Chapter 1667
Xiang Shaoyun patted his buttocks and left gracefully, while Clary scratched his heart, unable to sleep more and more.I didn't expect that the cadets would focus on the French Far East Fleet—feeling the ambitions of the cadets, especially their commander-in-chief, I had a bad premonition in my heart, and I always felt that if I followed the opponent's conditions , is very likely to be fooled.But the naked temptation is there, imagining the military appearance of the apprentice army he saw a few days ago, and thinking that if his own army can also have three divisions, it will definitely be able to stabilize the Burmese defense line, so he can't help it up.

One thing that is unknown and closely related to Clarey is that in order to consolidate the Burmese defense line, Wavell deliberately made Clarey the commander-in-chief of the British Burmese Army.He asked Clary to escort Degu into Hanoi, hoping that he could improve the relationship with Degu, gradually stabilize the British and French Southeast Asian Alliance, and the three parties (Northeast Army) tried their best to block the Japanese army in Thailand.Clary came here with an important mission. After the main mission had failed, because he witnessed the strength of the student army, he found another way to think of another strategic direction for the Indochina Peninsula.Of course, now it seems that because the apprentice army has too much appetite, it will be quite difficult to achieve it.

Degu left the next day. Captain "Gormand" took a regiment of British escorts. Because of Huang Haifu's instructions, Emposs sent a platoon of French escorts, and the equipment they carried was the standard of the entire army. of.

Because of the blockade of the Strait of Malacca by the Japanese Western Expeditionary Fleet, the existence of the expeditionary fleet did not help much in changing the situation in the Indochina Federation. Time will fade out of sight of the world.Of course, if the British accepted Ouyang Yun's conditions and stabbed him in the back, some things would be hard to say.

A week after Degu left Hanoi, Mersing, Singapore, Koizumi landed on Southeast Asian soil.On the order of Yamamoto 56, Soma Masamune took a group of major generals and junior officers from the headquarters to greet him in person. The first thing he said when he saw Koizumi was: "Koizumi-kun, you've come."

Koizumi nodded to him, and said expressionlessly: "I know about Xiongfeng. Soma-kun, don't worry, it won't take long for us to get our place back."

"Yes, yes, with you here, I feel relieved!"

As Koizumi played an increasingly important role in the Japanese military circles, Soma and others also began to worship him blindly. Although Koizumi is only a major general now, his ostentation in traveling is not weaker than that of the commanders of the group army. up.

When he arrived at the headquarters, Yamamoto was already waiting at the door. When he saw Koizumi, he didn't wait for the other party to salute, but enthusiastically went up to support him and said, "Mr. Koizumi, you've lost weight again! Take care of yourself."

"Your Excellency, thank you for your concern, and you must take care of your health!" Koizumi and Yamamoto walked side by side to Yamamoto's office, and a group of major generals and rank-and-file officers followed behind them, all showing envious eyes.

About half an hour later, in Yamamoto's office, Koizumi took a sketch about "Citongqing" from Yamamoto, frowned and said: "This is a helicopter. I didn't expect that the cadet army could even connect with this kind of helicopter." Weapons are developed."

Yamamoto: "Helicopter?"

Koizumi briefly introduced the definition and functions of the helicopter to them, and then said: "It seems that we are one step too late. Once the helicopter appears, it means that the Academy must have developed a matching rocket. The rocket is nothing, the most terrifying thing It is its upgraded product—missiles. Your Excellency, from a strategic point of view, we must open up the southwestern front of China as soon as possible, and we can no longer allow the army of apprentices to develop without restrictions. But I think that with the current strength of our army, we want to open up the southwestern front of China. As far as the front line is concerned, I’m afraid it’s not enough. Helicopters are especially suitable for jungle warfare, and are the natural enemy of armored forces and small groups of troops. And if it’s a large-scale battle, the characteristics of the tropical jungle limit its effectiveness—”

Koizumi was interrupted by Soma before finishing his sentence. In such an occasion, he was the only one who could get in the conversation, and the other major generals could only listen obediently.He said: "Mr. Koizumi, you haven't forgotten, right? The Xuebing Army has built an aircraft carrier in the United States, and according to time calculations, their aircraft carrier should have been put into training by now. Ouyang Yun is very ambitious. Although he is only a mere He is a warlord, but he has the most powerful armed forces in China. In time, if the Chongqing Central Army is defeated by me, and someone stands up to support him, he will be able to have the power to call on the whole of China. At that time, even if we can fully occupy Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean , even if they can defeat the United States in the end, they will fall short because the student army has accumulated enough strength!"

"Souma-kun's worry has a certain reason." Yamamoto looked at Koizumi and said, "The vitality of the apprentice army is too strong. Letting it develop will definitely become a serious problem for the empire." Then he looked at other people and said : "However, Mr. Koizumi's analysis just now is also correct. Combat in the tropical jungle has its own characteristics. Comparing the characteristics of the equipment of the enemy and our armies, the weapons and equipment of the student army are undoubtedly more suitable for jungle warfare. I even suspect that Ouyang Yun has long expected This is the situation today! The reason why I lag behind in attacking is because of this scruple.”

Yamamoto's words made Koizumi lose his mind for a while.No one knows better than him why Ouyang Yun expected this situation today. After all, they are all people who are familiar with this period of history.Just comparing the two, he always seems to be one step behind!A little unwilling, and even more deeply hated, he touched his waist without a trace, and felt that his lower body was as soft and weak as an earthworm, so he bit his lips deeply with his teeth, and only let go when he bit the blood.

Yamamoto saw the bloodstains on his lips, felt a pain in his flesh, and reminded: "Koizumi!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I remembered some unpleasant things," Koizumi bowed, then took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit one and took a sip, then spit it out slowly, looked at Yamamoto and said slowly: "Your Excellency, I I think it is possible to fight once. You don’t need to use all your strength, just treat it as a test. If there is an advantage, we will increase investment, and if the war does not go well, we will immediately shrink. Your Excellency, have you noticed that we can actually learn from the Xuebing Army? There are many things. And if we apply these to the troops of other countries, we will get miraculous effects. Your Excellency, the army of apprentices has grown to a certain size. At this time, if we want to wipe them out, we must concentrate all the power of the empire. But you have also seen that, In the encirclement and suppression campaign last year, we paid such a high price, but achieved very little. As for the Xuebing Army, my opinion is that we should continue to use the Communist Army to consume its vital strength, and at the same time fight with them for development—the Xuebing Army is developing, We are also developing. With the scale of our country’s military industry and the accumulation of science and technology, the cadet army can’t keep up—this is actually a race, but the stakes are relatively high.”

Yamamoto nodded again and again, and he continued: "Yes, the bet between people is nothing more than money, at most life, and the bet between two countries is decades or even hundreds of years of national fortune. Since the Meiji Restoration , China has been left far behind by us, anyway, let's give them another chance to race the tortoise and the hare! Haha, when it comes to gambling, I never fear anyone!"

When Yamamoto was young, he was famous for his good gambling. He even said that if the emperor gave him a year to gamble, he could win back an aircraft carrier for Japan.

Most of the people here know this allusion, and they couldn't help laughing out loud when they heard it.

(End of this chapter)

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