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Chapter 254: The decisive battle in Bengbu City (please vote for me!)

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    Chu County. The former enemy headquarters of the Japanese army.

    After receiving the telegram from the 101st Division, Tanaka Shizuichi immediately ordered people to invite Major General Shozo Kawabe and others to discuss the matter.

    "Hebianjun, what do you think about this matter?" Tanaka Jing asked in a deep voice.

    Kawabe Shozo was not pretentious, and immediately said: "Although the attack on Quanjiao was not expected by the imperial army, things on the battlefield are unpredictable, and it is understandable that such changes will occur, so we are currently going to  What we have to do is seize the time to reinforce Quanjiao, and we must not let Quanjiao City fall into the hands of that person!"

    However, Tanaka Shizuichi shook his head and said: "Hebian-kun, have you ever thought about it, this is probably a conspiracy of the Chinese people!"

    "Conspiracy?"

    "Yes, according to the news coming from the direction of Quanjiao, the troops attacking Quanjiao City were wearing strange military uniforms. They were obviously Li Guoyao's Seventh Division. And according to the information we got, the main force of the Seventh Division should be in Dingyuan.  How could the front line appear in Quanjiao?"

    "Surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao?" Hebian Zhengzo said in surprise.

    "Yes, it is probably the strategy of the Seventh Division to resolve the Dingyuan crisis!" Tian Zhongjing said.

    "So what? Now that the line from Guangming to Fengyang has been broken through by the imperial army, Dingyuan has lost its strategic significance. It would be great if the 101st Division could capture Dingyuan, but it would not affect the overall situation if it could not. In comparison, Quanjiao  More important!"

    "No, Mr. Hebian, you don't understand what I mean. I mean, since the Seventh Division can mobilize troops to attack Quanjiao, is it possible that there are other back-ups?" Tian Zhongjing said.

    "Thisshould be unlikely. After all, the Seventh Division is just an ordinary Chinese infantry division, and its total strength will not exceed 10,000 people. Except for the troops staying in Dingyuan, the rest should all be in  They are outside Quanjiao City, where can they go and still have troops to plot?"

    "Is it possible that other troops in the third theater are cooperating with their actions?" Tanaka Jing asked.

    At this time, Kawabe Shozo turned his attention to Yamada Yongtetsu and asked immediately: "Yamada-kun, have any other troops been mobilized in the third theater in the past few days?"

    "The Third Theater of China has mobilized troops frequently in the past few days, but they are all concentrated on the southern front. Only one division on the eastern front has been transferred from Hefei to Feidong. We have not received reports of troops from the Third Theater heading to Quanjiao."  Yamada Yutetsu replied.

    "How many defenders are there in Dingyuan?" Tanaka Jingyi asked.

    "According to our special high-tech investigation, we learned that there are at least more than 5,000/that garrison troops in Dingyuan City, and there is also a Chinese infantry division in Sangjian Town, with a strength of about 7,000 people. Originally, we were still investigating the remaining  "I went there with thousands of troops, but I didn't expect that they would reach Quanjiao. This Li Guoyao is really cunning!" Yamada Isamu said.

    Tanaka Jing nodded and said: "If this is the case, then we can rest assured, then let the 101st Division go south to reinforce Quanjiao!"

    "Well, Tanaka-kun is the commander-in-chief of this battle, give the order!"

    Tanaka Shizuichi said immediately: "Immediately send a report to the 101st Division, asking them to immediately go south to reinforce Quanjiao. After ensuring Quanjiao's safety, the main force can launch an attack on Feidong!"

    "Hai!"

    After the order was issued, Kawabe Shozo looked at Tanaka Shizuichi with some surprise and asked: "Sir Tanaka, are you planning to attack Hefei?"

    Tanaka Jingyi smiled and said: "The battle in the direction of Bengbu is now a foregone conclusion. It is unlikely that the remnants of the 31st Army alone will be able to defend Bengbu. And the troops on the Dingyuan front line are restrained by the Akiyama Regiment.  They may go north to reinforce Bengbu, so if nothing unexpected happens, the imperial army will be able to capture Bengbu within two days."

    "It shouldn't take more than two days!" Kawabe Shozo said confidently.

    "As long as Bengbu is captured, the Chinese troops on the Dingyuan front line will be defeated without attack, so there is no need for the 101st Division to go north. The Front Army Headquarters also intends to capture Hefei, and the Sixth Division and other units have also made preparations  With the preparations for the attack, we can launch an attack in Quanjiao in advance and strive to become the first imperial army to enter Hefei."

    Hearing Tanaka Shizuichi¡¯s words, Kawabe Shozo understood that this lieutenant general was completely trying to grab credit for his actions!

    Everyone knows that there are few cities that cannot be conquered in battles involving the Sixth Division, not to mention that this battle also has naval support, so conquering Hefei is completely expected.

    Quanjiao is only one Feidong away from Hefei. If the 101st Division can capture Feidong before the battle begins, it will have a great chance of entering Hefei City first.

    In this way, this is a great achievement!

      Although they understood, neither Kawabe Shozo nor Yamada Yutetsu said it. After all, this matter was also a good thing for them.

    "If this thing comes to pass, your contribution will not only be attributed to Tanaka Shizuichi, but the two of them will also be able to get some credit.

    Thinking of this, a glimmer of excitement flashed in the eyes of Hebian Zhengsan, and he immediately said: "Since Mr. Tanaka has decided, let's implement it like this!"

    "Um!"

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    After receiving the order from the direction of Chu County, Yin Dongzhengxi immediately ordered all the troops in Cangzhen to go south to Quanjiao.

    At the same time, Yin Dongzhengxi sent a message to the Japanese troops in Quanjiao, ordering them to stick to Quanjiao and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

    It is said that at the same time that the 101st Division withdrew from Cangzhen, the Japanese troops who arrived outside Bengbu City finally launched an siege.

    The Japanese 103rd Brigade arrived in Bengbu at around 5 a.m., while the 26th Brigade arrived at 6 a.m. After the rendezvous, Numata Shigetoku and Yamaguchi Oiji met once and decided to start at 7:30  Siege the city.

    Before the siege, Numata Shigetori ordered his troops to give the frontline troops a good meal. He then ordered the troops to surround the east and south gates of Bengbu, then set up artillery and began to bombard the defenders' positions outside the city.

    The Japanese offensive was very fierce. It started with artillery and infantry charges, beating the Chinese defenders outside Bengbu so hard that they couldn't even lift their heads.

    But the defenders are not a vegetarian. Although they are not as good as the Japanese army in terms of firepower, they are not inferior at all in terms of strength and fighting will.

    In addition, the defenders are engaged in city defense operations, and Bengbu City is behind them. Although most of the people in the city have evacuated, there are still some people who are unwilling to evacuate. Once the city is breached, the consequences will be disastrous.

    Therefore, in the face of the powerful firepower of the Japanese army, the defenders decided to defend Bengbu City. Even though the Japanese army was like a raging wind, the defenders remained unmoved and defended their front-line positions.

    Seeing the defenders in a decisive battle posture, the Japanese army would naturally not retreat, and they would be happy to do so. After all, if the defenders in the city evacuated, their results would be just like that, and they would not be able to maximize their performance at all.

    From 7:30 to 8:30, the Japanese army organized three attacks within an hour, but all ended in vain.

    However, the Japanese army was not discouraged. Although they failed in all three attacks, except for the third time when they sent a reinforced squadron to attack, the other two were small-scale exploratory attacks with the purpose of clearing out the defenders.  The firepower division can also be knocked out by artillery one by one, so it is not of reference.

    After these two exploratory attacks, the Japanese army had basically figured out the firepower configuration of the defenders, so their artillery units once again adjusted their firing positions to focus on the firepower points on the defenders' positions.

    With the renewed strength of the Japanese artillery, the few heavy weapons of the defenders were knocked out one by one.

    Fortunately, the defensive positions outside Bengbu City are pretty good. Especially after Commander-in-Chief Zhang took over as the garrison commander here, he mobilized the people in the city to build a large number of anti-gun holes and bunkers, so some light and heavy machine guns are still retained.  down.

    Otherwise, the next battle will be difficult.

    However, the little Japanese obviously didn¡¯t want to tangle with the defenders outside the city for too long. Soon the Japanese troops at the east gate and south gate assembled brigade-level troops. It seemed that they wanted to complete their efforts in one battle and capture Bengbu City in one fell swoop.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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