Huai'an Battle of Nanjing, as the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties of China, although it has been war-torn for a long time, but resolutely stands tall to the world, showing his majestic posture. However, at this moment, as the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, with the arrival of the Japanese invaders, it has become the capital of the puppet national government, and has become a pain in the hearts of all Chinese people.

Of course. The city of Nanjing, a city that the Chinese people love and hate, while serving as the capital of the puppet Nationalist government, the Japanese General Headquarters in China and the Central China Front Command are also stationed in this magnificent ancient city.

In the headquarters of the Central China Front of the Japanese Army, the commander, General Matsui Ishone, has been frowning his brows for the first time since he took office, standing in front of the huge operational sand table, silent.

As the commander of the Central China Front, commanding hundreds of thousands of troops, from the beginning of the new round of counteroffensive against the Kuomintang army, he concentrated all his forces and experience, and set his eyes on the battlefields in Hunan and Hubei. He was full of confidence in commanding the specific battle process of the hundreds of thousands of troops under the Central China Front, and he thought that with the strength in his hands, he could solve the first-class troops on the frontal battlefield without much effort. However, what he didn't expect was that in the face of the loss of the country, the resistance of the first-class troops on the front line was so strong that it was completely beyond his expectations, and two months passed, and the hundreds of thousands of elites of the Central China Front who were concentrated on the front line not only ended the battle completely at noon, but fell into the quagmire of ** guerrilla warfare, and it was not so easy to retreat immediately.

Of course, this is not the thing that bothers Matsui Ishine the most. Just when I didn't think about tea and dinner, I was worried and worried about the war on the front line. The northern Jiangsu region, as its own backyard, even caught fire at an inopportune time......

**The newly formed East China Field Army, like a cunning hunter, took advantage of the favorable opportunity when its main force could not be called back, and launched a new round of attack on the northern Jiangsu region, where the defense was empty.

In less than a few days, Taierzhuang, the county seat that made the Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire pay countless costs, was recaptured by the East China Field Army. At the same time, the 15,000 reinforcements from the direction of Xuzhou to Taierzhuang were also annihilated by the ambush of the East China Field Army............

And in the midst of all these losses, the most worrying thing for me is that as an important town in northern Jiangsu"

In the entire northern Jiangsu region, Huai'an City, which has an important strategic position, was captured by the East China Field Army with very small casualties in less than two days.

As the supreme commander of the Central China Front, General Matsui Ishine is very clear that "Huai'an City is important to the entire northern Jiangsu region." It can be said that if the city of Huai'an is lost, then sooner or later the entire northern Jiangsu will also fall into the hands of the East China Field Army. Even the city of Nanjing" will be threatened by the ** troops.

It can be said that after getting the news that Huai'an City changed hands unexpectedly, "General Matsui Ishine is like a few years old all of a sudden." Looking at the battle map in front of you, you start thinking about specific countermeasures.

, "Hachigaya Road, Chief of Staff, how come there is no news from Major General Himeno yet. Several small

Time has passed, could it be that his 15,000 army "with the cooperation of a large number of heavy weapons, still can't take Huai'an City, which has only a few thousand defenders?" Facing the combat sand table in front of him, General Matsui Ishine roared.

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency Commander Himino-kun sent a telegram an hour ago indicating that the troops have completed the encirclement of the entire Huai'an City. If nothing else, "At this moment, the army under the command of Himeno-kun is launching a siege battle against Huai'an City. I believe that "with the combat effectiveness of our army, good news should come soon." The chief of staff replied in a whisper.

"Yaga, since this is the case, an hour has passed, why hasn't there been any news yet. The Chief of Staff immediately sent a telegram to Major General Himeno asking about the specific situation of the battle. Faced with the chief of staff's answer, Admiral Matsui Ishone did not have an angry order.

"Ha Yi,.

Immediately go and send a telegram ......"

Ten minutes later, while Matsui Ishine was eagerly waiting, the chief of staff rushed over out of breath. Facing Matsui Ishone's anxious gaze, the chief of staff did not dare to have any slackness, and hurriedly replied.

"Your Excellency Commander, Himeno-kun telegraph ......"

"Reading ......"

"Major General Hayi Himeno reported that our army has built a large number of permanent fortifications and strong reinforced concrete pillboxes in the area around Huai'an City, plus the delivery of a large number of light weapons and ammunition hoarded by our army in the city. The entire Huai'an City, under the defense of the Zhina people, is as strong as an iron bucket. The mountain artillery equipped by the junior troops in Huai'an did not have any lethality to these fortifications, so far, the siege troops have not only made no progress, but have lost more than 3,000 people, but Major General Himeno asked for instructions for the next battle" After quickly reading the telegram in his hand, the chief of staff stood motionless, ready to bear the anger that General Matsui Ishine was about to send out in front of him. As expected, as soon as his voice fell, a scolding full of anger reached his ears.

, "Yaga, what is Himeno-kun doing to eat, I want to shoot him myself No, he should apologize directly to His Majesty the Emperor......"

After the anger of the commander in front of him slowly subsided, the chief of staff asked in a low voice, "Your Excellency, what should we do next?" ”

"What can be done, no matter what, Huai'an City can't afford to lose." Otherwise, the entire northern Jiangsu region will fall into the hands of the East China Field Army. Even the city of Nanjing, where we are located, will be threatened by the East China Field Army............"

In an instant, Matsui Ishone's face was shrouded in a serious god. After a short period of contemplation, he commanded very decisively to the combat sand table in front of him.

"Order, the first brigade of the Nanjing Garrison Division, the first and second divisions of the Imperial Cooperative Army, a total of more than 15,000 people, under the command of Major General Dingsheng, to reinforce Huai'an City from the south. At the same time, the aviation brigade remaining in Nanjing was ordered to immediately send a squadron of bombers to provide necessary air support to the siege troops of our army in Huai'an. “”

, "Ha Yi, Your Excellency the Commander is wise............"

"Also, order the Bengbu defenders to immediately send 5,000 mixed troops to reinforce Huai'an City from the west. Order the garrison of Yancheng to transfer 5,000 mixed troops to reinforce from the east."

Seeing the chief of staff in front of him, after quickly recording his orders, Matsui Shigen continued to open his mouth and ordered: "Chief of staff, in the entire northern Jiangsu region, except for the more than 20,000 people who have been wiped out by the East China Field Army in the past few days, the total number of defenders in various places is about 80,000, plus the reinforcements drawn from all over the country, the total strength will exceed 100,000. small

"The 100,000 army and the 40,000 East China Field Army, with Huai'an City as the center, will conduct a major strategic decisive battle, and a senior officer must go to the town and serve as the supreme commander." Well, after thinking about it, I have decided to appoint you as the supreme commander of all the imperial troops and the troops of the Imperial Allied Army in northern Jiangsu, command all the troops of our army in northern Jiangsu, and in the shortest possible time, recapture Huai'an City, drive the East China Field Army out of northern Jiangsu, and ensure the security of the entire northern Jiangsu region."

"Hayi, thank you for your trust, Commander. The lowly post guarantees that he will not live up to the trust and complete the tasks assigned to him by the commander, please rest assured that "since he became the chief of staff, he has always longed to lead troops at the front. Faced with the order of Admiral Matsui Ishone, a face was immediately shrouded by the moving god sè, and replied with a look of emotion.

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, as an old partner, I fully believe in your command ability......"

In the headquarters of the East China Field Army in Zaozhuang County, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, just after reading a telegram forwarded by the Intelligence Department, his face was shrouded by a moving spirit. Then, ignoring the surprised gaze of the combat staff officer beside him, he waved the telegram in his hand and rushed towards the war room where Liu Hua was.

, "Commander-in-chief, good news, good news, 1 Bu devil has been fooled, Matsui Ishone, this old devil has finally been fooled............"

"Chief of Staff, tell me what's going on?" Raising his head and seeing the chief of staff standing in front of him with an excited face, Liu Hua immediately realized something and hurriedly asked.

"Commander-in-Chief, a telegram has just been sent from the Intelligence Service. Nanjing, Yancheng, and Bengbu respectively dispatched a large number of Japanese puppet troops to increase the number of troops in Huai'an City, which we had just occupied. At the same time, in the entire northern Jiangsu region, the Japanese puppet army troops stationed in various places also began to assemble, and there were signs of reinforcement of Huai'an City"

If nothing else, the current commanders of the eighth, ninth, tenth, and three corps have long been impatient. Now, their opportunity has finally come, hundreds of thousands of people, as long as we can pass the first battle, through this Huai'an battle, and wipe them all in one fell swoop, the entire northern Jiangsu region will be ours," Liu Hua replied with a moving face.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief. We're called a soldier who never tires of deceit............"

It turned out that in the attack on northern Jiangsu, Liu Hua, as the commander-in-chief, only mobilized a total of 40,000 troops in the sixth and seventh corps. As for the remaining three corps, a total of 60,000 troops, under Liu Hua's order, they were all concealed as a strategic force in their own hands to decide the final victory............

And it was such a deployment that successfully escaped Matsui Ishone's eyes. Let Matsui Shigen mistakenly believe that in the entire northern Jiangsu region, there are less than 50,000 East China Field Army without any heavy weapons.

With hundreds of thousands of troops in northern Jiangsu, it is completely possible to annihilate them or repel them, just around Huai'an City, three corps, a total of 60,000 troops, are waiting for a large net, waiting for the Japanese puppet reinforcements to throw themselves into the net............

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