Chapter 1699: A two-part battle

The Japanese army on Hainan Island was very active, after all, it was to transport two divisions and one independent mixed brigade, and it was simply impossible for them to make such a big move without being noticed. Vertex updates are the fastest

The Military Commission was already aware of the Japanese army's action and quickly reported the situation to the Guilin camp.

After the colonel's staff officer in charge of communications received the telegram, he knew that the matter was very serious, so he immediately came to Bai Chongxi and Chen Cheng to report it.

After Bai Chongxi and Chen Cheng heard the report of the colonel's staff officer, the two of them couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and Bai Chongxi took the lead in taking the telegram and looking at it.

After reading the content of the message clearly, Bai Chongxi's brows furrowed tightly, and he looked towards the map, with a heavy expression on his face.

At present, the counterattack against the Japanese army in Guangxi is not going smoothly, which Bai Chongxi did not expect, and according to his judgment, after the various units of the Chinese army launch an operation, they will definitely be able to catch the Japanese army off guard, and they will definitely reap great results in a short period of time.

But what Bai Chongxi didn't expect was that the Fifth Army of the Central Army was blocked by the Japanese army at Kunlun Pass, and it would definitely take a while for the troops of the Fifth Army to conquer Kunlun Pass, and the troops of Sun Weiguo's 47th Group Army, which had the strongest combat effectiveness, were now also blocked in the area of Pubei County, which was even more unacceptable to Bai Chongxi.

At present, the Japanese army in Pubei County has assembled three divisions, two independent tank brigades, and one heavy artillery brigade, and the total strength of these Japanese troops has exceeded 70,000, while the troops of Sun Weiguo's 47th Group Army, which came to Guangxi to participate in the war this time, only have three divisions, and they obviously have a lot of pressure on these more than 70,000 Japanese troops, which Bai Chongxi knows very well.

However, now the Japanese army has increased reinforcements again, which makes Bai Chongxi a little worried, if the Japanese troops completely annihilate the troops of Sun Weiguo's 47th Group Army in Pubei County, the consequences will be unimaginable, even if the Japanese troops do not completely annihilate the 47th Group Army troops, but only defeat them, it will have a great impact on the entire Guangxi war situation.

"Minister Chen, now it seems that we have to make a choice, if we can't continue to send troops from the 47th Group Army to participate in the battle, then the Honorary Third Division and other troops in Pubei County will be in danger, if the Japanese army annihilates them in Pubei County, the Japanese army can directly reinforce the Nanning troops to fight."

Bai Chongxi handed the telegram he had read directly to Chen Cheng, and he said with a solemn expression on his face.

Chen Cheng took the telegram and looked at it, his brows furrowed tightly, and he fell into silence as he looked at the location of Pubei County on the map.

"It seems that the Japanese army has concentrated its troops on Hainan Island and started to fight in Guangxi, but if we transfer too many of the 47th Group Army to Guangxi, once the Japanese army starts to land in Guangdong, how should we deal with it, there are not many troops in Guangdong at present, and I am afraid it will be difficult to stop the Japanese attack."

Chen Cheng looked at Bai Chongxi, and said with a serious expression on his face.

"Minister Chen, now we are not thinking about these problems, now we have to think about the current problem, the main force of the Japanese army has begun to land in Guangxi, they will gather more than 100,000 troops in Qinzhou and Pubei, now if we do not consider these problems, I am afraid that the Honor Third Division and other troops may be completely annihilated, once these troops are completely annihilated, the Japanese troops will be able to directly enter Nanning, at that time, how can we stop them?"

Bai Chongxi's eyes looked at Chen Cheng, a heavy expression appeared on his face, he knew that the current situation was very unfavorable to the Chinese troops.

Chen Cheng stared at the map, he came directly to the communication soldier, and now Chen Cheng also knows how much the war situation in Guangxi has suffered, and he must ask the chairman of the committee.

At 4 o'clock in the morning of 18 December, the troops of the Japanese Navy Special Marine Division landed in Qinzhou Bay, Guangxi, and after the Navy Special Marine Division landed in Qinzhou Bay, its main force quickly began to move towards Qinzhou.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, the Japanese Navy Special Marine Division began to complete its assembly in Qinzhou, and they began to establish defensive positions in Qinzhou, and at the same time, all the garrison mixed brigades ordered to begin assembling in Qinzhou also arrived in Qinzhou, and the troops of the Japanese 131st Division also began to land in Qinzhou Bay.

Qinzhou, the headquarters of the 22nd Army, Hashimoto group, and Chief of Staff Wakamatsu Zhiichi were in front of the map at this time, and they were discussing the situation of the operation in Guangxi.

At present, the Chinese troops are concentrating the main force to attack the troops of the Fifth Division in Nanning, and at the same time, here in Pubei County, three divisions of Sun Weiguo's 47th Group Army have appeared, and the Guangxi operation was divided into two parts by the Hashimoto Group, one part of the Nanning operation and the other part of the Pubei operation.

Now, whether it is the Nanning operation or the Pubei operation, the Hashimoto group basically has the initiative, and with the Special Marine Division, the 131st Division, and the independent mixed 9th Brigade and the troops of the 9th Brigade and Regiment beginning to land in Qinzhou Bay, the Hashimoto Group can control a very powerful reserve force in its hands.

"Your Excellency Commander, at present, the troops of the 57th Division have pinned down the troops of the Zhina Division in Shitang Town, and at the same time, the 16th Division and the Guards Division, with the cooperation of the 1st Independent Tank Brigade and the 2nd Independent Tank Brigade, have blocked the troops of the 2nd Division of the Zhina in Pubei County, these three divisions are the troops of Sun Weiguo's 47th Group Army, although we cannot eliminate them for the time being, but they are also unable to bring us any threat. As units such as the Special Marine Division begin to land, we are now in a position to wipe them all out. ”

Wakamatsu Zhiichi came to the front of Commander Hashimoto Group, he pointed to Pubei Prefecture on the map, and said with a serious expression on his face.

As the landing of the Special Marine Division, the 131st Division, and the 19th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade began, Wakamatsu decided that these units should be immediately put into operation.

He believed that as long as these troops were put into the Pubei operation, then the three divisions of Sun Weiguo's 47th Group Army would be completely annihilated.

"Compared with Sun Weiguo's troops, the troops near Nanning seem to be easier to deal with, if we can concentrate the main superior forces in Nanning first, then we will definitely be able to achieve unexpected results." After hearing the report of Chief of Staff Wakamatsu Zhiichi, Hashimoto said with a serious expression on his face.

He looked at the location of Nanning on the map, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

As the Special Marine Division and other units began to land in Qinzhou Bay, Hashimoto's group planned to gather superior forces and first eliminate all the Chinese troops near Nanning.

What's more, Hashimoto also knew that between Qinzhou and Nanning, there was still a Chinese army active. (To be continued.) )