Chapter 765 The Decisive Battle in Northern Jiangsu (Ask for Subscription!) ）

The decisive battle in northern Jiangsu

Under the command of commanders at all levels, the Eighth Corps, the Ninth Corps, the Tenth Corps, and the guard columns directly under the headquarters of the East China Field Army formed four huge fan-shapes and quickly outflanked the outer positions of the Japanese puppet army around Huai'an. In less than ten o'clock, a huge encirclement was rapidly formed with Huai'an City as the center.

Of course, such a huge military operation could not hide the scouts deployed by the Japanese puppet army on the periphery of the position. The huge encirclement formed by the Fourth Route Army had just been formed, and this astonishing news was transmitted to the temporary headquarters of the Japanese puppet army outside Huai'an City at the first time.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, the latest information from the forward cavalry scouts shows signs of a large number of activities of the Chinese army around our army..." An operational staff officer, panting, stood in front of Lieutenant General Tanaka, chief of staff of the Japanese Central China Front, and reported anxiously.

Hear the report of the combat staff officer in front of you. Until now, it still considers itself that in the entire northern region of Jiangsu, there are less than 50,000 squadrons. And the troops in his own hands, in front of the squadron, Lieutenant General Tanaka, who had an absolute advantage. Before he realized it, a huge yīn plot was looming over his head. Instead, he said excitedly.

"Nani, the massive Chinese army....great, the decisive battle we have been waiting for for a long time has finally arrived...."

"Order all combat units on the periphery to be ready for battle. However, without my order, no unit was forbidden to make sorties for any reason. At the same time, order all the cavalry of each unit to immediately disperse and attack, reconnoiter the strength of the surrounding squadrons and their specific deployment, and report to the command ...."

"Ha Yi, I'm going to give the order right away....", the combat staff officer replied loudly.

Looking at the communications staff officer who was leaving quickly, Lieutenant General Tanaka, who thought that he had succeeded in his plan. On the face, it was immediately enveloped by a thick ablation. A pair of eyes, staring at the huge combat map in front of him, began to fantasize about the great honor that the hundreds of thousands of Japanese puppet army elites under his command brought to themselves after they wiped out all the squadrons in the entire northern Jiangsu region during the decisive battle....

However, for Lieutenant General Tanaka, this beautiful fantasy lasted less than an hour before it was completely over.

An hour was enough time for these elite Japanese cavalry to find out the deployment of all the squadrons in their reconnaissance area. As the results of the reconnaissance were quickly summed up one by one, the operational staff officers in the headquarters were specially responsible for collecting intelligence. A face, in the first time, from the confidence just now, became a miserable white.

Then, with a god of disbelief, after confirming the size of the squadron in the intelligence center many times, I had to believe the shocking fact in front of me.

"Chief of Staff, something is wrong, something is wrong...."

Seeing what he was looking for, regardless of any image, he rushed to himself and interrupted his dream of a combat staff officer. Lieutenant General Tanaka's face immediately showed a look of dissatisfaction, and after glaring fiercely at the combat staff officer in front of him, he asked unhappily.

"What's wrong?"

"Chief of Staff, something is wrong....after the reconnaissance of the cavalry scouts, the total strength of the squadron around us is not the 40,000 we expected, but more than double the number, a full 70,000 troops. At present, these 70,000 troops have formed a huge encirclement around us. As long as the commander of China is willing, he may attack us at any time..."Facing the gaze of the chief of staff, the operational staff officer hurriedly reported.

"Nani, 70,000 troops, how is it possible, didn't the intelligence department say that in the entire northern Jiangsu region, there are less than 50,000 Chinese troops, how could so many troops suddenly pop up....what did you just say, the Chinese army has completely surrounded us, impossible, absolutely impossible...."Although, Lieutenant General Tanaka has a heavy military coat on his body to keep warm. However, after hearing this shocking news, a cold sweat quickly flowed down his back unconsciously.

However, at this moment, there is not much time for the chief of staff, who has hundreds of thousands of lives in his hands, to hesitate.

Sure enough, as soon as Lieutenant General Tanaka's words fell, the voice of the combat staff officer beside him once again reached his ears, waking him up from shock.

"Chief of Staff, the 70,000-strong army of China has formed a huge encirclement around me. And our troops, more than a third of them, were caught in the street fighting in the city. If the Chinese attack now, our army will be in a situation where the enemy is on the back of the enemy, and what should we do next? "Enemy on the belly and back? In order to win this decisive battle, the entire northern Jiangsu region must be firmly in our own hands. In any case, we cannot afford to be caught in a situation where we are being attacked on our backs. Otherwise, my hundreds of thousands of troops will be in danger of being completely annihilated by the Chinese army..."Looking at the city defense map in front of him, Lieutenant General Tanaka, chief of staff, said with a solemn face.

After a brief moment of contemplation, a sharp edge flashed through Lieutenant General Tanaka's eyes. Then, he asked with a serious face to the combat staff officer in front of him.

"Combat staff, how is the battle in the city, and how long will it take for my heroic Imperial Army to be able to completely occupy Huai'an and annihilate all the defenders in the city."

"The attacking forces have just sent a telegram that the resistance of the defending troops in the city is very stubborn. In Huai'an City, almost every house, our Imperial Imperial Army had to pay huge casualties before it could be completely occupied. At present, the various attack units are advancing at a rate of 100 meters per hour, breaking through to the center of Huai'an City..."

"According to the current pace of progress of the various offensive units, in the absence of reinforcements from the Chinese troops, within 12 hours, our army will be able to completely occupy Huai'an City and completely annihilate the defending ......troops in the city," the combat staff officer replied affirmatively.

"Twelve hours...."Lieutenant General Tanaka's brows were immediately twisted into the word 'Chuan'. Then, he replied in the affirmative.

"Twelve hours is too long. If nothing else, after a short rest, at most six hours, the army that surrounded us will launch a fierce attack on us. I believe that with the fragile fortifications outside the city, coupled with the weak combat effectiveness of the Imperial Allied Army's troops, it will definitely not be able to stop six hours. So, I can only give them six hours. Within six hours, the attacking forces in the city must occupy the whole city and destroy all the troops in the city. After that, we can rely on the strong fortifications of Huai'an City to block the attack of the Chinese army. ”

"But, Your Excellency, Chief of Staff. After more than 20 hours of bloody fighting, the attacking units paid the price of more than half of the casualties. More importantly, the attacking units were already very tired, and I was worried that these troops would not be able to complete this arduous task in such a short period of time..."Thinking of the huge casualties paid by the various combat units in the two days of street fighting, the face of the combat staff officer was a little worried.

"Eight Ge Yalu, as warriors of the Great Empire, no difficulties can be used as a reason for them to shirk their responsibilities. Tell these commanders that if they can't complete their mission within six hours, take the whole city. Then, they apologized directly to His Majesty the Emperor. I believe that there are still many officers in our army who can better fulfill their positions and continue to command the heroic Imperial Army to attack..."A hint of murderous aura slowly appeared on Lieutenant General Tanaka's face, and then, to the combat staff officer in front of him, he said fiercely.

"Hayi, Your Excellency Chief of Staff...."

Seeing the face of the chief of staff in front of him, he slowly calmed down. The operational staff officer whispered.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, in order to strengthen the strength of the various offensive forces and speed up the offensive of our army. You see, can we once again draw the strength of four infantry brigades from our reserve and join the street fighting in the city. ”

"Yo Xi, immediately transfer four infantry brigades and four artillery squads to reinforce the four attack groups in the city. All the commanders of the highway must completely annihilate all the defending forces of China in the city before two days of tonight morning. ”

"Hayi..."

In Huai'an City, Commander Deng Hua, as the supreme commander of the garrison troops, did not have any deviation in his prediction of the next move of the Japanese army. When the Japanese puppet army outside the city learned that they were surrounded and would fall into a situation where they would be attacked by the enemy on their backs, they would definitely attack themselves desperately, trying to take Huai'an City in one fell swoop before the main force outside the city launched an attack....

In the temporary headquarters, as the gunfire of the street fighting became closer and closer, everyone's faces were shrouded in a thick cloud of sorrow. Of course, Deng Hua, as the commander, was also frowning at this moment. However, unlike the others, his eyes kept glancing at the big clock on the wall, as if waiting for something.

"Lao Sun, is there no news from the General Headquarters yet......" Seeing the hands of the clock, it was getting closer and closer to the time set by the headquarters. Deng Hua, who was already anxious, couldn't help but ask.

"Not yet...."Glancing at the clock on the wall, Sun Shiquan shook his head and said.

However, as soon as his words fell, a rush of footsteps reached everyone's ears. Immediately after that, the voice of the communications staff officer of the headquarters reached everyone's ears.

"Commander, commissar, chief of staff, headquarters secret telegram ..."

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