At the Southern Army Headquarters, the general in the temple frowned, his face was as gloomy as water, and white flowers silently covered his temples.
"Your Excellency, Commander, Yamashita-kun is calling, requesting tactical guidance!"
Lieutenant General Shigenori Kuroda, Chief of General Staff of the Southern Army, walked in quietly, for fear of disturbing the commander's deep thoughts.
Terauchi Shouichi slowly raised his head, Kuroda held the telegram in his hands and handed it to him. After taking it, he read it carefully, and his brows were almost squeezed together.
Yamashita Fengwen's ability is obvious to the entire Southern Army. Now that he is being beaten, he is complaining, which shows how tragic the battle in Taipei is.
"Kuroda-kun, are the Chinese really so powerful?
Yamashita-kun's Eighteenth Army are all elite divisions of the empire. The First Division, the Second Division, and the Guards Division are the seven earliest divisions established. This accounts for three of them, plus the previous one. Fifth Division and Sixth Division;
In less than a year, all five standing divisions were severely damaged by the Chinese Expeditionary Force. The Fifth Division, Sixth Division, and First Division were brutally annihilated. Now it is the turn of the Second Division and the Guards Division. Have the Chinese become more capable of fighting, or has the imperial army's combat effectiveness weakened? "
Shouichi Terauchi knew about the Sixth Division and the Fifth Division, and he did not hide it. This was no longer a secret among the top brass of the Japs.
Kuroda naturally knew that the Southern Army had lost too many elite divisions this year. He had also thought carefully about the commander's confusion, so he answered directly:
"Your Majesty Commander, with all due respect, the empire has provoked enemies it shouldn't have provoked in the past two years!
Yingjiang's industrial production capacity is so powerful that they have supported the Chinese Expeditionary Force with thousands of the most advanced fighter planes, ten divisions of advanced equipment, and more logistical supplies than they can use;
Their planes bombed the Thai capital indiscriminately for 15 days, twice or even three times a day, dropping hundreds of tons of bombs and thousands of heavy bombs at a time.
Even if a bomb only kills one or two people, it will cost two to three thousand people a day;
In 15 days, if we are conservative, we will lose one division. It's not that the imperial army can't fight, or that the Chinese have become stronger, but that the Eagle Sauce supplies are too abundant!
The warriors in Taijing City were all wiped out by Yingjiang's massive amount of steel. It was a crime other than war. "
"hiss……"
Juichi Terauchi couldn't help but take a deep breath. The data provided by Lieutenant General Kuroda was the most convincing. The Chinese dropped two to three thousand tons of aerial bombs in Thailand in 15 days, as well as massive artillery shells. No one can carry so much steel. It is very rare that Yamashita-kun can carry it until now before asking for help.
"Kuroda-kun, we cannot lose the Battle of Taijing, not for at least three months, and the Second Division and the Guards Division cannot be annihilated by the Chinese!
The empire is going to the north to fight against the Far Eastern Legion of the Black Bear Kingdom, and is in need of boosting morale;
Takashi's steel is powerful, but the Empire's Bushido is also invincible!
How many more fighters can the Southern Army squeeze out? "
Kuroda thought for a moment and replied:
"If we don't consider the subsequent sea battle against Yingjiang, we should be able to draw about 500 fighter jets. This is already the limit of the Southern Army!"
"Snow, the work of 500 aircraft is obviously not enough if we compete with the Chinese Expeditionary Force's air force for air supremacy. However, it is still possible to compete for limited air supremacy so that the Chinese bombers dare not go all out to bomb the Thai capital. ;
Remember, be sure to avoid a decisive battle with them!
In addition, the 4th Division, 8th Division, and 105th Division will be mobilized to support Tai Jing. There are still more than 20 days left. We must win this bet!
After that, you can grant Yamashita-kun the right to give up Tae-kyung. "
Lieutenant General Kuroda took the order and left with a hehe. The Japanese, who were addicted to gambling, still refused to admit defeat. They would not give up until they bet all their last chips.
On the Thai-King battlefield, Japanese planes appeared again. They attacked the attacking New Second Army, causing hundreds of casualties to the New Second Army;
When the Chinese Air Force heard that Xun arrived to support them, the Japanese plane turned around and left, not entangled with the Chinese Air Force at all.
This new situation was quickly reported to the expeditionary force headquarters, and at the same time, intelligence was received from the reconnaissance aircraft. The Japanese were increasing their troops to the Thai capital from the directions of Johor, Nanzhang, and Khmer.
"Damn it, the Japanese Flying Team has become a master and started playing guerrilla warfare with us. Don't they know that we are the founders of guerrilla warfare?"
When Chu Xiong heard this, he guessed what the Japanese were up to. This was guerrilla warfare in the air. They had adjusted their tactics and no longer had a decisive battle with the Chinese Expeditionary Force Air Force fighter group.
Chief of Staff Zhong Guoliang nodded and said:
"The Japanese are still playing a delaying tactic. They want to use this method to delay the last twenty days. It seems that they take the bet very seriously!"
Chu Xiong smiled and said:
"Old Zhong, look at the Japanese's dirty tricks in Taijing. Does it smell familiar?"
Zhong Guoliang looked at Chu Xiong blankly. He really couldn't remember any domestic battle that was similar to this one, so he urged:
"Old Chu, please stop being so pretentious and talk about it."
Others also looked at Chu Xiong expectantly, which greatly satisfied his desire to show off. After he had done enough, he said:
"The Battle of Songhu!
At that time, hundreds of thousands of main troops were dragged to the Songhu battlefield just because they had to wait for the outcome of the League of Nations meeting. So Zhongcai let hundreds of thousands of elite troops fight against the Japanese naval guns and aircraft, consuming one division every day, and finally they were all wiped out. The bones and blood of the troops were lost, and there were no troops left to even defend Jinling;
What are you waiting for? A word from the League of Nations, admitting that Chicken Pot is an invader and asking Chicken Pot to stop its aggression against China!
What's the difference between me losing an eagle point?
What was consumed on the battlefield were real elite troops! "
Chu Xiong's words suddenly made others realize, is this really the case? Can a piece of nonsense from the League of Nations be compared to the 700,000 troops on the Songhu battlefield?
If they had retreated half a month earlier, the government would have lost tens of thousands of people in Songhu, and the subsequent battle would have been much easier to fight.
"Old Chu, I understand. The Japanese have not only added a large number of aircraft, but also a large number of troops. They want to win the bet with you and then withdraw from the Thai-King battlefield;
Based on your temper, you will definitely not let them withdraw from the battlefield easily. By then, they may lose most of the elites on the Thai-King battlefield, just like what happened in the later period of Songhu, right? "
Zhong Guoliang has been with Chu Xiong for a long time, and he can guess some of Chu Xiong's combat ideas. Chu Xiong gave him a thumbs up and said:
"Fortunately, you are not Terauchi Juichi. What we have to do now is to show weakness, pretend that we cannot cope with his new tactics, and let the New Second Army shrink appropriately;
The Japanese have come with a large number of reinforcements. We must make some room for them!
The air force and artillery must mobilize enough supplies, and the mechanized divisions must be prepared for assault. When I lose an eagle point, that is the day they pay the price.
Let the Japanese exchange an army of 200,000 for this eagle point! "
