Chapter 938
After determining the new strategic goals, the Japanese devils began to secretly draw veteran divisions such as the Kanto Army, including the 1st, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th, to the Myanmar War Zone.
The newly formed three-unit B division in China was transferred to the Manchukuo and Myanmar War Zone in an attempt to annihilate the Chinese Expeditionary Force in one fell swoop with its crushing advantage and completely resolve the Myanmar war!
Yang Fan will naturally not be idle. While launching the construction of Myanmar industrial base at full speed, he also accelerated recruitment. Not only did he expand three armies in Myanmar, but he also began to expand the 7th and 8th armies on the Shandong Peninsula!
Among them, the 7th Army was an armored army expanded based on the armored division. Zhou Hao, the original armored division commander, was directly promoted to the commander.
The Northern Shandong Plain and the North China Plain are very suitable for the advancement of mechanical forces, so Yang Fan placed the main force of the armored forces on the Shandong Peninsula. Once the counterattack is launched in full swing, the armored army will definitely play a huge role!
The 8th Army is an infantry army that is completely expanded with the reserve force, and was promoted from Wu Maoning, chief of staff of the 5th Army, to commander!
At the same time, Yang Fan also ordered Miao Dadong to be responsible for the military affairs of Shandong and launch an attack on the Japanese army along the river defense lines on Zhangqiu County, Laiwu County, Tai'an County and the other side of the Yellow River.
In addition, airdrop support for the anti-Japanese bases led by the Red regime in North China was also rapidly launched. In more than a month, more than 60 large-scale airdrops were released, with a total of more than 2,000 tons of materials deployed, which greatly alleviated the survival pressure of the anti-Japanese bases in North China.
Although the Japanese were very "low-key" to mobilize troops to the Myanmar War Zone, in an attempt to give Yang Fan and the Chinese Expeditionary Force a big "unexpected surprise".
But it is obvious that such a large-scale military mobilization cannot be concealed, not to mention that neither the Military Control Commission of the National Government nor the Central Government, nor the Red regime or the intelligence organizations under Yang Fan are just a good deal!
Not long after, the Japanese army's military operation to significantly transfer veteran Kanto Army troops to the Myanmar War Zone was turned into an open secret.
"Damn it, this is too cruel! He actually wanted to increase his troops to 500,000 in one breath, and they were basically elite old-class A divisions!"
"There are always unlucky people who want to harm me, but the Japanese will never die if they destroy me!"
After getting the exact news, Yang Fan couldn't help but tremble, and instantly felt a chill coming to his face.
From this big news alone, we can know that it won’t take long to face unprecedented bloody battles.
If this big battle is won, the situation in Myanmar will basically be stable, and the Japanese who have been hit hard will not come again to cause trouble in the short term!
On the other hand, if you lose, all the efforts made by Yang Fan in Myanmar will be wasted. Once Myanmar falls, the Yunnan-Burma Highway will naturally be scrapped, and you can only start the Hump route as in the original history.
Use this capillary that consumes a lot of energy and is less powerful to continue to transfusion blood to the National Government and prolong life.
However, in the current time and space, the Japanese have become much stronger. Not only has an air force several times stronger, but they have also launched an air raid that harasses the west coast of the United States.
The powerful United States was overwhelmed and trembling, and was making every effort to protect itself. All strategic materials must give priority to local defense, thus reducing the assistance to China, Britain and the Soviet Union a lot.
So it is not difficult to imagine that once Myanmar falls and the Yunnan-Burma Highway is cut off, even if the hump route is opened, the blood transfusion effect will definitely be three times smaller than the capillaries.
But for Yang Fan and the 500,000 Chinese Expeditionary Force, there is no way out. Not to mention that the Japanese have increased their troops to 500,000, even if they are 1 million, they have to bite the bullet and fight. It is impossible to retreat without fighting!
"What? The Japanese army is about to increase its troops to 500,000? And the backbone forces are old-fashioned A divisions with a number of 20. Yunnong, is this information really reliable?"
Chairman Jiang was even more stunned when he heard this information. He originally planned to transfer all the members of the 6th Army, which had been equipped with American equipment, back to China to deal with the Japanese offensive in the Ninth War Zone!
Due to errors in intelligence judgment and command errors, the situation in the Ninth War Zone commanded by Xue Yue is extremely difficult. Four main forces in northern Hunan were defeated one after another, including the 10th Army of Li Yutang, known as the "Ace" Army.
The Miluo River defense line has been broken by the Japanese army. Seeing that the Japanese army was pressing towards Changsha step by step, Xue Yue had the last trump card left in his hand, which was the 74th Army commanded by Shandong Wang Yaowu.
Wang Yaowu's army was stationed in western Jiangxi and was transferred to Hunan for combat, so it was difficult to transport and replenish supplies. However, in order to protect Changsha, Xue Yue no longer cared about so much.
After receiving the order, Wang Yaowu immediately led three divisions and military headquarters to march towards Changsha.
The Japanese army had already intercepted the movements of his army from radio communications, opened a large net, gathered superior forces, and tried to annihilate the Chinese ace army that they hated to the core.
Wang Yaowu's 74th Army was specially trained by Chairman Chiang, who was specially trained instructors from Germany and the Soviet Union, and has always been characterized by tough battles.
In addition, he is well-presented and has always maintained an unbeaten record on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War. Even the Japanese high-level command organization is called the "Son of the Tiger".
Wang Yaowu knew that he would fight a tough battle with the powerful enemy, but he could not know that what was waiting for him was the Japanese army, and he had no chance of winning in this battle!
The four main forces in northern Hunan were quickly defeated by the Japanese army one by one. Xue Yue was heartbroken, but he did not check whether there were any mistakes in his combat deployment, nor did he doubt that the Japanese army had deciphered their secret codes.
Therefore, he still followed the old routine and transferred one troops after another to the front line to block the Japanese army's southward movement, attempting to intercept the Japanese army north of the Laodao River.
At this time, Xue Yue was exhausted by his reputation and his mind was full of keeping Changsha and his honor. However, he did not know that he would send the last anti-Japanese ace that the Japanese hated to the core.
"Committee! The information has been verified by multiple parties and there is no error!"
Looking at the pale face of Commissioner Jiang, Dai Li really wanted to say, "I'm sorry, I just made a joke that is not funny", but he couldn't lie about military affairs!
"My mom! This is a bad thing!"
Chairman Jiang stroked his forehead in great pain, and then ordered Zhang Zhizhong who was standing beside him: "Wen Bai, inform Ci Xiu immediately, Jiansheng and the others will come to the meeting!"
The Oval Office of the White House.
Dongdongdongdongdong, Roosevelt was discussing with Marshall in his office, Hull discussing how to open up the Persian corridor as soon as possible. A direct military aid channel was opened from the Middle East, and the office door was knocked.
Immediately afterwards, the beautiful female secretary walked to Roosevelt with a touch of solemnity and handed over a telegram: "His Excellency the President, General Stilwell from the Myanmar War Zone sent an urgent telegram, claiming that the Japanese army is launching a large increase in troops in Myanmar..."
Chapter completed!