novelhk Chapter 268 Huayuankou is equal to the 14th Division. Who else can fight him?
Chapter 268 Huayuankou is equal to the 14th Division. Who else can fight him?
The other party must be prepared.
The second-line troops behind him will soon arrive.
Besides, since the other party can understand my intention, it would be unreasonable if I didn't understand it. War is not necessarily fought with each other's brains, it can also be said that it is a matter of human nature and worldly wisdom. Who can guarantee that no one will have difficulties at some point in time?
Leave a line for us to meet. I was only ordered to replace and reinforce the Isogai Division. There is no need to create a mortal enemy here.
"Pass the order down. After the 74th Army changes its position, the troops will occupy Teng County and rest."
"Rest, don't rest, attack, attack with all your strength."
At the 14th Division Headquarters, facing the rest and recuperation telegram sent by the subordinate brigade, Doiyuan took a quick look and then came to the map and said, "Tell them to overcome the difficulties of our army and theirs. Let the troops advance quickly, seize Lanfeng, cut off the supply line of the First War Zone to the Xue Corps in East Henan, threaten their railway transportation line, and buy time for the arrival of our main force."
Advancing towards Lanfeng?
Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano took a deep breath and looked at the division commander in front of him.
The 14th Division has already penetrated nearly kilometers behind the main force. If it pushes forward to Lanfeng, it will have to advance more than kilometers. There is a huge gap in between, and it will be troublesome if the enemy can penetrate it.
In addition, the intelligence department sent a message that the enemy's 74th Army had entered Henan and was organized into the East Henan Corps. The commander of the East Henan Corps was Xue Lao Hu, one of the most powerful eagle cards in Wuhan. The several armies under his command were not weak to begin with, and now they have joined the 74th Army.
"Sir, we have advanced. If we go any further, we will be in trouble. The enemy's 74th Army has already entered the Henan battlefield."
Doiyuan turned his head and looked at his chief of staff and smiled, "What are you afraid of? He has been beaten half to death by that skinny guy Bantan, and he is coming here on a forced march. He doesn't have much combat power. We don't need to be afraid of him. Moreover, after entering Lanfeng, my division can defend nearby and delay the enemy's attack, thus buying time for my main force. If this is successful, our division will become the most dazzling one."
Let that skinny monkey see that he has always been inferior to himself.
"This fat pig Tu Feiyuan wants to bring honor to his family. He must be crazy."
In the town where the independent regiment's headquarters was located, Fang Shengli drew the Japanese army's advance route and deployment plan on the map, and threw the pencil in his hand aside in horror.
Zhou Weiguo, who was talking to Xiao Ya and the others, turned around and asked, "What did this pighead do?"
"They are in a long snake formation, with the 28th Brigade in the front and the 27th Brigade in the back. The division headquarters is moving with the 27th Brigade. Their forces are heading straight for Lanfeng County, and to their left and right are three armies. Aren't they worried that we will cut them off in the middle?"
How arrogant they were, how much they looked down on the Central Army's combat troops. Did they think that the Central Army had no chance of fighting because the 88th Division retreated without a fight?
"Who are you looking down on?" Fang Shengli pointed at the map. "You really think our Central Army has no fighting power."
Xiao Ye, who came to the regiment headquarters for a free meal, slowly came to the map, took a look, and then said with a click of the tongue; "People will look down on you, this is not a joke."
"What do you mean?" Fang Shengli asked with wide eyes.
Ono pointed at the map; "A detachment of the Chahar Corps is right behind him. The 14th Division is actually an elite force drawn from the Kwantung Army. These two forces have been invincible since the war began. On his left is the Sakai Detachment, which defeated the 88th Division some time ago. They have long since stopped taking you seriously."
Zhou Weiguo came to the map and laughed, "I remember the last time the undefeated was the Bantan Division."
Shen Xin, who was holding the document, took a look and said, "Let's kill him."
Even if he doesn't say it, he will do it too. The Huayuankou dike breach has not happened yet. The reason why Huayuankou has to be breached is because the First War Zone can no longer stop the 14th Division. If they are not intercepted, the northern defense line of Wuhan will collapse. At that time, Wuhan will have to deal with the mechanized forces coming from the north and the Japanese navy and army coming along the Yangtze River.
Fighting on two fronts is something not everyone can handle.
In order to gain military advantage, Huayuankou was captured. Although it stopped the Japanese army, the county towns and people in the lower reaches of the Yellow River suffered greatly.
Whether it was a merit or a fault, there has never been an accurate conclusion in later generations. Although they won the military victory, they were definitely condemned by the public in terms of public opinion.
Now, if we want to break this situation, we have to cripple the 14th Division. As long as it is crippled, the Huayuankou incident would not have happened.
"Where are you going?" Xiao Ya, who was discussing hot pot with Zhang Guifang, asked when she saw Zhou Weiguo taking the helmet from the edge of the table.
Zhou Weiguo, who had already walked to the door with Zhao Shoutian, turned around and said, "Let's go fight."
The headquarters of the 74th Army was only two streets away from the Independent Regiment. When Zhou Weiguo went there, Yu Huohuo and Chief of Staff Feng were looking at the map. Zhou Weiguo took a look and saw that they were also looking at the 14th Division.
"General, I am here to challenge you to a fight." Zhou Weiguo came up to Yu Huohuo and pointed at the 14th Division. He glanced at the two division commanders and said, "No one can compete with me."
Yu Huohuo turned his head and glanced at him; "Even if you don't come, I will still look for you, but this time is different from the past."
Commander Xue of the Henan East Corps called and said that the Japanese 14th Division had a clear goal, which was to occupy Lanfeng County and threaten the Longhai Railway. At the same time, the 14th Division might be advancing alone in order to attract the main force of the First War Zone in the Lanfeng area, buy time for the Japanese troops in the periphery, and thus annihilate the main force of the First War Zone.
Commander Xue's battle plan was for the main force of the Corps to leave Lanfeng County and deploy on the left and right. After they occupied Lanfeng County, they would cut off the long snake formation and attack Lanfeng with the main force. However, this required a force that could intercept the reinforcements of the opponent's 27th Brigade.
Commander Xue ordered the 74th Army to quickly move into Yifong to assemble after the 28th Brigade occupied Lanfeng and intercept the 27th Brigade. The 102nd Division, which was originally reorganized from the Guizhou Army, made way for the th Army to cooperate in the battle.
"The 28th Brigade is quite capable, so you can be confident."
Zhou Weiguo snorted coldly; "We are not weak either, right?"
"Yu Huo Huo laughed twice and turned to look at the messenger; "Pass the order down, the troops will assemble in the direction of Yifeng."
After saying this, he sneered, "I'm going to see who will suffer the loss this time, him or us."
"Dohiro will suffer a great loss this time." At the headquarters of the Sakatan Division, which was still fighting in the direction of the Fifth War Zone, Sakatan chuckled after taking a look at a telegram sent by the chief of staff.
"The enemy is using the 74th Army and a division to intercept the 27th Brigade. The 74th Army just finished fighting. They can stop the attack of the 27th Brigade. Besides, Lan Feng's 27th Brigade may also surround us. I'm afraid it's the 74th Army that will suffer."
Could he still withstand the counterattack of nearly an entire division?
"You are right, but you seem to have forgotten one thing." Bantan crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes; "We, suffered a great loss in this matter."