"Takahashi-kun, is there a problem?"

After General Matsui finished speaking, Division Commander Takahashi immediately stood up. He was unwilling to let his army be commanded by the 3rd Division, but under General Matsui's stern gaze, the guy could only shout out "Hayi..."

A higher-ranking official can crush a lower-ranking official. It is obvious that General Matsui is partial to one of his officers. Among the divisions under his command, the 3rd Division and the 11th Division are extremely powerful units.

If the 3rd Division cannot take it, then the 11th Division can be replaced, but at this time the two most combat-effective infantry companies of the 11th Division should be transferred there.

Even if the 3rd Division failed, I'm afraid the 11th Division would not have the ability to do so.

The remaining division commanders also realized that if the 3rd Division failed to take it, General Matsui would definitely dispatch other troops. However, compared with the 3rd Division, other troops were far inferior to it in terms of qualifications and military exploits. Even if they took Luodian, they could not threaten the position of the 3rd Division. The 11th Division should be the only one that could threaten it, so nearly 8,000 of your people were withdrawn.

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Takahashi. If we can capture Luodian this time, the soldiers of the 11th Division will also have this honor."

When walking out of the meeting room, Taro Ito deliberately stopped and leaned forward slightly. On the surface, he was very polite, but in fact he came here to demonstrate.

I'm afraid it's not yet time for your 11th Division to challenge the status of my 3rd Division. Everyone, including the commander, has seen your aggressiveness, so I mobilized 8,000 of your most combat-capable men.

All Division Commander Takahashi could do was return the military salute, then walked away angrily with his men.

"Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief, is truly biased. He actually mobilized our main force to aid the Third Division. What's going on?"

Some people within the 11th Division were also unhappy. They wanted to either let the people from the Third Market fight, or let us fight. Now the main forces of the two divisions are together, but our other troops are not allowed to participate in the battle. If they really take it down, we will only be auxiliary, but our people will definitely suffer heavy casualties, which means we will suffer no gain.

"I want to see how the Third Division will explain to headquarters if they still can't take Luodian under these circumstances. Tell the two infantry companies we sent to assist to fight bravely. If they seize the opportunity, they must take Luodian at all costs. If our two companies can take it, that would be a huge slap in their face."

Division Commander Takahashi said this very confidently, but everyone around him frowned. Taro Ito is not only a soldier, he also served in the General Staff before, and playing power games is also his forte. How could he let our people take Luodian?

Division Commander Takahashi knew his men's doubts, but he didn't say anything else.

In the other two armies mentioned by the commander, namely the tank regiment and the heavy artillery regiment, Division Commander Takahashi also has his own people.

When the two infantry companies of the 11th Division begin to charge, the tank company and heavy artillery regiment will give their utmost support and strive to capture Luodian in one fell swoop.

Of course, these words cannot be said. Once you say anything about such secret activities, you will be punished by the top leaders of the headquarters. It is not the first time that Division Commander Takahashi has come out. He is very familiar with these things. If General Matsui was not so partial, he would not do these little tricks in secret.

The content of the meeting at the Japanese headquarters was delayed for about fifteen minutes and was immediately reported to Li Shaoyi. Li Shaoyi also passed it to Guo Shaoqiu as quickly as possible, but did not tell the Songhu Garrison Command.

In order to prevent their own information sources from being destroyed, there is no need to mention the Songhu Garrison Command, where there are a large number of Japanese spies. If their own information channels are destroyed because of these guys, it will be a loss.

The entire 3rd Division plus two infantry companies of the 11th Division are the absolute main force. The Japanese really think highly of us.

But Guo Shaoqiu had nothing to worry about. Luodian was so large, even if the Japanese concentrated more than 30,000 people, what could they do? Could all 30,000 of them be able to come here flatly? It was simply impossible.

To be honest, what Guo Shaoqiu was most worried about was the method proposed by Division Commander Takahashi, which was to surround Luodian and not launch an attack on Luodian. Instead, he would attack the positions around Luodian. At that time, Guo Shaoqiu could not bear to watch his brother troops lose their positions, so he would divide his troops into pieces and send them out.

This can certainly help the surrounding brother troops, but it will also reduce Luodian's defense capabilities. If a powerful Japanese force attacks at this time, we will have nowhere to cry.

"Has the headquarters given us additional troops?"

Holding the information in his hand, Guo Shaoqiu suddenly thought of Pujiang. Although he had ordered his troops to assemble quickly, the police brigade was scattered on various battlefields and could not just leave. Other troops must come to replace them, otherwise we will lose our position.

"The headquarters is planning to send the 21st Independent Brigade and the 53rd Regiment. The 53rd Regiment is quite strong and is affiliated with the Zhejiang Provincial Military Police."

Commander Fan of the Sichuan Army is now also serving as the chief of staff. Although his subordinates are only in charge of transportation, they play a very important role. At least they have freed up some of our combat forces. Otherwise, we would have to be in charge of both transportation and combat, which would be very difficult on the battlefield.

"What's the situation with the 21st Brigade?"

It seems that the headquarters also realized the importance of Luodian, otherwise such an elite regiment as the 53rd would not have been assigned to Guo Shaoqiu's command, and would definitely have been in the Central Army's battle sequence.

"The 21st Brigade was originally the Southern Jiangsu Guard Brigade. Its designation was second-tier, but its combat effectiveness was definitely first-tier. Because of the agreement we signed with the Japanese, there couldn't be regular troops around Pujiang, so the 21st Brigade became the Southern Jiangsu Guard Brigade. Now that war has broken out, it's been restored to its original designation. The brigade has 8,000 men and women, and all the junior officers are from Whampoa Military Academy."

After hearing about the origins of the two armies, Guo Shaoqiu had a basic idea in his mind and continued to send telegrams to Li Shaoyi, asking him to equip the two infantry brigades with more weapons.

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