(The last few chapters have felt a bit dragged on.) But it is a necessary plot, and I can only say to everyone: Wait a minute, the wonderful plot will arrive) The frequent military movements of the student army at the junction of Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangxi naturally did not escape the eyes of the Japanese.

The South China Front, which was newly formed by the Japanese army against the Cadet Army, originally had six divisions under its jurisdiction, but two were removed when it attacked Xuzhou, and now there are still four. When it was first formed, the commander of the front army was the Japanese pro-dynasty King Hatohiko of the Xianggong Palace, and as the war in Xuzhou came to an end, the Japanese base camp made tactical adjustments, and Matsui Ishone, who had rich experience in actual combat, replaced King Hatohiko of the Asakanomiya as commander.

In this time and space, because of the appearance of Ouyang Yun, a little butterfly, and because he squeezed out Tang Shengzhi as the commander of the Nanjing garrison, he defended Nanjing for a week, which gave the residents in Nanjing a generous time to retreat. Although for various reasons, tens of thousands of people have not been evacuated, and although there have also been massacres and other incidents of Japanese aggression against civilians, the circumstances are much less severe than those in that time and space. All this allowed the military journey of Matsui Ishine, the culprit, to continue.

When the Nanjing offensive and defensive battle was in full swing, the old devil was recuperating, so although the Japanese army ended in failure, it was not his responsibility, so he was very unconvinced and always wanted to get the field back. Now, he felt his chance.

The recent movements of the Cadet Army have been too frequent, looking at the various information sent by the ground reconnaissance troops, spies and reconnaissance planes, Matsui Ishine was shocked at first, he didn't expect the Cadet Army to have such a scale of combat vehicles and artillery, and then he couldn't help muttering: "What does the Scholar want to do?" Could it be that they have already sensed the tactical adjustment of our army? And that's where the arming begins? No, if they knew what was going on, they could have exposed it by other means. With China's hostility to Japan, once the peace talks are revealed, they will certainly not be reached—what exactly does the student army want to do? ”

The movement of the Xuebing Army this time was "blatant," and the five regular armies, except for the Xue's Fourth Army, which went to Hainan and the Xue's First Army, which remained in Guangdong, all of the other three armies headed for the Fujian-Guangdong-Jiangxi border. At the same time, there were also guerrilla units of a regiment and two divisions of Langya, as well as the security forces of the two divisions that Jiang Guangnai had reorganized before. With such a large-scale troop movement, even though Matsui Ishine was accustomed to seeing big scenes and disdained the strength of the Chinese army, he still felt sincere pressure.

The stakes were so big that Matsui Shigen couldn't make up his mind, and he couldn't care about delaying the disruptive army, so he had to call several division commanders to the headquarters for a meeting to discuss the next move of the Cadet Army.

The four divisions of the South China Front remained in Zhejiang, namely the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 13th Divisions, and their commanders were Shozo Kawabe, Mino Kota, Ichiro Okuchiro, and Shimono Suzuki. Among them, Okuichiro's 9th Division was stationed in Qingyuan County, which was close to Songxi County, which was too close to Songxi County, and seeing that there were more and more Chinese troops on the opposite side, Okuichiro was worried that he would be attacked, so he was particularly anxious.

After the commanders of the four divisions and the chief of staff, Asai Kurao, took their seats, Matsui Ishine said straight to the point; "Gentlemen, in the recent past, the army on the opposite side has been frequently transferred, and its behavior is abnormal and strange, what do you think of this matter?"

The matter of the peace that the Chinese and Japanese governments are making is a top secret, and no one here except Matsui Ishine knows anything about it. All they know is that the base camp has made tactical adjustments and is ready to make a move on Min Yueqiong.

Okuichiro was the first to speak and said, "Your Excellency Commander, do you want to take the initiative to attack?" Our enemy was the Xuebing Army, the Second Battle of the Great Wall, and the previous Battle of Nanjing, and the Imperial Army suffered a great loss at the hands of this Chinese army. I think we should pay attention to it and respond appropriately. ”

This is exactly what Matsui Ishone was worried about. The Chinese army is generally weak, and if the opposite side is replaced by other armies, he has no such worries at all, but now the opposite side is the student army. The Cadet Army has brought too many surprises to the Imperial Army, and throughout its growth process, there is a shadow of Japan in every growth process, but it is infuriating that every time the Japanese army has played the role of a stepping stone. From the initial contempt, to the later horror, until now, the arrogant and narrow-minded Japanese War Department has begun to include the cadet army as a subject in the research curriculum, which makes Matsui Ishine have to be cautious. As the commander of the South China Front, it was difficult for him to put forward such an assumption that bordered on showing weakness because of his status and identity, so he had to convene this meeting and express it under the guise of others.

The reason why Germany and Japan, the two enemies of World War I, were able to join forces in World War II was partly driven by interests, Germany needed to find an ally in the Far East, and Japan wanted to acquire some military technology from Germany. On the other hand, it has a lot to do with the narrow national views of the two countries. Not to mention Germany, Hitler's so-called theory of national superiority has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people; Japan, as for itself, also claims to be a child of God, and has an unparalleled sense of superiority in East Asia. All these made Matsui Ishine dare not easily admit that the Scholar Army would be stronger than the Imperial Army, and he actually dared to take the initiative to attack.

As he had expected, Dajiu had just finished speaking, and he was immediately reprimanded by Guangtai Minfu and others.

"Your Excellency, don't forget your identity!"

"Your Excellency, how can you say such words that will destroy your own prestige, is it true that in your eyes, our Imperial Japanese Army is not as good as a warlord army? How unreasonable! ”

The Japanese soldiers' sense of superiority over the Chinese soldiers is innate, and when Kota Minfu and others said this, they were as if they were the embodiment of justice, and it made Okuichiro seem to have become a traitor.

To achieve the goal, Matsui Shigen waved his hand and said: "Dajiu's words are indeed suspicious of alarmism, but in the current situation, it is not too much to be cautious. Let's assume now that the Cadet Army is going to take the initiative to attack our army, so how should we deal with it? ”

Kota Minfu, Kawabe Shozo and a few others glanced at each other, and Kawabe Shozo asked, "Your Excellency, will the Xuebing Army really take the initiative to attack?" ”

"Be prepared, you know, the empire is going to make a move against Min Yueqiong when it adjusts its strategy this time. Minyue Qiong is too important for the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Plan under His Majesty the Emperor, as long as we take these three provinces, then we will have one more passage to attack the inland of China. Not only that, Fujian's Qingliu tungsten ore reserves are abundant, if the Qingliu can be won, then the empire's military industry will inevitably gain the capital to take off. Have you noticed that once Minyue Qiong is taken, the imperial army will be able to take Guangxi and Yunnan with persistent efforts, and then we can consider entering Southeast Asia. The good places in Southeast Asia, oil, rubber, these are what the empire lacks the most. ”

Some time ago, because of the losses suffered by the Cadet Army, in order to maintain the arrogant rhetoric of the military to destroy China within half a year, the Japanese base camp once wanted to put Minyue Qiong on hold and put it to the last solution. However, with the reshuffle of the cabinet, a large number of people who supported the "peaceful settlement of the China incident" came to power, and the opportunity to concentrate their efforts on dealing with the student army appeared.

Among the four division commanders, the one with the highest enthusiasm for fighting was Kawabe Shozo. He once served as the commander of the independent mixed infantry brigade of the Huabeitun garrison, and since he suffered a defeat at the hands of the Xuebing Army in the Battle of Tianjin, what he has never forgotten is revenge. In his opinion, the current is an excellent opportunity, so he immediately said: "Your Excellency, why don't we take the initiative to attack? Now that the offensive in the northwest has completely stopped, as long as we take the initiative to fight, even if we lose a small defeat, we can win the support of the base camp. At that time, as long as one army is transferred from the Central China Front, we will also be able to sweep through Minyue Qiong. Your Excellency, instead of letting the people of China take the initiative to attack, it is better for us to attack first, so that we can still grasp the initiative. ”

"Your Excellency, take the initiative to attack, no matter what the intentions of the student army are, there is nothing wrong with taking the initiative to attack!" Suzuki Shimono followed suit.

Matsui Shigen glanced at a few of them, his face became serious, and said: "Under the current situation, there is indeed no shortage of good strategies to take the initiative to attack, but have you considered it, in the case of the insufficient size of the aviation and combat vehicle forces, can our army alone tear apart that person's defense line?" Have you noticed that the fighters of the Chinese people have frequently appeared on the border line of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi recently, why did the Chinese people come? Is it just to prevent air strikes by our air forces? No, if my expectations are correct, they should have wanted to sneak attack several of our airports in Zhejiang like a sneak attack on Kaohsiung airport. That's what I'm worried about when I asked you to strengthen the defense of the airport. After the reshuffle of the cabinet, the momentum of the base camp to take the initiative to attack weakened, and it was unwise to rashly launch an attack at this time. However, not taking the initiative to attack does not mean that we will let the cadet army calmly arrange. I have decided that from today onwards, our army will carry out nuisance in Fujian in the form of an advance team, and at the same time, carry out artillery bombardment on the outlying fortifications of the Cadet Army. Ladies and gentlemen, please let the Chief of Staff explain the specific arrangements for you......"

The military mobilization of the Cadet Army with great fanfare is considered by many to be unwise. Many middle and high-ranking generals didn't understand why Ouyang Yun wanted to do this, in their minds, since they wanted to take the initiative to attack, then the military movement should be as concealed as possible, so as to achieve a surprising victory. You're moving frequently right under the noses of the little devils right now, isn't that telling people that you're going to attack?

The command core of the Xuebing Army, Guo Biao and Mu Jiandie went to Chongqing, and the newly promoted Shan Renxiong and Chen Ce were all in Hainan, and only Li Tieshu and Li Hansoul remained in Fujian and Guangdong, as well as Chu Tiange, Jiang Guangnai, Ji Xingwen, Tie Linfei and Chang Gen. Among these people, only Jiang Guangnai knew the reason, and the others couldn't understand it, and they had the heart to ask to understand, but whether it was Li Tieshu or Chu Tiange, when Ouyang Yun answered them, they all smiled mysteriously.

The Japanese army also launched a mobilization, although the scale was small, but it still attracted the attention of Li Tieshu, Ji Xingwen and Chu Tiange, who were on the front line, and the situation was summarized by Ouyang Yun, and he finally began to get anxious. And it was in this situation that the subordinates sent by Jiang Guangnai to the island of Taiwan finally got in touch with his two old friends.