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"General, Dingzhou is the last barrier in Pingcheng, why should our army give up?" Sakurada Goro looked at his colleagues around him and asked boldly.

Okamura Ninji didn't speak, but stood up directly, turned around and walked to the battle map hanging on the wall, and Sakurada Goro and the others hurriedly followed.

Coming to the map, Okamura Ninji stretched out his hand and pointed to the map, turning his head to the crowd: "Everyone, please see, before the war, the main forces of the imperial army were deployed in Pyeongseong, Seoul, and Busan, an important port city in the rear.

&nbs?pigs? Pig? Island? Novel; Today, the Chinese army has gathered heavy troops, supplemented by air forces and tanks to form a powerful assault group, and within a day, it has successively attacked several border cities in North Korea, advancing more than 100 kilometers in a breakthrough, and its morale is like a rainbow and the momentum is booming.

However, our army was newly defeated, and the 19th and 9th Divisions were in the line of Tokugawa and Dingshu, and the troops gathered on the line were only 30,000 men, which was at an absolute disadvantage compared to the people of China.

Under such circumstances, it would be unwise to fight a decisive battle with the Chinese army and Dingzhou.

Because once it is after dawn, the air force of the Chinese army will pose an extremely serious threat to the defensive forces of our two master regiments.

Therefore, I decided to take advantage of the rest of the Chinese army, take the initiative to abandon Dingju and Tokugawa, retreat the troops to the direction of Pyeongseong overnight, transfer the main force of our army in Seoul to the north of Pyeongseong, join forces with the 19th Division and the 9th Division, and fight a decisive battle with the Shina Army in Pyeongseong, in addition, send a telegram to the 3rd Division stationed in Busan, and order them to quickly dispatch the main force to the north to help! ”

After such an analysis by Okamura Ninji, the Japanese staff officers present suddenly realized.

"The general is wise, and the humble rank is greatly admired!" Sakurada Goro took the lead and was afraid of the horses.

"Hurry up and carry out the order, I hope the Chinese army will not attack tonight." Okamura Ninji waved his hand with a tired face.

"Hay." Sakurada Goro bowed his head abruptly and immediately took the order to leave.

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Okamura Ninji's wishful thinking was destined to be wrong, just as he had just changed his mind and wanted the 19th and 9th Divisions to evacuate.

Zhao Zhenfan, Wang Yizhe, Li Zhenyuan and others commanded their respective troops to attack Dingzhou on the first line.

Nearly 100,000 troops of the 203rd and 204th Divisions of the Second Route and the 205th and 206th Divisions of the Third Route also arrived at the front one after another. An army of 150,000 and nearly 1,000 tanks and combat vehicles launched a fierce attack on the Japanese troops on the front line of Tokugawa and Dingshu on the longitudinal surface of the battlefield dozens of miles wide.

In the dark night, the cannon fire almost reflected the night sky, and countless flares rose into the sky, illuminating the night as if it were day.

Everywhere there was the sound of gunfire, deafening explosions, and the tidal shouts of officers and men in the northeast to kill.

As soon as the battle began, Okamura's order reached the headquarters of the 19th and 9th Divisions.

The commanders of the two master regiments immediately complained bitterly, and hurriedly sent a return call to Okamura Ningji.

Seoul, after reading the telegram handed over by Goro Sakurada. Okamura Ningji's face suddenly became as cold as frost, and he slapped the telegram in his hand on the conference table in front of him, gritting his teeth and saying, "Yaga Yalu, cunning Shina!" ”

"Your Excellency, what should we do?" Sakurada asked with a frown.

"Now that the fighters have disappeared, the 19th and 9th Divisions can no longer retreat, otherwise it will directly lead to their defeat by the Chinese Army, and the consequences will be catastrophic." Okamura Ninji Road.

"But, General. Both the 19th and 9th Divisions stated in their telegrams that the Chinese had assembled no less than 1,000 tanks and combat vehicles, and it is not difficult to judge that the strength of the Chinese Army was definitely more than 100,000.

We only have 30,000 people. If we don't withdraw tonight, once after dawn, the air force of the Chinese people can participate in the battle, and the defense line of the imperial army will likely be broken through by the Chinese army in one fell swoop! Until then. The 19th and 9th Divisions are probably about to fall into a point where they will never recover. Sakurada Goro said urgently.

Okamura Ninji didn't know this, so he gritted his teeth and said: "Order to garrison Pingcheng, all the troops of our army in Seoul." Set off overnight immediately to help Dingzhou! ”

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In the Dingzhou battlefield, the 150,000 troops of the Northeast Frontier Army, with tank and armored units as the main force, launched a fierce attack on the Japanese defense line in turn.

However, the Japanese 19th and 9th Divisions had been waiting for a long time, and their strength was several times greater than that of Sinuiju and other places, so they continued to storm for more than two hours, and the attack did not achieve much results.

In order to facilitate the operation of the troops, Zhang Xinghan handed over the command of the front line to Wang Yizhe and Zhao Zhenfan.

At this time, the two of them were in a hurry, and Liu Jianguo, Liu Guodong, Wang Yicai and other division commanders discussed countermeasures.

"Commander-in-chief, the little devil's resistance is quite tenacious, we have to think of a way, we can't go on with such a fierce attack, the losses of the troops are too great." Liu Guodong was the first to speak.

Wang Yicai, Liu Jianguo, Wang Tiehan and others nodded yes.

Wang Yizhe and Zhao Zhenfan glanced at each other, nodded and said: "Senior Commander Liu is right, I don't know if you have any good solutions, let's brainstorm, I hope you don't have to say anything." ”

"Teacher, why don't we use gas bombs?" Wu Chengfeng, deputy commander of the 204th Division, spoke.

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Wang Yizhe, and Zhao Zhenfan said: "Deputy Division Commander Wu's method doesn't work, the third regiment of our department tried it in the attack just now, the little devil has suffered a big loss from our poison gas bombs before, and now the gas masks are all carried with them, and the effect is not great, and the wind direction tonight is not right, if it is used on a large scale, it will be unfavorable to our army." ”

Hearing this, everyone nodded and could only give up, Wu Chengfeng said with some annoyance: "Damn, this big night, the air force fighters can't participate in the battle, the artillery is basically blind, the low hit rate is terrible, the little devils are easy to hide, organize death squads, and blow up many of our tanks, how should this be?" ”

"Guys, in my opinion, we can try the tactics that the little devils used to use against us." Li Zhenyuan, commander of the Independent Tank Armored Army, said suddenly.

"The devil's tactics?" Wang Yizhe's eyes lit up, and he said: "You mean, frontal containment, and roundabout side attacks on both wings?" ”

"Yes, that's it, the devils used these tactics to deal with us before, but they were all detected by our headquarters in advance, and they were prepared, plus their detour troops lacked enough tanks and armored vehicles, and their assault capabilities were limited, so they didn't succeed.

If you think about it carefully, this tactic is indeed good, especially when our army occupies enough troops and equipment firepower superiority, we can ensure that our roundabout assault troops have enough tanks and combat vehicles and powerful firepower, once the roundabout is successful, the devil's defensive position outside the city is bound to affect the whole body, the whole line collapses, and then victory is not far from us. Li Zhenyuan nodded and analyzed. (To be continued......)