20demayo Chapter 471 The plan was leaked
Chapter 471 The plan was leaked
Shanghai, Expeditionary Force Headquarters.
Chen Yang had just returned to Meihua Tower from the racecourse, and before he could even sit down, a call from the Expeditionary Force Headquarters summoned him to the Chinese Expeditionary Force Headquarters.
At this time, the high-level conference room was already filled with heads of various agencies.
The meeting had apparently been going on for some time, and Genichirō Otani of the Special High Police was talking.
"Your Excellency the Commander, Your Excellency the Generals."
"According to the top-secret intelligence we have obtained, this time, the National Government Military Commission plans to use the Second, Third, Fifth, and Ninth War Zones as the main attack areas, and the First, Fourth, Eighth, Tenth, Shandong-Jiangsu, and Hebei-Chahar War Zones as auxiliary areas."
"The first war zone is mainly to attack Kaifeng and Boai to contain the imperial army. The second war zone's goal is to effectively cut off the traffic of the Zhengtai and Tongpu railways and clear the triangle area in southern Shanxi."
"The Third War Zone used its main force of about 11 divisions to cut off traffic along the Yangtze River and attack Hukou, Madang, Dongliu, Guichi, Datong, Tongling, and Digang. They rushed to the river bank in one fell swoop, occupied strong positions, and used light and heavy firepower and laid mines to block the Yangtze River to prevent the imperial army from moving south."
"The Fourth War Zone is waiting for an opportunity to attack Chaoshan and Shantou, and its main force will sweep the Guangjiu Road and Nanning, intending to retake Guangzhou."
"The mission of the Fifth War Zone is to sweep Xinyang and Wuhan in the southern section of the Pinghan Line, advance to Hankou, and attack the Hanyi Highway to cut off traffic on the Xianghua and Hanyi Highways."
"The Eighth War Zone must attack the enemy in the northern section of the Yue-Han front, focusing on the Puqi and Xianning areas, and advance towards Wuchang."
"In addition to defending Changsha, the Ninth War Zone is also looking for combat opportunities to attack the Nanxun Railway and advance to Ruichang and Jiujiang, hoping to unite with the Tenth War Zone, the Shandong-Jiangsu War Zone, and the Hebei-Chahar War Zone to form a new line of defense and repel the attack of the Eleventh Army."
"This operation plan will mobilize a total of about 120 divisions from south to north, with a total of more than one million troops. These are the troops directly involved in the attack."
"In addition, the Nationalist government hired a group of airmen from the United States. Together with the air force that the Soviet Union had previously sent to reinforce them, the total number of aircraft exceeded 300."
"These air forces are also a considerable threat to the Empire."
After finishing the report, Otani Genichirō bowed slightly and sat down.
After listening to the report, Chen Yang cursed in his heart, isn't this the Kuomintang's winter counterattack plan?
What’s going on? The fight hasn’t even started yet and the other party already knows the entire plan.
Could it be that there are still Japanese spies in Shancheng who have not been caught?
"Thank you very much for the outstanding contribution made by the Special High Police to the Empire's war." Commander Nishio raised his hand and said, "The National Government has formulated a detailed counterattack plan for us."
"We can't just sit there and wait for death. At present, in order to cooperate with the negotiations between the headquarters and the Soviet Union, most of our troops are still deployed along the Manchuria-Mongolia line."
"So, this time, in order to cope with the Nationalist government's counterattack plan, the General Staff decided to abandon some unnecessary defense lines and target the southwest region."
"The 21st and 22nd Armies launched an attack on Guangxi in November, occupying southern Guangxi in one fell swoop and cutting off the southwest international transportation line."
"Hi……"
In the commander's office, Commander Xiwei made an inviting gesture to Chen Yang and said, "Director Chen, I asked you to come here today because I want to ask about the transportation and supply issues."
“How is the transport network recovering now?”
Chen Yang stood up and said, "Commander, all lines have basically returned to normal. It's just that there were too many supplies piled up last month, and the railways in various places have been damaged by the Red Party many times recently."
"So, it seems that the efficiency is not as good as before." Commander Nishio nodded and said, "The guerrilla warfare of the Red Party is really abominable."
"However, our main opponent now is still the Nationalist government."
"In the early spring of next year, we will once again organize troops to conduct a sweep of the Red Party's major bases."
"By the way, what about the submarine design?"
Chen Yang replied respectfully: "I have already met with Mr. Feldman, and they need time to consider."
Commander Xiwei nodded slightly and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Director Chen."
Chen Yang smiled and said, "Nothing, this is what I should do."
"Mr. Nishio, if there is nothing else, I will go back first. Please inform me in advance if you have any requirements for transportation."
"I try my best to coordinate the vehicles and try to avoid any mistakes."
"Okay, Director Chen, take care."
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Shanghai, Jinjiafang, Manchuria Railway Investigation Bureau.
Yoshiko Kawashima kept pacing in the room, looking at the phone on the desk from time to time.
According to the previous design, the batch of national treasures should have arrived in Shanghai three days ago.
But the current situation is that after waiting for three days, no one still knows the whereabouts of those national treasures.
Yoshiko Kawashima did not think that Fuqi had the courage to swallow up those national treasures.
What she is afraid of now is that something unexpected happens to those national treasures and they are targeted by others.
Recently, the news about the national treasure has been spreading like wildfire in Shanghai, attracting many so-called heroes of the green forest and some underworld gangs.
Yoshiko Kawashima was certain that the information must have been released by Chen Yang.
This guy was known for his vindictive character. The fact that he had taken away half of the routes from the Guanzi Railway only meant that he would not cause trouble for the Mantetsu Railway, but it did not mean that he would let him off so easily.
There was a knock on the door. Assistant Kenichi Takada knocked on the door and said, "Ms. Kawashima, there are some people from the north who want to see you."
"The leader is called Ordo."
Kawashima Yoshiko was slightly stunned, and quickly said: "Takada-kun, please ask them to come in."
Kenichi Takada responded and left the office.
After a while, there was a noisy sound of footsteps, and Ordo walked into the office with several guards.
"Your Excellency Ordo greets the princess," Ordo bowed as he entered the door.
Kawashima Yoshiko didn't have time to care about these things. Seeing the miserable appearance of Ordo and the others, she quickly asked, "What happened to you? Where is Commander Fu? How are those national treasures?"
Erduo was stunned for a moment, then said in a lost voice, "Commander Fu hasn't arrived yet? I will split up with the commander, and we will take a truck with some empty boxes to Shanghai."
"Commander Fu went ahead with the national treasure. Logically, he should have arrived before us."
Kawashima Yoshiko couldn't help but get nervous when she heard this: "It seems that Commander Fu is in trouble, otherwise he wouldn't be so late for so many days."
Ordo asked cautiously, "Princess, do you want us to go and ask around so that we can go and meet the commander?"
Kawashima Yoshiko frowned and said, "Not for now. Let's not make any moves. If Commander Fu gets into any trouble, he will notify me."
"There has been no distress message received at this time. It seems that he must have his own plans."
"You guys go and rest first."
Ordo and others bowed to Yoshiko Kawashima and left.
The office fell silent. Yoshiko Kawashima looked out the window. There was a clear blue sky with white clouds. Somehow, although it was clear outside, Yoshiko Kawashima felt that there seemed to be an undercurrent surging...