"Vadasiva, Iizawa-kun, you mean that the troops should have a three-day holiday?" Matsui Iwane looked at the chief of staff, Major General Mamoru Iizawa.
"Your Excellency, General, I think it is very necessary, but it must be done before all the effective forces of the China Army are defeated!" Iizawa Mamoru said loudly to show that he had a firm stance.
"Yoshi, Iizawa-kun's proposal is very good, but before the holiday, a grand entrance ceremony must be organized!" Matsui Iwane said firmly, "This is the time to show the power of the Japanese Empire to the world!"
"Hai!" Mamoru Iizawa responded, "When does the general think it is appropriate to issue this order?"
I saw Matsui Iwane thinking for a while and said: "Issuing this order to the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army, Prince Asakaguhihiko, at noon on the 14th! Issue it at noon today, I am afraid it will be too late. Part of the China Army Still resisting tenaciously..."
At this moment, a lieutenant colonel came and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander, the commander of the 18th Division Ushijima Sadao has an urgent message!"
"The Eighteenth Division? Could it be that the China Army in Wuhu has launched a fierce attack?" When Matsui Iwane received the telegram, he did not forget to glance at Major General Mamoru Iizawa.
The Lieutenant Colonel replied: "Your Excellency, Commander, the problem is not in the direction of Wuhu, but in Chunhua Town, south of Nanjing City!"
"Nani?" Matsui Iwane immediately began to read the telegram. When he saw the words "absolute main force", he threw the telegram in his hand to Major General Iizawa Mamoru, and then strode to the picture In front of the military map.
Mamoru Iizawa followed closely, not forgetting to read the telegram twice. When Matsui Iwane walked to the map, a staff officer had already marked the location of Chunhua Town on the map.
"Chunhua Town, Chunhua Town." Matsui Iwane murmured to himself as he stared at the map. As a commander, he must capture every detail of the battlefield!
Soon, Matsui Iwane made a decision. He ordered the Lieutenant Colonel beside him: "Immediately order, the headquarters of the Thirteenth Division and a brigade of the Sixth Division, ah no, it is a regiment, immediately To pursue this force, the 18th Division sent a regiment from Wuhu to intercept, and this arrogant Chinese army must be completely annihilated!"
Originally, Matsui Iwane wanted the Sixth Division to send a brigade to join in the pursuit of the penetration regiment, but when he thought of his "grand entry ceremony", he immediately changed his mind - even if it was a Chinese army Elite troops, so what? Compared with the great contribution to the victory of Nanjing, it seems not so important.
In short, from his political standpoint, the political show of Nanjing's entrance ceremony must be completed beautifully!
"Hai!" The lieutenant colonel took the order and left.
Under Matsui Iwane's order, this relatively small net targeting the penetration group had begun to slowly launch.
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Just when Ogisu Rihei was about to personally lead the strong forces of the two regiments to support Takahashi Masatake's Sendai regiment, a soldier ran down and reported: "Your Excellency, the division commander, the 18th Division Ushijima Sadao Urgent call from the commander of the army!"
"Read it!" Ogisu Tachibyou, who was about to board the armored vehicle and set off, turned around and said.
The soldier immediately picked up the telegram and read: "Your Excellency, Ogisu Ribei, Commander of the Thirteenth Division, a brigade of our garrison stationed in Chunhua Town is encountering the absolute main attack of the China Army. Now The situation is very critical, General Ogisu Tatehei is requested to send support troops immediately! Ushijima Sadao, commander of the 18th Division, sent an emergency call at 2:37 a.m. on December 13th!"
"Immediately call back to the commander of the Ushijima Division and tell him that I, Ogisu Rippei, have personally led a powerful reinforcement force to support! Commander Ushijima Division, please rest assured!" Just when Ogisu Rippei was about to board the car again, another Something terrible happened.
I saw another soldier running up to the Ogizhou soldiers and reporting: "Your Excellency, the division commander, General Matsui Iwane, commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, has an urgent message!"
Just when Ogisu Rihei was about to curse, he heard the name "Matsui Iwane" and immediately stopped the curse words that were about to come out, and then said: "Nani? Even General Matsui was alarmed. Read it? Read it quickly!"
After receiving the instructions from the division commander, the newly arrived soldier immediately began to read: "This is, Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatehei, the commander of the 13th Division, the war in Chunhua Town is urgent. Please bring you with you immediately. The entire Thirteenth Division, plus a regiment of the Sixth Division, immediately rushed to reinforce Chunhua Town! General Matsui Iwane, commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army, urgently arrived at 2:39 a.m. on December 13th. make!"
As soon as Matsui Iwane's order arrived, Ogisu Rihei knew that at least now he could not leave, so he could only deal with the new captain of the 58th Regiment, Uki Soeda, and Sakata of the 13th Regiment. Colonel said: "I still have urgent matters to deal with, so you go first to support the 104th Regiment. You two should obey the command of Colonel Takahashi Masatake as much as possible. Their regiment has just fought against this cunning China force. , you should know the situation on the front line better than you!"
"Hai!" Colonel Sakata and Colonel Soeda said at the same time.
"Colonel Soeda Uki, you and Takahashi Masatake Colonel should work together with the officers and soldiers of the Kumamoto Regiment to achieve the best results!" Ogisu Rihei gave special instructions to Soeda Uki.
Among the Japanese army, although the Kumamoto Division from Kyushu has a strong fighting capacity, the Japanese military headquarters, from high to low, prefers troops from wealthy areas, such as the Sendai area, Tokyo area, and Osaka area, etc., who are from Kyushu's Kumamoto Division was not liked by the military because it came from the relatively poor Kumamoto area.
Throughout the history of the Anti-Japanese War, the Kumamoto Division has made a lot of contributions in China, but its equipment supply has always been inferior to those of the First Division and the Fourth Division, which were from affluent areas.
If you don't believe it, just take a look at the famous Fourth Division, and you will know that the Fourth Division, a division composed of Osaka businessmen, has completely disgraced the "Imperial Army" no matter which battle it is. It was still not abolished. Even Yamashita Fengfumi, who was later known as the "Malay Tiger", was transferred to the division as the division commander and there was nothing he could do.
All of this proves that the Japanese military does have the habit of favoring troops from wealthy areas.
Because of this, Ogisu Rihei specifically warned Soeda Uki and Takahashi Masatake. After all, the purpose was still the same - to strive for the best results.
After giving instructions to the two of them, Ogisu Rihei walked back to the division headquarters. He was still secretly thankful - fortunately, Takahashi Masatake was not allowed to lead the 104th Regiment forward, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable... ...At least this ugliness is out of control.
What Ogisu Rihei didn't expect was that it was precisely because of their lack of decisive pursuit that the third battalion of the 56th Regiment was wiped out, giving Zhang Tianhai and others a rare chance of survival!
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The camera switches back to Chunhua Town.
Because it was night at this time, the people's team passed relatively slowly. After all, these people's teams were not as good as the officers and soldiers of the army. The officers and soldiers of the army were young and strong, and they had been exercising all year round. These people were different, old, young, women and children. There are all of them, plus there is no sense of coordination, so the speed of travel is relatively slow.
If you were to ask Zhang Tianhai if he ever regretted taking these people with him, his answer would definitely be "no". He knew very well that if he didn't save them, no one would be able to save them...
Looking at these slow-moving civilian teams, Zhang Tianhai was very anxious, but he had no choice, so he could only order the Fourth Battalion to take over the escort task of the First Battalion, and then let the entire First Battalion immediately move into Chun. Huazhen position.
It's not that Zhang Tianhai doesn't trust the ability of the Fourth Battalion, it's just that he is not familiar with Li Zuoliang. He can rest assured that this position is in the hands of Wei He...
Of course, the remaining positions in Chunhua Town were not completely without firearms and ammunition. For example, half of the firearms and most of the ammunition of the Japanese brigade that had just been wiped out were left to them.
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PS: The update is coming, it’s exactly nine o’clock. . . hey-hey.
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