Chapter 53: Danger Approaches

  In Northeast Changchun, although it's already March weather, but here is unusually cold.

  In the city center, a lavishly decorated grand building displays differences in status.

  The guards outside the gate, holding rifles, gave people a sense of suffocating solemnity.

  This is the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, the central command organ directing all Japanese forces in Manchuria.

  In a small room, there is a table with a tea table on the left side and two small chairs on either side.

  Behind the desk sat a military man wearing a Japanese general's uniform, and on the wall behind him hung a flag of the Imperial Japanese Army and a Rising Sun Flag.

  The soldier's face didn't look very good, his eyebrows were tightly furrowed together.

  On the chair beside the tea table sat a military man wearing a Japanese army lieutenant general uniform.

  These two are none other than the military personnel wearing the uniform of a general, Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army Ueda Kenkichi, and the military personnel wearing the uniform of a lieutenant general, Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army Tojo Hideki.

  However, at present, the two of them are no longer as divine as before. The newspaper on the table is undoubtedly the greatest irony for both of them.

  This is a newspaper published by the Chinese government, which fully reported Yang Junran's battle report.

  Moreover, there are also photos taken by Colonel Yang Junran's adjutant as evidence.

  Looking at the military flags and swords on the newspaper, Uemura Kentaro's face became even more furious.

  Tozawa Hidemi on the other hand was frowning and occasionally glancing at the map on the wall beside him.

  "Does the General Staff have any detailed information on this person, who was able to annihilate an entire division? Was the previous brigade also annihilated by him?" Ueda Kenji suddenly raised his head and looked at Tōjō Hideki.

  The questioned Tōjō Hideki was somewhat hesitant, standing up to report: "Commander, there is currently no information on him, it seems like he suddenly appeared out of nowhere."

  Ueda Koji's face was visibly displeased, while Tojo Hideki hung his head in shame.

  "If a division of troops were dispatched, would there be any guarantee that they could annihilate them?" Taneji Kiyoshi did not pursue the responsibility of Tojo Hideki, but instead found another topic.

  Tōjō Hideki thought carefully and didn't dare to answer rashly.

  After a moment of silence, Tōjō shook his head and said: "I'm afraid one division is powerless, at least we need to be assigned an infantry brigade."

  "Shall we assign the 4th Cavalry Brigade to the past, in reinforcing an independent artillery corps?" asked Uemura Kenkichi, continuing to increase his forces.

  "It should be enough. With such military strength, we can definitely wipe out the Chinese troops in Chahar." Tōjō Hideki said with full confidence.

  Ueda Kenji smiled and walked to the front of the map, saying: "Order the 8th Division, the 4th Cavalry Brigade, and the Independent Artillery Regiment to quickly reinforce the troops stationed in Mongolia." Ueda Kenji gave the order, his eyes gazing out the window. The entire Northeast had been taken over by the Kwantung Army's 20,000 men. Now that a division and a cavalry brigade were on the move, he was confident of wiping out the Chahar forces.

  Tōjō Hideki let out a sigh and walked outside.

  The Japanese army received orders and quickly began marching towards Chahar.

  At this moment, Yang Junran was still reorganizing his own troops.

  A force of over 20,000 men had been re-equipped, but the personnel of four infantry brigades were scattered and disorganized.

  Yang Junran sat on the chair, looking at the map in the distance.

  Now you can freely choose a slightly larger county town as your command center, and there will be no complaints from Jilte.

  However, Yang Junran was worried that once he divided his forces to defend other counties, it would likely lead to a failure due to the dispersal of troops.

  After all, no one else would come to reinforce themselves except for Zhou Yulan's female soldiers.

  "Commander, the graduates of the Central Military Academy have been assigned to various brigades. As per your instructions, they are taking up positions as platoon leaders in each company. The cavalry, engineering, and artillery personnel have also begun to take up officer positions in the cavalry regiments, engineering companies of each brigade, and artillery regiments." Fang Hanchen walked over and saluted Yang Junran.

  Yang Junran nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said to Fang Hanchen: "We must prohibit them from contacting each other, prevent them from gathering together, and also prohibit them from holding private meetings. Let them slowly experience the life of the troops. If they really can't do it, we'll just send them back directly. After all, we don't lack officers here, at worst, we can directly transfer some from the training corps."

  Fang Hanchen smiled, he knew Yang Junran was competing with the Chairman of the Committee, to see if these disciples of the Tianzi Gate could become his loyal subordinates.

  "How's the training of the third battalion? Two main battalions were drawn from the first battalion, and one main battalion was drawn from the second battalion. Shouldn't there be any problem?" Yang Junran suddenly thought of the third battalion and asked.

  Fang Hanqin nodded and said: "Now Deng Ziyong, the regimental commander, is actively training his troops. The action of attacking the county seat a few days ago achieved some results, but after the first and third regiments exchanged two battalions, their combat effectiveness decreased significantly. Kang Lianjin, the regimental commander, has also found me several times to ask for one battalion from the third regiment to be kicked out."

  "No way, each brigade has four combat battalions, this can't be changed. If he comes to you, just assign some mules to his machine gun battalion and artillery battalion, see if he still has any complaints. After Giltei sends us the war horses, we'll equip each brigade's machine gun battalion and artillery battalion with horses, this way the troops' marching speed will increase significantly, and it won't affect the normal performance of the shooters and artillerymen." Yang Junran said to Fang Hanchin with a frown.

  Two people were talking, and Kang Lianqin, with a furious face, walked in again.

  After seeing Yang Junran and Fang Hanqin, Kang Lianqin said: "Commander, deputy commander, I can no longer tolerate that group of useless soldiers. If you don't replace them for me, I won't be the division commander anymore."

  Watching Kang Yanqin's appearance, Fang Hanchen frowned and silently looked at Yang Junran, waiting for his solution.

  Yang Junran smiled and pointed to a chair beside him, saying: "Director Kang, please take a seat."

  Kang Lianqin saw Yang Junran and nodded, then walked over to a chair on one side and sat down.

  "These useless soldiers, as long as you lead them well, can also be trained into elite troops. Leave one main force battalion behind and reorganize the remaining three battalions, reappointing officers to let the elite officers lead the useless soldiers and the useless officers lead the elite ones. This way, it will improve their combat effectiveness somewhat. I'm giving you two special privileges as compensation from the division headquarters to your regiment. One is that you have the right to dismiss and appoint officers in your regiment, but don't abuse this power for personal reasons. The other one is that the students from the training battalion can be prioritized to supplement your regiment." Yang Junran poured a cup of water for Kang Lianqin and said with a smile.

  Kang Lianqin felt a bit embarrassed, her face slightly flushed as she took over the water cup.

  "I've discussed with the Chief of Staff, and we'll supplement your brigade with some pack mules to enhance the mobility of your machine gun battalion and artillery battalion." Yang Junran once again threw a sweetener at Kang Lianqin.

  Kang Lianqin's face was slightly excited, and there was no anger that had just entered.

  "Alright, Commander, you can rest assured. I'll definitely train this batch of useless soldiers into an elite force. I'll take my leave first. Later, I'll have the Deputy Brigade Commander go to the Chief of Staff's place to get the mules. The Commander's words must be kept, after all." Kang Lianqin left with a look of excitement on his face.

  Fang Hanchen looked at Yang Junran and gave a thumbs up.

  On the training ground of the First Division, nine Type 94 mountain guns were neatly lined up in the distance.

  Troops in the distance were still training, apparently unaware of the situation here.

  Deputy Commander Jin Mingcheng's face revealed a cold smile as he shouted to the artillery regiment commander beside him, "Target practice range, fire immediately."

  The artillery battalion commander on horseback transmitted the order, and ten mountain guns fired quickly.

  Shells exploded all around the training ground, with shrapnel flying everywhere.

  But the soldiers quickly hid and dodged the cannonballs' impact.

  They were used to such blows, but the first time it happened, more than 20 people were injured.

  Fortunately, the artillery level is still good, and the grasp is very good.

  Looking at the traveler in the distance, Jin Mingcheng quickly walked over and asked: "Traveler, how is it? Are they willing to exchange or not?"

  Kang Lianqin shook his head with a smile and said: "Give us a batch of pack mules, and also let us have priority in selecting the graduates of the instructor team."

  Jin Mingcheng looked at Kang Lianqin's appearance and smiled: "Not bad, it seems that the master is still taking care of us."

  Kang Lianqin nodded and walked towards the training field.

  Chahar, Zhangjiakou.

  Lotus Marsh looked at De Wang Li Shouxin beside him, with a terrifying fierce expression on his face.

  And his eyes were constantly scanning the two of them.

  The King of Germany was tense with fear, afraid that Ren Sheng would suddenly catch fire and kill himself.

  For Japanese people, De Wang is quite well-known.

  Li Shouxin's whole body began to tremble, his hands didn't know where to put them, swaying back and forth.

  "The Kwantung Army has dispatched troops to surround and annihilate Yang Junran's forces, you must cooperate with their actions, otherwise it will be a bloody massacre." shouted Renko Hasumi seriously.

  The two stood at attention, shouted in unison, and continued to wait for Renjo's instructions.

  "Your troops have only one task, to pin down the mountainous area of Zhou Yulan's troops. If you let their forces reinforce the county town, your outcome will still be the same. The Imperial Army will not let off those unfaithful friends. On the contrary, if this time you cooperate successfully, we will heavily reward you, and can even give you some heavy artillery and tank troops. This way, your strength will greatly increase." Lianzhuo Fan walked over, his tone extremely cold.

  This was the effect that Lian Chao wanted, because only in this way could he intimidate the two people in front of him.

  "Hey, Commander, don't worry, we will definitely dispatch the most elite troops to participate in this operation." Li Shouxin said hastily.

  The German king also immediately expressed his willingness to assist the Japanese military in this action.

  Seeing his own effect reached, Lian Chao was very satisfied and revealed a smile.

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