After receiving a call from Kita Seiichi, Yamada Oto, commander of the Kwantung Army, called the chief of staff, Akira Muto, and said angrily: "Lieutenant General Kita Seiichi lacks offensive consciousness and doesn't even understand the truth of the noble gods of soldiers. What he should occupy is not Taonan, but Shuangliao County to the west of Siping, completely cut off the passage of Liu Yimin's army to attack westward, and copy the back road of Liu Yimin's department on the first line of Siping and Gongzhuling."

Kita Seiichi's cowardice and fear of death hidden under his self-righteous strategy were seen through by General Yamada Otosan

Yamada Otozo was the director of education of the Japanese army before he became the commander of the Kwantung Army, and Muto Akira was the director of the military affairs bureau of the Japanese army before he became the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army. I'm afraid it will affect whether the campaign can achieve its goals

The unlucky Kita Seiichi would never have thought that his status in the hearts of General Yamada Otomi would plummet

The current battlefield situation is very delicate, Liu Yimin changed his deployment because the Japanese army in Changchun had been completely alerted, and he was no longer killing Changchun, leaving the Japanese army with extremely valuable time to assemble troops, however, Liu Yimin adjusted his deployment and gave up the siege of Changchun, and gave up the siege of Changchun, and the deployment of the main force of Liu Yimin's troops under the city of Changchun was invalid, and the conspiracy was bankrupt. Yamada Otozo and Muto Akira could not clearly judge what Liu Yimin was going to do, so they could only keep ordering the air force to carry out aerial reconnaissance and bombing, and be sure to blow up Liu Yimin's intentions and deployments

The reason why Yamada Otozo criticized Kita Chengyi bitterly was because he had no spectrum in his heart at this time, and he couldn't figure out Liu Yimin's strategic intentions, but he couldn't help but act, and he couldn't watch Liu Yimin sit firmly in Kwantung Prefecture, Fengtian Province, Jinzhou Province, Siping Province, and Andong Province, in that case, the next battle would not be easy to fight Liu Yimin would expand the army on a large scale, and he would also use the arsenals in Fengtian and Dalian to produce weapons and ammunition

What Yamada Otozo hopes for the most is that Kita Seiichi can command the commander of the fully mechanized 23rd Division, drive straight into the defense line of Liu Yimin's department, tear a hole in the defense line of Liu Yimin's department, and let Liu Yimin's hidden main force surface, so that the main force that he is about to complete the assembly will press on it and crush Liu Yimin's department in one fell swoop

In fact, Yamada Otozo also knew that he was a bit taken for granted that Liu Yimin was scheming and impermanent, and if he really wanted to let the 23rd Division advance alone, it would become a gift to Liu Yimin, so although he criticized Kita Chengichi, he still did not order Kita Chengyi to lead the 23rd Division directly south to occupy Shuangliao, but carefully studied the map with Muto Zhang

The Japanese army can invade most of China, crisscross Southeast Asia, and capture the Far East, although Yamada Otozo is the last commander of the Kwantung Army in history and the only commander of the Kwantung Army who was captured

Yamada Otozo now has the capital in his hands and is in a hurry to act

Although the Fourth Flying Group suffered heavy losses in the air raid on Shenyang on 1 April, the Fifth Flying Group, which was much stronger than the Fourth Flying Group, rushed back, and the reason why it did not engage in battle now was that Yamada Otozo wanted to use it on the blade of the knife and wait until the critical time when the war was going on and Liu Yimin's strength was fully exposed, and then let the Fifth Flying Group join the battlefield and slaughter the main force of Liu Yimin's troops to their heart's content

In order to support the Kwantung Army's operations, the Japanese Southern Army dispatched the Fourth Division to reinforce, and now the Fourth Division has completed the assembly and is ready to board the ship and return to the Northeast

The 19th and 22nd elite divisions and a part of the Kwantung Army remaining in North Korea are massing along the Yalu River, preparing to recapture Andong, which was captured by the Northeast People's Anti-Japanese Democratic Alliance, and restore the railway connection between Korea and Northeast China

The commander of the North China Front, Okamura Ningji, thoroughly judged that after Liu Yimin led the main force to leave the northeast of Shanbei and enter the northeast, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Cooperate with the Kwantung Army to eliminate Liu Yimin's troops

The 1st, 7th, and 9th Divisions are assembling in Qingdao and waiting for the fleet ships returning from Southeast Asia to return to the Northeast

For a time, the Japanese army was highly united from top to bottom, preparing to completely wipe out the Northeast People's Anti-Japanese Democratic Alliance Army

Looking at the map for a while, Muto Akira turned to Yamada Otozo and said: "Your Excellency Commander, the art of war in China is good, all those who fight, with the right combination, with the victory of the good and the strange, not as endless as the world, inexhaustible as the rivers of the great Japanese Army knows that since the beginning of the war of the Chinese army, every battle is a frontal attack, surprise troops such as the Battle of Taiyuan, the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Xuzhou, the Battle of Wuhan, the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, etc., these battles against Chiang Kai-shek's regular army, As long as the troops of the roundabout attack appeared in the rear of Chiang Kai-shek's troops, the enemy's defense line collapsed in an instant, and entered a state of transfer and rout, and the imperial army could annihilate the enemy in pursuit, but in the battle with Liu Yimin, this tactic of the imperial army was all out of order, and the troops often fell into Liu Yimin's ambush circle and ended up with the annihilation of the whole army. It is difficult for three divisions to attack side by side to have a chance of victory, unless it is an elite permanent division for this reason, General Terauchi Shouyi, the former commander of the North China Front, invented the tactics of encirclement and suppression of Liu Yimin's troops, that is, to avoid lone troops and make mistakes, every direction of attack must be more than four divisions and regiments, and attack and advance in groups, just like the people of China rolling and grinding, and use a powerful heavy army group to crush all of Liu Yimin's ambushes, sneak attacks, and other attempts, so as to ensure the safety of the attacking troops.

Yamada Otozo let out an "um" and motioned for Muto Akira to continue

Muto Akira continued: "I consider that after the main force of our army has completely completed the assembly, the troops will attack the first road to the south in three ways, that is, the west road, consisting of the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army, under the unified command of Lieutenant General Iimura Xiang, the commander of the Sixth Army, and attack and advance on the Taoang Railway and the Sitao Railway; The second road, that is, the middle road, was composed of the 2nd Armored Division, the 28th Division, and the 53rd Division of the Third Army and the direct units of the Kwantung Army, and was commanded by Lieutenant General Shozo Kawabe, the commander of the Third Army, and was used as the main force of the attack to move south along the South Manchurian Railway; The third road, that is, the east road, is composed of the Fourth Army, the Twentieth Army and the 14th Division directly under the Kwantung Army, and is commanded by Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, the commander of the Fourth Army. forced Liu Yimin to reinforce the 3rd and 3rd and our 3rd Route Army and attacked southward; Fourth, the 1st Division, the 7th Division, and the 9th Division, which were withdrawn from Shandong, quickly landed in the Huayuankou and Piziwo areas of the Liaodong Peninsula and cut off the rear roads of Liu Yimin's troops.

After hearing this, Yamada Otozo revisited the map

Muto Zhang also said: "There are two strange troops in this deployment ambush, one is the first division, the seventh division, and the ninth division withdrawn from Shandong, these are the three most elite divisions of the Kwantung Army, after the successful landing in Liaodong, it will be like a sharp blade, stabbing into Liu Yimin's ass However, Liaodong was captured by Liu Yimin's army, with Liu Yimin's temperament, I guess he will definitely deploy heavy troops in the Liaodong area, and use coastal fortifications to block the landing force, therefore, they must land when Liu Yimin's department is in a bitter battle and draws Liaodong troops to reinforce it, otherwise, The second one on the iron plate is our Western Road Attack Group, they have the First Chariot Brigade and the Mechanized 23rd Division, as long as they are used properly, they can completely drive straight into the confrontation when the battle situation enters the confrontation, and rush to attack Mukden, as long as they occupy Mukden, Liu Yimin's troops will not be far from being annihilated."

Yamada Otozo looked at the map for a while, and suddenly said: "Muto-kun, this plan is very feasible, but there are two revisions, one is that the First Division, the Seventh Division, and the Ninth Division, which were transferred back from Shandong, will not land at Piziwo and Huayuankou on the Liaodong Peninsula, we are familiar with this area, and Liu Yimin is also familiar with it, his troops should land here again, and we will land in the Yingkou area of Liaodong Bay instead, and the naval aviation will be responsible for covering, and the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army on the West Road should quickly move south in concealment along the Taoang Railway and the Sitao Railway. Advance and stop the covert assembly north of Shuangliao, so as to achieve the goal of the suddenness of the campaign"

Muto Akira said worriedly: "Your Excellency Commander, I am worried that if the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army are too prominent, they will fall into the ambush circle of Liu Yimin's department."

Yamada Otozo nodded, and said "um" again, and said: "There is indeed this kind of risk, however, the current reconnaissance situation and the reports of various troops, Liu Yimin's troops have not moved after capturing Gongzhuling, they have only captured Kwantung Prefecture, Fengtian Province, Siping Province, Jinzhou Province and Andong Province, and entered Rehe Province and Xing'an Province in southern Jilin Province have not found any trace of Liu Yimin's department, the actions of the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army are safe, I analyze, Liu Yimin's troops have just entered the northeast, he needs time to stabilize the rear, if the attack is too fast, It will inevitably lead to the dispersion of troops and the long battle line, and he has to slow down the pace of the offensive Muto-kun, what do you think? ”

Without waiting for Muto Akira to answer, Yamada Otozo continued: "The Kwantung Army is known as the flower of the Great Japanese Army, invincible, and has few opponents Now, Liu Yimin dares to sneak attack Kwantung Prefecture and Manchukuo, and his conscience is greatly damaged At this time, when the Kwantung Army needs to attack bravely, it will never allow anything that is afraid of the enemy like a tiger to happen."

Yamada Otozo now has a huge army at hand that he imagined, and he has become bold, forgetting that he was so frightened that he hid in the hospital and pretended to be sick after receiving the emperor's summons to rule, and he really adapted to the theory that the ass decides the head

After thinking carefully for a while, Muto Zhang felt that there was indeed no trace of Liu Yimin's troops in Hung Yen South Province, that is, Andong Province, and Liu Yimin's troops had not been able to occupy all of them, and after the Manchurian Defense Force troops insisted on fighting and calculating, Muto Zhang felt that Yamada Oto's revision was a little bolder and feasible, so he said: "Your Excellency, commander, formulate a battle plan with a plan and submit it to the base camp for approval."

Yamada Otozo nodded again and said, "Muto-kun, please, you must be fast, fast"

As soon as Muto Akira touched his feet and shouted "Haiyi", he was about to turn around and leave, but Yamada Kazuzo stopped him and explained that this was a decisive battle that would decide the fate of Manchukuo and even the Japanese Empire, and that when we had to make a battle plan with all our might, we must take into account the forces of the Manchurian Defense Force, the Mongolian Army, and the Far East Self-Defense Forces, as well as the factors of mobilizing soldiers in the countryside, such as the weak strength of the Sixth Army of the Western Route Army and the weak strength of the Fourth and Twentieth Armies of the Eastern Route Army. It must be considered that the troops of each attack group must be sufficient, so that Liu Yimin will not be able to ambush if he wants to

Muto Akira is not good at sycophants, otherwise he would definitely say that His Excellency the Commander is wise, he just said "Hai" again, and went to the senior staff officer, the chief of operations, and others to formulate a detailed battle plan

Yamada Otozo's office regained its calm, and the old devil was still pondering on the map, wondering what tricks he wanted to play