Chapter 36
"Haha! Xiyi-kun, it seems like you have a problem with the commander's decision!”
Harada Keiichi looked at Nishiichi meaningfully.
"I have no objections! However, I don't understand why the commander would send out two of our divisions to deal with a mob.”
Nishiichi hurriedly shook his head and said. He couldn't say such words carelessly. If Muto Shingi heard it, he would suffer.
Harada Keiichi chuckled and didn't say anything.
"In fact, there is a reason why the Commander did this. Have you heard? The headquarters has decided to promote the commander to marshal. On the 15th of next month, the commander will officially step down as the commander of the Kwantung Army and return to the country to be awarded the title.
The commander wants to return without any regrets, which is why he sent two of our divisions here.”
Keiichi Harada understood why Muto Shingi was doing this. After all, he was about to be awarded the rank of marshal. This was the first person to be awarded the rank of marshal after Hirohito took office, and also the first person to be awarded the rank of marshal in more than a decade.
Everyone in Japan attached great importance to this matter. If Muto Shingi could completely solve all the problems in the northeast, no one would gossip about it when they returned.
"Actually, I've also guessed a little." Xi Yi sighed. However, the Chinese still had more than ten infantry divisions and about 150,000 soldiers on the Great Wall. Our two Regiments will be transferred out of Fengtian, leaving only 10,000 soldiers around Fengtian.
The Empire had taken Manchuria with great difficulty. If the Chinese took the opportunity to counterattack, the Empire might lose some territory.”
How many Japanese soldiers were there in the northeast? Previously, there were five Regiments, each of which had two Infantry Regiments, which meant that they had ten Infantry Regiments. Now that one Infantry Regiments had been taken out, they were left with nine.
There were four infantry regiments gathered here, and the remaining five were distributed throughout the vast northeast region.
Harada Keiichi drank a glass of wine and opened his mouth.""Xiyi-kun, don't worry! Ever since Manchuria was incorporated into the Empire's territory at the beginning of last year, the Empire has been using Manchuria's resources to replenish our army's equipment.
The weapons and equipment that our divisions lacked in the past have to be replenished, and our members will also begin to reach the full strength. I heard that the entire 1st division will be coming to Manchuria next month. Now, the 1st division had all the weapons and equipment they lacked.
They were still making the final preparations. When the 1st division was stationed in Fengtian, they would definitely be impregnable.”
Hearing Harada Keiichi's words, Nishiichi nodded. The 1st division was full, with a total of over 30,000 people.
It wasn't that the Japanese army hadn't thought of replenishing these divisions, but they didn't have enough resources, especially those weapons and equipment. They needed resources and steel. Now that they had occupied the northeast, they began to make use of the resources in the northeast. The Japanese First Division began to replenish their weapons and equipment.
"I believe that after the Empire absorbs the resources of Manchuria, the Empire will become stronger and stronger. The weak China is definitely not the Empire's match."
After Xi Yi finished his wine glass, he was about to finish his sentence when gunshots suddenly sounded from the western part of Hailin County. Along with the gunshots, there were also the sounds of cannons.
"Boom ~"
"Boom ~"
"Boom ~"
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The explosions were so close and so dense. Nishiichi and Harada Keiichi immediately stood up when they heard the explosion.
"This is the explosion of 75mm field cannons. There are nearly 200 of them!”
Nishiichi and Harada Keiichi looked at each other and quickly ran into the command center.
"Major General, the west of Hailin County is under fierce attack from the Zhina Army. They carried hundreds of 75mm field cannons. The two infantry squadrons we placed in the west of Hailin County have suffered heavy losses and are currently engaged in an intense battle with the Chinese army!”
The Chief of Staff of the 8th Division, Kimura Tokumasa, walked up to Nishiichi in a panic.
"Nani? The west was under attack? The Chinese people went around to the west? How was this possible? The terrain of Hailin County is peculiar. We've seen it before. If the Chinese wanted to go around Hailin County, they would need to spend at least a day. Moreover, they were in a world of ice and snow now. If they went around to the west, how much would they have to pay? Even the troops might lose their combat effectiveness because of the cold.”
Xi Yiyi said in disbelief. It was because of the unique terrain of Hailin County that they did not place many troops in the west. They knew that if the Chinese army wanted to go around to the west of Hailin County, they would have to pay a huge price. Moreover, the troops might lose their fighting strength because of the cold.
If he started a fire to keep warm or did something else, it was very likely that he would be discovered by them.
"Xiyi-kun, now is not the time to talk about this. It seems that we didn't attack, but the Chinese did. Since that's the case, let's fight the Chinese. Our two divisions will immediately order our troops to launch a counterattack and tell the Chinese people that the Empire's army is not something they can provoke!”
At this moment, Harada Keiichi said in a deep voice. Originally, they were prepared to wait for a period of time before launching an attack. However, since Zhao Wenbin had already launched an attack, they were not afraid.
"Kimura-kun, immediately send a power to the 17th regiment and tell them to head to the western part of the city. At the same time, call the frontline troops and ask them how many Chinese soldiers there are.”
Xi Yiyi said in a deep voice.
"Ha ~ Yi ~"
Kimura Tokumasa immediately turned around and left.
"With so many cannons, there are probably tens of thousands of Chinese people.”
Harada Keiichi frowned and said to the 11th division's chief of staff, He Bianchuan,""Immediately order the 12th regiment to head to the western part of the city. Tell them that they must eliminate all these Chinese people!”
It seemed like Harada Keiichi and Nishiyoshi were extremely arrogant. They looked down on the Chinese army, and even though they had lost the upper hand, they still wanted to destroy the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Regiments with just two Regiments.
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"Look, there's a little light coming from the horizon. It seemed like the 3rd Regiment had launched an artillery attack on Hailin County. He gave the first and second regiments power and had them fire immediately. Don't save your ammunition, hit hard! I want to see how arrogant these Japanese are.
They had actually swaggered into Hailin County without the Field Artillery Regiment.”
Zhao Wenbin was on the city wall of Mudanjiang. Through the binoculars, he saw the flashing lights in the sky and could not help but say in a deep voice.
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