sjar Chapter 498: 1 Arrow, 3 Eagles, Are You Afraid?
Chapter 498: 1 Arrow, 3 Eagles, Are You Afraid?
The meals at the war zone headquarters were also luxurious.
There were only four dishes and one soup; the rest were purchased by Officer Bai at his own expense, with Adjutant Li going outside to fetch them.
Adjutant Li poured the drinks and pushed them next to Commander Bai.
He motioned for everyone to pick up their chopsticks, and after letting Zhou Weiguo and the others calm down, Officer Bai picked up some food with chopsticks and put it in the bowl. While eating, he asked Zhou Weiguo: "Tell me what you think specifically."
Zhou Weiguo was about to put down his chopsticks. Seeing this, Commander Bai waved his hand and said, "Don't be so serious. Just treat it as a family meal and chat. Being too serious will affect your performance."
Yu Huohuo glanced at Zhou Weiguo, then picked up the teacup and took a sip of wine. He came just to listen.
Zhou Weiguo did not put down his chopsticks, but spoke up; "Sir, this is what I think. Some of our people have already thought about surrendering. Instead of tying them up in the mountain city and influencing more people, it is better to let them get out. The provincial generals who originally insisted on fighting the Japanese army to the end were affected. This is the first point. Second, Okamura Yasuji's plan to fight to support the war and to defeat the enemy with the enemy is not important. What is important is his later point, to prepare for war with war. The target of this preparation is probably not us."
The fighting has already started, is there any need to prepare for war? There is absolutely no need. The purpose of preparing for war is to deal with those little punks.
Chaoxiang Xiuling took over the conversation; "The three countries are exerting pressure together. The Prime Minister's Office and the headquarters in Tokyo must be resentful in their hearts, but they can't be overly provoked. After all, they are still fighting with us. They have the will, but not the courage. So let's boost their courage."
Yu Huohuo who was standing beside him put down his wine glass. “Can I assume that these surrendered bastards are just a bait to give them some courage? After all, in their eyes, these people have already surrendered and are theirs. Let them go in front and they will assist from behind, right?”
"General, that's a good idea." Zhou Weiguo gave a thumbs up in admiration and looked at Commander Bai. "However, this is just one point. Our real purpose is to tell Europe, America and those little bastards in the north that some of our Shancheng people surrendered today, which means that we may surrender next, or even surrender all of us. My two commanders, if you were those little bastards in Europe, America and the north, wouldn't you be afraid?"
"Of course we are not afraid. If we surrender, then these millions of troops and countless people will belong to the Japanese. The Japanese have a powerful navy and a complete military-industrial system. If we are added to the mix, I guess no one will be able to sleep well." Commander Bai raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
Yu Huohuo also nodded beside him, "This will surely scare the hell out of them."
"Yes, they are scared to death, so they will be more worried about our surrender and will increase their aid to us accordingly. After all, if we cannot defeat them and surrender all at once, they will go crazy. At the same time, they will limit the transportation to the Japanese army."
"Kill three birds with one stone. The most important thing is that as long as we are shameless and surrender when we can't win, then supplies will continue to fall into our hands. This is what my subordinates said, I am weak but I have an advantage, you have to hold it in even if you are not convinced. After all, if we lose, the one who will be most worried will be the British Empire, where they will sleep. Will they tolerate the Japanese army next to them?"
Upon hearing this, Commander Bai made a summary and said with a smile, "With aid on one hand and restrictions on the other, the Japanese army has been slow to reap the fruits of victory, and their supplies are also being consumed bit by bit. Once the contradictions reach a certain level, they will have to fight, and then..."
"Then it's time for us to be arrogant and take advantage of this good opportunity to scoop things into the bowl."
"Commander, Weiguo is right." Yu Huohuo immediately thought of one thing. The place of Wala has been gone for so many years. Can we take advantage of this opportunity and this war to bring it back?
"This is too much." At the 11th Army Headquarters, Ueda Kanekichi gnashed his teeth and looked towards Wuhan West, but finally reluctantly looked away, his eyes fell on the Jiangxi battlefield, which was very close to Shancheng, and he said to several senior staff officers around him; "My empire's soldiers fought bloody battles and suffered countless casualties. We were about to start a decisive battle in Wuhan West, forcing Shancheng to surrender. However, we never expected that European and American countries would intervene and overturn everything that was about to fall into our bowl."
"More than that, they have not only knocked over our meals, they have smashed all our rice bowls." Di Liqiu, who was the chief of staff and commander of the 13th Division, pointed at the map in a sarcastic tone. "Originally, we wanted to achieve our goal by losing to people, but now, we don't know how many troops and supplies we will lose here, and how to end this war."
The other senior staff officers also nodded slightly.
They had resentment in their hearts. The 11th Army was the main force in the Wuhan West Battle. If this task had been accomplished, everyone would have left a glorious mark in the history of the empire. However, all this was completely destroyed by those idiots in Europe and the United States.
"We will deal with them sooner or later." Ueda Kanekichi took a deep breath. As for resentment, he resented it more than anyone else. This resentment was not only because his chance to achieve success was ruined by the other party, but also because the plan proposed by Okamura Neiji was much better than his own.
After the joint pressure from the three countries, he instantly knew that it was no longer possible to continue the plan of a decisive battle in the west of Wuhan. Next, a new plan must be adopted. The plan he proposed was to gather troops, destroy the main force of the Ninth War Zone, use force to make the mountain city unable to resist, and finally surrender.
His plan was approved by the commander of the Central China area and reported. He thought that his plan was foolproof, but unexpectedly, Okamura Neiji also proposed another plan.
And that plan was actually much better than mine.
The European and American idiots are against themselves, and Okamura Neiji, this scoundrel, is also against themselves.
And the opponent seemed to be making things difficult for him. He had to deal with a corps composed mainly of the elite troops of the Central Army, while Gangcun had to deal with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army composed mainly of local troops. The gap was too big.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's study how to fight next."
No matter how much resentment there is, it can't change anything. What I have to do now is to mobilize troops and give the Ninth War Zone a heavy blow. As long as I fight well, even if Okamura Neiji's plan is very successful, I have enough confidence to stand up and tell the headquarters; "Without my 11th Army fighting in the Ninth War Zone and making them flee with their heads in their arms, there would be no achievements of yours, Okamura Neiji."