The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

"The Kwantung Army is already on the move!"

The fire could not be contained in the paper, the news that the four divisions had entered the customs finally flooded in Japan at the same time as the battle started, the Japanese Army Staff Headquarters and the Ministry of Army got the news at the same time.Akira Muto, the head of Section 1 (Organization and Mobilization) of the first part of the main combat faction, Konsa Watanabe, the head of Section 3 (National Section) of the second part, and Akira Kageza, the head of Section 2 (Strategy) As well as Staff Yoshino, Major Kawamoto, and others, as well as the Ministry of the Army, Chief of the Military Section Chief Tian Shin, Chief of Military Affairs Section Chief Shibayama Kenshiro, and others, shouted excitedly almost at the same time!

"It's great! It really is worthy of the high hopes of the empire! Such a bold and brave decision was made so secretly and quickly. Is this to solve all the troubles at once? It is very bold and the possibility of success is extremely high. high!"

A group of fanatical young men are well aware of all kinds of inside information, seeing the detailed combat plan from the Kwantung Army, especially the sudden dispatch of more than 500 fighters of various types to defeat all the opponent's air forces at once, and the four divisions jointly stationed in the camp The army advanced strongly, seized the important areas of Pingjin at the first time, formed a parallel advance to the south and west, and then jointly advanced to Chahar, advancing in an all-round way like Mount Tai pressing down on the top. , It is really exciting to shout!

Akira Muto made no secret of his envy. As a member of the imperial court, it is rare to come across such a suitable opportunity. It is really a pity that he can't directly make meritorious deeds like those guys!

But that's it.They were so happy that they couldn't help themselves, and they all agreed that after get off work, they must go to the izakaya to celebrate, otherwise they would definitely not be able to control their excitement.

Lu Xiang Sugiyama Moto and Prince Xianyuan Gong, the chief of staff, also got the news, and they were speechless for a while, but after a long time, Sugiyama Moto muttered angrily: "These guys are so messed up! Such a large-scale operation, without the approval of the Ministry of the Army, is really outrageous! However, since this is already the case, it is really hard to discourage their enthusiasm..."

Such ambiguity.Let the people who came to inquire about the situation immediately understand that Your Excellency the Minister has no intention of getting angry about this at all!It's just that I feel a little disrespected if I haven't been informed in advance.In addition, it is probably also a sigh of relief?

Emperor Hirohito urgently summoned all the ministers, and seriously asked what happened to the high-level Kwantung Army's group walk alone this time!It's okay for a few soldiers to cause some trouble, and four divisions entered North China at once.This will directly force the country to a decisive battle!

"This time it was indeed the Chinese who shot first. One of our officers was killed in a shameful sneak attack by the Chinese army during the negotiation. The enraged garrison launched a crusade, and then the Kwantung Army found out that the situation was serious. That’s why I decided to send troops to participate.”

Ueda Kenkichi's explanation was weak.Nima, there was a gunshot in the city of Wanping, and your four divisions drove in without even mobilizing, obviously you were well prepared!And time.It's not so orderly, it doesn't matter who comes first... Sure enough, it's not a good thing to change Xiangyue Qingji as the commander of the garrison army, this guy is all the same as the Kwantung Army!

The Minister of the Navy, Minai Mitsumasa, remained silent, while Konoe Maro believed: "The affairs of the country have reached the point where they cannot be resolved through negotiation. Because of the existence of Zhu Bin's forces, the impact brought by it is extremely detrimental to the empire's promotion policy. And completely disintegrated In spite of our efforts in North China, the only way to solve the problem is by force, otherwise it will seriously dampen the enthusiasm of the troops, and we will not be able to explain to the subjects of the empire."

Even the prime minister fell, Hirohito's face became more and more ugly, and the chief of staff, Prince Xianyuan Gong, threw the last heavy punch: "It is the will of the people to fully develop China, and the main opinion of the staff headquarters is that this is the case. It is a very necessary action. According to our analysis, even if there are four divisions, it may not necessarily be able to completely sweep North China. It must be noted that the threat of the Soviets is becoming more and more serious. Therefore, our suggestion is, At least the number of combat troops in China must be guaranteed, and more support should be sent for this.”

beat!Hit Dali!It has almost become a unified argument from top to bottom.

However, not long after the imperial meeting started, the news that the air force was killed by mysterious weapons of 200 fighter planes came one after another, which shocked the Japanese military and the cabinet up and down for a while!

Another secret weapon!It's Zhu Bin again!There are a lot of fighters again!How many times is this? !

It seems that the Japanese Air Force and Zhu Bin really have a grudge, as long as they meet him, there will be some incomprehensible big troubles every time!The naval aviation encountered strange phantoms and flashes, which caused the loss of hundreds of fighter planes. Now the invisible lethal weapons appeared, directly causing the fighter planes to lose control, and the pilots screamed. What an amazing existence!

The faces of all the cabinet ministers and Hirohito's staff headquarters are all black!There is no end!What kind of trouble is going on!

Prince Xianyuangong said seriously: "It's really bad for the work of the intelligence agencies in China. It's been three years, and they haven't penetrated to find out the situation, and they can't even send out a telegram. It's really hard to understand. But The Kwantung Army's rash and direct attack on Zhu Bin is also a very reckless action! We have emphasized this issue many times!"

Zhu Bin has a special weapon in his hand, which is already common sense among the top military officers, but most of them think it is an excuse used by the navy to cover up their huge failure, and even the army people think it is talking nonsense!What kind of mysterious weapon can blind people's eyes and hide dozens of square kilometers of land, do you think it is a magic weapon for ghost novels?

This unscientific!

However, the cabinet and the general staff did not dare to be careless. They have collected a lot of information in the past few years. As for the gd laboratory, which can attract tens of thousands of the world's top scientists to join, bold guesses can also imagine the strength of the other party.

Especially in the world of the 30s, there was an unprecedented explosion of science and technology, genius-level figures in various fields were collectively blown out, and various amazing inventions were released every day.So even sci-fi movies and novels have become a big category for Hollywood to make money. There are all kinds of things you say, and there are all kinds of conjectures. You say that there are really King Kong gorillas on the moon and in the Pacific Ocean, and some people believe it.

Compared with the army, the navy is much safer, and they have encountered too many unimaginable and strange things!Fired at a distance of [-] kilometers at night, the super-high-speed magical torpedo is no worse than their secret killer --- the powerful "triacid" torpedo, a mirage.Glare mirrors, empty airship fortresses, weapons that make submarines mysteriously disappear, etc., are really frightening. Otherwise, why would they refuse to take revenge easily with all kinds of infamy?The thing that cannot be understood is the scariest thing!

This time, the army finally suffered too?It's just that they didn't expect that the other party deployed such weapons to De County, which shows that its power is growing rapidly!

The loss of 200 fighters!Everyone, including Hirohito, was in pain.The cheapest ones cost $1000 apiece.Heavy bombers even cost hundreds of thousands of dollars! Japan's production efficiency is low, and the number of fortifications is several times more than that of the Americans. The aircraft produced with the same material is at least half as expensive as the Americans. After half a day, more than [-] million US dollars were lost in a snap, which is equivalent to a cruiser dying!

Closing his eyes and being silent for a long time, Hirohito finally gave orders not calmly: "The Kwantung Army cannot be allowed to go its own way. The Army Ministry and the General Staff Headquarters must urgently come up with a solution, unified command and adjustment, and don't rush for success. The navy must also Take action. Don't leave them alone."

This is tantamount to acquiescing to the actions of the Kwantung Army!Even encouraging the expansion of war? !The old faces of Sugiyama Moto and the others blushed with excitement, and the loss of the Air Force was immediately forgotten.

The resolution was quickly reached. On the one hand, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the country were asked to explain, claiming that this was a conflict caused by the killing of an officer of the garrison army. It would not affect the main relationship between the two countries and could be resolved through negotiation.As long as the country can come up with an appropriate explanation and compensation, everything will be easy to handle.In short, he showed that he did not want to expand the war, so as to delay the time.

In fact, it immediately decided to send two more local divisions into the national battlefield, and mobilized North Korea's 20th division to join the battle. In this way, there will be 7 divisions and 3 mixed brigades in North China immediately. A powerful combat force of 15 people.

The aircraft lost by the army were immediately replenished from the mainland.There is no shortage, but tactically, it is absolutely not allowed to use such a large-scale cluster to try to kill the opponent's air force at once, because after a rational analysis, the staff believes that as long as Qingdao and Guzhenkou bases are there, Zhu Bin can at least be able to It maintains a land power of no less than 200 fighters, and its navy can add at least 100 more. Under the condition that all of them are powerful fighters, it is already very impressive; if you add the aircraft of the Central Army, there will be a lot. that's it.

Besides, the country is so big, do you think blowing up a few airports will solve the problem?Take a closer look, the wide roads from Qingdao to Jinan and from Jinan to Dexian can be used as airstrips!There are five hundred kilometers of road, how many bombs do you have to use to bomb it!

This is no joke!In a year and a half, hundreds of thousands of road construction troops were mobilized to build a 100-mile main highway with a width of at least [-] meters. Absolutely no expense was spared. A fighter jet with a wingspan of more than ten meters can take off and land without any problem. Be careful with the bomber, it can also fall!The bigger the land, the better it is, you won't be able to accept it!

Kenkichi Ueda, who was sitting in Shenyang, received various resolutions from Tokyo in real time. When he heard that all the resolutions to support the operation had been passed, a big stone finally landed in his heart. Your head is also furious secretly, don't you have a secret weapon?But it is used to deal with aircraft, okay, we will not bomb you, we only need to fight in the Pingjin battlefield, annihilate the army, and then directly bulldoze you with thousands of troops!

On July 7th, for those who were in the vortex of the confrontation between the two countries, the passage was extremely slow.Just before noon, the area around three hundred miles around Pingjin suddenly boiled up, and the four Japanese army divisions that were in place moved in. The fifth division attacked Tianjin, and the enemy division launched a fierce attack on the periphery of Peiping at the same time!

The diplomatic missions of all countries in China are fried!They contacted the representatives of Japan one after another to propose mediation. The troops stationed in Tianjin tried to threaten with force, but this time, Japan is a bastard --- he is determined to do it, what British, American and French ideas, go away!

The artillery company belonging to the Fifth Division deployed a full 48 cannons of different weights, including 12 150mm heavy cannons, and bombarded the positions outside Tianjin. Obviously, the number of shells in reserve was extremely abundant. This firing was a continuous half-hour non-stop frantic attack!

Without the personal command of the division commander Zhang Zizhong, the brigade commanders of the 38th Division displayed their subjective combat enthusiasm and stubbornly resisted with the fortifications built over half a year. Stones, tiles, soil shrapnel flew wildly, and countless solid fortifications were wiped out under the attack of the cluster. In less than an hour, nearly 1000 casualties were paid!

If it was the army a year ago, it would basically start to panic and loosen at this moment.In just three years after entering Pingjin, their will to fight has dropped very badly, and the officers above are not very firm. No one can tell what happened to Ri himself. Faced with such a crazy attack, it is impossible to collapse directly. strangeness.

But now it is different. The two rounds of training for battalion, regiment and brigade level officers have basically been completed, and they have all experienced various tactics, and their command at this level has grown a lot.More importantly, the supplement to armaments has been greatly strengthened!The so-called have a guy in your hand, don't panic, if Japan can bomb, so can we!

Just when the artillery fire of the Japanese army slowed down, and the chariot regiment split into three groups and coordinated with the infantry of the three brigades to charge, the artillery regiment of the 38th Division, which had been bombarded for a long time, finally showed its fangs and sharp teeth! 24 75mm Bofors cannons, 12 105mm cannons, and 12 152mm howitzers exploded at the same time, and the sound of "boom boom boom" sounded together. The largest shelling of the 29th Army in history made the loudest roar here!

Although Itagaki Seishiro already knew that the weapons of Song Zheyuan's subordinate troops had been greatly strengthened, he did not expect that they would be so strong that they could compete with the field artillery regiment directly under them!There are even guys with larger calibers. The 152mm plus howitzer produced by the task force is a perverted guy who can hit 28 kilometers, which is 150 kilometers more than their 10mm cannon. It is simply a rare big killer. !

Not only the artillery regiment, but the artillery battalion directly under it and the artillery of each regiment also joined in the bombardment. The 38th Division's various artillery pieces add up to seventy or eighty pieces, which is not much inferior to a division of the Japanese Army!

The menacing Japanese chariot regiment and infantry were thrown into a panic for a while, and the artillery positions erected in the distance were blown upside down!