In the expectant eyes of everyone, He Shuya stood up and said: "Of these seventeen tanks, four were captured in street fighting in Pucheng and then repaired by engineers, while the remaining thirteen were captured through fire attacks.
Or to be more precise, it was successfully captured through smoke."
At that moment, He Shuya recounted the ambush that day from the beginning.
After listening to He Shuya's story, the dozen or so battalion leaders present became excited.
He Guangming's eyes widened and he said: "Bookworm, how did you get this brain? Why is it so easy to use? How could you even think of using smoke to smoke the Japanese? But to be honest, the feeling of being smoked by someone is definitely not pleasant.
"When I was a kid, I used smoke to smoke hares, but not long after I smoked it, a whole nest of hares rushed out without caring about them."
However, Wan Zhongshan was always cautious and said: "The key is to find a suitable place. If you can't trap the Japanese tanks, no matter how much wheat straw you burn or how much poisonous smoke you create, it will be in vain."
Huang Shouxin said: "This is easy. We don't have to trap the Japanese tanks for a long time. We only need to trap them for a while. In two or three minutes at most, the Japanese hiding in the tanks will be unable to bear it and run out. Therefore, the anti-tank trenches can do the job."
.”
Wan Zhongshan said: "But the Eighth Independent Tank Regiment not only has Type 95 light tanks, but also Type 97 medium tanks."
Huang Shouxin said: "Then dig the anti-tank trench deeper and wider. Although the trench width and vertical obstacle clearance height of the Japanese Type 97 medium tank are stronger than the Type 95 light tank, they are only limited.
"
Wan Zhongshan said: "There is another question, what should I do if the Japanese tanks don't come out?"
"This old man, you are overthinking." Xu Rui said, "As long as Toshio Miyake and Koshiji Yamamoto are not idiots, they will definitely think of it. Staying here will only lead to death, so they will definitely break out."
The battalion commanders who attended the meeting nodded. Indeed, if the little devil stays at the foot of Qingniu Ridge, he will only die.
Because the situation is clear, the Japanese raids have continued to this day, and they have already reached the end of their efforts. The aviation regiment of the Condemned Army in Central China has even been unable to dispatch transport aircraft groups to airdrop supplies to the surrounded Osaka Division, so no more
If we stick to Qingniu Ridge, the situation will only get worse.
Right now, all the devils are short of is ammunition.
In two days, the Japanese will even eat up all the food.
By then, the little devil will be hungry and break out of the encirclement.
Therefore, the Osaka Division must not only break out of the encirclement, but also must break out of the encirclement as soon as possible.
After a pause, Xu Rui continued: "After the sixth failed breakout, the Japanese have been silent for more than four hours. If I guessed correctly, they must be holding back their ultimate move."
"Donkey day." He Guangming stood up and shouted, "Let them come, just let them let their horses come."
Xu Rui waved for He Guangming to sit back in his chair, and then asked: "Everyone, tell me, from which direction will the Osaka division break out this time?"
He Guangming said: "It goes without saying that we must still go east."
Wan Zhongshan said: "I also think that the Japanese will break through eastward, because Pucheng is still in the hands of our army, which will become the biggest obstacle for the Osaka Division to return south to Pukou. On the contrary, there will be no big obstacle to breakout eastward, and they can reach Yangzhou directly."
, and the newly rebuilt Himeji Division is undergoing training in Yangzhou and can go out to provide support."
Gao Chu also said: "The Japanese went east six times before, and this time will be no exception."
Most of the other battalion commanders such as Zhu Chen, Yao Lei, and Ji Cheng also supported the three people's opinions.
Xu Rui asked He Shuya: "Nerd, where do you think the Osaka division will break through?"
He Shuya said: "My opinion is exactly opposite to that of Commander He and others. I think the Osaka Division will break out south!"
"Breaking through to the south?" He Guangming retorted, "How is this possible? Let's not mention the existence of Pucheng in the south. Even if there is no obstacle like Pucheng, if the Japanese really intend to break out to the south, then the six previous breakthroughs will
We should fight south, firstly, we can reconnoiter our troop deployment and firepower configuration, and secondly, we can tire us out."
"What Commander He said is exactly the key to the problem." He Shuya said, "Just as Commander He said, if the previous six breakouts were just asking for directions, then the Osaka Division should not break out in only one direction, but should go in
Launch a tentative breakout in the remaining three directions to see which direction has the weakest defense."
He paused for a moment, and after everyone thought for a moment, He Shuya continued: "But the Osaka Division did not do this, but resolutely broke out to the east six times in a row. The reason why Miyake Toshio wanted to
This is done to give us the impression that the Osaka Division is going to break out eastward and go to Yangzhou to join the Himeji Division!"
Huang Shouxin also said: "This is what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War: attack from the east and attack the west. No, it means attack from the east and attack the south!"
"But that's not right." Wan Zhongshan frowned and said, "If the previous six breakouts were just to confuse us, if the Osaka Division is really preparing to break out south, he should at least conduct reconnaissance, right? Even the enemy's situation
He rashly broke out to the south without even figuring it out. Toshio Miyake wouldn't be so brainless, would he?"
"Captain Wan has ignored one fact." He Shuya pointed to the top of his head and said, "The Japanese reconnaissance plane."
Wan Zhongshan suddenly said: "Commander Xiao He, are you saying that the Japanese reconnaissance plane has conducted battlefield reconnaissance?"
"Yes." He Shuya nodded, then turned to ask He Guangming, "Commander He, were there often Japanese reconnaissance planes on your position yesterday afternoon?"
The group responsible for besieging the southern front was He Guangming's group.
"No." He Guangming nodded and said, "Two Japanese reconnaissance planes hovered over our position for a long time, and before leaving, they conducted two rounds of dive and strafing at our heavy machine gun position."
He Shuya said cheerfully: "It's already obvious that the Japanese are going south to break out!"
After He Shuya finished speaking, Xu Rui said to He Guangming, Wan Zhongshan and a dozen other battalion commanders: "How is it? You have nothing to say, right? Don't look at the nerd because he is young, but his battlefield insight is really better than yours."
, they are serious cadet soldiers who came out of the youth training camp, and they are worthy of being my student, Mr. Xu!"
After boasting a few words, Xu Rui said: "Now I give orders!"
The dozen or so battalion commanders present stood up one after another and stood in awe with their chests held high.
(Dividing line)
At the same time, Toshio Miyake also held a military meeting overnight.
Just as He Shuya speculated, Miyake Toshio decided to break through to the south from the beginning, and the six breakouts yesterday afternoon and night were just to create illusions and confuse the enemy.
Miyake Toshio's decision received strong support from Chief of Staff Kaoru Kataoka and Commander Yamamoto Koshiji of the 8th Independent Tank Regiment, but it was not without opponents.
The two infantry brigade commanders of the Osaka Division were opposed to breaking out to the south.
The brigade commander of the 107th Infantry Brigade, Matsumoto Kanji, frowned and said: "Division commander, I think I should continue to break out of the encirclement eastward and go to Yangzhou!"
Goto Juro, the commander of the 132nd Infantry Brigade, also said: "Division commander, I also agree with Matsumoto-san's view. Yesterday afternoon and night, our 104th Division launched six consecutive breakouts to the east.
The Chinese army guarding the eastern front must be exhausted, and perhaps another all-out attack will cause the defense line to collapse."
"That's just your wishful thinking." Toshio Miyake said with a frown.
Kenji Matsumoto said: "However, the China Army guarding the southern front was not attacked. The China Army in this direction has been recuperating for such a long time, and its physical strength must be stronger than that of the China Army on the eastern front!"
"But the China Army on the southern front never thought that we would break through to the south." Kaoru Kataoka retorted, "So, they will become mentally slack, and mental slack is sometimes more terrifying than physical fatigue.
, and this is the only reason why the division commander insisted on breaking out to the east six times."
Yamamoto Koshiji also said: "This is what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War: attack from the east and attack from the west."
"Founding in the east and attacking in the west?" Goto Juro frowned and said, "I'm afraid that if I paint a tiger, I will turn out to be a dog."
Goto Juro's words had a big impact, and Miyake Toshio was also ridiculed, because this strategy of seducing the east and attacking the west was decided by him.
At that moment, Miyake Toshio stood up and said: "Matsumoto-san, Goto-san, if you have any opinions, you can keep it, but the decision to break out to the south is irreversible. I also hope that in the next breakout battle, you two can follow the division.
We must work together as one, and only in this way can we break through the encirclement!"
"Hai, the junior ranks must go all out and resolutely implement the orders of the division and regiment headquarters."
Miyake Toshio has already said this, and Matsumoto Kenji and Goto Juro can only obey.
Miyake Toshio raised his wrist and looked at his watch and said: "The time is now 4:05 in the morning. I will give you fifteen minutes to prepare. At 4:20 in the morning, the 108th Infantry Regiment took the lead to head east.
To launch an attack along the line to attract the attention of the China Army, in order to confuse the enemy as much as possible, the 8th Independent Tank Regiment also needs to dispatch a squadron for coordinated operations."
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
The commander of the 108th Infantry Regiment, Miyamoto Jiro, and the commander of the 8th Independent Tank Regiment, Yamamoto Koshiji, stood up at the same time and paused.
Miyake Toshio immediately went on to say: "After the China Army's attention was drawn to the eastern front, the main force of the division began to break through to the southern front. The 137th Infantry Regiment served as the forward, and the cavalry regiment was responsible for protecting the right wing of the division.
, to prevent the Chinese troops on the western front from coming to reinforce."
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
Shiro Kawasaki, commander of the 137th Infantry Regiment, and Takahashi Yasukazu, commander of the 104th Cavalry Regiment, stood up at the same time and nodded heavily.
After thinking about it, Toshio Miyake specifically told Shirou Kawasaki: "Kawazaki-san, you must tell the warriors of the 137th Infantry Regiment that this breakout is not only related to the survival of the 104th Division, but also their wealth.
If they still want to return to China to be with their loved ones, they must show enough courage!"
"Hai!" Kawasaki Sirō paused and said, "I understand your humble position!"
