The news of Suihua's fall not only caught the Kwantung Army Command off guard, but also the situation of the 17th Brigade, which was blocked in Qinggang, became subtle, and Gao Pinbiao was furious in the command center.

The paper piece flew past like a strong wind, and the samurai sword was embedded in the ammunition box that served as a table and chair, making a muffled sound. After destroying a low-priced item, Gao Pinbiao's anger calmed down slightly. After all, it was a foregone conclusion and could not be changed by anger.

An era when the Japanese army could not accept even a small failure.[]

The combat effectiveness of the army between China and Japan is no longer as the Japanese army estimated. As soon as the army arrived, it would be easy to disperse. The gap between the two armies in the army was just formed by equipment and training.

Inside the Kwantung Army General Headquarters of Xinjing (Changchun).

The senior staff and the first combat division were both listened to the information collected by their subordinates with a serious expression. Please report that the Kwantung Army was originally a weakness in North Manchuria. It came out of the border area between Manchuria and the Soviet Union, and had some Russian agents from the Nakajima troops, traveling between the border. In addition, only employees belonging to the Manchuria Railway acted as intelligence specialists.

However, the intelligence collected by these people is not enough to achieve the level of intelligence surprise needed for a war.

Masao Tanuchi gently tapped his folder with his fingers, making a puff sound, dry and not angry at all.

A few minutes ago, the Chief of Staff issued a combat order for the Mixed 17th Brigade to defend Qinggang, blocking the possibility of Zeng Yiyang's main force continuing to advance westward. He also issued an order for the 8th Division to assemble, hoping to make up for the unfavorable situation on the north bank of the Songhua River.

As the Director of Operations Staff, he does not need to be responsible for the final outcome of the war.

As long as he formulates an effective combat plan during the battle, even if his work is completed, he is not worried about his future. There is a rule that is not rumored among the Japanese army, and the staff officers do not need to be responsible for the results of the battle.

This is a policy of protecting the protection of staff members who can speak freely.

But he was unwilling to accept that with the aggregation of the troops, the Kwantung Army's operations in North Manchuria should have improved more, but as a result, not only were they trapped in a quagmire step by step, but they also lost some mobile combat forces, which made the originally planned combat plan on the verge of bankruptcy before it was implemented.

"Tateda-kun, I have some sake I bring from China, let's have a drink together?" Nakayama Geno stood up and invited.

Both of them understood one truth. Although the Kwantung Army had a lot of troops, it was like the battlefield in North China, and its source of troops and combat effectiveness were definitely not as good as the Kwantung Army. However, the war was just unwilling to let go. It was not that the area controlled by the Kwantung Army was larger than that of North China, but that the Kwantung Army was bound.

"Damn Soviets." Teraunuchi Masao frowned and muttered half as if he was complaining.

"What?"

Zhongshan Geno thought he was talking to him, but his voice was too light and he didn't hear it clearly.

"Nothing. Sorry! I was affected by the war in the North Manchuria." Terada Masao shook his head and apologized in a low voice. Then the unhappiness in his heart turned into a kind of resentment: "If the empire could start a war against the Soviet Union, we would not have such a dilemma."

"Tata-kun, be careful of your words!" Nakayama Geno was a little anxious, afraid that these words would be heard and caused them trouble.

At the strategic level of the empire, it is not something that a small Nakasa and Colonel can argue. However, he was not too worried, because in the army, the staff officers were not counted, even the Chief of Staff, so many words could be said without any scruples. However, unlike Masao Terada, Nakayama Geno is about to return to the country, and he doesn't want to be wearing an arrogant hat on his head before returning to the country.

When the Soviet-Japanese war broke out, all the strategic centers of the empire moved to Manchuria.

In this way, the strength of the Kwantung Army will have a qualitative leap, not only from its military strength, but also from its equipment.

"Oh... I won't say it..." Terada Masao slapped his thigh and said with a happy smile: "Zhongshan Jun, you will be back in China next week. The lady will definitely serve as the freshest Yusheng to entertain you, but... your children won't know you again..."

"No, I sent my recent photos back last month, and the children will no longer regard me as a military officer for recruitment. Hahaha..."

The two of them were talking and laughing, kneeling in the courtyard, enduring the storm before the war, and speechless for a while.

Amid the slightly sad song, Masao Teda walked out of his friend's house, and the cool breeze made his mind a little clearer. The matter in Manchuria is no longer something that can be solved in a short period of time. For the Kwantung Army, the best choice is to concentrate heavy troops, clear the Zeng Yiyang tribe south of the Songhua River along the Songhua River, and temporarily give up the Northern Manchuria.

After clearing the rear, we will concentrate our troops across the Songhua River and advance layer by layer.

However, in the bad environment where war serves politics, the Kwantung Army could only run around, trying to block the time when the main forces of Chen Guang and Zeng Yiyang met, thereby creating an opportunity to encircle and annihilate Chen Guang's corps.

"Hmph, is this opportunity so easy to create?" Terada Masao smiled contemptuously at the dim street lamp. He was drunk, at least he wanted to be drunk.

Just as the combat plan formulated by the combat class and the intelligence team, the entire combat plan requires 7 combat divisions with a total force of at least 150,000. Two of them oppress the defense line of the South Manchuria Liberated Area, forcing their troops in Jiangbei to consider the threat from the rear, thus affecting Zeng Yiyang's judgment of the battle. One division serves as bait to restrain Zeng Yiyang's main force, and the ideal is the 12th Division.

The two foreign cavalry clusters and 4 divisions were used to encircle and annihilate Chen Guang's combat forces.

From Arong on the northern line, blog photos; Qiqihar and Yangjiadian on the eastern line crossed the Nenjiang River to advance; the southern line concentrated troops in Yao'an and Anguang on the west bank of the Nenjiang River, and the cavalry gathered on the grasslands on the western line to stand by, gathered into seven armies, compressing Chen Guang's defense line step by step, advancing layer by layer, using the impact of the cavalry and field corps to tear open the defense gap, and then divided the Chen Guang's corps into Jingxing and Gannan areas, encircled and annihilated.

This plan is very mature and is also the best choice to ensure combat on the northern front without large-scale attacks on the southern front.

However, the mainland combat order of the General Staff Headquarters had been issued, and Mejiro Umezu was originally shaking in the position of commander-in-chief, so he naturally would not disobey. So a plan became to advance along the traffic line and divide the Chen Guang army into a highway network.

The essential difference between the two is that the combat plan made by the Kwantung Army Staff Department requires the draw of three divisions from North China. Once the combat expectation is completed, Zeng Yiyang's main force can be severely damaged in a short period of time. In the final result, either Zeng Yiyang chooses to go into the mountains to fight guerrillas or retreat to the Soviet Union.

The latter is more like a hunting dog pulled by a lasso. Although it is fierce, it is confined to its range of movement by ropes.

Jingxing, Nianzi Mountain outside Longjiang County, the General Command of the West Road Corps.

Taking advantage of the fog of the northern line of combat, Chen Guang deliberately drew half of the defensive forces on the Tailai line, but the main force repeatedly mobilized to the northern line, causing the illusion of troops detouring the upper reaches of the Nenjiang River and crossing the river from Yangjiadian.

In fact, the 9th vertical line of the north line has been drawn to the south line, and a pocket array has been laid out.

After receiving the news, Seiichi Kita, hesitated for a while and did not strengthen the troops on the northern line as soon as possible. Instead, he tentatively used a heavy artillery corps to launch a shelling attack on the 4th column position on the other side of the Nenjiang River from the direction of Jiangqiao. The shelling lasted for a long time. On the surface, Seiichi Kita seemed to have drawn the main force of the 14th Division across the river. With the cooperation of the cavalry cluster, he twitched the connection between Chen Guang's two combat forces north and south.

But in fact, Kita Sei didn't want to fight at all.

The Japanese army attacking cluster that appeared near Jiangqiao seemed to have waited for a while, then immediately retreated. It was like a game between children, pushing me, and I pushing you too.

Chen Guang, who received the news, smiled contemptuously: "This Kita Seiichi wants to expose our artillery with a heavy artillery wing? He has a good dream."

"Our cannon, the largest caliber, is the captured Japanese mountain cannon. It cannot threaten the fixed artillery position of the heavy artillery of the Japanese 14th Division. I think Seika Kita most likely wants to use artillery to show others." Wang Bingzhang glanced at the logistics list and said with some concern.

The artillery of the three columns was not as large as the Japanese artillery corps, and there was a shortage of artillery shells. If it weren't for the support of the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army, Chen Guang wouldn't even have a single shell in his hand.

The number of bullets is not optimistic. Before the two armies meet, the Kwantung Army will definitely not want to see this result and will inevitably send a large army to launch a crazy attack.

"Why are you worried about your belongings again?" Chen Gang started a big fight and was a master in the first-level tactical command.

In combat, he attaches great importance to the setting of firepower points and the matching of firepower. Therefore, he also attaches great importance to the reserve of ammunition. The Western Legion cannot rely on large amounts of seizures to meet the needs of the troops, and he still needs to continue fighting. It is fake to say that he is not worried.

What's the use of worrying?

This time, Chen Guang aimed at a corps of the Kwantung Army's ** Cavalry Brigade that came from Rehe. He was confronting with the 4th Column in Tai'an and found a way to take down this cavalry corps. The problem of the shortage of artillery shells in the army could be eliminated.

Generally speaking, Japanese cavalry units, at the wing level, are equipped with at least one artillery brigade to support the firepower of the entire wing's offensive.

If a cannon carries 120 shells as the field base, then there will be 1,440 shells with a caliber of 75.

With this material, a big battle is enough.

Of course, it would be even better to be able to move the Japanese logistics supplies. Unfortunately, the Japanese despise very much. They often need to use the same amount of ammunition, and they even think of supplementing them before they are exhausted. Therefore, in the information brought back by several reconnaissance teams, on the logistics line, the large Japanese supply trucks transported food and vegetables, and they had no intention of hoarding ammunition in Thailand at all.

He was originally planning to fatten up before killing, but Chen Guang didn't think so much at this time.
Chapter completed!