The Governor of the Army, Minamijiro, the Governor of the Navy, the Governor of the Navy, the Chief of Staff Headquarters, Kanaya Bunzo, and Prince Zaihito all looked at the telegram sent from Mukden with solemn expressions. I thought it would be smooth sailing, but I didn't expect such a bizarre turn to happen.

Minamijiro and Kanaya looked at each other. Then Kanaya Fan San opened his mouth and said, "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I have already contacted the Kwantung Army Headquarters, and this matter was instigated in advance by the officers and soldiers below, and it was completely unexpected, and the empire did not gain anything in the northeast of China. At this time, the 4th Wing and the 2nd Cavalry Wing had already captured Changchun, and did not encounter much fierce resistance on the way. You must know that the Chinese army stationed in Changchun exceeded 8,000 people and had 36 field artillery. If it resisted resolutely, with the strength of the 3rd Brigade, it would not be able to defeat the Chinese army, but now the 3rd Brigade captured Changchun at the cost of less than 50 casualties. ”

"And the imperial side has already made contact with the acting governor of Jilin in Changchun, Qiaxi, who is a friendly person of the empire, and has confirmed that Nanjing and Zhang Xueliang did indeed issue an order not to resist, so I think that the resistance of Mukden is only the autonomous action of the Fengtian defenders, and is not allowed by Zhang Xueliang, the commander of the Northeast Army. The Nanjing government and Zhang Xueliang were essentially war-fearful, and at this time they still pinned their hopes on the League of Nations, and I think the empire can just excuse this loss and take the opportunity to further expand the war, which is to save the face of the empire, and the second is to take the opportunity to seize the entire northeast of China. After all, in the case of Zhang Xueliang's refusal to resist, the small group of defenders of China cannot affect the overall situation, I think, as long as you can take the northeast of China, not to mention an infantry wing, it is also worth one or two divisions. Judging from the current situation, one or two divisions are enough to decide the ownership of the northeast of China. ”

War Minister Minamijiro's eyes flickered and said, Japan was founded on the navy, and most of the natural means for Inukai Yi to disarm fell on the army, and Japan's sea and land disputes have been going on for a long time, and he absolutely did not want to see the army weakened again, and the September 18 incident was the best excuse for expanding the army. The capture of northeastern China will dramatically expand the strength of the army.

"I think that with the Nanjing government and Zhang Xueliang insisting on non-resistance, this war can be controlled within the ideal range, and it is acceptable to pay some price for seizing the northeast of China. Moreover, now that the war has begun, and the Kwantung Army has lost a wing, if it were to stop, the empire would suffer great international humiliation. Prince Jaehito also spoke.

"I'm not against this matter, but the spontaneous actions of the low-level officers below cannot be controlled, so that the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is very passive, we can't all be led by the soldiers below and the low-level officers, since the caliber is unified, let's increase the number of troops in the northeast." The minority obeys the majority, not to mention that Prince Jaehito represents the royal family behind him to a certain extent, and Inuyang Yi does not want to win the Northeast, but he just doesn't want to spend too much price.

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Nansantaizi, the water of the Hunhe River is flowing loudly, and the bank of the Hunhe River in the early morning is a little cold. Jiang Li took a handful of water to wash his face, at this time the camp was making fires everywhere, and the people organized by Wang Sanpao before failed to play a role in blowing up the railway, but at this time to help build fortifications and cook played a big role.

"These bastards!" After Jiang Li got the news of the loss of Changchun, he was in an extremely bad mood, the situation in Changchun was somewhat similar to that of Mukden, and more than 8,000 defenders were taken by an infantry wing of the Japanese army. And more importantly, the Japanese army can see the weakness of the Northeast through Changchun, as well as Zhang Xueliang's resolute psychological attitude of not resisting.

"The regimental seat, the brigade artillery regiment, 12 38-type 75MM mountain guns captured from the Japanese army, 12 75MM field guns have been transported, and a 240MM mortar gun has also been transported." Yang Biao reported to Jiang Li.

Jiang Li nodded and strode towards Xiao Weiguo, who was directing the soldiers to set up artillery.

"Captain Jiang." Xiao Weiguo, who had a little gray on his face, grinned when he saw Jiang Li.

"Old Xiao, can that big guy be called?" Jiang Li asked.

"In the 2nd Independent Garrison Brigade, I saw that the Japanese artillery measured some data from its station to the North Camp, and I could draw a scoop according to the gourd, and I could also get seven or eight images, but I didn't dare to pack a ticket." Xiao Weiguo said truthfully, after all, he had never used such a large-caliber artillery, and he inevitably felt a little weak for the first time.

Jiang Li looked at the Japanese army on the opposite side and took a breath and said, "Looking at the posture of the Japanese army, it is preparing to converge with the main force of the Kwantung Army to attack again, or it is waiting for reinforcements from the North Korean side, and it can't wait any longer. The Second Division has a heavy artillery brigade in Lushun, when will our heavy artillery arrive? ”

Xiao Weiguo nodded and looked at his pocket watch, and said confidently, "I've already called the arsenal, and it will take more than an hour, and 12 75MM mountain guns and 24 150MM heavy mortars have been transferred from there." ALTHOUGH THE FIRING RANGE IS STILL INFERIOR TO THE 105MM HOWITZERS OF THE JAPANESE HEAVY ARTILLERY BRIGADE, THE NUMBER OF ARTILLERY PIECES OF OUR ARMY IS FAR SUPERIOR TO THAT OF THE KWANTUNG ARMY, AND THE ARTILLERY BATTLE WILL NOT DISGRACE YOU COMMANDER JIANG. ”

It is no wonder that Xiao Weiguo is so confident, the standard configuration of a division of the Japanese army is 48 guns, and the Kwantung Army division is additionally equipped with only one heavy artillery brigade, which may have combat vehicles, but on the side of the Dongta airfield, the Northeast Army also has an 8-vehicle tank company. Already on the way to mobilize.

"TRY TO PREPARE AS MANY 60,82MM MORTARS AS POSSIBLE BELOW, THE MAXIMUM FIRING RANGE OF THE JAPANESE ARMY'S ** GRENADIER CAN REACH 700 METERS, AND THE ACCURACY IS EXTREMELY HIGH, THE KILLING RADIUS REACHES EIGHT METERS, WHICH CAN EASILY KNOCK OUT OUR ARMY'S LIGHT AND HEAVY MACHINE GUNS, AND GIVE GREAT DAMAGE TO THE INFANTRY. Mortars must be used to suppress the grenadiers of the Japanese army, otherwise we will be unable to bear the casualties caused by the fight. The Kwantung Army division is only the first wave of the enemy, and we still have a fierce battle to fight behind us. ”

Jiang Li reminded that at this time, the artillery of the 7th Brigade was already seriously overstaffed, and the temporary mortar was suspected of rushing ducks to the shelf, but the mortar was better than light, and the firepower was fierce, even if the accuracy of the soldiers was not high at the beginning, it could always have a certain effect under the indiscriminate strike, and now what Fengtian City lacks is not weapons, but an army that can be pulled out to fight.

Xiao Weiguo nodded, he had seen the Japanese army's exercises, and he was deeply impressed by the Japanese army's extremely sharp grenadiers, at this time Jiang Li specially proposed it, and Xiao Weiguo also looked at Jiang Li even more.

"When I'm not there in the next few days, the command on the battlefield will be handed over to you, Lao Xiao." Jiang Li said.

"Where is Head Jiang going?" Xiao Weiguo asked in surprise.

"When fighting with the Japanese army, you can't follow the rules, and if you want to quickly defeat the main force of the Kwantung Army, you can't do it without extraordinary means. The Japanese army rushed to Mukden in a hurry, and there must have been a lot of baggage too late to carry, so I went to blow up the train that followed behind, and if possible, took Liaoyang City. Lao Xiao, you can also play a little easier here. Jiang Li said with a smile, in the eyes of his professional soldiers, there were too many weaknesses exposed by the Japanese army in a hurry, but there were not enough hole cards in his hand now, otherwise even if he was given one more brigade, four or five thousand people, before the Korean reinforcements arrived, he could eat the main force of the Kwantung Army, but unfortunately the troops were not enough, and now he had to find another way.

Xiao Weiguo nodded heavily, looking at the southeast, this upcoming battlefield. However, Jiang Li's attention drifted to the far west, history is not so easy to change, if the Japanese army is determined to invade and occupy the northeast, Mukden will not be able to defend it, and while fighting with the Japanese army, Jiang Li is also thinking about the direction of resistance against Japan in the future.

At this time, Jiang Li already had a plan in his heart, that is, the west, northern Shaanxi, to use this war to drag the Japanese army, and then transfer the arsenal, as well as the grain reserves in Fengtian City. The arsenal was rebuilt in northern Shaanxi, relying on the iron mines in Baotou and the coal mines in northern Shaanxi, and in Shaanxi and Xinjiang, there was also oil. There are all the material conditions for resisting Japan. It's not like Pingchuan in North China, which can't stop the mechanized troops of the Japanese army, and don't have to worry about the elbows from Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang.

There are still nearly six years to go before the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and it is necessary to transfer the arsenal as soon as possible, and use these precious six years to create a relatively complete military production system in northern Shaanxi, laying the foundation for the future War of Resistance. Even just rebuilding the Mukden Arsenal in Shaanxi is a huge victory relative to history. An arsenal with almost 100,000 rifles, hundreds of millions of bullets, and hundreds of artillery pieces per year means that the country will give more casualties to the Japanese army every year, and there is no need to use flesh and blood to resist the aircraft and artillery of the anti-Japanese army.