Usamitaka shook her head and said, "With my understanding of Zhong Yi, this is definitely not the case. ”

"Then there's only one explanation." Hinata Zhiming said, "Although Zhong Yi was appointed by the China Command as the former enemy's chief of staff in the Battle of Zhejiang and Fujian, his authority was not recognized by the front-line China generals, so it is difficult for his orders to be carried out, which can explain why the front-line China army is still the same!" ”

"Hmm." Usamitaka nodded, "This possibility still exists. ”

As soon as the words fell, a communications staff officer hurriedly walked in and immediately reported: "Chief of Staff, aviation scouts report that the Chinese army stationed in Shaoxing and Zhuji is making a detour to the flank of the second dock. ”

Nishio Shouzo prepared an entire flying regiment for the Battle of Zhejiang-Fujian.

However, in the first phase of the battle, Usamitaka did not plan to use this flying regiment, at most one or two squadrons of reconnaissance planes were dispatched to carry out aerial reconnaissance of the movements of the Chinese army.

"Oh, have all the Chinese armies in Shaoxing and Zhuji been dispatched?" Usamitaka was moved when he heard this.

Hinata Zhiming even took two staff officers to move the war game dolls representing the 16th and 192nd divisions of the National Army on the sand table to Ciwu Town as quickly as possible.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Usamitaka's mouth immediately outlined an arc.

Usamitaka said: "Looking at the posture of the Chinese army, do you want to detour back to the flank of the 54th Infantry Wing, and then concentrate the strength of the three divisions to encircle and annihilate the 54th Infantry Wing?" ”

"Wishful thinking." Hinata Zhiming sneered and said, "Not to mention, the 54th Infantry Wing is followed by the other two wings of the 17th Division, even if the 54th Infantry Wing is a lone army, don't want to swallow the three divisions of the Zhina Army!" Now the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is not as good as it was two years ago! ”

Usamitaka said: "But the Shina Army doesn't think so, and the Shina Army doesn't know that behind the 54th Infantry Wing is still followed by the main force of the 17th Division, most of them really think that the 54th Infantry Wing is a lone army, so they will have unrealistic illusions, hehe." ”

Hinata Zhiming's heart moved, and he said, "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, you mean ......?"

"Not bad." Usamitaka said, "This is an opportunity, a good opportunity to inflict heavy losses on the Shina Army in one fell swoop, and if it is done well, it will be able to eliminate the three main divisions of the Shina Army in one fell swoop!" ”

After a pause, Usamitaka said again: "Order, the main force of the 17th Division will temporarily move south, and wait for the Shina Army in the direction of Shaoxing and Zhuji to form a joint encirclement of the 54th Infantry Wing, and then suddenly move south to implement a counter-encirclement of the Shina Army!" ”

Hinata Shiaki waved his hand again, and a communications staff officer immediately turned around and hurriedly walked into the communications office next door.

Hinata Shiaki said to Usamitaka again: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, what do you say about the 11th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade?" The Fourth Infantry Brigade of the brigade is already about to catch up to Lin'an County! Pursuing further, I am worried that this brigade will encounter danger, and once it is really in danger, will the main force of the Tomii Brigade rush to help? ”

After hearing this, Usamitaka frowned again.

On the side of the 11th Brigade and Regiment independently, it is indeed a bit nerve-wracking.

To tell the truth, Usamitaka also wanted to destroy the Hankou battalion in his heart, not only out of consideration for the disgrace of the fiasco in the First Battle of Wuhan, but also to undermine the confidence and morale of the Chinese army.

It is entirely conceivable that once the Hankou battalion, which was given a special title by the Nationalist High Command, was completely annihilated, how much damage it would inflict on the troops to which the battalion belonged.

The problem was that if the 11th Brigade was pursued by the independent mixed brigade, it would deviate from the original offensive route.

Fuchun Jiangbei only has an independent mixed 11th Brigade, and the strength is relatively thin compared to the rest of the roads, if it is further distanced from the 17th Division, the danger factor will increase sharply!

Because according to intelligence, it was the elite of the national army, the 41st Group Army, that rushed from Kaihua.

At this time, Usamitaka suddenly regretted a little, maybe he shouldn't ignore the road north of Fuchun River, and it would be good if he exchanged the 11th Brigade with the 15th Division.

But now it's too late to regret it, and the wood is already in the boat.

At that moment, Usamitaka said in a deep voice: "Order, the Fujii Brigade should not continue the pursuit, immediately return to the original route of the march, push forward along the Fuchun River, stop when it advances to the vicinity of Tonglu, and wait for the breakthrough in the middle to continue to advance in the direction of Jiande, and then they will be able to get the response of the middle road!" ”

"Hello!" Hinata Shiaki shook his head and turned around to leave.

But at this time, he was stopped by Usamitaka beckoning.

"Wait." Usamitaka shouted to Hinata Shiaki, and said, "Command the Fifth Division again, the main force of the division can land in Sanbei, but an infantry wing must be dispatched to Hangzhou to stand by." ”

"Nani?" Hinata Zhiming was stunned and said, "Draw a wing from the Fifth Division? ”

"That's right." Usamitaka nodded and said, "For the Fifth Division, taking away an infantry wing will not weaken the combat effectiveness too much, but for the independent mixed eleventh brigade, with this additional wing, the critical moment is the difference between life and death!" As the saying goes, there's nothing wrong with being careful, and it's always right to be cautious. ”

"Hello." Hinata Zhiming said, "I understand the humble position. ”

……

Usamitaka's worries are not unreasonable.

Because the Japanese Army has always had a tradition of the following.

At that time, Ishihara Wan'er was just a small chief of staff, and he dared to concoct the Wicker Lake incident with a group of small staff officers, until the Kwantung Army and the Northeast Army became a pot of porridge, and Honjo Shigeru, who was the commander of the Kwantung Army at the time, was still kept in the dark, and the base camp sent a telegram to ask, but he didn't know anything at all.

In the later Battle of Nanjing, the Japanese front-line generals repeatedly broke through the final battle line demarcated by the base camp and directly burned the war to Nanjing, the capital of China.

Similarly, the captain of the 4th Infantry Brigade of the Fujii Brigade, Hasegawa Hide, also did not intend to obey the orders of the brigade headquarters or even the headquarters, and decided to pursue and kill the Hankow battalion in any case.

Hasegawa Shu sent someone to invite the captain of the cavalry team, Kuroda Yasuta, to him, and said in a deep voice: "Kuroda-kun, this Hankou battalion once caused heavy casualties to the imperial army in the first battle of Wuhan, and it can be said that it is the bitter master of the imperial army, so I am determined to pursue it with all my might, what do you cavalry think?" ”

A fierce light flashed in Kuroda Yasuta's eyes, and he said, "Our cavalry team will accompany you to the end!" ”

"Yo Xi!" Hasegawa Shu nodded happily and said, "Then there is Lao Kuroda-kun's cavalry team to drive our brigade forward, and at the same time as biting the Hankou camp, carry out battlefield reconnaissance!" ”

Kuroda Kanta paused: "Hello! ”