Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Yes!"

The city of Khabarovsk has fortifications, but they are facing the Heilongjiang River, which is the south.

However, these fortifications were built by the Japanese. When the Japanese attacked Birobidzhan, they suffered a great loss in front of these fortifications and it took a lot of effort to blow them up.

After the Japanese occupied Birobidzhan, they thought about repairing these fortifications.

But the Siberian War had already broken out at that time, and the Japanese focused their attention on Siberia, leaving them with little manpower to build fortifications.

In winter, it was covered with ice and snow, so it was not repaired.

Although repairs were made for a period of time after the spring, the Japanese moved their troops to the front when the summer offensive began. Meanwhile, the puppet troops, traitors, and some civilians mobilized from the four northeastern provinces were busy building structures within Khabarovsk and had no time to repair the outer defenses.

In addition, the Far Eastern Army moved south again, so the repair of fortifications was delayed again and again until now.

Apart from the fortifications and artillery batteries in the south near Heilongjiang River, there are only a few bunkers on the other three sides, all of which were left by the Russians.

The Kwantung Army Headquarters in Khabarovsk was located in a castle built during the Soviet era.

Kong Jie's troops launched an attack on Khabarovsk from the west, advancing from 15 kilometers to three kilometers outside the city of Khabarovsk, and the Japanese did not notice anything unusual.

"There are several bunkers ahead, at this location!"

The vanguard had a clear understanding of the defensive fortifications outside the city. After reaching three kilometers, they immediately stopped advancing and sent out a small force to eliminate these bunkers before continuing to advance.

It would be best not to fire a shot, but to let the troops arrive at the city of Khabarovsk and blow up the city wall directly.

Although Khabarovsk is the largest city in the Far East, its city walls were built during the Qing Dynasty. The Russians reinforced them eighty years ago, but later the enemy weakened and no longer posed a threat to Khabarovsk, so the Russians did not continue to reinforce them.

If there is any damage, just repair it. Many places are already dilapidated.

Moreover, the city gate is already a bit old. The Russians didn’t replace it, and the Japanese didn’t replace it either.

Just when Kong Jie's troops reached a position of three kilometers.

In the city of Khabarovsk, at the Japanese command center.

"Commander, we've received a telegram from the headquarters. His Majesty the Emperor is furious. He has ordered that Li Yunlong must be eliminated and his troops destroyed!"

The bombing of Sasebo completely enraged the Japanese emperor. For many years, the Japanese homeland had not been attacked, but this time it was bombed by Li Yunlong.

This is a great humiliation for the Japs, a great humiliation!

Therefore, the Japanese emperor directly ordered the Kwantung Army that no matter what means were used, Li Yunlong must be eliminated, no matter what the cost!

Looking at this telegram, Mei Jing Meizhilang rubbed his temples. It's not that he didn't want to eliminate Li Yunlong, but it was no longer possible to completely eliminate Li Yunlong now.

The best outcome would be to drive Li Yunlong's troops out of Manchukuo.

Mei Jing Meijiro still doesn't understand why Li Yunlong can develop so quickly.

I also don't understand why Li Yunlong has so many tanks and weapons under his command, and they are from the Russians and the Americans. Why did these two countries give Li Yunlong so much aid?

Looking at the contents of the telegram, Mei Jing Meijilang shook his head, put the telegram aside, thought for a moment and said: "Send a telegram to His Majesty. I will do my best to eliminate Li Yunlong!"

"Hai!"

Chief of Staff Yoshimoto Sadaichi looked at Meijing Meijiro and said with a smile: "Commander, I have good news!"

"good news?"

"Hayi, the person you asked for from the base camp is here!"

Hearing this, Meijing Meijiro remembered that he had asked for help from the Army Headquarters some time ago and asked for two senior commanders, Kimura Heitaro and Koiso Kunisho.

In order to disrupt the Kwantung Army, the Army Headquarters agreed to his request.

Mei Jing Meijilang frowned and said, "Why is it so slow?"

"Your Excellency, Commander, because Li Yunlong's troops have gained air superiority, they were worried about any accidents. After arriving in Vladivostok by ship, they took a train north. That's why they are a little late. However, they have now arrived in Khabarovsk and are awaiting your summons."

Umekyo Mijiro welcomes the arrival of Kimura Heitaro and Koiso Kokusho.

Since the capture of Ningji Okamura, there are very few people in the Kwantung Army who can command more than 100,000 people in battle.

Only people like Kamimura Toshimichi and Nozoe Masanori can be used.

Who were Toshimichi Kamimura and Masanori Nozoe? Could they command hundreds of thousands of troops in battle? They couldn't. They didn't have the ability.

The result of forcing them to take command was that one of them was almost fed to fish by the Songhua River, and the other was burned like a roasted pig by the Lianshan River. After losing Baicheng, they lost Jinzhou, and after losing Jinzhou, they lost Fengtian. If they lost a few more cities, Manchuria would be lost.

Now Meijing Meijiro urgently needs some people to help him stabilize the situation.

Kimura Heitaro and Koiso Kunisho were the best candidates. Both were experienced generals who had commanded troops of over 1 men. (Note )

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Note 1: Heitaro Kimura was promoted to general last year, thanks to his imitation of some weapons and his previous military achievements.

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Chapter 650: The Army That Came Out of Nowhere

"Commander!"

"Commander!"

When Kimura Heitaro and Koiso Kunisho addressed Umekyo Mijiro, they only referred to his title without adding any honorifics.

Both of them belong to the Army Headquarters faction and have some conflicts with Mei Jing Meijiro.

This time, it was Mei Jing Mei Zhi Lang who asked them to come to the Kwantung Army to help, so they did not feel that they were inferior to Mei Jing Mei Zhi Lang. In fact, with Koiso's qualifications, he could completely replace Mei Jing Mei Zhi Lang as the commander of the Kwantung Army.

"You two generals have arrived just in time. The Kwantung Army needs you now!"

Mei Jing Meijiro did not care about the issue of address and went straight to the point.

"Please say!"

Heitaro Kimura and Kunisho Koiso sat on either side, waiting for Meijiro Umekyo's next arrangements.

"The Kwantung Army is currently lacking a commander. The Siberian Front is under the command of General Saka Enseishiro, so there's no need to worry. However, the Far Eastern Front Commander position and the troops in the peninsula are lacking a commander, so you two can take over!"

Originally, some of the Japanese troops in the peninsula were not under the responsibility of the Kwantung Army. However, when the Japanese headquarters compromised with the Kwantung Army, they allowed the Kwantung Army to place troops in the peninsula, form new divisions and train the newly formed divisions.

The peninsula was naturally incorporated into the Kwantung Army's sphere of influence.

Otherwise, the Japanese Kwantung Army would not have the right to mobilize new troops from the peninsula area to enter the four northeastern provinces.

"The Far Eastern Front and the Peninsula?"

“Yes, these are the two areas!”

"Let me first tell you the specific situation."

Kimura Heitaro and Koiso Kokusho were very cautious and did not directly agree to Umekyo Mijiro's request, fearing that he would set a trap for them.

After all, the Kwantung Army and the headquarters had long been at odds, and now that the Kwantung Army's core area had been captured by Li Yunlong's troops, someone needed to take the blame. If he didn't ask clearly, he might end up being the scapegoat.

"The Far Eastern Front has now arrived in the Harbin area and is gradually retaking cities captured by Li Yunlong's troops. They are also gathering forces and preparing to attack Songyuan and other cities."

"Currently, the Far Eastern Front has eight divisions, totaling 200,000 troops. These eight divisions are all main force divisions, namely the 22nd Division, the 31st Division..."

"The enemy the Far Eastern Front faces is Li Yunlong's First Corps, commanded by a division commander. Here's his information!"

"As for the Peninsula region, there are currently 26 newly formed divisions, totaling over 500,000 men. However, these divisions are all new recruits..."

Mei Jing Meijiro took out the prepared information.

After reading the information, Kimura Heitaro and Koiso Kokusho discussed in a low voice.

Finally, Kimura Heitaro and Koiso Kokusho looked at Umekyo Mijiro.

"I will be in charge of the eight divisions of the Far Eastern Front, and General Kimura will be in charge of the twenty-six newly formed divisions in the Peninsula region. General Kimura is also good at training troops, so leave the new recruits to him!"

After confirming that there was no problem, the two took on the task.

They had also read some information when they arrived, and it was similar to what Mei Jing Meijiro had said. At the same time, the two of them had made some plans in mind, so when choosing the areas of responsibility, they assigned them according to their own areas of expertise.

Kimura Heitaro was an artillery expert for the Japanese. Besides his expertise in weaponry, he also had his own unique way of training soldiers. It's said that he invented the Japanese method of training soldiers to be brave – forcing new recruits to kill civilians and spend the night with their corpses to build morale.

When he was the commander of the 32nd Division of the Japanese army, he implemented the "Three Alls" policy in Yanzhou, Shandong Province, and made those who lacked courage in the army stay next to corpses until they were no longer afraid of corpses.

"On behalf of the Kwantung Army, I would like to thank the two generals. I have already sent someone to prepare food. Generals, shall we have a meal together?"

Heitaro Kimura and Kunisho Koiso looked at each other and were thinking about whether to accept Meijing Meijiro's invitation when they heard a loud explosion.

Meijing Meijiro, Kimura Heitaro and Koiso Kunisho looked out the door together.

"From the sound, it's the sound of a cannonball, and the caliber is not small!"

Kimura Heitaro frowned and said, "He's an artillery expert, very familiar with explosions, and he quickly deduced that there was something wrong with the explosion."

"The sound of a cannonball? Was there an accidental discharge somewhere?"

Just as Mei Jing Meijiro was puzzled, a series of explosions were heard, accompanied by gunshots.

At this point, all three people realized that this was not a simple accidental discharge of a gun, but a battle had occurred.

"Someone, come here, where is the fight happening?"

A staff officer hurried in to report: "Report, it's from the west side of the city, the specific situation is still unclear!"

"Baga, check it out right now!"

"Hai!"

About half a minute later, the phone at Meijing Meijiro's headquarters rang.

Mei Jing Mei Zhi Lang grabbed the phone and quickly answered it: "This is Mei Jing Mei Zhi Lang!"

"Report, Commander, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops have appeared at the west gate and are attacking the city. The city wall has been blown down, and the Eighth Route Army has rushed into Khabarovsk!"

"Nani?"

Meijing Meijiro couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

The Eighth Route Army attacked Birobidzhan?

Where did the Eighth Route Army come from?

He knew the location of Li Yunlong's troops. The First, Second and Third Corps were all in the puppet Manchuria area. Ding Wei's troops appeared in the Greater Khingan Range area and had been attacking the logistics troops. Ma Renxin's troops appeared in Tongliao, and Shen Quan's troops were in Jinzhou!