As for the independent naval garrison in Port Arthur, Qin Yanzaburo didn't trust them very much. The essence of the Marine Corps is now on the islands of the Pacific Ocean. The so-called naval garrison of Lushun, which was based on the former special base unit and was cobbled together and reduced, has long since been withdrawn from the elite and strong generals.

The rest of the garrison formed by the shore guards, coastal artillery, ground crews of the naval land-based aviation that have no aircraft to maintain, and repair and maintenance personnel of naval ships can hold Port Arthur. Counting on them to garrison the entire Liaodong Peninsula, then it is better to simply forget it.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't draw reinforcements at the moment, Lieutenant General Qin Yanzaburo even wanted to increase the defensive strength on the line from Dalian to Haicheng. For Lieutenant General Qin Yan Saburo, the strength of the Liaodong Peninsula must not be less than a single soldier. It was one of the earliest footholds of the empire in China, the place where the empire's conquest of the whole of China began, and one of the first locations of the Kwantung Army headquarters.

In particular, the empire fought for it several times and paid a heavy price to capture the Port of Arthur. It used to be the soul of the Imperial Army and Navy, and it was a symbol among the Imperial Army. Admiral Nogi Noshinori, the god of the Imperial Army, and Admiral Heihachiro, the god of the Navy, both became the gods of the Imperial Army on the battlefield of Arthur. For the imperial army, Lushun was not only a spiritual pillar, but also a symbol.

If the Liaodong Peninsula is lost, it means that Port Arthur, which has lost all land barriers, will not be able to hold it at all. If the Imperial Navy is still alive, it may not have a chance to recapture it. But at present, in the Mariana Islands and Leyte Gulf, two consecutive sea and air battles, they have been defeated and suffered heavy losses. The Imperial Navy, which has almost lost its old capital, and even the escort ships, which has been put together, has come to an end, and losing it means losing it forever.

Therefore, even in the current situation that the Kwantung Army has almost no mobile forces to use. Lieutenant General Qin Yan Saburo still refused to mobilize the garrison of the entire Liaodong Peninsula. Even if he knew that this garrison team continued to stay on the Liaodong Peninsula, there was no longer any point.

Once the main force of the Kwantung Army suffered a heavy loss, this force, which was only used by the Kwantung Army to ensure the safety of the Zhongchang Railway, was actually a garrison of the military station, and it was simply unable to support the defense of the entire Liaodong Peninsula. But even if it is a symbolic existence, Qin Yan Saburo has to keep it. Because the entire Liaodong Peninsula, especially Lushun, was too important for the Japanese army.

Compared with the stubborn Lieutenant General Hatohiko Saburo, the more realistic Major General Tamura Yoshitomi is also stubborn in believing that at present, the Kwantung Army has no mobile forces, and the Korean Army is being pinned down by the small number of troops deployed by the enemy on the Korean Peninsula. Although the strength of this garrison on the Liaodong Peninsula is not much, it has become the last force that can be mobilized by the Kwantung Army.

Now that the Kwantung Army is in danger of survival, why do you care about so much. The Liaodong Peninsula and Lushun are indeed quite important in the entire Japanese Army. But now that the war situation has entered the most critical moment, if the decline cannot be reversed, then what is the defense of the Liaodong Peninsula?

There is a saying in Zhina that the skin does not have hair, and once the skin is gone, what use can the remaining hairs be? In the current situation where there is no hope for reinforcements, the Kwantung Army, which can only save itself, must find everything that can be used by the army on the battlefield. You can't always be tight at the front, but there is still a force in the rear that is not small, so there is nothing to do there.

As deputy chief of staff in charge of military work in the Kwantung Army, Major General Yoshitomi Tamura was unusually resolute. And it was supported by a series of senior officers of the Kwantung Army, such as Matsumura Tomokatsu, chief of the first section of the senior staff of the Kwantung Army, Sadago Kusadachi, chief staff officer of the chief of operations, and Yoshio Nakajima, chief staff officer of the rear.

This Major General Yoshitomi Tamura was promoted to deputy chief of staff after he was formerly the head of the first section of the senior staff of the Kwantung Army. Although he was only a major general, he served in the Kwantung Army for many years. In terms of the connections of middle-level officers in the Kwantung Army, they are far more extensive than Qin Yanzaburo, who has only been the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army for a while.

Major General Tamura Yoshitomi has some people around him who support him. Another deputy chief of staff, Major General Junhisa Ikeda, who is in charge of intelligence work, was scolded by General Otozo Yamada for his mistakes in his work. Although he appeared cautious and did not actually express his position, he also expressed his support for Major General Tamura Yoshitomi.

In the whole controversy, Qin Yan Saburo said that he was the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army. However, the heads of various departments who actually operated the operation of the Kwantung Army obviously did not support him too much, who had only served as deputy chief of staff for one year in the Kwantung Army, and was now the newly released chief of staff of the Kwantung Army.

As for the reason why he has a high position, but does not take advantage, it is actually very simple. During his tenure as deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, who actually presided over the military work of the Kwantung Army, it was almost the peak period when the Kwantung Army suffered defeat. From 41 to 42, it was the time for the development of the Anti-United Nations Congress.

In a situation where one defeat after another was eaten, it was simply impossible for him, the deputy chief of staff in charge of military affairs at that time, not to be severely reprimanded. Those who lose their official positions lose their official positions, and those who are dismissed from active duty are retired from active service. He was first transferred to the Chinese Dispatch Army as a division commander, and then promoted to deputy chief of staff, director of the base camp station, and president of the Army University.

Now he has been promoted to the position of chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, which is very important and powerful. He lost the battle but it was smooth sailing, and now he is very jealous. Because of the successive defeats of the Kwantung Army before, his connections and reputation in the Kwantung Army were far less high than those of his predecessors. When arguing with his deputy, as the chief officer, he obviously suffered a little bit in terms of momentum.

Although he insisted on not transferring the Kwantung Prefecture Independent Garrison to the war, almost no one gave the Kwantung Army Chief of Staff any support, but it did not shake his determination in the slightest. For Lieutenant General Qin Yan Saburo, since he is still the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, the last garrison in Liaodong must not move.

At a time when the two sides were arguing over whether to mobilize the last force that could be mobilized on the Liaodong Peninsula and the entire Kwantung Army at the moment, the so-called Kwantung Prefecture Independent Garrison, to participate in the war. Junhisa Ikeda, the deputy chief of staff in charge of intelligence, who had just been called out temporarily, returned with a sad face. A report on the enemy situation plus a telegram asking for help was placed in front of Lieutenant General Qin Yan Saburo.

Qin Yanzaburo, who was a little frightened by the strange look on Major General Ikeda's face, picked up the materials and read them, not only did his face instantly turn pale, but his hands kept shaking as if he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Even the information in his hand fell to the ground, and he didn't know it.

When a senior staff officer beside him picked up the notice handed over to him by Major General Junhisa Ikeda from the ground in front of the gaffe Lieutenant General Qin Yan Saburo, read it carefully, and shouted out directly: "A large number of enemy troops suddenly landed in Fuzhou Bay and made a surprise attack on Dalian. ”

"The Kwantung Prefecture Independent Garrison, which served as the defense of the entire Kwantung Prefecture, was taken by surprise without warning, and now Dalian has been lost and the Lushun Military Port is besieged. At present, the enemy army has not only gained a firm foothold, but its follow-up troops are continuing to land and are being airlifted to the Zhoushuizi airfield in Dalian. ”

"Could it be that these Chinese troops descended from the sky to Fuzhou Bay? At present, although the naval war situation is unfavorable and there is no longer a large fleet of ships of our navy in the Bohai Sea area, the sea control of the entire Bohai Sea is still in our hands. At least now the Americans, who are far away in the Philippines, will not be able to provide these people with a large number of landing ships. ”

"Did the enemy rely on those sailing ships to dare to cross the entire Liaodong Bay? Where did our maritime police force, as well as the naval ship units in Port Arthur, go? With such a large convoy of enemy ships crossing the entire Liaodong Bay, didn't they notice it at all? What do they eat? ”

When this staff officer, who was extremely shocked by the latest news, shouted out this enemy situation report. Except for Major General Junhisa Ikeda, who was the first to know, and Lieutenant General Hatozaburo, who was the second to know, including General Otozo Yamada, the rest of the people were stunned by the news.

And Major General Junhisa Ikeda over there heard this staff officer exclaiming, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Brother, don't just read the first one, you can read all this report before you can talk about it." The Manchurian officers and men of our maritime police force killed the Japanese officers and men in the unit, and coerced most of the ships into defecting. ”

"The Manchurian Maritime Police Force has mutinied, which means that we have lost the last of our naval forces after most of our naval ships in Lushun have now been transferred. There is a saying in Shina that if you are not of my race, your heart will be different, and it is indeed sincere and not deceiving. These Manchurians, as expected, are not reliable. ”

"We have lost the last sea force we can use, and the enemy is assisted by these ships that have surrendered to the enemy. Using a large number of sailing ships concentrated in Tanggu and a number of small steamers built by them at the shipyard originally set up in Harbin by the Kwantung Army, they transported the troops of the entire three divisions to Fuzhou Bay for landing. ”

"Taking advantage of the fact that most of the garrison forces of our army on the Liaodong Peninsula are concentrated in Fuzhou and Lushun, the entire Fuzhou Bay and Dalian are empty. Under the cover of a large number of air forces, Fuzhou Bay and Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport were seized. A large number of transport planes were concentrated to transport the entire two divisions and part of the North China Communist Army to Dalian in the shortest possible time. ”

"After seizing Fuzhou Bay and Dalian, the enemy divided into two routes, and quickly advanced north with three infantry divisions all the way. The other, under the cover of an armored brigade, carried out a rapid siege of Arthur. At present, the two important strongholds of Nanguanling and Yingchengzi on the periphery of Lushun have all been lost, and the enemy army has now controlled the entire line of the Jinzhou Isthmus. ”

"Even during the Russo-Japanese War that year, General Nogi Noshinori captured the 203 Heights northwest of Lushun, East Jiguan Mountain, Wangtai Mountain, and Pine Mountain in the northwest of Lushun, as well as the Naval Division, East Balizhuang, and West Balizhuang at the cost of the lives of countless imperial soldiers. Just when you were arguing, it had been captured by the enemy one after another. ”

And the loss of the commanding heights of this line means that there is no longer any barrier in the entire Lushun urban area. At present, the enemy is attacking Wangshan Mountain, Baiyin Mountain, as well as Niujiao Mountain and Dazhizi Mountain, with the support of air and ground artillery fire. Although the navy and the Kwantung Army were stationed in Lushun's heavy artillery group, they continued to provide fire support to the Lushun garrison. ”

"After the enemy seized the Zhoushuizi airfield, they used the airfield as a take-off and landing point, and bombed Lushun more and more intensively. The only heavy artillery fire support for the defenders caused a lot of disruption. In this morning's battle alone, the Golden Hill battery was blown up by enemy forces with two 150-millimeter long-range cannons. ”

"And after the loss of the 203rd Heights, the enemy's artillery fire has basically been able to cover the entire port area, including Tiger Tail. Now Lieutenant General Yanagida Motozo is organizing forces in an attempt to recapture the 203 heights. But judging from the current situation of the war, this hope is too slim. ”