"Why don't you retreat?"

Isamu Yokoyama's doubts also appeared in Tokyo, in the ears of Imperial Prime Minister Senior Private Tojo, and in the base camp.

A veteran general of the Great Japanese Empire, a former powerful figure, and a current retiree, rushed into the base camp and shouted at Tojo:

"Why don't you retreat?"

"There is no chance of winning the new No. 1 operation, and it is no longer possible for the imperial army in the Changheng region to capture Hengyang, let alone continue to attack westward and force the Shancheng government to surrender."

"Besides, now in the situation of the Republic of China, will they still surrender?"

Looking at this former pillar of the empire and listening to his angry culture, the senior soldier of Tojo stared straight back, his face cold and resolute.

Why not retreat?

From a military point of view, it was time for the troops in the Changheng area to retreat.

Hengyang already has a troop channel, as well as an air supply channel, it is almost impossible to lay, and the strength of the Eighth Route in the Songxian area is getting stronger and stronger, according to the information provided by the special high-tech department, in the Songxian area, the total strength of the Eighth Route has reached four divisions.

Although it is far from the more than 20 divisions in the Changheng area, and there are still a few divisions and regiments in Wuhan and other places, they can also be mobilized to participate in the battle when necessary.

However, the superiority of armor, air superiority, and firepower of the Eighth Route made it difficult for the Imperial Army to defeat them head-on. Once the other side relies on strong fortifications to defend itself, the locust army can only consume itself in vain.

Militarily, the only option is to retreat to the coastal areas, close the supply lines, and then rely on the superior navy and the Eighth Route to fight to the death to annihilate its living forces and turn the situation around.

The only drawback of Li Yunlong's gang is the lack of sufficient knowledge and talents.

But.

Starting from Hengyang, the new No. 1 battle plan is no longer just a military issue, but involves his position as prime minister and the direction of the future empire.

At this time, the total casualties of the attacking troops had exceeded 100,000, of which more than 50,000 were broken jade, and during the battle, a large amount of materials were consumed.

This is not the First Army.

Once he orders Isamu Yokoyama to withdraw his troops, he must take the blame and resign, taking responsibility for this defeat.

When the time comes, the giant ship of the empire will be handed over to the navy at the helm, which is absolutely unacceptable to him.

Therefore, even though he knew that there was little hope, Tojo still hoped for a miracle, hoping that the veteran division that was about to arrive from the Pacific islands to the Nagaheng region would be able to perform a miracle.

That's why he clung to it and refused to retreat.

"You can't retreat."

Looking directly at the gaze in front of him, Tojo's tone was fierce, and his gaze was crazy:

"We still have a chance."

"When the A divisions in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region arrive in the southern region, when the new anti-tank guns and new anti-aircraft guns arrive, and when the army aviation units in the Pacific region arrive, they can deal with the Eighth Route Army in Songxian County and take Hengyang."

"You..."

Looking at the crazy Tojo in front of him, the old general who asked was angry:

"Yaga."

"You're wasting the lives of an Imperial soldier."

This battle plan, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the odds of victory are extremely low, and once it fails, the locust army will pay a huge price, but the real power general looked around and looked at the expressions of the people in the surrounding base camp, and his expression suddenly darkened.

It is clear that everyone in the base camp and the staff have reached an agreement.

Before he came, he had also been to the Locust, and he had also hit a wall, which he could understand, no one was willing to give up the territory of the entire Republic of China, not to mention, this territory could provide huge benefits now.

Not only fuel, but also food, which the empire could not give up.

The oil problem is not big, the oil fields in Southeast Asia have begun to resume production, and after the Americans withdraw, they can also transport oil back to the country, but the grain is not good, and the food in Southeast Asia is not enough to meet the needs of the empire, and it must be replenished from the Republic of China.

It's just a pity that the reality is cruel.

"What about the Kwantung Army?"

Taking a deep breath to calm his current mood, the old general asked.

In the Songxian area, there is no expansion action at present, but west of Chengde, more than 100,000 troops of the Eighth Route gathered, tanks, planes, and heavy artillery were readily available, and a large-scale attack on the imperial army's position was launched every day, and there were more and more troops.

The purpose is clear.

This group of people intends to launch an offensive against the Northeast region and an offensive against the Kwantung Army.

"I will transfer a part of the divisions in the Pacific region to Manchukuo."

Tojo's tone calmed down.

"The Americans?"

The old general asked.

Although the Americans stopped attacking, the main forces are still there! Can the troops on the Pacific islands be withdrawn and defended by the navy alone?

"The Americans have retreated."

Tojo threw out a piece of information:

"There was a problem in the European theater, it is said that the Germans won a great victory, annihilated hundreds of thousands of British and American troops, and destroyed a large number of warships, aircraft, and it is said that the Eastern Front also won the victory, annihilating more troops than the British and Americans, and the Americans had to mobilize forces in the Pacific to go to Europe for support."

"Even the fleet has withdrawn more than half of it."

"The Americans now no longer have the strength to attack the empire."

"Without the pressure of the Americans, the imperial industry could cope with the war of the Republic of China with all its might, producing enough anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns."

"A change in the situation in Europe?"

The old general of the devil was stunned for a moment, and then fell into deep thought.

The change in the world situation is what the empire has always hoped for, and what the entire empire has been looking forward to in the past year, and now it has finally arrived, but the situation has indeed changed a little.

There was only one Reich left in the Axis, and the Germans and the Reich turned their faces, and the specific reason is still unknown, although some speculate that it has something to do with the Germans' acquisition of new weapons and equipment, but there is a lack of evidence.

And it's even more troublesome.

The people of the Republic of China suddenly rose up, not only blocking the attack of the empire, but even began to counterattack, so that the imperial locust army shattered hundreds of thousands of troops, and the empire was out of breath.

So much so that the Navy has set its hopes on the subcontinent.

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"How's the situation in Fuping?"

Xi'an, Chu Yunfei asked his former adjutant, the current chief of staff, Fang Ligong:

"The drill or is it business as usual?"

Chu Yunfei was a little curious.

Now that the Xi'an meeting has been suspended and held in Shancheng in a month's time, will that group of people continue the exercise?

"Yes."

Fang Ligong nodded:

"They still sent us a note yesterday, explaining that the exercise will start the day after tomorrow, and that it is a real combat live-fire exercise, asking us not to go to the exercise area to avoid misunderstanding."

"They also said."

Speaking of this, Fang Ligong's tone was a little angry:

"The armored troops of the exercise may pass near the Xi'an City area, and considering that everything is close to actual combat, they asked us to put away our weapons to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

"In addition, they also demanded that there be intelligence officers of the army lurking around the perimeter of the troops."

The front is okay, it's relatively normal, but in the back, put away the weapon and avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, which is true and makes Fang Ligong very angry.

It's too bullying.

Especially the last point, it's all about finding fault, casually saying that an intelligence officer is missing, asking for a search, and by the way, expanding the territory of occupation, the old method.

"It's not a good person."

Chu Yunfei sneered.

The last two meanings are obvious, and the gang is going to attack Xi'an.

Subsequently, he continued to sneer:

"But so what?"

"What can we do?"

"Nothing can be done."

The difference in strength is here, and if someone else drives up a few tanks, he has to run away on his side.

"Xi'an is stationed near Fuping in the direction of the new 176th Division, and they have built blockade fortifications, intending to prohibit the Eighth Road from approaching Xi'an City."

Fang Ligong said.

"Ridiculous."

Chu Yunfei sneered even more.

If it was the Central Army that was fortified and the teaching corps, it would still have some effect, but the newly formed 176th Division, a newly formed, mainly miscellaneous army, isn't this a wolf's mouth?

"Let's go back in a few days."

Chu Yunfei said suddenly.

Originally, he had planned to return to the 358th Regiment today, that is, Dingbei County, but hearing this news, Chu Yunfei was very curious about the next situation in Xi'an.

Li Yunlong's group seems to be preparing to swallow Xi'an bloodlessly.

And then judging from the actions of other regions, it seems that the next step is to infiltrate the territory of the three horses?

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Ping'an County.

Today, Zhao Gang, Li Yunlong, and Ding Wei met at the regiment headquarters at the same time.

"Raise Ito."

Ding Wei looked at the plan handed over by Zhao Gang and narrowed his eyes:

"Divide the devil army and create our friendly army?"

"That's a good idea!"

Looking at the method formulated by Zhao Gang, Ding Wei said that he was very good.

The devil army seems to be monolithic, but there are actually a lot of internal contradictions, and now with Ito, it is actually very easy to divide.

According to the information, Ito has gathered nearly 30,000 troops.

Bushido seems to be loyal to the locust, but this stupid loyalty is easy to exploit and easy to break down, and as long as you use propaganda well, you can use this loyalty.

"I will let Zhang Dabiao cooperate."

李云龙 says:

"While fighting the forces that Ito cannot pull in, we will grow and develop in cooperation with its allies."

"We can also provide weapons and equipment to Ito's troops,"

Li Yunlong continued:

"Brother Chen's side has 38 big covers, 92-type heavy machine guns, as well as various types of artillery and tanks of the devils, and even the 3-type and 4-type tanks that the little devils are studying..."

"Airplanes too, all of them."

"Hey, hey, hey..."

At the end, Li Yunlong's tone was proud.

The thought of having a little devil puppet army to help him fight made him feel extremely comfortable.

"Devil's planes, artillery, tanks?"

Ding Wei squinted his eyes suddenly, and then he set his eyes on the map, first the Kwantung Army, then all the way north, until the end of the map, and his gaze became more and more dangerous.

There are things that I want to do, but I am not suitable for them, so what should I do?

Zhao Gang didn't notice Ding Wei's gaze, he continued:

"Now the little devil is repairing the oil fields in Southeast Asia, and it is said that there is a certain production capacity, and it is expected that after a while, it will be able to return to an annual output of several million tons."

"If the little devil gets enough fuel from Southeast Asia, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to our plan..."

Once the devils have enough fuel, they can't control the fuel supply of the little devils, which greatly affects the future plans to support Kotaro Ito.

As of now, although there are a few small torpedoes in the coastal base area developed by Wang Gensheng, it is completely unrealistic to cut off the fuel transportation channel of the devils.

"It's easy."

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes:

"Let's just blow up the devil's oil field."

"Is it enough?"

Zhao Gang asked.

Although the unit has a new type of bomber with a range that can bomb the Japanese mainland and cover all of Southeast Asia, the number of pilots who can carry out bombing missions is too small, and they can only take off a maximum of three planes to carry out the mission.

Although the bomb load of the new bomber is very large, the three planes bombing the oil field are still somewhat insufficient.

"Enough, this time a new aerial bomb can be sorted."

Li Yunlong said.

"New bombs?"

Ding Wei, who was pondering, was a little curious.

The new bomb, which can be described in a new way, is bound to be a very advanced weapon.

"Radio artificial guidance bombs, my side is already organizing training."

Li Yunlong smiled:

"The number of guides, in clear weather and without enemy interference, can accurately hit a pillbox at an altitude of 5.5 kilometers."

"Awesome."

Ding Wei was shocked.

"Still."

Li Yunlong continued:

"Because it depends on manual guidance to hit, during the guidance period, the bomber cannot do a large maneuver, and the speed cannot be fast, and there must be large-caliber cannons and fighters in the oil field, so it is more dangerous."

"It's not a big problem."

赵刚 says:

"According to the information provided by Boss Chen, the Americans retreated, and the devils transferred large-caliber anti-aircraft artillery from Southeast Asia and other places to the front line, and all the planes wanted to be mobilized by us domestically."

"Then blow up this oil field."

Li Yunlong slapped the table fiercely.