"Get ready?" the chief of staff asked.
"Yes, it's time for us to recruit some powerful troops from the rear as reserve troops." Okamura Neiji said solemnly, "Of our troops, currently only the 106th Division is the fastest, like The 101st Division is still lagging behind and has not kept up. In addition, the progress of the Sixth Division on the north bank of the Yangtze River is also unsatisfactory. Therefore, it is urgent for us to advance the war on the south bank of the Yangtze River."
"What the general said is absolutely true. Our troops separated too quickly, and according to intelligence, Xingzipu, oh, that is, Xingzi County, has already stationed troops from an army of the China Army, and it is the Central Army of the China Army. " said the chief of staff.
"The Central Army of the China Army? Who is the general?" Okamura Neji asked.
"It was Wang Jingjiu, one of the three German weapon division commanders in the original China Army. Logically speaking, the troops led by this man should not be bad. However, in front of the steel torrent of our imperial army, these people are all You are a chicken and a dog." The chief of staff looked proud.
Indeed, except for one big loss in Taierzhuang, the Japanese army suffered no losses in other areas. It can even be described as "song and advancing".
It is precisely because of the accumulation of a series of victories that the Japanese army has an arrogant mentality.
In particular, the army units headed by the Sixth Division, the Fourteenth Division, and the 101st Division can not be said to be invincible.
Of course, these Japanese soldiers are not just arrogant and arrogant. Their arrogance is also based on the need to win the war - war has always been a murderous weapon. If you are not careful, people will die, and many people will die. people!
The people below went to the battlefield with arrogance and arrogance, but as the commander of the Eleventh Army, Okamura Neji was not blindly optimistic.
The Eleventh Army indeed won battles along the Yangtze River, but its progress was much slower than expected. Especially the battles in Hukou Town and Gutang Town gave Neji Okamura a lot of uneasiness.
Because the strength of the Chinese army's resistance was beyond his expectation, Emperor Hirohito gave him the task of Okamura Neiji: to reach Wuhan within three months. He must defeat Chiang Kai-shek's National Government from a national government organization to a local one. Sexual government organizations.
Under such circumstances, Okamura Neji could not help but become blindly optimistic.
The 101st Division, this is Okamura Neiji's old foundation - this division can be said to be the most powerful unit in Okamura Neiji's hands besides the Sixth Division, and it is Division-level organized troops.
The Sixth Division is already the absolute main force of the Eleventh Army advancing on the north bank of the Yangtze River. On the south bank of the Yangtze River, Okamura Neiji has been hiding the "sharp blade" of the 101st Division at his waist. He is reluctant to use it, just because one day the sharp blade will draw blood when it is unsheathed.
And it’s the kind that will win right out of the sheath!
The troops were already ordered to move forward, which showed that Okamura Neiji did not underestimate the enemy.
As the commander of the Eleventh Army, Neji Okamura did not underestimate the enemy, but his subordinates were still extremely arrogant.
After receiving the approval from the commander, Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji, Matsuura Junrokuro immediately ordered his troops to strengthen preparations and set off in the direction of Nanchang and De'an where the Nanxun Railway is located within two days.
Matsuura Junrokuro's troops fought all the way and had to pay nearly six to seven thousand casualties. They had just added more than 1,800 troops and were about to regroup and set off immediately.
This shows how confident he is and how arrogant he is in fighting confidence!
An open space has been cleared in Jiujiang County, which is filled with densely packed Japanese troops, orderly and without any sense of chaos.
"Ha Xu!!!"
The leading Japanese officer was shouting.
"salute!!!"
Following the order from the leading officer, for a moment, the arms in the phalanx stood like a forest, and bayonets with cold light gleamed in the sunlight.
"Please speak to your Excellency, the division commander!!!"
The leading officer's voice was still loud, and he didn't know if he had taken the Golden Throat lozenge, but under the roar of his voice, everything was quiet.
"Soldiers!! From today on, our 106th Division will continue to display the majesty of the Imperial Army and continue to shine the light of the Emperor in the land of China. Long live the Emperor!!!"
"Long live the Emperor!!!"
"Long live the Emperor!!!"
Loud sounds resounded in this dilapidated county town. Amidst the shouts of "Long Live the Dog King", the momentum of these Japanese troops reached its peak!
Soon, neat groups of Japanese troops drove out of the west gate and set off in the direction of De'an.
If there is still any shortcoming here, it is probably that many Japanese troops were launched without any organization.
This scene naturally did not escape the National Army reconnaissance company who had been watching the movements of the Japanese troops from the periphery for a long time.
Soon, a piece of information about the dispatch of Japanese troops was sent from the vicinity of Jiujiang County to the headquarters of the Second Corps of the Ninth Theater of the National Army.
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At this time, the headquarters of the National Army's Second Corps was not able to locate its headquarters in the city like the Japanese army that had already captured important towns.
On the contrary, Zhang Fakui's headquarters was located in the mountains and forests.
In the words of Commander-in-Chief Zhang, "Although there are a little more mosquitoes here, it is still more enjoyable than being bombed by Japanese aircraft and artillery, right?"
"Sir, the frontline reconnaissance force has received an urgent message about the news that more than one brigade Japanese army has left Jiujiang City." The officer on duty reported to Zhang Fakui.
"What? More than one brigade? It must be between a brigade and a division. Did the troops sent for reconnaissance say where the Japanese troops were heading?" Zhang Fakui asked.
"Sir, according to the report of the reconnaissance unit, this unit is heading west. I don't know where exactly it is going." The officer on duty reported truthfully.
"Go west...go west..." Zhang Fakui kept muttering in his mouth, but his footsteps walked around and around.
"By the way, which army is stationed near Jiujiang County?" Zhang Fakui asked casually.
At this time, Wu Qiwei next to him said: "Boss, the troops currently stationed in Jiujiang direction are only one brigade of our department, plus the first regiment of the theater guard."
"A brigade and a police regiment of the Fourth Army?" Zhang Fakui's eyes lit up.
"Yes, boss." Wu Qiwei nodded.
"Let's do this! Qingyun (Wu Qiwei's pseudonym), tomorrow morning, you ask your brigade to launch a tentative attack on Jiujiang County. Use Zhang Yulin's guard regiment as the support for your troops. If you don't fight, it will really It's hard to tell where these little devils are." Zhang Fakui gritted his teeth and said.
"What the boss means is, if there is a chance, should we take back Jiujiang County?" Wu Qiwei asked the most critical question.
Zhang Fakui thought for a while and said: "No, no, no, don't take Jiujiang County easily. This place is already a hot potato. If our army recaptures it, the Japanese army will definitely surround it with heavy troops. By then, we will be in danger." .The gains outweigh the losses..."
"What does the boss mean?" Wu Qiwei narrowed his eyes.
"Stop the grass and scare the snake!" Zhang Fakui said in a deep voice.
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PS: The first update is here!
