Glorious Mission 1937

The problems mentioned by the Ministry of the Army are indeed the difficulties that the Japanese army must face now. Although Japan has issued national mobilization orders many times since the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, it has indeed achieved considerable results. The total number of its army has rapidly increased from 25 when the war started. It has grown to more than 200 million now, but until now the strength of the Japanese Army is still stretched.

After the capture of important areas in the south was completed as originally planned, the Japanese army and even the whole country's army should follow the fundamental policy decided at the beginning of the war and use the power of the whole country to carry out a protracted war.Therefore, the Army believes that the most important thing at this time is to strictly implement the fundamental policy formulated before, to accumulate national power and enhance the mobility of combat capabilities, rather than blindly expanding the scale of operations in order to expand the results of the battle.

In addition, the Admiralty also understands why the War Department just mentioned the issue of the transport capacity of ships.Because according to the plan formulated before the war, if the southern operation can be successfully completed, the ships requisitioned by the army will be gradually released, and it is expected to be reduced to about half of the 210 million tons requisitioned at the start of the war within six months, that is, 100 million tons.

Now if we change the original plan and suddenly attack Australia, which is 4000 nautical miles away, with more troops than all the troops invested in the south since the start of the war, this is obviously beyond the limit of Japan's national strength.In general warfare, the most important warning is the setbacks encountered when the offensive limit of armed warfare exceeds one's own strength and the offensive is close to the enemy's base.Such plans to capture Australia can be said to be the most dangerous and risky plans in the history of war.

However, the navy still insists that it should finalize the combat plan against Australia and India in the shortest possible time. The idea of ​​the Navy Department is that this opportunity has been missed.It will be very difficult for the Great Japanese Empire to have a favorable opportunity to dominate Asia.At this point, the Japanese navy is obviously crazier than the Japanese army.

From Konoe Fummo's standpoint, what the Ministry of the Army and the Ministry of the Navy said made sense, and it was really difficult to make a choice.But it is not an option to let them continue to quarrel like this, because the indefinite delay will only benefit the United States, Britain and other countries.

The battle lasted from morning to night, and no one could convince anyone. At one point, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of the Navy even slandered each other and threatened to use force.The war of words lasted until nine o'clock in the evening, and finally a compromise was reached through mediation by the prime minister: the plan to attack Australia and India was cancelled, but the army agreed to some less risky operations.An amphibious assault on Port Moresby, four hundred miles north of Australia, for example.

This Port Moresby is located on the east coast of New Guinea, the second largest island in the world.At the same time, it is also the political economy and shipping center of Chen Feng's territory, so its geographical location is very important.In addition, the Navy also proposed to abandon the plan to join forces with Hitler in the Indian Ocean, and agreed to attack the three island groups off the northeast coast of Australia-Samoa, Fiji and New Caledonia. Supply lines between Australia and the United States.

subsequently.Konoe Fummo led the chief of the naval command and the chief of the army staff to the palace to submit a joint report explaining the new war policy to the emperor: "It is very difficult to defeat the United Kingdom and the United States in a short period of time. It is also important to end the war by forcing the enemy to surrender." Impossible. The current military situation must be used to establish a political and strategic structure that can withstand a long-term war. In order to further expand the political and military advantages obtained due to the illustrious results achieved since the start of the war. Japan must take all measures within the scope of its national power The steps which may be taken will force England and the United States to remain on the defensive. All major concrete measures to be taken in this direction are to be thoroughly studied, and each result will be reported to His Majesty."

Although the Nanyang Territory is not as large as Australia, its population is only two to three million.And they all moved there in the past two years, but the Japanese side did not dare to underestimate this private territory, because Nate Hi-Tech had already lost nearly a thousand elite agents on that island this year.

According to the news sent back by those agents, the Chen family has gained control of the island, and everyone, including the aborigines, supports the Chen family, because compared to the rule of Western colonists, the Chen family is more Humanity, the aborigines are not only respected, but also enjoy the same status as the Jews, Western colonists, and Chinese immigrants. They can participate in politics and the army, and their children can also enter specific schools and enjoy medical services. Therefore, it is impossible to provoke the relationship between the Chen family and the aborigines.

In addition, the military strength of the Nanyang Territory far exceeded the expectations of the top Japanese military.Attacking Australia requires 12 divisions, but according to the news from those agents, attacking Nanyang Territory requires at least 6 Type A divisions, and at least half of the combined fleet is required.

Therefore, after the results of the dispute came out, the Japanese Army and Navy Departments got busy, preparing to launch an attack on the Nanyang Territory.

Chen Feng, who was far in the northeast, didn't know that the Japanese jackals had already set their sights on his territory. Of course, even if he knew, Chen Feng wouldn't care about it. After all, it would be a matter of time.

The status of the Nanyang Territory is already very important. As long as the Nanyang Territory is taken down, it will be much more convenient for the Japanese army to attack Australia.Besides, the Nanyang Territory is now his territory, which is like lying beside the Japanese with a lion that chooses to devour it. It is understandable for the Japanese to be restless.

Chen Feng's current goal is still in the Northeast. The Great Northeast Strategy has been implemented for almost half a month, but since the Japanese Eighth Division was wiped out, the troops' offensive has encountered a major setback.

All this time, Chen Feng didn't know that the Japanese army built a large number of fortifications between the important cities in the northeast and Suidong. From Heihe in the north to Shuangliao in the south, every city along the line was built like a hedgehog.The soldiers and horses of the troops were lost in the outskirts of the three important cities of Qiqihar, Ulanhot, and Shuangliao, not to mention the loss of troops, and it has been seven or eight days without an inch of progress.

According to the news from the front line, the Kwantung Army has also regained its status in the past few days. A large number of Japanese and puppet troops were dispatched from all over the Puppet Manchukuo and the Korean Peninsula. In less than half a month, they gathered on the western front. The Japanese and puppet troops numbered more than 10,000, including more than [-] on the Harbin-Qiqihar line, more than [-] on the Songyuan-Ulanhot line, more than [-] on the Songyuan-Xinjing (Changchun) line, and more than [-] on the Xinjing-Shuangliao line On the contrary, there are only [-]+ Japanese and puppet troops on the Eastern Front.

The offensive operations of the past few days also made Chen Feng realize that the Kwantung Army at this time is not a donkey dung egg a few years later. An army armed to the teeth, the performance of the Kwantung Army is also remarkable, and it has not lost the prestige of the Japanese army at all. This can be seen from the encounter on Wuming Hillside.

At the same time, Chen Feng also realized that to deal with the Kwantung Army, you can't attack by force. If you just blindly attack the Northeast, the losses will be unbearable, so the best way is to outsmart them.

In fact, Chen Feng had already thought of this point when he was preparing to go to war. At that time, he asked Chen Tiebao to form a commando team to catch the Japanese army by surprise. For this reason, he specially transferred the paratroopers here for this purpose.

However, with the development of the world situation, his battle plan must be changed.Previously, Chen Feng planned to use the eighth war zone to deal with the little devil alone, but now that the Northeast Asia war zone has been established, it is no longer possible for such a person to fight head-on. Anyway, the Soviet Union still has more than 100 million troops in the Far East, so it is useless.

On October 10, Chen Feng called Ivanov, commander-in-chief of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, and decided to pay a friendly visit to Khabarovsk two days later. At that time, he would conduct a simple inspection of the Far Eastern Red Army.

The Soviet Union quickly responded to this, and welcomed Chen Feng, commander of the Northeast Asia Theater of the Allied Forces, to inspect the Far East Red Army, and hoped that Chen Feng would comment on the combat effectiveness of the Far East Red Army.

On the 18th, Chen Feng's special plane arrived in Khabarovsk on time. Apart from a special warfare squadron, there was also a fighter brigade, and there were also a mechanized infantry division and an armored division on the ground.

Khabarovsk. Far East Red Army Command.

For Chen Feng's arrival, the Soviet side paid great attention to it. In addition to Ivanov, the supreme commander of the Far East Red Army, the Soviet side also urgently transferred General Zhukov, who was in charge of the defense of Moscow, to Khabarovsk to receive Chen Feng. This made Chen Feng a little flattered.

There were many people in the reception room, but Zhukov was the only one Chen Feng was familiar with. Even his nominal chief of staff, Ivanov, Chen Feng had never seen or heard of this person before.

But these could not affect the enthusiastic atmosphere in the reception room. Not only the Chinese, but also the Japanese and the Soviets were also curious about Chen Feng, this miraculous general.They all knew Comrade Stalin's temper. He was a real tough guy who would rather bend than bend.

However, it was such a strong leader who bowed his head to the Chinese general in front of him, and not just once.His Excellency Stalin bowed his head in the Sino-Soviet-Mongolian battle, not only lost control of Outer Mongolia, but also lost Tannu Wulianghai.

This time, in the face of the evil German attack, His Excellency Stalin bowed his head in front of the Chinese general again, this time it was even more serious, not only lost the entire Far East, but also lost Sakhalin Island.

However, no one thinks that Stalin made a mistake. In fact, all the military officers who are doing it think that this is the most correct decision. It is impossible for the Soviet Union to be safe and sound under the attack of China and Germany. They also did not damage the face of the Soviet Union, let alone national dignity.So all the Soviet generals present did not hate Chen Feng, but were just curious. (To be continued..)