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In fact, Zhang Chi underestimated the commander of the 39th Division of the Japanese Army, Sasa Shinnosuke.

Shinnosuke Sasa was a veteran who had been in China since 1932 to participate in the war of aggression against China, when he was only a captain of the Shaosa Brigade...... has been on the battlefield for more than ten years, and only now has he become the commander of the lieutenant general division.

It is very terrible for an officer to be promoted in this way, because he has a lot of battlefield experience, and he can make accurate judgments and make simple and effective decisions based on the actual situation on the battlefield.

At this time, Sasa Shinnosuke made a decision that made Zhang Chi very headache...... Let the division of more than 30,000 people scattered in all corners of Changchun to defend.

The staff officers were even opposed to Shinnosuke Sasa's defense......

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General!" Staff Officer Wada said to Lieutenant General Sasa: "The enemy has many heavy tanks and artillery in his hands, and our forces are so scattered...... The enemy will easily break through! ”

"No!" Shinnosuke Sasa replied categorically: "Quite the opposite...... If we concentrate our troops, we will be easily broken through by the enemy, because they have an all-round superiority in firepower, and we will not be able to overwhelm them in firepower in any case! ”

"Could it be...... Scatter your forces to overwhelm them in firepower? Staff Officer Wada's face was full of doubt.

"Of course not!" Shinnosuke Sasa replied, "But...... But we can hide and scatter in the city, and their tanks will have to run through the bodies of the Chinese to break through our defenses, understand? ”

"I see!" Staff Officer Watian couldn't help but suddenly realize.

Here, Shinnosuke Sasa even played a small trick...... His deployment in Changchun City had actually begun a long time ago, but it was not until the last moment that he pulled troops into the city from outside the city.

The reason for this was that Shinnosuke Sasa was sensitively aware that the Chinese troops had deployed scouts in Changchun...... This can be seen from the fact that the Chinese troops have always accurately grasped the weak points of the Japanese defense line and launched an attack along the way, and it can also be seen from the elements of "blitzkrieg".

Shinnosuke Sasa had studied the German "blitzkrieg", so he knew how the Chinese laid it out.

Therefore, Shinnosuke Sasa thinks...... Since the enemy wants to be "fast" and "fully grasp accurate information," then he must find ways to make the enemy "slow" and find ways to make the enemy "grasp the wrong information."

Therefore, on the one hand, he asked the sappers to set up defenses in Changchun City and accumulate ammunition and supplies at the corresponding defense points, and on the other hand, he asked the 39th Division to pretend to build fortifications outside the city.

This move did deceive Zhang Chi, so that Zhang Chi was not caught off guard until the last moment because he discovered that the enemy had suddenly changed his deployment.

So Zhang Chi convened a meeting of the heads of each regiment at the first time.

"Here's the thing!" In a makeshift tent, Zhang Chi pointed to the map and said to the regiment commanders gathered next to him: "According to the information we just received, the 39th Division of the Japanese Army has taken the troops back into the city!" ”

The regimental commanders couldn't help but be stunned, they were all veterans, and of course they knew what the enemy's intentions were.

After a pause, Wu Yuhang gritted his teeth and said, "There is no way, only to fight!" ”

"I agree!" Lin Zuowang said: "You can only fight!" It's impossible for the little devil to make such a small move, let's surrender our guns! ”

"You can only fight!" Fellow villagers also agreed: "And ...... If we don't fight, we will also set an example to the other devils, so that they know that as long as they do this, they can stop our attack, so they will follow suit! ”

Zhang Chi nodded, several regiment commanders were right, war is such a cruel place, as an army, it is impossible to compromise because the people are held hostage, otherwise, the Japanese army only needs to hold the people hostage and then follow behind to fight the whole of China all the way.

This does not need to be discussed.

But the problem is that this battle is not that simple.

"The Japanese have organized the puppet army!" Zhang Chi said: "In addition, government officials, police, railway police, spies, military stations, hospitals, and public officials at stations have all been incorporated into the army, and this has rapidly expanded the number of Japanese and puppet troops to more than 60,000, almost doubling!" ”

"Master!" The fellow villagers couldn't help laughing and said: "What kind of battle can these people fight, I'm afraid that before the battle starts, they will surrender in droves!" ”

Several regiment commanders also laughed in unison, like this, the expeditionary force encountered a lot along the way, and even the puppet army was more than successful and defeated, not to mention some public officials who were temporarily organized.

Zhang Chi didn't smile, but said seriously: "Judging from the information we have obtained, Changchun is different from other places...... Most of the people who can hold public office in Changchun are landlords, bureaucrats, or people who are close to each other, and they have good living conditions in Changchun, but our arrival will make everything they have come to naught......

There was no need for Zhang Chi to say more about the next words, and the villagers and others couldn't help but suppress their laughter...... If this is the case, then the situation is really different, as the so-called "people die for money, birds die for food", these public officials in Changchun and even the common people can be said to have vested interests, although such vested interests are likely to be short-lived and under Japanese rule, but they are rare in such precarious war years.

Therefore, the public officials in Changchun, and even some of the common people, will stand on the same side with the Japanese because they do not want to lose this kind of life.

"That's fine!" Staff Officer Liang interjected next to him: "Many of these people are landlords and traitors, so we don't need to be polite!" ”

The regimental commanders couldn't help but nod their heads, which would at least make them feel better.

Zhang Chi smiled bitterly and said, "There are more than 60,000 people, and they are mixed with the people in all corners of the city...... And the population of the people is more than 700,000. How do you think we should attack? ”

Hearing this, the leaders of the regiment couldn't help but be stunned, and more than 700,000 people ...... There are more than 60,000 organized Japanese and puppet troops in it, and it is conceivable that these Japanese and puppet troops will probably not wear military uniforms and hold weapons, and of course they will not write on their faces that I am Japanese and puppet soldiers, they will hide grenades and explosives under their clothes, and only when they get close to the Chinese troops will they pull the fuse and rush up...... Or they will hide in civilian houses and wait for the tanks to pass by before jumping out with explosives bags.

In this case, the advantages of the expeditionary force, that is, aircraft, artillery, tanks, could not be brought into play.

So, how should this battle be fought?!