Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 467 Price
Wang Xuexin was not as eager to train as Li Yunlong said.

The reason was that Wang Xuexin received the news that the last batch of tanks had arrived in Xi'an the next day.

So Wang Xuexin gave an order, and the three tank companies immediately rushed to Xi'an to receive them.

Like last time, the process of the three companies returning with their tanks was also a training process. The difference was that the reconnaissance company added reconnaissance projects, and the engineer company added bridge building and mine clearance projects.

The anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns shipped together with the tanks were received by the headquarters. Based on this, the headquarters formed an anti-aircraft machine battalion and anti-aircraft artillery battalion, commanded by the chief of staff himself.

While Wang Xuexin was intensively organizing training, Okamura Ningji was frowning at the telegram in his hand at the First Army Headquarters.

"Your Excellency, General!" Shinozuka Yoshio handed over another telegram and said, "Another order for troop mobilization. The superior ordered us to transfer the 33rd and 41st divisions to Kanto Prefecture!"

(Note: The devils call the Northeast China they control as the Kantung State, which is why the army stationed in the Northeast is called the Kwantung Army)
Neiji Okamura did not answer, but just gave a cold "hmm".

Yoshio Shinozuka didn't dare to speak, he knew that Neiji Okamura was very dissatisfied with the decision of his superiors, but an order is an order, and they can only execute it.

After a while, Okamura Neiji said: "This is a mistake, and it is probably irreparable! These stupid guys, we will pay a heavy price for this!"

"Your Majesty General, what do you mean... the war against Mao Xiong?" Yoshio Shinozuka said, "We are not sure whether this battle will happen..."

"No, Shinozuka-kun!" Neiji Okamura interrupted Yoshio Shinozuka: "I'm never worried about Mao Kuma, they won't fight this battle!"

"Why?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked curiously.

At this time, the empire has issued a mobilization order, and armies from all directions are gathering towards the Kanto Prefecture. Everyone is guessing that the empire is likely to attack the bear with its allies, but Neiji Okamura asserts that there will be no such battle.

"Because of profit, Shinozuka-kun!" Okamura Neiji cast his eyes out of the window and replied: "It is already July, and Siberia will soon enter winter, unless we can defeat the enemy within two months and win a decisive victory ,otherwise……"

Shinozuka Yoshio felt that after looking at the map, he felt that what Neiji Okamura said made sense.

This is also the reason why the Battle of Nomonhan began in May and ended in September... Siberia's winter is very long, and it is very cold from September onwards. The locals can barely hunt and collect food during this time. They will enter the "dwelling house" in January, that is, they will stay indoors and not go out until April of the following year.

During this period of dwelling, the temperature will drop below minus 60 degrees, which is a temperature that even native-born locals dare not stay outdoors for 15 minutes.

Therefore, if the Empire cannot defeat the bear within the remaining two months, its logistics supply will soon have serious problems.

At that time, Mao Xiong will not need to send troops to deal with it, and the imperial army will freeze to death in that extremely cold land.

"What's more!" Okamura Neiji continued: "What can we get from attacking that barren land? What we need is oil and supplies, not to help Hans eliminate the bear. This is meaningless to us!"

Shinozuka Yoshio asked puzzledly: "Then, Your Excellency General! If this is the case, why do we have to gather our troops to the Kanto Prefecture?"

Neiji Okamura replied with only two words: "Contain, confess!"

Although Neiji Okamura didn't explain much, Shinozuka Yoshio still understood.

Containment means to contain Maoxiong's troops in Siberia so that they cannot reinforce the western battlefield.

This is indeed the case. The bears in history did not dare to transfer the main force back to the west for reinforcements until the devils attacked Pearl Harbor. Otherwise, even if the first attack by Hans was overstretched, they could only defend against the devils in Siberia.

This is actually a reinforcement for allies.

The confession is for the allies... The allies have repeatedly urged the empire to launch a war, and it is impossible for the empire to do nothing!
Although Yoshio Shinozuka understood this, he did not understand the "mistake" Okamura Neiji referred to.

"If that's the case..." Yoshio Shinozuka thought for a while and asked, "Then, Your Excellency, we shouldn't have any 'mistakes', let alone pay a heavy price for it!"

Neiji Okamura shook his head. He stood up and turned his gaze to the sand table, looking at one of the small red flags representing the Eighth Route Army, and said worriedly: "Didn't you find out, Mr. Xiaozuka? Under our siege Well, instead of being hit, the Eighth Route Army is getting stronger and stronger. Recently, I heard that they have cooperated with Maoxiong and Yingjiang..."

"Your Excellency, what do you mean the Eighth Route Army will launch a counterattack against us?"

Okamura Ningji nodded.

Shinozuka Yoshio replied: "Your Excellency, you are too worried. Even if the Eighth Route Army launches a counterattack against our army, it is just like the "Hundred Regiments War" last time. We have seen their combat effectiveness and destroyed the communication line. Our army After strengthening the defense, I believe I have the ability to deal with it!"

What Shinozuka Yoshio said was not bragging.

The devils have a strong ability to correct errors. After the Hundred Regiments War, they quickly realized the defensive loopholes in the long communication lines... They can't simply build gun towers and bunkers in the hope of protecting the railway. They should implement mobile defense. That's the only way In order to put limited troops on the battlefield as much as possible.

Therefore, after the Hundred Regiments War, instead of building gun towers around the railway line, the devils built a large-scale cobweb-like road around the railway line... Railway lines are often unreliable during sabotage battles. Small cuts will not be able to flow smoothly.

Roads are different. They can go around and even be paved temporarily, so it is possible to quickly project troops to the battlefield or even surround the enemy.

Then, gun towers and bunkers were planned to be built near the road.

In this way, if the Eighth Route Army wants to break the battle, it means destroying the railway, and the first thing to do is to destroy the road.

This gave the devil time to react, and this time was enough for the devil to transport a large number of reinforcements by train.

Therefore, Shinozuka Yoshio believes that it is unlikely that the Eighth Route Army will launch another sabotage campaign.

Even if the Eighth Route Army did this, it would be the Eighth Route Army, not the empire, that would suffer heavy losses.

But Ningji Okamura shook his head again and said: "If you think that the Eighth Route Army will target our army's lines of communication, then underestimate them! Do you still remember the Yunjing City that the Eighth Route Army captured? I think they already have The ability to capture a city, I'm just not sure which city they will attack!"

(End of this chapter)