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Chapter 333: The Dispatched Army Retreats Again

Terauchi Hisaichi frowned, thinking that he couldn't dodge it after all!

He pulled out a few bullets from his arms and said, "These are the bullets our army found from the Xu family army. There are rifle bullets and heavy machine gun bullets. There is nothing else!"

Hideki Tojo curled his lips and said, "Why the hell do I need your bullets? If I could reversely calculate the equipment data from the bullets, Japan would have dominated the world long ago."

So he turned his head slightly, and his eyes just fell on Yamamoto Isoroku and then immediately moved away.

Damn, the army has lost face enough, and now if the navy is dragged into this, it will be really troublesome.

Finally, Emperor Showa sighed heavily and said, "Forget it, cancel all operations against Xu's army. The dispatched troops will retreat to Changsha, the North China Army will hold its position, and the navy will help the Burmese Army withdraw from Burma. Tojo, you go to Thailand in person and ask them to send troops with all their strength to defend the border. We must not let Xu's army reach out!"

If Thailand doesn't obey, we can't beat Xu's army, but can we beat a small country like Thailand?"

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An hour later, the Imperial Palace.

Emperor Showa arrived at his private office.

"The equipment you provided us was useless and caused me heavy losses. You are not dreaming of a mantis stalking a cicada while the oriole is waiting behind! I tell you, my country of Japan now has tens of millions of troops and is not afraid of you!"

He was the only one in the room, and it was as if he was talking to the air.

After two minutes, a voice suddenly came from the room: "You know my strength. If I wanted to harm you, why would I do that? Besides, without me, how can you support these millions of troops, and where will you get the resources to equip them! Don't worry, the newer tank prototypes will be delivered soon, and then we can fight against Xu's army!"

Emperor Showa put down his pen and said, "You said the same thing last time!"

"The jet aircraft technology in Germany is already mature and can be mass-produced with my help. I will then pass this technology on to you. I will also help you with warship technology. You will also have the capital to fight against Xu's army!"

"I hope so. Don't forget that we are in the same boat. If I lose, you won't end up well either!"

After Emperor Showa said this, he picked up his pen and started writing again, and no more words were heard from the room!

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12月12日，经过了3天4夜不眠不休的赶路，装甲1团和自行炮1团终于风尘仆仆的赶到了山城。

Arriving with them were vanguard troops that were urgently transferred from major war zones and rear areas, all for the purpose of protecting the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

"Marshal, Captain Zhu and his men will arrive at the front line by tomorrow morning at the latest. We can launch a counterattack!"

Fang Yue formulated a counterattack plan. Since the Japanese were pushing forward with Type 2 tanks, he would push back with tanks.

The target is the outskirts of Wuhan and Changsha.

Xu Le fiddled with his chin and said, "Something's wrong!"

"What's wrong?" Fang Yue asked back in confusion.

Xu Le shook his head as he spoke: "Although we came to reinforce in time, the troops that arrived first were not many, and the heavy firepower was not strong. The Japanese must have seen this, so why didn't they take advantage of the gap in these few days to fight?"

Fang Yue also nodded and said, "Yes, if it were me, mobilizing nearly 200 million troops to participate in the war would consume an astronomical amount of supplies. No matter what, we should fight to the death, at least before encountering our large-scale tank forces! For this reason, I have also gathered all the existing artillery and built several firepower networks!"

"Yes! But the Japs have been basically quiet these past two days!" Xu Le replied, "Not only the ground troops, but even the planes in the sky have obviously decreased! Are the Japs going to give up again?"

Fang Yue nodded solemnly: "It's very possible, but the Japanese's combat plan this time involves almost half of Asia. Are they willing to give up so easily? Will the materials consumed for this be wasted in vain?"

Xu Le said with a worried look: "Then there is only one possibility. The Japanese don't care about this little bit of supplies because they have enough war supplies and are not afraid of this little bit of consumption!"

In the past, he had noticed from various battles that something was wrong with the Japs' resources.

The first time I noticed something unusual was after the Battle of Taiyuan. The Japanese actually transferred nearly 200 million troops from their homeland to support the Tang Dynasty in a short period of time. At that time, there was no change in equipment, but the new troops had no shortage of equipment.

The second time I noticed something unusual was during the Expeditionary Force Campaign and the Campaign in Western Yunnan. The Japs' equipment had shown differences and seemed to be more suitable for mountain warfare, making their advancement much faster than in the previous life!

The third time that something unusual was noticed was during the Battle of Mandalay. The 30-strong Burma Front Army was equipped with several light tanks even down to the infantry regiment. The independent mixed brigade had a tank battalion, and the infantry division even had a tank battalion or tank regiment.

Especially the Japanese Air Force, the number of fighter planes that can be deployed at one time is too great.

The fourth time he noticed something unusual was during the full-scale offensive campaign in Burma. After the Burmese Front Army was completely annihilated and all its equipment was seized, the new Burmese Front Army not only paid a huge amount of "ransom money", but also reorganized a mechanized force in a short period of time that was no weaker than before. The number of fighter planes and tanks was not only greater, but their performance was also better.

As for the fifth time he noticed something unusual, it was naturally this time when he returned home to provide reinforcements.

The Japs' plan was already clear. All the battles were fought for central China. To this end, the Japs were willing to sacrifice a large amount of equipment in North China and Myanmar.

Various signs indicate that Japan today is definitely several times more resource-rich than in the past, and at least so far it is far from falling into a resource shortage.

Just as Xu Le was thinking about it, Commander Xue ran in happily.

"Great! The frontline observation post reports that the Japanese troops are retreating on a large scale!"

Xu Le glanced at Fang Yue, then said to Commander Xue: "Commander Xue, our army is still short of manpower. Please pay more attention to the movements of the Japanese, especially to find out where they are going to retreat to!"

"Don't worry, Marshal Xu. We will notify you as soon as there is any movement at the forward observation post! This time, thanks to Marshal Xu's timely reinforcement, otherwise the millions of soldiers in the Ninth Theater would not know how to face the people of the Tang Dynasty!"

Xu Le just nodded slightly and didn't say anything.

It was indeed the timely reinforcement of Xu's army, or the reinforcement speed that exceeded everyone else's, that saved Central China from danger.

However, of the 4st Army's divisions, only one mechanized infantry division and one motorized infantry division have arrived so far, and the main armored division has not arrived yet.

The Japanese had 40 heavy troops, plus a huge number of artillery and armored vehicles. If they had fought to the death two days ago, they would have been able to capture the mountain city.

But the Japs gave up and are now retreating in large numbers!

"Marshal, it seems the devils have bigger plans. Their next battle against Tang will definitely be much bigger than this one!"

Xu Le frowned and said, "What do you think? You can't let your First Army stay here forever! The equipment the Japanese will bring out will definitely become stronger and stronger in the future. Your First Army of 5 people will definitely not be able to stop the Japanese with a million people!"

At this time, Commander Xue hesitated and said, "Marshal Xu, I have a suggestion, but I don't know if I should say it now!"

"Commander Xue, please feel free to speak!"

This is the benefit brought by strong strength. Xu Le currently has less than 20 troops under his command, but his navy, army and air force are powerful. Some people may find it an exaggeration to say that Xu's army can defeat ten enemies alone.

But if someone says that Xu's army can defeat five enemies alone, and if someone doesn't believe it, I'm afraid the people will rush forward to vindicate Xu's army.

Commander Xue commands a million elite troops in the Ninth War Zone and has such a high status that when facing Xu Le, he treats him as a peer and even seeks advice.

This is the world. No matter how it changes, the strong will always be respected!