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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 3181 The Italian Army Against the Wind

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    When the troops entered the North American continent, what Tang Qiuli was most worried about and cared about was the attitude of the German leader Hitler. As for the attitudes of US President Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie, it was irrelevant. The US and Canadian troops were completely suppressing the German battlefield.  I was too busy thinking about myself and didn't dare to pull any tricks. My only concern was that the Canadian army would block Liu Tiehan's troops.

    However, when Tang Qiuli received a diplomatic letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government, stating that the joint delegation from the US and Canadian governments wanted to meet with him, his last worries were eliminated. Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie's mind  , he was still calm and did not make any mistakes. As for the boiling public opinion in Canada and the fact that public opinion compared him with Hitler, he just laughed at it!

    It¡¯s nothing more than talk after Canadians feel wronged. In this world, it is the fists that ultimately determine the outcome, not words. No matter how happy the people in Canada dance or scold themselves, they cannot change the reality. The Canadian government  What is urgent to do now is not to defend the integrity of the country and deploy troops to block the independent division troops, but to suppress and calm domestic bellicose public opinion and order the garrison troops along the west coast to make way for Liu Tiehan's troops.

    Tang Qiuli could also guess that the US and Canadian governments jointly sent a delegation to show their goodwill to him. Behind this, it must be the idea of ??US President Roosevelt. In terms of the overall strategic direction, Roosevelt was very scheming and extremely proficient.  He knew that if the Canadians wanted to go to war with Liu Tiehan's troops at this time, it would be almost like seeking death.

    Three days later, a telegram from Liu Tiehan completely confirmed Tang Qiuli's judgment.  "After the division pointed out that the East Point troops entered the British Columbia area on the west coast of Canada, they were almost not intercepted and blocked by the Canadian garrison. Therefore, our department made faster progress and strictly implemented the requirements of the division pointed out. If the Canadian army did not stop it,  Our army will not attack them!"

    "Now, the five forward mechanized infantry brigades of the East Point Force have moved to the line from Calgary to Golden in southern Canada. They are expected to enter the western United States in another week, and are expected to enter the territory before the 10th of next month.  The Japanese troops on the northwest border of the United States, from Everett to Spokane, launched an attack!"

    Starting from the time when more than 400,000 troops from the East Point crossed the Bering Strait, in just over a month, they moved from the snow-covered Alaska, across the west coast of Canada, and now to the southern border of Canada. The progress can be described as rapid.  To this.  Tang Qiuli was extremely satisfied.

    This satisfaction is reflected in the special reply to Liu Tiehan, "Brother Tiehan, I have received all your calls. I am very pleased that the East Point troops marched thousands of kilometers in more than a month. Overcoming many difficulties and the small price.  Achieving a staged victory in entering North America can be considered a brother¡¯s achievement!¡±

    "The next stage. The main task of the East Point Force is to completely annihilate tens of thousands of Japanese troops entrenched in the western region of the United States, and to subsequently attack the Italian Army in Central America. Brother Tiehan is specially reminded to guard the troops against the Dilera Mountains.  According to Edom¡¯s rules, if you encounter German troops, the principle is not to initiate a conflict! The principle is not to fire the first shot!¡±

    Tang Qiuli had to remind Liu Tiehan that he could fight the Japanese and Italians no matter what, just don't conflict with the Germans. On the North American battlefield, especially on both sides of the Dilera Mountains, the German and Japanese occupied areas were intertwined.  At this stage of a conflict, there was no need for friction with the German army. He believed that Hitler would also give the same order to Marshal Rommel, commander of the German South American Army Group!

    The matter of the East Command troops entering the North American continent has come to an end for the time being. There is no need to worry about it. Tang Qiuli's main focus is on planning the campaign to attack the Japanese mainland. The first thing to solve is how to weaken and finally eliminate the Japanese mainland.  The issue of air defense strength is a prerequisite for ground troops to cross the sea on a large scale to attack the Japanese mainland.

    However, a piece of intelligence from the Central American Intelligence Network of the Intelligence Department brought Tang Qiuli's attention back to the American continent. The intelligence was sent by Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe personally. He had a strange expression and said: "Division Commander  , the intelligence sent by the intelligence department is related to the Italian army!¡±

    "Oh! What tricks did the Italians do again?" Tang Qiuli took the telegram in confusion, looked at it, and became happy, and said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, this Mussolini is really a  Duo Qipa, knowing clearly that the East Point troops have entered the North American continent, he actually ordered the Italian troops in Central America to race against time to take over the Japanese occupied areas in the western United States! "

    Tang Qiuli's tone was very relaxed, with a hint of ridicule, but Zhao Yuhe didn't see it that way, and said: "Commander, after seeing the intelligence, I am worried that the Italian army and the Japanese army will merge into one, and their strength will be  Reaching about 200,000 people will pose a certain degree of threat to Deputy Commander Liu¡¯s troops, and will also bring variables and difficulties to our plan. The Italian armyThe weapons and equipment are very sophisticated!  "

    "Don't worry!" Tang Qiuli said more and more relaxedly: "No matter how sophisticated the weapons and equipment are, who is still using them? If the Japanese army and the Italian army merge into one, the Japanese army will be unlucky. Report the original text of this information to Liu  Deputy Commander, he knows how to do it!¡±

    "In addition, the Logistics Department is ordered to quickly establish a maritime logistics supply line from Australia to the Hawaiian Islands, use Pearl Harbor as a military supplies transfer station, stockpile weapons, ammunition and military supplies in advance, and prepare to provide logistics supplies to the East Point troops in the western battlefield of the United States.  !¡±

    Tang Qiuli's words are not unfounded. Based on the historical performance of the Italian army on the battlefield of World War II, they are typical pig teammates. Whoever follows their partner is unlucky. He is incompetent and drags his teammates to death. Not long ago, the independent division troops and the Italian army  They fought twice, and both were victorious. He secretly said to himself, "The Japanese army in the western United States will definitely be in trouble!" The North American Japanese army, who was sick and rushed to the hospital, would definitely applaud the Italians who fell from the sky. That was the rhythm of seeking death.

    The Japanese troops stationed on the northwest border of the United States from Everett to Spokane were the 131st Division under Japan's North American Combat Command. The division commander was Lieutenant General Yokoyama Shizuki, with a strength of 18,000.  In addition, there are several independent local garrison troops. Together, the total local strength of the Japanese army in the northwest border area of ??the United States is more than 24,000, accounting for more than a quarter of the total Japanese army in North America.

    The current Japanese North American Combat Command is completely empty. Most of the main forces were transferred to the Australian battlefield. In the end, the entire army was wiped out. The former commander, General Minamino, was also transferred back to Japan and became a close minister of His Majesty the Emperor. The current candidate for the commander.  It's still empty, which is a pain for the Japanese army on the North American battlefield. It's thousands of miles away from the mainland. Since the defeat of the Australian army and the sinking of the combined naval fleet, logistical supplies have been cut off.

    The west coast of the United States is full of desert areas, which are not as prosperous and wealthy as the eastern region. The consumption of materials on the spot can only meet one-third of the amount, and the rest cannot be found. In the end, it is the Germans who care about the same axis.  For the sake of being a member of the Three Kingdoms, they could not bear the Japanese to starve to death, so they provided a certain amount of military supplies so that more than 80,000 Japanese soldiers could barely fill their stomachs. However, the Germans would never provide weapons and ammunition.

    Alone overseas, with local supplies cut off, they barely survived relying on the charity of the Germans. They guarded a narrow corridor from Los Angeles to the north to Everett, like abandoned children, with more than 80,000 Japanese soldiers.  The sky-high prices made people panic, and morale was extremely low.

    The commander of the garrison in the northwest of the United States and the commander of the 131st Division, Lieutenant General Yokoyama Yokoyama, was in the same mood now. When he learned that there were more than 400,000 independent division troops coming from the direction of Canada.  When the soldiers came, his hands and feet suddenly became cold. He knew that with his current strength, he could not withstand an attack by the China Independent Division. More than 20,000 people faced more than 400,000 people. The morale of the soldiers was not taken into account.  , the strength difference of more than 20 times is not enough to support that person!

    The commander of the Hengshan Division had already planned that once the Chinese independent division troops came over, he would immediately commit suicide after giving the order to resist until the end, fight until every soldier was killed, and never surrender, so as not to become a prisoner of the Chinese.  The empire and ancestors were disgraced.

    The smell of gunpowder smoke wafting over from the direction of Canada carried a murderous aura. All the soldiers of the 131st Division of the Japanese Army were in panic all day long. What they were thinking in their hearts was when would the soldiers of the China Independent Division arrive and how could they be killed?  How many days can I survive without being able to return to my hometown to see my relatives?

    The morale of the troops was extremely low. Lieutenant General Hengshan was helpless. After shooting dozens of Xia officers and soldiers who had seriously shaken the morale of the army, the situation still did not improve. The low morale pervaded the entire division.  All the soldiers were shot, right?

    All Lieutenant General Yokoyama could do was sigh and drink to drown his sorrows every day. Just as he closed his eyes and waited to die, the situation changed. Reinforcements fell from the sky. The third army of the Italian Asian Expeditionary Force's combat order made a long journey from Central America.  Kill to.

    The commander of the army is Lieutenant General Magsilotti. It has the 29th, 31st and 35th Infantry Divisions, as well as an armored brigade and an artillery brigade, with a total strength of more than 53,000 people.  , is the number one main force of the Italian army. It is well-equipped with more than 300 heavy tanks and more than 500 large-caliber artillery pieces. They are all mechanized troops and move quickly.

    Regarding the arrival of the Italians, it was no less than pie in the sky. Lieutenant General Hengshan felt that he had survived a desperate situation. When he received the report from the frontline troops, he could not believe it. After repeated confirmation, Lieutenant General Hengshan led all the division headquarters  The senior officer drove to Yajma to personally greet the great savior Lieutenant General Magsilotti. Before leaving, he did not forget to take with him several well-known socialite female officers in the division headquarters. He knew that  Italians are so nice!

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