Chapter 732: Shanxi (1)

The newly formed Japanese Theater Command is in Busan, North Korea. The units that will participate in the Japanese campaign have been finalized. It includes one field division, four Outer Northeast Indigenous Cavalry Divisions, six overseas brigades, and a large number of combat and logistical support detachments.

At that time, the Far Eastern Army will mobilize almost all the armor, artillery, automobile, logistics, and other support detachments and devote all its forces to participate in the upcoming Japanese campaign.

Gao Jianguo also issued an order to Fujita, asking him to integrate all the Death Army units and form the First Division of the Death Army. It has two brigades and regiments, with a total of six daredevils. The backbone of the cadres were all the samurai of the old army, and there were more than 30,000 samurai in the entire first division.

All the samurai of the 1st Division of the Dare Death Army were armed with short-barreled double-barreled shotguns, katanas, and standard protective equipment of the Far Eastern Army, such as grimace masks, chest armor, helmets, etc. However, the 1st Division was not attached to the establishment of combat and logistical support detachments, and needed to be temporarily transferred from other units during wartime.

In the future, the number of daring troops of the Far Eastern Army will continue to increase, and the samurai of the four newly recruited wings have arrived at the Tanegashima garrison and are undergoing the most rigorous training, and will be able to be put into the Japanese battlefield in three months.

In the future, the Far Eastern Army's death force units will also play the role of assault troops, and in wartime, they will be assigned to various attack directions with brigades, wings, and brigades to strengthen the ground assault force of the troops.

In addition, with the change of weather, the company's action to recruit displaced people in Daming has gradually come to an end. The Admiralty will also release a large number of warships, all of which will be sent to the coast of Japan. Participation in the Japanese campaign. The Air Force will also devote all its strength to dispatch a large number of airships and delta-wing planes to fully support the Japanese campaign. Provide all-round air support for the participating troops.

At the Japanese Theater Command in Busan, Gao Jianguo, Shi Mingfeng, Lin Hua, and others were at the Theater Command to study the operational plan for the next Japanese campaign. Chief of Staff Lin Hua is standing in front of a map to report the general details of the Japanese campaign battle plan and the preparations of the troops participating in the battle in the near future.

After listening to Lin Hua's statement on the general details of the battle plan and the preparation of the troops, Gao Jianguo asked in a deep voice: "Has there been any change in the situation on the Japanese side recently?" ”

Lin Hua nodded, and then took out a stack of documents. Distributed to everyone present, he explained: "I just received a telegram from Kitai, the head of the Japanese intelligence station, who had already met with Shimazu Tadashi two days ago. This time. Shimazu Tadashi clearly made a request to Kitai to send troops to the Far East, and it is estimated that the Satsuma Domain may not be able to fight. According to the information transmitted by the Japanese intelligence station, the Kyushu coalition led by the Satsuma clan has not made any progress in the war with the Tokugawa shogunate. The war has always been stalemate.

The strategy adopted by the Tokugawa shogunate. It is to try to consume the war potential of the Satsuma Domain. The Kyushu coalition forces are now riding tigers, and the current situation is extremely unfavorable for them. Moreover, according to the information sent back by our intelligence officers in Edo, there are various indications that the Tokugawa shogunate has reserved a large number of elite reserves and is actively preparing to concentrate all its forces to launch a large-scale offensive against the Tokugawa shogunate next month. ”

Shi Mingfeng smiled and said, "It seems that the Satsuma Domain is in a moment of crisis, and the Tokugawa Shogunate still has a certain advantage. That being the case. Then we also have to speed up our preparations, and strive to fight before the Tokugawa shogunate attacks. Start the Japanese campaign as soon as possible, and don't let them be destroyed by the Tokugawa shogunate, then it will be lively. ”

Gao Jianguo thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Although we must actively prepare for the Japanese campaign, we must not be in a hurry. In the past few months, Shimazu Tadashi has been a little unaware of his surname, and he really thinks that with the power of their Satsuma Domain, he can defeat the Tokugawa shogunate. Hehe...... People are like this, remember to eat or not to fight. This time, let them taste a little bitterness, and when the Satsuma Domain is about to lose its hold, we will launch a Japanese campaign. ”

Lin Hua hesitated for a moment and said, "Commander, what if the Satsuma Domain really can't stand it?" ”

Gao Jianguo sneered: "Even if the Satsuma Domain is defeated by the Tokugawa family, it may not be broken, how can the Kyushu soldiers be so easy to deal with." As long as the Satsuma Domain showed signs of defeat, the walls of various parts of Japan would know who to support, and at that time, the Kyushu Coalition led by the Satsuma Domain would inevitably be in an extremely dangerous situation. The Satsuma clan will inevitably cry and beg us to send troops to the Far East. Although the dog we raised will inevitably be stewed and eaten by us in the end, if the dog is disobedient, we still have to kick it twice to let it know that bones are not so easy to get. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard him.

"All units must actively prepare to launch a Japanese campaign at any time, but the timing of the offensive must be grasped well. The Satsuma clan still needs to exist, but it must not fuel their ambitions to become a loyal dog for us and play an important role in our settlement of Japan. ”

With Gao Jianguo's final word, all the units participating in the Japanese campaign began to actively prepare. However, it will not land in Japan immediately in a short period of time, but patiently wait for the opportunity to wait for the situation in Japan to change.

Just when the Japanese Theater Command was actively preparing, Li Ming, Song Tao and others in the Luliangshan Base Area in the west of Daming Mountain were also in full swing preparing for the next plan. The Luliangshan base area is under intense construction, and it is expected to collect 50,000 victims of the Ming Dynasty this year.

But to achieve this plan, a large amount of material support is needed. Li Ming decided to start the plan to loot the eight traitors and Jin merchants in the Jinzhong Basin in advance. The Shanxi guerrilla detachment has selected a number of young and strong people from among the nearby displaced people through various channels and added them to the detachment.

The Shanxi guerrilla detachment has been fully staffed, and two other militia detachments have been formed, numbering nearly 10,000 people. He is currently training intensively. Song Tao had already led the special combat team to complete the reconnaissance of the eight traitors and Jin merchants in the Jinzhong Basin, and the chief of staff, Gao Qiang, was leading the staff officers of the General Staff Department to formulate a battle plan.

At present, the various guerrilla detachments have successfully arrived in various areas. The guerrilla detachments that advanced into the Daming provinces according to the predetermined plan were all preparing to launch several major operations in the near future, hoping to quickly open up the situation in the provinces, strive to develop and expand the scale of the guerrilla detachments, and then select suitable places to establish base areas and prepare for the collection of local Daming victims.

Li Ming encouraged the enthusiasm of the detachments, but he still demanded that the guerrilla detachments in various localities do a good job in reconnaissance work, draw up perfect plans, and strive to be foolproof. (To be continued......)

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