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Hearing Yoshitaro Kawamoto’s account, Chen Mingxiang realized that the Japanese base camp had failed in the battle for the Filipino Green Binh and had made a way out. No wonder Ono Osa and the others did not come for tea and dinner during this period. They dare to receive instructions from the base camp to assist the port. Defense work.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange is the seat of the headquarters of the Japanese Navy’s Chinese Front Fleet. It is also the site of the Third Fleet. In fact, it is customarily called the Third Fleet, but in fact it is called the First Detachment Fleet. The entire fleet of one fleet was downgraded to the special base of the Yangtze River. The base is still in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, referred to as Yangtze River Tegen.

However, there is no change in the tasks performed. It is still to protect the safety of Jiangcheng, Jiujiang, Jinling and other strongholds, and to ensure the normal route of the Yangtze River.But the current strength, only a few inland river gunboats can still be used, the rest are either taken away or unusable.

"Yesterday, Lieutenant General Bannishi Ichirō and Chief of Staff Fukutomi Banzo Osa arrived in Jiangcheng. The Chief of General Staff Matsui Takuro told me that it is not enough to have a Yokoyama Yu, and the base camp sent another difficult general. This is a dismissal. Is the army not chaotic enough?" said Yazaki Kenju.

"Yazaki-kun, you are talking about the commander of the 20th Army Sakanishi Ichira, right? Why, he also came to Kansai?" Kinoshita Eiichi said in surprise.

"This was proposed by General Ningci of the Sixth Army on the 11th. The Eleventh Army is now busy attacking Guangxi Province. The occupied area of ​​Hunan Province is the rear. There should be a military-level headquarters in charge of the local area. For the remnants of the Shancheng government, administrative affairs and logistics support."

"After studying the base camp, on the 28th, Lieutenant General Banxii Yiliang and the headquarters of the 20th Army were transferred to Hengzhou. He and the chief of staff reported to the headquarters of the Sixth Army in advance." Yazaki said.

"Listening to your conversation, is this Lieutenant General Banxi Yiliang also a very old and unruly person?" Chen Mingxiang asked curiously.

"His qualifications in the army generals are average. The twenty-third period of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officers Academy, but in terms of character and temper, he is much stronger than Lieutenant General Yokoyama. At that time, he was promoted to the army chief and served as the head of the investigation team of the Army Ministry. At that time, I used to insult senior generals at a banquet held by the Secretary of the Army Lin Xianjuro, and sat on the bench for half a year."

"This guy is the son-in-law of Senior Banxi Rihachiro. He joined Banxi's house. He used to be named Daotian. On February 28th, in the 32nd year of the Republic of China, he was appointed to the 35th Division of the 12th Army of the North China Front. Division commander. On April 8th of the following year, he served as commander of the 20th Army of the First Front Army of the Kwantung Army."

"In August this year, the base camp wanted to appoint him as the commander of the 32nd Army of Okinawa. However, his health was not good some time ago. Taking into account this factor, he finally appointed Lieutenant General Ushishima to take up this position. Sent to Central China," said Kenju Yazaki.

"I've heard of him. His temper is quite irritable. I like disobedience and picking up on the problems of the superior leadership. Sometimes he even yells openly. He has a very good relationship with General Tu Feiyuan. There is really no way to take him. "Sakaeichi Kinoshita said.

"It's not surprising that General Doiwon was hand-drawn by Senior Sakanishi Reihachiro. As the son-in-law of Senior Sakanishi Reihachiro, he naturally obeyed General Doiwon's words. In the 26th year of the Republic of China, General Doiwon served as a member of the 14th Division. The commander of the division, he is the captain of the 59th Infantry Regiment of the 27th Infantry Brigade." said Yazaki Kenju.

Chen Mingxiang didn't know about the military operations of the Japanese 60th Division, Major General Okatsuo and the 55th Infantry Brigade, but the headquarters of the bureau had already sent a power to inform.

All the energy of the directly affiliated station is devoted to the military operations of the Eleventh Army and the 23rd Army, and it is really incapable of going to the coastal area at the junction of Fujian and Zhejiang to collect intelligence.

More importantly, although Fujian Province also has the power to carry out work in name, the Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan offices have never sent anyone into the Fujian province. His own site is already very large. People hate.

"Since the Eleventh Army has arrived near Guizhou, it seems that I haven't heard anything during this time?" Chen Mingxiang said.

"It is mainly waiting for the 104th and 22nd Divisions of the 23rd Army to independently form the 22nd and 23rd Brigades. They have now arrived in Wuzhou because they have been marching continuously. It has been as long as 22 days. The troops need to rest, replenish their troops and carry out logistical support, and prepare to attack Liuzhou next."

"According to the agreed time, the 23rd Army needs to launch an offensive first. The main force of the 11th Army will not be deployed until the guests near Liuzhou and Wuxuan are on the front line. It will be about the end of October. Guizhou is an important town in Guangxi Province. The mountain city government has a strong defense force."

"The empire got the news that the 31st Army of the Shancheng government mainly defended Guizhou City, the 20th Army and the 26th Army in the south of Gongcheng and Lipu, and the ninth in the Yongfu area in the southwest. The Thirteenth Army is the 97th Army in the Yining and Longsheng areas in the north."

"Moreover, the Shancheng government's intelligence is that the other side is going to continue to deploy troops here, coupled with the local terrain advantage, this battle is not easy to fight, so it should be cautious." Kawamoto Yoshitaro said.

After this conversation, Chen Mingxiang also basically figured out the context of the Japanese army, so he asked Wang Zhen to send a power to the bureau headquarters to inform the Military Commission.

The Japanese army’s plan to attack Guizhou this time was that the 23rd Army first started in Wuzhou, and the 11th Army launched an offensive against Guizhou at the end of the month, depending on the situation.

In addition, they also reported in detail some of the measures taken by the Japanese troops to prevent the landing of US troops along the coast, as well as the strategic intentions of the Japanese troops. The Shancheng government can't count on it and can only listen to the good news of the US military for the time being.

"In view of General Stilwell's opinions on this major battle, the old man has proposed to the US government for the third time that General Stilwell should be replaced. This time he is very firm and the US government should compromise." Boss Dai Said.

This is after receiving the telegram from Chen Mingxiang, he was talking with two henchmen in the office. The contradiction between the old man and Stilwell became more and more acute. To the extent that it was difficult to reconcile, he actually asked the US President to replace Stilwell again.

Stilwell, the US general who flew from Burma to Guizhou on September 14, learned from the theater commander about the previous battles ahead, and thought that if we continue to fight like this, deploy troops like this and command like this, Guizhou and Liuzhou Must be caught in the enemy's hands.

Stilwell ordered the U.S. military to withdraw all the materials and equipment in the two areas, except for the airports that are still in use and the air combat materials that support current operations, and prepare for destruction.