Chapter 278: The Restoration of Nanjing (8)
"Sir, 'Yasha' was telegraphed at 9:20 pm on January 30. Our troops have occupied Zhonghua Gate, Tongji Gate, Guanghua Gate..."
Old Jiang was extremely excited, with a thrilling look on his face.●⌒,.
"Madam, did you hear it? We are about to restore the capital!"
"Brother Jie, this is really an incredible thing. They did it with these people, which is simply unimaginable." Mrs. Song also sighed.
"Yes, I couldn't imagine it!"
"Wei Wen, immediately call the commander-in-chief Gu Mosan of the Third War Zone to immediately formulate a combat plan to restrain the Japanese army." Lao Jiang said, "You can't sit still and enjoy the fruits of the restoration of the capital, otherwise, wouldn't the "Yasha" and the national rescuer be separated?
"Yes, sir!"
"Also, sending a telegram to Commander-in-Chief Li of the Fifth War Zone must hold back the Japanese Third Division and make sure that it is not allowed to withdraw its aid later."
Xuzhou, commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone.
Confidential secretary Huang Xuecun hurriedly rang Commander-in-Chief Li's study with a hurry.
"Please come in!"
"Captain Li, Nanjing's 'Yasha' urgent telegram." Huang Xuecun walked to Commander-in-Chief Li, took out a telegram from the folder, and handed it over.
"What's the matter?" Li Delin slowly took it.
But when he saw the content of the telegram, Huo stood up and shook off the coat on his shoulder: "Hurry, notify Chief Xu and all the staff of the General Staff Office to convene an emergency military meeting immediately."
"yes!"
Nanling, Qilin Bridge.
"Commander General Leng ordered all the new 38th Brigade to be dispatched to Xuancheng!" Luo Yufeng convened officers at the battalion level and above of the new 38th Brigade to convene a military meeting and issue Leng Feng's order.
"yes!"
The 38th Brigade has been waiting for this day since the reorganization. This time, their main task is to support Leng Feng and others in Nanjing, and to delay the 6th Japanese Division stationed on Wuhu and Xuancheng, forcing them to return to Nanjing immediately.
Although the New 38th Brigade was established for the backbone of the Second Regiment, it has already possessed the strong personal character of Leng Feng. Even if the old regiment commander comes, this army may not be commanded.
The officers and soldiers all knew that their troops could withdraw from Nanjing in an organized manner. It was because of one person, that was their new regiment commander: Leng Feng.
Leng Feng's regiment commander was treated as a few hours before he letting him get rid of it, but no one thought that he was removed.
The new 38th Brigade has not appointed a brigade commander, but it is not that I can't find a brigade commander, because it is difficult for anyone to become this brigade commander to control this force.
It’s not that Gui Yongqing didn’t want to transfer the Xin 38th Brigade to his newly formed 27th Army. With such a direct army that can fight, his 27th Army would be different.
Faced with Gui Yongqing's win over, Luo Yufeng and Qin Yankun were unshakable at all. Although Gui Yongqing was their elders, he would definitely not suffer any losses after following him.
At least Luo Yufeng's future is bright, and Gui Yongqing will definitely try his best to help him win the position of brigade commander of the new 28th Brigade.
If it were before, Luo Yufeng would have gone. Now it’s different. Gui Yongqing’s actions in the Nanjing Defense War disappointed him. It would be fine if he was incompetent, but he was still jealous of the virtuous and capable. Leng Feng took the initiative to attack, which was indeed a violation of military discipline, but that was within the scope of his authority.
With such a major military operation, Xue Boling was completely sleepy. The famous people were anxious to hold a meeting of staff and staff to study the plan to attack.
At present, the first, third and fifth war zones are facing the Japanese army head-on. The first war zone is facing the Japanese army that attacked Shanxi. The fifth war zone is facing the north-south attacks of the two major fronts of Japan Central China and North China. It can be said that they are too busy to take care of themselves. Only on the third war zone, the Japanese army did not continue to advance in order to consolidate the currently occupied areas, forming a confrontation.
But this peace is only temporary. If the Japanese army had not had the ability to support the two-line battle, they would have not had such a good life.
This New Year's Eve, many people don't want to have a quiet meal and stay up to their old age.
Shanghai.Japanese Naval Club.
A dance party was held here, and General Hata Shin-Ruo, the newly appointed Central China Expeditionary Army Commander, came to Shanghai and invited consulates, diplomats, and some politicians in Shanghai. They were bright and wine, mellow and beautiful, and not lively.
Shinji Hata was ordered to be in danger. If Matsui Ishien had not been seriously injured, he would have to be transferred back to Japan for rest. He would not have been so anxious to take over his position.
Although the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Force occupied Nanjing and many areas in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it was actually a mess. The Japanese army only knew how to plunder but not build it.
Maybe they themselves know that they will only stay for a while in this land and will return it in the future.
In such a situation, Hata Shunruo also knew that if the situation could not be calmed down and the dissatisfaction of the great powers was quelled, he would sooner or later go home.
Shinji Hata took office in a low-key manner. The outside world is not clear.
Suddenly, the door of the dance hall was opened, and the cold air blew in. The thin-dressed men and women in the room looked at the door in surprise.
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Central China Front Army, Colonel Muto, lowered his head and hurriedly ran in from outside the door with a dark face.
"Your Excellency Commander, something happened in Nanjing..." Muto Akira walked all the way to the side of the general's uniform and whispered in his ear.
Even though Shinji Hata was a little prepared, he was shocked by the sudden news that the wine glass in his hand shook, and almost sprinkled the wine on the wife of France who thought it was a diplomat.
"Is the news reliable?" asked Hata Shunrok.
"At present, in addition to the radio stations of the 16th Division, we can also contact each other. All radio stations in Nanjing have been interrupted, including the radio stations of the Expeditionary Army Headquarters and the Consulate. They can't contact them." Muto Akira said anxiously. When he received an emergency telegram from the 16th Division, he was so scared that his spine was chilled.
If Lieutenant General Hirohiko Asakamiya and his Expeditionary Army headquarters were captured by the Chinese army, what would happen? No one would have expected such a result.
"Send reinforcements immediately and at all costs, Lieutenant General Hirohiko Asakamiya must be rescued."
"Commander, there is a 3rd Division near Nanjing (there was a small mistake in the previous article. Once the **** 31st Army fought fiercely in Chihe, Chu County, it was the 13th Division of the Japanese Army, not the 3rd Division. The 3rd Division was guarding Zhenjiang, Danyang, Changzhou, Wuxi and other places, which were very close to Nanjing.), the 6th Division can order these two major divisions to quickly gather troops and quickly move towards Nanjing."
"Well, as Muto Kwan said, I will immediately generate electricity for the two division commanders Fujita and Tani Susuo, so that they can gather at least two corps forces and quickly rush to Nanjing to help. What is the situation of the 16th Division?" Hata Shunrok had just arrived, and he didn't understand many situations.
"The 16th Division suffered a lot in the Nanjing Battle, and then in the battle of rectifying the army, it lost serious troops and urgently needed to return to China for rest. The original plan was to let the Tiangu Detachment take over the garrison mission of the 16th Division in Nanjing after the Lunar New Year. Unexpectedly, at this time, the Chinese Army launched such a strange riot plan."
"Mutou, you just need to tell me how long can the 16th Division last?"
"I don't know, maybe a few hours, maybe longer..."
"I won't attend this dance anymore, I'll go back to the Front Army Headquarters soon!" Hata Shunrok ordered.
"Hayi!"
It only takes two or three hours to drive from Shanghai to Suzhou. Shinroku Hata didn't understand why Matsui Ishien wanted to set up the Front Command in Suzhou. Isn't Shanghai better?
Along the way, the war reports were constantly delivered, and the situation was getting worse and worse for the Japanese army.
Half an hour ago, the radio contact of the 16th Division was also interrupted. No response was received for many times. Obviously, if the 16th Division headquarters had either encountered an accident or could not start the computer and contact the front army while escaping.
General Hata Shunji was in a terrible mood when he encountered such a difficult situation.
Gusu, Hanshan Temple Front Command.
Chief of staff of the Front Army Tsukada Oku had already led the headquarters' personnel to wait in the cold wind for a long time. When there was a situation in Nanjing, they were no longer as quick as Shunroku Hata.
Before Hata Shunruo took office, Asakamiya Hatsuhiko served as the commander of the front army. Any government orders and military orders were issued from Nanjing. The headquarters in Suzhou only coordinated the affairs of various departments. He, the chief of staff, was often the minister of the logistics and material allocation department.
After finally taking office, something happened in Nanjing.
Originally, after Hata Shunrok took office, he would also go to Nanjing to take office, because the Central China Front Army would be renamed the Central China Expeditionary Army, and the Expeditionary Army Headquarters would also be located in Nanjing.
The establishment of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army will also be revoked accordingly. The Shanghai Expeditionary Army institutions, including Lieutenant General Hirohiko Asakamiya, will also return to the country, the personnel will be dismissed, or otherwise make arrangements.
But no one expected that such a thing would happen at this time, and the entire Japanese Central China Front Army was caught off guard and was all in chaos.
Especially at this moment of transition between the old and the new is even more a disaster for the Japanese army.
I can only say that the Chinese candidates were so good at this moment. They completely hit the blind spot of the Japanese army, which was like cutting a knife in the heart of the Japanese army.
This knife may not be fatal, but it is certainly indispensable to cause disability.
Wuhu, the 6th Japanese Division.
"Your Excellency Commander of the Division, the Front Army Telegram, and Youth General Hata Toshiro has come to Shanghai, so you might as well go to Nanjing to officially take office as the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army."
"It's really time to come. Is there any abnormal movement in the Chinese army in Nanling?"
"It has not been discovered yet that the battle situation in Xuzhou is tight. China will not provoke us at this time to avoid fighting on both sides. This is a taboo in military strategists, not to mention that they have no strength to attack." Chief of Staff Shirō Ikho replied.
"Well, we must not take it lightly. The 38th China New China Brigade stationed in the Qilinqiao area was adapted from the elite Chinese army teaching corps that broke out from Nanjing. According to intelligence, the brigade is equipped with me. Japanese weapons, well-equipped and well-trained, and is a powerful brigade in the Chinese army!"
"Hay, the subordinates have closely monitored the movements of the new 38th Brigade."
"Secretary Commander, the 16th Division's request for help..."
"Nani?"
After reading the urgent message from Ashigo Nakajima, Tanisuo immediately felt that all his hair was standing up!
(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!