The war game of Operation Plan No. 2 did not end until six o'clock in the morning the next day, and the results were disappointing.
If you choose to storm Tumen Fortress, the aviation regiment will be out of ammunition within twenty days, and the field heavy artillery brigade will be exhausted within forty days. However, the degree of damage to Tumen Fortress is less than 60%.
Within a month, the casualties of the Japanese army and the Imperial Army will exceed 300,000, and they will lose the ability to continue the offensive.
"Your Excellency, Commander." Deputy Chief of Staff Masahiro Hirata said sadly, "There is absolutely no possibility of implementing the World War II plan."
However, Okamura Neiji waved his hand, and immediately waved to Shogun Hirata to come to him, and then whispered a few words in the latter's ear. Hearing this, Shogun Hirata said solemnly: "Your Excellency, Commander, this
…Is it really feasible?”
"Hirata-kun, this is the empire's only chance!" Okamura Neji turned his back and said calmly.
"Hai." Masaru Hirata lowered his head suddenly, then walked away with his saber in hand.
Cangyan Mountain, 39th Army Headquarters.
Yue Weihan and Liu Yi stayed up all night again. The war was imminent, and there were too many things that needed to be prepared.
Liu Yi yawned long, took out his cigarette case and gave Yue Weihan a Taihang cigarette, and said with a smile: "Maintendent, would you like to take one too to refresh yourself?"
"No need." Yue Weihan waved his hand.
Yue Weihan rarely smokes, and only occasionally smokes one when he encounters major events and is difficult to make decisions.
Liu Yi lit up the cigarette and took two puffs of it, then suddenly asked Yue Weihan: "Chief, do you think Okamura Neji will not listen to the greetings from the Japanese army base camp?"
"It's possible." Yue Weihan nodded and said with deep conviction, "The senior generals of the Japs have always had a tradition of disobedience. Sakagaki Seishiro's attack on Shanxi and Hisao Tani's attack on Nanjing were all done without passing through the Japanese base camp.
And it was launched without authorization with the permission of the front army headquarters."
After saying this, Yue Weihan added: "However, I hope that Okamura Neji will really disobey."
Liu Yi nodded and continued: "Well, if the old devil Okamura really disobeys orders, Private Tojo will definitely hold a grudge. If the battle of Taihang Mountain goes smoothly, Private Tojo will take advantage of Neji Okamura even if he is dissatisfied.
No way, but if the battle of Taihang Mountain does not go smoothly, Okamura Neji's position as commander may be over."
"This is exactly what I want to see." Yue Weihan said solemnly, "This old devil Okamura is too difficult to deal with!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Zhankui, the director of operations, suddenly strode in, stood up at attention and said: "General seat, front seat, Nanzo Yunzi has just sent an urgent call from Peiping. Okamura Neiji has already issued an emergency message to the puppet North China Autonomous Army.
Mobilization order: On the basis of the original nine puppet military divisions, four more puppet military divisions will be added to Shimen!"
"Eh?" Liu Yi exclaimed in surprise and asked doubtfully, "Recruit four more puppet military advisors?"
Yue Weihan suddenly frowned and fell into deep thought. After pacing back and forth in the war room for more than ten steps with his hands behind his back, Yue Weihan suddenly turned back. Almost at the same time, Liu Yi also raised his head suddenly. The eyes of the four people met instantly, and then they said at the same time:
"That old devil Okamura is going to attack Domon Fortress!"
After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled.
Yue Weihan is becoming more and more satisfied with Liu Yi as chief of staff.
As time went by, and as the two of them worked together for longer and longer, Liu Yi could be said to have become more and more understanding of Yue Weihan's thoughts, and even more familiar with Yue Weihan's tactical thoughts and military purposes. Yue Weihan even thought,
If one day he is gone, the 39th Group Army, under the leadership of Liu Yi, will still be an iron-clad elite force!
Liu Yi immediately walked to the simulated sand table and said to the sand table: "Commander, please see, if the Japanese army avoids Tumen Fortress and chooses to launch an attack from the mountainous areas on the left and right wings, then four more puppet military divisions will be sent to Shimen."
It is meaningless, because the fighting situation in the mountains and jungles is special, and the combat power of the puppet army is simply sending prisoners and sending us troops."
Yue Weihan said happily: "So, Okamura Neji's intention of reinforcing the four puppet military divisions is obvious. He is planning to attack Tumen Fortress. The four new puppet military divisions plus the original nine
Master, those are all used to consume our ammunition, and they are all used to block the bullets of the little devil!"
"Damn it." Liu Yi said bitterly, "This old devil Okamura is really vicious!"
"Little ***'s island complex is very serious. Essentially, everyone is the same." Yue Weihan said, "Although Okamura Neji is very friendly to the people of North China now, that is because the Nationalist Government has not yet died. Once
The Nationalist Government has been destroyed. How do you think this old devil Okamura will treat them? Dignity? Personality? Just dream!"
Liu Yi added: "Chief Commander, it seems that our defense plan must be modified."
"Yes." Yue Weihan nodded and said ferociously, "Since the Japanese army wants to attack Tumen Fortress, the New 9th Division in Donghui Town and the New 39th Division in Beizheng Township can no longer defend the mountainous area and must carry out counterattacks at night.
The assault will begin tonight and consume as much as possible the strength, physical strength, energy and ammunition reserves of the Japanese and puppet coalition forces."
Donghui Town, New 9th Division Headquarters.
The war room was crowded. Chief of Staff Wang Qing and several combat staff were drawing maps, but Chi Chengfeng leaned on his chair and fell asleep. This guy has always been like this. When he shouldn't be sleeping, he couldn't sleep for five days and five nights.
No problem, but when it's time to sleep, he can still fall asleep even if someone is sleeping next to him.
Amidst the rapid footsteps, the communications staff officer had already walked out of the telecommunications room.
Chi Chengfeng, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly woke up, jumped up and said, "Is this an order from the headquarters?"
The communications staff officer snapped to attention and said solemnly: "The general has ordered that starting tonight, the New 9th Division must launch night assaults on the Japanese army without interruption and consume as much of the Japanese and puppet coalition forces as possible!"
"Haha!" Chi Chengfeng laughed twice after hearing this, and said proudly, "The chief knows me best and knows that our old Chi hates defense. No, the task given to our new 9th Division is to fight with other
The division is different! It’s different, brothers, other divisions are strictly defensive, but our new 9th Division is a night assault, hahaha."
"Division seat." The communications staff reminded in a low voice, "In addition to our new 9th Division, there is also the new 39th Division who will attack at night."
"Uh..." Chi Chengfeng was greatly embarrassed when he heard this. Chief of Staff Wang Qing and all the combat staff suddenly burst into laughter.
"Grandma, what are you laughing at?" Chi Chengfeng's eyes widened and he said angrily, "What use are these new recruits in the New 39th Division? This is to give them a chance to train their troops and carry out real night assaults.
Our new 9th Division will be responsible for the main attack." After saying this, Chi Chengfeng said to Wang Qing, "Chief of Staff, please quickly formulate a battle plan."
Wang Qing nodded and quickly called the combat staff together to start formulating a combat plan.
The intelligence system of the 39th Group Army is very powerful, and the work of the Operations Division and the Intelligence Division is even more effective. Therefore, the detailed intelligence and defense posture of the Japanese and puppet troops on the opposite side are ready. With these parameters, it only took one morning to build the new 9th Division.
The senior advisers quickly drew up two sets of combat plans for Chi Chengfeng to choose from.
Wang Qing pointed at the map with his command stick and said to Chi Chengfeng: "Master, look, this is Pingshan County, where the Japanese 5th Division is stationed. Although the 5th Division was severely damaged in southern Shandong, it passed through the battlefield in Central China.
After hard training, he has now regained his combat effectiveness. The new division commander Shinozuka Yoshio is brave and good at fighting and will be difficult to deal with."
"His grandma." Chi Chengfeng's eyes widened and he said in a ferocious voice, "It will be bad luck for him to meet our old Chi!"
Wang Qing smiled and continued: "In addition to Shinozuka Yoshio's 5th Division, there are also the 7th and 8th Divisions of the 3rd Group Army of the Puppet North China Autonomous Army stationed on the north and south wings of Pingshan County. The 7th Division is a
A miscellaneous division with few men and few guns but poor combat effectiveness, but this 8th Division has a lot of background."
"What's his grandma's background?" Chi Chengfeng said murderously.
"Master, do you still remember Cai Xiongfei, deputy commander of the Jinsui Army who led his troops to surrender to the enemy two years ago?" Wang Qing said, "This traitor is now the commander of the 3rd Group Army and also the commander of the 8th Division. Moreover, the 8th Division
It was formed from the two regiments brought over by Cai Xiongfei. It is the old foundation of the Shanxi-Sui Army. It has many people and guns, and its combat effectiveness is not weak."
"His grandma turned out to be this traitor." Chi Chengfeng said ferociously, "I have wanted to deal with him for a long time."
Wang Qing continued: "Plan No. 1: Use the New 49th Regiment to pretend to attack Pingshan County, and the New 50th Regiment to pretend to attack the 8th Puppet Division to attract the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops. At the same time, gather the New 51st, New 52nd, New 53rd, New 54th Regiment, and artillery.
The regiment stormed the base of the Puppet 7th Division, wiped out the Puppetry 7th Division in the shortest possible time, and then quickly retreated before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements."
Chi Chengfeng frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Where is your plan No. 2?"
Wang Qingdao: "Plan No. 2 is to assemble the New 51st, New 52nd Regiment and the 1st Battalion of the Artillery Regiment to storm Pingshan County, attract the Puppet 7th Division and the Puppet 8th Division to come for reinforcements, then use the New 53rd Regiment to block the Puppet 8th Division, and the remaining three regiments
Add three artillery battalions to ambush the Puppet 7th Division halfway. If nothing happens, the battle will be over in half an hour, and we should not be entangled by the Japanese army."
Chi Chengfeng scratched his head and said ferociously: "His grandma's plan is No. 2, but the target of the attack must be the Pseudo 8th Division."
"Master!" Wang Qing said anxiously, "The Pseudo 8th Division is the old base of the Jinsui Army, and it still has a certain combat effectiveness. If we use the strength of three regiments to ambush halfway, we can win, but it is difficult to grasp the time.
If Yoshio Shinozuka comes to his senses and orders the 5th Division to counterattack with all its strength, our division will probably be entangled by the Japanese army. Once daybreak, we will be in big trouble!"
"Chief of Staff, don't worry, we, Lao Chi, know what we know." Chi Chengfeng waved his hand and said confidently, "Yoshio Shinozuka, this old devil, may be very powerful, and the 5th Division may be the division commander better than that old devil, Sakagaki.
They still need to be able to fight at night, but they want to entangle our new 9th Division in night battles. That is a dream! This is not bragging, our new 9th Division is the king of night battles!"
"Yes!" Wang Qing stood at attention and immediately turned around to give orders to each regiment.
On March 20, the 30th year of the Republic of China (1941), the Battle of Taihang Mountain officially started.
However, what is surprising is that it was not the Japanese army that launched the attack first, but the 39th Group Army!
At 8 p.m. on March 20, the New 9th Division and the New 39th Division simultaneously launched night assaults from the north and south directions against the Japanese and puppet troops stationed near Shimen.
Pingshan County, headquarters of the Japanese 5th Division.
The commander of the 5th Division, Yoshio Shinozuka, is inspecting the city defense with his guards. This old Japanese soldier is indeed very knowledgeable in tactics. Even though the Japanese army is on the offensive and the 39th Group Army is on the defensive, he has not neglected the construction of fortifications.
At the request of Shinozuka Yoshio, not only were the city walls fortified again, but three defense fortifications were also repaired outside the city.
Those who didn't know better thought that the Japanese army was on the defensive and the 39th Army was about to attack.
It is said that the same kind of soldiers are the same as the generals. Shinozuka Yoshio marched and fought meticulously. The Japanese soldiers of the 5th Division also required themselves according to the infantry code. The searchlight on the sentry tower never stopped.
, the open posts and hidden sentries in every corner never relaxed their vigilance, and were always on guard against night sneak attacks by the Chinese *** team.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Yoshio Shinozuka had just returned to the headquarters when a faint explosion suddenly came from outside the city.
Colonel Motooka, the chief of staff of the 5th Division, listened for a moment and said: "To the west of the city, a group of 60-caliber mortars!"
"It must be the main force of the 39th China Army, at least one regiment in size!" Yoshio Shinozuka nodded and said solemnly, "Get me the 11th Infantry Regiment headquarters immediately."
"Hai." Colonel Motooka lowered his head suddenly, then stepped forward and picked up the phone.
In less than a moment, the call was connected. Captain Kawaguchi of the 11th Infantry Regiment reported on the phone: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the outer fortifications of the 11th Infantry Regiment were attacked by the Chinese Army.
The artillery group's firepower was rapid and the 3rd Infantry Battalion suffered heavy casualties. We requested the field artillery wing to suppress the artillery fire urgently!"
"Kawaguchi-kun, immediately provide the exact coordinates of the artillery attack to the field artillery regiment!" Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly put down the phone and said to Colonel Motooka, "Motooka-kun, order the field artillery regiment to launch emergency artillery fire suppression!"
"Hai." Colonel Bengang lowered his head suddenly, then walked away with his saber in hand.
Yoshio Shinozuka thought about it and picked up the phone again, and said in a deep voice: "Pick me up to the headquarters of the 3rd Army of the Imperial Army."
After a while, the phone was connected, and Shinozuka Yoshio said: "Cai-san? Pingshan County was raided by the Chinese Army, and the enemy situation was unknown. In order to avoid being defeated by the Chinese Army, the 7th and 8th Divisions of the Imperial Association Army had better immediately
Move closer to Pingshan County, but you must expand the search area during the march to avoid being ambushed by the Chinese Army!"
"Hai, I understand." Cai Xiongfei answered seriously on the phone.
Yoshio Shinozuka put down the phone and immediately strode to the map and fell into deep thought.
The fact that the 39th Group Army dared to attack at this time was indeed somewhat beyond Yoshio Shinozuka's expectations.
However, the 5th Division is also prepared for this. In the view of Yoshio Shinozuka, no matter how good the 39th Group Army is at night fighting, it is not that easy to get benefits from the 5th Division, not to mention that the 5th Division
The division also has the 7th and 8th Divisions of the Royal Associated Army responsible for protecting the flanks. How many troops can the 39th Group Army invest?