usatvline Chapter 854: The 1st Army vs. The 1st Army
Chapter 854: The 1st Army vs. The 1st Army
"Of course, if Miss Tang doesn't want to, I won't have to waste my favor." As he said that, Chen Yang pushed the delivery note on the table back. After hearing what Chen Yang said, it was Tang Xin's turn to be conflicted.
Tang Xin could trust Chen Yang because she had worked with him many times and knew that he kept his promises and would definitely fulfill his words.
But the organization doesn’t think so.
If the mission fails and such a huge amount of money is spent, do you think it is easy to get the money?
Even if we can't do anything to Chen Yang now, there is still a saying that goes "revenge will come later".
Maybe he wrote down every detail in a little notebook...
Tang Xin hesitated for a long time, but finally reached out and pushed the delivery note in front of Chen Yang.
"Minister Chen, please go ahead and do it. If it fails, I will take the responsibility myself."
Chen Yang smiled, put the delivery note into his suit pocket without hesitation, and then raised his coffee and said, "I'll toast you with coffee instead of wine."
Tang Xin forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Minister Chen."
A week passed in the blink of an eye.
The time came on June 1941, 6.
At this time, there was still more than a week before the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, and the German army had already shown signs of large-scale mobilization.
The Soviet intelligence agencies are still arguing about this.
The loving father was also hesitant.
If you say that the German army's goal was really to target the Soviet Union, they were still wearing thin clothes.
In two months, Moscow will have heavy snow. Are the Germans planning to rush into Moscow wearing such thin clothes? Aren't they afraid of freezing to death?
But if they say it has nothing to do with the Soviet Union, their military actions are clearly gathering towards the border.
After much hesitation, the loving father asked the intelligence department to continue to pay attention.
It is undeniable that my father was a very tough man, but his military talent was indeed not to be commended.
Even at this point, he was still unwilling to believe that the little mustache guy would take action against the Soviet Union.
Compared with the confrontation between big countries like the Soviet Union and Germany with millions of people, the war in China seemed relatively peaceful.
The Japanese advanced steadily, taking the city as the center and constantly swallowing up the surrounding areas.
The National Army and the Red Party did the opposite. In addition to controlling important cities, they also continued to open up bases behind enemy lines.
The Japanese were extremely troubled and had been planning to confront the main force of the other side, hoping to use their equipment advantage to annihilate the main forces of the National Army and the Red Party.
But as the battle progressed to this point, both Shancheng and Yan'an had seen through the Japanese's weaknesses, so how could they confront them head-on at this time?
However, Britain and the United States could no longer sit still.
The Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain in April caused Britain and the United States to have great doubts about the strength of the mountain city.
An army of more than 200,000 was defeated by the Japanese army of tens of thousands, and more than 30,000 soldiers died in vain.
The British and Americans doubted whether the aid they gave to Shancheng was worth it.
In order to restore the image of the National Army in Britain and the United States, in early May, Hu Zongnan, who had left Shanxi, was ordered to lead the 34th Army back.
Of course, Hu Zongnan was very cautious in his actions. He did not rush to find Yoshio Shinozuka for a decisive battle. Instead, he took a steady approach and deployed troops from the east, south and north.
It took more than a month to transfer Kong Lingxun's 80th Army, Tang Guisheng's 17th Army, and the ace troops of the National Army, the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army led by Han Xihou, to Shanxi.
With these three armies plus his own 34th Army Group, Hu Zongnan now had 250,000 to 260,000 troops under his command.
At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka only had two divisions, the 39th Division and the 40th Division, as well as two mixed brigades and one flying squadron.
The total number of people is less than 80,000.
Hu Zongnan compared the strength of both sides. At this time, Commander Wei led his troops to tie down Tada Shun who was guarding Zhongtiao Mountain, preventing him from rushing to Shanxi for assistance.
Yan Laoxi's Jinsui Army was also plundering Shanxi. If the war went well, Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army could enter Shanxi at any time and deal a fatal blow to the enemy from the rear, forming a two-pronged attack.
All deployments are proceeding in an orderly manner according to plan.
However, Hu Zongnan never expected that while he was presenting an overwhelming force and an attitude of dominance, Yoshio Shinozuka, who only had a few tens of thousands of troops, would actually take action first.
On June 6, Shinozuka Yoshio, who was stationed in Taiyuan, led more than 17 troops from the th Division and more than troops from two mixed brigades, a total of more than people, and under the cover of the flying squadron, took the lead in attacking the First National Revolutionary Army led by Han Xihou in the south...
Shanghai Stock Exchange, Joint Transport Department.
Chen Yang was drinking coffee as usual, reviewing the transfer orders in his hands and checking the warehouse material data.
He hasn't done what Tang Xin asked him to do to save Zhong Xigong yet. It's not that he doesn't want to do it, but the time is not right.
He was still waiting, waiting for the commissioner sent from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to arrive in Shanghai. Only when that person arrived could the show begin.
Otherwise, even if he convinced Commander Nishio now, it would be useless.
Ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling, a crisp telephone ring sounded.
"Moxi Moxi, I'm Chen Yang."
"Minister Chen, please come to the expeditionary force headquarters now. Lord Nishio has something important to discuss with you." Abe Mitsuhiro's voice sounded a little deep, and it seemed that the matter was not small.
"Okay, I'll be there right away." Chen Yang agreed, took his briefcase, and asked Takada Jun'aka to drive him to the headquarters.
Expeditionary Force Headquarters, third floor, commander's office.
Chen Yang walked to the door, straightened his suit, and then knocked gently on the office door.
"Come in." Commander Nishio's voice sounded.
Chen Yang pushed the door open and bowed to Commander Xiwei, saying, "Mr. Xiwei, you are looking for me."
Commander Nishio nodded and said, "Minister Chen, Commander Shinozuka of the First Army sent an urgent message. They need a batch of supplies. Can you see if there is any problem?"
As he spoke, Commander Xiwei handed a telegram to Chen Yang.
Chen Yang took the telegram, looked at the material requirements on it, and his expression seemed a little solemn.
"Commander, I'm not trying to shirk my responsibility. Master Shinozuka wants too many things."
"We do have some reserves now, but they are for the anti-counterrevolutionary plan. They are asking for 1,700 tons of supplies now."
"If I gave it to them, then I wouldn't be able to meet the needs of the anti-counterrevolutionary plan."
Commander Nishio sighed and said, "The anti-counterrevolutionary plan is temporarily cancelled. Minister Chen, please satisfy Commander Shinozuka's request first."
"Cancel? How can such a big operation be canceled just like that?" Chen Yang said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Xiwei, do you know that in order to meet the needs of this anti-counterrevolutionary plan, we have made a lot of efforts in conjunction with the transportation department."
"You're saying cancel it now. Who will be responsible for the waste of so many resources? If the headquarters conducts a thorough investigation of the loss of materials, I won't write this report."
"Mr. Chen, please don't be upset." Unexpectedly, seeing Chen Yang's expression, Commander Xiwei not only did not get angry, but also comforted him in a gentle voice...
Maybe I lost too much water through dialysis yesterday, and I only recovered after drinking a bottle of milk at noon.