Nanjing, the headquarters of the Central Chinese Front of the Japanese Army.

Kawabian Masazo walked to Toshiro with a serious expression, paused and said, "General, about five minutes ago, Lieutenant Kawata, the communications office of the Second Command, sent a farewell telegram to Nanjing. This is also the last telegram sent by the Second Command to Nanjing. The telegram said that Commander Yoshio Shinozuka had committed suicide by separatism."

"Oh." Jun Liu sighed softly when he heard this.

Okamura Yasuji next to him also said with regret: "Shinozuka, it's such a pity!"

Although Okamura Yasuji and Yoshio Shinozuka's relationship is average, he also knows that the other party is one of the few senior Japanese generals. His mind is still clear, but he is now dead in Wuhan!

Junliu said again: "Where is Your Highness Nianyan? Did you say it in the telegram?"

"Hayi!" Kawabian Masazo paused again and said, "His Highness Nianyan has already broken through alone under the protection of Yamamoto's brigade!"

"Yo Xi!" Shunji's expression slowed down slightly, and she said, "With Yamamoto's brigade protection, and it is a separate breakthrough from a small group of troops. The target is small, so there should be no problem with safety."

"Hayi!" Hebian Zhengsan paused again and said, "Safety is definitely no problem."

"Then now we can discuss the next stage of action plan!" Jun Liu paused for a moment, and then cheered up again, "The base camp called before and said that regardless of whether the Second Army was completely wiped out by the Chinese army, the 12th Army's organization of Chengdu is already imperative, and the ten divisions under its jurisdiction are also beginning to mobilize."

While talking, Jun Liu walked to the big map posted on the side wall.

Okamura Yasuji and Kawabian Masaki also walked over and stood in front of the map.

Toshiro asked Okamura again, "Okamura, how is the 11th Army resting?"

"Hayi!" Okamura Yasuji paused slightly, "The sick imperial soldier has basically recovered and returned to the team."

"Yo Xi." Jun Liu nodded happily and said, "That means that the 11th Army has recovered its combat effectiveness?"

"Yes, it can be said that." Okamura Yasuji nodded and said, "However, General, the weather this year is a bit abnormal. Although it is early September, it is still very hot, so you see, can you delay the dispatch of troops for another half a month? In this way, the imperial soldiers are not prone to illness."

"Of course there is no problem with this." Jun Liudao, "After all, the mobilization of the 12th Army will take time to form Chengdu. When they arrive at the Wuhan battlefield, it will be mid-September!"

After pausing, Jun Liu said again: "The problem now is the choice of the route of troops. Should we continue to let the 12th Army follow the route of the Second Army, or let the 12th Army and the 11th Army join forces and advance towards Wuhan along the north and south banks of the Yangtze River? Form a clamp-shaped attack situation, so that the two armies can also take care of each other!"

To be honest, Junliu is already a little scared about the Chinese team.

Shunji took it for granted that since Higashinomiya Naihiko's Second Army could be completely wiped out by the Central Team, then Okamura's 11th Army and the 12th Army that will come to China are also unsafe, and may be completely wiped out by the ** Army, so it is safer to let the two armies get closer.

Junliu was afraid of **’s beating, or rather, it was because Zhong Yi was afraid of him!

But Okamura Yanji did not, and the old Japanese still remained awake enough.

At this moment, Okamura Yasuji objected: "Your Excellency, it's better not to fight like this!"

"Nani?" Toshirou said, "Then Okamura Jun thinks, what kind of way should the Wuhan battle be played in this stage?"

Okamura Yasuji heard some dissatisfaction in Toshiro's tone, but he didn't care, because he knew that Toshiro was quite upright and could listen to different opinions.

At this moment, Okamura Yasuji analyzed: "Your Excellency, before determining the combat plan, you must first clarify one thing, that is, why do we fight the Wuhan Battle?"

"Is that necessary?" Kawabian Masasa said, "Of course, it is to annihilate the main force of the Chinese government army as much as possible, and then force the Chinese government to surrender to the empire!"

"Soga!" Okamura Yasuji said, "In other words, the Imperial Army launched the Battle of Wuhan, never to occupy Wuhan, but to annihilate the main force of the Chinese government army and force the Chinese government to surrender!"

After pausing, Okamura Yasuji said again: "If you clarify this point, your playing style will be clear!"

After another pause, Okamura Yasuji pointed at the big map and said, "Please see, if the 11th Army and the 12th Army advance together along the north and south sides of the Yangtze River, it can certainly play a good role in watching over each other and supporting each other, and avoid being surrounded by the main force of the Chinese army, but in this way, the goal of annihilation of the main force of the Chinese army will be lost!"

Jun Liu nodded subconsciously when he heard this. If the Japanese army was really allowed to advance west along the banks of the Yangtze River, the Chinese army could resist step by step and defend each layer. Even if Wuhan was finally lost, its main force could retreat calmly!

After a moment of silence, Toshiro said: "So, I wonder what kind of insights Okamura Jun has?"

Okamura Yasuji did not answer positively, but continued to point to the map and said, "Your Excellency, look at the map, don't know if you have found any problems?"

Shunji's eyes fell on the direction of Okamura's finger and frowned: "Dabie Mountain?"

Zheng San, a riverside, suddenly looked moved and said, "When the Wuhan Battle is over, the Imperial Army will occupy most of Anhui, Hubei and Henan. Then this Dabie Mountains will become a China-controlled area hanging alone in the Imperial Army-occupied area, which will pose a serious threat to the public security in central China in the future!"

"Soga!" said Okamura Yasuji, "It just happened to take this opportunity to control the Dabie Mountains!"

After pausing, Okamura Yasuji said again: "Even if you cannot control all mountainous areas, you must at least control all counties and main market towns in the Dabie Mountains!"

Toshiro said, "Okamura, I still don't understand it very much."

"Great General, the whole plan is actually very simple!" Okamura Yasuji said, "In the name of rescue His Highness Nianyan, he urgently ordered the 22nd Division stationed in Anqing and Hefei to enter the Dabie Mountains. At this time, the Chinese army had just wiped out the Second Army. It was when morale was high. After hearing the news, the top leaders of the Chinese army would definitely mobilize the main force to enter the Dabie Mountains, trying to win another battle, and encircle and annihilate the 22nd and 27th Divisions who were going west to rescue!"

Jun Liu's eyes moved and he said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"

"Then?" Okamura Yasuji smiled sinisterly and said, "Then the 11th Army advanced west along the Yangtze River, and the 12th Army headed south along the Pinghan Line. When the two armies met in Wuhan, the main force of China gathered in the Dabie Mountains was surrounded by the imperial army. As long as the main force of the Chinese army was annihilated, the Chinese government would have to surrender one way!"
Chapter completed!