Volume IV, Chapter 170 of the Great Era

Wu Wei's luck was good, as the first wave of the landing of the Yue Army Division, his mission was to land from the Malay Peninsula. The 10th Army, which landed on the Malay Peninsula, consisted of three divisions and two mixed brigades, and was commanded by Yamashita Fumi. History is such an amazing coincidence, Yamashita Fengwen is still the backbone of the imperial faction, he has not experienced the baptism of the 226 coup, and the struggle within the army is still fierce, which also leads to Yamashita Fengwen is just commanding the Tenth Army with the rank of lieutenant general.

When he was in the military department, Yamashita used to work with Wu Wei, and he has always admired this genius strategist of the army. Yamashita is a staunch supporter of mechanized warfare, which is exactly the same as Wu Wei. However, due to the lack of resources, it is difficult for the army's mechanized troops to form a scale at all. All the belongings add up, but three mechanized divisions, not to mention the quality of the tank, the tank that I myself jokingly call the bean chariot is actually the main force, and this kind of thing is okay to bully the natives of Southeast Asia. In this time and space, after seeing China's vigorous formation of mechanized troops, it also began to increase investment in this direction. However, the army tank is still not good, the most advanced ** medium tank, in the eyes of the Chinese is also a light tank. The 57 mm short-barreled main gun is far from the 88 mm tank gun of the Great Wall IV tank that China was equipped with before.

The fleet was sailing on the sea, and Yamashita specially invited Wu Wei to his command room, and after putting two side dishes and a bottle of sake on the table, Yamashita made a gesture of invitation and said: "When I was in the military headquarters, I didn't drink Kawada-kun's wine, and today is a little tribute." ”

Wu Wei was not polite, he picked up the wine glass and dried it, put down the glass and sighed: "Yamashita Jun, if you just come to invite me to drink, I don't think this wine is enough." Say, what do you want to talk to me about? ”

"Kawada-kun is worthy of being an army genius, so I'll say it directly. I would like to ask Kawada-kun to talk about his thoughts on this Malay war. Yamashita looked earnest, he had already heard of Kawada's strategic prediction.

"Yamashita-kun, you're asking the wrong person. You should have asked Yamamoto-kun, who had gone on the expedition a week ago, instead of asking me about an army. There is only one key to fighting in the south, that is, sea supremacy, and if you get sea supremacy, you will be able to gain air supremacy. With these two rights, the ground forces of the Anglo-Dutch ghost beasts are simply vulnerable. Wu Wei said as he poured himself a drink, and his mind quickly recalled the materials he got before leaving.

"Assuming that the navy can win the sea supremacy, what if our army lands smoothly?" Yamashita asked from a different angle, and Wu Wei smiled slightly: "Yamashita-kun is obviously confident, why do you still ask me?" Since Your Excellency asked, then I will tell you directly. With the empire's current maritime transportation capacity, it is very difficult to meet the logistical needs of our army's operations in a timely manner. So, once we land, we have to move quickly. The terrain of the South Seas is not suitable for mechanized marching, so change the way of marching, how fast and how to come. If you have a horse, you can ride a horse, if you don't have a horse, you can have a bicycle, in short, you must be fast. Map! ”

The guards quickly brought a map, and after spreading it out, Wu Wei pointed to the country, raised his hand and said: "Here, the defense line of the British army, the Kedah line." My point of view, concentrated and powerful, the central breakthrough after crossing the line of defense and rapid advance, do not give the British a chance to breathe. The course of action of our army must try to avoid the front of the British defense line and take more flanks. ”

These words really spoke to Yamashita Fengwen's heart, and he looked at Wu Wei with admiration on his face, bowed and said: "Kawada-kun, it's really amazing, and he is worthy of being a strategic genius of this army." ”

"Genius? That's the talent, right? Wu Wei said this in his heart, looking in the direction of Yanjing, his numb heart after being shocked many times fluctuated slightly. This state, in the eyes of the mountain, did not feel that he was arrogant, but felt that genius should be like this.

"Kawada-kun, what are you thinking?" Yamashita couldn't help but ask, and Wu Wei sighed and said, "I'm thinking, on that continent, there is a powerful neighbor in Ben. The Empire relied solely on the navy, and could not allow that neighbor to let the Empire go to the mainland. After going south, we must quickly seize resources and quickly develop new combat vehicles to equip the army, and only in this way will we have the right to speak on the mainland. At present, China is under the control of the Lu Kingdom, which is a good opportunity for the Heaven-Sent Empire, and the war between the two largest countries on the continent will be at least three years and at most five years. So, we don't have much time, so we have to be fast. ”

After saying a few words, Yamashita Fengwen said that his heart was surging, and he couldn't help but pat his thigh and said: "Kawada-kun, your strategic vision is long-term and profound, and it is impressive. We are still immersed in the joy of going south, and Your Excellency is already looking at the battlefield on the continent. ”

"Yamashita-kun, I don't want to. The Chinese Army has fifteen mechanized corps, that is, at least forty-five tank brigades, and you should know what this means. According to intelligence services, the new tanks of the Chinese were no longer able to penetrate their armor with Soviet-made 76-mm cannons from the front. It had only been twenty-nine years since the overthrow of the Manchurians, and its industrial capacity had left the empire far behind. Their leader, in particular, Fang Jianxiong, was a great man, and you can imagine that there were at least a million Jews in China who were working for the industry of China. These Jews had fled from Europe and had always thought that education in China was backward, but in the past twenty-nine years, he had changed this qiē. As far as the overall national su zhì is concerned, the branch is not as good as the 曰本, but in terms of specific numbers, it has exceeded the 曰本. In 29 years, compulsory education in China has trained at least 80 million people who can be used for industrial development. And among these 80 million people, not much, as long as 10 million people join the army, it is enough to make the whole world feel afraid. The current China, unless it is absolutely necessary, must not be an enemy of it. ”

The military meeting in Yanjing was still in progress, and after it was decided that the army would move south, the tone for transferring certain troops to the north was set. The specific amount of transfer depends on Duan Feng, a logistics official. So everyone's eyes looked at him, Duan Feng scratched his head and said, "Don't look at me, this depends on the ability of transportation." The capacity of the railway is limited, and at present, there is only one railway to Central Asia, which can sustain the operation of two million troops, mainly relying on a lot of materials to be produced in Xinjiang Province nearby. The main role of railways is to transport equipment that cannot be produced in Xinjiang Province. Of course, this is only the present stage, and the front is pushed forward, and with the existing domestic production capacity and transportation capacity, it is very fatal to completely rely on railway transportation. Therefore, you should have a sober understanding that once the front advances 200 kilometers, the corresponding preparation period for the next campaign will be extended by one to two months. At present, domestic military production has begun to exert force, but the problem of human resources has always been the main factor restricting military production. In the past, it was okay if Europe didn't fight, but now that Europe is fighting, it is difficult for us to bring in talents from Europe and the United States. ”

This can be regarded as a reminder to the General Staff that when formulating plans in the future, these factors must be taken into account. While the meeting was underway, the chief of intelligence came in and sent an urgent telegram from the Central Asian Military District. Xu Shuzheng took the telegram and handed it to Fang Jianxiong and said: "This Liu Mingzhao has such a big spirit, relying on the fact that he has enough food and ammunition in his hands, he has dug a big pit to bury Pavlov. ”

Fang Jianxiong read the telegram and was silent, and after handing it to Leng Yu, Qi Zhenghong and others to circulate it, Qi Zhenghong sighed: "It's really incredible, will this Pavlov fight?" Obviously, the Soviet army has suffered a crushing defeat in the battle of East Kazakhstan, and if I wanted to flee overnight, he would have better continue to attack. What's going on? Could it be that the Soviet army has been reinforced again? Or did our intelligence services not find out? ”

Leng Yu said: "Impossible, the last time I was secretly attacked by the Soviet army, it was because neither side declared war." The Central Asian theater of operations now has a high density of aerial reconnaissance. According to the current situation, the Soviet army needs to increase its troops by at least 500,000 in order to maintain the stability of the situation in Central Asia, let alone attack. It is impossible to hide such a huge military movement. ”

"So, Pavlov is gambling?" Xu Chongzhi was taken aback by his idea, but he was quickly recognized by Fang Jianxiong and said, "That's right, it's gambling." This is the sequelae of the expansion of the purge, Pavlov wants to save his surname, so he doesn't care so much, he can only gamble. Liu Mingzhao was on the front line, and he could clearly see the Soviet army's operational intentions, so he boldly proposed to postpone the counterattack and make more preparations for the campaign. The key now is Zhang Xinchen, and whether the street fighting can hold Bishkek or not is the key. ”

The telegram said that the second and third divisions of the mountain army had reinforced Bishkek before the railway was cut off, and it was precisely when he saw this that Liu Mingzhao felt that he could fight like this. Although the heavy equipment of the mountain division was not much, the basic equipment was submachine guns, which was incomparable to the Soviet army. Once in street fighting, the advantages of submachine guns have been proven in previous exercises. I think this tactical intent is very good, and it can be realized. To be honest, I'm more concerned about Andijan at this time. ”

"Andijan doesn't have to worry about it, it was originally built as a fortress. Now Xu Tingyao has at least 100,000 troops in his hands, and with the mobilization of local reserves, he can arm at least three rifle divisions. Fang Jianxiong is not worried about Andijan, the place is backed by the Pamirs, the Soviet army passed through the Fergana Valley, and the logistics and transportation lines are very long. It wasn't the main direction of attack in the first place.

"Then reply to Liu Mingzhao like this, a new Mustang fighter wing of the Air Force, I think it can also be transferred to Central Asia." Xu Shuzheng was waiting for Fang Jianxiong to make a decision. Fang Jianxiong shook his head and said: "The newly formed wing of the Air Force can't move, our negotiations with the British have ended, the British army has agreed to withdraw from Burma, and send a wing to the British in advance, otherwise it will not be possible." ”

"The British bowed their heads!" There was such a happy thought in the hearts of all the people!