Japanese commander Taro Sano strode into the temporary war room. The Japanese officers stood up straight at the sound, their uniform and sharp movements showing a sense of killing.
Taro Sano walked to the main seat and stood there. His face was serious, his eyes looked over the faces of these rebellious officers, and he nodded with satisfaction.
Although the troops transferred this time were all heavy supplies and supplementary troops, these well-trained officers still maintained a steely and tough military style, which made him very satisfied.
"sit--"
Commander Taro Sano pressed down his hands and motioned for the Japanese officers to sit down.
The Japanese officers bowed their heads heavily and immediately sat down. Although they were sitting, they still straightened their upper bodies and looked extremely serious.
The Japanese officers had very good military qualities. Everyone was sitting at attention. Except for those sizzling water bottles, the entire war room was silent.
"Let me introduce to you the latest information we have obtained."
Japanese commander Taro Sano waved to the intelligence staff standing next to him, breaking the silence.
"Hiyi!"
The intelligence staff officer who was already prepared bowed his head in response and immediately opened the document in his hand.
"According to intelligence, the troops of the China Army dispersed and evacuated after the Battle of Gaoyou. It has been found that they have regrouped. Among them, one part of the Sulu Guerrilla Corps has gathered in Taizhou, one part in Dongtai, and one part of the 89th Army has gathered in Xinghua
, the area near the boundary between the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps and the north of Gaoyou..."
"Among them, there are more than 5,000 enemies gathered in Xinghua, about four battalions of enemies in Jieshou, two guerrilla regiments in Dongtai, five guerrilla regiments in Taizhou, one guerrilla battalion in Fanchuan Town...and a section of the New Fourth Army..."
Although the Sano detachment has not made any large-scale military operations since they captured Gaoyou, their intelligence department has not been idle. It operates almost non-stop and efficiently, carrying out intelligence work.
The Japanese intelligence department has already planted countless spies and agents everywhere, and now there are a large number of traitors providing them with intelligence.
Therefore, it took almost no effort to figure out the situation of Chinese troops stationed everywhere, except for the number, strength and firepower configuration of the Chinese troops.
The intelligence department of the Japanese Army even listed the names of all Chinese military officers at battalion level and above, including the combat resumes of Yang Ling and Blacksmith.
It has to be said that the intelligence department of the Japanese soldiers is conscientious and conscientious. Their all-pervasive spying has left the Chinese army with almost no secrets. The Japanese soldiers have done a very good job of keeping secrets, which often leaves many squadrons in the dark.
Sometimes the Chinese troops fought with the Japs for several days and were so confused that they did not even know the numbers of the Japs on the opposite side, but the Japs knew the Chinese troops well.
In this situation of unequal intelligence, the Japanese troops were able to advance and retreat freely with every attack, while the Chinese troops were passive everywhere.
The same is true this time. After these days of investigation by the intelligence department, Sano Taro has a good idea of where the Chinese army assembles everywhere, and now he just needs to take action.
The Japanese officers who were sitting at attention had serious faces and listened carefully to the information obtained by the intelligence department about the situation of various Chinese troops. This was already their habit before the war.
Taro Sano did not launch a large-scale pursuit after he captured Gaoyou previously because he was not familiar with the terrain and it was not easy to catch the scattered and evacuated Chinese troops.
But now that the scattered Chinese ** teams have gathered together again, this has become his opportunity. He is going to use a thunderous sweep to destroy the Chinese ** teams in this area.
"The Chinese army has relaxed its vigilance and gathered together again. Our fighter planes have arrived. I have decided to launch an attack! I also hope that you will work together to eliminate the Chinese army and occupy the entire territory of Jiangsu!"
The Japanese commander Taro Sano waited until the intelligence staff member finished speaking, his eyes flashed with a beast-like bloodthirsty light, and his sonorous and powerful voice made all the Japanese officers' blood boil!
"Hiyi!"
The fanatical sub-officers had been eager for war for a long time. When they heard that Taro Sano finally announced the attack, they were already eager to lead their troops to attack now.
"Takahashi-san——"
"Hi!"
A stocky Japanese Lieutenant Colonel stood up in response, with uncontrollable excitement on his face.
"The combat goal of your brigade is the Chinese Army troops in Dongtai. We must annihilate all the Chinese Army troops in Dongtai! I don't want there to be any living Chinese Army troops in Dongtai!"
"Hiyi!"
Captain Takahashi bowed his head heavily, a stern look flashed across his face, he was ready to kill.
"Yoshino-san, your brigade's combat goal is Tai County. Can you capture Tai County within two days?"
"Captain, don't worry, our team will definitely live up to the reputation of the emperor!"
Sano Taro nodded and turned his gaze to the tall and thin major on the left.
"Hirayama-san, I will leave the northern Jiangsu guerrillas at the head of the field to you. We must wash away the shame of the Jiang Defense Force being annihilated!" Sano Taro said through gritted teeth.
The tall and thin Japs Major Hirayama Jing had sharp eyes, bowed his head and promised: "I will use the head of the commander of the China Army to pay tribute to the fallen officers and soldiers!"
"According to intelligence, Xinghua is the location of the deputy headquarters of the China Theater. A cavalry brigade will launch a raid on it. I want to capture the commander of the China Army alive..."
The Japanese commander Taro Sano quickly assigned combat missions to his troops. This time they divided their troops into three groups and attacked the gathering points of the Chinese troops.
"The codename of this operation is "Wolf" plan. The attack time of each department will be on the night of December 30th. I hope you will be as fast and ferocious as wolves, tearing the resistance forces of the Chinese Army to pieces, and use the knife in your hand to open up borders for the empire."
Expand the soil!" Sano Taro drew out his sharp sword and held it high.
"Long live the Japanese Empire!"
Accompanied by the sonorous sound of sabers being unsheathed, the officers shouted enthusiastically, and everyone's eyes shone with excitement.
Soon, the excited Japanese officers filed out of the war room, and the combat mobilization code-named "Wolf" began immediately.
All the Japs soldiers' vacations were cancelled, and the Japs in each unit began to distribute weapons, ammunition, equipment and dry food, and actively prepared for the upcoming attack. There was a chilling atmosphere in Gaoyou City.
Those Japanese soldiers who were still shouting for battle a few days ago also returned to the camp one after another. They finally waited for the battle order and couldn't wait to start the attack.
In Taro Sano's combat plan, this was a surprise attack. The attack had to be fast, and the squadron had to be eliminated with thunderous speed before they could react.
So this time the tank squadron and the artillery brigade stayed behind in Gaoyou, and all the troops attacking from all directions were lightly armed, with the purpose of catching the ** team by surprise.
He felt that the effect of his paralysis had already appeared, and the squadrons everywhere had not noticed their actions, and the time he chose was also very subtle, that is, the turn of the old and new years.
Now the Chongqing government is vigorously promoting the new calendar year that is synchronized with the international standards, hoping to be in line with international standards. Launching an attack on the Chinese ** team at this time will definitely exceed the expectations of the Chinese ** team. This time, Taro Sano can be said to be confident.