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Chapter 1,486: The fate of the puppet army (please vote)

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    Kasahara Yukio clarified his thoughts, and then said: "When Umezu-dono was in office, he carefully considered the relationship between the Kwantung Army and the Soviets, and formulated two offensive plans and four defensive plans. Two ways to fight against the Soviet Union  The specific offensive plan is: the first plan is to attack from the direction of Manzhouli, attack Chita, Ulan-Ude, and reach Irkutsk. The second plan is to attack the east and north at the same time and fight in Hailar in the west.  "

    "The first plan was an idea before 1940. It was also a plan formulated by the Kwantung Army Command in response to the Soviet army's layout and combat methods after the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Nomenkan. The second plan was formulated in 1942. This was based on the situation in the Pacific at that time.  After the war broke out, it was formulated based on the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Japanese Army and the national conditions of the empire. If once the empire and the Soviet Union go to war, and our army has the initiative, these two plans may be useful for reference!"

    As soon as he finished speaking, General Yamada Otsuzo said in a deep voice: "I have seen these two plans in the battle plan sealed by the headquarters. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, but based on my personal inference, they can be used.  The possibility is not high!¡±

    "Nani, what do you mean?"

    "It's not my intention, but the intention of the empire's senior officials. The empire's current diplomatic policy towards the Soviet Union is to continue to maintain neutral relations, avoid war, and then seek to improve diplomatic relations."

    Then Yamada Otsuzo continued: "Actually, whether from the perspective of common sense or imperial national strength, Japan at this time did not dare to be an open enemy of the Soviet Union. This may make many people uncomfortable, but good advice is hard to hear but it is helpful to practice. The fact is  in this way."

    Kasahara Yukio nodded and said: "Heroes think alike, and Lord Umezu thinks the same way, so he formulated four defense plans, which are to guard the area east of Mount Wanda to Fengtian and to unite with North Korea.  The first plan is to abandon the Western Manchuria area; the second plan is to hold the area south of the line from Xingjing to Tumen and east of the line from Xingjing to Dalian, connecting the rear with North Korea; the third plan is to hold the northern border of North Korea and give up all Manchuria.  plan."

    "There is also a fourth plan to defend the entire Manchuria. However, if the Soviet Red Army participates in the war, there is a high probability that the Imperial Army will have insufficient troops and incomplete transportation. Therefore, this plan is difficult to rely solely on the Kwantung Army's own strength.  realized.¡±

    "Hey, Umezu-kun does take a long-term view, which I admire very much, but it's difficult to stick to the current situation!"

    Kasahara Yukio nodded and said: "So Mr. Umezu suggested that the Kwantung Army should make every effort to complete the planned defense projects in the "Mongolian Xinjiang Operation Preparation Outline" of the base camp to ensure that the Kwantung Army can avoid being driven in by the Soviet army at the beginning of the war.  , to buy time for the development of the situation later.¡±

    Yamada Otsuzo suddenly fell silent. He still knew about the "Mongolian Front Operation Preparation Outline", which was what he was worried about.

    Originally, in accordance with the requirements of the base camp, in order to cooperate with the Kwantung Army in fighting the Soviet Union, the base camp required the Mongolian troops to build stronghold-style strong defensive positions at key points in the front area of ??the Yinshan Mountains and station a certain number of troops.

    In addition, three more airports were added in the Zhangbei area to prepare for the stationing of four fighter squadrons, one for light bombing and one for heavy bombing.

    The purpose of this huge military project is to support the Kwantung Army's attack on the Soviet Union from the side, and to provide strategic warning to the Soviet and Mongolian troops in the north to ensure North China.

    ¡° However, such a huge project exceeded the expectations of the Japanese army. To build this project, the Mongolian Army established a city construction department headed by Major General Zenshiro Yoshioka.  Later, due to the large size of the project, insufficient materials, and changes in the entire war situation, the plan was ultimately not completed.

    "The amount of work is too great!" General Yamada said.

    No wonder General Yamada was so emotional. The Kwantung Army stepped up its preparations for war against the Soviet Union as early as 1934. It has been ten years now. During these ten years, the Kwantung Army and the puppet Manchukuo government forcibly recruited a large number of Northeastern migrant workers and plundered a large number of Northeastern people.  supplies, 15 fortification areas connected with mountain tunnels were built on the northeastern border; 7 combat-ready railways were built to meet the needs of large-scale military transportation; 161 airports were built in the eastern, northern, and western regions.  etc.

    The border fortification area alone spans hundreds of kilometers, starting from Wujiazi in Hunchun and extending along the national border to Heihe and Hailar.  Except for the Hylar fortification area, which is inland defensive, the rest are all tactical support points for offensive attacks to cover infantry attacks.

    There are a total of 102 squadrons of infantry, 56 squadrons of artillery, and 26 squadrons of engineers stationed in these 15 fortification areas. There are 509 artillery pieces of various types, including 15 howitzers, 15 cannons, 24 howitzers, 30 howitzers, and 40 howitzers.  , bringing the ratio of artillery to infantry to an astonishing 2:1.

    In addition to border bunkers, the Kwantung Army also builtA large number of war-ready railways.

    The purpose of constructing these railways is to facilitate the mobilization of troops to the border and conduct attacks, and to bypass the coastal states of the Soviet Union.

    The newly built railways include Tumen to Jiamusi via Mudanjiang; Linkou to Hutou via Jixi City, Mishan, and Hulin; Suiyang to Wangqing via Dongning, Laoheishan, Beihuanggou, Xueling, Huanggou, and Miaogou;  Suihua passes through Tieli, Nancha and Tangyuan to Jiamusi; Bei'an passes through Sunwu to Heihe; Nenjiang passes through Huolongmen and Shuangxia to Heihe; Baichengzi passes through Wuchagou to Aershan.

    To meet the needs of military transportation in the east, the 509-kilometer railway from Harbin to Suiyang via Mudanjiang will be built as a double-track.

    In addition, there are a large number of airport clusters. In order to facilitate the take-off and maintenance of Japanese combat aircraft, from the Yanji area in the east to the north along both sides of the railway through Tokyo City, Ning'an, Mudanjiang, Jixi, Mishan, Hulin, Boli,  Jiamusi, Yilan, Baoqing, Fujin and other places have built multiple airport clusters and multiple above-ground and underground large warehouses for oil and ammunition.

    The east was the main direction of the Japanese army¡¯s plan to attack the Soviet Union, so there were many airports, with a total of 79. Among them, the Bolixingshutun Central Airport was the largest, with a total of 4 cement runways in different directions.

    In the north, 43 airports have been built in the areas of Bei'an, Longzhen, Sunwu, Nehe, Nenjiang and Heihe. The central airport is located about 15 kilometers northeast of Nenjiang and has four cement runways in different directions.

    A total of 39 airports have been built in the western region from Qiqihar to Hailar and from Baichengzi to Aershan.

    But even so, it is still far from enough to comprehensively defend the entire Manchuria.

    That¡¯s why Kasahara Yukio suggested to continue to expand the scale of defense projects and connect all these large and small fortifications into one. However, for the current Kwantung Army, there is simply not so much manpower, material and financial resources to build these fortifications.

    Yukio Kasahara knew what Yamada Otsuzo was worried about, and immediately said: "Your Excellency Umezu also knows the current situation of the Kwantung Army, so he proposed to convert all Manchurian Army troops into engineering corps and transport corps. This will not only recycle a large number of weapons and equipment, but also use  In order to form new troops, we can also get a lot of free labor."

    Yamada Otsuzo frowned and said, "In that case, will those Manchu soldiers be dissatisfied?"

    Kasahara Yukio said: "Your Excellency, the conflict between the Manchukuo Army and the Imperial Japanese Army has been going on for a long time. They were previously frightened by the strength of the Imperial Japanese Army and did not dare to act rashly. But now the Imperial Army is retreating steadily in various battlefields, and a large number of  If our elites go south, it is inevitable that those people will not have any objections. If we ask them to hand over their weapons and equipment at this time, even if those people want to resist, they will not be able to resist. You can achieve multiple things with one stone!"

    "Yo Xi, this is indeed a good idea, but you need to think carefully if you want to implement it!"

    "Your Excellency, Commander, the situation in Manchuria is very delicate right now, and we don't have much time left. Moreover, according to the information collected by T&G during this period, there are rebels everywhere in the hinterland of Manchuria, and many of them are holding weapons.  They are regular troops with imperial weapons and equipment, and they suspect that a large part of the weapons and equipment in the hands of these people flowed out from the Manchurian Army." Yukio Kasahara said.

    "Yo Xi, then leave this matter to Kasahara-kun. I will personally explain the situation to the ruler of Manchuria!" Yamada Otozo said.

    "Hai!"

    At this time, the puppet troops in Manchukuo still don¡¯t know that their future has been decided. Everyone has changed from cannon fodder to labor, and the Japanese are completely determined to squeeze out the last bit of their remaining value.

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