Age of Rebirth

Chapter 530 East Attack

The Japanese army opened a gap in the direction of Henan. Xiangyue Qingji, who was also seasoned and experienced in using troops, would not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It was transferred back to a division, and placed in Beiping. Isotani Rensuke's division, which had been serving as the general strategic reserve team, had a total of more than 6 troops. Anyang direction.

Xiangyue Qingsi knew the truth of the importance of military speed, and Tang Qiuli was not an idler. He would definitely try his best to block the gap in the direction of Henan. Time is the basis of victory. On the morning of the 13th, they arrived in Zhengzhou and joined the previous Japanese troops. As a result, the total strength of the Japanese troops in the Henan direction, excluding those consumed in the Hebi and Xinxiang battles, had reached more than [-].

At the same time, he issued an order to form the First Army of the North China Expedition Army with the Isoya Division as the core, and Lieutenant General Isoya Rensuke as the commander to uniformly command the Japanese troops in the Henan direction and undertake future combat tasks.

After Xiang Yueqing finished his report, Zai Ren praised him greatly, mobilizing troops in this way, taking advantage of the situation to expand the results of the battle, and making bigger moves behind Tang Qiuli's Yellow River defense line, so that the newly formed First Army will become a sharp weapon in our hands , The nightmare of the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, the general's move is worthy of being a good general of our Great Japanese Empire!Xiangyue Qingsi was humble again and again. [

After drinking a few cups, Zai Ren rolled his small eyes a few times, changed the topic, and asked, "Xiang Yue-jun, in your opinion, what is the most suitable direction for the First Army's next attack? "Because Xiangyue Qingsi was happy in his heart, the so-called people were in good spirits on happy occasions, and the wine was full of wine, and the cup was bottomed out, which was somewhat too big.

He said without hesitation: "I think it's here!" He stood up abruptly, and walked towards the large military map hanging on the wall. Because of the alcohol, his feet were fluttering. If it wasn't for the geisha serving him to help him, he might have made a fuss. The dog grabs shit, his left arm just rests on the round shoulder of the geisha, and his hand hangs down naturally, just stroking the plump breasts of the geisha. Cool!

He pointed to the map with his right hand, which happened to be the location of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, and then explained: "Along the south bank of the Yellow River, attack Luoyang, Lingbao, Tongguan, and Weinan in the west, and take Xi'an directly. In this way, the stability of the army can be achieved. For the strategy in North China, Xi’an can be used as a base to attack the southwestern region of China through Hanzhong, go straight to Chongqing, and go down the Yangtze River to attack Wuhan and Nanjing, as well as important cities on both sides of the Yangtze River.”

"It can also be echoed with our troops north of the Yellow River. Tang Qiuli's Yellow River defense line will inevitably face the enemy and fight against the water, which also limits the mobile combat capability of the North China Independent Division. In this way, relying on the two main rivers of China, the If China is dismembered into three isolated parts, the north, the center and the south, and then each part is broken, then the war in China can be settled."

Zai Ren nodded again and again. He felt more and more that Xiangyue Jun was an excellent strategist. His thoughts coincided with his own. This was also a situation he dreamed of. A moment of frustration and annoyance.

Just after the Japanese army occupied Zhengzhou, Zairen sent the battle report to the base camp. At the same time, he first took Xi'an, attacked Taiyuan, completely resolved North China, and then reported the strategic concept of going south. Soon, the base camp called back. Apart from the unprecedented victory of the army, there was nothing else, which made Zai Ren confused.

He added another telegram, stating his next battle plan. The central idea was to insist on attacking Xi'an by marching westward, first to North China, and then to Jiangnan. The troops in Zhengzhou attacked Xuzhou in the east, and then went south to the Songhu area, joined forces from the sea, captured Shanghai in one fell swoop, and captured Nanjing, the capital of China. The Minister of the Navy at the base camp, Minai Guangzheng, is doing something wrong.

As the chief of staff, he asked the headquarters to reconsider his battle plan, otherwise, he would fly back to Tokyo in person to meet the emperor and state his opinion.

The headquarters quickly called back. Zai Ren was shocked when he saw it. This time, the content of the telegram was completely in the tone of his brother Emperor Hirohito. There was no room for negotiation. It was an order directly, asking him to resolutely implement the overall strategy of going south immediately. The imperial army in the direction of Songhu is now fighting very hard. Chiang Kai-shek has concentrated all his elite troops on the Songhu battlefield. huge loss.

The telegram asked him to convey his order to Xiangyue Qingsi, the commander of the North China Dispatch Army. Zairen was not reconciled and continued to insist on his own opinion. Fighting, the first army that opened up the situation in Henan is the only army that has taken advantage of the situation. It may not be the best choice to go south for a long distance.

In this way, the two brothers, Emperor Hirohito and Prince Zaihito, quarreled with each other in the telegram, and the Japanese military operator who was sweating profusely translating the telegram was busy thinking about it, dare you, Brother Emperor The two quarreled, just like us ordinary people!It turns out that those who usually look at the gods of the emperor are nothing more than that.

In the end, Emperor Hirohito was probably impatient. What happened to Zai Ren today?Donkey temper is coming, which of us is the emperor?Here comes the ultimatum, you can insist on your opinion, first hand over the black hat of the chief of the general staff, and go to the toilet to express your opinion, there are two options for you, one is to remove the post of the chief of the general staff of the base camp, and keep you Personal opinion, one is to continue to be your chief of staff, brother, I will treat you as if you are talking drunk, and resolutely implement the plan to go south immediately. The tone is quite tough, and there is no room for flexibility.

Zai Ren was dumbfounded, reservations are useless, and the black hat is gone, talking is better than farting, so he can only choose to obey, but he is so annoyed in his heart that he can't bear it, and burst out a foul language: "Son of a bitch!" Yes, it depends on how old you are!" After cursing, I was shocked and covered my mouth tightly, only then remembered that the two of them were born to the same mother, and looked around hurriedly, as if no one was paying attention As for whether the walls have ears, only God knows.

In all fairness, Zairen and Xiangyue Qingji's plan was indeed clever, because Tang Qiuli no longer had any troops that could compete with the newly formed Japanese First Army, and all he could use were second-line troops, and he was Any point on the Yellow River defense line could be the target of an attack by the 13 troops of the Japanese First Army.

If the battle plan of Zai Ren and Xiangyue Qingsi is approved, the future war situation will become more difficult and dangerous. At least Tang Qiuli's troops will be very difficult to fight. The only thing he can do is to retreat and give up the present All the points, reorganize the strategic layout, and lock the Yellow River defense line of nearly a million Japanese troops in North China, it will fall apart, and the Japanese troops in North China will rush to the south of the Yangtze River like a flood that burst a bank. God opened his eyes, and Emperor Hirohito went into a coma trick.

Looking at Xiangyue Qingji, who was full of foam, and elaborating his strategic concept with great interest, Zairen felt sad for a while, and his mouth was bitter, wishing to kick the emperor's brother into a eunuch. He knew that Xiangyue Qingji was just like himself , all regard the westward advance as the next combat goal, and they are the fanatical implementers of the army's North China combat plan, and this telegram from the emperor is no less than a bucket of cold water.That's why he set up a family banquet, and brought out his two most beloved concubines, with good wine, good food and beauties, to comfort Xiangyue Qingji's heart that was about to be hurt later.

Xiangyue Qingji returned to his seat, that salty pig's hand was still reluctant to leave the soft spot on the geisha's chest, picked up the wine glass, drank it down, his face glowed red with impulsiveness, he knew that with his hand, It was definitely stabbed at the Achilles heel of Tang Qiuli, the devil of China. He did not have the strength to contend with his 13 troops. All his troops were entangled with the imperial army on the front line.

Zai Ren looked at the enthusiastic Xiangyue Qingji, and really couldn't bear to smash his ideals, it was more cruel, just like he was lying on a beautiful woman and having sex to his heart's content, and at the most critical moment, he was dragged away by himself It's the same, even has the intention of killing, but no matter how cruel it is, it has to be done.

Zai Ren took out the telegram and handed it to Xiangyue Qingsi without saying a word. Sure enough, Xiangyue Qingsi's complexion changed from the flushed face just now to gray and then livid. He raised his head and stared directly at Zai Ren. Zai Ren felt terrified, "Your Highness, it's obvious that the bastards in the navy are playing tricks. They insisted on fighting in Shanghai, and they couldn't win the fight. They pulled our North China team to help them. Didn't you see that?" [

Zai Ren could only smile wryly, so what if he saw it?He couldn't answer, "His Royal Highness, the First Army's current strong situation is hard-won. If you ignore North China and go southward for a long distance, you will inevitably be blocked by the Nanjing government army. The closer you get to the Jiangnan area, this kind The more intense the resistance will be, and if we fight all the way to the south of the Yangtze River, how many troops do we have to attack the Chinese government army?"

"The most important thing is that on the southern front, we don't have a foothold, and the troops are still floating in the sea. They can guarantee that when my first army reaches the Songhu area, they will open a gap in the southern front and fight with my troops." Will they meet? If not, wouldn’t the Tenth Army go in alone? Has the headquarters considered all this? Your Royal Highness, have you appealed?”

Faced with Xiangyue Qingji's rhetorical question, Zairen couldn't tell about the fact that he and the emperor's brother had quarreled so much that they almost scolded their mother. He just said quietly, "This is what His Majesty the Emperor meant. As long as we carry it out and attack The key point is Xuzhou at the junction of Jiangsu and Shandong, so follow this order!"

The words have come to this point, looking at the expression of His Royal Highness, it is also sloppy, Xiangyue Qingji knows that things can't be changed, the wine tastes dull, and even the softness of the beauty in his arms has become unsatisfactory. After falling silent, the two old foxes looked at each other, and they both saw deep regret and loss in each other's eyes.

(To be continued)