Chapter 848 Chittagong
After discussing the situation in India, Kiichiro Hiranuma asked them about China.∈♀
According to their intelligence, China may start the battle to recover Nanjing. Now the top leaders of Japan have no hope that the Japanese army and navy can defend Nanjing and Shanghai, because in the past two years, their battles in China have been defeated. Those who are well-informed in Japan are not optimistic about the situation in China.
In fact, Japan's situation in China is indeed very dangerous.
"Retreat, retreat in full. Except for Manzhouli, we will no longer place any troops in China. Even if we want to release them, China will definitely fight. Now China hopes to regain all the land, and China's current strength is indeed possible. Now our empire's strategy is mainly in the Americas. We can slow down the matters in China first!" said Hideki Tojo.
"Yosi, I think so too. We can attack China at any time. As long as our new aircraft can come out, China is not difficult for us, but now the empire needs to maintain more troops.
Now our troops in China are all soldiers from our country. We should retreat those troops and let them train the troops recruited by Southeast Asia and India. In this way, our troops can expand rapidly!" Mine Mitsumasa nodded and said.
"I feel a little regretful about signing a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with Germany. If we withdraw the Kanto Army at this time, the empire's troops can be expanded more. However, without Germany's help, our equipment would not be upgraded so quickly. Damn it!" Kiichiro Hiranuma said.
"Hi, in fact, Germany is the main force in the fight against the Soviet Union. It is not difficult for us to fight against the Soviet Union, because the Soviet Union did not have many troops in the Far East, which totaled more than 2 million, and our Kwantung Army now has more than 2 million.
Before the battle, we continued to mobilize troops to the Far East. It was estimated that we were mobilizing 2 million new troops over. There was no problem at all. The key now is not the Soviet Union, nor the United States, but China, a very inconspicuous China!" Hideki Tojo said while persuading Kiichiro Hiranuma.
"Yoxi, it's true. We really shouldn't have fought in the pass. Maybe we don't have that much trouble now. China still looks very weak now, but their weapons and equipment, their training level, and their military source are all very terrifying.
China has a population of 40 million. If they want to expand their army, they can expand their army to tens of millions. We will suffer losses when fighting such a country. Now, they have the strength to produce a large number of individual weapons and tanks and aircraft. Damn, how did they get it? Is there any information that the United States helped?" Mine Mitsumasa asked as he looked at Hideki Tojo.
"There is no such information. On the contrary, based on what we know, the United States now wants to find China to purchase weapons!" Hideki Tojo said with a light shook his head.
"For China, I think it's better not to anger them. It's right to retreat from India. In Manzhouli, as long as Germany attacks the Soviet Union, they will ask us to return it to them. We should not fight with China for the time being. Now when fighting with China, our empire will suffer a great loss!" Mine Mitsumasa said.
"Yoxi, however, I still want to send negotiators to China and discuss with them that in one year, we will return them to Manzhouli, on the premise that they do not attack our Japan. Do you think it is OK?" Kiichiro Hiranuma said to both of them.
"It's totally OK, but I'm afraid that China won't talk. The relationship between the United States and China is very good now. The United States needs China's help, so it also gives China huge economic aid. We are worried that the United States will pay greater benefits in exchange for China's support.
There is also the Soviet Union. No matter what, the relationship between the Soviet Union and Yan'an is OK. Although there is evidence that there is something wrong with their relationship, I think China is still very likely to help them.
After all, when we started a full war with China, the Soviet Union provided a lot of economic and weapon aid to China. China may also provide help to the Soviet Union, but we still don’t know whether it will help. I hope they will not help!" Hideki Tojo said.
"Yoxi, I hope they don't help. If they help, our Kwantung Army will be in trouble. We not only have to face the Soviet troops, but also the Chinese troops. Especially China now has its own air force, and it is also such a powerful air force. Once they help, it will not only threaten our supply to the entire Far East combat force, but also directly bombard our Japanese mainland. This is not good news!
Also, if China is really willing to help the United States, then it is very likely that in the next few months, China's air force may set off from Shandong to bomb our local area and the naval forces in the waters near us!" Mine Hiromasa said with a sigh.
"The most difficult thing to deal with is China. They don't want to negotiate with us. They have the same idea as us. They all want to kill each other. With China next to us, our empire is not at ease, and with our empire by us, they are not at ease!" Kiichiro Hiranuma said.
When Tojo Hideki and Mine Hikaru heard this, they nodded. This was a situation that was endless and no one could ease it, just to see who could not stand it first!
If they want to attack China in full, they can't do it now. China has too many troops, and even if they all occupy China, they still have to continue fighting. They all know that although China has a lot of cords, there are more hard bones and there are still countless killings.
It’s those cords. You don’t know when they shot you in the back, so this is why Japan has never dared to recruit soldiers in China to join the army. Once they enter the army and only have officers on their side, they may be killed on one night.
"Talk, you must talk. If you can delay it for a day, we must show our kindness and make China believe in us, even if it is a day. We must buy more time for the empire to defeat the United States. Germany means this now. They do not want us to continue fighting with China, but to completely solve the big trouble of the United States." Kiichiro Hiranuma sat there, gritting his teeth and said.
"Hi!" Hideki Tojo and Mitsumasa Minuchi nodded.
"Okay, you guys go back. I will send a telegram to Kanmura Jun later to agree to him to implement this plan!" Kiichiro Hiranuma said to them.
At this time, in the forest 10 kilometers away from Chittagong, the 242nd Division Commander Wang Haibin and the 243rd Division Commander Liu Qingyuan were looking at the map. According to Hu Bin's order, they would launch an attack on Chittagong at around 12 noon.
"Report, the reconnaissance plane sent a telegram. In the nearby waters, no Japanese fleet was found!" A staff officer came over to Wang Haibin with a telegram sent by the Air Force.
"Very good. Without naval guns, there is no need to worry too much. The only thing to take now is that we don't know how many people there are in Chittagong. Our special forces regiment did not send troops to investigate this side before. I heard that there were a large number of troops retreating from Yangon to this side. I don't know how many troops came here, but I still have to fight!" Wang Haibin said to Liu Qingyuan after reading the telegram with the telegram.
"Fight, you can't fight. After fighting here, we will tear open the gap into the mainland of India. The Japanese can't even block it." Liu Qingyuan nodded.
"It's already past 9 o'clock. It's time for our troops to set off! I asked one of my regiments as the vanguard to quickly penetrate the front of Chittagong. It's still the same style of fighting. My division attacks the front. You division attacks the side. You division launches an hour later. Our division will cover your division.
If the Japanese have many troops in Chittagong at that time, we will fight slowly. Your division will still have to block the troops retreating from Yangon. I guess they don’t have much combat power either!" Wang Haibin said.
"It is best to fight during the day. Our air force can provide us with air support. If it is fight at night, although it can also support it, we don't know how many troops there are! It's not easy to request bombing." Liu Qingyuan said.
"Okay, just make the decision. Follow the plan we agreed on before. No matter how many Japanese in Chittagong, we will eat them all! Let's go." Wang Haibin said and began to clean up the map.
The two of them had no idea that at this time, in Chittagong, there were a brigade of the Japanese, and there were many brigades of recruits. The troops who retreated from Yangon had not yet arrived here.
Those retreating Japanese troops did not dare to leave during the day, and they would not be able to walk quickly if they left at night, and there were also a large number of deserters, so the entire retreating troops would have to leave at least one night away from Chittagong.
Therefore, in Chittagong, the guardian An Chang Zhengping was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He was anxious not because of Wang Haibin and his troops, but because of Xiang Feng's troops.
According to the news he received from the telegram from the retreating troops, at least 100,000 troops were captured by Xiang Feng's troops, and Xiang Feng's troops were still moving quickly to this side. According to An Chang Zhengping's current prediction, Xiang Feng's troops would be able to come in midnight tonight and launch an attack on Chittagong early tomorrow morning.
Chapter completed!