Chapter 961 Polemic Kwantung Army (Ask for Subscription!) ）

Polemic Kwantung Army

Yushan, located in the west of Changshu, can be said to be a rare group of mountains in the entire southeast region. More importantly, the northwest of Yushan is the Wangyu River, and the southwest is the Shanqian River. The two rivers, even at the narrowest, are thirty meters long. It can be said that as long as it is used well, it is a natural defensive barrier on both sides of Yushan.

Look at the southeast and northeast sides, although there are no rivers that can act as barriers. However, with Yushan Mountain as the center, within a radius of dozens of kilometers, it is like a huge slope, from low to high, and slowly want to extend the main peak of Yushan. From a military point of view, such terrain is tantamount to being very conducive to defense.

As a result, the place of Yushan was directly selected by Lieutenant General Taniguchi as the battlefield for the final decisive battle of the Kwantung Army.

The Kwantung Army Command, in order to prepare for possible air raids by the Chinese Air Force, and also to have a more direct understanding of the battle situation on the entire battlefield. It was no accident that it was placed on the main peak of Yushan Mountain, which was densely forested and completely shrouded by forest trees.

Looking at the entire brigade of engineering units behind him, under the command of the commander, like a step-by-step machine, shuttling back and forth in the middle of the mountains and forests. In less than a day, a huge underground headquarters was built. Lieutenant General Taniguchi nodded with great satisfaction and said to his old partner beside him.

"Masuda-kun, they deserve to be the most elite Kwantung Army unit of our Imperial Japanese Army. Even in the face of such a bad situation, our soldiers still maintained such a good performance. Let's go, go and see our new command, and by the way, find out whether the divisions are all in place according to the order ...."

"Hayi..."Masuda Daisa followed closely behind and walked into the huge underground headquarters. At the same time, according to the latest information received by the radio, the specifics of the entire battlefield began.

Under the orders of Lieutenant General Taniguchi, the new commander, his headquarters, that is, the 39th Division of the Kwantung Army, totaling 25,000 troops, was placed around the headquarters in a short period of time and where there was no possibility of a war in a short period of time, as the only formed force in the entire Yushan Mountains, acting as a reserve for the entire decisive battle.

The 63rd Division, as the most combat-effective, well-equipped and old-fashioned division with the largest total strength in the entire southbound dispatch army, was directly placed in the northeast of Yushan, which is the most likely direction of the squadron as the general attack, that is, about ten kilometers away from the main peak of Yushan, Waxueba and Yejiaqiao. Take advantage of the local favorable terrain and arrange it layer by layer to block the offensive of the squadron.

In the words of Lieutenant General Taniguchi, using the elite to touch the elite, using the strategic depth of several kilometers, killing and injuring a large number of the active forces of the squadron, forcing the squadron to slow down the offensive and not attack. At the same time, it also aimed to win the first battle and boost the morale of the troops, which is currently sluggish.

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The 117 two divisions each had 20,000 troops, because of the long fighting, the lack of troops, etc. They were deployed in the southwest and northwest of Yushan, relying on the natural barrier of the river to make up for the lack of troops and block the possible attack of the squadron.

The 148th Division, as the only full-fledged division in the former Wuhan City that had not participated in the battle, also had an arduous task and was deployed on the front line of Fanjia Village in the southeast of Yushan Mountain.

The remaining three newly formed divisions and regiments, because the proportion of new recruits in the troops was too large, the combat effectiveness was not strong, and so on, were deployed on the second line of defense with Yushan as the center and a radius of five kilometers.

Artillery, in this era, was called the artillery unit of the god of land warfare. Although he did not have much ammunition in reserve, he was the only heavy firepower he could rely on. Lieutenant General Taniguchi still kept them all as if they were treasures.

Of all the artillery, all large-caliber artillery with a range of more than five kilometers and capable of long-range artillery support was concentrated. Using the cover of the vegetation of Yushan, they were scattered and deployed on a position with the headquarters as the center and a radius of several square kilometers. As for artillery with a range of less than five kilometers and can only be used in close combat, it is evenly dispersed among various army units in squadrons and squads, so that it can better exert its limited firepower effect. …,

Hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, under the command of their respective commanders, worked tirelessly to repair the earth for their own final decisive battle. The air force scouts, who had been hovering over the heads of the Japanese troops, had already reported the news of the Japanese army's preparations to hold on to Yushan for a decisive battle through the radio waves to the former enemy headquarters in Nanjing.

"Yu Shan, it seems that our new opponent is not a complete fool, and he also knows how to take advantage of the terrain to have a decisive battle with us..."

However, to the ears of the commander-in-chief and the chief of staff, Liu Hua's answer can be called arrogant. In the eyes of the two people, no matter what, Lieutenant General Taniguchi is also the commander of the lieutenant general division who has been on the battlefield for a long time in the Japanese Army and has risen step by step by virtue of his military merits. Such a veteran, in Liu Hua's mouth, was directly compared to a fool....

I don't know if Liu Hua in front of me is too confident or too arrogant....

Seeing the eyes of the two, Liu Hua continued to ignore and said, "Boss, chief of staff, don't believe it. Compared to our old rival, Mitsu Jiro, this Lieutenant General Taniguchi has less than half the command talent of Mitsu Jiro. As for the courage of a commander, there is no comparison..."

"Well, Comrade Liu Hua, then I, the commander-in-chief, have to listen to me...."Seeing Liu Hua with an 'arrogant' face in front of him, the boss asked with a smile on his face.

"Boss, the reason is simple. Just by virtue of the decision made by Lieutenant General Taniguchi now, it is to force the entire Kwantung Army of 200,000 troops to a dead end. According to the reports of civilians released by the Japanese army, the military rations carried by the Japanese army were almost exhausted. In such a bad situation, it is the same thing to hold on to the spot and fight a decisive battle with us. However, all of this is just wishful thinking on his part. If we adopt the tactics of besieging but not attacking, we will firmly trap them in the uninhabited area of Yushan. ”

"Think about it, facing the siege of my army of hundreds of thousands. For half a month, if you hold on, this Kwantung Army may be able to get through. However, half a month has passed, and the next half a month has passed. At that time, the 200,000 Kwantung Army, which is surrounded by our army's heavy troops, will become a herd of lambs with no combat effectiveness at all because of the lack of food. And we are the wolves that are ready to slaughter this group of lambs at any time...."Liu Hua replied confidently.

However, his answer, apparently, did not meet with the approval of the commander-in-chief. As soon as his words fell, the commander-in-chief spoke.

"If there is no decisive battle, will there be any other way out for this Kwantung Army. I believe that even Mitsu is an old devil, there is only one way to go...."

"No..."

"If it was Mitsu every time, I can be sure that he would never just stay in the Yushan area and be captured....you know, even if this old devil disobeyed Emperor Hirohito's orders, he didn't want to release the tens of thousands of hostages in his hands. Even if these tens of thousands of hostages are in the army, constantly consuming their limited food. Liu Hua replied with an affirmative face.

"Comrade Liu Hua, what do you mean?" The commander-in-chief seemed to realize something, and opened his mouth in disbelief.

"According to Mitsu's temperament, he will definitely use the tens of thousands of hostages in his hands as bargaining chips to fight for the greatest benefits for his Kwantung Army. He even used the hostages in his hands to ask us for food. At least in this way, as long as the hostages are in hand, they don't need to worry about food in a short time. Because of our squadron, it is impossible to watch tens of thousands of Chinese starve to death in their hands because of lack of food....And now, the little devil has no hostages, and we don't have anything to worry about..." Speaking of this, the corners of Liu Hua's mouth have quickly flashed a fluke smile. …,

"Hehe, now I finally understand, why are you happier than you were to hear that my country's hostages were released....Comrade Liu Hua, you are right, this Lieutenant General Taniguchi is really not comparable with Mitsu every Lang..."

"Alright, let's get down to business. According to intelligence, the 200,000 Kwantung Army has already made a move in the Yushan area, and next, it is our turn to make a move. I don't know how you, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, plan to fight and destroy the only formed Japanese army south of the Yangtze River..."Speaking of this, the commander-in-chief looked at Liu Hua in front of him with great interest, waiting for Liu Hua's answer.

"The two CEOs, of course, are besieging but not attacking. Just now, Commander Liu also said that the 200,000 Kwantung Army has fallen into a food shortage crisis. As long as we besiege and do not attack, we will definitely win the greatest victory at the lowest cost..."Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, who had not spoken, asked tentatively.

originally thought that Liu Hua, who was still in agreement with his rhetorical question just now, would definitely agree. However, as soon as his words fell, Liu Hua, who was smiling in front of him, shook his head unexpectedly.

"Chief of Staff, this time, you guessed wrong....although besieging without attacking can achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost. However, this time I prefer to do the opposite, concentrate the main force, and take the initiative to attack, even if the troops pay a certain price, it is worth it..."Speaking of this, a mysterious smile quickly flashed on Liu Hua's face.

Seeing the puzzled eyes of the two, Liu Hua spoke: "Boss, chief of staff." These divisions were the last formed Japanese troops south of the Yangtze River. The elimination of this Japanese army means that there will be no more major battles to fight in the future. I don't want to miss such a good training opportunity..."

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