Wang Xuexin was not as eager to train as Li Yunlong said.

The reason was that Wang Xuexin received news that the last batch of tanks had arrived in Xi'an the next day.

So Wang Xuexin gave the order and three tank companies immediately rushed to Xi'an to receive it.

Just like last time, the process of the three companies driving their tanks back was also a training process. The difference was that the reconnaissance company added reconnaissance projects, and the engineer company added bridge building, road construction and mine clearing projects.

The anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns shipped with the tanks were received by the headquarters. Based on this, the headquarters established an high-tech machine gun and anti-aircraft artillery battalion, under the personal command of the chief of staff.

While Wang Xuexin was organizing training intensively, Okamura Neiji was at the First Army Headquarters, frowning and staring at the telegram in his hand, worried.

"Your Excellency, General!" Yoshio Shinozuka handed over another telegram and said, "This is another troop transfer order. Our superiors ordered us to transfer the 33rd and 41st Divisions to Kanto Prefecture!"

(Note: The Japanese called Northeastern China under their control the Guandong Prefecture, which is why the troops stationed in the Northeast were called the Kwantung Army)

Okamura Neji didn't answer, just said coldly "Yeah".

Yoshio Shinozuka did not dare to speak. He knew that Okamura Neji was very dissatisfied with his superiors' decision, but orders were orders and they could only execute them.

After a while, Okamura Neiji said: "This is a mistake, and it is probably irreparable! These stupid guys, we will pay a heavy price for this!"

"What does your Excellency, General, mean...a war against the bear?" Yoshio Shinozuka said: "We are not yet sure whether this battle will happen..."

"No, Shinozuka-kun!" Neji Okamura interrupted Yoshio Shinozuka: "I never worry about the bears, they won't fight this battle!"

"Why?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked curiously.

At this time, the empire had issued a mobilization order, and armies from all directions were gathering towards Kanto Prefecture. Everyone was guessing that the empire would probably join forces with its allies to attack the bear, but Okamura Neji asserted that there would not be such a battle.

"Because of interests, Shinozuka-kun!" Neji Okamura looked out the window and replied: "It is already July, and Siberia will soon enter winter, unless we can defeat the enemy within two months and achieve a decisive victory.

,otherwise……"

Yoshio Shinozuka felt that what Okamura Neji said made sense after looking at the map.

This is also the reason why the Battle of Nomenhan started in May and ended in September... The winter in Siberia is very long, and it is very cold from September. The locals can barely hunt and collect food during this period, and by October

In January, you will enter the "dwelling", that is, you will stay indoors and not go out until April of the following year.

During this period of time, the temperature will drop to below minus 60 degrees Celsius. Even the locals who were born and raised here would not dare to stay outdoors for more than 15 minutes at this temperature.

Therefore, if the Empire cannot defeat the Furry Bear in the remaining two months, its logistics will soon have serious problems.

By then, Mao Xiong will not need to send troops to deal with it, and the imperial army will freeze to death in that extremely cold land.

"What's more!" Okamura Neiji continued: "What can we gain by attacking that barren land? What we need is oil and supplies, not to help Hans eliminate the wooly bears. This is meaningless to us!"

Yoshio Shinozuka asked in confusion: "So, General! In this case, why do we need to gather our troops to Kanto Prefecture again?"

Okamura Neiji only answered in two words: "Contain and explain!"

Although Okamura Neji didn't explain much, Shinozuka Yoshio still understood.

Containment means to contain Mao Xiong's troops in Siberia so that they cannot reinforce the western battlefield.

This is indeed the case. Historically, the Mao Xiong didn’t dare to transfer his main force back to the west for reinforcements until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Otherwise, even if the troops were outnumbered by Hans’ attack, they would have no choice but to defend themselves against the Japanese in Siberia.

This is actually a form of reinforcement for allies.

The explanation is for the allies...the allies have repeatedly urged the empire to launch a war, and it is impossible for the empire to do nothing!

Although Yoshio Shinozuka understood this, he did not understand the "mistake" that Okamura Neji said.

"If that's the case..." Yoshio Shinozuka thought for a while and asked: "Then General, we should not make any 'mistakes', let alone pay a heavy price for it!"

Okamura Neiji shook his head. He stood up and turned his gaze to the sand table, looking at one of the small red flags representing the Eighth Route Army. He said worriedly: "Didn't you notice, Mr. Shinozuka? Under our encirclement and suppression.

, the Eighth Route Army not only did not suffer a blow, but became stronger and stronger as it fought, and recently I heard that they had cooperated with Mao Xiong and Yingjiang..."

"What do you mean, General, that the Eighth Route Army will launch a counterattack against us?"

Okamura Neji nodded.

Yoshio Shinozuka replied: "General, you are overly worried. Even if the Eighth Route Army launches a counterattack against our army, it will just be like the last 'Hundred Regiments War'. We have already seen their combat effectiveness and will only destroy the communication lines. Our army

After strengthening the defense, I believe I have the ability to cope with it!"

What Yoshio Shinozuka said was not bragging.

The Japanese have a strong ability to correct mistakes. After the Hundred Regiment War, they quickly realized the defense loopholes in the long transportation line... They can't simply build gun towers and bunkers in the hope of protecting the railway. They should implement mobile defense. This is the only way.

Only in this way can the limited troops be put into the battlefield as much as possible.

Therefore, after the Hundred Regiment War, the Japanese did not build artillery towers around the railway line, but built large-scale spider web-like roads around the railway line... Railway lines are often unreliable during raids, as long as one of them is broken by a bomb.

A small cut will not allow smooth flow.

Highways are different. They can go around and even be temporarily laid, so it is possible to quickly deliver troops to the battlefield or even surround the enemy.

Then, gun towers and bunkers were built in a planned manner near the highway.

In this way, if the Eighth Route Army wanted to break up the attack, that is, to destroy the railway, the first thing it had to do was to destroy the highway.

This gave the Japs time to react, and this time was enough for the Japs to bring in a large number of reinforcements by train.

Therefore, Yoshio Shinozuka believed that it was unlikely that the Eighth Route Army would launch another offensive.

Even if the Eighth Route Army did this, it would only be the Eighth Route Army and not the empire that would suffer heavy losses.

But Okamura Neiji shook his head again and said: "If you think the Eighth Route Army will target our army's communication lines, then underestimate them! Do you remember the Yunjing City that the Eighth Route Army captured? I think they have already
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