"To fight or not to fight? If we want to fight, how to fight?" According to the information passed by the Special High School, Okamura Neji has figured out Zhao Zhi's war intentions. Zhao Zhi does not regard Jiaodong as a place to linger, and
As a bridgehead and platform, the elite Chinese troops who are ready to move will continuously land in Jiaodong by sea, and then enter North China from Jiaodong. The Special High School has learned that the 74th China Army, which Chiang Kai-shek calls Tiger Ben, has landed in Jiaodong. It is believed that the 74th Army
With their strength, they will soon be ready to attack North China.
Okamura Neiji is not afraid of the 74th Army. In the face of a huge advantageous force comparison, no matter how powerful the 74th Army is, it cannot be an opponent of the Imperial Army. What Okamura Neiji is worried about is Zhao Zhi and Lei Lei. Zhao Zhi also assembled a large number of troops in Jiaodong.
In the early stages of the siege of Dezhou and Binzhou, there were tens of thousands of troops. Now with the help of the US fleet, Zhao Zhi had to transport more troops from Myanmar. Faced with the complicated situation, Okamura Neiji was hesitant.
The situation in North China seems to be out of the control of Okamura Neiji. The Tubal guerrillas who have disappeared for more than a month are showing signs of resurgence, and the news from the intelligence agents lurking in Shanxi Province from the Special High School is not very good.
The China Army's garrison in Shanxi has remained stationary and has not changed at all due to the situation in North China. Ordinarily, this should be what Neji Okamura wants to see the most, but he has been restless in his heart.
According to Okamura Neiji's understanding of the Nationalist Government, it was impossible for them to transfer the 74th Army all the way to Jiaodong by sea and turn a blind eye to the Shanxi Chinese Army that was just around the corner. Okamura Neiji believed that the Chinese troops stationed in Shanxi
He must be making some preparations secretly, but he doesn't know it yet, and this is what bothers Neji Okamura. This feeling of losing control of the situation makes him very uncomfortable.
In order to deal with Zhao Zhi who is living in Jiaodong, he has mobilized more than 10,000 troops to station in Qingzhou and Yishui. Now he is on the verge of death, but he just doesn't know what Zhao Zhi will do next. He is restless with those who are stranded in Jinan.
Compared with Okamura Neiji, Zhao Zhi now lives a leisurely life. Wang Yaowu and his officers are all from serious military schools. In order to save trouble, Zhao Zhi simply left the Burmese mercenary troops to Wang Yaowu's command. He himself
Just take care of those mercenaries.
"How to fight?" Like Okamura Neji, Wang Yaowu and the others were also formulating a battle plan. However, compared with Okamura Neji, Wang Yaowu and the others were resolute in their determination to fight. The 74th Army was ordered to go north from Yunnan to Jiaodong. They
The final mission was to enter Shandong and cut off the north-south communication between the Japanese army. But now Okamura Neiji mobilized heavy troops to surround the Qingzhou and Yishui lines. It was difficult for the 74th Army alone to break through the interception defense line set up by Okamura Neiji.
"I think Mr. Zhao's plan is good. He goes north from Weifang to Dongying to lay siege to Binzhou, forcing Neji Okamura to disperse his troops and go north to rescue Binzhou. Then the main force goes straight to Zibo, and he and Neji Okamura once again
Decisive battle." A staff officer under Wang Yaowu still took a fancy to Zhao Zhi's original battle plan. Jiaodong now has not only troops of the 74th Army, but also more than 10,000 Burmese mercenary troops. As long as Okamura Neiji has the strength in Zibo
If it is dispersed, the 74th Army will have a great chance of attacking Zibo.
"But we cannot ignore the Japanese and puppet troops in Jinan and Laiwu." The map on the table was unfolded, and the officer who retorted struck the positions of Jinan and Laiwu with his baton, "The Japanese army has not only deployed heavy troops in Qingzhou, but also along the Yishui River.
, Jinan and Laiwu are also the focus of their defense. If we go north to Dongying to besiege Binzhou, but the Japanese army does not take the trick and instead takes Zhucheng directly from Yishui, what should we do? Return troops to support Zhucheng? What about the Japanese in Zibo?
What should we do if the puppet army takes the opportunity to attack Weifang?"
The map on the table was snatched back and forth by the officers who were arguing back and forth. Wang Yaowu's headquarters was as lively as a vegetable market. Only Zhang Lingpu, who had followed Wang Yaowu to the South Bank Villa to meet Chiang Kai-shek, remained silent. Zhang Lingpu was Wang Yaowu's favorite general and was also the one who was killed.
After the 74th Army, a rising star in the army that Chiang Kai-shek valued, was re-equipped with beautiful weapons, Zhang Lingpu thought that one day he would be able to have a face-to-face contest with the Japanese army and avoid the shame of being forced to retreat by the Japanese army in Nanjing City.
Zhang Lingpu has seen the battle plan formulated by Zhao Zhi. If we only compare the strength of the enemy and ours, the Japanese side may be at a disadvantage, but compared with the combat effectiveness and firepower configuration, Zhang Lingpu is absolutely confident that he can defeat all the Japanese troops fighting against him. "
I'm going to train the troops first. I'll decide how to deal with you. Just let me know when you've decided." Zhang Lingpu walked out of the headquarters with a cold face. However, his departure did not calm down the quarreling headquarters. They all knew it.
Zhang Lingpu has a stubborn temper, so his departure is not surprising.
"Mr. Zhang, isn't your 74th Army holding a meeting? Why didn't you go to the meeting and instead came here to fish?" Zhao Zhizheng, with a cigar in his mouth, was leisurely taking Luo Ying to fish at the beach. He saw Zhang Lingpu also driving
He couldn't help but be surprised when the motorcycle brought the guards to fish. Zhao Zhi had always had a good impression of Zhang Lingpu, especially Zhang Lingpu who fought in the Battle of Nanjing, and as a division commander, he often trained and ate with his soldiers.
, Zhao Zhi likes such a commander very much, because he can know what his soldiers are doing and thinking at any time.
"They were quarreling fiercely, but they couldn't come up with any real ideas. I couldn't get in the way while I was there, so I just came out to relax." Zhang Lingpu threw his fishhook into the sea and took over the guard.
The handed Ma Zha sat down next to Zhao Zhi. He didn't just come here to fish to relax. Just to get the specific location of Zhao Zhi's fishing, he used a whole carton of Zhang Lingpu cigarettes. If he couldn't get it here today, Zhao Zhi
Once I get a satisfactory answer, the whole carton of American cigarettes will be in vain.
Perhaps seeing Zhang Lingpu's intention, Zhao Zhi said with a smile, "Is it about sending troops?" Zhang Lingpu, who was asked, did not answer, but nodded slightly. "You, the 74th Army, shoulder the responsibility of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek."
You have great trust, and it is also good to be cautious. Okamura Neji is not easy to deal with, and of course he cannot go into battle rashly." Zhang Lingpu did not explain his purpose, and Zhao Zhi also deliberately kept silent.
No one mentioned anything substantial.
"Mr. Zhao, actually I came today mainly to ask for advice from you." Time passed little by little, and finally Zhang Lingpu couldn't help but explain his purpose. "You also know why the Chairman sent our 74th Army to go north to Jiaodong, but now
Okamura Neji mobilized heavy troops to block Jiaodong in an attempt to make us return in vain. Although Chongqing did not urge us to send troops, I know the pressure the army commander is facing, and I would like to trouble Mr. Zhao to give me an idea."
Taking the cigar from Luo Ying and holding it in his mouth, Zhao Zhile said, "The way we fight in Thunder is different from yours, so the tactics we use may not be applicable to you, although your 74th Army has replaced American weapons. and equipment, but you can’t learn our tactics.” Zhao Zhi’s words are really good. The 74th Army has always been used to fighting the Japanese army in an army-on-army posture, but Thunderbolt is attacking with a running attack. Battles and ambush battles are the main ones, and the tactical differences between the two are still very big.
"Mr. Zhao, please don't refuse. Although your Thunder is famous for its small-scale battles, your Thunder has a famous record of successively encircling and annihilating Japanese divisions in Burma. Zhang admires Mr. Zhao's commanding ability very much. "Seeing that Zhao Zhi was trying to evade, Zhang Lingpu became anxious. Zhang Lingpu had studied all Thunder's battle cases in his spare time. Although the outside world said how bad Thunder's mercenaries were, Zhang Lingpu knew that Zhao Zhi was the soul of Thunder. If Zhao Zhi was gone, the Thunder's mercenaries would The soldiers will at best become a second-rate armed force slightly stronger than the guerrillas.
"Mr. Zhang, you are wrong. This is not Zhao's excuse. This is the intention of your chairman." Zhao Zhi motioned to Luo Ying to take a document and handed it to Zhang Lingpu, "Seeing that you are a good person, I will show you something. But you must promise not to spread the word, otherwise I will be reprimanded by your Chairman Chiang Kai-shek." What Zhao Zhi handed to Zhang Lingpu was an original telegram from the Nan'an Villa, which showed that Chiang Kai-shek hoped that Zhao Zhi would not interfere with the follow-up operations of the 74th Army. , allowing Wang Yaowu to command the 74th Army to fight independently, the most Zhao Zhi can do is hand over some of the Burmese mercenary troops to Wang Yaowu's command.
"Why is this happening? How could the Chairman make such an arrangement?" Zhang Lingpu read the original telegram twice, but still could not understand what Chiang Kai-shek's intention was.
"Can a warrior like Mr. Zhang still not understand what Chairman Chiang means?" Zhao Zhi smiled and drew a rough map of China on the sand with his feet, "This is the territory of China, and the circled place is us. In Jiaodong, which we now control, there are your 74th Army and my tens of thousands of Burmese mercenaries in this circle. Outside the circle are the 10,000-day puppet troops assembled by Neji Okamura. This is our current situation."
Seeing Zhang Lingpu nodded with deep sympathy, Zhao Zhi continued, "You may not know that my Burmese mercenaries are basically cannon fodder troops used to compete with the Japanese and puppet troops. Maybe their Burmese people are used to beat the drums." It's okay, but it may not work if they are used to fight against the Japanese and puppet troops. Therefore, your 74th Army must act as a vanguard and fight from the front. This is why Chairman Chiang did not let me intervene, because he hopes that your 74th Army You can become stronger and stronger through constant battles.”
"I understand, I will go back and arrange my troops right now." Zhang Lingpu understood what Zhao Zhi meant after a little thought, and ignored Zhao Zhi's suggestion. Zhang Lingpu was so anxious that he even used his own horse and fishing rod. No, he took his own guards and drove away on a three-wheeled motorcycle.