Suspicions remain suspicions, but intuition tells Ushijima Mitsuru that this matter will not be that simple - since the Chinese army is also launching an attack in the direction of Jiankou Town, it is impossible for them to just send a few troops over and not do anything at all. to military correspondence.
Therefore, out of caution, Ushijima ordered a squadron of soldiers to cross the New Wall River south to reconnoiter the enemy's situation.
There are not many soldiers in a squadron, only three to four hundred people, enough to divide into several directions to reconnoiter the situation.
It has to be said that the Japanese army's equipment is quite complete - since Yueyang County is located to the south of the Yangtze River and east of Dongting Lake, and is surrounded by water on three sides, Ushidao Man's southbound rapid column also carried a kayak. type of military supplies.
It only took twenty minutes for the Japanese southward reconnaissance squadron to complete the crossing.
Half an hour later, based on the news returned from the reconnaissance squadron, Major General Ushijima Mitsuru concluded that the main force of the Chinese Army's 15th Group Army had been moved near the south bank of the New Wall River.
So the question is, why did Niu Dian Man Zao come to such a conclusion? It turned out that the squadron responsible for reconnaissance southward was attacked by powerful firepower from the Chinese army.
"Baga! These Chinese troops are too insidious. They deployed their troops on the south bank of the Xinqiang River, but did not cross the river. This is obviously waiting for us to support Jangkou Town before outflanking our retreat!" As the third Japanese army Major General Mitsuru Ushijima, the commander of the 16th Brigade, is not a fool. On the contrary, he is quite smart.
From the perspective of Major General Ushijima Mitsuru, where can the Chinese army on the opposite side have so many troops? This is obviously Guan Linzheng's 15th Army! Only Guan Linzheng's Fifteenth Group Army can mobilize such a large force!
Yes, when this Japanese squadron responsible for reconnaissance went to reconnoitre the enemy's situation in several directions, it was attacked by the Chinese army in several directions! The continuous gunshots seemed to confirm that there were definitely many people on the opposite side! At least one regiment of troops is stationed here!
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, what should we do now?" Colonel Yamamoto Yohji, the captain of the 13th Regiment next to him, asked.
"Baga! You don't understand such a simple truth! Report the situation here to the division commander immediately, and after he responds, we will make a decision!" Major General Ushijima Mitsuru was a little dissatisfied. After all, in his opinion, as a Captain, you shouldn't ask these questions!
"Hai!!" Captain Yamamoto responded helplessly.
"Major Miyamoto!" Ushijima called out a person's name.
I saw a strong Japanese major standing up behind Ushidōman, standing at attention and lowering his head and saying: "Your Excellency, the brigade commander, I am here!"
"Major Miyamoto, report the situation here to the division commander immediately without any delay!" Ushijima Mitsuru ordered.
"Hai!!" Major Miyamoto responded.
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Twenty minutes later, in Yueyang City, inside the headquarters of the Japanese Sixth Division.
A hurried figure ran through the corridor on the second floor, making the wooden floor creak. This was a young Japanese officer.
I saw that this Japanese officer was not very old, probably around 27 or 27 years old. He was holding a telegram in his hand with white command gloves. He looked very anxious. This should be from the front line. Latest battle report.
Sure enough, the young officer ran to the door of Inaba Shiro's office. He knocked on the door and said: "Your Excellency, the division commander, the commander of Ushijima Mitsuru Brigade has an urgent call!!"
After Tan Zi heard the news, Inaba Shiro immediately raised his head and said, "Come in and report to me immediately!"
"Hai!!" After the Japanese officer responded, he walked to Inaba Shiro and read: "According to the latest news from the commander of the Ushijima Brigade on the front line, they found a large number of people within one kilometer of the south bank of the New Wall River. Unknown enemy force, according to his judgment, this should be part of the 15th Group Army of the China Army, and its number is no less than one division!"
"Nani?! How dare these Chinese people be so rampant? Just last month when we were scouting the enemy troops on the south bank of the Xinqiang River, no such troops had appeared on the bank of the Xinqiang River! Who gave them such a powerful force? How brave!!" Inaba Shiro was furious. It was obvious that things were slowly moving in the bad direction he expected. This was the fundamental reason why he was so unhappy!
"Hai!!" The Japanese officer in front of him naturally knew why the division commander was so unhappy at this time, but he could not hit the muzzle of the gun or get into trouble - if he was not careful, he would be killed. The one who slapped him was not cheap enough to like being slapped.
After all, Inaba Shiro was still a scheming man. He forced himself to suppress his anger and said: "Go and ask the Marine Corps for people! Let them support at least one wing, otherwise I will report directly to General Okamura Neiji!"
"Hai!!" the Japanese officer responded, and then ran out of Inaba Shiro's office as if he was fleeing, for fear that the superior would change his mind immediately.
In fact, the source of Inaba Shiro's anger is that in just a few months, his opponents have forced him to this point - the Marine Corps' horse manure is indeed not easy to use, but it is better than no reinforcements. Strong, after all, these people are the nearest reinforcements to them!
As for why it is necessary to tell the number of a regiment, it is because the Marine Corps can only piece together the number of people in one regiment, and they cannot make up more people.
After the young Japanese officer left, Inaba Shiro fell into deep thought. After thinking about it, he decided that he still had to report the situation to Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji, otherwise he would not be able to bear the responsibility for losing Yueyang. ——It's not that the Sixth Division can't fight, but because they don't know how many troops the other side has dispatched, especially the well-prepared Chinese army. The troops they can mobilize must have reached more than five divisions!
The troops of more than five divisions may be more or less, but the other party is really frantic and dispatches more than eight divisions of troops, which is really enough for Inaba Shiro to drink a pot.
Thinking about it, Inaba Shiro grabbed the phone and said: "Hello, I'm Inaba Shiro, answer the phone in the telecommunications room!"
The call was quickly connected, and a voice came from the other end: "Moxi Moxi, this is Lieutenant Taro Inoue on duty in the telecommunications room."
"I am the division commander Inaba Shiro. Please immediately send a telegram in my name to Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji, the headquarters of the Eleventh Army. The Fifteenth Group Army of the China Army has the momentum to advance northward. Sir, please be informed. That's probably all the content, please send the report immediately!" Inaba Shiro said in a deep voice.
Soon, the other side of the phone answered: "Hai!! The humble duty will be carried out immediately!!"
After hearing the response on the other end of the phone, Inaba Shiro finally slowly put down the phone in his hand, and the big stone in his heart finally relaxed a little: he didn't expect that it was supposed to be a recuperation mission, but because of his cunning The opponent has become so difficult to deal with, and there are extraneous problems.
Who would have thought that this could really cause a chain reaction? On this battlefield, it is true that the truth is true and false, the false is true, the false is true, the false is true, and the true is false.
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PS: Here’s an update, I finally didn’t eat too much, good night everyone!
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