How many divisions do I want?
How many more divisions can I ask for?
One master is already squeezing me dry. If there are two more, won't I have to think of a way to sell my underwear?
"Recruiting another division will be enough. By then, I will have two divisions and six armored infantry regiments. Four of them will be deployed in Changshu, Suzhou, Pingwang, and Jiaxing, while the other two will be deployed in Zhangjiagang and Haiyan. After the Japanese enter the net, these two regiments will act first and outflank the enemy's rear. The four regiments in the front will act as four sharp knives later. They will launch a counter-charge from four directions at the same time and cut the Japanese into six parts. At this time, whether it is my troops or the other allies... When attacking, the pressure would be much less.
The enemy's armored forces can be completely ignored. We will deal with them as soon as possible. Don't worry about the artillery. I will send people to deal with them.”Chen Zhihua said calmly.
At most, he could only recruit one more division. It was not impossible to recruit two divisions, but the number of heavy equipment needed to be reduced. This was what Chen Zhihua did not want to see.
The current personnel and equipment configuration was actually equivalent to the tank configuration of an armored division in the middle and late stages of World War II. Even now, his division had nearly a hundred more tanks than the German army.
Therefore, a regiment with 192 tanks and 2,000 infantrymen could completely divide the enemy.
Principal Jiang was also considering a problem. To achieve this strategic goal, he had to ensure that the troops at the front line could be safely withdrawn and not let them lose their combat strength.
If there was panic during the retreat, it would be a big problem. This premeditated retreat could very likely turn into a huge defeat.
This was how they were defeated in history. Although the Battle of Shanghai was very miserable, half of the national army still survived.
However, due to the chaos in the command, the various divisions fought for the order of retreat, and they were tightly pursued by the Japanese. The aerial soldiers continued to attack, so it became a big defeat.
The positions that had been set up in advance were not used. More than 200,000 people were withdrawn, and in the end, there were only less than 50,000 people used in the Nanjing battlefield. At this time, Nanjing City was extremely empty.
It was also one of the main reasons why the devils committed atrocities in Nanjing. Due to the lack of troops, they were defeated too quickly. Because of the rapid defeat, the speed of the retreat of the army and the people was greatly affected. In addition, Nanjing was located in such a location that if they wanted to retreat, they would have to have a boat. Without a boat, they could only swim over.
"I have to consider whether retreating will lead to defeat.”Principal Jiang thought about it for a long time, but he still couldn't make a decision.
"Our troops are currently resting in Kunshan. We can provide cover for the frontline troops in Shanghai. As long as they can ensure that there is no chaos in Kunshan, I guarantee that they will not see the Japanese for the distance after that.”Chen Zhihua was still very calm. It was very easy for the armored troops to escape.
The most important thing was that the Japanese could not take down their own armored forces at all. It would be another story if they had the protection of the cannons.
The reason why he made this suggestion was to eliminate the threat posed by the Japanese's cannons. The other reason was to attract more Japanese to come over. This way, he could come again and again to recover his HP.
But then again, if he couldn't recover his HP, he would have to think of a way to fight another big group. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't be able to support these two divisions.
The previous bombing of the concession was a clear example. Due to the two rounds of artillery fire by the f * cking Krupp, his expenditure had directly doubled.
After that, Chen Zhihua did some calculations. That night, his net profit was less than 100,000 points.
"What happens after this battle? What do the volunteers plan to do?" Principal Jiang had some confidence in his heart, but he had new questions.
If everything went according to plan, then after this battle, there would be no sign of the main Japanese forces in the Yangtze River Delta region. Then where would the volunteer army go?
Raising a tiger to invite disaster? Principal Jiang didn't want to do such a thing.
After all, there were too many tigers in the country. It took a lot of effort to get rid of some of them. If he raised an even stronger tiger, what was the point of playing?
"The mission of the volunteer army is to fight, and the only way for us to obtain resources is to exchange the heads of the Japanese. These things don't exist in the country. This is also why I want to let the Japanese in and get rid of them in one go. The political demands, whether it's the financial backers or the internal members of the volunteer army, don't have any need for this. Therefore, if we get rid of the Japanese here, according to the financial backers 'ideas, It should be expanded to two armies and ten divisions. They would go directly to the northeast to challenge the Kwantung Army.
"Therefore, I hope that Principal Jiang can make preparations to recover the northeast. The volunteer army is only responsible for eliminating the remaining enemies. As for whether the land is prosperous or in ruins, we don't care. We don't have the mood to care. As for the future, those old men haven't said anything yet. However, according to my understanding of them, they should go wherever there are devils. If they fight until their eyes are red, they might even dare to make plans to attack the local devils.”Chen Zhihua said with assurance.
To sum it up, he could take the territory, but governing the place was definitely not possible. He was too lazy to worry about that.
Of course, this was not Chen Zhihua's original intention. He also wanted to be the king of the northeast like Xiao Liuzi, to be the person who would not go back on his word.
However, that wouldn't do. Managing a place required a lot of effort. Points could be exchanged for money, but points required the heads of the Japanese. When there were more troops, the daily expenses would be a large number of points. If they didn't go to war, how could they feed these troops?
This damn system seemed to have already marked out the path of the future. Wherever there were ghosts, they would go. Wherever there were many ghosts, they would go.
After defeating the Japanese, Chen Zhihua only had two choices.
Disband on the spot, or accumulate more points in the war, and retain a portion of the army after the war to directly occupy the mountain and become king.
No matter which one it was, it was not something that could be thought of now.
Of course, there was another possibility, which was the mouth of a politician.
Even if Chen Zhihua agreed, his subordinates would not agree. Therefore, Chen Zhihua could only comfort himself first to avoid any unnecessary complications.
"The volunteer army's equipment…?" Principal Jiang was slightly relieved and began to think about the equipment again.
"I can't give you this for the time being. Only by agreeing to this battle can I find an excuse to fool those financial backers and see if I can gather a teacher for you.”
"According to the standards of your current division?”Principal Jiang was stunned. A division might not seem like much, but that was nearly 400 tanks.
With these tanks, they could completely crush the Japanese.
"Yes! However, he definitely wouldn't give it all in one go. He needed time to buffer.”Chen Zhihua said in disdain.
"Alright, we'll do as you say. However, in order to better cooperate with both sides, I'll appoint you as the deputy commander of the Battle of Shanghai. I'll personally be the commander-in-chief. You can discuss the specific matters of cooperation with Gu Zhutong…"
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