8.28 Reckoning with one another

Lan Feng, 14th Divisional Headquarters. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

When the news of the fall of Yanagienguchi came, Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sanono panicked. This supply line on the Yellow River was so important to the Tufeiyuan Division that Chen Liukou had been surrounded by Hu Zongnan's corps of the Zhina army a day earlier, and now Liuyuankou had been captured by Song Xilian's 71st Army, and the 14th Division could no longer get any supplies from the 20th Division on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Prior to this, the Tohihara Division had always responded to the group's charge of the Chinese army with intensive firepower, and although this tactic was effective, it also had a big side effect, that is, the huge consumption of ammunition. The loss of supply lines meant that the 14th Division's approach to operations had to change.

"Let the wings report on the amount of ammunition available, and by the way, the fuel."

As one of the few mechanized divisions in the Japanese Army, the 14th Division needed several times more logistical materials to maintain combat effectiveness than conventional Japanese infantry divisions. If the 14th Division is to persist in the encirclement of the Chinese army, it is time to prepare for careful planning.

After giving orders to the staff officers below, the worried Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano turned around and walked to the side of the division commander, Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, and then said in a low voice:

"Now it can be basically concluded that our opponent is Huang Haoran! Your Excellency, Division Commander, it seems that a change must be made......"

Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, who had his back to Chief of Staff Tadashi Sano, raised his right hand and shook it, interrupting Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano's speech. The early morning sunlight came in through the window, and a spot of light was found on a piece of ground near the window, and Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano saw Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara take two steps deeper into the room, and once again disappeared into the darkness.

The opponent was replaced by Huang Haoran, and it was really a completely different kind of pressure! The division commander has never been so silent!

Chief of Staff Tadashi Sano endured for a while, but he still had to open his mouth again, now that the military situation is urgent, he can't waste time!

"Should we immediately counterattack Liuyuankou? And in the direction of Chen Liukou, do you also need to send reinforcements? ”

Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara finally spoke up, but what he said was a bit unanswered:

"Huang Haoran! Sure enough, it's a great character! If our opponent is still Xue Yue, the Chinese army should still be circling around Lan Feng City now! Huang Haoran saw the weakness of our 14th Division at a glance! Ryosuke Isoya should have no regrets about being able to die at the hands of such an opponent......"

"Division Commander! Now is not the time to sigh! Liuyuankou is lost, and the reinforcements sent by various departments have no goal! Huang Haoran's killing moves have always been one after another, the 2nd Wing has been intercepted and killed by the 61st Division of the Chinese Army, if you don't make a decision early, maybe the other reinforcements will suffer greater losses! ”

Chief of Staff Tadayi Sano anxiously told his worries, what the 14th Division needs now is a proper countermeasure, Huang Haoran has already made a move, and now it is the turn of Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara to fight back!

In general, the Chinese army cannot be defeated!

Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara slowly turned around, although the light in the room was very weak, Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano still noticed that Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara's face was very gloomy! The current Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara looks very dangerous!

As an old friend of Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano understands that Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara has entered the best condition! The division commander is going to fight Huang Haoran to the death!

"Let's fight! As long as we restore the supply lines, relying on the artillery and army aviation on the other side of the Yellow River, there is no way for the people to defeat us! After the 16th and 5th Divisions arrive, we can carry out counter-encirclement of the Chinese army! Annihilation of more than 100,000 Chinese elites! This will be the most beautiful battle in the history of the North China Front! ”

Chief of Staff Tadashi Sano's words were very passionate, and they did not reveal the timidity in his heart at all. The Imperial Army has always disliked timid officers, and Chief of Staff Tadashi Sano knows what kind of drama he should play when!

However, all this did not deceive the eyes of Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, who said in a deep voice in the dark:

"After opening the supply line, huddle up and defend it? I think this should be what Huang Haoran hopes for the most now! Sano-kun! Don't forget! How did the two brigades of the 59th Wing stationed in the Red Temple disappear silently! And also! According to the report of the 2nd Wing, Huang Haoran had a medium tank unit in his hands! We didn't expect any of this beforehand! If my guess is correct, the Wuhan government should have obtained the latest weapons and equipment from foreign countries! And our 14th Division has become Huang Haoran's touchstone! ”

Chief of Staff Tadashi Sano shrunk his neck, and beads of sweat began to pour out on his head. Until now, Chief of Staff Tadashi Sano could not believe the fact that the two brigades of the 59th Wing were completely annihilated by the Chinese army at the Red Temple! In such a short time, the 59th Wing could not even send an urgent telegram! Even if the Chinese army used poison gas bombs like the imperial army, it should not be such an ending!

Besides, the 59th Wing is equipped with gas masks! And there are more than a dozen combat vehicles in the direction of the Red Temple! Could it be that the Chinese army has really acquired a new weapon capable of smashing more than 2,000 unarmed Japanese troops into pulp at once? If there really was such a weapon, what a terrible thing it would be?

There is a more important question, that is, why did the Chinese army not use it when attacking the city of Lanfeng!? Do you have to wait until Huang Haoran takes office before using it on the head of the 59th Wing?

Before Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano could come up with a clue, Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara directly announced the results of his inference:

"Sano-kun! I thought about it for a long time, and finally came to the conclusion that... The number of these new weapons that Huang Haoran has obtained should be very limited! The attack on Liuyuankou was a clever move by Huang Haoran! And a quick breakthrough is very important in this wonderful move! Because if the 71st Army could not break through the Red Temple, it would not be able to attack Liuyuankou; Or maybe the 71st Army is taking too long in Hongmiao, the reinforcements of our 14th Division will arrive, and the baggage wing at Liuyuankou will also have time to prepare for the battle. That's why Huang Haoran used all the limited new weapons in his hands in the most critical battle of the Red Temple! ”

The reason why Huang Haoran did not use the "Flying Thunder" in large quantities is actually because the "Flying Thunder" itself is a weapon that is easily limited by conditions! If it weren't for the fact that the surprise attack on the Red Temple was at night, and the Japanese army chose not to hold out because they were facing ten times the strength of their 71st Army, and the infantry of the 71st Army successfully attracted the Japanese firepower, Huang Haoran's plan would not have succeeded!

Without any of the above points, it would be absolutely impossible for the "Flying Thunder" of the guard regiment to achieve such brilliant results!

However, these "inside information" are definitely not something that the Japanese army can understand, compared to the confused Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano, I have to say that Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara's inference is very smooth, although he guessed most of the facts wrong, but it is still an inference that is easy to accept!

"Sao with Sinai! Should... No! That's definitely the case! ”

Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano listened to Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara's inference, and immediately made an expression of sudden realization! What was once an intricate puzzle is now finally connected! Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano keenly noticed several key words in the inferences made by Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara: "limited quantity", "all used"; From this point of view, Huang Haoran no longer has the kind of new weapon in his hand that can destroy the 59th Wing! Then why did His Excellency the division commander still refuse to send troops to restore the water supply line, and then continue to carry out the original plan of the front command to lure the enemy?

"Huang Haoran attacked Liuyuankou! In fact, it serves two purposes! The first is to cut off the supply lines of our 14th Division; Now he has achieved this goal! Second, he wanted to pull the forces of our 14th Division into the encirclement he had set up! Let us lose our support for the fortifications! The current Huang Haoran has already opened a big net in front of the road where we may send troops to attack Liuyuankou! If I follow Sano-kun's advice, it will be tantamount to helping Huang Haoran achieve his second purpose! ”

Speaking of which, Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara deliberately stopped and glanced at Chief of Staff Tadashi Sano, who was already sweating profusely at this time, and his whole face seemed to be fished out of the water!

Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara sneered, then walked out of the darkness, came to the military map that was placed on the table, picked up the red and blue pencils and pointed hard at the existing defensive positions of the 14th Division, and continued in his mouth:

"Once our reinforcements are wiped out or entangled by Huang Haoran, he will immediately send new troops to attack the positions we occupy now! When the time comes, it will be difficult for us to hold all the lines of defense with only the remaining troops! Weighing the pros and cons, the only ones who can be given up are Luowang Station and Lan Feng City! In this way, our 14th Division will be completely compressed by Huang Haoran into this narrow area between the Yellow River and Lanfeng City! And the Chinese army can take the opportunity to restore the Longhai line and get more reinforcements from Kaifeng and even Zhengzhou! At that time, we will have only one way to escape the election! Not only will he not be able to complete the tasks assigned by the front army, but he will also be intercepted and killed by Huang Haoran's troops on the way back! This battle is really going to be lost! ”

"That's... So what do we do? ”

As the chief of staff of the 14th Division, Sano Tadayoshi should not have asked such a question, considering the operational strategy, it was his problem as the chief of staff! It is really because Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, who is the commander of the division, is much stronger than Chief of Staff Tadashi Sano in commanding operations, that it will seem that the chief of staff of Tadayoshi Sano is a little redundant!

Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, then said gloomily, "Don't worry! I already have a decision ......" (to be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )