usatvline Chapter 572: Early Action
Chapter 572: Early Action
Shanghai, Meihua Building, Material Transportation Center,
"Sir, Yoshisaburo Yamamoto has decided to add an additional train to transport supplies at the same time."
He Yuehua handed the report in her hand to Chen Yang and said, "This train of trucks departed at 12:41 noon today and is expected to arrive at the destination around 11:00 noon tomorrow."
Chen Yang opened the report, quickly scanned the words on it, and smiled: "Not bad, not bad, your courage is commendable."
"Sir, if there is nothing else, I will leave first." He Yuehua took the report and carefully retreated.
Chen Yang nodded, and after seeing He Yuehua close the office door, he quickly picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Mr. Sato, the supplies you prepared earlier can be transported in."
"The quantity is based on your previous estimate, a total of 4,000 boxes, 200 tons."
"Don't worry, I will make them disappear in a reasonable way and ensure that no one can find any problems."
"However, before that, I need you to urge the Hubei authorities to release the attack plan."
"I want you to move up your attack plan by five days."
"What? You said this would prematurely expose the Imperial Army's combat intentions and affect the war situation?"
"Mr. Sato, fighting is the job of the officers and soldiers on the front line. Our responsibility is to deliver the supplies to them."
"As for the outcome of the battle, that's not something you and I should worry about. If Commander Sonobe is really that capable of recommending them, why would he care whether the other side knows his intentions or not?"
"Yes, the soldiers on the front line need our supplies, and we can deliver them. This is our mission, and I believe no one will have any objections."
"Well, I'll wait for your good news."
Chen Yang hung up the phone, picked up the pen in his hand and drew two lines on the paper, while frowning as if he was calculating something.
After going around in a big circle, the two lines finally converge at a certain node.
而此时，陈阳的脑海里也浮现出一个正确时间，1940年4月23日15点21分....
1940 4 Month 20 Day.
Hubei, Yichang.
In mid-April, the Japanese army began to gather soldiers in large numbers and announced that its target was Changsha.
However, Commander Li of the Fifth War Zone analyzed the battle reports and the intelligence from unknown sources provided by the Military Control Commission.
It was keenly judged that the Japanese army's move was not aimed at Changsha.
Their purpose was most likely to make a feint to the east and attack in the west. On the surface, they were attacking Changsha, but in fact they were heading towards Yichang and Zaoyang.
At this time, the Fifth War Zone also assembled 350,000 troops.
However, due to the uneven quality of the Guangxi army's troops, their combat effectiveness also varied greatly.
It is hard to say that these 350,000 troops have an advantage over the Japanese army.
As the Japanese army successfully assembled, the commander of the 11th Army, Sonobe Kazuichiro, ordered the official launch of the attack on Hubei and the plan to destroy the main force of the Fifth War Zone.
This was five days earlier than the originally scheduled attack time of April 4.
At this time, the Joint Transport Department, which was responsible for the transportation of logistical materials, had only transported two-thirds of the ordered materials.
In other words, there are still more than 300 tons of supplies that need to be delivered to the front line in advance.
Otherwise it will cause some unexpected problems.
After receiving the order from the military, Yoshisaburo Yamamoto considered it over and over again and decided to follow the military's advice.
The first is to speed up the transportation progress and deliver more than 300 tons of supplies to the front line within three days.
The second was to reduce the number of escort teams, reducing the original team to more than 200 people, who together with their weapons only occupied four carriages.
Only in this way can they transport 160 to 180 tons of cargo every day.
More than 300 tons of cargo could be transported by four special trains within three days.
Because it takes time to make the round trip, it will take another day for the first train to return.
Therefore, even if an additional train is added, only four trains can transport supplies in three days.
After the supplies were loaded onto the truck, Yoshisaburo Yamamoto also confirmed with Professor Sato again whether there would be any problems with his safe transportation mode.
Professor Sato's answer remains the same as before. Given the current transportation pressure, he believes there will be no mistakes.
However, if another one appears, he cannot guarantee it.
Because this has exceeded his computing limit.
Compared with Yoshisaburo Yamamoto's painstaking efforts, Chen Yang's material distribution center seemed much more relaxed.
Even though several more routes from Longhai Line to Hubei were added, he did not seem to feel any transportation pressure at all.
Just follow the instructions of the military and change the operating data of several trains on the Jinpu Line.
The train, which was originally scheduled to arrive in Jining, Shandong Province, changed direction after arriving at the station and headed towards Zhengzhou.
After arriving in Zhengzhou, change direction and enter the Pinghan Line. After arriving in Yichang, go south to Wuhan and return to Shanghai via the Shanghai-Guangdong Line.
It's like going around in a circle.
Of course, it would be fine if it was just a simple detour, but this kind of detour is challenging the transportation pressure of the Pinghan Line.
From one trip to four trips, this is already the upper limit of Sato Masanobu's transportation model. However, this is not the upper limit of Chen Yang...
Hankou, bamboo machine.
Cough, cough, cough. A violent cough sounded. The chief of the Takenaka Agency, Shibayama Kenshiro, took out a handkerchief from his arms, covered his mouth and coughed again.
Ever since he went to Shanghai and was assassinated by a Kuomintang assassin, his cough has become incurable.
Bamboo agency secret telegram department.
"Section Chief Fujiwara, how is it? Is the code book that Lin Zhuo brought useful?"
Shibayama Kenshiro put the handkerchief in his pocket and asked Fujiwara Shizuka who was standing beside him.
Fujiwara Shizuka frowned and said, "Shibayama-kun, the message we intercepted so far does not completely match the code book provided by Lin Zhuo."
"Of course, don't be disappointed, because the military code books are also divided into regions."
"He said that what he provided us was the military code book of the Fifth Theater, and the messages we captured might not match the code."
Shibayama Kanesiro frowned and said, "Section Chief Fujiwara, just tell me the truth. Are you trying to say that they have noticed something is wrong and changed the code book?"
Fujiwara Shizuka pondered, "It's not impossible. After all, the Military Control Commission also found out the information when Lin Zhuo left Shancheng."
"If only he had come a few days earlier, he might have been able to decipher the enemy's combat intentions."
Upon hearing this, Shibayama Kenshiro couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, a Japanese intelligence officer dressed in the uniform of a second lieutenant came in excitedly.
"Report, Chief Shibayama, Section Chief Fujiwara, Lin Zhuo has a backup code book in his hand."
"We compared this code book with the previously captured telegrams and found something new..."
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