The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 711
The war is imminent. For the Japanese Central China Front Army, it is very important to figure out the direction of the national army's attack.The Japanese army's strength is not abundant, and only by knowing the enemy's main attack direction can effective defense be carried out.

Yingzuo Zhenzhao believes that as long as he keeps a close eye on Gao Jiu's movements, he can judge the main direction of the national army's upcoming offensive.

Kagezuo Zhenzhao came to the front line in person, and he brought a large number of key personnel of the special high school, and asked them to go to the towns around the front line to collect information about Gao Jiu.

He also specially ordered the remaining Japanese spies around Chongqing to pay close attention to the movement at the east gate of Chongqing, because most of the main force of the national army in Chongqing city went to the front line for reinforcements, and most of them set off from the east gate of Chongqing.

Today, the number of Japanese spies lurking in the rear is too small. It is impossible for them to keep an eye on all the troops of the national army.

After analysis, Hata Toshiroku and Kagezuo Yoshiaki believed that the national army would launch an attack in the direction of Yichang or Zhencheng, so Kagezuo Yoshiaki's spy personnel also focused their attention on these two directions.

Kagezuo Zhenzhao is receiving telegrams from various areas on the front line every day, and analyzing and judging based on the mobilization situation of the national army troops they have mastered.

At first, he was also confused.First of all, some of the national army troops coming out of Chongqing headed towards Yichang, and some headed towards Zhencheng.

The national army troops in the eastern area of ​​Chongqing went to Yichang, and the troops in the western area went to Zhencheng, and the number of troops was similar.

Judging from the information in front of us, it is roughly possible that the national army will attack the Japanese army from two directions at the same time.

However, Kagezuo Zhenzhao thinks this is unreasonable, because the national army's strength is not rich, and attacking in two directions at the same time, I am afraid that it will not be able to form an advantage in strength, and it will be difficult to make greater progress in the battle.

Based on experience, Kagezuo Zhenzhao believed that the national army must be hiding some kind of conspiracy.

In this case, Gao Jiu's movements are more worthy of attention. It can be said that he is the weathervane of this battle.

This morning, Japanese spies sent a message from the direction of Chongqing, saying that they saw members of the Taohuashan guerrillas in black uniforms in a convoy of the national army, and they went to the direction of Yichang.

After getting this information, Kagezuo Zhenzhao immediately ordered the Japanese spy organization along the way from Chongqing to Zhencheng to pay close attention to the movements of the national army, especially the Taohuashan guerrillas.

As a result, people kept reporting on the road that they saw national army troops getting off their cars to eat in a certain place, and among them were members of the Taohuashan guerrillas.

More exciting news came. Someone saw the generals of the national army surrounding a young man also wearing a black Taohuashan guerrilla uniform. Judging from his appearance, he looked a lot like that demon Gao Jiu.

Ying Zuo Zhenzhao, as if he had found a treasure, immediately ordered to discover the area where Gao Jiu's national army convoy was going to pass. The spy organization stepped up surveillance and kept a close eye on Gao Jiu's movements.

As a result, Gao Jiu's convoy really entered the Zhencheng area.

Kagezuo Zhenzhao accepted the lesson from last time this time. Instead of reporting to Junliu Hata, he asked his subordinates to keep watching until it was confirmed that Gao Jiu had entered the headquarters of the Ninth Corps of the National Army in the direction of Zhencheng. Only then did he report to Hata Shunroku.

After Hata Junliu received the report, he didn't relax, and he didn't dare to transfer the main force to the direction of Zhencheng.

He said to Yingzuo Zhenzhao: "Gao Jiu is too cunning, we must prevent him from playing tricks."

Based on various intelligence analysis, Kagezuo Zhenzhao found that the most likely possibility for the Guo army is to launch an attack in the direction of Zhencheng, because the direction of Yichang is restricted by the Yangtze River. Even if the Guo army launches an attack, it will be greatly restricted in terms of terrain.The vast area in the direction of Zhencheng is conducive to the national army's offensive.

Yingzuo Zhenzhao can basically confirm that the main attack direction of the Guo army is in the direction of Zhencheng.

Hearing what Hata Shunroku said, Kagesa Haruaki became suspicious instead.He was afraid that if he fell into Gao Jiu's trap again this time, it would be difficult for him to stay in the Central China Front Army.

Not long after, the Japanese army in the direction of Zhencheng was attacked by a small group of troops from the national army. Judging from their fighting methods, they looked like members of the Taohuashan guerrillas.

Yingzuo Zhenzhao once again strengthened his confidence, believing that the direction of the national army's attack was the direction of Zhencheng.

When he was about to report to Hata Junliu, he suddenly got another report saying that there were military vehicles heading towards Yichang at night from the direction of Zhencheng.

Those military vehicles are all covered with tarpaulins, so you can't see what's inside.

The sudden change of circumstances confused Kagesa Haruaki.

He could only order his spies to disperse in the direction from Zhencheng to Yichang to monitor the movement of the national army.

On this day, he received two more news. One news was that someone saw Gao Jiu surrounded by a group of generals of the National Army at a restaurant outside the headquarters of the Ninth Corps of the National Army to eat.

Now Yingzuo Zhenzhao can confirm that Gao Jiu is in Zhencheng.But

The convoy of the national army headed for Yichang, which still confused him very much.

Yingzuo Zhenzhao felt that this matter was a little unreasonable, Gao Jiu was a very smart person, didn't he know that the Japanese army would keep a close eye on his movements?Why did he still openly show up in the direction of Zhencheng, and what exactly was the convoy of the national army transporting?

The second news is that the national army convoy coming out of Zhencheng has entered the Yichang area.The spies of the Japanese army risked their lives to get nearby when they passed by the town to rest, and finally saw that the trucks were full of national soldiers.

Yingzuo Zhenzhao felt that something was wrong. He guessed that Gao Jiu deliberately showed up in the direction of Zhencheng in order to attract the attention of the Japanese army and cover for the national army to transfer the main force to Yichang.

Not long after, another news came, saying that many military vehicles also came out from the direction of Yichang, and those vehicles were also filled with soldiers of the national army, and their convoy was traveling in the direction of Zhencheng.

This incident confused Kagezuo Zhenzhao again, he really didn't know what the Guojun was going to do?
After all, Yingzuo Zhenzhao is a smart person. He first thinks that Gao Jiu is an extremely cunning person. He must consider from the most complicated direction. He thinks that Gao Jiu exposed his whereabouts in Zhencheng, which means that he It is very likely that he is covering up his attempt, and it is very likely that he is making a fool of himself. The real attack direction of the national army should be in the direction of Yichang.Once he had this idea, he began to brainstorm about this matter. He believed that although the direction of Yichang was blocked by the Yangtze River, the scope of the national army's campaign development was relatively small, but the national army rarely launched large-scale offensive campaigns. It's not that ambitious either. It's more in line with the usual practice of the generals of the national army to get close to the deep area of ​​the Japanese-controlled area and to be able to achieve results within a certain range in the direction of Yichang.Thinking about it this way, it is very reasonable for Gao Jiuming to build the plank road, cross Chencang secretly, and transfer the main force to Yichang.

Ever since he had this idea, Yingzuo Zhenzhao thought he had seen through Gao Jiu's plot, he was a little excited, and immediately ordered his intelligence personnel to find out the situation of the national army convoy coming out from Yichang.

Finally, he got the news that the first and last trucks of the Guojun convoy coming out from Yichang were indeed full of Guojun soldiers, but the vehicles in the middle were only filled with soldiers. Near the tailgate, there were several national army soldiers sitting, but it turned out to be empty inside.

Yingzuo Zhenzhao suddenly understood that Gao Jiu was trying to trick the Japanese army into misjudging the direction of the national army's attack, and he really adopted the method of building plank roads openly and crossing Chencang secretly.

Kagezuo Zhenzhao is a cautious person, he did not rush to make a final judgment, he still needs to use other evidence to support it.

Not long after, he received information from the direction of Yichang that the national army purchased a large amount of food, and the amount purchased far exceeded the original scale of the national army in the direction of Yichang.

Not only that, but Japanese spies discovered that many transport planes landed at Yichang Airport and unloaded a large number of weapons and ammunition from them.

This is enough to prove that there will be a large increase in the national army in the direction of Yichang.

Kagezuo Zhenzhao finally figured out the main attack direction of the national army, so he reported the information to Hata Shunroku.

Based on the information provided by Kagezuo Zhenzhao, Hata Junroku believed that his analysis was reasonable, so he made up his mind and began to transfer the main force of the Japanese army to Yichang.

From the direction of Yichang and Zhencheng, there are still a large number of convoys moving back and forth every day. What Yingzuo Zhenzhao doesn't know is that the content of the convoy has completely changed.

Originally, the convoy from Zhencheng to Yichang was full of Guo army soldiers, but now there are only the first and last cars, which is still like this, and the cars in the middle are all empty.However, the convoy coming from Yichang was full of soldiers from the national army.

In the headquarters of the Ninth Corps, Gao Jiu, Deputy Commander Zhang and others received a telegram from the military command that the main force of the Japanese army was gathering in the direction of Yichang.Deputy Commander Zhang said with a smile: "Mr. Gao, the Japanese are still fooled by you after all. Haha!"

It turned out that the national government was preparing to launch a large-scale offensive campaign this time, and wanted to expand the actual control area of ​​the national army. The area in the direction of Yichang was relatively narrow, which restricted the in-depth development of the Japanese-occupied area. Gao Jiu believed that the Japanese must also They will think of this, so the focus of their defense will most likely be in the direction of Zhencheng.

To launch a large-scale offensive campaign, the assembly of troops is a big problem. It is difficult for the mobilization of so many troops to avoid the eyes and ears of the Japanese.

If the Japanese army obtained accurate information that the Guo army launched a large-scale battle in the direction of Zhencheng, and they mobilized the main force to go in the direction of Zhencheng, it would be difficult for the Guo army to make significant progress and cause heavy casualties.Therefore, we must find a way to make the Japanese army make a wrong judgment and transfer the main force to Yichang.

Therefore, Gao Jiu decided to take advantage of the suspicious psychology of the Japanese army and act like he was attacking the west. As a result, his real goal was to attack the west. He sent a large number of national army troops from the direction of Yichang to the direction of Zhencheng under the eyes of the Japanese. .

After half a month of preparation, the national army troops assembled in the direction of Zhencheng had reached the size of two corps, seven armies, and 31 divisions.

During the mobilization of the troops, in order to hide the eyes and ears, those large equipment such as artillery were not carried.

But Gao Jiu couldn't help it. Prior to this, he had organized a large number of technicians to guide the troops to dismantle artillery and other heavy equipment, transport them by air at night before the war, and then reassemble them in the direction of Zhencheng.

Everything is ready, but there is still a major problem before Gao Jiu, and that is the morale of the national army.

The main reason why the national army's combat effectiveness is weak is not that their equipment and training are backward, but that the national army generals have their own ghosts when fighting, and they all want to preserve their own strength, so when fighting, they are unwilling to contribute. It is even more incompatible with each other.

It's good to say that the battle situation is going well, but once the battle situation turns out to be unfavorable, everyone wants to quit.Therefore, even when the national army has superior strength and even firepower, it still cannot beat the Japanese.

Gao Jiu decided to take measures this time to solve this problem.

The key to solving the problem is to solve the worries of the generals of the national army.

According to Gao Jiu's request, the military committee specially issued an order to the troops participating in the war. In this battle in the direction of Zhencheng, no matter how many troops the participating troops lost, or even become polished commanders, the government will carry out a comprehensive Extra replenishment, and according to their performance on the battlefield, the ratio of replenishment will be increased.

The commander-in-chief of the Ninth Theater even said that as long as the generals of the national army are not afraid of the enemy and avoiding battle, and the troops show bravery on the battlefield, the more troops they lose, the more they will be supplemented, and they will even be expanded.

This article basically dispelled the idea of ​​the national army generals preserving their strength.

In addition, the government has also formulated strict battlefield discipline, and this time it is for real.The battlefield discipline stipulates that on the battlefield, if there is a situation of preserving strength and fearing the enemy, the superior commander will enforce battlefield discipline on the subordinate officers on the spot, and they can be shot on the spot without asking for instructions.If there are situations such as being afraid of the enemy and not being rescued in distress, the same battlefield discipline will also be implemented.

In order to put this into practice, the government has specially authorized the military command to supervise the implementation. They have stationed a special military command team at the headquarters of each regiment level and above. They have the right to represent the military committee to deal with the national army. Generals enforce battlefield discipline.

So far, it is completely impossible for the generals of the national army to preserve their strength and slip the first battle.

(End of this chapter)