Mudo Taijiro said slyly: "We sent troops to bypass Qingzhou City with great fanfare and attack the first line of heaven in the northeast. ”。

"Even if there are Li Yunlong's elite troops left there to defend the first line of heaven, the strength of the two brigades is enough to pose a serious threat to the defenders of the independent regiment of the first line of heaven!"

Yoshikawa Shojiro interjected at this time, "Mu Duojun, can this force Li Yunlong to send troops to kill from Qingzhou City?" ”

"At least we can force Li Yunlong to make a move, and the situation of the first line of heaven, the latest scouts we sent out to reconnoiter the situation of the first line of heaven sent back the latest enemy situation, Li Yunlong's defensive strength in the first line of heaven is estimated to be only one battalion of troops."

Kido Taijiro said with a solemn expression: "The two brigades sent by Yoshikawa-kun arrived to the south of the first line of heaven and carried out a fierce attack, and it is not indispensable to be able to take the first line of heaven. ”。

"In addition, the imperial army that goes north to attack the first-line sky can also outflank the two wings of the first-line sky."

Yoshikawa Shojiro said: "But in the direction of the two wings of the sky, the other party will definitely deploy on the flanks." ”。

"The defense of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is extremely focused on flank defense, unlike other Chinese troops such as the Jin Sui Army and Chang Kaishen's Central Army."

Kita Taijiro shook his head and said, "War, anything can happen. ”。

"Can't we stop fighting just because the independent regiment has a focus on flank defense?"

Nakamura Zhenxiong waved his hand at this time and said: "According to Mu Duojun's suggestion, two teams secretly attacked the first line of the sky, and went north to attack the first line of heaven with great fanfare. ”。

"Other troops, continue to surround Qingzhou City. If Li Yunlong sits idly by and doesn't care about the first line of sky, we will first besiege Qingzhou City and let the two infantry brigades that go north to the first line of heaven take the first line of sky. ”

After a pause, Nakamura Zhenxiong sneered and said, "I'll just look at Li Yunlong, will you sit back and watch the sky fail?" ”

"Once Li Yunlong sends troops out of Qingzhou City, our opportunity will come."

When Yoshikawa Shojiro and others heard this, they all knew that Nakamura Zhenxiong had already decided.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Yoshikawa Shojiro immediately stood upright, "I immediately order the 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigades of the 72nd Infantry Wing under the jurisdiction of my brigade to set off immediately. ”

"Yo Xi!"

Nakamura Zhenxiong nodded, and then said to Yoshikawa Shojiro: "Yoshikawa-kun, as for the situation in the direction of Shuocheng. ”。

"I believe that Kenzaburo Tabe, who stayed in Shuocheng, will be able to hold until the reinforcements rush back to Shuocheng."

Seeing this, Yoshikawa Shojiro immediately said, "Yes, Your Excellency General, I understand." ”。

"Yo Xi, Na Yoshikawa-kun, immediately return to the headquarters and deploy!"

Nakamura waved his hand and said.

"Hay, Your Excellency, General."

Yoshikawa Shojiro paused heavily, and then walked out of Nakamura Zhenxiong's military tent headquarters with Chief of Staff Kenichi Kusumoto and returned to his temporary brigade headquarters military tent.

Nakamura Zhenxiong then ordered the chief of staff, Kita Taijiro, "For the enemy positions outside the east gate of Qingzhou City, the artillery units continue to carry out fierce artillery bombardment of the enemy positions in clusters. ”

"I want to let the defenders' positions outside the east gate of Qingzhou City and at the head of the city be blown into ruins!"

When Kido Taijiro heard this, he reminded: "Division commander, this will make our artillery shell consumption increase rapidly. ”。

"I'm afraid the shells brought with the army won't last a few hours."

Nakamura Zhenxiong waved his hand and said, "This is easy to do, didn't we ask the commander for airdrop supplies before!" ”。

"We can let the air transport planes airdrop more Type 92 infantry guns and 82 mm caliber mortar shells, and let the air transport planes try to airdrop and replenish our army with artillery shells while there is at least an hour or more to go and it is still daytime."

Seeing this, Kita Taijiro nodded and said, "Yes, division commander, I will immediately contact the air transport plane and ask them to drop more shells." ”。

"Hmm!"

Nakamura Zhenxiong nodded, then walked out of the military tent headquarters, climbed onto the hillside in front of the military tent headquarters, and condescendingly held up a telescope to observe the defenders' positions outside the east gate of Qingzhou City, which was still under shelling at this time.

"Li Yunlong's men and horses, the will to defend the city is too tenacious."

Nakamura Zhenxiong observed for a while and said to the chief of staff Kita Tajiro who came up later.

"Division Commander."

Mudo Taijiro also nodded and said, "It's not like the Jin Sui Army and Chang Kaishen's Central Army that we fought before, and they were defeated as soon as they hit the enemy. ”。

"The men and horses of the Eighth Route Army are indeed difficult to beat!"

Nakamura Zhenxiong bowed his head silently, and then asked Kitataijiro: "In the direction of Liujiazhen, how is the progress of the 15th Brigade on the right side of Okamoto?" ”。

"Still no, division commander."

Hearing Nakamura Zhenxiong ask about the attack of the 15th Infantry Brigade on the 2nd Battalion of the Independent Regiment stationed in Liujia Town, Mudo Taijiro shook his head and said helplessly: "The 2nd Battalion of the Enemy Independent Regiment stationed at the entrance of the town east of Liujia Town and on the north and south sides of Liujia Town is the main battalion under Li Yunlong, and the elite level is no less than the enemy army in Qingzhou City. ”。

"Moreover, the other side has talents who are good at fortifications, and more than a dozen reinforced concrete pillbox fortifications have been built at the entrance of the town east of Liujia Town and on its north and south sides, and even the 15th Brigade has a howitzer squad."

"However, the reinforced concrete bunker fortifications built by the opponent are difficult to be destroyed by bombardment, and the opponent has deployed too many light and heavy machine guns in the reinforced concrete, and the firepower is extremely ferocious."

After a pause, Kita Taijiro continued to do it, "The latest battle report from the 15th Brigade to the headquarters, the 15th Brigade on the right side of Okamoto has suffered more than 300 casualties. In total, the 15th Brigade has suffered a total of more than 2,300 casualties, the commander of the division. ”

"It seems that the 15th Brigade's attack on Liujiazhen is no longer likely to succeed?"

Nakamura said with a frown.

"It's unlikely to succeed, division commander."

Mudo Taijiro bowed his head and said: "The fortifications at the entrance of the town east of Liujia Town are difficult to break through. ”。

"Humble suggestion, it's better to transfer the 15th Brigade to the south!"

When Nakamura Zhenxiong heard this, he was surprised: "Transferred to Qingzhou City? ”。

"Yes, division commander!"

Kido Taijiro actually had a complaint in his heart, and he actually didn't agree with Nakamura Zhenxiong's strategy of dividing his troops to attack the independent regiment.

"All the remaining troops of the 15th Brigade will be transferred south to Qingzhou City, plus our current strength here outside the city, we can give full play to our strength advantage, and when the time comes, we will be able to attack Qingzhou City in an all-round way."

When Nakamura Zhenxiong heard this, he didn't agree immediately, but pondered with a solemn face.

"It will take a lot of time to transfer all the remaining troops of the 15th Brigade to the south!"

Nakamura Zhenxiong thought for a while, frowned and said, "What's more, it will take at least thirty-five kilometers to transfer down from Liujia Town to the south. ”。

(End of chapter)

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