Beacon starts from the departure of a strong man

Wanjialing, the command post of the 22nd Army of the Sichuan Army!

Liu Changqing shouted: "Lao Yu, I just received news from Wuhan that Li Yunheng and Xue Weiying have been shot."

"This time, the military court trial was very fast, and the two men were shot on the same day they were sentenced."

When Yu Hua heard this, he let out a long breath. To be honest, Yu Hua was really afraid that Li Yunheng would escape this trial.

Because, in the original time and space, Li Yunheng did not know how to operate, and successfully escaped the trial of the military court, and his subordinate Xue Weiying was sentenced to death!

After learning that Li Yunheng was shot, Yu Hua's heart was relieved!

"Old Liu, there is not much time left for our Sichuan army to rest and reorganize. We must seize the time to prepare for war."

"Lao Yu!" Liu Changqing stepped forward: "Did you get any news?"

"What bad news!" Yu Hua waved his hand: "Come on, come on... look!"

With that said, the two came to the map, "Old Liu, this is Madang Fortress, this is Pengze, this is Jiujiang, this is..."

Yu Hua clicked on several places in succession, "These places are definitely not easy to defend now that the Japanese troops are pressing down on us. With the trinity of firepower from land, sea and air, we are at a disadvantage!"

Immediately, Liu Changqing also discussed with Yu Hua. At present, the two came to a similar conclusion, that is, after the Japanese army captured the Madang Fortress.

It is very likely that two actions will be taken. The first is to concentrate more than five divisions and land at Xingzi Village in the south of Jiujiang.

The Japanese troops landing here are likely to attack Changsha and Nanchang, or directly attack Yueyang in Hunan Province, cut off the Guangdong-Han Railway, and form a large siege of Wuhan.

Another possibility is that part of the Japanese army landed in Jiujiang and Gutang, carried out flank raids and harassment operations, and concentrated more than three divisions of troops to rush directly to Ruichang and then attack Wuhan.

In view of this situation, Liu Changqing believes that it should be reported to the Ninth Theater Command immediately so that they can make deployment quickly.

At the Ninth War Zone Headquarters, after receiving the report from the Sichuan Army, Chen Cixiu immediately convened a supreme military meeting. In view of the fact that the Madang Fortress fell so quickly.

The Chinese side quickly made adjustments. First, Commander-in-Chief Xue Yue of the First Corps blocked the Japanese invasion from Poyang Lake. Part of Yu Jishi's 74th Army and the entire Gan Province security group and local militia group deployed defenses in the Xingzi Village area.

The Lu Han Division of the 60th Army of the Yunnan Army immediately advanced to Dongxiang and Jinxian, and Ye Zhao of the 66th Army of the Guangdong Army garrisoned Nanchang.

The Second Corps, Commander-in-Chief Zhang Fakui, is stationed at the Hetianjia Town Fortress in Jiujiang, with Wang Jingjiu of the 25th Army, Li Yutang of the 8th Army, and Li Hanhun of the 64th Army of the Guangdong Army directly on the lake between Gutang and Jiujiang. and Jiang'an area deployment.

Li Yannian's troops of the 2nd Army were stationed at Tianjia Town Fortress, Huo Kuizhang's troops of the 54th Army were stationed at Pier Town and Fuchikou Fortress, and Wu Qiwei's troops of the Ninth Army controlled the traffic arteries and commanding heights between Huanglaoliu and Mahuiling.

Sun Tongxuan's unit of the Third Group Army transferred an army from Lu Province to the south to participate in the Battle of Wuhan!

Sun Tongxuan's troops have now been included in the Sichuan Army system. The Second Route Army Headquarters of the Sichuan Army knew about the dispatch of this army to the south. At that time, the old man personally talked on the phone with Deng Xihou and Pan Wenhua.

Among them, the 31st Group Army of Tang Enbo of the Central Army was assembled between Fengcheng and Qingjiang, and the 30th Group Army at the base of Wangling was assembled between Gao'an and Shanggao.

The 32nd Army Group's Guan Lin expedition was assembled in Xianning and Puqi, and the 20th Army Group's Shang Zhen was between Nanchang and Wanzai to build fortifications against the enemy in the east.

The Gui Yongqing troops of the 46th Army built fortifications against the enemy in the north in Tongcheng, Linxiang, and Chengling.The 197th Division guards Changsha, and the Wuhan Police Force strengthens fortification construction.

From the above troop configuration, Zhang Fakui's 2nd Corps served as the main offensive and became the main force.

Due to the numerous rivers, lakes and seas in the Jiujiang area, the defenders lacked naval support. The Japanese army attacked with a trinity of land, sea and air firepower, which put the defenders at a disadvantage.

However, because the Madang Fortress fell too quickly, China had to adopt such a defensive plan!
While the Chinese side was actively deploying defenses, the Japanese side, the Shanyuan Dashan Brigade's attack went extremely smoothly and captured Pengze County!

Okamura Neiji, who was commanding the operations from the rear, was very happy after learning that the Sanmoto Tatsuyama brigade had captured Peng Ze!
Previously, the Sixth Division was annihilated by the Sichuan Army, and the No.11 Army was almost always defeated. This made Okamura Neji very embarrassed. Now he has captured Pengze County!

Okamura Neiji was in a good mood and took a special plane to inspect Pengze County.

After the Shanyuan Dashan Brigade captured Pengze County, the Japanese 106th Division, with the support of the navy, also successfully landed in Pengze County.

The two Japanese armies met here, and the Japanese army's strength increased greatly. Huang Wei's 18th Army, Yu Jishi's Department, was originally preparing to counterattack Pengze County, but in view of the increased strength of the Japanese army.

Huang Wei had to give up the counterattack plan. After all, the Japanese army had the navy and aviation to cooperate. If the counterattack was unfavorable, it would suffer a lot.

the next day!
Okamura Neji's plane landed at a simple airport outside Pengze County!

Here, the Japanese army has a regiment stationed there. The commander of the regiment, Shimoyama Haoye, walked up to Okamura Neji and brushed his face.

After the plane landed, Neji Okamura was unable to get off the plane immediately due to a malfunction in the plane's elevator. The pilot was still tinkering with the elevator.

After Shimoyama Haoye learned about it, he came to the plane and shouted: "Your Excellency, Commander, time is pressing, and I am willing to act as an elevator for the Commander."

After saying that, Shimoyama Haoye immediately knelt on the ground with his legs and raised his butt!
Okamura Neiji thought this was a good idea, so he stepped on the human mat and got off the plane.

Many Japanese officers who came to pick up the plane were stunned for a moment when they saw Shimoyama Haoye's operation.

After Okamura Neiji got off the plane, he personally helped Shimoyama Haoye up and said in a gentle voice: "What's the name of your... job?"

"Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, I have taken a humble position and am currently serving as the Infantry Regiment Captain of the 106th Division!"

"Yoshi!" Okamura Neji nodded: "Shimoyama Haoye... I remember you, you are very good."

"Work hard, work hard for the Imperial Holy War, and fight for His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Hi!" Shimoyama Haoye nodded solemnly: "For the sake of the empire and for His Majesty the Emperor, I will do my best to die!"

"Yo Xi!" Okamura Neiji was even more satisfied this time, "If you work hard, when Wuhan is captured, according to military merit, as long as you do well."

"It's not like the position of brigade leader cannot be appointed!"

In an instant, many Japanese officers on the scene had their eyes turned red!
Holy shit!He... was wrong!

Xia Shan Haoye has made a lot of money this time. If I had known about the human flesh mat, I would have gone too!

Now the commander has remembered Xia Shan Haoye, as long as Xia Shan Haoye did not make any major operational mistakes during the Wuhan strategy.Then, after the war is over, your Excellency the Commander will definitely give you a reward, and a brigade commander will definitely not be a problem!

Although there is only one level difference between the commander of the regiment and the commander of the brigade, many Japanese officers from ordinary families can only stop at the position of commander of the regiment in this life.

What the hell!This time I really lost a lot of money!

Many Japanese military officers were very regretful. Aren't they just being dogs?I can too!

At this time, Shimoyama Haoye was also extremely excited. He had finally left an impression in front of the commander, and he was going to rise to the top!

Immediately, Okamura Neiji was escorted by Shimoyama Haoye and entered Pengze County. In a small foreign-style building in a wealthy businessman's home, Okamura Neiji met Sanmoto Tatsuyama and the division commander of the 106th Division!

Regarding Sanmoto Tatsuyama, Okamura Neiji praised him very much, saying that Sanmoto Tatsuyama was proud of the No. 11 Army.

He said something to the commander of the 106th Division, Junroku Matsuura Okamura Neiji: "Matsuura-kun!"

"Wuhan Strategy, is your division having any difficulties?!"

Matsuura Junrokuro loudly said: "Your Excellency, Commander, my division has no difficulties, and my division will definitely not embarrass the No. 11 Army."

In front of Okamura Neji, Matsuura Junrokuro had a flattering smile on his face!

Speaking of which, Junroku Matsuura was Neji Okamura's senior at the Army Sergeant School. He is now 57 years old and is about to enter the sixth grade.

Now that the empire is recruiting troops and forming new divisions, Matsuura Junrokuro has returned to the frontline troops. He very much wants to rely on his military exploits to make himself go further.

Regarding Matsuura Junrokuro's response, Okamura Neji thought about it for a while and really believed Matsuura Junrokuro.

Because, although the 106th Division is a newly formed ad hoc division, its soldiers come from the Kumamoto area of ​​the [-]th Division.

As the saying goes, a person's name is like a tree's shadow. The Sixth Division formed by soldiers from the Kumamoto area has strong combat effectiveness. This convinced Okamura Neiji that the 106th Division would definitely be no worse than the Sixth Division.

After Okamura Neji had a detailed discussion with Sanmoto Tatsuyama, Matsuura Junrokuro and others, he gave them an order that a Japanese division and a brigade should cooperate with each other to immediately attack Hukou and Jiujiang.

Sanmoto Tatsuyama and Matsuura Junrokuro said that there was no problem at all!
That afternoon, Okamura Neiji took a special plane back. After resting for two days in Pengze, the Japanese army immediately began to march towards the Hukou and Jiujiang areas.

The army stationed at Hukou is the 18th Division of Huang Wei's 11th Army, and the division commander is Peng Shan.

After Peng Shan's 11th Division experienced the Battle of Songhu, it had been resting in Shangrao, Gan Province. The Japanese army encircled them one division after another.

Chen Cixiu of the Ninth War Zone mobilized Chen Pei's 60th Division, 16th Division and 77th Division, and the forces of the three divisions rushed to Hukou.

Peng Shan's 11th Division, as the main force of the 18th Army, has quite good combat effectiveness, as does Chen Pei of the 60th Division.

However, the combat effectiveness of the 16th Division and the 77th Division was stretched.So much so that during the Hukou Defense Battle, the troops of Peng Shan and Chen Pei had to mobilize their troops to assist friendly forces.

Fortunately, the 11th Division and the 60th Division were strong enough in combat. During the Japanese attack, they counterattacked and captured Meilankou and Tanlong Mountain, leaving the defenders with a glimmer of hope and the ability to retreat calmly.

The battle to defend Hukou ended in less than a week. Behind Hukou is Jiujiang!
After Neji Okamura learned that Hukou had been captured, he was as happy as a fat man weighing [-] pounds.

After days of fighting, the Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade and the 106th Division were unable to hold on any longer. Neji Okamura personally ordered them to rest for two weeks.

After the rest, the Japanese Shan Yuandashan Brigade and the 106th Division began to march towards Jiujiang!
Okamura Neiji also moved his headquarters to the mouth of the lake, Shizhong Mountain. Okamura Neiji's headquarters was set up here, and he can overlook Poyang Lake from here.

It's sunny and windy right now, and Poyang Lake and the mountains, among the misty clouds, look very nice.

"Hey!" Okamura Neji exclaimed in admiration after looking at the scenery: "The scenery of Middle-earth is really extraordinary."

"Only our Yamato nation can enjoy a scenery like this. The stupid people of the Republic of China are worthy of this piece of land."

Jiujiang is surrounded by water on three sides, with Poyang Lake to the east, the Yangtze River to the north, Sai Lake and Chengmen Lake to the west, Nanxun Railway, Xingzi Village and De'an County to the south, and Lushan Mountain, which has the strongest symbolic significance during the Republic of China, to the southeast.

In the attack on Jiujiang, Okamura Neji still took the Sanmoto Tatsuyama Brigade as the vanguard. After this brigade was replenished, its soldiers and weapons and equipment are now almost equal to those of a permanent division.

The 106th Division serves as the general reserve!

Okamura Neji chose Gutang as the breakthrough point. He planned to capture Gutang, tear apart the Chinese defenders' defense line, and then take Jiujiang in a roundabout way and annihilate the nearby Chinese troops.

The garrison near Gutang is part of Li Yutang's Eighth Army, the 11th Reserve Division. This 11th Reserve Division is a new unit that has just been formed. Many officers and soldiers are newcomers, and most of them have just laid down their troops. Hoe and sickle.

In the middle of the night, the Shanyuan Dashan Brigade successfully landed in Gutang under the cover of the Japanese navy, because the 11th Reserve Division had no combat experience against Japan.

Therefore, after the 11th Reserve Division near Gutang discovered that the Japanese troops were coming, the division commander Zhang Wenmei ordered to open fire. After the defenders opened fire across the board, all light and heavy machine gun fire points and mortar positions were exposed.

The Japanese naval guns on the river immediately began to measure the Chinese firepower points. Several rounds of naval guns were fired down, causing Zhang Wenmei's 11th Division to suffer heavy losses.

At dawn, Shan Yuandashan's brigade had successfully landed in Gutang and annihilated the remnants of Zhang Wen's art division.

After the Gutang defenders started fighting, Zhang Wenmei also called Li Yutang, and Li Yutang also sent reinforcements to support. However, after the Japanese army captured Gutang, it was too late to reverse the defeat.

Li Yutang urgently reported it to Zhang Fakui, the commander-in-chief of the Second Corps. After Lao Zhang learned about this incident, he took it very seriously. Once Gutang was not secured, the entire Jiujiang would be easily captured by the Japanese army.

He immediately mobilized his troops, preparing to quickly annihilate the Japanese troops near Gutang while the Japanese troops were not yet firmly established.

That night, the Chinese defenders assembled six divisions and an independent brigade to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese army in Gutang. However, the 19th Division and the 128th Division counterattacked smoothly.

There was a problem with the 190th Division, and the Japanese troops were repelled by multiple attacks. The other three divisions and the independent brigade immediately rebuilt the second line of defense and occupied the commanding heights in order to cope with the deterioration of the situation.

After a night of fierce fighting, because the 190th Division failed to complete the combat requirements, the Chinese and Japanese troops fell into a confrontation. Okamura Neiji discovered a large number of Chinese defenders through the exchange of fire on the front line and the Japanese reconnaissance.

After the 106th Division was ordered to join the battle and the Japanese army increased its strength, the battle situation began to turn against China!
First of all, the Japanese navy and aviation forces cooperated, and the Chinese side's artillery fire was insufficient to suppress the Japanese army. There were six divisions and one independent brigade, and the casualties of many of the troops had reached one-third.

Some troops have reached two-thirds. In view of the changes in the fighting situation, the Ninth War Zone also ordered the abandonment of Gutang and asked the defenders to move to the front line of Xingzi Village. (End of chapter)