Spy Shadow: Command & Conquer

Chapter 2000, A Million Cannon Fodder

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Supreme Command Headquarters.

General Wenbai can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The battle lines showed that the 18th Army was advancing little by little. They had advanced five kilometers overnight.

This is a remarkable achievement.

Without even looking at the battle report, one could tell that Zhang Yong had personally taken to the field.

As the 18th Army advanced, the 5th Army also began to advance, successfully bending the Japanese defense line.

There has also been progress on the side of the Fourth Army and the Hundredth Army. The overall front line is advancing.

The Japanese invaders, of course, put up a stubborn resistance. But they couldn't withstand Zhang Yong's fierce attack.

As expected, Zhang Yong had to take charge himself.

His job was specifically to crack walnuts.

No matter how strong the Japanese invaders' defensive positions were, they were eventually broken through by them.

Battle lines indicate that the Nationalist army was approximately 20 kilometers from the city wall of Nanchang.

If all goes well, it might be possible to get in within a day.

However, if things don't go smoothly, it might be useless for a year or two. It could even backfire.

Thoughtful.

What tactics did Zhang Yong employ?

It seems there are no tactics involved.

It's about pushing forward continuously.

The direction remains unchanged.

Push hard.

No matter how the Japanese invaders counterattacked, they never gave up.

The surrounding Japanese troops were forced to surround and block him.

He was like a giant whirlpool, drawing countless Japanese invaders like moths to a flame, only to have them annihilated.

The number of enemy troops killed reported by the 18th Army was astonishing.

Of course, General Wenbai would not believe it so easily.

He knew better than anyone the level of the Nationalist army's own battle reports.

Dividing by five is light.

Dividing by ten is normal.

Often, it's necessary to divide by twenty, thirty, etc.

Ideally, it would be best if Zhang Yong himself reported it. But Zhang Yong never reported it, nor did he ever compile statistics.

"What statistics?"

"Report what?"

"What a waste of effort..."

Zhang Yong's reasoning was very simple.

Victory will be achieved as long as all the Japanese invaders we encounter are eliminated.

Regardless of how many have been eliminated or how many remain.

Anyway, we'll just fight our way through.

They killed any Japanese invaders they encountered.

Kill them if you see them.

Until they are all killed.

Therefore, he was not afraid of Japanese reinforcements at all.

The more reinforcements the Japanese send, the better.

The more Japanese invaders came, the more were killed.

If all the Japanese invaders are killed, the War of Resistance against Japan will naturally be won.

"Secretary Liu."

"exist."

What's happening in the Japanese rear? How many troops are heading to Nanchang to reinforce them?

"There is no clear intelligence yet. But the Japanese will definitely send a large number of reinforcements. There may be three to five independent mixed brigades."

"Three to five..."

"We just received intelligence that the Japanese have brought two independent mixed brigades from Taiwan."

"Taiwan Island..."

General Wenbai frowned.

That precious island! It was occupied by the Japanese invaders for almost fifty years.

After being enslaved by the Japanese invaders for a long time, many young men on Taiwan now believe they are Japanese.

They joined the Japanese army and became accomplices of the Japanese invaders. They were even more ruthless than the Japanese invaders.

There were many Taiwanese soldiers in the previous Hata Detachment.

Now that the Japanese are increasing their conscription efforts, more Taiwanese soldiers will surely enter the battlefield.

Of course, he didn't need to worry about these things.

Zhang Yong will definitely handle it.

Since those Taiwanese soldiers were so eager to serve the Japanese invaders, they were bound to suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of Zhang Yong.

Live it!

Forgetting one's roots.

To mistake a thief for one's father.

Pooh!
……

Jinling.

Japanese Expeditionary Army Headquarters.

Seishiro Itagaki and Shunroku Hata looked at each other in silence.

Both of them had blank stares.

My heart is filled with endless sorrow.

The battle in Nanchang is really troublesome.

That Zhang Yong just kept pushing things forward.

There are no tactics.

Simple and crude.

The problem is, the Japanese army just couldn't crack it.

No matter what method is used, it is extremely difficult to stop it.

There is simply no possibility of stopping it.

They even resorted to using mustard gas. In the end, it was they who ended up harming themselves.

What should we do now?
The enemy continued to advance towards the city walls of Nanchang.

There are still 20 kilometers to go.

No matter how many people are added, the final result will be that the land will be flattened.

"Report……"

Some staff officers cautiously peeked out.

Seishiro Itagaki beckoned over, ordering his staff officer to come over.

The staff officer presented a telegram and then quickly left.

"what?"

Seishiro Itagaki was pleasantly surprised after reading it.

The telegram was sent by the Governor-General of Taiwan, Heisuke Yanagawa. It had a somewhat personal nature.

It wasn't an official telegram. It was just a simple description of some things. It said that there were many young men on the island of Taiwan who were being enslaved and were very eager to join the army.

Originally, 10,000 spots were offered, but 500,000 people applied...

"Yoshi..."

"Yanagawa-kun has really helped us a lot!"

"Itagaki-kun, please draft a telegram for me. I want to properly thank Yanagawa-kun... Or perhaps I should draft it myself!"

Hata Shunroku was very pleased after reading the telegram.

In fact, he and Yanagawa Heisuke didn't have much interaction.

Unexpectedly, Yanagawa Heisuke would proactively help him. He proactively helped him recruit a large number of soldiers.

Right now, what the expeditionary force headquarters needs most is manpower.

To be precise, they were a large number of cannon fodder.

A large number of cannon fodder are needed to fill the gaps.

Especially towards Nanchang.

We need a lot of independent mixed brigades.

Heavy weapons aren't needed. One rifle per person is enough. It's just about filling in the gaps.

Obviously, the headquarters would not approve recruiting from the local population.

After all, the local young and middle-aged population needs to be retained for their usefulness.

But the young and middle-aged people of Taiwan...

They're just cannon fodder.

"It can also prevent the emergence of new Seediqs."

Seishiro Itagaki seemed to be deep in thought.

Ten years ago, a large-scale uprising broke out on the island of Taiwan.

Although the rebellion was ultimately suppressed, Taiwan is not part of the mainland and therefore needs to be guarded against. Young and middle-aged people must be controlled.

Send them to the battlefield of slaughter, then they die, their numbers dwindling...

"Excellent. Kills two birds with one stone."

"Yoshi..."

Hata Shunroku was very satisfied.

I immediately replied to Heisuke Yanagawa to express my gratitude.

My mood gradually improved.

With the support of Heisuke Yanagawa, the dispatched army headquarters will gain more troops.

Those soldiers—no, cannon fodder—will all be sent to the area around Nanchang. Then fill in the gaps. Use rifles to block Zhang Yong's advance.

If three thousand cannon fodder can hold off the enemy for one day, then one hundred thousand cannon fodder could hold them off for a month.

And on Taiwan, there are clearly more than 100,000 cannon fodder. There could be as many as a million.

"Sakagaki-kun."

"exist."

"Tell Nanchang immediately that we have good news. Ask them to keep going."

"Tie!"

Seishiro Itagaki went out to relay the order.

His mood gradually improved.

Having so many cannon fodder is certainly a good thing.

Even if they all die, I won't feel any pain.

It's estimated that Yanagawa Heisuke even wished all those able-bodied men would die in battle.

If they all die, Taiwan will be safe.

There was no way to resist.

Yo West!

That's great news!
No matter how powerful you are, Zhang Yong, what can you do about it?
With so many cannon fodder, even if you kill three thousand every day, you still can't keep up...

Sooner or later, he'll choke to death.

……

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

Zhang Yong sneezed repeatedly.

They concluded that they must have been cursed by someone.

But with so many people cursing you, who knows which one it is?
Mud...

If you've got the guts, come out and fight me one-on-one.

I'll execute you with a 122mm howitzer...

"Drip!"

"Drip!"

Suddenly, a call came through on the personal radio.

The system seems to have translated it automatically.

owl.

Catherine.

There was also a phone number at the end.

But upon closer examination, I couldn't recall where it was. I had absolutely no recollection of it.

frown.

Start the 5C communication center.

Then they requested access to that strange number.

Haha, curiosity killed the cat.

"Dudu..."

"Hey……"

Soon, Catherine's voice came through.

Yes, it is indeed Catherine. But we can't determine her location. "I am Zhang Yong..."

“My dear Commissioner, of course I know it’s you.”

"Where are you?"

"Singapore."

"what?"

Zhang Yong was taken aback.

Singapore?
Is the other party in Singapore?

Is that a Singapore phone number?
and many more.

Is it so magical?

How could someone in Nanchang make a phone call to Singapore?
Wow...

incredible.

I was shocked myself.

The distance from Nanchang to Singapore is more than 2400 kilometers.

It's over 3,000 kilometers. That's beyond the range of the air command's map. It's at the level of a world map.

Does this mean the 5C communication center has also been upgraded? Can it now make global calls?

Could the previously upgraded combat lab be related to this?
Stop. Stop. Don't overthink it.

Not necessarily true.

That's just too incredible.

Global calling. That's outrageous!
Couldn't we just march directly to Washington?

Or perhaps we should march on Moscow?
Or Berlin?
Don't overthink it...

Don't overthink it...

too crazy.

Really.

too crazy……

"I really am in Singapore."

"you……"

"I've discovered that your amazing ability has increased again. You can actually make phone calls from within China to Singapore."

"so what?"

"China and Singapore are thousands of miles apart, with no telephone lines between them. How did you manage to do that?"

"Why are you meddling so much? Tell me, what do you want from me?"

"Of course it's a good thing."

"Speak quickly. I don't have time to waste with you."

"Oh dear, you've really forgotten the old ones once you have new ones. That's how you treat me."

"I'll give you ten seconds. Otherwise, I'm hanging up."

"The Japanese are recruiting a large number of soldiers on Taiwan, probably to deal with you."

"Taiwan?"

"Yes. A lot. Maybe hundreds of thousands..."

"Bullshit!"

Zhang Yong didn't believe it at all.

Pshaw, do you think recruiting 100,000 soldiers is that easy?

Issuing a gun and two sets of military uniforms to any individual would incur costs, wouldn't it?

But the Japanese invaders...

and many more.

It seems the Japanese invaders could really do it so easily.

If we're talking about light weapons alone, the Japanese invaders have no shortage of them. The Japanese are still in a state of decline.

"You'll find out soon."

"Wait and see."

Zhang Yong said he didn't care.

As long as the system identifies them as red dots, that's fine.

"besides……"

"Tell me. What do you want this time?"

"freighter."

"No."

"Twenty ships."

"No."

"Fifteen million US dollars."

"..."

Zhang Yong remained silent.

I really wanted to say it, but I didn't. In the end, I didn't say it.

There was nothing I could do; they gave me too much.

Twenty cargo ships, fifteen million US dollars. That's doable.

Even if they are all 6000 tons displacement.

They're all free gifts from the system anyway. Might as well sell them. I don't need them right now.

However, he still kept a watchful eye.

The other party likely doesn't have US dollars or gold. It must have been a third-party payment.

To be precise, it's the third method.

The British are now extremely poor.

From the United States, they were all destroyers acquired in exchange for overseas colonies.

Commonly known as selling islands.

It means that they transferred many islands that they originally controlled to the United States.

Then, after much difficulty, they finally acquired fifty destroyers.

Sure enough, Catherine said slowly, "We'll trade you an oil field in Texas."

"An oil field?" Zhang Yong tilted his head and thought for a moment. That might work.

It can also be considered a fixed asset.

We can possess it for a long time, even after the war ends.

"A very large oil field."

"is it?"

Zhang Yong secretly became more vigilant.

Does the other party mean that they benefited from the deal?
That won't work.

It's definitely a trap.

How could the British be generous?

There must be some unspeakable secret in that oil field.

It might be very big.

There may be many oil wells.

However, reserves may have already been depleted.

Or perhaps the extraction is extremely difficult. Continuing to extract it would be very costly.

In short, there is definitely a problem.

However, he himself is not in the United States! He cannot conduct an on-site investigation.

If we were to entrust this to someone else, there isn't a suitable candidate at the moment.

Song Ziyu has returned to Taiwan.

It's still on its way. It might arrive next month.

Christian?
No.

You still need to check it yourself.

It would be great if I could teleport to Texas.

Unfortunately, it's just a dream...

You can teleport to anywhere on the world map.

[Not limited by time or distance]

【Mirror】

Suddenly, a system message arrived.

Zhang Yong: ? ? ?
and many more.

This is……

Is the matter resolved?
Have all the limitations on teleportation been removed?

You can go anywhere.

Not limited by time.

A mirror image. It will not die.

what.

Happiness comes silently!
No one expected that the system would suddenly offer a benefit at this time.

Doesn't this mean that from now on, I can go wherever I want? Go to Paris if I want? Go to Berlin if I want?

It feels a bit fantastical!
It seems like they've gone too far.

Stop.

Stop.

Don't try it yet.

Let the bullets fly for a while, and make sure there's no danger before you do anything.

[Can only travel to allied countries]

[Or a neutral country]

Unable to enter enemy territory

[When entering enemy territory, please operate within the Air Command map.]

Sure enough, the system provided a notification.

Want to go to Tokyo? Want to go to Berlin? Want to go to Paris?

Think more.

That's an empire. I can't go there.

But you can go to Washington. Go to London. Go to Rome...

Oh, I'm wrong. Rome is out of the question. Italy is an enemy country. But Moscow is a possibility.

have a bee in one's bonnet……

"I'm going to send someone to inspect the oil field."

"Hopefully as soon as possible."

"You need a cargo ship in such a hurry?"

"Yes."

Catherine did not hide it.

In truth, it cannot be hidden.

The British Empire today is most afraid of its sea routes being blocked.

What the Germans needed to do was to cut off the British sea routes as much as possible, trapping them on an isolated island and starving them to death.

Therefore, the British needed a large number of freighters. The more the better.

"About half a month."

"it is good."

Zhang Yong casually gave a deadline.

It's necessary to keep them in suspense a bit. After all, the other party isn't some saint who's lived for nine lifetimes.

His attention is still on Nanchang.

Continue the attack.

"boom……"

"boom……"

The French-made 155mm howitzer fired.

During the repositioning of the 122mm howitzers, they were replaced with 155mm howitzers.

Whenever a red dot appears, it signals the start of artillery fire.

After eliminating them, continue the advance.

Finally, the French-made 105mm heavy cannon was ready to fire.

The target was the Japanese 105mm heavy cannon. It should belong to the 18th Division.

Previously, the Japanese invaders' heavy artillery did not provide cover for their attack.

On the one hand, it's likely due to secrecy. On the other hand, the range is insufficient.

Okay. I'm going to hit you.

Strike first to gain the upper hand.

Those who act later will suffer the consequences.

"preparation!"

"put!"

[To be continued]

(End of this chapter)