"Zhong Yi's Coast Defense Corps, the main force of the 41st Chinese Army in Songyang?" Nishio Shouzao's eyes widened and said in a daze, "You mean, is this Zhong Yi's tactical deception?"

"Hayi!" Usami bowed his head heavily and said, "It should be!"

"No, this shouldn't be." Nishio Shouzao frowned, "Because he refused to transfer troops to defend Xikou, the relationship between Zhong Yi and Chang Kaishen was very stiff. Because of this, Chang Kaishen was not far away hundreds of miles away, and he transferred troops from the 41st Army from northern Zhejiang to Xikou. So how could the main force of the 41st Army suddenly appear in Songyang?"

"Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief." Usa Mirō said, "Don't you understand yet? This is a play that the Chinese leader Chang Kaishen and Zhong Yi sang. The purpose is to confuse our audio-visual and attract the Imperial Army's heavy army group in Xinsheng Mountain District, and then they will encircle and annihilate the 116th Division to create opportunities."

"Encircle and annihilate the 116th Division?" Nishio Shouzao said coldly, "That's it that they have the ability. Even if the 41st Army is the most capable of fighting among dozens of Chinese army armies, and even if there are two detachments of the Coast Defense Corps, it would be a delusion to eat the 116th Division in a short period of time."

Under normal circumstances, a Japanese army can easily defeat a division of the Chinese army with a single wing.

If it is a division, it is no problem to defeat the Chinese army and an army.

"But." Usa Mitsuto said again, "His Commander-in-Chief, the 116th Division has now divided its troops, and the Yamazaki Brigade is already in Songyang, and the distance between it and the main force of the 116th Division is at least 100 kilometers."

"It's no big deal if you're just over 100 kilometers. You can get there in a day of marching. Hiss..." After a sudden pause, Nishio Suzuo continued, "Usa Mikun, what you said is a straight line distance? There is no road between Songyang Prefecture and Wuyi Prefecture, where the main force of the 116th Division is located. This means..."

"Hayi." Usami paused heavily, "In other words, if the 116th Division goes to the reception, it must first return to Lishui on the same route, and then go from Lishui to Songyang. However, in this way, the actual distance will be more than 200 kilometers. Considering the blockage on the road, it may not be enough for five days."

"Baga!" Nishio's face muscles began to twitch immediately.

If the two armies set off and confront each other head-on, Nishio Suzuo is very sure that the 116th Division can definitely bear the 41st Army of the National Army and the Coast Defense Corps head-on, but if it is just Yamazaki Brigade, it will be very dangerous to face the 41st Army of the National Army. It is extremely difficult to survive five days!

After a pause, Usa Mitsunobu said again, "And, Huyi has another concern."

Nishio Suzusaki looked furious and asked, "Usa Mikun, what else are you worried about?"

Usa Mirō said in a deep voice: "I am still worried that this is a trap set by Zhong Yi. If the main force of the 41st Chinese Army was not in Songyang, but on the halfway of Lishui to Songyang, and the main force of the 116th Division rushed to support with all its strength, it would just fall into Zhong Yi's plan and be ambushed halfway!"

Nishio Suzusaki couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning.

Building a good position to fight defensive war is completely different from being ambushed by Chinese troops on the way.

To be honest, Nishio Sora also went to Germany to study and further study in his early years, and he had a clear understanding of the gap in firepower and combat effectiveness between the Japanese and German troops.

Compared with the German army, the Japanese army's attack power is actually very mediocre.

Because of the weak infantry firepower and the armored forces lag behind, the Japanese army's offensive ability is completely different from that of the German army.

However, when it comes to defensive warfare, the Japanese army is the best in the world!

Nishio Suzusaki was very convinced that under the same military conditions, as long as the Japanese army was allowed to build a defensive position in advance, it would be impossible for them to break through their Japanese defense line!

Therefore, if it is as Usa Mitsuru was worried, if the 116th Division was suddenly ambushed by the national army on the way to rescue, the hasty transfer from marching to defense, which is completely different from the defensive battle with the fortifications built in advance.

After a while, Nishio Suzusao said, "Usa Mikun, you might as well go back to Shanghai as soon as possible."

"Hai." Usa Mirō suddenly paused, then hurriedly left with a saber on his shoulder.

Watching Usa Mitsuru's figure go away, Nishio's face turned gloomy again.

...

At the same time, thirty miles west of Lishui County, there is a mountain called Zuomaling.

There is a small village called Dongshan Village at the foot of Zoumaling. At this time, hundreds of national troops had already entered.

The more than 100 national troops stationed in Dongshan Village were the front-line enemy staff of the Zhejiang-Fujian Battle led by Zhong Yi. Because Zhong Yi had already arrived in western Zhejiang, the front-line enemy staff of the entire Zhejiang-Fujian Battle also moved to western Zhejiang. In Yinjiang, only a left-behind staff of the Zhejiang-Fujian Battle led by Ding Bai was left.

At this moment, Zhong Yi and He Wenxi and several other staff members surrounded the map to study the enemy situation.

He Wenxi said: "If nothing unexpected happens, the blocking battle of the Ei-1 Division in Songyang County must have alarmed the Japanese devil Usa Mirone, so then our intentions will no longer be concealed."

"Don't hide it." Zhong Yi shook his head, "Why are you hiding the intention of fighting at this time?"

He Wenxi said: "If this is the case, the main force of the 116th Division, which has already entered Wuyi County, will probably return to the Yamazaki Brigade that rescued Songyang. Although the eight main divisions of the 41st Army have gathered in Songyang, it will take at least seven or eight days to get rid of the hard bones of the Yamazaki Brigade. Then our blocking task is arduous enough."

The Battle of Western Zhejiang is just a rough idea, and no detailed combat plan was formulated before leaving.

This is also normal, because the battlefield situation changes rapidly. Before we reach western Zhejiang, we don’t know what the specific situation is in the western Zhejiang battlefield. Even if the combat plan is formulated, it will be in vain.

Therefore, He Wenxi instinctively believed that Zhong Yi's plan was to concentrate the eight main divisions of the 41st Army to carry out an encirclement and annihilation battle against the Yamazaki Brigade, while the two detachments of their Coastal Defense Corps were responsible for fighting and blocking.

If this is true, the task of blocking the main force of the 116th Division of the Japanese with two detachments is really arduous.

"Blocking?" Zhong Yi smiled slightly and continued, "Blocking can never be blocked. Our coastal defense corps will only attack ambush!"
Chapter completed!