Chapter 1174 The final implementation of the third stage
After hearing Yoshitaro Kawamoto's story, Chen Mingxiang knew that the Japanese base camp had prepared a retreat for the defeat of the Battle of the Philippines. No wonder Ono and the others did not come to have tea and dinner during this period. They had received orders from the base camp to assist the port.
defense work.
Shanghai is the location of the Chinese Fleet Headquarters of the Japanese Navy, and is also the location of the Third Fleet. In fact, it is customarily called the Third Fleet, but actually it is called the First Detachment Fleet. On August 20, 32nd year of the Republic of China, the
The entire first detachment fleet was downgraded to the Yangtze River special base area team, and the base was still in Shanghai, referred to as Yangtze River Tegen.
However, the tasks performed have not changed much. They are still to protect the safety of Jiangcheng, Jiujiang, Jinling and other strongholds, and ensure the normality of the Yangtze River waterway. But with the current strength, only a few river gunboats can still be used, and the rest have either been taken away, or
unusable.
"Yesterday, Lieutenant General Ichiro Banishi and Chief of Staff Fukutomi Banzo Colonel arrived at Jiangcheng. Chief of Staff Matsui Tataro told me that one Yokoyama Isamu was not enough, and the base camp sent another difficult general. This was too much.
Isn't the army chaotic enough?" Yazaki Kanju said.
"Yazaki-kun, you are talking about the commander of the 20th Army, Ichirō Banishi, right? Why, he has also come to Kanai?" Kinoshita Eiichi said in surprise.
"This was proposed by General Yoshiji Okamura of the Sixth Front Army on the 11th. The Eleventh Army is now busy attacking Guangxi Province. The occupied area in Hunan Province is the rear. There should be a military-level headquarters to take command and be responsible for the local area.
For the remnants of the mountain city government, administrative affairs and logistical support."
"After research at the base camp, on the 28th, we ordered Lieutenant General Ichiro Banishi and the 20th Army Headquarters to be transferred to Hengzhou. He and the Chief of Staff reported to the 6th Front Army Headquarters in advance." Yazaki Kanju said.
"Listening to your conversation, is it possible that Lieutenant General Banishi Ichiro is also a very senior and rebellious person?" Chen Mingxiang asked curiously.
"His qualifications among army generals are average. He is the 23rd batch of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, but in terms of character and temper, he is much more powerful than Lieutenant General Yokoyama Isamu. That year he was promoted to Army Colonel and served as the Investigation Squad Leader of the Army Ministry.
When I was a kid, I once insulted senior generals at a banquet hosted by the Minister of War, General Hayashi Jurojuro, and I sat on the bench for half a year."
"This guy is the son-in-law of senior Rihachiro Banxi. He married into the Banxi family. His previous surname was Inada. On February 28, the 32nd year of the Republic of China, he was appointed as the commander of the 35th Division of the 12th Army of the North China Front.
Division Commander. On April 8 of the following year, he served as commander of the 20th Army of the Kwantung Army's First Front."
"In August this year, the base camp wanted to appoint him as the commander of the 32nd Army in Okinawa. However, he was in poor health some time ago. Considering this factor, Lieutenant General Ushijima Mitsuru was finally appointed to this position, putting him
Sent to Central China." Yazaki Kanju said.
"I've heard of him. He has a very bad temper. He likes to disobey orders and find fault with his superiors. Sometimes he even curses in public without any scruples. He has a very good relationship with General Dohi Madoka. There is really nothing we can do against him.
." Kinoshita Eichi said.
"It's not surprising that General Doi Madoka was single-handedly promoted by senior Banishi Rihachiro. As the son-in-law of Banxi Rihachiro, he naturally obeyed General Doi Madoka's words. In the 26th year of the Republic of China, General Doi Madoka served as the commander of the 14th Division.
The division commander, he is the commander of the 59th Infantry Regiment of the 27th Infantry Brigade under his command." Kanju Yazaki said.
Chen Mingxiang did not know about the military operations of the Japanese 60th Division Major General Hisao Oka and the 55th Infantry Brigade at the beginning, but the bureau headquarters had already sent a message to inform them.
All the energy of the direct-affiliated station is focused on the military operations of the 11th Army and the 23rd Army. It really has no ability to collect intelligence in the coastal areas at the junction of Fujian and Zhejiang.
More importantly, although the Fujian Province has the power to carry out work in name, the Fujian, Jiangxi and Hubei and Hunan offices have never sent anyone into the territory of the Fujian Province.
People hate.
"Since the Eleventh Army has arrived near Guizhou, it seems that there has been no movement during this time?" Chen Mingxiang said.
"Mainly waiting for the 104th Division and the 22nd Division of the 23rd Army to be independently mixed into the 22nd Brigade and the 23rd Brigade. They have now arrived in Wuzhou because of continuous marching operations.
It has been up to twenty-two days, and the troops need to rest, replenish troops and carry out logistical support work to prepare for the next attack on Liuzhou."
"According to the agreed time, the 23rd Army needs to launch an attack first. The main force of the 11th Army will not be dispatched until the guest and Wuxuan lines near Liuzhou. It will be around the end of October. Guizhou is an important town in Guizhou Province.
The mountain city government’s defense force is strong.”
"The empire received news that the 31st Army of the Shancheng Government is mainly defending in Guizhou City, the 20th Army and the 26th Army are in Gongcheng and Lipu to the south, and the 9th Army is in the Yongfu area in the southwest.
The Thirteenth Army, and the Ninety-seventh Army in the Yining and Longsheng areas in the north."
"Furthermore, the intelligence from the Yamashiro government is that the other side is planning to continue to mobilize troops here. Coupled with the local terrain advantages, this battle will be difficult to fight, so we should be more cautious." Kawamoto Yoshitaro said.
After this conversation, Chen Mingxiang basically understood the context of the Japanese army, so he asked Wang Zhen to send a message to the bureau headquarters to inform the Military Commission.
The Japanese army's operational plan for attacking Guizhou Province was that the 23rd Army would first start from Wuzhou, and the 11th Army would launch an attack on Guizhou at the end of the month depending on the situation.
He also gave a detailed report on some measures taken by the Japanese army to prevent the landing of US troops on the coast, as well as the strategic intentions of the Japanese army. The Yamashiro government could not count on it and could only listen to the good news from the US military for the time being.
"In view of General Stilwell's opinions on this war, the old man has proposed to the US government for the third time that General Stilwell should be replaced. This time his attitude is very firm, and the US government should compromise." Boss Dai
said.
After receiving the telegram from Chen Mingxiang, he was talking to two of his confidants in the office. The conflict between the old man and Stilwell became more and more acute, reaching the point where it was difficult to reconcile, and they actually once again asked the President of the United States to remove Stilwell from his post.
U.S. General Stilwell, who flew from Burma to Guizhou on September 14, learned about the previous battles from the theater commander and believed that if the fight continued like this, the troops were deployed and commanded like this, Guizhou and Liuzhou would be
You will definitely fall into the enemy's hands.
Stilwell ordered the U.S. military to withdraw all supplies and equipment from the two areas, except for the airports still in use and aviation combat supplies supporting current operations, and to prepare for destruction.
