Regarding Lieutenant General Qin Yan Saburo's answer, General Yamada Otosan didn't say anything, just nodded slightly. For Lieutenant General Qin Yan Saburo, General Yamada Otosan still trusts him. That's why before the war, he dared to be the shopkeeper and went to Lushun to spend all day and drink as a pre-war cultivation.

After Lieutenant General Qin Yan Saburo left, although he had not expressed his position in the previous quarrel, General Yamada Otozo, who was very dissatisfied with the performance of others, glanced at the heads of various departments of the Kwantung Army Headquarters present, and then continued: "I hope today's quarrel is the last. ”

"Qin Yanjun is the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army appointed by the base camp, and I hope that all the gentlemen here must respect your superiors. Qin Yanjun suffered a series of defeats in the post of deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, and as the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army in charge of military operations, he did have a certain responsibility. But he is only a deputy chief of staff, and it is not appropriate to say that the main responsibility lies with him. ”

"Qin Yanjun is a capable and energetic chief of staff. The fact that the base camp can transfer him to the Kwantung Army at this time is the luck of the Kwantung Army and all of you. I don't care what you are thinking in your hearts, but I warn you one last time, I don't want to see your contempt for Qin Yanjun again, at least I will be the commander of the Kwantung Army for one day, and I will never allow today's incident to happen again. ”

"If anyone here can't do it, they can immediately resign or apply for transfer. I, the current commander of the Kwantung Army, can approve it immediately. At this time, when the life and death of the entire Kwantung Army are decided, I do not want any internal strife to affect the unity and efficiency of the Supreme Command of the Kwantung Army. ”

After reprimanding the general who had quarreled with Qin Yan Saburo before, General Yamada Otozo shook his head and signaled that this meeting was over, and the others could do whatever they wanted. However, this Yamada Otosan general did not only beat the stick and did not give sweet dates. Immediately after the meeting, he sent a special train of the commander of his own Kwantung Army to send all the families of the senior officers back to the country via Korea.

In this decisive battle involving the final fate of the Kwantung Army, the current battle situation embarrassed the Kwantung Army very much. The families of senior officers are still in South Manchuria, and it is no longer safe. Although China has to face enemy bomber groups all day long, after all, compared with the current South Manchuria, the security is higher.

Sending the families of high-ranking officers back to China can also allow these high-ranking officers to have the patience to study warfare well. And whether this kind of practice of the enemy fleeing first before the family members of the commander has any impact on the morale of the front-line troops, he can't care about it.

As for the harem general Chun, who abandoned his unit and fled back to Liaoyang, he ran all the way to Andong and was directly hung up by Yamada Otozo, and the two armies in the battlefield north of Shenyang were directly placed under the direct command of the Kwantung Army Headquarters. All incoming and outgoing telegrams were personally the responsibility of the General Headquarters of the Kwantung Army.

Although he was very dissatisfied with this Harem Jun general who escaped from the battle, the commander of the front army level was not removed from his post when General Yamada Otosan said that he could be dismissed. Fortunately, the general cannot be removed from his position, but Yamada Otozo can hang him up. Even this combat meeting, Yamada Otozo did not let him participate.

Due to the poor performance of this harem Chun general on the battlefield in Shenyang, General Yamada Otozo could only ignore his friendship with the former deputy chief of staff and the confidant of the former prime minister in the base camp. If the harem Chun general can stay in Liaoyang and command after Shenyang is lost, he can be forgiven.

But this old man ignored his own troops and was surrounded north of Shenyang. ran all the way back to the Kwantung Army Headquarters to obtain a guarantee of his own safety, and plunged himself into a bitter battle in the encirclement, including most of the troops of the Kwantung Army, all of which were abandoned, which was difficult for him, the commander of the Kwantung Army, to accept.

Although this general Yamada Otozo, who does not like to be very fond of form, does not show indifference on the surface. However, as soon as General Chun in the harem returned to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army in Andong, he was directly sent by him to Sinuiju, North Korea, to preside over the arrangement and deployment of the rear of the Kwantung Army.

Compared with this quarrel in the Kwantung Army headquarters, Shimizu and Yoshio Hongo, who were on the front line, could only shake their heads and smile bitterly after receiving the telegram from Lieutenant General Qin Hiko Saburo who immediately broke through with all their might. In particular, the commander of the 30th Army, Lieutenant General Shimizu Rule, even cried and laughed when he received this telegram ordering him to break through the siege.

His 30th Army has now been divided into several pieces by the enemy, and the connection with the 44th Army has been severed, and he can't even gather his forces to break through. At present, many attempts to get closer to each other have been unsuccessful, and the four divisions and regiments under them, plus one division and regiment added by the Kwantung Army, have now lost contact, one has been defeated, and the remaining two have become half-crippled 30th Army.

There is little to do now but wait for help. According to the strength of the enemy's troops and the speed of the attack, the 30th Army, which has now been charged, will be able to continue to hold out for several days without knowing it. Concentrate forces to break through immediately, and also break through to the mountains east of the Zhongchang Railway? What the fuck are they going to do?

You must know that the 30th Army has withstood 60 percent of the enemy's firepower and armored strength in the entire battlefield north of Shenyang. The number of enemy tanks placed around him was five or six hundred. It is not easy for the 30th Army to hold out until now and not be defeated.

Under the continuous non-stop attack of the enemy's tank group, even the self-protection ability has lost its embers, and even its own army headquarters has been forced to move again and again, where is there still the ability to break through? He still clenched his fists and fought out with all his might, and now he, the commander of the army, can't even make up a division.

didn't pay attention to it at all, or simply said it directly, Lieutenant General Shimizu Rules, who was no longer capable of completing the orders of the Kwantung Army, directly tore up the breakout telegram sent by the Kwantung Army Headquarters. Major General Kawagoe, the chief of staff with a serious face beside him, also surprisingly did not stop the army commander from doing this.

After tearing up the telegram in his hand, Lieutenant General Shimizu turned his head and said to Major General Kawagoe-kun: "Kawagoe-kun, the General Headquarters of the Kwantung Army is still daydreaming, we can't be confused with them." You immediately give orders to your troops to break out of the siege on their own as much as possible. As for the choice of the direction of the breakthrough, it was up to the commanders of each division to decide on their own, and there was no need to consult the army command. ”

Hearing Lieutenant General Shimizu's order, Major General Kawagoe Chongding said with a bitter face: "Sir, unless there is some miracle." Otherwise, judging from the strength of our remaining troops and the comparison of the enemy's strength and firepower around us, there is no chance of breaking through at all. If you choose to break through, I'm afraid you can only die faster. ”

"The terrain around us is almost flat. The enemy army is equipped with a large number of tanks, and on the terrain of this Liaohe Plain, no matter how fast our infantry runs, can there still be enemy tanks? Instead of forcibly breaking through and being eaten by the enemy in one bite. I think it's better to stick to the spot and wait for reinforcements. ”

"The Kwantung Army Command let us break through, it is better to let the 44th Army move closer to us with all its strength, so as to cooperate with us to gather the troops that have been divided by the enemy. Compared to us, Lieutenant General Yoshio Hongo has a more complete force there. After all, in terms of battlefield conditions, they are much better than us. ”

Regarding Major General Kawagoe's thoughts, Lieutenant General Shimizu shook his head and said, "Now that we have lost the Tieling Baggage Base, we now not only have not much ammunition left, but even food is in crisis. If you hold out for a few days, I am afraid that the whole army will go hungry. When the time comes, we will not have to attack with enemy troops, and we will collapse ourselves. ”

"As for Yoshio Hongo, he is now unable to protect himself, and he is counting on him to save us. If we were on the battlefield in China, I believe that Lieutenant General Yoshio Hongo would do his best to receive us. But on this battlefield in South Manchuria, I am afraid that even if he is capable, Lieutenant General Yoshio Hongxiang will be powerless. ”

"And he's a lot smarter than me, he knows what to do at this point, and he's not going to give us any support. If you don't break through, you can only wait for death here. Breaking through, some troops still have a slight chance. Kawagoe-kun, you still do what I say. Anyway, although there is little hope, it is a little bit of a hope, but it is one that can run out. ”

"Even if there is only one wing left in the force that breaks through the encirclement, it is still to preserve some vitality for the Imperial Army. If these two armies in the battlefield north of Shenyang were reimbursed here, the Kwantung Army would lose sixty percent of its troops. What you and I can do now is to preserve as much vitality as possible for the Empire. ”

"Tell all the divisions and regiments that they belong to lose all the heavy equipment above the infantry cannon that cannot be carried. All radio stations and codebooks that could not be taken away were destroyed. When breaking through, always travel as light as possible. Isn't there a saying in China, called giving, giving, and giving? At this time, don't be like the base camp, it's too petty. ”

"After you give the order, smash the redundant radio station and break out with the personnel of the army headquarters. Don't follow the orders of the Kwantung Army to the southeast, turn to the direction of Xinmin, break through the encirclement, and strive to join the Fifth Army. What the Kwantung Army command could think of, the enemy army could also think of. ”

"Coupled with Hongo Yoshio's 44th Army, it will definitely break through to the mountains of Liaodong. I'm afraid it's a dead place over there now, and if you break through in that direction, you can only kill yourself. I have only one request for you, these staff officers of the headquarters must be brought out as much as possible. ”

"These graduates of the Imperial Non-commissioned Officer School and the Army University are all elites of the Imperial Army. Even if the war was completely lost, as long as they were there, the Imperial Army would be a powerful army more than a decade later. The Germans after World War I relied on an elite officer corps that had been retained during the war, and in just a few years they rebuilt a strong army. ”

"We should learn more from the clever ways of the Germans after World War I. It takes several months for a soldier to be trained, and years or even decades for a qualified officer to be trained. These elites of the Imperial Army can't all be buried in this South Manchurian, you must try your best to bring them out. ”

Regarding Qing Mizu's words, Major General Kawagoe Shigeding looked at his gloomy face. seemed to understand the lieutenant general in front of him, and he didn't say anything more when he finally chose. Just silently passed on the order, and immediately ordered to start destroying all the items of the army headquarters.

Compared with Lieutenant General Shimizu, who was already extremely pessimistic, Lieutenant General Yoshio Hongo, who was in the northeast of him, was unusually ambitious for this order to break through. The commander of the 44th Army, who had favorable terrain to rely on, although he did not receive a single reinforcement after the battle.

But he, who fought mainly in the mountains, was far luckier than his colleagues west of the Zhongchang Railway. In addition, he was not as obedient as Lieutenant General Shimizu Rules, and after the first line was broken through, he did not carry out the order of his boss to counterattack immediately, but shrank all his forces to the line from Zhonggu to Chaihe Fort, and withdrew to the second and third line positions.