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Chapter 386 He dared not use the air force to bomb, so he just relaxed and retreated
14th Division Headquarters.
After reading the telegram that had just been delivered, Ichiro Tanaka stood up and looked at the map before typing: "How is this possible?"
The Kuroki Brigade occupied Lanfeng.
It took them three days to launch the attack.
In three days, we broke through the enemy's four lines of defense and defeated the defense of three armies of the enemy.
"This is not right." Ichiro Tanaka found Neiji Okamura in the office.
Okamura Neiji took the telegram and read it without saying anything.
"Could it be intentional? Lanfeng is guarded by the Central Army, and even the 74th Army is there. With the combat effectiveness of the 74th Army, how could they be defeated by us in just a few days?"
"If we take a step back, the world will be vast. Our opponent has no intention of fighting a decisive battle with us around Kaifeng. I have to say that his decision is quite correct."
Putting the message down, Okamura Neiji walked over to the map and looked at it for a long time, then took the command pole next to him and pointed at the map; "Let the Kuroki Brigade station in Lanfeng, and the 27th Brigade advance along the Longhai Line towards Kaifeng, cooperate with the troops on the northern line, and occupy Kaifeng."
"General, there are still nearly 130,000 troops in Kaifeng. If we use a brigade here, this..."
"They won't defend Kaifeng. Giving up Kailanfeng means I can attack Kaifeng, and they can take this opportunity to give up Kaifeng."
"Is it reasonable for them not to defend Kaifeng?"
Okamura Neiji shook his head. "The fall of Wuhan is a foregone conclusion. Kaifeng, the center of the northern defense, is not that important. Their forces can be concentrated in the central and southern parts of Henan, thus lengthening my transportation lines. This will facilitate their surprise attack."
Having said this, he thought for a moment and pointed the command pole to the location of the Kuroki Brigade; "After occupying Kaifeng, the troops will split into two groups and move south."
Since the First War Zone is heading south, I naturally have to pursue them and complete the plan of reuniting the base in Wuhan. Although this plan is impossible to realize, it is also convenient for me to take action.
"Do we need to dispatch air force to intercept their evacuation?" Tanaka Ichiro asked, pointing at the map.
"Intercept?" Neiji Okamura fell into deep thought.
"No, they will definitely not intercept us." In the south of Lanfeng City, the independent regiment responsible for the rear defense position watched the main force of the 71st Army evacuating to the south squeezed on the road. Zhou Weiguo was worried that if the Japanese army dispatched air force, the despair during the evacuation in the late stage of the Songhu Battle would be staged again.
Although he did not participate in the evacuation, but led the independent regiment to the Wufu line in advance, it is also said that the retreating troops were either being bombed or on the way to being bombed every day.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers did not die in the Battle of Shanghai, but died on the way out of Nanjing.
Nanjing was defended for only half a month. One of the reasons was that when they evacuated, the troops and supplies were almost destroyed by bombing, and the troops could not be replenished. The defenders of Nanjing were just a group of remnants fighting against the well-equipped and fully staffed Japanese army. The Sichuan Army and other troops that came later were not well-equipped.
"Why not?" Fang Shengli was also a little worried, but after hearing Chao Xiang Xiuling say it so confidently, he had to ask the reason.
At the beginning, those who participated in the Songhu evacuation were still afraid of the Japanese air force. This was something engraved in their bones.
"You all seem to be afraid that they will send out air force to intercept you. What are you afraid of?" Chaoxiang Xiuling didn't understand. They have been here for more than a day or two. These people are completely ferocious. Seeing the Japanese army is like seeing their parents. But why are they so afraid when they hear that the other side is going to send out air force to intercept them?
Ono, who was squatting next to him, raised his head slightly and glanced at him; "You haven't experienced it. We were bombed several times a day. The organized troops were bombed while the unorganized ones were bombed. The unorganized ones were directly bombed to death. During the evacuation of Songhu, we were bombed to death by the Japanese air force, and more than 100,000 people were killed, not to mention the equipment."
Tadayoshi Sano and Hidere Asaka looked at each other. Neither of them had experienced it, but it did sound scary.
"Zhao Shoutian, bring the map over here. I want the Henan map, not the regional map." Zhao Xiang Xiuling turned her head and shouted.
"Here comes the young lady." Zhao Shoutian came to Chaoxiang Xiuling and started looking for a map in his pocket.
Zhao Xiang Xiuling felt uncomfortable when she heard the word "young lady". But it seemed that what she said was not wrong, she was indeed the youngest.
Zhao Shoutian spread the map on the ground and picked up a few stones to press on the map.
After asking everyone to squat, Chao Xiang Xiuling pointed to Kaifeng; "The situation is different. In the Battle of Songhu, it was because the other side had the assistance of the navy. Their naval aviation could be deployed several times a day, not to mention the army aviation. No one could withstand the back and forth, but this is Henan, and the only one that can be deployed is the army aviation. In addition, their supplies are not sufficient. There is another reason why they are unlikely to deploy a large-scale aviation force."
Chaoxiang Xiuling's pause made several people look up.
"Just say whatever you want to say." Seeing that Chaoxiang Xiuling stopped talking, Ono sighed.
Asaka Hidei said "oh" and pointed to the map; "The Japanese army's intention is to move south from Henan and join the Japanese army in Wuhan, but Okamura Neiji is not crazy enough to think that this plan can be realized. If so, he must be crazy to do these useless things."
Tadayoshi Sano frowned beside him, and after a while he pointed at the map. "This is the headquarters' combat plan. Does Okamura Neiji dare to refuse it directly?"
Because of his quarrel with the navy last time, Okamura Neiji has been put on the blacklist of those who are left behind at the headquarters. If he doesn't show results again, he will not be the leader of this division. He..."
"He was determined to carry out the headquarters' plan, but someone refused to listen." Chaoxiang Xiuling tapped Lanfeng. "The Kuroki Brigade must have been included in his plan a long time ago, and they are the ones who will bear his responsibilities."
This is a plot against me. I am not going to move up.
Lan Fengcheng.
They let themselves defend Lanfeng, but let the 27th Brigade attack Kaifeng along the Longhai Line. This is clearly to give the 27th Brigade the credit for nothing, while letting themselves suffer the consequences.
"How shameless." Hei Mu stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back and pointed at it; "Everyone knows that Lanfeng has been lost, the eastern gate of Kaifeng has been opened, and my imperial army has pressed forward from the east and north. Kaifeng will definitely not be able to be defended.
That is the provincial capital. No matter which army occupies it, it will be a great honor, which is not comparable to Lanfeng.
But now, that old fox in Gangcun kept himself in Lanfeng, using the excuse that he had suffered heavy losses in the attack on Lanfeng and needed local reinforcements.
What does this mean? What does he mean by this?
He wants to use me as his stepping stone.