Rise from the sword

Chapter 589
"Why don't you retreat?"

Yokoyama Isamu's doubts also appeared in Tokyo, in the ears of Imperial Prime Minister Lieutenant Tojo, and in the base camp.

A senior veteran general of the Japanese Empire, a former powerful figure, and a current retiree, rushed into the base camp and shouted at Tojo:

"Why don't you retreat?"

"There is no chance of victory in the new No. [-] campaign. It is impossible for the imperial army in the Changheng area to capture Hengyang, let alone continue to attack westward and force the Shancheng government to surrender."

"Besides, with the current situation in the Republic of China, will they surrender?"

Seeing the former pillar of the empire and listening to his angry speech, Lieutenant Tojo stared back straight, with a cold expression on his face.

Why not retreat?

From a military point of view, it is time for the troops in the Changheng area to retreat.

Hengyang already has a troop channel, as well as an air supply channel, and it is almost impossible to defeat it. However, the strength of the Eighth Route in Songxian County is getting stronger and stronger. According to the information provided by Tegao, the total strength of the Eighth Route in Songxian County has reached four divisions. .

Although it is far behind the more than 20 divisions in the Changheng area, there are still several divisions in Wuhan|Han and other places, which can be mobilized to participate in battles when necessary.

However, the Eight Route Army's superiority in armor, air superiority, and firepower made it difficult for the imperial army to defeat them head-on.Once the opponent relies on solid fortifications to defend, the locust army can only consume itself in vain.

Militarily, the only option is to retreat to the coastal areas, draw closer to the supply line, and then rely on the superior navy to fight to the death with the Eighth Route to annihilate its vital forces, thereby reversing the situation.

The only shortcoming of Li Yunlong's group is the lack of sufficient knowledge and talents.

but.

Starting from Hengyang, the new No. [-] battle plan is not just a military issue, but involves the position of his prime minister and the future direction of the empire.

At this time, the total casualties of the attacking troops had exceeded [-], of which more than [-] were broken jade, and during the battle, a huge amount of supplies were consumed,
This is not the first army.

Once he orders Yokoyama Yong to withdraw his troops, he must take the blame and resign and be responsible for this failure.

At that time, the huge ship of the empire will be handed over to the navy to take the helm, which is absolutely unacceptable to him.

Therefore, even though he knew that there was little hope, Tojo still hoped that there would be a miracle, and that the veteran division that was about to arrive from the Pacific islands to reinforce the Changheng area could create a miracle.

That's why he clung to it tightly, refusing to retreat.

"Can't retreat."

Looking directly at the gaze in front of him, Tojo's tone was harsh and his eyes were crazy:
"We still have a chance."

"When the Class A divisions in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region arrive in the southern region, when the new anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns arrive, and when the army aviation troops in the Pacific region arrive, they can deal with the Eighth Route Army in Song County and take Hengyang."

"you··"

Looking at the crazy Tojo in front of him, the old general who asked the question was furious:
"idiot."

"You are wasting the lives of the soldiers of the empire."

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the odds of winning this battle plan are extremely low, and that if it fails, the locust army will pay a huge price, but the powerful general looked around and looked at the expressions of the people in the surrounding base camp, and his expression suddenly darkened.

Obviously, everyone in the base camp and the staff have reached an agreement.

And before he came, he had also been to the locust, and he also hit a wall. He could understand this. No one was willing to give up the entire territory of the Republic of China, not to mention that this territory can provide huge benefits now.

Not only fuel, but also food, are things that the empire cannot give up.

The oil problem is not a big one. The oil fields in Southeast Asia have resumed production. After the Americans withdrew, they can also transport the oil back to China, but the food is not enough. The food in Southeast Asia is not enough to meet the needs of the empire, and it must be supplemented by the Republic of China.

Unfortunately, the reality is cruel.

"Where's the Kwantung Army?"

Taking a deep breath to calm down the current mood, the old general asked.

The Eight Routes in the Songxian area have not yet taken any expansionary actions, but to the west of Chengde, the Eight Routes has 10,000+ troops gathered, with tanks, aircraft, and heavy artillery. They launch large-scale attacks on the imperial army positions every day, and the troops are getting more and more many.

The purpose is obvious.

This group of people intends to launch an attack on the Northeast region and the Kwantung Army.

"I will transfer some divisions from the Pacific region to Manchukuo."

Tojo's tone calmed down.

"The Americans?"

asked the old general.

Although the Americans stopped their offensive, the main force is still there!Withdrawing the troops on the Pacific islands, can those wastes of the navy alone hold those islands?

"The Americans have retreated."

Tojo threw out a piece of information:
"There was a problem in the European battlefield. It is said that the Germans won a big victory, annihilating hundreds of thousands of British and American troops, and destroyed a large number of warships and aircraft. It is said that the Eastern Front was also victorious, annihilating more troops than the British and American troops. The Americans had to mobilize the Pacific Ocean. The troops went to Europe to support."

"Even the fleet has withdrawn more than half."

"The Americans now have no strength to attack the empire."

"Without the pressure from the Americans, Imperial Industries can fully cope with the war of the Republic of China and produce enough anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns."

"Changes in the situation in Europe?"

The devil general was taken aback for a moment, then fell into deep thought.

The change in the world situation is what the empire has always hoped for, and it is also what the entire empire has been looking forward to this year. Now it has finally arrived, but the situation has indeed changed a little bit.

The only axis left is the Empire. The Germans and the Empire turned their faces. The specific reason is still unknown. Although some people speculate that it has something to do with the Germans acquiring new weapons and equipment, there is no evidence.

And it's even more troublesome.

The people of the Republic of China suddenly got up, not only blocked the empire's attack, but even started to fight back, causing the imperial locust army to smash hundreds of thousands of troops, and the empire was breathless.

So much so that the navy is targeting the subcontinent.

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"How is the situation in Ping County?"

In Xi'an, Chu Yunfei asked his former adjutant, now Chief of Staff Fang Ligong:
"Is the exercise still going on as usual?"

Chu Yunfei was a little curious.

Now that the Xi'an meeting is suspended, and we choose to hold it in the mountain city a month later, will those people continue to practice?
"Yes."

Fang Ligong nodded:

"They still sent us a note yesterday, explaining that the exercise will start the day after tomorrow, and it is an actual combat live ammunition exercise. They asked us not to go to the exercise area to avoid misunderstandings."

"They also said."

Speaking of this, Fang Ligong's tone was a little angry:
"The armored troops in the exercise may pass near the city of Xi'an. Considering that everything is close to actual combat, they asked us to put away our weapons to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

"In addition, they also requested that there will be army intelligence personnel lurking around the army."

The front is fine, relatively normal, but the latter, put away the weapon and avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, it is true that Fang Ligong is very angry.

Too bully.

Especially the last point, it's all about finding fault. Just say that an intelligence officer is missing, ask for a search later, and expand the occupied territory by the way. It's an old trick.

"It's a bad comer."

Chu Yunfei sneered.

The meaning of the last two words is obvious, and that group of people is going to attack Xi'an.

Then, he continued to sneer:

"But so what?"

"what can we do?"

"Can't do anything."

The gap in strength lies here. If a few tanks from others drive up, you have to run away.

"The new 176th Division is stationed in the direction of ** County in Xi'an. They have built a blockade and plan to prevent the Eighth Route from approaching Xi'an City."

Fang Ligong said.

"ridiculous."

Chu Yunfei sneered even worse.

If the fortification is the Central Army and the teaching corps, it will still have some effect, but the newly formed 176th Division, a newly formed, mainly non-branded unit, isn't this a tiger's mouth?
"Let's go back in a few days."

Chu Yunfei said suddenly.

Originally, he planned to return to the base of the [-]th Regiment today, that is, Dingbei County, but after hearing this news, Chu Yunfei became very curious about the next situation in Xi'an.

Li Yunlong's group seemed to be planning to swallow Xi'an without bloodshed.

Then judging from the actions in other regions, it seems that the next step is to infiltrate the territory of Sanma?
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Ping An County.

Today Zhao Gang, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei met at the regiment headquarters at the same time.

"Support Ito."

Ding Wei looked at the plan that Zhao Gang handed over, and narrowed his eyes:

"Divide the devil's army and create our friendly army?"

"That's a good idea!"

Seeing the method formulated by Zhao Gang, Ding Wei praised it very much.

The devil army seems to be monolithic, but there are actually a lot of internal conflicts. Now that Ito has this point, it is actually very easy to divide.

According to the information, Ito has recruited nearly [-] troops.

Bushido seems to be very loyal to the locust, but this stupid loyalty is easy to use and easy to break down. As long as the publicity is used well, this loyalty can be used instead.

"I will ask Zhang Dabiao to cooperate."

Li Yunlong said:
"While attacking the forces that Ito cannot win, cooperate with his allies to grow stronger."

"We can also provide weapons and equipment to Ito's troops,"

Li Yunlong continued:
"Brother Chen has [-] big covers, [-] type heavy machine guns, and various types of devil's artillery, as well as tanks, and even the type [-] and type [-] tanks that the little devil is working on..."

"Airplanes too, all of them."

"Hey hey..."

At the end, Li Yunlong spoke proudly.

When he thought of having little devils and puppet troops to help him fight, he felt extraordinarily comfortable.

"Devil's plane, artillery, tank?"

Ding Wei suddenly squinted his eyes, and then he cast his eyes on the map, first the Kwantung Army, then all the way north, until the end of the map, his eyes became more and more dangerous.

There are some things that I want to do, but I am not suitable for doing them, so what should I do?

Zhao Gang didn't notice Ding Wei's gaze, so he continued:

"Now the little devil is repairing the oil fields in Southeast Asia. It is said that there is already a certain production capacity. It is expected that after a period of time, the annual output will be restored to several million tons."

"If the little devil gets enough fuel from Southeast Asia, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to our plan..."

Once the devils get enough fuel, they can't control the fuel supply of the little devils, which greatly affects the plan to support Ito Kotaro in the future.

So far, although there are a few small Yulei Ting in the coastal base area developed by Wang Gensheng, it is completely unrealistic to cut off the devil's fuel transportation channel.

"It's simple."

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes:

"Let's just blow up the devil's oil fields."

"Is it enough?"

Zhao Gang asked.

Although the army has a new type of bomber with a range capable of bombing the Japanese mainland and covering all of Southeast Asia, the number of pilots who can perform bombing missions is too small, and only a maximum of three aircraft can be launched to perform missions.

Although the new bomber has a huge amount of ammunition, it is still not enough for three planes to bomb the oil field.

"Enough is enough, a new aerial bomb can be dispatched this time."

Li Yunlong said.

"New bomb?"

Ding Wei who was thinking was a little curious.

The new bomb, which can be described as new, must be a very advanced weapon.

"Radio-guided bombs, my side is already organizing training."

Li Yunlong smiled:
"Skilled guides can accurately hit a bunker at a flight altitude of [-] kilometers in clear weather and without enemy interference."

"sharp."

Ding Wei was shocked.

"but."

Li Yunlong went on to say:

"Because it depends on manual guidance to hit. During the guidance period, the bomber cannot make large maneuvers and speed, and the oil field must have large-caliber cannons and fighter planes, so it is more dangerous."

"It's not a big problem."

Zhao Gang said:

"According to the information provided by Boss Chen, the American cars retreated, the devils transferred the large-caliber anti-aircraft guns from Southeast Asia and other places to the front line, and all the planes wanted to be dispatched to our country."

"Then blow up the oil field."

Li Yunlong slapped the table hard.

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