Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Battle of the Southward (I)

Zhang Xinghai was a little bored sitting on the truck smoking a cigarette, wearing a steel helmet crookedly, and carrying an MP18 cross-body with an irritable expression.

I'm an officer, and I was kicked off to the squad deputy all of a sudden! Reaching out and caressing the Iron Cross, I had a headache about what to do in the future. Do you want to be cheeky and stay, or do you retire? The eyes of his colleagues in the army became strange when they looked at him.

Zhang Xinghai, who looked bitter, sighed and looked at the endless queue of trucks on this simple road. Thinking of his wife and children at home and the ancestral property of his hometown, he gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind that he must turn over and make meritorious contributions in this battle. If you don't succeed, you will become a benevolent!

A loud roar sounded in the sky, and when I looked up, I saw dozens of red-painted triplanes whizzing past a few hundred meters overhead.

During the last campaign to attack Jiangyin, the Sixth Division's air force was severely reprimanded by Gao Yang Yitong because there was no reserve of aerial bombs at Changzhou Airport, and all the officers in charge of logistics in the air force were dismissed from their posts and kicked out of the army.

In the last battle, except for reconnaissance and photographing, the air force did not have any outstanding performance, and the awards and decorations after the war basically had nothing to do with them.

Major Miller was furious about this, and his opponent had little air power. The main task of the air force is ground support, but this simple and safe mission is due to a logistical error, and after they prepare the bombs, the battle is over!

With the exception of a very small number of people who were awarded the Iron Cross of the 2nd degree, the entire aviation team was in vain.

The first thing the air force did after receiving the order to prepare for the southward march was to load all kinds of supplies onto the ships and set off in advance, and at the same time sent officers to follow all the way and do everything possible to send the supplies to the Wenzhou Qianqian Airport as quickly as possible.

There are no airports in Wenzhou, only large areas of wilderness. After receiving the telegram order, the local garrison found a large flat field and gathered people, and after leveling it overnight, it became a field airfield. What Zhang Xinghai saw was the plane of the air team's transfer.

At this time, he was in the Demon Capital Garrison Headquarters. Gao Yang is meeting with the British Minister Sir Ma Ke.

Sir Ma Ke put down his teacup and said to Gao Yang, "After consulting with the governments of the United States, France, and Italy, the British Imperial Government has decided to convene a supplementary meeting of the Washington Naval Treaty in the magic capital!" The meeting will be at the ministerial level, but the Japanese government has said it will send Foreign Minister Kitaro Bihara to attend. ”

Gao Yang nodded slightly and said, "The level doesn't matter. I just want to know if I can make a decision? ”

"All are plenipotentiary envoys." Sir Maks chuckled.

"When does it start?" Gao Yang asked.

"The envoys of various countries have already set off a few days ago, and they will arrive in the magic capital tomorrow at the latest. The venue is located at the Peace Hotel in the British Concession. The government of your country's Northern Metropolis has also sent Mr. Gu Weijun, the Acting Prime Minister, as a representative for the talks, and Mr. Gu will also arrive tomorrow evening. Ma Ke explained.

"Well, I'm looking forward to it." Gao Yang said with a smile.

In the evening of the next day, Gao Yang invited Acting Premier Gu Weijun to dinner.

"Zihou, it is all your credit to rebuild the naval fleet this time and raise the country's prestige outside the territory. I toast you. Premier Gu smiled and drank the wine in one gulp.

Gao Yang smiled, raised his wine glass, drank it, and said with a chuckle: "Premier Gu has won the award, I invited Premier Gu to come here today to discuss with the Prime Minister how we should deal with tomorrow's talks." ”

Gu Weijun put down the wine glass and said, "What does Zihou mean?" ”

"I don't have any particular ideas, the bottom line is that it is acceptable to reduce the tonnage of the capital ship, but the tonnage of the aircraft carrier must be increased. Miscellaneous. It doesn't matter! Gao Yang said lightly.

"Well, everything is based on Zihou, and I am a signatory." Gu Weijun said with a smile.

The next morning, in the conference room of the Peace Hotel in the Magic City, the Washington Naval Treaty Supplemental Meeting officially began.

Regarding Gaoyang's arms purchase contract, Britain and the United States have taken a clear stand of support. France and Italy are not concerned with themselves, only the Japanese are hysterically opposed!

Japanese Foreign Minister Kitaro Bihara yelled emotionally from the start. Full of opposition, disagreement, how the Great Japanese Empire drips.

Gao Yang sat in his chair and watched the red-faced foreign minister's performance. There was a light smile on the corner of his mouth, he narrowed his eyes and lowered his head slightly, and he actually took a nap when he listened.

Half an hour later, when the ministers present were all impatient with the foreign minister, their mouths were dry. Mr. Foreign Minister, who had a hoarse voice, finally stopped. Picked up the teacup on the table and drank more than half of it in one gulp.

Gu Weijun lightly touched Gao Yang, and Gao Yang, who had been sleeping very lightly, immediately woke up. Looking at the foreign minister, who still had tea leaves hanging on the corner of his mouth on the opposite side, Gao Yang chuckled and said, "The opinion of the Japanese government has been expressed. Let me say a few words. ”

Standing up and looking at the conference room, the diplomats of various countries smiled and said, "Mr. Foreign Minister, I can understand the anger in my heart just vented. But there are some things that can't be stopped. ”

After a pause, he continued, "Mr. Foreign Minister, I also know. Any objection is null and void if both the British and U.S. governments have agreed. All right. It's time to vent your anger, so let's talk about everyone's specific conditions. ”

Gao Yang's straightforwardness made the diplomats on the scene a little unnatural, they all ate by mouth, and all kinds of temptations, tandems, obscure words, and hypocritical clichΓ©s were the norm in their daily lives. Gao Yang's approach to the subject is not at all the style of the diplomatic community.

"Sure enough, it's a military style." Diplomats thought to themselves.

Just like Gao Yang said, this arms purchase incident has already been expressed in the United Kingdom and the United States, and France has also remained neutral. The Japanese government is powerless, and the only thing the foreign minister can do is to fight for better conditions for the Japanese government.

The diplomats began to argue, quarrel, and finally personal attacks. At first, it was between Mr. Foreign Minister and Mr. Gu Weijun, and then the Italian Minister helped Mr. Foreign Minister to say a good word, and then Minister Ma Murray laughed at the Italians for what qualifications they had to get involved. The two ministers immediately became entangled.

The minister who was watching the joke on the side was also sneered at by his old rival, the French minister, and the two who had lost their gentlemanly demeanor immediately pinched it.

Gao Yang stood quietly in the corner smoking, looking at the interesting scene in front of him and couldn't help laughing. After watching it for a long time, I found that everyone had no intention of ending it at all, so I stepped forward to end this farce! Suddenly, one turned around and dodged the shoes thrown by Mr. Foreign Minister. With a dark face, he slapped the table fiercely.

"Bang!" With a bang, the noisy negotiation scene like a temple fair and bazaar suddenly fell silent. The diplomats hurriedly sorted out their clothes and hairstyles. A professional smile was put back on his face.

Gao Yang walked to the main seat and said with a calm face: "I don't have time to watch the play here!" Ladies and gentlemen, this world is all about strength! This matter is already doomed, Mr. Foreign Minister, are you sure that your government is ready to confront Britain and the United States at the same time? ”

Mr. Foreign Minister's eyes twitched and he did not speak. The ministers of the United States and Britain on the side all had triumphant expressions, and no country on this planet dared to confront Britain and the United States at the same time, except for the pervert of the Soviet Union.

Gao Yang nodded slightly, and then said, "I still have something to do, so I'll leave first." The specific conditions will be negotiated by Mr. Gu Weijun. After saying that, he put on his military hat and nodded slightly to the diplomats, turned around and left the conference room.

After Gao Yang left the Peace Hotel, he did not return to the garrison headquarters, but went directly out of the city to the temporary headquarters of the 6th Division outside the city. Gao Yang is the commander of the Sixth Division!

At this time, most of the participating troops had already set out, and the Provisional Command had already begun to pack up and prepare to advance to the front.

Gao Yang walked into the headquarters, changed into a combat uniform, put on sunglasses and got into a luxury car to accompany the headquarters.

Weix's battle plan did not choose to go straight to Xianxialing along the line of Quzhou and Jiangshan. Instead, he chose to follow the coastline from Wenzhou all the way to Luxia, Fuding, Ningde, and Fuzhou, Sun Chuanfang's base camp.

This line was chosen because the Sixth Division had absolute naval and air superiority, and marching along the coastline could be replenished by the navy, which greatly alleviated the logistical pressure. After all, this is a military operation of tens of thousands of troops, and the only option is to transport food, clothing, shelter, weapons and ammunition in places where there are no railways and roads are also very bad.

Wenzhou, which is very close to Fujian, was designated as a front-line logistics supply center and headquarters station. At this time, the vanguard of the 6th Division had already entered Wenzhou.

Earlier than the vanguard was the air force, and the air force, which felt that it had no face after the last battle, was particularly active in this operation. After arriving in Wenzhou at noon, he did not rest, and immediately took off to the front line of Fuding for aerial reconnaissance after overhauling the plane and filling up the fuel.

At this time, most of Commander Sun's subordinates had not yet received the news that they were going to engage the High Overseer in the north, so they were shocked when they saw the plane in the sky!

After the news reached Fuzhou, Commander Sun's heart suddenly cooled by half. How long has it been! The spies in the magic capital said that the follow-up troops of the Sixth Division had left, and the spies lurking in Wenzhou had just reported that the troops of the Sixth Division had entered Wenzhou, and as soon as the words fell, the plane was overhead! This marching speed alone is absolutely unrivaled in the country!

Slowly breathing a sigh of relief, he suppressed the panic in his heart and began to give orders, dispatch troops, and prepare to resist Gao Yang's attack. At the same time, he sent his henchmen to seek help from all the forces around Gaoyang, and the foreigners, no matter what country they are, are willing to agree to any conditions if they are willing to help themselves!

After sending his subordinates away, the palpitations in his heart reappeared. After Gao Yang swept through Zhejiang, Commander Sun carefully studied the combat effectiveness of the Sixth Division, and even if he didn't have any detailed information, he could analyze that the Sixth Division was a unit with super combat effectiveness! This can be seen in the speed of the march of the 6th Division.

Unexpectedly, this terrifying speed I also experienced one day! After hesitating for a while, he called the orderly, "Go back and tell Madame, pack up your valuables and go to Hong Kong first, go quickly!" (To be continued......)

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