Traveling through 1937, I came to fight against the Kwantung Army

Kwantung Army Headquarters,

General Ueda Kenkichi stared at the huge battle map on the wall with a heavy heart.

He sighed heavily.

"Now it seems that what Ishihara said makes sense. I hope he can recover soon in the hospital in Tokyo!"

Lieutenant General Rensuke Isogai, the Chief of Staff, said,

"China is too poor. It is said that the empire's military expenditure accounts for more than half of its total expenditure this year. It is completely unrealistic to support the war with war!"

Ueda Kenyoshi said,

"Chief of Staff, if we continue to fight like this, we will use up all the financial resources of the empire. You know, the biggest threat to us is not China, but here!"

He pointed to the Soviet Far East!

Isogai Lianjie also nodded and agreed.

"After the Russo-Japanese War, although the Russians lost, they have always wanted revenge, otherwise they would not have deployed so many troops in the Far East!"

At that time, the Soviet Union and Japan were on guard against each other. During exercises, they also treated each other as imaginary enemies, fearing that the other side would launch a surprise attack!

There was a knock on the door.

"Commander, a telegram from the border garrison in the Nomonhan area!"

"Come in!"

A Japanese military staff officer handed over a telegram, and after reading it, Kenkichi Ueda

"It's Nomonhan again. The Mongolian cavalry and the Manchukuo troops are clashing again. Chief of Staff, notify the 23rd Division to go to Nomonhan and prepare for battle!"

"Sir, isn't the 23rd Division planning to go to Jingbo Lake?"

Kenkichi Ueda waved his hand and said disapprovingly,

"Jingpo Lake is nothing to worry about. It's probably just the Soviets behind the scenes. If we can teach the Soviets a lesson at Nomonhan and make them suffer, they will naturally give up their support for the resistance forces!"

There was a crazy light flashing in Kenkichi Ueda's eyes. As a veteran who had participated in the Russo-Japanese War, he always believed that the Soviet Union was just a paper tiger. Especially after the recent Great Purge, the combat effectiveness of the Soviet Army was no match for the Kwantung Army!

Last year's Zhanggufeng conflict seemed to confirm his point of view, with the Japanese and Soviet casualties ratio being 1 to 3!

Among the Japanese Army, a considerable number of people hoped to have a "local and controllable" decisive battle with the Soviet Union in order to eliminate the military threat faced by the Kwantung Army!

At this time, since the European battlefield of World War II had not yet officially started, the dispute between advancing south and advancing north had not yet officially taken shape!

We can call the Army's viewpoint a hard-line stance against the Soviet Union!

And Kenkichi Ueda was a staunch hardliner against the Soviet Union!

Rensuke Isogai said,

"Commander, the bandits and anti-Japanese guerrillas in Jingpo Lake are always a huge threat. I personally suggest that we launch a thorough campaign against them as soon as possible!"

"Chief of Staff, when will Sawada Shigeru arrive?"

"We can fly to Changchun tomorrow!"

The commander of the 4th Division, Lieutenant General Matsui Miki, has been transferred back to the country due to the defeat and transferred to the reserve. The new commander of the division is Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru!

"Where are the ten infantry battalions that were added to the country this time?"

"That will take at least ten days!"

"When Sawada Shigeru arrives, you will work with him to formulate a countermeasure, concentrate our forces, and wipe out the enemies in Jingpo Lake in one fell swoop!"

"Hayi!"

Jingbo Lake area,

The fields are full of life. Crops such as wheat, corn, soybeans, sorghum, and rice have begun to sprout, and the tender green leaves are swaying in the breeze, as if showing people their vitality.

Squadron Command,

Yin Xinjun was somewhat puzzled.

More than a month has passed.

The tunnel in Pingdingshan has also been dug!

The battle he expected did not come!

The common people in the base area seemed to have forgotten all their worries and lived in joy every day!

This was not only the case at Jingpo Lake, but also at Hailang and Shalanzi areas occupied by the Second Route Army.

The Japanese and puppet troops seemed to have disappeared, allowing the base to develop freely!

Yin Xinjun stared at the map on the table, constantly thinking about his next strategy!

Needless to say, the Japanese are definitely mobilizing their troops!

But there shouldn't be no movement for more than a month, right?

Don’t they want the Tujia line anymore?

When I have a splitting headache from thinking about it,

Wang Yaohui pushed the door open and came in.

"Boss, are you busy?"

"Yaohui, no hurry, what's up?"

Wang Yaohui hesitated for a moment and said,

"Boss, since there hasn't been much fighting lately, I want to ask you something!"

"What's the matter?" Yin Xinjun asked curiously.

He took out a cigarette and handed one to Wang Yaohui.

"Boss, I want to lead the fourth squad south to find the first army! Bring them back to the base!"

"The First Army of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces?"

Wang Yaohui nodded and said,

"Boss, let me tell you, the people I admire most in my life are you and Commander Yang, the commander-in-chief of the First Army! He is a man of steel and never gives up! After Cheng Bin's rebellion, the First Army has been in a difficult situation. I'm worried that Commander Yang will have a hard time!"

Yin Xinjun breathed a sigh of relief.

"I understand. Don't worry. Wait until your sister-in-law has given birth and the base has harvested food, then we will go south together. Also, there are still many devils in Mudanjiang. I think we can inflict heavy damage on the enemy again and make them unable to attack. In this way, the life of the North Manchuria and Jilin East Anti-Japanese United Army will be better!"

Thinking of the situation of the first army, Yin Xinjun sighed. He had no choice. He couldn't abandon the Jingpo Lake base and move south. Besides, Sai Mulan was pregnant and was due to give birth in four months. It would be a waste of time!

However, Commander Yang was Yin Xinjun's idol, so he had to go there. According to his memory, he was killed in February next year.

Of course, Yin Xinjun would not wait until winter to move south. He planned to do several things. The first was to annihilate more than 10 Japanese battalions in the Mudanjiang area again, making it impossible for them to launch a large-scale attack on the base!

The second thing is to get in touch with the Third Army in North Manchuria, and try to connect the guerrilla zone of the Third Army with Jingpo Lake, so that the entire North Manchuria can set off a climax of anti-Japanese resistance!

The third thing is the autumn harvest! With plenty of food, all problems can be solved!

This is also Yin Xinjun’s plan!

No matter what, the Jingpo Lake base will not give up!

Here, we must strive to shed the blood of the elite troops of the North Manchuria and the Kwantung Army!

At that time, he would immediately lead his troops south!

Chen Chao came back, sweaty and with a towel around his neck!

As soon as I entered the door, a large jar of water was poured!

He drank it all up in one gulp!

"Chief of Staff, are you leading the team to work again?"

Chen Chao said proudly,

"The rice seedlings are finally all planted!"

During this period, seeing that there was too much abandoned and ownerless land in the Jingpo Lake area, Yin Xinjun ordered the team to cultivate 800 acres of wasteland!

Including rice, wheat, corn, radish, potato, lettuce, leek and so on, so that we can be self-sufficient in food for the winter this year!

The entire team consists of more than 1160 people, who take turns to go into battle, and almost all of them work in the fields!

This is also the reason why Yin Xinjun has not taken any military action in recent times!

Before the troops move, food and fodder must go first! In this era, and even in the next few decades, food is the most scarce resource!

"Well done, I'll buy you a drink tonight!"

Yin Xinjun took out a bottle of white wine from the cupboard!

The three of them finished their dinner.

Yin Xinjun is on the road again driving his truck!

Now he has to drive the truck out every night, and when he comes back during the day, it is fully loaded. With so many soldiers and civilians in the base, the daily material consumption is huge!