Chapter 328 It’s so enjoyable, the noise is getting louder and louder! Originally, the South China Expeditionary Force was affiliated to the China Expeditionary Force, and was later placed under the direct jurisdiction of the base camp. That's why Lieutenant General Nakaso Moritaka asked the base camp to send reinforcements. At this moment, Lieutenant General Kimura Hyōtaro, the deputy commander of the base camp's army, frowned as he looked at the telegram sent by Lieutenant General Nakasa Moritaka. Since the elite troops from the Chinese battlefield were mobilized, the Japanese army has been unable to organize a large-scale offensive and can only rely on fortifications and railways to defend the existing defense lines. There is no way, the benefits brought by Tianzhu are too great. Gold, silver, oil, steel and a series of rare minerals are all materials that the Japanese Army is in urgent need of. Even the Red Deer Navy, which has never dealt with the Army, has frequently shown good intentions in order to share some benefits. "Your Excellency, Deputy Chief, the 23rd Army is composed of C-level divisions and several independent infantry brigades. Its combat effectiveness is not as good as some A-level divisions. Without the Sichuan Army, it can barely cope with the Fourth Theater Division. attack." "Now the Sichuan Army has sent out heavy artillery regiments and armored regiments, no, or rather heavy artillery divisions and armored divisions. With the strength of the 23rd Army, it will be difficult to defend Yangcheng." Lieutenant General Akira Muto, head of the Intelligence Section of the General Staff Headquarters, said own opinion.

During this period, the intelligence agency he controlled has been working hard to collect information about the Sichuan Army. Due to the strong confidentiality of the Sichuan Army, not much information is known to the outside world. It can only be inferred based on past intelligence. According to his understanding, in addition to the infantry regiment under its jurisdiction, the Sichuan Army Corps has two elite units: the armored regiment and the artillery regiment. The size of the armored regiment should exceed hundreds of tanks, or even more. Completely comparable to the armored divisions of European powers. In addition, the so-called artillery regiments are all 155mm howitzers, and the number is no less than one hundred. This kind of firepower density is completely comparable to that of the Japanese heavy artillery division. Now that he saw the telegram from Lieutenant General Nakaso Moritaka, he felt that the war situation was very serious. That's why I reminded Kimura Hyōtaro without thinking, not to be careless anymore. "Yo Xi, has the situation reached this point now?" Kimura Hyōtaro frowned. He did not expect that the situation was developing so fast that he could not react now. "Hai." Lieutenant General Muto Akira responded immediately. "Commander of the Operations Section, Colonel Hattori Takushirō, what do you think?" Hyōtaro Kimura looked at the man at the end and asked. This guy has the lowest rank ever in the combat class. Originally he was only a lieutenant colonel, but later it was too low and he was promoted to colonel. Even so, he has the lowest rank in the entire conference room. "Hai." Colonel Hattori Takushirō stood up quickly and responded respectfully. "Your Excellency, Deputy Chief, Lieutenant General Akira Muto has just introduced the situation of the South China Expeditionary Force. Obviously, it is absolutely impossible to block the Sichuan Army's heavy weapons attack." They all know that the Sichuan Army Corps is directly under the Allied Forces Command, and its weapons and equipment are given top priority. Coupled with the training during this period, there is no doubt about its combat effectiveness.

Otherwise, Lieutenant General Nakata Moritaka would have sent out a telegram asking for help. It must have been the armored regiment and heavy artillery regiment of the Sichuan Army that caused the 23rd Army to suffer a lot. "Yes." Kimura Hyōtaro motioned for him to continue. "I suggest that the 11th Army be transferred south to assist the 23rd Army." Colonel Hattori Takushiro suggested. At present, in the entire Chinese battlefield, only the 11th Army is particularly capable. You can tell just by looking at the divisions under the 11th Army. Originally it was under the jurisdiction of the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 13th, 34th, 39th, and 40th Divisions. The first few are all Category A divisions, with a full strength of about 30,000 people. Later, due to the outbreak of the Pacific War, both the Fourth Division and the Sixth Division were transferred to the Pacific battlefield. Now the 11th Army only has the 3rd, 13th, 34th, 39th, and 40th divisions and three independent mixed brigades (the independent mixed 14th, 18th, and 20th brigades), with a total strength of more than 100,000. people. This is currently the main force of the Japanese army on the Chinese battlefield. It is also the closest unit to the 23rd Army. If we talk about reinforcements, then the 11th Army is the most suitable. As for support from Fujian Province? What a joke. There are mountains over there. It has been an indisputable place for military strategists since ancient times. Support from there, and after waiting, the day lilies were cold. "Hattori-kun, the plan you mentioned is very good, but one thing you have forgotten is that Changsha City is not in our hands now. We cannot completely open up the Guangdong-Han Line, and we cannot achieve rapid reinforcements." Kimura Hyoutarou is not either The fool naturally knows the contradiction in this plan, that is, Changsha is still in the hands of the Chinese Army. If Changsha cannot be captured, the Guangdong-Hankou Railway cannot be opened, and reinforcements cannot be carried out. "Hai, your Excellency the Deputy Chief, this requires the 11th Army to find a way to occupy Changsha, or they need to take a detour south, otherwise there is no better way, unless the navy helps transport soldiers." Colonel Hattori Takushiro lowered his head and said. He is only the chief of the operations section and is only responsible for providing combat plans. As for how to open the Guangdong-Han Line, he cannot solve it. Besides, is Changsha so difficult to defeat? The 11th Army is the elite that controls most of the Chinese battlefield. You must know that in order to enhance the strength of the 11th Army, the Third Division has never been deployed. Just to shock those young people. Even so, he actually lost troops and generals. Hearing this, Lieutenant General Kimura Hyōtaro was silent for a while and asked the navy to help transport the soldiers? I'm afraid I'll have to pay a huge price again.

Now the navy gang is already staring at the steel and oil they transported back from Tianzhu. More importantly, the Navy made it clear that because too many warships were lost, the cost of transportation has also increased. To put it bluntly, I still hope that the Army will get more steel and oil. But as the deputy secretary of the army, how could he agree to the navy's unreasonable request. "Order, the 11th Army must capture Changsha as quickly as possible and support the 23rd Army." Finally, because he was reluctant to part with steel and oil, Kimura Hyōtaro decided to let the 11th Army go south at all costs. "Hai." … At the Eleventh Army Headquarters, Tsukada received the order from the base camp and frowned very much. These idiots at base camp. Don’t you know that he has just taken office? This is not the point. The important point is that the first three battles of Changsha, especially the third one, caused heavy losses to the Eleventh Army. As a result, Anan was just a fool, so he patted his **** and went back. Let yourself clean up the mess for him. If it were not for his outstanding military capabilities, I am afraid that more lines of defense would be lost now. At this time, the Eleventh Army was licking its wounds and regaining its combat effectiveness. As a result, he was asked to send troops to continue attacking Changsha? Is this going to be the fourth battle of Changsha? Those stupid pigs at base camp. Don't you even consider the specific situation of the Eleventh Army? For a time, Tsukada Gong's resentment was extremely deep. It’s all because the benefits gained from the Tianzhu battlefield were too great. So much so that the base camp is now focused on Tianzhu and no longer cares so much about the Chinese battlefield. Even if you don't care, you should at least send some elite troops. The result? The people he recruited were all new recruits, and they were new recruits who had just completed three months of training. Now the combat effectiveness of each division has seriously declined. They relied on the third division to support the scene. "Your Excellency, Commander, do we want to implement the order from the base camp?" Chief of Staff Futami Akisaburo asked.

"Of course it must be implemented. The only division that can be mobilized at present is the 3rd Division. Let them be ready." Tsukada naturally did not dare to disobey the orders of the base camp. And he also knew the strength of the 23rd Army. If it was true as the base camp said, then the situation facing the 23rd Army would be extremely dangerous. "Your Excellency, Commander, I suggest that more Imperial Alliance troops be deployed and let them fill in the lines." Chief of Staff Futami Akisaburo suggested. "No, those sneaky Imperial Alliance troops can only maintain law and order, and letting them go to the battlefield can only affect morale." Tsukada refused directly. "Then I suggest using special ammunition." "Baga, have you forgotten Tianzhu's lesson? The base camp has reiterated it several times that special bombs must not be used." Tsukada refused again. If it were in the past, he would definitely agree to this suggestion readily. As long as Changsha City can be captured, everything will be easy. But it is different now. It was because of the unauthorized use of special bombs by the 23rd Army that more than 10,000 Japanese troops in Tianzhu died from special bombs. So much so that the results that could have been expanded were due to the British army's use of special bombs, which caused the defense line to collapse. That guy Zhengzo by the river even complained directly to the base camp. With no other choice, he ordered the 23rd Army to execute the officer who used the special bomb. This **** lesson is before our eyes. Now the British army is frantically trying to drive away the Japanese army from Tianzhu. If they dare to use special bombs again, the happiest person will be the British army. Because they can be used without restraint. The unlucky ones were not the Japanese troops in Tianzhu. "Hai, if that's the case, I'm afraid our attack this time won't be too optimistic." Chief of Staff Futami Akisaburo said in a discouraged tone. The main reason was that the Eleventh Army suffered heavy losses when it attacked Changsha for the third time, resulting in the death of a large number of veterans and a serious decline in the combat effectiveness of the army. The wound has not been licked yet, and the attack must continue. There was little hope of victory. "That's why I said, don't those idiots at the base camp know the specific situation of the Eleventh Army?" Tsukada said angrily. "Forget it, order all divisions to take action immediately and target Changsha." "In addition, let the flight groups take off and blow Changsha City into rubble for me." "Hai." … In the fourth theater, Zhang Fakui received a telegram from Zhang Deneng. His gloomy face finally showed a long-lost smile. Originally, he thought that this time the attack would end in an anticlimax. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, the Sichuan Army sent its own armored regiment and heavy artillery regiment to help, using powerful firepower to completely shred the defense line outside Yangcheng.

According to intelligence, the Japanese troops in Yangcheng are frantically deploying surrounding garrisons. The purpose is to defend Yangcheng. Even the 104th Division as far away as Chaozhou was mobilized. It can be said that all the troops belonging to the 23rd Army have been mobilized. There is also a hint of sadness. Before Daqing, the Japanese army had never paid much attention to him, thinking that the Fourth Army's attack was insignificant, and did not even dispatch many reinforcements. Now the Sichuan Army just dispatched an armored regiment and an artillery regiment, which caused a series of reactions, which naturally made him feel a little unhappy. Do you think you can't win Yangcheng? All right! I have played several times in the past two years, but I have indeed failed to win. I thought it was because of the equipment failure. Now equipped with beautiful weapons and equipment, the results are not bad. In just a few days, thousands of Japanese troops were wiped out. It was unimaginable before. But there is still little hope of taking over Yangcheng in one go. It can only be said that in the past it was 0%, but now it is 30% with the use of beautiful equipment. After the Sichuan Legion joined, this hope became 50%, or even higher. From the current point of view, as long as we break through Xijiang, we will be able to reach Yangcheng with a smooth sweep. He even used Xia Wei's Sixteenth Army idea now. But he gave up soon. Considering that Xia Wei stayed behind to look after Gui Jun's house, he gave up the idea. The supplemented Fourth Army also has more than 30,000 men, cooperating with the Sichuan Army's armored regiments and heavy artillery regiments, as well as aircraft support. There is already a huge gap in strength between the two sides. Otherwise, the other side would not urgently mobilize all the garrison troops near Yangcheng. But not enough! This wasn't the straw that broke the camel's back. If another new force joins. Then we can completely capture Yangcheng. You don't need to look at the other two armies, they will basically ignore you. I even had the idea of ​​watching a show.

At this moment, the communications staff hurried in with a telegram. When he saw Zhang Fakui, he immediately said. "Sir, urgent call from the Ninth War Zone." "Read it." Zhang Fakui was stunned, but still motioned to his subordinates to read out the contents of the telegram. "A few days ago, the Japanese Eleventh Army has been mobilized frequently. Its third division has arrived outside Changsha. The 13th and 34th divisions are also mobilized, so Japanese fighter planes are frantically bombing Changsha City..." The communications staff said quickly finished reading the telegram. After listening to the contents of the telegram, Zhang Fakui looked confused. What does it mean? Japanese Eleventh Army attacks Changsha for the fourth time? What does it have to do with yourself? etc! Thinking that the Japanese army in Yangcheng was frantically gathering nearby troops, a bad idea flashed in Zhang Fakui's mind. Could this Eleventh Army be the Japanese army that went south to support Yangcheng? If this goes south. Wasn't his hope of regaining Yangcheng dashed? For a moment, Zhang Fakui's face looked extremely ugly. Just a Yangcheng, so what? Mobilizing so many Japanese troops? "You hope I can send you some support?" Zhang Fakui thought carefully about the meaning of this telegram. Normally, if the Japanese army wants to attack Changsha, it should report it to Shancheng. What does it mean to send a telegram to himself? Just asking for help? But as a war zone commander, he doesn't have much real power. "Wait? Don't you want to buy weapons and equipment from the Sichuan Army through me?" Zhang Fakui suddenly thought of something. "Call back and tell me that the war in the Fourth War Zone is currently at a stalemate and we are unable to provide reinforcements. If you want to purchase weapons and equipment, we can provide help." Zhang Fakui thought that he should first send a telegram to test whether the other party meant this. I basically slept for a day and a night, and finally felt much better. I woke up in the morning and wrote a post. The recommendations below are the author’s new books. Since they are still young, I can collect them first. It is also the type of captain, but it is a prequel to the captain, mainly focusing on the Battle of Guinan. ​ (End of chapter)