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Chapter 160 Military Order No. [-]

Shanghai, the headquarters of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces, the combat meeting room.The two sides of the long table in the house were full of soldiers.It's just that the owner hasn't arrived yet, so everyone is chatting casually around, laughing lightly from time to time.

"Commander is here!" With the shout of the guard at the gate, the people who were chatting and laughing with each other just now sat up solemnly.Yi Ge Ge's back was straightened, and his face was extremely serious.

"Wow~~~" The moment the new commander Asakamiya Hatohiko entered the room, all the soldiers present stood up in unison almost instantly, and expressed their gratitude to the master who was walking towards his position. tribute.

"Very good, let's all sit down." After seeing everyone's neat movements, he had already sat down in his own position and gave a compliment to Prince Hatohiko of Xianggong, and let everyone sit down.

"Today, I gathered everyone together to announce to you the next step of the battle plan of the Shanghai dispatched army of the Empire of Japan! This plan was proposed by my dispatched army to the headquarters, and reported to the cabinet, and approved by His Majesty the Emperor after a preview. Officially named "Continental Army Order No. [-]"!"

"Then read the order!" "Wow~~~" After Prince Asaka Palace Hatohiko read the order, everyone immediately stood up again, waiting for the order to be read.

After glancing around for a while, King Jiuyan stood up, opened the folder he carried with him, and began to read the latest order issued by the base camp.

|"After the research and decision of the base camp, the original Shanghai Dispatch Army and the Tenth Army's battle sequence will be revoked, and the Central China Front Army will be formed! Lieutenant General of the Army, Prince Asaka Miya Hatohiko will serve as the commander of the Central China Front Army, and the former Tenth Army Commander Army Lieutenant General Liu Chuanping assists Your Excellency to assume the post of Chief of Staff of the Central China Front Army!"

"The troops formed by the Central China Front Army are: the former Shanghai Dispatch Army Ninth Division, No.13 Division, No.16 Division, and Tenth Brigade. The former Sixth Division of the Tenth Army, No.18 Division, and the First The [-]st and [-]th Divisions, the Ninth Brigade."

"Military Order No. 12 of the Continental Army: The Central China Central Front Army, assisted by the navy, captured the capital of China, Nanjing! November XX, Showa [-]."

"At present, what is the situation of the Jiangyin Fortress in China?" King Jiuyan asked Major General Dizhou Libing, the division head of the No.13 Division.

"Report to Your Excellency, Commander. At present, our army has surrounded the Jiangyin Fortress of China and is attacking." Major General Dizhou Libing said nervously.

"When will we be able to defeat the enemy and occupy the fortress!" King Jiuyan asked in a bad tone.

"Your Excellency, Commander, since the Jiangyin Fortress is a heavy fortress, the Chinese military built a large number of permanent artillery on it. Our division lacks corresponding heavy equipment to fight against, so I am sorry that I cannot give you the specific time." Misaki Murayama reported in embarrassment.

Dizhou Libing wanted to cry. Who would have thought that just such a fortress would force his entire No.13 division to no avail.

He couldn't imagine how long the history of this fort is. The original name of Jiangyin Fortress is Huangshan Fort. Concrete turrets on the top of the hill.

In the early years of the Republic of China, Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the father of the country, inspected Jiangyin Fortress many times and gave speeches here.In fact, Mr. Sun Yat-sen specially allocated a sum of funds to build this earthen fortress built in the Qing Dynasty into a reinforced concrete foreign fortress. It took five years of construction before the construction was successful.

Moreover, a large number of cannons purchased from the German Krupp company were installed to strengthen the river defense!At this time, the No.13 Division, which suffered heavy casualties, was bombarded by them.

"Baga!!! Is there no way to capture it!!!" Jiuyan Wangqi cursed.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the only way to capture the Jiangyin Fortress is to rely on the navy. Because the Jiangyin Fortress has no walls facing the Yangtze River. Therefore, as long as the navy can break through the blockade of the Jiangyin artillery fire, it can be captured." Di Di Zhou Libing suggested.

"Hmph, trash!"

"Everyone, after you return to your respective troops, you will immediately prepare your army for battle. After the Jiangyin Fortress is captured, you will immediately attack Nanjing! The meeting is over!" King Jiuyan concluded.

After King Jiuyan walked out of the room first, the chief officers of the other troops relaxed.In twos and threes, they walked out of the conference room, took their own vehicles, and left the headquarters.

At this time, King Yuyan was sending a report to Admiral Hase Qingchuan, commander of the Navy's Third Fleet, asking them to send troops to assist in launching an attack on Jiangyin Fortress.

Since he had already received an order from the domestic base camp to assist the Central China Front Army, General Hase Qingchuan quickly called back and agreed to King Hatohiko's request, and sent the No.11 team under his jurisdiction to cooperate in the battle. The commander of the No.11 team Major General Tanimoto.

After seeing the navy's reply, King Jiuyan no longer bothered about the Jiangyin fortress.Instead, he sat in his seat, looked at the photo on the table, and was silently in a daze.In that photo, King Hatohiko and his wife were sitting under a cherry blossom tree that was in full bloom.Behind them was a young man who was smiling happily.From the looks of it, it should be King Fuyan who was buried in dung after being killed by Ma Chao.

"My son, don't worry, Dad will definitely avenge you!" King Jiuyan looked at the photo with a gentle expression, but the words in his mouth were full of chilling emotions.

On November 11th, the No. [-] Japanese navy team, which was ordered to attack the Jiangyin fortress, began to approach the Jiangyin defense line with five warships under the command of the commander, Rear Admiral Tanimoto.Prepare to attack the fort from the water as ordered.

The defenders of the Jiangyin Fortress were indeed fearless in the face of danger, and they took the lead in starting the prelude to this artillery battle.Since the narrowest part of the Yangtze River water surface guarded by Jiangyin Fortress is only 500 meters wide, the five Japanese warships were unable to make large-scale effective evasive actions at all.It was quickly hit by artillery fire from the defenders.

The Wushan Fort, which is interdependent with the Jiangyin Fortress, fired alternately at the Japanese warships. In the first shelling, it successfully hit a Japanese destroyer and caused heavy damage to it, causing its hull to tilt due to water ingress.

During the final bombardment, the other battleships were frequently hit, causing the No.11 station team to suffer huge losses, and then retreated hastily.Once again successfully repelled the Japanese attack and successfully held the fortress.

Later, Major General Tanimoto, commander of the No.11 station, was ordered to dismiss because of the failure of the attack.

(End of this chapter)