Chapter 409 Full-scale war!
"The Kwantung Army has already started working!"
The fire could not be kept in the paper. The news that the four divisions entered the pass finally spread in Japan while the battle started. The Japanese General Staff Head and the Ministry of Army received news at the same time..././ The head of the Section 1, Lesson 3 (Partnership, Mobilization) of the main war faction, the head of the Section 2, Lesson 7 (China Class), Nakasa Watamisu, the head of the Section 8 (Strategy) of the Section 8, Colonel Khasasa, Chief of Staff Yoshino, Major Kawamoto and others, as well as the Ministry of Army, Colonel Shinichi Tanaka, Chief of Military Affairs, Colonel Shimayama, and Shiroshiro, who shouted excitedly almost at the same time!
"Great! It's true that he is a talented man whom the empire has high expectations! Such a bold and brave decision, and he is so secretive and quick. Is this going to solve all the troubles at once? Very bold, and the possibility of success is extremely high!"
A group of fanatical young and strong sects were deeply aware of various inside information. They saw the detailed combat plan from the Kwantung Army, especially the sudden dispatch of more than 500 various fighter jets to defeat all the opponent's air forces at one time. Four divisions and troops jointly advanced strongly, seized the important land of Pingjin at the first time, formed a parallel advance to the south and the west, and then jointly advanced to investigate Har, and made a comprehensive advance like Mount Tai. Such a heroic spirit, such domineering spirit, such a powerful force, such a heaven-defying power, is really exciting to roar!
Colonel Muto did not hide his envy. As an emperor, it was hard to encounter such a suitable opportunity without saying a word. It was a pity that he could not directly make merits in front like those guys!
But this is what made them so happy that they couldn't help themselves. They agreed to go to the Izakaya to celebrate after get off work, otherwise they would never be able to control their excitement.
Lu Prime Minister Sugiyama and Chief of Staff Prince Ichienumum also received the news immediately, and were so shocked that they could not speak for a moment. After a long time, Sugiyama muttered a little annoyed: "These guys are so messy! Such a big action is really unconventional without the approval of the Ministry of Army! However, since this is already the case, it is really difficult to dispel their enthusiasm..."
Such an ambiguous attitude made the person who came to ask about the situation understand that the Minister had no intention of getting angry about it! It was just that he was not informed in advance and felt a little disrespectful. In addition, he probably breathed a sigh of relief?
Emperor Hirohito urgently summoned the ministers and seriously asked what happened to the senior Kanto Army leaders collectively left alone this time! It would be fine if a few soldiers caused some trouble, but four divisions entered North China at once. This was to force China to fight to the decisive battle!
"This time, the Chinese were indeed shooting first. One of our officers was shamelessly attacked by the Chinese army while negotiating. The angry garrison launched a siege battle. Then the Kwantung Army discovered that the situation was serious and decided to send troops to participate."
Kenji Ueda's explanation was pale and powerless. Damn, there was a gunshot in Wanping City, and your four divisions drove in. Even mobilization was not even possible. It was obvious that they were prepared! And in terms of time, it was not so orderly. It was not necessarily the case that anyone first or the other... Sure enough, it was not a good thing to change the Kazuki-Kei-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-Shi-
Navy Minister Minashi Minamasa remained silent, while Kobe Fumiji believed: "The matter in China has reached a point where it cannot be resolved in negotiations, because the existence of Zhu Bin's power has greatly affected the empire's policy of supporting the empire. It completely dismantled our efforts in North China. At this point, there is only one way to solve the problem with force, otherwise it will seriously undermine the enthusiasm of the troops and cannot explain it to the imperial subjects."
Even the Prime Minister fell, Hirohito's face became increasingly unfair, and the Chief of Staff Prince Isunumi made his last heavy blow: "It is the will of the people to strive to expand China, and the main opinions of the General Staff Headquarters believe that this is a very necessary action. According to our analysis, even if there are four divisions, it may not necessarily be able to completely sweep North China. It must be noted that the threat from the Soviets is becoming more and more serious. Therefore, our suggestion is to at least ensure the number of combat troops to China, and more support should be sent."
Fight! Fight into the big! It almost became a unified argument for the upper and lower levels.
However, not long after the imperial meeting began, news that the Air Force had killed 200 fighter jets at one time was followed by a mysterious weapon, which shocked the Japanese military and the cabinet!
It’s another secret weapon! It’s another Zhu Bin! It’s another a bunch of fighter jets! How many times has this been?!
It seems that the Japanese Air Force really has a grudge against Zhu Bin. Whenever he encounters him, there will be some incomprehensible trouble every time! The naval aviation force encounters strange phantoms and flashes, causing the losses of hundreds of fighter jets. Now the weapons of killing that are invisible at all appeared, which directly caused the fighter jets to lose control. The pilot screamed, what an amazing existence!
The people in the Cabinet Ministers and Hirohito’s General Staff were all dark! Is it over? What are you going to do?
Prince Xianyuangong said seriously: "It is really unfavorable to the work of various intelligence agencies in China. It has been three years since it has been infiltrated to find out the situation, and it is really hard to understand that it cannot even send a telegram. However, the Kwantung Army's rash attack on Zhu Bin was also a very reckless action! We have emphasized this issue many times!"
Zhu Bin has special weapons in his hands, which is already common knowledge among the top leaders of the army. However, most people think it was an excuse that the navy found to hide its huge failure, and the army even thought it was talking nonsense! What mysterious weapon can blind people and hide dozens of square kilometers of land, thinking it was a magic weapon in the novel of the gods and monsters?
This is unscientific!
However, the cabinet and the General Staff did not dare to be careless. They have collected a lot of intelligence over the past few years. They can attract tens of thousands of world-class scientists to join the GD laboratory. They can also imagine the strength that the other party has.
Especially in the world in the 1930s, there was an unprecedented technological explosion, with geniuses in various fields exploding collectively, and various amazing inventions were released every day. So even science fiction movies and novels have become a major type of Hollywood making money, with everything they say and guessing. You even say that there are really aliens on the moon, and there are really King Kong gorillas in the Pacific, and some people believe it.
Compared with the army, the navy is much safer. They encounter too many incredible strange things! The fire was fired at night, and the super-high-speed magic torpedo is no less than their secret killer weapon--the powerful "Nine-Santhic Acid" torpedo, mirage, glare mirror, airship fortress, weapons that mysteriously disappeared by the submarine, etc., are really fearful. Otherwise, why would they refuse to retaliate easily with all kinds of infamous behind their backs? Things that cannot be understood are the most terrifying!
This time, the Army finally suffered a lot, right? But unexpectedly, the other party deployed such weapons to Dexian, which shows that its power is growing rapidly!
The loss of 200 fighter jets! People including Hirohito were in pain. The cheapest ones cost 50,000 to 60,000 US dollars each. Heavy bombers even cost 100,000 US dollars! Japan's production efficiency is low, and the number of fortifications is several times higher than that of Americans. The aircraft produced by the same material is at least half more expensive than that of Americans. If it doesn't take a long time, it will cost more than 10 million US dollars. It is equivalent to a cruiser hanging up!
After closing his eyes and being silent for a long time, Hirohito finally ordered uneasy: "We cannot let the Kwantung Army act alone. The Army Province and the General Staff Headquarters must come up with urgent solutions, unified command and adjustment, and do not rush to achieve success. The navy must also take action. Don't let them fight alone."
This is equivalent to acquiescing the Kwantung Army's actions! Even encouraging the expansion of the war? Sugiyama Moto and others were excited and blushed, and the Air Force's losses were immediately thrown behind their heads.
The resolution was reached quickly, and while allowing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to explain to China, claiming that this was a conflict caused by the killing of the officers of the garrison army, it did not affect the main relationship between the two countries, and could be negotiated and resolved. As long as China can provide appropriate explanations and compensation, everything will be easy. In short, it shows that it does not want to expand the war to delay time.
In fact, it was immediately decided to send two local divisions into the Chinese battlefield and mobilize North Korea's 20th Division to join the battle. In this way, in North China, it will immediately have 7 divisions and 3 mixed brigades, with a total of 150,000 people with a strong combat power.
The army's lost aircraft immediately replenished from the local area. There was no shortage, but tactically, it was never allowed to try to kill the opponent's air force at one time with such a large-scale cluster, because after rational analysis, the General Staff believed that as long as Qingdao and Guzhenkou bases were there, Zhu Bin could maintain at least 200 land power, and his navy could increase at least 100 more, all of which were powerful fighters, which was already very considerable; if the Central Army's aircraft were added, there would be a lot of them.
Besides, China's land is so big, do you think that flattening a few airports can solve the problem? Take a closer look. The wide road from Qingdao to Jinan and Jinan to Dexian can be used as an airplane runway! How many bombs do you have to use to bomb the road for 500 kilometers?
This is not a joke! In a year and a half, the main highway roads with a width of at least 100 meters from hundreds of thousands of road construction troops were mobilized to mobilize hundreds of thousands of road construction troops to make a 500-mile highway, and it is no problem to take off and land fighters with wings of about ten meters wide. Even if large bombers are careful, they can still fall! If the land is large, there is this benefit, and you can't accept it!
Kenji Ueda, who was in charge of Shenyang, received various resolutions from Tokyo in real time. When he heard that everyone had passed the resolution to support the operation, a big stone in his heart finally landed. Most of the unhappiness of the Air Force was cleared away, and he was also secretly angry. Don’t you have secret weapons? It’s just used to deal with the plane. Okay, we won’t bomb you. Just fight on the Pingjin battlefield, annihilate the army, and then use thousands of troops to flatten you directly!
On July 17, for those who were in the whirlpool of the two countries, the journey was particularly slow. At noon, the area with a radius of nearly 300 miles centered in Pingjin suddenly became boiling. Among the four Japanese divisions that entered the position, the Fifth Division launched a fierce attack on Tianjin and the enemy division at the same time!
The envoys from all countries in China were in a panic! They contacted the representatives of China and Japan to propose mediation. The troops of various countries in Tianjin tried to threaten by force, but Japan was a turtle who was determined to do it. What are the British, American, French and other countries, let's get out of the way!
The artillery company belonging to the Fifth Division set out a total of 48 cannons of varying weight, including 12 150mm heavy cannons, bombing the positions outside Tianjin. Obviously, the number of shells reserved was extremely abundant. This fire was a continuous and crazy attack for half an hour!
Without the command of the division commander Zhang Zizhong, the 38th Division exerted its subjective combat enthusiasm. With the defensive fortifications built for more than half a year, they resisted tenaciously, allowing various artillery shells to fall from the sky and cracked, and the stones, tiles, mud and shrapnel were flying wildly. Countless solid fortifications were wiped out under the attack of the cluster. In less than an hour, nearly a thousand casualties were paid!
If it were the troops a year ago, they would have basically started to feel relaxed. After entering Pingjin for only three years, their fighting will dropped very strongly, and the superiors were not very determined. No one could tell what to do with the Japanese. It was not surprising that they collapsed directly in the face of such a crazy attack.
But now it is different. The two rounds of training for officers at the battalion and brigade level have basically been completed. They have all seen various tactics and have increased a lot in command at this level. What’s more important is that the supplement to the military equipment has been greatly strengthened! The so-called having a guy in his hand is not panic. If the Japanese can beat him, we can beat him too!
Just as the Japanese attack artillery fire slowed down and the chariot corpses divided into three groups to cooperate with the infantry of the three brigades to launch a charge, the 38th Division's artillery regiment, which had been bombarded for a long time, finally showed its fangs and sharp teeth! 24 75mm Bofos mountain cannons, 12 105mm cannons, and 12 152mm howitzers exploded at the same time. The "boom boom" fire sounds were connected together. The largest artillery bombardment in the history of the 29th Army made the biggest roar here!
Although Seishiro Itagaki already knew that the weapons of Song Zheyuan's subordinate troops had been greatly strengthened, he did not expect that they would be so strong, which was as strong as their direct field artillery corps! There were even guys with larger calibers. The 152mm howitzer produced by the task force was a pervert who could hit 28 kilometers. It was 10 kilometers more than their 150mm cannon. It was simply a rare killing weapon!
Not only the artillery regiment, but also the artillery soldiers of the direct artillery battalions and various regiments joined the counterattack. The 38th Division also had seventy or eighty guns in total, which was not much inferior to a division of the Japanese army!
The aggressive Japanese chariot gang and infantry were bombed a little in a hurry for a while, and the artillery positions set up in the distance were even more bombarded!
Chapter completed!