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The Japanese War Department building, even though it is late at night, is still brightly lit.

In the office of the Minister of War Terauchi Masatake, the atmosphere was even more solemn. The three commanders of the Japanese Army were all gathered in this office, but their faces were very ugly. Especially the director of education, General Nishikuan Jiro, his face was even more gloomy and could drip water.

"No matter what, we must go all out to rescue the Second Division, and we can't let the Second Division be surrounded and annihilated. Otherwise, it would be a shame not only for the Second Division, but also for the Empire of Japan. We cannot watch the myth of the invincibility of the Japanese Army shattered! General Nishikanjiro gritted his teeth and said.

Both Terauchi Masaki and General Okuho Gong were able to understand the thoughts of General Nishikanjiro. After all, General Nishikanjiro was the division commander of the 2nd Division of his former predecessor. Moreover, it was during his tenure as division commander that the Second Division made outstanding achievements.

Born in 1846, General Nishikanjiro served as a guerrilla leader in the Boshin War in 1868. On July 25, 1871, he was first appointed lieutenant of the army, and was attached to the 2nd Brigade of the Imperial Soldiers. He participated in the expedition to Taiwan, and served as a staff officer of the 1st Brigade of the Special Movement in the Southwest Campaign in March 1877. Later, he successively served as the commander of the 11th Infantry Wing, the chief of staff of the Nagoya Jintai, the chief of staff of the Tokyo Zhentai, and the first director of the General Staff Headquarters. On August 24, 1889, he was promoted to major general and became commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade, and on June 7 of the following year, he was reappointed commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade. In the First Sino-Japanese War, he led his troops to the expedition, and under the command of Lieutenant General Yamachi Genji of the 1st Division, landed on the Liaodong Peninsula in October 1894. In November, he attacked Jinzhou and Dalian Bay, and then invaded Lushunkou with his troops, and commanded the Japanese Second Brigade to attack the mountainous area of Lushun Houlu. After capturing Lushun, he led his troops into the urban area of Lushun, and killed innocents indiscriminately, which was one of the culprits in the Lushunkou tragedy. After the Japanese captured Weihaiwei in 1895, he served as the commander of the Weihaiwei occupation army. After the war, he was made a baron on August 20, 1895, concurrently the commander of the Weihaiwei occupation army on May 21, 1896, and promoted to lieutenant general on October 14, succeeding Nogi Noshinori as the commander of the second division. In the Russo-Japanese War, he went to the First Army with Kuroki as General Zhen, and was promoted to General on June 6, 1904. On the night of August 26, 12,000 men of the Second Division, which had no artillery support, touched Gongchangling and engaged in a white-knuckle night battle with the Russian army, defeating the Russian army with 17,000 heavy equipment, which was the largest night battle in the history of the world. It also created the reputation of the Second Division for fighting well in the Japanese army.

It was because of the exploits of the 2nd Division in the Russo-Japanese War that General Nishikanjiro was able to become the Director of Education, one of the three commanders of the Japanese Army. Therefore, he absolutely could not watch the Second Division be annihilated.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Minister of War, the Second Division must not be annihilated. Otherwise, it would be an unimaginable blow to Japan. The Chief of Staff, General Obao Gong, also agreed.

The battle plan for sending troops to the northeast this time was drawn up by the General Staff Headquarters. If the Second Division is completely annihilated, he, the chief of staff, will definitely be implicated.

War Minister Terauchi Masashi nodded: "Then, order the Sixth Division and the Eighth Division to set off for the Northeast." The 2nd Division must be rescued. In addition, the Korean army was ordered to rush to Liaoyang to join the 2nd Division and rescue the 2nd Division. ”

The 6th and 8th Divisions traveled by boat from the sea to Kanto Prefecture and then along the South Manchurian Railway to Liaoyang. The North Korean army broke through the Yalu River and rushed to Liaoyang by land. In this case, the two armies marched hand in hand, which should be able to break the blockade of the Jilin Army.

"Who will be in charge of the 6th and 8th Divisions?" General Obaogong asked.

The commander of the 6th Division, Lieutenant General Nishijima Sukeyoshi, and the commander of the 8th Division, Lieutenant General Watanabe Akira, all have the rank of lieutenant general. Whoever is put in command of these two divisions will obviously have an opinion. In this case, it will not be conducive to the development of the combat effectiveness of the troops.

"Let the 6th Division, the 8th Division, and the besieged 2nd Division form the Kwantung Army, and General Yoshimasa Oshima will be the commander of the Kwantung Army, so that the problem can be solved. General Oshima Yoshimasa's qualifications, as the commander of the Kwantung Army, no one can find the slightest fault. General Nishikanjiro said.

"I agree with General Yoshimasa Oshima to be the commander of the Kwantung Army." Senior General Okubaogong expressed his attitude.

"I agree in principle. However, the formation of the Kwantung Army and the appointment of General Yoshimasa Oshima as commander of the Kwantung Army required the approval of the Cabinet. Let's first move the 6th Division and the 8th Division to the northeast. Masaki Terauchi said.

General Okuho Gong and General Nishikuan Jiro both nodded.

"Your Excellency, from the current point of view, it will be very difficult for the army we sent to the northeast to completely defeat the Jilin Army. The combat effectiveness of the Jilin Army is even stronger than we imagined. This can be concluded from the confrontation between the 2nd Division and the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army. And their total strength is probably 200,000 people. If all the armies of the Jilin Army have such a strong combat effectiveness, then we are afraid that we will be annoyed. "General Obao Gong is a little worried.

The second division was surrounded, which made General Ao Baogong see the strength of the Jilin Army. Originally, it was thought that five divisions would be able to solve the Jilin Army, but now it seems that this is just their good wish.

Terauchi Masashi frowned tightly, and when the finances were overwhelmed, mobilizing five divisions to participate in the war was already Japan's greatest ability. If more troops are mobilized, Japan's finances will not be able to support it in the first place.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, I do think that the reason why the Second Division was surrounded was mainly because of the light enemy. In addition, the 2nd Division was attacked by an enemy several times its size. Otherwise, the 2nd Division would not have fallen into such a dangerous situation. Nishikanjiro retorted.

"Let's put this question aside for now. If the Korean Army and the Kwantung Army can defeat the Jilin Army, then we will not need to mobilize. If the Jilin Army is really so strong that even the Korean Army and the Kwantung Army cannot defeat it, then it is not up to us to decide whether to launch a large-scale war. Masaki Terauchi said.

General Okuho Gong and General Nishikuan Jiro both nodded. They all knew that Terauchi Masayi was right, if the Jilin Army really had the ability to defeat the five divisions of the Japanese Army. Then, if Japan wants to defeat the Jilin Army, I am afraid it will have to launch a large-scale offensive. If you can't do it, at least ten divisions will have to be mobilized. Such a war on a scale must be authorized by the Cabinet and His Majesty the Emperor.

Subsequently, Terauchi Masatsuki rushed to the Prime Minister's Office. Because the 2nd Division was surrounded, Prime Minister Katsura Taro once again convened a meeting of the five ministers. Because of the tense situation in Tohoku, Japan was even more involved in the war. Therefore, this year's Katsura Taro cabinet did not step down and is still in power.

By the time Masaki Terauchi arrived, the other four ministers of the Japanese cabinet had already arrived. When Masaki Terauchi entered the conference room, everyone's eyes were on him. Obviously, everyone was shocked by the news they received that the second division of the Imperial Japanese Army, which had a great reputation, was actually surrounded by the people of China, and it was possible to be destroyed, which in their opinion, was a huge joke at all!

"Your Excellency Lu Xiang, is the Second Division really surrounded by the Zhina? Could it be that Lieutenant General Masatoshi Matsunaga doesn't even have the ability to lead his troops to break through? As soon as Terauchi Masatsuki sat down, Katsura Taro asked.

"Your Excellency, the Second Division has indeed fallen under the siege of the Chinese people. Because in the previous stage of the operation, the 2nd Division suffered heavy losses. Now it is again surrounded by an army that is several times its size. Therefore, Lieutenant General Masatoshi Matsunaga can only hold on and wait for help. Terauchi replied.

"Oh my God! The situation in the 2nd Division has really reached such a point. The others exclaimed.

Before the arrival of Masaki in the temple, they thought it was a rumor. After all, in their minds, the Japanese Army is not invincible in the world, but at least it is invincible in East Asia.

Prime Minister Katsura Taro's face darkened all of a sudden.

"Your Excellency, then, how does the War Department plan to resolve the current crisis? In any case, the Japanese Empire could never allow a single division to be surrounded and annihilated by the Shina in the northeast. Katsura Taro said sternly.

"Hi, Your Excellency Prime Minister. The War Department will not let the 2nd Division be surrounded and annihilated. We have ordered the 6th and 8th Divisions to rush to the northeast. In addition, it was proposed that the Kwantung Army be formed by the 2nd, 6th, and 8th divisions, with the Governor of Kwantung Prefecture, General Yoshimasa Oshimasa, concurrently serving as the commander of the Kwantung Army. In addition, the North Korean army is also about to cross the Yalu River and march to Liaoyang to relieve the second division from the crisis. The War Department believed that the Eastern Army and the Korean Army would join forces to rescue the Second Division. Terauchi Masashi hurriedly said.

Katsura Taro pondered for a moment, and then said: "The formation of the Kwantung Army and the appointment of General Yoshimasa Oshima as the commander of the Kwantung Army can be agreed by the cabinet. However, the 2nd Division had to be rescued. In addition, the Japanese Army must defeat the Jilin Army! ”

"Hi, Your Excellency Prime Minister. The War Department hopes that we will be able to mobilize more troops and devote them to the Northeast Theater. The combat effectiveness of the Jilin Army has exceeded our expectations. If we want to defeat the Jilin Army, we need to put in more troops. Terauchi Masatsuki took the opportunity to say. He also knew that it would be very difficult for the two divisions of the Korean Army, the Sixth Division, and the Eighth Division to defeat the 200,000 Jilin Army. The only way to do this is probably to send more troops to the Northeast. It's just that this is not something he can say, and he must get the approval of the cabinet. Terauchi also knew that it would be very difficult to get the cabinet to agree.