War of Resistance

Chapter 725 Kenji Doihara's Concerns
For Huang Jie, the retreat this time must not be casual. First, the "scapegoat" must have enough weight, and second, it must belong to his own troops, so as to avoid being labeled as a "passive resistance war".

Therefore, Huang Jie set his sights on Bai Huizhang, the commander of the 60nd Division under his command, and Peng Linsheng, the commander of the [-]th Division of the No.[-] Third Army of the Cantonese Army.

From Huang Jie's point of view, this candidate must be chosen well, if not chosen well, it will cause fire.

"Chief of Staff Xu, Commander Bai of the 60nd Division and Commander Peng of the [-]th Division of the No.[-] Third Army, which unit do you think is more suitable for defending Shangqiu?" Huang Jie looked at Chief of Staff Xu.

Chief of Staff Xu thought for a while, and said, "Military seat, I think that if the [-]nd Division is to defend Shangqiu, it might be inappropriate."

"Why did the chief of staff say that?" Huang Jie asked.

"No matter what, the [-]nd Division is the main division of our Eighth Army. If Shangqiu is lost in our hands, I'm afraid the superiors will be held accountable, and we will be in trouble." The chief of staff said.

"Then the [-]th Division is reasonable?" Huang Jie asked attentively.

"My humble opinion is that the headquarters of the [-]th Division belongs to the Cantonese Army. From the perspective of the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War, the Anti-Japanese War of the Republic of China absolutely cannot do without the support of various local armies. Their equipment is not as good as our Central Army. If It is normal to lose a city. If Shangqiu is lost in the hands of my Eighth Army, I am afraid the principal will think about you..." Chief of Staff Xu said meaningfully.

"What the chief of staff said is very reasonable. Why don't we order the 40th Division to guard the Zhuji station, and at the same time send a telegram to Commander Baihui Zhangbai to send a unit from the 20nd Division to guard Shangqiu. We led the No. The 20th Division and the No.[-] Fourth Division of the No.[-] Seventh Army retreat to Kaifeng and Liuhe!" Huang Jie thought for a while before making a final decision.

From Huang Jie's point of view, the Japanese army was approaching menacingly. Haven't you seen the little devil's field combat ability in Dangshan?If you don't go, you won't be able to go.

Therefore, thinking about having Peng Linsheng and Bai Huizhang as "scapegoats", the weight of these two must be enough.

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Then turn the camera back to Lanfeng, where the No.70 First Army temporarily advances to the army headquarters.

Regarding this sudden formation of the unit and the commander who didn't know much about the details, after more than half a day of running-in, Zhang Tianhai, a commander with strong professional ability, finally grasped the general situation.

After careful consideration, Zhang Tianhai still made a series of military adjustments.

For example, considering that the logistical pressure is not so great at this stage, Zhang Tianhai directly mobilized the troops of two companies from the supply battalion, armed them, and then used the gendarmerie as the backbone to rectify the two companies and form Form a temporary combat battalion with a certain combat effectiveness.

The temporary battalion commander is Han Xingle, commander of the fourth battalion of the main infantry battalion.

Yes, it is a temporary combat battalion, the kind that returns to the original army after the battle.

In addition, according to the original plan, Zhang Tianhai used Zhou Fangjie's No. 70 regiment directly under the First Army as the defense force, and then used the downsized infantry main battalion as the reserve team.

As for the position of the battalion commander of the main battalion after the downsizing, Li Chunfei, Zhang Yulin's number one confidant of the head of the regiment, naturally took up the post.

"Old Zhang, isn't this way of doing things too radical now? Besides, I'm afraid this temporary combat camp isn't too strong, is it?" Guo Qiliang was still skeptical about the series of reforms that Zhang Tianhai had brought about.

Regarding this, Zhang Tianhai just smiled, and then said: "No, this battalion will be of great use."

Indeed, for Zhang Tianhai, what might happen soon cannot be solved by a combat force with combat effectiveness. He needs to temporarily reorganize a force that was not originally a combat force to do something.

Yes, not bad.What I want to do, in the words of Li Yunlong in "Bright Sword", is "I'm going to make a fortune"!
Regarding Zhang Tianhai's words, Guo Qiliang could only believe it. After all, this guy seemed to know what was about to happen, and he could predict the enemy first every time.

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Zhang Tianhai sorted it out here for a day, and finally got some clues.

But what happened to the front line of Sanyi Village?
After the continuous onslaught of the three national armies from the north, south, and west, the living space of the Japanese army was squeezed, which is not as simple as one point or two points.

In this regard, Kenji Doihara is not generally anxious.

"Sano-kun! Where has our reinforcements advanced?!" Doihara Kenji asked his chief of staff, Sano Tadyoshi.

"Reporting to your Excellency, division commander, according to the news from the eastern battlefield, our reinforcements have already reached Guide (Shangqiu)!" Zhongyi Sano reported.

"Guide, Guide..." Doihara Kenji murmured, he knew better than anyone else how far that place was from here, "Guide is hundreds of kilometers away from us, and the Chinese army was in the middle of the day. The attack is so ferocious, if it is night, their attack will definitely be more violent. We may not last until the reinforcements arrive."

Kenji Doihara's analysis is quite pertinent-in his opinion, it is impossible for the Chinese army to release their reinforcements so easily. Even if their reinforcements can fight again, it cannot be in the Arrived within a day.

From Guide to Lanfeng, the normal marching time would take one day, not to mention that they are constrained by the enemy now!
Therefore, according to Kenji Doihara's estimation, it will take at least three days for their reinforcements to reach Lanfeng.

In three days, their No.14 division had long been submerged by the surging national army troops. How could they last until then?
"Then what should we do now? Your Excellency, Head of the Division?" General Tadashi Sano asked.

"I think it's time for us to make some changes. If this goes on, I'm afraid our troops will be 'broken' here." Kenji Doihara sighed, his brows full of hesitation.

You know, according to Kenji Doihara's established plan, as long as he completes the plan for the center to bloom, he will make great contributions again. At that time, it will not be a matter of being promoted a little bit, and he can almost use the phrase "the future is bright" One sentence to describe his official career of Kenji Doihara in two days.

But now?The bright future is definitely gone, and it is a little difficult to even keep this unit of his own. Thinking about this, Kenji Doihara is having a heart attack...

"The head of the division means that we want to break through?" Tadyoshi Sano heard the implication of Kenji Doihara's words, and then asked.

Kenji Doihara nodded solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "That's right. Sanyi Village is already a dead place, and we can't leave if we don't leave. How about it, Sano-kun, you should start arranging a Let’s send a unit to fight to the east, test the firepower of the enemy army in the east, if there is no problem, the whole army will immediately break out to the east!”

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PS: There will be an update today, and I am a little ashamed of everyone.

It happened for a reason, I hope everyone understands.

Thanks to Qiqidian book friend Paulin Zhizun for the reward of 500 points!

(End of this chapter)