Okacun is indeed taking chances. There are still 100,000 troops in Yancheng and Jinmen, and Manchuria is at his back, so there is no need to worry about supplies;
More than 10,000 people from Shimen fought for nearly a month, and Yancheng's 100,000 troops held on for several months without any problem. He was waiting for Black Bear to lose his hold.
As long as the black bear loses the Tsaritsyn defense battle, Hans Cat's millions of troops will continue to march eastward, and the foot pot chicken will not have to fight alone.
When the time comes, the main force of the Northern Front will withdraw to Manchuria, and it will still be possible to keep Yanjin and Manchuria.
"Oshiroto-kun, we must strengthen the Great Wall defense line. This is the key to defending Yancheng. Another division will be transferred from Jinmen to strengthen the Great Wall defense line;
The Chinese will not attack a strong city like Jinmen first. There are 50,000 imperial troops in Jinmen. As long as they attack the city, they will defeat the second Shimen. As long as they persist until the main force of the Northern Front returns to Manchuria, Yancheng can be saved. It's possible. "
Chief of Staff Sanji Oshiroto said "Hey" and said:
"Your Excellency, Commander, are you too pessimistic? The total strength of our Kwantung Army and Northern Army exceeds 1.2 million, plus our North China Front's 200,000 troops;
Can't 1.4 million elite troops counterattack North China? "
General Okamura shook his head and said:
“Oshiroto-kun, although the two general armies have 1.2 million men, at least 300,000 men must be left in the Far East and 500,000 men in Manchuria to support up to 400,000 troops in North China;
The Eighth Route Army has 900,000 people in North China. If they need to have the strength to arm another 300,000 people, or even more, what will the empire do to counterattack North China? "
Ochito looked silent. The Eighth Route Army now is no longer the tens of thousands of soldiers it was a few years ago.
"Oshiroto-kun, Manchuria and Mongolia are the foundation of the empire. The imperial army in the pass is no longer capable of taking care of both. The prerequisite for this is that Hans Cat wins the Battle of Tsaritsyn!"
Lieutenant General Ojodo asked puzzledly:
"Our allies have invested millions of mechanized troops in the direction of Tsaritsyn, and the empire has restrained its Far Eastern Front. How can they still win like this?
The black bears have already lost all their essential areas. What can they do to fight the Hans cats who have mastered the entire essential areas of Europa? "
General Okamura shook his head and said:
“Theoretically, Tsaritsyn should have fallen three months ago, but they are still insisting on it now, so black bears cannot be treated conventionally;
China's major counterattack was also at the request of the black bears. For this reason, they did not hesitate to return to China the millions of square kilometers of land that had been cut off from China decades ago.
In order to win, they have spared no effort. Such black bears are very scary;
And the empire's strategy has been vacillating, sometimes going south, sometimes north, a hammer in the east, a stick in the west, this is a taboo for military strategists! "
Just when Oshiroto was about to speak, Major General Tsuneichi Kobayashi, the deputy chief of staff, rushed in in a panic. It was his turn to be on duty today. General Okamura snorted and angrily said:
"Baga Yalu, as a senior officer of the empire, how is it appropriate to be in such a panic?"
Kobayashi Tsuneichi no longer cared about making the commander angry and said directly:
"Your Excellency, Commander, after receiving the latest military intelligence report, the Eighth Route Army's assault group consisting of hundreds of tanks and thousands of trucks, with the cooperation of hundreds of aircraft, suddenly launched an attack on the grassland;
They used large-depth and roundabout tactics to quickly capture Guisui, and defeated the main force of the Mongolian army and the First Army! "
After hearing this, Okamura staggered and almost fell to the ground. This was a huge blow to him;
As one of the few commanders with strategic vision among the Japanese, he had roughly guessed the Eighth Route Army's intentions.
"Oshito-kun, I still underestimated Chu Xiong. Hundreds of tanks, hundreds of planes, and thousands of trucks are galloping across the vast grassland. What a big deal!
Chuxiong is going to launch a blitzkrieg in the East. Their goal can only be one, Shengjing City! "
After hearing this, Ojoto's face changed drastically, and he was shocked and said:
"Sheng Jing?
That was the capital of Manchuria. They wanted to cut off the foundation of the Imperial Army. They quickly reminded the Kwantung Army to prepare for battle. I hope they can come in time! "
General Okamura shook his head and said:
“It’s too late, the mechanized force’s assault speed is beyond what the infantry corps can react to;
The main force of the Kwantung Army is around Heishui Province. There are only tens of thousands of imperial troops in Youzhou Province. They are scattered over hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land and cannot form a joint force at all.
Chu Xiong will not give them time to assemble. Now I know Chu Xiong’s strategic intentions, but it is already too late..."
Old ghost Okamura is indeed very powerful, and Chu Xiong’s strategic intentions were completely guessed by him;
However, there is no point in guessing it!
In fact, as soon as the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army were dispatched, Chu Xiong's strategic intentions were made clear.
Just like the blitzkrieg launched by Hans Cat on the Eastern Front, didn't the black bear stop it even after knowing such a large strategic depth?
The massing speed of the infantry corps can never keep up with the assault speed of the mechanized corps. Before the infantry can be assembled, the mechanized troops have already detoured behind them.
In the grassland, the sky and the earth are the same color. The sky is vast and the wilderness is vast. The grass is blown by the wind and cattle and sheep can be seen. This time, what appears is a giant steel beast.
The endless grassland is full of shit-yellow figures running for their lives, and Colonel Yukuma Tanaka is one of them.
As a regimental captain of the 26th Division of the Mongolian Army, his regiment was defeated before he even understood what was going on;
There were broken troops everywhere on the grassland, and the powerful troops stationed in Mongolia were defeated without even seeing the shadow of the enemy. This made him depressed, who had always dreamed of making achievements and being promoted to major general.
At this moment, a thin black line appeared directly in front of them. The fleeing Japanese soldiers were so frightened that their legs and feet were trembling. There were really pursuers behind them and obstacles ahead, so they had no place to escape.
Tanaka Yukuma was completely desperate. He was not going to run away, so he drew his command sword and prepared to serve Yuren;
Suddenly a burst of cheers came from a distance, and he faintly heard the sound of the board.
"Yoshi, are you working for the reinforcements?"
At this moment, he felt the ground shaking. Being experienced, he quickly guessed that it was the cavalry, and he felt happy.
According to his judgment, this should be the cavalry brigade!
A few minutes later, the cavalry group getting closer and closer confirmed his judgment. It was indeed the empire's invincible cavalry brigade. They were saved.
Major General Fujiwara was leading his cavalry brigade for reinforcements. The rout of the army all over the grassland filled him with disgust, and he secretly thought:
"These lowly army troops are such an embarrassment to His Majesty!"
Major General Fujiwara is a noble of Takumi. The Fujiwara family is one of the three oldest nobles in Takumi. He inherited his father's count status from birth.
Being able to become the commander of a cavalry brigade with many nobles shows the prominence of his family;
This is a cavalry, not an army where a lowly miner’s son can become a division commander;
In the cavalry, if you are not a noble, the squadron leader is the end!
"Make way quickly, otherwise you will die! Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Major General Fujiwara was not used to those fleeing troops. They blocked the path of the cavalry brigade, so he unceremoniously gave the order to charge in groups;
Because he also saw a black line in the sky. Needless to say, it was definitely Chinese.
When Tanaka Yukuma saw the imperial cavalry rushing over, he quickly wanted to raise his hands to stop them and tell them that he was a captain!
"Bang!"
Tragically, Tazo Tanaka was knocked away. Until his death, he never understood why the imperial cavalry hit him.
When the defeated soldiers saw that the cavalrymen were bumping into people, they were so frightened that they hid on the wings. After knocking away dozens of defeated soldiers, there were no more defeated soldiers in front of the cavalry brigade.
The black line in the sky was getting closer and closer. Fujiwara excitedly drew his saber and shouted:
"Cavalry brigade, kill the chicken and give it to me!"
