The Chinese troops had already begun to take action, and the Japanese troops were not idle, and they also began to deploy troops to prepare for the rapid support of the Guangxi operation.

The Japanese army only had more than 40,000 troops in Guangxi, including the Fifth Division and the Garrison Mixed Brigade, but these more than 40,000 troops were garrisoning a large area, and the Japanese army was tired of coping.

Especially when Sun Weiguo began to leave Guangdong, according to the judgment of the South China Front Command, Sun Weiguo was likely to go to Guangxi, and the Japanese army began to become cautious.

At the same time as the Chinese troops were mobilizing troops, the commander of the South China Front, Seishiro Itagaki had already begun to secretly send troops to China through Takasu Shiro's Second Fleet to transport troops from the 16th Division and the 57th Division to Qinzhou Bay, but the more than 40,000 troops of these two divisions were currently only transporting a large part of the past, and the other part was still being secretly transported.

At the same time, in order to ensure that there would be no accidents among the units of the Fifth Division and the mixed brigade units stationed in Tuntun, the First Air Force of the Navy's Second Fleet to China has assembled near Qinzhou Bay, and the fighters and bombers on the Kaga aircraft carrier can quickly support the operation at any time.

At this time, in Haikou, Hainan Island, in the South China Front Headquarters, Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki was looking at the map at this time, and his face showed a solemn expression.

At present, the South China Front can be said to have quite a few troops, and there are also specialized armored and artillery units.

However, for Itagaki Seishiro, the Guangxi battle is still not too sure of victory, if it is only against the Chinese troops in Guangxi, Itagaki Seishiro thinks that it is enough to rely on the Fifth Division and the garrison mixed brigade, but if Sun Weiguo's troops participate in the war, then they must choose carefully.

"Your Excellency Commander, according to the reconnaissance report of the intelligence agency, the Guangdong China troops have begun to move on a small scale, but Sun Weiguo is very good at concealment, and he knows that our intelligence agency has a great advantage, so I think he should have deceived our intelligence agency, and he must have dispatched relevant troops to fight in Guangxi."

Hiroshi Nemoto, chief of staff of the South China Front, came to the front of the commander Itagaki Seishiro, and he saluted Itagaki Seishiro with a solemn expression on his face and said.

After hearing Hiroshi Nemoto's report, Seishiro Itagaki looked at the map, and he knew that Sun Weiguo's troops were stationed in Zhanjiang and other areas, and Sun Weiguo's troops were able to quickly enter Guangxi by rail to fight, which Itagaki Seishiro knew very well.

"Sun Weiguo's troops entered Guangxi to fight, their troops are well-equipped, and their combat effectiveness is strong, the current presiding over the Guangxi operation is Bai Chongxi, who has the title of Xiao Zhuge , this person is not simple, Gen Jun, what kind of combat mission do you say Bai Chongxi will give Sun Weiguo's troops?"

Seishiro Itagaki stared at the map for a moment, his brow furrowed with all the thoughtful expressions on his face.

Sun Weiguo's troops entered Guangxi to support the operation, which the little devils had expected, but now for Itagaki Seishiro and Nemotohiro, they must be sure to know where Sun Weiguo's troops will fight, what their combat mission is, as long as they know this, then they can make specific deployments according to the situation.

"Your Excellency Commander, the geographical location of Guangxi is very important for the current China troops, if Guangxi is completely lost, then the rear of the China Army will directly face the attack of our imperial army, which is very dangerous for them. I think Bai Chongxi must have understood this, so he organized troops to counterattack. Since he wants to carry out a counteroffensive, I expect that he will put in the most elite troops in the Nanning area. ”

Nemoto stared at the map, he said with a solemn expression on his face, and after a moment of silence, Nemoto began to analyze.

"Will Sun Weiguo's troops be put into the battle in Nanning?" Seishiro Itagaki looked at Hiroshi Nemoto, and he said with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese troops will not watch Guangxi being fully occupied by us, but in fact, we have already mastered the entire southern part of Guangxi, and Nanning is an important transportation hub in southern Guangxi. There are very few offensive combat units in the Chinese army, so I judge that they are likely to concentrate superior elite troops to counterattack Nanning. ”

Pointing to the location of Nanning on the map, he said with a serious expression on his face.

Itagaki Seishiro looked at the position of Nanning, he showed a thoughtful expression on his face, he felt that what Nebo said made sense, but he felt that there was something abnormal in it, what was abnormal, Itagaki Seishiro hadn't figured it out for a while.

"Your Excellency Commander, we have just received a telegram from the 21st Independent Air Force, saying that while they were conducting aerial reconnaissance in Guangxi and Guangdong, the 21st Independent Air Force discovered the assembly of tank units in the area of Nanning, Guangxi."

As Seishiro Itagaki began to ponder, a staff officer came to Seishiro Itagaki and saluted Itagaki Seishiro.

"What? There was also a tank unit near Nanning? After hearing the staff officer's report, Seishiro Itagaki had an incredible expression on his face.

Because according to Itagaki Seishiro's calculations, even if Sun Weiguo's troops will rush to the aid of Guangxi to fight, Sun Weiguo's troops will not rush to Nanning in such a short time, especially the armored troops, and according to Itagaki Seishiro's estimate, Nanning has many mountainous roads and is not suitable for armored troops to fight, and Sun Weiguo may not invest in armored troops here.

Just now, he always felt that something was wrong with the fundamental Bo report, but for a while, he couldn't remember what was wrong.

However, after hearing the staff officer's report, he realized that it was Nemoto Bo who deduced that Bai Chongxi would put Sun Weiguo's troops near Nanning, but Itagaki Seishiro would not think that this was the case, Sun Weiguo's troops were well-equipped, and their armored troops were Sun Weiguo's right and left hands, and every time Sun Weiguo led his troops to fight, he would definitely let the armored troops follow.

The purpose of Sun Weiguo's troops' support for the Guangxi operation was to protect the rear of China's southwest, and for the Chinese troops, there was no room for any failure in this operation.

Sun Weiguo will definitely lead the armored troops to battle, this is Itagaki Seishiro's guess, but what Itagaki Seishiro didn't expect now is that there are already Chinese armored troops in Nanning, which makes him can't help but think that Sun Weiguo's troops have probably arrived in Nanning.

"The vicinity of Nanning is not suitable for armored troops to fight at all, but it is really strange that Sun Weiguo's armored troops appeared here."

Itagaki Seishiro looked at the location of Nanning on the map, and he said with a puzzled expression on his face.