"Oiso-kun, in the face of the interests of the empire, my personal honor and disgrace really don't count." Muto Nobuyoshi waved his hands, looking like he was focusing on the overall situation but not on himself.
However, I am afraid that only Muto Nobuyoshi and Lieutenant General Koiso Kuniaki, who seemed to have been impressed by Commander Muto's domineering spirit, knew clearly whether this was to retreat in order to advance or to boost the morale of his subordinates.
"So, Koiso-kun, what do you think of the telegram from the base camp?"
Koiso Kuniaki said with a serious expression: "Your Excellency, General, I believe that the presence of the Chinese garrison at Luo Wenyu Pass has indeed seriously affected the reputation of the Imperial Japanese Army in the world, and has also caused great damage to the morale and morale of the Imperial Japanese Army.
Big bruise."
Muto Nobuyoshi nodded lightly and said: "You mean, Luo Wenyu Pass should be upgraded to a strategic level target?"
"Yes." Koiso Kuniaki suddenly lowered his head and said, "I think the base camp's decision is very reasonable. If we can annihilate the Chinese defenders at Luo Wenyu Pass in the near future, it will not only greatly boost the morale and morale of the imperial army
, it can also reverse the negative impact on the international community, and it can also greatly dampen the determination of the Chinese government and the Chinese army to resist, and at the same time, it can also greatly reduce their morale. The benefits to the imperial army are very huge, but..."
"It's just what?" Muto Nobuyoshi said, "Oiso-kun, please continue talking."
Koiso Kuniaki said with some embarrassment: "It's just that Luo Wenyu's Chinese garrison, our army is still unable to determine its strength. As a Chinese saying goes, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. Luo Wenyu's terrain is dangerous, and the 4th Brigade is also an elite of the Kwantung Army.
, but suffered a huge defeat on the enemy's battlefield, and even fell into the enemy's trap and were all shattered. Even if Lieutenant General Nishi Yiichi has nearly 30,000 troops, it is not that easy to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"
"Yes, this matter is indeed not easy." Nobuyoshi Muto nodded and said, "However, since the headquarters has issued an order, we must implement it. Mr. Koiso, you'd better tell me what good implementation it can do.
Strategy, right?"
Koiso Kuniaki frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Your Excellency, General, if you want to attack Luo Wenyu Pass to avenge the shame of our Kwantung Army, in my opinion, you must first find out the strength of Luo Wenyu's defenders.
The intelligence that Wenyu's defenders were no more than an independent regiment of more than 2,000 people in the Second Division of China's Central Army is sheer nonsense. Those idiots can no longer be trusted. Commander, please order me, the Intelligence Section Chief of the Kwantung Army, and Lieutenant Colonel Zhi Ying to do their best.
Cooperate and be sure to find out Luo Wenyu’s Chinese military number within three days.”
"Headquarters Intelligence Section?" Muto Nobuyoshi nodded happily, "Yoshi, He Zhijun is still very capable. He played a major role in the occupation of the three northeastern provinces of China and the Battle of Jehol."
Koiso Kuniaki walked to the map again, pointed at the map and said: "General, in order to ensure the success of this attack, I think it is necessary to order the remaining 10,000 men of the 6th Division to be assigned to the Yao Liao Garrison Zhang Haipeng Department, temporarily designated as the No.
The 2nd Army Cheng Guorui's 10,000 troops, totaling 20,000 troops, captured Gubeikou, Kemiyun, and Pinggu, attracting the main force of the China Army to the Zunhua area of Shunyi, making it unable to support Luo Wenyu; at the same time, the 14th Mixed Brigade was ordered to attack Lengkou
, encircling the enemy's 29th Army at Xifengkou at Kelengkou, and ordered the 10th Division, which took over the defense of the 6th Division, to send a brigade and an artillery regiment to reinforce the 33rd mixed brigade to attack Xifengkou. The enemy must be
The main force of the 29th Army does not dare to leave a single soldier lightly. In this battle, we will annihilate the Chinese defenders of Luo Wenyu and the Chinese 29th Army of Xifengkou in one fell swoop."
"Mobilize the 10th Division to assist in the operation?" Nobuyoshi Muto frowned, "Oiso-kun, do you think this is necessary?"
At this time, the Kwantung Army was far from as strong as it would be a few years later, with a total strength of only about 100,000 troops in nearly five divisions. In this battle of Jehol, almost half of the 40,000-strong army had been dispatched, and the remaining few
It is already difficult for ten thousand people to defend the three vast northeastern provinces.
The resistance in the three northeastern provinces of China has never stopped since the day of September 18th. There have been countless incidents of various types of volunteer armies and even bandits who have taken over the mountain to attack the Japanese troops stationed there. It is no wonder that Muto Nobuyoshi is in a bit of a dilemma.
"I think it is completely necessary." Koiso Kuniaki said, "Those Chinese rebels with backward equipment and few guns are not immune to scabies. When our army completes this northern campaign, we will wipe out those little bugs."
It is empty, and breaking through the ancient Great Wall defense line in China can more boost the morale of the Japanese Imperial Army, and at the same time, it can also let the Chinese people know that the power of the Japanese Empire undermines their confidence, especially the so-called Luo Wenyu victory they advocated in the newspapers
, if we annihilate Luo Wenyu's defenders in one fell swoop, the strategic significance will be greater than if our army occupied the entire province of Jehol."
Liu Lang, this little butterfly, finally slightly changed the direction of history. In the past, the Japanese army only dispatched two divisions of 40,000 people and 30,000 puppet troops, a total of 70,000 people, to break through the Great Wall defense line, and finally forced Ishin to
The Nationalist Government, with the bald headmaster as its core, "first to seize power at home and then to pacify the outside world," signed the "Tanggu Agreement," which was a loss of power and humiliation to the country.
But now, after Liu Lang led the independent regiment to annihilate 9,000 people of the 4th Brigade, the Japanese Kwantung Army not only changed its attack direction, but also increased its troops. The Kwantung Army's strength reached an astonishing 50,000 people, while the Chinese defenders
The army is still the same as before in time and space, about 250,000 people, but with an additional independent regiment of more than 2,000 people.
Don't think that the superior strength of 250,000 people far exceeds that of the Japanese invaders. In the past time and space, except for the 29th Army at Xifengkou, these 250,000 people killed thousands of Japanese troops. The results of other units can only be used as haha
Two words to describe it.
Post-war statistics show that more than 16,700 Chinese defenders died in battle and more than 24,000 were injured, while only 2,600 Japanese troops died in battle. The ratio of casualties between China and Japan also directly proves that at that time
Comparison of strength between China and Japan. The Songhu Anti-Japanese War a year ago was able to achieve an exchange ratio of nearly one to one. That was because the Chinese army participating in the war was already the most elite force in China at that time.
The flames of war are raging in northern China, and the Japanese invaders' frontline has been directed towards the last gateway to northern China. However, China's most elite troops have raised their butcher's knives against their compatriots with different political views in southern China.
I have to say, this is really a great irony.
But this is reality, a reality that Liu Lang, a little time traveler, cannot change. What he can do is to personally tell the invaders that if they want to win this time, it will not be so easy.
Because, he is here.
Not only did he come, he also came with 2,000 Predators armed with weapons beyond this era.
Any invader who wants to cross this line of defense built by the Chinese ancestors to block foreign enemies must pay a sufficient price and blood. And the Chinese people and Chinese soldiers who have been awakened to their bloody nature are not afraid of shedding their own blood.
When the two giants of the Japanese Kwantung Army looked at the map and discussed how to destroy the Chinese soldiers who had brought great shame to the entire Japanese Empire, Liu Lang did not look at the map.
What he was looking at was the Japanese army ten miles away opposite, who were busily building field military preparations like ants, taking a steady approach and not making any rash advances.
There are Japanese, there are Chinese, good guys, there are tens of thousands of people, they are so densely packed that they are like wasps that have been poked out of the hive.