"Chief of Staff, we all know the specific situation, so don't come to comfort me anymore... Well, since you are so confident, do as you say, and the engineering units will immediately go out of the city to clear the mines, and the infantry will follow. The engineering units expanded the security area by one place and the troops occupied one place. We must make sure that after passing through the demining area, we will not allow the cunning Shina people to bury mines again..."Lieutenant General Sato nodded and ordered

"Hai, the division commander is wise, and he will immediately deliver the order..."The chief of staff nodded in agreement.

However, just as the chief of staff finished his words and was about to give the order, a captain of the Great Zuo Wing rushed up the city wall out of breath. Seeing the division commander with a solemn face in front of him, his face immediately showed a look of wanting to speak and stopping...

"Taro-kun, what's wrong, what's wrong, say it immediately, my old guy can still hold on, so don't spit it out. As a high-ranking officer of the Great Japanese Empire, can't you even say a word? Lieutenant General Sato glared at the captain of the big Sato in front of him dissatisfiedly and said...

"Hai, division commander, this is the situation. While making breakfast, the logistics staff reported that they searched the entire county, but they did not find a single well. If nothing else, all the wells in the county should be buried by the Eighth Route Army... Now, the 40,000 officers and soldiers of the whole army are waiting for water to cook in addition..."After seeing the division commander in front of him, a pair of eyes that could almost kill, the wing commander did not continue, and stood in place in a daze...

"Yaga, what else, tell me right away?"

"Because the troops have been in a state of rapid marching and combat, in addition to Baishan County, it has always been used as a logistics base for our army, and a large amount of grain has been stored in it. Therefore, when the troops attacked, they only carried with them less than four days' worth of dry rations. After several days of rapid marching and sweeping, the dry food on the soldiers was almost exhausted. And we searched the entire county, but we didn't find a single bit of food. Therefore, at present, our army has fallen into a crisis of food and water shortages. Your Excellency, the commander of the division, please make a decision as soon as possible...."Taro Osa replied...

"What, no food and no water, how can this be... Eight Grid Tooth Road, cunning Eighth Route Army, I want to kill you all... Chief of staff, you say, what should we do now, if there is no water and food. Even if we clear the surrounding mines, we do not have the physical strength to continue the battle ... If the troops are attacked by the Chinese people, the soldiers who do not have any physical strength will inevitably become lambs to the slaughter in the hands of the enemy..."After a series of blows, the division commander, Lieutenant General Sato, seemed to have become numb... In the face of another serious crisis encountered by the troops, they did not show too much excitement. Instead, he turned his gaze to the chief of staff, and asked with a silent face...

"Hai, division commander. After a night of action, the soldiers were parched and lost a lot of physical strength. Without food replenishment, the soldiers will not be able to fight, and at the same time, it will be a serious blow to the morale of the troops. Therefore, I think that now we are left with only one last way..."After a short period of thought, the chief of staff replied decisively...

"What's the solution?" After listening to the chief of staff's answer, Lieutenant General Sato at this moment, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, completely ignored his identity as the commander of the division, and asked the chief of staff in front of him with an anxious face...

"The commander of the division thinks that our army now has only one way to solve the current predicament. That is to truthfully, report to the Kwantung Army Command the current situation of our army, ask the Kwantung Army Command to give our army operational guidance, and at the same time, ask the Kwantung Army Command to airdrop operational supplies for our department..."The chief of staff said decisively...

And Lieutenant General Sato, who listened to the chief of staff's answer, did not show any excitement. The whole person, after listening to the chief of staff's answer, stood there stunned as if he had been struck by lightning, without saying a word

Because, he knew in his heart that if he let the Kwantung Army Command know, nearly 100,000 troops under his command not only did not achieve any victory, but suffered heavy losses. More importantly, the 40,000 elite Kwantung Army troops will be brought into a dangerous situation where they will run out of ammunition and food, and the entire army will be wiped out. Then, there is only one way waiting for him, and that is to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor, or to be sent back to the military court by the headquarters, thus ending his brilliant military career..., but just when Lieutenant General Sato's face slowly showed a hesitant look. In Baishan County, a dense figure of little devils appeared in his eyes. Seeing the desperate looks on the faces of tens of thousands of soldiers, Lieutenant General Sato couldn't help but tremble. Then, there was a look of determination on his face... Turning around, he continued to the chief of staff beside him.

"That's it, for the sake of the 40,000 soldiers in the city, I, Sato, will go out today. No matter what kind of punishment the Kwantung Army Command will give me, I admit it ... The chief of staff immediately sent a telegram to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army to report on the current situation of our army and the situation in the Mongsan area, where various strongholds were attacked by the main forces of China. I would like to ask the command to give operational guidance and, in the shortest possible time, airdrop all kinds of operational supplies that our department urgently needs..."

"Hai, Your Excellency the division commander is wise, and he will send a telegram immediately..." The chief of staff hurriedly rebuilt the city wall and rushed towards the temporary headquarters not far away....

An hour later, in the city of Changchun, inside the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army, which was heavily defended. The commander, General Umezu Mijiro, was carefully wiping his command knife. At the same time, he was concentrating on the current situation faced by the three northeastern provinces and the Kwantung Army of the Great Japanese Empire and possible solutions...

And at this moment, a rush of footsteps quickly reached his ears and interrupted his thinking... When he put down his command knife and raised his head to look at the office door. The door of his office, with a "bang", was pushed open by the communications staff officer...

"Yaga..."Just when the unhappy commander General Umezu Mijiro was just about to open his mouth and criticize the young communications staff officer who didn't know a little bit of the rules in front of the fierce criticism.

Standing in front of him suddenly, the communications staff officer, who was out of breath and looked anxious, spoke first...

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, General Sato of Monzankyu has requested the command to give operational guidance..."

"Nani? Sato's telegram for help, Sato's subordinates, don't they have nearly 100,000 troops, with so many troops, in the face of more than 10,000 people of the Eighth Route Army and the Anti-United Nations Army, they even have to provide combat guidance... Quick, send me a telegram..."Hearing the answer of the communications staff officer in front of him, the commander immediately forgot about the unpleasantness just now. Frowning his brows, he quickly took the telegram handed over by the communications staff officer, and looked puzzled when he read it...

"Bastard, Sato is simply a bastard, the scum of my Great Japanese Imperial Kwantung Army... Nearly 100,000 troops were forced to run out of ammunition and food by more than 10,000 of them... Quick, call the chief of staff immediately, be quick..."After simply reading the telegram in his hand, Umezu Mijiro roared loudly at the communications staff officer in front of him...

And standing in front of the commander, a communications staff officer with a cautious face. Looking at the commander in front of him, whose eyes were almost about to erupt with fire, even the hands holding the telegram, couldn't help but start trembling. The communications staff knew that a very huge incident must have happened in the Mengshan area. Thinking of this, the communications staff officer didn't dare to slack off, and quickly rushed out of the office...

"Your Excellency Commander, is there something wrong with calling me in such a hurry..."Walking into the office, seeing the commander General Umezu Mijiro with a sad face in front of him, the chief of staff hurriedly asked...

"Chief of Staff, it seems that we have all underestimated our opponents. Our opponents, the advance detachment of the Northeast Field Army of the Eighth Route Army and the Anti-Japanese Alliance, are far more complicated and difficult than we imagined. This is a telegram for help that Sato just sent us, you can take a look, after reading it, you will be clear..."I saw the chief of staff who came in a hurry. General Umezu Mijiro shook his head helplessly and handed over the telegram in his hand...

"What, how is it possible, Commander, so many troops were broken by more than 10,000 troops composed of the Eighth Route Army and the Anti-Japanese Alliance... Could it be that in the Mengshan area, a line of defense that we have worked so hard to draw up was broken by the cunning anti-United Nations..."Seeing half of the content of the telegram, the chief of staff showed a shocked and incredulous look on his face, and he couldn't help but exclaim...

"What's next? The most ridiculous thing is that our enemies have played us a trick to get out of the shell of the golden cicada. And our Lieutenant General Sato, not only did not notice anything, but the 40,000 Kwantung Army troops led by him also wanted to encircle and annihilate the Eighth Route Army and the main force of the Anti-Japanese Union in the empty county town of Baishan. What is unexpected is that the 40,000 elite imperial troops were trapped in the county seat by tens of thousands of mines planted by the Eighth Route Army around the county seat. According to the contents of the telegram, our army of 40,000 has fallen into a dangerous situation of running out of food and water... If the troops cannot be rescued in time, then these 40,000 elite troops will become the enemy's meal sooner or later..."The commander continued...,

"Yaga, Sato-kun is simply stupid, how can this be... The 40,000-strong army was surrounded by tens of thousands of mines in Baishan County, Bageya Road...."The chief of staff exclaimed again...

"Chief of Staff, this is not the time to discuss this issue. After the battle, this Sato-kun will naturally receive a fair trial by a military court. Now, our urgent need for delay is how to rescue the 40,000 elite soldiers of the Kwantung Army from Baishan County..."

"I really don't dare to imagine how much impact it will have on our Kwantung Army if the three main divisions of the Kwantung Army that we have hoarded in the Mengshan area are completely annihilated by the main force of the China, which has only more than 10,000 people. What a bad impact it will have on our Imperial Japanese Army to rule Manchuria..."The commander, General Umezu Mijiro, waved his hand and said....

"Hai, Your Excellency the Commander is wise... I think that the first thing we need to do now is to airdrop all kinds of food to the 40,000 imperial army troops in Baishan County according to Sato-kun's request, so as to solve the crisis of the army's lack of food. As for the problem of water cut-off, I can only rely on Sato-kun to solve it himself..."The chief of staff nodded and suggested...

"Yo Xi, now I order that all the transport planes under the Kwantung Army will immediately load all kinds of food in the shortest possible time, and airdrop our troops in Baishan County, and immediately give an order..."The commander nodded and ordered with a serious face

"Haih...", the combat staff officer who was responsible for recording orders, rushed out of the office quickly, and ran towards the war room not far away...

"Your Excellency Commander, although the Air Force transport plane can airdrop all kinds of food urgently needed by the troops to Sato-kun in the shortest possible time. However, the airdrop of the plane, for the daily consumption of food and grass of the 40,000 elite imperial army, can only temporarily save the lives of these soldiers. ”

"However, in the absence of food and grass, even if this unit succeeds in breaking through. However, because of the lack of food, the soldiers suffered a serious loss of physical strength. The 40,000 elite Imperial soldiers will also lose most of their combat effectiveness... So, I thought that ...."Looking at the departing operational staff officer, the chief of staff continued...

"Why, Chief of Staff, if you have any suggestions, say them immediately. Now this battle is not only related to the life and death of our 40,000 Kwantung Army, but also related to the rule of our Japanese Empire over Manchuria, and I will definitely consider it carefully..."General Umezu Mijiro replied...

"Hai, Your Excellency Commander, I humbly believe that we should immediately transfer the troops of at least three main divisions to reinforce the Mengshan area, especially the 40,000 soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army who are trapped in Baishan County..."

"Three main divisions? However, Chief of Staff, in order to deal with these advance units of the Northeast Field Army of the Eighth Route Army and the Anti-Japanese Union forces that have entered our Manchurian region. The troops of the Great Japanese Imperial Army in the Mengshan area and the surrounding counties have basically been withdrawn, where did we draw so many troops from..."The commander asked rhetorically with a frown...

"From the Shanhaiguan area...", the chief of staff said affirmatively...

"Huh? Shanhaiguan, tell me your reasons..."The commander, General Umezu Mijiro, was shocked and quickly asked rhetorically...

"Your Excellency, Commander, I have just said that I am humble. In the face of 40,000 Imperial soldiers, our airdrop can only solve their urgent needs and prevent 40,000 soldiers from starving to death. Even if the troops are rescued from Baishan County, this elite army will lose its combat effectiveness in a short period of time. If we can't send a favorable force to respond. Then, Lieutenant General Sato will face a fierce counterattack by a large number of elite troops in China....and at that time, my 40,000 soldiers of the Kwantung Army, with low combat effectiveness, were tantamount to a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered in the hands of the main force of China..."

Seeing that the commander in front of him nodded approvingly, the chief of staff continued to analyze...

"According to the intelligence of our army, the main force of the Northeast Field Army of the Eighth Route Army has two months to enter the Manchurian region. In the course of these two months, our three main divisions had time to return to Mengshan and conduct a large-scale decisive battle with the main forces of China in the Mengshan area. At the worst, it was able to maintain the pre-war defensive line and compress the main force of China into the vast mountains. In the battle with the main forces of the Eighth Route Army two months later, the main forces of China would attack from behind us and cover the entry of the Northeast Field Army of the Eighth Route Army into Manchuria...",

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, your analysis is very reasonable, and I completely agree with your suggestion. Now I order, your general staff, to immediately draw up the specific numbers of each combat unit to return to the Mengshan area... I'll give you half an hour, and after half an hour, I'll give you a specific combat mission..."After listening to the chief of staff's analysis, General Umezu Mijiro ordered with a resolute face...

And at this moment, with the departure of the chief of staff, plus the news that the transport aircraft troops, loaded with various foods, were ready to be airdropped to Baishan County, were already spreading among the various combat units of the Japanese army... The entire Kwantung Army, nearly a million Kwantung Army troops, was shocked by this amazing news...

Because, since its formation, the Kwantung Army has ruled Manchuria for ten years. Although, in the past ten years, in the face of the constant harassment of the armed forces by the Anti-United Nations and other places, in the face of the well-equipped Kwantung Army, these Anti-United Nations are not vulnerable at all, and at most they will attack their own logistics lines...

For a long time, the hearts of these Kwantung Army soldiers have formed a group of arrogant and arrogant ideas, and the Kwantung Army is the best in the world....However, in this battle, 100,000 troops, including 60,000 well-equipped elite troops of the Kwantung Army, suffered heavy losses under the joint attack of more than 10,000 Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Eighth Route Army...

What's more, the 40,000 elite troops of the Kwantung Army were besieged in Baishan County by the cunning Shina people, and fell into a situation where they had to run out of food and water, and had to carry out airdrop supplies...

This huge news, among the nearly one million Kwantung Army troops, is undoubtedly a huge earthquake, and it has ruthlessly subverted the image of the Kwantung Army troops in everyone's minds...

And as the news slowly spread to the people, the ears of the common people... These ordinary people who were trapped under the bloody rule of the Japanese army. In the face of the sudden appearance of this one beside him, the Eighth Route Army and the Anti-Japanese Federation, which were very strong in combat, all held an attitude of expectation...

Because they hoped that this force would be able to strike a severe blow at the Japanese and drive them out of the three northeastern provinces. So... The three northeastern provinces, located in the hearts of a large number of northeastern men under the cruel oppression of Japan, have a germination of feelings to rush to the Mengshan area to participate in the Eighth Route Army to fight devils