War of Resistance

Chapter 1216 The Battle with Jujube ([-])

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff Xiao Lin's suggestion is indeed very good. We must eliminate the threat from the west and north of Wuhan before we can go south smoothly. As for the troops on the Yueyang side, I don't think they should move! After all, there are some elite Chinese soldiers there The troops are stationed, if we move the troops here, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome!" Neiji Okamura gave his own understanding, and the unfinished part is waiting for Kobayashi Asaburo to add.

"Your Excellency Commander's concerns are of course very reasonable, but if we can't spare three or four divisions to fight, I'm afraid our Suizao battle will fail..." Kobayashi Asaburo persuaded Neiji Okamura again, because This is his duty and even more his obligation!

After hearing the words of Chief of Staff Kobayashi, Neiji Okamura hesitated a little. He also knew that the Suizao battle must be fought, and he also hoped to annihilate the main force of the fifth theater of the national army through the Suizao battle. The goal.

"Then transfer the Imamura Brigade from the Yueyang area! Afterwards, I will call His Royal Highness King Tokyunomiya Toshihiko and ask him to coordinate the naval forces to escort us to the situation in Yueyang!" Neiji Okamura said ruthlessly. After all, fighting the Battle of Suizao is the top priority at the moment. Before going south to Changsha, the forces of the national army in the Suizao area must be cleared, otherwise there will be worries for the future.

For now, under the premise that King Minoruhiko of Higashikuni Palace is still the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, he is the only one who can mobilize the navy. Therefore, Neiji Okamura must ask His Highness King Minoruhiko of Higashikuni Palace for instructions, otherwise the It is ultra vires.

Although the Japanese army has a long-standing tradition of defeating the superior, it is mostly at the grassroots and middle levels. Like Okamura Ningji, who belongs to the high-level figures of the Japanese army, many things are naturally seen clearly. —— Higashikurimiya Minoruhiko Wang Ke is not only a general in the Japanese army, but also a member of the royal family. Even Emperor Showa would call him "Uncle Emperor". Be applicable.

"Your Excellency, Commander, is wise!" Kobayashi Asaburo lowered his head and said with a very serious expression.

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It didn't take long for King Renyan of Dongjiuergong, who was on the front line of Xinyang, Henan, to receive an urgent telegram from Wuhan.

"Report to His Royal Highness, Lieutenant General Neiji Okamura, Commander of the No.11 Army, has an urgent call!" A lieutenant officer reported at the door of King Minoruhiko's office in Higashikuni Palace.

"Urgent call?" King Tokyuimiya Toshihiko raised his head slightly on the desk. He is 52 years old this year, but it can be vaguely seen from his facial features that he was also a man who could fascinate him when he was young. A handsome man of thousands of girls.

The Lieutenant Assistant responded with a "Hai", and then strode up to King Minoruhiko of Higashikuni Palace, handed the telegram to the latter, and then reported: "Report to His Royal Highness, according to Okamura Ningji According to the general's report, he will launch an attack on the main forces of the fifth theater of the Chinese Army hiding in the Suixian and Zaoyang areas within a month. The main content of this telegram is to request His Royal Highness to coordinate the troops of the Imperial Navy to help defend the Yueyang area."

King Minoruhiko of Higashikuni Palace opened the telegram and listened to the content of the report of the lieutenant assistant, and then he sighed softly: "The Yueyang area is stationed by the Sixth Tiger Division of the Empire. Okamura-kun was arrested last time." I'm afraid of a raid...a wing was completely wiped out within a day, and our morale was really affected..."

The lieutenant also knew that this was just a momentary complaint from His Royal Highness Tokihiko, so he did not intervene, but just listened quietly from the sidelines.

"Mr. Yoshimura, do you think we should coordinate the naval ships to go to the Yueyang area? I always feel that it is a bit of a laborious task." King Tokunimiya Minhiko looked at the lieutenant in front of him, his name was Ichiro Yoshimura.

After a little consideration, Yoshimura Zhongzuo said: "Reporting to His Royal Highness, in my humble opinion, there are advantages and disadvantages. Generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. If you follow the previous Sixth Division, you can rest assured, but now, the Sixth Division The Sixth Division is still recovering its strength, and the transfer of a brigade's troops will inevitably pose an unnecessary threat to the Yueyang area. A big loss, but it also proves that the opponent has a strong team on the south bank of the Xinqiang River. It is also a good thing for the Sixth Division to have the red deer in the navy patrolling the Yangtze River..."

"Yoshimura-kun, what you said is very reasonable, then, let's do it like this! Call the captain of the Yamamoto branch and ask for support!" King Higashikunimiya Toshihiko is not that kind of indecisive person. Since he thinks it is beneficial, of course he must immediately Executed.

"Hay!!" Yoshimura Nakasari saluted.

Soon, a telegram was sent to Yamamoto, the captain of the Ninth Detachment of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet responsible for supporting the Central China Expeditionary Force.

After several months of silence, the war machine of the Central China Dispatch Army finally showed its ferocious fangs!

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Of course, Neiji Okamura’s desire to fight Suizao has long existed. After all, as long as the main force of the Fifth War Zone is still in the northwest of Wuhan, the main force of the No.11 Army and the Central China Expeditionary Army cannot go south. Only this time The reason for the offensive is very good: Tang Enbo's No.30 Army's main force, led by its commander Tang Enbo, moved to the Zaoyang area, which made the Japanese feel a great threat!
You know, Tang Enbo's No.30 First Army is the essence of the Central Army. Even the internal documents of the Japanese army call it the "elite nuclear corps". .13 These three armies of the Fifth Army are well-equipped and well-trained. Such a huge army appears in the Zaoyang area. Stuck on the Ping-Han Line, and even captured Wuhan!

It took little Japan how hard it took to win Wuhan, and Little Japan knows better than anyone else, so if Wuhan is lost, I am afraid that even King Minoruhiko Tokunimiya will take the blame and resign, let alone Neiji Okamura .

In view of the comprehensive research and judgment of the comprehensive strength of the fifth theater of the national army, Lieutenant General Ningji Okamura, the commander of the No.11 Army, decided to deploy three divisions and one brigade to launch an attack on the Suizao area. The goal of the campaign was to annihilate the The main force of the fifth theater of the national army!

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