Chapter 353

Leave the No.20 Five Armies alone, and form another army...

What does Yamashita Fengwen think?
Don't talk about Hata Toshiro, even Tojo, he has no idea.

That guy, Fengwen Yamashita, is a mad dog.

Very grumpy.

The kind that bites when you disagree.

And Yamashita Fengwen and Yamamoto 56, that is a biography.

There is a common father-in-law.

The twin sisters they married, Hua, are famous beauties in the island country.

Because of this, the two bastards often mistake the sisters.

I don't know if it was an accident or on purpose.

In short, because of this relationship, the relationship between Yamashita Fengfumi and Yamamoto 56 is very strong.

If you engage in Yamashita Bongbun, I don't know how Yamamoto 56 will react.

This point, even Naoto Hattori is not sure.

After all, Yamamoto 56 is a very strange person.

Senior qualifications.

There are many students.

There is also a super military attack on Pearl Harbor.

So no one dared to touch him at all.

It's the dog Tianlocust, which is very polite to Yamamoto 56.

If Yamamoto 56 is messed up.

This is not going to end well.

Tojo talked about his worries, but Naotomi Hattori didn't take it to heart at all.

Tojo-kun, you are such an idiot.

If it was in the past, this matter was really difficult to handle.

But now, our island nation has sufficient military strength.

Don't forget, we just formed eighty new divisions!
With so many troops, it is enough to complete the No.20 Fifth Army of Fengwen Yamashita first.

Didn't Yamashita Fengwen say that his No.20 Fifth Army was short of troops?
Add five divisions to him.

In this case, his No. 20 Fifth Army has more than [-] island soldiers.

When we form a new army, he has absolutely nothing to say.

You can't upgrade his No. 20 Fifth Army of Fengwen Yamashita, right?

He has no such qualifications yet.

Moreover, Naotomi Hattori felt that in order to better fight against the lighthouse country, it was necessary to integrate the Japanese troops throughout Southeast Asia.

In his view, the Pacific battlefield is very important now, so it is necessary to form a southern dispatch army on top of the No. 20 five armies.

The status of the Southern Dispatch Army is the same as that of the Kwantung Army and the North China Dispatch Army.

Only in this way can we better command the troops to fight against the lighthouse country.

Naotomi Hattori's suggestion made Hideki Tojo's eyes shine.

Suo Ga...

This suggestion is not bad!

Hideki Tojo's head was spinning quickly.

In an instant, the most suitable commander came to mind.

Hideki Tojo immediately said: "Old Fu, your suggestion is very good.

This is what I think about this Southern Expedition.

In order to better control our occupied areas, I think it is necessary to form four to five armies under the Southern Expeditionary Army.

In this way, it can be clearly defined.

Moreover, it can also weaken the power of Yamashita Fengwen.

My initial idea is to form the No.20 Army and No.14 Army under the Southern Expedition Army, in addition to the No.15 Fifth Army and No.16 Army.

In this case, the Southern Dispatch Army will have four armies.

The No.15 Army is responsible for attacking the Kangaroo Country and its surrounding islands.

No.16 Army, responsible for operations in the Dutch East Indies.

The No.14 Army is still under the command of Masaharu Honma, and is responsible for defending the Filipino servant country and its surrounding islands.

The No.20 Fifth Army, commanded by Yamashita Fengwen, is responsible for the defense of Malay and its surrounding islands.

In addition, under the Southern Dispatch Army, set up some directly subordinate divisions and naval detachments.

My idea is to maintain the strength of each army at four to five divisions.

In this case, plus the divisions directly under it, the entire Southern Dispatch Army has almost 40 troops.

Such a force still has a great advantage in the battle against the lighthouse country. "

40 troops...

Hata Shunroku and Hattori Naotomi smacked their lips.

This is similar to the number of troops in the North China Front Army.

In this case, it is within their acceptable range.

Hideki Tojo is not stupid,
He was very clear.

If the formation of the Southern Dispatch Army has too many troops, it will definitely be opposed by Shunroku Hata and Naochi Hattori.

idiot.

Hata Toshiroku and Hattori Naomi have their own agendas.

Tojo knew these two guys too well.

From Hata Toshiroku's point of view, the Kwantung Army in his hands is the most elite unit in the entire Japanese army.At the same time, it has the most troops.

At its peak, the Kwantung Army had more than 70 troops!

Even Tojo himself couldn't help but gasp.

Even now, the strength of the Kwantung Army exceeds 50.

This is still only the native soldiers of their island country.

If the Puppet Manchukuo troops are added, the total strength of the Kwantung Army exceeds 100 million.

This is Hata Shunroku's biggest reliance.

If the formation of the Southern Dispatch Army has too many troops, Hata Shunroku will feel threatened.

This is absolutely not allowed by him.

Naoko Hattori also has his own plans.

He insisted on fighting the Pacific battlefield and the lighthouse country, just to let the navy of the island country show its face.

If the Southern Army has too many troops, it will make Naomi Hattori's naval force look a bit weak.

From the main force to the support force, Naotomi Hattori couldn't bear it.

Therefore, it is most appropriate to maintain the strength of the Southern Army at around 40.

After making this decision, Tojo and Hata Shunroku immediately discussed where to transfer troops.

The current No.14 Army and No.20 Fifth Army add up to a little over [-] troops.

To form the Southern Army, another 30 troops need to be mobilized.

This is not a small number.

Tojo's idea is to draw 15 troops each from the North China Dispatch Army and the Kwantung Army.

And it must be an elite force.

The [-] divisions newly formed by their island country have now been fully supplemented by these two dispatched troops.

Now there is no problem at all in drawing 30 troops from these two dispatched armies.

The biggest problem is that elite troops must be mobilized.

After all, the newly formed [-] divisions have very rubbish combat effectiveness.

Defensively enough.

If you are fighting in the field, it will not work at all.

This is not only clear to Tojo, but also Hata Shunroku.

This is why Hata Shunroku said that he will temporarily adopt a defensive strategy on the Eastern battlefield.

And in Hata Shunroku's view, although the newly formed division's combat effectiveness is not strong, it has more troops.

The newly formed division, the addition of two divisions, how can it be worth an elite division.

Just draw the tune.

Anyway, his Kwantung Army now has enough troops.

As for the Central China Dispatch Army, let's defend Xuzhou honestly.

The specific divisions to be transferred will be studied later.

But who will be the commander of the Southern Army is a big problem.

Hideki Tojo's idea was to let Terauchi, the commander of the North China Dispatch Army, serve as the commander of the Southern Dispatch Army.

After all, Terauchi Shouichi was better at attacking.

He is not good at defensive combat.

This can be seen from the current situation in North China.

Although North China is now in the hands of their island country, it is not stable.

The Eighth Route Army was active in North China too frequently.

The Japanese army caused huge losses to them.

But Terauchi Shouyi had nothing to do.

Tried everything I could think of, but to no avail.

If this continues, then North China will most likely be snatched back by the Eighth Route Army.

So Hideki Tojo decided to let Terauchi Shouichi go to the Southern Army as the commander.

As for the new commander of the North China Front Army, it will be Hideki Tojo.

Now Hideki Tojo is in the No.11 Army, and he can't stay any longer.

Such a big defeat.

It's normal to move around.

Besides, this is a good opportunity for Okamura.

Commander of the front army!Such a position is not so easy to vacate.

Unpredictable.

At that time, Okamura will not be grateful to me?

As soon as Hideki Tojo brought up this idea, Shunroku Hata frowned.

"Let Okamura-kun be the commander of the North China Front Army?

Tojo, are you serious? "

What do other devils think about being promoted after losing a battle?
Tojo nodded solemnly.

I had an expression on my face that I couldn't help.

"Old Hata, this is the result of my deliberation.

The main opponent that the North China Dispatch Army is now facing is the Eighth Route Army.

Among the senior commanders of our island country, only Okamura is familiar with the Eighth Route Army.

The other commanders knew little about the Eighth Route Army.

If he serves as the commander of the North China Dispatch Army, it will be difficult to reverse the situation there. "

What Tojo said was serious.

It seems that without Okamura, the Japanese North China Dispatched Army will soon fall apart.

However, what Tojo said was true.

Terauchi Shouichi is really rubbish in terms of defense.

Apart from ordering the Japanese army to build bunker towers, there is no other ability.

If it were replaced by Okamura, it might have a different effect.

Hata Shunroku is not stupid either.

Tojo said this, just to find an excuse to promote Okamura.

Hata Shunroku did not hesitate to expose him.

Hata Jun nodded six times: "Suoga, what you said, Okamura-kun, there is indeed a suitable talent.

If this is the case, then we should just decide on the new commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army now.

I'm the Minister of War of an island country, so I can't always be the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, right?

Now the chief of staff of the Central China Dispatch Army is Doi Yuan.

I suggest that Doi Yuan be directly promoted to be the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army.

You all know Doi-kun's abilities.

Although the person lives up to his name, he is a little fatter.

But the command ability is not bad.

Moreover, Mr. Doi served as the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army when he was in the Kwantung Army.

Have a deep understanding of defending occupied areas.

The next task of the Central China Dispatch Army is to defend the Xuzhou area.

This is exactly what Doi-kun is good at.

Tojo-kun, you won't refuse, will you? "

Hata Shunroku squinted at Tojo.

If Tojo did not agree to let Doi Madoka be the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, then he would not agree with Okamura Ningji to serve as the commander of the North China Dispatch Army.

(End of this chapter)

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