Chapter five hundred and sixty-two: East Zong is fierce!
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The remnants of the 35th Regiment of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army fled back to Meihekou. Li Chunrun led the First Brigade, Zhou Baosheng led the Cavalry Brigade, and Zhang Yihu's 918th Regiment formed a one-and-a-half encirclement of Meihekou from three directions, south, east and north respectively.
Three sieges missing one!
Major General Akiyama still knew a little about Chinese military tactics. Seeing this formation, he felt that the Chinese might just want him to withdraw his troops from Meihekou in shame and had no intention of annihilation.
Tian Dayi Anichiro was in a coma after vomiting blood. He let go and put all the blame on Major General Akiyama. He was so depressed that he was about to go crazy!
I counted the troops and found that there were still quite a lot of people. The 35th Regiment that fled back still had almost a brigade of troops, but a lot of weapons and equipment were lost.
The division headquarters, brigade headquarters, field hospitals, baggage teams, engineer brigades, etc., have a total of four or five thousand men!
Under Major General Akiyama's order, the Japanese army began to build and reinforce fortifications and prepared to stand firm and wait for assistance!
After receiving the order from Lu Shan, Li Chunrun and the other three troops met, they did not attack immediately. Instead, they took the initiative to attack and began to build hard disks and dig trenches. They were so busy that they were very happy.
Changchun, Kwantung Army Headquarters.
General Muto Nobuyi had received a war report from the 9th Division. The 14th Division was repelled and suffered heavy losses. The morale and morale were very weak. Finally, the 9th Division seemed to have signs of opening up the situation, but suffered a series of defeats. The Seventh Regiment was wiped out. Although there were still left-behind troops in the local area and could be rebuilt, such a big defeat was an unprecedented defeat by the Kanto Army!
This is the biggest defeat that the Japanese Empire has suffered on Chinese soil since the Sino-Japanese War in 1894-1895!
From the end of April to now, the price of more than 40,000 casualties in the Great Japanese Empire has beaten an enemy!
Muto's opponent's casualties will definitely not be less than this one, but it can be paid for more people and a population of only 70 million can the Japanese compare with China, which has a population of 40 million?
In Manchuria, the population of China exceeded 30 million, which is half of the Japanese Empire.
"His Excellency Commander, Mr. Xiqia is here!"
"Please!"
"Your Excellency Commander!" Xiqia walked in wearing a brown robe and bowed to Muto Nobuyi.
"Come here, serve tea to Mr. Xiqia!"
"Commander, I heard that the Kwantung Army has failed to suppress bandits in Liaodong. His Majesty is very concerned and sent me to ask if it can be done effectively." Xiqia sat down and said.
"What are the insights on the current situation?" Muto Nobuyoshi asked expressionlessly.
"Your Majesty the ruler is grateful to the people for suffering from military disasters, so he wants to end this war as soon as possible!" Xiqia said.
"How to end?" Muto Nobuyoshi's heart moved. The Kanto Army has suffered a series of defeats, and it is already deeply trapped in the quagmire. If it can get out, it will be a temporary solution.
This will also give you an explanation to the country and you can also maintain your current position.
"Your Majesty the ruler said that harmony is the most important thing in everything. These bandits and disguisers do not understand the great significance of coexistence and prosperity between China and Japan. We are naturally obliged to explain it to them clearly. As long as they understand, the war will naturally stop!" Xiqia said.
"Mr. Xi means to recruit you?" A cold light flashed in Muto's eyes, and he immediately understood what the monarch and ministers of the Manchu country wanted to do.
Recruiting the East Zong is equivalent to having a military force that can compete with the Kwantung Army, thus breaking away from the control of the Great Japanese Empire over Manchuria!
What a Xiqia, what a Manchukuo Prime Minister!
Muto Nobuyi's first reaction was to scold Xiqia and advise him to give up this idea as soon as possible. Dongzong could not be recruited or become a friendly army of the Kanto Army. From the day the war started, they were destined to be enemies of life and death!
However, if he scolded Xiqia, there would inevitably be rifts in the relationship between the two sides. At least the Kwantung Army has not yet completely controlled everything in Manchuria. Xiqia, the old and young men of Manchuria, also needs to help this country that governs such a large number!
"This is a feasible solution. How is Mr. Xi planning to do this?" Muto Nobuyoshi asked calmly.
"The two sides first ceasefire, and then sit down to negotiate!" Xiqia said.
"The armistice is not a big problem, but this armistice is not a unilateral business of our Kanto Army!" Muto Nobuyoshi said.
"As long as the commander agrees, I will immediately ask His Majesty the ruling emperor to send an envoy to persuade the Eastern Zong to negotiate a ceasefire." Xiqia was slightly excited when he heard this.
The Dongzong was able to compete with the Kanto Bureau and also defeated the Japanese. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Manchu monarchs and ministers who were firmly controlled by the Japanese and regarded as puppets!
If the Dongzong could be persuaded to surrender, then the Manchu monarchs and ministers could use this force to get rid of the Japanese's control.
This is what Pu Jie, Xi Qia and others have been fantasizing about for a long time.
"Then please Mr. Xi," said Muto Nobuyoshi.
"Goodbye!" Xiqia could no longer hold back. Seeing Muto Nobuyoshi agreeing to a ceasefire with the East Zong, he was very happy. He couldn't help but get up and say goodbye.
Xiqia was excited and did not notice that Muto's mouth slightly slapped, revealing a trace of disdain.
Armistice peace talks? Go dreaming, Manchuria is from the Great Japanese Empire. If you want to get rid of the control of the Great Japanese Empire, you are simply overestimating your ability!
"Order the intelligence department to strengthen the monitoring of Manchukuo officials. If there is any abnormal movement, report it immediately!" Muto Nobuyoshi smiled coldly and called the person in charge of the Special High School Course and ordered.
"Hayi!"
"Come on, I want to hold a military meeting. The officers above the Colonel in the headquarters will attend, top secret!" After saying that, Muto Nobuyoshi called his adjutant in again and issued an order to hold the meeting!
Half an hour later, in the headquarters conference room, a group of generals arrived on time.
"I decided to negotiate a war with the East Gate!" Muto Nobuyi opened his mouth and threw out a message that surprised all the generals.
"Hiss Commander, I object to peace talks!"
"I object, too!"
"I object!"
"It is related to the honor of the Kwantung Army. Commander, I suggest recruiting the army from the local area or other places..."
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The voices of opposition were like waves, and there was almost no sound of approval.
"Sujing, let me finish the conversation with the commander!" Hashimoto Gonosuke said fiercely. Before the meeting, he had already been angry with Muto Nobuyi. The so-called ceasefire peace talks were just a temporary strategy. In fact, Muto Nobuyi never thought about peace talks. He just used peace talks to delay time and confuse Dongzong.
Only those fools in Manchukuo thought it was true.
"The suggestion of the armistice peace talks was suggested by Mr. Xiqia, the Prime Minister of Manchukuo, and His Majesty also passed it. Therefore, the armistice peace talks are necessary, even if they are just pretending." Muto Nobuyoshi's sinister eyes swept over the generals and said slowly.
"Tada Jun, you are the highest consultant of the Ministry of State of Manchuria. What do you think?" Muto Nobuyoshi turned his head and asked Colonel Tada Jun sitting in the middle.
"Minister believes that Manchukuo wants to take this opportunity to recruit or bribe the Eastern Gate to achieve the goal of having its own military power and thus breaking away from the control of the empire, so they must never be allowed to achieve this goal." Tada Jun stood up and said loudly.
"Yes, Colonel Tada said it well. The Chinese people are very cunning. They must be making this idea!" Lieutenant General Morilian, the commander of the Kanto Army Railway, echoed.
"Yes, this must be a conspiracy of the Chinese people..."
"According to our reliable information, although the Dongzong belongs to the Northeast Anti-Japanese and National Rescue Congress in Peiping, they do not accept their leadership, and even disgusted with Zhang Hanqing, who secretly supports the Anti-Japanese and National Rescue Congress!"
"Hanbianjun, where did your news come from?"
"It's General Dohihara's secret telegram!"
"Is Kenji Doihara still in Peiping?"
"General of the bandit, General Yuan, is still in Peiping and is urging Zhang Hanqing to give up sending troops to the Northeast!" said Hu Silang, the staff officer of the Kwantung Army.
"The news of the defeat of the 9th Division has not spread yet, right?"
"Now, it is estimated that Peking has received the news. The damn Chinese always spread the news to those reporters first. We have no effective method of interception..."
"Didn't the Army Air Force bombard the Bandit Army headquarters in Tonghua? Didn't it kill those damn reporters?"
"We have bombed Tonghua many times, but unfortunately the last time, we lost nineteen aircraft. They have air defense weapons and are well camouflaged, so our aircraft are hard to detect in the sky..."
"Damn..."
"Everyone, the battle situation on the front line is very dangerous now. The East Range bandit army has surrounded Meihekou. An attack may be launched at any time. The Ninth Division has only less than 5,000 people left. The opponent may mobilize about 15,000 to 20,000 troops. Except for the lack of planes and armored vehicles, their other equipment is not weaker than that of the Imperial Army. General Ueda, the commander of the Ninth Division, has been discharged from the Manchurian Railway Hospital and is on the way to Xinjing!" Hashimoto Tsunasuke.
"Transfer the 8th Brigade of the 10th Division in Harbin, or the 4th Brigade of the 8th Division in Qiqihar, to go south."
"Let's do this, draw two brigades from each of these two brigades, as well as one brigade of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade to form a mixed brigade, with Major General Hattori Jiro as the brigade leader, and strengthen the support of the 9th Division?" Muto Nobuyoshi said.
In this way, the combat efforts of the bandit suppression in the north will inevitably slow down. There is no way. The East Zong is too fierce now and has defeated two Japanese standing divisions one after another, killing the Japanese army and losing their troops, which makes many generals of the Kwantung Army feel disgusted.
However, the Japanese army did not expect that their dispatch of troops would create favorable conditions for the East Column to attack Harbin.
The Japanese army transferred two Japanese brigades in Harbin, and the Japanese army's strength to fight against the anti-Japanese armed forces was weakened. Li Du, Su Bingwen and other anti-Japanese rescue were also breathing.
At the same time, the 9th Brigade and three construction divisions of the East Column led by Qin Shiyu also severely damaged the 19th Regiment of the Japanese Ninth Division and part of the puppet army on the Jidun Line. A Japanese artillery squadron was wiped out, and all artillery became the trophy of the East Column.
The defeat of the artillery squadron was the turning point of the Japanese defeat. The Japanese army lost the support of artillery fire. As one of them grew, Qin Shiyu commanded a group of newly formed teams and fled back in a panic!
However, this was a defeat war. The Japanese army lost a lot of weapons and equipment, but there seemed to be little casualties, mainly casualties and prisoners from the puppet army.
It was also because of the incompetent friendly forces that dragged down the Japanese army. If the puppet army had not helped, the Japanese army might not have been defeated so quickly! (..)
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