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In the history of human warfare, logistics support has been absolutely dominant, and its influence on the outcome of a war has even far exceeded various factors such as commanders, training, and tactics.

In the Han-Hungarian War, the reason why the Han Empire was able to win and expel the Huns to the desolate Central Asian region relied on strong national strength and powerful logistics that could crush the Huns! In order to crusade against the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty requisitioned 500,000 people at one time!

However, in the history of human warfare, there are three armies that have violated this law of war, and they often dare to make great strides in and through the lack of logistical support, like bayonets to the heart of the enemy, and more importantly, these three armies have repeatedly been able to attack successfully.

These three troops are the Mongolian cavalry, the German army during World War II, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army!

Among them, the Chinese volunteers are a model of infantry intersperse, while the Mongolian cavalry is the master of cavalry intersperse, but the German army is the leader of mechanized cluster blitzkrieg!

These three armies can be called the three strongest armies in the history of mankind!

Unfortunately, the Japanese army is not a Mongolian cavalry, nor a German army, nor is it a Chinese volunteer army that can be called the best in the world in terms of willpower and individual soldier quality, so the Japanese army does not have the ability to give up logistics support and carry out large-scale roundabouts.

Therefore, the move of the Osaka Division to bypass Pucheng and go straight to Meixian became a rash advance of the enemy.

And there is a price to pay for recklessness, which is determined by the cruel laws of war!

Seeing that the attacking troops were once again defeated, Toshio Miyake turned blue with anger.

Seeing this, Chief of Staff Kataoka Xun hurriedly explained: "Division commander, although this piece of primeval forest has been burned, the mountain is very steep, and the Dameishan Independent Regiment has already built bunker fortifications on the top of the mountain and at various passes on the ridge, so the attack is not smooth, and it is also expected. ”

"Why don't I know that?" Toshio Miyake said depressedly, "However, the performance of these Osaka dealers is really poor, and it is simply detrimental to the reputation of the Imperial Army." ”

Kataoka snorted and said, "The performance of the Osaka division has always been like this, doesn't the division commander know?" ”

"What you said is also that the Osaka Division has not fought a real tough battle since the day it became an army, so you can't expect too much from them." Toshio Miyake nodded, and said, "Fortunately, most of the main forces of the Dameishan Independent Regiment are facing off against the Kumamoto Division in Shanxian County, and the remaining one is also trapped in Puxian, and the troops left in Meixian are more than 1,000 people at most." ”

"Hello." Kataoka Xun said suddenly, "Judging from the battle situation during the day and night today, the Meixian defenders are only more than 1,000 people at most, just now, there are difficulties in their troop scheduling, although the combat effectiveness of the Osaka Division is poor, but even if it is consumed, it can consume more than 1,000 defenders, as long as the main force of Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment does not rush back, Meixian will inevitably fall into my hands within three days." ”

After a pause, Kataoka continued: "Of course, the premise is that the Kumamoto Division cannot be defeated by the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment within three days. ”

"That can't be." Toshio Miyake shook his head and said, "It is not easy for the Kumamoto Division to defeat the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment, but on the contrary, it is even more difficult for the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment to defeat the Kumamoto Division. ”

"Hello." Kataoka said, "I fully agree with the opinion of the division commander. ”

Toshio Miyake asked again: "By the way, when will the arms transferred from the battlefields in western Zhejiang and southern Anhui be delivered to the front line?" We only have enough ammunition in reserve to last three days. ”

Kataoka said: "I have already asked about the lowly position, the arms have been delivered to Pukou, and they will be delivered to the front line tomorrow at the earliest, and they will definitely be delivered the day after tomorrow at the latest." ”

Toshio Miyake snorted and said, "Call the 170th Infantry Wing immediately and order them to protect this batch ......of munitions and never make any mistakes."

Before the last typo could be spoken, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps behind the two of them.

Toshio Miyake and Kataoka looked back and saw a communications staff officer hurrying over.

The communications staff officer came to Toshio Miyake and immediately reported: "Division commander, I have just received a farewell telegram from Second Lieutenant Sakurai, the squadron leader of the communications squadron belonging to the 170th Infantry Wing. ”

"Nani? Say goodbye to telegram?! Toshio Miyake was discolored.

Kataoka even snatched the telegram with his hand, looked down and only glanced at it, and his face suddenly changed greatly.

"How so? That's impossible! Kataoka exclaimed, "It doesn't make sense! ”

Toshio Miyake forced himself to calm down and asked in a deep voice, "Kataoka-san, what's going on?" ”

Kataoka took a deep breath, tried his best to calm his emotions, and then said, "The division commander, Second Lieutenant Sakurai, reported that the 170th Infantry Wing has ...... The whole army is destroyed! Wing Captain Taro Koga has also been shattered! ”

Rao is Miyake Toshio was mentally prepared, and when he heard it, he couldn't help but feel that his eyes were dark, and he almost fainted on the spot!

It's like a bolt from the blue, and this news is no less than a bolt from the blue for Toshio Miyake and the Osaka Division!

The 170th Infantry Wing was wiped out overnight, and the news itself was terrifying enough, but what made Toshio Miyake even more terrifying was that it was a series of chain effects brought about by the destruction of the 170th Infantry Wing, which was really fatal!

The annihilation of the 170th Infantry Wing means that the logistics supply line from Pukou to Meixian has been cut off, and it also means that the military supplies that have been transported to Pukou can no longer be delivered to the front line in time, and it also means that the Osaka Division only has three days of military reserves left!

In other words, three days later, the Osaka Division will sing the empty city plan!

Singing the empty city plan, that is the story in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in reality, only a fool will dare to do this!

At this time, the wisest thing to do is to quickly retreat with the troops, and now all the main forces of the Dameishan Independent Regiment are out, if the Osaka Division retreats decisively at this time, it is impossible to do anything with the more than 1,000 defenders of Meixian County, and it is even more impossible to leave them behind.

Kataoka had already thought of this, and immediately said, "Division commander, hurry up and withdraw!" ”

"Withdraw?" Toshio Miyake's eyes suddenly swelled with a strong unwillingness, and then he pointed to the Qingniuling remnants in front of him, which had been burned bare, and said, "Kataoka-san, the primeval forest of the Qingniuling remnants has been burned, and the gate of Meixian has been opened, isn't it a pity to retreat at this time?" ”

"Division commander, our reserve ammunition is only enough to last for three days!" Kataoka said, "If the war goes well, it's fine, but if it doesn't go well, it will be difficult to retreat at that time, and if we force a retreat, the other side only needs a small force to defeat us!" ”

Toshio Miyake was also a little hesitant, because he knew that what Kataoka said was the truth.

Taking advantage of the fact that there are still ammunition reserves, if the Osaka Division wants to retreat, no one can stop it, but after three days, when the remaining ammunition reserves are exhausted, it will not be so easy for the Osaka Division to retreat, because by that time, the Osaka Division will have no ammunition and will no longer be able to engage the enemy.

Without ammunition, it is impossible to move an inch on the battlefield!

Miyake Toshio fell into a difficult choice, on the one hand, there was a low-hanging victory, on the other hand, there was a huge risk, winning the plate is full, losing is a loss, Miyake Toshio began to become irritable, because he had never faced such a decisive gamble.

What to do? Is it to retreat, or to hold on? Two different voices quarreled fiercely in Toshio Miyake's head, and for a while, no one could convince anyone.

Just when Toshio Miyake was undecided, Shozo Kawabe helped him make a decision.

In the sound of hurried footsteps, another communications staff officer walked quickly in front of Toshio Miyake, and then paused to report: "Division commander, send an urgent telegram from the headquarters of the Command Army, ordering our division not to retreat, to overcome all difficulties and continue to attack, and to capture Meixian in the shortest possible time!" ”

It turned out that the headquarters of the Dispatch Army had also received a farewell telegram from the 170th Infantry Wing, and Kawabe Shozo was afraid that Toshio Miyake would start to retreat, so he sent this telegram to supervise the war.

After a pause, the communications staff officer said: "The chief of staff of the riverside also specially advises that as long as Meixian is in Meixian, the Dameishan Independent Regiment will definitely be in turmoil, and then this sweeping operation will be a complete victory!" If this sweep wins, then I, the Osaka Division, the division commander, will make a great contribution! ”

"Got it." Toshio Miyake waved his hand and motioned for the communications staff officer to step aside.

Then Toshio Miyake said to Kataoka-san again: "Kataoka-san, you have also seen the telegram sent to the headquarters of the Command Army, so I'm afraid we have no choice but to continue the attack." ”

"Division commander, this is chaos!" Kataoka said urgently, "We can refuse to carry it out." ”

"Messy life? How do you know it's going to be a mess? Toshio Miyake said quietly, "In any case, the primeval forest in the remaining veins of Qingniuling has been burned by us, and the gate of Meixian has been opened to our Osaka Division. ”

"But......" Kataoka said hurriedly, "Division Commander, it's too risky to do this!" ”

"Adventure?" Toshio Miyake said, "As the saying goes, soldiers, treacherous ways, fighting a war is a very dangerous thing, and who dares to say that there is a certainty of victory? ”

When Kataoka wanted to persuade again, he was interrupted by Toshio Miyake.

Toshio Miyake continued: "Kataoka-san, it's decided, I don't want to think of today's battle when I am old in the future, and the only word regret comes to mind. ”

Kataoka didn't say more, he could only pause. (To be continued.) )