War of Resistance

Nanchang, headquarters of the Japanese garrison troops.

This place was originally supposed to be directly under the jurisdiction of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, but in order to better concentrate on the operations in the Yichang and Zaoyang battlefields, Sonobe and Ichiro Shin came up with a plan and temporarily set up a command headquarters for the garrison troops here to prevent a large-scale counterattack by the National Army.

In fact, this decision was proven to be extremely correct, especially in response to the harassment from the Ninth War Zone. Unfortunately, the Nationalist troops did not catch this opportunity, and there was no strong force to launch a counterattack. At this time in history, some Nationalist generals had already suffered from "Japanophobia" and only wanted to defend their positions. How could they think of counterattacking when the Japanese were weak? Besides, the Japanese army's combat power at this time was not as bad as it was after the Battle of Pearl Harbor.

Major General Yukitsu Inada is a close confidant of Lieutenant General Kazuichiro Sonobe who was brought over from the mainland. As a person he had trained himself, Kazuichiro Sonobe had high hopes for him, including being able to hand over the command of the entire Jiangxi battlefield to him when the Yi-Zao Operation was launched. Although there is only about one division of Japanese troops left in Jiangxi, and they are the garrison troops left behind by various units, the pressure of the task can be said to be "heavy", but he did not refuse this task, because he had similar ideas to Ikkaku Akiyama!

History has proven that the ideas of these middle and high-level Japanese military officers were correct, but now there is a freak called Zhang Tianhai - he must take advantage of your illness to kill you!

"Report to the commander, there is an urgent call from Akiyama Ikkuru's unit left behind in Pingjiang. His unit encountered a surprise attack and siege by the elite troops of the Central Army of the Chinese Army. Now the Peaceful National Construction Army (Wang Puppet Army) has been completely wiped out. Pingjiang County is in danger. We now request tactical guidance! Report completed!" A Japanese major ran in and reported in a panic.

"What?!" Yukimitsu Inada couldn't believe his ears. How dare these weak Chinese people come to attack? And they did it in such a big way!

At this time, the major did not dare to answer Commander Inada's question directly, for fear that he would be slapped in the face again.

"One battalion! Plus a regiment of the Peace and Nation Building Army! It's gone in one day? And it's still in danger?! We are fighting a defensive battle, not an offensive battle!" Inada Yukioka confirmed to the major.

"Yoshi! Commander, you heard it right. An army of 3,000 people only held out for one day! But Pingjiang County has not fallen yet. Lieutenant Colonel Ichikaku Akiyama is still leading his troops to resist the siege of the Chinese army! Please make the decision!" After saying that, the major stood at attention and saluted, looking very serious.

"Baga! That's three thousand pigs! They can't catch them all in one day! What a bunch of horse manure!" Major General Yukimitsu Inada cursed angrily, "The enemy's counterattack momentum must be suppressed! Order the mobile brigade to advance to Pingjiang immediately and rush to Pingjiang's aid. At the same time, order all the remaining battalions in the counties of northern Jiangxi to each send out a squadron to assemble in Xiushui County!"

"Hai!" the major stood at attention and saluted loudly.

Before the major walked out of the door, Inada Yukimitsu added: "Wait, wait, I have to add an order. Let the garrison brigade in Xiushui County be prepared for alert. Also let all the counties that have deployed garrison squadrons send a battalion-level unit of the Peaceful National Construction Army to ensure that Xiushui County is absolutely safe!"

"Hai!" The major responded again, but this time he asked a question: "What about the Tongcheng County direction...should we also send more troops?"

Inada Yukimitsu thought for a moment and replied, "No need. To the north of Tongcheng is Hubei, where a brigade of our 11th Army is stationed. If the Chinese army dares to go north to Tongcheng, we will seize the opportunity to recapture Pingjiang and cut off their retreat. By then, they will lose more than they gain..."

"I understand. Commander, you are wise!" The major did not forget to flatter him when he left.

"Go!" After saying that, Yukio Inada sat back in his office chair, his whole body as reserved as a sheathed sword.

Yes, for Yukio Inada, the fall of Pingjiang County is a foregone conclusion. The only value of Akiyama Ikuru and others is to delay time until various reinforcements arrive at Xiushui County, and at the same time buy time for the mobile brigade to reinforce!

  The mobile wing is not a fixed wing. It is based on the security battalion of the Nanchang Garrison Command and is formed by strengthening a part of the garrison forces from various routes. It can be said to be a temporary force, but it is also a temporary force with extremely strong combat effectiveness!

"This is the only way..." Yukimitsu Inada muttered to himself. He also knew that this was his only choice. If he could not repel the enemy's counterattack with thunder and lightning this time, then the enemy would definitely be able to sense the lack of troops in northern Jiangxi. If the enemy took this opportunity to launch a large-scale counterattack, it would have a fatal impact on Commander Sonobe's operations, which was not what he wanted to see. Everyone has their own mission, and Yukimitsu Inada has not forgotten his mission either. Now the domestic finances have been stretched to the extreme. If the foreign war is still not going well, then the military will definitely find a scapegoat, and Sonobe and Lieutenant General Ichiro are just big heads and small heads, which is just enough to take the blame.

In this situation, Yukio Inada must use 120% of his strength to defeat the enemy's counterattack... No matter what the battle situation is, he cannot hold back the battlefields of Yichang and Zaoyang!

As for Akiyama Ikkaku's request for tactical guidance, Inada Yukmitsu had no intention of responding. He wanted to make the Pingjiang garrison battalion bleed to its last drop of blood!

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Zhang Tianhai didn't know about Nanchang's decision and had no way of knowing it. His task was to hold on until reinforcements arrived.

The offensive that had just been repelled allowed Zhang Tianhai to capture a lot of information - the most crucial point was that the Japanese army's manpower was already beginning to be stretched to its limits!

"Brothers, hold on well. Our reinforcements will arrive in another hour." Zhang Tianhai said with a smile.

"Okay." The officers and soldiers around him said with a smile.

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The surprise attack on Pingjiang County went smoothly as expected, but Guo Qiliang's side did encounter some setbacks.

Just as Guo Qiliang guessed, the troops here must be the tough ones of the Japanese army. Instead of taking this place and then reinforcing Zhang Tianhai and the special forces company, it is better to let the reinforcements bypass here first and then let the follow-up troops slowly deal with this Japanese squadron.

The squadron led by Xiaoqiao Youkang was wedged into the position like a nail, causing the attacking forces of the two battalions of the 1st Guard Regiment to suffer repeated setbacks. However, as time went on, the National Army troops began to slowly gain the upper hand.

Zhang Tianhai used the past six months to build the First Guard Regiment as a key force, focusing on both offense and defense. Although its combat quality is still inferior to that of the Japanese army, its personnel numbers and firepower can make up for some disadvantages.

  The battle on the outskirts of Pingjiang County has reached a fever pitch, and the National Army troops are no more than fifty meters away from the Japanese frontline positions!

The real close combat is about to begin!

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PS: Update is here! (End of this chapter)