. ”
Ishihara was the real planner of this military operation, and it was really bold to clamor a group of junior officers to take a risky action.
The Japanese junior officers really dared to do it, and more than 10,000 Kwantung Army plus 5,000 garrisons actually challenged hundreds of thousands of troops of the Northeast Army.
A strange trait of the Japanese Army has emerged -- on the surface, the Japanese army appears to be a modern army with strict military law.
But in practice, as long as you waive the banner of "patriotism", you can do anything.
Ishihara grasped this point. He and his supporters planned the "18 September" incident with great fanfare under the banner of "safeguarding Japan's lifeline." In the end, even the Japanese troops stationed in Korea openly crossed the national border and ran to the northeast to "help."
The Japanese military department could not stand such a private military movement without a central purpose, and sent a general named Miji Jianchuan to inspect it, but Jianchuan probably also pursued Ishihara's theory.
From Japan to Northeast China, this guy had a plane that he didn't take a boat for, and when he arrived in North Korea, he took a train again, grinding foreign workers all the way, and only arrived in Northeast China on the night of the "September 18" incident.
After arriving at the place, he saw that there was a tense atmosphere in the Kwantung Army, and it was obvious that he wanted to do it tonight, so Jianchuan simply came to get drunk and rest.
Commander Honjo Shigeru, who knew the reason, knew it in his heart and said, "Ryshi, it seems that we must urge Hayashi Mijuro to enter the northeast as soon as possible to support, otherwise, the situation of the second division is not good." This information must have been known to Hayashi Juro, so remind him that he may be very interested in these huge quantities of equipment. ”
"Yes, Lin Mijuro's army has begun to move north, and it is estimated that it will reach Sinuiju by the Yalu River tomorrow."
Although there is a new force of Lin Milling Juro, Honjo still feels depressed: "The military department has not issued an order to occupy the three eastern provinces so far, which is really anxious." ”
"The commander doesn't need to be in a hurry, summing up the results of all parties, the Imperial Japanese army has made good gains everywhere except for Mukden, which is not going well.
There are differences between the military department and the cabinet, and now the most important thing is the attitude of the commander of the Northeast Army and the government in the south, and the military department is also waiting.
At present, there is not much difference from what we estimated before we launched it, Zhang Xueliang has already stated that he will not fight back, and the southern government is still dreaming, and they hope that the League of Nations will intervene.
Haha, what the southern government didn't know was that by the time the League of Nations made a statement, the three eastern provinces were already in the hands of the Japanese Empire. ”
Ishihara Wan'er said with his three-inch tongue that Honjo's heart was full of joy: "Shouting, the Kwantung Army's action this time is very correct, and the three eastern provinces are bound to be taken." Ishihara-kun has made great contributions to this operation, and his promotion is just around the corner. ”
The commander of the Japanese forces stationed in Korea, Hayashi Mijuro, has indeed begun to act, but the troop movement is not a matter of a word, and the distance is long, so it will not be possible to reach the northeast for a while and a half.
Now that he received a telegram urging Honjo Shigeru, coupled with the attraction of Mukden as the largest arsenal in Asia, the commander of the Japanese forces stationed in Korea, Hayashi Mijuro, was moved.
Originally, Hayashi Mijuro planned to transfer the army to Sinuiju to wait for the order of the military headquarters, but it seemed that the Kwantung Army was not in a good situation, and the advance was blocked, and the Japanese troops stationed in Korea had to speed up the pace of their march to participate in the war.
As for the orders of the military department, Lin Mi Shilang didn't care about it.
Hayashi Mijuro sent a telegram to inform Honjo Shigeru: The Japanese troops stationed in Korea will arrive in Sinuiju on the evening of the 20th and cross the Yalu River to join the battle on the 21st at the latest.
Receiving a message from Hayashi Milling Juro relieved the nervous Honjo Fans.
With the addition of the Japanese troops stationed in Korea, the situation in the northeast is under control.
Can a Mukden police force make big waves?
What a joke, although they have enough weapons in their hands, after all, the police.
The Kwantung Army was well aware of the intelligence of the Northeast Army in the three eastern provinces, and at least most of the troops did not resist, and some of them had already begun to march to the Guannai, strictly implementing the instructions of the Northeast Army Headquarters not to resist.
As for the small number of resistance troops in Mukden, Honjo Shigeru didn't care too much.
Once the Korean troops were dispatched to fight across the border, the little resistance remaining in the northeast would soon collapse, and the Imperial Japanese army would be able to sweep through the three eastern provinces in the shortest possible time and accomplish the purpose of the actual occupation.
The commander of the Kwantung Army, Honjo Shigeru, was in an extremely comfortable mood, and the situation in the northeast was under control.
After stretching his waist, Honjo Shigeru was still worried about the beautiful girl waiting in the bedroom, and walked to the inner room with a dark smile......