"Hey! Thank you for your trust. Once these two important places are conquered, the 40th Infantry Brigade will detour to the right flank and rear of Niangziguan, and cooperate with the 39th Infantry Brigade to flank the enemy on the front line of Niangziguan, so as to defeat the Chinese defenders in the Niangziguan area. Yamashita Fengwen's hand slid through the area of the Lack of Donkey Ridge, and arced in an arc, pointing directly at the side and rear of the main battlefield of Niangzi Pass.

If the future general of the 386 Brigade and Zhao Shoushan were here, they would definitely be surprised to find that the position of the finger of the commander of the Japanese Major General Brigade almost coincided with the position of Liu Tuanzuo's finger on the map.

The reason is simple, in the past time and space, they did exactly that.

"Yamashita Jun, don't forget, the Zhina army in the Niangziguan area is not only tens of thousands of people, they also have tens of thousands of people on the defense line around Niangziguan, you are so alone with an infantry wing to fight in a roundabout way, I am afraid that you will also fall into the heavy encirclement of the Zhina, and the defeat of the 28th Cavalry Wing is just around the corner." Yoshito Takagi said coldly.

"Therefore, only the 80th Infantry Wing fought in a roundabout way, and the strength was still insufficient, so I ask His Excellency the Division Commander to order the 79th Infantry Wing stationed in Shijiazhuang to also move with our brigade, and in addition, to send additional tank brigades and mountain artillery brigades to strengthen firepower." Yamashita Fengfumi's face remained unchanged and continued.

His finger stopped at least a hundred kilometers south of Niangzi Pass, and there was a hint of cruelty in his eyes: "As for the other defenders in the Chinese Niangzi Pass area, as long as our Western Front Corps pursues the Chinese remnants of the 109th Division to attack the eastern part of Shanxi from the south, they will have no time to worry about anything else, and can only watch the imperial army of my 20th Division encroach on all the Chinese defenders in the Niangzi Pass area step by step, if the commander of the Chinese theater of operations cleverly gives the order to retreat early, they may still be able to retain a trace of vitality, if not, The great victory of our 20th Division in the total annihilation of the enemy was ten days later. ”

After the words were finished, the audience was solemn.

"Yo Si! Yamashita-kun is worthy of being the leader of our imperial army, and his tactical analysis is extremely wonderful. Kawagishi Bunzaburo was the first to applaud with a smile on his face.

Seeing that the boss applauded, and then said that the analysis of the people was meticulous, and the seamless tactical arrangement of the two roundabout armies made people speechless, including Takagi Yoshito, who was extremely unhappy in his heart, even if he was reluctant, he could only clap his hands a few times in response to the situation.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I have no objection to Yamashita-kun's tactical arrangement of Takagi, but our 39th Infantry Brigade is also determined to fight with the defenders of Niangzi Pass and Jiuguan Front, please fulfill it with Your Excellency the Division Commander." After applauding, Yoshito Takagi stood up straight and solemnly asked for an order.

"Takagi-kun's words are wrong, all of Yamashita-kun's tactics were carried out under the main force of Niangzi Guanzhi being contained by your 39th Brigade, how can it be fulfilled?" Kawagishi Bunzaburo, who was basically already on the side of Fengwen under the mountain, secretly had a headache, but he couldn't reprimand him for the invitation of the commander of the main infantry brigade, but could only comfort him gently.

The factions within the Japanese army are no less complex than those of the Chinese army. Including the 20th Division, the 39th Brigade Takagi Yoshito is a hardcore of Kawagishi Bunzaburo, but Yamashita Fumimi is not, this is also the Army Provincial Airborne Force, and the transfer from the post of Director of the Military Investigation Department of the Army Ministry to the commander of the other main infantry brigade of the 20th Division is just a gilded move.

It's okay if it's a fool with only a background, but it's just that this gilded army major general has a lot of military talent and the idea coincides with Kawagishi Bunzaburo, so the situation is not easy. You can't give the face of the hardcore of the henchman, and you don't give the face of the little brother who follows you every day, can there be a little brother willing to die in the future?

For the superior, the talent does not necessarily have to be high, but this balance must be mastered, otherwise, once the seesaw is out of balance, the unlucky person can only be himself.

Even if he knew that Yamashita Fengfumi's subtext was right, the 39th Infantry Brigade on the Niangzi Pass front line should be a feint to contain it, and wait until the 109th Division in the south successfully arrived in a roundabout way, and the 40th Infantry Brigade was in place to conquer the Donkey Ridge and take a roundabout test fish town before making a total of total, but Kawagishi Bunzaburo couldn't do exactly what he said.

Therefore, the commander of the 20th Division, who knew how to balance it, issued a military order that he would regret greatly in the future.

"Listen to your orders." Kawagishi Bunzaburo stood up suddenly and said solemnly.

All the Japanese generals stood up solemnly.

"The 39th Infantry Brigade will send out troops early tomorrow morning with food, advance 20 miles from the Niangziguan Chinese Air Defense Area, and garrison the camp to wait for the division's attack order."

"Hey!" Yoshito Takagi paused his head and shouted his order.

"The 80th Infantry Wing will go all out to attack the Chinese defenders' positions at Xuehuashan, and the 1st Field Artillery Brigade will cooperate with it to complete its combat mission, and two days later, the 2nd Mountain Artillery Group of the Artillery Wing of the 109th Division will also arrive to cooperate with it. The 79th Infantry Wing will set off for Jingcheng County tomorrow, and will be responsible for the security of Jingcheng County and the normal distribution of supplies for the whole army. After capturing the Donkey Ridge, wait for the division's military orders. ”

"Hey!" Yamashita was ordered by the leader of the same ton.

"The 26th Artillery Wing will set off tomorrow for the Niangziguan area and arrive within 20 hours, and the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade and the 3rd Artillery Brigade will cooperate with the 39th Brigade to fight."

"Hey!" Hosokawa Nakayasu also bowed his head to receive the order.

Yoshito Takagi had a hint of joy on his face. The 3rd Artillery Brigade is not equipped with field artillery, but 105 howitzers, and this heavy artillery is assigned to his command to fight, and the subtext of Kawagishi Bunzaburo's order is that your 39th Brigade is also the main direction of attack, and if you have the ability, you will conquer Niangzi Pass.

Obviously, the purpose of the slight revision of the tactical advice provided by Kawagishi Boss Yamashita Fumimi is also to fight for the interests of his younger brother. Otherwise, when the post-war meritorious deeds are rewarded, Yoshito Takagi will have to be at the back of the line. It would be good for the troops responsible for feints and containment to have a little soup to drink, and this is a common practice in the evaluation of merit in any army.

Yamashita Fengwen's face showed a little dissatisfaction, but he was helpless. Factions in the army are everywhere, and even in such a decisive battle, he is powerless.

Of course, not only the Japanese army, which is strong in combat, but even the national army, which is slightly weaker, is only more powerful than them in this regard. The commander of the theater could not command a single army commander or even a division commander, and in the end, the army commander and division commander who led to the defeat of the entire battle were not punished but went all the way to the top, and that was one of the characteristics of the Chinese army in the early stage of the war.

And without exception, they are all protégés of the Son of Heaven.

is not a protégé of the Son of Heaven, like Comrade Lao Li, he can only use his head to atone for his crimes.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, but it does not mean that there is a danger of the battlefield, and the rivers and lakes will disappear. This is true for both the Chinese and Japanese armies.

"The 20th Engineer Wing, except for one unit that moves with the front-line armies, the rest of the units remain in Shijiazhuang to serve as the remaining troops, strengthening patrol vigilance to prevent sabotage by the Chinese."

"Hey!" The southern smoke is also the head of the order.

Kawagishi Bunzaburo, who had already sent all his main infantry, could only serve as the city defense force of Shijiazhuang at this time with the second-line combat force of the sappers.

This is also a side effect of the collapse of the 28th Cavalry Wing and the emergence of the Independent Regiment, you know, in the past time and space, Kawagishi Bunzaburo used two infantry wings to garrison Shijiazhuang, and used one infantry wing to attack on the front line of Niangzi Pass and in the direction of Xuehua Mountain. It was not until the Niangzi Pass was broken that all the troops were invested to break through, and finally with the cooperation of the 109th Division in the southeast of Jin, Shouyang was broken through and reached Taiyuan. The Battle of Xinkou and the Battle of Taiyuan were also completely lost.

Most of Shanxi fell into the hands of the Japanese invaders.

But in this time and space, the main force of the 20th Division was exhausted. The pressure on the Chinese defenders on the Niangzi Pass front line will be twice as much as in the previous time and space.

The firepower of the Japanese infantry wing, which is fully staffed by 3,780 people, is far higher than that of an ordinary Chinese division, and with the artillery support of the division and the help of aircraft, its attack power even exceeds the destructive power produced by a Chinese army.

Otherwise, Zhao Shoushan's 17th Division, which once had the advantage of terrain in time and space, would have fought so hard in the face of an infantry wing of the Japanese army. At the end of the entire Niangziguan Campaign, the 17th Division, which had nearly 13,000 troops, had only more than 2,300 remaining, including its artillery units.

"Gentlemen, work hard." Kawagishi Bunzaburo looked at his subordinate official Zuo with a slight forehead, "Empire, martial arts are prosperous." ”

"The empire is prosperous." The Japanese generals replied loudly.

After the meeting, the generals left the meeting, and Kimura Hisazo looked at Kawagishi Fumizaburo, who turned around and stared at the map, and said: "Your Excellency the division commander, the Northern Dispatch Army Headquarters has sent a call from Kyoto, asking our army to do its best to search for Genyi Shaosa." ”

Kawagishi Bunzaburo frowned fiercely and said, "Is there any information from the imperial intelligence officers?" ”

According to information from senior imperial intelligence officers, although the fate of Yuan Yi Shaozo is unknown, the Chinese military has no news of arresting or killing Yuan Yi Shaozuo. It is very likely that Yuanyi Shaozuo is still lurking in the mountains around Niangzi Pass, and with his skills, he should be worry-free for a few days to protect himself, but it will be a long time。。。。。。 ”

"Order the Yamashita Fengwen Department to send an elite infantry detachment, disguised as a Chinese army to infiltrate the Niangziguan area for search and rescue, all matters are decided by the commander on the spot, if nothing can be done, the camera can be withdrawn." Kawagishi Bunzaburo ordered.

"But, Your Excellency the Division Commander, Kyoto 。。。。。。" Kimura Hisazo couldn't help but be taken aback, Kawagishi Bunzaburo's move was undoubtedly to give up Minamoto Yoshihiro.

"Nothing, however, this is the Imperial Holy War, for the victory of the Empire, there is no one who cannot be sacrificed, including the Gen family, Kimura-kun, do you understand?" Kawagishi Bunzaburo changed color, glared angrily at the chief of staff of the major general, who was inextricably linked with the Japanese aristocracy, and said sharply.

"Hey!" A layer of hot sweat appeared on Hisakuzo's forehead.

He knew very well that Kawagishi Bunzaburo was already extremely dissatisfied with the pressure exerted on him by these nobles of the empire through the upper echelons of the Ministry of War, and if he persisted, he was afraid that he would also end up walking after the war. The self-righteous Kawagishi Bunzaburo has always needed only a staff officer, not a chief of staff.

With the start of the military meeting between China and Japan, as Liu Lang thought, the entire brigade and two infantry wings, plus two artillery brigades that arrived in a hurry, began to march towards the main defense line of Niangzi Pass as soon as the sky turned white.

With a range of up to 10,800 meters and a weight of 1,750 kilograms, the Type 91 105 howitzer took the lead in speaking.

The battle of Niangzi Pass began.