On a hot summer day, in Changchun City, the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army.
For General Ueda Kenkichi, hearing the news of another disastrous defeat on the Hylar frontline battlefield was undoubtedly a very painful thing.
The losses were indeed heavy, but for the current General Ueda Kenkichi, this battle must be fought. After all, there is still a glimmer of hope.
"Is there really no way to reverse the decline?" General Ueda Kenkichi murmured. His office was empty at this time. He had already ordered his adjutant to tell others not to enter his office and disturb him.
After thinking about it, General Ueda Kenkichi felt that there were two main reasons: first, the frontline troops were weakly deployed and unable to deal with the powerful Soviet army; second, Komatsubara Michutaro had poor command skills and was no match for the Soviet army.
As a result, General Ueda Kenkichi suddenly thought of another person he trusted very much - Ogisu Rihei!
Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatehei is a veteran division commander. He not only has rich combat experience, but also has experience in assisting high-ranking officials. All of this makes General Ueda Kenkichi extremely satisfied.
Ogisu Rihei had an experience that General Ueda Kenkichi paid special attention to, that is, he led his army into Nanjing. This achievement made him feel that this guy is a guy who is good at fighting tough battles and someone he trusts, so He had the idea of transferring him over.
So Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatehei is fighting in central China and is the division commander of the Japanese Thirteenth Division. How can we "cheat" him over? Only promotion can make Ogisu Rihei come over willingly, and Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji, the commander of the Eleventh Army, doesn't have enough reasons to stop him.
Thinking of this, General Ueda Kenkichi decided one thing - the Kwantung Army must set up a military-level unit specifically to deal with the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces, and the commander would be Ogisu Rihei.
Thinking of this, General Ueda Kenkichi suddenly realized: as long as this military-level unit is established, he can mobilize a large number of Kwantung Army troops to participate in the war. With the figure of Ogisu Rihei fighting, the Battle of Nomonkan has been going on for five years. Chances of winning!
Yes, there is a five-point chance of winning. Although Ueda Kenkichi is old, he has not yet reached the point where his eyesight is dim. There is still a gap between the Japanese army and the Soviet army. Otherwise, Komatsubara Michutaro would not have lost several battles in a row on the front line.
General Ueda Kenkichi has lived for decades after all. Although he holds great power, he is not the kind of impulsive person. For example, now, he feels that he needs to carefully consider before making a decision.
Therefore, Commander Ueda Kenkichi called his adjutant and asked him to invite the Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke over, saying that he had something to discuss.
Not long after, Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke, who had been transferred from the commander of the 10th Division to the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, appeared in the office of General Kenkichi Ueda.
"Isotani-kun, welcome to your arrival." With that, General Ueda Kenkichi made a gesture and asked Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke to sit on the chair in front of his desk.
"Your Excellency, Commander, you have something important to discuss with me, right?" Isotani Rensuke asked with a serious face after he sat down.
Ueda Kenkichi nodded and asked the adjutant to close the door before saying: "It is indeed true. The commander of the Komatsubara Division led the 23rd Division and the main force of the 7th Division to lose consecutive battles on the front line of the Halaha River. Our heavy artillery regiment was also killed by the Soviet army in the artillery battle this morning. Our Kwantung Army suffered heavy losses. I would like to hear your opinion, Isoya-kun."
I saw Isotani Rensuke's face softening slightly after hearing this, and then continued: "Your Excellency, Commander, according to your opinion, we must win this war at all costs. Thirty-four years ago, we We have already fought with Lao Maozi. At that time, the Russian army was still stronger than our army in terms of equipment advantages, but our predecessors were able to win this war, and why couldn't we win?"
After hearing Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke's answer, the expression on General Ueda Kenkichi's face also softened a lot: At least the opinions within the Kwantung Army are unanimous. No matter how heavy the losses are, they must focus on winning the immediate victory. of this war!
"Isoya-kun, your answer is very satisfactory to me. Now I have an idea, which is to form a military-level unit specifically to deal with the Soviets. The commander will be your junior brother Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatehei. What do you think? General Ueda Kenkichi asked, his eyes filled with a sense of solemnity. What he wanted was the final result.
Isotani Rensuke thought for a moment, and he also knew Ueda Kenkichi's character, so he said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I believe that it is most appropriate for Lieutenant General Ogisu Rihei to hold this position. Ogisu When Rippei was at Army University, he was one of the best officers in his grade. His graduation scores were among the best, and he had always fought brilliantly in the battles in Central China. Although he was one grade lower than his subordinates, his subordinates believed that Ogisu Lieutenant General Libing is very good!"
After receiving an affirmative answer from Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Rensuke Isotani, Ueda Kenkichi narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly: "Isotani-kun, when you go back, please order the staff to come up with a plan for me within two days! There are only two requirements. The first is that it is feasible, and the second is that it is rapid. In short, what I want is a plan that can be implemented quickly after the plan is completed. This plan must be as detailed as where the officers of the staff of the new military-level unit will come from. aspect!”
"Hai!!" Lieutenant General Isoya Rensuke stood up and stood at attention, saluting.
Obviously, General Ueda Kenkichi's latest will has been implemented.
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Looking at the frontline battlefield of the Halaha River, it is already in the final stage.
To be more precise, it was the Japanese army that was finishing the attack, while the Soviet army was unscathed.
The Japanese position on the east bank of the Halaha River has been baptized by Soviet artillery fire. The entire position is in a mess, with broken limbs and broken legs, and many injured Japanese soldiers are wailing in pain.
It turned out that when the Soviet artillery detected through hot air balloons that the Japanese artillery positions had been destroyed by artillery fire, they immediately spread the artillery fire to other bombing areas, and bombed all the key defense areas of the Japanese army. The losses were not ordinary heavy. .
"Little Japan is going to be seriously weakened now. It is estimated that it will not be able to launch a counterattack in the next few days." Looking at the baptized Japanese positions through the telescope, Major General Chekonov's face was filled with pride - -These are all his proud works. They must be appreciated and appreciated...
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