Chapter 618: The Battle of Wanjialing (2)
The terrain of Wanjialing area is complex, the mountains are undulating, the strange rocks are craggy as far as the eye can see, and the mountains are green and beautiful.
But now the commander of the 106th Division, Junrokuro Matsuura, is not in the mood to enjoy this beautiful scenery.
The 136th Brigade under the command of Major General Kei Aoki was also regarded as the main force of the field, well-trained and strong in combat, and it was even blocked by the Chinese army in front of him and could not be saved, which made him keenly aware of the changes in the battlefield situation, and the ordinary guerrillas probably did not have this strength.
The only possibility is that in the past few days when he has led his troops to get lost in the misty mountains, the Chinese army has already transferred the main force to this line to deploy defenses.
"Order all units to quickly seize the nearby commanding heights to rest and stand by, so that Aoki-kun can quickly find out the number and strength of the troops of the Shina Army in person."
"Hey!" There was a devil intelligence staff officer who left quickly.
Junrokuro Matsuura was still calm, and although it might be the main force of the Chinese army that was blocking them in person, he didn't take it to heart.
Although their 106th Division suffered repeated setbacks after entering the battlefield in northern Jiangxi, it was still more than easy to deal with two or three divisions of Chinese troops.
However, Matsuura Junrokuro did not know that their deeds had already been exposed, and this time General Xue Yue, the commander of the First Corps of the Ninth Theater, had fully mobilized more than ten divisions of troops to quickly encircle them.
The brigades and wings of the 106th Division were also arrogant and arrogant, and like their division commanders, they did not take the Chinese interception troops in their eyes, and occupied various hills unhurriedly, burning fires and cooking, and resting and waiting for orders.
"General, it has been found out that it is the troops of the 4th Army of Ou Zhen of the Chinese Army that are blocking our advance."
The division's intelligence staff quickly figured out the number of the Chinese troops who were holding them back.
Hearing that there was actually a corps of the Chinese army in front of him, the division commander Junrokuro Matsuura was slightly surprised, but he didn't take it to heart, with their strength, they could easily defeat the other party.
Chief of Staff Yoshitaka Akiyama frowned and suggested: "General, our whereabouts have been exposed, I'm afraid that more Chinese troops will come in a steady stream, should we bypass the in-person Chinese army and attack De'an directly?"
The division commander Matsuura Junrokuro sneered and said: "Akiyama-san, you can't help but think too highly of the Shina army, they are an army made of sand, and they will collapse at the first touch, Aoki-kun's previous setback was also caused by the unknown enemy situation, and now that the enemy situation is clear, it will naturally be able to break through the resistance of the Shina army soon."
Seeing the arrogant face of the division commander Junrokuro Matsuura despise the Chinese army so much, Chief of Staff Yoshitaka Akiyama felt that something was wrong.
After all, they were all hit on the Nanxun Line and Wushimen, but as a subordinate, he naturally would not sweep away his prestige and grow the enemy's ambition.
"I want to attack with the full strength of the commander of the Aoki Brigade, and the Shina army will definitely not be able to stop it, but in order to reduce unnecessary casualties, I propose to request tactical guidance from the aviation unit."
The division commander Junrokuro Matsuura nodded, deeply convinced by the words of Chief of Staff Yoshitaka Akiyama, that their soldiers were precious and could not be consumed here in vain.
"Telegraphed to Your Excellency Commander Okamura that our unit has successfully broken through the line of Wanjialing, northwest of Zhide'an, but has encountered stubborn resistance from the 4th Army of China, and requests tactical guidance from the aviation unit."
"Hey!" Chief of Staff Yoshinori Akiyama solemnly bowed, then turned around and strode away.
The commander of the 11th Army, who was far away in Jiujiang, Okamura Ninji, had not contacted the 106th Division for two days, which made him feel uneasy.
He now regrets his recklessness a little, and just by virtue of a reconnaissance plane by the aviation reconnaissance plane, he took the risk of sending a division deep behind enemy lines, what if something happened?
However, at that time, he was bent on breaking the stalemate in the war on the southern front, and his head was hot, so he rashly sent Matsuura's 106th Division out without sufficient intelligence support.
"General, General Matsuura has news." The chief of the special high school walked into the headquarters of the 11th Army with a happy face.
"Where are they?"
Commander Okamura Ninji suddenly stood up as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
The section chief walked to the hanging map and pointed to a mountainous area in the northwest of De'an County: "They have broken through to the Wanjialing area, and now they are being blocked by the Chinese army, and they are asking for tactical guidance from the aviation unit."
Seeing that Junrokuro Matsuura's troops had already broken through to Dean, Commander Okamura Ninji swept away his previous gloomy and apprehension, and his excitement was overflowing.
If this roundabout battle plan is successful, then the entire scorching battle south of the Yangtze River will be alive, and they will definitely win, and he even can't wait to celebrate.
"Order the 3rd Flying Regiment of the 1st Army to quickly go to the Wanjialing area to support, and at the same time telegraph to the naval forces and ask them to send the 2nd Combined Air Force to support as well."
"Hey!" The chief of the operations section hurriedly went to contact the aviation unit.
However, the commander of the 11th Army, Okamura Ninji, was pacing back and forth in the headquarters excitedly because of this good news, and he felt that he should do something more.
Soon he stopped and instructed the staff officers who were also full of excitement: "Order the 27th Division to attack along the Ruiwu Road to contain the Zhina Army in front of you, the 101st Division to attack on the Dexing Highway, and the 9th Division to attack on the front line of Wushimen."
The news from the front line made the headquarters of the 11th Army of the Devil quickly busy, and every officer who hurriedly entered and exited had a look of joy on his face.
On the contrary, in the headquarters of the First Corps of China's Ninth Theater, the staff officers looked hurried and the atmosphere was tense.
"Chief Xue, Commander Ou Zhen has sent back a telegram that their 90th Division has blocked the 106th Division of the devils in Wanjialing, but the devil's attack is very fierce."
Chief Xue sat calmly behind the Eight Immortals table, his eyes staring at the map and not looking up: "Send a telegram to Commander Ou, even if the 4th Army is exhausted, you must block the devils to the death, and buy time for the troops to encircle."
"Yes!" The combat staff officer saluted and hurried away.
"Where have the troops arrived?" Chief Xue raised his head and asked.
General Wu Yizhi, chief of staff, replied: "General Wu Qiwei, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, just called to say that the 58th Division of the 74th Army has arrived in the vicinity of Changling to set up defenses, and the newly formed 13th Division and the 6th Reserve Division have also arrived at their positions, and there is no news from the rest of the troops."
"You tell Commander-in-Chief Wu and ask him to urge all troops to arrive at the predetermined position on time, if anyone lets go of the Songpu Division, I will shoot whom!" General Xue Yue said murderously.
The chief of staff, General Wu Yizhi, also knew that the last time he ran away from the Tufei Yuan Division on the Lanfeng battlefield, General Xue Yue was very angry.
If the Matsuura division had run away again this time, maybe he would have really shot someone.
"Then I'll go and call Commander Wu." The chief of staff, General Wu Yizhi, hurriedly rushed to the phone.