GBP Chapter 452: If you can’t do something, just bring it up as soon as possible to avoid bringing shame
Chapter 452: If you can’t do something, just bring it up as soon as possible to avoid bringing shame
Hearing that Shimada Jiro wanted to assassinate Lin Zhenhua, Mitsui Taro immediately stood up and objected: "Colonel Shimada, your action is very stupid. Getting rid of this person will only make our situation worse. It will not help the empire's holy war at all."
"The Empire has been fighting against China for four and a half years. We have occupied a large area of Chinese territory, but we still haven't made the Chinese surrender. Since the Battle of Wuhan, we have lost the ability to fight large-scale battles. This does not mean that our Empire's army has become incapable of fighting, but that the Empire's finances can no longer support such large-scale battles. From this point, we can see how tight the Empire's finances are."
"The northward operation plan has been abandoned by the headquarters. Now we are implementing the southward operation plan. The early progress is indeed very smooth, but this does not mean that we can achieve final success. Don't think my words are too harsh or difficult for you to accept, but what I said is the truth. The empire has not transformed the resources of the occupied areas of China into real strength. On the contrary, we are still investing in the battlefields of China. The consumption of maintaining the occupied areas alone has already caused the empire's finances to collapse, not to mention occupying more land, which will only drag the empire to death."
"The Nanyang region has minerals, rubber and oil that the Empire urgently needs. The Imperial Army has no problem taking them, but it is too difficult for us to transform these resources into weapons and ammunition. Up to now, the Empire has not completely switched to a temporary production system. The annual output of fighter planes is only a few thousand, which is simply unable to meet the consumption on the battlefield."
"Those bastards in the headquarters have been trying to end the war in a dignified way. They still want to cede territory and pay compensation. They don't know that the war has changed dramatically. The next world war will be a war of annihilation. If we can't win, the empire will most likely be dismembered. I, Mitsui Taro, am definitely not exaggerating. This is a reality that is about to happen!"
Mitsui Ippei slammed the table heavily, stopping Mitsui Taro from continuing, and angrily scolded: "Mitsui Taro, you are a rookie who has just started out, you are not qualified to give orders to the headquarters. What you should do now is to study hard, and when you are promoted to general one day, you can consider the strategy of the empire. Now you are not qualified to criticize the strategy of the empire. All you have to do is to strengthen your own strength, expand the territory for the empire, and help the empire complete the transformation from an island country to a continental country!"
Mitsui Ippei scolded Mitsui Taro for a quarter of an hour, trying every way to reduce the impact for him. At the same time, he gave up some interests and did not allow anyone to spread Mitsui Taro's words, otherwise it would lead to revenge from the Mitsui family.
This combat meeting ended in such an anticlimactic manner. They continued to defend Taiyuan City according to the previous order issued by the headquarters. They must not take the initiative to attack before receiving orders. The entire Ping'an County fell silent. Except for strengthening the defense, there was no difference from usual days.
"Mr. Yamamoto, our proposal was not passed, which makes me feel relieved. Now I just want to make money in peace. Before the army arrives, we should try to be as obedient as possible!" Kojiro Hirata whispered.
Yamamoto Ikki was also troubled by the unpleasant meeting, and replied in a gloomy tone: "Hirata-kun, please stop the Niujiagou market as soon as possible. The reinforcements of the last division will arrive within three days. In half a month at most, the Taiyuan Command will order a clearing operation against the independent regiment's base. This is what the commander told me personally, and I can guarantee that the news is true."
Hirata Kojiro didn't say anything more. He nodded slightly and left in a hurry to arrange for the withdrawal of his business from Niujiagou. In recent days, he has made more than 50 yuan from the Niujiagou market and really doesn't want to give up this hen that lays golden eggs. But now the war is about to start, if he doesn't withdraw, he is likely to suffer huge losses, so he can only leave early.
After everyone left, Mitsui Ippei called Mitsui Taro into the house and gave him a severe scolding. He planned to send Mitsui Taro to Pingding Gold Mine, which was under the control of his Mitsui family and would be a good opportunity for Mitsui Taro to gain experience. With the help of Mitsui Harahira, Mitsui Taro should be able to grow up quickly and truly take on the responsibility of the family instead of doing nothing under the protection of the family.
Two days later, on the evening of March 3, Li Yunlong arrived at the outskirts of Pingding County. He did not order the troops to launch an attack immediately, but asked the soldiers to eat a hot meal and rest first. At the same time, he sent an urgent telegram to the base, asking whether the fighter planes could be dispatched on time tomorrow morning?
"Commander, if we launch an attack tonight, we can catch the Japanese off guard and retreat immediately after capturing the Pingding Gold Mine. There is no need to send college students to send fighter jets to bomb the Niangzi Pass defenders." Zhang Dabiao suggested excitedly.
Li Yunlong ate compressed biscuits and cursed angrily: "Zhang Dabiao, you have followed me for so many years, but you still don't see the trick. I have trained you in vain! I liked to fight night raids before because it can make up for the gap in weapons between the two sides. At that time, the weapons and equipment of the devils were more advanced than ours, so we could only take this approach. But now our weapons are more advanced than the devils. If we still use the method of night raids, wouldn't it be tantamount to tying ourselves up in knots?"
"Besides, since I'm out here to seek revenge, I have to do it openly. I, Li Yunlong, can't do such a thing secretly! But there's one thing I haven't figured out. Should I launch the attack tomorrow morning or tomorrow night? Both have their pros and cons. I can only wait for the base to respond before I decide when to attack!"
Zhang Dabiao agreed. His combat thinking has not changed yet. If he continues like this, he may end up using advanced weapons as old weapons and fail to bring out the combat capabilities of the advanced weapons.
Li Yunlong also saw the crisis. In fact, even he still had many of his old combat ideas. When he encountered the Japanese strongholds, his first thought was to send a suicide squad to blow up the Japanese artillery towers. However, as the battles became more and more frequent, he became more and more adept at using new weapons. When fighting, he would first launch an artillery bombardment, followed by an infantry charge. He also learned the Japanese's rigid tactics. Although the tactics sounded very rigid, they were very useful in fighting. He truly gave the Japanese a taste of their own medicine and made the Japanese and puppet troops suffer terribly.
"Zhang Dabiao, you kid should learn from me. I made you the commander of the armored battalion because I wanted to gather the armored forces together and let you command them. At the last meeting, college students proposed a plan to unify the armored forces, which was passed unanimously. You, Zhang Dabiao, will soon be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the armored forces. You will have a great responsibility. If you can't do it, you should speak up as soon as possible to avoid embarrassing me!"
Zhang Dabiao replied cheerfully: "Captain, I, Zhang Dabiao, have never been vague about serious matters. I have been training the armored forces a lot these days. I promise to fight wherever I point the arrows and I will never lose your men!"
Li Yunlong didn't say anything else. He wanted to take the horse out for a walk to see whether it was a mule or a horse. This time, he planned to let Zhang Dabiao continue to serve as the vanguard in the raid on the Pingding gold mine, in order to test Zhang Dabiao's ability to command the armored forces.
At the same time, after receiving the urgent telegram from Li Yunlong, Lin Zhenhua and three others came to the air defense command center and began to discuss.
"College student, I think Li Yunlong's action this time is too risky. The main force of the Japanese is stationed at Niangzi Pass. We really have to be careful when we attack Pingding Gold Mine, otherwise Li Yunlong may really fall into the encirclement of the Japanese."
"I think it's better to launch the attack in the afternoon. Then Li Yunlong can use the cover of darkness to retreat quickly. During the day, the target will be too big, and even if Li Yunlong wants to escape, it will be several times more difficult."
"Our hundreds of fighter planes just completed maintenance last night and are fully capable of carrying out the raid on Niangzi Pass. I discussed this matter with Lao Kong and Lao Ding in advance. They think it's better to be safe. After all, we have been lacking intelligence sources and have no idea what the real situation is with the Japanese."
Zhao Gang and the other two did not support Li Yunlong in taking this gamble, but Lin Zhenhua was very supportive and his opinions were very sufficient.
"Everyone, the main force of the Japanese at Niangzi Pass is indeed not easy to deal with, but don't forget that we are also not easy to deal with now. I poured a basin of cold water on everyone before, and it may have been a bit too harsh, which made everyone suspicious."
"The weapons we are equipped with are more advanced than those of the Japanese. I am not exaggerating, but it is true. The armored forces we have are more than the armored forces of an entire Japanese army. If we were not unable to meet the large-scale long-distance travel of the armored forces, I would have concentrated the armored forces and launched a surprise attack on the Japanese long ago."
"The Third Reich's armored blitzkrieg tactics tell us that using armored troops to fight infantry is like using cavalry to fight infantry, and can easily strangle them. I think since we want to attack Pingding Gold Mine, we should fight openly and let the Japanese see the power of our new weapons, which will cause great psychological pressure on the Japanese. This will be very beneficial to our future defensive battles!"
"Li Yunlong's surprise attack this time can break the soldiers' fear of the Japanese. The last time the Japanese army invaded our territory is still fresh in our minds. Even if we don't mention it, many soldiers are afraid that we can't defend our base. This time, Li Yunlong is like Sun Wukong entering Princess Iron Fan's belly. He can completely turn the Japanese-occupied area upside down!"