Chapter 674: The Kwantung Army Expands (Ask for Subscription!) ）

Expansion of the Kwantung Army

"Half a million troops?" As soon as Su Yu's words fell, Liu Hua's brows that had just been stretched out furrowed were furrowed again. Looking at Su Yu, who had a worried look on his face in front of him, he couldn't help but exclaim.

Even Zuo Quan, the chief of staff, who was still confident just now, also showed a worried look on his face as Su Yu's words just fell. At the same time, a pair of eyes quickly swept to the military map in front of him. The whole room, after a few minutes of silence, compared with the map in front of him, after a short period of contemplation, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan spoke.

"Commander Su, your reminder is so timely. If the Japanese Kwantung Army also takes advantage of the exhaustion of our forces to expand its troops. Not to mention 500,000 troops, even if there are 300,000 people. Launching an offensive before the completion of the concrete reorganization of our field army will deal a devastating blow to our base areas. ”

"Chief of Staff, you're right. If the Japanese army concentrates 300,000 troops, it will suddenly launch an attack on our base area before our Northeast Field Army has completed its training. Then, there is only one way left for us to go, and that is to abandon the base that has not yet been fully stabilized to break through. Even the Mukden Arsenal, which we have worked so hard to occupy, has only one way to speak of..."Regarding Chief of Staff Zuo Quan's seemingly alarmist answer, Liu Hua didn't think about it, and replied very approvingly.

"It's not if, it's for sure..." As soon as Liu Hua's voice fell, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan said with a resolute face.

"Commander-in-chief, after the losses of several successive battles, the Kwantung Army, which has millions of troops, in order to cope with the pressure from many sides, can no longer use excess forces against us. And the Kwantung Army troops entrenched in the three eastern provinces can watch our Northeast Field Army grow and grow in the Liaoning region, watch us have the Mukden Arsenal, and threaten their dominance step by step? ”

"Can't..."

After quickly sorting out the thoughts in his mind, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan continued to speak.

"The Kwantung Army doesn't want us to develop with peace of mind, and with their current strength, they don't have extra forces to deal with us. Then, with their troops stretched thin, there is no second way to go except to expand one road. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary for the little devils to take advantage of the favorable opportunity when our Northeast Field Army is arguing and does not have the strength to continue the offensive and carry out expansion. ”

"I agree with the Chief of Staff. It seems that we have to prepare for this in advance... Chief of Staff, what do you think we should do next, how should we prepare to meet the enemy..."Liu Hua nodded very approvingly. Immediately, facing the chief of staff in front of him, he asked with a pensive face.

"First of all, resolutely carry out the order, and in the shortest possible time, expand the total strength of the troops to four hundred and fifty thousand people. At the same time, it is necessary to intensify the training of new recruits and strive to enable them to develop combat effectiveness one day earlier. Because only in this way did we have the strength to fight with the Kwantung Army. ”

"On the other hand, in the process of expanding the troops, the original hundreds of thousands of veterans of the field army must not be broken up until the recruits have fully formed their combat effectiveness. Rather, we must clench these hundreds of thousands of troops into a fist and hold them in our hands, ready to meet the Japanese attack at any time and deal with possible changes in the three eastern provinces. Regarding Liu Hua's rhetorical question, after a few minutes of contemplation, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan replied affirmatively.

"The chief of staff is right, I will immediately convey your intention to the political commissar who stays in the base area, and let the political commissar make specific arrangements..." As soon as Zuo Quan's words fell, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua replied in the affirmative without any hesitation.

In the headquarters of the Northeast Field Army in Fengtian City, an urgent telegram was received from Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua from Taiyuan. Luo Ronghuan, the general political commissar who remained in the base area, did not dare to slack off, and immediately summoned all the senior commanders of the field army in Fengtian City to prepare for an emergency meeting to make specific arrangements for the contents of the telegram.

Just when political commissar Luo Ronghuan appeared at the door of the conference room with a telegram he had just received. For several months, the voice of Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu, who had not been fighting in the war, reached everyone's ears.

"Commissar, what's going on, so anxious. Is it that the little devils are going to invade our base area? It just so happens that my old Yang has been idle for several months, so I will attack them...", "Okay, you old Yang, it's only been a few days, and I'm looking forward to the little devil coming to the door, and then you can take the troops out to fight, right... However, I'm disappointed to you, the little devil hasn't called for the time being. However, it's only a matter of time before you call..."For Yang Jingyu, who was already eager to try his face in front of him, Luo Ronghuan responded helplessly.

After quickly walking to his seat, Luo Ronghua glanced at several partners around him and spoke.

"Comrades, I am in such a hurry to summon you here because I have just received a telegram from the commander-in-chief from the central station: The commander-in-chief and the chief of staff of the left who are far away in Taiyuan have reminded us that the Kwantung Army, a little devil who has been defeated by us several times in a row, may take advantage of the favorable opportunity when we have no time to send troops to expand the entire Kwantung Army. Then, in a short period of time, we concentrated our forces and relaunched the encirclement and suppression operations against our base areas to recapture the base areas we had just occupied. ”

"Comrades, think about it, almost all of the two million imp expatriates gathered in the three eastern provinces are young and middle-aged people who have undergone military training. As long as the Kwantung Army command is willing, the conscription of hundreds of thousands of troops is only a blink of an eye. What kind of consequences will arise if our troops, before they have fully formed their combat effectiveness, are suddenly attacked by these hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops. I won't say it here, but you should be very clear about it. Therefore, I am in a hurry to gather everyone urgently in order to discuss a countermeasure to deal with a possible surprise attack by the Japanese army on our base area..."

Seeing everyone's faces, because of their own words, they immediately became serious, and the words of political commissar Luo Ronghuan turned sharply, and he continued to speak to Li Qing, the deputy chief of staff who was responsible for the recruitment and training of new recruits.

"Chief of Staff Li, so far, how many recruits have been recruited at the various recruit recruitment points under the field army..."

"Report to the political commissar, after half a month of hard work, coupled with the reorganization of hundreds of thousands of Manchurian Army troops in the Liaoning region. At present, the number of recruits who have begun training is 180,000. However, because of the large number of recruits, we do not have so many officers to provide them with formal military training for the time being..."Deputy Chief of Staff Li Qing replied decisively.

"You don't have to worry about the problem of officers, on the one hand, part of it is solved from the original main force, and on the other hand, part of the cadres that the commander-in-chief is about to bring back. Deputy Commander Yang immediately transferred all the deputy posts among the commanders of the six main columns at the division level to serve as the commanders of these recruits, and at the same time, to be responsible for the training of these recruits. In addition, from among the more than 100,000 new troops, all soldiers with a certain degree of combat experience were drawn out to supplement the middle of the six main columns. In a word, all the vacancies of the six main columns must be filled within a week, and the troops must be kept in the best combat condition. Political Commissar Luo Ronghua decisively ordered.

"Yes, Commissar..."

After getting affirmative answers from the two people, political commissar Luo Ronghuan immediately set his eyes on Peng Zhen, director of the Political Department.

"Director Peng, where has the establishment of the local government organs come so far?"

"Report to the commissar, after half a month of hard work. The government of the Liaoning base area, which is subordinate to the headquarters of our field army, has covered all the cities and towns controlled by the base area. At present, our local cadres are gradually expanding their scope to cover all village-level units. Peng Zhen, who is in charge of the entire base economy and the construction of government agencies, replied very decisively.

"Time doesn't wait for me... Director Peng, according to the commander-in-chief's intentions, the counterattack of the little devils may come to us at any time, and we must hurry up. In this way, I will give you another week to cover all the village-level units of my base area. At the same time, it strengthened its control over the villages and market towns around the base areas. Strive for our government to be recognized by the local people before the Japanese army launches a counterattack. How, are there any problems? After a short silence, Luo Ronghuan ordered with a resolute face.

"Please rest assured that the political commissar will ensure the completion of the task within a week..." Faced with an increasingly critical situation, Peng Allah, as the elder of our party, replied with great certainty without any hesitation.

"Deputy Commander Yang, after the meeting is dismissed, the six main columns will be under your unified command, and each unit will immediately assemble, replenish ammunition, and be ready for battle at any time. In addition, inform the intelligence departments of the base areas to closely monitor the movements of all Japanese puppet troops in the entire three eastern provinces from now on, and report any situation immediately...", just when political commissar Luo Ronghuan faced his partners and subordinates around him, he began to dispatch troops to meet a possible attack by the Japanese army. The worries and predictions of Commander Su Yu of the Mechanized Corps turned out to be true. At this moment, in the headquarters of the Kwantung Army in Changchun City, a few hundred kilometers away from Mukden City, the office of General Umezu Mijiro was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

The defeat in the Battle of Mukden not only caused him to lose this strategically important city, but also lost the largest arsenal in the three eastern provinces. More importantly, tens of thousands of elites of the Kwantung Army, including Lieutenant General Sadachi Yoshimoto, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, all became the results of the battle in the hands of the Northeast Field Army.

In the half-year-long battle with the Northeast Field Army, because of several consecutive defeats against the Northeast Field Army. More than 100,000 elite troops of the Kwantung Army were buried in the hands of the Northeast Field Army and in their own hands.

At this moment, facing the Soviet Red Army in the Far East, facing the three northeastern provinces, the situation is becoming more and more chaotic because of the successive defeats of the imperial army, facing the Liaoning region, the strength of the Eighth Route Army is becoming more and more powerful, and facing the troops of the Eighth Route Army that are about to move in the Guannai...... The Supreme Commander of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Mijiro, can be said to be anxious.

However, in the face of the mobile forces that have been completely lost in their hands and are overstretched. Although General Umezu Mijiro was very anxious, there was no way to do it.

After all, after losing more than 100,000 troops, he could not make up for these losses out of thin air. At this moment, the only thing Umezu Mijiro sitting in the office can do is to vent the anger in his heart in front of him constantly, and he doesn't even dare to say anything.

After the commander's anger, the entire office immediately became silent. The several operational staff officers standing in front of Umezu Mijiro, including the newly appointed chief of staff, all bowed their heads with red faces and did not say a word.

However, in his office, General Umezu Mijiro, who had been aggrieved for several days, did not seem to intend to let go of several subordinates in front of him easily. After a short silence, he stared at the chief of staff standing in the center in front of him with a pair of red eyes.

"Chief of Staff, the Liaoning region was occupied by the Eighth Route Army, and even the largest arsenal in the three eastern provinces fell into the hands of the ** Northeast Field Army. According to the development momentum of **, coupled with the continuous support of weapons from the arsenal,. In two months at most, their strength can at least double. You say, what should we do next for the Kwantung Army, is it just watching the Northeast Field Army develop in front of us and threaten our dominance over the three eastern provinces. ”

"Hai, Your Excellency, Commander... However, because of the lack of troops in my Kwantung Army, in a short period of time, there is no way to deal with the ** troops in the Liaoning region...."The chief of staff replied helplessly.

"Bastard, what do you mean there is no way? Eight grid tooth road, there is no way to find a way. What is the use of the Japanese Empire raising you officers, at a critical time, all of them are shrunken turtles. Eight Geyalu, if I can't think of a way today, I'll die and die..."After mercilessly interrupting the answer of the chief of staff in front of him, General Umezu Mijiro scolded with an angry face.

"Hai, what Your Excellency Commander has taught you is to find a way to be lowly and degraded...."In the face of the commander's roar, what several combat staff officers could do was to lower their heads and endure the reprimand of the commander in front of them.

"Find a way right away, otherwise, all of them will be dead..."

After a few minutes of silence, under the watchful eye of Umezu Mijiro, the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army carefully raised his head. Immediately, he suggested to the commander in front of him.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible?"

"Say..."Glancing at the deputy chief of staff in front of him, the commander General Umezu Mijiro, who really had nothing to do, held on to the last glimmer of hope, and said impatiently to the deputy chief of staff in front of him.

"Haiyi, I think that if we want to change the unfavorable situation of our Kwantung Army in the three eastern provinces, there is only one way, and that is to expand the troops. At present, after decades of continuous immigration, more than two million expatriates from the Empire of Japan have been stationed in the entire three eastern provinces. I believe that as long as the Kwantung Army Headquarters issues a conscription order, we will certainly be able to form dozens of main divisions and regiments with a certain combat effectiveness in a short period of time. Seeing the face of the commander in front of him, a rare smile finally appeared. The encouraged Deputy Chief of Staff continued.

"I think that as long as we can form fifteen main divisions in a short time, a total of 300,000 troops. I believe that with this 30,000,000 army, we will definitely have enough strength to relaunch the encirclement and suppression operations against the ** base area, recapture Fengtian City, and recapture Fengtian Arsenal. ”

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, what do you think of the Deputy Chief of Staff's suggestion..."As soon as the Deputy Chief of Staff's words fell, Senior General Umezu Mijiro couldn't help but admire. Immediately, he set his eyes on the chief of staff in front of him.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I fully agree with the suggestion of the Deputy Chief of Staff to sign new recruits and reorganize fifteen main divisions."

"You must know that among the millions of expatriates in the three eastern provinces, almost all young adults have undergone some militarized training. As long as the Kwantung Army Command recruits them into the army, I believe that in a month at most, these recruits will be able to form combat effectiveness and become the most elite soldiers. ”

According to the reconnaissance of the intelligence department, at present, the Central Committee of the Liaoning region is also recruiting new recruits and expanding the troops. An attempt was made to expand the entire Northeast Field Army into a strategic group army with 450,000 troops. However, the recruits they recruited were all ordinary people who had just put down their hoes, and it was simply impossible to make these recruits form combat effectiveness without a few months. ”

"Therefore, I think that we can immediately recruit the expatriates to join the army and form fifteen main divisions. A month later, before the troops of the Eighth Route Army had formed combat effectiveness, they suddenly launched an attack, caught them by surprise, and recaptured the Liaoning area that had just been occupied by the ** Northeast Field Army. After a brief analysis, the chief of staff spoke.

"Yo Si, very good. Chief of Staff, I now order that the General Staff immediately issue a conscription order to all expatriates in the entire three eastern provinces in accordance with the plan just laid out and in the name of the Kwantung Army Command. The General Staff Department is required to re-recruit the 30,000-strong army within one month, form 15 main divisions and regiments, and prepare to launch the third encirclement and suppression operation against the ** troops. "After confirming that the whole plan is feasible. General Umezu Mijiro, who was already impatient, no longer had any hesitation, and ordered with a decisive face to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Hai, Your Excellency Commander...."

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