The picture pulls back to the garrison headquarters.

After Tang Mengxiao adopted Yang Jing's suggestion and conveyed the order, he raked his ears and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, we have another suggestion, that is, to strengthen propaganda and the defense of the Wuhu area.

Because, once the Japanese frontal attack was thwarted. It will definitely take the south bank of Taihu Lake, attack from Huzhou and Guangde in a roundabout way, and after taking Xuancheng and Wuhu, directly transfer the troops to attack down the Yangtze River waterway to threaten the back of the garrison!

So, please also fortify in advance, commanders! ”

Tang Mengxiao listened to another meaning in the rake ear's words, and asked: "So, Commander Yang is very confident, as long as he follows his set of combat policies, he will definitely be able to defeat the Japanese attack?" ”

Rake his ears and said: "I dare not say that I defeated the Japanese army, but it is no problem to frustrate the spirit of the Japanese army."

How much success can be achieved depends on the execution ability and military command ability of the front-line commanders. ”

Seeing that Rake Ear said so confidently, Tang Mengxiao's confidence also increased a lot.

At that moment, he immediately gave instructions to the communications staff officer, ordering him to immediately send a telegram in the name of the garrison headquarters, ordering the front-line defenders in the Jurong and Lishui areas to strictly abide by his previous orders, and if there is any neglect, they will be severely punished!

After the communications staff officer left, Tang Mengxiao said again: "Since Regiment Commander Yang is so confident in his battle plan, can we transfer the Tiger Ben Regiment from Yangzhou to the south bank of the Yangtze River?" ”

"Sir, no!" Luo Youqing hurriedly spoke: "Sir, if the Tiger Ben Regiment is transferred to the south bank of the Yangtze River, what kind of troops can be competent to guard Yangzhou and ensure the heavy responsibility of our army's rear line?"

For example, the day before yesterday, if it weren't for the Tiger Ben Regiment guarding Yangzhou, maybe the Kunisaki detachment would have advanced to the Pukou area. ”

When Tang Mengxiao heard this, he could only stop there.

And when the task was completed, Rake Ear also bid farewell to the senior officials of the garrison headquarters, took several of his guards, and returned to Yangzhou overnight to resume his life.

"Come, come, come! Let's make a good deduction according to Commander Yang's set of battle plans. ”

During the extraordinary period, the high-ranking officials of the garrison headquarters were already sleepless at night.

At this time, it was already 4 o'clock in the morning, so I simply went directly to the war room and began to conduct wargame deductions.

And the more they deduced, the more excited the expressions on their faces became.

As the defender, although it still ended in failure at first, it caused far more trouble and casualties to the Japanese attack than before.

And, as the deduction continues, it slowly begins to have wins and losses.

Although this is just a wargame, it is enough to explain a lot.

Therefore, these bigwigs in the headquarters are also more energetic, where is there anything sleepy......

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The next day, the Japanese attacked as usual.

Homeopathic occupation power. Danyang City, which has been abandoned by the army, and Jintan City, continue to be arrogant and infinite. The second line of defense of the army rushed over.

Shanghai.

Headquarters of the Central China Front of the Japanese Army.

After receiving the defenders' initiative to retreat to the second line of defense, the attacking troops easily occupied Danyang City and Jintan City with almost no soldiers, a single soldier, a single shot, or a single bullet.

Matsui Ishone, the old devil, finally had a sinister smile on his face that he hadn't seen for a long time.

He began to discuss with his chief of staff, Tsukada Tsukashi, in the war room, about the matters after the capture of Nanjing.

At this moment, a communications staff officer suddenly burst in from the outside.

Matsui Ishone's face sank, and he asked rather unhappily, "Why are you so flustered?" ”

"Hello!" The communications staff officer shook his head heavily, and then bowed his head slightly and reported: "Your Excellency Commander, according to the report from the front, after occupying Jintan City, the Chongto Detachment was suddenly ambushed by the heavy troops of the Chinese Army when it was advancing towards Xuebu Township, and its vanguard, the 1st Brigade of the 1st Infantry Wing of Taiwan, was almost completely shattered!" ”

"Nani?" Matsui Shigen's face changed, and then, he found the location of Xuebu Township on the map, and after finding that it was not a dangerous place, he couldn't help but be furious: "Bagaya Road! What does this Chiaki Shigedo eat? ”

Chief of Staff Tsukada Tsukasa hurriedly comforted on the side: "Your Excellency, the strength of this Shigeto detachment is mostly Taiwanese, and its combat effectiveness is far from being comparable to that of our Imperial Japanese Army.

If it was ambushed by the Chinese army, it was reasonable that the attack would be frustrated.

However, Major General Chiaki Shigeto's military command ability is beyond doubt, and I believe that it will not be long before he can lead the main force and annihilate all this cunning Chinese army! ”

"Hmm!"

Matsui Ishine nodded approvingly.

However, what the two old devils Matsui Ishine and Tsukada Tsukasa never expected was. What they were waiting for was not the good news of the Shigeto detachment, but the rest of the attacking troops, all of whom had the bad news that the attack had been frustrated.

Matsui Shigen couldn't suppress the anger in his heart anymore, and couldn't help but be furious: "Waste! Rubbish! It's all a bunch of useless rubbish! Ryosuke Yoshika, Ryubei Ogisu, and Shigeharu Suematsu what do they eat? ”

If the Shigeto detachment was composed of Taiwanese, the lack of combat effectiveness led to a setback in the offensive.

But the 9th Division, the 13th Division, and the 114th Division were the most elite Imperial Army.

In particular, the 9th Division and the 13th Division are one of the 17 standing divisions with the most combat effectiveness, and they are actually in China. The defenders were frustrated by the ambush, which made Matsui Ishone, an old devil, really unbearable.

Chief of Staff Tsukada Tsukasaki marked the locations where the attacking troops were ambushed one by one.

Then he said to Matsui Ishone: "Your Excellency Commander, I don't know if you have noticed, judging from the map, the ambush locations of the Shigeto Detachment, the 9th Division, the 13th Division, and the 114th Division are not dangerous places. ”

It's okay if Tsukada doesn't say it, but when he says it, the anger of the old devil Matsui Shigen is even more unbeatable.

He said with a gloomy old face: "If you can attack and be frustrated in these places, then if you are in passes, cities and other places where the terrain is more dangerous, won't you still be defeated?"

In terms of the poor performance of these wastes, when will the battle order issued by the base camp to destroy China be completed? ”

After thinking for a moment, Tsukada said, "Your Excellency, I think we have all fallen into a misunderstanding. ”

"Misunderstanding?" Matsui Ishine was stunned for a moment and asked, "What misunderstanding?" ”

Tsukada tapped his finger at the map and asked instead of answering: "Your Excellency General, in your opinion, if it were not for this defeat of the Imperial Army's attacking force, do you think that the Shina Army would have set up an ambush in these positions?" ”

Matsui Ishone pondered for a moment, and although he was unwilling, he finally chose to shake his head.

Tsukada continued: "Yes! Not only do we not think that the Chinese army will set up ambushes in these inconspicuous positions, but also the front-line attacking troops of the imperial army.

It is precisely because of this that the attacking troops were caught off guard and suffered a big loss. ”

After a pause, Tsukada's voice changed, and he pointed to the battle map and continued: "Your Excellency Commander, I don't know if you feel that today's defensive deployment, troop arrangement, and offensive methods of the Chinese Army have a very familiar feeling. ”

After Matsui Shigen pondered for a moment, he raised his head sharply and said, "Tsukada-kun, what do you mean, the deployment of the Zhina Army today is from Yang Jing's hand?" ”

"Hello!" Tsukada attacked fiercely, "Looking at the commanders of the Shina Army that we are familiar with, almost all of them are conservatives.

They are backward in thinking, rigid in tactics, and only know how to blindly defend against danger.

It's rare to do things that are risky to win.

And the imperial army was also accustomed to dealing with such a Chinese army. ”

Matsui nodded approvingly.

Tsukada said again: "Your Excellency Commander, you see the sudden change of formation of the Chinese army today, if we know in advance, or prepare in advance.

Not only will their strategic plan not work, but they may even be defeated by the imperial army because of the abandonment of the existing strong fortifications!

Speaking of which, this can be regarded as a mistake in intelligence by the Imperial Army. ”

After saying this, Tsukada turned his words again: "Among the commanders of the Chinese army, we are familiar with only this Yang Jing, and his arrangement of troops has never been according to common sense.

As a result, the imperial army was unable to cope and suffered repeated setbacks!

Therefore, it is almost certain that the sudden change of formation of the Zhina Army today must be from the hands of Yang Jing!

Only he dared to break the rules so riskily!

I have to say that his plan has succeeded again! ”

"Yang Jing! Yang Jing! It's this hateful Yang Jing again! ”

The anger that Matsui Shigen had suppressed in his heart for a long time completely burst out, and said angrily: "Am I afraid that among the Japanese Imperial Army, there will be no commander who can defeat Yang Jing?" ”

After venting the anger in his heart, Matsui Shigen couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Originally, the imperial army with the momentum of a great victory in the Battle of Songhu, under the cover of powerful firepower of the land, sea and air, should have swept away China, which was defeated. The army, the occupation of Nanjing, is like a bag to get something.

Who knows, Yang Jing suddenly came out halfway, was born from the Battle of Baoshan, and grew up in the Battle of Songhu.

By the time he arrived in the Battle of Nanjing, he had become the biggest henchman of the imperial army.

This made Matsui Shigen, the old devil, very depressed, and a little helpless at the same time.

After Matsui Shigen took a deep breath, he gritted his back molars and said slowly: "From the Battle of Shanghai to the present, the imperial army has been fighting bloodily for nearly four months, although it has achieved the initiative on the battlefield and won the Battle of Songhu, but the losses of various departments cannot be ignored!"

In particular, the 3rd, 6th, and 16th Divisions of the Imperial Army.

Although they have been reinforced, their combat effectiveness is not as good as before.

We are running out of time and maneuver forces.

Therefore, we must win this battle as soon as possible before the stamina of the various divisions runs out!

Otherwise, the more it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to the imperial army! ”

Tsukada pondered for a moment and then said, "Your Excellency, the Chinese Army now has Yang Jing to provide tactical guidance. This person is scheming, and he never plays cards according to common sense.

Coupled with the repeated defeat of the imperial army, the morale of the Chinese army will inevitably be high, and its combat effectiveness will also be greatly improved.

If we want to break through the defense line of the Chinese army from the front and occupy Nanjing, we don't know how many lives and blood of the imperial warriors will have to pay!

This kind of hard fighting is too great a drain on troops, weapons and ammunition, and even national strength.

Even if we are able to defeat the Chinese army and capture their capital, Nanjing, in the end, the price paid by the Imperial Army will be far beyond our means.

Therefore, we can only win by surprise, which is the best strategy! ”

"Oh? So, doesn't Tsukada-kun already have a plan? Matsui Ishone came to the spirit all of a sudden.

"Your Excellency Commander, in fact, it was a very good strategic plan for the Guozaki detachment to pass through Yangzhou before, but it was a pity that it was calculated by Yang Jing, a hateful guy, which led to failure!

Now, with the Tiger Ben Regiment holding Yangzhou, it is impossible for us to think of taking the Jiangbei route to threaten the back of the Chinese garrison.

However, we can go the other way! ”

As he spoke, Tsukada tapped his finger at the map and said, "After the 18th Division of the Imperial Army captured Huzhou, it is now in the area of Guangde and Langxi.

Why don't we order the 18th Division to enter Xuancheng, then capture Wuhu, and then follow the Yangtze River waterway, down the river, and directly take the back of the garrison of China.

As long as the 18th Division appeared in the Pukou area of Nanjing, it did not even need to move, and the garrison of China would definitely be shaken on all fronts.

At that time, the frontal attacking troops of the imperial army can defeat them like a withering and decaying and gather in the area of Nanjing! ”

"Yo Xi!"

Matsui looked at the map and thought for a moment, then finally nodded in agreement.

"Your Excellency, Commander, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff! There is something wrong with this plan! Yang Jing is insidious and cunning, and he will do almost anything to achieve his goals.

To deal with such an adversary, we must speculate on him with a vicious mind!

Since he smashed the roundabout outflanking plan of the Kunisaki detachment, he will definitely defend against the hands of the imperial army.

Therefore, if nothing else, the Chinese army will definitely strengthen its precautions in the Xuancheng and Wuhu areas to ensure the safety of their rear lines. ”

Hearing this, Matsui Ishine looked at him, and the chief of staff, Tsukada Tsukasa, immediately introduced: "Your Excellency, Commander, this is the senior staff officer of the staff of the base camp, Nakamura Kazuki Daisa.

Nakamura-kun studied at the Berlin Military Academy in Germany, where he studied special operations.

Two days ago, he was sent to the front headquarters by the base camp to train.

Speaking of Nakamura-kun, you may not be familiar with it, but you should have some impression of Watanabe Takemasa Shosa, who was asked to go by General Nakajima Isago before, right?

In the Battle of Kunshan, the 16th Division of the Imperial Army was defeated by the hands of the Tiger Regiment.

However, after Watanabe Takemasa provided tactical guidance to the 19th Infantry Brigade of the Imperial Army, he brought a lot of trouble to the Tiger Regiment.

Therefore, it can be seen that Watanabe Takemasa Shaoza is not simple.

And this Nakamura Osa is the senior brother of Watanabe Takemasa, and his combat command ability must be above Watanabe Takemasa. ”

Matsui Ishine nodded slightly, and raised his hand towards Nakamura Kazuki, "Nakamura-kun, tell me about your method." ”

"Hello!" Nakamura Kazuki nodded respectfully, and then walked to a map of the battle around Nanjing not far away.

Pointing to a long river on the combat map, he turned his head to look at Matsui Ishine and Tsukada and said: "Two commanders, the way to humble themselves is actually very simple, that is, can you use the transportation capacity of the Yangtze River to directly take the Yangtze River waterway and transport a group of elite troops to the waters of the Nanjing River.

It's best to land directly from Yanziji, seize the Xiaguan Wharf, and attack Nanjing City!

If this plan succeeds, the Chinese garrison will surely be shaken on all fronts! ”

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