Anti-Japanese heroic righteousness

The Fifth Division under Seishiro Itagaki's command is also "prestige", because most of its soldiers come from the island country Hiroshima, Gu is also called the "Hiroshima Division".It is one of the seventeen permanent divisions of the Japanese army, one of the first seven divisions formed by the Japanese army, and one of the four mechanized divisions of the Japanese army.

Its combat effectiveness is said to be sturdy, and it is known as the "Steel Army" in the Japanese army.The record they are most proud of is of course defeating more than 30 divisions of the national army in North China.At the same time, they were also the troops with the widest range of operations in the war of aggression against China.Attacking Nankou, invading northern Shanxi, fighting Songhu, bloodbathing Nanjing, occupying Xuzhou, the Battle of Taierzhuang, a surprise attack on Guangzhou, landing in Qinzhou Bay and invading Guangxi, they can be found everywhere. More than [-] divisions in China have fought against each other, and none of them lost.

It is precisely because of their toughness that the Central China Japanese Army transferred the Fifth Division to Huangshan to stop Jiang Haoran's No.40 Army. After entering Huangshan, the Japanese army also equipped the Fifth Division with an independent tank regiment. In addition to its own four infantry regiments, a motorized regiment, a cavalry regiment, a field artillery regiment, and a supply regiment, there are nine regiments in total, with a strength of more than 1000 people.

With such a division commander and such soldiers, it is understandable that the New Tenth Army did not capture Huangshan within three days.Although they are no worse than the enemy in terms of weapons, and their artillery fire is even stronger than that of the Japanese army, the quality of the soldiers is really not as good as these little devils who fought in the South and the North.After all, it has only been more than a year since the formation of the New Tenth Army, and the original foundation has been almost defeated in southern Anhui. After the reorganization, at least half of the soldiers are recruits. Although they have received very rigorous training, they have not experienced it. After the bloody baptism, experience and willpower are far inferior to those of the Japanese army.

Moreover, they do not have an advantage in terms of military strength. Although the three divisions are all Type A, each division has 18000 people, and the 15000 left-behind troops are removed. In fact, there are only [-] thousand people, plus the heavy artillery brigade and the troops directly under the military headquarters. The total strength is about [-], which seems to be slightly better than the Japanese army, but don't forget, the Japanese army also has puppet troops. At this time, there are two puppet divisions in Huangshan, with a strength of more than [-].

It can be said that the three consecutive days of attack by the New Tenth Army did not take advantage of the Japanese army. On the contrary, the direct casualties of the war were multiples of the Japanese army. Of course, the heavy artillery brigade still played a role. Tens of thousands of shells smashed into the city, It also caused a lot of casualties to the Japanese army. In this way, the two sides also drew at most. ,

Although the Japanese army did not suffer a loss, at this moment, the commander of the Japanese Fifth Division, Itagaki Seishiro, became an ant on the hot pot. He knew clearly that Jiang Haoran would not fight an unsure battle, and the lore could appear anytime in the next second .The third division that could have been counted on has been blocked at Shitai, and there is no way to get reinforcements in a short time. The Xuancheng troops that can arrive within three days are also blocked by the Cyclonus column. The reinforcements are nowhere in sight. The only thing that can be counted on is Lin'an. Reinforcements, but they will arrive at least two days later, but can the Fifth Division last two days?Facing the vicious Jiang Haoran, Itagaki Seishiro really had no idea.

"Itagaki-kun, you don't have to worry too much. Although the national army has powerful artillery fire, their soldiers are not as brave and good at fighting as they are said to be. According to reliable information, they have no troops to transfer in the short term. There is basically no possibility of increasing troops. As long as After tonight, tomorrow the imperial army's navy will enter the East China Sea, and we will be able to receive strong air support. Moreover, the imperial army may attack Wenzhou at any time and force the new Tenth Army to return to aid. The situation of the war will soon turn to The direction of the imperial army's victory is tilted." Major General Junmasa Nishimura, Chief of Staff of the Fifth Division, was much calmer than Seishiro Itagaki, at least he could sit on the side and smoke comfortably at this moment.

Itagaki Seishiro stopped pacing, glanced at Nishimura Junzheng, sighed, and said, "I hope?"

During these three days, the planes of the Japanese army could not appear in the sky above Huangshan Mountain at all. The absolute superiority in numbers made it impossible for the Imperial Army planes to flee with their lives. On the contrary, it caused the Fifth Division to face a volley.

Seishiro Itagaki knows that there is only one third flight division in the entire Central China region, and the flames of war are burning everywhere. What they have to take care of is the entire Wuhan area. In addition, the air force of the national army has begun to rise. , and the No.14 Air Force of the Mi Army joined in, and the number is much larger than that of the Third Flying Division. The situation that cannot be taken into account is inevitable, but this situation will be completely reversed after the Royal Navy enters the East China Sea tomorrow. With absolute air supremacy, the next battle will be much easier to fight, at least their heavy artillery brigade will not be so arrogant.

Maybe it was Nishimura Junmasa's words that gave Itagaki Seishiro some comfort, made him stop swaying, pulled out a chair and sat down beside Nishimura Junmasa.

"Come on, smoke a cigarette to relieve the pressure. You and the Fifth Division have created many miracles, and this time is no exception. The victory belongs to the imperial army after all." Nishimura Junzheng handed Itagaki Seishiro a cigarette, laughed,

"Yoshi!" Seishiro Itagaki finally had a smile on his face, took the cigarette, took two puffs on the lit match that Nishimura Junzheng handed over, sat up straight and exhaled a puff of smoke, the melancholy between his brows seemed to be It was swept away in an instant.

At this moment, a staff officer hurried in to report that the Zhina army had started to attack again, and it was a large-scale attack from the front of the south gate.

"What?" Seishiro Itagaki shot up, and the cigarette he just lit was smashed on the ground by him, sparks splashed all over the place, "Bageya Road, the man is still going on, order the troops to strike hard at the invading enemy !"

"Hay!" The staff officer responded and left in a hurry.

"Itagaki-kun, something seems wrong?" Chief of Staff Nishimura Junmasa got up and said.

"What's wrong?" Seishiro Itagaki looked suspicious.

Nishimura Shunzheng said: "In the past, there would always be a bombardment before the army attacked, and it took half an hour to hit it. How could the bombardment be saved this time? Could it be that Jiang Haoran's direct line team will be short of shells? Moreover, In the past few days, their attacks have been attacking from both sides of the southwest, how could they choose the front where we have the strongest force as a breakthrough point at night?"

"Wow!" Itagaki Seishiro nodded again and again, expressing his agreement with Nishimura Junmasa's statement.

In the following time, the two discussed for a long time, but they still couldn't get to the point. They didn't even figure out what Jiang Haoran's intention was.