Matsui Ishone's fluke

In the headquarters of the Central China Front Army in Nanjing, after receiving a farewell telegram from the 17th Field Division from Hai'an County. Originally, General Matsui Ishine, who was full of confidence in his future and this decisive battle. A look of despair immediately appeared on his face, and then, he fell into deep contemplation.

20,000 elites, the elite imperial army of an entire field division, was besieged by 30,000 people of the East China Field Army, and it only lasted less than a few hours before the entire army was wiped out. This has never happened in the entire history of the Imperial Army's battles, but now, it happened to him. Xiangdao here, after Xiangdao This matter is announced, the possible consequences, at this moment, General Matsui Shigen, even has the heart to die.

However, listening to the faint sound of artillery outside the city, the scorching battle in front of Xiangdao is not over yet. One is not good, there will be more Yellow Army soldiers, who died in this battle. General Matsui Ishone, who felt that after the battle was over, he might be a big disgrace in the entire military world. I had to cheer up, endure the dissatisfaction and anger in my heart, and continue to command the troops to fight ....

And at this moment, what he didn't know was. With the bad news of the destruction of the 17th Division, not only did he place high hopes on the 17th Field Division, which intended to deal a fatal blow to the field armies in East China, but under Chen Geng's blow, it quickly collapsed and became history. What's more, the only heavy artillery brigade of the Central China Front, which he was extremely relieved and relied on very much, and had always regarded as a treasure, also fell into the hands of the East China Field Army. And his opponent is preparing to use this heavy artillery brigade that has just been captured to give himself a devastating artillery strike.

Of course, at this time, General Matsui Ishone, Yijing, put his mind completely on the battle in front of him. After a short period of thought about the battle map in front of him, General Matsui Ishine first spoke to the chief of staff beside him. It broke the solemn atmosphere in the headquarters because of the news of the annihilation of the 17th Division.

"Tanaka-kun, the 17th Division was annihilated under the conspiracy of the people. This news is a very heavy blow to us at the moment. Danshi, as the supreme commander of an army of hundreds of thousands, we cannot but face this cruel truth. Because, outside the city, in Taizhou, in Yangzhou, there are hundreds of thousands of imperial warriors, fighting very bravely with cunning people. Therefore, in my capacity as the Supreme Commander, I ask you to cheer up immediately, and think with me about how to deal with it and rescue these hundreds of thousands of imperial warriors..."

"Hayi, thank you for your teachings, Your Excellency, Commander, I understand..."

Seeing in front of him, a trace of confidence slowly appeared on the face of the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Tanaka. Matsui Ishine nodded with satisfaction, and then continued to speak.

"Tanaka-kun, the destruction of the 17th Division has caused us to never get any foreign aid in a short period of time. Therefore, we can only rely on ourselves for the next battle. What do you think we should do next? ”

"I think that the cunning people, after destroying our 17th Field Division and resolving the threat from their rear, will definitely use all their strength to attack our defending troops. However, judging from the two days of fighting, the human offensive was very fierce. Danshi, throughout the siege, people did not use any heavy artillery. Therefore, judging from humble duties, there is no siege artillery in the hands of the people at all, and even if they pay a great price, it is impossible to take the three cities garrisoned by our imperial army...."Facing the map in front of him, Lieutenant General Tanaka said with great certainty.

"Yo-shei, I think so too. Therefore, I believe that in accordance with the consistent combat style of the people, we will achieve the results of the total annihilation of our 17th Field Division. It won't be long before they, having tasted the sweetness, will take the initiative to withdraw their troops...."General Matsui Ishine replied very approvingly.

"So, Your Excellency, what should we do next?" Lieutenant General Tanaka followed closely behind and asked.

"Order the troops defending the city everywhere to hold their positions and block the offensive of the men. Now, what we need to do is to defend these cities. Then, with the existing strength of our Central China Front, we will make up for the losses of the troops in the shortest possible time, and finally, find another opportunity to fight with the cunning people...."General Matsui Ishine ordered very decisively.

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency the Commander is wise, and he will immediately give the order ......", and things turned out to be as Matsui Ishine imagined. Less than an hour after his order was issued, the East China Field Army on the outskirts of the three cities stopped the pace of attack....

"Your Excellency Commander, as you expected, the people stopped attacking....However, the people did not retreat, but surrounded the three cities of Nanjing, Yangzhou, and Taizhou, and surrounded them to the fullest...."

"Nani, what do people want to do around us, do they want to trap us....impossible, in these three cities, we have hoarded a lot of ammunition and supplies. Even without any supplies, we were able to hold out for at least three months. In three months, three months, I can send three divisions from the front line to reinforce again. I am sure that our opponents must understand this fact. Therefore, among them, there must be something about the deployment of the East China Field Army, General Matsui Ishine asked with a puzzled face.

"I beg your pardon for being stupid and ignorant of your lowly position...."

"In that case, let's wait and see. Order all the troops defending the city to seize the time and strengthen the fortifications of the city. At the same time, it immediately sent a telegram to the front-line enemy headquarters, demanding that the front-line enemy headquarters transfer at least two or more field divisions and regiments to return to the southern Jiangsu region. Hopefully, we can get through this difficult time and hold these three cities...."General Matsui Ishone, who really couldn't think of any reason, ordered with a hint of luck and with a lot of certainty.

For two days, two whole days, the enemy and our armies, hundreds of thousands of troops, confronted each other around the three cities, and there was no movement. In the face of the current situation, as the commander, General Matsui Ishine, the luck psychology in his heart is getting stronger and stronger as time drags on....

And in the space of these two days, after two nights of rapid marching, plus the transportation of trains. The guard column, including the two regiments of the special operations division, transported more than 100 large-caliber artillery pieces and finally arrived at the county seat of Hai'an. Of course, Liu Hua, the commander-in-chief of the march at the speed of cavalry, including several thousand gunners of the artillery column, rushed to the county seat of Hai'an one step ahead of the time ....

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the guard column, and the special operations division have successfully completed their tasks....Behind you are all the heavy artillery we captured in this battle...."In front of the commander-in-chief Liu Hua, the commander of the guard column, Bruce Lee, said with a moving face.

"I have seen your battle report, and it is worthy of being the two most elite troops of my East China Field Army. Good job, turn around, I will personally ask the central government for credit to you...."Seeing the two generals in front of him, who have become more and more mature through the tempering of the war, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction.

Immediately, he put his eyes on his side, and a pair of eyes stared at Chen Guangrong, the commander of the artillery column with large-caliber artillery not far away, and then said with a smile on his face.

"Commander Chen, I have handed over the artillery to you. As for whether your artillery column can exert the best combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time, it depends on the ability of you and your gunners...."

"Commander, with these artillery, the artillery column is enough to form six heavy artillery regiments. Here I assure you that in the shortest possible time, the six artillery regiments will form combat effectiveness...."Chen Guangrong, who had not seen this kind of large-caliber artillery for several months, could no longer suppress the movement in his heart when he saw a cannon with a caliber of one hundred and fifty millimeters in front of him, and said with a sworn promise to the commander-in-chief beside him.

Of course, at this moment, Liu Hua, who was anxious to let the artillery participate in the next battle, was not particularly satisfied with Chen Guangrong's answer. Continue to ask.

"How long will it take for your artillery column to be able to form combat effectiveness ...."

"For a week....Commander-in-Chief, these artillerymen have been trained in the base area. As long as I give me a week to familiarize everyone with the guys in their hands, I can guarantee that they will become qualified artillerymen...."Chen Guangrong replied confidently, a pair of eyes, never leaving the artillery in front of him.

However, what surprised him was that as soon as his words fell, the commander-in-chief beside him refused without hesitation.

"No....I'll give you a day at most. A day later, these artillery pieces must go into battle ...."

days, but..."Just when Chen Guangrong wanted to continue to say something. Seeing the increasingly ugly face of the commander-in-chief Liu Hua beside him, he immediately closed his mouth, and then nodded and said.

"Okay....Commander-in-Chief, in one day's time, I only dare to guarantee that three regiments will be able to participate in the battle....As for the remaining three regiments, I can guarantee that in the course of the battle, they will not miss the target. Danshi, if you want to shoot at the Japanese artillery, it is absolutely impossible ...."

"Three regiments, enough....in that case, Commander Chen, now I order you, take all the artillery and shells, and with the assistance of the guard column, quickly approach the city of Taizhou. Two days, within two days, must be rushed outside Taizhou City. This time, our first target is set in Taizhou City...."Liu Hua ordered.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

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