After hearing what the chief of staff said, Inaba Shiro put down the pen in his hand and thought quietly.
The division commander was already thinking about the problem, and the chief of staff didn't say anything at all, just waiting silently.
After a long time, Inaba Shiro said: "We are waiting for huge casualties now, but so is the China Army. Not many China Army can produce such elite troops. Ushijima-kun suffered a loss on the front line, and we We suffered a big setback in Juankou Town before, but now that the reinforcements from the 27th Division have arrived, we can definitely give it a try."
"Your Excellency, the division commander, is wise, so next, should we allocate troops to support the Ushijima brigade commander's operations?" the chief of staff asked.
"That's not necessary." Inaba Shiro shook his head, "What we have to do is to mobilize the troops of the commander of the Honma Masaharu Division to approach the front line on the north bank of the Xinqiang River, and let our powerful enemy, the 15th Group Army of the China Army The troops do not dare to act rashly. Then, we will mobilize another regiment to be ready to support Ushijima-kun at any time, and put all our artillery regiments on it! Regarding the artillery regiment of the 27th Division, I will discuss it with you. The division commander Jian Yaqing negotiated with the commander of the division. In addition, the aviation forces were coordinated to carry out a bombardment of the Chinese Army positions in the area!"
"Hai! The division commander is wise!!" the chief of staff lowered his head and responded. From his eyes, you can see the word "fanatic". Yes, they are ready to fight a large-scale local battle. !
Yes, it is a large-scale local battle. This term is absolutely correct. From the perspective of the big battlefield, it is definitely a local battle or a small battle. But from the perspective of the Sixth Division, it is another battle in which the entire division was dispatched!
(PS: Ahem, after seeing this, some children may have questions. Why is the Sixth Division weakened so seriously? Let’s do some popular science. Why is the Sixth Division able to fight all the way from the Yangtze River coast to the outskirts of Wuhan. There are three main Reasons: First, the Sixth Division, as the main force in the middle, has almost strengthened three artillery regiments and several regiment-level detachments; second, most of the opponents of the Sixth Division are not well-equipped direct aces of the Central Army, but It was some local armies plus miscellaneous troops from the Central Army; thirdly, the Sixth Division was supported by artillery fire from the Japanese Yangtze River Fleet, and they used poison gas bombs.)
Compared with the "arrogance" of the Sixth Division when it fought all the way to Wuhan on the north bank of the Yangtze River, the artillery regiment strengthened by the Sixth Division is no longer available, and the naval gun support of the Yangtze River Fleet is no longer available. Moreover, they encountered The soldiers were the Ninth Theater Guards, a direct lineage of the Central Military Forces that was well-equipped and had a strong will to fight. Therefore, not only Ushijima Mitsuru fought cautiously, but even Inaba Shiro also regarded it highly.
Not to mention other things, let's just say that with the strength of their Sixth Division, they attacked fiercely for a day and cost nearly 2,000 casualties, but the opponent's front line positions were not captured. This was a big problem. Therefore, Inaba Shiro also worked hard.
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About two hours later, Major General Ushijima Mitsuru, who was waiting in anxiety and suffering, finally received a reply from the division commander.
Looking at the contents of the telegram, Major General Ushijima Mitsuru changed his anxious look before, and instead asked his subordinates to bring two bottles of sake and several plates of peanuts, and then called the two commanders.
Yes, Ushijima decided to continue the drinking table culture, and he wanted to explain tomorrow's combat mission at the drinking table.
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Ushijima Mitsuru was very excited, but the officers and soldiers of the special agent company of the 1st Guard Regiment of the 9th Theater Zone of the National Army who were responsible for the surveillance mission were puzzled.
In their opinion, the Japanese army may make a big move tomorrow, but their officers and soldiers look like nothing is wrong. They eat and drink when they should, and sing songs around the campfire, as if nothing is wrong.
"Company Commander, I don't think these little devils are going to make a big move tomorrow. We usually monitor a lot of little devils and do a lot of reconnaissance, but the Japanese troops of the Sixth Division look the most Evil. Their troops neither retreated nor built a defense line on the spot. Instead, they acted like nothing happened and ate hot pot and sang songs. It was not ordinary happiness." The platoon leader said when reporting to Liu Houming.
Regarding the opinions of the platoon leader, Liu Houming had a different view. He shook his head and said: "Watch it carefully. I suspect they will make a big move tomorrow. They look like They can be so relaxed simply because they feel like they have a chance to win."
The platoon leader thought for a while and felt that this was also the case, so he nodded and said: "The company commander is wise, it has to be you. No wonder the regiment is so relieved to put you in this position."
"Danzao once told me that we must never despise any enemy. We are people who put our heads in our waistbands to beg for food. Don't lose your life because of your slack thinking or despising the enemy. These little Japanese beasts Now, we do hate them, and it is true that we have a blood feud with them, but they are still quite good at fighting." Liu Houming kept chatting. Anyway, the little devil is not doing anything now, so he is idle. You have nothing to do, why not have a chat?
"Company Commander, you said that we are just waiting now. We are idle now. Why don't we go up and give them a hug?" The platoon leader was indeed a little itchy. When he saw the little ones in front of him who were being monitored by them, The Japanese were so happy that he felt resentful.
I saw Liu Houming's eyes widening and he lowered his voice and said: "You are crazy! The task given to us by the group is to monitor them, but we are not exposed now. If our whereabouts are exposed, there will be thieves in all directions. Japs, it’s impossible for us to escape. Besides, our ammunition supply hasn’t caught up yet. It’s easy to fight, but how can we escape?”
"Hehehehe... Yes, but when we see them so happy and don't find something to do for them, we always feel a little uncomfortable in our hearts!" The platoon leader felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head.
I saw Liu Houming's eyes rolling, and then he came up with a bad idea: "If you are really too busy, take a few brothers up to see if they have gone to pee. If so, just do it." That’s right, isn’t this something we often do?”
I saw a platoon commander grinning, and the two rows of big white teeth were particularly obvious in the dark night: "Xie Company Commander! I promise to complete the mission despite my humble position. I will never come back to see you unless there are ten!"
"Come on, you kid, please pay attention to your safety. If nothing else, you have to bring all these brothers back without missing a single one. Don't let us cause trouble." Liu Houming feigned anger and patted the head of the platoon leader. .
"Okay, you have the order!" The platoon leader grinned again.
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PS: Another update is here, good night.
