Chapter 812 The opening of the battle of life and death
Chapter 812 The life and death battle begins (please subscribe!)
The beginning of the life and death battle
In a dense forest fifty miles outside Zhenjiang City, Chen Geng's Sixth Corps, Bruce Lee's Guard Column, and Artillery Column were three artillery regiments, totaling 80,000 troops. Under the personal control and command of the Field Army Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua, they were like a group of soldiers.
Like hunters, they are quietly lurking in this strategic location, waiting for the appearance of favorable fighter opportunities.15\\
The telegraph machine was beeping and the combat staff were shuttling back and forth in the busy headquarters. Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua was looking at the map in front of him with concentration on his face, searching for Zhenjiang and Nanjing.
In other words, it was an area that could become a battlefield for ambushing Japanese troops.
At this moment, the familiar voice of the combat staff reached his ears.
The combat staff officer with an excited face said excitedly to the Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua in front of him, holding a message that seemed to have just been received, as if he had eaten candied dates.
"Commander-in-chief, left chief of staff reports victory telegram..."
"Victory telegram... Zhenjiang City, which is now guarded by the Chief of Staff, is under siege by tens of thousands of Japanese elites. Under the heavy siege of the Japanese army, it is thankful that the troops did not suffer heavy losses. Where did the victory report come from..." I thought
Liu Hua asked with a puzzled look on the situation the Chief of Staff was currently facing.
"Commander-in-Chief, I was right. This is indeed good news..."
"Chief of Staff Zuo reported the specific results achieved by the defending troops during the day's battle..." the combat staff officer quickly explained.
"Results of one day, tell me quickly, how many casualties the troops suffered in the one-day battle to defend the city. According to the current casualties of the troops, at the latest, how long can the Ninth Corps hold on..." Liu Hua asked eagerly.
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Regarding the entire battle situation, how long the defending troops led by Chief of Staff Zuo Quan lasted in Zhenjiang City and how many Japanese attacking troops were killed or injured. It can be said that it will play a decisive role in the outcome of the entire battlefield and must not be ignored.
Liu Hua felt anxious.
"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, one day's time can be said to be a brilliant victory. According to the report of the left chief of staff, in just one day of fighting, our city defense troops lost less than a thousand people in exchange for one Japanese brigade, that is,
xin4∴8065 of more than six thousand little devils. As for the specific number of casualties of the Japanese army, although there is no way to make statistics, it is certain that there must be very many injured people. At the same time, during the day's battle, our artillery unit was engaged in special operations
With the support of the Japanese division, we also successfully destroyed three Japanese artillery positions and destroyed at least 100 meters of various large-caliber artillery pieces..."
"More than a hundred men of large-caliber artillery and more than 6,000 people. In one day's battle, the chief of staff beat the little devil to his bones... It was a good fight. What else did the chief of staff say?" Liu
Hua's face was immediately shrouded in excitement and he continued to ask.
"The chief of staff said that based on the current situation in Zhenjiang, the chief of staff has the ability to lead the city defense troops to hold on in Zhenjiang City for at least half a month. At the same time, he is confident that Zhenjiang City can be turned into a wringer for the Japanese army. In Zhenjiang
On the outer positions, tens of thousands of little Japanese corpses were left..."
After receiving the victory telegram from Chief of Staff Zuo Quan and Zuo Quan's solemn assurance, Liu Hua was in a good mood. With this good mood, Liu Hua also immediately set his sights on other
On the bodies of several large armies.
After several years of war attrition, the total strength of the entire Japanese Central China Front, including all local garrison troops, has dropped sharply from the original 500,000 to less than 300,000 today. Even with the addition of garrison troops
Among the hundreds of thousands of puppet troops in Nanjing, the enemy's total strength was only 400,000.
But now, the total strength of 400,000 soldiers has been dragged down by 100,000 elite soldiers, unable to move because of the "grinding machine" carefully prepared by Chief of Staff Zuo Quan for the Japanese army in Zhenjiang.
The New Fourth Army's Chen Yi command took the initiative to attack Hubei and Hunan provinces, leaving the 50,000 elite troops of Japan's Central China Front active in the two places without any possibility of marching eastward to join the war.
Apart from these two groups of Japanese troops, the only ones he had to face were 150,000 Japanese troops and hundreds of thousands of puppet troops.
And looking at his own hands, in addition to a field corps and a guard column around him, a total of 80,000 troops. The two corps led by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wang Zhen, with 100,000 troops, have successfully lurked in place, waiting for the Japanese army to defend Nanjing.
The troops are ready to launch an attack on Nanjing City at any time. Three columns led by New Fourth Army Commander Ye Ting, totaling 70,000 troops, are also rushing towards the battlefield at the fastest speed to prepare themselves for the next battle.
, with sufficient reserve force.
With the right time, favorable location, and people, the 250,000 Japanese and puppet troops gathered in Nanjing. At this moment, for Liu Hua, it was like a piece of féirou that had been bitten into his mouth.
Eat it and there will be no more surprises.
"You damn little devils, in such a good situation, if I can't wipe out all of you, then my life, Liu Hua, will be in vain for the past few decades..." Liu Hua clenched his fists and muttered to himself.
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"Commander-in-Chief, what did you say?" Seeing the Commander-in-Chief's facial expression constantly changing in front of him, the combat staff asked.
"I said that in this strategic decisive battle, our East China Field Army and the rapidly reinforced New Fourth Army will be able to completely annihilate the Japanese Army's Central China Front Army. The Central China Front Army will be completely wiped out from the structure of the Japanese Army Group Army..." Liu Hua said with a look on his face.
Said confidently.
Before the combat officer in front of him could react from his shock, Liu Hua's face was once again shrouded in seriousness. Then he gave a very decisive order.
"In less than a day, the Chief of Staff has achieved such huge results. However, we have several times as many troops as the Chief of Staff, but we have not yet achieved any results. We have also rested here for several days.
It's time to go out and do some activities. Combat staff, please record the order for me immediately."
"Ye Ting's troops of the New Fourth Army, which came for reinforcements, immediately stopped their advance and divided their troops into two groups to attack Zhenjiang and Nanjing respectively. In particular, the troops attacking Zhenjiang City must be divided into at least two-thirds of their strength.
It gave the Japanese army the illusion that our army was planning to fight a decisive battle with them in Zhenjiang, and caused the Japanese army to mobilize reinforcements from Nanjing City."
"Send a telegram to the headquarters, requesting all the intelligence agencies and spy organizations of our party operating in Central China to pay close attention to the possible mobilization of all Japanese and puppet troops in the entire Central China region. If there is any situation, report it immediately, and the Intelligence Division will report it to all
The information is consolidated and sent to all frontline departments..."
"Send a report to the special operations divisions lurking around Nanjing and order the special operations divisions to destroy the Japanese Central China Front's military airport in Nanjing as soon as possible and eliminate the Japanese air force that poses the greatest threat to our military operations."
"Send a report to Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wang Zhen. The troops must be ready to attack at any time. After receiving the order from the previous commander, they must complete the siege of Nanjing City in the shortest possible time and launch an siege..."
Compared with the confident Commander-in-Chief of the Fierce Fighting Army Liu Hua at this moment, Matsui Iwane, who was in command at the headquarters of the Japanese Central China Front in Nanjing, was still confident after receiving the telegram from the Zhenjiang garrison.
A hint of worry began to appear...
Just one day after the siege battle began, the hundreds of thousands of elites on whom he relied heavily lost more than two-thirds of their heavy weapons and nearly 10,000 soldiers to the brave counterattack of the Central China Field Army's defenders. What's more important is that
What's strange is that such a huge loss did not bring back even a little victory.
Looking at the battle damage report in his hand, which condensed the lives and blood of countless imperial troops, Matsui Iwane slowly began to think about retreating. However, just as he expressed his inner thoughts, he was attacked.
The resolute opposition of the Chief of Staff and others….
"Your Excellency, Commander, if our army retreats now, it is possible for our Central China Front Army to save tens of thousands of elites on the front line. However, the Central China Field Army that has received reinforcements in Zhenjiang City will definitely take advantage of the situation and move south to attack our Central China Front Army's last stronghold.
, that is, Nanjing City launches an attack. When the time comes, my heroic imperial army, facing an enemy several times their own, will lose all the advantages it faces now, and will eventually be trapped and die in Nanjing City. "
"I think that instead of being trapped and dying in Nanjing City, it is better to fight a large-scale, life-or-death strategic decisive battle with the East China Field Army in the entire Central China region with the help of the samurai spirit of our Imperial Army..." Staff Officer
Lieutenant General Nagata remonstrated firmly.
"You mean to rely on the existing advantages and strength of our Central China Front Army to engage in a decisive battle with the East China Field Army without ensuring victory. Do you know the consequences of doing so..." General Matsui Iwane asked intently.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander."
"I believe that this is the only way for our Central China Front Army to get out of the current predicament before we have no other options..." the two chiefs of staff replied almost in unison.
Seeing the two chiefs of staff with determined expressions in front of him. After a brief reflection, Matsui Iwane knew that at this moment, as the commander of the Central China Front and the commander of hundreds of thousands of troops, he had only one way to continue fighting.
Walk….
With no way out and no worries, the look of worry on General Matsui Iwane's face slowly faded away, replaced by a murderous look that hadn't appeared in decades. At the same time, he began to really consider this in his heart.
The battle is about to come, a decisive battle that affects the fate of the entire Central China Front...
The life and death battle related to the fate of the Japanese Army's Central China Front and the fate of the East China Field Army was finally fully revealed as the two commanders truly made their decision.
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