Looking at the dense clouds above his head, Shan Shan Yuan's face became more and more gloomy.
Although the meteorological observation troops had made accurate predictions as early as yesterday morning, saying that heavy rainfall would occur throughout East China today, and there was a possibility of heavy rains in central Anhui, but the prediction was only a prediction after all, and it has not yet become final.
Before the fact, Shanshan Yuan still had a trace of luck in his heart.
But now, Shan Shan Yuan has lost even the last bit of luck.
Looking at the weather, there will definitely be heavy rains near Nanjing, and there will definitely be heavy rains in central Anhui. This also means that the aviation arm of the Central China Front will not be able to dispatch and will not be able to provide air support to the Japanese army in Feicheng.
This also means that the Japanese army in Feicheng will only be able to reverse the predicament by relying on their own strength.
But the question is, is it possible for the Feicheng Japanese army to reverse their predicament by relying on their own strength?
Shan Shanyuan is deeply doubtful about this, because the opponent of the Japanese army in Feicheng is Xu Rui, the Dameishan Independent Regiment that once wiped out the Kawaguchi detachment. Moreover, in addition to the Dameishan Independent Regiment, there are also four detachments of the New Fourth Army involved.
This makes an already precarious situation even more dangerous.
When Shan Shanyuan came back from the yard and walked into the war room again, Tsukada Gong and Chang Yong, together with more than a dozen combat staff from the headquarters, had already drawn up a plan on the huge sand table based on the intelligence provided by the Japanese army in Feicheng.
The real situation of the Battle of Feicheng.
Although he had no illusions in his heart, Shan Shanyuan couldn't help but ask Tsukada Gong: "Tsukada-san, how is the situation now?"
"The situation is very pessimistic." Tsukada shook his head solemnly, then pointed to the sand table and said, "Commander, please see, the three infantry brigades led by Taganiji encountered stubborn resistance from the Chinese army in the east area of the city, and they fought fiercely.
In more than two hours, we have only advanced less than 500 meters!"
Shanshan Yuan followed the direction of Tsukada's attacking finger and landed on the simulated sand table, but he saw that the sand table was filled with red triangular flags representing the Japanese army and blue triangular flags representing the Dameishan Independent Regiment, and
The red and blue triangular flags have become canine-shaped and entangled with each other, making it difficult for the two sides to distinguish each other.
As soon as he saw this situation, Shan Shanyuan knew that the east area of the city had fallen into street fighting.
"It turned out to be a street fight!" Shanshan Yuan said, "No wonder Taganiji's troops are making such slow progress."
"Hai." Tsukada said after a serious pause, "Since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, although the Imperial Army has won consecutive battles, except for the first stage of the Battle of Songhu, there were fierce street fighting, and the following two stages and
There was no street fighting in the Nanjing Defense War, so the imperial army still lacked some experience in street fighting."
Shan Shanyuan sighed and asked: "So, what about the progress in the south of the city?"
Tsukada shook his head again and said in a deep voice: "The situation in the south of the city is worse than in the east of the city. Although the progress in the east of the city is slow, at least the front is advancing little by little. But in the south of the city, Fukuda who is stationed at the airport
However, the Chinese army launched a counterattack and suffered heavy losses, and the battle line also retreated to where it was at the beginning."
"This idiot Futian is really useless." Shan Shanyuan gritted his teeth and then asked, "What about the Feixi stronghold and the Feibei stronghold? Is it possible to transfer one or two from Feixi or Feibei?
The infantry squadron, flank the squadron from the north or west of the city? This may open up the situation."
Tsukada continued to shake his head and said in a deep voice: "From the current point of view, the four detachments of the New Fourth Army have dispatched at least two regiments of troops to launch fierce attacks on the Feixi and Feibei strongholds. At the moment, the Feixi and Feibei strongholds are protecting themselves.
Even if it is barely possible, it is simply impossible to send troops back to the city for rescue, and..."
Having said this, Tsukada paused for a moment, and the worry on his face became even more intense.
Shan Shan Yuan's brows also furrowed further and he asked in a deep voice: "And what?"
Tsukada pointed at the sand table and said: "Furthermore, according to the report from the Dingcun stronghold, an unknown number of New Fourth Army has just passed by from the north of the stronghold. I am worried that the New Fourth Army passing by Dingcun is probably the 9th Regiment of the Fourth Detachment.
, they are heading towards the Feinan stronghold."
"Nani?" Shan Shanyuan's heart suddenly beat wildly when he heard this.
If Tsukada's guess is true, and the New Fourth Army passing from Dingcun is really the ninth regiment of four detachments, and it is really heading for the Feinan stronghold, then the Feinan stronghold will definitely not be able to defend it with the current remaining strength.
, once the Feinan stronghold is lost, the Fukuda Department currently fighting in the south of the city will immediately fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.
Once the Fukuda tribe is wiped out, the freed squadrons can circle around from both wings to complete the encirclement of the Tagani tribe in the east direction of the city. Once the Tagani tribe is wiped out, there will no longer be a Japanese army above a brigade in the entire Feicheng.
existence, the remaining garrison at each stronghold will be wiped out one by one by the Chinese without any suspense.
This is like a set of dominoes. As the first domino falls, the subsequent dominoes will continue to fall.
Thinking of this, Shan Shanyuan's face instantly turned pale. Is the Battle of Feicheng really irreversible? Has his fate really been sealed?
Tsukada waved his hand and drove all the combat staff out of the war room.
What Tsukada wants to say next is a bit discouraging and should not be heard by too many people.
After driving away all the combat staff, Tsukada said: "Your Majesty Commander, frankly speaking, there is little hope for the Battle of Feicheng. Now the first thing we need to consider is the severe situation we will face after the fall of Feicheng."
, If Feicheng cannot be recaptured as soon as possible and the Fei-Wu Highway can be re-opened, the northbound cluster will face the dilemma of running out of ammunition and food. If the situation worsens, the tragedy of Taierzhuang is very likely to happen again!"
Shan Shanyuan is confused and asks with dull eyes: "What do you think of Tsukada-san?"
Tsukada said in a deep voice: "I believe that the Kikuchi brigade stationed in Wuhu should go north immediately."
"Kikuchi Brigade?" Shan Shanyuan said blankly, "The Kikuchi Brigade alone may not be able to deal with Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment, right? What's more, now that the Dameishan Independent Regiment is supported by four detachments of the New Fourth Army, the situation is even more dangerous.
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Shan Shanyuan was also a little scared of Xu Rui. First, the entire Kawaguchi detachment was wiped out, and now Feicheng, which was heavily garrisoned, was lost at the drop of a hat. Therefore, Shan Shanyuan really didn't have any confidence in dispatching the Kikuchi brigade to recapture Feicheng.
No, although the Kikuchi Brigade is a front-line force, isn't the Kawaguchi Detachment also a front-line force?
No matter how powerful the Kikuchi Brigade's combat effectiveness is, can it still be stronger than the Kawaguchi detachment?
Tsukada said: "The Kikuchi Brigade alone will definitely not be able to deal with Xu Rui. Therefore, the Kumamoto Division stationed in Nanjing must immediately cancel their vacation and return to the team. Then one of them will go out of Wuhu to take over the defense of Kikuchi Brigade and beware of Zhejiang Province."
When the National Army invaded southern Anhui, the main force of the division moved north from Pukou and took advantage of the opportunity to attack the Damei Mountain area. This was to encircle Wei and save Zhao! We should be able to force the Dameishan Independent Regiment to quickly return reinforcements from Feicheng!"
"That's it." Shanshan Yuan said weakly, "Let the Kumamoto Division assemble immediately and order the Kikuchi Brigade to go north from Wuhu immediately."
Frankly speaking, Shan Shanyuan is really not interested in how to deal with the fall of Feicheng, because once Feicheng falls, once the arms, grain and oil stored in Feicheng fall into the hands of the enemy, it will completely mean that he, the commander of the Central China Front, will
The military has come to an end, which means that his political life has also completely ended.
As for how to retake Feicheng after it was lost, and how to ensure the supply line of the Northbound Cluster, these are issues that the next commander of the Central China Front Army should consider. What does it have to do with him, Shan Shanyuan?
However, Shanshan Yuan was really unwilling to end his political life like this, so he pulled himself together and asked Tsukada: "Tsukada-san, is the Battle of Feicheng really irreversible?"
Tsukada shook his head again and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I really want to say, no, but unfortunately, the cruel facts tell me that this is probably the case, and the Battle of Feicheng is really irreversible."
When Shan Shanyuan heard this, his eyebrows drooped again.
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Compared with Shan Shanyuan's depression and depression, Gu Shutong, the commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone of the National Army, was in an unprecedented good mood. The mood of these two people was as good as ice and fire.
Gu Shutong listened to Wan Xiangyun's suggestion, and without any mercy, he grasped the "decision-making power" and "command power" of recovering Feicheng in his hands. After reporting the situation, in less than five minutes, he received a call from the commander-in-chief
About half an hour after receiving the department's reply, I received a telegram of instructions personally signed by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
Chairman Chiang instructed Gushu to carry out the original plan unswervingly!
The National Army Headquarters is also a capable person, and has keenly sniffed out fighter opportunities from Gu Shutong's telegram.
If the Third War Zone can really regain Feicheng in one fell swoop, the glory of Taierzhuang's heavy defeat of the Japanese 5th and 10th Divisions will most likely be repeated. And what makes Chairman Chiang even more delighted is that this time it is no longer the Gui Army, the Sichuan Army, and the Northwest Army that created the glory.
This is not a miscellaneous army like the army, but a direct force of someone like him, Jiang!
However, compared with the smooth flow of intelligence on the Japanese army, the intelligence sources in the Third Theater Zone are somewhat lacking.
After all, the Feicheng Station of the Fuxing Society is hidden and cannot be seen in public. Therefore, it cannot openly contact the remnants of the 88th Division and the Dameishan Independent Regiment. There is no first-hand battle report. The Feicheng Station of the Fuxing Society reports to the Chief of the Third War Zone.
During war situations, delays will inevitably occur and may not be accurate.
Fortunately, the overall situation can still be seen clearly, and it is not like a blind man trying to figure out the elephant.
Wan Xiangyun casually threw down the pencil in his hand, raised his head and said to Gu Shushi: "Chief Commander, summarize all the information. Now we can make a rough judgment. The battle of Feicheng should be no problem. Now we should think
I want to think about how to deal a fatal blow to the group heading north of the Japs after taking Feicheng!"
Hearing this, the wrinkles on the ancient tree's face instantly relaxed.
