"Commander, our 11th Army does not belong to the North China Front Army, why should we swallow our anger against Sugiyama Yuan and Yamashita Fengwen? And even ceded the command of this operation to them? ”

Leaving the headquarters, Tsukita Ryoshiro got into Okamura's car. Through the car window, looking at Sugiyama Moto, Yamashita Fumi, and even Kitashi Okuda and Ichimaru Toshinosuke and others in the upstairs window, he couldn't help but ask Okamura Ninji.

"After all, Sugiyama Gen is an imperial general. Moreover, I went from the division commander of the 2nd Division to the current commander of the 11th Army, responsible for attacking the Wuhan area. Although it is valued by the military department, this kind of promotion has made me persona non grata in the eyes of those old guys who pay attention to the rules. A large number of people, led by General Shunroku Hata, were extremely dissatisfied with me. Although Shunroku Hataketake's home country has now been transferred, I still don't have the right to provoke Moto-Sugiyama...... What's more, this time Sugiyama Moto, who was also ordered by the emperor to take command of this retaliation before leaving China and returning to his homeland to take up his post." Okamura Ninji sighed.

"You're not without merit! And your exploits can make you the commander of an army. Can't those old guys see that? I only know that the Tao is in order...... I really don't understand. What exactly is the use of this method of ascension? It's as ridiculous as the Navy promoting officers based on bed numbers. Does a good test score mean that you will definitely be a qualified general? Tsukita Raishiro couldn't help but say.

"But that's how the Empire rules. We simply can't do it. Okamura sighed.

"And that Kikuji Okuda," Ryoshiro Sumita said suddenly, "Didn't you just drop a bomb directly into the chimney of the target ship during the exercise?" As luck would have it, he dared to claim the title of 'King of Bombing'. If he is really so powerful, why did the Chinese not see him take off to meet the enemy when they bombed Wang Jiadun? ”

"Sumida-kun, isn't it a little too biased?" Okamura Ninji looked at this subordinate. "Isn't it because Kikuji Okuda once served as the emperor's attendant military attache and was promoted quickly, just like those who were dissatisfied with me, he was also dissatisfied with Okuda Daisa?"

"If he can have a record like Commander Okamura, I naturally have nothing to say." Tsukita Ryoshiro snorted lightly, "But he just went to Geneva as the 'Emperor's Attendant Military Attaché' and had a tug-of-war negotiation with the British and American delegations on the ratio of ships in each country. But even so, it took three years and no results were discussed. But he rose from a small attaché to a team leader, and then returned to China. In less than a year, he was promoted to his current position. What is he capable of? He didn't have any combat exploits at all. The most ridiculous thing is that there are still people who advocate that he has participated in the 'Nine. On the night of 18', the Kwantung Army's air raid on Shenyang...... It's funny. He is a navy, and the attack on Shenyang and even the occupation of the entire northeast were completed by the Kwantung Army, and it was the army's business, so what does it have to do with him? There are legends. He said that the bomb he threw into the chimney was dropped in Shenyang, and it was not a target ship. It was the bombing of the arsenal in Shenyang. But he was still in Geneva at that time! …… The King of Bombing? He will only advocate so-called 'strategic bombing'. He almost never participated in actual combat, but was assigned to the front line as the commander of the aviation forces...... It's just that those guys deliberately gilded him for the sake of promotion. It's disgusting. What did they think of our front? ”

"Okuda-kun is indeed more like a politician and more like a soldier." was said by Tsukita Koshiro, Okamura Ninji also recalled his impression of Kikuji Okuda, a person who can speak very well. However, as Tsukita Raishiro said, this Kikuji Okuda has close ties with many high-ranking officials in the country. But there has never been any feats that can be done. The original meaning above was to let him come down to be gilded so that he could be promoted, but he didn't expect to encounter a surprise attack by the Chinese Air Force. Speaking of this, Okamura Ninji also has to admire the means of the Chinese Air Force. At first, he has been forbearing. They did not hesitate to let their capital Chongqing be bombed many times, and then suddenly broke out, and when they were negligent, they attacked Wangjiadun Airport, destroying and injuring more than 100 of their planes in one fell swoop. After that, they set up an ambush in the rear and intercepted another air force that had just returned from bombing Chongqing, but the Japanese air force ran out of fuel and could not respond to the battle, and the whole army was wiped out. These plans look simple, but Okamura Ninji knows that whether it is from the flight route, or the timing, and the arrangement of the flight time, this needs to be carefully designed, otherwise if one is not good, it may fail globally. And the Chinese Air Force did it. It was also the ingenious surprise attack by the Chinese that not only destroyed and damaged more than 200 of their planes, but also severely damaged the command organ of their air force in China - Major General Tsukahara 243, commander of their First Combined Air Force, blew off one of his hands and could no longer exercise his command duties; The commander of the Kaya Air Force, Osa Obayashi, was seriously wounded, and the deputy commander of the Kisarazu Air Force, Ishikawa Daisa, was killed in battle, which also left only Kikuji Okuda of the senior officers at the rank of commander of the Japanese Air Force who were not included in the casualty list in Wuhan. But the reason why this Kikuji Okuda was able to get the military post of Naval Aviation Commander was more by talking than doing...... Sugiyama Mototo and Yamashita Fengfumi handed over such a heavy task to such a person who had almost no actual combat experience and had been away from the front-line battlefield for a long time, Okamura Ninji was really worried.

"As you said a few days ago, since the Chinese dare to attack, they should definitely have a back hand. They should have been on guard against possible retaliation...... But we just launched another Kikuji Okuda! Tsukita Ryoshiro sighed again, "I really don't know if these plans can be successful." ”

"Whether we succeed or not is none of our business. Since Sugiyama Yuan came from North China thousands of miles away, let him take command. Let's go to Wuhu! Okamura Ninji said in a deep voice.

"Wuhu?" Tsukita Roshiro was stunned, "Now that the plan has not been fully formulated, the dispatch army headquarters in Shanghai is very dissatisfied with your decision to use the 101st and 106th divisions as the main force, and they have suffered defeats in a row. Moreover, I heard that even the Chief of the General Staff, Prince Zaihito Miyaji, has a lot of complaints about your plan......"

"The Chinese have a saying: shame and courage! The 101st and 106th divisions have already lost many battles, and I believe that they have accumulated enough courage from the division commander downward. Okamura Ninji said, "What's more, even our people couldn't have imagined that I would use such two 'often defeated divisions' as the main force, and the Chinese certainly couldn't think of it." That's what we meant by the surprise attack. ”

"But in case ......"

"No in case. This battle. There will only be success, not failure. Okamura Ninji grimaced, "Sumida-kun, this time I'll ask your heavy artillery brigade." I will completely defeat the enemy in front of me with the power of thunder! ”

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"Nishio Shouzo's Chinese Dispatch Army, which is what the Japanese call the 'Shina Dispatch Army', commands the North China Front, the Eleventh Army, the Thirteenth Army, the Twenty-first Army and the Third Flying Group, with a total of 23 divisions and 17 brigades and regiments, with a strength of 850,000!"

Chongqing, Air Force Command.

Qin Wei sat at the conference table with his messy hair on his head. The audience was briefed on the enemy they were about to face.

With the expansion of the war of aggression against China, the Japanese base camp was formed by order to consolidate its rule in the occupied areas of China, to unify the deployment of troops, and to facilitate the political strategy of the Nationalist Government. Nishio Toshizo is the commander-in-chief, and the chief of the general staff is our 'old friend' Seishiro Itagaki. However, he is not in office now. And I heard that the Japanese were deliberately replacing him with Tohihara. Perhaps, this old devil, who has always been known for his boldness, will soon return to his hometown of the Kwantung Army. ”

"The Japanese have been waiting for two days. Still no action. Huang Bingheng looked tired. It's been two days. Since Chi Buzhou deciphered the Japanese army's telegram, the Air Force Command, which had been waiting for the battle, began to rotate continuously. As the commander of the Chongqing Air Force, he did not rest for two days and two nights. It's not that I don't want to, but I can't. Because no one knows whether the Japanese will act according to the route they have already planned...... What if I didn't go to bomb Qijiang and Chengdu, but directly bombed the main city of Chongqing?

"It should be a day or two." Zhou Zhirou furrowed her brows, "According to the news sent by the military commander." At present, all the airfields of the Japanese army have been closed, and only entry and exit are allowed. Japanese pilots have also disappeared from all over the world. Come to think of it, it's ready to go. ”

"How are the ministries preparing?" Qin Wei asked.

"Except for the pilot, who was ordered to rest on time, everyone else was waiting for the order." Wang Shuming replied.

"Hmm." Qin Wei nodded. Suddenly turned to Zhou Zhirou again: "Commander Zhou, I don't worry much about the Qijiang area, I'm most worried about Chengdu...... If the coordination is not good and something goes wrong in Chengdu, we are all sinners. ”

"The chairman of the committee has issued a strict order, if this time it is because of the unfavorable cooperation of Chengdu and the loss is caused, there will be no mercy." Zhou Zhirou gritted her teeth and replied.

"But I still don't think it's useful to be ruthless. Those people in Chengdu feel that Liu Xiang's death has something to do with the central government. Wang Shuming looked worried: "Although the strength of those people has been seriously weakened, they are becoming more and more disobedient to the central government. The Japanese fighters could not fly to Chengdu, and they could not add auxiliary fuel tanks, and if they wanted to bomb there, only bombers could fly alone...... This is conducive to our situation, and if we fail to achieve the set operational objectives, even if the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee disposes of some people ruthlessly, our air force will not have the face to see anyone. ”

"Bombers don't necessarily have no way to counter fighters. Liu Zhesheng: Didn't they already say it? Dense formations, using the bombers' own firepower to form a network of firepower, can still fight fighters. Huang Bingheng said suddenly.

"That's why we can't fight them with the few fighters we already have." Qin Wei gritted his teeth, "It's still the old way, wait for them to return." ”

"If the Japanese bombed Chengdu at night, then they would certainly not bomb Qijiang during the day. This is more conducive to our planning. Wang Shuming also said.

"But Qijiang is not far from Wuhan, and even closer to Chongqing." Huang Bingheng also said: "In order to complete our plan, we must ensure that when our fighters encircle and annihilate the Japanese bomber formation, all the Japanese fighters, at least most of them, will not be able to take to the air to fight, but Qijiang and Wuhan are so close to each other......

"Chief Qin, is that thing of yours okay?" Wang Shuming suddenly asked Qin Wei again. The face of the chief of staff of the Air Force was full of nervousness and worry at the moment.

"If that thing doesn't work, then there is no better weapon in this world." Qin Wei smacked his lips, "This is something that I found someone to work hard for, and for this battle, those who helped were almost tired." Therefore, this battle has to be done even if it doesn't work. ”

"Hopefully, we'll be able to get the plan done." Zhou Zhirou sighed.

"We're going to be able to get it done." Qin Wei put his hands on the conference table, "We've already done this, we can be said to have taken the lead. If this is not enough to complete the plan, then we will have to learn from the Japanese and make our own decisions to thank the Chinese people. (To be continued......)