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Chapter 1518: The Japanese Army¡¯s Countermeasures (Part 2)

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    Lieutenant General Ojodo Sanji returned to his seat, took out a few messages from his briefcase, and then returned to the map again.

    Picking up a pointer, he drew a circle around Lingbao City and said: "According to the situation reported from the front line, the support/that person made a three-line mountain frontal defense deployment eastward in the Lingbao area, starting from Lingbao in the north.  Along the Yellow River in the Bao area, it reaches the Sihe River in the highest area of ??Laoshan Mountain in the south, Mengjia River before and after, Nanwan, Guandaokou, Yaopo, and Zhuyang Town. The north-south width of the defensive front is roughly 40-50 kilometers."

    Then Oshiro Sanji continued: "As for the garrison strength of that person, the imperial army has almost figured out the garrison strength through aerial photography, ground reconnaissance, as well as captured documents, questioning captured personnel and special reconnaissance. It's time to  The Dizhi/Na army deployed a total of three lines of defense, with a strong force of 7 armies stationed."

    "The first line of defense starts from Fengzuo Village in the west of Daying Town in the southwest of Shaanxi County, goes south through Nanchao, Dongjia, and Hanjia Villages, then goes to the southeastern mountainous area along Jianziyuan, Xihuaishu Hutong, Liujiahe to Luotuobo, and then to the east  The width of the defense front is about 40 kilometers. There are three armies on this defense line. The defensive area is that the 57th Army defends the northern section from Fengzuo Village on the south bank of the Yellow River to Jianziyuan; the 47th Army defends the northern section from Jianziyuan to Cao  The middle section of the temple; the 40th Army defends the Cao Temple to the southern section of Camel Neck near the highest point of Xiaoshan Mountain."

    "The second defensive line is to the west of the first defensive line, starting from Liyuan Village at the mouth of Hongnong River in the north, and going southeast through Guidi into the mountainous areas of Potou, Yanjiahe, Xuejiahe, Houyangpo, Dongpo, Tielingzhuang, and Shaojiashan  As for Chenjiacao and Sizhuang, the frontal width of the defense line to the east is about 35 kilometers. Among them, the 40th Army defends the northern section from Liyuan Village to Houyangpo; the 9th Army defends the southern section from Houyangpo to Sizhuang; the 14th Army  The areas along the two roads of Xiaohetan, Qiandian, Lanjiapo, Guanzhuang, Sipo, Chadaokou, Nantianmen, Caijiawa and Yangpo, Wangjiahui and Gaojialing are located to the west and rear of the 9th Army.  "

    "The third line of defense roughly starts from the mouth of the Hongnong River, along the west bank of the river at Mengcun, Dongmen, and Zhuoyu, enters the mountainous areas of Nantan, Huerpo, and Xipanlong, and reaches Taitou and Changqiao.  The eastward front of the line is about 35 kilometers. Among them, the 57th Army defends the Mengcun, Potou, and Andi areas, the 16th Army defends the areas in front of and on both sides of Guolue Town, and the 1st Army defends the south of Zhuoyu to Taitou and  The Long Bridge area.¡±

    After listening to Oshiro Sanji¡¯s report, Okamura Neji couldn¡¯t help but frown.

    Firstly, the number of Chinese troops stationed on the front line of Lingbao exceeded his expectation. Secondly, under the current situation, they really cannot withdraw their troops from Lingbao. Otherwise, the hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops will inevitably come back and it will really be a disaster.  His efforts fell short.

    More importantly, Lingbao is an important transportation hub for the westward march to Shaanxi, and occupying it is of great significance for the westward march to Xi'an.

    "What's the current progress in the direction of Lingbao?" Okamura Neiji asked again.

    "The three brigades commanded by the 1st Army have all arrived in the Shaanxian area by May 22. They are deployed as Major General Changling Xiyi's 9th Independent Infantry Brigade, located in the south bend west of Daying Town in the southwest of Shaanxian County.  Along the Wo and Gejiagou lines, in order to defeat the national army advancing eastward from there, the brigade headquarters is located in Daying Town."

    Then Lieutenant General Oshiro Sanji continued: "Secondly, Lieutenant General Miura Chujiro's 69th Division headquarters is located in Xiguo Village, and his 59th Brigade is located on the Cuicaoling, Zhujiahe, and Triangle Mountain lines; his independent mixed 3rd Brigade is located in Nan  Temple, North Temple, Houerxianpo, first-line areas.¡±

    "The Nationalist Army, which was stationed in the mountainous area south of Shaanxi County, launched a full-line counterattack against the 69th Division and the 9th Independent Infantry Brigade in front of them from May 27 to June 1. Among them, the defenses were in Caomiao and Xixi  The 106th Division of the 40th Army in Mantouyao, Liujiahe, and Qianmagou will face the enemy's 82nd Independent Infantry Brigade of the 59th Brigade of the 69th Division, Lieutenant Colonel Nobuhiko Nobuhiko, on June 1, and will be basically annihilated between Caomiao and Xiaoxipo.  of mountainous areas.

    ¡°Chiyota Kimura, commander of the 59th Brigade, in view of the serious losses of the 82nd Brigade, transferred the 12th Integrated Brigade under the temporary command of Major Hiroshi Umerinji and replaced the 82nd Brigade for a temporary rest.¡±

    "In addition, the 8th Division of the Kuomintang Army in Daying Town, Nanquwo, Xindian, and Fengzuo Village in southwest Shaanxi County, equipped with three 15-cm-caliber artillery pieces to cooperate with the infantry, attacked Wuyuanxiao, Yiguan Village, and Wuyuan Village.  The 223rd and 226th Independent Infantry Brigades of the 9th Independent Infantry Brigade in the Yuan and Dong Village areas launched a powerful counterattack to prevent the imperial army from advancing westward."

    "In view of this, His Excellency Yoshimoto Teiichi, Commander-in-Chief of the First Army, sent a military intelligence report to the Front Army Headquarters based on the resistance of the national army in front of him: In view of the enemy situation in front of him, in order to easily secure the bridgehead on the south bank of the Yellow River, the army is preparing to make an appointment  In one week, we will conduct operations in the area near Lingbao, defeat the troops east of Luxiang, especially the 8th War Zone, and then return to the current station."

    Okamura Neiji sighed and said: "Although Yoshimoto-kun is confident that the battle will be over within a week, the person who supports him has not yetWe must be given this week. We must know that the distance from Datong to Taiyuan is only more than 200 kilometers. Once the main force of Li Guoyao's troops goes south at full speed, it will not take more than a week to reach the city of Taiyuan.  "

    "Your Excellency, Commander, according to the plan of the base camp and the dispatched army headquarters for the Ping-Han Line operation, the Lingbao area is the last operation of our front army, and at this time, several participating divisions and brigades of the front army have been fighting continuously for more than a month.  Months ago, and achieved considerable results, once the troops are withdrawn, their success will really fall short." Lieutenant General Oshiro Sanji said solemnly.

    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s really a dilemma, it¡¯s hard to make a choice!¡±

    "How about we send people to the front line to take a look. Listening to the opinions of the front line commanders may help us make the right decision!" said the chief of staff of Dacheng.

    Okamura Neiji nodded and said: "Hey, this is a problem for Ojo-kun. I will send someone to the front line tonight to have a look. We must understand the situation on the front line before making a decision!"

    "Hai!"

    "But we can't be idle during this period. The motives of Li Guoyao's troops are obvious. If nothing goes wrong, the troops in Hebei are just a diversionary force. Their strength will not be too large, and the battlefield will not be able to be crossed in the end.  Baoding. The real concern is the battlefield in Shanxi. T&T High-Tech will immediately strengthen the surveillance of Li Guoyao's troops on the northern Shanxi front line and report immediately as soon as there is any news." said Okamura Ningji.

    "Hai!"

    "Send a report to the remaining troops of the First Army in Taiyuan City, and order Major General Shangang Budao, Chief of Staff of the First Army, to coordinate the remaining troops on the Shanxi battlefield, actively prepare for war, and strictly guard against attacks on the Xinkou and Niangziguan lines. At the same time,  It is also necessary to prevent Tubal Road from damaging the Zhengtai Railway, and to strengthen defenses against the Second World War areas in Linfen and Luliang areas."

    "Hai!"

    "We will then send a report to the defenders in Shandong and dispatch an infantry brigade from each of the defenders in Jinan, Dezhou, Zaozhuang, and Xuzhou to go north to strengthen the defense of the Pingjin area."

    "Hai!"

    "The defenders in Jidong must also reduce their strength and be ready to return to Peiping at any time!"

    "Hai!"

    With a series of orders from Okamura Neiji, the entire North China Front Army was completely mobilized.

    Although this meeting did not decide whether the troops on the southern front should immediately withdraw to the Shanxi battlefield, it was basically analyzed that the Ninth Army would attack the First Army's garrison. The North China Front Army strictly ordered the remaining troops of the First Army to shrink their strength and strengthen  alert.

    At the same time, under the order of the North China Front Army Headquarters, the 118th Division stationed in Baoding immediately dispatched an infantry regiment, plus a cavalry regiment, to go north together to urgently reinforce Laiyuan City.

    The North China Front Army Command immediately sent senior staff officer Colonel Yoshimoto to Shaanxi County by plane and rushed to the 1st Army Headquarters at Sanliqiao in the northeastern suburbs of Shaanxi County to understand the situation.

    In short, as Li Guoyao's troops suddenly moved south, the entire North China Front suddenly became nervous.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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