Liu Lang guessed correctly, the 77th Wing and the 78th Wing were waiting, not only the 79th Infantry Wing of the 40th Brigade Regiment that was originally the general reserve of Kawagishi Bunzaburo, but also the main force of the 26th Artillery Wing of the 20th Artillery Wing directly under the 20th Division.

Rewind time to eighteen hours ago.

In the headquarters of the 20th Division in Shijiazhuang, in addition to Lieutenant General Fumizaburo Kawagishi, the commander of the division who sat in front of the Sun Army flag in the war room, the two who were qualified to sit at the combat table were: Major General Kimura Kuzo, chief of staff of the 20th Division, Major General Yoshito Takagi, commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division, Major General Yamashita Fumi, commander of the 40th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division, Wing Commander of the 26th Artillery Wing of the 20th Division, Wing Commander of the 26th Artillery Wing of the 20th Division, and Commander of the 20th Engineer Wing of the 20th Division.

The atmosphere of the combat meeting held overnight was obviously a little dignified, and when Hosokawa Nakayasu Dasa, who hurried from outside the city, sat down, the division commander Kawagishi Fumizaburo stared at the door of the war room and slowly closed, then his eyes fell on the faces of the generals under his command, and he slowly stood up, and said in a low voice: "Everyone, before the combat meeting, I will first announce a bad news, At 5 p.m. today, Okazaki Shoichi Nakasa and his 28th Cavalry Wing returned to the arms of Amaterasu on the front line of the Shina Nyoko Pass Defense Area. I invite all of you to stand. ”

Although the 28th Cavalry Wing had been collectively wiped out for more than five hours, the expressions of Major General Yoshito Takagi, commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade, and Major General Hisazo Kimura, chief of staff of the division, who had already learned the news, did not change much, except for Major General Yoshito Takagi, commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade, who had already anticipated the news from his own 77th Infantry Wing, and Major General Kimura Hizo, chief of staff of the division, who had already learned the news.

Since the 20th Division left for North China from the Northeast, it has fought successive victories, when has it suffered such a major defeat? It is almost inconceivable that even an entire cavalry wing will be destroyed.

However, the strict discipline of the Japanese army has been evident since then, and no one questioned this seemingly impossible event, but they all stood up solemnly and mourned for their colleagues.

After twenty or thirty seconds, Kawagishi Bunzaburo raised his head, pressed down with his white-gloved hand, and waited until everyone was seated, and then said in a deep voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, our army has never suffered such a painful defeat since it responded to the Empire's war against China. Some cold and cruel eyes slid over the faces of the generals under his command, and Kawagishi Fumisaburo continued: "Although the elite cavalry of our division was completely lost due to this defeat, it issued a warning to the entire army of our 20th Division. The reason why the 28th Cavalry Wing is collectively broken is because they are the proud soldiers, and our 20th Division is also because the war in the north of China is going well, and it is gradually becoming proud soldiers. Ladies and gentlemen, although the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is vulnerable in front of the Imperial Army, they are far more numerous than us, and they are far more familiar with the terrain than we are. ”

"Hey!" In the face of the reprimand of His Excellency the division commander, the Japanese generals and generals bowed their heads one after another.

A trace of solemnity flashed on Kawagishi Fumizaburo's face, and he continued: "You may not know how the 28th Cavalry Wing was broken, so let Kimura-kun read to you the farewell message sent back by the deputy commander of the 28th Cavalry Wing, Asada Shaosa, before he was loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, so that you can know how they were defeated, and at the same time, know who the opponent we are facing is." ”

Although he was regarded as a telegram by the division commander, Kimura Hizo's rigid and solemn face did not change at all, and he stood up and picked up the first and last telegram sent back by Asada Yunshan and read it.

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"Liu Lang Independent Regiment!" The faces of the Japanese generals were stunned.

That familiar name and his glorious past record were finally made them understand how the 28th Cavalry Wing had collectively shattered.

However, after hearing this name, most people's extremely serious faces softened first.

Because, only such a strong opponent can destroy the elite cavalry of the empire, otherwise, the death of the unknown man is the shame of the entire 20th Division.

This is also a kind of human nature. As long as you are strong enough, even if you die at your hands, it will not be embarrassing. On the contrary, it is a disgrace.

And the independent regiment, even in the hearts of the generals who are as arrogant as the 20th Division, belongs to the strong.

"That's right, it's Liu Lang and his independent regiment, if it weren't for the cunning fat man who was praised by the entire Kwantung Army as the great enemy of the empire, how could Okazaki Shoichi Nakasa and the 28th Cavalry Wing 。。。。。" Kawagishi Bunzaburo's cheeks were only bulging, obviously gritting his back molars, and sliding over the huge theater map with a command knife, "Now, the deployment of the enemy's and our forces has been completely clear, and the people of China are garrisoned by more than 10,000 people of the 17th Division of China in the area of Xuehua Mountain and Donkey Ridge, and they lack heavy firepower; The main battlefield of Niangzi Pass is garrisoned by a division of the Third Army of China, and the heavy firepower is unknown; The 7-kilometer old pass defense line on the side of Niangzi Pass is garrisoned by about 3,000 people of Liu Lang's Independent Regiment, and its heavy firepower is at least 75 caliber mountain guns from the perspective of its attack on the 28th Cavalry Wing, which can be regarded as the most elite infantry regiment in the Chinese army. Moreover, according to the report of the 38th Air Wing, which lost five fighters, there were two anti-aircraft positions consisting of several anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns in the defense zone of China. Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any opinions, but it doesn't hurt to talk about them. ”

There was a moment of silence in the war room, and the commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade, Yoshito Takagi, stood up and said, "Your Excellency, the commander of the division, I think that except for Liu Lang's independent regiment, which is still worthy of fighting with me, the rest of the people are not to worry. In the first battle of Jingcheng County, although the attack of the 77th Infantry Wing was blocked, the enemy of the 17th Division on the opposite side lacked firepower, and completely relied on the lives of soldiers to exchange time, which was nothing more than a battle of trapped beasts. Although Xuehua Mountain is dangerous, the defenders of only one infantry regiment will never be captured in more than 24 hours under the attack of the 80th Infantry Wing.

The 77th Infantry Wing and the 78th Infantry Wing will be able to march to Niangzi Pass tomorrow, attacking Jiuguan with the 77th Infantry Wing and the 78th Infantry Wing attacking Niangzi Pass. As for Liu Lang and his independent regiment, as long as our 78th Infantry Wing captures Niangzi Pass, that is, it will flank its position at the old pass, and will definitely be able to completely annihilate this stubborn enemy. ”

"Yo Xi, Takagi-kun, please take a seat. What is Yamashita-kun's opinion? A smile appeared on Kawagishi's face, waving his hand to sit down the impassioned Yoshito Takagi, and his gaze turned to his other main infantry brigade commander, Yamashita Fumi.

Compared with Yoshito Takagi, who was unknown throughout the all-out war, Yamashita Bongfumi, who once leaped thousands of miles into the Malay Peninsula in the Southeast Asian campaign and became famous in World War I, nicknamed the "Malay Tiger", is much more famous.

Don't look at this person is now just a major general brigade commander, but who can know that this person was transferred to the chief of staff of the North China Dispatch Army the following year in the former time and space, and four years later he was promoted to the commander of the 25th Army, commanding the most elite of the Japanese army, the Fifth Division, the Guards Division, the Eighteenth Division and other hundreds of thousands of troops, becoming the most elite military group of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia.

This is definitely the most talented army general in the Japanese army. The central breakthrough tactic of "electric drill warfare" developed on the battlefield in Southeast Asia broke through the northern defense line of the Sunset Empire in Malay in one fell swoop, and defeated the forces of the seemingly powerful Sunset Empire in Southeast Asia in one fell swoop, and finally completely occupied Singapore.

Slowly stood up, walked to the hanging map, and said with a solemn face: "Takagi-kun's tactical analysis is basically not wrong, but Fengwen is a little disagreeable. The empire was located on the western front of Shanxi with the intention of supporting the battle between Xinkou and China's nearly 200,000 troops. This is well known not only to our military, but also to the Chinese. If our army breaks through the important place of Niangzi Pass, it will go straight to Shouyang to Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, and the entire central and eastern part of Shanxi will be under the control of our empire, and their nearly 200,000 troops will also be surrounded by our army. Therefore, the Chinese defenders will fight to the death with us, not as vulnerable as Takagi-kun imagined.

Including the defenders of the 17th Chinese Division in Xuehua Mountain, although the enemy does not have heavy firepower, if the wounded soldiers can ignite explosives and fight to the death with our troops like Jingcheng County, it will take at least 48 hours for our 80th Infantry Wing to go all out to conquer the Xuehua Mountain position. After that, there was still a lack of natural dangers at Donkey Ridge, and there were no four to five days or even longer, and our 40th Infantry Brigade did not have the determination to overcome it. ”

Yamashita Fumi's statement is a little different from Takagi's argument that Yoshito will win, and it is obvious that he should be much more cautious.

Takagi Yoshito's eyes flashed with anger, and before he could refute, Kawagishi Fumizaburo nodded: "Yo Xi!" Yamashita-kun said very much, we can't underestimate the courage of the people of China to fight to the death, they are not all cowards. Yamashita-kun still has a high opinion, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it. ”

Kawagishi Fumizaburo's praise for Yamashita Fumimi was far more than after Yoshito Takagi finished speaking, and he just nodded and smiled without judgment. Obviously, Yamashita Bongfumi's statement was what he had in mind.

If Yoshito Takagi doesn't understand the situation anymore, he will be embarrassed.

No matter how angry you are, you can only hold it back.

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PS: Thanks to the leader of the "Zhuang Buping" book friends for their encouragement, Fengyue was inexplicably moved. When these few days are over, I will definitely add more to compensate, and there are the rest of the chapters that are owed by the book friends.