Kazuichiro Sonobe has been in a very bad mood these days, because his plan to fight a decisive battle with the main Chinese force has failed again, and the main force of the Chinese army is like a rabbit, escaping very quickly, and has no choice but to adjust the battle plan again.

In February, under his order, the Japanese 3rd Division left an infantry brigade in Wuyang and Baoanzhai to guard against the enemy in the north, and the remaining main force was transferred to Zhenping and Nanyang, and the 17th Division, 15th and 4th Divisions each led one to move to Miyang through Xianghe Pass, in an attempt to flank the 2nd Army of the Chinese army.

Sonobe and Ichiro once again resorted to the tactic of dividing troops to flank the main force of the national army, but Sun Lianzhong, commander-in-chief of the Second Army, used a big move, resulting in another failure of Sonobe and Ichiro's encirclement.

The 89th Division and the 1st and 3rd Regiments of the Independent Division in Yexian County are holding military meetings.

Since February, the Japanese army has put most of its forces on besieging the Second Army, and there is only one brigade of the 3rd Division in the area of Wuyang and Yexian, which is stationed in Wuyang and Baoanzhai.

The Japanese army only had the strength of a brigade and regiment, and it had to be garrisoned, which made Shu Rong, the commander of the 89th Division, ready to move.

In his opinion, this is a perfect opportunity to reclaim Wuyang.

The reconnaissance of the Wuyang area has been going on for two days.

At today's military meeting, Shu Rong briefed all the officers on the current garrison situation in Wuyang.

On the big operational map, Vice Mayor Zhang Xiaotang kept pointing back and forth with a baton.

"At present, the garrison in the Wuyang area is relatively weak. According to the information inquired by the spies, there was only one brigade of the Japanese army and the local security regiment in Wuyang County.

The large army of devils is stationed in the Baoan Zhai area.

The distance between the two places is very close, and if we attack the county seat of Wuyang, it will only take 40 minutes for the Japanese troops in Baoan Zhai to come to support.

Therefore, if you want to recover Wuyang, you must divide the troops into two routes, one is responsible for attacking the city, and the other is responsible for blocking the Japanese army that comes to help.

After listening to the introduction of Deputy Division Commander Zhang Xiaotang, the officers present began to discuss in a whisper, and the content of the discussion was nothing more than who would attack the city and who would block it.

Siege is bound to have a certain risk, since ancient times siege requires absolute superiority in troops, but as long as it can be captured, it must be the first achievement.

As for stopping the devils, this is not a good errand, and the difficulty of attacking the city is about the same. Even to some extent, it is more difficult than attacking the city, the first brigade of the third division of the devil knows that the county seat of Wuyang is under attack, and it is bound to rush to the rescue desperately, at this time the blocking team must drag them, and a fierce battle will definitely break out between the two sides.

Division Commander Shu Rong said at this time: "My plan is that the 89th Division will block the first brigade of the devils, and the first regiment and three regiments of the independent division will attack the city. ”

As soon as he finished saying this, Song Lei and Chen Yunzhang glanced at each other, and both of them looked embarrassed.

The current combat strength of the first and third regiments is that of an integrated regiment and the defenders of Wuyang County, and the strength of a brigade and a security regiment is about the same.

The art of war is cloudy: ten and surround it, five and attack it, and divide it twice.

With this ratio of almost 1:1, it is very difficult to take a city.

Heavy weapons cannot be used yet, after all, the city is full of Chinese people. Anyone can do a simple bombardment, but the difficulty is to capture the city, and try to avoid casualties among the people in the city.

Shu Rong looked at the embarrassed expressions on the faces of the two of them, and asked with a smile, "What's the matter?"

It's a little embarrassing to ask this, at this time, to say that there is difficulty, to weaken the name of the independent division, to say that there is no difficulty, it is also a swollen face and a fat man.

After about 10 seconds, Song Lei still didn't speak, and the atmosphere in the conference room was a little cold for a while.

This is Chen Yunzhang said: "Commander Shu, our forces are relatively limited, and we suffered heavy losses when blocking the third regiment of the Japanese army. There are only 3,000 fighting forces, nearly half of whom are new recruits recruited last year.

Therefore, if you want to attack the county seat of Xiawuyang, it is indeed difficult, and you still need the help of Master Shu.

Shu Rong and Zhang Xiaotang glanced at each other. This trivial incident made these two major general-level officers see the difference between Song Lei and Chen Yunzhang.

Song Lei is arrogant, and he doesn't say anything about it. Such people are good at fighting, but they often have to suffer.

Chen Yunzhang was a person who could bend and stretch, and he didn't care about the ridiculed eyes of the other officers of the 89th Division, and objectively and realistically stated his own difficulties and asked for support.

Shu Rong nodded and said: "Well, I have not considered it a little bit for you to attack the city, ignoring the structure of your team, so I will allocate another regiment to you." Ladies and gentlemen, we will begin the siege tomorrow night, and we must take Wuyang. ”

All the officers burst to their feet and shouted, "Yes!"

On the way back to the station, Song Lei and Chen Yunzhang sent Song Lei a little unhappy and said: "Without the support of a regiment of the 89th Division, we can also find a way to capture Wuyang County." ”

Chen Yunzhang stopped, glanced at Song Lei and said, "That's right, you can, you can take Wuyang County." With the military strength of the 89th Division and the strength of our one regiment and three regiments, it is a matter of time before it is recovered, the question is how to recover it?

Our fighting force is only about 3,000 men, which is almost equal to the strength of the enemy defending the city, and even if we can capture it, our losses will be extremely heavy.

When we came, we were the strength of two integrated regiments, do you want to return to the independent division with the remnants of the army and the two regiments that are not formed?"

Chen Yunzhang said that Song Lei was silent, and he continued: "Pull up a regiment of the 89th Division, and when Wuyang County is successfully taken, everyone can share the credit equally." ”

As soon as he heard that the credit was going to be divided, Song Lei was a little unhappy, and just as he was about to speak, Chen Yunzhang said: "Head Song, I know what you want to say." But I tell you, there is no harm in properly dividing the credit. In this battle of southern Henan, we have been in the limelight enough. After all, we are not from the Fifth War Zone, as long as we do not fall into the name of an independent division, win the battle, and eliminate the devils, we will complete the task. If we have to suppress others in everything, it will not benefit us, and it will also make the 31st Group Army look ugly. ”

Song Lei has a better background, leaning against the big tree of the Song family behind him, although he is a distant relative, he still warms up with the Song family politically and militarily. So he generally doesn't think much about politics. No one wants to offend him and Song Ziwen behind him.

After listening to Chen Yunzhang's analysis, he suddenly realized.

There was also a hint of a smile on his proud and cold face, and he Chen Yunzhang said: "Head Chen, it seems that I underestimated you." I didn't expect you to be such a deep-minded character. Originally, I thought that Zhou Min chose you because her eyes were not good, but now it seems that I am clumsy.

Chen Yunzhang: "......"

Chen Yunzhang, an upright person like Song Lei, was a little speechless, and he didn't know how to continue chatting with him.

Zhou Min, Wan Li, Zhang Ming, and Zhao Tiancheng were all a little excited when they heard that they were going to attack Wuyang County. Recently they have always shifted strategically. To put it bluntly, it is not to fight hard with the devils, and a lot of cities have been lost in this part of southern Henan, and now they are ready to do something to the devils and regain the lost territory, which is definitely exciting, but I heard that they are the main force in the siege, and the excitement of several people retreated at once.

Zhao Tiancheng muttered dissatisfiedly: "Isn't this bullying? Just our people attacked Wuyang County." Even if it is defeated, it will definitely suffer heavy losses. ”

"The 89th Division will support one of our regiments. ”

I heard that there was also a regiment's support, which made Zhao Tiancheng feel a lot more comfortable.

"Come on, let's discuss the battle plan. ”