Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 1347 A Gorgeous Turn

It was less than six o'clock, and the sky was completely dark.In a bunker in Pengze County and Madang Fortress, Neiji Okamura looked at the stack of information in front of him, and suddenly felt a strong sense of unease in his heart.Major General Sadaji Yoshimoto, the chief of staff of the 11th Army, walked in under the guidance of a major. He saw Okamura frowning and asked, "Your Excellency, why are you so anxious to call me back?"

"Look at these!" Okamura pushed the stack of information in front of him.

Yoshimoto picked them up one by one and looked them over carefully. Five minutes later, he sat opposite Okamura and asked, "Have you figured out the sequence of the enemy army? The scale is at least one army. Judging by its equipment, it should be a student army." However, there are no heavy weapons such as artillery and tanks, which is a bit puzzling!" Gibbon has studied the formation of the student army, and knows that artillery and tank troops account for a certain proportion of the regular army , so there is this doubt.

What Okamura was worried about was not these. He said: "These are not the key points. The key point is, what is Ouyang Yun's intention in doing this? Are they aware of our intentions and want to fight us in Jiangxi? Or are they just trying to delay me? How about advancing the army to strengthen combat readiness?"

"Your Excellency, have you decided on the next step of our army's actions?"

The order given by the Japanese base camp to the 11th Army was to let them capture the entire territory of Jiangxi, and then wait for a new action order.The reason why Sakagaki Seishiro was so cautious was that he was worried that Ouyang Yun might be aware of their combat intentions in advance, and took the initiative to send troops to Jiangxi to concentrate superior forces to severely damage the 11th Army, thus shattering their encirclement plan.It was rare for Seishiro Sakagaki to be so low-key, but he forgot that Japanese generals have a tradition of "not accepting the orders of the generals abroad".In Neiji Okamura's view, his cautiousness is a sign of missing a fighter opportunity.How could it be possible for the young, middle-aged and strong military officers of the Okamura Department, who were eager to wash away the shame of the Madang Battle, to be led by the nose by him?
Okamura once vacillated between attacking Yingtan first and opening up the southwestern Jiangxi battlefield. Of course, no matter which strategy the 11th Army will eventually adopt, Nanchang must be won.Okamura was also pragmatic. He thought for a while and said, "Let's not focus on the next step. Now, winning Nanchang is the top priority. I always feel that there is some kind of conspiracy behind the sudden appearance of the Xuebing Army in Nanchang. By the way, how is your communication with Tokugawa Hotoshi?"

"Tokugawa said that as long as Commander Hata Toshi's order is delivered, he will immediately fully cooperate with our combat operations!"

Okamura scolded: "Bage!" He leaned his head back on the chair and fell silent.

In Okamura's view, if the battle that took place in Nanjin Kiln today could get the support of the First Aviation Corps, it would definitely not be the result now.Although Okamura could not understand Isamu Yokoyama's arrogance, he thought it might not be a bad thing for the 17th Division to suffer a defeat, but when the battle report came, he learned that the 53rd Regiment had lost two brigades by the banks of Xiushui. Sincerely feel distressed.In the Battle of Madang, of the four divisions of the 11th Army, only one and a half divisions remained in the end, and the number of direct battle casualties reached [-]. Such a large battle loss, if not for His Majesty the Emperor's full guarantee, Okamura knew that At this time, he had already been forced to step down.

Okamura knows that the attack on Anqing Airport is the result of today's situation.Tokugawa Haotoshi's First Air Corps suffered heavy losses in this attack and was almost dismissed.Tokugawa Hotoshi believed that the failure of the 11th Army to effectively snipe the cadet army caused the accident, and pushed the guilt to Neiji Okamura.Okamura Ningji confidently thought that this had nothing to do with him at the time, and only now did he really taste the bitter fruit.

Okamura's dejection made Yoshimoto feel sorry for him, and he comforted him in a low voice: "Your Excellency, please send a message to Commander Tian Jun, and ask for his understanding—"

It is well known that Okamura and Hata Junliu did not deal with each other in the 11th Army. Okamura was proud and arrogant. Although he lost the Battle of Madang, he always felt that it was not his fault.And Hata Toshiro hated that he didn't listen to his orders, and relied on the support of the emperor to do whatever he wanted, the relationship between the two parties became more and more turbulent, and now it has reached the point where it cannot be handed over.

"I can't let the whole corps suffer because of my own face!" Okamura sighed in a low voice, gritted his teeth and made a decision, and said to Gibbon, "Please help me draft this telegram."

"Hay! Your Excellency, I'll write right away!"

"Okay. By the way, where is Yokoyama Yu?"

"Before I received a telegram saying that they had arrived in Xingzi County."

"Send him and Nakadao Qingcun a separate telegram, telling them to wait until dawn before launching an attack. By the way, tell them that no matter what method is used, they must find a way to obtain the battle order of the Xuebing Army! This Very important!"

"Hay!"

Not long after Yoshimoto left, Okamura, who was concentrating on studying the map of the Nanchang area on the table, suddenly slapped the map and shouted: "It's dangerous!" Then, he knocked on the table and shouted: "Come on! Go and arrest Staff Yoshimoto Commander, please come, there is an urgent military situation!"

Soon, Gibbon walked in with a half-drafted telegram.

Okamura was already waiting at the door, saw him, and asked straight to the point: "How long has it been since the 33rd Division sent a telegram?"

"Since the electricity generation said it was attacking Lionsgate, there has been no telegram back."

"Quick, send him a power call immediately and order him to leave at least one regiment stationed in Gao'an!"

Gibbon was taken aback, and then subconsciously asked: "Your Excellency, are you worried about Xue Yue from the Central Army?"

"No, it's not Xue Yue, I'm worried about Ouyang Yun!"

"Ah! Got it, I'll go now."

Under the command of Chu Tiange, the guerrillas of the Xuebing Army tried their best to attack the 11th Army from three directions and entered the Nanchang area, which made Okamura feel very uneasy and puzzled.The size of the Xuebing army that has appeared is only one army. If it is purely to defend Nanchang, they should form a group. However, they are divided into three, which is really against military common sense-just now, he seriously After checking the geographical environment around Lions Gate, a flash of light flashed in my mind, thinking that if Gao An fell into the hands of the cadet army, then the 33rd Division would be trapped in the area around Lions Gate, and immediately realized that this might be a student soldier. Bingjun had a conspiracy against the 33rd Division, so he immediately found Gibbon and made the above explanation.

Neiji Okamura predicted Ouyang Yun's plan to encircle and wipe out the 33rd Division. At the same time, the Second Xue Division and the Third Xue Division, led by Bai Liusu and Liu Zheliang, had arrived in Ji'an and began to turn northward.And behind them, Xue Ninth Division took the lead, with Xue Seventeen Brigade as the vanguard, rushing towards Jishui County.

The 349th Brigade is a tank brigade. Except for the 350th regiment, which is a regular infantry regiment, the 351th and 349st regiments are all tank regiments.The equipment of the brigade is extravagant - even the 27th regiment is equipped with about ten Great Wall military cards (including one or so maintenance vehicles), two light armored vehicles serving as command vehicles, and about twenty light and heavy vehicles. Two types of armored vehicles, about ten logistics vehicles (including ammunition supply vehicles and oil tankers).There are also about ten two- and three-wheeled motorcycles, and five or so off-road vehicles—this is for the reconnaissance platoon.The equipment of the regular infantry regiment is so extravagant, and the configuration of the tank regiment is even more terrifying-except for two heavy armored vehicles for reconnaissance and command, the rest are various types of Jiguang tanks and their support vehicles.Among them, there is one battalion of heavy tanks, with a total of 54 vehicles; two battalions of medium tanks, with [-] vehicles; the support vehicles mainly consist of ammunition vehicles and oil tank vehicles, including eighteen ammunition vehicles, nine oil tank vehicles, and three maintenance vehicles .

Because of Ouyang Yun's idea of ​​building an army, and because he has too many patents for huge profits, the student army at this time has grown into a giant steel beast.And this is something that the high-level decision makers of the Japanese army base such as Seishiro Sakagaki could not have expected in any case-when they finally wanted to solve the serious problem of the Xuebing Army, the Xuebing Army had already completed a magnificent operation on land. turn around -

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