Xiang Shaoyun patted his butt and walked away gracefully. Clary scratched his heart and couldn't sleep more and more. He didn't expect that the Xuebing Army would target the French Far East Fleet, and felt that the Xuebing Army, especially The ambition of their commander-in-chief gave rise to a vague premonition in their hearts. They always felt that if they followed the other party's conditions, they would most likely be fooled. However, the naked temptation was there, and they imagined the previous few days in their hearts. When Tian saw the military appearance of the Xuebing Army, he thought that if his own army could reach three divisions, it would definitely be able to stabilize Burma's defense line. He couldn't control it anymore.
One thing that is unknown but closely related to Craley is that in order to consolidate Burma's defense line, Wavell intended to make Craley the commander-in-chief of the British army in Burma. He asked Craley to escort De Gu into Hanoi in the hope that he could make peace with him. The relationship between Germany and Cuba gradually consolidated the Anglo-French Southeast Asian Alliance. The three parties (Northeast Army) used their strength to block the Japanese army in Thailand. Crally came with an important mission. When the main mission had failed, he witnessed it with his own eyes. In view of the strength of the Xuebing Army, I thought of another strategic direction for the Indochina Peninsula. Of course, it now seems that because the Xuebing Army has a huge appetite, it will be quite difficult to achieve it.
Degu left the next day. Captain "German" led a regiment of British troops to escort him. Because of Huang Haifu's instruction, Ang Bos sent a platoon of French troops to escort them, and the equipment they carried was the standard of the entire army. of,
Because of the blockade of the Strait of Malacca by the Japanese Western Expeditionary Fleet, the presence of the expeditionary fleet was not very helpful in changing the situation of the Indochina Federation. If nothing else, as the Japanese army focused its offensive on the eastern front, the expeditionary fleet would not be able to survive for a long time. It will fade out of the world's sight within a short period of time. Of course, if the British accept Ouyang Yun's conditions and stab him in the back, some things will be difficult to say.
A week after Degu left Hanoi, Koizumi Minichiro landed in Mersing, Singapore. In response to Yamamoto Isoroku's order, Soma Masabumi brought a group of major general and junior officers from the headquarters to greet him. The first thing I said to Xiaoquan was: "Xiaoquan-kun, you are finally here."
Xiaoquan nodded towards him and said expressionlessly: "I know about Xiongfeng, Mr. Xiangma, don't worry, it won't take long for us to get back on track."
"Yes, yes, I feel relieved as long as you are here."
As Koizumi played an increasingly important role in the Japanese military, Soma and others also began to worship him blindly. Although Koizumi is now a major general, his travels are no less impressive than those of group army commanders. ,
When he arrived at the headquarters, Yamamoto was already waiting at the door. When he saw Koizumi, he went up to support him enthusiastically without waiting for a salute, and said: "Koizumi-kun, you have lost weight again. You should take care of yourself."
"Your Excellency, thank you for your concern. You should also take care of yourself." Koizumi and Yamamoto walked side by side towards Yamamoto's office. Major generals and junior officers followed behind them, all showing envious eyes.
About half an hour later, in Yamamoto's office, Koizumi took a sketch about "Haitongqing" from Yamamoto, frowned and said: "This is a helicopter. I didn't expect that the Xuebing Army would even be able to do this." Weapons have been developed."
Yamamoto: "Helicopter."
Koizumi briefly introduced the definition and functions of helicopters to them, and then said: "It seems that we are a step too late. Once the helicopter appears, it means that the Xuebing Army must have developed matching rockets. Rockets are nothing, and the most terrifying thing is It is its upgraded product, missile. Your Excellency, strategically speaking, we must open up the southwest China front as soon as possible. We can no longer allow the unrestricted development of the Xuebing Army. However, I think that with the current strength of our army, we want to open up the southwest China front. As for the battle line, I'm afraid it's not enough. Helicopters are particularly suitable for jungle warfare and are the natural enemies of armored units and small units. However, if it is a large-scale operation, the characteristics of the tropical jungle limit its effectiveness."
Before Koizumi could finish his words, he was interrupted by Souma. In this situation, he was the only one who could interrupt. The other major generals could only listen obediently. He said: "Koizumi-kun, you must have remembered, right? The Xuebing Army has built an aircraft carrier in the United States, and according to time calculation, their aircraft carrier should have been put into training by now. Ouyang Yun is very ambitious. Although he is just a warlord now, he has the most powerful armed force in China. In time, , if the Chongqing Central Army is defeated by me, and someone stands up to support him, he will be able to have the power to call on all of China. By then, even if we can fully occupy Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, even if we can ultimately defeat the United States, we will ultimately be defeated by the military. The army accumulated enough strength but fell short of success."
"Sōma-kun's worries are justified." Yamamoto looked at Koizumi and said: "The vitality of the Xuebing Army is too strong. If it is allowed to develop, it will definitely become a serious problem for the empire." Then he looked at the others and said : "But Mr. Koizumi's analysis just now is also correct. Tropical jungle warfare has its own characteristics. Comparing the equipment characteristics of the enemy and our armies, the weapons and equipment of the Xuebing Army are undoubtedly more suitable for jungle warfare. I even suspect that Ouyang Yun has already I expected this situation today, and the reason why I delayed the attack was because I was worried about this."
Yamamoto's words made Koizumi confused for a while. No one knew better than him why Ouyang Yun expected this situation today. After all, they are all people familiar with this period of history. However, comparing the two, he always seemed to lag behind. He took a step forward, feeling a little unwilling and even more filled with deep hatred. He touched his waist without any trace, and felt that his lower body was as soft and weak as an earthworm. He bit his lip deeply with his teeth, and did not let go until there was blood. ,
Yamamoto saw the blood marks on his lips, felt a pain in his body, and reminded him loudly: "Koizumi."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I remembered some unpleasant things." Koizumi bowed, then took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit one, took a puff, slowly spit it out, looked at Yamamoto and said slowly: "Your Excellency, I If you think you can fight once and don't need to use all your strength, just treat it as a test. If there is an advantage to be taken advantage of, we will increase our investment. If the war does not go well, we will immediately shrink it. Your Excellency, have you noticed that we can actually learn from Xuebingjun? There are many things, and if we apply these to the troops of other countries, it will have miraculous effects. Your Excellency, the student army has grown to a certain size. If you want to annihilate them at this time, you must concentrate all the power of the empire, but you have also seen, In last year's encirclement and suppression campaign, we paid such a high price, but the results were minimal. As for the Xuebing Army, my opinion is that we should continue to use the Co-Prosperity Army to consume its effective forces, and at the same time fight with them to develop. The Xuebing Army is developing. We are also developing, but with the scale of our military industry and accumulation of science and technology, even the military and military can't keep up. This is actually a race, but the stakes are relatively high."
Yamamoto nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and continued: "Yes, what people bet on is just money, or at most their lives, but what two countries bet on is decades or even hundreds of years of national destiny. Since the Meiji Restoration , China has been left far behind by us, so let’s give them another chance to race the tortoise and the hare, haha, when it comes to gambling, I have never been afraid of anyone."
When he was young, Yamamoto was known as a gambler. He even boasted that if the emperor gave him a year to gamble, he could win back an aircraft carrier for Japan.
Most of the people present knew this allusion, and they couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing this.