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Chapter 494 Attack
The three-way army formed a three-way encirclement in the vast area surrounding Shanggao. When the Suzuki Mixed Brigade of the Sixth Division in the middle road suddenly changed direction amidst the smoke everywhere, it went straight to Shanggao County.

As soon as the offensive intention appeared, the war zone commander's department immediately understood the devil's intention. This was an attempt to take the top and swallow the [-]th Army.

In the process of showing their fangs, after the 33rd and 34th divisions walked out of Nanchang, they crushed most of the areas where anti-Japanese armed forces were active along the way. Depressed and turned into dust.

The places where the two armies passed through took food on the spot along with the pace of the march. Countless villages along the way were destroyed. Humans and animals were slaughtered by the Japanese army. Poison was even poured into the wells of every village. In the area of ​​Shanggao, wherever the devils passed by, all fell into misery.
Information on the advance of the devil's three-way army was continuously collected into the headquarters of the Ninth Theater Command.

When the devil's goal became clear, Xue Boling, standing in front of the sand table, ordered:

"Order Luo, to concentrate the strength of the 74th Army to deal with the Suzuki Brigade that is rushing over! At the same time, the 72nd Army and the other three armies will set up defenses on the left and right wings of Shanggao County to block the 33rd and 34th Divisions!"

Xue Boling threw his hands back, facing the sudden attack of [-] devils, his face was calm, and his heart was full of pride.

Because he is not afraid of the frontal attack of the Suzuki Brigade, which belongs to the Sixth Division, the 74th Army, which has undergone two changes of Soviet equipment and American equipment, is strong enough to compete with a division.

Chief of Staff Wu Yizhi said from the side, "Mr. Xue, will there be any problems with using Mr. Luo's other three armies to block the 33rd and 34th divisions?"

If it is said that the 74th Army is used to block a division of the Japanese army, then he naturally has no objection, but if it is an ordinary army, whether it is possible to block a division of the Japanese army alone, then he has to be more cautious.

The strength of ordinary combat troops is also well known in the theater. Unless it is a death order, the performance is always somewhat unsatisfactory.When the [-]th Group Army was stationed in the Gao'an area before, it was a routine performance to be connected to three lines of defense in a short period of time.

So when Wu Yizhi mentioned this now, it was a vaccination.

If the flanks on both sides were not covered, the 74th Army, which hit the Suzuki Mixed Brigade head-on, would likely be surrounded by the devil's three-way army. If that was the case, the ace army would be in a dangerous situation.

"Well, it makes sense, but I think Chief Luo will feel sorry for his 74th Army. In order to prevent the 74th Army from being breached when the two wings are fighting in front, he will definitely order the three armies to fortify along the way to prevent the Japanese army from breaking through the defense line. .”

"You want Chief Luo to face this Japanese attack alone? Then he can't scold his mother?"

"Haha, then go and call Li Yutang over."

"Let the Tenth Army go there too?"

Xue Boling nodded, and said confidently, "Now these three groups of Japanese troops have penetrated a hundred and ten kilometers away from their respective starting points. The original security battle in Nanchang has developed into a high-level offensive battle. These three groups of Japanese troops can be regarded as The collective went deep."

"Hmph, Enkabe Ichiro wants to take this opportunity to eat up our [-]th Army Group Army. Well, I also want to eat up these three deep-seated enemies! Then I'll show him that our Ninth War Zone is not the Zaoyi Battlefield! "

Wu Yizhi looked at the Shanggao area on the sand table and said: "The 11th Army won the attack on Zaoyang Yichang last year, and they still have the morale to attack."

Xue Boling pointed his index finger at the Shanggao area on the sand table, "Then we will go to Shanggao and destroy his morale!"

"Will the Japanese army attack Gaogao eventually turn into an attack on Changsha?"

Wu Yizhi expressed his last worry.

Xue Boling said in a deep voice, "Judging from the current mobilization of Japanese troops, they have not revealed their intention to attack Changsha, but if they lose their way up, it will be difficult to say. If they lose their way up, then Changsha is likely to be attacked from three directions. Offensive, so in this battle, we must keep the top high."

For Xue Boling, since repelling Okamura's attack on Changsha in October last year, the Japanese army has not taken any action against the Ninth War Zone for more than a year. Xinqianghe captured Xinqiang Town, and Xue Boling thought it was not a war, but just took the troops out for a stroll.

As a general, he himself feels uncomfortable if there is no war in the place guarding one side.

Now that the war is coming, he is not overheated, he clearly understands the importance of Shanggao to himself.

Half a day later, Li Yutang, the commander of the Tenth Army, arrived at the theater headquarters in a jeep.

In the office, Xue Boling made Li Yutang a cup of local black tea.

Xue Boling explained the situation facing Gao Gao to Li Yutang, and said that he was ready to transfer the Tenth Army into it at any time.

"Don't worry, Chief Xue, our Tenth Army will definitely be worthy of the title of 'Taishan Army'!"

After listening, Li Yutang got up and gave a military salute to Xue Boling.

Xue Boling patted Li Yutang on the shoulder, "Okay, I'll watch your performance!"

When the combat telegram was sent to Gao'an, Luo Zhuoying, who was stationed in Shanggao, quickly deployed troops.

At the same time, the Japanese army's three-way offensive was quickly reflected to the Supreme Command in Chongqing.

The High Command was very concerned about this situation, and the Supreme Staff Meeting discussed the possibility of the Shanggao war developing into the devil's second attack on Changsha.

Whether it is the intelligence agents of the Ninth War Zone, or the intelligence personnel of the military commanders scattered in the Three War Zones, the Five War Zones, and the Six War Zones, they are all paying close attention to the movements of the 11th Army garrisons in their respective regions.

With the continuous feedback of observation intelligence, the Japanese 11th Army did not see any movement towards Changsha.

Devils.

The Suzuki Brigade and the 33rd and 34th Divisions, which attacked Shanggao, relied on their strong forces, and "lightning" long-distance drives went straight into Shanggao, arrogantly, burning, killing, and looting all the way, one fire after another.

Although the headquarters was ordered to imitate the German combat style and execute a lightning combat plan against Shanggao, to capture Shanggao and defeat the 74th Army headed by the [-]th Army before the Changsha defenders had time to react, but in order to execute it, apart from the use of aircraft opened the way, but they didn't have as many tanks and tanks as the Germans.

Under the cover of air planes and joint operations of ground infantry, artillery and cavalry, the devils advanced smoothly. Except for being blocked by the 74th Army, the three armies blocking the two wings were broken through two lines of defense. The 33rd and 34th divisions broke through in one day A line of defense moved forward at a speed, and finally fought fiercely at places [-] kilometers and [-] kilometers away from Shanggao County.

This speed is not actually a blitzkrieg, but it has already put great pressure on the Nineteenth Army.

On the third day when Guizi Bing pointed directly at the high school, Luo Zhuoying saw that the two flanks might not be able to hold back, so he drove to the army headquarters on the two flank battlefields on the spot, and drew a line behind their respective fronts with a red pen. red bar.

Retreat beyond this red line, shoot!

After being forced for a while, the defensive effect of the two flanks was immediate, and the army that had rested for more than a year without fighting quickly retreated from the laziness cultivated in the past.

After receiving the battle report, Xue Boling immediately decided to let the Tenth Army, who was on standby at any time, join the Shanggao battlefield overnight!

After receiving the order, all members of the Tenth Army set off and attacked overnight.

(End of this chapter)