Seeing such decisive answers from the two survivors in front of him, Colonel Yamamoto could only choose to believe: "Well, I will immediately forward this information to Commander Okamura Neiji!"
"Hai!" Sakai and Momono both stood at attention and lowered their heads at the same time.
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Soon, this information from the two pilots' illusions was transmitted to the headquarters of the Japanese Eleventh Army.
In addition to arriving at the headquarters, more importantly, he also arrived at the office of the commander, Lieutenant General Neiji Okamura.
"Nani?! The aviation force discovered a division of the Central Army of China in the Shangjinshan area?! We also lost an ace pilot?!" Okamura Neiji said slightly shocked. After all, the news has been confirmed. There are a large number of Chinese troops ambushed near Wanjialing, and they are most likely dominated by the Central China Army!
"Yo Xi!" The major who delivered the telegram translation bowed his head and replied, "According to the information from Air Force Colonel Nakatoshi Yamamoto, this is indeed the case!"
"It seems that the Chinese army has a huge appetite. It not only wants to eat my 106th Division, but also wants to eat my 27th Division... It's a pity that they don't have such a good mouth!" Lieutenant General Muraningji said angrily, and even the following sentence seemed a little lacking in confidence.
"Shivering...what should we do next?" the major staff officer asked.
"Order the 101st Division to speed up its advance as much as possible. In addition, let the 27th Division continue to advance towards Wanjialing and break through the Chinese Army's Baishui Street defense line at all costs!" Okamura Neiji said in a deep voice.
"Hai!" the major staff officer responded, "What will the 106th Division do now?"
"Let the 106th Division head towards Baishui Street with all their strength! If there are Chinese Army troops, we must try to annihilate them in one fell swoop! At the same time, there will be about one division of China Central Army troops in the Jinshan direction. Please be fully prepared!" Neji Okamura was full of anger. He was really anxious. If the two divisions were really eaten, he would have to go back to the domestic military court to face trial.
"Hai!!" the major staff officer responded again.
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Another telegram about continuing to advance regardless of the safety of the main force of the 27th Division was once again sent to the division headquarters of the Japanese 27th Division, and was once again presented to the hands of the division commander, Masaharu Honma.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, Commander Okamura Neiji has an urgent message! This message orders our 27th Division to continue moving towards White Water Street!" Major Maeda walked up to Masaharu Honma and reported.
"Commander, you are crazy! Let's not mention that our Qilin Peak has been besieged by the main force of the Chinese Army. Let us say that there are at least three divisions of the Chinese Army in the direction of Baishui Street! If we break through Baishui Street rashly, once we are on the upper There are strong Chinese troops blocking the front line of Jinling, and we will face the end of interception in front and pursuit behind!" Masaharu Honma said angrily.
"Then what are we going to do?" Major Maeda asked.
"Maeda-kun, listen, we have reached this point. Nearly a quarter of our division's few infantry troops are already trapped at Qilin Peak. In addition, our attack failed on White Water Street in the morning, and the losses have already been Quite a few. If we use the rest of the main force to continue to break into Baishui Street, we will only be killed here!" Masaharu Honma's heavy eyelids flashed with light. Yes, he had already planned to run away. , if it weren't for Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji's order, he would have run away long ago.
But now it's different. Various forms of reversal. If the consumption continues, the 27th Division will really die!
So, Masaharu Honma’s little thoughts started to rise again - yes, he was going to run away again!
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I understand! I'm going to make relevant preparations right now!" Major Shinichi Maeda said in a deep voice. He can be said to be the commander of the 27th Division, Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, who said "the most Although he exists as an adjutant and staff officer, his actual power is much greater than that of the chief of staff.
What is "the closest confidant"? They are just the closest and most trusted people.
"We must make it clear to His Excellency Commander Okamura Neiji that we are going to carry out the mission of attacking the Tianhe Bridge. This is an order from His Excellency General Hata Shunroku, Commander of the Central China Dispatch Army." A haze flashed in Honma Masaharu's eyes. His face, which was not pretty, looked even more ferocious.
"Hai!!" Major Maeda stood at attention and lowered his head.
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The decision made by Honma Masaharu was actually to ignore the 106th Division, which was on the verge of death - but he could not care about anything. As the saying goes, it is better to die as a fellow Taoist than to die as a poor Taoist.
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Jiujiang, headquarters of the Japanese Eleventh Army.
"Nani?! Masaharu Honma, a red deer, is actually going to attack the Tianhe Bridge at this time! What does he want to do! He also said that the troops have already moved into Xintanpu!? Baga Yalu!" General Okamura Neji was furious. The translation of the telegram in his hand was torn to pieces.
When the combat staff next to him saw this scene, he did not dare to say anything at all, but was waiting for the commander's instructions.
"Once again order Masaharu Honma, commander of the 27th Division, to order him to rescue the headquarters of the 106th Division, otherwise military law will be imposed!" Okamura Neji had no choice but to send I hope Yu Honma Masaharu.
"Hai!" came another loud response.
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The 27th Division ran away, and ran extremely fast. It could almost be described as "running faster than a rabbit."
Why are you running so fast? This has to start with the 27th Division's attack on Baishui Street——
Time moves forward four hours.
Hasegawa Taira is the captain of the 2nd garrison regiment of the 27th Division, and is the main commander in charge of the attack on Baishui Street.
There was a slight coolness on the hillside, perhaps because of a drizzle, which made even the wind in the mountains feel cool. Hasegawa Ping was not very good-looking, and compared with most ordinary Japanese officers, , there is nothing particularly outstanding about him, and his figure is also short and stocky.
After repeated battles with the national army for Qilin Peak, and the fierce fighting on Baishui Street, the strength of the 27th Division had already been reduced sharply, and it was almost reaching the point of being stretched thin.
This is also what worries Colonel Hasegawa Taira the most - his hair is almost turning white.
"The oil lock is jammed! It's so annoying..." Colonel Hasegawa Hei sighed, "The telegram also said that part of the 123rd Regiment of the 106th Division has arrived east of White Water Street. Why? No movement from them?"
As he said that, Hasegawa Ping's brows slightly wrinkled again. Apparently, the delay in moving the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regiments made him feel anxious: the entire middle and senior management of the 27th Division knew that this was happening. The commander of the First Battle Division no longer wanted to fight. If the battle continued, the 27th Division would be gone. More importantly, the order that put the 27th Division in such danger was His Excellency Commander Okamura Neiji. Ordered personally.
For these middle and high-level officers of the 27th Division, if the sky falls, there will be a roof over their heads. The division commander, Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, will be in front of everything. What are they afraid of? Just follow the orders though.
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