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

Chapter 798 I'll Stand Here and Wait

In this way, a peaceful Spring Festival passed quietly. On March 1944, 3, the squid initiated active communication for the first time after hibernation.

Li Yiming from the intelligence department of the Independent Column hurried over, holding a top-secret telegram, and walked up to Wang Meng with a worried look on his face.

"Chief of Staff, information on the squid!"

Wang Meng looked at Li Yiming's expression, opened the telegram, and finally felt relieved.

Squid, who had been promoted to deputy director of the confidential department of the North China Front Army's General Staff, heard shocking news one after another at a military meeting.

The Japanese will gather superior forces and launch attacks on central and southern China at the same time, open up transportation lines from north to south, and continuously send reinforcements to Southeast Asia.

However, because the main battle was led by the 11th Army, the 23rd Army and part of the navy, and the North China Front Army was only cooperating, there was no specific combat plan and Squid did not get more detailed intelligence.

However, the time for launching the battle had already been determined: March 1944, 3, the campaign code-named "Operation Plan No. 15" was officially implemented.

Wang Meng exhaled and said to Li Yiming:

"Order all intelligence networks across the country to start up immediately, collect all the information about Operation Plan No. 2, and immediately inform Chongqing of the information that the Japanese may attack Hunan and Guangxi in the middle of this month!"

The large-scale mobilization of the Japanese could not have been silent. If the intelligence personnel in Chongqing were not deaf and blind, they would have noticed that this was the calm before the storm. It was just that they might not know the specific time of the attack.

Wang Meng immediately called back Li Yunlong, who had just finished his shift and returned home. The two sat in the military fortress command center and conducted a detailed analysis of the situation on the battlefield.

According to the meeting between Wang Meng and Lin Shubing, the Japanese troops attacking Hunan included at least seven divisions, one brigade, and one flying regiment, plus a part of the navy constantly cruising on the Yangtze River, totaling at least 7 troops.

"Old Li, the Japanese suffered a loss in central Henan last time, and this time they even dragged the navy into it."

"Well, we have a lot of experience fighting the Japanese army, but this is the first time we've dealt with the Japanese navy! It seems we have to prepare in advance and figure out a suitable way to attack as soon as possible!"

Fighting the Japanese navy is a matter for the future. What Wang Meng is most worried about now is whether Xue Yue of the Ninth War Zone of the Central Army will suffer a crushing defeat like the Changheng Battle in history!

If this is the case, then a large amount of land will inevitably be occupied by the Japanese and a large number of people will be enslaved by the Japanese.

Therefore, the top priority was to try every possible means to find an opportunity to let the Fourth Army and the Fifth Army go south to fight the Japanese. These two armies had a total of five armies, plus two artillery divisions, totaling more than 300,000 troops, which was more than enough to drive out the Japanese.

"Old Li, this matter is complicated, you take charge of the arrangements!"

Li Yunlong thought for a moment and made the following arrangements:

"Mengzi, you have a quick mind and planned ahead to find the right opportunity for us to go south to fight the war with justification!

Shubing immediately studied ways to fight against the Japanese navy, so as to avoid being bombarded by the Japanese warships and becoming disoriented.

Isn't Lao Zhao still in central Henan and southern Shandong? I asked him to prepare for the mobile regiment to take over the local defense. Once we are ready, we will set out immediately!

We will definitely have to pass through the Jianghuai region when we go south. I will make arrangements with the Eighth Route Army and ask them to take advantage of the situation to eliminate the enemy in Anhui and support our troops to go south to Hankou!"

Wang Meng nodded and immediately got to work.

He flew directly to Chongqing that day and met Chang Guangzhou in person.

Accompanied by Li Muzhi from the Chongqing Office, Wang Meng hurriedly walked into the official residence halfway up the mountain.

"Chief of Staff Wang, how come you have time to come to Chongqing today? Is your movie promoting something big? If you turn on the radio or open the newspaper recently, you can see the overwhelming publicity for your movie.

At a time when the country is in danger, will having so many prostitutes have an impact on the people's anti-war sentiment? Although I don't have an accurate conclusion now, I feel uneasy when I see those young people who should have served the country fighting for a few copies of "Women and Children" newspapers.

There are many ways to promote patriotism, and it doesn’t have to be through movies! Even if you want to use movies, you can film the story of the Central Army fighting bloody battles with the enemy on the front battlefield, of course, including the independent column. "

Before Wang Meng even opened his mouth, he was already blasted. It seemed that the old man was very annoyed these days. This also indirectly shows that this movie is indeed very influential.

This film, which was finally named "Children of China", tells the story of a patriotic young man who gave up his pen to join the army and was separated from his fiancée.

The main and supporting roles were selected from the young men and women who registered, and they could be considered the handsome men and beautiful women of that era.

So, no wonder the old man thought they were Yingying and Yanyan.

If we do as he said and only shoot some battlefield scenes, it would probably be like a documentary. How can it attract young people to watch it and get excited to defend their country?

Absolutely impossible!

Therefore, Wang Meng incorporated the love story and patriotism into the film, but he had not yet decided whether the male protagonist would die for his country or be lucky enough to survive.

"Sir, we will consider your opinion, and once the meeting is over, I will explain it to the comrades in charge of the filming of the movie."

Chang Guangzhou nodded, and the expression on his face eased a little.

"What brings you to me this time?"

"We received intelligence this morning that the Japanese may gather 200,000 to 300,000 troops to launch an attack on Hunan and Guangxi! Please prepare the troops of the Central Army!"

Chang Guangzhou frowned. Why hasn't such important information reached him yet?

"Chief of Staff Wang, please wait a moment. I'm going to go out for a while!"

After saying that, he walked out with a gloomy face, and then heard deafening curses:

"Niang Xipi, what are you doing with the Military Control Commission and the Investigation Bureau? You always ask for people, money, and supplies, but you didn't even collect such important intelligence!

In addition, I heard that the independent column had already issued a warning to you this morning, but why is there no accurate conclusion yet? Why do I have to get this news from someone else! "

The reason why Chang Guangzhou was furious was not only because of the incident itself, but more because the news actually came from Wang Meng's mouth.

"Sir, this matter is of great importance, we are still verifying it!"

"Half an hour. I'll give you half an hour. I'll stand here and wait!"