Chapter 267 Seize the opportunity layout
Zhao Tiehu, who arrived in the Malay Peninsula, naturally knew that the Japanese army wanted to find his whereabouts through the information transmitted by the wolf's nose. It's just that for Zhao Tiehu, even if he visits local business leaders in various places, it is often a very sudden decision.
Even considering his own safety, Zhao Tiehu didn't pay much attention to the local forces currently living in the area controlled by the Japanese army. The business leaders who really came into contact with them were all those who withdrew from the city with the Xinghua Army after the outbreak of war.
In this way, the objects of support and attack are separated. Since those people chose to take refuge in the Japanese bowls, they also need to bear the corresponding consequences for their decisions after the defeat of the Japanese bowls.
With Zhao Tiehu's order, the spy personnel of the special high school sent by the Japanese army were executed. The Wolf Nose Intelligence Office, which had been paying attention to the movements of the Japanese army, soon found that the Japanese army had finally given up searching and tracking, and was very honest in the city and pretended not to know anything.
Without the interruption of the Japanese army, Zhao Tiehu became much safer in contact with the leaders of various forces. Originally, I was worried that Zhao Tiehu's trip might be deploying some big battle plan, and the Japanese troops everywhere were also ready for battle.
It turned out that the Xinghua Army was still the same as usual, always staying in the mountains and operating in some villages that the Japanese army could not control. The only thing that is different is that the people who hid in the mountains earlier seem to dare to go out of the mountains.
It's just that compared to before, the strength of the Xinghua Army is hidden. Today, the rebel forces of the Xinghua Army have taken over some villages and built fortifications on the periphery of the people's activity area. This move made the Japanese army somewhat puzzled.
However, at present, the order given by the Japanese base camp to the Nanyang garrison is to maintain the stability of the Nanyang occupation area. In particular, the Dutch oil fields that were destroyed by the Xinghua Army last time were even more vigilant by the Japanese army, for fear of being attacked by the Xinghua army again.
In addition to the construction of wider fortifications, anti-aircraft positions were built on the fortifications. The number of troops stationed there is also much more than before. After all, this oil field is too important for the current Japanese army.
Fortunately, since the Japanese army withdrew from Mindanao, the Xinghua Army's attacks on the Japanese army have also been much more restrained than before. As long as the Japanese army did not take the initiative to invade the defense area of the Xinghua Army, the Xinghua Army seemed to allow the Japanese army to operate in various parts of Nanyang.
A little well water does not smell like river water, which makes Yamashita Fengwen, who is in charge of the Nanyang Theater, also breathe a little sigh of relief. After all, if the Xinghua Army really wants to launch a full-scale attack and attack in Nanyang, I am afraid that the Japanese troops stationed in Nanyang will also be miserable.
Abandoning an island in exchange for the Xinghua Army to reduce damage and harassment is still worth it in Yamashita Fengwen's opinion. It's just that for the Anglo-American coalition forces in Australia, they are somewhat dissatisfied with the actions of the Xinghua Army.
But the reply given by the Xinghua Army was also very direct, first of all, the original intention of the establishment of the Xinghua Army was to protect the Chinese and friendly people in Nanyang from the persecution of the Japanese army. Now that the Japanese army has finally retreated, how can the Xinghua Army take the initiative to provoke a war?
After all, if the Xinghua Army and the Japanese army started a full-scale war, there would inevitably be a large number of casualties among the Xinghua Army soldiers, and it might even affect the Nanyang people who supported the Xinghua Army. What conditions could the Allies offer in this regard?
Secondly, the only advantage of the Xinghua Army at present is the large number of armed forces scattered in various places. But most of the troops of the Xinghua Army are land forces. The Japanese army, which now controls the South Seas, has an absolute advantage in the air force and navy.
If the Allies could not solve the problem of the Japanese air force and navy in Nanyang and let the Xinghua Army fight, would the Allies be able to bear the losses and consequences? After all, fighting a war requires materials and money!
In the face of the reasons given by Xinghuajun, MacArthur, although he was a little dissatisfied, did not say much. As far as the current situation is concerned, the Allies also seem to be divided on the matter of providing military aid to the Xinghua Army.
In view of the current situation, and the fact that the Allies will land in the future to regain lost territory, they still need the cooperation of the Xinghua Army, and the Allies will not be able to force the Xinghua Army to take the initiative to attack. Even a lot of the time, they have to help the Xinghua army.
After all, the Allies were defeated too quickly, and many troops and expatriates became prisoners of the Japanese army. At present, these expatriates and prisoners of war protected by the Xinghua Army also need food from the Xinghua Army. And the ones who pay the bill are naturally the allies.
When Zhao Tiehu went all the way and arrived at Xinjiapo again, Li Chengwu and his entourage, who came to greet him, also looked very happy. Since the previous Xinghua Army announced its retaliation, the Japanese troops stationed in Xinjiapo are now very honest.
Treat those Chinese who currently live in the city, and do not dare to bully as casually as before. In fact, as the Japanese army relaxed its surveillance of the Chinese, many Chinese who were worried about being slaughtered by the Japanese army again left in droves.
As a result, the Chinese living in the city today are not one in ten compared to before the Japanese army invaded and occupied Xinjiapo. Now the Japanese army really dares to bully the only ones who may only be those aborigines who take advantage of the Chinese to leave and want to make some cheap.
After listening to Li Chengwu's report, Zhao Tiehu also nodded and said: "For the Chinese people who leave the city, we must take care of them." Food, clothing, and shelter should be cared for and helped by the troops. These people are our strong backing.
Despite its small size, the strategic location of Xinjiapo is extremely important. Therefore, once the Japanese army withdraws from Xinjiapo, this place must be in our hands. Even if the British return to New Kapo, they must respect our wishes.
In terms of training and expansion of troops, as long as the supply of materials is ensured, it will continue to advance as planned. As for the fight and consumption of the little devils, leave it to the indigenous rebels, and we can help.
In addition, with the help of Toda's salvation association, he plotted against some Japanese troops stationed in Xinjiapo. I believe that as the war in the Pacific becomes more and more unfavorable to the Japanese army, not only will those soldiers be distracted, but even those officers will leave a way out for themselves.
When appropriate, they can cooperate with the National Salvation Association and cooperate privately with the Japanese troops stationed in Xinjiapo. We can collect all the weapons, ammunition and war supplies of the Japanese army. For money, I believe that many little devils can't resist. ”
"In fact, we're already doing it. I have to say that the salvation association you set up for Toda has really helped us too much. Those little devils resell supplies, it's really beyond imagination! ”
"If a man is not for himself, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed. The little devils are also human beings, and seeing that they are about to be defeated, they must always leave a way back for themselves! And Toda's salvation association is currently attracting a lot of military and political officials in Japan.
Although they were only in private contact, the fact that these military and political officials dared to contact the National Salvation Association shows that they wanted to reserve a way out for themselves. In this case, for many low-level Japanese officers and soldiers, they naturally have to think about the future.
Even if the Japanese army is defeated, it is still those high-ranking officials who will be liquidated in the end, so what does it have to do with them ordinary officers and soldiers? But without the protection of the army, they will always have to survive in the defeated day bowl in the future, right?
With money, they don't have to worry at all that they won't have a way to survive after the defeat of the Japanese bowl. On the contrary, as long as they have enough money, they can live a more comfortable life than everyone else once the bowl is rebuilt. ”
Again, there is no shortage of speculators in any country. Even now, the Japanese cabinet is still clamoring that they will definitely be able to defeat the US military. But in fact, the battle situation sent back from the front was extremely unfavorable to the Japanese army.
Don't look at the current Japanese army in Southeast Asia and China, it still has the upper hand in strength. But it can't resist the counteroffensive of the U.S. army, and the defeat of the Japanese bowl is only a matter of time. Even if the Japanese army is now making weapons at full capacity, it still can't meet the attrition of the front line.
Most importantly, whether it is the Navy or the Air Force, these technical arms that require long training to grow are constantly being consumed. If the Japanese army wants to quickly restore the strength of its navy and air force, how can it do it in a short period of time?
In fact, as the U.S. military launched a counteroffensive campaign, the Japanese Cabinet had secretly transferred elite troops from the Kwantung Army to the Pacific theater. Most of the Japanese troops who changed their defenses were recruits and colonial troops with relatively weak combat effectiveness.
It was precisely after finding out about this situation that Zhao Tiehu decided to send the wolf warrior to infiltrate the northeast and begin to infiltrate the most important Korean colony of the Japanese army. Even at the meeting in Yan'an, it was suggested that the Eighth Route Army send troops into the northeast in advance.
In this way, when the Japanese army declares defeat, the Eighth Route Army can seize the opportunity. Otherwise, it would not be easy to wait for the Zhong Yan Army to take over the defense of the Northeast, and then try to regain control of the Northeast from the Zhong Yan Army.
Moreover, Northeast China is also an important military production base of the Japanese army, and if the Eighth Route Army can take over these industrial bases, it will also play a very important role in the future post-war reconstruction of China.
In short, at present, Zhao Tiehu, on the issue of attacking the Japanese army, is more about preparing for the fruits of victory in the future. The greater the strength of the Japanese army in the South Seas, the more dangerous it was for the Allies.
In contrast, once Emperor Nipponpo ordered the unconditional surrender of the Japanese army, the Xinghua Army would also be able to receive the Japanese army's weapons and equipment in Nanyang in the name of the victorious army before the Allies arrived in Nanyang.
There is a salvation association to pull the strings from it, and if he wants to achieve this goal, Zhao Tiehu feels that there is still a lot of hope. For the Japanese army, surrender to the Allies was also surrender, and surrender to the Xinghua Army was also surrender.
However, they are likely to be retaliated against compared to surrendering to the Allies, and if they surrender to the Xinghua Army, they may have a chance to become a member of the Salvation Association. At that time, even if the Allies want to deal with it, they must take into account the opinions of the Salvation Association!
As for the fact that the Anglo-American coalition forces are unwilling to give up the fruits of victory seized by the Xinghua Army, there is only one way, and that is to fight with the Xinghua Army. But at that time, the British and American coalition forces, which had already won World War II, were really willing to fight another protracted war?
After all, the current tragic war that is sweeping the countries of Europe has caused immeasurable damage. How could the citizens of these victorious countries, who had finally hoped for victory in the war, agree to start another war?
In short, whether the allies want to or not, in Zhao Tiehu's view, Nanyang must ensure the interests of the Xinghua Army in the future. If anyone thinks that they don't recognize the strength of the Xinghua Army, then Zhao Tiehu doesn't mind fighting with the allies!