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    The end of May 1939.  Wuhan, formerly the administrative building of Wuhan University, is now the headquarters of the Eleventh Army of the Japanese Army.  Sugiyama Yuan looked at the casino outside with his hands behind his back, without saying a word.  Behind him, North China Front Chief of Staff Yamashita Nomoru, Eleventh Army Commander Okamura Neiji, Eleventh Army Field Heavy Artillery Brigade Commander Sumita Raishiro and others also stood quietly.  After a while, Sugiyama Gencai turned around, glanced at everyone, and then fixed his gaze on an officer wearing a white military uniform with a mustache on his lips: "Are you all ready?" "Report to the general.  Your Excellency, everything is ready, just waiting for your order." Mustache took a step forward and replied with his whole body tensed.  "You must know the importance of this operation." Sugiyama Yuan added: "Once it succeeds, the Chinese people's brewing major counterattack will be hit head-on. But if it fails" "We will not fail." Xiao  The bearded man said solemnly: "If you fail, you will not see Okuda Kikuji alive!" "Very good, you are worthy of being an aide to His Majesty the Emperor. I hope you can continue to write the legend of the 'King of Bombing', don't let me down.  "Sugiyama Yuan had a smile on his face and nodded appreciatively.  "But I still object to such hasty revenge on the Chinese." Neji Okamura, who had always lowered his head, suddenly said.  "Baga!" Yamashita took a step forward in front of him, "Okamura Neji, do you know where you are?" "Of course I know." The thin Okamura Neji was fighting against the big-waisted North China Front Army  The chief of staff looked very unimpressive in front of him, but he still stared at Yamashita Momo. "To rashly attack the enemy under such incomplete information is simply a joke with the lives of our pilots. Once the action is taken,  If we fail, our unstable air control in central China will be completely lost. And the most important thing is that at that time, the camp will not be able to bring us more planes." "Coward!" Yamashita snorted.  "Yamashita Momo, you'd better think through your own thoughts before you say this." Okamura Neiji said tit for tat, "The first unit to break into Wuhan was the 11th Army led by me!" "That's enough." Sugiyama  Yuan angrily stopped the quarrel between the two generals, "Can't you just be quiet? Especially you, Okamura-kun! I know you are good at fighting, but that doesn't mean you are right every time. And  This bombing operation has been approved by the dispatched army headquarters in Shanghai. Why do you want the more than 300 aircraft that we have mobilized from various places to be rusty?  "Okamura Neiji's tone softened, "I just think we should be more careful. Aren't you also surprised by the sudden appearance of important targets from the Chinese? " "What's so strange about this?  ?" Yamashita Feng snorted, "The Chinese already felt the crisis when we entered Shanghai during the 'Songhu Battle', so they tried every means to strengthen themselves, but Chiang Kai-shek was afraid of leaving those things in the east.  It would be advantageous for us, so we had to build it in Chongqing" "But Chongqing was still in Liu Xiang at that time. How dare Chiang Kai-shek?" Okamura Neiji asked.  "Liu Xiang still has to obey the orders of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek after all. What's more, he is dead now." Yamashita said.  "What about Chengdu? How do you explain Chengdu? A whole armored force suddenly appeared like a steel factory in Chongqing. Don't you think this is too strange?" Okamura Neiji asked again.  "It's not that the Chinese don't have mechanized troops, it's just that they are too few." Yamashita replied.  "There are very few, but now the Chinese are preparing a large-scale counterattack. Such an armored force should be charging at the front line, but why is it hiding in Chengdu, far away from the front line?" Okamura Neiji asked again.  "Of course they have their reasons." Yamashita Momo couldn't answer and was a little anxious, "Maybe. It's not necessarily Chiang Kai-shek's attempt to intimidate the warlords in Sichuan." "What a funny joke." Okamura Ning said again  Sneered, "Most of Sichuan's troops have been taken out by Liu Xiang a long time ago, and most of them died on the battlefield. Even Liu Xiang himself died of illness in Wuhan. What is left in Sichuan now is only Liu Hui's complete one.  But it is difficult for him to protect himself now. How can he counterattack Chiang Kai-shek and require Chiang Kai-shek to leave an entire armored force to suppress it? Especially since this force is still in Chengdu, not near Xikang, where Liu Hui belongs.  Sir, do you think Chiang Kai-shek wants this armored force to start from Chengdu and go straight to Xikang Province, which has dangerous terrain and dense mountains?" "Ningji Okamura-" "That's enough!" Sugiyama Gen took a deep breath.With a tone of voice, he looked at Okamura Neji with a bad look on his face: "Let me explain this question to you There are a total of twenty French latest B1-bis heavy tanks and seventeen Renault R-35 light tanks.  And the reason why the armored force with fifty-two tanks is in Chengdu is because after Chiang Kai-shek got the benefits from Libyan oil, he became ambitious and no longer wanted to limit his counterattack to Hunan and Hubei. He also  He wanted to extend his power to Shanxi, and this armored force was led by his student Qiu Qingquan, and its destination was Xi'an. Before that, he had also deployed troops in Shanxi, and Wei Lihuang was preparing to go out in Zhongtiao Mountain.  Yan Xishan's Jinsui Army also began to prepare. These signs have already shown his purpose." "This is impossible." Okamura Ningji shook his head repeatedly, "Even if it goes to Shaanxi, such a large-scale armored force will not be ready.  How to cross the Qinling Mountains? " "So, they need to be disassembled!" Sugiyama Gen snorted: "In Chengdu, they are only doing assembly training because the French are unwilling to go to Shaanxi and then assemble them for them.  Being able to transport these armored combat vehicles to Chengdu for assembly practice is the best result he can achieve after negotiating with the French. "No wonder our embassy in France didn't get any news at all."  "Yamashita Feng exclaimed: "They actually dismantled these weapons and shipped them back to China?" "Yes, this is a little cleverness of the Chinese. It's a pity that although they hid it from us, they couldn't.  British." Sugiyama Yuan sneered.  "But why do the British want to help us?" Neji Okamura was still puzzled.  "It's not that the British government wants to help us, it's just that the Chinese are unlucky." Sugiyama Yuan smiled and said: "Okamura-kun, you should still remember the news about the Indonesian oil fields from Chongqing, right?" "Yes." Oka  Neiji Murura nodded slightly, "That oil field was bought by Kong Xiangxi's son, and I heard that they are now preparing to set up an exploration team." "Then do you know who the Kong family is cooperating with?" Sugiyama Gen asked again  road.  "It sounds like he is an Englishman, or a 'so-called' noble." Before the arrival of Sugiyama Gen, Okamura Neiji, as the supreme commander of the Japanese army stationed in Wuhan, naturally paid great attention to Chongqing's intelligence.  And big things like oil fields are the top priority.  Yes, he has been paying attention to all the processes of the Indonesian oil fields.  "Not one British person, but two. One of them is the British consul general in Chongqing!" Sugiyama Motochi.  "The consul in Chongqing?" Okamura Neiji was startled, "I don't know much about this." "But the Mei Agency in Shanghai knows it very well. Although they suffered a big loss in the last confrontation with the Chinese,  But Doihara is in Shanghai, and he will always think of ways to retaliate against the Chinese." Sugiyama Gen smiled proudly: "The British consul originally wanted to get a piece of the pie, but unfortunately he was kicked out of the cooperation in the end.  He even offended Royal Shell Oil Company and the British Ambassador, and he couldn't even hold the post of consul. So, in anger, he decided to retaliate against the Chinese" "These messages are from the British consul.  Got it?" Okamura Neji said.  "Of course the Chinese cannot hide things from the British when they buy things in Europe. Unfortunately, the British have always been unwilling to intervene in the situation in the Far East, so they have never spoken. But since Chiang Kai-shek moved the capital to Chongqing, the British Embassy has also basically moved there. That British  The consul naturally knew a lot of things that he had no access to before He was angry that Kong Xiangxi had crossed the river and demolished the bridge, and then planned to retaliate against all the Chinese, so he revealed to us the news that Chiang Kai-shek was building a steel plant in Chongqing.  It has been less than three days since we learned about the armored force, and for this, Doihara spent a lot of money." Sugiyama Gendao.  "If that's the case, this information is somewhat credible. But I still think it's a bit strange. Chiang Kai-shek has such a trump card, why didn't he reveal it earlier? Moreover, based on my research on him, he shouldn't be that willing.  People who use money for industrial construction will definitely be more willing to buy weapons from European and American powers if they have extra money." Okamura Neiji said.  "According to Mr. Okamura, just because of your suspicion, we are going to waste all the hard work and sweat of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Shanghai General Doihara during this period?" Yamashita said sarcastically.  "I didn't mean that." Okamura Neiji shook his head and denied, "I just think that we should not concentrate the bombing operations together. If it were me, I would bomb Chengdu first to see how the Chinese react in this operation.  "If they don't respond, or just rush to fight, it means they are not prepared" "Then they can bomb the steel plant in Chongqing?" Raishiro Sumita asked suddenly.  &nbsp"No." Okamura shook his head, "The steel plant in Chongqing should be bombed when it is about to be completed. Only in this way can we achieve the greatest results and cause the greatest trauma to the Chinese, especially Chiang Kai-shek." "The idea is  Yes, but we don't have time." Sugiyama Gen sighed, "The empire is about to face a war. After this retaliation, most of our air force will be transferred Therefore, there is only one way to retaliate.  Opportunity. Just this time.¡±
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