Invincible from the sword

Chapter 372 Let's go now, it's too early
Now the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi has a total strength of almost 10 troops.

It sounds like there are a lot of troops.

But most of the soldiers are not strong in combat.

This is mainly because the weapons and equipment are not good enough.

Although the enthusiasm of the entire army is very high, but because the equipment is not good, if there is a large-scale field battle with the Japanese army, the designation will suffer.

It would be foolish to fight the Japanese army head-on without powerful weapons.

The Eighth Route Army will not fight this kind of battle that cannot be taken advantage of.

Judging from the current situation, it will take time to drive the Japanese army out of Shanxi.

And even if the Japanese army was driven out of Shanxi, their Eighth Route Army did not have enough troops to defend it.

In such a large place, if the defense is dispersed, the Eighth Route Army will not have an advantage at all.

The reason why the Eighth Route Army can win battles now is because it can concentrate superior forces.

If they are scattered, then the strength of the troops will be different immediately.

Another very important reason is that Lao Yan also has a large number of troops in Shanxi.

The chief was very worried that Lao Yan would stab him in the back then.

If you want to fight the Japanese army in Shanxi, you still need to wait.

Besides, in the Eighth Route Army, there were not many experienced commanders in large-scale field battles with the Japanese army.

If this piece of thunder does not come back, the chief has no idea.

Although Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and the others fought a lot with the large Japanese troops.

But in terms of command experience and judgment of the Japanese army's combat plan, it is still a lot worse than Zhang Lei.

The current strength of the Japanese army is still very strong in Shanxi.

Although the Japanese army successively transferred two divisions from the Japanese First Army to go south, the total strength of the Japanese First Army still remained at about one hundred million.

Among them, the Japanese native troops have four divisions.

There are 7 troops.

In addition, there is also a brigade composed of stick soldiers.

The other troops are all puppet troops.

So in general, the strength of the Eighth Route Army is still relatively small.

The chief sent a telegram to Zhang Lei and forwarded the telegram from Shaanxi to Zhang Lei.

And told Zhang Lei to come back to Shanxi before going to Shaanxi.

This war has been fought for so long, so I have to go home and have a look.

After Zhang Lei in Wuhan received the telegram, he was ready to leave immediately.

Tiger Boy and Chen Cixiu were very surprised.

Both Tiger Boy and Chen Cixiu had heard about Zhang Lei going to the Lighthouse Country.

Zhang Lei also roughly mentioned this matter with Tiger Boy.

But Tiger Boy felt that the possibility was unlikely.

How can a country as powerful as the Lighthouse Country not be able to find a commander who can fight?
So when Zhang Lei and Tiger Boy said goodbye, Tiger Boy thought he heard it wrong.

The reward hasn't come down yet.

It's too early to go now, isn't it?

Chen Cixiu also felt that Zhang Lei should at least wait for the mountain city to send the list of awards before leaving.

From Chen Cixiu's point of view, as far as Zhang Lei's contribution is concerned, there is not much for a major general and division commander.

Although the old man in Shancheng probably won't appoint Zhang Lei as the division commander, but give him a military rank as the head office?
Tiger Boy also felt that the old man in Shancheng should give Zhang Lei some substantial reward this time.

If the old man in Shancheng had the face to send Zhang Lei away with a commendation order, he would not even agree.

Zhang Lei didn't care about these at all: "Both officers.

Those are external things.

Now the superior ordered me to rush back to Shanxi immediately, and there must be no mistakes.

My troops have been leaving Shanxi for a long time.

And as far as the current situation is concerned, the Japanese army will not take any major actions for at least half a year.

It's not interesting for me and my troops to stay here.

Moreover.

As I've said before, I have to go to Lighthouse Country.

Back to Shanxi this time, the main thing is to make arrangements.

Both of you are lucky to be together today, see you later! "

Zhang Lei and his temporary group took the train from Wuhan and rushed back to Shanxi immediately.

The fleet of ships belonging to the temporary regiment temporarily docked at Dongting Lake.

Temporarily under the command of the New Fourth Army.

The two aircraft brigades belonging to the temporary regiment also all returned to Shanxi.

Now the flight school in Shanxi has trained many pilots.

With this batch of planes, the air power of the group will be strengthened for the time being.

As for the airport, for the time being, it will all be placed at the airport of the flight school.

Now the Japanese First Army has only fifty aircraft.

And they are all old models of the Japanese army.

At present, none of the most advanced aircraft of the Japanese army is deployed in the Japanese field troops and the Japanese navy.

The garrison troops of the Japanese army used junks.

If there was a real fight, the Japanese First Army would not be able to take advantage of it at all.

In the city of Wuhan, it is very lively.

Chen Cixiu has received a telegram from the old man in Shancheng.

He will come to Wuhan to hold a military meeting and attend a press conference.

Chen Cixiu was busy up and down.

A look of excitement.

This time he repelled the Japanese army, he, the commander, can be regarded as showing his face.

The base camp of the island country is a completely different scene.

Cabinet Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, an old man with a droopy face.

nothing else.

This battle did not match his expectations at all.

He had already lowered his requirements to the minimum, but he did not expect that the Japanese Central China Dispatch Army would still fight like this.

Originally, Tojo Hideki and Hata Shunroku had already agreed.

As long as the Central China Dispatch Army can win another battle and save the face of their island country, then it will be accepted as soon as it is good.

In this case, nothing will be delayed.

The center of gravity of their island nation's operations can be transferred directly to the Pacific Ocean.

But unexpectedly, Dohi Maru and Okamura were so cowardly.

Especially Okamura, who lost two more divisions!

I, Tojo, don't you want to lose face?

If this continues, his position as Prime Minister Tojo will be impossible to keep.

Tojo felt very helpless.

This is not normal.

In the past, the army of their island country was not bad in combat effectiveness.

When fighting the national army, although there were occasional failures, the number of failures was very few.

Most of the time, it was their troops from the island country that suppressed the troops of the old man in Shancheng.

A tie would be a disgrace to their island nation.

But in the past year, their Japanese troops have been beaten like shit.

Tojo analyzed it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what was going on.

When Lao Tzu was Minister of War, the troops of the island nation were invincible.

How could it be like this after changing people?

Tojo couldn't help but looked at Hata Shunroku next to him.

The meaning is obvious, Hata Shunroku, please explain to me.

Hata Shunroku was also in a bad mood.

In any case, he is the Minister of War of the island country, and he must be responsible.

And Doi Madoka is still his Hata Shunroku's person.

Now that the entire Central China Dispatch Army has been disabled, it is really a bit unreasonable.

The entire No.11 army was defeated.

Such a big movement can't be concealed at all.

Doi Maru said in the telegram that he hoped that he, Junroku Hata, would conceal this matter.

I am Nima.

It's that easy?
That's two divisions!
How can I hide it?

Hata Junliu felt that his IQ had been greatly insulted.

But Maru Doi made it very clear in the telegram that if the annihilation of the [-]th Division and the [-]th Division were known to other people in the base camp of the island country, then Don't expect to become the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army .

Hata Shunroku frowned and thought for a while.

Madoka Dohi was right.

If this matter is known to others, let alone Tuiyuanyuan, he, Shunliu Hata, might have to move.

Fortunately, Tojo was facing the same problem as him.

Hata Toshiroku said with a dark face: "Tojo-kun, it's too late to say anything now.

The most important thing is that this matter cannot be known to others.

Therefore, Okamura-kun must be replenished immediately.

Let him reorganize the [-]th Division and the [-]th Division. "

Tojo looked hopeless.

Say so.

But how to replenish troops?

If you replenish your troops, you have to recruit troops from the mainland of the island country.

It is impossible for others not to know about such a big movement.

"Old Hata, I understand what you mean, but it is very difficult to replenish troops now.

It's easy to get other people's ideas. "

Hata Shunroku thought for a while: "Tojo-kun, how about we recruit soldiers from Bangzi Kingdom?
Anyway, there are a lot of people there.

It is not too difficult to recruit [-] soldiers from there. "

Bangzi Country?

Hideki Tojo tilted his head and thought for a while, thinking that this was also a solution.

Anyway, there are quite a few stick soldiers in their Japanese army now.

Although the combat effectiveness is not very good, but it is still a soldier.

Bluffing is okay.

In order to conceal this incident, Hata Shunroku and Tojo asked Doi Yuan to send another telegram, saying that they dispatched troops from central China of the Japanese army to wipe out [-] troops of the national army in the mall area.

And immediately appointed Madoka Doi as the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army.

Ningji Okamura was appointed commander of the North China Dispatch Army.

Appoints Terauchi Toshiichi as commander of the Southern Expedition Army.

The center of gravity of the island nation began to turn to the Pacific Ocean.

Shouyi in the temple was very upset.

It's not so easy to be the commander of the Southern Dispatch Army!

As one of the few generals in the island country, Toshio Terauchi can clearly see the situation in the Pacific battlefield.

The battle in the Pacific battlefield was not so easy to fight.

In Terauchi Shouichi's view, the advantages that their island nation has gained in the Pacific battlefield are all temporary.

Commanding the Southern Dispatch Army is a big pit.

Besides, he hasn't found his illegitimate son yet.

Temple Shouyi sighed in his heart.

His old lover Nakahara Hui gave birth to a son for him.

Named Yong Temple.

Shouyi in his temple has been looking for it for more than 30 years, but he still hasn't found it.

Originally, Shouichi in Terauchi had been looking for it in the mainland of the island country.

But when I thought about it later, it was most likely in the Eastern battlefield.

After all, all the slightly human-like male creatures in the island country have been conscripted into the army of the island country.

Terauchi Shouichi was crying in the office, singing: "Tractor~Tractor~Tractor~Tractor..."

Although Terauchi Shouichi was unwilling, the order from the island country headquarters could not be refused.

So Terauchi Shouyi packed up his things, took a plane and went directly to the headquarters of the Southern Dispatch Army.

(End of this chapter)