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Fuso Northeast Expeditionary Force Headquarters.
At this time, several Fuso people were standing around the sand table in the center of the headquarters.
The first one is the commander of the Northeast Expeditionary Force, Matsumoto Ishiki.
Standing in front of him were the chief of staff of the dispatched army and the division commanders of the six divisions.
They are staff officer Nagasaki Omitsu, 2nd division commander Matsui Roku, 6th division commander Yamadagawa, 7th division commander Yoshizawa Matsu, 3rd division commander Shiroda Shinichi, and 3rd division commander Shiroda Shinichi. Miyamoto Tsunan, the commander of the 8th Division, and Hiroshi Kitamura, the commander of the 107th Division.
"Now that we, Fuso, have occupied the entire territory of the three eastern provinces, according to the orders of the military department, we can march into the pass. What do you think?" Matsumoto Ishikami, wearing a yellow Japanese military uniform and white gloves, said with his hands behind his back.
"General, there are four armies of Xu Dingfang stationed in Hebei Province, and there are two of his corps in Lu Province and Central Plains Province, with a total strength of more than 200,000. If we attack Hebei Province, it will be like a large-scale battle. ." Shou Weiguang said.
"The military headquarters has passed a vote to mobilize at least eight divisions to launch an attack from the sea to the demon capital of Yan Kingdom."
"Our Northeast Expeditionary Force must contain or eliminate part of the Yan Kingdom army in order to relieve the pressure on those eight divisions."
"General, if we must launch an attack on the plains of Hebei Province, I suggest mobilizing all our aircraft in Fuso to blow up the Jiangnan Army's airport in Lu Province." Shou Weiguang suggested.
"Hmm~"
"Yes, although the planes of the Yan Kingdom's troops are far inferior to my Fusang, they can still cause a lot of damage to my Fusang. If there is a war, the Yan Kingdom's planes must be blown up first."
"According to the investigation, the Jiangnan Army has a total of 26 combat aircraft in Shandong Province, and its main purpose is to connect with Jinling Airport." Shouguangwei said.
"And they don't have effective air defense at the airport!"
"Currently we have 173 bombers in the three northeastern provinces, which is enough to provide fire support to our troops."
"Yo Xi..." Matsumoto Shizhao nodded.
"Lu Province is He Tianxi's fifth corps. He Tianxi was originally a warlord, but he only nominally surrendered to Xu Dingfang. According to our investigation, He Tianxi's relationship with Xu Dingfang is now relatively stiff."
"oh?"
"Last time the Jiangnan Army occupied Hebei Province, He Tianxi was very dissatisfied with Xu Dingfang's resource allocation. He did not let He Tianxi get a share of the pie, but only allowed his Six Corps to garrison in Hebei Province."
"Swish and think about it~"
"General, this time we send troops to conquer Hebei Province. The Jiangnan Army is extremely backward in terms of individual strength and weapons and equipment. Only some of them are equipped with ugly equipment, so there is nothing to worry about."
Said Yamadagawa, commander of the 6th Division.
"In this battle, our Sixth Division is willing to fire the first shot to let the people of Yan country know how powerful we are!"
"Yamada-kun is commendable for his courage, but this matter needs to be carefully considered. The airport in Shandong Province must be bombed, and we need a legitimate reason to launch a war." Matsumoto Ishigami said calmly.
"Hey!"
"Order!"
Matsumoto Shizhao ordered all the people in clothes to stand at attention.
"The Second Division advanced towards Huyun County and stationed in Huyun County."
"Hey!" Matsui Roku responded.
"The Eighth Division advanced a brigade towards Jiugouzi and merged with the Third Division."
"Hey!"
"Hey!"
The division commander of the 8th Division Zhan stood at attention with the division commander of the 3rd Division.
"The Sixth Division is on standby to advance to Hebei Province at any time."
"Hey!" Yamada River responded.
"Soldiers, this is our first large-scale battle against the Yan Kingdom. We must let them know the terror of our Fuso!"
"For His Majesty the Emperor!"
Matsumoto Ishigami slowly turned around and looked at the photo of Emperor Sang hanging behind him.
"Go fight!"
"Hey!"
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Jinling.
Xu Dingfang's office.
"Commander, there is news from the northeast. Fusang's three divisions have made moves and are moving closer to Yunguan." He Tianji said with the telegram.
"What?"
"What are they going to do?" Xu Dingfang stood up on the chair.
"Commander, I'm afraid that the Fuso Army will really enter the pass. Their actions now are just testing."
"Yes, they are indeed testing." Xu Dingfang stood up and walked around.
"Immediately, order Zhao Da's 81st Army, 30th Army, and 85th Army to stand ready, and let He Tianxi's 14th Army and 18th Army march into Qin City respectively," Xu Dingfang said.
"Commander, the relationship between He Tianxi and us has become very tense now. I'm afraid he won't listen." He Tianji frowned and said worriedly.
Xu Dingfang realized after hearing He Tianji's words that He Tianxi was not his subordinate at all, but a warlord known as King Lu.
"I called him myself."
After Xu Dingfang finished speaking, he picked up the phone and started transferring.
Lu Province, Ji City.
The bell suddenly rang in He Tianxi's office.
"I'm He Tianxi!" He Tianxi picked up the phone and said without looking up.
"oh?"
"Commander."
He Tianxi only paid a little attention to it when he heard that it was Xu Ding.
"Brother Tianxi, now that Fusang is raging across the Northeast and wants to bring the war to the pass, I would like to ask Brother Tianxi to send two troops to guard Yunguan."
"oh?"
"The commander is wrong. The three armies of your Sixth Corps are all in Ji Province and they don't seem to need me." He Tianxi said lightly.
"Brother Tianxi, the three armies of the Sixth Corps need to guard Ji Province to guard against the Northwest Army. Only your army can mobilize to resist the Fuso Army." Xu Dingfang said with a smile.
"So that's it."
"I have no news that the Fuso Army wants to march into the pass. Commander, where did you get the news?"
"Brother Tianxi!" Xu Dingfang's tone was a little stiff, but he still suppressed his anger and said: "This time we got accurate news. The Fuso Army has mobilized three divisions to approach Yunguan."
"Harmful……"
"The commander is overly worried. This is just Fusang's daily transfer. It has nothing to do with entering or not entering the pass."
"Let's do this, Commander, I'll pay close attention. Okay, I still have something to do here." After He Tianxi finished speaking, he hung up the phone without waiting for Xu Dingfang's reply.
Jinling!
"Snapped!"
"He Tianxi dares to hang up on me?" Xu Dingfang threw the phone on the table and cursed.
"Does he really think he is the king of Lu Province?"
"Commander, calm down. He Tianxi has been the King of Lu for decades. He probably wants to preserve his strength. If the Fusang Army really attacks Ji Province, He Tianxi will not be able to do it even if he does not send troops." He Tianji said.
"Um……"
"You are right. We still have hundreds of thousands of Northeastern troops in Jin Province. If we really want to go to war, we will have at least 200,000 troops."
"No matter how you say it, it's three hundred thousand versus one hundred thousand, the advantage is mine!"
Xu Dingfang said with firm eyes.
"Best greetings, Commander!"
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