The 101st Division has already broken through? ”

Okamura Ninji didn't believe this fact a little, but the black and white words on the telegram sent by the 101st Division made him have to believe it.

He stressed several times before that the 101st Division must hold out until reinforcements arrive.

The 16th Division has already arrived at the battlefield, as long as it holds out for two more days, and when the 16th Division gets rid of the interception of the Chinese army, it will be able to rush to the vicinity of Nanchang.

At that time, if the Chinese army did not want to lose too much, it would definitely choose to withdraw its troops.

But at this time, Ito Masashi was overjoyed, and actually chose to break through, leaving behind the remaining thousands of imperial soldiers.

"According to the telegram sent by the 101st Division, they took 15 combat vehicles as the vanguard yesterday night, led the 101st Divisional Headquarters, the 1st Tank Group, and the 101st Artillery Wing, totaling more than 2,000 people, to launch a breakthrough.

At 11 o'clock last night, it tore open the direction of the Chinese army, successfully broke through to the east, and has now arrived in Yugan County. Numata Tazo explained.

"This bastard, did he abandon the rest of the Imperial army? He should go to court-martial! Idiot! ”

Seeing the telegram, Okamura Ninji scolded at the command headquarters.

There is no doubt that Ito Masaki's unauthorized actions will lead to a great loss to the empire. The main force of an ad hoc division and a chariot group would be lost under Nanchang City in this way, which was a loss of more than 20,000 people.

Even in the previous battle of Wanjialing, there was no such a big loss.

And what made Okamura Ningji even more angry was in the end, because only more than 1,100 people of the breakout force led by Ito Masaki arrived in Hukou County, and the rest either died on the night of the breakout, or were entangled by the Chinese army on the way after the breakout and died.

And only 6 of the 15 tanks finally arrived in Hukou County.

The chariot group has about one hundred and fifty chariots, plus those who retreated in time before, less than thirty came back, and the rest are all handed over to Nanchang City.

Seeing this result, Okamura Ninji unceremoniously sent Ito Masaki to a military tribunal, making him bear the main responsibility for this defeat.

Of course, that's all for later.

"Your Excellency, Commander!" Numata Takazo asked, "Do you want to continue the attack?" ”

Okamura Ninji, who had calmed down, replied, "Order the 106th Division to retreat on all fronts, and the 16th Division will be responsible for responding."

There was also a call to the 116th Division, asking it to send troops to pick up Ito Masaki and his party. ”

After Okamura Ninji gave this order, he couldn't help but sit down on the chair, feeling that his whole body was weak.

His order meant that the remnants of the Japanese army who were still holding out outside Nanchang were abandoned.

They could not get in touch with the Japanese army in Nanchang, and without the command of the division headquarters, the result of those remnants was defeat, and it was impossible to hold out until the arrival of the 16th Division.

Looking in the direction of Nanchang, he didn't expect to be defeated here.

Blame Nanchang for everything, if it weren't for the fact that the 101st Division was consumed a lot of strength by the siege battle, it would not have been surrounded by the Chinese army.

Thinking of this, he resented Masaki Ito, a guy who was good at asserting.

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"Good news! Good news! ”

A staff officer ran to the headquarters of the 19th Army with a telegram, chanting as he ran.

"The Japanese army has retreated! The Japanese army retreated! ”

Hearing this news, Luo Zhuoying breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, the retreat of the Japanese army meant that the war was over.

Thinking that from the beginning of the battle to the present, it took nearly a month to almost fail, but I didn't expect that in the end, defeat turned into victory, but annihilated the main force of a division of the Japanese army.

"Commander-in-chief, the 101st Division of the Japanese army was almost wiped out in this battle, and less than 3,000 people escaped; The Japanese tank group, the remaining tanks and armored vehicles, were destroyed in hundreds.

This is a big victory! In this battle, only inside and outside Nanchang City, we destroyed more than 20,000 enemies, which is a real 20,000, which is more than the record of Wanjialing's victory. ”

After confirming the retreat of the Japanese army, Luo Weixiong couldn't help but be a little excited.

Thinking about his participation in the planning of this victory, he also felt very excited.

You must know that this is just a battle in Nanchang City, and in Nanxun Road, the losses of the Japanese army are not small, but they are not as exaggerated as Nanchang City.

"Yes, the 40th Division, the 102nd Division and the Pre-10th Division have made great contributions in this battle, and the 74th Army is also good, otherwise it would be difficult to achieve this great victory.

Immediately let the troops in Nanchang annihilate the remnants of the Japanese army, and then report to the chairman! ”

Thinking that he had also commanded a big victory, and his record far surpassed that of Wanjialing's victory, he could also raise his eyebrows.

You Xue Laohu has a great victory in Wanjialing, and I Luo Zhuoying also has the Battle of Nanchang!

"Commander-in-chief, there is a matter, that is, Jiang Chaoxiong, the commander of the 10th Division, was imprisoned by Que Hanqian in the name of escaping from the battle... Luo Weixiong reminded.

"It's nothing, I'll explain it to the chairman. As a division commander, Jiang Chaoxiong actually refused to obey the command and shook the morale of the army, which was self-inflicted, and Que Hanqian was doing official business. Luo Zhuoying said.

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"The Japanese army has retreated, a telegram from the division headquarters!"

Chen Wei handed a telegram to Leng Jie and said lightly.

Truth be told, it's only now that they're able to relax.

As for the remaining two or three thousand remnants of the Japanese army, it is not their business, and the current 120 regiment is no longer suitable for this kind of storm.

After fighting for so long, there is also a lack of fatigue, and the casualties are also very large.

"It's good to withdraw, just wait for the reward from your superiors!" Leng Jie said with a smile.

"The head of the regiment should be promoted now, right? Maybe it's still a major general, and he will have to take the post of infantry commander. Chen Wei complimented.

Infantry commander is a position that just appeared this year, and the three-unit garrison division on the Japanese side also has it.

The reason for the establishment of this infantry commander on the Chinese side is to accommodate the previously revoked brigade commander, the rank of major general.

Only the 1939 type infantry divisions had it.

The duties of an infantry commander are to command two regiments in wartime, which is equivalent to a brigade commander.

Previously, this position was held by Yang Wenjin, and in addition to the First Battle of Nanchang, the three regiments were dispersed, and Yang Wenying did not exercise the power of infantry commander.

"I'm going to be this, what should Deputy Division Commander Yang do?" Leng Jie smiled and shook his head.

"Nature is exaltation. Our 40th Division can be said to have made great contributions in this battle, and it will definitely be rewarded from above, and I think the division commander may not be able to stay there.

With such a big credit, how can it not be promoted. The same is true for you, the head of the regiment, and congratulations in advance on the promotion of the head of the regiment. ”

Leng Jie did not refuse Chen Wei's compliment, he was also thinking about what position he would be after this battle.

Major general?

He found it unrealistic.

It is a bit outrageous that he became a colonel only a few months ago, and now he is a major general, even if the current position and rank are separated.

The separation of position and rank means that your position can be promoted, but the actual rank must be given according to the rules.

Second lieutenant to lieutenant for one and a half years, lieutenant to captain for two years, captain to major for four years, major to lieutenant colonel for three years, lieutenant colonel to colonel for three years, colonel to major general for four years, major general to lieutenant general for three years, lieutenant general to general with elective promotion.

This is known as the cut-off system.

Don't look at Leng Jie's position as a colonel and regimental commander, and the actual military rank is only a captain, which is very exaggerated.

Not only him, Wang Yaowu, Li Tianxia, including Zhang Lingfu, are actually awarded the rank of colonel, not a real general.

Whampoa graduates are generally lieutenants.

Take Zhang Lingfu as an example, the fourth phase of Whampoa graduated in October 1926, and now it is less than 13 years old, just enough to meet the minimum standard of a colonel.

It means that Wang Yaowu and Li Tianxia of the third phase of Huangpu and Zhang Lingfu of the fourth phase of Huangpu should be colonel according to the rules.

Of course, those generals who were born as warlords will not appear in this kind of situation, because the military is generally older.