NCCnovel Chapter 844: Can we attack in such weather?
Chapter 844: Can we attack in such weather?
What kind of words are these?
What do you mean by wanting to just eat and wait for death? Am I not following Commander Bai's orders by staying here to monitor the Japanese army?
"I don't quite understand what you mean. Why should I just eat and wait for death?" Zhou Weiguo put down his wine glass and asked in confusion.
Ono said seriously, "Although we gained a lot from this attack, it's far from enough. We need to gain more benefits and seize more supplies."
At this point, he felt that this was not enough to persuade Zhou Weiguo, so he increased his persuasion; "The Japanese army will not stop attacking Canada just because Berlin attacked Canada. They have been preparing for months. If they don't launch an attack, I'm afraid the entire army in the mountain city will definitely not be willing to accept it."
"Instead of waiting until they are ready to attack us, why can't we just attack in advance and delay them for a fight?"
Takeshita Shun threw the chicken bone aside and sighed. "Old Zhou, no matter how Ono looks at this, he's right about one thing. Rather than waiting until they're ready to attack us, it's better for us to drag them down first. Furthermore, if we can stabilize the situation and contain their attacks in the upcoming battle, their judgment of the mountain city will change."
Fang Shengli and Sano Tadayoshi looked at each other and felt that what Ono said was correct.
Zhou Weiguo pondered for a moment and then nodded. "Then let's discuss it."
Headquarters of the commander of the Ninth War Zone.
Commander Bai was talking to Chief of Staff Wu about Watsonton's actions.
"Their Secretary of State arrived at the Non-Protocol Hotel yesterday and met with Robert urgently. It seems that they will come to discuss cooperation with us soon." Commander Bai put aside the almost empty cup of tea in his hand.
Chief of Staff Wu hummed, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is fully prepared, and Chaoxiang Xiuling is even more vigilant. Regardless, if they want to ease relations with us this time, they must offer us sufficient benefits."
"We have to thank them for deploying troops from Hawaii. This act of covering up the truth actually helped us and allowed us to gain the upper hand in the upcoming negotiations with them."
"Even if there's no reason, I believe that girl can find one. Not to mention, we already have the reason." Chief of Staff Wu's analysis made Commander Bai smile and look at the map. "Let's see what happens over there. Let's keep an eye on Anami Korechika first."
He turned to glance at Adjutant Li, who was pouring tea. "Has the Second Division sent any news about the Eleventh Army?"
Adjutant Li shook his head. "Not yet, sir. How about I go over there and ask them myself?"
Commander Bai waved his hand. "Forget it if there's nothing. Have all units closely monitor the Japanese movements, and have Deng Yaoxian and his men keep an eye on their actions. I think they've been preparing for so long, they're bound to launch an attack."
Just as he finished speaking, Deng Yaoxian appeared at the door. He echoed Commander Bai's words, saying, "Commander, you're right. They really don't intend to let us go. We just received news that the 11th Army is holding an emergency military meeting. Also, it seems the North China Front is also holding a military meeting."
"It looks like this is a joint operation." Commander Bai stood up and examined the map for a moment before saying, "Our defense plan is no longer suitable for the upcoming response. Let's hold a military meeting. We need to deploy troops to the war zone."
The previous deployment is no longer suitable.
Chief of Staff Wu nodded. "Then we need to move faster. The Japanese will definitely attack before the aid from Watsontown is finalized. After that, the supplies we receive will cause them great trouble."
Commander Bai, his hands behind his back, nodded slightly. "Notify them."
At the headquarters of the 11th Army, this military meeting lasted a long time, so it was divided into two sessions with a break in between.
The first half talks about the current situation, while the second half mainly focuses on the 11th Army’s subsequent military operations.
It was halftime, and Anami Korechika and Yamada were sitting on the sofa talking about what might happen next.
"It is inevitable that Watsonton will provide a large amount of aid to Shancheng. According to the previous distribution of weapons aid to Shancheng, the Ninth War Zone must be the first place to receive aid. This is not good for us, so we need to launch an attack in advance, and the base camp also needs to make a judgment on how to respond next." Anami Korechika put the teacup aside and said.
"Indeed, I believe the Ninth War Zone will soon be redeployed. Once redeployed, our troops will need to make corresponding adjustments, which will waste our time. Furthermore, we already have 70% to 80% of our supplies ready, so we have more than enough time to launch an attack against them."
Anami Korechika stood up and said, "Then let's attack them before that happens."
Commander Bai had no intention of holding a meeting before making any deployment adjustments. Holding a meeting meant mobilization, not discussion, so he had some discussions with his old partner and several senior staff officers, and finally decided to transfer the independent brigade to Hengyang as a mobile force, and they were also suitable for this task.
"That's settled. Tell Zhou Weiguo to hand over to the follow-up forces and stay in Hengyang as a mobile force. Also, transfer the 74th Army to the Jiangxi battlefield. The main force there is somewhat weak. Sending them there will significantly reduce the military pressure on Xue Bailin."
Just as Commander Bai was about to give the order, Zhou Weiguo had secretly used the cover of night to lead his troops to a place less than 200 meters away from the Japanese front line. The Japanese observation posts had been eliminated one by one by Takeshita Shun and his team. All the civilians they saw along the way were detained by the army, and they would be released after the battle started.
"It's raining nicely today." Zhou Weiguo let the rain soak his clothes. He wiped the water running down his cheeks and chuckled twice, saying to Fang Shengli and the others who had come up with him, "It's getting darker, windier, and rainy, and it's such a good day. The Botian detachment could never have imagined that I would attack them in such weather."
"This is indeed good weather, but the problem is that it will be very difficult for our tank troops to advance." Kuroki Ichiro, as the senior staff officer of the independent brigade and commander of the Tan Keke Battalion, knew very well that for infantry, rainy weather would not affect them much, but for mechanized troops, it would be a disaster. The wet roads would slow the tanks' advance."
"Old Zhou." Fang Shengli looked up at the sky and clicked his tongue. "Are you damn sure you want to attack in this weather?"