Bright Sword Military System

"What?" Umezu Yoshijiro looked at the chief of staff suspiciously, and asked, "Hashimoto-kun thinks that Xinjing can't be held for a day?"

"No!" the chief of staff replied, "I think they can hold it. After all, there are two divisions in Xinjing that are as strong as the Eighth Route Army.

Umezu Yoshijiro nodded, his brows could not help but relax a little.

This was what Umezu Yoshijiro wanted to hear, and it was also his judgment.

Umezu Yoshijiro had to judge this way, thinking that the imperial army could deal with more than ten times the Chinese army back then, but now it is fighting against the Eighth Route Army one to one and still defending the city, how can it not defend?
Where is the face of the Imperial Army?
No wonder he was ridiculed by those bastards in the Navy!

But in fact, after so many battles, Umezu Yoshijiro himself did not have much confidence, otherwise he would not need the words of the chief of staff to be sure.

However, just when Umezu Yoshijiro let go of his heart, the chief of staff added: "But..."

"But what?" Umezu Yoshijiro squinted his eyes, he knew this but there would be no good things to say later.

Sure enough, Hashimoto Toranosuke handed over a document to Umezu Yoshijiro, saying: "Your Excellency, this is a request for help from Shinkyo, and it said something about Shinkyo's situation..."

Hashimoto Toranosuke directly handed over the decision-making power to Umezu Yoshijiro himself, so as not to fall into the charge of "growth others' will and destroys his own prestige".

Umezu Yoshijiro took the telegram and looked at it, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch a few times, and then squeezed out a few words through his teeth: "It's the 'Manchukuo Army' of these bastards again!"

Obviously, what is written in the request for help is that the puppet army may surrender in batches, which has become an uncertain factor in Xinjing.

In addition, the people in Xinjing also lost the will to resist under the Eighth Route Army's "only exit, no entry" propaganda policy.

Under such circumstances, the two divisions of the empire have to face not only the more than 2 people of the Eighth Route Army, but also the more than 1 puppet troops in Xinjing and hundreds of thousands of Chinese people.

The imperial army may not be afraid of the same number of Eighth Route Army, but if these are added... Whether Xinjing can hold on for a day is unknown.

In fact, the devils are a little panicked, and the situation in Xinjing is far from as dire as they thought.

No wonder though.

This kind of thing has happened again and again in other cities, such as Taiyuan, Fengtian, Dalian, etc. So why is Xinjing an exception?
Of course, Xinjing may be an exception. After all, it is a model city created by devils, and its environment, atmosphere, and people are very different from other cities.

But these are all false after all, and no one can be sure what will happen once they fight.

Wang Xuexin took advantage of this point, whether it is true or not, the devil needs to bet.

At this time Umezu Yoshijiro already had the answer, he sighed and asked: "So, what should we do now?"

"Your Excellency General, you mean..." Hashimoto Toranosuke was not sure which direction Umezu Yoshijiro was referring to.

Umezu Yoshijiro replied: "How to solve the problem in Xinjing, send more reinforcements?"

After hearing this, Hashimoto Toranosuke understood, Umezu Yoshijiro agreed that Shinkyo couldn't last a day.

"I don't think it's appropriate to send additional reinforcements!" Hashimoto Toranosuke replied: "The three mechanized regiments of the Eighth Route Army defending the outskirts of Xinjing are their main forces. They have half-track vehicles and 'Sherman' tanks. There is also air support, they can use their mobility to quickly surround our reinforcements and defeat them!"

This is the benefit of mechanized troops, and Xinjing is located in the Songliao Plain in the northeast, and the flat terrain is suitable for mechanized troops to fight.

Mechanized troops can suddenly appear here and there, sometimes scattered and sometimes gathered, and their combat effectiveness is equivalent to several times that of ordinary troops.

If the devils reinforce a division, this division may be instantly defeated by the three mechanized regiments of the Eighth Route Army on the way to Xinjing without any disturbance.

This is also one of the reasons why the imperial army has not reinforced Xinjing.

Hashimoto Toranosuke said: "In this situation, we must either reinforce several divisions at the same time, so that they can cover each other from being attacked by mechanized troops, or we will not reinforce them, because not only will it not work, but it will only increase casualties!"

Several divisions!

Umezu Yoshijiro felt powerless when he heard this word.

When he was organizing a counterattack with all his strength, it was difficult to dispatch a division, let alone several divisions!

After hesitating for a while, Hashimoto Toranosuke said, "There is another way..."

There is no need for Hashimoto Toranosuke to say, Umezu Yoshijiro has already guessed at this time: "Launch a counterattack in advance!"

"Yes!" Hashimoto Toranosuke said: "Initiate a counterattack in advance, and our army's reinforcements to Xinjing's troops will be covered by the counteroffensive troops, and the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army will not be able to easily divide and encircle them. At the same time, if Xinjing knows that our army's counterattack The news will definitely boost morale, and the 'Manchukuo' army will also maintain a wait-and-see attitude and dare not act rashly..."

Umezu Yoshijiro interrupted Hashimoto Toranosuke: "Hashimoto-kun, if we counterattack early, can our information be delivered in time?"

At this time, the empire was in radio silence, and the transmission of information, especially the communication with the navy and the North China Front Army, relied on the pilots to transmit it in person. It would take hours to say the least.

"Yes!" Hashimoto Toranosuke said, "I will make every effort to arrange and try to get in touch with all departments within five hours!"

Umezu Yoshijiro hesitated for a while, then nodded and said, "Let's do it right away! The counterattack time is set in... six hours later!"

"Yes!"

This is the effect Wang Xuexin wants to achieve.

Although on the whole, there is no difference between the devil's counterattack plan in advance, because those soldiers still have the same battle plan, but the battle time has been changed.

But in practice there is a big difference.

I won't talk about psychological preparation and whether the deployment of troops is in place.

The most serious thing is that Umezu Yoshijiro made such a change. The combat time changed from the early morning of the next day to five o'clock in the afternoon of the previous day, and it was not far from dark at this time.

This doesn't have much impact on the Devil Army. After all, it is the Kwantung Army, and night combat training is a must.

But the impact on the Devils Navy is great... The "man-operated missiles" of the combined navy fleet cannot be used at night, and the coordination of naval guns across the shore will be greatly reduced at night. Sometimes they even dare not fire, because they don't know what their troops are attacking. Location.

What's more serious is that the Devils Marine Corps cannot land at night.

The landing operation should be carried out under the cover of naval gun fire. If they land at night... the landing ship of the Devil Marine Corps will be clearly illuminated by flares at sea, but they cannot see what is going on on the shore.