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Chapter 501: Battle of Jiujiang (Part 1)

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    After coming out of Zhang Fakui's place, Li Guoyao felt a little heavy. Although he knew before that Jiujiang was difficult to defend and most of the troops defending the city were miscellaneous troops who were not directly affiliated, he did not expect that the actual situation would be so bad.

    Fortunately, he found all these loopholes in advance. As for whether he can plug all these defense loopholes in time, it depends on Zhang Fakui himself.

    Li Guoyao remembered that in history, the Japs attacked Jiujiang on July 23. Calculating that it was less than a week now, it seemed unlikely that all these defense loopholes could be plugged within a week.

    But this has nothing to do with him anymore. He has done what he can do, and the restthe rest can only be left to fate.

    On the morning of July 18, Li Guoyao took Zhang Shaolin and others from Jiujiang City and rushed to the Yongan Town area.

    When Li Guoyao arrived in Yong'an Town, Xu Hu and others had already begun to build fortifications.

    But after seeing Xu Hu¡¯s arrangement, Li Guoyao immediately shook his head!

    Judging from the map, the Yong'an line is close to the Yangtze River waterway, with a length of about 20 kilometers. This line is full of embankments and docks, and everywhere is suitable for the navy to land. However, Xu Hu put his main force on the shore and relied on the river bank.  When building fortifications, isn't this just waiting for the little devil's naval bombardment?

    ¡°Subsequently, Li Guoyao immediately stopped the troops and asked them to retreat five kilometers to the south bank of the Yangtze River, abandon all tidal flat positions, and set up defenses in the port town and Baihua Township area on the south bank.

    While the Chinese army was deploying defenses along Jiujiang, the Japanese army was also actively preparing for an attack. In order to capture Jiujiang in one fell swoop, the commander of the 11th Army, Okamura Neiji, also arrived at the Hukou front line.

    The intelligence coming back from Ttech shocked Okamura and others. The Chinese army actually gathered millions of people in Wuhan and its peripheral areas, while the Imperial Japanese Army can now only assemble 200,000 combat troops. The rest of the troops  Still being assembled.

    Attacking an army of one million people with 200,000 people is definitely a crazy adventure.

    Although in their eyes, the Chinese army is just a group of farmers with crude weapons and equipment, it is an army of millions after all, and this is no joke.

    Moreover, Okamura Neiji and others also discovered that after more than a year of fighting, the Chinese army, their top brass, and even the people have become accustomed to such high-intensity and high-frequency fighting. On the contrary, those in Tokyo have now  Still hesitating, it¡¯s really worrying.

    Okamura Neiji knew very well that the empire was not ready for this war that was related to the fate of the country. Even from the cabinet to ordinary government officials, few agreed to go to war with China.

    It's not that they don't covet China's vast territory and endless treasures, but those in the cabinet look at the problem from an economic perspective and believe that the Empire of Japan is still in the economic recovery period and has not completely recovered from the economic crisis.  , it is really unwise to start a war with China at this time.

    "The cabinet's important attitude also affected His Majesty the Emperor's judgment, so that the Wuhan offensive order that should have been issued long ago has been delayed.  Even after the Battle of Xuzhou, His Majesty the Emperor ordered the imperial army occupying Xuzhou in the name of the base camp to prohibit excessive pursuit of the fleeing Chinese army, because he did not want the war to get out of control.

    In past battles, after victory, the Imperial Japanese Army seems to have the most thorough understanding of "pursuing victory". If not restrained, they will even run to the horizon like wild horses that have escaped the reins.  Therefore, after every battle is won, His Majesty the Emperor never forgets to delineate the battlefield control line for the frontline officers and soldiers.

    Okamura Neiji knew that there was no special reason for His Majesty the Emperor to restrain the troops.  In fact, the Japanese army in Xuzhou moved towards Hankou, which was a hidden case before the launch of the Battle of Xuzhou.  However, in the Battle of Xuzhou, the political goal failed to be achieved and the front line was expanded thousands of miles. The military strength is obviously insufficient now, and the cabinet has just been reorganized, so His Majesty the Emperor wants to carefully consider his options.

    Okamura Neiji actually had no idea about this war. This reminded him of the Imperial meeting at the base camp a month ago.

    Since that meeting was related to the destiny of the empire, His Majesty the Emperor specially selected some people from the senior generals on the front line to come back to report on their duties, including Okamura himself.

    At that time, the empire was faced with two choices, one was to capture the city of Wuhan at all costs, and the other was to give up when it had the upper hand and negotiate peace with the Chinese government.

    By attacking Wuhan, if the current regime in China can be completely defeated, the Empire of Japan will become the master of China, and millions of imperial troops will be freed from the Chinese battlefield.

    But if this battle still fails to defeat China and disintegrate the Kuomintang-Communist United Front, even if Wuhan is occupied, the Empire of Japan will also?If it sees itself trapped in a protracted and long-term war of attrition in China, it will be Japan that loses in the end.

    This choice is too difficult, and a sense of confusion and pain that "sees the end of the world" fills everyone's mind.

    If we just talk about capturing Wuhan militarily, then the problem is simple. Not to mention the generals in the military department who have heavy troops, even the cabinet literati who know nothing about war think that they are more than 90% sure.

    But no one can be sure that an ancient and mysterious country will completely surrender.

    The belated summer heat has arrived in China, and the scorching sun has not let go of Okamura, the warrior of the Imperial Army!

    The stuffy heat in the headquarters made people feel uncomfortable, and fine beads of sweat slid down from Okamura's broad forehead, making it itch.

    But Okamura has always been more concerned about his military appearance and posture. Although this uniform made him feel extremely uncomfortable, he still did not unbutton his clothes and expose his breasts like ordinary soldiers.

    The headquarters was a bit busy, and the officers and staff officers coming in and out all looked nervous and dignified!

    Okamura Neji's eyes were fixed on the military map in front of him, and he suddenly asked: "What time is it? Are the troops ready?"

    "Your Excellency, Commander, it's already past five o'clock, and most of the troops are ready, but there is still no reply from the Navy!"

    "Baga, contact the 11th Marine Corps immediately and let them prepare for the attack. They must be ready before dark!" Okamura Neiji said angrily.

    "Hai!"

    Tonight's plan was made by Okamura Neiji himself. He had already investigated clearly before the war. The people stationed in Jiujiang were the Second Corps with Zhang Fakui as the commander-in-chief, and under the jurisdiction of Wang Jingjiu's 25th Army and Li Hanhun.  The 29th Army, Sun Tongxuan's Third Army, Huo Kuizhang's 54th Army, and Wu Qiwei's Ninth Army.

    The 11th Army currently has only one detachment and one infantry division, namely the Botian Detachment and the 106th Division, as well as 60 ships from the Navy to assist in the battle.

    If you look at it on paper, the Chinese army is several times the size of the Imperial Japanese Army.

    But Okamura Neiji is not worried about this, because although their troops are not large, with the help of the navy, they actually have an overwhelming advantage over the national army in terms of firepower.

    Moreover, according to the top-secret intelligence sent back by THT, although the Chinese army has a large number of troops, not all of them are deployed on the eastern front. In order to prevent the navy from sneaking behind them, the Second Corps actually placed Huo Kuizhang and Sun Tongxuan west of Jiujiang.  Therefore, the Imperial Japanese Army does not need to fight these two units.

    And Wu Qiwei¡¯s Ninth Army serves as the general reserve. They will not participate in the war until the battle is unclear, or before the Chinese army collapses.

    Therefore, in fact, the only ones the Imperial Japanese Army really had to face were Li Hanhun and Wang Jingjiu in the east of Jiujiang City.

    In this way, the pressure on the Japanese Imperial Army was much less, and in order to break through the Chinese army's defense line better and faster, Okamura Neiji put his main attack direction on the Gutang line.

    What kind of place is Gutang?

    This place is the junction of Li Hanhun and Wang Jingjiu. It is a gap area and the easiest place to break through in the entire eastern defense line.

    And Okamura Neiji has already made plans. Once the troops land in Gutang, don't provoke Wang Jingjiu's troops, just chase Li Hanhun's troops and fight hard.

    A detachment of the Imperial Japanese Army plus a division may not be a match for the hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops, but it is still no problem to defeat a Li Hanhun.

    As long as the frontline position is broken through, it will be equivalent to tearing a hole under the iron wall of the Chinese army. It will not be easy to capture Jiujiang City by then, so Okamura Neiji is determined to win this battle.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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