Anti-Japanese War: I have a million soldiers and you call me a division commander?

On this side, the Kwantung Army Headquarters agreed to the telegram from Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji and the two division commanders, allowing them to retreat.

On the other side, the Japanese Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army had already evacuated the city of Peking and was rushing to Tianjin.

We received battle situation reports from Baofu and the 27th Division.

"hiss!!!"

Looking at the two telegrams in his hands, the Japanese chief of staff couldn't help but gasp.

"Baga, the road to the south is blocked!"

"The reinforcements from Dongshan Province are struggling due to the harassment from the Eighth Route Army. It will take at least two days for them to arrive."

"The road to the south is blocked, so the only way left is to go north!"

Thinking of this, he immediately raised his hand and said, "Stop the car!"

As the order sounded, the car slammed to a stop and soon a combat staff officer ran to his window.

"Order the convoy to turn immediately and head towards Tangshan and Shanhaiguan. At the same time, order the surrounding garrisons to move in that direction as well."

"Send another telegram to the navy, hoping they can quickly reach the designated location and support our retreat at any time."

Having said this, he took the battle map from his assistant, looked towards the direction of Jin City, frowned slightly, and said, "Notify the 27th Division to send a force to integrate the local garrison and guard the retreat route to the north."

Originally, the Japanese chief of staff was planning to go to Jinshi to join the main force, but he was also a half-expert in China and knew an old Chinese saying that eggs should not be put in one basket.

Now, among the entire North China Front Army, he is the only one who has a few troops, and the rest are in Tianjin.

If one of the two people has an accident, at least the other one is still there, so there will be no situation of being leaderless.

"Hi Yi!"

The Japanese combat staff officer responded and turned to send a telegram. The convoy set off again, but no longer went to Tianjin, but headed towards the northeast.

The Japanese chief of staff did not need to remind him. As soon as the commander of the 27th Division learned that the road to the south was blocked, he immediately dispatched troops to organize and protect his retreat route to the north.

In this situation, you don't need to be a high-ranking official. Any ordinary person with a little understanding will know what to do.

"Bagya Road!"

The commander of the 27th Division took the telegram from the chief of staff and cursed: "Cunning Chinese, the road to the south is blocked, can they block me on the way to the north?"

"You know, our Empire of Japan has the third largest navy in the world, and the largest in the Pacific."

"With the navy's guns covering us, the road to the north shouldn't be blocked!"

The commander of the 27th Division also knew that six naval ships were sunk yesterday by the 1st Air Brigade of Chu Feng’s unit.

But he just thought that the success was due to the Imperial Navy being a little careless.

Once more than dozens or even hundreds of warships are dispatched together, no matter how powerful the Air Force 1st Brigade is, I am afraid they will not dare to be so presumptuous!

You should know that naval guns are no joke and their range is about dozens of kilometers.

however!

The commander of the 27th Division was probably a little wishful thinking, or he thought too highly of himself.

"General, Army telegram!"

Somewhere in Bohai, a naval staff officer delivered two telegrams.

"Nani?!!!"

Looking at the contents of the telegram, the Vice Admiral showed a hint of dissatisfaction: "Baga, these army idiots, they refused to retreat and stubbornly held on. Now that they can't win, they ask us to support them?"

The navy is indeed arrogant, but compared to the army, they are more aware of the threat posed by large-scale aircraft to warships.

The anti-aircraft firepower of their naval warships is simply hard to describe.

support?

It’s time to ask a question!

The army lost at most some rifles and men, but for their navy, the loss of a warship meant not only money but also time.

How long does it take to produce a rifle, a machine gun, or even a cannon? How long does it take to produce a warship and train naval personnel to form combat effectiveness?

The Japanese army and navy, which were already at odds with each other, were temporarily united because of the suppression by the bosses.

But now, when it really comes to the critical moment, the navy has backed off a bit. They can't afford to take the risk!

"Ignore them!"

The Japanese navy vice admiral threw the telegram aside and said, "Let our navy rescue you at the cost of losing more warships. Damn it, you're so stupid!"

Zhangjiakou!

After the battle plan was laid out, each unit began to make preparations, and Chu Feng also had a rare moment of leisure.

At the same time, Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji in the city received an order from the Kwantung Army Headquarters and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Yoshi, we can finally retreat!"

After saying this, he looked at the battle map and said, "The headquarters said that the 8th Division stationed in Chengde and other directions, as well as the 4th Cavalry Brigade, will come to support us."

At this point, Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji breathed a sigh of relief: "Although the distance is a bit far, as long as we can retreat quickly and hold out until dark, we won't have to worry about harassment from aircraft and can retreat in large strides."

"No matter how arrogant Chu Feng is, I don't believe he will chase us."

Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji's face flashed with ruthlessness. He said, "For him, the benefits of sticking with us are far less than the benefits of commanding his troops to march north after we break out and cut off the retreat routes of the Mongolian troops and those in Suiyuan and Chahar provinces."

Hearing what Lieutenant General Okamura Ningji said, the Lieutenant General Division Commander beside him also agreed, nodded, and said: "What we need to face now is how to break through quickly and not give Chu Feng time to react."

"We only have one chance to break through. Otherwise, if he notices something's wrong, it will be really difficult to break through a second time!"

The fighting that lasted all day and all night yesterday, as well as the fighting early this morning, allowed them to witness the combat effectiveness of Chu Feng’s troops, which was indeed well-deserved.

"well!"

Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji nodded slightly and said in agreement, "All our baggage has been abandoned, so there is nothing to worry about."

"We will concentrate all our firepower on the breakout. At the same time, we will divert troops from Zhangjiakou and combine them with some of the baggage soldiers and engineers from our two divisions to form a feint attack force."

"But there is no time to lose. We must be ready within half an hour and launch the attack half an hour later."

"By then, these troops will be abandoned, drawing fire from us and increasing our chances of success in breaking through."

The plan was approved directly and executed quickly. At their level, once they are in such a dangerous situation, there is no room for indecision.

As for the sacrificed people? They don't feel sorry for them. In battles and wars, people always have to sacrifice!