Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 771 Japanese Countermeasures
(The last few chapters feel a little procrastinated, but they are necessary plots. I can only say to everyone: wait a minute, the wonderful plot will arrive)
The frequent military mobilization of the Xuebing Army at the junction of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi naturally failed to escape the eyes of the Japanese.

The South China Front Army newly formed by the Japanese army against the Xuebing Army originally had six divisions under its jurisdiction, but two were removed when they attacked Xuzhou, and now there are four.When it was first established, the commander of the front army was King Komiya Hatohiko, a Japanese pro-dynasty. As the Xuzhou battle came to an end, the Japanese base camp made tactical adjustments, and Matsui Iwane, who had rich experience in actual combat, replaced Asaka Miya Hatohiko as the commander.

In this time and space, because of the appearance of Ouyang Yun, a little butterfly, and because he squeezed out Tang Shengzhi as the commander of the Nanjing garrison, he guarded Nanjing for a week, which gave the residents of Nanjing ample time to retreat.Although due to various reasons, there were still tens of thousands of people who did not evacuate. Although massacres and other incidents of Japanese troops invading civilians also occurred, the plot was much milder than that of that time and space.All these allowed Matsui Iwane, the culprit, to continue his military journey.

When the Nanjing offensive and defensive battle was in full swing, the old devil was recovering from his illness. Therefore, although the Japanese army ended in failure, it was not his responsibility. Therefore, he was very unconvinced and always wanted to get his place back.Now, he felt that his chance had come.

The Xuebing Army has been mobilized too frequently recently. Seeing all kinds of information sent by ground reconnaissance troops, spies, and reconnaissance planes, Matsui Iwane was horrified at first. He did not expect the Xuebing Army to have such a large number of tanks and cannons. Then I couldn't help muttering: "What do the Chinese people want to do? Could it be that they have already noticed the tactical adjustment of our army? Then they started to deploy their defenses? No, if they know about the negotiation, they can expose it through other means. Given the hostility towards Japan in China, once the peace talks are exposed, it will definitely not be possible—what exactly does the Xuebing Army want to do?"

The transfer of the Xuebing Army this time was "blatant". Of the five regular armies, except for the Fourth Xue Army who went to Hainan and the First Xue Army to stay in Guangdong, the other three armies all went to the border of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi.At the same time, there were also a regiment of Langya, the guerrilla troops of two divisions, and the security forces of the two divisions that Jiang Guangnai had reorganized before.For such a large-scale mobilization of troops, even though Matsui Iwane was used to big scenes and dismissed the strength of the Chinese army, he still felt sincere pressure.

This is a big matter, and Matsui Iwane couldn't make up his mind, and he didn't care about disturbing the morale of the army, so he had to call several division heads to the headquarters for a meeting to discuss the next move of the cadet army.

The South China Front Army still has four divisions in Zhejiang, namely the 3rd Division, the 6th Division, the 9th Division and the 13th Division. Suzuki stepped down.Among them, Oku Ichiro's 9th Division was stationed in Qingyuan County, which is close to Songxi County. Qingyuan County is too close to Songxi County. Seeing that there are more and more Chinese troops on the opposite side, Oku Ichiro worried that he would be attacked. So it looks very anxious.

After the four division heads and Chief of Staff Asai Kurao took their seats, Matsui Iwane said straight to the point; "Masters, recently, the Chinese army on the opposite side has been frequently mobilized, and their behavior is abnormal and weird. What do you think of this incident? Yes?"

The fact that the Chinese and Japanese governments are negotiating peace is the top secret, and no one here except Matsui Iwane knows about it.All they knew was that the base camp had made tactical adjustments and was preparing to attack Min Yueqiong.

Dajiu Ichiro spoke first, and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, do the Chinese want to take the initiative to attack? Our enemy is the Xuebing Army, the second Great Wall Battle, and the previous Nanjing battle. The imperial army is in the hands of this Chinese army. It’s a big loss. I think we should pay attention to it and make a correct response.”

This is actually what Matsui Iwane is worried about.The Chinese army is generally weak. If the opponent was replaced by other armies, he would not have this worry at all, but now the opponent is the army of apprentices.The cadet army has brought too many surprises to the imperial army. Looking at its growth process, every time it grows, there is a shadow of Japan. What is exasperating is that every time the Japanese army has played the role of a stepping stone.From the initial contempt, to the later panic, until now, the arrogant and narrow-minded Japanese Army Ministry has begun to include the student army as a subject of research, all of which make Matsui Iwane have to treat it cautiously.As the commander of the South China Front Army, because of his status and identity, it is not easy for him to raise such an assumption that is close to showing weakness, so he has to hold this meeting and express it through the mouth of others.

Germany and Japan, the two enemies of World War I, were able to join hands in World War II. On the one hand, it was driven by interests. Germany needed to find an ally in the Far East, while Japan wanted to acquire some military technology from Germany.On the other hand, it has a lot to do with the narrow national views of the two countries.Not to mention Germany, Hitler's so-called theory of national superiority has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people; Japan also claims to be the people of God, and has an unparalleled sense of superiority in East Asia.All these made Matsui Iwane dare not admit easily that the Xuebing Army would be stronger than the Imperial Army, and dared to take the initiative to attack.

As he expected before, Dajiu just finished speaking, and was immediately reprimanded by Kota Minfu and others.

"Your Excellency Dajiu, don't forget your identity!"

"Your Majesty Dajiu, how can you say such words that magnify other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige? In your eyes, is our Great Japanese Imperial Army not as good as a Chinese warlord army? It's really unreasonable!"

The sense of superiority of Japanese soldiers over Chinese soldiers is innate. When Kota Mino and others said these words, they seemed to be the embodiment of justice, making Oku Ichiro seem like a Japanese traitor.

The goal was achieved, and Matsui Iwane waved his hand and said: "Daijiu's words are indeed suspected of alarmist talk, but under the current situation, it is not too much to be cautious. Let's assume that the army of soldiers is going to attack our army on its own initiative, so what should we do?" face?"

Guangtai Minfu, Hebian Zhengsan and others looked at each other, and Hebian Zhengsan asked: "Your Excellency, will the Xuebing Army really take the initiative to attack?"

"Be prepared, as you know, the empire's strategy adjustment this time is to take action against Minyueqiong. Minyueqiong is too important to His Majesty's imperial plan. As long as these three provinces are taken down, then We now have an extra channel to attack the inland of China. Not only that, Fujian has abundant reserves of Qingliu tungsten ore. If Qingliu can be captured, the empire’s military industry will surely gain the capital to take off. Have you noticed, Minyue Qiong Once it is won, the imperial army will be able to take Guangxi and Yunnan with continued efforts, and then we can consider entering Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia is a good place, oil and rubber, these are what the empire lacks most."

Some time ago, because of suffering too much at the hands of the Xuebing Army, in order to maintain the military's arrogant rhetoric of destroying China within half a year, the Japanese base camp once wanted to put Min Yueqiong on hold for the final solution.However, with the reshuffle of the cabinet, a large number of people who supported the "peaceful settlement of the Chinese incident" came to power, and an opportunity to concentrate on dealing with the student army appeared.

Among the four division commanders, the one with the highest enthusiasm for the battle was Masazo Kawabe.He used to be the commander of the independent mixed infantry brigade of the North China Garrison. Since he was defeated by the Xuebing Army in the Battle of Tianjin, what he can't forget is revenge.In his opinion, the present is an excellent opportunity, so he immediately interjected: "Your Excellency, why don't we take the initiative to attack? Now the offensive in the northwest has completely stopped. As long as we take the initiative to fight, even if we lose a little Can win the support of the base camp. At that time, as long as an army is transferred from the Central China Front, we can also sweep Minyueqiong. Your Excellency, instead of letting the Chinese people take the initiative to attack, it is better for us to attack first, so that we can take the initiative."

"Your Excellency, take the initiative to attack, no matter what the intention of the student army is, there is nothing wrong with taking the initiative to attack!" Suzuki Shimono followed suit.

Matsui Iwane glanced at them, his face became serious, and he said: "Under the current situation, it is indeed a good idea to take the initiative to attack, but have you considered it? In the case of insufficient aviation and tank troops, we alone Army, can you tear down the Chinese defense line? Have you noticed that Chinese fighter planes have frequently appeared on the border of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi recently? Why did the Chinese come here? Is it just to prevent my aviation from air strikes? No, if I Not bad, they should want to sneak attack on several of our airports in Zhejiang, just like the Kaohsiung airport. I asked you to strengthen the defense of the airport. This is what I am worried about. After the reshuffle of the cabinet, the offensive momentum of the base camp has weakened. It is unwise to launch an attack hastily. However, not taking the initiative to attack does not mean that we will let the student army arrange it calmly. I have decided that from today on, our army will harass Fujian by advancing troops. At the same time, bombard the outer fortifications of the Xuebing Army. Gentlemen, please ask the chief of staff to explain the specific layout for you..."

In the eyes of many, it is unwise for the Xuebing Army to carry out military mobilization with great fanfare.Many middle and senior generals didn't understand why Ouyang Yun did this. They thought that since they wanted to take the initiative to attack, the military mobilization should be as concealed as possible, so as to achieve the effect of winning by surprise.Now that you are making frequent movements under the little devil's nose, isn't that telling them that you are going to attack?

The command core of the Xuebing Army, Guo Biao and Mu Jiandie went to Chongqing, the newly promoted Shan Renxiong and Chen Ce were all in Hainan, and only Li Tieshu, Li Hanhun, Chu Tiange, Jiang Guangnai, and Ji Xing stayed in Fujian and Guangdong Wen, Tie Linfei and Chang Gen.Among these people, only Jiang Guangnai knew the reason, and the others couldn't understand it. They wanted to ask clearly, but no matter whether it was Li Tieshu or Chu Tiange, when Ouyang Yun answered them, he always smiled mysteriously.

The Japanese army also launched a mobilization. Although the scale was small, it still attracted the attention of Li Tieshu, Ji Xingwen, and Chu Tiange who were on the front line. When the situation was brought to Ouyang Yun, he finally became anxious.And it was in this situation that Jiang Guangnai's subordinates sent to Taiwan Island finally got in touch with his two old friends.

(End of this chapter)