"Nakamura-kun, how is the supply situation of your brigade? When can we set off at the earliest?"
Sakamoto Masaemon didn't want to continue on this topic, so he interrupted and asked about the supply situation of the 11th Brigade.
Because he was actually responsible for sending out the Mishan Brigade and the 14th Huncheng Brigade. If he talked too much, it would appear that he was incompetent. Now he can only have a resigned attitude towards the Huncheng 14th Brigade. After the main force of the 6th Division is replenished, the troops will be moved up to replace them.
Hearing the division commander mention supplies, Toshio Nakamura became even more angry and said angrily: "I don't know what the logistics department does for food. It has been more than two days, and the military columns sent from Jinzhou actually There are only three columns, and priority must be given to supplying the troops directly under the division headquarters and the Manchurian Army who are undergoing training. My troops have not even replenished the ammunition reserves of one regiment."
Having said this, his face showed his habitual disdain again.
"Those Zhina people who surrendered are a group of cowardly cowards and are not worthy of being called soldiers at all. Even if they are trained, what's the use? The empire's precious weapons and equipment supply to them is a complete waste."
"Nakamura-kun, please be careful what you say." Masaemon Sakamoto raised his voice.
"You are an imperial soldier, so of course you should understand the current international situation. The empire is not yet ready for a full-scale war with China. In order to stabilize the situation in Manchuria and gain the necessary strategic depth, while not living up to the facts in international public opinion, We must and can only attack the Great Wall Pass in the name of Manchukuo, so it is necessary for the Manchurian Army to participate in the subsequent battles."
The Manchurian Army that Sakamoto Masaemon mentioned was actually the first puppet army that appeared in modern Chinese history, so it was also called the Puppet Manchurian Army.
The Japanese Kwantung Army attacked Rehe under the pretext of regaining its homeland for the Puppet Manchuria. Therefore, it appointed the traitor Zhang Haipeng as the former enemy commander-in-chief. He commanded five detachments of the Puppet Manchu Army and more than 10,000 people participated in the Battle of Rehe. Now there is the Northeast Army. Cui Xinwu and a large number of surrendered officers and soldiers have joined, and training and reorganization are being stepped up.
For the little devil, it is necessary to be a bitch and build a memorial arch, so attacking the Great Wall Pass under the banner of the Manchurian Army can claim to be a conflict between the puppet Manchuria and the Nationalist Government, while the Japanese Kwantung Army is responding to the allies. invited to help.
Therefore, it is imperative that the fully replenished puppet Manchukuo army participate in the battle to attack the Great Wall.
But this has also caused a temporary delay in the supply work of the Japanese 6th Division.
In fact, the most critical reason is that the Japanese army occupied Jehol Province faster than most people expected, including the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army. Therefore, the Kwantung Army was not prepared to fight two consecutive wars, and the reserves of war supplies were insufficient. This is why the deployment of the Japanese army during the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War seemed to be a refueling tactic. The troops of the 6th Division They arrived at the front line of the Great Wall in batches and several days apart.
Originally, this situation was actually very beneficial to the Chinese defenders. If there is a unified command, the Northeastern Army, the Northwest Army, the Jin Army and the Central Army will all share the same hatred of the enemy and have the determination to fight the enemy to the death. The Peiping Branch of the Military Commission will have the courage and decisiveness to fight decisively, and concentrate its forces to launch an active attack on the enemy. , can definitely deal a heavy blow to the Japanese army.
I dare not say that this can change the final outcome of the Great Wall War of Resistance. At least the initiative in the early stages of the war can be in the hands of our army, and it will be much easier to attack or defend.
It is a pity that the current situation of the warlords in the Republic of China and their desire to preserve their strength caused the Chinese army to place itself in a passive defense position from the beginning, and the Japanese army also found out the true and false status of the Chinese defenders through various intelligence, so Only then could they deploy calmly despite insufficient war reserves, and finally break through the Great Wall defense line in one fell swoop.
Masaemon Sakamoto pondered for a moment, looked at Toshio Nakamura who was still upset and said: "Originally, I still had some hope for the mixed 14th brigade, so before they launched an attack on Lengkou, they separated a large group to attack Hi Fengkou also made a tentative attack to contain the Chinese defenders at Xifengkou."
"But now it seems that the combined 14th brigade may not be able to handle it. Let's let them focus on Lengkou's attack."
Nakamura Toshio's eyes lit up when he heard this, waiting for Sakamoto Masaemon's next words.
"I will give priority to replenishing supplies and ammunition for your 13th Regiment now. First, I will send the 13th Regiment to quickly march into Xifengkou, and try to open a breakthrough before the main force of the division reaches the Great Wall."
"Hey! Thank you Lieutenant General for your trust. I will live up to your trust," Toshio Nakamura bowed excitedly.
What he didn't know was that part of the bad luck that had originally befallen the 14th Brigade in history had been transferred to his 13th Regiment.
At Xifengkou, they will see an army they have never encountered before, and a tactic they have never seen before.
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The time has come to March 6th.
At this time, Lengkou Pass had become a dangerous highland surrounded by ravines and fortresses. The entire Phoenix Mountain had completely changed its appearance. The north-facing slopes were full of pits and various horse-blocking stakes, while the gentle mountain areas were A series of criss-crossing barbed wire fences were erected very extravagantly, with only a few carefully designed and disguised shallow ditches to pass through.
This is a safe passage reserved for the defenders to launch a counterattack. People who are unfamiliar with it have no chance of finding it.
Along the north side of the ridge of the mountain top, there are also trenches. On the north side of the trenches are countless holes for hiding soldiers, which can not only hide people, but also put some ammunition and food in the holes.
The Tibetan Soldier Cave was actually designed by Zhou Wen based on the cat's ear cave of later generations, and it was built on the reverse slope of the defensive position. It not only protected against artillery, but also provided warmth in the leeward direction.
Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Model Brigade had already practiced anti-slope tactics many times when they were in Shanxi, so they put it to the test on Fenghuang Mountain. The entire army went into battle to build fortifications, and the commander transported a sufficient amount of explosives from Shanxi. In just a few days, Here, Lengkou Pass was built into a strict military fortress with copper walls and iron walls.
In a wide tunnel with a thickness of more than ten meters and capped with several steel plates on the south side of Phoenix Mountain, a high-power diesel generator is humming. The tunnel is brightly lit, but various facilities are arranged in an orderly manner. The radio stations were lined up on the left side, ticking incessantly. There were several telephones placed on a simple long wooden table in the middle, and several officers who looked like staff officers were using the phones to issue orders.
At this time, officers kept coming out and walking into a door covered by a thick curtain with the messages translated by the telegraph operator. It seemed that there was a connected tunnel inside.
This is the general headquarters of the Model Brigade, and the tunnel inside is Zhao Changshu's command room.
At this time, in the command room, all the senior officers of the Model Brigade were gathered around the map, listening to Zhou Wen, who had just returned, introduce the enemy's situation.
