Chapter 1219: Battle Chifeng! (1)
Whether to replace Muto Nobuyoshi is not an easy task. After withdrawing, who will serve as the commander of the Kwantung Army?
Now it seems that this position has opportunities and risks. If you don’t do it well, it will be doomed. This is a very dangerous thing!
In fact, Muto Nobuyoshi has only been in office for less than three months, and now it will be a big blow to him!
And it will completely interrupt his path to becoming a marshal!
As Muto Nobuyoshi, it was really unfair to treat him like this!
The news that Sadao Araki proposed to replace Muto Nobuyi quickly spread from confidential channels to Muto Nobuyi's ears.
When Muto Nobuyi heard the news, he was furious and angry. He scolded Sadashi Araki for being "ungrateful" and a complete villain!
Although he was scolded, Sadao Araki still sent a sincere explanation message to Muto Nobuyoshi, explaining in detail why he proposed to replace him!
One of them hit Muto Nobuyi's weakness, afraid that he would lose his integrity in the future!
If the situation continues to deteriorate, the war expands, and there are continuous failures, Muto Nobuyoshi will either resign voluntarily, or retire in disgrace!
By that time, let alone the marshal, his current status will not be maintained. The power of the active general and the retired general is completely different!
Now you can find a reason, such as physical reasons, return to China to recuperate, and take the initiative to resign. It is better to be dismissed if you are dismissed!
Besides, as long as you don’t retire from the active service, you will still have the chance to win the position of marshal!
Even Manchuria's failure cannot count all the mistakes on Muto Nobuyoshi. His ex-boss Honjo Shizuka is also responsible!
But Sadao Araki's painstaking efforts, Muto Nobuyoshi, did not appreciate it. Of course, he also had his own ideas.
The silent army general's ambitious and unyielding personality determined that he would not obey Sadao Araki's arrangements.
He must make some noise in Manchuria for those in China to see. Muto Nobuyoshi doesn't need to use this "escape" method to protect his honor and status!
In his opinion, finding an excuse to resign is an act of desertion. As an emperor and a warrior, this is despicable!
Therefore, in his call back, he rejected Sadao Araki's proposal and sternly questioned that Sadao Araki was not worthy of being a samurai. Emperor*!
Sadao Araki is not a tolerant person. When he received a telegram from Muto, he was so angry that he simply stopped mentioning the replacement!
Looking at the headquarters of the 9th Rehe Cavalry Brigade, which had become a ruin, Tie Meng remained silent. You can imagine how tragic this battle was!
Zhou Xuyang's face was covered in gray, and he stood silently behind Tie Meng with blood, his expression a little unnatural!
“How many sacrifices were made?”
"Forty-four!" Zhou Xuyang lowered his head and said like a mosquito.
"How many?" Tie Meng asked with a sudden eyeball.
"Report to Commander General of the Iron, a total of 44 people were sacrificed and 127 people were injured!" Zhou Xuyang's face flowed down and he said loudly.
"So many?" Tie Meng shivered for a moment, and just attacked such a small brigade headquarters, one hundred and seventy-one casualties were killed and killed. The price was a bit too high!
The big Tie Meng felt so distressed!
"Please collect the relics of the sacrificed soldiers, and give them to their families in the future, and then be buried!" Tie Meng waved his hand.
"Yes, but these Japanese soldiers' corpses?"
"What else can I do if I have a name? Register with a name and bury it too!" Tie Meng said.
"Yes, I'll go now!"
"Wolf Head, Headquarters Telegram!" The communications consultant trotted over and handed a telegram to Tie Meng.
"Create the Rehe Column of the Northeast Anti-Japanese and Democratic Alliance and appoint me as the commander of the column?" Tie Meng was a little confused when he saw the telegram!
At the same time, Gao Wenbin's detachment, who received the order from Tie Meng, was quickly coming to Kailu City with his troops!
"Captain of the Detachment, headquarters telegram, do you see?" Chief of Staff Guan Huaiqing rode his horse and caught up with Gao Wenbin who was walking in the front.
"I am the chief of staff to establish the Rehe Column?" Gao Wenbin also showed a hint of surprise when he received the telegram!
"Is it that the headquarters wants to establish an anti-Japanese base in Rehe?"
"I don't think it's very similar. The headquarters has long judged that after the Japanese army suffered a loss in North Manchuria, they will definitely be uneasy. They either go west to Mongolia, or go south to pass the pass, and the Kwantung Army does not have that great ability. They have long been eyeing the Rehe River, so Rehe will become the main battlefield for our fight with the Japanese army in the next step!"
"From the organization of the Rehe Column, the 101st Cavalry Division was actually assigned to our column. Isn't the organization of the column equivalent to the army level?"
"This is just a temporary mixed organization. Nanjing only gave us two armies. It would be great if we could get into a brigade!" Gao Wenbin said.
"Captain, have you mentioned the reorganization of our detachment?"
"I guess the headquarters has not made a final decision yet. We will know when we arrive at Kailu." Gao Wenbin closed the telegram report.
It turned out that he was just accepting the leadership of the Dong Kang campaign and was very free, but now it is different. This team is about to officially join the Dong Kang battle sequence. I don’t know what arrangements will be made.
Gao Wenbin was a little nervous. After all, everyone has selfish intentions. The team he brought out should have a good future with him.
Geng Jizhou's detachment, who received Lu Shan's order, also received a similar telegram, and was also very surprised.
In Guyuan City, with the efforts of Han Zhixiang, a team of similar nature to the militia was officially formed!
Without an official number, Bolshu and others discussed it and simply gave the name of Guyuan Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Corps!
Some of the more than a thousand people were originally from the Guyuan militia, and most of them were innocent people. Under Han Zhixiang's persuasion, they picked up guns to protect their homes!
Once the bandits break through Guyuan, they will definitely burn, kill and loot. For Guyuan and for themselves, they will pick up guns to defend their homes and protect their wives, children and their children. This is natural!
"Reinforcements may not come for the time being. There are more and more bandit coalitions outside the city. We must be fully prepared. The longer we hold on, the greater our hopes!" Bolshu convened a meeting of officers at the company level and above of the cavalry regiment.
Everyone's expressions were shaking!
"I also tell you good news. Our reinforcements have wiped out the Second Japanese Cavalry Regiment and captured Kailu City!"
"Wow!"
"So, don't worry, there will definitely be reinforcements, it will only be delayed for a few days!" Bolshu said, "In addition, according to the news from the headquarters, Chifeng may have fallen into the hands of the Japanese army, but there is no accurate news yet. If we want to return safely, we must solve the Japanese and puppet troops in Chifeng. So we have another task, which is to restrain the bandit coalition outside the city and not allow them to go north to support the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"But how can we restrain them? They are outside the city and we cannot grasp their movements?" Wu Siping asked.
"Actually, cavalry has little effect on defending the city, so I want Captain Ling to take your cavalry out of the city!" Bolshu said.
"The commander-in-chief wants me to wander around Guyuan City and monitor the movements of the bandit coalition at any time?" Ling Han said.
"Yes, although there are thousands of bandit coalition forces, except for Liu Heiqi's troops, we have seen the rest of the bandit combat power. All our 300 cavalry can kill in and out. I will release you, unless they deploy ten times the force to have the chance to destroy your cavalry. But if they really deploy so many troops, do you think I will let his base camp go?" Bolshu said.
"I understand, commander-in-chief, I know what to do!" Ling Han nodded.
Bandit coalition camp!
"Report, Commander-in-Chief Liu, just now the gate of Guyuan North City opened wide, and a cavalry of hundreds of people rushed out and had advanced north for twenty miles!"
"It must be the cavalry that sneak attacked the camp that night. Damn, I, Tang Erhu, have never suffered such a big loss before. I dared to come out during the day. Brothers, go chase me and must kill him... "
"Slowly, Brother Erhu, this may be the trick of seducing the enemy by the people in the city. Although they only have a few hundred people, their combat power cannot be underestimated. You have seen the situation that night. If we chased after him rashly, we might have hit his plan!" Liu Heiqi stopped shouting.
"What do you mean? What do you mean? You don't move? Actually, you are afraid of revenge from Dong Kang. I'm not afraid. If you don't chase me, I will take people to chase me!" Tang Erhu insisted.
"Two tigers, don't be reckless!" said the Three Hell Kings.
"Commander Bai, such a good opportunity, let him go. What if this cavalry is going to move reinforcements?" Tang Erhu said, "If we intercept it, when the reinforcements arrive, what are we waiting for here to make stupid?"
"Commander Liu has his own reasons. We are already in alliance now. All military orders must be followed by Commander Liu!" Bai San Hell said.
"Why should I listen to such a coward?"
"Tang Erhu, don't be shameless. Our elder brother kindly reminds you not to chase after you rashly, otherwise you won't know how to die if you lose your life!" Liu Keren smiled and said disdainfully at Tang Erhu.
"It's true to coax a three-year-old child!" Tang Erhu hummed angrily.
"Brother Erhu, since you insist on going, if I force you to stop you, it will make me a narrow-minded person. Let's do this. I'll raise up to 500 people for you and lead the troops to chase you. If you can annihilate this cavalry and you will get one of the only gains from the attack on Guyuan City in the future, what about?" Liu Heiqi said.
"Is this what you said?" Tang Erhu's eyes shone with golden light when he heard this!
"This is what I said, all brothers who are doing it can testify!" Liu Heiqi nodded.
"Okay, one word is certain!" Tang Erhu rubbed his hands excitedly.
"A gentleman's words are as good as hell!"
"Brother..."
Chapter completed!