Chapter 1646, The Walking Ghost(1/4)
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De'an.
The 22nd Japanese Army Command.
After receiving a telegram from Nishio Suzu, Shunro Hata was not surprised.
In fact, even without the telegram made by Nishio Shou, he would have stepped up his attack.
He wants to show himself.
The 12th Army attacking Changsha in the west suffered a heavy blow.
The 18th Division was blocked from its attack.
The Chinese people's new wall river defense line suddenly became very strong.
If you want to conquer Changsha, you must take Nanchang and then detour from Nanchang to Changsha. You will once again force the Chinese to retreat.
By taking Changsha, you can establish relations with Guangzhou and completely separate the Third War Zone of the National Army.
It is equivalent to completely including large areas east of Xuzhou, Wuhan, Changsha and Guangzhou under the jurisdiction of the Japanese army.
This is the true control of the southeastern half of China.
Mr. Jiang from Chongqing will definitely surrender.
"His Excellency Commander, the 103rd and 109th Divisions have launched an attack."
"Yoxi."
"But the 6th Division is still preparing. The 8th Division is also gathering its troops."
"Order them to speed up."
Shinji Hata did not criticize him severely. He wanted to win over these division commanders.
He has been trying to find a way to drive Nishio Suzuo away and then serves as the commander of the dispatch army again. Of course, everyone needs to cooperate.
This time, the 22nd army under his command were strong and powerful. Their strength was unprecedented.
There are six regular divisions alone, and several independent mixed brigades, with a total force of more than 150,000.
To concentrate so many troops to attack Nanchang, of course, it must be taken down.
"Your Excellency, that Zhang Yong..."
“No need to worry too much.”
"Tie!"
"Even if Zhang Yong has three heads and six arms, he is just one person. How can he do anything to my army of 200,000?"
"Tie!"
The Chief of Staff bowed his head and agreed.
Although I was a little worried, I thought the commander of the army was not wrong.
At this moment, the 22nd Army is indeed unprecedentedly powerful. There are three permanent divisions alone and three special divisions.
"Your Excellency..." The Chief of Staff remembered another incident.
"The base camp has given a deadline." Hata Shunruo replied slowly.
"I understand." The Chief of Staff stopped talking.
Something happened to the Kwantung Army in the north. I don’t know the details.
However, the base camp had already responded. It was to deploy some troops back to the Kwantung Army.
Especially the Second Division and the Eighth Division, they are probably going to be transferred soon.
These are all standing divisions, the main force among the main force, and are often used in the most critical direction.
In order to guide Wuhan, more than a dozen standing divisions were gathered.
After the standing division is transferred, the divisions with a division number of 40 or above will be replaced. They are all third-party units and lack large-caliber artillery.
Therefore, there is not much time left for them. We must seize the time.
"Boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The Japanese invaders launched a full-scale attack.
The shells kept falling, the smoke filled the gunpowder and the dust flew.
It was the 105mm howitzer of the Japanese invaders. The frontier positions of the National Army were in a sea of fire and were in danger.
In just less than an hour, the Japanese invaders crossed the Xiushui River in multiple locations.
In addition to the Second Division blocked by Zhang Yong, there were also Japanese invaders blocked by 100 armies. Other Japanese invaders were as powerful as entering a deserted state.
The 71st Army was defeated...
The 94th Army was defeated...
Now, the First Corps has no troops and still has combat effectiveness.
Including the 74th Army, it is already exhausted and at the end of its strength. It is no longer possible to turn the tide again.
Even if Wang Yaowu's eyes were so deep that they were protruding from behind his head, the 74th Army could not be destroyed.
They had been fighting for several months, and there was almost no stop in the middle. Everyone had only one last breath.
"Sir Xue, you can take other troops to retreat to Nanchang!"
"I won't leave."
"Then I will give orders to other troops."
Zhang Yong did it as soon as he said it.
He directly bypassed Xue Yue and ordered other national troops to retreat across the board.
Only 100 troops were left to continue to stand still.
"Xiao Yan!"
"arrive!"
"Take Chief Xue down!"
"I won't leave..."
"Xiao Yan, execute the order!"
"yes!"
Without saying a word, Xiao Yan led people to raise Xue Yue and forced him to evacuate.
At this moment, no one can speak well. Everyone only listens to the Commissioner because they can win battles by listening to the Commissioner.
"Teacher, take care of yourself."
"Go away!"
"yes."
Wang Yaowu and others stood attentively, saluted, and left.
They all knew very well that their troops could no longer fight, and staying on the front line would only drag their backs.
At present, only the 100th Army has strong combat power.
In the second half of the night, Zhang Yong quietly arrived at the 100th Army position.
“Specialist!”
Long Muhan and others came out to greet him.
Their mental outlook looks pretty good.
The 100th Army has not been put into the battlefield for a long time and is not that tired.
The key is that they all know that they are the troops inspected by the Commissioner and have everything under the supervision.
If the situation is dangerous, the Commissioner will appear immediately.
It must be admitted that this sense of security is indeed very rare.
Now, the commissioner is here.
"Chief of Staff Lü!"
Zhang Yong specifically greeted Lu Xinjing.
Lu Xinjing is the chief of staff of the 100th Army. He is probably the oldest chief of staff among all national troops.
Now he should be over 60 years old. But he is still strong and energetic.
This is how the elderly are. They must have something to do to be healthy.
To be continued...