20demayo Chapter 778 Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind
Chapter 778 Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind
778 Everything is ready except the east wind
"paratrooper?"
Itagaki Seishirō's words surprised Anami Korechika.
Anami Korechika naturally knew about the paratroopers, a type of soldier with high-difficulty technical skills.
He didn't expect that Ye Qingshan also had it on their side.
And Ye Qingshan uses it so skillfully.
"Baga, Ye Qingshan has learned a lot from the Americans.
Damn the Yankees, I don’t know if the navy can defeat them at sea.”
Anami Korechika still thought that the paratroopers under Ye Qingshan's command were learned from the Americans or were directly trained by the Americans.
Once again, I hated the Americans.
“However, the number of paratroopers Ye Qingshan has should not be many.
Otherwise, he would not have ordered his armored unit to attack northward overnight.
If I'm not wrong.
Ye Qingshan ordered his armored unit to head north to join the paratroopers that were attacking Nanxiong.
It is to enhance the combat effectiveness of his paratroopers.
After all, it is difficult for paratroopers to carry heavy equipment.
There's nothing wrong with a sneak attack.
However, it is unlikely for them to defend Nanxiong.
However, the situation was different after this armored unit rushed over and joined the paratroopers.
Ye Qingshan's move was clearly aimed at Aoki Shiroichi's 40th Division.
This guy wants to swallow up Aoki Joichi's 40th Division in one bite.
Or right under our noses?
This Ye Qingshan is really arrogant enough."
Itagaki Seishirō looked at the map and saw the only passage to the north, which was blocked behind the Japanese 40th Division.
Make your own judgement.
The old Japanese soldier Anami Korechika beside him also nodded immediately: "Hey, Itagaki-kun.
I have the same opinion as you on this point.
This also fits our impression of Ye Qingshan, that this person has always been very arrogant.
Aoki Shiroichi also realized this.
So, in the telegram he just sent, he has asked us to send a troop south.
He joined forces with the 236th Regiment he sent north to recapture Nanxiong as soon as possible and open up a retreat route for their division.
how do you feel? "
“Aoki Joichi was smart this time.
Fortunately, he did not hide the news.
It is imperative to retake Nanxiong immediately.
Otherwise, if Ye Qingshan uses this old trick again, the 40th Division may repeat the mistakes of the th Army."
Itagaki Seishirō's words made Anami Korechika even more worried.
He didn't want the 40th Division to be completely wiped out by Ye Qingshan under his hands.
Then he shouted to the Japanese staff officer next to him: "Go, send a telegram to the Third Division.
Let them send a squadron..."
"Report, urgent telegram from the Third Division."
As a result, before Anami Korechika could finish his words, a Japanese officer rushed in and shouted.
"Say!"
"The Third Division reported that this morning, Xue Yue sent the two Chinese armies to southern Hunan.
Suddenly turned and headed towards southern Jiangxi.
At present, it is blocked by the 18th Infantry Regiment of the rd Division in the Yunyang Mountain area.
18th Infantry Regiment requests tactical guidance."
As soon as the Japanese officer finished speaking, Anami Korechika's face turned gloomy.
Itagaki Seishirō next to him said, "It seems that Xue Yue should have discussed this with Ye Qingshan.
Xue Yue would not easily send the 40rd Division south to support the th Division.
If Xue Yue is determined to help Ye Qingshan.
Next, his 300,000 troops in Xiangxi may move further south.
I’m afraid the scale of this war will expand.
Anami Korechika, I'm going back to the headquarters.
I must report this matter personally to His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.
Once the main force of the Chinese army under Xue Yue moves south, your 11th Army may find it difficult to resist the combined forces of Xue Yue and Ye Qingshan.
We need to mobilize troops from other areas."
Anami Korechika looked at Itagaki Seishirō, without the previous arrogance, and said gratefully: "Itagaki-kun.
I leave everything to you.
Nothing can happen to our 11th Army. You must make this clear to the Commander-in-Chief.
Send troops from other areas as soon as possible."
Itagaki Seishirō left, leaving behind Anami Korechika who looked as if his mother had died.
It was just because he didn't know whether he should believe what Itagaki Seishirō said just now.
Even if it was Itagaki Seishirō, he could really convince the headquarters to transfer troops from other areas after returning.
But that would take time, and there didn't seem to be many troops in the surrounding areas that they could mobilize.
This battle is aimed at escaping the quagmire of war in northern Guangdong.
Anami Korechika knew that most of the time they would have to rely on the 11th Army itself.
As for the Japanese 23rd Army trapped in Yangcheng at this time, Anami Korechika had already given up on it.
“Tell the 40th Division that the rd Division cannot send troops south for the time being.
But I will notify Shiro Inaba's 6th Division and ask them to send a unit.
Attack Nanxiong with them.
Tell Aoki Shiroichi that they should retake Nanxiong as soon as possible at any cost.
The main force of their division should not be entangled by the Chinese army once Nanxiong is taken back.
The main force of their division must retreat and leave northern Guangdong as soon as possible."
At this moment, Anami Korechika was already feeling a little scared in his heart.
He was really worried that the 40th Division would be eaten up by Ye Qingshan.
If that were the case, he, the commander of the 11th Army after the war, would probably be the same as Itagaki Seishirō.
They were fired together.
Soon, the Japanese 40th Division received Anami Korechika's telegram.
An old Japanese soldier in Aoki Castle was also very depressed after reading the telegram. He was depressed why Anami Korechika did not allow the 3rd Division to send troops.
Unfortunately, he had no idea of the pressure that old devil Anan Korechika was under at the moment.
Not smaller than them at all.
The hundreds of thousands of troops under Xue Yue's command have now become a sword hanging over their heads.
If the Third Division dared to move south easily, Xue Yue would have to lead troops south without Ye Qingshan saying anything.
In fact, Xue Yue was in western Hunan at this moment, watching the war in northern Guangdong.
He just wanted to see how far Ye Qingshan’s counterattack could go.
In fact, Xue Yue was not optimistic about Ye Qingshan’s counterattack.
Therefore, he only chose to send out two armies to respond to Ye Qingshan's counterattack.
If Xue Yue was optimistic about Ye Qingshan's counterattack, and knew that Ye Qingshan's counterattack had a high probability of success.
He didn't just send two armies south.
Just as the Japanese high-ranking officials were shocked by Ye Qingshan's sharp counterattack, they kept dispatching troops to respond.
Starting from the 28th, Ye Qingshan's three main divisions followed their pre-determined plan.
We launched counterattacks with different strategies against the Japanese 40th Division, 22th Division and nd Mixed Brigade.
Among them, the Second Division led by Zheng Quezi set its main target on the Japanese 40th Division.
“Tell Luo Ying that their regiment’s attack must not stop for even a moment.
You must tie up the Japanese for me and don't let them retreat easily.
Yes, artillery support will arrive in two hours."
"Get me the second brigade..."
At this moment, in Zheng Quezi's command center, he kept making phone calls.
Let the attacking troops on the front line hold on to the troops of the Japanese 40th Division.
According to the plan made by Ye Qingshan before the war, he could wipe out the Japanese 40th Division with the strength of just one division, without asking Zheng Quezi for his entire nd Division.
That's not very realistic either.
After all, the Japanese 40th Division still has a total strength of nearly troops.
Zheng Quezi's entire Second Division had a total strength of only 16,000 troops, which was less than others.
Therefore, the task that Ye Qingshan gave to the entire Second Division was to tie down the Japanese 40th Division.
On the one hand, it prevented them from freeing up too many troops to go north to retake Nanxiong and share the defensive pressure of the armored battalion and the paratrooper battalion in Nanxiong.
On the other hand, we just need to delay the Japanese 40th Division for another three or four days.
When Lu Dahai arrives with the most elite division of the 86th Army, that will be the time for Ye Qingshan to wipe out the Japanese 40th Division in one bite.
So, Zheng Quezi kept complaining.
They left the fat piece of meat, the 40th Division of the Japanese, for the entire Second Division, but they didn't expect that in the end it would be eaten by that guy Lu Dahai.
It made him very unhappy.
……
On the afternoon of the 28th, Nanxiong
At this time, the paratrooper battalion had already destroyed the Japanese supply base and was building a defense line around Nanxiong.
They mobilized local people to build defensive positions around Nanxiong County and several surrounding higher grounds.
"Look, camp seat."
Just in the evening, the commander of the paratrooper battalion, Shanying, was still personally leading his men to dig trenches.
Suddenly I heard a soldier shouting next to me.
He looked in the direction the soldier was pointing excitedly.
Suddenly they saw a long armored snake rapidly approaching them on the winding road to the south.
"Haha, the commander's armored battalion has arrived to support us.
Come on, follow me to meet the brothers from the armored battalion."
Shanying was so excited that he threw away the shovel in his hand and led his men to personally meet Lu Changtian's armored battalion.
"Captain Lu, long time no see."
Soon, Shanying and his men met Lu Changtian and greeted him.
As commanders of two special forces of the 86th Army, the two had met each other before during training in Myanmar.
"Captain Liao, our wheels are still not as fast as yours."
Lu Changtian also got off the jeep and said jokingly with a smile,
“That is, in terms of mobility.
Your armored battalion can crush the infantry units, but it is hard to defeat our paratroopers.
That is impossible. "
The mountain eagle does not hide its pride.
Because the soldiers who are selected into the paratrooper unit are the elite among the elite, and they all have reason to be proud.
But Shanying immediately changed the subject: "However, your armored battalion is more than just mobile.
Whether it is offense or defense, it is the strongest.
Otherwise, the commander would not have let you rush hundreds of kilometers to support us this time.
Old Lu, this is the first time our two battalions are cooperating.
You also know the tasks to be performed.
The difficulty is extremely high.
Next, we have to face the Japanese’s crazy counterattack here.
You may need to persist for more than a week, or even longer.
We need to discuss how to fight this battle."
"Yeah, I was thinking about it on the way here.
I have some ideas in mind.
After I settle the troops, we can discuss it in detail."
“Okay, we have prepared your campsite for you.
It was the enemy's supply base just before."
With the armored battalion and the parachute battalion, they were officially merged into one.
This 'steel nail' carefully polished by Ye Qingshan will then be firmly driven into the vital point of the Japanese 40th Division in Nanxiong.
As long as this nail is not pulled out by the Japanese 40th Division, the Japanese 40th Division will not be able to escape from the burial place chosen for them by Ye Qingshan.
Because the area from Shaoguan to Nanxiong is surrounded by mountains and hills.
Unless the Japanese 40th Division is finally defeated and chooses to escape into the mountains.
Otherwise, if the main force of their division wants to withdraw in an organized manner, they can only go through Nanxiong.
But if they escape into the mountains, it would be basically the same as being wiped out.
On the evening of the 28th, Ye Qingshan was in the command center, looking at the map and smiling.
Although the counterattack has only been going on for one day, what he has received so far is basically good news.
Whether it was the combined efforts of the armored battalion and the parachute battalion, or the entire Third Division, they blocked the Japanese Sixth Division on the Danxia Mountain line.
Or maybe it was Zheng Quezi's entire 40nd Division that entangled the Japanese th Division.
It's all good news.
"Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.
Lu Dahai, you better hurry up and get here."
Ye Qingshan looked at the map and muttered to himself.
At this time, Lu Dahai, whom Ye Qingshan had been thinking about, was commanding his entire division.
From Guisheng, enter Guangdong Province.
"Commander-in-Chief, telegram from the Commander-in-Chief.
Let us continue to speed up our march and reach northern Guangdong in three days.
The commander's counterattack against the Japanese has begun.
Commander Zheng's Second Division has entangled the Japanese 40th Division, and the retreat of the Japanese 40th Division has been cut off by the armored battalion and the paratrooper battalion.
Now, the commander is waiting for our first division to arrive.
Thus, they took the fat piece of meat of the Japanese 40th Division. "
The Chief of Staff of the 1st Division walked up to Lu Dahai and spoke to him with a smile.
"Ha ha,"
After hearing this, Lu Dahai couldn't help laughing and said to the chief of staff, "Look, the commander still cares about our first division.
The fat is reserved for us to eat.
I guess Zheng Quezi must be really pissed now."
“Tell the commander that it’s three days.
Our First Division will definitely arrive in northern Guangdong.
Our First Division is sure to take the fat piece of meat of the Japanese 40th Division.
Tell the soldiers to grit their teeth and march two more hours today."
At this time, Lu Dahai was also extremely excited.
After such a long journey, they finally made it back.
As a result, as soon as I came back, I had fat meat to eat. Not everyone can have such a good thing.
In the next two days, as expected, the Japanese 40th Division was eager to retreat.
But they were all tightly entangled by Zheng Cuzi's Second Division.
There is no chance for their main force to escape at all.
The Japanese 236th Regiment was sent to Nanxiong by the Japanese leader Aoki Shiroichi in an attempt to open up a retreat route.
Also in Nanxiong, they joined forces with the armored battalion and the paratrooper battalion to fight an extremely brutal battle.
What the Japanese 236th Regiment received was a death order from an old Japanese soldier in Aoki Castle.
They must take back Nanxiong within three days.
Therefore, after the Japanese 236th Regiment arrived in Nanxiong, there was no exploratory attack at all.
They attacked with all their might right away because they had no time to waste.
(Here I come, asking for a small gift, no income, miserable!)