The roar of the chicken in the foot pot and the devil's palace can be heard throughout Kyoto. Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro stood aside with his hands lowered, quietly enjoying the rain of saliva from the lover;
Although he is the prime minister, according to the constitution, the cabinet formed by him is the actual power of the country, but the implementation of the constitutional monarchy in this empire is not thorough at all. The royal family is still the master of the empire, and he is more like a steward of the royal family.
“Bagh Ya Road, has the combat power of the Marine Corps been so weak that it is vulnerable to a single blow?
The Chinese only had 800 people, and the 5,000-strong Marine Corps attacked for several days, but they did not take down a building guarded by 800 people. They also suffered 2,000 casualties. All they held were fire sticks. ?
The face of the empire has been completely lost by them. The foreign minister could not hold his head up at the League of Nations conference. John Bull, Gallic chickens and those unsavory three-legged cats were all mocking the combat power of the imperial army. The League of Nations is now showing signs of success. Let a verdict be passed against the Empire;
The battle at Sihang Warehouse cannot be delayed any longer. Since the Marine Corps is not good enough, it is up to the Army's 13th Division. They happen to not have many combat missions in urban areas.
The war in Songhu has been dragged on for too long, and the empire has paid a sufficient price. It is time to end. Lord Guards, do you have a new battle plan to eliminate the hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops gathered in the Songhu area? ? "
When Konoe Fumimaro saw that Yukito finally calmed down and started talking about business, he immediately woke up from his previous Buddhist experience. He had long expected that Yukito would ask about this matter, so the relevant plans had already been prepared by the General Staff Headquarters, and he was waiting to get them The desire person has been approved here.
The old Japanese soldier Konoe bowed respectfully to the person he wanted, and then said:
"Your Majesty, almost all the main forces of the Chinese people are currently deployed south of the Suzhou River. They are not willing to fail and want to defend the area south of the Suzhou River and wait for an opportunity to counterattack to Zhabei;
The main Chinese forces assembled in the area include the 22nd Army, the 9th Army, the 15th Army, the 19th Army, 5 divisions of the Sichuan Army and other local troops. There are also more than a dozen local divisions commanded by Zhang Xianghua on the southern front. , can be said to be more than half of the Chinese elite troops.
If these hundreds of thousands of troops can be surrounded and annihilated, there will be almost no usable troops in East China, South China, and Central China. "
The desire to see someone was already imminent. Konoe Fumimaro was still showing off in various ways, and he immediately snorted coldly:
"Of course I know this too. The key is how to complete the encirclement and annihilation of these hundreds of thousands of Chinese elites!"
Seeing that the emperor had lost his patience, Konoe Fumimaro did not dare to show off anymore and went straight to the point:
"Your Majesty, there are two plans now. The first one is to continue to draw the 18th Division, 16th Division, 114th Division, 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, 2nd Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment, etc. from North China and China to form the Tenth Army. Landing at Hangzhou Bay, a weak area of Chinese defense, and transferring the Sixth Division on the northern front to Bai Maokou for landing, and also joining the battle sequence of the Tenth Army;
After landing, the army can quickly advance towards Suzhou and cut off the Chinese army's retreat route to Jinling.
Since Luodian on the northern line is still in the hands of the Chinese, once the imperial army captures Suzhou, they will retreat northward to Jinling City through Luodian. The occupation of Suzhou will then defeat the Chinese elite troops;
If you want total annihilation, you must capture Luodian before landing and block the way for the main force of China to withdraw north——"
Yujin raised his hand to stop Konoe Fumimaro's words and said impatiently:
"The Luodian offensive and defensive battle has been going on for almost two months. The imperial army still cannot completely defeat China's elite 15th Army. Now there is an additional 19th Army around Luodian. If they want to capture Luodian Not a short-term achievement;
There is not much time left for the empire. Once the League of Nations makes a decision that is not conducive to the empire, the Battle of Shanghai will become a pile of mud. The empire has spent a lot of manpower and resources, not to make wedding clothes for others, so it must be Ending the war in Shanghai before the League of Nations makes a formal decision will make the Shanghai issue a done deal and not give other countries a chance to intervene.
Defeat them, just defeat them. At worst, wait until they retreat to Aurous Hill and then deal with them all!
I only want Shanghai now! "
A trace of unnoticeable joy flashed in the eyes of the old Japanese soldier Konoe. Luodian is also a headache for the base camp. There are at least hundreds of thousands of elite Central Army troops there. If they want to capture it without concentrating a few divisions, they will lose tens of thousands of people. Don't even think about winning. The most important issue is time. Don't even think about deciding the winner until a month or two.
Luodian is now a tasteless piece of chicken ribs for them, and it is a pity to abandon it. The best plan is to form the Tenth Army, and then land at Hangzhou Bay on the southern line, forcing the Chinese to voluntarily give up the Shencheng Campaign, so that they can Can easily win this ten-stage battle;
As for the main force of China who fled back to Jinling, the worst they can do is fight another decisive battle, and they will eat Shencheng first. It is unrealistic to annihilate 700,000 of 300,000, but think about it, it is acceptable even if they cannot annihilate them all.
Konoe left the Demon Palace happily after getting the result he wanted. As for the lone army of several hundred people in Sihang Warehouse, he really didn't care about it. The navy's combat effectiveness was too weak. Once it was replaced with combat effectiveness With the powerful Army Field Division, it is easy to eliminate them.
This is not because the old devil is arrogant. He is a soldier and is familiar with military affairs. No matter how powerful the lone army is, it only has 800 people. After several days of fierce battles with the Marine Corps, the casualties will not be too low. The most important thing is ammunition and supplies. The consumption is serious, maybe they are all out of bullets now;
If such a small force, which has no external reinforcements, no internal supplies of food and grass, is exhausted and suffers heavy casualties, if the Army cannot easily eliminate it, then there is no point in talking about establishing a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and returning home as soon as possible to have children.
Shanghai, Sihang Warehouse
As the Japanese were adjusting their deployment, the lone army got a rare day's rest. The division headquarters also sent new orders from the Military Commission, and the League of Nations conference was convening. Their battle in Shencheng won the sympathy of international friends, and at the same time, they also fought hard. The national prestige and military prestige have been lost, and now the League of Nations is already discussing a bill to classify the Japanese as an invasion;
If it passes, the League of Nations will urge the Japanese to withdraw their troops from Shencheng and return to the pre-war status. Therefore, the lone army must hold on at Sihang Warehouse for another week, and then they will be allowed to break out on their own.
Luo Ying couldn't help but grin after reading the call transferred by Hu Xiaoman, with a vague smile on her face. Hu Xiaoman asked curiously:
"Don't you have the confidence to hold on for a week, or don't you have the confidence to break out?"
Luo Ying shook his head and said:
"I was laughing at their naivety. The Japanese used more than 200,000 troops, consumed a huge amount of supplies, and suffered tens of thousands of casualties to capture Shencheng. How could they withdraw their troops just because of a League of Nations resolution?
They still haven't understood the principle that weak countries have no diplomacy, and they haven't understood that what they didn't get on the battlefield can't be obtained at the negotiation table. Pies in the sky won't fall. The League of Nations' condemnation of the Japanese is meaningless. That piece of paper is useless for wiping my butt.
Our government actually let hundreds of thousands of troops stay in the Shencheng area for more than ten days because of this piece of waste paper, missing the best opportunity to retreat;
Ten days is enough to establish a complete defense system near the defense line. "
Hu Xiaoman is a sixth-generation student, and she also knows a lot about military affairs. Although she is not as thorough as Luo Ying, she can figure out one thing. Instead of hundreds of thousands of people sitting around and waiting, it is better to retreat in a planned way. , and then deploy the defenses step by step. Ten days is enough to build a lot of fortifications.
She is just a code communicator now, so she tries not to interrupt in military matters, so as not to arouse Luo Ying's vigilance and resentment;
After seeing Luo Ying's true commanding ability at Sihang Warehouse, she wanted to pull him into her camp more than anyone else, and then drive the Japanese out of China together, so she did not continue the discussion with Luo Ying. He asked for instructions directly in a business-like manner:
"Captain Luo, how do you reply to the teacher??
Luo Ying thought for a while and then said:
"The lone army promises to complete the mission. The people are still in position and will definitely defend the Sixing Warehouse for another seven days!"
"that's it?"
Hu Xiaoman looked stunned. This reply was too simple. She thought that Luo Ying would at least complain to the division headquarters and take advantage of the opportunity to gain some benefits. Unexpectedly, he did not offer any conditions. This made her see Luo Ying. To the shadow of his own team.
Luo Ying pulled a long face and shouted coldly:
"Why are you still standing there? As a qualified code communicator, do you still need me to repeat the order?"
Hu Xiaoman's chest puffed up, his expression straightened, he saluted Luo Ying with a standard military salute and left.
When leaving, I cursed Luo Ying in my heart:
"Is this man the master of face-changing in Sichuan? He just changes his face! Stay away from him in the future."
