Chapter 673: The War Begins
"Gentlemen! Are you ready to die for His Majesty the Emperor and for the Empire?! Kanno Shouichi yelled at the senior Japanese officers below!
"Hail!!" And in response to him, there was also an angry roar.
"From North Korea, to Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Fujian...... And so on, all the troops have been assembled! In this battle, we will be responsible for defeating the Wehrmacht forces in front of us! And use North Korea as a springboard to directly attack the Manchurian and Mongolian regions! After that, join forces with the troops of Shanhaiguan! Horse stepping on Nanjing! Swallow China!! ”
"Hail!!" These Japanese officers roared even louder! Even some of the officers who had just been transferred from other units were trembling with excitement.
Over the past few years, they have had to swallow their anger in response to all kinds of provocations by the Wehrmacht, because the equipment of the troops has seriously lagged behind that of the Wehrmacht.
For example, that damn Jin Jiu constantly sent troops to test the defense lines everywhere and even made people constantly infiltrate across the border! The Japanese army had no other way than to clean it up secretly.
As for Kim Koo's direct establishment of the so-called "Democratic Republic of Korea" in the defense zone of the National Defense Forces, we can only turn a blind eye. There's no way, can't you get the troops to fight it?!
The General Staff Headquarters was not prepared at that time, and even the generals themselves were not sure that they would be able to win favor from the Wehrmacht.
As a result, the Japanese troops stationed in Korea turned a blind eye to the actions of the Wehrmacht and Kim Koo. At the same time, secretly clean up what they can.
Now, the Empire has finally made up its mind to clean up these damn china dolphins! Everyone was so excited that they were ready to fight!
"This is a personal order from His Majesty the Emperor, and we only have one month to prepare! I believe that your warehouses are already full of weapons and ammunition, so let's pick this pearl for the Empire! ”
But I saw Kanno Shoichi yelling at everyone: "Those Chinese dolphins, how can they get such a rich land?!" This is our empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor of the Imperial Japan!! ”
"Hail!! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!! Long live the Empire!! ”
Such mobilization meetings were held in Tianjin, Qingdao, and Shanghai...... and so on, and so on, and the area is held in secret. All the Japanese troops began the final sprint, and the direction of attack, the command and coordination of the actions of each unit, and the area of attack were all distributed to the officers below.
A cannon was pushed out. In addition to the positions of the Wehrmacht, the coordinates of the positions of the rest of the positions in the areas to which the Nanking State Government belonged were also quietly sent to the hands of these attacking troops.
Tanks from various units were also sent out to concentrate on offensive and defensive operations, and fighter planes frequently took off to conduct reconnaissance and secret exercises in various places. Receiving these news, Tu Qianjun just sneered.
And Jiang Zhongzheng in Nanjing was not so easy, he ordered all departments to strengthen their vigilance in a cold sweat! Meantime. Let all the units of the Central Army urgently meet near Nanjing, in order to defend the national capital.
At the same time, he obtained all the heavy weapons in the warlord's armed forces that he could control in his hands in the name of secondment. Among them, there is Han Fuyu's heavy artillery group!
"Today, the country is in danger, and the Japanese are eyeing it! It is to support the central government's mission of guarding the central government, and Brother Fang knows that he will not refuse my request......"
A secret telegram was sent to Han Fuyu, but Han Fuyu smiled bitterly! Can you refuse?! Although he clearly knew that Jiang Zhongzheng was borrowing a pig from a tiger. But where can I refuse?!
scolded my grandmother at home for a long time, and finally gave her heavy artillery troops with tears in her eyes. Jiang Zhongzheng was very satisfied with Han Fuyu's acquaintance, and sent a commendation telegram and then promoted Han Fuyu's military rank to a second-class general!
The rank is a fart! Lao Tzu's artillery is gone, if the Japanese cub calls, I will let people use their chests to top the artillery?! Han Fuyu was scolding his mother in his heart, but he still had to send a loyal telegram to Jiang Zhongzheng in his face.
At this time, Han Fuyu had streamlined his troops several times, and his strength was no longer the two armies and five divisions in his heyday. Instead, it was sharply reduced to the current five divisions and one brigade.
At this time, the troops under Han Fuyu's command included Sun Tongxuan's 20th Division, Gu Liangmin's 22nd Division, Cao Fulin's 29th Division, Li Hanzhang's 74th Division, and Zhanshutang's 81st Division.
In addition, it is the pistol brigade of Wu Huawen, a unit directly under the Third Route Army. The First Independent Artillery Regiment of Xie Shijie, Fu Jianheng's Second Independent Artillery Regiment and Zhou Zunshi's Heavy Mortar Regiment, which were originally subordinate to the Third Route Army, were all transferred by Jiang Zhongzheng!
The artillery and anti-aircraft guns that had been obtained from Tu Qianjun were all taken away by Jiang Zhongzheng. This made Han Fuyu grit his teeth with hatred, but he was helpless.
Guangdong's Yu Hanmou is not having a good time. Several of his artillery regiments and air force were transferred under various names. Some of them went to Nanjing, and the other part was sent to the Central Aviation School.
Thinking of the Japanese army on the Fujian side, Yu Hanmou was restless!
In terms of the three eastern provinces. Urgent expansion of the Wehrmacht Air Force! The officers of the active duty troops, who had been teaching in the aviation school, urgently returned to their units!
"It's time for the 'seeds' to be reclaimed, when will our 'seeds' be able to come back?!" In the conference room of the Wehrmacht, sitting was Tu Qianjun, the commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht.
There are also Chief of the General Staff Su Zongzhe, Air Force Commander Chen Haihua, and Commander of the National Defense Guards Armored Corps Zhu Zhong.
"The 'seeds' are already on their way home, and they can return to the headquarters by the end of this month at the latest!" Chief of General Staff Su Zongzhe opened his black notebook and said in a deep voice to Tu Qianjun: "This batch of 'seeds' has a total of 645 people, including 445 armored troops. Air Force 200 ......"
"Since the beginning of the war, how many 'seeds' have we sacrificed?!" After being silent for a while, Tu Qianjun said to Su Zongzhen. Su Zongzhen didn't say a word, and closed his notebook.
"One hundred and seventy-four people have died in our 'seed'. The most important losses are in the Air Force ......"
Tu Qianjun nodded slowly and continued, "How many 'seeds' do we have now?!" ”
"Almost three thousand. There are two hundred people in the Air Force. The armored forces numbered almost two thousand people. Su Zongzhen paused, and said in a deep voice to Tu Qianjun: "We are all ready with equipment, they can participate in the battle at any time!" ”
Everyone nodded at this time, these people are the confidence of the Wehrmacht to fight against the Japanese army now!
In fact, there is a secret program within the Wehrmacht. This plan was only known to Tu Qianjun, Su Zongzhe, and a few high-ranking members of the Air Force and Army Armored Forces.
This is the "Seed Project"! This plan. It was to send some of the officers of the Air Force and the Armored Forces of the Wehrmacht to the Soviet Union to participate in the war! The Army's operations are no longer a problem. However, the Air Force and Armored Forces are technical arms that urgently need to be strengthened in real combat! And these people who went were all the best in the Wehrmacht, and they were officers trained by the troops!
Their aim was to familiarize themselves with their equipment as quickly as possible with the help of the war between Stalin and Trotsky! These include the Tiger I tank and the Tiger Shark fighter. And hone your combat skills and exercise your actual combat ability!
Of course, there is a risk involved. The Wehrmacht did not force anyone to go to war, and Stalin, Blyukher, and others knew the origin of these people and the thoughts of Tu Qianjun.
But the lack of direct technical combatants is their biggest flaw. What's more, what's not to be satisfied with having someone come to help them fight?! In fact, this is one of the reasons why Stalin returned many of those antiques in full.
Whatever the reason and reason, there is indeed a group of soldiers in the three eastern provinces who are fighting for themselves. There is no escaping this.
And now, it's time for the "seeds" to be taken back.
"According to our sources, the Japanese army is already laying out the battle plan. At the same time, the news told us that what he found out was that the Japanese army was preparing to fight in early July! When the time comes, they will ...... from North Korea, Tianjin, Qingdao Until a full-scale war is launched in Fujian! Their goal is to completely occupy us within three months to a year! ”
Tu Qianjun's words did not arouse any fear. Everyone present sneered on their faces! There was not a single man present who had never fought against the Japanese army!
None of them were afraid of him Japanese! Who of these men has never had the blood and lives of the Japanese on their hands?! This is their pride!
"Since people are coming, how can we show the hospitality of our Chinese nation if we don't welcome it?!" Tu Qianjun sneered and said in a deep voice: "All the 'seeds' will return to the team immediately!" The entire navy, army, and air force are all distributed with live ammunition! Get ready for battle! ”
"Yes!!" With a bang, everyone stood up! Roared at Tu Qianjun!
At the beginning of the day, the Wehrmacht units found themselves in a new group of faces in their units. Or rather, they saw their classmates in their own military school. These students are very secretive about what they have done.
But the smell of iron and blood on their bodies was so strong! So much so that the eyes that floated by from time to time made those civilians who had never experienced war frightened!
Stay up!! This is the current state of the entire Wehrmacht, with columns of troops heading to Korea for the final transportation of supplies. The planes are constantly changing, and the destination is North Korea's Pingrang and Shanhaiguan!
On July 7, 1937, Naoichi Kanno looked at the wall clock on the wall at his headquarters without saying a word. When the tick-tock pointer slowly drew to the number "12", Kanno's heart rose!
"Whoosh...... Rumble! Rumble!! Boom...... "Endless cannon sounds exploded in the night! From north to south, from North Korea to the junction of Fujian and Guangdong! Endless artillery fire turned the night sky into daylight!
The war has begun!! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )