What crazy decision? That is, when you know that the enemy may be encircling a point for reinforcements, you still have to ask your friendly forces for help!
"Yamashita!" Tanaka Yijun called to a combat officer beside him.
"The humble post is here!" the staff officer at Yamashita responded.
"Immediately call Colonel Iizuka Kunigoro and ask for reinforcements! At the same time, call Commander Okamura Neiji and inform him that we have been besieged by the Chinese Army in Jiujiang County. If our friendly forces do not provide reinforcements in time, the Tenth The designation of the Second Guards Brigade of the First Army will never exist!" Tanaka Yijun said in a deep voice, with a heavy look on his face.
"Hai!!" Staff officer Yamashita responded loudly. A smart subordinate will think about the leader's intentions, but will not ask the leader's intentions!
Reporting requires some skills, especially when reporting to superior leaders, there is a certain degree of what should be said and what should not be said.
Tanaka Yijun is undoubtedly a smart man. In order to get reinforcements as quickly as possible, he selectively forgot the established fact that the Chinese army may be encircling the point for reinforcements, and only one-sidedly emphasized the fact that his troops were besieged. thing.
Sure enough, after receiving the telegram from Tanaka Yijun, Okamura Neji, who was far away in Pengze Town, issued two urgent orders to Colonel Iizuka Kunigoro.
Both orders ordered the 101st Regiment to quickly reinforce the headquarters to guard the Second Brigade.
The scene shifts to Pengze Town, the headquarters of the Eleventh Army.
"Your Excellency, Commander, is there anything wrong with us ordering them to reinforce Jiujiang County in such a hurry? First, the enemy's situation is unknown; second, there is only one regiment, is the strength too small? If we are caught in a conflict with the enemy, In the tug-of-war, it ended up being a refueling tactic, which would be very troublesome." The Chief of Staff of the Eleventh Army said to Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji with a worried look on his face.
Okamura Neiji shook his head and said: "Chief of Staff, don't worry too much. Why did the enemy spend so much effort to defend Jiujiang County after our 106th Division advanced? It's just to push our army to the front line. The troops returned to the defense, or they wanted to test out our army's combat intentions. Iizuka Kunigoro's unit is the number one ace of our Eleventh Army. They are sent to reinforce, and there is no danger. There may be some trouble, but There is absolutely no danger!”
"Okay! Since your Excellency, the Commander, has made a decision, no one dares to disobey this humble position." The Chief of Staff stood at attention and saluted.
"Execute it!" Okamura Neji said in a deep voice.
"Hai!!" the chief of staff responded.
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After receiving two urgent letters from Okamura Neiji, Colonel Iizuka Kunigoro raised his sword high and urged the troops to march quickly.
Not long after, the Japanese 101st Regiment arrived at Poyang Lake and prepared to drive across Poyang Lake.
"Your Majesty Colonel! Our troops are already very exhausted. In this state, can we cope with the Chinese army's offensive?" A Japanese lieutenant colonel next to him said to Colonel Iizuka Kunigoro.
The beard-faced Izuka Kunigoro smiled, then lit a cigarette and said confidently: "Ono-kun is overly worried. With the strength of our unit, will the Chinese Army want to kill us?" It's possible. In addition, Commander Okamura Neiji has issued two urgent orders asking us to urgently reinforce Jiujiang County. If we delay the reinforcement, we will lose our heads."
"Hai! I understand the humble position!" Ono Zhongzuo responded.
Soon, the Japanese 101st Regiment began preparing to cross the river.
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The other side.
Jin Peng is an ordinary soldier in the First Company of the Cavalry Battalion of the First Guard Regiment of the Ninth War Zone of the National Army. His mission this time is to follow the platoon leader on a reconnaissance mission. Two hundred and fifty thousand
Just as Zhang Tianhai planned at the time, the first company of the cavalry battalion was responsible for the reconnaissance mission. This mission was particularly important, as it was the eyes of the entire regiment!
As for the tasks of the second and third companies, they are mainly responsible for combat tasks and mobile operations.
Compared with the missions of the second and third companies, the first company does seem a bit different, but this is all specially ordered by the regiment leader, so it doesn't matter.
Jin Peng had a fairly honest face, somewhat similar to that of Lu Qiang later on. Only his eyes were wandering around, obviously he had excellent eyesight.
Zhang Tianhai has always paid close attention to the construction of the cavalry battalion, second only to the secret service company and artillery battalion.
After all, the secret service company and artillery battalion are always the sharp knife and punch of the police regiment. The infantry battalion is the main force of the combat force, and the role of the cavalry battalion is just the icing on the cake. With it, the combat effectiveness will be even higher.
"Platoon leader, I see something is wrong around me. Many Japanese warships have begun to gather opposite me. Could it be that the Japanese reinforcements from Jiujiang County have arrived?" Jin Peng asked the platoon leader next to him.
The platoon leader thought for a moment and said: "There is a possibility, let's keep an eye on it first! Let the telegraph operator report the situation to the regiment. It is not up to us to decide what to do."
"Yes, sir." Jin Peng responded, and then reported the situation truthfully.
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Soon, the news reached Zhang Tianhai's temporary headquarters.
"Report to the regiment! The cavalry battalion company needs an urgent telegram!" Adjutant Wang Liang ran to Zhang Tianhai with a telegram.
"The First Company of the Cavalry Battalion? Read!" Zhang Tianhai hesitated for a moment and then made a decision immediately.
"Junjian from the regiment, a large number of Japanese warships have gathered on the east bank of Poyang Lake. It is initially suspected that Japanese reinforcements have arrived. Please give instructions from the regiment." Wang Liang said truthfully.
"It seems that the little Japanese reinforcements are really coming soon. Brigadier Xu." As he spoke, Zhang Tianhai looked at Xu Jiyuan next to him.
"Captain Zhang, if you have any advice, just say it directly. As long as it is reasonable, our department will absolutely obey orders." Xu Jiyuan also knew what Zhang Tianhai meant, so he said it directly.
"Okay, in this case. I will no longer be polite to Brigadier Xu. Our regiment plans to withdraw from the Jiujiang battlefield and your troops will attack Jiujiang County with all their strength." Zhang Tianhai said bluntly.
"What Commander Zhang means is that you are going to fight the Japanese reinforcements?" Xu Jiyuan narrowed his eyes and did not directly express his doubts.
"Yes, the scale of the Japanese reinforcements this time should not be small. If it is not large, it must be an elite force of the Japanese army. Only when our regiment withdraws to provide reinforcements can we achieve the effect Commander-in-Chief Zhang wants." Tianhai said very seriously.
After hearing this, Xu Jiyuan nodded and said: "Okay! Just do what you want, Commander Zhang! If there is any need for support from our brigade, Commander Zhang must speak up. In this battle, you and I As long as the two units cooperate sincerely, their combat effectiveness will never be worse than that of one division."
"Okay, thank you Brigadier Xu for your kindness. If necessary, I also ask Brigadier Xu to help you." Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid the Japanese troops this time will be more difficult to deal with. Jiujiang County is here. Get rid of Brigadier Xu, and after our regiment engages in a firefight with the Japanese army, we will do our best to attack Jiujiang and strive to completely annihilate the Japanese defenders."
Xu Jiyuan nodded and said, "Absolutely no problem!"
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