Naosaburo Okabe frowned and said: "I understand what your Excellency Commander means. You are saying that as long as the imperial army captures Wuhan, the more than one million national troops on the outer battlefield will instantly lose their will to resist and they will be defeated like a mountain.
But the problem now is that the imperial army may not be able to capture Wuhan within half a month."
Itagaki Seishiro said solemnly: "Sakuda-san also believed at the beginning that the Fifth Division could not capture Xinkou in a short time, but in the end, the imperial army still won! So this time I still firmly believe that we will still win in the end.
The Eleventh Army will still be the Imperial Army of Japan, for sure!"
"Commander, you are gambling!" Naosaburo Okabe said.
Itagaki Seishiro said: "You think it is gambling, but in my opinion it is a battle of courage!"
After a slight pause, Itagaki Seishiro continued: "Okabe-san must have heard the story of samurai duels. The main factor that really determines victory or defeat has never been the level of force, let alone the sharpness of the samurai sword. It depends on the sword.
Does this warrior have enough courage? If he has enough courage and dares to use killing moves that others dare not use in the duel, such as the sword technique of killing one's life, then the final victory will definitely belong to
he!"
Naosaburo Okabe frowned and said: "If we follow what the Commander said, we can first determine the target and then dispatch all the troops to rush towards the target. What's the point of having a battle plan?"
Itagaki Seishiro said displeasedly: "Okabe-san, you are just making excuses. I said that the key factor that really determines the outcome of the battle is the commander's courage, but I never said that there is no need for a battle plan.
On the contrary, I believe that the battle plan is the firm cornerstone that determines the outcome of the battle."
Naosaburo Okabe said in a deep voice: "Now, the problem has returned to its original point. More than a dozen war games conducted by the General Staff have proved enough to prove that attacking Wuhan in a gambling-style way has a slim chance of success. This does not seem to be enough.
Make up for it through the courage of His Excellency, Commander."
"Otherwise!" Itagaki Seishiro shook his head.
Naosaburo Okabe asked: "Is there a loophole in the war game of the General Staff Department?"
"It's not a loophole, it's just that Andasan and the others overlooked something." Itagaki Seishiro clicked on the map and said, "Although the Third Division and the 101st Division are currently in danger, it does not mean that they
You cannot participate in the joint attack on Wuhan. In fact, thirdly, the 101st Division is the main force in the attack on Wuhan because they are closest to Wuhan!"
"Nani?" Naosaburo Okabe said in shock, "The Third Division and the 101st Division also participated in the joint attack on Wuhan?"
"Your Majesty Commander, isn't this too risky?" Adachi Takeshi also said with concern, "If the Third and 101st Division stick together and stick to it, they may be able to hold on for a while longer, but if they participate in the attack, they will at most
They can only hold on for seven days, and after seven days they will be in a desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food!"
Itagaki Seishiro said: "Even if we stick together and defend, what will happen after seven days? Andasan, do you dare to say that Jiujiang will be able to be retaken after seven days? Will the Hunan-Jiangxi Highway be able to be restored to smooth flow?"
"This, this..." Takeshi Adachi was speechless. Of course he couldn't guarantee this.
Itagaki Seishiro patted Adachi Samurai on the shoulder and said: "Adachi-san, please believe me, because my intuition as a commander tells me that the Imperial Army will definitely be able to grab the third place before the 101st Division is defeated.
Capture Wuhan, and once Wuhan is captured, the siege of the Third, 101st Division will be unsolvable!"
"Hai!" Anda Takezhi paused heavily, calming down.
Okabe Naosaburo was also silent for a long time. Although he still didn't agree with it in his heart, he couldn't deny that this was indeed a countermeasure, and it was probably the best countermeasure.
Itagaki Seishiro said to Okabe Naosaburo again: "Okabe-san, then our opinions are unified. Now we can send telegrams to all the divisions on the front line. Except for the 3rd and 101st Division, the other divisions
The regiment immediately launched a centripetal attack on Wuhan. I only gave them one week. After one week, the rising sun flag of the Imperial Japanese Army must be planted on the top of the city of Wuhan!"
"Hai!" Naosaburo Okabe nodded heavily and said, "So, where are the Third Division and the 101st Division?"
Itagaki Seishiro's eyes condensed and he said in a deep voice: "The Third Division and the 101st Division will be the key to victory or defeat, so their combat objectives must be revised."
"Revise?" Takeshi Adachi and several other staff members looked at each other.
But Seishiro Itagaki pointed to the map and said: "Order, the Third Division bypasses Changde and joins forces with the 101st Division to attack Yueyang. After capturing Yueyang, it immediately sends its troops north to attack Huarong County and threaten Jingzhou in the north! Okabe-san,
Andasang, please believe me, as long as Huarong County falls, the National Army on the Wuhan battlefield will collapse in an instant!"
Naosaburo Okabe and Takeshi Adachi looked at each other in shock. Commander Itagaki was really desperate!
In this case, let the 3rd Division and the 101st Division continue to deepen, in case the situation does not develop as smoothly as Commander Itagaki expected, and in case the National Army on the Wuhan battlefield did not collapse after the fall of Huarong,
The Third Division and the 101st Division are definitely dead!
However, it must be admitted that Huarong is indeed the lifeblood of Wuhan, because once Huarong falls, Jingzhou will also open up. Once Jingzhou is captured by the Japanese army, the Yangtze River channel from Wuhan to Chongqing will be completely cut off, and the personnel and materials hoarded in Wuhan will be lost.
Since there was no way to evacuate to Chongqing, the most sensible thing for the Nationalist Government to do was to evacuate from Wuhan as soon as Huarong fell. However, this would inevitably trigger an avalanche-like chain reaction.
This is just like in the Shanxi battlefield, after the Fifth Division captured Niangzi Pass, Yan Xishan was worried that the more than 200,000 troops and massive military supplies gathered in Xinkou would be surrounded by the Japanese army, so he urgently ordered the personnel and materials in Xinkou to retreat.
As a result, an avalanche-like reaction was triggered. In the end, not only the supplies could not be saved, but more than half of the thirty divisions were defeated by the Japanese army.
Although Itagaki Seishiro's plan is very risky, Okabe Naosaburo must admit that once the adventure succeeds, the rewards will undoubtedly be very rich!
Takeshi Adachi turned around to convey the order.
But Naosaburo Okabe then asked: "What about Jiujiang? Just forget it?"
"Jiujiang?" Itagaki Seishiro said in a ferocious voice, "Of course we can't just let it go. It's not a fluke that Xu Rui is called the mortal enemy of the empire by His Majesty the Emperor, but he does have real abilities. Therefore, I decided to go to Jiujiang in person.
, I want to have a good meeting with this mortal enemy of the empire, and I want to see how powerful he is."
Itagaki Seishiro has already thought about it. The next step for the Eleventh Army is to launch a centripetal attack on Wuhan from four different directions according to the battle plan formulated by Okamura Neiji. Although he is the commander of the Eleventh Army,
There is nothing to do if you stay at the headquarters. You might as well go to Jiujiang and direct the hunt for Xu Rui.
Naosaburo Okabe quickly dissuaded him: "Your Excellency, Commander, this may be too dangerous."
"Don't worry, Okabe-san." Itagaki Seishiro waved his hand, "I will be careful enough to never make the same mistake as Okamura Neji. I might as well tell you that Okahara-san has boarded a naval gunboat and is on his way to Anqing.
Okahara-san and his special team, my safety can definitely be guaranteed."
(Dividing line)
Just when Itagaki Seishiro was thinking about eating, Xu Rui, who was far away in Jiujiang, suddenly sneezed twice.
Xiao Taohong, who was following Xu Rui, immediately said with concern: "Uncle, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
While talking, Xiao Taohong leaned down, put her pretty face against Xu Rui's, and tested her body temperature. It was pretty good. After Xu Rui's body temperature dropped, it did not rebound.
Xu Rui coughed twice, and so many pairs of eyes were staring at him.
Xiao Taohong just woke up from a dream, and two red clouds immediately appeared on Baozi's face.
Xu Rui said to Xiao Taohong again: "Xiao Taohong, help me sit up first."
Xiao Taohong quickly stopped and said: "Uncle, the doctor said that you need to stay in bed for a long time and cannot get up."
"Silly girl, I'm fine now. Help me sit up quickly." Xu Rui shook his head. He was really fine. This is due to the little devil's 38-meter Gai. The 38-meter Gai has strong penetrating power.
Therefore, there were no warheads left in his body. After taking the antipyretic injection, the infection was successfully overcome and he was completely fine.
By this time, Xu Rui's body was already recovering rapidly.
Xiao Taohong couldn't resist Xu Rui, so she had to help him up, and stood still behind Xu Rui, leaning Xu Rui's upper body in her arms, using her bulging body as Xu Rui's pillow, and a dozen people guarding the side
The veterans of the Sichuan Army quickly looked away. They really didn't dare to look any further. If they continued to look at it, their noses would bleed.
As soon as Xu Rui sat up, he immediately saw clearly what was happening outside the city.
Looking closely, I saw that less than a kilometer ahead was Jiujiang's station. Jiujiang's station was shared by cars and trains. During the Republic of China, Jiujiang was a land-and-water dock with numerous cargoes gathered and boats like rain, so it was built.
Not only will the warehouse be full, but a large amount of materials will also be stacked in the open air.
Xu Rui visited Jiujiang Station five days ago and saw mountains of supplies.
But now, there are much less materials piled in the open air, and they are probably transported to the front line.
But even the remaining supplies are enough for Zhao Baishi's Sichuan Army to squander for several years. Of course, the prerequisite is that the Sichuan Army must have the ability to take it, and it must also rush back before the little devil like Yoshimoto Teiichi returns.
Before, otherwise, once Yoshimoto Seiichi comes back early, there will be no hope of taking over the station.
At this time, the battle had begun, and the main force of the Sichuan Army was deployed to attack the station from three sides.
This is also Xu Rui's opinion. There is no distinction between main and auxiliary. All three battalions are the main attack!
