"The base camp and the General Headquarters of the Dispatch Army have repeatedly considered this matter, and believe that Isamu Yokoyama has deep qualifications, has always been very arrogant and conceited, and is a guy who is difficult to control, so it was decided that the post of commander of the Sixth Front Army cannot be directly promoted from the commanders at the army level."

"In the end, the base camp decided to transfer the commander of the North China Front Army, General Okamura Ninji, to Jiangcheng to serve as the commander of the Sixth Front Army, and continue to preside over the operation against the Yamashiro government, and to transfer the commander of the Third Front Army of the Kwantung Army, General Okabe Naosaburo, to Beiping as the commander of the North China Front." Matsui said with a smile.

Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama is a rather imperious figure in the Japanese Army, because he has old qualifications and graduated from the 21st class of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and among the eight corps-level commanders under the Kannai Dispatch Army Command, he is the only classmate of Uchiyama Eitaro, commander of the 12th Army.

The rest of the commanders, such as Lieutenant General Yoshiro Sumida of the First Army stationed in Jin Province, Lieutenant General Takahashi Tan of the Mongolian Army, Lieutenant General Hosokawa Tadayasu of the 43rd Army stationed in Quancheng, Lieutenant General Nagatsu Sabi of the 13th Army stationed in Shanghai, Lieutenant General Kuichi Tanaka of the 23rd Army stationed in Yangcheng, and Lieutenant General Tadayoshi Sano of the 34th Army stationed in Jiangxia, were all of their later generations.

The Japanese army is very particular about seniority, just as the 10th Army is ready to lay down its arms to stop resisting and go to contact the division commander of the Japanese army, obviously the first to find the division commander of the 116th Division, Lieutenant General Iwanaga Wang, and at that time, there was also the division commander of the 58th Division, Lieutenant General Mori Suehiro, but it was Lieutenant General Mitsuki, the division commander of the 68th Division, who came forward to negotiate.

The commander of the 116th Division, Lieutenant General Iwanaga Wang, and the commander of the 58th Division, Lieutenant General Mori Suehiro, were both veteran division commanders, and Lieutenant General Mitsuki was promoted from brigade commander to division commander only when he attacked Hengzhou for the second time.

Lieutenant General Kotsuki Mitsuki is a cadet of the 22nd session of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, Lieutenant General Mori Suehiro is only the 23rd term, and Lieutenant General Iwanaga Wang is the 24th term.

"Listen to what you mean, it seems that the General Headquarters of the Dispatch Army is not satisfied with the achievements achieved so far, and after capturing Hengzhou, it will not make repairs, but will continue to go south to expand the results of the war?" Chen Mingxiang asked.

Okamura Ninji is a graduate of the 16th class of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and he can naturally overpower Yokoyama in terms of qualifications, but this old devil with the blood of the Chinese people on his hands was actually transferred from North China to Central China as a commander, which was very unfavorable to the next battle between the Yamashiro government and the Japanese army.

Although I hate Okamura Ninji to the core, I can't help but admit that this guy is very powerful, and he is an extremely difficult character with meticulous and spicy methods.

"Chen Jun, you have served the empire for many years, you have always been conscientious and have achieved remarkable results, you are a rare friend, it doesn't matter if you have something to say to you, this battle cannot be stopped in a short time."

"The next task of the Sixth Front Army is to launch a third phase of the offensive, mobilize the Eleventh Army and the Twenty-third Army to march into Gui Province with all their might, control the north-south communication of China, and connect China with the French Indochina region, so that the supplies of the empire can be transported from China to the Southern Army through this communication line."

"In addition, it is necessary to prevent the landing of US troops on the southeast coast and to use the airfields of the Yamashiro government in Gui and Guangdong provinces to bomb the Japanese mainland.

"The reason why the attack was not launched immediately, but was put to the end of the month, is mainly because the subordinate units of the Eleventh Army need a period of repair, the wounded need to be treated, and the lost structure must be restored.

"The situation is very unfavorable to the Empire, the Yamashiro government and the American Air Force have actually begun to carry out suppressive operations against the Imperial Army Air Force, the aircraft they use are more advanced, the Fifth Air Force is at a disadvantage, logistics and transportation are very difficult, and some units are still hungry to fight."

"And the current Jinling government, Chen Gongbo and Zhou Gaohai have found all kinds of reasons to shirk the food and material requirements put forward by the General Headquarters of the Dispatch Army, and for this matter, the base camp transferred Shibayama Kanshiro back to China to serve as vice minister of the Ministry of the Army, and transferred Lieutenant General Yazaki Kanten to take over the post of top military adviser." Matsui Taikuro said.

The Japanese army did suffer a big loss in Hengzhou, not only from the heroic resistance of the Tenth Army, but also because of its own disadvantage, a large number of troops were really hungry and fighting because of the lack of food supply, and even rice dumplings could not be guaranteed.

Last year, the rice production in Soviet Province was already reduced, and it was robbed by various forces, and the Japanese army's grain collection reached the lowest level.

In addition, the cooperation between the Yamashiro government and the U.S. government has also benefited a lot, especially in the air force, which has been greatly enhanced, and with the help of the U.S. Air Force, it can even suppress the attack of Japanese aircraft, and the era of the enemy's rampant hegemony is gone forever.

"Unfortunately, due to the severe lack of exchange materials, my Huatong Trading Company is now doing increasingly difficult business and is unable to provide much help to the Imperial Army, especially the cotton cloth and food needed by the troops. As you probably know, if it weren't for Kinoshita's shogun, I would have closed the company. Chen Mingxiang said.

This is really something that has been considered for a long time, Huatong Trading Company was originally his hidden means, and also played a key role in the process of carrying out the mission, and the construction of the intelligence network is mostly due to this smuggling agency.

Chen Mingxiang believes that the amount of goods in the smuggling transaction between the Huatong Trading Company and the Military Command Bureau is getting smaller and smaller, and it has already fulfilled its mission, and at most it will be closed by the end of the year.

Because as the situation deteriorated, it was impossible to have a large number of materials available for trading on the market, and the Japanese army could not protect itself, so it really didn't make much sense to barely maintain it.

However, the closure of Huatong Trading Company will not affect him too much, and his own Fenghua Company, which owns a tobacco factory and a tea factory, and also operates coal and salt, can still continue to guarantee the funds needed to maintain the relationship.

"Chen Jun, your sensitivity is still a little worse, this company has made a great contribution to the imperial army, even in the military department, it is also a registered smuggling agency, there is no need to revoke it, let's keep it, so as not to let someone say bad things about you, anyway, there is not much expense."

"The garrison can't get the bargaining chips for trading, so you can search for scarce materials in the market by yourself, and continue to do business with the Military Control Bureau with the help of the original channels, so as to save yourself some capital for the future. The empire is now in a stormy time, and the mainland is intensively preparing for a decisive battle, and the situation of the Jinling government will become very bad in the future. Matsui said in a somewhat bitter tone.