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"Commander, our 11th Army does not belong to the North China Front Army sequence. Why did you swallow your anger on Sugiyama Yuan and Yamashita Fengfumi? Even gave them the command of this operation?"

Leaving the headquarters, Sumida Saoshiro got into Okamura Neiji's car.Through the car window, looking at Moto Sugiyama, Fengfu Yamashita, and even Kitasu Okuda and Rinosuke Ichimaru who seemed to be talking in the upstairs window, he couldn't help but ask Neiji Okamura.

"Sugiyama Yuan is a general of the empire after all. Moreover, I have been the commander of the 2th Army from the division commander of the 11nd Division to the current commander of the [-]th Army. The old guy who pays attention to the rules has become an unpopular person. A large number of people headed by the six generals of Hata Toshiro are extremely dissatisfied with me. Although Hata Junroku has been transferred back to the mainland, I still have no right to provoke Sugiyama Moto What's more, this time Sugiyama Moto was ordered by the emperor to direct this revenge action before leaving China to return to his native land." Neiji Okamura sighed.

"It's not that you have no military exploits! And your military exploits can completely make you the leader of an army. Don't those old guys see this? They only know to follow the order... I really don't understand. What's the use? This is as ridiculous as the navy's promotion of officers according to the number of the bed. Does it mean that you will be a qualified general if you have a good test score?" Sumita Saoshiro couldn't help but said.

"But this is the rule of the empire. There is nothing we can do about it." Neiji Okamura sighed.

"And that Kikuji Okuda," Sumita Raoshiro said suddenly, "Didn't he just throw the bomb directly into the chimney of the target ship during the exercise? It's just luck, and he dared to call himself the 'king of bombing'." If he is really that powerful, why didn't he take off to meet the enemy when the Chinese bombed Wangjiadun?"

"Sumita-kun, aren't you being too biased?" Okamura Neiji looked at this subordinate. "Isn't it because Kikuji Okuda once served as the emperor's military attache, and he was promoted quickly, just like those who are dissatisfied with me, are also dissatisfied with Okuda Osamu?"

"If he can have a record like yours, Commander Okamura, I naturally have nothing to say." Sumita Saoshiro snorted softly, "But he just went to Geneva as an 'Emperor's Servant Military Officer', The delegations of the United Kingdom and the United States conducted a see-saw negotiation on the proportion of ships in each country. But even so, it took three years and no results were negotiated. But he went all the way from a small entourage Gao Sheng became the leader of the team, and then returned to China. He was promoted to his current position in less than a year. What skills does he have? He has no military achievements at all. "The Kwantung Army's air raid on Shenyang in the night...is really funny. He is the navy. The attack on Shenyang and even the occupation of the entire Northeast was completed by the Kwantung Army. It is the army's business. What does it have to do with him? There is a legend. It is said that the bomb he threw into the chimney was dropped in Shenyang, and it was not the target ship that was bombed. It was the arsenal in Shenyang that was bombed. But he was still in Geneva at that time!... The king of bombing ?He only advocates the so-called 'strategic bombing'. He has almost never participated in actual combat, but was assigned to the front line as the commander of the air force... It's just that those guys deliberately gilded him for the convenience of promotion. It's really disgusting. What do they think of our front line?"

"Okuda-kun is indeed more like a politician than a soldier." After being said by Sumida Saoshiro, Okamura Neiji also recalled his impression of Okuda Kikuji, a very eloquent person.However, as Sumita Raoshiro said, this Okuda Kikuji has close ties to many high-ranking officials in the country.But there has never been any combat exploits that can be obtained.The original meaning of the above was to let him come down and be plated with gold in order to improve, but unexpectedly encountered a sudden attack by the Chinese Air Force.Speaking of this, Neiji Okamura also had to admire the means of the Chinese Air Force.First of all, I have been forbearing.He did not hesitate to let his accompanying capital Chongqing be bombed many times, and then suddenly broke out. When they were negligent, they attacked Wangjiadun Airport, destroying and injuring more than 100 of their planes in one fell swoop.After that, they set up an ambush in the rear and intercepted another air force that had just bombed Chongqing back halfway. As a result, the Japanese air force was unable to fight due to exhaustion of fuel, and the entire army was wiped out.These plans looked simple, but Neiji Okamura knew that no matter in terms of flight route, timing, and flight time arrangement, they all required careful design, otherwise one bad one might lead to overall failure.But the Chinese Air Force did it.It was also the ingenious surprise attack of the Chinese that not only destroyed and injured more than [-] of their planes, but also severely damaged their aviation command organization in China-Major General [-] Tsukahara, commander of the First United Air Force One hand was blown off, and he was unable to continue to perform command duties; Kanaya Air Force Commander Obayashi Osamu was seriously injured, and Kisarazu Air Force Deputy Commander Ishikawa Osamu died in battle. Only Kikuji Okuda is left as a senior military officer.But the reason why this Okuda Kikuji was able to get the position of Naval Air Corps Commander was more by talking than by doing... Sugiyama Moto and Yamashita Fengfumi handed over such a heavy responsibility to such a man who has almost no actual combat experience and has been away from the military for a long time. Okamura Ningji was really worried about the people on the front line.

"As you said a few days ago, since the Chinese dared to launch an attack, they should definitely keep back. They should have been guarding against our possible retaliation...but we just introduced another Kikuji Okuda!" Sumita Saoshiro sighed again, "I really don't know if these plans will be successful."

"Whether we can succeed or not is none of our business. Since Sugiyama Moto came all the way from North China, let him take command. Let's go to Wuhu!" Neji Okamura said solemnly.

"Wuhu?" Cheng Tian Lai Shiro was stunned. "The plan has not been fully formulated yet. The headquarters of the dispatched army in Shanghai is very dissatisfied with your decision to use the 101st and 106th divisions as the main force. They have suffered consecutive defeats. And, listen Even Prince Xianyuan Gongzairen, the chief of staff, is quite critical of your plan..."

"The Chinese have a saying: Know shame and be brave! The 101st and 106th divisions have lost many battles. I believe they have accumulated enough courage from the division commander down." Okamura Ningji said: "What's more, even our people didn't expect that I would use such two 'permanently defeated divisions' as the main force, and the Chinese certainly didn't expect it. This is in line with our original intention of surprise attack."

"But in case..."

"There is no chance. This battle will only succeed, not fail." Okamura Neji said with a sullen face, "Sumita-kun, this time I will entrust your heavy artillery brigade. I will completely defeat the front with the force of thunder. Enemy!"

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"The Chinese Expeditionary Army built by Hisao Nishio, also known as the 'China Expeditionary Army' by the Japanese, governs the North China Front Army, the No.11 Army, the No.13 Army, the No.20 First Army, and the Third Flying Group, etc., with a total of 23 The division has seventeen brigades with a strength of 85 troops!"

Chongqing, Air Force Command.

Qin Wei sat at the conference table with his messy hair.He is introducing the enemy that everyone is about to face to everyone present at the meeting.

"With the expansion of the war of aggression against China, the Japanese base camp was ordered to consolidate its rule in the Chinese-occupied areas, deploy troops in a unified manner, and facilitate the implementation of political strategies against the National Government. Hisao Nishio is the commander-in-chief and chief of staff The head is our 'old friend' Itagaki Seishiro. But he is not working now. And I heard that the Japanese are intending to replace him with Doihara. Perhaps this old devil who has always been known for his boldness will return to his hometown soon Kwantung Army."

"The Japanese have been waiting for two days. There is still no action." Huang Bingheng looked tired.It's been two days.Since Chi Buzhou deciphered the Japanese army's telegram, the Air Force Command, which was already in full swing, began to turn around.As the commander of the Chongqing Air Force, he did not rest for two days and two nights.It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't.Because no one knows whether the Japanese will act according to the route they have planned... What if the Japanese did not bomb Qijiang and Chengdu, but directly bombed the main city of Chongqing?

"It should be a matter of a day or two." Zhou Zhirou frowned tightly, "According to the news sent by the military command, all the airports of the Japanese army are currently closed, and only entry is not allowed. Japanese pilots have also disappeared all over the place. . Come to think of it, it’s already ready to go.”

"How are the ministries preparing?" Qin Wei asked.

"Except for the pilot who was ordered to rest on time, everyone else is waiting for the order." Wang Shuming replied.

"En." Qin Wei nodded.Suddenly he turned to Zhou Zhirou: "Commander Zhou, I'm not too worried about the Qijiang area. What I'm most worried about is Chengdu... If the coordination is not good and something goes wrong in Chengdu, we are all sinners."

"The chairman has already issued a strict order. If this time the loss is caused by Chengdu's unfavorable cooperation, there will be no mercy." Zhou Zhirou replied through gritted teeth.

"But I still think it's useless to be merciless. Those people in Chengdu think that Liu Xiang's death has something to do with the central government." Wang Shuming looked worried: "Although the strength of those people has been severely weakened, they have nothing to do with the central government. It is also becoming more and more obsequious. The Japanese fighter jets cannot fly to Chengdu, and they can’t even add auxiliary fuel tanks. If they want to bomb there, only the bombers fly alone... This is beneficial to our situation. If we can’t achieve the established combat goals, Even if the Generalissimo dealt with some people harshly, our air force would be ashamed to see people."

"Bombers may not have a way to fight fighter jets. Didn't Liu Zhesheng and the others already say that? Dense formation, using the bomber's own firepower to form a firepower network, can still fight fighter jets." Huang Bingheng said suddenly.

"That's why we can't fight them head-on with our limited number of fighter jets." Qin Wei gritted his teeth, "It's still the old way, wait for them to return."

"If the Japanese bombed Chengdu at night, then they would definitely not bomb Qijiang during the day. This is more conducive to our plan." Wang Shuming also said.

"But Qijiang is not far from Wuhan, even closer than downtown Chongqing." Huang Bingheng said again: "To complete our plan, we must ensure that when our fighter jets encircle and annihilate the Japanese bomber formation, all Japanese fighter jets , at least most of them can’t take to the air to fight, but the distance between Qijiang and Wuhan is so close…”

"Chief Qin, is that thing of yours okay?" Wang Shuming suddenly asked Qin Wei again.The face of the genuine air force chief of staff was full of tension and worry at the moment.

"If that thing doesn't work, then there won't be any better weapons in this world." Qin Wei smacked his lips, "This is something I've worked so hard to find someone to come up with. For this battle, those who help The people here are almost exhausted. Therefore, this battle must be done even if it doesn’t work.”

"I hope we can complete the plan." Zhou Zhirou sighed.

"We will definitely be able to complete the plan." Qin Wei rested his hands on the conference table, "We have already achieved this step, we can say that we have taken the lead. If we still cannot complete the plan, then we can only learn from Japan People, all cut themselves off to thank the people of the country." (To be continued...)