Chapter 561 Difficult choices
When Hideki Tojo heard the request that the navy must kill the defenders of Tianjia Town, because only by killing the defenders of Tianjia Town can the naval forces continue to advance, and then Wuhan may be able to be taken back.
Now that Tianjia Town cannot get through, the army's troops dare not fight to Wuhan. The most important thing is that there is a man here, Hu Bin.
Hu Bin's troops have very strong combat capabilities. In the past, the two divisions fought against Hu Bin and led tens of thousands of people. Now the generals of the army dare not fight against Hu Bin. Hu Bin has already made a shadow in the hearts of the generals of the army and he dare not confront Hu Bin at all.
So their base camp has always wanted to kill Hu Bin. They sent several groups of assassinators, but they were useless and were killed before they even got close to Hu Bin.
"If you want to break through in Tianjia Town, it will probably be too late. It is impossible to break through Hu Bin's defensive position on the river. We have fought before and can only land on land to fight. Now, will your army troops dare to go up? Can you win after going up?" Yoshida Shingo looked at Hideki Tojo and said.
"What do you mean?" Hideki Tojo looked at Yoshida Seongo and asked. He was surprised to say this, but he was still not sure.
"Give up Wuhan, this is the best choice for your army. If you continue to fight Wuhan, I don't know how many people you plan to put in to guard it. One or two divisions will definitely be useless. At least 4 divisions are deployed near Wuhan, and you also have to replenish troops from time to time, because Hu Bin will definitely fight you!
Since China wants to retake Wuhan, you might as well give up Wuhan and let the Chinese control it. At that time, you Jiujiang and Anhui will attack Hubei from time to time, and there is another place you can also fight Henan.
According to what I know, Henan is a major military ration province, and the military rations of the large army come from here. If you don’t control such a place, what else do you want to control? The war is about resources. Not only do we need to increase resources, but we also want to make our opponents lose resources. What do you think?" Yoshida Shingo said, looking at Hideki Tojo.
"Your Majesty will not agree." When Hideki Tojo heard him say this, he certainly understood. In fact, he also thought that Wuhan could not be defended. With Hu Bin there, no troops could be defended.
Before, 12 divisions were there, and just launched an attack on Hu Bin, they were beaten like this. I don’t know how many casualties are now? But it is definitely indispensable.
"Your Majesty, just go and convince him. The key is that your troops in Xianning now should retreat quickly. I always feel that Hu Bin must have a backup plan. He cannot put tens of thousands of troops in Xianning, regardless of it, and he has also been to Huangshi!" Yoshida Shingo reminded him.
"You mean Hu Bin may be already trying to get into Xianning?" Hideki Tojo looked at him and asked.
"That's right, according to my research on Hu Bin, this person will not give us a way of life. It looks like a way of life, but it is actually a dead end. I suggest that you don't retreat directly from Xianning to Jiujiang, and retreat from Hunan to Jiangxi. I guess Hu Bin's troops may be waiting for you on the way you retreat before!" Yoshida Shingo said with a smile.
"What you said is even worse. There are other Chinese troops there, and they have already repaired the defense line, which is even more difficult to fight. You must know that we don't have much supplies at all. We can't hold on for a few days.
If as you said, Hu Bin's troops have already arrived there, then our troops have just left Xianning and his troops may catch up immediately. This will make us even more troublesome.
Another thing is that Xianning cannot be lost. Once it is lost, it will be more difficult for us to attack Hubei in the future. If it is so difficult, will we have to fight in Wuhan? The last Wuhan battle. We suffered a lot of losses. If we do it again, the losses may be even greater. Hu Bin is there!" Hideki Tojo looked at Yoshida Seongo and said.
"I just suggest that you have the final say on how to fight. However, if you want to fight Wuhan again, I feel that it will be impossible in recent years. Unless you defeat Henan and Hunan first, there is no such possibility at all!" Yoshida Shingo said with a smile.
"Yes, there is no possibility now. Your navy is about to go to war. Now it depends on Germany. It would be great if Germany could fight the Soviet Union, but they wouldn't fight at all now.
Damn it, if Germany attacked the Soviet Union, we would also attack from the Far East and occupy most of the land in the Far East. By then, our empire would be larger. In addition to the insufficient population, the other resources in the Far East were much richer than China. The population was not a problem. We could completely migrate the population from the places we occupied!" Hideki Tojo said.
"You should not count on Germany. We don't know when they will fight. I feel that it is better to occupy Southeast Asia first. If you occupy there, China can only rely on itself. Do you think China can do it on itself? Without the support of other countries, they will not be able to support it for that long!" Yoshida Shingo stared at Hideki Tojo and said.
"You are right, you need to change your thinking. Now we have a lot of casualties in China!" Hideki Tojo nodded and said.
"Also, you should let the Chinese fight against the Chinese, and let Wang Jingwei organize troops to fight. We just need to provide their weapons. The Chinese fight against each other is the most beneficial to our empire. In addition, the relationship between Yan'an and Chongqing, you still need to provoke them and let them turn against each other, so that we can benefit.
The tighter we are now against China, the more united they will be. If we don’t attack them, they will have problems themselves over time! I still know the Chinese character well!" Yoshida Shingo said with a smile.
When Hideki Tojo heard this, he nodded. He had thought about this. They were also implementing such a plan before, but things did not develop as he imagined. On the contrary, his troops were counterattacked by the enemy.
"However, Wuhan still wants to ask you. Only when your naval forces pass by will my troops retreat safely!" Dongdongjo Hideki looked at him and asked.
"No, I won't let them continue to attack, this will only increase our losses. What I mean just now is, give up Wuhan and your army troops will retreat immediately. Even if Xianning is lost, it doesn't matter. When we conquer Southeast Asia, you can still fight back!" Yoshida Shingo said with a smile and shook his head.
"Damn it, there are still tens of thousands of troops over there and so many resources. You have to know that there are a large number of copper and iron ore in Huangshi. If you give up there, the empire's resource reserves will have problems!" Hideki Tojo looked at Yoshida Seongo and said anxiously.
"I know, but, please think about it carefully. Are you sure that those troops in Hubei can defeat Hu Bin's troops now?" Yoshida Shingo looked at him quietly and said.
"Why can't you win? We still have more than 80,000 troops now. As long as your navy passes, we can win!" Hideki Tojo was not willing to be outdone and stared at him and said.
"Damn it, 80,000 people. Now Hu Bin is more than 80,000 people near Wuhan. And on the way from Xianning to Wuhan, how do you plan to get there? Will they let you go? They just need to get there if they get stuck on the road, how do you get there? Do you still have so many resources to support more than 80,000 troops to continue dragging them in Xianning?
If I were you, I would immediately order the troops to retreat and retreat to Jiangxi instead of staying in Hubei. Hu Bin’s strategic intention was very obvious, to control the entire Hubei. In addition, killing the troops of our empire are now in shape, and you still want to fight Wuhan. Do you think Hu Bin will give you this opportunity?" Yoshida Seongo stood up and said to Hideki Tojo.
When Tojo Hideki heard this, he sat there without saying a word.
"Think about it yourself. I don't want all the warriors of the empire to be broken in Hubei. Although we are not in harmony, those soldiers are soldiers of the empire!" Yoshida Shingo said, then opened the door and left.
Anan Weiji in Xianning learned that the navy's fleet had been repelled and stood there silently. At this time, several division commanders who came back were also standing around him.
"We must retreat. We can't think about attacking Wuhan. We can't fight at all. Even with the help of the navy, we can't fight. From our side to Wuhan, the navy cannot come through the way. You said, is it better for Hu Bin and others to set up defense lines here?
Can the supplies on our side last for so long? Don’t forget that Hu Bin’s troops have already chased us, and they will be able to come to our side at noon tomorrow at the latest. I mean, now we will retreat and retreat to Jiangxi!" A division commander said to Anan Weiji.
"Yes, we can't fight at all now. The troops have been broken up, and there is a shortage of supplies now, how can we fight!" The other division commanders also shouted. They didn't want to continue fighting with Hu Bin's troops, at least they don't want to.
"Baga, now we have to wait for news from the base camp. If the base camp does not intend to give up Wuhan, we can only fight." Anan Wei cursed a little annoyed.
"We have sent the situation here to the base camp just now. I think there will definitely be a decision on the base camp. Everyone should wait!" The Chief of Staff also spoke.
"Damn Hu Bin!" A division commander heard this and sat down and cursed. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!