Xiao Taohong stuck out her tongue and said unwillingly: "But uncle, are we really giving up on Jiujiang City like this? Isn't it a pity? Moreover, without Jiujiang City, we can't follow Xiao Taohong.
The Japanese are fighting in the streets, and it will definitely be more difficult if they fight in the field."
"That's not necessarily true." Xu Rui said, "Have you ever read A blessing in disguise?"
"My little maid has read it," Xiao Taohong said, "It is said that there was an old man. One day his horse was lost. His neighbor came over to comfort him and told him not to be too sad. But the old man said, who knew this was a good thing?
What's the bad thing? After a few days, his horse came back, and he brought back several horses from the barbarians."
"So." Xu Rui said with a slight smile, "Losing Jiujiang City is not necessarily a bad thing?"
After finishing speaking, Xu Rui looked around the defense fortifications around the station and said: "At least, the Sichuan Army brothers have built solid defense fortifications on the two hills in front. We rely on the original defense fortifications and build new ones outside the station.
By digging a few trenches in the woods, a complete chain of fortifications can soon be built.”
While they were talking, a Sichuan Army veteran who was guarding in front of the radio suddenly ran over and reported that there was a signal coming in.
Xiao Taohong hurriedly sat in front of the radio station, put on her headphones, and then transcribed the electrical signal and translated it into text according to the code book. However, it was Xue Yue's order forwarded from Damei Mountain.
Xue Yue ordered the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army to defend Jiujiang for at least five days.
"Uncle, what should we do now?" Xiao Taohong said with a bitter face, "Jiujiang has been lost."
"It's okay. Although Jiujiang is lost, Jiujiang Station is still in our hands. As long as the station is not lost, it will be useless even if the Japs take back Jiujiang. Their military supplies will also not be transported." Xu Rui waved his hand and said,
"Immediately use the clear code to call General Xue back, saying that within ten days, the Japanese will not be able to transport a bullet or a grain of rice from Jiujiang to the front line of Hunan and Jiangxi!"
"Clear code?" Xiao Taohong said hesitantly, "Wouldn't this be bad?"
"It's okay, just use the clear code." Xu Rui said flatly.
Xiao Taohong said nothing more.
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At this time, the gunboats of the Japanese Navy's Jiang Defense Fleet had picked up Itagaki Seishiro from the Anqing Pier, and more than a dozen special forces such as Ogawara Junsi and Yamayama Takeo had also joined Itagaki Seishiro.
"Your Excellency, Commander." Oluhara Junsi snapped his feet back and stood at attention, paused and said, "The Central China Dispatch Army is directly under the special operations brigade. The captain of the group, Oluhara Junsi, has been ordered to report to you!"
Behind Oluhara, Yamatakeo, Igarashi Sui and others also nodded.
Itagaki Seishiro returned the gift and said with a smile: "Yoshi, you are all the elites of the empire!"
"Your Excellency, Commander, thank you for the award." Oluhara Junsi paused again and said, "I feel ashamed of my humble position."
"I won't talk about the past anymore." Itagaki Seishiro patted Okahara's arm and said, "But from now on, let us encourage each other. In short, Xu Rui must not be allowed to do whatever he wants, and Japan must not be allowed to do anything he wants.
The Imperial Army has been humiliated, and we must not embarrass His Majesty the Emperor again, okay?"
"Hai!" Oluhara Junsi paused again.
"Report!" A communications staff officer suddenly walked in, paused and reported, "Your Excellency, Commander, Sir Ueno is sending an urgent message that the 23rd Infantry Brigade has arrived at Hukou and is on standby!"
"Yo Xi." Itagaki Seishiro nodded happily after hearing this.
As Xu Rui expected, Itagaki Seishiro did not intend to withdraw his troops from the front line to counterattack Jiujiang. Instead, he transferred the 23rd Infantry Brigade originally stationed in the third theater of the National Army in western Zhejiang.
The 23rd Infantry Brigade and the Kikuchi Brigade, which had been severely damaged by the Independent Regiment in Feicheng, both belonged to the 18th Division. Since the Kikuchi Brigade suffered too many casualties in the Battle of Feicheng, the entire Infantry Brigade in the Battle of Wuhan was
The Eighteenth Division was excluded from the main front-line offensive mission and was only responsible for the security mission in southern Anhui.
Before coming to China, Itagaki Seishiro had already studied the battlefield situation and believed that as long as one infantry brigade was left behind, it would be enough to ensure the security of southern Anhui. The extra infantry brigade happened to counterattack Jiujiang, so Itagaki Seishiro was still in Japan.
An order was given to the commander of the 18th Division, Ushijima Sadao, to order the 23rd Infantry Brigade to go west, cross Poyang Lake from Hukou, and attack Jiujiang from the front.
Itagaki Seishiro originally thought that it would take half a day for the 23rd Infantry Brigade to arrive, but he unexpectedly arrived early. Now he felt confident and could breathe a sigh of relief.
"Yo Xi." Itagaki Seishiro nodded happily and said, "Now there is no suspense about retaking Jiujiang."
Oluhara Junsi frowned slightly when he heard this and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. I am afraid it is too early to say that there is no suspense about recapturing Jiujiang now."
What Oluhara Junsi said was very rude.
However, Itagaki Seishiro did not show any displeasure.
Itagaki Seishiro asked with great interest: "Why do you see it?"
Ogawara Junsi said: "Because Xu Rui is very good at commanding street battles, in the Battle of Feicheng, Xu Rui faced the Kumamoto Division and the Kikuchi Brigade with less than 1,000 National Army veterans and more than 2,000 recruits.
He made successive fierce attacks, held on for ten days, and finally severely damaged the Kumamoto Division with a trick, which is really terrifying."
"That's because Inaba Shiro is too incompetent!" Itagaki Seishiro said suddenly, "I have also read the battle report of the Battle of Feicheng. I found that Inaba made a fatal mistake. He was lucky in the early stage and refused to invest too much.
The general attack with troops gave Xu Rui enough time to train. When he deployed enough troops for a general attack later, Xu Rui's troops had already completed training, and the battle would not be easy to fight. If he had invested enough troops for a general attack from the beginning, Feicheng
The outcome of the battle will be rewritten."
Xiao Luyuan had no intention of arguing with the commander who had just arrived, so he immediately changed the subject and said: "Then, may I ask, Commander, how do you plan to attack Jiujiang?"
Itagaki Seishiro said: "My strategy is very simple, just one word, quick!"
"Nani? Hurry?!" A look of confusion appeared on Junsi Xiaoluhara's face. What kind of strategy is this?
"Yes, quickly." Itagaki Seishiro said in a deep voice, "It's just to seize the time. Before Xu Rui has established a foothold in Jiujiang and built a complete defense fortification, he launched an attack with lightning speed.
And we will never engage in fueling tactics. Once it starts, it will be a general attack, and we will never leave Xu Rui time to react!"
"Sodesnai." Okahara Junsi understood now.
Ogahara Junsi must admit that Itagaki Seishiro's strategy may be the best, at least better than all the strategies in his mind. Thinking of this, Ogahara Junsi admires Itagaki Seishiro even more.
He is a courageous soldier. Not only his courage is extraordinary, but his strategy is also extraordinary. He is truly well-deserved.
While the two were talking, another communications staff officer came in, paused and said: "Report, the Marine Corps has sent good news. After more than four hours of hard fighting, the National Army was defeated and took to the west station of the city. Jiujiang City has been recaptured!"
"Nani?!"
"Jiujiang City has been recaptured?!"
"The Marine Corps took back Jiujiang City?!"
The cabin immediately exploded, and Oluhara Junsi and a dozen special forces looked at each other in shock.
Itagaki Seishiro was a little surprised. What did he say? His emotions were already brewing and he was ready to show off his skills. However, Xu Rui's troops were driven out of Jiujiang by the Marine Corps? Not to mention Xu Rui's troops.
Isn't Rui very powerful? Didn't Xu Rui have a good command of street fighting? But the result was like this?
"Watanabe-san, have you made a mistake in your translation?" Oluhara Junsi took a step forward and said, "The Marine Corps reinforcements from Madang Fortress are only half a brigade, while the National Army in Jiujiang has two.
Thousands of people, and Xu Rui was in charge, but the Marine Corps was expelled from Jiujiang?"
"Hai." Watanabe nodded firmly and said with certainty, "The telegram is absolutely accurate."
Ogawara Junsi received a positive answer and immediately turned his attention to Itagaki Seishiro.
"This is an unexpected surprise." Itagaki Seishiro smiled slightly and said, "Map."
Oluhara Junsi quickly ordered a special soldier to take out the map from his backpack, spread it out on the small table, and then found Jiujiang on the map, and then found Jiujiang Station.
"Commander, please look, this is Jiujiang Station." Xiao Luyuan pointed at the map and said.
Itagaki Seishiro's eyes immediately fell on the map. Judging from the map, the terrain around Jiujiang Station is far from dangerous. It can be said that it is easy to attack but difficult to defend. The only difficulty is exiting in front of the west side of the station.
In the direction of De'an, there are two hills forming horns with each other, making them easy to defend but difficult to attack.
In addition, there is a large area of dense forest outside the station.
This forest may become the biggest obstacle to the Japanese attack.
Oluhara Junsi frowned and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the Sichuan Army has been expelled from Jiujiang City. This is certainly a good thing, but the terrain of Jiujiang Station is also relatively complex. There are not only criss-crossing river networks nearby, but also large areas of dense forest.
Forest, Xu Rui is not only good at commanding street battles, but also good at commanding jungle battles."
Itagaki Seishiro nodded and said: "I have read theoretical works on jungle warfare, and I also know that jungle warfare is different from field warfare. The main factor that determines the success of a jungle victory is definitely not the number of troops or the quality of equipment, but depends on both sides.
In this regard, the imperial army is indeed lacking in the combat experience of its soldiers."
Oluhara breathed a sigh of relief, paused and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, is wise."
Itagaki Seishiro waved his hands and said: "This is a little troublesome. The 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army has built defenses outside the station. Because of this, Yoshimoto-san's troops were blocked to the west of these two hills.
In the south, we must not advance even an inch. The opponent already has complete defenses, so the strategy of rushing to attack may no longer be applicable."
