"It's not that we don't know the advantages of the Wehrmacht, and the predicament faced by the North China Front has in fact been reported to the base camp for a long time." Matsui sighed, "Unfortunately, we can't give them enough support. Otherwise, it won't let the temple finally go to the road of jade shattering......"

Tsukada didn't refute his commander's words, in fact, he also knew that this matter was to blame the temple rather than the Tokyo base camp. Terauchi Shouichi asked for tactical guidance early in the Battle of Tsumon.

Unfortunately, the situation of the empire was not able to give him much support. The consequence of this was that Terauchi had to allow the North China Front to retreat from the Battle of Jinmen.

After that, Texas, although the empire gave some support, it was just a drop in the bucket for the North China Front. The Wehrmacht offensive force had more than 200,000 troops, and the follow-up forces totaled more than 400,000 troops in the two corps.

After the Battle of Jinmen, even if a part of the troops and weapons were replenished, the North China Front Army was only less than 200,000 troops. Artillery, combat vehicles and aviation are even more lacking.

After giving air support in the early stage, the navy stopped air support for the North China Front on the grounds that the losses were too large. As a result, the temple had to use human lives to keep the position intact.

In this case, the temple simply did not have extra troops to ensure its rear. As a result, the Wehrmacht took advantage of the situation, directly crossed Dezhou and broke Jinan, and then reflexively surrounded Dezhou.

"According to my speculation, the fact that they can break through is undoubtedly a plan left in the temple." Saying that, Matsui Shigen sighed deeply: "Perhaps...... Terauchi had already guessed this result......"

Tsukada fell silent. Like Terauchi, he began to wonder if Japan would win the war. Ordinary officers and soldiers don't know, but as high-ranking generals, Tsukada Tsukashi, Matsui Ishone and others naturally can't know.

In fact, Japan is about to reach the limit of war. At present, there are nearly one million troops stationed in China, including the armies of North, Central, and South China.

Japan did not occupy the three eastern provinces, which had huge resources, as they did in history, because their resources were simply limited. The consumption of millions of troops has almost stretched Japan.

The Central China Front attacked Nanjing and Wuhan regardless of it, in order to be able to achieve a quick victory. Unfortunately, it backfired, and Japan ushered in its worst enemy without the national government.

Fortunately, the base camp has a follow-up plan, and Wang Zhaoming was supported for this reason. Japan hopes that the occupied territories will become a strategic resource supply and at the same time continue to give back to the Japanese mainland.

This idea is now only half realized. Most of Shanghai's enterprises and industrial companies have moved to the three eastern provinces. A few were also taken away by the government.

Shanghai occupied by the Japanese army. It's almost an empty shell. Guangzhou and other places are okay, and they finally have some resources. If it weren't for the war, it would have been enough for Japan's own use.

Unfortunately, the consumption of millions of troops, combined with the needs of the Japanese Navy, led to the war being beyond its means. But it has already hit this one, and Japan can only fight hard.

Until now, the cost of the war to Japan has been devastating. Not to mention that the original reserves were depleted, and the trade routes were blocked. And without resources, defeat is only a matter of time.

Everyone was reluctant to admit one thing, but they all knew one thing -- that if this went on, Japan would have to declare defeat.

"Division commander, the reconnaissance company has found the Twelfth Army!" The 5th Division, which had marched to Linqing, received a telegram from the reconnaissance company. Shang Yingyan, the commander of the Fifth Division, took advantage of his face to take the telegram and picked it up.

The telegram from the reconnaissance company was simple, they caught up with the Japanese troops as the 12th Army approached Cheng'an. Judging by the marching route of the Japanese army. It is likely that they are heading to the Anyang area.

Therefore, the reconnaissance company hurriedly sent a telegram to the division headquarters to report the situation.

"Inform the troops, step up the march!" Shang Yingyan handed the telegram to the adjutant and said in a deep voice: "If you give the little ghost to Anyang...... Then we won't be able to catch up! ”

"Yes!" The adjutant answered, and then went down to give the order.

Shang Yingyan gritted his teeth, pinched the horsewhip in his hand and looked into the distance. Don't run away! Tail high Kamezo, I'm always waiting for your head to go back and apologize to the gun......

Ozaka Kamizo didn't know that he was being targeted, and he was in the middle of excitement. Now it's less than sixty kilometers away from Anyang! In other words, security is getting closer and closer......

"Gentlemen! Intensify the march. As long as we arrive in Anyang, we will be able to take the Central China Front as our wings! When the time comes, we won't have to work so hard! ”

Odaka Kamizo was happy and cheered loudly to the Japanese soldiers under his command.

"Hay!" It was a higher voice that answered him, and the entire Twelfth Army was in fear all this time. Now that it was safe, everyone was naturally excited.

But they don't know

A few miles away, a group of men dressed in auspicious clothes and with thick oil paint on their faces silently looked at them.

"The speed of this gang seems to have accelerated...... Sheng Yong, the commander of the reconnaissance company of the Fifth Division, put down his binoculars and said in a deep voice to the instructor Takasaki beside him: "Tell the division headquarters about this situation, if it really doesn't work......

Sheng Yong gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Then I will take my brothers to fight a blocking battle!" Say nothing and don't let these gangs run away! ”

"Our division has lost such a big face to the commander-in-chief. If it weren't for the old man to hold on to us, we wouldn't know what would have happened. Now in this situation, if you don't scrap these miscellaneous pieces, how can you be worthy of the master?! ”

Takasaki nodded, turned down and whispered to the telegraph soldier below. The rest of the reconnaissance company fighters began to overtake the Japanese from the side under the command of the company commander Sheng Yong.

After all, the Japanese army was a multi-division march, and the length, interval, and connection between the ranks led to the fact that the troops were certainly not as fast as the reconnaissance companies of small units.

It was precisely because of this that the reconnaissance company was able to catch up with them. At the same time, they can quietly overtake them according to their marching path.

And the Twelfth Army divided its forces into two groups. A wing was the forerunner and followed by a whole brigade, including the division and corps headquarters.

Finally, by a brigade after the palace. Responsible for the cleaning and vigilance issues in the back. The three forces continued to march towards Anyang City!

"Tutu Tu Tu ...... "Boom, boom, boom...... "In Anyang City, after a burst of gunfire and explosions, I saw a group of Japanese soldiers rushing into this city with almost no defense.

As early as when Lao Tang, who was guarding Henan, went to Chongqing, the entire Anyang was already unguarded. The county magistrate organized some people, allocated some weapons, and used them as garrison troops.

The combat effectiveness of the troops thus organized can be imagined. The Japanese were nothing more than a charge, and the defenders on the position collapsed on their own. It didn't take much effort for the Japanese army to directly occupy Anyang City.

However, these Japanese troops are also accustomed to such a situation, and in recent times, they have attacked cities other than Zhengzhou and Xuchang almost immediately.

Four or five towns were captured in a row, but the casualties of the Central China Front were less than 100 people. Except for seven or eight unlucky ghosts who were killed by stray bullets, no one was killed.

The war went incredibly smoothly, and even Matsui Ishine lamented that it would be nice if the war had gone so smoothly. The empire may not be able to take China in three months.

It's a pity that Matsui Ishone himself knows that this is definitely impossible. Perhaps the Japanese army could have achieved such results in the face of the central army and local warlords in the past.

But when the central army and local departments were all subsumed into the Wehrmacht, Matsui Ishine would no longer have such illusions.

The 60th Army of the Yunnan Army, as a local army, could tear the gap of the Japanese army in Wuhan. As a local army, the 17th Group Army of Yang Hucheng's Northwest Army stood in front of the Central China Front, so Matsui Shigen did not dare to move.

This is the combat effectiveness of the local army after being reorganized by the Wehrmacht.

"Yo Si! His Excellency Commander Matsui is worthy of being the first strong general to graduate from the Imperial Land University, and he has expanded his team to Anyang so quickly. Ogaka Kamizo said happily with the telegram, but then let out a long sigh.

"How nice would it be if our Twelfth Army were in the ranks of His Excellency Commander Matsui?! At least we don't have to bear the humiliation of this kind of defeat and retreat......" Tail Taka Kamizo gritted his teeth and said: "Let everyone speed up, the Central China Front has already laid Anyang for us!" Now wait for us to get in! ”

"Hay!" The adjutant replied loudly, and then rushed down excitedly to give the order.

Sheng Yong, who was in the distance, also noticed the changes in the Japanese army, and he kept his face calm and did not say a word. He knew that now he was faced with a choice. Either he watched as the Japanese army accelerated and approached Anyang City.

Or, he fought to use a company to resist the attack of more than 20,000 people of the entire division of the Japanese army. With a company of more than 200 people, he went to block more than 20,000 people.

What the consequences of this will be, you can know if you think about it with your toes. Moreover, the Japanese army was a whole division, and although it did not have too many heavy weapons, it was at least better than the lightly armed reconnaissance company.

"Old Gao, what are you going to do?!" Sheng Yong's face was cloudy, and he buried his head in the grass and said in a deep voice to the instructor Gao Qi beside him: "Fight, we may not be able to stop it all......"

"But if you don't fight ......"

"If you don't fight, they'll leave like this......" Takasaki gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "It's really fucking unwilling......"

At this time, the telegraph soldier sent a telegram to Sheng Yong, the commander of the reconnaissance company. Sheng Yong took one, and his face became strange. Takasaki beside him smiled bitterly and said, "Damn! Our investigation is all in the dog's belly......" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )