mixed in the war

The United States has an air force task force stationed in China, which is under the command of Chennault; there is also a Doolittle bomber squadron that was "retained" by the Chinese after completing the mission of bombing Tokyo...the total number of aircraft in these two teams is Nearly one hundred aircraft are enough air power to support a large-scale battle.The "Battle of Hong Kong" presided over by MacArthur was just a "small battle" with tens of thousands of people. Therefore, the arrival of Chennault and Doolittle immediately gave the U.S. military, which lacked fire support, an overwhelming advantage.I don't know if it was to please General MacArthur, Chennault and Doolittle brought not just ordinary bombs, but napalm bombs with more lethality.

The first round of bombing directly smashed through the rear of the Japanese troops blocking in front of the U.S. troops, clearing the way for the U.S. troops to advance. Immediately afterwards, this large-scale air force formation caught the Japanese troops who were "running away" in the direction of Guangzhou. The main force of the No.30 Eighth Division of the Japanese Army, and then another round of unreasonable and indiscriminate bombing.

MacArthur seized the fighter very accurately, and 30 U.S. troops entered the heart of Tadashi Sano before the Japanese army could organize an effective line of defense.In this way, after tenaciously resisting attacks from the air and the ground for more than ten consecutive hours, the units of the No.30 Eighth Division finally failed and were completely defeated.MacArthur took advantage of the victory to pursue, and drove Tadashi Sano to pursue desperately, with the determination not to give up until all the enemy troops were wiped out.As a result, something unexpected happened. This guy actually led his army to the city of Guangzhou a week later, following the remnants of the No. [-] Eighth Division.

……

"Takashi Sakai has led the headquarters of the 21st Army to withdraw from Guangzhou City, but his whereabouts have been missing since two days ago."

"Withdraw? Why didn't you say escape?"

Nanjing, Hata Toshiro asked coldly after hearing Guzhuang Qianlang's report.

"That's right, he did escape from Guangzhou. But he is the general of the empire after all. He represents the face of the empire, especially our army." Guzhuang Qianlang said in a deep voice.

"He is a disgrace!" Hata Junliu said bitterly, "Hasn't he always been very powerful? He always clamored to launch an attack, thinking that everyone was not as powerful as him. But now when the Chinese start a war, he escapes Missing... In my opinion, he is simply an incompetent deserter."

"Then what should we do?" Guzhuang Qianlang asked rhetorically, "Now the Chinese have stabilized their position in Guangzhou, but our troops in Guangdong are in chaos. If we don't come up with a solution quickly, they will soon be killed." caught in a predicament."

"What else can I do? Of course, order the ministries to continue to stabilize the line of defense and not to move rashly." Hata Toshiroku said angrily.

"What are you kidding?" Guzhuang Qianlang called. "How do you tell them to hold the line of defense? Guangzhou has fallen, they have already lost their logistical supplies, and will soon be in a situation where they will run out of ammunition and food."

"Of course I know this, but if we don't do this, what should we do?" Hata Shunroku looked at him. "Reinforcement? How many troops do we have for reinforcement? And, if we reinforce Guangdong. What about North China? Don't you forget. We are still at a disadvantage in Shanxi, and the Chinese may attack there again at any time. "

"Impossible. They don't have the strength to provoke on multiple fronts at the same time." Guzhuang Qianlang shouted.

"Then before that, did you ever think that the Chinese are capable of attacking Guangzhou?" asked Hata Junroku.

"It's different..." Guzhuang Qianlang retorted.

"I know it's different. But..."

"But we must at least rescue the No.30 Eighth Division! If we don't act, Sano Tadyoshi will only be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor." Guzhuang Qianlang glared at Hata Toshiroku angrily.This is the commander of the Chinese dispatched army transferred back from the base camp?Your own people are in a desperate situation, and you don't even have the courage to send troops to rescue them?This guy is worse than Terauchi Shouichi.

"Tadayoshi Sano? I thought you would order me to find Takashi Sakai as soon as possible." Shunroku Hata snorted coldly.

"If possible, I think it is more important to quickly re-appoint a new commander of the 21st Army." Guzhuang Qianlang shouted.

"Then let Sano Tadyoshi take up this position." Hata Shunroku said casually.

"Base camp..."

"The base camp has granted me this authority. But..." Hata Shunroku took a deep breath. "At the same time, the base camp also ordered that our troops in Guangdong immediately launch an attack on the enemy on the opposite side."

"what?"

……

"This is to promote defense with offense!"

In Tokyo, Ishihara Wanji is talking eloquently.

"The Chinese have air force bases in Hainan Island, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong. This is a huge triangle. It can easily cover the entire southwestern part of Guangdong. If we add Wuzhou and Shaoguan, then we already have air bases in Guangdong. There is no room for further actions. So, instead of sitting still, it is better to fight... The Chinese understand the environment we are facing, so they will definitely not fight me to the death. They will defend and even take small steps back... This It gave us a chance. Withdraw all our troops in Guangdong before they launch a counterattack."

"All withdraw?" Hideki Tojo's brows trembled slightly.Ishihara Waner's words made him somewhat unacceptable.

"Yes." Ishihara confirmed with a smile.

"Didn't you say use offense to promote defense?" Hideki Tojo asked.

"I can't do anything, if I don't retreat, will all the imperial soldiers of an army be buried in Guangdong?" Toshishiro Obata, tied with Nagata Tieshan and Okamura Neiji as the "Showa Army Sanbawu", ranked second.When the three of them signed the "Baden-Baden Secret Treaty" in Germany, Hideki Tojo could only guard the door for them.And now, Nagata Tieshan died because of internal strife in the army; Okamura Ningji was captured by the Chinese; only he survived.But it is a pity that when he failed to compete with Nagata Tieshan for the leadership of the army, he had already been swept into the reserve.If it weren't for trying to influence Japan's strategic direction through secret communication with Kenji Doihara, Wanji Ishihara and others some time ago, maybe even the name would have been forgotten.And even now, he is just a staff member whom Hideki Tojo has found to help out with ideas, and there is no "official establishment". If it is not for the fact that Japan is now glamorous, it is actually walking a tightrope. It is best for everyone to work together Together, he might have fallen out with Hideki Tojo long ago.However, although he reluctantly cooperated, his attitude towards Hideki Tojo was still very bad.

"The Chinese have already occupied Guangzhou, and their No.12 Army Group in the north of Guangdong, and Hong Kong in the south is actually under their control... Our troops confronting Guangxi have actually fallen into their siege. How to evacuate?" Hideki Tojo asked.

"Of course it's the navy." Toshishiro Obata gave him a disdainful look and said.

"Navy?" Hideki Tojo sneered, "You just said that the Chinese have airports in Hainan Island, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou, and they can completely block the western coast of Guangdong. How does the navy approach?"

"Actually, I was surprised when the news came out that the Chinese and the Americans were going to conduct military exercises." Ishihara said with a smile, "I couldn't guess what they meant. But now I feel like I understand .”

"What?" Hideki Tojo asked in a deep voice.

"They teamed up with MacArthur to attack our troops in Guangdong, which is showing goodwill to the Americans. After this battle, MacArthur lost the title of the defeated general, and the Americans will truly regain their confidence in fighting us. Because This time the battle is a real confrontation between them and the imperial army. It is completely different from the previous attack on Tokyo. In this way, the Americans must thank the Chinese for providing MacArthur with such a Opportunity." Ishihara said with a smile: "The Chinese will soon receive a lot of assistance from the Americans."

"But there is still a doubt here." Toshishiro Obata suddenly said: "They suddenly launched a counterattack to Guangdong, and then their forces in the Fourth Theater, which is the greatest threat to our attack on Southeast Asian countries, will be implicated. If we seize Opportunity to launch an attack on Malaya, Singapore, and Myanmar, and where do they get American aid? You know, the Americans can only transport supplies to China through the Atlantic-Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Malacca-Southeast Asia.”

"This is exactly what I don't understand." Ishihara smiled and said, "Britain is in the quagmire of the European war. After this war, their defeat has become a foregone conclusion. So the Chinese flatter the United States, but dare to Reaching out to the French and British spheres of influence... They should hope that we will launch an attack on the British before their real union. As long as we win, the British power in Southeast Asia will be uprooted. And if the British If they are expelled from Southeast Asia, then only the Chinese family will dominate here... Britain and the United States can only support them as much as possible. Because if the Chinese cannot stop our westward offensive, India, the most important logistics base of the United Kingdom, will also It will become extremely dangerous, and our navy can also threaten the Red Sea and the Middle East. Therefore, the Chinese must hope that we will take the opportunity to attack the British...the attack on Guangdong is just for them to avoid this But if all the countries in Southeast Asia are really occupied by us, how will they get aid from Britain and the United States? The Burma Road? It will not be able to transport much supplies at all.”

"Or, do they think they have the ability to get us out of those places again?" Hideki Tojo said suddenly.

"..." Ishihara Waner glanced over in surprise, and nodded slightly after a long time, "That's right, what you said makes sense."

"Then do you think they have this ability?" Hideki Tojo asked again.

"The Chinese seem to be very confident these days," Toshishiro Obata mused, "and their actions are always unexpected."

"So I don't think we should follow the path they planned for us." Ishihara pursed his lips, "Let's let the British go for the time being and take down another target first!"

"..." (to be continued...)