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Chapter 1285: The Chance of Victory and Defeat

2:20 p.m., Tianjin Tanggu Port. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Itagaki Seishiro, Hashimoto and other generals of the North China garrison army are greeting Kenji Dohihara, the commander of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army, who led his troops to North China.

With the arrival of the Tufeiyuan Division, there were also anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, and other anti-aircraft weapons that were urgently needed due to the loss of air supremacy in North China. Last night, the first batch of anti-aircraft guns urgently dispatched from North Korea had been installed in the defense units around Tianjin, and in the face of the threat of the Chinese Air Force, the Japanese army base camp swept away the arrogance before the war and responded with 12 points of spirit.

Seishiro Itagaki was having an intimate conversation with Kenji Dohihara, and the commander of the 10th Division, Ryosuke Isoya, who hurried from the Yangcun Headquarters, asked anxiously:

"Itagaki-kun, when Wuqing was attacked by the superior forces of the Chinese army, why didn't you let me lead the warriors of the 10th Division to reinforce? Now that the Chinese army has once again captured Wuqing, the arrogance is rising, and the situation in the whole China has taken a sharp turn for the worse. ”

Seishiro Itagaki frowned slightly at Ryosuke Isoya's rudeness: "Soya-kun, please pay attention to your identity!" Before appointing a new commander in the base camp, I will coordinate the various departments of Pingjin and Tianjin, please keep this in mind! ”

Ryosuke Isoya realized that he was reckless, and quickly bowed and apologized: "Hi Yi! I'm sorry, Your Excellency, but please forgive Isoya for your offense, and ask the Commander for your guidance! ”

Seishiro Itagaki nodded approvingly: "Yo Xi! Isogu-kun, it's not that I don't want to keep Wuqing, it's that the current situation doesn't allow it. A new strategy has been developed at the base camp, and our purpose is to ensure the absolute security of the port of Tianjin, providing strong support for the arrival of follow-up troops. Now there are more than 100,000 people from the three armies of the Chinese army gathered on the south bank of the Liuli River in Tianjin, and with the superiority of its air force in a short period of time, I have to be cautious! Also, I heard that An Yi, the commander of the An Jiajun, is supervising the battle in Jinghai, and we all know very well how powerful this person is, if Tianjin is not guaranteed, it will affect the development of the base camp plan, who can bear this responsibility? Finally, I would like to tell you the decision of the base camp: in order not to arouse the vigilance of the government and the army of China, only at the critical moment when the overall situation collapses, the navy will send aviation to help in the war, and the rest of the time will be faced by ourselves, understand? ”

Ryosuke Isoya said in surprise: "So, for a long time, we won't be able to get air support......

At this time, Kenji Dohihara had already understood the general situation of the current battle situation through a conversation with Hashimoto Group, the chief of staff of the garrison army, and very much agreed with Itagaki Seishiro's arrangement:

"Itagaki-kun's decision is correct, at this time, only by knowing how to give up can we get more strategic room for maneuver. In order to break the will of the Chinese to resist in one fell swoop, it was worth making some sacrifices for the time being. ”

Ryosuke Isoya thought for a moment and asked again: "In that case, why don't we take the initiative to shrink the defense, so that we can avoid greater casualties and be more effective when counterattacking?" ”

Seishiro Itagaki shook his head: "Isoya-kun, you are also a famous China expert, you must know that the opponent we are facing is very cunning, if we don't show the determination to resist resolutely, they will smell something unusual from it, and then shrink their own defense line, turning the Sino War into a protracted tug-of-war, which will seriously deplete the national strength of the empire!" Our aim is to strive to completely annihilate the main force of the Chinese army in the northern part of China, and then firmly grasp the strategic initiative, and finally carry out the landing in Shanghai, occupy its capital with lightning speed, and force the government of China to surrender! ”

Ryosuke Isoya suddenly realized, and hurriedly bowed and thanked: "Thank you for the commander's guidance, Itagaki-kun deserves to be the best of our Lushi sixteenth issue, the pride of the empire, Isoya is impressed!" ”

Seishiro Itagaki took Kenji Dohihara's hand, and then took Ryosuke Isoya's hand, folded it together, and said with a smile: "Who would have thought that our classmates from the sixteenth phase of Lushi would gather in Shina?" Isoya-kun, Dohihara-kun, and Okamura-kun, who fought against the Shina army on the front line of Chahar and Suiwon, our classmates of the 16th class have lived up to the cultivation of the empire and His Majesty the Emperor, and now is the time for us to show our own value! ”

Kenji Dohihara and Ryosuke Isotani were moved, these three are known as the three major Chinese experts in the Japanese Army, and they know far more about China than ordinary people. Remembering the situation when they graduated from Lu Shi, the three of them were determined to use China as a stage for them to display their talents and a step up the ladder for further promotion, and their top priority was to defeat the An Jia army that was on the path of the empire's advance!

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In Jinghai, Tianjin, An Yi asked a little strangely: "So, the Japanese troops stationed in Yangcun and Tianjin have no intention of assisting the Wuqing Japanese army from beginning to end?" ”

Li Yufu, director of communications, nodded: "That's right, according to our aerial reconnaissance, it is true. In addition, the Japanese troops in Yangcun were already equipped with anti-aircraft guns, and our reconnaissance planes were attacked by their ground artillery fire while taking pictures. Fortunately, the enemy's anti-aircraft artillery is a Taisho-11 type 75-mm anti-aircraft gun, and the reaction speed and initial velocity of the projectile are very problematic, and there is no harm to our high-speed reconnaissance aircraft, but if it is a bomber, there is a certain danger. ”

An Yi thought for a while, and then asked, "Is there any other movement of the Japanese army in Tianjin?" ”

Li Yufu said: "Perhaps sensing the threat from the south bank of the Liuli River, the Japanese army in Tianjin showed no signs of mobilization, but quickly strengthened its defensive line. According to the results obtained by the reconnaissance planes, the Japanese army in Tianjin has already begun to pay attention to the construction of an air defense fire network, and more than 60 antiaircraft guns have been discovered in the surrounding areas of Tianjin, and it is estimated that there will be more in the future. ”

An Yi said suspiciously: "The Japanese army has always been arrogant, and when the 918 incident occurred, a brigade dared to chase after the ass of one of our troops, why did it become so modest now?" Something is wrong! ”

Fang Pengxiang said with a smile: "The little devils have suffered such a big loss from us, if they are not honest, but they can't be justified, I guess they are still playing the old trick of sticking to and waiting for help....."

An Yi shook his head: "I always feel that Itagaki Seishiro has some conspiracy, so inform Hu Zi and let the Seventeenth Army make a move and fight at the enemy west of Langfang to see how the Japanese army will react." I don't believe it, the Japanese army suddenly turned from a hungry wolf to a turtle! ”

After Li Yufu recorded An Yi's order, he turned around, Fang Pengxiang looked at the monolith mouth that had been marked black in the north on the large map of North China on the table, and said thoughtfully:

"Could it be that the garrison army is waiting for the cooperation of the Chahar Regiment of the Kwantung Army? At present, the 7th Division and the 64th Wing of the 23rd Division of the Kwantung Army have successfully captured the dangerous pass of the Great Wall and are moving in the direction of Chicheng, and the Jin Sui Army is mobilizing a large army to rush to help. Once Chicheng falls, the Japanese army can threaten the line from Yanqing and Badaling to Juyongguan from the belly, and then the 13th and 14th armies will have to divide their forces to defend, and the Japanese army will have fighters on the line in northern and eastern Hebei. ”

An Yi bowed slightly: "There is this possibility, it seems that we still have to be ready to send troops north for reinforcements, at present, Zhang Cunzhuang's two divisions are in Wuhan, and it is fastest to go north by the Pinghan Railway, I will call Uncle Luan later to ask for his opinion." ”

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At four o'clock in the afternoon, the defense line from Huaying Village to Zhangying Village, which the Japanese army had painstakingly managed in the northwest of Langfang City, was suddenly hit by more than 50 heavy artillery pieces and more than 100 mountain artillery pieces from the Independent Division and the 17th Division of the Fifth Army Corps of the Anjia Army. You can still feel the tremor of the earth and the seemingly invincible momentum of the enemy's heavy artillery as it lands.

"Oh my God, where did the people get so many cannons? Did they concentrate all the artillery of China and shoot at us? ”

Shocked by Kawagishi Bunzaburo, he hurriedly rushed out of the headquarters, found a place with a wider field of vision, picked up a telescope and looked at the defensive line jointly constructed by the 20th Division and the 109th Division. I saw continuous explosions spreading rapidly within a radius of several kilometers, and in the bright and extinguishing firelight, columns of smoke went straight into the sky.

At this moment, what Kawagishi Bunzaburo wants to know most is whether his artillery is safe, because that means that he still has the capital to fight back. The reason why the Japanese generals are so confident in their artillery is that the Japanese artillery has a very high bore pressure, the initial velocity of the shells fired is extremely fast, and the power is also great, in addition, the accuracy of the Japanese artillery is amazing, the hit rate is extremely high, coupled with the high quality of the Japanese artillery, it is determined that they can always find the enemy's flaws, strike at the rear, and give the enemy's artillery and important targets a severe blow.

However, to Kawagishi's disappointment, the entire artillery position was shrouded in smoke, and it was impossible to see what was going on, but one could imagine what had happened a moment ago by the wreckage of cars and motorcycles that were constantly burning around the artillery position, and the horses that were lying on the ground and screaming.

The bombardment of the squadron is still ongoing, the ground is still roaring, Kawagishi Bunzaburo guessed that in the more than ten minutes of shelling, the squadron has fired at least a thousand shells, which made Kawagishi Bunzaburo, who thought that the squadron was backward in training and poorly equipped and vulnerable before joining the war, felt a fever on his face.

Kawagishi Fumizaburo returned to the headquarters with a heavy heart, only to see that the room was full of noise, and almost all the staff officers were crowded in front of the telephone, constantly calling the numbers of the troops on the front line, but without exception, there was no reply.

Kawagishi Bunzaburo tried to calm himself down, at this moment stationed in the front-line position is the 39th Brigade of Yoshito Takagi who has just finished replenishing troops and equipment in Tangshan, the two wings under the jurisdiction of the brigade have been almost wiped out by the Anjia Army before, although the officials at all levels have been saved and have not suffered the doom of canceling the establishment, but it will take some time for the newly recruited soldiers to form a tacit understanding and combat power, but I did not expect to suffer another catastrophe against the Shanganjia Army.

In addition, the 26th Wing of the Field Artillery directly under the division lost all the artillery in the Battle of Langfang, which was also replenished in Tangshan, and it is said that the 36 cannons were still supported by the Kwantung Army, but now-

The chief of staff, Kimura Kuzo Daisa, interrupted Kawagishi Bunzaburo's thoughts and suddenly asked, "General, do you want to transfer Yamashita-kun's 40th Brigade to support?" ”

Kawagishi Bunzaburo thought for a moment and asked rhetorically: "In the face of such a ferocious artillery attack by the Shina Army, is the Forty Brigade now recovering, capable of holding it?" By the way, Yamaoka-kun didn't call, how much damage did they suffer? ”

Kimura Hisazo shook his head: "There is no news yet, I estimate that the 109th Division will not be easier than us." Although Commander Itagaki called yesterday and asked us to strengthen the defensive line and guard against the attack of the Anjia Army, in the face of such a ferocious artillery attack, even if Commander Itagaki of the Fifth Division came, it would not be able to stand it. ”

Hearing the sound of artillery on the front line gradually thinning out, Kawagishi Bunzaburo came to the large combat map, looked at it carefully for a while, and decisively gave the order:

"Immediately call the command and ask for tactical guidance. Attached to the back is my opinion: in the absence of air supremacy and artillery superiority, it is unwise to fight with the Chinese army, and I think that we should withdraw to the east bank of the canal and confront the Chinese army! ”

"This ...... Is it appropriate? Will the command think that we are too cowardly? Kimura asked with some hesitation.

Kawagishi Bunzaburo raised his hand: "Execute the order!" ”

"Hay—"