Chapter 34: Old Rivals
Looking at the Japanese stragglers getting closer and closer in the scope, the motor chewing beef jerky in his mouth reluctantly ordered his snipers to continue to retreat. There was an obvious deviation in the information sent by the military commanders, and only two of the five Kwantung Army divisions that were supposed to go south to Shandong appeared, and the remaining three Kwantung Army divisions had already made a detour to the Pusan area via North Korea, and less than 24 hours after Rowling's radio telegram was released, the vanguard units of the three Kwantung Army divisions had already boarded the ships that were heading directly for Kyushu Island.
From the beginning of the landing operation in Nagasaki, Zhao Zhi had already regarded Jeju Island as a lost territory, and Thunder himself had no advantage in naval warfare, as long as the Seventh Fleet left, the Korean Japanese army only needed to send some small ships to land on Jeju Island, and the heavy weapons that Zhao Zhi had sent to Jeju Island were actually covered, but in fact they were prepared for the melee on Jeju Island. Perhaps the Japanese army was anxious to regain control of Kyushu Island, and the Kwantung Army forward, which had crossed Tsushima Island, did not go to Jeju Island, but went ashore directly in Karatsu.
The 200 mercenaries commanded by the motor happened to be active near Karatsu, how could the Kwantung Army avoid the detection of the mercenaries with such a large-scale landing, but unfortunately the menacing Kwantung soldiers were overwhelming, and the motors of the 200 people behind him really did not dare to hit the stone with an egg, so they had to retreat first and then report the situation to the headquarters. There were only three words in the telegram sent back by the "hide and seek" headquarters, and Mada, who had already understood it, began to retreat to the area of Sanfang Mountain with his mercenaries, and the Kwantung Army that landed in Karatsu Bay wanted to advance to Saga, and if it was about mountain warfare, Mada was absolutely confident that he would use the 200 mercenaries around him to entangle a wing of Kwantung Army troops.
The situation is not good, this is a general judgment that Zhao Zhi has made about the situation at present, Yan Wudao, who is active in North Korea, has been training the Korean People's Army of the golden fat man, but unfortunately those Koreans who have just put down their hoes are far from reaching the level of large-scale combat with the Japanese army, and Yan Wudao, who is full of anger, has no choice but to continue to train them patiently. Without the backing of the Korean People's Army, the tens of thousands of people who rely on Yan Wudao alone cannot muddy the waters in North Korea, so Zhao Zhi does not have any hope for Yan Wudao now.
The mercenaries scattered all over the country returned one after another, and the landing force of the Kwantung Army not only landed in Dangjin Bay, but also found the Kwantung Army troops landing on Jeju Island in Hirado, and it seems that the Kwantung Army that crossed the sea also had the intention of bypassing Aishima and going straight to Fukutsu. Zhao Zhi didn't care how many Kwantung troops landed on Kyushu Island, on the contrary, he wished that more Japanese troops would come. There are many mountains on Kyushu Island, and as he ordered the motor earlier, Zhao Zhi is ready to fight a long mountain battle with the Kwantung Army, and he wants to see if the Kwantung Army roaring in the northeast snow ridge is powerful, or the mercenaries he trained in the jungles of Myanmar are powerful.
7,000 to 60,000, more than 300,000 mixed troops Zhao Zhi flowed out of some of them in Kitakyushu, and the rest of the mixed soldiers were driven to the south of Kyushu Island to continue to clear the scattered Japanese troops or resistance forces, and Zhao Zhi used to fight mountain warfare with the Kwantung Army only 7,000 thunder mercenaries. "Shut them up, and if they can't, let them get out of my command, and get annoyed when they see them." Zhao Zhi, who was working on the map, slapped the pencil and magnifying glass in his hand on the table, and pointed to the few US officers who had parachuted in.
Half of the 20 US officers who parachuted into Kyushu Island were high-achieving students sent by the West Point Military Academy to observe the battlefield, and the rest were so-called observers and coordinators from the Pacific Fleet. Zhao Zhi knew that this was an indication that the Americans did not trust Thunder, but he was still looking forward to military aid from the United States, so he could only pinch his nose and pretend to welcome their arrival, but unfortunately these proud big noses seemed to be a little disdainful of Thunder's current tactics and tactics, and complained to those combat staff officers in Zhao Zhi's command that they should take the initiative.
In addition to the foreign pilots under Zhao Zhi on the entire Kyushu Island, there are only 20 Americans, and it will not be them who will fight with the Japanese army anyway, and they are eager to assess the combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army, so they naturally hope that Zhao Zhi will take the initiative to attack, but Zhao Zhi is unwilling to do so. With a one-to-ten ratio of troops, a fool will take the initiative to attack and have a positional duel with the menacing Kwantung Army, not to mention that the military aid promised by the Americans is only a part of the infantry weapons airdropped, and the heavy weapons that Zhao Zhi needs have not yet been traced.
"Don't pay attention to them, we still fight according to the original plan, as long as we are not surrounded by the Japanese army and have no way to retreat, we will resolutely not fight the Japanese army to the death." Zhao Zhi, who was frowning, marked a circle on the line of Sanfang Mountain, and he decided to test the water with the Kwantung Army in Sanfang Mountain now. "Mada's squadron is in the area of Mt. Mikata, and if the Japanese troops who land in Karatsu Bay want to go to Saga, no matter which way they go, Mt. Mada will lead them to Mt. Mikata, so Mt. Mikata will be the first battlefield between us and the Kwantung Army on Kyushu Island."
The Kwantung Army had already waited for Kyushu Island, and the Japanese planes were naturally indispensable, and in the face of the Japanese planes in number, Zhao Zhi's fighter troops had no choice but to hide from the front for the time being. However, although the Thunder fighter unit is no longer dispatched to carry out bombing missions, the airdrop mission after dark is still carried out as usual, so as long as the motors in the area of Sanfang Mountain can still contact the command headquarters, they are indispensable for airborne material supplies.
"Sir, if we just kick those Yankees out, will it have an impact on the military aid they provide? The supplies on Molun's side have all been transferred to the troops in Jiaodong in the north, if the Americans don't give us military aid, what will we do? Seeing that Zhao Zhi didn't seem to have the intention of letting those American officers return to the headquarters, a careful combat staff officer asked in a low voice. The military aid provided by the United States is too important, and these operational staff officers around Zhao Zhi know what is at stake, and as staff officers, they have the obligation to put forward their opinions when Zhao Zhi loses his rational judgment.
Zhao Zhi shook his head gently, but the cigar handed by Luo Ying was in his mouth, and after taking a sharp breath, he said faintly, "They are all guys with low eyes, they can't afford to turn up Lang, we are mercenaries and not minions, why should we depend on their fingers." The Americans want to rely on us to attract the attention of the Japanese army, and the more Kwantung Army comes, the happier they will be, and only if we block this wave of Kwantung Army, will there be follow-up Kwantung Army troops sent to Kyushu Island, so they absolutely do not dare to stop military aid to us, didn't the last telegram say that after 20 days, a large amount of military aid will arrive, it can't be wrong. ”
How could Zhao Zhi, who was born in the United States since he was a child, not understand the definition of the military in the US Congress, they would rather spend more money than watch more American soldiers die, once the death toll of American soldiers makes the people unbearable, what awaits Congress will be the collective resignation of this administration. The Thunder, which has made great achievements in the Asian theater, is of course the best choice for the Americans, and they only need to provide some military aid to the Thunder, so that the South Asian war can be ended earlier, and while gaining dominance in South Asia, the US military will also have many fewer soldiers.
"Damn, I knew that these big noses were soft eggs, and I should have beaten them up a long time ago." The US officers who were driven out of the command headquarters by Zhao Zhi with a cold face turned on their own radio stations after discussing them privately, and they did not know how they told the US South Asia Operational Command, but within half an hour, Zhao Zhi received a telegram from the US South Asia Operational Command, saying that the US military would organize another airdrop on Kyushu Island tonight, and that US submarines would be dispatched to intercept the waters off Tsushima Island.
Unexpectedly, his temper also brought additional benefits, and Zhao Zhi, who was overjoyed, urgently ordered the intelligence staff to send the coordinates of several known Kwantung Army landing sites to the US military command, although Zhao Zhi did not have any great hopes for the US submarines, but it was also quite good to be able to scare the Kwantung Army floating on the sea. "Maybe the battle is tonight, maybe tomorrow." Zhao Zhi, who was expressionless, walked out of the command headquarters and looked in the direction of Sanfang Mountain and was silent for a long time, where there was a sniper squadron and a sweeping squadron of Mada, but he didn't know if they could withstand the forward troops of the Kwantung Army who had landed in Tangjin.
Zhao Zhi transferred all his troops back inland, so that the troops of the Kwantung Army that landed on Kyushu Island could easily go ashore, and the preparations made in advance for the beach landing were completely useless. The proud Kwantung Army did not think that this was Zhao Zhi's luring of the enemy to go deeper, on the contrary, they all thought that the other party was frightened by the large-scale landing of the Kwantung Army, and in the face of the strong landing of three Kwantung Army divisions and one Korean division, even the American troops who were coaxed by cowhide had to weigh one or two carefully, not to mention that the people who were about to fight with them were all some Zhina.
"Zhao Zhi is a very cunning opponent, and he is also the best at fighting among the people I know, each of the soldiers under him is a rare warrior, and we must be cautious when fighting with him, and we must not take the enemy lightly, otherwise we will fall into Zhao Zhi's trap." Okamura Ninji, who vomited blood by Zhao Zhi, had already been taken back to the mainland by the Japanese military headquarters to recuperate, and at the insistence of Emperor Hirohito, Okamura Ninji, whose physical condition had greatly improved, became the commander of the Kyushu Island operation, and he was also a senior commander in the Japanese army who knew Zhao Zhi the most.
Okamura Ninji, who had served as deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, had many old units in the Kwantung Army, and the Kwantung Army, which had always been unruly in the Japanese army, could also obey his command, which is why Emperor Hirohito appointed Okamura Ninji as the commander of Kyushu Island. During the period of recuperation from injury, Okamura Ningji spent a lot of time studying Zhao Zhi's tactics and tactics, and Okamura Ningji, who already knew himself and his opponent, was full of confidence in defeating Zhao Zhi, but Zhao Zhi didn't know that he had met an old opponent again this time.