Just when the single Yuichi cadre was preparing for the war, on the Kaga, Yamamoto Isoroku was the leader, and several Japanese naval generals such as Koizumi Tonichiro, Tsukahara 243, and Arima Masafumi were also formulating the next battle plan. The overall operational thinking was decided when the decision was made to use troops against Hainan. Wanning will bear the weight of the first wave of attacks, if it can be taken in one go, if not, then continue to attack Wanning, and at the same time open a second or even a third battlefield in other places, in short, the first phase of the battle, the purpose is only one, that is, to obtain a landing base. After obtaining the landing base, it is time to capture a central city, such as Wanning, or Qiongzhou, of course, considering that Qiongzhou is too close to Guangzhou, it may be attacked by the Guangzhou Air Force of the Cadet Army at any time, so Wanning is still the first target.

The tentative artillery bombardment of the vanguard fleet did not attract any return fire, and according to the report of Lin Zhi Dazhidazuo, who commanded the vanguard fleet, there were no obvious traces of fortifications on the coastline of Wanning. "Your Excellency, is there a possibility that the Xuebing Army's control over Hainan is still very weak, or that Ouyang Yun doesn't take a fancy to this-" Tsukahara said to Yamamoto.

Yamamoto shook his head: "Unlikely. Last year, the secret services under the military headquarters were trying to enter Hainan, but the Cadet Corps was extremely heavily defended, and until we left Nagasaki, they were unable to provide any valuable information. Ouyang Yun can put so much thought into counter-espionage work, how can he be defenseless militarily. He said and frowned: "How do I think that there seems to be some conspiracy waiting for us in the Shina?" ”

As soon as Yamamoto finished speaking, Tsukahara blushed. Yamamoto specially summoned him to take charge of the aviation unit, and the expectations he had can be imagined. However, he disappointed His Excellency Yamamoto - he was very embarrassed that none of the two Type 99 fighters on reconnaissance missions could return. If these two fighters could bring back detailed information, I guess Your Excellency Yamamoto wouldn't be so entangled now, right?

Soldiers, sometimes their instincts are very accurate. As soon as Yamamoto said this, except for Koizumi Tonichiro, everyone else couldn't help but become serious. Arima Masafumi, like Tsukahara 243, was just coming from the battlefield in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and he heard a lot about learning the army, and said at this time: "Your Excellency, I think your worries are necessary. Compared with Guangdong, Fujian and Guangxi, Hainan's strategic position is too important. As long as you have a certain amount of military knowledge, you will definitely not ignore this point. When I was in Anhui, I heard some puppet soldiers say that when Ouyang Yun fled Nanjing and returned to Guangdong, he had coerced more than 50,000 laborers and more than 20,000 Sichuan troops. After such a long time, these people must have been trained by Ouyang Yun to become qualified soldiers-"

Before he finished speaking, Koizumi's brows furrowed: "Arima-kun, what are you talking about this?" Does it have anything to do with what we're doing right now? ”

The entire Combined Fleet, including the Japanese Navy, had special respect for Koizumi because of Yamamoto's special attention. As for Arima Masafumi, Koizumi is even more kind of recommendation (like Tsukahara 243, he was also recommended by Koizumi to Yamamoto), so although the other party's rank is lower than his own, he still maintains enough respect. He bowed slightly towards Koizumi and said, "Koizumi-kun, please listen to me." Then, he nodded at Yamamoto again and said, "Your Excellency, the main reason why we judge that Hainan's defense strength is insufficient is the size of the current strength of the Scholar Army. According to the information currently obtained by the empire, there are five corps in the regular army of the Scholar Army, and if you add the troops under Ouyang Yun's direct control, there are probably about eighteen A divisions in total. In the Battle of Madang some time ago, the Cadet Army dispatched eight divisions, and finally lost five divisions, and now, they should have thirteen more divisions. Fujian and the southeast of Jiangxi, we already know that there are six divisions of the Scholar Army and two divisions in Taiwan, so now, Ouyang Yun only has five divisions left. Of these five divisions, at least three divisions should be left to defend Guangdong, and Hainan, at most, two divisions. Now the question is, among these five armies, are the 50,000 laborers and 20,000 Sichuan troops counted? I have gone through the information collected by the Imperial Intelligence Department since the Battle of Nanjing, and there is no mention of the 50,000 laborers, if Ouyang Yun sets up other formations and transfers them to Hainan——"

Since the Lugou Bridge Incident in 37, the Japanese army and the Chinese army have fought many times, and although most of them have won victories, there have been many defeats. How did the front-line units of the Japanese army deal with these defeats? Reporting good news but not bad news, or wantonly exaggerating the achievements made. The Cadet Army's northward legion obviously only had five and a half divisions, but now it's okay, and when it comes to the Japanese, it has actually swelled to eight divisions. That's not all, the Cadet Army obviously only suffered about 10,000 casualties, but after the Japanese modified it, it has now become nearly 50,000. 10,000 and 50,000, that's 80,000.

"What do you mean, now in Hainan, there are 80,000 regular troops in China?" Koizumi asked, his brow furrowed.

Arima stopped talking. After all, it's just speculation, if Koizumi really takes it seriously, he doesn't dare to officially admit it.

"It's better to believe it than not, our opponent is Ouyang Yun. Gentlemen, have you studied the development experience of Ouyang Yun and the Xuebing Army? It can be summed up in two words - miracle! Yamamoto said, his right hand tapping on the name of Mannings on the map, looking worried.

Xiao Quan looked at him with this expression and suddenly smiled: "It is said that His Excellency Yamamoto is addicted to gambling, so he has a very heavy psychology of commanding combat speculation, why has he become so cautious now." I admit that Ouyang Yun and the Xuebing Army are both miraculous existences for the current China, but that's the end of it! Because I'm coming! ”

Koizumi's words were extremely heroic, even a little arrogant. However, Arima and others, who already knew his abilities, no one doubted it. They all looked at Koizumi and put on a look of great expectation.

Yamamoto smiled bitterly: "I have to be cautious." If you've experienced 'sink', you'll know how powerful Ouyang Yun is. As he spoke, his tone suddenly changed, and his voice increased a lot: "Well, let's not talk about that, now, let's brace ourselves and face the new challenges we face." Everything was done as previously agreed, but in order to avoid a hit, the landing force was increased from three battalions to one wing. Commander, let Major General Onizuka personally command. In addition, artillery preparation has been increased from the original 10 minutes to 20 minutes! Hashimoto, you go and contact Oshimamaru right now and get them ready for battle. As he spoke, he looked at his watch: "It's seven o'clock, eight o'clock, and we're going to launch the first wave of attacks on time!" ”

"Hay!" The chief of staff, Shun Hashimoto, agreed and left.

The captain's room of the Kaga fell silent for a moment.