Chapter 387 22 Divisions Decided to Assemble Forces for a Decisive Battle
Because his ear was knocked out, Lieutenant General Isoda Saburo was widely praised by the Japanese national elements, saying that he was His Majesty the Emperor's greatest loyal minister, a great hero who sacrificed his life and was a role model for all the imperial troops on the Chinese battlefield. The base camp also asked General Hata Shunji, the commander of the Chinese Expedition Army, to come to Hangzhou and awarded him a medal. A large number of media reporters interviewed him.
Lieutenant General Isoda's self-inflation was extremely inflated. He was already confused and confident, but he really thought he was very great.
The stupider the person is, the more confident he is, the more he likes to brag about so-called achievements with his mouth.
In Hangzhou, Lieutenant General Isoda not only brags to the media, but also to generals at all levels. He goes to the 13th Army Headquarters every day to report his work to Lieutenant General Tsubasa Shimoku, and reports on his work. He makes Lieutenant General Tsubasa Shimoku, so he is stunned. He really thinks Lieutenant General Isoda is a great general who is rare in a century!
The responsibility for defeating the battle was all for Major General Miyamoto, and Lieutenant General Isoda Saburo's decisions and all deployments were very precise and perfect.
It is not easy to say it well. The superiors and the outside world do not understand the truth, and Lieutenant General Isoda's bare head adds weight to his words.
When teaching at the Army University, Lieutenant General Isoda Saburo boasted himself as a military strategist with his mouth, and was appreciated by Shimomura Takashi, who was the principal at the time, and admired by his students.
Since Lieutenant General Isoda took office as the commander of the 22nd Division, he has not won a single victory. He will lose a crushing defeat whenever he fights. Thinking about the 22nd Division at that time, the 22nd Division had two divisions of the normal division. The current 22nd Division has been greatly supplemented and its strength is still less than half of the normal division C division. The control area is also severely reduced. One is Pan'an and the other is Wuyi. Now the Dongyang Fortress is lost. The entire 22nd Division is facing great difficulties, but he has not thought about his incompetence. In his opinion, the responsibility for defeating the battle is all about Major General Miyamoto Kiichi, and his command is always so correct and perfect.
Before coming to Yiwu, General Hata Shunji, Lieutenant General Shimomura Taki and Doctor Tanigu Kikiji had a good talk with him.
The three bigwigs first expressed their affirmation of his work, and then the doctor of Gugu Jinji discussed in detail the solutions to deal with the Dongyang crisis.
The 22nd Division was shrinking to Yiwu as a whole, leaving only one small team of troops in Lanxi and Pujiang, Jinhua. The order and public security of these three places were handed over to the Peaceful Founding Army and the Gendarmerie and the police, and maintained by the police. The 22nd Division Headquarters and related institutions all moved to Yiwu, and regarded Yiwu as the command center for the future stage.
The main reason for this is that the Third War Zone did not have any motivation or signs to participate in the war. The Third War Zone's strategy was still to confront the Japanese army, the 49th Army headquarters was still in Shangrao, and the 49th Army and the 88th Army did not move forward.
What Tanigu Kishijiro said at the meeting was explained clearly to Lieutenant General Isoda Saburo in advance.
When General Isoda Sabuki scolded Major General Miyamoto Keiichi, General Geiki Guinji was talking to Mitsui in a room.
Lieutenant General Gugu Jinji said: "The 22nd Division is facing a great crisis. The 13th Army Command decided to fight Zhang Junhao for the final decisive battle. Dongyang Fortress must be conquered, otherwise the 22nd Division would have to evacuate all. Dongyang Fortress was originally used to resist Zhang Junhao's attack, but now it has become a sharp blade that Zhang Junhao was inserted into the neck of the 22nd Division. I will personally capture military work. Theoretically, the 22nd Division's current strength is more than ten times that of Zhang Junhao's melee team, but it is extremely difficult to defeat Zhang Junhao by pure military service. I think the "tiger" organization must make some contributions to this war."
Mitsui Juniko nodded and said, "Lieutenant General, the 'Tiger' organization will do its best to do its best to do its intelligence work."
Lieutenant General Gugu Jinji sighed and said, "The 'Tiger' organization has not been able to provide practical information for the 22nd Division until now. You should be clear that the purpose of establishing the 'Tiger' organization is to deal with Zhang Junhao. If Zhang Junhao cannot be eliminated, the organization will inevitably be disbanded. Your future situation will be very embarrassing. If Shanghai Special High School may not be able to do it well, you will be engaged in the work of seducing other Chinese generals to surrender. I can't bear to sleep with the Chinese people. I think you will feel humiliated too!"
Mitsui Naiko's heart was shocked. Tanigu's words were not groundless and logical. If she was allowed to do her original job again, it would indicate that she had been completely abandoned by Shanghai Special High School.
Lieutenant General Gugu Jinji said: "The plan to lure Zhang Junhao to surrender is to give up. Your next key task is to collect information from Zhang Junhao and resolutely prevent the situation from happening when Zhang Junhao adopts the strategy of fighting against the west."
Mitsui Naiko said loudly with her chest out loud.
The doctor General Tanigu Kinji stared into Mitsui's eyes and said, "Assassinate Zhang Junhao when necessary."
Mitsui Naruko was stunned and sighed, "If the assassination failed, no one in the Imperial Army could contact Zhang Junhao again."
General Gugu Jinji sighed and said, "If we cannot conquer the fortress, contacting Zhang Junhao will lose all meaning. At that time, I will voluntarily resign and you will be cut into an ordinary agent. Do you still need to explain it to me? At the meeting, I only talked about the 22nd Division, but did not say you. In fact, you are the same as them. If you are defeated, you will be punished the most severely. Now all of us have no way out. Everyone must have the idea of breaking the emperor and fight Zhang Junhao for the final battle."
After finishing the conversation with Tanigu Kijiro, Mitsui Naiko went back to her room and fell on the bed, her eyes wide open.
When she makes a major decision in life, she must think calmly.
It was already evening when he woke up, and Zhang Junhao came to the team for supper. While having supper, he listened to Colonel Zhang Boliang's report.
In the afternoon, the Japanese army did not attack the position of the special melee team, which is strange.
After having a full dinner, Zhang Junhao spoke with Colonel Luo Zhong on a walkie-talkie. Zhang Junhao said: "The Japanese army stopped the attack in the afternoon, which is abnormal. There are two reasons, either changing its strategy or deploying troops."
Colonel Luo Zhong said: "We also conducted research and the same conclusions as you."
Zhang Junhao said: "Remind all units that from tomorrow, the Japanese army is very likely to launch a continuous strong attack."
Colonel Luo Zhong shouted yes.
After Zhang Junhao hung up the phone, he said to Colonel Zhang Boliang: "Contact with the 88th Army Headquarters and ask Commander Liu Jiashu to come."
Colonel Zhang Boliang said: "Do you want to invite the 88th Army to join the war?"
Zhang Junhao waved his hand and said, "The 21st Division has limited troops. I want to ask the 88th Army to block the direction of Chiban to prevent the Japanese from coming from that side to capture our retreat."
Colonel Zhang Boliang was shocked and said, "Ah! The Japanese army came from that area, and the road was unobstructed. What's the point?"
Zhang Junhao waved his hand and said, "As long as the 79th Division sends a regiment to garrison there, the Japanese army will not come from there to attack us."
Colonel Zhang Boliang sighed heavily and said, "How can a regiment defend Chiban?"
Zhang Junhao laughed and said, "One regiment is enough. What the Japanese 22nd Division is most worried about is that they will participate in the third war zone and will never be foolish in attacking the third war zone army. It is best for the 21st Division to station another regiment in the direction to Shengzhou to prevent the Japanese from coming from that side."
Colonel Zhang Boliang suddenly realized and said, "It makes sense. I will send a telegram to the 88th Army Department immediately."
Zhang Junhao climbed to the top of Daqiao Mountain with a semi-automatic rifle. This is a low hill with no danger. There are security regiments around to protect it, the guards also have posts, and the entire mountain is the headquarters.
Ayumi Sakurako followed Zhang Junhao up the mountain with a kettle.
Upon reaching the top of the mountain, Zhang Junhao looked at the Dongyang Fortress.
If the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army transfers all the troops to Dongyang, the troops will not be less than 10,000. Now is the eve of the decisive battle, and calmness is just the surface. In fact, the Japanese army must be deploying troops. At present, they can only adopt a persistence strategy, and other actions cannot be used.
But if you stick to this area, you will be beaten passively.
Zhang Junhao was not worried about the frontal attack of the Japanese army, but was worried that the Japanese army would encircle from both wings.
The 88th Army may not participate in the war, but it will not even provide protection for both wings, right?
Commander Liu Jiashu can take a car to the team headquarters directly from Yongkang. Now there are many roads to get from Yongkangtong here, and the car can reach it in half a day. As long as Commander Liu Jiashu comes, he will definitely order the 79th Division and the 21st Division to protect the two wings.
Then what? The main force is waiting to be passively beaten on the position? What if the Japanese army did not attack like this afternoon, just confrontation?
Or if the Japanese army attacks for a period of time in the future and finds that the attack will cause major casualties, they will stop attacking. What should we do?
Zhang Junhao looked towards Shengzhou and Zhuji. The logistics support line of the 22nd Division should be in Zhuji. Can the guards sneak into Zhuji to attack the Japanese logistics supply line? If they encounter heavy encirclement and suppression, they will retreat into the mountains.
Chapter completed!