While Dragon Boat Festival and Zhou Weiguo were discussing tactics, in the Japanese headquarters in Changzhou, the Japanese Prince Kitashirakawa Aoi and his junior student Taro Aso were also plotting their own plans.
At this time, standing next to Kitashirakawarai, in addition to his good disciple Taro Aso, was Kameda Ozuo, the supreme commander of the Japanese army in Changzhou.
This Kameda Daizuo has average abilities, limited abilities, and no connections. Fighting the war depends entirely on his subordinates, namely Taro Aso.
But he also has his own advantages, he is good at flattering others, and he often overfulfills the tasks assigned by his superiors.
Kameda Ozuo said humbly in front of Kitashirakawa: "Your Excellency, the residence of Captain Zuo Kuma has been settled."
"kindness!"
Kitashirakawa nodded and showed a satisfied smile.
Because Zuo Kuma was the elite among the elite of the Japanese First Division, and he was also a minor nobleman, so he was very popular with Kitashirakawa Aoi.
Of course, the reason Kitashirakawa was happy was not because Zuakuma was summoned, but because the speed with which Zuakuma came was so satisfying to him.
Kitashirakawa expected that it would take ten days at the earliest for Zuo Kuma to arrive in China, but he did not expect Zuo Kuma to parachute directly to Changzhou, which greatly shortened the time for him to use troops.
He wanted to take advantage of Zuo Jiujian's alliance to formulate a complete attack plan, seize the Dragon Boat Festival Independent Regiment, and then eliminate him.
Bei Baichuan said: "Our intelligence department has found out clearly that the Dragon Boat Festival independent group is in Bengbu, with about 5,000 people and five battalions under its jurisdiction. And they carried out exploratory assassinations outside Xuzhou, and the results were a little bit... It had no effect. Not only did he fail to assassinate Duanwu, he didn't even instigate a relationship between Duanwu and Li Zhongren.
Fortunately, they cut off their tails quickly enough, otherwise Li Zhongren would have dug them out one by one and killed them one by one.
These stupid guys, who have been lurking for so many years, have only played such a small role. They are really wasting the salary of the Imperial Japanese Army. "
Taro Aso smiled and said: "Senior is right! However, the fact that they can obtain so much information for us can be regarded as their loyalty to the Empire of Japan.
We now know the location of the Dragon Boat Festival Independent Regiment, and we also know that with the independent regiment there are about 2,000 people from the 522nd Regiment of the 87th Division, and the 51st Army blocking Bengbu. This way our hunting will be much simpler. "
Kitashirakawa smiled disdainfully and said: "This time, the Thirteenth Division will cooperate with the Tenth Division. As long as they contain the 51st Army, then we will have a chance to infiltrate and catch the Dragon Boat Festival off guard."
But at this time, Taro Aso reminded: "Senior, the Dragon Boat Festival Independent Regiment will have 5,000 people, plus Zhou Weiguo's 522nd Regiment, there will be at least about 7,000 people. If we fight head-on, our pressure will be It’s going to be pretty big.”
Kitashirakawa waved his hands and said: "I will allocate two regiments from the 10th Division to cooperate with us. And to fight the 51st Army, aren't two divisions enough? And didn't the intelligence department tell us? The independent regiment of Dragon Boat Festival And the 522nd Regiment, most of them were new recruits.
Baga, I really can't believe that our imperial soldiers were beaten by such an army and were unable to fight back.
So I think it's not that Duanwu has any abilities, but that those officers have become stupid after arriving in China. "
Taro Aso echoed: "What the senior said is absolutely true. After they arrived in China, they encountered a group of drunkards and ricebags. In addition, our Imperial Japanese Army's aircraft and artillery had an absolute advantage, so many people really became more stupid as they fought. When encountering an enemy, they rush towards them without even thinking about their strategy."
Kitashirakawa nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Taro Aso: "It seems that we can't count too much on the 13th Division and the 10th Division. This battle still relies on our own strength to defeat the cunning Dragon Boat Festival. fox."
Taro Aso smiled, picked up a brown folder and said, "Senior, this is the battle plan I have drawn up for the Dragon Boat Festival Independence Regiment. Please take a look at it."
Kitashirakawa laughed loudly and said: "Hahaha, very good, I really didn't misjudge the person."
Taro Aso bowed and said, "Senior, you are so complimentary."
Then the two people looked at each other and smiled, and began to study this battle plan for the Dragon Boat Festival without eating or sleeping.
In other words, this combat plan is still under study and has no immediate possibility of implementation. On the one hand, Kitashirakawarai felt that the battle plan could be more perfect, but on the other hand, the little Japanese were not ready for a full-scale battle on the Jinpu line.
Although the Japanese divisions have advanced to the front line, there is a huge supply gap in the rear.
During the Dragon Boat Festival in Yangzhou, not only a large number of weapons and ammunition of the Japanese were taken away, but also their military expenditures were taken away.
This hole was very big, and everything that could not be taken away was burned with fire during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Therefore, Yangzhou needed to mobilize supplies from the rear, but in Shanghai, Duanwu destroyed a weapons transfer station of the Japanese army, and the weapons and equipment there were also taken away by Duanwu.
In other words, the Dragon Boat Festival's move was really cruel enough, and the little devil couldn't recover for nearly a week.
The commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, Matsui Iwane, is still moving weapons and equipment to the front lines. Otherwise, if there are not enough weapons and ammunition, what will happen if the battle is half fought and there is no ammunition?
At that time, should we shout to the Chinese army: Our Imperial Japanese Army has no ammunition, so let’s cease the war temporarily! Wait until our ammunition has been transported to the front line before we fight?
That's a joke. Because if they shouted like this, it would be strange if the Chinese army didn't take the opportunity to kill them alive.
Of course, in addition to weapons supply, the most important thing is the replenishment of fighter jets and bombers.
In the previous battle against the Dragon Boat Festival, the losses suffered by both Japanese Air Force and Hainan Airlines fighters and bombers were very high. Both Air Lines and Hainan Airlines are in urgent need of supplements.
However, these additional aircraft cannot be replenished from the Chinese battlefield, and they all need to be shipped from the mainland.
Of course, it would be very convenient if the plane flew over by itself.
It's just a pity that the fuel tanks of the Little Japanese planes are as big as lunch boxes. If they took off from the mainland to China, they would probably run out of fuel before they were halfway through the flight, and then fall into the Pacific Ocean to feed the bastards.
Therefore, to supplement the aircraft, the little devil still adopted a stupid method, fixed the aircraft on the ship, and then traveled across the ocean to China.
But this takes time, at least it is impossible to complete such a huge project in a short time.
What's more, besides airplanes, what the little devils lack most are aerial bombs. The little devil's planes are doing evil all over China's territory, but at the same time they bring about a rapid consumption of aerial bombs.
And without aerial bombs, the Japs' bombers would be nothing more than a pile of junk.
Therefore, Old Japanese Matsui is urgently dispatching aerial bombs from the mainland and the North China Theater to prepare for air support in multiple combat areas around Nanjing, especially the Jinpu front line.
The completion of the Jin-Pu Line is no less than the victory over Chongqing, the new capital of China.
Because only by opening up the Jinpu Line can the little devils connect the occupied areas of North China and Central China. Otherwise, their supplies can only be transported by sea, which is not only time-consuming but also labor-intensive.
With the national strength of the Little Devils, such consumption is simply unaffordable. Therefore, the Little Devils have begun to slow down their attack on Wuhan. Their main target now is the Jinpu line. They plan to use the strength of three armies to attack Jinpu at the same time. Launch a comprehensive offensive on the front line and open up the north-south land transportation artery in one fell swoop! .....
