freenovelworld Chapter 463 The decisive moment has arrived
Chapter 463 The decisive moment has arrived
463 The decisive moment has arrived
On the evening of the 6th, Ye Qingshan was at the front line, busy planning the counterattack against the Japanese and starting the second phase.
Finally, we received the good news sent by Zhou Xinghai.
"Commander-in-Chief, good news, good news!
Good news from home."
Xiao Shanling rushed into Ye Qingshan's command center excitedly with a telegram and shouted loudly.
The smile on his face was so bright that he couldn't suppress it.
"Oh? It's only been three days, and the war over Zhou Xinghai is over?"
Ye Qingshan put out the cigarette in his hand, took the telegram handed over by Xiao Shanling, and responded to Xiao Shanling with a smile before he even read it.
"Why, Commander-in-Chief, are you so sure that Zhou Xinghai can win?"
Ye Qingshan looked at the telegram and found that it was indeed the good news sent by Zhou Xinghai.
At the same time, he responded to Chief of Staff Xiao Shanling: "Of course, it's just a brigade of devils.
If Zhou Xinghai still can't be dealt with, I will have to remove him.
At this time, he had at least 20,000 troops, as well as air force support, as well as artillery support from the heavy artillery and rocket artillery regiments that had stayed in their hometown.
Most importantly, they are close to the arsenal and don’t have to worry about logistical supply issues.
In other words, the heavy artillery regiment can fire as many shells as it wants.
Unless the Japanese send two divisions and destroy our heavy artillery regiment.
Otherwise, the devils won’t be able to take over our base.”
As he was speaking, Ye Qingshan also finished reading Zhou Xinghai's telegram.
The telegram not only said that they had completely wiped out the 8,000-man Japanese brigade that had landed.
At the same time, the process of this battle was briefly described.
It’s basically the same as Ye Qingshan predicted.
With sufficient troops and fire support from the aviation team and heavy artillery regiment, Zhou Xinghai wiped out 8,000 Japanese invaders in two waves.
At the end, Zhou Xinghai mentioned in his report that six major generals and eight colonels were captured in this battle. This record made Ye Qingshan frown.
"In World War I, we captured six major generals and eight colonels from the Japanese?
Zhou Xinghai is not kidding me?"
Ye Qingshan was puzzled.
"How can Deputy Commander Zhou lie? There must be a reason.
Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief. I'll go ask him again."
Not long after, Xiao Shanling came back and told Ye Qingshan the truth.
"So that's how it is. We actually captured a whole military observation group of the Japanese.
Zhou Xinghai is really lucky. "
After Ye Qingshan knew the truth, he couldn't help but sigh at Zhou Xinghai's luck.
"Commander-in-chief, this time the Japanese sneak attack on our rear base failed.
The old devil Matsui Iwane must be so angry that he wants to vomit blood."
“Haha, it’s best if you die of anger.
I’m afraid that the harm will last for a thousand years and won’t make him die of anger.
But it doesn't matter. If you don't get angry now, you will catch him and hang him sooner or later."
When Ye Qingshan learned about the great victory in his hometown, he felt very happy.
He walked to the sand table and looked at the front line again. The battlefield was like a tangled mess at this moment. He said in a deep voice: "The victory news that we have been waiting for has come.
Next, we will have to fight the main force of the Japanese on the front line to decide the final victory or defeat.”
It turned out that during the three days when Zhou Xinghai was in his hometown in the rear, he annihilated the two landing Japanese divisions.
On the front battlefield, the more than 100,000 main forces of the National Army commanded by Ye Qingshan were still struggling with the Japanese.
To the south, various Kuomintang troops, led by the 25th Army and the 73rd Army, were advancing northward.
The Japanese 40th and 21st Divisions, the 12th Mixed Brigade, and part of the 39th Division in the northern mountainous areas were constantly being consumed.
Because the supply lines of these Japanese devils were cut off by Zhou Pingkou's 208th Division, so the Japanese devils could not get supplies at this time.
At this time, facing the attack of the National Army, the Japanese had already adopted a defensive approach and no longer took the initiative to attack.
Even Matsui Iwane gathered about 208 Japanese soldiers from the Suzhou and Hangzhou areas and marched south to attack Zhou Pingkou's th Division.
Together with the troops sent by Naojiro Amaya, they attacked the 208th Division hiding in the mountains from the north and south, trying to open up the supply route.
In other words, it was the Japanese's retreat route.
Therefore, the situation between the National Army and the Japanese on the front line became very strange.
The battlefield is like a sandwich.
The main force of the Japanese army caught in the middle, as well as Zhou Pingkou's 208th Division, were unable to obtain supplies.
They are all holding on, it just depends on which side will give up first.
In fact, the situation of the Japanese is even more unfavorable under this circumstance.
After all, it is more difficult to obtain supplies for the tens of thousands of Japanese troops on the front line, and the losses will be greater if they are defeated.
However, Matsui Iwane has held on until now and has not allowed the tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers on the front line to retreat northward.
That’s because the old Japanese still hopes that Takano Atsuo’s home-stealing operation will be successful.
As long as Takano Atsuo's stealing operation succeeds, the crisis of the main force of the Japanese on the front line can be resolved.
When the time comes, Ye Qingshan will definitely return to save his hometown.
Even if he didn't save his hometown, the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane believed that he would lose the ammunition supply of the arsenal in Ye Qingshan's base.
The combat effectiveness of the national army on the front line will be greatly reduced.
Then, they can still win this battle.
Ye Qingshan was also waiting for Zhou Xinghai to annihilate the Japanese who had landed in the rear.
The great victory in this battle will not only boost the morale of the National Army soldiers on the front line, but also boost the morale of the soldiers of the 208th Division who are cutting off the Japanese's retreat in the rear.
It can also crush the fighting will of the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane.
At that time, it would be meaningless for Matsui Iwane to continue to hold out for the tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers who had been cut off from supplies on the front line.
Matsui Iwane had to order a withdrawal, because as soon as the Japanese retreated, they would lose the battle.
By then, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers on the front line, whose morale is low, will be routed.
And now, only three days had passed and Ye Qingshan received good news from Zhou Xinghai.
This was four days earlier than the one week Ye Qingshan had expected.
"Commander-in-Chief, are we going to launch a general attack?"
The look in Xiao Shanling's eyes when he looked at Ye Qingshan was no longer as calm as before, but was flashing with a wild brilliance.
“The time to decide the outcome has come.
But we have to wait.”
Ye Qingshan was thinking in his mind.
After a moment, he continued to say to Chief of Staff Xiao Shanling: "First notify the 25th Army and the 73rd Army on the front line, as well as the 21st Army in Shengzhou, and let them start tonight.
Increase the intensity of the attack on the Japanese and consume more of their ammunition.
I estimate that the Japanese have very little ammunition left in their stockpiles.
At the same time, give Zhang Fa and Lin Fengtian two more days to reorganize the soldiers of the 28th Division into their own troops as soon as possible.
Someone was sent to tell them both that it would be their turn to take the stage in two days.
Tell Zhang Fa and Lin Fengtian, don’t they want to avenge themselves for being surrounded by the Japanese before?
Two days later, I gave them this opportunity.
By then, their two divisions will be the sharp weapon for our decisive counterattack against the Japanese.
I only gave them one order.
Chase the Japanese troops retreating northward and beat them hard. Don't stop for a moment.
What if they can't do it well by then?
I won’t let them off when I get back.”
"Haha, Commander-in-Chief, your order,
Zhang Fa and Lin Fengtian will definitely like it and will definitely execute it with their lives."
Xiao Shanling responded with a big laugh.