My Bright Sword Logistics Career

Chapter 186: Neji Okamura's Solution!
"The three key counties around the Jinzhong Basin fell?!"

Beiping, Naozaburo Okabe frowned deeply as he watched the information sent by the First Army.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yoshio Shinozuka decisively threw the problem to his boss, Naozaburo Okabe, and asked for tactical guidance unceremoniously.

This action did not conform to the tacit rules among the military officers of the brother country of Japan at this time.

That is to say, unless it is a last resort, he will definitely not ask for tactical guidance, otherwise he will be regarded as incompetent, which is a great shame, and will also affect subsequent promotions and so on.

But Yoshio Shinozuka, who is well versed in the strangeness of the Eighth Route Army and his conflict with Naozaburo Okabe, has completely let go of his face and opened his mouth directly.

"idiot!"

"Damn Shinozuka Yoshio!"

Jisaburo Kobebe, who was heavily Mediterranean, yelled at Yoshio Shinozuka for a while, and could only force himself to think about the situation in the Jinzhong Basin.

Although the First Army belongs to the North China Front Army, in theory, Yoshio Shinozuka is a subordinate of Naozaburo Okabe, but as the First Army is the Front Army, the appointment and dismissal of the commander's personnel belongs to the headquarters, and Naozaburo Okabe is the commander of the Front Army. right to nominate.

The appointment and removal of personnel within the First Army also belonged to Yoshio Shinozuka.

Therefore, unless Yoshio Shinozuka made a mistake, Naozaburo Okabe could only bear with it.

The first level of the government crushes people to death, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one,
The truth is the same, but since Naozaburo Okabe took office, nothing good has happened. Large areas of occupied areas have been lost, important communication lines have been severely damaged, and the fiasco of the Battle of Yangcun left him with no right to speak in the base camp. If it wasn't for the fact that the devil's local and domestic strategies were torn apart, and the southward faction and the conservative faction were fighting fiercely, he might have been dismissed long ago.

It's hard to protect themselves.

In this case, he wanted to trouble Shinozuka Yoshio, and he really had that ability.

"What do they want?"

Naozaburo Okabe, who was cursing, made a note of it in his heart, then looked at the Jinzhong Basin on the table and fell into thought.

"Occupy the Jinzhong Basin?"

As soon as this idea came up, Naozaburo Kobebe shook his head and denied it.

The Jinzhong Basin is close to Shanxi, with the Zhengtai Line and Tongpu Line passing through. It is the core occupied area of ​​the Locust Army and is suitable for mechanized corps operations. Even if the strength of the Tuba Road has increased sharply recently, it is impossible to fight the Locust Army in the plains.

The reason why the locust army suffered a disastrous defeat in the battle of Yangcun was due to terrain constraints and the inability of the locust army to mobilize a large number of troops.

If it is the Jinzhong Basin, relying on the Zhengtai Line and Tongpu Line, he can mobilize more than [-] troops in a short period of time. Even if the independent regiment comes out, it is impossible to agree to the locust army.

The top officials of Tuba Road are not fools.

so··

"This is delaying time!"

Okabe Naozaburo judged the enemy's purpose.

"idiot!"

But then, he cursed again, and then heaved a deep sigh.

The current situation in North China is helpless.

Yes, helpless,
At this time, the North China Front Army in the hands of Naozaburo Kobe was almost at its peak, with nearly 30 troops in his hands. Such strength far surpassed the No. 11 Army of the Mobile Corps.

Not to mention the mere Tuba Road, if it weren't for the logistical supply constraints, they would have been able to fight all the way to the mountain city, ending the war directly.

But North China is vast, spanning several provinces, thousands of kilometers of railway lines, and hundreds of counties that need to be occupied.

And there are many enemies, including the Tuba Road, the Jinsui Army, and the Central Army.

The situation is extremely complicated.

The most troublesome thing is that the strength of the Tuba Road has increased sharply recently, and those so-called local guerrillas have also obtained a large number of high-quality weapons and launched round after round of attacks against communication lines.

As a result, he had to deploy heavy troops near the traffic lines and important cities to maintain the stability of the traffic lines.

This is the most important task given by the base camp to the North China Front Army, to ensure the security of the North China region, maintain the smooth flow of communication lines, and obtain important resources and markets for the empire.

In this way, out of the nearly 30 troops, only 7000 mobile troops can be freed up. It took several months to squeeze out and prepare for mopping up the troops in the Tuba Road base area.

If this group of mobile troops is mobilized to the Jinzhong Basin, it will inevitably affect the subsequent sweep of the Tuba Road base area, and at least it will be delayed by two to three months.

Material mobilization and troop mobilization will take time.

Then,

Tuba Road will take two to three months longer.

How long has it been since February last year?

The strength of Tuba Road has improved so much.

Give them another two months and three months, and the mopping up of more than 6 troops may not necessarily be effective.

Even, when the time comes, they will really be able to fight the locust army head-on.

"Order No. 20 Ninth Brigade..."

Taking a deep breath, Naozaburo Kobebe still dispatched reinforcements.

The main task of the North China Front Army is to maintain the smooth flow of traffic in North China and the security of important occupied areas. It is close to Taiyuan, an important town on the Zhengtai Line, and on the verge of the Tongpu Line. It is related to the combat logistics supply in the Zhongtiao Mountain area. There must be no problems.

Therefore, Tuba Road must not be allowed to enter the Jinzhong Basin.

"Strength!"

After finishing the arrangement, Naozaburo Okabe looked at the huge map of North China on his back and sighed deeply.

If he has enough troops,
For example, if the size of the Eastern Army is concerned,
Under the condition of ensuring the safety of communication lines and important cities, enough troops can be dispatched to clean up Tuba Road and sweep up the so-called base areas over and over again.

Even if there is foreign material assistance, he will never give Tuba Road the time and space to develop,
···
"Occupy three counties on the edge of the Jinzhong Basin."

"Has the situation in North China deteriorated to such an extent?"

In a certain mansion in Tokyo, Neiji Okamura, who had just been promoted to a general, looked at the latest information in his hand about the North China region of the Republic of China, and couldn't help but take a breath.

The Jinzhong Basin is the core area occupied by the First Army, and it is also the area under the absolute control of the Locust Army. There are Tuba Roads and even offensives here, which is enough to prove that the situation in North China is severe enough.

Although because of the struggle between the southward faction and the conservative faction, his position as the commander of the North China Front Army was cut off.

However, as the Southward faction was gradually suppressed, the conservatives who advocated the full solution to the Republic of China first gained the upper hand, and after Naozaburo Okabe took office, the situation in North China was steadily deteriorating, and the base camp was very dissatisfied.

It is expected that he will be able to serve as the commander of the North China Front Army in a short time.

Therefore, some news about the situation in North China will be sent to Gangcun as soon as possible.

"Hi."

The devil's staff officer who was in charge of conveying information to Gangcun bowed his head to answer, and at the same time looked at Gangcun with some surprise.

seem,

General Gangcun's voice changed somewhat.

a bit feminine
Is it an illusion?
The staff officer didn't think much about it.

Although he failed to take office as the commander of the North China Front Army on time, Gangmura Ningci at this time is still a real power faction. Even if he has no military power for the time being, he has great influence, which can be said to be no less than some important ministers.

"The commander of the post department asked for an increase in troops, preferably reaching the size of the Kwantung Army."

The staff officer continued to talk about information.

"Increase troops..."

Ningji Gangmura sneered.

Everyone knows that increasing the number of troops can solve the problem in North China. If you put more than a million elite locust troops in and comb the North China area a few times, the Tuba Road and the Jinsui Army can easily solve it.

But where do the troops come from?

The Empire has no shortage of reserves.

The reserve military service system allows the empire's 7000 million population to recruit more than 500 million locust troops, and even lowers the requirements and relaxes restrictions. 700 million is not a problem.

But the question is, where do the weapons and equipment of the 500 million locust army come from, and where does the money come from?

How to solve the logistics supply?

How to solve the problem of training?

The reason why the empire was able to occupy most of the elite areas of the Republic of China was to rely on these.

Without good equipment, a logistics system, and a systematically trained locust army, if they were sent to the battlefield of the Republic of China, they would be at the level of the Imperial Association Army, or even worse.

It can only add to the current record of Tuba Road.

But let alone 500 million, or even 300 million, it is beyond the level of the empire's national strength.

With the current industrial capacity, economic capacity, and resource supply level of the empire, after maintaining a huge navy, it can only maintain the size of about 200 million army troops at most.

But this force is not enough.

This is also the reason why there is a southward faction.

Empires need resources.

And these are all in Southeast Asia.

Once the empire has completely grasped Southeast Asia and fully digested and absorbed the resources there, let alone 500 million, even 700 million locust troops can maintain and support them.

But still the problem,
The empire did not eat the strength of Southeast Asia.

Because going south means going to war with established powers such as the United States and Great Britain.

The British Empire has been crippled, and the sunset on the empire on which the sun never sets, but a dead camel is bigger than a horse. This old empire that has ruled the world for centuries is only weak.

The sun never sets.

Even more troublesome is the United States,

This powerful enemy is not only the main source of imperial resources, but also the world's second strongest navy, the world's largest economy, and the world's largest industrial power.

No matter how it is calculated, the empire does not see the slightest chance of winning.

It is said that the Republic of China will be resolved in three months, and now it has been three years...

The empire is far less powerful than imagined, and the enemy is far less weak than expected.

This is why Gangcun strongly opposes going south.

Not going south, not forming an alliance, maintaining relations with Germany, Italy, Britain and the United States, seeking opportunities in the changing world, and waiting for the price, is far better than going south with all one's eggs in one basket.

But not everyone agrees with his views.

as well as,

The empire is used to betting on the country's luck.

"what can we do about it?"

Opening the map of North China, looking at the densely packed and complicated spheres of influence on the map, Gangcun Ningci frowned.

According to the news he learned, with the increasing supply of resources from the United States and changes in the world situation, the faction going south was gradually suppressed, and the base camp was very dissatisfied with Naozaburo Okabe.

Before long, he will be appointed as the commander of the North China Front Army.

Therefore, next, he needs to deal with the situation in North China.

The empire has only so many troops, and its funds and resources are limited. It is impossible to mobilize a large number of reinforcements to reinforce North China, and it is impossible to expand the army on a large scale in a short period of time.

If you want to solve the problem in North China, you must think of another way.

But the key point comes back to the issue of military strength.

To solve the current situation in North China, reinforcements must enter.

Even if some unimportant cities and transportation lines are abandoned, and some troops are transferred, there is not much. The railway line involves the logistics supply of the army, so there must be no loss. Now the Tuba Road has greatly increased its strength and is extremely destructive.

The requirements for garrisons in various places have also increased.

It is a basic requirement for a county town along the railway line to station a full brigade of [-] people.

At present, although there are many troops in North China, nearly 30, but the territory is also large, it is not enough.

troops··
troops··
The line of sight moved repeatedly in the North China area, and Gangcun Ningci's eyes finally focused on the Zhongtiao Mountain area.

In the Shanxi area, this is the only so-called frontal battlefield, and it is also the only area where Guofu is still fighting the locust army head-on. Here, there are three divisions of the locust army stationed.

And they are all main divisions.

Each division has the strength of the Hattori mixed brigade comparable to the offensive independent regiment.

If these three divisions can be drawn out and enter the battlefield in North China...
Ningji Gangcun's pupils flashed sharply.

(End of this chapter)