Yamashita Fengwen shook his head and said: "General Rommel, you think of the problem too simply."
"Too simple?" Rommel retorted unhappily, "General Yamashita, I think you are overcomplicating the problem, or in other words, you and your senior Japanese Army general Xu Rui are overthinking it. , it must be admitted that Xu Rui does have extraordinary commanding attainments and is also very good at commanding large corps to carry out blitzkrieg."
After a pause, Rommel continued: "But don't forget, all Xu Rui's troops add up to only one regiment. Although this regiment has more than 20,000 people, it is only 20,000 people."
"The reason why Xu Rui's troops were able to rampage and act recklessly in Manchukuo was just because the Far Eastern Army and the Kwantung Army were all fighting against the Soviet army. It was just because Manchuria was too empty. But now, General Ishihara's The Seventh Army has gone back, I don’t understand, what else do you have to worry about?”
"Do you actually think that General Ishihara's Seventh Army can't deal with a single regiment? God, there are a hundred thousand people in the Seventh Army! And they have just been baptized by the Chita Battle, and they already have both fighting will and combat experience. It’s a big improvement, I really can’t imagine that Xu Rui can defeat such an elite team?”
Yamashita Fengwen nodded and said: "General Rommel, you are right, everything you said is right. From a purely military perspective, with Ishihara-kun's Seventh Army returning to support Manchuria, there is indeed nothing to worry about, but the problem is, The matter in Manchukuo is not just a simple military issue, but also a complex political issue."
"Political issues?" Rommel frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Yamashita Fengwen said: "General Rommel, I can't explain too much. Because of the cultural differences between the East and the West, I'm afraid I can't explain it clearly. I can only say this, Ishihara-kun's Seventh Army will face... Not just one regiment, but millions of Chinese in Fengtian City.”
Rommel said solemnly: "Millions of Chinese?"
"Yes, millions!" Yamashita Fengwen nodded and continued, "Moreover, if our Far East Army cannot return reinforcements in time, it won't be long before the Imperial Army will face 30 million people in Manchuria! Then! At that time, Xu Rui not only had a huge population base, but also owned Manchuria's heavy industry system, coupled with this guy's tactical command skills, General Rommel, don't you think this will become a nightmare for the Japanese Empire?"
Rommel was speechless because he could not refute.
From a purely military perspective, it doesn't matter how outstanding Xu Rui's tactical command skills are, but if you give him a huge population base and a complete heavy industry system, and the three are combined into one, it will be very scary! A name suddenly popped into Rommel's mind: Napoleon! Isn't this Napoleon
Yamashita Fengwen said solemnly: "Therefore, we must return aid, and we must return aid in a big way!"
Rommel shook his head and sighed: "General Yamashita, you have to think carefully. If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to annihilate Zhukov's western cluster. In this case, the best result can only be with Iraq." Irkutsk will be used as the boundary to divide Siberia equally with the Soviet government. If there is any mistake in the process, the area west of Lake Baikal will most likely be lost. At that time, your Japanese government will have to station a heavy troop group here for a long time."
"That doesn't matter." Yamashita Fengwen shook his head and said, "Didn't we station heavy troops in Manchukuo for a long time in the past? Now it is nothing more than moving the heavy military group originally stationed in Manchukuo to the Lake Baikal area, and it is nothing more than increasing the transportation of some supplies. It’s just a cost, but it’s still within the empire’s affordability.”
Rommel frowned and asked: "Are you really going to give up the siege of the Soviet Army's Western Group?"
"No." Yamashita Fengwen shook his head and said solemnly, "It's nearly two thousand kilometers from Siberia to Fengtian. Even if the infantry group and armored group return at full speed, I'm afraid they won't be able to return in less than half a month. , by then, even the day lilies will be cold, so what’s the point of going back?”
After a pause, Yamashita Fengfumi continued: "And as you said, Ishihara-kun's Seventh Army has the advantage in terms of strength, fighting will and will to fight. All it lacks is the support of aviation. If there is aviation, With support, the Seventh Army is enough to crush Xu Rui's troops."
Rommel nodded and then asked: "So?"
Yamashita Fengwen said solemnly: "Therefore, the infantry group and armored group of the Far East Army will continue to launch fierce attacks on the Soviet Army until the Soviet Army's Western Group is completely defeated! But the main force of the Aviation Corps will come back in large numbers!"
Rommel said in a deep voice: "General Yamashita, if we lose the air cover of the aviation force, the process of the battle will slow down, and there may even be a recurrence. Have you considered this?"
"I have already considered it." Yamashita Fengfumi said firmly, "I can only try my best to overcome it."
Rommel was still a little unwilling, and then persuaded: "General Yamashita, the air force is returning to Manchuria very quickly. Can it be delayed a few days to return to Manchuria? Not more, five more days will be enough! If that doesn't work, three days will be enough." It can be considered that as long as the aviation regiment is allowed to stay here for three more days, the Soviet Red Army will be dead."
"I'm afraid it still won't work." Yamashita Fengwen shook his head and said, "General Rommel, you have also seen the report from the Logistics Department just now. The aviation corps' fuel reserves only have half a month left. If it continues to be consumed here, it will be very difficult. It is difficult to guarantee that there will be enough fuel to deal with Xu Rui's aviation and armored forces. In that case, even if the aviation regiment goes back, it will be meaningless. We must leave them some fuel reserves for combat."
"Okay." Rommel said helplessly, "You decide."
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At this time, Ishihara Wan'er was cursing her mother by the Songhua River.
Why? Because there was a heavy rain in the upper reaches of the Songhua River, the water level rose rapidly, which caused great obstacles to the pontoon bridge erection project. Just now, the Harbin gendarmerie captain in charge of the pontoon bridge erection project came to him and reported that the completion date would be at least Postpone it for another three days.
Ishihara Wan'er became angry after hearing this. Three days and three days, how many three days are needed
By the time your military police have erected the pontoon bridge, half a month has passed. By then, the First Division may have been eaten by the Chahar Independent Regiment, and Fengtian City may have been lost! Taking into account the strong organizational and mobilization capabilities of the Communist Party, the Chahar Independent Group may be able to blow up to 100,000 people by then!
If this is the case, is there any point in the Seventh Army's urgent support? Go back and die
As mentioned before, among the many senior generals of the Japanese army, Ishihara Kanji and Okamura Neji are the only two who have some strategic vision. Now that Okamura Neji has been killed by Xu Rui, only Ishihara Kanji is left. Well, this old devil still has a very clear understanding of his own and Xu Rui's abilities.
Ishihara Wanji knew very well that if the First Division could block Xu Rui's troops at Panshan and Heishan, then his Seventh Army would be able to form a pincer attack on Xu Rui's troops after returning, and they would basically win! And if the First Division is defeated before the Seventh Army returns for reinforcements, allowing Xu Rui's troops to occupy Fengtian and take over all the factories in Fengtian City, then even if his Seventh Army returns, it will not help at all. , can only die!
Because of this, Ishihara Kanji was so anxious to cross the river, because he was worried that the First Division would not be able to hold on to the Seventh Army's return reinforcements! But what is the saying? The more you are afraid of something, the more it will come! Just now, Ishihara Wanji was worried that the First Division would not be able to hold out until the Seventh Army returned for reinforcements, when a communications staff officer came over in a hurry.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" the communications staff officer quickly walked up to Ishihara Wan'er, stood upright and then reported, "The base camp has an urgent call. Two hours ago, at about two o'clock in the morning, the First Division was separated by Chahar. The regiment was defeated, and Fengtian and all the factories in the city fell into the hands of the Chahar Independent Regiment."
Nani? Hearing this, Ishihara Wandu was stunned for a while.
Has the First Division been defeated? Fengtian has also been lost
And all the factories in Fengtian City, especially the Fengtian Ordnance Factory, also fell into Xu Rui's hands
idiot! So what's the use of their Seventh Army if they go back? With the entire human resources and heavy industry system of Fengtian, plus the Japanese weapons and equipment seized from the First Division and the warehouse in Fengtian City, Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment will expand rapidly like a balloon in the blink of an eye. In less than five days, the number will swell to 50,000!
Moreover, the Chahar Independent Regiment also has powerful tank troops and aviation units. If the Seventh Army goes back now, it really has no chance of winning against the Chahar Independent Regiment! At the moment, Ishihara Wan'er stood on the north bank of the Songhua River in despair. For a moment, he didn't know what to do. Stop where he was, or continue to return to Fengtian
Fortunately, the second order from the Japanese base camp soon followed.
Just when Ishihara Wanji felt at a loss what to do, the Chief of Staff of the Seventh Army Yano Otonzaburo hurried over.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Yano Otonzaburo paused and said, "The base camp ordered us to postpone our return to Fengtian until the next five infantry divisions and the aviation regiment of the Far Eastern Army arrive in Harbin, and then go south to recapture Fengtian!"
"Huh?" Ishihara Wanji's eyes rolled slightly, and he suddenly woke up, "Will the main force of the Far Eastern Army Aviation Corps also return for reinforcements? Will that idiot Yamashita Tomofumi agree?"
"Hai." Yano Otonzaburo paused and said, "Commander Yamashita has agreed."
"Yo Xi." Ishihara Wan'er nodded happily. When he turned around, he saw the captain of the Harbin gendarmerie standing stupidly beside him. He immediately said angrily, "Baga, why are you still standing here? Go away quickly. bridge!"
"Hai!"
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