"Nani? Break through the Shaqiaogang fortress in one fell swoop?! Nakamura said dumbfounded. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Nakamura Jun's stunned expression, of course, was pretended, in fact, as early as yesterday morning, when the front line had just reported the death of Nishio Shigeichi, Nakamura Jun had already keenly foreseen this possibility, and passed the information to Xu Rui in time, and reminded Xu Rui to strengthen the defense of Meixian.

Jun Nakamura has not given up his illusions yet, and he is still fantasizing about getting away with it by providing Xu Rui with some inconsequential information, and the information he provided to Xu Rui yesterday is considered to be inconsequential information, because even if Xu Rui knows, at most, it is to strengthen the defense of Meixian, which is not enough to pose a mortal threat to the Japanese army.

However, the surprised expression that Nakamura Jun pretended to make Kawabe Shozo feel dark.

"Nakamura-san, you don't have to be so surprised, do you?" Kawabe Shozo said with a smile, "I know, the Shaqiaogang fortress is very strong, and the Himeji Division once hit its head in front of the Shaqiaogang fortress and broke the blood, with the strong permanent fortification group, as well as the fortress artillery group, it is difficult for the imperial army to break through the Shaqiaogang fortress with only one battalion of troops." ”

Jun Nakamura said: "Could it be that His Excellency the Chief of Staff thinks that the Shaqiaogang Fortress does not even have a battalion of defenders? ”

Kawabe Shozo didn't answer positively, shook his head and said: "Nakamura-san, before we formulated the sweeping plan, we still did an investigation on the size of the strength of the Dameishan Independent Regiment, although the secrecy of the Dameishan Independent Regiment was very good, and it was difficult for spies from the imperial army to infiltrate Dameishan, but we still know the strength of the Dameishan Independent Regiment, right?" ”

Jun Nakamura said: "Yes, the total strength of the Dameishan Independent Regiment should be around fifteen thousand. ”

Kawabe Shozo then asked, "So, if you were Xu Rui, how many troops would you mobilize to Daping Town in order to deal with the attack of the Kumamoto Division?" ”

"Is this?" Nakamura frowned and said, "Of course, the more the merrier." ”

As soon as his words changed, Nakamura Jun said again: "But the Osaka Division in the south can't be ignored after all, so we still have to leave a considerable number of troops." ”

"Isn't there still Pu County?" Shozo Kawabe said, "Is there such a possibility?" This Pu County is Xu Rui's guard post on the southern front, once Pu County is lost, Xu Rui will immediately transfer part of his troops back to Mei County to ensure that his old nest is not lost, but if Pu County is not lost, he will concentrate all his troops in Daping Town to deal with the Kumamoto Division? ”

Nakamura said: "It's very likely, if I were Xu Rui, I would do the same." ”

"Yo Si." Hebian Zhengsan said in a fierce voice, "If Puxian County is not lost, but the imperial army suddenly appears in Shaqiaogang, can you catch the Dameishan Independent Regiment by surprise?" Even, what about taking the Shaqiaogang Fortress directly? After all, no matter how strong a fortress is, it needs people to defend it, and if there are not enough troops, it is equivalent to not being defended! ”

Shozo Kawabe said so, and of course it is impossible for Jun Nakamura to contradict it.

At that moment, Nakamura Jun took the opportunity to say: "Your Excellency the Chief of Staff is wise, maybe it is really possible to succeed." ”

"However, this move is a bit risky after all." Kawabe Shozo said again, "So there's no need to rush. ”

"Yes." Nakamura Junshen said with deep understanding, "When the Kumamoto Division holds on to the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment in Daping Town for a while, once the strength is tight, even if he still has the remaining troops in Meixian, most of them will be withdrawn, and then send troops to carry out a surprise attack, the possibility of success will be greater!" ”

"So." Kawabe Shozo smiled and nodded, "For now, it is better to let the Osaka Division launch an attack on Pucheng according to the original plan. ”

After a pause, Kawabe Shozo said again: "Even if Pucheng can't take it, it's not too late to surprise when the time comes." ”

"Hello." Toshishi Nakamura nodded and complimented, "Your Excellency the Chief of Staff is clever and clever, and I admire you for your humble duties. ”

Kawabe Shozo waved his hand and said, "Now, it only depends on whether the Osaka Division can take Pucheng." ”

(Dividing Line)

At this time, the Osaka Division was already under the city of Puxian.

Although the 3rd Regiment tried its best to block the attack, sent the 8th and 9th Battalions to break them into pieces, and carried out attacks and harassment day and night, and the 7th Battalion even fought a battle of annihilation in Qiaotou Town, annihilating a brigade of the Osaka Wing, but the strength of one regiment alone was still not enough to stop a division of the devils.

What's more, the Osaka Division also has a chariot wing to help!

Two days later, the Osaka Division was still under the city of Puxian.

It's just that the Osaka Division did not besiege the city on all sides, but camped outside the south gate.

This is actually understandable, the operational goal of the Osaka Division is to advance to the bottom of Qingfeng Ridge as soon as possible, and it is not their goal to completely annihilate the Pucheng defenders, so Miyake Toshio hopes that the Pucheng defenders can take the initiative to retreat, this time, he can easily take Pucheng without blood, and then continue to advance north until Qingfeng Ridge.

Because of this, the Osaka Division did not besiege the city on all sides, but only blocked the south gate.

At this time, Toshio Miyake was summoning the captains of his various wings to the division headquarters for a meeting.

Although the 104th Division is an ad hoc division, it should be completely the same as the 4th Division, in addition to having two infantry brigades under its jurisdiction, each infantry brigade and regiment has two infantry wings, there are also cavalry, engineers, baggage, and artillery units directly under the division and regiment headquarters, and of course, there is now another tank wing.

At this meeting, the commanders of the two major generals' brigades, the captains of the nine Osa, plus Toshio Miyake, the commander of the lieutenant general division, and the chief of staff of the 104th Division, Kataoka Kamioka, were all present.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Toshio Miyake's cold gaze swept over the faces of the two brigade commanders, the nine wing commanders, and the chief of staff, Kataoka Kami, one by one, and then said, "The Kumamoto Division advanced more than two hundred miles in less than two days, and it also easily occupied the county seat of Shanxian, but what about us?" What about our Osaka Division? ”

"It took our Osaka division three whole days to walk less than 100 miles!"

"Not only did we walk slowly, but we also suffered more than 2,000 casualties on the way!"

"What's even more shameful is that we still have a whole chariot wing to help out!"

"I don't know what you think in your hearts, but my face is hot!"

"Your Excellency the General and the Chief of Staff did not say much, but I can feel the disappointment in the feelings of His Excellency the General from the telegram sent by the Headquarters of the Dispatch Army, which is not only a personal disappointment to my Toshio Miyake, but also an extreme disappointment to you and the entire 25,000 officers and men of the Osaka Division."

All the generals and Dazuo present at the meeting lowered their heads and showed embarrassment.

Toshio Miyake's gaze became more and more fierce, and he said murderously: "All in all, tomorrow's attack, I hope that everyone here can be ashamed and brave, and play majestic!" We must not only comfort the heroic souls of the young men in heaven and all the fallen soldiers along the way through the battle of Pucheng, but also wash away the shame of our Osaka Division through this battle, and we must use the resounding achievements to tell the world that the Osaka Division can also fight tough battles! ”

The two major generals and the ten big generals stood up with their brushes, and then they brushed their heads together.

Then there was a loud voice: "Hello! ”

(Dividing Line)

At the same time, He Shuya also convened several battalion commanders for a meeting.

The atmosphere in the conference room of the regiment headquarters was also very solemn, and the air was filled with suffocating depression.

"I won't say much about the hardships of this battle." He Shuya's calm gaze swept over the faces of regimental deputy Huang Shouxin, seventh battalion commander Yang Ba Nan, eighth battalion commander Ding Li, ninth battalion commander Lei Peng, artillery company commander Mo Zhengqiang, and Pu County militia captain Pan Baishun one by one, and continued, "I just ask, have the suicide notes of each battalion and company been written?" ”

"It's all taken up." Several battalion commanders, company commanders, and group leaders nodded one after another.

"Okay." He Shuya nodded, and said to Huang Shouxin, "You hand over the suicide note to the people in the security department and take it back to Meixian overnight." ”

"Okay." Huang Shouxin nodded and said, "When I go back, I will collect the suicide notes of each battalion, company and brigade and then hand them over to the people in the security section." ”

"Captain Pan, the people of the county haven't missed anything else, right? Have you brought someone to check it again? He Shuya asked Pan Baishun again and said that the county seat of Puxian County will soon become a battlefield for the two armies to fight, and this time it will be a street battle, if nothing else, the entire county will be in ruins, so He Shuya does not want any people to stay and be injured by mistake.

Pan Baishun said: "Captain Xiaohe, don't worry, I have already taken someone to check it no less than three times, and there is absolutely no omission, all the old and young women and children have been safely transferred to Meixian." ”

He Shuya was still not at ease, and told again: "The little devil is estimated not to attack tonight, while there is still time, Captain Pan, you will take someone to check again to ensure that there are no dead ends, for this counter-sweep, the people of Puxian County have made great contributions, and even their homes have been contributed, we must not let them bleed again." ”

"Okay." Pan Baishun nodded and said, "I'll take someone to check it again when I go back to make sure that there are no dead ends." ”

"Okay." He Shuya nodded, and said, "Now let's talk about the street battle that will start tomorrow, if nothing else, most of the devils will attack from the south gate first." ”

After speaking, He Shuya turned his gaze to Ding Li.

Because, the south area of the city and the south gate are defended by Ding Li's eight battalions.

He Shuya looked at Ding Li and said, "Battalion Commander Ding, the city wall of the South Gate has been seriously damaged in the previous battles, and it no longer has much defensive value, so you can just symbolically defend it." ”

Ding Li nodded and said, "Understand, we must not defend the city walls. ”

He Shuya said: "Tomorrow's first battle, I hope that your eight battalions can play the prestige of our three regiments, because the performance of your eight battalions will directly determine the fate of the three regiments, if your eight battalions fight well, our three regiments will be able to fight well, if your eight battalions do not fight well, then our three regiments will be in trouble." ”

"Don't worry, Commander!" Ding Li said solemnly. (To be continued.) )