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Chapter 1,159: Tada Shun¡¯s helplessness

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    After the telegram of Kimura¡¯s pursuit was reported to the 12th Army Headquarters and the North China Front Army Headquarters, it quickly attracted the attention of the combatants of the two headquarters!

    Because when the battle plan was formulated, the actions after taking Zaozhuang were undecided, and it was not clear whether to maintain the status quo or attack Li Guoyao's defense area.

    The main reason is that the senior Japanese military officials have not yet understood the situation of Li Guoyao's unit. In the Battle of Southwest Shandong, the strength shown by Li Guoyao's unit shocked the North China Front Command and frightened Seishiro Itagaki in Jinan City.

    ¡°According to the information previously collected by T&T High Technology, when Li Guoyao¡¯s troops moved north from the Wuhan battlefield to Shandong, their troops numbered no more than 3,000 people.

    Before the Battle of Southwest Shandong, Tigaoke deduced that Li Guoyao's troops could not exceed 20,000 people at most, and that the main force was at the junction of southern Hebei and western Shandong, and the evidence was conclusive.

    As a result, in the Battle of Southwest Shandong, Li Guoyao's troops first fought consecutive battles on the east bank of Weishan Lake, and after several battles, they killed more than 10,000 Japanese Imperial Army soldiers.

    At the same time, tens of thousands of troops were also found outside Shanxian County. According to investigations, they were also under Li Guoyao's command. In this battle, more than 6,000 people from the 17th Division and the 21st Division were killed.

    In addition, during the war, a large number of national troops also appeared in Western Shandong, constantly harassing the tenth division's garrison, and engaged in more than a hundred battles. These people were later confirmed to be Li Guoyao's troops.  troops.

    After such calculation, the result is shocking!

    In other words, not counting other hidden troops, Li Guoyao¡¯s exposed troops alone numbered as many as 50,000 to 60,000.

    Although the battle report of the government forces after the war stated that Li Guoyao's troops suffered more than 23,000 casualties, no one can be sure that this is not true!

    Even if it is true, Li Guoyao still has at least more than 30,000 troops!

    Coupled with the amazing combat effectiveness of this unit, 30,000 people are enough to deal with the imperial army outside Zaozhuang!

    Therefore, in the previous battle plan, neither the 12th Army Headquarters nor the North China Front Army Headquarters had the intention to attack Xiong'er Mountain. After all, for the sake of a small Xiong'er Mountain, how do you think about provoking a powerful enemy like Li Guoyao's army?  Not worth it either!

    However, Shun Tada, Seishiro Itagaki and others still underestimated Hyoutaro Kimura's hatred for Xiong'er Mountain. They thought about how arrogant Kimura was. When he took up the post of the 32nd Division, it was the most proud time in his life, but he never wanted to do it in Shandong.  He actually suffered the greatest humiliation in his life.

    Especially when Li Guoyao¡¯s troops attacked Zaozhuang before, if he hadn¡¯t run so fast, I¡¯m afraid he would have reached the ninth level by now!

    So this revenge must be avenged, and at any cost!

    Regarding the stubbornness of Kimura Taro, Ichida Johnsuchu, Tada Jun and others are helpless!

    If he were an ordinary division commander, Tada Shun would definitely give an order to reprimand him. After all, this matter is not a big deal or a small matter.

    After all, he took the initiative to attack Li Guoyao's defense area without the consent of his superiors. It is likely to affect the next actions of the Imperial Japanese Army.

    But Kimura Hy¨­taro is not an ordinary division commander. He is very good friends with the current Army Minister Hideki Tojo in the base camp. Prime Minister Tojo has helped Kimura many times, so he has to consider Tojo when making a decision.  .

    Although Tada Shun is not afraid of Prime Minister Tojo Riku, there is no need to offend him for a trivial matter!

    Moreover, Shun Tada knew that at the imperial meeting a few days ago, Prime Minister Tojo was under the Osatsumi cabinet, which completely cut off the politicians' hope of peace talks with the Chinese government. At this time, Tojo's prestige in the country is growing day by day.  .

    The most important thing is that the current direction of the empire's top management has changed. In the past, many people were thinking about how to end the war as soon as possible, but now it seems that there are fewer and fewer people supporting it, at least among the top management.

    In fact, Jun Tada also understands the changes in the top management, mainly because the performance of the Germans is so incredible.  In just over half a year from September of Showa 14 to now, Germany quickly defeated Poland, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France.

    So far, Germany has occupied all of Western Europe.

    Since then, the entire Atlantic coast from Norway in the north to Spain in the south has been controlled by Germany.

    The arrogant Britain and France that once controlled the League of Nations were left with only the United Kingdom still hanging on. Although the British army withdrew some of its troops during the previous Dunkirk retreat, it lost a large amount of weapons and equipment, including a large number of artillery and anti-tank weapons.  guns, light and heavy machine guns and about 500,000 tons of military supplies.

    In addition, Britain was also sunk by the Germans 224 ships,?106 aircraft. At this time, Britain was severely weakened.

    According to the news from the empire¡¯s spies in Europe, Britain currently has only 500 artillery pieces and 200 tanks left in the country.  The Air Force has also been greatly weakened, with only more than 1,300 combat aircraft remaining.

    As for the navy, due to the blockade of the German navy and air force, it lost the conditions for cooperation with the French fleet.

    At present, both the Soviet Union and other countries believe that Britain has lost the capital to continue fighting. The German army will attack the British Isles in the shortest possible time and completely destroy the already declining empire on which the sun never sets, and then be destroyed.  The Germans were swept into the dustbin of history very gracefully.

    It can be said that the German victory greatly stimulated the ambitions of some people in the country. What the Germans can do, the Japanese think they can do it too.

    ¡°Compared with Germany, which has been subjected to continuous attacks by Britain, France and other countries for two decades, the Japanese believe that their national strength is much stronger than Germany.  The most important thing is that the Japanese believe that their opponents are not as strong as Germany's opponents, and weak China cannot compare with Britain and France.

    The reason why the Germans were able to successfully defeat Britain and France, while the Empire of Japan was stuck in the quagmire of the Sino-Japanese War, was that the Japanese attributed these to the fact that Japan had no allies.

    Germany can achieve such a brilliant record in such a short period of time, partly because the German army is indeed strong, but it is undeniable that Germany has allies such as Italy, Spain, Finland and Romania.

    It is precisely because of the help of these allies that Germany can mobilize its forces to fight against Britain. Therefore, the Japanese government is eager to find a reliable ally.

    On the contrary, although China's national power is very weak, they received help from the Soviet Union at the beginning of the war, and now they have Americans helping behind them. Otherwise, China would have been defeated by its own national power!

    What the Japanese didn't know was that although the Germans' performance was indeed amazing, not only were the European and Asian countries shocked and inexplicable, but they made a fatal mistake at a critical moment, that is, they let the British and French defeat them at Dunkirk.  Withdraw more than 300,000 troops.

    And these more than 300,000 troops are all veterans who have been on the battlefield. As long as they are given weapons and equipment, they can form an elite with amazing combat effectiveness. It is the existence of these people that laid the foundation for Germany's subsequent defeat.  .

    Although Germany soon realized its mistake, under the command of Hitler, the German army swept across France, and then stationed its troops on the east coast of the English Channel, ready to launch a full-scale attack on Britain alone overseas.

    But this time the German tanks had no choice. Facing the obstruction of the English Channel, it was impossible for their tanks to rush directly to the British Isles. As a last resort, the Germans had no choice but to change their main force from Guderian's armored group to  G?ring's German Air Force.

    Starting last month, under Hitler¡¯s orders, the Luftwaffe launched brutal bombings on the British mainland.

    Hitler was very aware of the weaknesses of the British. As an island country, the UK had many of the usual shortcomings of island countries, such as lack of resources and small land area. When the arrogant British Empire changed from the status of a blockade to a blockaded  , the situation becomes precarious.

    Hitler believed that as long as he continued to bomb all British military facilities, Britain would soon succumb.

    The Germans think so, and so do the Japanese, so everyone including Tada Shun believes that it is only a matter of time before Germany defeats the United Kingdom.

    Stimulated by this situation, it is inevitable for Japan to expand the scale of the war, and even domestic preparations have begun.

    As the scale of the war continues to expand, Tojo Hideki, as Minister of War, will inevitably have more and more authority. Kimura Hyoutarou and others, who almost wear the same pants as Tojo, have also increased their status in the military.  has been greatly improved.

    There are even rumors that Kimura Hy¨­taro may be transferred back to the country to serve as Army Undersecretary, so at this time Tada Shun is even less willing to offend Kimura.

    Therefore, after thinking over and over again, Tada Jun could only call Zaozhuang and order Kimura's troops to act with caution. If they encountered strong resistance, try not to go deep into the hinterland of Xiong'er Mountain to avoid being plotted by Li Guoyao's troops.

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