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Chapter 552: Gibbon¡¯s suggestion

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    Hukou. Former enemy headquarters of the Japanese 11th Army.

    In the luxurious office of Qianzhi, Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji sat in his large leather chair, staring at the map on the wall, and remained motionless for a long time.

    The attack arrow on the picture was plotted a week ago, but a week has passed and the arrow has not moved forward.

    During this week, he experienced the biggest setback in combat command in his life. First, the 106th Division was wiped out by Xue Yue's command in the mountainous area of ??northern Jiangxi. He just received news that the 27th Division was surrounded.

    The most important thing is that the 15th Division has not been able to recapture Jiujiang. On the contrary, shocking casualty reports from the frontline troops are sent to the Corps Headquarters every day, but they never stop, which is annoying.

    Okamura has been fighting in the north and south for decades, and he has never been as anxious as he is today.

    As a commander with a background in China, Okamura Neiji believed that no one knew China¡¯s opponent better than him. In his eyes, both the Central Army and the local warlords¡¯ troops were the same, with inferior weapons and equipment, and even worse quality of soldiers.  As expected, such a unit may be able to produce a certain amount of combat effectiveness based on its temporary bloodiness, but it cannot last long.

    This can be seen just from the fact that a brigade-level unit of the Botian detachment can fight all the way to Jiujiang City. Moreover, the Chinese army also has a very remarkable feature, that is, no matter how the defense line is arranged in advance, as long as it breaks through the front-line position  , the entire front line will collapse and the troops will take the opportunity to escape.

    "And after the middle stage of the battle, the command center of the Chinese army will easily become confused, and the fighting spirit will be completely lost due to the long period of fighting.

    Therefore, he dared to send the 106th Division to fight south under such circumstances, but what he did not expect was that this tiger-in-the-wolf tactic would eventually lead to the complete annihilation of the Matsuura Division.

    It is understandable that the Matsuura division was completely wiped out. After all, a force of less than 20,000 people was surrounded by more than 100,000 elite soldiers from Xue Yue. It was nothing to be wiped out. As long as it could complete the task of containing Xue Yue's group, it was a success.

    However, it is a bit unbelievable that the 27th Division was surrounded. Masaharu Honma is not a fool. The predecessor of the 27th Division is the Chinese Garrison Brigade. It is not an ordinary reserve force, and its artillery strength has also been improved.  Strengthen, no matter what, this kind of troops will not be reduced to the point where they can't even break out, right?

    Besides, their opponent is just a miscellaneous Chinese army. Not long ago, this army fought with the Bo Tian Detachment, Marine Corps and Matsuura Division on the front line in Jiujiang for seven or eight days. It stands to reason that its energy has long been worn away. Why?  Is there such a powerful fighting force?

    In addition, the 15th Division¡¯s battle in Jiujiang is also puzzling. According to the news from the front line, the 15th Division¡¯s initial opponent was the Sichuan Army¡¯s Wang Lingji Division, but three days later it was replaced by the Sun Tongxuan Group.

    Sun Tongxuan is known to Okamura Neiji. He is from Jiaohe, Hebei Province. He served as a trainee in Feng Yuxiang's army in his early years, and then rose all the way up. After Han Fuqu was executed at the beginning of this year, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Third Army.

    To be honest, in the eyes of Neji Okamura, Sun Tongxuan is just an old warlord. There is nothing worthy of praise in terms of combat command or other aspects. The only thing that makes people look at him with admiration is that he has a little bit of experience in governing the area under his jurisdiction.  That's all there is to people.

    At that time, the 15th Division was being beaten back by Sun Tongxuan's group in Jiujiang City. The troops suffered extremely heavy losses. If it were not for the uninterrupted fire support from the aviation force every day, I am afraid that the 15th Division would not be able to maintain its offensive posture, and was forced by Sun Tongxuan.  The troops were driven down the Yangtze River.

    Okamura Neiji couldn't figure out how the Sun Tongxuan Group, which was driven around by Doihara at the beginning of the year, could be reborn overnight, as if it was a new army.  Okamura didn't know that there was a world of difference between Han Fuju and Sun Tongxuan, and they were not the same.

    The current attack is not going well, and Okamura Neiji is under great pressure. He must make a breakthrough as soon as possible, otherwise he may be finished as the commander of the army.

    Okamura Neiji didn't want to return to Tokyo in such a dejected manner. You must know that if he was transferred back to his country, it would be equivalent to being hidden in the snow. It would not be easy to turn around again. For example, Matsui Iwane, and Yanagawa Heisuke, for example, learned from the past.  !

    But now he has very limited troops. It is not easy to break through in a short time. Okamura Neji fell into silence for a while.

    Just as Okamura Neji frowned, Chief of Staff Major General Yoshimoto Teiichi came in, holding a telegram in his hand.

    "Your Excellency, Commander, there is an urgent call from the Front Army Headquarters!"

    Okamura Neji looked up, and then said: "Did it be signed by His Excellency Yan Shunroku?"

    "Yes, Your Excellency!"

      "Well, it seems that even His Excellency Yan Junliu can't wait any longer. Did he urge our troops to speed up the attack?"

    "Yes, but the most important thing is that our department must resolve the crisis of Masaharu Honma's department as soon as possible!" Yoshimoto Sadao said.

    Okamura Neji frowned. This was already the third telegram with similar content in two days.

    Although Tian Junliu didn¡¯t accuse him of anything, he still felt uneasy and ashamed. Okamura had always been resolute and fierce, and what he couldn¡¯t bear most was this kind of silent accusation, whether it came from a superior or a subordinate.

    In fact, he has already put the fourth of the five divisions in his hands into the battlefield at this time, and the last division is still on the road to Jiujiang.

    "Yoshimoto-kun, what do you think of the current situation?" Okamura Neji asked in a deep voice.

    Although Yoshimoto Teiichi is only an army major general, he is not unknown. He was born in a business family in Tokushima Prefecture.  He graduated from the Tokyo Army Regional Infant School and the Army Central Infant School, and later entered Army University for further studies.  He has successively served as an attached service officer of the General Staff Headquarters, a member of the General Staff Headquarters, stationed in France to study military affairs, a member of the General Staff Headquarters and an instructor at the Mainland University, a lecturer in the Army Provincial Military Affairs Bureau and a member of the General Staff Headquarters, a lecturer in the Military Affairs Bureau, and the Chief of the General Affairs Section of the General Staff Headquarters.

    During the September 18th Incident, North Korean Army Commander Hayashi Senjuro arbitrarily crossed the border to provide support. Regarding this infringement of the right to command, the Army Central Committee discussed that in protest, Army Minister Nanjiro and Chief of Staff Kanaya Norizan should both resign.  Gibbon was the author of the resignation letter.

    Two years ago, he was promoted to Army Major General and served as the commander of the 21st Infantry Brigade of the 5th Division. However, he did not go to China with the division commander Seishiro Itagaki. Instead, he became the Chief of the Eastern Defense Staff shortly after the war between China and Japan, and later became the newly established 11th Infantry Brigade.  Army Chief of Staff, assisting Commander Okamura Neiji.

    As a veteran consultant, Okamura Neiji is still very concerned about Yoshimoto Seiichi¡¯s opinion. Whenever there is a situation where he cannot make a decision, he will ask Yoshimoto Seiichi¡¯s opinion!

    Yoshimoto Teiichi has become accustomed to this, and without being pretentious, he said directly: "Your Excellency, the current battle situation is indeed not good for the imperial army, but it is not that there is no way to turn defeat into victory. It just needs the support of the navy!"

    Okamura Neji's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "The Navy's side is not a problem. I will personally coordinate it. If it doesn't work, I can submit a petition to His Majesty the Emperor. I think the Navy will not deny this face!"

    "That's good. My humble idea is that the most important task at the moment is to capture Jiujiang. As long as Jiujiang is captured, the army at Honghualing on the southern front will collapse without a fight, because they may be attacked by the Japanese Emperor at any time.  The army's north-south pincer attack, encircling and annihilating the 27th Division is nothing but a joke!"

    "I understand the truth, but how can we break through that person's blockage and conquer Jiujiang City in a short period of time?"

    "Since neither the eastern or southern fronts can break through, then change the direction!"

    "Change the direction?"

    "Yes, we can completely ask the navy to transport the 9th Division to the Ruichang area after Jiujiang, and then counterattack Jiujiang from the west, and then send a naval fleet to attack the defense line along the river in the north of Jiujiang, attacking simultaneously from the east, west, south, and north. I want to support  /That person can't last long!" Yoshimoto Sad said.

    Hearing Yoshimoto Seiichi¡¯s words, Okamura Neji¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately asked: ¡°Where is the Ninth Division now?¡±

    "We are almost arriving in Jiujiang, but their mission was originally to land from the Gutang line and coordinate with the 15th Division to attack the east gate of Jiujiang!"

    "Order them not to go. I immediately sent a report to the navy, asking them to cooperate with us immediately and transport the Ninth Division to the west of Jiujiang!" Okamura Neiji said.

    "Hai!"

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