GBP Chapter 346 Capture Li Yunlong and bring him to Taiyuan City, so that I can whip him hard to vent my
Chapter 346 Capture Li Yunlong and bring him to Taiyuan City, so that I can whip him hard to vent my
There was silence in the Japanese base camp. The homeland suffered two consecutive bombing operations. The first bombing caused more than 3000 casualties. The second bombing, due to prior preparation, only caused more than 200 casualties, and the losses were greatly reduced. 36 enemy bombers were also shot down.
But for the Japanese headquarters, this was simply a shame. The homeland suffered two bombings in just two days. This was simply a slap in the face of the Japanese headquarters. This aroused the anger of the Japanese headquarters, and they decided to use the power in their hands to launch a fierce retaliation.
Communications adjutant Ichiro Aso rushed in and reported loudly to the Japanese generals: "Generals, according to our investigation, the wreckage of the bomber that bombed the mainland for the first time has been found, and the 12th Army stationed in Taiyuan has sent people to check it out. However, due to the sudden heavy snowfall in Taiyuan, the transport planes were unable to take off and land, and the trip had to be stopped."
"According to the intelligence forwarded by the 12th Army Headquarters, nine transport planes made an emergency landing in a field 60 miles outside Ning County. The bombers had been destroyed by the enemy with explosives, and the pilots were nowhere to be found."
"The Songjing Squadron stationed in Ning County has arranged people to conduct a carpet search, but due to a sudden snowstorm in Ning County, the troops had to be withdrawn. We have not yet verified the true identities of these people. The logos on the bombers have been mostly destroyed. A team has been arranged to escort the film taken to Yangmingbao Airport. When the weather improves, the film will be sent to Jinling and then transferred back to the country. After the Empire's intelligence department analyzes it, we will find out the true origin of these bombers."
Many Japanese generals in the base had very ugly expressions on their faces. They did not expect that the forces to which the bombers that bombed the homeland for the first time belonged have not been investigated yet. They knew who did the second bombing. This was just a normal revenge by the enemy, which was within the expectations of the Japanese base.
"General Yamada, you are fully responsible for the investigation mission. You must uncover the true identity of the enemy."
"Next, let's focus on the Empire's southward march plan. The first phase of the operational plan has been completed, and the second phase of the operational plan will begin immediately. This time, the army and navy must work together to take over the entire Nanyang region within three months and solve the Empire's rubber and oil shortage dilemma."
"The mainland has been bombed twice in succession, which has caused strong dissatisfaction among your majesty. You are required to stop fighting among yourselves and unite to solve the problem of insufficient resource supply in the empire!"
"Mr. Yamamoto, the navy will continue to be under your command. You must not conceal any intelligence from the army. You must also dispatch a large number of carrier-based aircraft to help the army capture the enemy's positions. Don't count on your few marines. You know how capable they are!"
"No matter how powerful the Empire's navy is, it is impossible to equip warships with wheels and let them run directly to the shore to attack cities and plunder land. You still need the army as the main force to attack the enemy's positions on land."
"Mr. Odagiri, the army will be under your command this time. We have previously formed 30 divisions, and we have transferred 40 divisions from the China battlefield, a total of divisions, adding up to a million troops. You must take over the entire Nanyang and Australia regions with overwhelming force, so that the empire's war machine can continue to operate, instead of being forced to stop due to lack of resources."
"In order to ensure the security of communications, the base camp will change the code book frequently from now on. From the original once a month, it will be changed directly to once every six days. If a major operation is carried out, the code book will be changed every three days. In terms of the confidentiality of intelligence, we must do a more stringent job."
In order to attract enough attention from the Third Reich, Lin Zhenhua informed the Third Reich that the communication code of their Enigma system had been cracked. It was precisely for this reason that he attracted the attention of General Bella and he was willing to discuss the transaction with Lin Zhenhua.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese also learned about this matter. In order to ensure that the information was not leaked, the Japanese headquarters decided to speed up the password change to achieve the greatest possible confidentiality.
After the combat meeting, General Yamada immediately contacted the 12th Army Headquarters stationed in Taiyuan, and contacted Yoshio Shinozuka, demanding that the 12th Army capture the escaped pilots at all costs and interrogate their true identities.
After ending the contact with the headquarters, Shinozuka Yoshio returned to the office with a gloomy face. He was very angry at this time and cursed fiercely in his heart: These damn pilots, why don't they find other places to land? They landed in the jurisdiction of the 12th Army, and they can land in coastal areas.
Chief of Staff Ippei Mitsui knocked on the office door and walked in after getting permission. Seeing Commander Yoshio Shinozuka's ugly expression, he immediately understood the situation and comforted him: "Commander, it has already happened. What we need to do now is to seize the time to mobilize troops, capture the escaped pilots, and then interrogate their true identities and get rid of this blame in time."
"The Empire launched the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign a month ago, and the Chinese army was defeated. I didn't understand why the headquarters did this before, but now I finally understand the headquarters' foresight. By completely controlling the southeastern coastal areas, the security of the Empire's homeland is guaranteed. This second bombing operation has reminded us that the Empire has many enemies, and we will suffer heavy losses if we are not careful!"
Shinozuka Yoshio's expression did not improve. Instead, he said more gloomily, "Mitsuki, our situation is very bad now. Previously, our 12th Army was withdrawn by the Imperial Headquarters, and one division went south. Our force has dropped from to . Now we completely rely on the huge number of puppet troops to help us maintain law and order in the occupied areas."
"According to the information we got from General Yamada, we will not be able to get reinforcements from three divisions until March next year to make up for all our losses and restore the original number of our 12th Army. Now is the weakest time for our 12th Army. Even if we can find out the force behind the pilot, it will be difficult for our 12th Army to strike against the people involved in this force. After all, our large forces have been sent out to prevent the escaped enemies from reviving. The security in the occupied areas has never been as good as it is now."
"This autumn, the military rations collected by our 12th Army from various places are enough for us to use in the next six months, and there is a lot of surplus. This would have been impossible in the past. The Empire's plan of fighting to support the war has achieved very good results in our 12th Army, but our enemies are like weeds on the roadside, which can never be burned out. This makes me pessimistic about the future!"
Chief of Staff Ippei Mitsui understood Commander Yoshio Shinozuka's concerns. Fighting to support the war certainly reduced the logistical pressure, but the exploitation of the people in the occupied areas had reached its limit, which would cause more people to stand up against the rule of the empire. From the sporadic resistance in recent days, it can be seen that with such a high-pressure state, even the last ration of the people in the occupied areas would be taken away, this kind of rule would definitely not last long.
"General, neither you nor I can change the Empire's strategy. The only thing we can do now is to stop the war by killing, and at the same time leave enough food for the Chinese people to survive. Only in this way can we reduce their resistance. If we really force them to the point where they can't survive, they will fight us to the death even if they are unarmed."
"I think we should adopt a soft cage policy, using division and soft tactics to win over the people in the occupied areas, reduce their resistance, and build the occupied areas into a true paradise. For the Chinese resistance forces that oppose us, we should directly adopt a cage policy, and gradually compress their living space. After they become in turmoil, it will be the best time for us to attack!"
Shinozuka Yoshio nodded in agreement, and he looked towards the northwest of Shanxi, asking about the progress of the blockade against the independent regiment. Mitsui Ippei immediately made a report, and Shinozuka Yoshio nodded repeatedly, finally showing a smile on his face.
"Yoshi! The only remaining resistance force in northwest Shanxi is Li Yunlong's independent regiment. These days, Li Yunlong has been blindly expanding his army and has turned his troops into a mob. I originally planned to send a brigade to attack, but I really can't spare any troops. I'm also afraid that Li Yunlong will take this opportunity to massively expand his strength. I didn't expect Li Yunlong to be so stupid as to accept disaster victims from surrounding provinces. As long as a food crisis breaks out within the regiment, the independent regiment will collapse. Once Li Yunlong is captured, he will be taken to Taiyuan City. I'm going to whip him hard to vent my hatred!"
Zhaojiayu is the location of the headquarters of the independent regiment base.
The sudden heavy snow did not make Zhao Gang and others feel happy. Instead, they were busy as if they were on a hot wheel. They were busy from morning to night, making non-stop phone calls and allocating large quantities of supplies for cold resistance.
"Old Ding, we can put the situation on the battlefield aside for now. The mountains outside are covered with snow and the snow on the ground is already two feet thick. The Japanese will definitely not launch an attack at this time. We should focus on the base. Since yesterday, all the boilers in the base have been turned on, and heating has been provided to the people in the base."
"But due to time constraints, heating was not available in every household. In addition, some villagers' houses were in disrepair. Hundreds of houses collapsed yesterday and more than 200 villagers were injured. Fortunately, no one died. We need to put these villagers in air-raid shelters first to get through the heavy snow!"
"Lao Kong, you have to organize people to shovel the snow off the roads. We must ensure that the roads are unobstructed and that our supplies can be transported to various places in a timely manner. This matter must be treated as a major event. I have arranged for the arsenal to produce iron shovels, which will be installed on armored vehicles to clear the snow on the roads. With the help of armored vehicles, we can clean the snow and keep the roads unobstructed!"