Lieutenant General Ishiguro Sadazou, the commander of the 29th Japanese Army in Johor, stood up first and said:
"Your Excellency, Commander, I believe that the next target of the Chinese Expeditionary Force can only be Johor, where our southern headquarters is located;
The Chinese Expeditionary Force does not have a navy. After occupying Annan and Khmer, their army can directly attack Johor along the Clay Isthmus in the northern part of the Johor Peninsula, which is only more than 700 kilometers away from the Lion City where our Southern Army Headquarters is located.
West Johor only has two divisions and four brigades of the 29th Army. Together with the 46th Division and the independent 26th Brigade directly under the Front Army, the total strength is only 70,000;
After completing a new round of military expansion, the Chinese Expeditionary Force has three armies that can be used to attack West Johor, with more than 100,000 people. In addition, they also have a puppet army composed of the scum of the empire, with about 15,000 people, just right. A division.
In terms of military strength, China has a great advantage. In terms of firepower, they have no less than 300 aircraft. There are only more than 120 aircraft on the West Johor Peninsula. There is a huge gap in strength between the two sides.
I suggest that before the Chinese attack, no less than 80,000 reinforcements from Luzon and Java should be immediately mobilized to hold West Johor. "
As soon as Lieutenant General Ishiguro finished speaking, Lieutenant General Suzuki Sosaku, commander of the 35th Army in Luzon, stood up and objected:
“Your Excellency, Commander, I do not agree with continuing to increase troops to west Johor;
West Johor only has 130,000 square kilometers and has no strategic depth. It hangs alone in the sea and only borders Siam and the Emerald Kingdom in the north. With such terrain, once the Chinese break through the Strait defense line, my army of hundreds of thousands squeezed in will only die!
West Johor can be held on, but once it cannot be held, the headquarters can be withdrawn to Java with the assistance of the navy and West Johor abandoned. "
Lieutenant General Suzuki's proposal was approved by most people present, but it was contrary to the idea of Juichi Terauchi.
Giving up West Johor would mean giving up the international channel, the Straits of Malaga, and the dream of competing for world hegemony would be completely shattered.
The strategic status of the Southern Army will also decline. The base camp and Yuren will not agree, and he himself is not willing to do so;
According to news from the base camp, Yuren intends to promote him to field marshal in recognition of the glorious achievements of the Southern Army.
At this juncture, if he dared to give up West Johor and the Straits of Manrak, he would never be able to obtain the honor of field marshal in his lifetime.
He gestured with his eyes to Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Kuroda Shigenori. As Terauchi Juichi’s confidant, Lieutenant General Kuroda understood and stood up and said:
“Gentlemen, the Southern Army has already lost Jade, Siam, and Nanzhang, and is about to retreat from Khmer and Annam. If we retreat from Johor and Lion City, will we still have a place to survive?
Although Indochina is very large, we have no retreat!
The Chinese Expeditionary Army only has a few hundred thousand people, and our Southern Army has hundreds of thousands of imperial elites. Is it possible that none of you have the courage to fight to the death with the Chinese? "
Kuroda's words were heart-wrenching. For the Japanese who always valued bushido, this was tantamount to calling them cowards;
The uncle could bear it, the aunt could bear it, but the old devils couldn't bear it. His words instantly detonated the venue and aroused the anger of the crowd.
They all stood up and expressed their intention to fight to the death with the Chinese in West Johor. When General Judaiji Temple saw the effect, he raised his hand to signal others to be quiet;
When the others saw that the Commander was about to speak, they immediately shut their mouths and then sat upright, waiting for Juichi Terauchi to make his concluding remarks.
When Terauchi Shouichi saw that the conference room became quiet, he nodded with great satisfaction and said:
"Gentlemen, I see the bloody nature of imperial soldiers from you, and I am very pleased.
Kuroda-kun is right. Our Southern Army has no retreat. If we retreat any further, we will retreat to the ground!
I decided to transfer one division each from Luzon and Java, and concentrate 100,000 troops in West Johor for a decisive battle with the Chinese Expeditionary Force;
The rise and fall of the empire depends on this. I hope you will show your majesty's loyalty and bravery as a warrior, and you will always be there! "
A group of old Japanese soldiers stood up one after another to express their stance, and their morale was instantly raised by the old Japanese soldier Shouichi in the temple, preparing for a decisive battle with the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
The Japanese were mobilizing troops and generals, and the Chinese Expeditionary Force was not idle either. The main force began to launch a general attack on Hanoi and Saigon City.
In Saigon City, artillery shells fell like raindrops. The Japs of the 79th Division were stubbornly resisting. The New First Army mobilized 24 Wei Shencannons of the Second Division to carry out saturation bombing on the Japs positions in Saigon City. Liao Jianchu drooled at the sight.
"Let me go, brother, the commander-in-chief has been very kind to the Second Division. He has equipped you with the Wei Shen Cannon. I heard that such a powerful weapon is only equipped with the Independent Army. He is guarding us. I didn't expect that he would also equip the Second Division." superior."
Liu Fangwu said nonchalantly:
“This is purely a rumor!
The commander-in-chief is not so stingy. Look at the New Second Army and the New Third Army. They are also the Central Army. Their equipment is no worse than that of the Independent Army;
Even several divisions of our New First Army are equipped with a large number of Wei Shen cannons. Your 22nd Division is not equipped yet. It is probably because you are a mechanized division and have Eagle heavy howitzers, and you cannot use such crude things as Wei Shen cannons. "
Liao Jianchu immediately said angrily:
"Let my brother go and pull him down. Is this a piece of shit?
A cannon can fire 8 heavy artillery shells at one time. Is this equivalent to the single launch of my artillery battalion?
The range is more than 6 kilometers, and it can carry out long-range strikes against the enemy. The most important thing is the total weight. A small donkey can drag it all over the world.
Brother, please don’t fool me. Do you think I don’t know that the New Second Army and the New Third Army are not clear with the Eighth Route Army?
Now our New First Army is also equipped with a large number of Wei Shen cannons and Hua Mulan cannons, but our New 22nd Division does not have them. This is intriguing! "
Liu Fangwu looked around, and then whispered:
"Brother Jianchu, you are overthinking. You still don't know the character of our military commander?
Those who are arrogant and look down on the Eighth Route Army!
The commander-in-chief equips us with these advanced weapons. This is giving eye drops to Shuzhong. Do you understand the plan of alienation?
The military commander has long seen through their little thoughts, and they will take advantage of them, while others will just pretend to be confused. Who doesn't want good things if they have them, right? "
Liao Jianchu is not a fool. How could he believe Liu Fangwu's lies? Mr. Chu is such a shrewd person that he would be fooled by the military commander?
Secretly said:
"Isn't it just to protect myself? I, old Liao, am not blind. I didn't expect that even Commander Sun is not clear with Mr. Chu. It seems that the old man's strength is about to run out."
Thinking of this, he had an idea in his mind and said to Liu Fangwu:
"Let me go, I don't care what the military commander and you have in mind. Our 22nd Division is also part of the New First Army. You and the military commander cannot treat me as an outsider, and you can't leave me out if there are benefits!
Even if you want to use your good stuff to deceive the Eighth Route Army while you are in Cao's camp but your heart is with the Han, you still have to take me with you. After this battle is over, you will tell me who I am. "
Liu Fangwu chuckled and said:
"Okay, since Brother Jianchu is willing to advance and retreat with the army, we will be a real family from now on. I will go to the army to talk about Wei Shenpao. He still has about ten stocks in stock. When Saigon is captured, I will I’ll definitely get it for you.”
Liao Jianchu cursed in his heart:
"Damn it, you said that if you weren't guarding me, you'd rather put a dozen heavy cannons in the warehouse to rust than let me use them."
Thinking of this, Liao Jianchu said angrily:
"If the Wei Shen Cannon alone is not enough, the Hua Mulan Cannon is also needed!
You tell the military commander that he has four divisions under his command, not three. You can't favor one over the other! "
"Okay, Jianchu, let's not talk about the two families now. The artillery preparations are over. It's time for your tanks to show their faces and give the Japanese Japanese a ride."
