Wind spy

"Chen Jun, the reason why I was able to be promoted to Dazuo this time is inseparable from your support. I will toast you a glass first!" Ono Nakazuo, no, it is Ono Dazuo who raised the glass now.

Regarding the ability to purchase 4,000 pieces of cotton cloth for the Japanese Navy at one time and solving the major problem of military logistics support, the Military Order was very satisfied with the work of Ono Nakasa, the intelligence director, and he was successfully promoted to the rank of Japanese Navy Chief.

This is of course a happy event for Ono Osa. On the night he received the promotion order, he invited Chen Mingxiang in his own name. In addition to Nakajima Osa and Shimada Nakasa, there are also Kodama and Shifu, and a member of the Front Fleet Command. Senior military officer.

"Chen Jun, let me introduce to you. This is Keizan Matsushima, the senior staff officer of the Front Fleet Headquarters. You may not be familiar with it yet." Nakajima said with a smile.

"We have indeed met several times, but we haven't had any in-depth conversations. During the holidays, I often receive red envelopes and gifts from Chen Jun." Matsushima Keizan also said with a smile.

On the other hand, the Fleet Command is the highest command organization of the Japanese Navy in China. Chen Mingxiang will give gifts and red envelopes to senior officials of the command during the holidays, as well as cigarettes and tea, etc. The admirals feel very good about him.

"Matsushima-kun just came back from Jinling, right?" Kodama and Shifu asked.

"I only came back yesterday afternoon. Actually, the meeting chaired by General Matsui was a meeting of chiefs of staff led by the Army. I was only invited to attend the meeting with my ears. There is nothing about the Navy." Song Shima Keizo said.

The Chief of Staff of the Dispatch Army, Matsui Takuro, returned to Jinling from Tokyo on January 29. On February 3 and 4, a meeting of chiefs of staff of the dispatching army was held to convey the combat orders of the Army Staff Headquarters.

Participating in this meeting were Lieutenant General Ogito Sanji, Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army, Major General Teragaki, Chief of Staff of the 12th Army, Major General Tadao Teragaki, Senior Staff Officer of the Eleventh Army, Major General Sasa Masanosuke, Chief of Staff of the Thirteenth Army, Twenty-third Army Chief of Staff Anda Yusuke and Chief of Staff Yoshii Takaraichi of the Third Flying Regiment, while Matsushima Keizama of the Front Fleet Command was only present.

"The Chiefs of Staff is to formulate the combat plan. According to you, the dispatching army has entered the preparatory stage before the attack?" Ono Osa asked.

"The specific time of the offensive has not been determined. It will be between April and May. This strategic offensive will first be launched from the North China battlefield. The North China Front Army will dispatch the Twelfth Army to take charge of this task. The incoming 27th Division is strengthened, and the 3rd Flying Division serves as an air force."

"At the same time, both the 11th Army and the Thirteenth Army will assist the Twelfth Army. I have received news that the commander of the Thirteenth Army, Lieutenant General Shimomura, will soon return to China to serve as the Western Army. The commander is now, and he is replaced by Lieutenant General Nagatsu Sahiji." Matsushima Keizo said.

"Although the temperature in the north is relatively low, the war will be ready by the end of March. Why should it be postponed to April and May?" Nakajima Osa asked.

"It's not that the North China Front Army has been slow in action, but that the ammunition resources needed for this war have not reached the standard. For this battle, the base camp has also exhausted resources to support it. Each division has increased its share of ground ammunition by four times, and the aviation unit has ammunition for half a year And oil, and material transportation takes time." Matsushima Keizo said.

The navy has always been hostile to the army, and has no reservations in the dialogue. Chen Mingxiang obtained a lot of information from this and can be arranged in a targeted manner. There are two most critical points. One is to roughly determine the launch time, and the other is the first. The offensive lineup is completely determined.

Even if Chen Mingxiang had not been trained in a regular military academy, he could know that the focus of the North China Front Army's offensive was on Henan Province, which is the first theater of the Shancheng government.

Among them are Commander Tang’s heavy forces group, which directly commands the fifteenth, nineteenth, twenty-eighth, and thirty-first group armies, plus the 78th Army, 25 infantry divisions and three temporary units. Infantry brigade.There are also four army groups and one corps in the first theater, with a total of 17 infantry divisions, all of which add up to more than 400,000 troops.

The so-called Twelfth Army of the Japanese Army commanded the 32nd, 35th, and 59th Divisions, independent mixed fifth brigade, independent mixed seventh brigade, and fourth cavalry brigade.

The division of the Japanese army is not fixed, but it will not exceed the current number. With the addition of the 27th division, roughly four to five divisions plus three brigades, and the divisions of the North China Front Most of them are C divisions, with only more than 14,000 people.

"I heard that the Shancheng government army on the opposite side claims to be four to five million. The total number of the Imperial Army in the Twelfth Army does not exceed one hundred thousand. This battle is a bit difficult to fight." Chen Mingxiang said.

"This time the dispatching army's general headquarters has also estimated what you said. The North China Front Army transferred a chariot brigade, mechanized infantry wing, mobile artillery wing, and search team from the 3rd Tank Division to the Twelfth Army. , To strengthen the strength of the offensive, this half of the empire's elite mecha division can at least top the 100,000 troops of the mountain city government." Matsushima said.

Chen Mingxiang also heard about the Japanese Army’s Third Chariot Division, which is one of the few mechanized units. It was originally a cavalry division and has been stationed in the northern Inner Mongolia region.

Each chariot brigade has two chariot wing, and one wing has more than 1,000 personnel, 73 chariots and 27 vehicles.The mobile infantry wing has more than 3,000 personnel, 22 tanks and 89 vehicles.

The mobile artillery wing has more than 1,500 personnel, twelve 75mm field artillery, 24 105mm howitzers, and the search team has three combat squadrons.

Keizo Matsushima said that it was the 100,000 army of the Yamashiro government army, which could not defeat half of the Japanese tank division. This is bragging, but with the current weapon configuration of the Yamashiro government army, even a group army wants to defeat half of the battle. The car division is really not easy.

Regardless of the weak armor of the Japanese tank, it can also score some opponents. If the US military is equipped with the Bazooka anti-tank rocket launcher, of course it will only be abused.

But the Shancheng government did not even have anti-armor weapons, usually only some rifles and light and heavy machine guns, and at most a few mortars. In this case, how to fight against the armored forces?

"The army is still attacking, but the situation facing our imperial navy is not optimistic. The latest report from the military command states that the U.S. Navy is attacking the Kwajalein Atoll and Eniwetok Atoll in the northern Marshall Islands. This is to Prepared to attack the Mariana Islands." Shimada Nakasa said.