freenovelworld Chapter 334 Preparing for Handover
Chapter 334 Preparing for Handover
"Let Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei occupy Xinye as soon as possible. I'm worried that the troops of the Fifth War Zone of the Chinese government will escape. Also, let the troops of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade bypass Xinye and insert between Zaoyang and Xinye to contain the 31st Army of the Chinese government stationed in Zaoyang. We can't let this Chinese army escape." Commander Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji was still obsessed with encircling and destroying the Chinese army.
Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji really didn't want to lose this good opportunity. If the 16th Division and the 9th Division were ordered to return to the mainland in a while, the troops under his command would not be as well-equipped as they are now.
He still has the Chinese troops on the Nanxun Line to deal with when the time comes. Now he must eliminate the Chinese troops northwest of the Three Towns. Otherwise, when the fighting on the Nanxun Line is fierce, if the Chinese troops north of the Three Towns jump out to attack him, he will be too busy to handle it.
Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto also nodded. He felt that whether the telegram was sent or not, the commander of the 13th Division, Lieutenant General Ryuhei Ogisu, would occupy Shinno as soon as possible. This was a matter of face for the 13th Division, but the commander had already given the order, so he definitely needed to send the telegram.
The new 100th Division also began its combat deployment in advance that night. Zhang Wenwu ordered the troops to take advantage of the cover of night to begin digging small pits around the preset battlefield. Digging one or two days in advance would allow weeds to grow and cover these small pits in a day or two.
However, Zhang Wenwu's worries were a bit unnecessary. Now was the time when weeds were growing wildly, and the small dug pit could not be seen from a distance. Even if you walked very close, you could not find it. This could be considered as God's help, providing the officers and soldiers of the new 100th Division with a perfect battlefield.
When the sun rose the next day, fierce gunfire was heard again from the direction of Shinno. The commander of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, and the chief of staff, Major General Ishikawa Takuma, personally arrived at the front line to supervise the battle. Last night, the telegram sent from the 11th Army Headquarters also made the division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, very unhappy.
The division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, felt that the plan made before the war was to launch a sudden attack on the unprepared Chinese government's Fifth War Zone.
However, when the 13th Division officially launched the attack, it was discovered that the troops of the Fifth War Zone of the Chinese government had already built relatively complete defensive fortifications in Changshoudian.
Moreover, most of the artillery of his own division was dispatched to the 3rd Division for combat in accordance with the order of the 11th Army Command, facing relatively complete defensive fortifications.
Moreover, the Chinese army has been fully prepared for defensive operations, and our own divisions can only launch attacks without artillery support. The effect of such an attack will definitely not be comparable to the idealized results planned before the war.
You use such an idealistic battle plan as before to require yourself to complete it on time. Isn't this nonsense? If you have the ability, why don't you get the Chinese army to cooperate with you? They are just a bunch of staff officers who can only talk nonsense at the map.
"Your Excellency the division commander, I think it will be difficult for the Chinese army to survive today. The defensive firepower on their positions has obviously dropped a lot compared to yesterday. It seems that the Chinese army suffered very heavy casualties yesterday." After Chief of Staff Major General Takuma Ishikawa observed through a telescope for a while, he said to the division commander Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei beside him with a little joy.
The division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, also observed this, and the pressure in his heart was relieved a lot. At present, it seemed that the Chinese army must have suffered heavy casualties, resulting in insufficient manpower and firepower on the defensive positions.
As long as our troops continue to attack at the current level, the Chinese army's positions will definitely be occupied by our troops today. In this case, the Chinese army's defensive positions outside Xinye will no longer exist.
The Chinese army could only retreat into Xinye City and continue fighting with its own troops, but if the Chinese army retreated into the city, the connection between Xinye and Zaoyang would actually be cut off. It could also be said that the 13th Division had completed the combat mission assigned by the 11th Army Command.
"Very good. Let the 58th Regiment continue to put pressure on the Chinese army's positions. Maybe we can occupy Xinye today. This can be regarded as making up for some of the time lost before." The division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikihei, was quite satisfied with his troops' attack today.
"Yes, Your Excellency the Division Commander, then when should we notify the Commander of the 16th Division, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, to bring his troops up?" Chief of Staff Major General Ishikawa Takuma also asked the latter question. He needed to make various work arrangements in advance.
After thinking it over in his mind, the division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, said to the chief of staff, Major General Ishikawa Takuma, "I think we can ask Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke to bring his troops up at night. The Chinese army cannot survive tonight unless they send in a large number of troops. But according to the information provided by the intelligence department, they do not have any troops that can quickly reinforce Shinno."
The Chief of Staff, Major General Ishikawa Takuma, also pondered the judgment of the division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, and he did not think there was anything wrong with the judgment of the division commander, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuhei, so he ordered a staff officer beside him:
"Send a telegram in the name of the division commander to Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, the commander of the 16th Division, to inform him that he can bring his troops to the front line at 10 o'clock tonight. At the same time, the division commander will have a simple handover of battlefield command with Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke."
When Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, commander of the 16th Division, received the telegram from the 13th Division, he became alert. He had been following the 13th Division with his troops, and he was so bored.
It is especially uncomfortable to listen to the sound of gunfire in front while your own troops can only spectate from behind.
Now, the 13th Division is finally going to occupy Xinye, and the subsequent battles will be led by the 16th Division. Moreover, the command of the battlefield will be completely transferred to itself. It’s exciting to think about it.
"Mr. Nakazawa, it's finally our turn. Notify the troops to get ready and set out for Xinye on time at 10 o'clock tonight. Tell everyone in the division headquarters to be ready. We will need to hand over the battlefield with the 13th Division at that time. Don't make any omissions." Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, commander of the 16th Division, said to the chief of staff, Major General Nakazawa Mitsuo, beside him.
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