Beacon starts from the departure of a strong man

Chapter 289 Sakura Meeting

at the same time!

Zhang Fakui's Eighth Army and Luo Zhuoying's No.16 Army retreated to the Seventh Theater.

There are also troops such as Liu Jianxu's Tenth Army and the 23rd Army.

Now they are also contacting Jinling, asking for additional troops.

The right-wing combat army group on the Songhu battlefield has now successfully evacuated to the seventh theater.

After discussing with Marshal Liu and Chen Cixiu.

In view of the evacuation of the defenders from Songhu, the combat effectiveness has dropped drastically.

Coupled with the incomplete formation of the troops.

This group of troops was all withdrawn to Anhui Province for rest and reorganization to build the defense line of the seventh theater.

The Sichuan Army's 23rd Group Army will be in front for a while.

The order of rest is Liu Jianxu's 10th Army and Zhang Fakui's Eighth Army.

These two group armies first went to the mountainous areas of Anhui Province to rest and replenish their troops.

Luo Zhuoying's No.16 Legion.

It governs the 18th Army, Commander Luo Zhuoying and the 54th Army, Commander Huo Kuizhang.

The 18th Division under the No.11 Army was commanded by Peng Shan, and the 67th Division was commanded by Li Shusen. Because Li Shusen was injured, Huang Wei took over Li Shusen's post.

The 54th Division of the 14th Army is under the command of Huo Kuizhang, and the 98th Division is under the command of Xia Chuzhong.

These four divisions, as well as the three temporary brigades under Liu Jianxu's 23rd Army Corps, are temporarily on top of the front line.

Chen Cixiu used the power of the deputy commander to give priority to Luo Zhuoying's troops and Liu Jianxu's 23rd Army, supplementing a large number of troops.

The No.16 Corps and the 23rd Corps after the repair.

Take time to train now.

Next, the Japanese army will definitely seize the time to attack the seventh theater.

at the same time!

The Tenth Army and the Shanghai Dispatch Army also used this period of time to send two supplementary divisions from China to the Songhu battlefield.

Due to the battle of the Sichuan Army in the Taihu Lake area, the Tenth Army suffered a big loss.

Liu Chuanping helped the old devil, and also sent a message for help to the base camp.

Shimomura decides!
After receiving the telegram from Yanagawa Hirasuke, the supplementary soldiers of the two divisions that had just been mobilized in the country were immediately transported to the Songhu area!
at the same time!

Shimomura decided to contact the Kwantung Army.

Let the commander of the Kwantung Army immediately mobilize the Jing'an Army in the territory and go south to join the Songhu battlefield.

The Jing'an Army fighting with the 23rd Brigade.

The performance on the battlefield is good, especially the battle in Songjiang Town.

The Jing'an Army of the two brigades fought like a tiger and a tiger.

Kameo Ono spoke highly of this unit.

and so!
He reported to the Tenth Army Command.

Yanagawa Hirasuke and Tanabe Moritake felt that since the Jing'an Army fought fiercely, its combat effectiveness was not inferior to that of the Japanese Army Alliance.

Then simply report to the base camp and let it mobilize the Jing'an army to go south.

Participate in the battle in the Songhu area and minimize the casualties of the imperial warriors.

that's it!
The commander of the Kwantung Army immediately mobilized the Jing'an Army of 2 people from the north to go south.

After the Tenth Army and the Shanghai dispatched army were replenished with soldiers.

Matsui Iwane and Liu Chuanping helped the two old devils, after the call.

Both of them now have new ideas.

That is the Republic of China army that wants to pursue the retreat.

From their point of view, the Jinling High Command has concentrated more than [-] elite troops from all over the country and fought bloody battles in Songhu for three months.

Now the combat effectiveness of this army has dropped drastically.

Take its elite German weapon masters as an example. At the beginning of the war, there are often three German weapon masters who can fortify a division.

The fighting power of the two sides is evenly matched, and no one can do anything to the other.

However, with the prolongation of the war, German armorers now have a large number of new recruits.

Only five German weapon masters can block a division.

Yanagawa Heisuke and Matsui Iwane both know Zhongtu very well.

In today's Middle-earth, all wars rely on drawing men, commonly known as catching strong men.

Once there are casualties in the troops of Zhongtu, the recruits who are recruited have never received formal training at all.

When recruits enter the army, how can their combat effectiveness be on par with veterans.

Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Republic of China army is far inferior to that at the beginning of the war.

However, the Imperial Army is different.

The imperial army has a large number of soldiers who have received military training for a long time.

It doesn't matter if there are casualties in the troops, just add new recruits and they can go into battle.

They want to fight Jinling.

This is the mind of the Japanese frontline generals, for Shimomura.

Now the Songhu war has been completely resolved.

There is another thought in his heart, that is, the Guangdong Province landing battle.

Now the Pingjin area is already under the control of the imperial army, and the Shanghai city has been captured.

Then, the next step he wants to go south is to seize Guangdong Province and blockade the coastal areas of Middle-earth.

The imperial army marched towards Middle-earth from Pingjin, East China, and South China.

Now it has won the Shanghai stock market.

He also wanted to hear the opinions of the frontline generals on how to proceed with the battle.

For this reason, Shimomura decided to send his confidants... Tigers and wolves by the river.

Let him fly to Shanghai and talk to Matsui Iwane, the commander of the Central China Front Army.

After Torashiro Hebe arrived in Songhu.

Immediately came to Matsui Iwane's office.

Matsui Iwane, an old devil, stayed on the warship on the sea during the battle in Shanghai.

Now that the battle in Shanghai is over, his headquarters finally landed on the shore.

"Boom boom boom!!—"

Kawabe Torashiro knocked on Matsui Iwane's door.

"Enter!"

Matsui Iwane said coldly, the three-month war has exhausted this old devil.

He was already sick, and after drifting on the sea for so long, he felt a little depressed.

"Squeak!"

Kawabe Torashiro, who pushed the door open, saw Matsui Iwane sitting on a chair.

He was a little stunned.

Because, Matsui Ikenen right now is dry and thin, as if skinny.

At first glance, it looks like a paper doll.

"Your Majesty."

"On behalf of Chief of Staff Shimomura, I came to ask the opinions of the frontline soldiers."

"He is formulating a combat plan in the base camp, and is preparing to dispatch three to four divisions to the south."

"Go to Guangdong Province and launch a landing battle here."

"According to the information of Tegoco."

"Most of the troops of the Republic of China were transferred to the north to participate in the Battle of Songhu and Pingjin."

"Now the southern troops are empty."

Hearing this, Matsui Iwane, an old devil, pondered for a moment.

"Mr. Riverside!"

"My suggestion is to take the opportunity to fight Jinling, which may be more valuable."

Immediately afterwards, Matsui Iwane explained the analysis of himself and Yanagawa Heisuke to Kawabe Torashiro.

After hearing this, Kawabe Torashiro thought for a while.

He felt that Matsui Iwane's words were very reasonable, after the First World War in Songhu.

The combat effectiveness of the Republic of China army has now dropped by more than half. It may be easier to march to Jinling now than to fight Songhu before.

In the end, Kawabe Torashiro said that he had to think about it.

Matsui Iwane expressed his understanding.

It's night time.

Generals such as Tsukada Gong, Muto Akira, Changyong, Hiroshi Kumatake, and Matsui Iwane attended the emergency meeting.

Among them, Akira Muto, Changyong, and Ping Kuangwu were the toughest people in the Japanese army.

They are called "Sakura Club."

Especially Changyong, this old devil is the number two figure in the "Sakura Club".

The "Sakura Club" was established in the Taisho era. During this period, the grassroots officers of the Japanese army all wanted to establish a centralized military headquarters and expand externally.

During the February [-] Mutiny, among them were members of the "Sakura Club" who secretly fanned it.

Now that a meeting is being held, the members of the "Sakura Club" of course want to march to Jinling.

They have been waiting for many years, this is a great opportunity, and they can pass up.

(End of this chapter)