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"Traffic and transportation capabilities..."

Like Suzuki Hoji, Shun Tada, who was overwhelmed by the sudden Hundred Regiment War and even fainted and vomited blood, also noticed the key factor of transportation.

"Although the Eighth Route Army's strength this time exceeded expectations, its overall strength is still not as good as our North China Front Army."

"It's just that the Locust Army was too dispersed, and the Eighth Route Army's surprise attack destroyed transportation channels and bridges were extensively damaged, making it impossible for the Locust Army to assemble in time."

"Logistics are also severely constrained."

Watanabe, who had just taken office, nodded in agreement.

After Miyano Michichi's death, a temporarily dispatched division commander took over as the chief of staff of the North China Front.

There is no final appointment.

The man who saw the situation in North China thought that staying here was not a good thing, so he mobilized his background and background, worked in the base camp, and finally left the North China Front Army and went to the Kwantung Army.

Major General Watanabe was newly appointed as the North China Chief of Staff.

Although he has just taken office, he obviously knows the situation in North China very well.

Thanks to the large-scale sweeps that are being prepared to begin in November, the North China Front currently has very sufficient material reserves and is unable to launch large-scale operations. However, it is no problem for each garrison to defend itself nearby.

But here's the thing.

The cage tactics resulted in the Locust Army being too dispersed and with a serious shortage of mobile forces.

In addition, the sudden rise of the Eighth Route Taiyue Base was so strong that they had to deploy a large number of troops to strengthen defense, further exacerbating this problem.

Coupled with the destruction of transportation lines,
The troop's mobility is further restricted.

The Eighth Route Army today is different from the past. To deal with the organized Eighth Route Army troops, especially the main force regiments, it requires regiment-level locust troops, or even elite main force groups, such as the 16th Regiment in the Taihang Mountains, or even brigade-level troops to achieve a stable victory.

The Locust Army has this strength.

However,

Troops were unable to assemble in time and reach their destination, and follow-up logistics supplies could not arrive in time either due to transportation roads or due to blockage on the Tubal Road, resulting in the failure of the battle.

Often after the Locust Army reinforcements arrive, the bridges, fortresses, and strongholds have been completely destroyed by Tubal Road.

And the Eighth Route Army,

But it has extremely high mobility.

Not just the troops, but also the logistics, and the transportation of captured supplies.

And they rely not only on the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of militiamen,
And trucks.

According to frontline investigation, there is intelligence that the Eighth Route Army has a huge military truck that can transport dozens of tons of materials at a time, and can also travel nearly 300 kilometers a day on dirt roads.

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why the southern Hebei region can supply more than a thousand tons of grain to the market every day.

Coupled with the crazy roads built by the Eighth Route Army during this period, even large equipment and large amounts of materials can reach the combat area quickly and efficiently.

To know,
The territory of the Eighth Route Army is more complicated than that of the Locust Army.

"Order the troops stationed in various places to stay in place along the railway line."

Although he realized that the Eighth Route Army had a powerful vehicle to organize the transportation of materials and thus carried out the Hundred Regiments War, Tada Shun's tone was very calm.

What else could he do?
Today, Tubal Road is still attacking crazily, destroying transportation lines crazily, causing heavy losses to the empire's property in North China, and the North China Front is unable to effectively respond due to insufficient mobility and supplies.

The situation is not expected to change in the short term.

What can he do?
The base camp is probably drafting an order to revoke him.

As long as he doesn't seek death, reserve service is his future destination, and there is no possibility of a comeback.

Why bother with such a thing!

Unless he can reverse the current situation in North China, this is obviously impossible.

"Hi!"

Chief of Staff Watanabe had no objections.

He was not familiar with Shun Tada at all, but he and Neji Okamura were close partners. They had cooperated many times during the Eleventh Army, and they had a very tacit understanding with each other.

Also in the same camp.

The base camp asked him to come, which was already obvious.

Moreover, given the current situation in North China, the strength of the Locust Army is seriously insufficient compared to the huge territory. Only by giving up part of the territory can sufficient mobile forces be effectively mobilized to annihilate the Eighth Route Army.

It is absolutely impossible for the base camp, which was stimulated by the German occupation of France, to agree to voluntarily give up part of its elite territory.

The current reserve resources of the North China Front are not enough to organize a large-scale counterattack.

After all, these days are different.

Today's Eighth Route Army is even more difficult to deal with than the preserved fruits in the south.

Especially the troops in the Taiyue Mountains and some of the troops in the Taihang Mountains are obviously stronger than the German weapon masters.

So we can only wait.

Wait until the Eighth Route Army offensive retreats.

Wait until the locust army frees up enough mobile troops.

Wait until domestic supplies arrive.

Wait until reinforcements from the south arrive.

The latest decision from the base camp - within this year, priority will be given to concentrating our efforts to annihilate the Tubal Road in North China.

···
at the same time.

America.

White House.

"Mr President."

Franklin's secretary reported to him daily on the world situation:
"The German bombing continues."

"But thanks to the British air defense methods, the German aircraft and pilots suffered heavy losses, and they have now reduced the scale of their bombing."

"very good."

Franklin was very pleased with the news.

The Germans were able to defeat France in one blow, beyond everyone's expectations, including him.

In his vision, the resurgent Germans would be like the last war, flopping in the mud pits of the European plains, and finally exhausted. During this period, the last drop of blood on the European continent would be consumed.

However, the advancement of military technology and the iteration of weapons and equipment brought about tactical changes that exceeded everyone's expectations.

In the last world war, only light infantry, and well-prepared light infantry, could cross the Ardennes Forest. Even tanks could pass through it.

It also made Franklin wary and increased his investment in weapons technology.

airplanes, tanks,

Battleship!
Aircraft carrier.

Huge amounts of money poured in.

However, although things were unexpected, the results were not bad.

The Germans could not cross the natural chasm of the English Channel, and the air force alone could not solve the battle. What's more, the German air force and the British were basically evenly matched in strength.

The world situation is still pretty much what he expected.

The Germans would fight the bear of the north and bleed to the last drop of blood.

With the experience of France and the bears in the north deploying millions of troops on the front line, I think the situation on the eastern front must be exciting.

Franklin was looking forward to it.

When Europe bleeds its last drop of blood, then the world will belong to the United States.

"Over there in Asia?"

Franklin asked.

In Asia, there is another American rival.

Japan!

Although Japan's strength is far inferior to that of the United States, both in terms of economic strength and industrial strength, it is still a big threat that cannot be ignored to create the world's third-largest navy.

In particular, with the current rising anti-war sentiment in the country, if it is not handled well, many interests that originally belong to the United States will be lost.

and even affect future situations.

"same as usual."

"The Japanese were mired in the battlefield of the Republic of China."

"According to Mr. Donovan's intelligence, they are in big trouble in North China."

the secretary replied.

"Northern China."

Franklin took out a map, found North China, and asked:
"Have you found the forces behind the Eighth Route Army?"

The Japanese suffered in the Republic of China, which was not a big problem for Franklin.

Currently, the important resources that the Japanese need are controlled by the United States, including oil, scrap steel, imported industrial machinery and equipment, and even the fuel used by aircraft.

It can be said that he can control Japan's strategic direction.

Only this mysterious force that suddenly appeared in North China made Franklin very curious.

Because, according to the news from the Japanese and the intelligence obtained by the United States, this group of people in the mountainous areas suddenly obtained millions of tons of food and material supplies.

and some very advanced artillery.

When the coastline was controlled by the Japanese and large quantities of supplies were difficult to enter,
Suddenly, millions of tons of supplies appeared in an inland mountainous area connected only by a tortuous inland road that stretched for thousands of kilometers and was more than a thousand kilometers away from the coastline.

It's too incredible.

If it hadn't been verified by the intelligence agencies in many ways, Franklin might not have believed it.

"not yet."

The secretary shook his head.

"Continue investigating."

Franklin was interested in the mysterious forces that appeared in North China, but he was only interested.

He would not consider a guy who only dares to hide behind to be an enemy of the United States.

This was because the situation in the French Ardennes Forest, the appearance of these supplies, and those so-called very advanced weapons made him interested.

"Let the Ministry of Finance agree to the Japanese demands."

"Buy their silver and use it to pay for their oil."

"The condition is some advanced weapons they captured."

Thinking for a moment, Franklin threw his piece on the world, the big chessboard.

Properly loosen the rope tied to the Japanese head,

Although the United States has a silver bill that has pushed the price of silver to US$1.2 per ounce, this is entirely a buyer's market for the US Treasury Department.

I can buy whenever I want and sell whenever I want.

The price of silver is completely under the control of the U.S. Treasury Department.

In 37, in order to crack down on the British London trading market, the U.S. Treasury Department issued a notice suspending the purchase of silver, causing London silver trading to plummet and nearly million pounds wiped out.

Therefore, if the Japanese want to sell silver and convert a large amount of silver into military expenses and supplies, they still need the nod of the Americans.

"Yes."

The secretary went to convey it immediately.

"I want to see how advanced these weapons are?"

Franklin sneered.

According to intelligence from Donovan, the head of the intelligence department, the Japanese judged that the weapons obtained by the Eighth Route Army in North China were decades more advanced than American technology.

He wants to see how advanced it is!

···
"Fifty million silver dollars per month?!"

On September 15th, a new deal from Boss Lu arrived. Zhao Gang, who had returned from the headquarters, immediately rushed in and picked up the contract on the table.

At first glance, Zhao Gang was shocked by the rewards.

After completion, Boss Lu will provide the independent group with 50 million silver dollars every month and 600 million silver dollars a year.

Converted, that is 1,250 tons of silver per month, which is 15,000 tons per year.

That is to say...
World silver production doubled!

The silver here does not include the 21 million silver dollars per month for the troops who killed the fourteen Japanese chiefs of staff of the First Army.

"hehe··"

Political Commissar Zhao couldn't help but sneered.

The American Silver Act was intended to increase the price of silver, but it also severely damaged the economy of the Republic of China and led to deflation.

And now·

The huge amount of silver dollars from the Republic of China was supposed to allow the United States to have a full meal and experience what it was like to suffer a loss of billions of dollars when the price of silver plummeted. (End of chapter)