War of Resistance

Chapter 771
Inaba Shiro's goal is also very simple, which is to kill Xu Yuanquan's No. 20 Sixth Army stationed in Huaining and Zongyang counties!
(Cough, cough, Hisao Tani in the last chapter is purely a clerical error. Hisao Tani was kicked back to China at the end of 1937. Now the head of the Sixth Division is Shiro Inaba...)
Inaba Shiro's strong self-confidence stems from his beast-like Sixth Division.

More than half a year has given him enough to grasp the current situation of the Sixth Division.

This place in Kyushu was originally rich in steel. The team of workers from the Kyushu Iron and Steel Plant is undoubtedly very fierce. They have a layer of dark and yellowish skin.

These all show that they have undergone long-term training!

When Inaba Shiro first took over the Sixth Division, it was at the time when the Sixth Division was massacred. At that time, he knew that he was taking over a Beast Division!
Now, the original head of the division, Hisao Tani, has gone back, and it's time for Shiro Inaba to lead this beast army to glory!
Today's Sixth Division has been incorporated into Neiji Okamura's No.11 Army, and Inaba Shiro has long been calm about these results-this arrangement makes the Sixth Division behind But with a strong backup!

This backup is the entire powerful No.11 Army!
"Jinan-jun, you don't need to worry, the victory will definitely belong to us in the end. We even took Nanjing, the capital of China, and it was so easy. What are we afraid of?" Inaba Shiro revealed in his tone The arrogance of her is obvious.

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Xu Yuanquan, who was in Hefei, naturally didn't know that a powerful enemy had already targeted him.

He still acted very relaxed at this time.

The camera turns to Hefei again.

Hefei, No.20 Sixth Army Headquarters.

At this time, Xu Yuanquan, who had been promoted to the No.20 Sixth Army, was sitting behind his desk, holding a white porcelain cup, sipping a cup of Yuqian Longjing, and seemed a bit at ease.

Since the focus of the Japanese army's operations in the past six months has been in the direction of Xuzhou and Kaifeng, the defense of the Japanese army in the direction of Nanjing and Hefei is relatively weak.

Because of this, the No.20 Sixth Army got a rare respite.

It was when Zhang Tianhai's army was fighting life and death, but they were able to prepare the army in the direction of Hefei.

In general, the No.20 Sixth Army has been recuperating for the past six months and actively replenishing its forces. It is basically at full strength.

Although it is said that the equipment and combat effectiveness of the troops are not as good as the ace lineage of the Central Army, but at least there are tens of thousands of guns, right?This is a huge military force.

"Commander-in-Chief, the fighting ahead has tended to ease. Do we need to make some adjustments to our troops in Hefei, Huaining, and Zongyang? After all, our troops have been stationed for a long time, and if we change their positions, will it change the order?" Okay?" the chief of staff asked.

The No.20 Sixth Army has the Tenth Army, and the No.80 Seventh Army, two armies and five divisions. The number of anti-Japanese soldiers has reached [-].

The soldiers under his command are stronger, and Xu Yuanquan's confidence is also deeper. After all, there are more than 5 troops guarding around Hefei, and there is Yang Sen's Sichuan Army nearby, so it can't be said that he is full of confidence.

"The troops must not be mobilized. The main force of our enemy is still on the front line of Tongshan and Nanjing. And according to our information, it is the Sixth Division of the Beast Division who created the Nanjing Massacre. Our enemy Such a powerful force, we must not take it lightly. Once the troops are mobilized, there will inevitably be loopholes, and I don’t want Hefei to suffer any losses because of this.” Xu Yuanquan said in a deep voice, he led the troops to defend Nanjing, and the Japanese army He knows better than anyone how fierce the fighting power is.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief." The Chief of Staff responded.

As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, a combat staff officer ran in and reported to Xu Yuanquan: "Report to the commander-in-chief, a large number of Japanese troops are crossing the river in the northeast of Zongyang. The troops of the No.80 Seventh Army , has already fought with this unit, the fighting power of this Japanese army is very fierce, and our troops are not their opponents!"

After hearing the news, Xu Yuanquan immediately stood up, his face became very solemn: "Have you ever found out what kind of Japanese army they are?"

The combat staff officer shook his head and said, "I didn't figure it out, because our troops were defeated and scattered by them as soon as we went up, and we couldn't organize a strong resistance at all."

Hearing the words of the combat staff officer, Xu Yuanquan realized the seriousness of the problem: This Japanese army is definitely an elite force of the Japanese army, maybe it is the main force of the Japanese Sixth Division, or the Hata Brigade.

These two troops are both Japanese troops stationed near Nanjing, and their combat effectiveness is very fierce, but he can't help but pay attention to a powerful enemy.

"Order the troops to closely monitor the movement of the Japanese army, and also inform the Sichuan Army Yang Sen's subordinates to prepare them for battle!" After all, Xu Yuanquan is not a new general, he is a veteran, and he made the most correct decision in an instant. choice.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" The combat staff officer responded, and hurried to carry out Commander-in-Chief Xu's order.

"Boss, what should we do now? Although our army is well-equipped now, we still have a lot of recruits and our combat effectiveness is not strong. We may not be the opponents of this Japanese army." Xu Yuanquan's chief of staff said worriedly.

"Hmph, what else can we do? Apart from soldiers coming to block and water coming to cover, is there any better way we can do it? After all, we want to fight to the end, and I don't want to be that Han Fuqu's second." Xu Yuanquan said in a deep voice, he still clearly distinguishes which is more important - the troops are gone, they can be replenished, if he abandons Hefei, he will be shot.

"Yes, Boss!" Shi Jie, chief of staff of the No.20 Sixth Army, replied in a deep voice. After all, the commander is ready for a decisive battle, so he must follow in his footsteps. Only then can he continue walking.

A person who has no foresight, or no wink, must not go far.

After Chief of Staff Shi walked out, Xu Yuanquan stood up, looked at the arrows on the map, and fell silent.

By analyzing the battlefield situation of the entire Sino-Japanese battlefield, Xu Yuanquan can see that: now the Japanese army's plan to go through Henan and then take Wuhan all the way is bankrupt, so for the Japanese army, their best way is to go through southern Anhui , all the way to the west.

More importantly, now that the Japanese army has opened up the north and south sides of central China, they can completely fight through southern Anhui.

If Xuzhou had not fallen, the commanders of the Japanese army would not have made such low-level mistakes. If they fought from southern Anhui at that time, they would inevitably face the result of being attacked by the enemy.

At that time, whether they want to fight or not is not up to them to decide.

The result of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops being encircled in Wuhan was not what they wanted to see.

This time, Xu Yuanquan could see it: the target of the Japanese army's battle this time is very likely to be Hefei!

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PS: The first update is here!

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