Bright Sword: Leading the Special Operations Squadron to Fight the Japs

Guan Gu magically closed the door and followed the shadow to the corner of the stairs.

"Youyou, are you here today?"

"Well, I followed you all the way here today."

"Hmm? Following us? Got a mission?"

"Our superiors have ordered us to immediately collect information about the recent movements of the Japanese divisional forces, and if possible, to find out whether the Japanese have a plan called Operation No. 1 or the Henan-Hunan-Guangxi Operation Plan!"

"Operation Plan No. 1? Not yet, but I will start working on it right away! Today I received an official letter of assistance from the Kwantung Army, asking us to assist their troops in passing through Beiping. It will take at least four days, and I estimate that there will be at least hundreds of thousands of troops.

And the Japanese military police we met at the train station today were from the First Division of the Kwantung Army!"

"This information is very important. I will report it to my family immediately! Take care!"

After Tang Youyou finished speaking, she turned from the stairs and went straight to the first floor. Guan Gu Shenqi, who was downstairs, saw nothing but an empty space.

"Ah, when can we walk together openly?"

Guan Gu Shenqi rubbed his face, then went back to the private room and looked at his two men who were already drunk.

"How's your drink, you two?"

"Section Chief Guan Gu, we both want to toast you. It feels so great to work with you! Those idiots in the Confidential Section 1 are probably still working overtime, while we are here enjoying fine wine and delicious food!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? The world is peaceful now, and the Inner Mongolia Campaign is over. What other missions are there? If you two want to flatter me, then just flatter me honestly, and don't compare me with the confidential lesson!"

"Section Chief Guan Gu, how could I lie? Last time I was smoking with a guy from the Confidential Section 1, he told me in person that they were coming up with a new Operation Plan No. 1 targeting Henan Province in China!"

Guan Gu Shenqi's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that he still had to maintain good relations with his subordinates, otherwise he would not know where to get the information.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about other departments, let's just drink today!"

Guan Gu Shenqi drank all night with mixed feelings.

After Tang Youyou passed Guan Gu Shenqi's information back to Li Yiming, she quickly appeared on Wang Meng's desk.

"The First Division? This is one of the most powerful troops of the Japanese, and they also have heavy artillery!"

"What? Heavy artillery?"

"Yes, 150mm howitzer!"

The first division of the Japanese devils is composed of:

1st Infantry Brigade (1st Infantry Regiment, 49th Infantry Regiment);

2nd Infantry Brigade (3rd Infantry Regiment, 57th Infantry Regiment);

2nd Cavalry Brigade (1st Cavalry Regiment, 15th Cavalry Regiment, 16th Cavalry Regiment);

The 3rd Field Heavy Artillery Division (the 1st Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, the 7th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, the 1st Field Artillery Regiment).

In addition, there are a series of direct troops:

Yokosuka Heavy Artillery Regiment;

2nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment;

2nd Tank Regiment;

1st Engineer Regiment;

1st Quartermaster Regiment;

The entire First Division has a total of personnel. Such a division is almost the size of half of the independent column’s current army.

After listening to Wang Meng's description, Li Yunlong was completely stunned. Isn't the gap between the divisions too big?

The division of the North China Front Army consisted of only two infantry brigades with a total of more than 10,000 people, but this brigade had more than 25,000 people.

"Oh my god, how did the Japanese take out all the money? What other information does Li Yiming have?"

"At present, we have only refined the information provided by Squid, and there is no other information yet. But according to Squid's intelligence, at least hundreds of thousands of Kwantung troops have entered the interior of the country to fight!"

“This is stressful!”

Wang Meng was scratching his head. In the Henan-Hunan-Guangxi Campaign, there were only a few hundred thousand Japanese soldiers. But this time, the Japanese soldiers from the Kwantung Army alone had more than a hundred thousand? Add to that the original North China Front Army, wouldn't that mean there were more than 300,000 Japanese soldiers?

The Central Army can resist at most 50,000 men, but there are still more than 200,000 Japanese devils left.

The independent column could fully deploy the Third Army and the Fourth Army to the battlefields of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi, but only had 11 armored divisions and five infantry brigades, which totaled less than 200,000 people.

There is still a certain gap in quantity.

Moreover, if the Central Army is unreliable, the more than 300,000 Japanese soldiers will completely overwhelm the independent column, which is no joke.

"Let Li Yiming get the Japanese's battle plan at all costs, or at least get their troop deployment!"

"Old Li, we may have to prepare for both scenarios. If the fighting in East China and South China gets intense, we may have to change our strategy and order the Third Army and the Fourth Army to attack North China or Northeast China to force the Japanese to come back for support!"

"Well, the Japanese are determined to win this time. If they really take over the three provinces of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi, we will lose at least more than 100 cities and 60 million people. The loss is huge!"

"Moreover, this is also a huge blow to China's determination to fight the war. Those centrists may have other ideas!"

After discussions between Wang Meng and Li Yunlong, they decided to go all out in this campaign between Henan, Hunan and Guangxi, regardless of party affiliation or ideology.

Li Yunlong immediately sent a telegram to Zhao Gang, asking him to immediately stabilize the situation in Inner Mongolia and ensure the stability of the newly conquered lands, so as to avoid a fire in the backyard.

In addition, all arsenal production lines were ordered to operate at full capacity, producing as many bullets, artillery shells, rifles, and machine guns as possible.

Then, they transported the supplies to various units one train car at a time, ensuring that each soldier had at least 200 rounds of bullets, 3,000 rounds of machine gun ammunition, and at least three basic quantities of artillery shells.

In addition, gasoline and diesel from the Qingyang Petrochemical Base were also shipped to various troops in truckloads as if they were free, to ensure that these oil-guzzling vehicles would not fail when the time came.

The entire army has entered level one combat readiness, all personnel are on duty, vehicles have been maintained to the best condition and are guaranteed to be able to be driven out at any time.

"Mengzi, how are the pontoon troops on the Yellow River preparing?"

"We have arrived at the designated location. Just give the order and a pontoon bridge will be built within an hour to ensure that the tanks can cross the river!"

"Okay, now we are ready to fight. Let's see how the Japs will attack!"

"Old Li, although we don't have any specific intelligence yet, I think we should give Chongqing a heads-up first! After all, if the Japanese raid succeeds, it will also be a loss for China's national defense!"

"Okay, then I'll send a telegram?"

"Of course it's you, Director of Shanxi and Inner Mongolia Headquarters!"

Li Yunlong held his forehead, because Wang Meng had often teased and ridiculed him for this title. He thought it was just an empty title, but he didn't expect that he would have to work for it himself?