"Nani?! Your Excellency, the Commander, actually ordered us to dispatch?!" Masaharu Honma, who was lying on the chair with Ge You paralyzed, was startled, and immediately put the ugly Japanese military cap on his bald head, and then sat down correct.
"Hai! I definitely read the telegram correctly!" said the Japanese officer.
"Bring over the telegram!" Masaharu Honma said in a deep voice.
"Hai!" the major responded, and then handed the telegram to Masaharu Honma.
After Masaharu Honma received the telegram, he read it carefully. After a while, he stood up with a very serious expression: "Order the troops to assemble immediately! Ask the chief of staff to come to my office immediately and be ready to move at any time. !”
"Hai!" the major responded, and then immediately went to carry out the order.
Not long after, Honma Masaharu's chief of staff appeared in the former's office.
"Kono-kun, I believe Major Ozawa has told you that we are about to take military action, right?" A sharp light flashed in Honma Masaharu's eyes.
"Your Excellency, the commander of the division, I have been informed." Chief of Staff Kono nodded.
"Yo Xi, immediately order Hasegawa Moto, captain of the 1st Infantry Regiment in the garrison, to lead the troops in the direction of Baishui Street; the troops of the 2nd Regiment and 3rd Regiment will follow closely. They must arrive within three days. On the front line, launch a fierce attack on the enemy!" Masaharu Honma ordered with great confidence.
Indeed, the 27th Division was just established, and its main force was composed of three infantry regiments. However, the predecessor of the 27th Division had been established for a certain period of time.
It has been established for a longer period of time, so its combat effectiveness is naturally guaranteed to a certain extent, so this is where Masaharu Honma's confidence lies.
A division with a tripartite system does not necessarily have only three regiments, but they only have three infantry regiments, but there are still artillery, engineering, and baggage regiments.
Of course, as a simplified division, the 27th Division naturally does not have the blessing of the cavalry regiment.
"Hai!" Chief of Staff Kono responded, but his words were full of confidence.
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In this way, under the order of Commander Neiji Okamura of the 11th Army, the troops of the 27th Division began to march towards Baishui Street.
Groups of Japanese troops armed with live ammunition began to set out from the vicinity of Dong Town in an arrogant and arrogant manner.
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the martial arts!!"
The Japanese officers were shouting, and the Japanese soldiers immediately responded.
Looking at this scene, Masaharu Honma's face was full of confidence.
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In fact, the advance route of the 27th Division was not smooth sailing. They were blocked by the national army one after another.
Whether they are on a rugged path or a flat road, they will always encounter large or small resistance from the national army, and it will always take a certain amount of time to move forward.
In this situation, the Japanese army had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight forward, which was very uncomfortable all the way.
Because there was no geographical advantage, even if the Japanese army of the 27th Division was not weak in combat effectiveness, it still suffered a lot.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I feel like I am humbled by my position. If I continue like this, it won't work..." Chief of Staff Kono said.
"Huh? What's your opinion, Mr. Kono?" Masaharu Honma said seriously, his head that had already put on a military cap still looked a little funny.
"Takami... I dare not say it, but I think it is necessary for us to open multiple fronts. If we proceed step by step, I am afraid we will suffer big losses. After all, the commander asked us to storm Whitewater Street." Kono analyzed .
Honma Masaharu and Kono get along well, not to mention that he also thinks that the latter is not a mediocre person. When Soichi Kono said this, he immediately started thinking: Yes, if this continues, it is very likely that... drag down the progress of the entire division.
As a result, Masaharu Honma made a bold decision: he ordered the garrison of the Third Infantry Regiment to penetrate Baishui Street from the west under the leadership of regimental commander Anio Suzuki.
The advance of the Suzuki Regiment was not smooth, and they even reached Baishui Street before the main force of the division.
If the Suzuki Regiment advanced hand in hand with the 27th Division, that would be fine. But if it reaches Baishui Street before the main force of the division, that would be a big problem - it is out of touch with the main force!
What's happening here? This is the emergence of fighter planes!
Therefore, upon discovering the fighter plane, Xue Yue immediately ordered the 91st Division and the 142nd Division stationed nearby to encircle the Suzuki Wing.
The battle begins immediately!
When the battle began, Anio Suzuki didn't know that they had been surrounded by the national army. When traces of the national army were found in all directions, Anio Suzuki immediately concluded that his troops were surrounded!
Suzuki Anio was not that kind of indecisive person. He immediately explained the situation to the division commander Honma Masaharu and informed the division commander: "If you don't reinforce as soon as possible, there will be no third infantry regiment in the garrison in two days." It’s this number!”
After hearing the news, Masaharu Honma couldn't help but be shocked: This was the first battle of their 27th Division. If they were defeated in this battle, what would other troops think? What would Commander Neiji Okamura think of him?
As a result, Masaharu Honma got angry and immediately led the main force of the division and regiment to move closer to the third infantry regiment stationed in the camp, which was the Suzuki regiment.
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The fighting was fierce in the front, but Zhang Tianhai's troops remained motionless, as if "the matter had nothing to do with him".
"Old Zhang, you really can keep your composure. If I were the commander of this regiment, I would have to lead the troops to the front line to light a fire for the Suzuki Regiment!" Guo Qiliang said sitting on the big rock next to Zhang Tianhai.
"Haha, Lao Guo, we have to wait, maybe there will be big fish later?" Zhang Tianhai laughed and said with a very calm expression.
In fact, to be honest, once the news of the Suzuki Regiment being encircled came out, Zhang Tianhai was not very excited: if he didn't know that there was a big fish like the 106th Division behind him, he might have taken action long ago. !
"Old Zhang, what I have never figured out is that we all graduated from the seventh batch of Huangpu. I used to think that you were not very smart, but as soon as you came out to fight, you became an expert. Okay, that's amazing. Ah..." Guo Qiliang laughed, but his eyes were looking from the mountain to the distance.
Yes, they were on the mountain at this time.
For Zhang Tianhai, although no fighter plane had appeared at this time, he was still actively preparing.
It may be very difficult for the troops on the northern line of De'an to encircle the 106th Division, but it is more than enough to encircle the 27th Division, so Zhang Tianhai is not worried, and he does not need to Go grab the credit.
What's more, in Zhang Tianhai's view, the 106th Division is the real master, and they must be severely damaged!
"Lao Guo, no matter what, our army is not like those no-name troops. Good steel must be used on the blade. Let's try to chop off Junrokuro Matsuura's head!" Zhang Tianhai said proudly.
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PS: Updates are coming! I haven't had a holiday yet and I'm busy with work, so I can't keep up with the updates.
After the holidays, I will update three times a day!
Thanks to Qidian book friend James Leggeshen for the 100-point reward!
