The words of Lieutenant Colonel Ono revealed an important message: the Japanese Army was preparing to launch another attack. The strategic bombing jointly implemented by the Navy and Army failed to scare the Yamashiro government for two years, and the top-secret bombing plan implemented by the Japanese Army Air Force also failed.
In the end, the Japanese army is now at the end of its tether except for taking military action.
However, the Third Flight Regiment of the Army Aviation Corps evacuated Jiangcheng Airport as planned, leaving only a small force behind. This indicates that the scale of the Japanese attack this time will certainly not be too large.
"Is the army going to launch a strategic offensive and prepare to occupy the areas controlled by Chiang Kai-shek by force and completely resolve this war?" Chen Mingxiang asked deliberately while holding a wine glass.
A strategic offensive is absolutely impossible. Japan is facing a two-front war, and it has occupied too much land in China, which has restrained a large number of troops. In addition, domestic war resources are consumed too much, and it does not have the strength to launch a comprehensive attack.
The war in the Kuomintang-controlled areas.
The reason why he asked this was to hear the battle plan from Ono Nakasa's mouth so that he could promptly warn the Yamashiro government.
"Although I don't know the specific action plan, the imperial army currently needs to open up a new battlefield in Southeast Asia and does not have the ability to attack the areas controlled by Chiang Kai-shek on a large scale. This time it is a small-scale battle between the Army's Eleventh Army and the Shancheng Government's Ninth Theater.
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"In order to cope with the war caused by the southward strategy, the Navy's Second Combined Air Force, also known as the Eleventh Air Fleet, has been transferred back to Japan. The Army Air Force is also mobilizing on a large scale. The Third Aviation Group is undergoing repairs in Peking and will be ready at any time.
Prepare to reinforce Southeast Asia." Lieutenant Colonel Ono shook his head and said.
In order to end this long-running war as soon as possible, to get out of the dilemma of increasing pressure, and to force the Shancheng government to surrender through military operations, the Eleventh Army under the Army General Headquarters was dispatched to prepare to attack Tan in Hunan Province.
Prefecture, this is the scope of the ninth theater of the mountain city government.
The combat plan had actually been formulated in August and was approved by the Japanese Military Ministry. It was called Operation Plus. The Japanese troops began to gather secretly in mid-August, but the intelligence agencies of the Ninth Theater Zone were not aware of this.
The fleet in China was also ordered to cooperate with the Eleventh Army's operations. As the chief officer of the intelligence agency, Ono Nakazuo certainly knew what was going on.
Due to the military's confidentiality principle, relevant military secrets cannot be leaked. However, due to the conflict between the navy and the army, and the very good personal relationship with Chen Mingxiang, absolute confidentiality has not been achieved.
Although these words were very general and the key points were not stated, just a small-scale battle between the 11th Army and the 9th Theater aroused Chen Mingxiang's vigilance, and the general direction was already very clear.
The jurisdiction of the Ninth War Zone of the Shancheng Government covers southern Hubei Province and Hunan and Jiangxi Provinces. The commander is Chen Cheng, a military and political official. Since he has multiple positions, Xue Yue is the acting commander.
The commander of the Eleventh Army of the Japanese Army is Anami Yuiki. Due to the blind command of the former commander Sonobe and Ichiro, he was defeated in the Battle of Kamigao. He took over as commander in April this year, and the operational scope was also in Hunan Province.
, Hubei Province and Gan Province.
But the scope of the three provinces is too large, and there are many targets to choose from. Chen Mingxiang can't figure out where the main direction of the Japanese army's attack is for the time being. If he wants to infer the Japanese army's military operations through a piece of vague information, then
Totally impossible.
He received professional training as an agent, not military training, and the Military Command Bureau did not have this ability. Intelligence analysis was a basic course, but the intelligence he had received was not enough to support analysis and judgment, and he was not a general leading troops in war.
It is normal to not get results.
"Chen Jun, I will take you to meet Commander Furukawa Peak to let you have an impression of you. You have made so many contributions to the Imperial Navy and you deserve this honor." Rear Admiral Matsushiki came over and said.
At the request of Colonel Nakajima of the Marine Corps Command, Chen Mingxiang agreed to provide the command with two thousand koku of rice as military rations every month, which solved the most troublesome problem of the command. For this, Major General Matsuki was very satisfied.
The key is that the navy has deep pockets. The market price of each stone meter is two hundred French currency, and Colonel Nakajima gave a price of two hundred and fifty French currency. The price Chen Mingxiang got from the Qingxiang Committee was extremely low. In total, he could earn at least three hundred French currency per month.
One hundred thousand French currency.
I originally thought that he was a dignified commander of the fleet and a vice-admiral of the navy. He would at most only give a few perfunctory words to a small person like me who was working in the army military police system. He was not a person of the same level at all.
Unexpectedly, after the detailed introduction by Lieutenant General Tsuda Shizue and Major General Matsue, Furukawa Mineichi, a high-ranking commander, was very enthusiastic towards him. Not only did he take the initiative to shake hands and talk with him for more than ten minutes,
I also drank two glasses of wine and took a photo.
In his words, Furukawa Mineichi highly appreciated Chen Mingxiang's outstanding contributions to the Imperial Navy, and promised that the Navy would fully support him in pursuing higher development and would also provide convenient conditions for his maritime material transportation.
Chen Mingxiang is now very mature and sophisticated, and naturally he has heard Furukawa Mineichi's hidden intention, which is to ask him to continue supporting the navy's material supplies. It is for this special reason that he has received such "high treatment".
After finally getting rid of this group of senior Japanese navy generals, Chen Mingxiang saw Mo Guokang not far away and waved to him.
"Mingxiang, it seems that the commander of the fleet admires you very much!" Chen Gongbo said with a smile.
On behalf of Wang and the puppet Shanghai Municipal Government, he congratulated Furukawa Mineichi on his appointment as the commander of the fleet. He saw the chat between Chen Mingxiang and Furukawa Mineichi and others. He was also very surprised at the importance the Japanese Navy paid to Chen Mingxiang. This was a rare phenomenon.
"Your Excellency, Mayor, please stop making fun of me. People are willing to give me such a big face, just because of food and supplies. I am in a dilemma now. No matter whether it is the army or the navy, I can't afford to offend anyone. In the future,
I'm afraid it will be uncomfortable." Chen Mingxiang said with a wry smile.
"Speaking of food, the current situation in the Shanghai stock market is very serious. The amount of rice imported is decreasing day by day. It is a problem for citizens to eat. Prices have been rising, which has seriously damaged the reputation of the government."
"After the decision of the Central Committee of the Jinling Government, the Food Management Committee under the Executive Yuan will organize public sales in many cities with serious food shortages. The Shanghai Municipality will also set up a Food Management Committee. I decided that Ling Xianwen, the director of your Social Affairs Bureau, will serve.
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"The Food Management Committee of the Executive Yuan only granted 36,000 bags of rice to our special municipal government, which is far from enough. I demand that these public rice be truly utilized to win people's support for the government and must not become a welfare for various agencies.
, so this is also an offending job."
"Originally, I wanted you to serve as the president. After careful consideration, I decided not to interfere with the public affairs. There are many people watching from all sides." Chen Gongbo said. The latest chapter of "Espionage Network Heroes Literature" on Baidu is No. 1
