Chapter 342 Ask about their supply channels first!

"Really?" Zhang Fakui asked in disbelief on the other end of the phone.

He didn't expect that he had always wanted to recover Yangcheng.

It was actually recaptured on this day.

This was beyond his expectation.

It's amazing.

"Of course it's true, but it will still take some time to completely capture Yangcheng. However, the Japanese headquarters has been occupied by our troops." Meng Fanle did not explain the details in detail.

Could it be said that Cun Yunsheng had already bribed the Japanese Army's 104th Division in advance?

If you tell this to others, I'm afraid it will sound unbelievable.

"Good, good, good, great, this is really good news. I didn't expect that Yangcheng could be recaptured again."

"I must ask for credit for you from Shancheng." Zhang Fakui was so excited that he was speechless.

Now that Yangcheng has been taken, it means that this battle is completely over.

It also means that Guangdong Province will be fully recovered.

In addition, you can continue your Nanyang strategy.

Thinking of this, Zhang Fakui became very excited.

After hanging up the phone, he was still so excited that he didn't know what to say.

……

At the 11th Army Headquarters, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama is processing various documents.

To put it simply, it is a report on various materials.

Basically, it's all a lot of boasting and how many Chinese troops were defeated.

But the consumption is too great and needs to be replenished.

This division wants some supplies, and that division wants some supplies.

The total number is terrifying.

Fortunately, materials can now be transported through Lianyungang, saving a lot of time.

If it's the same as before, transportation alone will be a headache.

Those damn guerrillas can only do sneak attacks and other sneaky and shameless things.

In addition to the public security in various places, there is the current battle against Changsha.

According to the requirements of the headquarters, he must capture Changsha before he can open up the railway to support Guangzhou.

Otherwise, the second-line troops in Yangcheng alone would not be able to stop the elite troops of the Sichuan Army.

"We still need to send some reinforcements to Changsha City, otherwise, it will be difficult to capture Changsha City."

"Well, we have to stuff some refugees into them."

"Force the refugees from Henan Province to move south, let them enter Changsha City, and consume their food."

"We need to remind Toyoshima Fusotaro's 3rd Division about this matter and let those refugees pass through the defense zone."

This is the evil plan that Yokoyama Isamu came up with recently.

That is to drive the refugees from Henan Province to Changsha to consume the food of the defenders in Changsha City.

Either you watch them die without helping, or it will cause even greater unrest.

If they are rescued, a lot of food will be consumed.

By then, the army will be without food and its combat effectiveness will decline.

Yokoyama Isamu was a shrewd and resourceful man who knew how to command battles with the Chinese army.

Just when we were planning how to quickly take over Changsha City.

The adjutant rushed in with a telegram, and seeing Yokoyama Isamu, he said in a panic: "Commander, Commander, something bad has happened in Yangcheng, something has happened in Yangcheng."

Hearing this, Yokoyama Yong was stunned at first, then he stood up suddenly, his veins popping out, and he roared, "Tell me, what's going on? What happened?"

Although he has no control over Yangcheng, if something really goes wrong in Yangcheng, the impact will be huge.

Were they completely wiped out?
This is impossible!

If only this were true!
Where is the face of the Imperial Army?

Where is the face of the empire?

Do you want more?
Thinking of this, Yokoyama Isamu's expression became even uglier.

Looking at the terrifying face of Yokoyama Isamu, the adjutant was so frightened that he could not speak for a moment. He immediately explained tremblingly: "The specific situation is unknown, but it is said that the Yangcheng Command has lost contact with the outside world. Not long ago, there was a violent explosion. It seems that the 104th Division has rebelled. Now the 130th Division is attacking Yangcheng fiercely."

"The 104th Division rebelled?" Yokoyama Isamu was stunned.

His head felt like it had been hit hard by a hammer, and he felt dizzy.

Why did you betray?

"Are you sure?"

"I don't know. The 130th Division was unable to contact the headquarters, and then contacted us." The adjutant really had no idea.

When he received the telegram, his head was buzzing.

Rebellion?

How can this be.

Even confirmed it repeatedly.

It was not until the 130th Division indicated that it had indeed lost contact with the headquarters.

Moreover, before losing contact, the headquarters sent a telegram stating that the 104th Division had rebelled and was attacking the headquarters, ordering the 130th Division to provide immediate support.

When he saw this information, he realized that something was wrong.

So I immediately found Isamu Yokoyama.

"Damn it, the damn 104th Division." Yokoyama Isamu muttered as he looked at the telegram.

"Send this telegram to headquarters and ask for their opinion."

"Hay."

…………

Army Vice Minister Heitaro Kimura almost fainted when he saw the telegram.

"Baka, baka, baka..."

When he came to his senses, he could only keep cursing.

Unfortunately, everything is irreversible.

"The 104th Division rebelled? Damn, these Osaka businessmen are a bunch of bastards." Army Vice Minister Heitaro Kimura roared angrily.

"This can't be true, right?" the secretary explained in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Army Vice Minister Kimura Heitaro was stunned and his face looked extremely ugly.

"Have you contacted the 23rd Army?"

"Sorry, not yet."

"Baga, keep in touch."

"Hay."

"Damn it, it's all the fault of those idiots in the navy. If they could provide some support from warships, the situation wouldn't be so bad." Heitaro Kimura roared angrily.

No matter what, let's pass on the blame first. He absolutely cannot take the blame.

Otherwise, they would definitely use this as an excuse to force him to step down, or even transfer him to the reserve.

This is absolutely impossible, there is no way he would agree to it.

As mentioned earlier, the Japanese army was also very cruel to their own people.

"Mr. Deputy Minister, the Prime Minister hopes that you can go to the conference room." At this time, the secretary came in again and said to Heitaro Kimura.

"I see."

There is no doubt that someone else must have put it there.

.........

In Shancheng, life has not been easy during this period.

Although we obtained the American equipment of seven divisions.

But the subsequent weapons and equipment were cut off.

There are no signs of recovery yet.

And now due to the shortage of weapons, we are losing ground.

Now the Battle of Changsha begins again.

Xue Yue has asked for reinforcements more than once.

However, Shancheng was reluctant to send the seven newly acquired American-equipped divisions into the battlefield.

The direct line of the army has suffered heavy losses over the years. It has finally accumulated some strength, but now it has to be used up again.

Shancheng naturally has other ways.

The key issue is that the Sichuan Army was defeating the Japanese invaders.

Destroy a division here, a battalion or a regiment there.

When it comes to their troops' turn, it will be a different story.

A series of disastrous defeats resulted in heavy losses and the loss of cities and territories.

The defense line they set up was completely powerless against the fierce attack of the Japanese army.

There is no choice but to retreat and defend.

Even so, it still doesn't work.

No matter how much we defend, it will be of no use facing the bombardment of Japanese heavy artillery.

That is to say, when the Pacific War broke out, the main forces of the Japanese army were transferred to the Pacific.

Shancheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Only after receiving assistance from the US military did they manage to hold their defense line.

"Damn it, you only know how to ask for money but don't know how to share the country's worries? Damn it, where do you have money now?" In an office in the mountain city, the angry roar could be heard from a long distance away.

If he had money, he would have twenty American-equipped divisions.

There are a thousand artillery pieces of various calibers.

Do the Japanese troops still dare to be so rampant?
All lost territories can be recovered.

Isn't it just that you have no money?
It was difficult to get some weapons and equipment.

The results of it?
As soon as we arrived here, the miscellaneous troops over there started to ask for help and complain, saying that their salaries had not been paid yet?

But he couldn't not give it.

After fighting these battles, these ragtag armies performed very well.

The Sichuan Army, in particular, was not afraid of sacrifice or hardship, and bravely killed the enemy, winning the respect of many people.

So, I have no choice but to give it, and I can only curse a few more times.

And Changsha still needs to be defended.

Otherwise Changsha will be gone.

It means that Xiangbei is gone and the grain-producing area is gone.

How to feed millions of troops?

"Jingzhi, think of a way to pay those miscellaneous troops two months' salary, half in French currency and half in silver dollars." The old man thought about it and decided that he could only pay for two months first and make up the rest later.

He also knew that it was a war period, prices were soaring, and the purchasing power of the legal tender was getting lower and lower. If all the money was issued in legal tender, it would definitely not work, so he issued half in dollars and half in legal tender.

Hearing this, Chief He was stunned and said with a grim expression.

"I'm afraid we can only issue all the currency in French currency. We really don't have much money left."

"Why? Isn't there still part of the ocean?"

The old man asked doubtfully.

"It's like this. I recently purchased a batch of medicines, but the other party only wanted a lot of money. There's nothing I can do."

"That doesn't cost that much money, does it?"

"This batch of drugs is a new special medicine from America. It is very effective in treating inflammation. It can be said that it can cure all diseases. However, the price is very high."

The birth of penicillin naturally attracted attention.

Upon hearing the news, Chief He naturally did not miss this opportunity and decisively bought a batch of medicines.

If we have a large amount of medicines, wouldn't it mean that we can reduce the casualties?

After hearing this, what else can the old man say?
Are you going to say? What you did was wrong? You shouldn't have bought the medicine?
If that happens, you will definitely be scolded to death.

"Medicine? Is it the penicillin that's popular recently?" The old man was well-informed and asked in confusion.

"Yes, that's it. It's very effective. Many soldiers have wound infections, and one injection can reduce their fever."

"After you get through the most difficult infection stage, you can survive. With more veterans, your combat effectiveness will also be improved."

"Well, you did a good job, but I heard it's worth more than gold?"

"Yes, the price is indeed too high. Currently, it can only be used by elite troops. Other troops will have to wait."

"Okay, I understand. Then issue more fiat currency."

"Yes." Commander He responded quickly.

Just then, Commander Chen walked in and said excitedly.

"Great victory, great victory."

"Great victory? What great victory? Did Xue Boling defeat the Third Division?" The old man's eyes lit up.

For him, the only way to achieve a great victory now is to defeat the Third Division.

"No, it's the Fourth War Zone." Commander Chen looked embarrassed.

"The Fourth War Zone? Aren't they going to attack Yangcheng? Have they done something again?" The old man's tone was very normal.

"Yes, they have taken Yangcheng." Commander Chen said after taking a deep breath.

Hearing this, the old man's eyes widened with disbelief on his face, and Chief He beside him was also dumbfounded.

Have we taken over Guangzhou?
What kind of joke is this?
That’s Guangzhou.

We have been fighting for almost two years and still haven't won.

Now it’s been taken down?

What a joke!

"Ci Xiu, is this a joke?" Commander He said after taking a deep breath.

"It's true. This is a telegram sent by Zhang Xianghua. He guaranteed it with his own life. This is true. I believe there will be news soon." Commander Chen explained quickly.

After all, such a big thing cannot be kept secret.

It won’t take long to find out whether it is true or not.

Hearing this, the old man could no longer sit still.

But he was not optimistic that Zhang Fakui could recapture Yangcheng.

I didn't expect that it has been taken back now.

This is really unexpected.

"Recapturing Yangcheng is indeed a great achievement. How do you think we should reward them?" The old man directly threw the difficult question to them.

"No matter what, this is a great victory, a great victory that boosts the morale of our troops, and we must reward them." Commander Chen felt that a reward was necessary.

"Indeed, he should be rewarded, but Zhang Fakui's qualifications are already very high." Commander He kindly reminded.

He knew the pitfalls here, so he didn't want to step into them. This time he was just giving a kind reminder.

"You have a lot of experience, but now is the time to recapture Yangcheng and boost morale. Shouldn't you give me a reward?"

These people were all smart people and naturally understood the meaning of the words.

But the old man had more to consider.

If there is no reward, I am afraid more people will be dissatisfied.

"Where else is there in the mountain city?" the old man asked with a sidelong glance.

Bai Chongxi, who had just arrived, smiled secretly. He did not expect that he had actually recaptured Yangcheng.

If Xia Wei hadn't sent him a telegram to assure him that it was true, he wouldn't have believed it.

This achievement is not small. Retaking Guangzhou will definitely cause a huge shock.

It is really unacceptable not to reward at all.

"Jiansheng, what do you think?" Seeing Bai Jiansheng coming, the old man didn't know what to say.

"Of course you will reward him. A gentleman's word is as good as gold. Moreover, you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and your words are golden." Bai Jiansheng grasped the old man with just one sentence.

"But we can ask the Fourth War Zone for something."

The old man's face was originally a little unhappy, but when he heard this, he became very curious.

"You want something?"

"Yes, I heard that the Fourth Army mobilized by the Fourth War Zone this time is fully equipped with American weapons. Why not let the Fourth War Zone purchase some American equipment for us? In this way, other war zones can also recover lost territory. This will be of great help to us." Bai Jiansheng thought for a while and said.

Hearing this, the old man's eyes lit up. He was still worrying about how to get more American weapons and equipment.

The reason why we gave up Soviet weapons was because the Soviet army’s conditions were too high.

Now that he has American equipment, he naturally doesn't want to give it up.

"Well, let's send a telegram first to ask Zhang Xianghua's opinion." The old man did not agree and said ambiguously.

(End of this chapter)