Chapter 367 Only strong power can conquer all!

"Baga, what did you say? The 23rd Division was defeated? Only less than people survived? The Chinese army is advancing southward?"

"Aren't they afraid of eating too much?"

"Six divisions, do they want to wipe them out in one go?" Tsukada Kou looked at the telegram in his hand and was so angry that he laughed.

Although most of his six divisions were composed of second- and third-line soldiers, defense was still no problem.

result?

Do you want to eat it all in one go?

Is the Chinese army crazy?

Or do you really not take them seriously?
"Mr. Chief of Staff, no matter what, we must mobilize troops to stop them. We must not let them take over the entire Luzon Island." said the operations staff.

"Then mobilize the troops and stop them in Luzon City. Don't let them get past." Tsukada Ko gave a direct order.

Luzon must not be lost.

If this is thrown, it will be fatal damage.

Anyone who is not a fool knows the importance of Luzon Island.

"But we don't have enough troops. If we concentrate them all in Luzon City, and if the enemy divides its forces, the rear will be empty and there will be no troops to defend it." The combat staff thought that if all the troops were concentrated in Luzon, what about the other towns?
That little bit of military force is not enough to suppress the guerrillas.

How to keep it?
If someone suddenly attacks the rear and then surrounds them, wouldn’t they be doomed?
Luzon is an island and landings are possible everywhere.

"Mr. Chief of Staff, I have a suggestion. We can organize those expatriates and give them weapons. After all, they are citizens of the empire and they must defend the empire when necessary."

"As for the Imperial Army composed of indigenous people, we can't count on them. Many of them are fence-sitters. As soon as the Chinese army arrives, they will definitely be the first to surrender." said the combat staff.

These overseas Chinese who followed the troops were able to organize themselves at critical moments.

After all, these are tactics often used by the Japanese army.

"Yoshi, you are right. Those who have followed the Imperial Army and enjoyed countless conveniences must show a spirit of dedication at this time."

"And those natives, force them to help dig trenches and defend positions, otherwise they will all die." Tsukada Ko thought it made sense.

At this point, I don’t care about that anymore.

Use the number of people to fight for consumption.

See if the other party dares to compete with them in consumption.

Thinking of this, Tsukada Gong was very satisfied.

We just need to hold on to Luzon Island. We must not lose this place.

Thinking of this, Tsukada Ko could only order his troops to speed up.

At the same time, he also sent a telegram to the headquarters.

Request for an additional commander.

The Confederate Army could not be without a commander.

Originally he wanted to compete for the commander position, but now he just thinks it is a hot potato and wants to get rid of it as soon as possible.

Not only him, many people who originally wanted to fight for it don't fight for it anymore.

After all, no one is a fool. Who would be willing to take on such a hot potato?

I have to say that the Japanese were very fast this time. By dawn, they had already set up a long line of defense.

If there are insufficient troops, we can recruit overseas Chinese and give them weapons. We don't expect them to kill the enemy, but they can be used to increase the number and strengthen the morale.

In addition, the three divisions are also speeding up their reinforcements. Previously they had to wait for transport ships, but now they can send fishing boats directly.

However, it was not easy to requisition fishing boats, especially those guerrillas, who kept creating obstacles for the Japanese army.

For a time, this caused the Japanese army a lot of headaches.

However, the Japanese army also knew the importance of Luzon Island and had no choice but to send reinforcements.

"Dispatch a commander?" At the Japanese military headquarters, Army Minister Hideki Tojo frowned slightly as he looked at the latest telegram.

During this period, the situation in Southeast Asia was deteriorating, and he was already considering replacing Tsukada Kou and at the same time ordering him to go to the reserve.

As a result, the transfer order was drafted, but unfortunately no one was willing to take over this mess.

There was no other choice but to withdraw the transfer order and let Tsukada Ko continue to be in charge of the situation.

I originally thought that Tsukada Atsushi could improve the situation.

The results of it?
Now asking for a commander?

Quit the business?
Don't want to do it anymore?

idiot!

This coward!!!

His thought of running away at this time means that Nanyang is in complete crisis!

Especially the loss of Luzon?

The originally good situation will become precarious.

The 400,000 Southern troops will also be surrounded.

After all, what’s the point of playing without supplies?

Just vote directly!

Thinking of this, Hideki Tojo could no longer sit still.

He must find a way to solve this problem.

Thinking of this, Hideki Tojo looked at Heitaro Kimura in front of him.

"Mr. Kimura, the Southern Army is in a very dangerous situation now. As the elite of the empire, we must share the worries of the empire." Hideki Tojo said straight to the point.

Upon hearing this, Kimura Heitaro's heart tightened. Would they let him be the commander?

"Mr. Prime Minister, I have little experience. Would you like to consider it again?"

"No, your qualifications are sufficient. No one is more suitable than you to be the Vice Minister of the Army," Hideki Tojo explained.

Hearing this, Kimura Heitaro's face tightened, and then he spoke again.

"Mr. Prime Minister, does it have to be me?" Kimura Heitaro refused once last time, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't avoid it.

"Mr. Kimura, I'm at ease leaving the Southern Army to you. I believe you won't let me down." Hideki Tojo knew the other party's concerns.

"At this time, you have to share my worries!"

"Yes!" Even if Kimura Heitaro was unwilling, he knew that he had to share his worries at this time, so he could only grit his teeth and agree.

However, he still made a suggestion, which was that he hoped the navy could get the support of the navy.

Hideki Tojo was silent for a while about Kimura Heitaro's proposal, but finally agreed.

After dealing with Heitaro Kimura, Hideki Tojo once again came to the residence of Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yonai.

Kimura Heitaro was his capable subordinate, so he had to fight for him. "Navy Minister, I need your help." As soon as they met, Tojo Hideki spoke directly about the purpose of his trip.

Previously, the two sides had an unpleasant dispute over a destroyer, and the Navy put all the blame on the Army.

Although the final investigation showed that it was not closely related to the Army, the relationship between the Navy and the Army became very bad because of this.

The main point is that your navy's warships are just so-so, can't they withstand the bombing of our army fighter jets?

This sentence completely angered the navy, so the relationship between the two sides became very bad.

However, no matter how bad the relationship was, he had to seek help from the navy, otherwise the Confederate Army would really be doomed.

By then, the situation that had been hard-won would collapse.

"Our navy has suffered heavy losses recently. The previously lost warships are being repaired, which will take some time." Mitsumasa Yonai did not refuse, but the meaning was very clear: the navy has little time recently.

Hearing this, Hideki Tojo was not discouraged and said with a smile.

"Minister of the Navy, I know that your navy wants to build more aircraft carriers. I think this plan is very good. If you help our army this time, then I will promote this plan at the next cabinet meeting."

Hearing this, Mitsumasa Yonai narrowed his eyes and looked at Hideki Tojo.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, I heard that the empire's steel production has not been very high recently. Does the Minister of War want to take out part of the Army's share and give it to our Navy?" Mitsumasa Yonai decided to test it again and asked with a smile.

"No problem. As long as you help solve the army's troubles this time, I will give part of the army's share to the navy." Hideki Tojo agreed without saying a word.

For him, as long as these problems are solved, nothing else will be a problem.

The Southern Army must keep this situation stable and must not collapse.

When the time comes, no one will raise any objection if we give a share to the navy.

"Okay, I can dispatch a fleet to support you, and at the same time order the Navy to send out a wing to be responsible for air safety, but the share needs to be increased." Since the other party has shown sincerity, he naturally cannot be stingy and expressed his position immediately.

"No problem." The army has been rich recently, so he could agree to it. Hideki Tojo agreed very readily.

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"The Japanese are moving very quickly." Cun Yunsheng drank tea and looked at the intelligence sent by the Nanyang guerrillas.

"Our attack on Luzon Island is like stirring up a hornet's nest. It is said that the Japanese troops in Lion City have begun to be withdrawn..."

"Commander-in-chief, this time we have hit the Japanese's sore spot, but the pressure on other troops has been greatly reduced." Meng Fanle also became much more indifferent.

According to the latest plan, the 200,000-strong army can be recruited in at most one month, although most of them are new soldiers.

But there are also tens of thousands of veterans who can go to the battlefield after a simple training.

What we need to do now is to continue to stockpile supplies and various artillery shells.

"Well, isn't that the Japanese's weak spot? Why did they go south?"

"That's because they can't hold on any longer and want to rely on external wars to alleviate internal problems. Now that Luzon has been lost, the risk of transporting the looted supplies back will increase."

"Then the U.S. fleet can be stationed directly on Luzon Island, and the Japanese will be in trouble."

Hearing this, Meng Fanle couldn't help but nodded, because the other party was right.

"Boss, if it weren't for you, the current situation would probably be very bad and would not be the same as it is now. However, our rise is still too fast. It really feels unreal." Meng Fanle said with emotion.

"Hahaha, I can only say that I was lucky." Cun Yunsheng laughed and said.

"This is not luck. Didn't Yu Xiaoqing also lead a regiment into Burma? Not only did he not gain any military merit, but he lost the entire regiment."

"But this guy is really lucky. He can still become a division commander." Meng Fanle said with some envy.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng said involuntarily: "After all, they are the Yu family army, but they are doing well now. It is said that they are doing well in Tianzhu and have defeated many Japanese troops in succession."

"Aren't those Japanese troops in Tianzhu all defeated by us?" Meng Fanle didn't say the rest, but his meaning was very clear.

Cun Yunsheng didn't say anything about this. Although the Japanese troops in Tianzhu were all elite divisions, the successive victories had made the Japanese army very inflated, and the territory was vast, so the Japanese army had no time to take care of other things.

Yu Xiaoqing’s performance wasn’t particularly good either.

It can only be said to be average.

Taking various considerations into account, Cun Yunsheng did not dwell on this issue any further.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to take Luzon Island. But we have to consider one thing, that is the Japanese navy. As long as the enemy is not stupid, they will definitely send the navy."

Hearing this, Meng Fanle agreed. As long as the Japanese soldiers were not fools, they would never watch Luzon Island being lost.

The navy will certainly be sent.

"In that case, the Air Force's mission will be much heavier." Meng sighed in frustration.

During this period, the Air Force already had more than 500 pilots.

Just as Cun Yunsheng said, there is no need to train so much knowledge. After a simple understanding, you can operate it.

After flying for dozens of hours, it can fight independently.

There's no need to be so particular about a propeller fighter.

Just like a tank, if you can operate a tractor, you can operate a tank.

What's more, with the continuous deployment of P51 fighters, the performance of their fighter planes far exceeded that of the Japanese army.

Just fly a few more times and you can become a veteran.

As it turned out, his method was indeed good. Although there were casualties, it was still good overall.

After experiencing several air battles, he was no longer a rookie and became a veteran.

Of course, the development speed is still too slow.

After all, more than 500 pilots are nothing.

Compared with the densely packed fighter jets, the difference is not just a little bit.

What's more, there are carrier-based aircraft that need pilots.

So, there is really nothing to be proud of. According to Cun Yunsheng's plan, the number of pilots will at least double within a year, and at least increase five or six times within three years.

Only in this way can you be qualified to become a chess player.

"We should give the Air Force some appropriate burdens and give them more opportunities to exercise. Flowers grown in greenhouses can never be cold-resistant and resistant." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

"But if that happens, there will be a lot of casualties. Changsha in the north also needs air support, as well as Borneo and Luzon Island. We are now spreading too wide." Meng Fanle said with some concern.

"Well, it's indeed a bit troublesome. The main reason is that we still have too few pilots. We still have to find a way to increase the number of pilots. We are indeed too few, and it's tight. We can't move freely." Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said.

"Indeed, Sir, how long do you plan to take over the entire Nanyang? A year?" Meng Fanle asked curiously.

"One year?" Cun Yunsheng smiled and said nothing: "At most half a year. One year is too long. We can't wait that long."

"Why? Isn't half a year too short?" Meng Fan was stunned and asked in confusion.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng began to give him some scientific advice.

"Now that the fighting in Europe is getting more and more intense, the attention here has dropped a lot. As I said, the center of world civilization is now in Europe, which has the treasures of mankind. The war will be decided sooner or later, and the winner takes all. If we want to get something, we will have to rely on our strength in the end."

"You want to share the cake without strength, do you think they will pay attention to us? Don't forget that we were one of the victorious countries last time, but what was the treatment we got? I believe you should know it in your heart."

(End of this chapter)