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

Chapter 867 Maritime Transport Plan

After Long Wenjian reported the news of the withdrawal of the 11th Expeditionary Force to the Independent Column's Supreme Command, he began to re-arrange the defense.

Wang Meng took the telegram and said to Lin Shubing:

"Shubing, it seems that Chang Guangzhou has received the notice from the M government that it has decided to suspend the loan, so they withdrew their troops. Now we have to support the economy of some areas controlled by the Central Army. Even if we take a step back, these are all ordinary people of China, and sooner or later they will become one family."

"Well, I agree. This way, people's lives will get better and they will see hope. They will not put pressure on the Chongqing government, and to a certain extent, it can relieve their pressure."

Wang Meng did what he said and held a large press conference. While overhauling the railway in the east, he connected the independent column, the Chongqing government and the areas controlled by the Eighth Route Army with railways.

Extend Wuhan’s railway westward along the Yangtze River, connecting Chongqing, Chengdu, Kunming, Guiyang and other places.

The railway in Qingyang will be connected to Xi'an, Baoji, and Hanzhong in the south, and then extended to Chongqing, and to Lanzhou, Xining, and Urumqi in the west, and to Yan'an, Yulin, and Bayannur in the north.

In this way, once the road is opened, the economy will develop.

Of course, ordinary people would not be able to take on the job of road construction for the time being. After all, there were still one million overseas Chinese and prisoners who were sent to the mountains and valleys, working from sunrise to sunset every day and leading a very regular life.

Wang Meng also ordered the independent column's factories to open a large number of branches in the west, northwest, and southwest. As long as the factories were not involved in arms production, they could all be deployed westward.

Therefore, when ordinary people find so many garment factories, weaving mills, spinning mills and thermal power plants at their doorsteps, they no longer have the energy to march in protest and all go to the factories to make money.

The point is that when Wang Meng was making the plan, he had already taken into account that if Chang Guangzhou became blinded by greed and attacked these factories, then the workers' pickets equipped with automatic rifles, rocket launchers or 150 howitzers would once again appear on the stage of history and challenge him.

After the situation in western Yunnan was basically stabilized, Wang Meng devoted all his energy to how to deal with the last group of Japanese devils.

The aviation division of the independent column and the Flying Tigers bombed the Japanese every day without fail, which reduced the forest coverage rate in Southeast Asia by almost three percentage points and caused a sharp increase in casualties among the Japanese.

In order to stabilize the situation in Southeast Asia, the new Commander-in-Chief of the Southeast Asian Army, General Okamura Yasuji, decided to gradually abandon large tracts of land in the Pearl River Delta and only occupy large cities such as Guangzhou, gradually concentrating superior forces in Southeast Asia.

Therefore, Okamura Yasuji re-employed the former deputy chief of the confidential department of the North China Front Army's General Staff, Kazuto Chiji, and asked him to set up a special agency in Guangzhou to formulate an orderly evacuation plan.

At this time, Kazutaka Tomoji, who had managed to survive in the front-line troops, finally returned to his familiar territory. He gathered his old subordinates Guan Gu Shenqi and others in Guangzhou. He was ambitious and determined to take back everything he had lost.

"Senior, you are finally back to lead us to regain our glory!"

"Guangu-kun, thank you for taking care of me during this time. I know everything. You informed the commanders at the front and asked them to let me stay in the rear as much as possible. I have saved my life!"

He Ying Zhier patted Guan Gu Shenqi's shoulder. He still recognized this subordinate.

Guan Gu Shenqi had only said a few words casually at the beginning. After all, to work in the intelligence field, one must be versatile and maintain good relations with all forces in case of emergency.

"Senior, it's just a small favor, it's nothing to mention. Besides, you're back now, right? You can continue to lead us to glory again!"

"very good!"

After exchanging pleasantries with Ying Zhier, he ordered the Pearl River Delta troops to withdraw southward. It was expected that the main force would be withdrawn within five months, leaving only one division of troops in Guangzhou and Hainan Island, and only one regiment of troops in Hong Kong.

"Everyone, we have now formulated two plans, one for transporting by land and the other for transporting by sea. The requirement is to complete the goal in the shortest possible time!"

Guan Gu Shenqi breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he and Ying Zhier came back for this purpose. He must cooperate with them.

Therefore, the person in charge, Guan Gu Shenqi, immediately took dozens of staff members to quickly formulate a plan.

Three days later, a land transportation plan was released.

The plan was for all troops to immediately gear up and march to Beihai and Fangchenggang in southern Guangxi and enter Vietnam.

But even Guangzhou to Fangchenggang is 700 kilometers away, not to mention that there is a division in Heyuan, which is nearly 900 kilometers away. If you walk on your own two legs and carry a load, it will take at least more than a month.

Moreover, there are tens of thousands of mountains on the Vietnam border, and the environment there is even more complex. The non-combat casualties are expected to reach a terrifying number.

"Guangu-kun, the situation of the empire is very critical right now. We cannot accept any more losses! So, please come up with a new plan!"

This land retreat plan was also not accepted by Guan Gu Shenqi because it took too long.

"Ha Yi! I'll go study it further!"

After Guan Gu Shenqi left, he took his subordinates to study the maritime transportation plan again.

The Japanese now have more than 4000 troop transport ships in Taiwan, Guangzhou and Hainan Island. Each troop transport ship can carry 5000- people, about the strength of a regiment.

Moreover, there are only about 100,000 troops left in the Pearl River Delta, so except for leaving a division to garrison Guangzhou, the troops that need to be withdrawn can be sent away at once.

However, now all the main warships of the Japanese have sunk in the Leyte Gulf. Without a fleet escort, these twenty-odd warships will be beaten if they encounter Allied warships or submarines.

So, the biggest problem was how to get the Commander-in-Chief of the Army in Southeast Asia to agree to this risky plan.

Guan Gu Shenqi asked his subordinates to perfect the sea retreat plan, and then he began to think about how to make the Japanese feel at ease to board the ship. After much thought, there was only one way, which was to get the Allied warships to leave the Southeast Asian waters.

Once there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey will naturally become the king.

By then, the Japanese will squeeze out seven or eight ships from their teeth to guard around the transportation line, which can provide protection and early warning to a certain extent.

If attacked, they can quickly land on the beach to reduce losses.

Therefore, the most pressing problem that needs to be solved at present is gradually becoming clear, which is to keep the Allied fleet away from Southeast Asia!

Guan Gu Shenqi thought about it again and again, and after realizing that this problem was beyond his ability to solve, he prepared to go to the grocery store in Tongfuli to buy a pack of cigarettes.

"Senior, I'm going to buy a pack of cigarettes. Do you need anything?"

He Ying Zhi Er looked at Guan Gu Shen Qi and asked in surprise:

"Sekiya-kun, when did you start smoking?"

"Haha, our line of work is too stressful. Ever since you left the confidential class, I've started smoking."

"Well, we can relax a bit after the war is over! Go!"