War of Resistance

Chapter 1412 World War I Changsha (35)
According to the martial arts plot of the Japanese army, neither the chief of staff nor the military commander in the Japanese army is willing to take the initiative to issue an order to retreat—especially when facing the Chinese army whose weapons and equipment are far inferior to their own.

Now there are not many choices left for Amakasu Shigetaro and Sonoda Teruma: either withdraw or die!

When Lieutenant General Amakasu Shigetaro thought of the tragic end of the [-]th Division of the friendly army, he couldn't help but sighed, and finally said helplessly: "Forget it, order the troops to retreat! At the same time, he telegraphed Commander Neiji Okamura and told He, our troops suffered heavy casualties, and it has reached the point where the officers and soldiers of the cavalry regiment need to dismount to fight the enemy. If we don’t retreat, all our divisions will be 'shattered!'"

"The head of the division is wise!" Sonoda Teruma almost burst into tears, mainly because His Excellency the division head's trust in him has only increased.

In fact, Amakasu Shigetaro has a reason for saying this - from the perspective of Okamura Ningji, the 30th Division has almost been wiped out. If there is another No.11 Third Division If the regiment is wiped out, then the domestic base camp should doubt his ability of Neiji Okamura. Can he continue to be the commander of the No. [-] army?There is only the fate of being dismissed and rotated, let alone being promoted to general.

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Sure enough, when Lieutenant General Neiji Okamura received this telegram from No. It is absolutely worthless to ruin one's "official career" by favoring the division troops, and the protagonists of this battle in Changsha are not the Sixth Division, No.30 Division and the Third Division?

In fact, if you do the math carefully, Okamura Ningji used six divisions of nearly 18 troops to launch the attack in this battle, namely the third division, sixth division, No.13 division, The No.30 Third Division, the 30st Division, and the rebuilt [-]th Division, compared to the two main directions of attack, the No.[-] Third Division did not play a big role— —Let’s say they arrived in Changle Town, they couldn’t even reach Wukou Town, they just came here to make soy sauce.

It is also based on various considerations that Commander Ningji Okamura directly issued orders to the No. 30 Third Division to "break through" and "retreat", so as not to lose the No. 30 Third Division.

Of course, God will not blindly be so "cruel" to Neiji Okamura. He soon received a "good news" about the battle report on the direction of the Miluo River.

The next day, a telegram about "the headquarters of the Sixth Division broke through the direction of the enemy's Miluo River" was presented to Neiji Okamura.

"Yoxi, yoxi! The head of the Sixth Division deserves to be called the 'Beast Division' of our imperial army; the commander of Inaba Shiro's division is worthy of being the 'best division commander'!" Holding this telegram , Okamura Ningji smiled happily. This is the second time he has received good news since the start of the Changsha operation, and it was all brought to him by the Sixth Division!
For such a "good army", Neiji Okamura naturally would not be stingy with his appreciation - what's more, this is what he said in his heart, isn't it?

If I have to make an analogy, then the No.30 Third Division belongs to the middle-to-lower level of the class, while the Sixth Division is an absolute top student, and it is the kind that has won awards on behalf of the school. , how could it be possible not to like or prefer?

However, what Neiji Okamura didn't know was that the Miluo River defense line and even the Miluo County defense line were all given up by the national army on their own initiative, or they would lure their Sixth Division to go deep alone.

Even if the Sixth Division achieved an excellent record, it really made Okamura Ningji very happy, but Okamura Ningji is a very cautious person. He wrote in his reply to the Sixth Division: The troops should moderately slow down the pursuit speed, and form a mutual echo situation with the Uemura Detachment and the No.13 Division, and jointly pursue and wipe out the main force of the enemy.

Okamura Ningji's starting point is good, but will the Sixth Division really obey the command?Don't forget, the Japanese army has a long-standing tradition of "below conquering above".

That's right, the Sixth Division did not follow the orders of Commander Neiji Okamura——

When Lieutenant General Shiro Inaba, head of the Sixth Division, received the order from Lieutenant General Neiji Okamura, he couldn't help sniffling: "Commander Neiji Okamura is still so timid and cautious. Look at the strength of my Sixth Division, the mere China Army, what fear does my Sixth Division have? At the beginning, my Sixth Division fought directly from Nanjing to the outskirts of Wuhan with the strength of a single division. Can any unit be compared to my Sixth Division?"

Chief of Staff Kosaburo Ishikawa looked at His Excellency, Division Chief who was exuding a "dominant aura", and said loudly: "I also agree with the view of Your Excellency, Division Chief. My Sixth Division is a veritable "First Division of the Empire." Regiment', there is absolutely no need to worry about these Chinese troops who are like chickens and dogs in front of you!"

"Yo Xi, what Ishikawa-kun said is very much in line with my wishes. He ordered the troops to directly pursue the retreating Chinese army. Our dinner today will be eaten on the north bank of the Laodao River!" Inaba Shiro's long and narrow eyes There is a little bit of light in the middle-this is great ambition!

Yes, for a general like Inaba Shiro who can command the Sixth Division from Nanjing to Wuhan, he is full of confidence in his troops, and at the same time he does not want other troops to steal his military exploits, even in the The results on this battlefield are even more outstanding than him, because he is Inaba Shiro, and he thinks that one dazzling pearl on the battlefield is enough, and that is him Inaba Shiro and his Sixth Division!
The headquarters of the Sixth Division was originally given the title of "Beast Division", and its officers and soldiers are also brave in combat. Compared with the Fourth Division of the "Trader Division" which is well-equipped and better-born, The contrast is extremely sharp, so after they got the order from the division head, they were quite crazy, and they chased and beat the ass of the second army headquarters.

Well, this scene is also somewhat similar to the scene where the No.30 Third Division of the Japanese Army was pursued and beaten in the direction of Mufu Mountain—only the retreating party and the pursuing party were switched.

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At the same time, Zhang Tianhai and Zhou Fangjie led the guards of the Ninth War Zone across the Laodao River and headed straight for Changle Street.

Since the Japanese Army’s Sixth Division and the National Army’s Ninth War Zone Guard Force were almost [-] kilometers apart in marching routes, the two sides missed it “safe and sound”, and there was a scene of a fierce battle without meeting face to face.

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PS: The second update is here!Rest early, good night everyone...

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