The word "snatch the snake" is not only one of the idioms, but it is also one of the thirty-six strategies.
In the idiom, it means to make the opponent alert; but in the art of war, it means to make the enemy panic.
Obviously, Zhang Fakui meant the latter.
In Zhang Fakui's view, sending two brigades of the National Army to launch exploratory operations against the Japanese army was a sign of respect for these little devils.
Although the Japanese troops are on the front line. There may be a lot of troops in terms of combat deployment, but the strength of two brigades is enough to stir up this muddy water.
Don't forget, two brigades are one division.
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Jijia Village, headquarters of the 1st Guard Regiment of the Ninth War Zone.
In the past two days, the police force has been mobilized frequently.
Why are there so many transfers? Mainly because of the fall of Jiujiang County and the sudden actions of the Japanese army.
Not to mention other troops, especially the troops headed by the cavalry battalion, which almost never stopped moving.
The mission of the cavalry battalion is also very simple and not heavy. It is mainly responsible for the task of reconnaissance of the enemy.
It is no exaggeration to say that the reconnaissance scope of the cavalry battalion has slowly radiated from Jijia Village to the surrounding Jiujiang County.
This move made the Japanese troops stationed in Jiujiang County very nervous - after all, their large forces are still far away, and those responsible for stationing here only have one brigade of troops. If a fight starts, they will definitely be Can't get any good ones.
Therefore, the Japanese army was not careless about the actions taken by the national army, and only sent a small number of cavalry to conduct exploratory strikes outside the city.
However, what troubled the commanders in the city was that they did not know which troops these Chinese troops were composed of. They actually left all their cavalry outside the city, and none of them came back.
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Jiujiang County, Japanese Army Garrison Brigade Headquarters.
Compared with the previous two days, the situation in Jiujiang County seems to be much better. After all, after the Japanese army entered the city, they also wanted to clear the city and then use the resources in the city to carry out maximum fortifications. garrison.
The headquarters of the Japanese military garrison is located in a relatively intact building in the city, and the Japanese dog-skin plaster flag is hung above the building.
It's not that Little Japan and the others don't want to be stationed in a good place like the original city defense headquarters, but because the Cantonese army burned the county seat with a fire before withdrawing from Jiujiang County.
The reason was to fight the war in a scorched earth and not leave anything useful to the Japanese army, lest it endanger the enemy.
Tanaka Yijun is the captain of the garrison brigade, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He is a man of great appearance and talent. After all, he is a talent who came out of the Eleventh Army Headquarters. At least he can be a flag-bearer when he stands out.
Even though he is not that strong in combat command, he is standing here and represents the face of the Eleventh Army.
Tanaka Yijun also attaches great importance to the high hopes placed by General Okamura Neiji. After all, Jiujiang County was also captured by the Japanese army with great efforts.
The so-called "headquarters" here is actually, to put it bluntly, the headquarters of a brigade. It only has the responsibility of defending the city, so it merges the security headquarters of the city together.
"Captain! Sorry, none of the warriors we sent have returned. The Chinese army outside the city is very arrogant. We have to be careful." A squadron leader ran to Tanaka Yijun and reported.
"Nani, we have another squad, we must shrink our troops. If this continues, our troops will really be exhausted. Let's shrink our troops to the main strongholds! Wait for the arrival of General Neji Okamura's army. !" Tanaka Yijun said in a deep voice, but a haze flashed in his eyes.
For a person like him who was originally from the field army headquarters, he has never fought such a useless battle - his own army is still behind, and the only field division with the strongest combat effectiveness on the front line has also been dispatched. De'an and Nanchang are on the front line, leaving their elite but insufficient troops here.
Forget it if it's an enemy army with weak combat effectiveness, it's still an easy job. But what about now? Before they could figure out the numbers of these enemy troops, they lost nearly two squads of troops. This was not a good thing.
"Hai!" the squadron leader responded.
Soon, the Japanese garrison responsible for garrisoning Jiujiang County began to shrink its troops to various major strongholds outside the city. What they wanted was to ensure absolute control of Jiujiang.
Tanaka Yijun is only thirty-three years old this year, and he can definitely be regarded as a young leader in the Japanese army. As long as he doesn't make mistakes, he will be promoted to captain in just a few days.
However, the premise is not to make mistakes.
In this situation, Tanaka Yijun knows very well what his goal is, and his goal is to defend Jiujiang County!
It can only be said that we don’t seek merit, but seek no fault!
"Jiujiang County, this is really a hot potato..." Tanaka Yijun murmured, but so quietly that no one nearby heard him.
Indeed, he was in a bit of a dilemma at this time.
There are definitely a lot of enemy troops outside the city, and he, Tanaka Yi-kun, must not send a telegram asking for help - the enemy has not started to attack, and it is absolutely inappropriate to start asking for help. What will the commander think of him then? ? inability? Timid and timid?
No matter what the considerations were, they could neither ask for help nor evacuate Jiujiang County.
Just when Tanaka Yijun was feeling troubled, Zhang Tianhai, who was far away in Jijia Village, was also dressed and ready to set off at any time. His purpose was to carry out the orders of Commander-in-Chief Zhang Fakui.
Commander-in-Chief Zhang ordered Zhang Tianhai and the First Guard Regiment of the Ninth War Zone to join a brigade of the Fourth Army to jointly advance towards Jiujiang County and launch an attack if necessary.
As for the commander-in-chief of this battle, the strange thing is that no specific candidate was implemented, but they were asked to cooperate with each other.
"Regiment leader, the instructions above are a bit unclear for this battle. We haven't even decided on the candidate for the commander-in-chief, so they just asked us to coordinate the operation. How can we coordinate the operation without such a leader?" Chief of Staff Li Ying Lun said with a helpless expression.
I saw Zhang Tianhai straightening his military cap, and said somewhat casually: "It's better to stop talking about these complaints. We have to fight as hard as we can. Please send a message and call Brigadier Xu! The two of us must have at least a cordial meeting. , Otherwise, how can we discuss and fight this battle?"
"Yes, captain." Li Yinglun responded. After all, the leader of the police regiment, Zhang Tianhai, had the final say.
"Old Zhang, now our first and third battalions have moved to the corresponding positions according to the predetermined plan, and the cavalry battalion is also in a state of maneuver. As long as you bring the special agent company and the small artillery company to the predetermined position, give the order , our troops can immediately launch an attack on Jiujiang County." Deputy commander Guo Qiliang looked eager to try.
"Don't worry about this. Let's wait until our troops are in place before making a decision! No matter what, the 48th Brigade Headquarters will not be a fool. Besides, this battle is not fought by our army alone. No matter what, we have to ask Brigadier Xu for his opinion." As he spoke, a confident smile appeared on Zhang Tianhai's face.
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PS: A supplementary update is sent, there will be another update before twelve o'clock.
