Sure enough, not long after, under the onslaught of the well-armed Japanese army, the Cantonese army, which did not have much geographical advantage and was outmatched by inferior equipment, fell to Mahuiling.
Under the advance warning order of Commander-in-Chief Xue Yue of the First Corps, these national army troops quickly withdrew to the mountainous areas on both sides after losing their positions.
After capturing Mahuiling, the Japanese army did not stay to clean up the battlefield as usual, and finally count the results of their victory.
This time, the Japanese army received a fatal order. After taking Mahuiling, they immediately marched non-stop to Wutailing. They had to quickly open a passage and rescue Honma Masaharu's 27th Division. Headquarters!
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The camera turned to Wutailing, the former enemy headquarters of the Fourth Army.
The forward enemy headquarters of this Fourth Army is similar to the forward enemy headquarters of most field armies. They are all set up high on the main position to observe the enemy's situation.
At this time, some senior officials of the Fourth Army had already gathered in the former enemy headquarters to discuss countermeasures - whether it was Commander Xue's order or the menacing Japanese army that had broken through the Mahuiling position.
"Yuchen, we are ordered from above to hold Wutailing and do our best to weaken the enemy's offensive." Army Commander Wu Qiwei said to Ou Zhen, the commander of the 90th Division who was standing next to him.
Yuchen is Ou Zhen's nickname.
"Of course this is not a problem. Besides, Shangfeng has his own considerations. Now it depends on us whether we can kill these beasts like the Matsuura Division." Ou Zhen smiled, and the momentum in his words was clearly evident. .
"It's good to have confidence. Our Guangdong army is marching north from Guangdong. We have experienced many thorns along the way. Whether we can win or not depends on today." Wu Qiwei said in his extremely standard Cantonese.
"Okay. In this humble position, I will obey the instructions of my superior!" Ou Zhen responded.
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Umezu Yujiro was a Japanese Army pilot. Like most of the invader pilots who appeared on the land of China, he also went through a series of aviation schools before arriving on the battlefield in Central China.
Umezu Yujiro was considered the best among the same group of pilots. On this day, after he carried out routine bombing of the national army positions as usual, he flew to other places for reconnaissance.
Not to mention, using pilots to detect enemy movements sounds a bit ridiculous, but it does have many practical effects. At least it can know a little bit about the movements of the national army, instead of knowing nothing at all.
Driving the Kawasaki Type 91 fighter, Umezu Yujiro was in an unusually good mood - it was another day when he was able to successfully complete the mission. If this continues, it will be a matter of time before he is promoted to military rank.
In the past few days, Umezu Yujiro's comrades have been conducting reconnaissance operations in the direction of Wanjialing and Baishui Street. During the reconnaissance, they must provide necessary advance for the advancing Junroku Matsuura's 106th Division. direction.
Soon, Umezu Yujiro and his comrades discovered a problem during reconnaissance - a large hole appeared in the direction of Wanjialing, where one or two regiments were usually stationed more or less!
This is very important information, both for Umezu Yujiro and for the advancing Matsuura Junrokuro division!
Therefore, Umezu Yujiro and others chose to fly the fighter plane back quickly, and then reported the situation to the commander of the unit.
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"Nani?! How could such a good thing happen!" This was the first reaction of Umezu Yujiro's commander, Komoto Miyae, after hearing the report. Even he knew that it would be best to go through Wanjialing to reinforce Baishui Street. Nothing could be better - after all, the distance is the shortest, the enemy is unprepared, and the time it takes must be the shortest!
This is a major discovery!
This was the conclusion of Colonel Kei Komotomiya, so he immediately reported the intelligence obtained from this reconnaissance to Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji.
Once the information reached the headquarters of the Japanese Eleventh Army in Jiujiang County, Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji was not ordinary happy, just look at his reaction.
"Yoshi! Yoshi! Yoshi!! God helps me!" Neji Okamura almost jumped up with excitement as he held the translated message in his hand.
Who is Okamura Neji? That was the best among the soldiers of the same period. Even Komoto Miyae could realize that this was an excellent fighting opportunity. It was impossible for Okamura Neji not to realize it!
As a result, Okamura Neiji immediately excitedly said to the staff around him: "Immediately send me an order to order the commander of the division, Matsuura Junrokuro, to immediately lead the main force of the 106th Division and one step of the 101st Division. , enter Wanjialing! In addition to carrying out the task of reinforcing the 27th Division, we must also cut off the retreat route of the Chinese Army in the north, and strive to win the battlefield in northern Jiangxi as soon as possible!!"
Perhaps Okamura Neji's excitement was also infected by the staff around him. The staff was also very excited and stood at attention and lowered his head and said: "Hai!!"
An order was officially issued for the main force of the 106th Division and part of the 101st Division to enter the Wanjialing area. By this time, the troops under Junroku Matsuura's command had reached an entire division.
Regarding this result, Matsuura Junrokuro can't be said to be calm, right? It can be said that it is not surprising at all!
Don’t forget, no matter what, he, Junroku Matsuura, is the confidant of Commander Shunroku Hata of the Central China Expeditionary Army!
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Ma Huiling front line.
At this time, the Japanese army had completely occupied this unknown small mountain ridge. Lieutenant General Matsuura Junrokuro, the commander of the 106th Division, had already stepped onto the top of the ridge, which was already surrounded by the smell of gunpowder smoke.
There was a mess all around, and even the breeze was filled with the disgusting smell of blood.
And all this is already accustomed to Lieutenant General Junroku Matsuura, who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Just look at his stinky face like a dead fish.
He is arrogant and headstrong. This is the most distinctive personal characteristic of Matsuura Junrokuro.
"Yoshi! We only had one day to win Ma Huiling. This result is good. But the result is a bit slower than I expected." Matsuura Junrokuro said with a stern face.
"Hai! I will definitely work harder under my command!" one of the major general brigade commanders responded, his cold sweat slowly flowing down - this is the fine tradition of the 106th Division. impossible.
The Japanese army does have a tradition of using the lower level to overcome the upper level, but not everyone can do it. The premise is that there must be a very strong backing.
Let me ask, among the newly established 106th Division, who has a stronger backing than the division commander Junroku Matsuura? Don't forget, not only are they supported at the base camp, but they are also supported by the two main commanders in the front line, General Hata Junroku and Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji. Who dares to "defeat" them so disrespectfully?
Do you really think that if you don’t show off your power as a tiger, you will become a sick cat? Don't forget, Matsuura Junrokuro is a tiger who often "shows off his power".
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PS: Another update is here!
The work is very busy, so try to resume updating once a day first! Intermittent updates.
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