Kazutaro Matsuura nodded, looking at the sea of cannonballs fired in front of him, he was also shocked.

"General, the Pota detachment asked us for help, did we promise immediate reinforcements?" The chief of staff of the devil asked Kaitaro Matsuura.

Kazutaro Matsuura did not immediately send reinforcements, he called a devil communications officer.

"Send a telegram to the naval fleet right away, where they are now, and how long will it take to get there?"

The Devil Communications Officer quickly replied: "General, I just asked the naval forces, the main ship of the Third Squadron ship had a little trouble during the voyage, and the fleet would take an hour to reach us at the earliest. ”

"Baga, stupid naval unit, is grinding bad things again!"

Originally, Matsuura Ichitaro wanted to attack with the help of the fleet's naval guns, or use warships to support Madang Bay, but now the navy's warships are simply unreliable.

The Japanese army also has the problem of discrimination between arms and services, and the devil's army has always looked down on the navy, and similarly, the devil's navy does not look down on the Japanese army units.

"The damn naval forces are simply unreliable, and it seems that it is up to our army to recapture the Nanshan position." Kazutaro Matsuura said something with anger、

Then, he said to his subordinates: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Nanshan position has fallen into the hands of the Chinese army, and the Potian detachment of Madang Fortress is in a hurry, what is your battle plan?" ”

The devil officers consulted with each other, and they expressed their battle plans and opinions to each other.

A devil Dazuo stood up and said cautiously: "Your Excellency the division commander, the Nanshan position is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the fortifications are very strong, and the combat effectiveness of the defenders of China is very strong, so I suggest that our army first hold on to our troops and wait for the air troops and fleet to cooperate with us to attack......

The rest of the devil officers did not refute their opinions, and they all agreed with the opinion of the devil Dazuo.

The current situation is unfavorable for the Japanese army, and it is indeed a wise choice for the devil to avoid the war, but the commander of the Japanese division, Matsuura Ichitaro, does not seem to be satisfied with the advice of his subordinates.

The Nanshan position occupied by the Japanese has been lost, and Madang Fortress is of great importance, if the 106th Division does not send reinforcements and Madang Fortress is lost, the commander will definitely hold Matsuura Kaitaro responsible.

The idea of most of the devil officers is that it is not too late to reinforce the devil defenders in Madang early tomorrow morning, with the defense of Madang Fortress and the combat effectiveness of the devil troops, even if there are no reinforcements, it is impossible for the Madang defenders to be unable to hold it overnight.

Matsuura Ichitaro thought for a while, turned his eyes to the chief of staff of the major general next to him, and asked, "Tada-kun, what everyone means is that our troops will not move, do you have any good suggestions?" ”

The chief of staff of the devil's division is a major general, his name is Tada Heizo, he originally served as a wing commander in the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, and now he has been transferred to the 106th Division of the Japanese Army.

Heizo Tada has a shrewd tactical mind, has a lot of experience in commanding operations, and is insidious and cunning.

Immediately, Tada Heizo stood up and replied: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, at the moment, our army does not have any offensive advantage, and it will cost a lot of casualties to storm the Nanshan position, but Madang Fortress is very important, and we must immediately reinforce it." ”

Matsuura Ichitaro was very attached to Chief of Staff Tada Heizo, and Tada Heizo was his think tank, and most of the suggestions suggested that Matsuura Ichitaro would listen to it.

After Tada Heizo's words were finished, opinions quickly diverged from those of other Japanese officers.

A devil major general stood up dissatisfied, and said in an unkind tone: "Tada-kun, you don't just talk about the troops on paper, the Shina army in the Nanshan position is in front of us, how can our troops reinforce the Hatian detachment in Madang Fortress?" ”

Not long after Tada Heizo was transferred to the 106th Division, some veteran devil generals were not convinced by him, and rarely adopted his tactical suggestions. Fun read

Tada Heizo turned his mind and thought for a few seconds, and said to everyone: "Everyone, my suggestion is to order the artillery unit to shell the defenders of the Nanshan position and make a feint offensive, and then, we are quietly sending a force to land on the beach by water, bypassing the Nanshan position......

Tada Hei walked to the bottom of the map in three steps, pointed to the river bank of the Nanshan position, and told all the devil officers and generals his battle plan.

"If our army successfully lands on this tidal flat by boat, our soldiers can get into the reeds, and then use the cover of the reed forest to bypass the sight of the defenders of Nanshan, and directly penetrate to Madang Fortress to relieve the siege of the Botian detachment......"

After listening to this battle plan, the devil officers and generals no longer had any objections.

"Yo Xi!"

Matsuura Ichitaro, an old devil, showed a little smile on his face, and he said with a smile: "Tada-kun, your battle plan is very good, which can not only avoid heavy casualties in our army, but also reinforce the Hatada detachment. ”

Kazutaro Matsuura immediately adopted Tada's battle plan and suggestions, and immediately began to mobilize troops for operational deployment.

"Tonight, the 145th Wing will take up the task of feint attack and cross the river for reinforcements, and the rest of the departments must fully cooperate and hurry up to mobilize the boats to cross the river!"

"Ha Yi, division commander !!"

The devil officers in the conference room responded one after another, and soon, they were busy performing their duties......

The Japanese army moved very quickly, and in less than an hour, the Japanese troops mobilized more than 100 boats and boats to cross the river.

In addition to sending the 145th Wing, the devils also dispatched an artillery wing to cooperate with the feint.

The task of crossing the river of the Japanese army was carried out by the 1st and second brigades of the 145th Wing, and all the devil soldiers who fought were assembled, and they carried the boats to the river bank in groups of three or five.

The banks of the river were pitch black, and there was hardly any light to be seen, except for the sound of insects and frogs.

"Everyone, get down the boat and get ready to cross the river!"

As soon as the devil troops who crossed the river heard the commander's order, they immediately pushed the dinghy and wooden boat into the river.

Subsequently, more than 2,000 devil soldiers, carrying light and heavy weapons and ammunition, quickly boarded the boats on the bank of the river.

Under the cover of darkness, the devil's fleet quietly rowed towards the tidal flats of the Nanshan position.

The devil's river-crossing troops did not go up the river by boat and marched directly to Madang Fortress, mainly for safety reasons.

The Japanese 106th Division did not have any large ships, only a few small ships that were cobbled together, and such ships did not have any defensive capabilities.

In the event that the Japanese troops in the river were discovered and covered by artillery fire, the more than 2,000 Japanese troops would be wiped out.

If the devil's river-crossing force successfully lands on the tidal flats, the enemy can use the cover of the reeds to unknowingly penetrate the back of the main force of the 9th Theater to carry out a surprise attack.

Therefore, the actions of the Japanese army's troops crossing the river must be secretive, otherwise, the surprise attack on the national army troops will not get much success.