Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty-Three Reflects the Intense Guzhuang Qianlang
"We must keep all the Chinese people here and never let them escape!"
After the news of the annihilation of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade reached Saito Ritsaburo's ears, Saito Ritsaburo, who had been devastated by the destruction of the 48th Regiment, went crazy and slapped the table in the division headquarters on the spot.
On fire.
Chief of Staff Kochi Takayama hesitated for a moment and then said: "Division Commander, our 56th Regiment and the 228th Regiment of the 38th Division have already killed the Chinese troops who were going deep into the country alone. I think even if
If we can’t annihilate them all, it should be possible to severely damage them, right?”
Saito Risaburo shook his head: "No, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese armored forces is not ordinary. You have not seen the fate of the 48th Regiment. Just two regiments cannot stop them. The 56th Regiment cannot stop them."
It can only stop them a little bit."
Gao Shan Gongtong was silent. Of course he knew about the annihilation of the Forty-eighth Regiment, but he thought that the Chinese troops had been fighting for most of the day. Even the iron warriors should be tired. Can't they be dealt with by sending two regiments over now?
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Saito Risaburo continued: "There is also the issue of communication. I don't think two units that have been hastily united can cooperate well, so I am very worried this time."
Looking at Saito Ritsaburo who seemed to have aged several years, Takayama Komichi secretly sighed. The destruction of the 48th Regiment and the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade put a lot of pressure on Saito Ritsaburo. If he didn't do something,
What, the seat under the division commander's butt may be hanging. Thinking of this, Gao Shan Gongtong comforted: "Your Excellency, division commander, don't be so worried. Of course we are responsible for the losses of the 6th Brigade, but the thirty-eighth
The division should not stay out of the matter, if someone can help us share half of the responsibility, things will turn around."
Saito Ritsaburo smiled bitterly and said: "The Thirty-Eighth Division? You mean that cunning old fox Sano Tadayoshi? He will not bear the slightest responsibility. I know this guy too well. In the early years, I went to the military academy with him in the mainland.
At that time, he was known to be cunning and afraid of death, and now it is impossible for him to take responsibility with me."
Gao Shan Gongtong said distressedly: "Then what should we do? The 48th Regiment is finished, and now the 56th Regiment has been sent up. The remaining two regiments have to stick to their positions, otherwise if the China 400 Division takes the opportunity to launch
How can we defend against the attack? Your Excellency, division commander, you should personally call Division Commander Sano Tadayoshi."
Saito Risaburo took a long breath, and finally said helplessly: "This bastard Takayama Kyoto is still dragging his feet when things get tough, okay. I'll call him personally." After saying that, he reached out and picked up the table.
The phone number on...
The destruction of the Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade not only broke out in a cold sweat for Saito Risaburo, but also shocked the 21st Army far away in Guangzhou. Coupled with the offensive of the 300th Army, the headquarters of the 21st Army was in chaos.
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In an office at the 21st Army Headquarters, Guzhuang Qianlang, who had spent three consecutive days and nights in the office, had a livid face, a big lump of eye droppings in the corners of his eyes, and his hair was in a mess.
He piled up bird's nests and sat by the window with a dull expression, his head bowed and silent.
Chief of Staff Tanaka Jiuichi sat next to him and urged: "Your Excellency Commander, the heavy artillery brigade has been completely wiped out by the Chinese, and our Army Aviation and Hainan Airlines have also been severely damaged. We should quickly order the Eighteen
The division and the 38th Division should cancel their original plans."
"Plan canceled?"
Hearing these words, Guzhuang Qianlang's expression changed, and then a look of anger flashed on his face, "No, no matter how powerful the Chinese are, they only have one army. And Enping only has one division, so I don't believe in three divisions."
It cannot be captured yet. If the heavy artillery brigade is gone, it will be gone. I believe that with the bravery of the imperial warriors, Enping will be captured."
At this time, Furuzou Mikiro was like a gambler who was losing money. He kept putting the chips in his hand on the gambling table.
Seeing that Guzhuang Qianlang had somewhat lost his normal judgment, Tanaka Jiuichi quickly advised: "Your Excellency, Commander, what we have to do now is not to capture Enping, but to stabilize Jiangmen as soon as possible, otherwise if China's three hundred
The army will take the opportunity to attack, let alone capture Enping, I am afraid even Jiangmen will be in danger."
"Danger!" Guzhuang Qianlang said with a sneer: "We are soldiers. Is there anything that soldiers do that is not dangerous? If you want to win, you must be prepared to risk everything!"
"But now we have lost the air cover of the Army Aviation and Hainan Airlines, the heavy artillery brigade, and even a regiment. To launch an attack at this time is to risk death!" Tanaka Jiuichi was also angry, and he directed at Guzhuang.
Qianlang roared.
"Wow!"
Guzhuang Qianlang stood up suddenly, grabbed Tanaka Jiuichi by the collar, with a trace of madness on his face, "Listen to me, now I am still the commander of the 21st Army, so you
You must obey my orders, do you understand?"
Although Tanaka Jiuichi was caught by the collar, he still showed no signs of weakness and calmly glared at Guzhuang Qianlang: "But as the chief of staff of the 21st Army, I can't just watch you lead the 21st Army.
Jump into the fire pit!"
"Bageya Deer..."
Although Furushuo Mikiro was so angry that his temples were pounding, there was really nothing he could do against Tanaka Kuichi for a while.
At this point, we have to talk about Japan’s staff system. The source of Japan’s armed forces is derived from Western countries, but it is mainly copied from Germany, especially the position of chief of staff, which has great power, but is somewhat different from Germany.
The Japanese chief of staff is not only the second-largest figure in an army, but also has a function, that is, he can give advice on the combat plans of the military commanders of the army.
But that's not all. There is a very painful tradition in the Japanese army, that is, after the army loses a battle, usually military commanders will be in bad luck, but the chief of staff, who is the second-ranking officer of the army, is often safe and sound.
This has to be said to be a very strange tradition. This is also the reason why Tanaka Kuichi dared to go up against the bull with Furushu Qianro on the spot.
The two of them stared at each other like a bullfight for a long time, and then Guzhuang Qianlang gasped and said: "You are not going to give the order, are you? I will give the order myself!" Generally speaking, the Japanese army issued orders
A combat order must have the signatures of both the military commander and the chief of staff to be complete, but if the situation is urgent, only the military commander's signature is acceptable. Doing this means that Furushuo Qianro will leave Tanaka Kuichi and go it alone.
Tanaka Jiuichi also had a bad temper. He raised his neck and said loudly: "Your Excellency, Commander, you will regret doing this!"
"Regret?" Guzhuang Qianlang sneered and grabbed the phone and said: "I only know that if I don't give it a try, I will regret it! Now I..."
"Report!"
Before Guzhuang Qianlang finished speaking, a staff officer stumbled open the door and rushed in and said loudly: "Sir, the 18th Division on the front line has an urgent call. The 399th Division of the China 300 Army has arrived at the front of Jiangmen and is now at the Jiangmen front."
Launched a counterattack against the 18th Division!"
"boom……"
The phone in Guzhuang Qianlang's hand slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, making a dull sound.
"This...this is impossible. How dare the Chinese...how dare they launch a counterattack against us."
The dull-looking Furuso Mikiro agent was on the spot. He couldn't help but murmured, and then he shouted: "Where is the Thirty-Eighth Division? Is Sano Tadayoshi a dead man? The Eighteenth Division was attacked, and he was so close at hand.
Won’t they be rescued?”
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, it's not that the Thirty-eighth Division is refusing to rescue, but it is now being counterattacked by China's 400th Division, and... Moreover, China's 398th Division is also rapidly approaching the Thirty-eighth Division.
They have too much time to take care of themselves now!"
This news like a thunderbolt from the blue not only stunned Guzhuang Qianlang, but Tanaka Jiuichi on the side couldn't help but slap his mouth. He has been dealing with the Three Hundred Army for so long and he has a relatively good understanding of the organization of the Three Hundred Army.
The main force of the 300 Army is naturally the three infantry divisions of the 398th, 399th, and 400th Divisions and an armored regiment. The guard regiment directly under the military headquarters usually guards Maoming and will not be dispatched. Now there are three
All the divisions actually appeared on the Jiangmen front line. What does this mean?
Tanaka Jiuichi became more and more frightened as he thought about it. He suddenly turned around and met Guzhuang Qianlang. They both said in unison: "No, the Chinese are going to attack Jiangmen!"
Neither of them are stupid. They guessed the actions of the 300 Army in a blink of an eye. Judging from the information about the dispatch of the entire 300 Army, Su Rui was determined to capture Jiangmen. The funny thing is that just now
, they are still arguing here over whether to send another attack.
Although Koso Koro was a bit stubborn at times, after all he was a commander commanding an army of more than 100,000 people, and he was still very calm in critical moments. He immediately issued a decisive order: "Tanaka-kun, you immediately give Forty-eight
The division sent a report, ordering him to arrive at Jiangmen within six hours, otherwise military law will be imposed!"
"Hai!"
"In addition, send a telegram to Commander Okamura Neiji of the 11th Army to inform him of our situation here and ask him to immediately send one or two divisions from Hunan to Guangdong to threaten Maoming, the home base of the 300 Public Security Division.
And immediately send a telegram to the main camp, asking the main camp to dispatch the army aviation division to Guangdong immediately, otherwise the Guangdong front line will be in danger of collapse!"
Tanaka Jiuichi was startled, looked at Furushuo Qianlang in surprise and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, this...isn't it too serious to say so!"
Tanaka Kuichi is a relatively steady person and likes to do things in an orderly manner. He did not expect that Furuzou Mikiro would estimate the situation to be so serious, and even he was frightened for a while.
ps: Thank you Pastor Huanhuan, cjj71, for the belated reward of Xingmaozi!