"As for the Japanese army, the 13th Division, the 16th Division and the 103rd Division, four divisions of the Korean puppet army and two brigades of the Peace Army are attacking our Second Army from the direction of Huangshan, Xiaoshan and Hangzhou Bay at the same time. The offensive was launched from the forward position. In the direction of Hangzhou Bay, the 103rd Division was assisted by the combined fleet, and the offensive was particularly fierce..." In the No. 3 conference room of the Guangzhou Xuebing Army Headquarters, Li Tieshu held a baton in his hand and was using a piece of paper on the conference table. The huge sand table pointed at the country: "According to reliable information, Nishio Juzo's headquarters is moving eastward along the Yangtze River. After analysis, we concluded that its final attack target should be Fox Shisan's Santai guerrilla base."
After the Xuebing Army captured southern Zhejiang, the Northward Guerrilla Column under the Second Guerrilla Army quickly penetrated into the Yangtze River Delta area. After disrupting the deployment of the Japanese troops in the area, it established contact with Fox Shisan's Santai guerrilla column. Because it received a steady stream of material support from the Xuebing Army's rear area, Thirteen was able to rapidly expand the Santai Guerrilla Column. By the end of last year, although the department still presented itself as the Santai Guerrilla Column to the outside world, in fact its control area had From the Santai area to Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Changzhou and Baojin, its total military strength has exceeded 40,000, and it has the ability to fight a regional battle.
"If you include the headquarters of Nishio Juzo, the total strength of the Japanese army will be around 300,000, with 200,000 regular troops, including 90,000 army troops... We have reason to believe that the Japanese army is bound to win this offensive. "
"The little devil finally realized the importance of southern Zhejiang." Tie Linfei interjected,
With Southern Zhejiang, the Xuebing Army can further attack Hangzhou and Shanghai on land. And because of the white-fin dolphin and Chinese sturgeon, the flying fortress has excellent seakeeping performance, and many military ports, shipyards, arsenals, steel mills, and even anchors in the eastern part of its homeland. The ships in the military port are all within the strike radius of the Gakuin Army aviation force. It is no wonder that after the air attacks on Sasebo and Nagasaki military ports, the Japanese army launched air strikes and large-scale offensives in a hurry.
Li Tieshu continued: "The commander-in-chief's instruction is that southern Zhejiang must not be lost. In addition, he believes that after nearly half a year of refining our army, we have the ability to launch a new major counterattack. The opinion of the commander-in-chief is , defend in the direction of Hangzhou Bay and Xiaoshan, launch a fierce counterattack in the direction of Huangshan, launch a counterattack in the direction of Yingtan and Ganzhou at the same time, feign attack in the direction of Ganzhou, and the area south of the Yangtze River must be captured in the direction of Yingtan, and it is best to capture Nanchang... Mr. Ji, Do you have anything to add?"
Ji Xingwen shook his head and said, "We'd better listen to what Mr. Jiang and Mr. Ye mean."
In the headquarters of the Third Taiwanese Army in Fuzhou, Jiang Guangnai and his generals were listening attentively. At this time, he lowered his voice and leaned in front of the microphone and said: "Old Ye, let me talk first."
In Xiaoshan, at the frontline headquarters of the Third Army of Southern Zhejiang, Ye Zhao hurried to the microphone and said, "Please speak."
"As for the arrangements of the headquarters, I have only one question: whether to attack Pengze County? If Pengze is to be attacked, whether Madang should be captured."
Li Tieshu and Ji Xingwen looked at each other, and the former said firmly: "Of course we must capture Madang. If we don't capture Madang, the Japanese army may use this as a breakthrough point to counterattack the south bank at any time. By then, we will have to pay a higher price to be able to win." Hold on, and this will not be conducive to our next actions."
"When the Commander-in-Chief went north, Madang was famous for being easy to defend and difficult to attack. After that war, the Japanese army increased their investment in Madang. Now Madang can be described as a hedgehog covered with thorns. I'm afraid it won't Easy to beat."
Li Tieshu smiled slightly: "Mr. Jiang, you are a senior, so don't give riddles to our juniors. If you have any requests, just ask."
Over there, Jiang Guangnai, Shen Guanghan, Liu Yuqing, Rao Guoguang and others looked at each other and smiled. Then, shouldering the expectations of others and still being shameless, Jiang Guangnai coughed lightly and said: "I heard that the improved model developed by Xuebing Research and Development Institute The fire-breathing tank has been put into production, hehe, I don’t have a big appetite, just give me a regiment.”
Before Li Tieshu responded, Ye Zhao spoke first: "Vice President Li, how many tanks of this type have been produced?"
The existing chariot chassis of the Xuebing Army are all based on the Jiguang III Lin-type 39 chassis system. For example, the "Cloud Type 1941" Spitfire is affectionately called the "Fire-breathing Turtle" by the research and development students. Tanks, apart from using the same chassis system as their predecessors, are completely different in other aspects. They are almost two varieties.
Military production has always been under the control of Ji Xingwen. When Li Tieshu came over, he took the microphone and said: "Counting this month's production, there should be about fifty vehicles."
When Ye Zhao heard this, he immediately became anxious and yelled on the phone: "Mr. Jiang, I'm not refuting your dignity. There are only fifty cars in total. You can't monopolize them. In this way, we will suffer a bit. You can take thirty cars." Give us the rest."
Jiang Guangnai refused and shouted in a deep voice: "Xiaoye, we want fire-breathing tanks to attack Madang. Why do you want fire-breathing tanks?"
"Defense, if we use Spitfire tanks to blockade the Qiantang River and use them to counter beach grabbing, we can save a lot of troops, so that we can launch a fierce counterattack in the direction of Huangshan. Mr. Jiang, how big is Madang? Thirty new Spitfire tanks The tank plus the previous one will definitely be enough."
"Then you give me the new ones, and I'll give you the old ones, and exchange forty-eight for twenty. How about that?"
Ye Zhao answered simply: "I won't do it."
Compared with the old fire-breathing tanks, the new model's strike range has reached about 280 meters, and its mobility and armor have also been enhanced. For this strike distance alone, one new model is worth three old ones. If Ye Zhao agrees to change, then unless his head is kicked by a donkey,
The two army commanders started arguing on the phone. The single hero from Haikou couldn't stand it any longer and blurted out: "You two, how about listening to me."
"Commander Shan." "Xiao Dan."
"I don't want a single tank, so who can replace the defense with us?"
Jiang Guangnai and Ye Zhaodeng stopped talking. They suddenly remembered that because the Fourth Army had not fought for a long time, Shanxiong had written many times, asking each army to change defenses regularly. They and others were arguing over a few tanks here. If they are making a fuss, will the big bosses in Guangzhou be dissatisfied and then really agree to their requests? For soldiers, fighting is the most important thing. The two men and their subordinates looked at each other and immediately Wisely chose silence,
After a brief silence, Ji Xingwen spoke. He first comforted the single Xiong Qionghai that there would be a battle sooner or later, and then said: "According to the commander-in-chief's instructions, defending southern Zhejiang is the first goal. Only on this basis will we Think about other things, Lao Ye, the headquarters will not interfere with how you arrange your troops. We will try our best to help you if we can. However, you must ensure the safety of the Xiaohuang defense line and the distribution of fire-breathing tanks. Just follow your suggestion, thirty to twenty. Do you have any other questions?"