Chapter 935 - Cluster of Combat Vehicles
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Time passed quickly, December passed quickly, and when the time entered January 1939, China had been resisting the Japanese invasion for a full year and a half.
At the beginning of the war, the little devil said that China would be destroyed in three months, and this sentence has already become a laughing stock. Since the start of the war, although the Chinese troops have lost many cities and towns, the Japanese army's strategic goal of annihilating the main force of the Chinese troops has never been achieved, and the Chinese troops are fighting for the country and the nation with tenacious willpower.
January 1, 1939, Wuhan, the headquarters of the 11th Army of the Japanese Central China Dispatch Army.
Today is the first day of the 39th Army, but for the staff officers of the 11th Army Command, today is no different from a normal day.
They were still busy, the maps hanging on the walls were densely marked with Chinese and Japanese troops, and the staff officers were constantly summarizing information from all sides and discussing every battle plan.
Okamura was a well-known general in the Japanese Army, and since the 11th Army captured Wuhan, an important city in Hubei, Okamura realized how bad his situation was.
Wuhan is surrounded by China's Fifth and Ninth Theaters, and the commanders of these two theaters have great prestige among the Chinese military.
Li Zongren, commander of the Fifth Theater Command, the leader of the Gui Army, and the great victory of Taierzhuang were fought under the command of Li Zongren.
Xue Yue, commander of the Ninth Theater of Operations, a general of the Central Army, and the great victory of Wanjialing was fought under the personal command of Xue Yue, and this victory was almost the total annihilation of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army.
In the face of such two opponents, even if Okamura Ningji captured Wuhan and achieved good results, he still had a feeling of being in his throat.
Okamura knew that he had to take action, especially since the Chinese air force units that took off from Nanchang Airport attacked Japanese ships on the Yangtze River several times, which made Okamura realize that Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, was a town that he had to control.
With this idea in mind, Okamura Ninji began to lead the staff of the 11th Army to begin a serious study of the battle plan.
As an excellent commander, Okamura knows that a good battle plan is a bargaining chip that can increase the stakes for his troops.
With the cancellation of this battle plan of the Second Army, and after the units within the Second Army were transferred to the 11th Army, Okamura Ninji attached even more importance to this battle plan.
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, according to the report of the intelligence agency, a new unit is stationed in the Fuzhou area of Jiangxi, and the number of this unit is unknown, and the commander is unknown.
A staff officer of Nakasa came to the chief of staff of the 11th Army, Major General Yoshimoto Sadachi, with a telegram, and Staff Officer Nakasa immediately reported.
Yoshimoto took the message and looked at it, he helped his eyes and looked towards the Fuzhou area on the map.
"Pay close attention to the dynamics of this unit, and be sure to investigate their unit number, establishment, and commander clearly." Yoshimoto Sadachi immediately gave an order and said.
"Hi, Your Excellency Chief of Staff." Staff Officer Nakasa immediately saluted and said.
Just when the staff officers of the 11th Army Headquarters were busy, a general wearing a major general's uniform slowly came to Yoshimoto Sadachi.
"It's Kuno-kun, on behalf of the officers and men of the 11th Army, I welcome your arrival." After seeing the major general, Yoshimoto said with a smile on his face.
The Japanese major general who came to Yoshimoto Sadachi was none other than Momoyo Kunomura.
Kunomura Momoyo fought against Sun Weiguo for a long time in North China, but he was eventually defeated by Sun Weiguo.
At that time, the chief of staff of the North China Front, Okabe Naosaburo, who had been promoting Kunomura Momoyo, made Kunomura Momoyo become the Japanese military attache in Germany through his own connections.
Kunomura Momoyo lived in Germany for a while, and while in Germany, Kunomura Momoyo also officially began to understand the German armored forces.
He continued to study the concept of German armored forces, and at the same time continued to directly inspect the German armored forces through the good relations between Japan and Germany.
During this time, Kunomura Momoyo studied deeply, and he gradually realized the shortcomings of Japan, and at the same time found a way to counter Sun Weiguo's armored troops.
Kunomura Momoyo began to return to the Chinese battlefield at the end of the month, and Okabe Naosaburo, who was the commander of the 1st Division of the Kwantung Army, intended to let Kunomura Momoyo enter the 1st Division.
However, when Okamura Ninji sent a telegram to Okabe Naosaburo, Okabe Naosaburo had to send Kunomura Momoyo to the 11th Army.
Okamura Ninji knew the role of armored forces in the war, and he was preparing to form a tank cluster that belonged exclusively to the 11th Army.
At present, Okamura Ninji has already begun to win a tank brigade, a tank wing, an armored car squadron and other troops from the Central China Dispatch Army.
In order to select a qualified commander for this tank cluster, Okabe Naosaburo consulted a number of Japanese armored officers.
In the end, Okamura Ninji chose Kunomura Momoyo, and this time he directly snatched Kunomura Momoyo from the first division.
"Your Excellency the Commander rested too late last night, and now he is still sleeping, this is the formation of the chariot cluster, Kuno-kun, take a good look, if you have any questions, you can discuss with me in time."
Sadachi Yoshimoto returned to his desk, he took out a document and returned to Momoyo Kunomura again.
This document records the establishment of the 11th Army's tank cluster troops, and Kunomura Momoyo took it and immediately looked at it.
The 5th Tank Brigade, the 7th Tank Wing, the 9th Independent Light Armored Vehicle Squadron, the 2nd Independent Infantry Brigade, the 3rd and 4th Independent Sapper Squads, and the Baggage Brigade of the 11th Army Tank Cluster have more than 4,000 people.
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, have all these troops been assembled?" After Momoyo Kunomura took the message and checked it, he immediately asked.
"At present, most of them have begun to assemble, and only a small part of the baggage troops and infantry have not been assembled." Sadachi Yoshimoto replied.
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, I need to train them immediately, and I also look at the map to indicate whether the troops of the 11th Army will have a battle plan immediately?"
Momoyo Kunomura put the papers away, he pointed to the map on the wall, and asked softly.
"If nothing else, we will soon launch an attack on the Chinese troops, Kuno-kun, Your Excellency the Commander has formed a chariot cluster, he hopes that this chariot cluster can serve as the main attack in the battle, Kuno-kun, I believe that you will not disappoint Your Excellency the Commander."
Yoshimoto Sadaichi did not deny it, he said in a serious tone.
"Hey, I'm not going to disappoint Your Excellency the Commander." Kunomura Momoyo swore and said.