The commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Yoshijiro, was anxiously wandering around the room.
In front of him was a huge sand table.
There were very few plaster flags on the sand table marking the Japanese army, and they were only trapped in a few large cities.
The rest were all occupied by the communist army.
"Have reinforcements arrived from the Korean Peninsula?"
Umezu Meijiro asked anxiously.
"A telegram has just been sent. We have just arrived at Fengtian City and are resting."
A staff officer said with a telegram.
"We're finally here," Umezu Meijiro breathed out, "How many artillery pieces did you bring?"
"No." Looking at Umezu Meijiro's expectant eyes, the staff officer swallowed and said with difficulty.
"What?"
Umezu Meijiro's veins were about to pop out.
The Communist army had launched a massive attack before, and surrounding cities had been lost one after another.
When all the troops reported, they mentioned that the Communist artillery fire was far more powerful than imagined.
Therefore, Umezu Yoshijiro continued to increase the intensity of artillery fire in surrounding towns.
Even the red cannons from the Qianlong era in stock were dug out.
Just to increase the combat effectiveness.
As a result, surrounding towns were uprooted one after another.
Didn't even put up any decent resistance.
Now, Umezu Yoshijiro's artillery was stretched thin and urgently needed heavy artillery support from North Korean troops.
As a result, tell him now?
How could this not make him anxious?
"No? How come there isn't? Although they only defend North Korea, they are all reinforced divisions equipped with heavy artillery. How come they don't have heavy weapons?"
Umezu Meijiro asked loudly.
"They said that when they were crossing the Yalu River, the bridge was bombed and all the big ships were burned by the anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese elements. There were only small boats. Therefore, they only brought the light infantry over and threw all the heavy equipment on the other side of the Yalu River."
The staff officer said cautiously.
puff--
Hearing this answer, Umezu Meijiro almost spit out blood.
What he needs most now is heavy weapons.
As a result, a group of light infantry was reinforced.
What does he want with this group of light infantry?
Fill in the lines and become cannon fodder?
Umezu Meijiro was almost furious.
However, the staff officer's next words made him even angrier.
"They also said that they currently lack heavy equipment and are unable to shoulder heavy responsibilities. They know that the Kwantung Army has a great cause and is called the flower of the army. It has the best equipment among the entire Japanese army."
"They hope that the Kwantung Army will allocate some heavy weapons to them for the sake of the brother armies."
"asshole!"
Umezu Meijiro slammed the table.
"I expected to get weapons from them, but instead they asked for weapons from me."
"Are they here for reinforcements? They are here to cause trouble!"
"Tell them to see if I look like a heavy weapon. If so, use me as a heavy artillery and drag me to the front line!"
"Give them a frontline position and stop bothering me here!"
Umezu Meijiro roared angrily.
However, just when the staff officer was about to go out to return to his duties, there was a sudden loud noise outside.
Boom, boom, boom!
There were bursts of violent explosions.
Dust fell from the ceiling, and the chandelier swayed back and forth, as if there was an earthquake.
"what happened?"
Umezu Meijiro shouted loudly.
"Commander, the communist army has begun to attack the city!"
A messenger ran in.
"What?"
Umezu Meijiro was shocked.
"Why did you attack the city so quickly?"
"Let's go and have a look!"
Umezu Meijiro said, picking up the command knife and walking quickly outside.
As soon as he walked out of the headquarters, he saw a group of Japanese soldiers running through the street in a hurry.
"Stop, which section are you from? What are you looking like in a panic? Look at you, you still look like the Imperial Army!"
Umezu Yoshijiro shouted pointing at the group of Japanese soldiers.
"Everyone, stop!"
The guards behind him rushed out and stopped the group of defeated soldiers.
"General, the Communist army is too powerful. They have entered the city. Run quickly. If you don't run, it will be too late."
The leading Japanese soldier said in a panic.
"Baga, what are you talking about? I have deployed three lines of defense outside the city and built a large number of fortresses. How could it be broken through so quickly?"
Umezu Yoshijiro obviously didn't believe it.
Although Fengtian is not a fortification area, it has long had guerrilla activities.
In addition, in recent years, the Northeast Anti-Resistance Alliance has become increasingly powerful.
There was even an armed force that was not inferior to Japan's regular divisions at one time.
In order to prevent important cities from being attacked by surprise.
Many defense facilities were deliberately built.
These facilities are enough to block ordinary light infantry attacks.
Although the Communist army has a large number of heavy artillery, those fortresses must be demolished one by one, right?
He didn't believe that the communist army could invade so quickly.
"It's true, the Communist troops are coming soon."
The leading soldier looked anxious.
"What are you afraid of? Look at what you look like now. Pick up your weapon and fight back with me immediately."
Umezu Yoshijiro turned to the staff officer behind him and asked: "Where is the tank regiment?"
"We are quickly sending support here."
The staff officer said.
At this moment, with the sound of tracks, two 97 light tanks drove over.
The hatch of the tank opened and a captain got out.
"Commander, the 1st Tank Squadron reports to you that the remaining vehicles are holding their positions and we have been ordered to come to support."
"Well, it's very good." Seeing the tank, Umezu Yoshijiro's confidence increased a lot.
In his opinion, as long as there are tanks, no matter how many infantry attack the city, it will not help.
One tank is enough to kill all these infantry.
"Come on, let's go see how powerful the communist troops are who are attacking the city."
Umezu Meijiro was about to take people to the front line.
His guard suddenly pointed at his back and said: "Commander, look!"
Umezu Meijiro found the guard looking strange and immediately turned around.
He found that the smoke caused by the cannon in the distance was slowly dissipating, and a huge steel monster gradually emerged.
The steel monster has four tracks, a body of six meters, and a height of more than four meters. Everything visible is covered with thick armor.
There are two huge turrets one behind the other.
The front turret is equipped with twin 75mm guns.
The rear turret houses a 105mm heavy gun.
There are two small machine gun towers on both sides, and two heavy machine guns protrude from the black muzzles.
There is a slogan written on the armor in front of the tank: Specialize in fighting the Kwantung Army.
Umezu Yoshijiro was completely stunned by this huge guy.
His mouth is wide enough to fit an egg in.
The heavy tank in front of him completely exceeded his imagination.
"What is this?"
Umezu Meijiro's eyes widened.
But no one could answer him.
No one here knows what this giant thing is.
"Quick, fire!"
Umezu Yoshijiro shouted to the tanker.
"yes!"
The tank crew quickly retracted the tank and pulled the gun bolt.
Boom!
A 75mm shell hit the front armor plate of the tank.
However, the shell only bounced off the armor plate before ricocheting away.
Not even the armor plate was penetrated.
The huge chariot didn't even sway and continued to roll over.
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