The third part of the Bloody War of Resistance, Chapter 9, Rushing, and Section 5 Assault

Paying close attention to the movements of the Jiangbei Theater was not only Nishio Shouzo in Nanjing, but also Okamura Ninji in Beijing. When the 49th Group Army was transferred to the south bank of the Yellow River, the entire North China Dispatch Army Headquarters became nervous, and Okamura Ningji and the General Staff Department continued to deliberate, believing that the next offensive direction of the Jiangbei Theater was very likely to force the Yellow River and attack Shijiazhuang from Henan.

After the Jiangnan Theater launched an attack on Anqing, Okamura Ningji once again convened a staff meeting and concluded that the Jiangbei Theater would definitely send troops to cooperate, and Anqing, Hefei, and even Huainan would become the targets of General Zhina's attack, but therefore there would be no major war on the north bank of the Yellow River for the time being.

Subsequently, Okamura Ninji received an order from Nishio Shouzo to strengthen combat readiness, and be ready to attack Henan at any time, contain the main force of the Jiangbei Theater, and cooperate with the Central China Imperial Army to break through the attack of the Chinese army. As a result, Okamura Ninji ordered Tani to prepare for an attack on the south bank of the Yellow River.

After Gu Shoufu retreated to the north bank of the Yellow River, all the troops on the north bank of the Yellow River came under his command, and the troops were organized into the 26th Army, which had eight divisions and five independent mixed brigades under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of 180,000. However, this unit, which had the strongest strength in the North China battlefield, was sandwiched to death by the two squadrons in the south and west.

South of the Yellow River, the Jiangbei Theater contained the 31st Group Army, the 49th Group Army, the Fifth Group Army, the First Mechanized Group Army, and Gao Shuxun's newly formed Eighth Army, the Chen G Detachment of the GCD, with a total strength of 500,000 troops.

To his west, in the Zhongtiao Mountains, Wei Lihuang led eight armies and 300,000 troops, looking at the North China Plain, and could fall down from the Zhongtiao Mountains at any time.

In order to complete the task of sending troops to North China, Gu Shoufu did his best to collect three divisions to prepare to force the Yellow River and attack the south of the Yellow River.

But Gu Shoufu did not expect that his order was blocked by the commander of the Fifth Division, who was preparing to be the main force of the attack, Nakajima Yasuken refused the order to transfer, and instead suggested that the main force be immediately transferred eastward, Yanggu, Liaocheng, and ready to support the Xuzhou area at any time.

In the face of his subordinates' disobedience, Gu Shoufu was furious, but without waiting for him to exert pressure, Nakajima Yasuken directly reported to the North China Dispatch Army Headquarters, requesting that Yanzhou be transferred east to strengthen the forces in the Xuzhou area.

Okamura Ninji urgently ordered that Tani Toshio and Nakajima Yasuken be recruited to the North China Dispatch Army Headquarters in Beiping, and let Nakajima Yasuken state his reasons, otherwise he would be sent to a military court for disobeying the military order.

For Nakajima, it is not the first time that he has faced the danger of going to a military court, and in the second Battle of Jinpu Road, he attacked south of the Yellow River without authorization, and was dismissed from his post after the war and directly imprisoned in the Nanjing Military Crime Center; On the Mongolian battlefield, he once again violated the orders of his superiors and led his troops to overtake the attack, resulting in the annihilation of 80,000 Soviet and Mongolian troops.

The North China Dispatch Army Command knew about this Nakajima Kangjian, he was a typical example of the rank and bottom of the army, which made every one of his superiors have a headache, and someone once suggested to Okamura Ninji that he simply take this opportunity to dismiss Nakajima Yasanjian and send him back to China, or transfer him to an idle post. However, after thinking about it for a long time, Okamura decided to give Nakajima Yasuken a chance to go to the headquarters of the dispatch army to state his reasons, and then consider his punishment.

Faced with a trial-like venue arrangement, Yasuken Nakajima did not have the slightest stage fright, nor did he hesitate, and directly pointed out Okamura Ningji's mistake in the early judgment.

"I believe that the judgment of the North China Dispatch Army on the next operational direction of the North China Jiangbei Theater is wrong." As soon as Yasuken Nakajima's words came out, the faces of the staff officers who sent the military headquarters to attend the meeting suddenly changed greatly, and this was not to blame Okamura Ninji, but to criticize all the commanders of the North China Command, including Okamura Ninji. They all looked at Okamura Ninji, who was sitting in the first place, but Okamura Ninji didn't move

"The basis for this judgment made by the North China Dispatch Army Command is that General China has gathered more than 500,000 troops south of the Yellow River, including the most powerful 49th Group Army in China, the Fifth Group Army of the First Mechanized Group Army, the elite Central Army of China, the 31st Group Army, and the recently transferred First Mechanized Army of China, all of which seem to prove that the next target of General China's attack is north of the Yellow River."

Yasuken Nakajima seemed to turn a blind eye to the angry staff officers, and still talked eloquently according to his own ideas: "But the North China Dispatch Army Command ignored that the Zhina Army assembled in the Shangqiu area, according to intelligence, the General Zhina gathered four group armies in the Shangqiu area, if it was to defend against the imperial army in the Xuzhou area, there would be at most two group armies here, why did he put four?" This has to be food for thought. ”

The deployment of troops is not a secret to both sides, Japan has a large number of spies in Chongqing, in Henan, and the Chinese side is even more familiar with the deployment of the Japanese army, and the key is to study and judge the deployment of the opponent.

The deployment of the Jiangbei Theater has been studied several times, Zhuang Jihua arranged four group armies in Shangqiu, but the first group army and the second group army are new armies, and they were reorganized into armies after the Battle of Northern Hubei, and the 50th Group Army can only be regarded as half, and only the 36th Group Army can be regarded as a strong army, so the result of Okamura Ningji's research and judgment is that this is a defensive direction, and the purpose of General Zhina is to train the new army, and the main direction of attack is still in Hebei.

But now, Yasuken Nakajima put forward a different opinion: "The First Army can be regarded as a new army, but please note that the commander of the group army, Lan Yundong, is the former commander of the 49th Group Army and a close confidant of General China. Song Xilian, commander of the Second Group Army, is the former commander of the 36th Group Army, please note that the commanders of the four group armies here are all Whampoa generals, so they should all be counted as the Central Army. ”

"Looking at it again, Shangqiu is located on the Longhai Railway, and if General Zhina chooses to launch an attack here, materials and soldiers can be quickly transported by rail, and General Zhina will place the 22nd Group Army in Maozhou, which is of great significance. Maozhou, going south along the vortex river, can attack Bengbu, cut off the Jinpu line, and provide cover for the attacking troops on the southern front; You can also go west from Wuyang and take Su County directly, which will inevitably threaten Xuzhou. ”

"Look again, my Xuzhou garrison and Shandong garrison, Xuzhou, there is only one first, although the 60th division is a two-brigade unit, but the army is actually a type B division, the 17th division has just participated in the battle of northern Hubei, the troops have suffered great losses, of which one-third is more than one recruit, the garrison stationed in Suxian County is only more than 1,000 people, only one brigade strength, Your Excellency, if it were me, I would choose Xuzhou as the direction of the next stage of attack."

Although Nakajima's tone is tough, but there is sadness between his eyebrows, the war has been fought until now, China's land is vast, and the advantages of a large population have been reflected, Japan has done its best, and the domestic military resources are nearly exhausted, but China is still at ease.

Okamura Ninji did not speak, and Chief of Staff Oshiroto Sanji did not speak, this is a prudent decision, the North China Dispatch Army can mobilize so many troops, and if it is deployed to the north bank of the Yellow River, it will not be able to meet the direction of Xuzhou, so only by accurately judging the enemy's main attack direction can we most effectively allocate troops and strike at the enemy to the greatest extent.

It was clear to all those attending the meeting that the war situation had changed, that Japan had lost the initiative in the war, and that the allies had fully grasped the initiative in the war.

The enemy is strong and we are weak, and Japan's defeat has been revealed.

"Commander, I suggest that you abandon Shanxi as soon as possible." In the end, Nakajima threw another earth-shattering blow.

Nakajima didn't know that his teacher, Ishihara Wanji, had already proposed it in Tokyo, and was also angrily vetoed by the base camp. However, this is not Tokyo, the officers here are closer to the battlefield, and the difficulties on the front line are stretched thin, which makes them feel painful.

After a moment of silence, Tachitakanosuke spoke: "Don't mention it again if you give up Shanxi, General Ishihara Wan'er has been vetoed at the joint meeting of the base camp and the cabinet." ”

Tatsutakanosuke didn't know Zhuang Jihua's main direction of attack in the next stage, but this Nakajima Yasuken attracted his attention a few years ago, and he once wanted to get this guy away and transfer him to Nanyang, or China, but fortunately, before he could take action, the war against the Soviet Union broke out, and the Fifth Division led by Nakajima Yasuken entered Mongolia to fight, temporarily out of his sphere of influence.

Tenkanosuke has been very excited about this period of time, and the Cairo Declaration was published, which is a rare and unambiguous expression of the attitude of the allies towards North Korea, "... The treatment of the Korean people as slaves determined that Korea would be free and independent for a certain period of time. He wrote down almost every word of the manifesto about Korea, that Japan was going to be defeated, Korea was going to be independent, Korea was going to be independent

Twenty years ago, he chose this path, he lost everything he had, youth, love, affection, elephant-headed lonely wolf, walking among the enemy; Like a hidden serpent, crawling silently in the dark; Just for the faint light in my heart.

Intuitively, Tatsunosuke thought Nakajima's suggestion was reasonable, so as soon as Nakajima began to speak, he began to try to veto the proposal. However, he was not in a hurry, and after reminding Nakajima, he also closed his mouth and stopped talking.

When Yasuken Nakajima heard that Ishihara had made a similar suggestion but had been rejected, his eyes couldn't help but close. Okamura Ninji's eyes flickered, and Gu Shoufu couldn't hold his breath, stood up and scolded loudly: "Nakajima, this is not a reason for you to refuse to obey orders. ”

"I admit it," Yasuken Nakajima did not evade, but replied directly, "However, once the commander's order is carried out, it will be very difficult to make adjustments, and I have to take this rather drastic way, and I ask the commander for forgiveness." ”

After finishing speaking, Nakajima Yasuken bowed deeply to Yasuo Tani, Gu Shoufu was so angry that his face was flushed, and he was about to have a seizure, Okamura Ninji waved his hand to sit down, he stood up and walked to the map, silently looking at the status of friend and foe marked on the map.

"Do you think Rear Admiral Nakajima's analysis is possible?" Okamura Ninji didn't look back.

As soon as he heard Okamura Ninji's tone, Tatsutakanosuke knew that it was going to be bad, he opened his mouth and closed it again, now is not the time for him to stand up, he just needs to inform Mr. of the results of the meeting in the shortest possible time.

"Ligaojun." Okamura didn't wait for everyone to speak, turned his head to see that they were all staring at the map, and didn't seem to hear. Okamura Ninji understood as soon as he thought about it. Now most of these staff officers are newly promoted, and Nakajima's amazing performance made him the idol of this group of young officers who were still junior officers at the time, and now it is very difficult to come out against that idol back then. So he simply named the name of Tatsutaka Nosuke, and asked the North China Twin Stars, who were the best in the army that year, to come out and confront him.

"Commander, I think Major General Nakajima's analysis has some truth," Litakanosuke said after deliberation: "However, I think that at present, the Chinese army has the initiative in the war, and the disadvantage of the imperial army is very prominent. Also, north of the Yellow River, the terrain is evenly distributed, which is conducive to large-scale tank operations, and the general of China placed two tank armies here, and the density of troops is equally sufficient. ”

Tatsunosuke did not explicitly oppose Nakajima, but the facts he presented were against this suggestion.

Nakajima Kangjian thought for a while, shook his head resolutely, and said: "There is a saying in the strategy of China to avoid the real and attack the false, compared with the imperial army on the north bank of the Yellow River, the imperial army in the Xuzhou area is weak, and attacking Xuzhou can be surprising. ”

"But if the troops on the north bank of the Yellow River are transferred to the Xuzhou area, will the north bank of the Yellow River be different and empty?" Chief of Staff Oshiro also asked.

"Yes, so we can't empty the north bank of the Yellow River, only transfer the fifth division to Liaocheng, which is in the middle of the position, and in addition, you can order General Matsui Shigen to immediately assemble no less than two divisions in Yanzhou and Qufu, so that the Xuzhou area can be reinforced at any time."

"If this is the case, the main force of the Shandong Imperial Army will be concentrated south of Mount Tai," Ristakanosuke spoke again, he stood up and walked to the map: "The Zhina GC Army operating in the Yimeng Mountains and the Jiaodong area is bound to attack, and the security of the Jiaoji Line and Jinan will be threatened." ”

"The guards in these areas can be handed over to the peaceful rescue, Shandong has a hundred thousand people who have been peacefully rescued, they can't deal with the government army in China, but they can deal with the GC army." Nakajima's thinking is clear.

Okamura Ningji's eyes lit up, at the beginning of his tenure, he had convened the generals of the Peace Rescue ** to discuss the battle, Pang Bingxun, Sun Dianying and others made it clear that they could assist the imperial army to encircle and suppress the GC army, but they were unwilling to fight with the government army, if they were forced to fight with the government army, they could not guarantee the loyalty of their subordinates.

"This suggestion is very good," Okamura Ningji nodded and praised: "Immediately draft an order, all the peace rescue ** transferred from the front line, Pang Bingxun and Sun Dianying were transferred to Jizhong, Sun Liangcheng and Wu Huawen were transferred to Jiaodong, and Matsui Shigen was ordered by telegram, and the Jiaodong Imperial Army was immediately assembled, and then transferred to Jinan." ”

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