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Li Yunlong then quickly repeated what he had said.

"interesting!"

"That kid Du Yuming knows you can't put all your eggs in one basket!"

Xie Jinyuan spoke meaningfully.

"But Commander-in-Chief!"

"I've reviewed the battlefield situation!"

"Du Yuming's armored forces are indeed quite formidable!"

"It's such a waste that it's in Du Yuming's hands!"

Li Yunlong couldn't help but speak up.

Although the Fifth Army was the only unit in China to have achieved mechanization, it depends on who it is compared to; after all, it's a case of choosing the best among the worst.

The Fifth Army had a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, but only about two tank regiments.

Although the types and quantities cannot compare with the independent armored brigades of the new three armies, their combat capabilities are certainly far inferior.

However, it still has advantages compared to other army groups.

After all, the entire New Third Front Army was rapidly embarking on the path of mechanization, but time was too tight, and it simply couldn't be that fast.

Although each department has begun preparations to varying degrees and has established its own military branches accordingly.

But most of them were only one armored regiment at most.

However, this was before. It should be noted that during the period when the Second Army entered the pass, no one knew how the various units had developed.

The entire Fengtian Arsenal is now capable of producing fully-fledged tanks and armored vehicles, and it will not be a problem to form an armored regiment in a short period of time.

"Alright!"

"We'll talk about these things later!"

Xie Jinyuan waved his hand to interrupt.

He knew Li Yunlong's nature very well. Let alone what Du Yuming had, he would probably even try to take advantage of what that guy in Shancheng had.

"Where are Zhao Zhengwei and the others?"

Xie Jinyuan then spoke up.

"Commander-in-Chief!"

"Commissioner Zhao sent a telegram twenty minutes ago (Okay, Zhao)!"

"The main force has already crossed Shanhaiguan!"

"It will probably take another five hours to reach the vicinity of the second front!"

Li Yunlong spoke quickly.

"Five hours?"

"too long!"

"Notify Commissioner Zhao!"

"Order the Third Army to advance at top speed!"

"Especially those two tank regiments that Zhou Weiguo has hidden in his hands!"

"We must get to the battlefield in Taipei within two hours!"

Xie Jinyuan said in a deep voice.

The battle in the Taipei battlefield could break out at any time. He couldn't possibly see the Kwantung Army break through the Taipei defense line; otherwise, the battle would be truly difficult.

"Two tank regiments? Old Zhou has two tank regiments under his command?"

Li Yunlong was taken aback at first, then suddenly stood at attention and pointed his spear.

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"Yes! Commander-in-Chief!"

But the message from the Commander-in-Chief's words kept echoing in my mind.

Two tank regiments?

The Third Army Group has two tank regiments.

Seemingly sensing Li Yunlong's confusion, Xie Jinyuan continued, "It's not just Zhou Weiguo!"

"Everyone else has some pretty good surprises in their hands!"

Xie Jinyuan spoke meaningfully.

Zhou Weiguo was quite lucky; he assembled a considerable number of tank and armored units.

Others were not so lucky, but they were not bad either. For example, Yang Liansheng and others obtained a map of the Japanese defenses in the entire Kwantung region through some intelligence after the expansion of the original Northeast Army.

Even some of the Japanese military supply depots.

Naturally, everyone made a fortune.

However, these rascals all kept it hidden, afraid that someone would find out.

But they all forgot that, let alone the three northeastern provinces, even the whole of China, if he wanted to know, nothing could be kept secret.

"Commander-in-Chief!"

"This..." Li Yunlong's face instantly turned extremely ugly.

It should be noted that when the main offensive mission fell into the hands of the Second Army Group, he was initially quite pleased with himself, and at the same time, this battle also made the Second Army Group famous.

It can be said that he was very satisfied.

but now?

Those bastards are all making a fortune in the 307th Regiment in silence, and there's also that guy Zhou Weiguo, with two tank regiments?

The Third Army Group has taken the lead in embarking on the path of mechanization.

"But Commander-in-Chief!"

"Two hours!"

"There shouldn't be any problems!"

After a pause, Li Yunlong continued.

Getting to Taipei in two hours is definitely a huge challenge compared to the original five-hour journey.

"will not!"

"Yoshijiro Umezu has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time!"

“Once Du Yuming’s Fifth Army is mobilized, Yoshijiro Umezu will not stand idly by!”

"It is highly likely that we will seize this opportunity to take over Taipei in one fell swoop!"

"Then launch a full-scale attack on Tianjin!"

Xie Jinyuan spoke in a deep voice.

"That's true!"

"But Commander-in-Chief!"

"The two sides have already begun fighting in Mentougou!"

"Even if the Kwantung Army were to mobilize, we should at least wait until the battle at Mentougou is decided!"

After a moment of contemplation, Li Yunlong spoke.

The narrow location of Mentougou is advantageous to the tank and armored forces of the Fifth Army in combat operations.

However, the drawbacks are also obvious: the two sides will inevitably engage in a full-scale war.

If the air force were to carry out bombing, the casualties would not only be those of the Fifth Army, but also those of the remnants of the 29th Division.

This was also the biggest bargaining chip that hampered the Kwantung Army's air force.

"uncertain!"

"If Yoshijiro Umezu really cares about the casualties of the 29th Division of the Allied Forces!"

"We will not allow the Taiyuan Campaign to escalate!"

Xie Jinyuan shook his head.

The Japanese are not a monolithic entity; that's for sure.

Every human being has selfish motives and considers both advantages and disadvantages.

The 29th Division Allied Forces have lost their last remaining value. If they can be used to contain the Fifth Army and defeat it in one fell swoop, then we can take Taipei.

The situation would be different then; the time to reopen supply lines would be reduced by at least three times.

Therefore, now that Du Yuming has shown his face, Umezu will definitely not sit idly by and wait for his doom.