Beacon starts from the departure of a strong man

Chapter 389 Argument
The officers of the Japanese General Staff Headquarters reported the drafted combat plan to the Hashimoto group.

Hashimoto group took a look and found that the battle plan was okay. He was quite satisfied. Hashimoto group quickly reported the battle plan to the emperor.

The Japanese army's plan for a decisive battle with the Republic of China army in the Xuzhou area was quickly approved. The main force of the Japanese army in this battle was the Second Army of the Pingjin Front Army.

The Second Army of Hisao Nishio served as the main force, and the No. 16 Division of Nakajima Kyogo, which originally belonged to the First Army, and the 114th Division of Moji Suematsu were assigned to the Second Army.

As a result, the strength of the Second Army has increased a lot!
In order to investigate the situation in the Xuzhou area on the spot, Hashimoto took a group of officers from the General Staff Headquarters of the base camp and flew to Jinan by plane.

This time, the Hashimoto group went to the front line in the name of the dispatch team from the base camp.

Discussing the battle plan on the spot, Hashimoto Group also ordered all the brigade-level generals of the Pingjin Front Army to participate in the meeting. Therefore, Terauchi Shouichi issued a tentative attack on the Fuji County area.

Let the Japanese troops from all walks of life maintain the current situation, do not provoke the enemy troops, and wait until the Japanese military meeting is over.

At the meeting, Hashimoto Group, as a military officer who came to Tokyo on business, did his part to introduce his campaign plan.

"Everyone!"

"According to the deployment of the campaign, our idea is that the 16th Division and the 114th Division will march to the east of Lanfeng in Yu Province and north of the Longhai Line to capture the main force of the Republic of China army."

"Then, the Fifth Division and the Tenth Division continued to march according to the scheduled plan. The 14th Division of Kenji Doihara of the First Army forcibly crossed the Yellow River to detour to Lanfeng and Guide, cutting off the retreat of the Republic of China army."

"At the same time, in the area south of the Jinpu line, the Central China Front Army dispatched the Ninth Division and the 13th Division, and attached two detachments, and went north to encircle Xuzhou."

"The Sixth Division, led by Inaba Shiro, attacked Hefei in Anhui Province, controlled the surrounding traffic arteries, and prevented the retreat of the Republic of China army."

"In this way, we will encircle Xuzhou from the south, southeast, and southwest, and cut off the retreat of the Republic of China army."

This time, after hearing Hashimoto Group's explanation, the participants of the meeting, some staff officers of the Pingjin Front Army and the Central China Front Army also had different ideas.

For example, Akira Muto, this old devil participated in the meeting on behalf of the Central China Front Army. His idea of ​​the Xuzhou battle was that this battle must annihilate the Songhu battle, the Jinling defense battle, and the main force of the Republic of China army after the Jinyang defense battle.

Only by eliminating the main force of the Republic of China army can China's will to resist be further destroyed, and people like President Wang will be forced to emerge in China to fall under the banner of the empire.

As for winning Xuzhou, this is just a by-product!

However, Akira Muto's point of view was quickly rejected by the chief of staff and combat staff of the Second Army.

Kiyofuku Okamoto, the combat staff officer of the 2nd Army of the Pingjin Front Army, believes that although Xuzhou is only as big as a palm and a small place, Xuzhou's strategic location is very important. From the history of the Far East, we can see that Xuzhou has always been a battleground for military strategists. land.

The occupation of Xuzhou by the imperial army is more meaningful than the annihilation of the main force of the Republic of China army. Therefore, Kiyofuku Okamoto believes that the primary task of this battle is to attack Xuzhou and win this strategic location. As for the army in the Xuzhou area, it is only when they attack Xuzhou. products attached to it.

Suzuki, the chief of staff of the Second Army, led the way. After listening to Kiyofuku Okamoto's words, the old devil clapped his hands and applauded. He agreed with Kiyofuku Okamoto's point of view.

Because Suzuki led the way has always admired Chinese culture, especially the history of the Three Kingdoms. This is to prove the strategic position of Xuzhou.

After listening to the staff officers of the second army, Akira Muto sneered: "Hmph! You are simply stupid."

Regarding Suzuki Sudao and Okamoto Kiyofuku, Akira Muto scolded directly: "The imperial army, it is because of your stupid ideas that they failed to annihilate the Republic of China army in the Battle of Songhu, Jinling, and Jinyang. The main force."

"Give them a chance to breathe, especially the 22nd Army Group from Sichuan Province. This local army has repeatedly eaten up the elite forces of our imperial army."

"If you don't choose to annihilate the main force of the Republic of China army at the first time, the Far East has a vast territory and a large population. After the Republic of China government recovers and rebuilds its troops, we will always be the ones who suffer."

"Hachi!" Suzuki led the way with rounded eyes, looking at Akira Muto viciously: "Akira Muto, you are just a loser in the battle in Tokyo, if your point of view is correct, why didn't you become the chief of operations! ?”

With Suzuki's leading words, he directly stabbed Akira Muto with a knife!Reminiscent of being driven away by Shimomura Sada, and then suppressed by Hashimoto Gun, Akira Muto's face turned livid now.

"Suzuki led the way...you are simply an elm-headed, stupid pig!"

Akira Muto shouted, "Look at the map yourself, based on my observations from the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Jinyang."

"The 2nd and [-]st armies of our imperial army, plus the Central China Front Army, encircle Xuzhou with seven or eight divisions. After the Chinese troops find out, they will definitely retreat directly like the Battle of Songhu."

"Because the generals of the Republic of China army were very worried that their troops would be encircled and wiped out and they would not be able to escape. Once we marched towards Xuzhou and gave up capturing the opponent's main force, the Republic of China army would easily leave Xuzhou."

"In this way, our plan will fall short. According to the characteristics of the army of the Republic of China, if they run away, won't the city of Xuzhou be left behind?"

"It was very simple for us to take Xuzhou; therefore, I think that the battle of Xuzhou should aim at annihilating the main force of the Republic of China army."

Akira Muto was arguing with the staff officers of the Second Army, and the staff officer of the First Army of the Pingjin Front Army and the head of the combat section who were sitting aside were also divided into two factions.

The First Army's staff officer, Jin Meiqin, supported Akira Muto's point of view, but did not agree with his brother's second army's point of view. On the contrary, the combat section chief of the First Army went down the mountain to think about it. This old devil supported his brother's army.

Down the mountain, I think that a large number of troops have gathered in the Xuzhou area. According to the performance of the Republic of China army in Jinling, the Republic of China army implemented a scorched-earth war of resistance, and would not give up easily in any city or place. Once the imperial army encircled Xuzhou.

The Republic of China army in the fifth war zone will definitely defend Xuzhou to the death and fight to the end with the imperial army. Just like the battle of Jinling, the Republic of China army will definitely fight for a while before abandoning Xuzhou.

Now Chang Kaishen is very concerned about the international face. If Xuzhou retreats without a fight, the international community will definitely have doubts about whether Chang Kaishen will persist in the protracted war of resistance.

In the conference room, the two sides refused to give in to each other, the public said the public was justified, and the woman said that the woman was justified.

As for this battle, whether it is aimed at capturing the main force of the Republic of China army or taking Xuzhou first, it depends on the Minister of Operations, Hashimoto Group.

(End of this chapter)