20demayo Chapter 448 The Second Half of the Game Begins
Chapter 448 The Second Half of the Game Begins
448 The second half of the game begins
Wow!
Bang bang bang!
In Hangzhou, in Matsui Iwane's headquarters office, there was the sound of ping-pong and smashing things.
The group of Japanese officers at the door were so scared that they didn't dare to come near.
"Baka, Naojiro Amatani is trash.
Their 40th Division is a bunch of rubbish."
From the office, the roar of the old devil Matsui Iwane was heard.
The old devil Matsui Iwane was so angry because he naturally knew about the encirclement he had set up on the front line.
The operation to encircle and annihilate Ye Qingshan's 209th Division ultimately failed.
However, the Japanese front-line commander Naojiro Amaya beautified the truth of their failure in his telegram.
Tell Matsui Iwane that the arrival of the National Army's 25th and 73rd Armies forced them to retreat.
Although Ye Qingshan's 209th Division and 76th Division were not completely wiped out, only more than a thousand people from Ye Qingshan's 209th Division escaped.
However, there was no way that Naojiro Amaya's tricks could be hidden from the cunning old devil Matsui Iwane.
He knew that the battle reports sent back from the front line must be false.
Anyway, as long as Naojiro Amatani and his men failed to completely wipe out Ye Qingshan's 209th Division, let alone the escape of more than a thousand people.
Even if a hundred people escape, it is a failure.
Besides, the Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane would not believe that only a thousand people ran away.
If there were only a thousand people left, they would have been wiped out by the Japanese with a little effort.
Now everything is lost.
Not only did Ye Qingshan's 209th Division not only defeat the enemy, but it also put tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers from the 39th and 40th Divisions on the front line into a passive position.
At this time, the remaining 70,000 to 80,000 Japanese troops from the north of the Dachen River Valley to Shengzhou had not only retreated to the north of the defense line built by Gu Zhutong before.
What's even worse is that at this time the retreat of the tens of thousands of Japanese troops was cut off.
Zhou Pingkou's 208th Division is scattered across the two supply lines of the Japanese, and has now cut off the connection between the rear and the front lines of the Japanese.
The Japanese could no longer deliver logistical supplies from the Hangzhou area.
In just a few days, the situation on the front line changed so drastically that even the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane didn't know what to do for a moment.
"Commander, please calm down.
The operation to annihilate the 209th Division of the Chinese Army has failed.
This is an irreversible fact.
Fortunately, the 39th and 40th Divisions did not suffer too many casualties, and their main forces are still intact.
The most important thing at the moment is that we must open up two logistic supply lines as soon as possible."
The Japanese Chief of Staff advised the old Japanese Matsui Iwane and said.
After smashing and looting for half a day, the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane had vented a lot of his anger.
"It's easier said than done to open up the supply line."
Hearing the words of the Japanese chief of staff, the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane was so angry that he laughed.
Those two supply lines originally passed through mountainous areas with dangerous terrain.
If one point is cut off by an attack, the entire supply line will be paralyzed.
Now, Ye Qingshan’s 208th Division has captured several strategic locations on two supply lines.
But Matsui Iwane had no more soldiers to send.
It is simply impossible to retake the supply line.
At this time, Zhou Pingkou's 208th Division was like a fishbone stuck in the enemy's throat, unable to be pulled out and extremely uncomfortable.
Originally, as long as the Japanese army on the front line could successfully annihilate Ye Qingshan’s 209th Division, and then move south, they would completely break through the National Army’s defense line.
Win the battle between the main forces of the two armies on the front line.
Then, Zhou Pingkou's 208th Division succeeded in cutting off the two supply lines of the Japanese.
Matsui Iwane could also calmly transfer a division back from the front line and slowly deal with him.
But now, the Japs' encirclement and annihilation campaign on the front line has failed.
Not only did they fail to break through the KMT's defense line, but they also allowed the KMT's 25th and 73rd Armies to push the front line back northward.
All of a sudden, the threat posed by the 208th Division, which was dispersed and blocked in the rear and cut off the enemy's supply lines, was instantly magnified countless times.
If this problem is not solved soon.
The fighting on the front line continued to be a stalemate. When the Japanese on the front line ran out of ammunition, they would be finished.
“Then Commander-in-Chief, why don’t you call back the two regiments of the 39th Division?
Let them open up the roads around Heshang Town."
The Japanese chief of staff continued to suggest.
At this time, the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane was staring at the map. He was becoming more and more frightened as he looked at the tens of thousands of Japanese troops on the front line whose retreat routes had been cut off.
"In this battle between Ye Qingshan and I, we both went all-in.
All his assets were put at stake.
The winner takes all, and the loser takes nothing.”
The old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane ignored the words of the Japanese chief of staff and stared at the map and whispered.
The old devil Matsui Iwane understood Ye Qingshan's original intention.
Ye Qingshan also knew Matsui Iwane's intention.
Both parties are betting big, and their cards are open.
Both sides firmly believe that they will be the winner.
Now it seems that Ye Qingshan had the better move after all.
The situation on the front line has been completely reversed at this time.
Don’t think that at this time the main force of the Japanese army on the front line was still there and the casualties were not very large.
But this is just the surface. In fact, the tens of thousands of Japanese troops on the front line now have noose around their heads.
As time goes by, the noose will be tightened until all the devils are hanged to death.
The method is also very simple.
Later, Ye Qingshan only needed to let the 25th Army and the 73rd Army stay on the front line to continuously consume the Japanese troops, and there was no need to fight any annihilation war.
All we need to do is to exhaust the Japanese army's stockpiled ammunition and supplies on the front line.
The tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers trapped in the mountains will become lambs to be slaughtered.
The noose is already in place, and it is not easy to break it.
"No, I will never fail."
Matsui Iwane's expression became more and more ferocious, and he roared loudly.
In fact, Matsui Iwane was just using anger to cover up his inner fear.
This battle is of great importance. If he really loses, his fate will probably not be good.
"Send a message to the 12th Mixed Brigade and the 39st Regiment of the 231th Division, asking them to go back and wipe out the Chinese Army's 208th Division in the mountainous area.
Reopen the supply line at all costs.
I'll have the air force support them.
This Chinese army also cannot get supplies, so we will also consume them.
The game of chess is not over yet. Ye Qingshan only won the first half, and there is still the second half.
No one can claim to have the last laugh until the very last moment of the game."
After a moment, the old devil Matsui Iwane made up his mind and issued a new order.
Matsui Iwane finally found a way to survive in this chess game.
At the same time, as the chess player, the old devil Matsui Iwane knew that he still had an ace in his hand.
"Haven't Takano Atsuo and the others landed yet?"
Matsui Iwane asked the Japanese chief of staff next to him.
“Commander, not yet.
Their fleet had already arrived near the coast of Wenzhou.
But the strong winds and heavy rains have not stopped yet, so we probably need to wait a little longer."
The Japanese chief of staff said helplessly.
Logically speaking, the Japanese stealing fleet that set out from Shanghai carried a Japanese brigade.
It should have landed on the coast of Wenzhou two days ago.
Unexpectedly, heavy rain suddenly hit Wenzhou and strong winds blew on the sea.
Under such circumstances, it would be very dangerous to allow the Japanese to land.
Therefore, the commander of the Japanese landing force, Takano Atsuo, made the most correct choice and postponed for two days until the wind and rain stopped before landing.
I didn't expect that the wait would last two days.
Anyway, Takano Atsuo felt that they were not in a hurry to end this battle.
This time, the house-stealing operation may take a long time to carry out.
They don't lack these one or two days.
Takano Atsuo was right to think so.
After all, when they set out from Shanghai, they were still the advantageous side on the main battlefield front.
The thing that the advantageous side has the most is time.
And Takano Atsuo would never have thought that it would only take two short days.
The situation on the main battlefield changed drastically.
The Japanese, who had originally held a huge advantage, unexpectedly lost all of their advantages and fell into a passive position.
"Go tell Takano Atsuo to land immediately tomorrow morning.
Even if the wind and rain continue, we must land and take action."
The old devil Matsui Iwane can't let Takano Atsuo continue to waste time like this.
Issue a direct order.
"Hi!"
The Japanese Chief of Staff responded.
He also knew that Takano Atsuo's sneak landing force would be the biggest trump card in their hands at this time.
If used well, perhaps Matsui Iwane could win the battle in the second half.
"Tell Takano Atsuo to send out a reconnaissance team immediately after they land to find Ye Qingshan's arsenal in the Wenzhou area.
According to the information from Special High Technology Department.
Ye Qingshan hid a huge arsenal in Qingtian County, west of Wenzhou.
The reason why Ye Qingshan was able to supply ammunition for tens of thousands of people in two American-equipped divisions was because of that large arsenal.
It must be found and destroyed.
I will blow up his arsenal and also make him lose his logistical supplies.
As the Chinese say, this is called "give and take."
"Hi!"
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At this time, Takano Atsuo was on a Japanese battleship, chatting with the Japanese officers in the accompanying observation group.
"This time, once our army destroys Ye Qingshan's base, this person will no longer be a concern."
Takano Atsuo said confidently.
"What Koya-kun said makes sense."
The surrounding high-ranking Japanese officers all flattered him.
The Japanese officers surrounding Takano Atsuo, who were part of the observation group, were either major generals or colonels, and their military ranks were very high.
In fact, they were also the losers in the previous competition with Takano Atsuo for the commander position.
To put it bluntly, the Japanese observation group is just a group of Japanese generals who came along to take advantage of the war.
These people are basically officials from the Japanese side and have considerable backgrounds.
They also know the importance of this battle and that their chances of winning are very high.
In this situation, even if these people cannot get the command, they are willing to come along to gain experience.
Make their military career resume look better.
This will make it easier for them to get promoted in the future.
"Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, an urgent message from Commander Matsui."
Just as Takano Atsuo was enjoying the flattery and praise from other Japanese officers, a Japanese major came hurriedly to report.