Chapter 657 Group Army
Wuhan, meeting room of the Japanese 11th Army Headquarters.
Okamura Ningchi called a meeting of his division commanders and said bitterly:
"Gentlemen! After slaughtering most of the elite troops of the Anan Brigade in Huilong Valley, the 34th Chinese Army slaughtered the Inoue Regiment and the Takahashi Battalion in Miluo West.
The only ones left in the Osaka Division were the division commander Abe Nobuyuki, the brigade commander Doihara Kenji, and a few followers.
This is a great humiliation for the imperial army, and we must avenge it!"
"Revenge must be taken!"
The Japanese division commanders roared in anger and expressed their opinions one after another:
"Commander! The Kumamoto Division is willing to be the vanguard to destroy the 34th Army and avenge the Takahashi Battalion."
"The Sendai Division is willing to march to the Miluo River immediately, annihilate the five divisions of the 34th Army in one fell swoop, and capture Chu Xi alive."
"Commander! The Kagoshima Division has set out from Yueyang, and the vanguard, the Ishii Cavalry Battalion, will arrive at the Miluo River tonight."
"The Hokkaido Division is willing to transfer from the Hubei-Western battlefield to the Xiangbei battlefield to help the commander-in-chief solve his problems."
Okamura Ningchi nodded with satisfaction, took out a document and read:
"Gentlemen! In order to completely annihilate the 34th Chinese Army, with the approval of the head, we have mobilized the five divisions of Kumamoto, Sendai, Kagoshima, Hokkaido, and Kyushu, as well as the Takeda Army Air Corps, the Asano Changjiang Fleet, and the Ishii 731st Unit.
From now on, land, sea and air will move forward in parallel, with airplanes, cannons, tanks, chemical weapons, etc. all put into use.
We must use a week to quickly defeat the enemy and completely wipe out the 34th Chinese Army from the face of the earth."
"Hello!"
The Japanese division commanders received the order excitedly.
Abe Nobuyuki clenched his fist and said, "The 34th Army is dead, dead!"
"slow!"
A loud and urgent voice sounded outside the meeting room door.
With the self-made rank of general on his shoulders and the Yamato Order of Loyalty and the "Imperial Spy Fox" medal on his chest, Kan'ei Doihara broke into the room and made a brilliant appearance.
He touched his bald head, patted his rank of general, walked into the conference room in a dashing manner, and his sharp eyes flashed across every corner of the conference room.
He found that there was no seat assigned to him, so he moved a chair and sat next to Okamura Ningchi.
Such a fat body immediately occupied four-fifths of the conference table.
Okamura Ningchi frowned, but still suppressed his rudeness.
Doihara Ken'er took advantage of the situation and took Okamura Ning'er's teacup and drank it all in one gulp, mocking him, "What kind of crappy tea is this?!"
Abe Nobuyuki said unhappily, "Doihara Kan'er! The commander of our division is here to attend the meeting, why are you here?"
Doihara Kan'er glanced at him and ignored him, exaggerating: "Gentlemen! According to the information I have, the 34th Army of China has been promoted to a group army due to its outstanding military achievements. It has a structure of 10 divisions and a total strength of 30."
"30 million?!"
The Japanese division commanders cried out in surprise.
Doihara Kenji was very satisfied with their exclamation. He put his hands down, and said with a smile, "Gentlemen! I have come here in a hurry to help Commander Okamura and achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost."
Okamura Ningchi asked curiously: "Major General Doihara! Please tell me about your plan."
Doihara pointed to his shoulder and said unhappily, "Commander Okamura! Didn't you see? This is the rank of general conferred by the leader."
Okamura Ningchi said angrily: "But the leader has already ordered you to be demoted to major general."
Doihara Xian'er waved his hand and said, "No! The chief's words are golden, and the title cannot be changed. Besides, I like the title of general very much, and I will absolutely obey the chief's original appointment."
The Japanese generals looked at each other, deeply impressed by his shamelessness.
Abe Nobuyuki could no longer bear it and taunted, "Brigade Commander Doihara! You'd better tell me your plan."
Doihara Xian'er looked at his watch and smiled mysteriously, "In half a day, the Trojans I trained will lead more than 30 bamboo spies from the Bamboo Agency to assassinate Chu Xi, the commander of the 34th Army Group of China. As long as Chu Xi is dead, do you still need to send out a large number of troops?"
Abe Nobuyuki shook his head and said, "Captain Doihara! The Imperial Army is upright, why would they resort to assassination?"
Doihara Xian'er sneered, "Gentlemen! You don't know how ruthless Chu Xi is in battle. In order to annihilate my brigade, he used more than ten treacherous schemes in just three days, including deceiving the heavens and the sea, beauty trap, sneaking through Chencang, besieging a point and attacking reinforcements, making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, and counter-espionage.
And it only took half a day to wipe out the very useless Anan Jige Brigade, and Anan Jige was blown to pieces. How many warriors of the empire will lose their lives fighting against such a ruthless person?"
The conference room was silent as the Japanese division commanders were all wondering if they could defeat the 34th Army if their divisions attacked.
The Hokkaido Division Commander was the first to cheer: "Yes! If Chu Xi is stabbed to death, the 34th Chinese Army will collapse on its own."
The Kyushu Division Commander said happily: "Great! The Kyushu Division is about to charge into Yichang, China, and head straight for Chongqing. This way, we don't have to waste precious fuel and travel so hard."
Okamura Ningchi shook his head and said, "Doihara-kun! Chuxi is well protected, how could she be assassinated so easily? Does the assassin you arranged really have that ability?"
Doihara Ken'er nodded and said, "Of course! This Trojan was carefully trained by this general. He replaced the son of a wealthy overseas Chinese businessman from Southeast Asia since he was in elementary school.
There is no need to go into the specific details. Anyway, it will only take another half a day for everything to become clear. So why not wait and see. "
Okamura Ningchi said happily: "Okay! You guys can have fun in Wuhan first, wait for the result of the assassination, and then come back to continue the meeting at 3 pm."
"Yoshi!"
The Japanese division commanders cheered in unison.
Miluo City, the residence of Xiang Chu.
Kong Ling said worriedly: "Wu Wan's father! Do you really want to accept the group that Ye Guang brought? There may be Japanese spies in it."
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "It's not possible, but there are definitely Japanese spies. But I have a way to identify the Japanese spies one by one."
Kong Ling said angrily: "Then tell me quickly, how do you identify it?"
Yu Xiaowan said angrily: "Brother Chu! I don't think you are a boastful person."
"of course not!"
Xiang Chu smiled, picked up the megaphone and shouted,
"Captain Li! First, take control of Ye Guang's regiment, and then, under the pretext of redistributing weapons and equipment, take away everyone's weapons and ammunition. Then, have everyone report which division they were from when they were in the 1st Army, and then find people from the corresponding division to identify them, and gather those who are unrecognizable and control them."
Li Tong smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Junior Master! I will do it immediately, but Ye Guang kept saying that he wanted to see you first."
Xiang Chu thought for a moment and said, "Just say I went to Changsha. This order was issued by the inspector of our group army."
Li Tong responded: "I understand! I will implement your instructions immediately."
Kong Ling smiled and said, "Her father! Your idea is really good."
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Of course it's good! But I have something big to do now."
At this time, the radio transmission sounded.
Yu Xiaowan copied the decoded message and shook her head, saying, "Brother Chu! The Supreme Command appoints you as the commander of the 34th Army, Sister Kong as the inspector of the army, and Sister Xi as the chief of staff of the army. They order our army to hold Miluo for one month."
"A month?!"
Xiang Chu and Kong Ling exclaimed in surprise at the same time.
"Give me at most ten days!"
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly, picked up the megaphone and asked,
"Are the commanders of the 1st, 2nd, and 4th divisions in place?!"
"exist!"
Zhang Fei and two others responded immediately.
Xiang Chu issued an order: "Zhang Fei! Liu Zhengxiong! Lu Xiong! The Japanese troops on the north bank of the Miluo River only have an elite chicken assault team of about 3 people. Your three divisions will cross the river immediately and sweep northward at lightning speed.
After reaching Yueyang, immediately retreat and destroy all bridges, roads, and railways along the way. Flood all places that can be flooded, burn all things that can be burned, and implement a comprehensive policy of clearing the countryside. Act now! "
"Yes!"
Zhang Fei and the other two accepted the order with firm determination.