Section 61 106th Division

This is a region of mountains and forests, with continuous mountains, but it is far from the majesty and grandeur of Minshan. This is a barren area, between the mountains, there are several villages, small villages, each of which is no more than twenty or thirty households, which is in stark contrast to Ruichang and De'an, which are not far away.

In such a mountainous area, there are not many suitable crops and this is probably the reason for the sparse population, after all, people's lives are always closely related to the land.

Junrokuro Matsuura stood on a small hill sweating profusely, looking blankly at the mountains in front of him. It's nearly October, the scorching heat is slowly dissipating in the continuous artillery smoke for days, although it is still uncomfortable hot around noon, but the cold of the morning and evening can already make people feel the coming of autumn and the approach of winter.

took a sip of the water bladder handed by the staff officer on the side and took a sip, the water that had become a little hot by the sun did not reduce the heat of his whole body much, and the boredom in his heart was also more uncomfortable because of this, which also made him lose his usual calmness, and couldn't help but scold: "Baga, what kind of bullshit combat map drawn by the War Department?" The place we were in was not marked at all on the map. ”

When the officers on the side heard the angry shouts of the division commander, they immediately stood with their hands solemn, not daring to make the slightest move, and the difference in status made them not even dare to gasp for breath at this moment.

"Liangdu Dazuo, how is the situation you have detected? How far is it from Dean to Yen? He scolded a few times angrily, and Junrokuro Matsuura, who felt bored, calmed down a lot, and the commander of the lieutenant general's division, who was gradually dissipated, also began to put all his energy into the reality in front of him, and the endless mountains really made him feel depressed and breathless.

Previously, in Duanjia Village, the commander-in-chief of the 11th Army, his direct superior, Lieutenant General Okamura Ninji, personally formulated this battle plan for them, the 6th Brigade of the 9th Division, which captured Ruichang, had already controlled the Minshan trail leading to De'an, and under their operation, the 6th Brigade pretended to attack De'an from Minshan, but in fact there was no war on the northern front, because although the narrow Minshan trail could pass the troops' grain and grass, it was limited by geographical advantages, and the risk was also very large, and because the defenders of the Minshan trail took the initiative to retreat, It also makes them have to beware of possible conspiracies.

In fact, their 106th Division bypassed Ruichang and went south along the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway, directly bypassing the southwest of De'an, dividing their troops into five routes to intersperse and advancing, wanting to deal a fatal blow to De'an's Chinese army.

If the attack goes well, the more than 100,000 troops of the First Corps of the Ninth Theater of the Chinese Army will be surrounded in a narrow place within a radius of dozens of miles north of De'an, and it will be difficult to fly with wings, not to mention that Nanchang in the south is within reach, and even Wuhan is in danger because of the loss of the defensive barrier south of the Yangtze River, and this will be the first battle achievement since the formation of their 106th Division to enter the China battlefield, and it is also an unimaginably large battle achievement.

Therefore, even if Junrokuro Matsuura knew that this operation was too risky and the chances of success were not too high, he had to take a risk.

Liangdu Sawu Dao is a middle-aged officer in his thirties, with a majestic figure and a solemn bearing, which is not common in the Japanese army, and his tall body gives people a sense of standing out from the crowd, especially a pair of murderous eyes that make people dare not look directly, and they are extremely fierce. Last year, he entered the battlefield of China with the 13th Division, and in the bloody battle of Luodian, he led the cavalry brigade to repeatedly attack the defense line of the China people, and made great achievements, and later was shot in the leg and was transported back to China for treatment, and when the 106th Division was formed, he was directly promoted to Dazuo and commanded the 106th Cavalry Wing.

At this time, when he heard the question of the division commander, he responded: "Your Excellency, several squads have come back to report that no villages and towns of the Zhina have been found nearby, and the nearest Zhina village is located in the middle of the mountain about fifteen miles to the north, and there is a walled wall outside, so there may be some defensive measures, and if it is attacked, it may be necessary to send a little more manpower." ”

"Village? How big is it? Hearing this, Junrokuro Matsuura suddenly came to his senses and asked hurriedly.

"It shouldn't be small, the wall outside is very high and long, the small village will not have such a scale, if you can catch some people and torture them, you should be able to know where we are now, and the distance from De'an." Liangdu Sawu Dao said with a fierce face.

Matsuura Junrokuro looked up at the sky, and immediately shook his head and said: "Liangdu-kun, it is inconvenient to move during the day, if the news leaks in advance because of this, it will be very unfavorable to our plan, you must know that our target is the first corps of the ninth theater of the Chinese people, not a small village." In addition, where there are villages, they are generally not far from the town, so increase your search to see if you can find the town nearby. ”

"Hi" Liangdu Zuo Wudao immediately responded and left in a hurry, this kind of thing related to the major interests of the division, he didn't dare to have the slightest carelessness, don't look at his fierce appearance, but to be the captain of the wing, not only rely on his martial arts, but more importantly, rely on his mind.

"Akiyama-kun, you rarely talk along the way, which is not very similar to your usual personality." After learning about the whereabouts of the people in the vicinity, Junrokuro Matsuura finally let out a long breath, and then said to a large sa on the side with a little ease.

This Osa is the chief of staff of the 106th Division, Yoshitaka Akiyama, an officer who is slightly older than Junrokuro Matsuura, a pair of sunken eye sockets make him look very thin, and the somewhat hazy eyes reveal a sense of profundity, so that people can't see his depth, hearing this, Akiyama Yoshitaka looked a little excited and said: "Matsuura-kun, I have already said what I should say when I was in Jiujiang, but unfortunately Your Excellency can't listen to it, and Your Excellency Okamura can't listen to it." ”

Junrokuro Matsuura couldn't help frowning when he heard this, his expression just flashed away, and he smiled bitterly: "What, Akiyama-kun still wants to say it again?" ”

Akiyama Yoshitaka nodded rather old-fashioned and said: "Matsuura-kun, the ultimate goal of the Wuhan Raider is Wuhan, and the purpose of the battle along the Yangtze River is only to uproot the stronghold of the Shina people on the south bank and clear the obstacles so that it will be difficult for the Wuhan defenders to take care of both the head and tail under the attack from both sides, so as to occupy the three towns of Wuhan." Now that our 11th Army has obviously deviated from the original battle plan, under the condition that Ruichang has been occupied, it should quickly advance to the west and attack the line of Xintanpu (belonging to Yangxin) and Jinniu (now belonging to Daye), and in the case that the waterway leading to Wuhan has been opened, if several important towns on the south bank can be captured, the Wuhan Raid Battle can be quickly completed, ending this costly battle. ”

Matsuura Junrokuro couldn't help but say: "Akiyama-kun, the army of more than 100,000 people is staring at the front line of Jiujiang, but it is difficult for us to sleep and eat, the precedent of the loss of Ruichang is in front of us, if Jiujiang is conquered because of the main force in the west, then the early efforts will be completely in vain." ”

Yoshitaka Akiyama said with some disdain: "Compared to Wuhan, what is a small Jiujiang?" In the case of the opening of the Yangtze River waterway, there is no problem in the supply, and only by capturing Wuhan in the shortest possible time can these battles be resolved. ”

Seeing that Matsuura Junrokuro kept shaking his head, Akiyama Yoshitaka immediately said in a louder voice: "Matsuura-kun, the hundreds of thousands of the Zhina people, our 11th Army has a total of about 100,000, even if De'an is taken, the Zhina people will go crazy in a desperate situation, when the time comes, De'an is our 106th Division, the Jiujiang line is the 101st Division, and the north relies on a 6th Brigade, which direction can have absolute certainty to block the Zhina?" We can't eat the Chi Na man at all, it's an elephant, an elephant that is more than we can imagine, will kill us? ”

Listening to Akiyama Yoshitaka's louder and louder voice, Matsuura Junrokuro immediately said dissatisfiedly: "Akiyama-kun, we have reached the west of De'an, and we will soon launch an attack, do you still want us to retreat empty-handed like this?" After taking De'an and blocking the throat of the Nanxun line, we can attack the northwest with peace of mind, such a simple question, can't you still see it? ”

Akiyama Yoshitaka immediately shut up, the previous words, he is not the first time to say it, this time, it is just that he wants to make another last effort to see if any miracle can happen, however, the ending is as he expected, talking to a group of crazy people slowly, it is a very crazy thing in itself, in the face of great military achievements, in front of the tempting deliciousness, no one can refuse, hundreds of thousands of that army, earth-shattering greatness, enough to make Matsuura Junrokuro and Okamura Ninji straight to the top of the steps in front of them, Who can stop? When this battle is over, Okamura Ninji is likely to be promoted directly to the commander-in-chief of the dispatch army, and the commander of the Songpu division may be promoted to the commander of the army, who can still be reasonable?

Only he Akiyama Yoshitaka has, because he has no luxury in this regard, because as the chief of staff, he always keeps an eye on the movements of the Shina people, and when he knows that the Shina people get out of the way of the Minshan trail, he sees the other party baring his fangs and putting a hidden butcher knife behind the tempting food.

It is a pity that people who have been sucked away by food will never leave their eyes from food, and greed and lust make them have nothing in their eyes but food.

Yoshitaka Akiyama simply closed his mouth, because he knew that all his words were in vain.

"All the troops stop advancing and camp to rest, have a good rest tonight, and tomorrow may face a bloody battle." After Junrokuro Matsuura waited for the surroundings to be quiet, he said loudly, at this moment, he only had the village that Liangdu Sago said in his heart, and he needed to know how far he was from De'an.