Chapter 374: The Forty-second Army Kicks Out!
Zhang Mingyu often feels sorry for such a hero who died young in the War of Liberation, and putting aside his political stance, it is really a great blessing for the country and the nation for the Chinese nation to have such a brave and good fighting loyalty.
At the time of the national crisis and the survival of the nation, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated again, and during this period, countless heroes and heroes shone on the battlefield of resistance and composed a tragic song of resistance.
Under the general environment at that time, Zhang Lingfu was definitely a brave and good anti-Japanese hero, and a respectable anti-Japanese hero.
For such a hero of resistance, Zhang Mingyu is very respectful.
"Xu Wen! Order the southward advance detachment to quickly advance southward and march along the north bank of the Yangtze River to Wuhan in response to the Ninth Theater of Operations to attack Jiujiang! Then send electricity to the Air Force, so that Su Dingtian must dispatch fighters to provide air fire support to the 74th Army! Zhang Mingyu said with an awe-inspiring expression.
"Yes!" Xu Wen snapped up and stood upright, then turned around and strode away.
"Herald!" Seeing Xu Wen leave, Zhang Mingyu shouted loudly into the courtyard.
"Yes!" A herald replied and strode in with his head held high.
"Notify all divisions, immediately stop resting, and the whole army will be deployed!" Zhang Mingyu said loudly.
"Yes!" The herald snapped to his feet, then turned and strode away.
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Tianjin, the General Headquarters of the Northern Group Army.
Okamura Ninji was swaying his pen and ink, only to see a few big words soon appear on the huge paper, "Wuyun for a long time", after writing, Okamura Ninji put down the ink pen in his hand, picked up the paper and stared at his masterpiece.
At this moment, Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo, chief of the general staff of the Northern Group of the Chinese Army, strode in with a saber on his shoulder, and when he saw Okamura Ningji admiring his calligraphy and paintings, he couldn't help frowning slightly, thinking that the current Chinese war situation was facing an unprecedented crisis, and he still had the leisure to enjoy calligraphy and painting here.
However, Okamura Ninji was his top boss after all, and although Okabe Naosaburo was dissatisfied, he still snapped and suddenly retracted his feet and said: "General! ”
"Oh? Okabe-kun, you're here! Okamura Ninji turned his head when he heard this.
"Yes! Checkmate! At present, the war situation in South China is facing a grim situation, I don't know what the general thinks? Naosaburo Okabe nodded.
"Okabe-kun, please be seated." Okamura Ninji put down the paper in his hand and said solemnly. Then he turned and walked towards the sofa.
Hearing this, Okabe Naosaburo followed Okamura Ninji towards the sofa, and after the two of them sat down, Okamura Ninji took out a pack of what he wanted, took out one of them and handed it to Okabe Naosaburo and said, "Okabe-kun, come to one?" ”
Okabe Naosaburo took the cigarette, took out a match from his pocket and lit it for Okamura Ninji, and then lit it for himself, Okamura Ninji took a deep breath, and then said to Okabe Naosaburo: "Okabe-kun, what do you think the final direction of the South China war will be?" Or rather, what do you think? ”
"General! I think that the current Yucheng political axe organized by the great counteroffensive has indeed achieved very great results, although the soldiers of the imperial army are brave and good at fighting, but in a Chinese sentence, it is called two fists are difficult to defeat four hands, the people of the branch have millions of Zhang Mingyu's 42nd Group Army, this elite force, and I say that the total strength of the imperial army is less than 300,000, in an absolute disadvantage, so the battle situation is difficult to predict, but one thing can be sure that if the imperial army is defeated, the situation on the battlefield will be completely changed. Okabe Naosaburo analyzed indifferently.
"Okabe-kun, you're right! At the beginning of the war, the people of China were in full swing, with the momentum of victory in the war in North China, and there was a great tendency to sweep through Central and South China.
For the strategic retreat proposed by Lieutenant General Muto Zhang, I am very much in agreement, to exchange a large area of occupation for strategic detour space, to preserve the strength of the imperial army, so as to consume the spirit and morale of the Chinese people, after the Chinese people have recovered a large area of the country, some middle and low-level generals will definitely have a feeling of pride and complacency, at that time the Chinese people will only go everywhere to fight for territory, intrigue, combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced, then I say that the imperial army has enough strength and ability to defeat them in one fell swoop! Okamura said confidently.
"What the general said is extremely true, there are many factions in the Chinese army, once they gain power, they will compete for fame and fortune, and intrigue is inevitable, if Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army had not pursued the order of non-resistance of Jiang Zhengaxe in Nanjing, I said that it would not be so easy for this imperial army to capture Manchukuo." Naosaburo Okabe nodded happily.
"Hmmm! Zhang Xueliang can serve as the general of an army to block one side, but he has no handsome talent, so he will end up like this, and the 200,000 Northeast Army under his command was incorporated and reorganized by Jiang, and it collapsed in an instant, and the once powerful Northeast Army was wiped out in a blink of an eye. Forget about that, Okabe-kun, do you know where the core of the South China war is this time? Okamura nodded and said.
"South China Battle! It should be in the hinterland of the Central Plains of China - Wuhan! Wuhan is located in the heart of the Central Plains and has a very important strategic location. It will definitely be the main target of the Chinese people! On the other hand, although the Songhu area is also very important, but Songhu is close to the ocean, and my powerful Imperial Navy can support the coastal cities at any time, and it is absolutely impossible to recapture Songhu with the current strength of the Chinese people! Okabe Naosaburo groaned slightly.
"Yo Xi! Okabe-kun, you're right! Therefore, this time the strategic focus of the imperial army is in Wuhan, and the battle of Wuhan is related to the victory or defeat of the empire in the battlefield of China, if Wuhan is lost, the empire will completely lose control of the Central Plains of China, and the situation will be unimaginable! Okamura Ninji said with a somewhat heavy face.
"The general! Is there anything we can do to respond or support the Wuhan campaign? Okabe Naosaburo said with an anxious expression. If it is really as Okamura Ninji said, Wuhan and other places are all recovered by the Chinese [***] team, then the consequences will be unimaginable.
"At present, the only thing that can save the situation of Wuhan occupation is in addition to the 100,000 warriors of the southern group of the Imperial Army, there is a very risky way, if it succeeds, it will be a resurrection situation for the entire battlefield of China, and I will have the opportunity to defeat the national political axe of Yucheng in one fell swoop, so as to destroy the entire China, if it fails, then I will say that the empire will completely lose the initiative in the battlefield of the Chinans, and will not be able to launch a large-scale offensive operation in a short period of time." Okamura Ninji said thoughtfully.
"Oh! What can the general do? Okabe Naosaburo's eyes lit up and he asked anxiously.
"Send troops to Southeast Asia!" Okamura Ninji said coldly.
"Huh? Sending troops to Southeast Asia? Okabe Naosaburo's mouth opened wide, and he said in surprise: "General, at present, the empire is short of troops, where are there any surplus troops to send troops to Southeast Asia, and in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, the Pacific base of the United States may threaten us at any time, the American navy is very powerful, and Southeast Asia is still a colony of Western countries, if the empire attacks Southeast Asia, the Western countries are afraid that they will inevitably join the empire and tear their faces, and then the situation will be extremely unfavorable for the empire!" ”
"Okabe-kun! You are too worried, at present, the colonies in Southeast Asia except for the United States are still using naval fleets in the Pacific, the rest of the countries have long been tired of dealing with Hitler's German army, the powerful French Army was wiped out by the powerful Germany in a month, and now France has perished to be precise, although the British army has formed a political axe in exile in Britain, but at present, the British army is also defeated by the German army, and they are too busy to take care of themselves, where do they still have the energy and time to take care of the Southeast Asian colonies, As for the U.S. empire, which has already signed a contract with the United States, as long as the imperial [***] team does not harm the United States in the Pacific Ocean and does not take the initiative to attack the U.S. naval base, they can turn a blind eye, after all, the strategic center of gravity of the Americans at this time is in Europe, if Britain is really destroyed by the Germans, it will definitely not be good news for the United States. Okamura Ninji said.
"So! The situation in Southeast Asia is indeed a golden opportunity for our Imperial Army, and I believe that only one infantry division is enough to sweep them away! If it can really succeed in seizing Southeast Asia, then the empire will be able to obtain rich strategic resources such as rubber and oil, and with these things, the empire will be able to produce more fighters and weapons and equipment in an instant, and it can quickly form another 20 infantry divisions and regiments and quickly put them into the Chinese battlefield. "Okabe Naosaburo is like a great joy of Daigo's empowerment.
"Hmmm! This time to send troops to Southeast Asia, once we land from Vietnam, we can quickly attack from the border of Indochina and Burma to the southwest of China, so as to cut off the international communication line of the Chinese people, at this time the main force of the political axe of China is almost all in the battlefield of Wuhan and Nanjing, if we can quickly sweep Southeast Asia and then send troops to Guangxi and Yunnan in China, and send troops from Central China to attack on both sides, it is very likely to destroy the political axe of China in one fell swoop! Okamura Ninji's eyes revealed a trace of essence.
"But General, will the base camp agree?" Okabe Naosaburo soon realized a serious problem, that is, the current emperor's [***] strength and material resources have reached a limit.
In the end, the base camp has the courage to mobilize the whole country again, form a special division and form a southward army to send troops to Southeast Asia, and Okabe Naosaburo has no bottom in his heart.
"I've reported my thoughts to Basecamp! I'm sure there will be results soon! Okamura Ninji said indifferently.
(To be continued)