Chapter 245: The "Invincible" Z Fleet

Southwest capital, General Staff meeting room.

"Damn it! Damn fat guy! Really short-sighted!"

"When will those people understand the truth that the lips and teeth are cold? Isn't it enough to wake up the arrogant John Bull after one fallen ally?"

"You are not worthy of counseling! Ten fat guys are not as good as a desperate war fox!"

The furious bald head made the room silent. All the staff and think tanks lowered their heads and kept silent, fearing that they would accidentally touch the bad luck of their own chairman.

In the end, it was the brother-in-law who broke the silence first. He waved his hand to signal all the idlers to leave.

After a while, the financial expert came to the bald head.

Although the relationship between the two has always been complicated and sometimes even fought. But at the critical moment, the words of the family still have some effect.

"Isn't this their usual style? Arrogant and unwilling to accept anyone's advice."

"Anyway, today is not the first time we have been rejected. Even if the fat man refuses to join forces, we can completely solve the problems in Yunnan Province by ourselves with our strength."

"As long as the generals and soldiers perform their duties, there will definitely be no obstacles that cannot be overcome. The situation in North China is more serious now, and the problems there are the top priority."

That's right. Since 1941, in just five months, Dai Ying has rejected Guo Su's proposal twice in a row.

The first time was in February this year, when the bald man personally advised Fatty Qiu not to always think about the matter of maintaining independence, hoping that they would not intervene in the Italian-Greek War forcefully.

As early as late last year, the old man judged that there would be a war between the two giants of the Soviet Union and Germany.

This extraordinary judgment and strategic vision are truly world-class, and are definitely one of the few highlights of the chairman.

If Dai Ying lets the situation develop, it will definitely not attract the attention of Sandezi, so that the little mustache can concentrate on planning the battle plan for the eastward advance.

Dragging the bearded man in the north into the war is definitely a matter of more benefits than disadvantages.

Once China, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union can take the lead in establishing an anti-French alliance, the outcome of this world war will be clear.

It's a pity that Daiying's performance is still lame. He completely ignored the correct answer handed over by Guofu, his ally, and resolutely sent troops to reinforce.

From Fatty Qiu's perspective, he only saw that Britain and Germany were still at war.

Since they are warring countries, it is definitely right to fight the enemy in any region and at any time, whether it is North Africa, Crete or the Balkans.

But he didn't realize one thing at all. If the Russians go down and the war breaks out on the Eastern Front in Europe, the entire Commonwealth can breathe a sigh of relief.

The final outcome really made the bald man say it. Daiying's reckless dispatch of troops led to Germany joining the Italo-Greek War and delayed the deployment of the Barbarossa Plan.

What's more, the glorious empire on which the sun never sets is a thing of the past. With Daiying's current strength, it is impossible to turn the tide and affect the trend of the war.

As expected, the Axis Powers won the Italo-Greek War. In his speech after the victory, Lao Mo even shouted out the classic slogan "Our Sea".

Daiying not only failed to help his allies defend their territory, but also caused heavy losses to his few army. Those four divisions were finally pulled together, and they really lost both the lady and the soldiers.

Guo Pu was rejected by Daiying for the second time, and it was today.

Since the Mao Xiong and the Japanese signed a neutrality agreement, the entire Kwantung Army began to stir.

After the situation in the north stabilized, the Japanese army was likely to move south to seek the rich strategic resources in Southeast Asia.

If Yunnan Province can strengthen cooperation with the other party's Far East territory, Lion City, and serve as a corner, it will definitely be able to gain a certain innate advantage on the complex battlefield.

It's a pity that Fatty Qiu didn't care about the bald head's advice. He firmly believed that they should each clean up their own snow at this time.

Even if the Japanese army encircled Yunnan Province from Southeast Asia, you Guo Pu just need to defend normally, and Daiying will not provide any help.

After all, our own planes and warships are very busy, fighting with Dönitz in the Atlantic every day, so how can we have time to come to Southeast Asia to support you.

As for the safety of Lion City in the Far East, the chairman doesn't have to worry about it.

If necessary, he will send a formidable, fast, and advanced battleship and aircraft carrier task force to the local area to destroy the provocative activities of the Japanese Navy.

Daiying even thought of the candidate for the fleet commander, and Phillips was appointed.

The new Far East Fleet, composed of the Indomitable aircraft carrier, the Prince of Wales battleship, the Repulse battlecruiser and four destroyers, will definitely crush the enemy's conspiracy!

As for the name, it's called Fleet Z!

We are going out to find trouble for ourselves. It sounds good, right? It will definitely not be for nothing!

Although the words of our own financial experts are more of a comfort. But there has been no good news for a long time, and the bald man now needs someone who can say good things to relieve the pressure.

After closing his eyes and resting for a while, the old man walked to the window and opened it. The rainy season in the mountain city is from May to September. At this time, it was pouring rain outside the house, just like his blood dripping.

In January this year, the carefully planned situation turned into a farce with a strong start but a weak end.

For a time, Guosu became a laughing stock in the eyes of all forces. Fortunately, there was no substantial loss, just a loss of face at home and abroad.

In May this year, the nearly 200,000 defenders in the huge Zhongtiao Mountain were defeated.

Even if the result of the battle is a victory for our side, the loss is too great. The two armies were directly wiped out, and the troops of the First War Zone will definitely not be replenished for a while.

After a sigh, the bald man brought the financial expert to the map of the Republic of China.

"We can't take care of the North China battlefield for the time being. After the Soviet-German war, the Japanese army will definitely go south."

"We need to strengthen the defense of the Central China battlefield to avoid being caught off guard by the Japanese army! Let the Eighth Route Army toss in North China, which can more or less help us attract firepower."

"The opponent is on the momentum, and even I can't easily touch the opponent. Next, let's see how much trouble the Japanese and Yan Baichuan can cause them!"

After shifting his gaze to Xingcheng, the financial expert adjusted his glasses and said:

"General Manager, great opinion!"

"Since we can win the first battle, we can definitely hold on the second one! After all, even the commander has not changed, how can we lose."

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In the southeastern Shanxi base area, near Wuxiang, a truck with a unique design style is driving on the road.

The condition of this Citroen U23 is really good. Not only has Li Yunlong polished the interior of the car to a bright shine, but even the engine and other internal parts are in good condition.

It doesn't look like a battle-hardened transport vehicle at all. You can tell at a glance that it has been maintained a lot on weekdays.

Since the First Army was severely damaged in Zhongtiao Mountain, all the surviving Japanese devils have huddled in the county town and dared not come out. This has brought the security in the province to a higher level, and even the messengers dared to go out alone to deliver military orders.

For the above reasons, the brigade commander did not assign guards to his favorite general. After a big meal, Lao Li drove the truck directly from the headquarters back to the station of the First Marine Regiment.

"Holding up the homemade guns and foreign guns, waving the swords and spears!"

"Defend my hometown! Defend the Yellow River! Defend North China! Defend all of China!"

It is obvious that the commander Li is in a good mood. He is singing and driving all the way, stepping on the accelerator, and can drive up to 50Km/h on the dirt road.

When singing about defending the Yellow River before, Li Yunlong was most likely teasing his fellow villagers.

But this time, when he sang about defending the fourth company, he seemed to have endless energy in his body, and he wanted to find a Japanese to practice his sword.

It took half a day to discuss the battle plan and emergency plan with several big guys today.

However, Li Yunlong was in a very good state, and the feeling of excitement and excitement filled his whole body, and he did not show any fatigue at all.

Half an hour later, he drove back to the garrison.

The Marine Corps 1st Regiment suffered a slight reduction in personnel in the Zhongtiaoshan Campaign, and the deputy commander-in-chief immediately supplemented a batch of troops after the war.

But this time it was not so extravagant, and grassroots cadres from other troops were used as soldiers. But the comrades who passed the selection were all good players in the original troops.

It is worth mentioning that the total number of Marine Corps 1st Regiment increased by 300.

After seeing the actual combat effect of the airborne troops, the bosses gradually came up with the idea of ​​turning the first regiment into the first brigade. It's a pity that this is a big project and it is almost impossible to achieve it in a short time.

After hearing the unique engine sound of the Citroen truck, Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo immediately put down their work and ran out of the training ground to greet their own regiment leader.

After smelling the alcohol on Li Yunlong, Lao Zhao glared and said unhappily:

"Drinking? Driving under the influence?"

"Don't drink and drive, don't drink while driving! You didn't listen to Lao Huang at all!"

"If the first commander of the Eighth Route Army's airborne troops died on the way back to the base because of drunk driving, I'm sure you will definitely leave your name in the history books in the future."

After being scolded by his own political commissar, Lao Li was not angry. After all, he also knew that others were thinking about his own safety, so he just showed his big white teeth and smiled.

"I just drank a small cup, it really didn't affect driving."

"There are so many people in the headquarters, how dare I drink freely."

In order to prove that he only drank a sip, Li Yunlong took out the Fenjiu sent by the deputy chief of staff.

After seeing that there was indeed only a small cup of wine missing from the bottle, Zhao Gang's face turned from cloudy to sunny. He waved his hand casually and said to his partner:

"This won't happen again. Let's go back to the house first."

"Okay!"

The three of them came to the regiment headquarters with leftovers and sat cross-legged on the kang after entering the door.

"Old Li, did the deputy commander reveal the next strategic direction?"

"Our Marine Corps 1 should also have a mission. What is the specific goal? Tell us quickly and don't keep us in suspense!"

After hearing the words of his deputy regiment commander, Li Yunlong did not rush to answer the question, but took out three wine glasses from the drawer and began to pour wine.

For the sake of Fenjiu, Zhao and Xing did not urge them, but waited patiently.

As the political commissar and deputy regiment commander of the army's direct troops, the two of them had a very sharp strategic vision and naturally knew the importance of Shanxi to the battlefield in North China.

As long as they occupied the east, they could slaughter the people from high places and directly attack the North China Plain.

In the direction of Guangling and Laiyuan, they could go through Zijing Pass and enter the outer area of ​​Pingjin. In the direction of Taiyuan and Shimen, they could go through Niangzi Pass and enter Jizhong and Lubei.

In the direction of Changzhi and Handan, you can go out of Taihang Mountain and enter southern Hebei and northern Henan. In the direction of Jincheng and Qinyang, you can go along the southern foot of Taihang Mountain and enter the border of Hebei, Shandong and Henan.

Before Li Yunlong went to the headquarters for dinner, everyone discussed the details of attacking Taiyuan.

Moreover, Captain Li almost wrote on his face that he was in a good mood when he was happy, so there was nothing wrong with good news.

After the three of them clinked their glasses and took the first sip, Old Li said contentedly:

"We will definitely attack Taiyuan and clear out the remaining Japanese garrisons in the province to prepare for the next battle in North China."

"But our regiment is in a special situation and we definitely cannot participate in the siege. The deputy chief of staff asked me to formulate a battle plan on my own and submit it to him in advance."

Although the result was already known, it was another matter for the facts to be spoken out.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the house. Zhang Dabiao was squeezed in from the door and looked at the three people discussing in the room with an embarrassed face.

"Captain, are you eating?"

"I just care about the next task of our regiment, and I definitely don't mean to eat and drink for free."

Li Yunlong waved his hand nonchalantly, and he motioned for the people outside to come in and eat and drink together. Then he took out the map and began to tell everyone his ideas.

"Let me first talk about the results of today's military meeting at the headquarters. It is currently confirmed that the main attacking force is the 129th Division. The brigade commander will personally lead five brigades to attack Taiyuan, and Brigade Commander Chen of the 385th Brigade will lead five brigades to be responsible for the rest of the province."

"The 120th Division and the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region are still the same, one is focusing on Suiyuan and the other is focusing on Hebei Province."

As soon as this was said, everyone showed an excited expression.

Now the whole division has 15 brigades of regular troops. If 10 brigades are drawn out and some militia and local armed forces are added, that is a large scene of 100,000 people.

With nearly ten times the number of troops, the devils can definitely be killed.

"I said before that a battle of the level of the Hundred Regiments Campaign may only happen once in a lifetime. Now I have decided to take back this sentence. There will definitely be a big battle in the future."

"Then how do we arrange it? I think it is better to go deep behind enemy lines."

Zhang Dabiao's idea was unanimously recognized by everyone present, and even Li Yunlong nodded.

In Lao Li's original expectation, their Marine Corps 1st Regiment would act as a mobile force in this battle. Target important passes, airports and transportation nodes to cut off the escape routes of the devils in Jin Province.

Try to cooperate with friendly forces to cut off the enemy's last hope before the front battlefield starts.

"At present, I have preset four targets, namely Niangzi Pass, Pingxing Pass, Zijing Pass and Jincheng Airport. The three passes are the best choice for the Japanese army to escape, and the importance of the latter airport is naturally needless to say."

"This mission is quite special. In addition to the annihilation mission, we must protect the railways and trains as much as possible."

"After the province is recovered, those vehicles will provide us with great convenience. The devils may be desperate, so we must use our own advantages to catch the enemy off guard!"

And there is more, I'm still writing!

Bitter failure, 4:14 in the morning, I didn't write it...