Rebirth of the National Marshal

Although it could not be seen from the outside, it had long been apparent internally that the soldiers of the two armies were at odds with each other. The soldiers of the Kwantung Army considered themselves to be senior and looked down on the soldiers of the North China Expeditionary Army. Naturally, their officers looked down on the officers of the North China Expeditionary Army even more.

From the perspective of the North China Expeditionary Army, wasn't the Kwantung Army in Manchuria? Manchuria had been conquered for so many years. Although your combat effectiveness is very strong, it is just a legend. I have never seen you, and you have never really been on the battlefield. Why are you the flower of the army? Although our North China Expeditionary Army was established a little late, we also fought for it. The North China Campaign forced hundreds of thousands of Central Army troops to retreat, broke through their Yellow River defense line, and occupied millions of square kilometers of land. This is all the credit of our North China Expeditionary Army.

But it was a different matter for the Kwantung Army. Your North China Expeditionary Army eats and drinks from us, and all of your supplies come half from the country and half from the Northeast. If it weren't for our Kwantung Army supporting you, your army would have been disbanded in a few days. Now that you see we are not trying to curry favor with you, you are actually going against us. You really don't know how to live or die. If we make you angry, we will go back and cut off your supplies. Let's see how many days you can survive.

The two sides stayed uncooperative for two months, and during these two months there were hundreds of conflicts of varying sizes between the two armies. Although they were all small-scale conflicts with no more than thirty people involved, the senior officers didn't care about it at the beginning. However, this thing is layered, starting with the soldier level, then the squadron leader level, then the battalion leader level, and by the time it reaches the regiment commander level, it is already hopeless.

Finally, it slowly developed to the point where it is now. Didn't you see that the commander, General Yan Junroku, was interrupted by the chief of staff Tojo Hideki before he could finish his words? And the officers of the Kwantung Army showed a protesting smile on their faces, as if to say, "So what? Although your commander is the commander-in-chief of the front line, we also have the right to interrupt them. Our commander is so awesome, what can you do to us?"

"Since the Chief of Staff wants to attack, I wonder if there is a practical plan. The number of security guards in front of us has reached more than 15. I want to see how the Chief of Staff wants to attack them!" General Yan Junliu was so angry that his face turned red. He said this directly. Isn't your Kwantung Army awesome? At this time, everyone is thinking about how to defend, and since you are thinking about attacking, I want to see how your Kwantung Army attacks.

"You..." Tojo Hideki was speechless. He couldn't speak carelessly at this time. If he really talked about the attack, what if the commander-in-chief gave up and directly ordered the Kwantung Army to attack? Although Tojo Hideki was arrogant, he was very clear about the things on the battlefield. It was already very difficult for them to defend against the attack of the Security Corps, let alone we took the initiative to attack. If we left these fortifications and fought against the Security Corps in the wild, the chance of winning would not exceed 5%.

Seeing that Tojo Hideki was speechless, General Yan Junroku felt that he had won a game and did not continue to discuss the issue. If he continued, it would be a slap in his face. I believe he also understands that he has saved his face!

"How is the arms reserve in Chengde area?" General Yan Junliu had just taken office not long ago, so he was not very familiar with some of the situations on the front line.

"In the surrounding area, we have built a small arms factory. Its production can meet the needs of 10 people. With the support of the railway lines, it can meet the large-scale needs of all our soldiers at any time." The front-line logistics minister quickly stood up and said. He didn't expect that he would have a chance to show up during the meeting. Wasn't it the commander of the main division who came to speak?

"I don't care what method you use, you must double the storage capacity of machine gun bullets and various artillery shells. When the war begins, we must pour more firepower on the enemy's position in the shortest possible time." General Yan Junliu's words surprised the people here. Is this compared with the fierce firepower of the Security Corps? If it is compared with other Chinese armies, the Japanese firepower is still good, plus their marksmanship is more accurate, they can suppress other troops, but if you encounter the Security Corps troops, you compare firepower with them? Isn't this nonsense.

"Commander, I think the Imperial Army emphasizes precision strikes rather than wasting ammunition aimlessly like the Security Corps!" said Inoue Takeo, commander of the 7th Division of the Kwantung Army.

"The situation now is different from before. In the past, our army believed that a hundred soldiers who miss a single shot are worse than one soldier who hits the target every time. But now, if we continue to advance according to this requirement, the enemy will not even give us a chance to shoot. I referred to some other information. The soldiers of the security regiment all use automatic or semi-automatic firepower, and the output per unit time is very strong. After our soldiers fire a bullet, they have no chance to change for a second bullet." General Yan Junliu said angrily. These guys from the Kwantung Army always speak in a sarcastic tone. Can't they put aside their past grudges and work together in the face of a powerful enemy?

"It cannot be said that there was absolutely no chance to shoot. But as long as our Kwantung Army soldiers seize this opportunity, one shot can kill an enemy. There is no need to waste so much ammunition. The empire's resources are limited. If we use too much ammunition, then there will be much less ammunition to support the Central China Expeditionary Army." This guy was also cursing in a roundabout way. What do you mean by "you Kwantung Army soldiers can seize this opportunity and kill an enemy with one shot"? Does that mean that our soldiers of the North China Expeditionary Army don't have this ability as you?

If it weren't for the overall situation, General Yan Junliu would have pointed at this guy and scolded him, but now he is the superior and can't do such a thing. If he really did it, the headquarters would definitely punish him first.

He felt that he really shouldn't be the commander-in-chief. Nothing could be done. Even when he asked to stockpile more ammunition, so many people objected.