Chapter 1420
The situation in Gao'an changed suddenly, and the 106th Division sent two telegrams within half an hour, first requesting to send troops to participate in the encirclement and annihilation battle, but then asking for reinforcements, and clearly suggesting that the enemy's artillery in Gao'an City should be dealt with first. Let Neiji Okamura and Sadaji Yoshimoto be happy first and then surprised.Gibbon hurriedly sent a message to inquire about the specific situation of the battle, but it took a quarter of an hour before he received a call back.Calling back was simple, but both of them were terrified after seeing it, and Okamura even cursed angrily: "Idiot! Nakajima misled me!"

The content of the call back is very simple, and it only shows that the 106th Division is determined to die.Normally, if his subordinates behaved so bravely and fearlessly, Okamura would probably generate electricity to encourage and reward them, so as to strengthen their determination.But now, as it concerns the entire battle situation, Nakajima's answer in this way is no different from evading responsibility.It was no wonder then that he was so pissed off.He immediately asked Yoshimoto Sadaji to find Yokoyama Isamu, and said to the two: "At first, I thought that Nakajima Jingcun would definitely be able to win Gao'an. In that case, as long as the road to the north can be kept smooth, we can let go and fight with Ouyang Yun's main force." The troops fought. Even if they were defeated, they could safely retreat to the occupied area, but now—” Shaking his head, the old devil stared unwillingly at the Nanchang County area on the map, and said in a deep voice: “The only thing we can do is look at the performance of the Eastern Route Army.” Yes. Yokoyama-kun, tell the soldiers to stop digging trenches. Let everyone take the time to rest and accumulate strength, maybe there will be more intense battles to be fought soon!"

Yokoyama bowed his head and said yes.

Gibbon thought about it for the first time, and said, "What about Gao'an? A brigade of soldiers might not be enough."

"I can't control that much. Since Nakajima has already made a plan for all the jade pieces, let them fight to the death, maybe they can fight for a way out?" Okamura probably didn't believe even himself. So when talking, his expression is lonely and self-deprecating.

The Battle of Nanchang had only been fought for more than a week, and the two sides had fought no more than ten times. However, no matter whether it was the 33rd Division of Kansai Shigetaro, the West Route Army, or the East Route Army, they were suppressed by the Xuebing Army everywhere and were beaten everywhere. This made Okamura and others have a serious sense of aggrieved.The Suzuki Harumatsu Department of the 17th Division encountered setbacks when they forcibly crossed the Xiushui River. Yokoyama was still very unconvinced at first. However, as he personally directed the battle, he was almost swallowed by the Xiushui River. As arrogant as him, he finally Realizing that the Xuebing Army is different from any Chinese army I have encountered before, it has become highly valued.

Today's battle during the day was a bigger blow to Yokoyama Isamu.As a rather conceited lieutenant general, when facing the weak Chinese army, he can only drive wildly. This kind of shame is really sadder than killing him.Excruciatingly painful, Yokoyama pursued the cause of all this. After several hours of torment, he finally came up with a self-righteous answer.He looked at Okamura and said: "Your Excellency, this is not the first time I have fought against the Chinese army. The Xuebing Army is definitely the most tenacious enemy I have encountered. But I definitely think this is not the main reason why we are so passive. Your Excellency, I thought about it seriously, and suddenly realized that we are not fully prepared for this battle. I am ashamed, until now I don’t know how big our enemy is, and what kind of weapons and equipment they have! Insufficient information , and there is no artillery or chariot troops that can match the opponent, your Excellency, we are not unjustly defeated in this battle!"

Okamura frowned. He stared at Hengshan with a hostile expression on his face, and asked, "What exactly do you want to say?"

Yokoyama sighed lightly: "Your Excellency, let's retreat!"

"What?!" Okamura was furious, and roared: "You said retreat?! We retreated, what about the Eastern Route Army? The Chinese people have blocked Yongxiu and Panyang, and Yingtan and Shangrao to the east are their territories .If we retreat, the entire Eastern Route Army will be wiped out! Bage, Yokoyama, are you so afraid of death?!"

The temperaments of Okamura and Yokoyama are completely opposite to their current performance.Originally, Okamura belonged to the calm type, and Yokoyama Isamu belonged to the impulsive type, but now it is completely reversed.

"Your Excellency, it's not a question of whether I'm afraid of death, but even if we die now, what's the value? If we retreat, we can still retain some vitality for the 11th Army, but—"

Isamu Yokoyama and him were almost different when they first came to the 11th Army, which made Yoshimoto Sadaji unable to stand it anymore.He said: "Your Excellency Hengshan, have you lost the courage to fight the First World War? The Eastern Route Army still has 3 people, and we have nearly 2 people here. How many people can there be in China? It is only [-] if you die. , but they are still divided into five groups-I admit that the artillery and chariots of the Chinese people are really powerful, but our superiority in military strength is not for display. The reason why our Imperial Japanese Army is known as the second strongest army in the world is because What do you rely on? Isn’t it soldiers armed with Bushido spirit?” At this point, he turned to Okamura and said, “Your Excellency, I do not agree to retreat. I think the best way at present is to get in touch with Your Excellency Yamamuro immediately , and then attack from east to west, and take a big gamble with the Chinese.”

Heng Shanyong shook his head when he heard it, and a voice in his heart said: A big gamble?Do you have the capital to gamble with others?Strength advantage?In the face of artillery and tanks, the so-called superiority in strength is nothing more than increased casualties.The first Great Wall victory, why we were able to defeat the 75 army with [-] troops, wasn't it because of the aircraft, artillery and tanks?But now, this situation has been adjusted!Although he thought so in his heart, looking at Okamura Neiji's face that was frozen with cold, he didn't say it out.

Okamura focused his eyes on the map again, and he suddenly said, "Is it possible that the main force of the student army to the east of the Lion Gate has already gone to attack the East Route Army? The so-called China Chariot Sneak Attack Force was originally They? The chariots of the Chinese were extremely fast, and the Ganjiang River was frozen into a smooth path, so they could completely go around from the lower reaches—or, this is the enemy army from Yongxiu’s side at all—judging from Ouyang Yun’s usual marching style He likes taking risks the most!" After speaking, he looked up at Gibbon and Hengshan with anticipation.

Gibbon immediately echoed, "It's very possible!"

Yokoyama sighed in his heart, and said decisively: "This possibility is not impossible. If you really want to do this, then let me lead the team to play forward!" After finishing speaking, he bowed his head towards Okamura .

Okamura was happy to see Yokoyama's attitude. He took a step forward and slapped him hard on the shoulder, and said loudly, "Then, please take care of everything!"

(End of this chapter)

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