Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Commander Chen and Commander Xue of the First Corps received the victory telegrams sent by the New 22nd Army almost at the same time. After hearing the contents of the telegram read out to him by the war zone communications director, Commander Chen excitedly took the telegram and read it carefully himself. He was under tremendous pressure now.

At present, the Japanese offensive on the north bank of the Yangtze River is very fierce, and the Chinese defensive forces are being beaten and forced to retreat continuously. Although the Fifth War Zone has barely blocked the Japanese offensive by relying on the Dabie Mountains in the north, the loss of troops is quite shocking, and they are almost trading lives for time.

On the Nanxun Line, the only place where the situation was better, the First Corps concentrated all its firepower to attack the Japanese troops in the encirclement. However, without heavy firepower support, the First Corps made slow progress, and the officers and soldiers could only rush towards the Japanese fortifications under the bombing of Japanese aircraft.

Unexpectedly, the new 22nd Army, which was at the core fulcrum, could do such a wonderful thing and captured alive a Japanese major general brigade commander. Commander Chen attached great importance to the request in the telegram to let the intelligence department investigate the current situation of the commander of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army, Yoshizumi Ryosuke. He immediately asked the theater intelligence department to find out the current situation of the commander of the 9th Division, Yoshizumi Ryosuke, as soon as possible. He knew that if the troops of the new 22nd Army could cause some trouble to the commander of the 9th Division, Yoshizumi Ryosuke, then it would be a good medicine for himself now.

You know, now the public opinion is very critical of the government's war, and the top government officials also attach great importance to the voice of public opinion. If I report these results, the top government officials will definitely praise me strongly. Even if the battle ends with the loss of three towns, I still have some impressive achievements to speak for myself.

Inside the First Corps Headquarters, Commander Xue was also looking at the telegram sent by the New 22nd Army in surprise. Commander Xue did not expect that the combat effectiveness of the New 22nd Army would be so strong.

They have more than 100,000 troops on their side who are besieging a Japanese division, but they have not yet been able to completely wipe out this Japanese force. The highest-ranking Japanese soldier killed was an officer at the regiment commander level. The new 22nd Army has actually killed a Japanese division commander and captured a brigade commander alive while defending Hongcheng. They have also killed at least one regiment commander. If this record is made public, they will definitely be the number one main force in China.

Commander Xue also attached great importance to the situation of Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke, the commander of the 9th Division. If Yoshizumi Ryosuke was also killed by the new 22nd Army, the situation would be very favorable for him.

The night attack early this morning failed to successfully eliminate the Japanese troops in the middle. Although the night attack troops broke through some of the Japanese defensive positions, they were beaten back under the frenzied counterattack of the Japanese army. This left Commander Xue with no choice but to let the front-line troops continue to organize night attacks today and try to eliminate these troops of the 106th Division as soon as possible.

Inside the Japanese 11th Army Headquarters, Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji and Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi were listening to the battle plan formulated overnight by the headquarters staff.

"Your Excellency the Commander, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, we have carefully analyzed the situation between the enemy and us on the Nanxun Line. We believe that if we want to successfully rescue the 106th Division from the encirclement of the Chinese army, we must withdraw all the troops of the 101st Division and the 106th Division in the direction of Hongcheng, quickly attack to the northwest, and attack the Chinese army outside the encirclement from the side. After receiving the troops of the th Division, the entire army will quickly turn eastward to the Xiushui and De'an line for defense." A staff officer with the rank of colonel was explaining the battle plan in front of the sand table.

Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji also understood that although the Chinese army's night attack last night was repelled by the 106th Division, what about tonight? What about tomorrow night? You know, even Matsuura Junrokuro has already taken a rifle to participate in the battle like an ordinary soldier, and there is no time to delay.

Moreover, there are a lot of troubles in the direction of Hongcheng now. It seems completely unrealistic to wait for the occupation of Hongcheng and then rescue the 106th Division. However, the orders from the headquarters and the expeditionary force are also a headache. They are already obsessed with the New nd Army of the Chinese Government and Hongcheng, which brought shame to the Imperial Japanese Army.

Before Okamura Yasuji could make the final decision, he saw a staff officer quickly walk up to the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi, and hand him a telegram.

"Mr. Yoshimoto, what happened again?" Lieutenant General Yasuji Okamura looked at the frowning brow of Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto and knew that something bad had happened again. He was almost immune to these bad news.

"Your Excellency the Commander, we just received an urgent telegram from De'an Hospital that the commander of the 9th Division, Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Yoshisuke, suffered heavy bleeding after surgery. The doctors tried their best to save him but were unable to save his life." Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto told Lieutenant General Yasuji Okamura the bad news with a sad face.

Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji was also stunned. His 11th Army had lost another division commander? And he was the commander of the Type A division of the Imperial Japanese Empire. He could imagine how much anger he would face when the expeditionary army and the headquarters knew the news. Wasn't this a disguised way of asking for his life?

Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji unconsciously glanced at the two small flags of the 106th Division on the sand table. He suddenly thought in panic that he could not let the 106th Division be completely wiped out. If the 106th Division was also destroyed by the Chinese army, even if he occupied the three towns, he would be blamed by all parties after the war, and he would never be able to continue to climb up.

"Order Major General Fukutaro Nishiyama of the 101st Division to unify the command of the 101st Division and the 106th Division troops in Hongcheng, and quickly withdraw from the battle of Hongcheng. The entire army will quickly attack in the northwest direction and must launch an attack on the Chinese troops surrounding the th Division before o'clock tonight. If the task cannot be completed on time, all officers will commit suicide by disembowelment." Lieutenant General Yasuji Okamura gave a loud and stern order to the officers in the headquarters.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto understood that the death of Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke was the last straw that broke the camel's back for Lieutenant General Yasuji Okamura. This was the strictest order conveyed since the war between the Imperial Japanese Army and China. Indeed, if the 106th Division could not be rescued, then the only one who would commit suicide would be Commander Yasuji Okamura.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto also wondered if the Chinese government's new 22nd Army knew something, otherwise how could they have killed two important division commanders who took the blame for the headquarters. Now the 11th Army Headquarters couldn't find someone to take the blame after the war.

In the headquarters of the 101st Division of the Japanese Army in Hongcheng, after reading the very harsh telegram in his hand, Major General Fukutaro Nishiyama summoned all the commanders of the 101st Division and the th Division. He knew that if they wanted to complete the order of the th Army Headquarters, these officers would have to bear greater pressure.

Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro was quite happy that the headquarters wanted him to lead all the troops in Hongcheng to rescue the 106th Division. Compared with the strategic task of capturing Hongcheng and destroying the New 106nd Army of the Chinese government, he would rather lead his troops to attack the Chinese government's encirclement in Wanjialing to rescue the th Division, because the New nd Army's city defense troops were too difficult to fight. If the New nd Army launched another sneak attack, he might have to die here.

When Major General Fukutaro Nishiyama finished reading this serious order telegram to everyone, all the officers breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. They thought the same as Major General Fukutaro Nishiyama, they just wanted to leave Hongcheng, this place of trouble, as soon as possible.

The Japanese army retreated very quickly. After receiving the order to retreat, the officers and soldiers of the 101st Division, whose morale was already low, executed it very quickly. This left the officers and soldiers of the special forces battalion, who were hiding in various houses to rest during the day, with a lot of questions in their heads.

The officers and soldiers of the special forces battalion thought that the Japanese army was preparing to intensify the clearance efforts in the occupied areas, and they were all very nervous. The Japanese army on the west bank of the Gan River launched the most violent artillery attack on the positions of the New 22nd Army on the west bank. This made Commander Huang and Chief of Staff Zhao Dong of the New 22nd Army nervous. They thought that the Japanese army had changed its tactics and was preparing to launch a large-scale attack on the west bank.

But after the officers and soldiers of the special forces battalion in the city were nervous for a while, they found that the Japanese troops were all lined up and quickly ran out of the city. They didn't know what conspiracy the Japanese army was up to, so they quickly sent people to the headquarters of the new 100th Division to report.

"Division Commander, what the Japanese are doing? It's incomprehensible." Ouyang Heng also became confused after receiving reports from the troops on the defense line and the soldiers of the special forces battalion.

Zhang Wenwu didn't quite understand now. Did the Japanese army retreat? That shouldn't be the case. Didn't they want to occupy Hongcheng? He had killed one of their division commanders and captured a brigade commander alive. Given the nature of the Japanese army, there was no way they would let him go.

"Brother Ouyang, send a telegram to the army commander about the abnormal situation of the Japanese troops in the city, and ask the army commander to ask Commander Chen in the war zone and Commander Xue of the First Corps to find out what is going on. We know too little information." Zhang Wenwu also asked Ouyang Heng to report the situation here. The big guys have more information and should be able to know what the Japanese army is doing.

If the Japanese army retreated, of course we would welcome it very much. Our new 100th Division has persisted in the urban area for so long, and all the troops have been badly beaten. During this period, more than one regiment of reinforcements were transferred from the west bank of the Gan River. Now, including the lightly wounded, there are only more than people in the entire urban area. It can be said that if the Japanese army attacks for a few more days, our troops will be completely wiped out.

The unusual movements of the Japanese army in Hongcheng were quickly reported to Commander Huang of the new 106nd Army. After receiving Commander Huang's telegram, Commander Chen of the war zone and Commander Xue of the First Corps' first reaction was that the Japanese army had given up the goal of occupying Hongcheng and was coming to rescue the th Division from the encirclement.

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