bullyxtreme Chapter 117: Ishihara Shinji's misfortune is diverted to others, and the greedy bear is doomed
Chapter 117: Ishihara Shinji's misfortune is diverted to others, and the greedy bear is doomed
When the 11th Armored Division surrounded Panshan County and surrounded the 5th Division, the 2nd Column in Guyu County also began to act.
The 10th Mechanized Infantry Division took the lead, followed closely by the 2nd Motorized Infantry Division, and launched a large-scale attack on the Sitao Railway in the northern part of Andong Province.
As long as this area is occupied, we can attack Heilongjiang Province to the north, Songjiang Province to the east, and cut off the railway line between Songjiang and Andong Provinces to the southeast.
The goal of the Second Column was to launch an attack on Siping through the Sitao Railway, which was also the throat of the Fuso Army.
As long as Siping is occupied, the railway line between Chuncheng and Shenzhou in Songjiang Province can be cut off.
Separate the Fuso troops in the two places and complete the strategic encirclement.
Compared with the 11th Armored Division, the 10th Mechanized Infantry Division staged what is called a blitzkrieg.
The journey was basically unobstructed, especially after taking over the Sitao railway line, they launched an attack directly to the southeast along the railway line.
Then they took Siping in less than two hours.
At this time, the 8th Division of the Fuso Army, which was setting off from Shenzhou, had just completed its assembly and set off.
Currently, the Fuso reinforcements arriving at Shenzhou from the Korean Peninsula have the strength of two divisions.
The 8th Division is one of them, and there is also a packhorse division that was formed not long ago - the 21st Division.
The reason why the 10th Mechanized Infantry Division can move so fast is that the transportation conditions are good and the area along the way is basically plains.
The second reason is that the main forces of Fuso and Yang Changhui were all concentrated in the south of Shenzhou to block the First Column.
Therefore, the 10th Mechanized Infantry Division basically did not encounter any decent resistance along the way.
Although the 8th Division and the 21st Division came to reinforce Fuso, they had only just arrived.
When they heard that Siping had been occupied, both Hatoyama Shinya and Yang Changhui became anxious.
The most anxious among them was Yang Changhui.
His home base is Songjiang Province.
The Fuxing Army occupied Siping, leaving Songjiang Province isolated.
The most fatal thing is that there are very few troops in Songjiang Province.
It was just a division of his Third Army, some local security groups, and several independent garrison battalions of the Fuso Army.
The total strength of the Fuso army did not exceed 10,000.
How could such a small number of troops withstand the attack of the Fuxing Army?
It can be said that Songjiang Province is already in the hands of the Fuxing Army.
Upon hearing the news, Yang Changhui was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and even began to urge Hatoyama Shinya to launch an attack to the north to retake Siping.
At this time, Ishihara Shinji rushed back from the front line.
Or it would be more realistic to say "escaped back".
After he learned that the 21st Regiment was completely wiped out, he knew that the th Division in Panshan County was probably doomed as well.
The strength of the Fusion Army's combat effectiveness has exceeded his imagination.
The combination of planes, tanks, and artillery is basically unstoppable.
To be honest, the Renaissance Army didn't use any complicated tactics at all, they just pushed forward directly.
No matter how they jump around, it's useless, everything is so simple and plain.
This is what makes people most desperate.
Ishihara Nobuji also suffered a great blow in this battle and lost his former confidence.
When he heard that Siping was also occupied by the Restoration Army, Ishihara Shinji regained his spirits and found General Hatoyama Shinya.
"Sir, don't have any illusions about Saibei anymore.
The 19th Division was completely wiped out in just a few days, and the 5th Division is also in danger and probably won't be able to hold out for much longer.
The warriors of the empire are very brave and very loyal to His Majesty and the empire.
But the gap in equipment between us and the Renaissance Army is too great. No matter how many more troops we have, we are probably no match for the Renaissance Army.
If they hold on to Shenzhou, the 8th and 21st Divisions will probably end up like the 5th Division in Panshan County."
After hearing what Ishihara Shinji said, Hatoyama Shinya had a gloomy face the whole time.
Every word he uttered stung him.
Because he also thought so in his heart, but the pride of being a high-ranking general of the empire did not allow him to have such thoughts.
Another point.
The previous Andong incident had already made him, the Governor of the Korean Peninsula, very passive.
If he fails again this time, then it will really be the end for him and there will be no chance of being reactivated.
He is the hope of the entire Hatoyama clan.
Even if there is any hope, I have to give it a try.
"Mr. Ishihara, you understand that it is impossible for us to withdraw our troops from the northern part of the Saibei.
Your Majesty will not agree to it, and neither will the people of this country."
After successfully taking over Songjiang and most of Andong Province, domestic media carried out extensive publicity.
The confidence of the Fuso people, who were under the shadow of the strategic bombing of the Restoration Army, was once again restored.
All were shouting slogans of revenge.
If he dared to withdraw his troops from the northern border at this time, these people would tear him to pieces.
Therefore, we know that withdrawing troops now is the most sensible thing to do.
However, due to the combination of many factors, this approach is simply not feasible.
After hearing what Hatoyama Shinya said, Ishihara Shinji also fell silent.
Indeed, just as Hatoyama Shinya said, they can only advance now and cannot retreat.
If they retreat, what awaits them will be an abyss.
Not only Hatoyama Shinya, but he, the one who came up with the plan, will not be able to escape and will inevitably be the target of anger.
It is even very likely that you will become one of the scapegoats.
So now there is only one way before them, they must succeed!
"Ishihara-kun, do you have any idea to break the impasse?"
Hatoyama Shinya really had no other choice now, so he looked at Ishihara Shinji with a glimmer of hope.
Ishihara Shinji's eyes turned, and he raised his head to look at General Hatoyama Shinya.
"Sacrifice the rook to save the king, and divert the trouble to another place!"
Hatoyama Shinya was not unfamiliar with these two idioms from ancient countries, but he was very confused.
"Ishihara-kun, it's better not to keep us in suspense at this time."
Ishihara Shinji stood up and walked directly to a hanging map of Saibei, pointing his finger at Songjiang Province.
“The capture of Siping has opened the door to the provincial capital, Chuncheng.
If we send troops to attack Siping at this time, I am afraid we will need to mobilize at least two divisions.
But what about Panshan County's Fifth Division? How long can they hold out? Who will defend Shenzhou then?
Therefore, giving up Songjiang and defending Shenzhou is our only option now."
After hearing this, Hatoyama Shinya's frown never relaxed.
Abandon Songjiang and concentrate troops to defend Shenzhou? Then what?
Ishihara Shinji paused and continued, "We give up Songjiang Province, but we cannot let the Restoration Army occupy Songjiang Province."
After hearing this, a flash of inspiration came to General Hatoyama Shinya's mind.
"Tsarist Russian Empire! You want to use Songjiang Province to lure Tsarist Russia to send troops to fight against the Fuxing Army for Songjiang."
At this moment, Ishihara Shinji seemed to have regained his former calmness and confidence, and nodded with a smile.
"That's right, this is what I mean by diverting trouble away.
Tsarist Russia was extremely greedy, especially when it came to land.
So we can immediately contact the Tsarist Russians in Heilongjiang Province. Given their greed, they will definitely not miss this opportunity.
They are so arrogant that they will not take the Renaissance Army seriously and they will definitely send troops.
As long as Tsarist Russia sends troops, there will be a war between it and the Restoration Army.
Then the Restoration Army would be tied down by Tsarist Russia, and it might even trigger a war between the Restoration and Tsarist Russia.
Our pressure will be much less at this time.
As long as we continue to dispatch reinforcements from the country, defend Shenzhou while assisting Tsarist Russia in attacking the Fuxing Army, there is hope of defeating the Fuxing Army."
The more he listened, the brighter Hatoyama Shinya's eyes became.
Obviously he strongly agreed with Ishihara Nobuji's plan.
This may be the only way to survive at the moment.
"Well, Ishihara-kun is indeed a master of strategy. If we can really defeat the Restoration Army with the help of Tsarist Russia,
I will definitely ask His Majesty to commend Ishihara-kun for his achievements. Perhaps by then, Ishihara-kun will be able to become a division commander as well."
Ishihara Shinji just smiled and said nothing.
He was not as optimistic about the situation as Hatoyama Shinya.
Only by going to the front lines and coming into contact with the Renaissance Army in person can one understand how great the oppression brought by the Renaissance Army is.
He remained skeptical about whether Tsarist Russia could defeat the Restoration Army.
He just wanted to be able to protect Shenzhou.
As for defeating the Renaissance Army? Haha.
Basically this is not possible.
The gap in equipment alone is enough to make people despair, not to mention that the combat skills of the Renaissance Army are no less than theirs.
As for asking for credit? It's good enough if there is no punishment, as if this is asking for credit.
Of course, these are just thoughts I can think about in my mind.
Then Hatoyama Shin contacted the consulate in Heilongjiang Province. He wanted to speak with Ivanovich, the commander of the Russian Far East Army.
The call lasted for more than an hour.
Most of the time is wasted on translation.
After hanging up the phone, Ivanovich called a meeting of all the generals.
Obviously, he was tempted by the territory of Songjiang Province.
As for the Renaissance Army?
Just as Ishihara Shinji guessed, he didn't take it seriously at all.
The Renaissance Army's air force is indeed powerful, but they are not weak either.
The entire Far East Army has more than 2,000 fighter planes of various types. How could they be bombed indiscriminately like the Japanese?
As for tanks? Although the number of tanks equipped by their Far Eastern Army was small, there were still several hundred of them, enough to make up the size of two tank armies.
So when facing the Fuxing Army, he had a mysterious confidence.
"Lieutenant General Krutikov, lead your First Independent Army south to Spring City and bring the ancient country's Songjiang Province under the rule of the empire."
General Ivanovich, commander of the Far Eastern Army, issued orders directly to the First Independent Army under the Far Eastern Army.
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Krutikov gave a standard military salute.
"Please rest assured, Commander. Just wait for my good news."
It was not until more than three hours later that the 32nd Motorized Infantry Division, the vanguard of the Tsarist Russia's First Independent Army, took a train south to Spring City.
Ice City is only about 200 kilometers away from Spring City, and it takes about three hours by train to get there.
The Fuxing Army intelligence personnel also quickly reported the abnormal situation in Chuncheng.
For a time, the situation in the entire northern border became confusing again.