Before the Kumamoto division retreated, it was not reported to the Central China Command of the Command Army, so Kawabe Shozo didn't know, and the old devil only found out after the aerial reconnaissance plane reported to him, and he was very angry at that time, and then asked Nakamura Jun to send a harshly worded admonition telegram to the Kumamoto Division, and the result was also a stone in the sea. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Naosaburo Okabe directly ignored Shozo Kawabe's admonition.

Although Kawabe Shozo is the chief of staff of the Central China Dispatch Army, his military rank is only Major General, but Okabe Naosaburo is a lieutenant general, so Kawabe Shozo really can't do anything about him, if he brings out the commander of the Central China Dispatch Dispatch Nishio Shouzo, he can certainly suppress Okabe Naosaburo from the military rank, but doesn't this show that he is very incompetent as the chief of staff?

"Yaga, Yaga, Yalu!" Kawabe Shozo didn't wait for the Kumamoto division to reply, he knew that he was being ignored, and he was half angry at that time, and hurriedly walked into the combat hall while cursing.

The homework course is a wargame deduction after the retreat of the Kumamoto Division.

The retreat of the Kumamoto Division had a fatal impact on the entire battle situation, because after the retreat of the Kumamoto Division, the flank of the Osaka Division was completely exposed, and at this time, the initiative on the battlefield completely fell into the hands of the other side, and the Dameishan Independent Regiment could choose to pursue the Kumamoto Division or return to Meixian.

What the Central China Command is most worried about is that the Dameishan Independent Regiment will return to Meixian, because once the Dameishan Independent Regiment returns to Meixian, the Osaka Division will immediately fall into a desperate situation of being attacked by the enemy, and at that time, the Osaka Division will not even have a chance to retreat, and it will definitely become the second Himeji Division!

Therefore, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, the Central China Command did not inform the Osaka Division.

Seeing Kawabe Shozo coming in, Jun Nakamura and more than a dozen combat staff officers hurriedly gathered their feet and stood upright.

"Your Excellency the Chief of Staff." Jun Nakamura reported, "I just received an urgent telegram from the Osaka Division, requesting support from the air force!" ”

"Aviation support, aviation support, as if it is easy to dispatch aviation, don't they know that aviation needs to consume aviation fuel?" Kawabe Shozo was already in a very bad mood, but when he heard the news, his mood became worse and worse, and he said angrily, "But in fact, we have not much aviation fuel left." ”

For example, if it were not for the extreme shortage of all kinds of war readiness materials, if it were not for the extreme shortage of all kinds of war preparation materials, if it were possible to dispatch more than four divisions and regiments at a time, why would it be so?

Jun Nakamura said embarrassedly: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, then, will you send aviation to support?" ”

"Order, the 3rd Flying Regiment of the Aviation Regiment immediately dispatched three bomber squadrons to the Qingniuling battlefield to provide air support to the Osaka Division." Kawabe Shozo fired a fire, and finally calmed down, now the Kumamoto division can no longer hold on, and evacuated the battlefield without asking for instructions, if the Osaka division retreats without permission, then this sweep of the Damei mountain area will be undefeated and defeated, and he can't afford such a defeat.

"Hello." Nakamura stole heavily, then found an operational staff officer to call the headquarters of the aviation regiment.

Kawabe Shozo stood on the side of the simulated sand table, frowned and asked Nakamura Jun, "Nakamura-san, what is the final deduction result?" ”

Nakamura Jun sighed and said in a low voice: "The results of the deduction are not optimistic, the colleagues of the Junior and General Staff conducted a total of ten wargame deductions, of which nine failed, and only one succeeded!" Moreover, there must be a premise for this, that is, the aviation regiment must spare no effort to provide air support to the Osaka division. ”

"Nani, spare no effort in air support?" Kawabe Shozo's face became more and more gloomy.

Just kidding, with the pitiful fuel reserves of the Central China Army, how could it be possible to spare no effort to provide air support to the Osaka Division? Sending three squadrons of bombers a day to support is already the limit! At this level, it can only last for five days at most, and any more will be gone.

Jun Nakamura hesitated and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, there is a saying that I don't know whether to say it or not. ”

Shozo Kawabe immediately guessed what Jun Nakamura wanted to say, and said, "No, the Osaka Division must not retreat!" ”

Nakamura Jun said: "However, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, have you thought about it, if you order the Osaka Division to retreat at this time, at least it can be safely withdrawn, then although this sweep failed, the losses are bearable, it is just the loss of an Iida detachment, the Taiwanese soldiers are all cannon fodder, it doesn't matter how many people die, as long as the Kumamoto Division and the Osaka Division do not suffer too much loss, but ......"

After a pause, Jun Nakamura continued: "However, if the Osaka Division does not retreat, once the Dameishan Independent Regiment returns to Shimei County from Shanxian County, by that time, the Osaka Division will probably not be able to withdraw even if it wants to!" Therefore, I thought that I should decisively order the Osaka Division to withdraw to Pukou while it was still too late! ”

"No way!" Shozo Kawabe said categorically, "The Osaka Division must not be withdrawn!" ”

Then, in order to convince Nakamura Jun and himself, Kawabe Shozo said: "Nakamura-san, look, the Osaka Division is about to break through the defense line of the remaining veins of Qingniuling, and it looks like it will be able to enter Meixian. Isn't it a pity? ”

"But." Nakamura said, "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, we don't have time!" ”

"Not necessarily!" Shozo Kawabe said, "Isn't the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment pursuing the Kumamoto Division? It can be seen that Xu Rui is still fantasizing about being able to eat the Kumamoto Division, so they will not return to Shimei County so soon, the Osaka Division still has time, they still have at least two days, yes, at least two more days! ”

Nakamura was silent, because he knew that it was useless to say more.

Obviously, Kawabe Shozo is not willing to give up, he still wants to fight to the death!

Shozo Kawabe asked again: "Nakamura-san, how much ammunition is left in the Osaka Division?" ”

Nakamura replied, "Originally, the Osaka Division had about two days of ammunition reserves, but then the Air Corps dispatched a group of transport planes to drop some of the supplies, which can last about three days." ”

"Three days?" Kawabe Shozo's eyes rolled, and a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind.

Nakamura noticed the change in Kawabe Shozo's expression and asked, "Your Excellency Chief of Staff seems to have made a discovery?" ”

Kawabe Shozo didn't speak, just picked up a bamboo pole and drew a line on the sand table, and a dozen combat staff officers next to Nakamura Toshiwa looked at the line drawn by Kawabe Shozo, but they were a little confused.

Kawabe Shozo pointed to this line and said: "Nakamura-san, you see, because Pucheng is blocked, the military supplies hoarded in Pukou can no longer be transported to the front line in time to supply the Osaka Division, but the transportation line from Pukou to Wuhu to Feicheng is unimpeded, and we can completely transfer this batch of materials to Feicheng and supply the Kumamoto Division!" ”

"Kumamoto Division?" Nakamura said, "But the Kumamoto division has already retreated from Otsubo Town?" ”

Kawabe Shozo said: "But did not withdraw to Feicheng, but was blocked by the Dameishan Independent Regiment in Badou Town, and according to the aviation report, the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment is rushing from the direction of Daping Town to the direction of Badou Town, it seems that Xu Rui does not intend to let go of the Kumamoto Division, but intends to encircle and annihilate the Kumamoto Division in Badou Town." ”

Nakamura Jun said: "That's just Xu Rui's wishful thinking, if you want to block the Kumamoto Division in Badou Town, and then encircle and annihilate it, how easy is it?" The combat effectiveness of the Kumamoto Division may not necessarily be stronger than that of the Himeji Division, but Badou Town is not the Qingfeng Mountain Road, and if the Dameishan Independent Regiment wants to replicate the story of the Battle of the Qingfeng Mountain Road, it is wishful thinking, so he thinks that Xu Rui will soon dispel this unrealistic illusion and return to Shimei County. ”

Kawabe Shozo shook his head and said, "Nakamura-san, it seems that you still lack understanding of Xu Rui!" ”

Nakamura Jun said awe-inspiringly: "Your Excellency the Chief of Staff is saying that Xu Rui will never let go of the Kumamoto Division easily?" ”

"That's right, Xu Rui will never let go of the Kumamoto Division easily." Kawabe Shozo said, "This can be seen from the fact that he has arranged such a complete defense in Hachito Town in advance!" Obviously, Xu Rui had long expected that there would be today's scene, so he made arrangements in advance for the retreat of the Kumamoto Division, Xu Rui had carefully planned for so long, do you think he would give up easily? ”

Nakamura Jun said awe-inspiringly: "If it is Xu Rui who is replaced by a humble position, I am afraid that I will not be willing to give up at this time." ”

"Therefore, Xu Rui will not give up!" Kawabe Shozo said, "Because Xu Rui is the most adventurous!" ”

Jun Nakamura continued: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff means that you want to order the Kumamoto Division to contain the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment in Hachito Town and buy time for the Osaka Division?" ”

After a pause, Nakamura said again: "However, the Kumamoto division may not obey the order. ”

Kawabe Shozo said again: "That's why it is necessary to transfer the batch of arms hoarded in Pukou to Feicheng and supply them to the Kumamoto Division, as long as the Kumamoto Division sees the hope of victory, they will definitely be willing to hold on to Badou Town, after all, such a gray withdrawal to Feicheng will not look good on the face of their Kumamoto Division." ”

"Soga." Nakamura Jun nodded and said, "Transfer this batch of arms from Pukou to Wuhu and then transport it to Feicheng, as long as there are no accidents on the way, it will only take two days and nights at most, and by the evening of the day after tomorrow, this batch of arms can almost be transported to the vicinity of Badou Town, and the Kumamoto Division will have the confidence to persevere!" ”

Shozo Kawabe said, "Nakamura-san, do you think it's feasible too?" ”

"Hello." Nakamura nodded and said, "It's a bit risky, but it's a good idea. ”

"Good." Kawabe Shozo nodded happily and said, "Then you should hurry up and send a telegram to the Kumamoto Division." ”

"Hello." Jun Nakamura paused again, turned around and walked away. (To be continued.) )