At about one o'clock in the afternoon, at a small temple about four kilometers away from Jiangshang Township, Isamu Yokoyama and others, who were trekking on the mountain road, joined the search team of the 10th Division." Quick, go to your division commander on my behalf immediately! Isamu Yokoyama said to the soldiers after confirming their identities.

These soldiers did not dare to slack off, and immediately took him to Yoshio Shinozuka. Since Yoshio Shinozuka was attacked by the Eighth Division, his desire to rescue the 11th Army has faded. He is not stupid and stupid, and the fact that the Cadet Army can ignore the existence of the 11th Army and concentrate superior artillery to sneak attack them shows at least that they have completely gained the upper hand. Knowing what is well known, the tradition of the imperial army, they like to conceal the casualty figures. So, what exactly were the casualties of the 11th Army? If it is true, as reported by the 11th Army, only the 33rd Division was surrounded and annihilated, and several other divisions and regiments only suffered minor losses, then how could the Cadet Army organize such a dense artillery fire to carry out a sneak attack? The more I thought about it, the more I felt that there was something wrong with it, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt that the road ahead was difficult, so Yoshio Shinozuka ordered to strengthen reconnaissance and search, and as a result, the march of the entire army slowed down.

For Isamu Yokoyama, Yoshio Shinozuka naturally knows. Moreover, because they are all from the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, if you have to investigate the origin, Yoshio Shinozuka will also call Yokoyama Isamu a senior. When he was in school, Isamu Yokoyama was also a romantic figure, and for Yoshio Shinozuka, he was a "long-admired daimyo". It's just that when they meet at this moment, he can't connect the person in front of him with his imaginary schoolmate no matter what. It's just a sloppy beard or something, the point is that the spirit is not like it at all. When Yoshio Shinozuka was stunned and looked very rude, Isamu Yokoyama had already reached out enthusiastically: "Shinozuka-kun!" It's been a long time! ”

"Oh, Yokoyama-kun, look up for a long time!" After the greetings, Shinozuka couldn't help but ask the question in his heart: "Yokoyama-kun, how did you make it like this?" Did Commander Okamura ask you to pick up our horses? ”

"No, Shinozuka-kun, stop your troops at once."

"Huh?"

"There's a trap ahead of the China. At present, in the Jing'an and Fengxin areas, the Cadet Corps has concentrated at least five divisions. You're only two divisions—"

"But, isn't there your main force?"

Yokoyama Yong blushed, smiled bitterly, and said: "Don't mention it, what is the main force, our 11th Army has been completely disabled." ”

"Huh? So, how many people are still in Fengxin County now? ”

"No more than 10,000 people!"

"Ahh No more than 10,000 people, that is, the casualties of your department have exceeded 130,000-" Yoshio Shinozuka said, barely believing his ears. After speaking, he and Di Bujiagui glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of shock. No wonder they are like this, they have only been fighting for ten days, and the 11th Army still has the advantage in strength, how can it be such a result? The 10th Division and the 108th Division combined are only more than 50,000 people, if the Cadet Army is really so sharp, then what are they enough to fill in? It can't be cured at all.

It was too painful for Isamu Yokoyama to explain the number of casualties in front of friendly forces, highlighting the uselessness of his troops everywhere. However, even if it was just to reduce the loss of troops for the imperial army, he felt that it was obligatory for him to do so.

Completely shocked, Yoshio Shinozuka and Tsutsumi Bukaki whispered a few words, and asked him to invite the division commander and chief of staff of the 108th Division, Motojiro Taniguchi and Kanjuchi Yazaki, and said to Isamu Yokoyama: "It's incredible, then, Yokoyama-kun, who are you?" Yoshio Shinozuka was very suspicious that Isamu Yokoyama was fleeing from the battle, but for the sake of face, he didn't ask directly.

He was too worried, after this test of life and death, Yokoyama Yong did not grow in other aspects, but this cheek was thoroughly tempered, he didn't blink his eyes, and blurted out: "Commander Okamura is worried that Ouyang Yun will use him as bait to lure you into the urn, let us lead a small number of troops to break through to intercept you." Luckily, I wasn't too late. ”

"Then according to your meaning, we are not going to rescue Fengxin?"

"Nope. Although Commander Okamura meant this, I think that we should not give up even if there is only a glimmer of hope," Yokoyama said with a sense of awe-inspiring righteousness, so much so that Yoshio Shinozuka could not judge. He thought for a moment and asked, "Then please tell me your suggestion." ”

Isamu Yokoyama nodded: "If we continue on this path, we will inevitably fall into the trap of the army of the army." When we broke out, we found that Ouyang Yun had already transferred all the main forces of the troops to Jing'an and Fengxin. The total attack of the Cadet Army is only six divisions, so let's just go to Yongxiu County. Capture Yongxiu first, and then attack Nanchang in the south, and as long as Nanchang is taken, then we can rescue Fengxin in the west, and cooperate with His Excellency Junroku Hata to attack Shangrao and Yingtan in the east. Not only that, if the 5th Army can send a force to bypass Yingtan and come to Nanchang, we can also cut off the road to the south of the Cadet Army to the west, Shinozuka-kun, what do you think? ”

Yoshio Shinozuka ordered someone to take out the map, first asked an operational staff officer to draw the new troop deployment of the Cadet Army, and then looked carefully, looked up at Isamu Yokoyama, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart: "Could it be that Okamura Ninji really wants to take a risk, so why don't you play this game of chess bigger?" It's just that how long can they hold out under the siege of the superior forces of the Cadet Army? ”

At this time, Motojiro Taniguchi and Kanjuchi Yazaki came over under the leadership of Kitsumi Buka. After greeting a few people, Motojiro Taniguchi listened to Isamu Yokoyama's suggestion and said, "This battle plan is very good, but there is a problem. The Cadet Army has a division of strength in Yongxiu, and it is a Jewish division with extremely advanced weapons. For this battle plan to work, the key is a quick word, but can we win Yongxiu in a very short time? ”

Isamu Yokoyama: "Yes, gentlemen, we have already fought a battle with the Jews in the Lion Gate, and the Jews' weapons are very advanced, but their will to fight is extremely poor, and they lack actual combat experience, so they are not afraid. The commander of the 11th Division, Yamamuro Munetake, had already returned to Madang Fortress. Our 11th Army still has about 20,000 troops in Madang Fortress, and all of them are independent brigades with relatively advanced weapons and equipment. As long as Yamamuro-kun led 10,000 troops to attack Yongshu from the northeast, the Jews would definitely not be able to resist in the case of us attacking from both sides. Even, as long as we attack more violently and send people to invite us to surrender, we may be able to recruit this Jewish army. ”

Yoshio Shinozuka and Motojiro Taniguchi glanced at each other, and the former said, "If the facts are as Yokoyama-kun introduced, then it is really a good move." Taniguchi-kun, shall we ask His Excellency Nishio for some advice? ”

Motojiro Taniguchi nodded in agreement. As a result, Tsutsumi immediately drafted a telegram and sent it to Nishio Shouzo.