boyutpedia Chapter 427 No more cards to play
Chapter 427 No more cards to play
"Commander, the terrain in the Bakufu Mountains is not conducive to our troops' attack. This is why the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government sent the 27th Army to defend this area." Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi thought of a very practical problem.
The 11th Army can only mobilize so many troops now. If the 33rd Division is also dispatched, there will be no troops left to use on the battlefield. Moreover, if the 33rd Division is dragged down in the Mufu Mountains by the Chinese army, it will be quite troublesome.
"Well, Mr. Yoshimoto, you have considered it very comprehensively. Therefore, the 33rd Division must not only break through the Chinese army's defense line in the Bakufu Mountains from the front, but also send troops to encircle the Bakufu Mountains from the east side. This way, it will be difficult for the Chinese army to hold on to the Bakufu Mountains." Commander Lieutenant General Yasuji Okamura nodded and gave his own solution.
After looking at the situation on the sand table, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto also believed that the combat plan of Commander Lieutenant General Yasuji Okamura was feasible. As long as the 33rd Division acted quickly, the commander's tactical concept could be completed. However, he was afraid that the Chinese army would send reinforcements to stop the flanking troops. In that case, the 33rd Division would be in a dilemma.
Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of China has also been paying close attention to the movements of the Japanese army. He knows very well that the strength of the Japanese 11th Army is limited. Before the attack began, the intelligence department obtained the scale of the Japanese troop concentration and the material situation through undercover senior agents.
Now the strength of the Japanese troops in the two battlefields of northern Jiangxi and northern Hunan has already appeared, and only the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army currently stationed in southern Hubei is left.
In fact, after so many battles with the Japanese army, the commanders of the Chinese troops had a deep understanding of the Japanese army's combat style. Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of China and Commander Yang of the 27th Army Group had long been guarding against the Japanese army's flanking maneuver.
When the Japanese 33rd Division, under the command of Lieutenant General Shigetaro Amakasu, began to attack the 79th Army, the main force of the 27th Army, Commander Xue of the 9th War Zone of China and Commander Yang of the 27th Army were not surprised.
However, the commander of the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Shigetaro Amakasu, launched an attack in two directions in accordance with the request of the commander, Lieutenant General Yasuji Okamura. On the one hand, he attacked the positions of the 79th Army, the main force of the 27th Army, and on the other hand, he sent troops to detour from the east side of the Bakufu Mountains in an attempt to outflank the 79th Army. This move still made Commander Yang of the 27th Army a little anxious.
Commander Yang of the 27th Army ordered the 20th Army to intercept the encircling Japanese attacking forces, and at the same time sent a telegram to Commander Xue of the 9th War Zone to report urgently. After all, the weapons and equipment of the 27th Army were far inferior to those of the Japanese Army. Faced with the two-pronged attack of the Japanese Army, the 27th Army was also trying its best to hold on.
When Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of China received the telegram for help from the 27th Army Group, he attached great importance to it. You know, the 79th Army of the 27th Army Group is the main force of the Sichuan Army on the defense line. Once it is outflanked and defeated by the Japanese army, then these two Japanese troops will join forces and attack northward, and the defense line north of Changsha will completely collapse.
So Commander Xue also ordered the Eighth Army to urgently support the 27th Army and to hold the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army in the Mufu Mountains.
Commander of the Ninth War Zone, General Xue, knew that Commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, General Okamura Yasuji, had already played all the cards in his hand. As long as the attacks of the Japanese Army in these three places were stopped, he could then find a loophole in one of the Japanese Army's routes. After all, from the situation he learned before the war, Commander Xue knew that the Japanese Army could not withstand long-term consumption and would definitely adopt a quick battle and quick decision strategy. As long as the Japanese Army became anxious, they would definitely reveal their flaws. That would be the time for him to deal a fatal blow to the Japanese Army.
With the reinforcement of the Eighth Army of the Chinese government, troops from three Chinese armies joined forces in the Mufu Mountains to deal with the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army.
After receiving reinforcements from the Eighth Army, the 27th Army not only stabilized its position in the Mufu Mountains, but also made full use of the fact that the Chinese army had three armies in the Mufu Mountains, and combined with the complex terrain in the Mufu Mountains area, it launched flexible and varied guerrilla warfare against the Japanese army.
The 33rd Division of the Japanese Army was temporarily entangled with the Chinese army in the Bakufu Mountains and was unable to make any breakthrough from the Bakufu Mountains, and was unable to complete the combat plan previously formulated by Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji, commander of the 11th Army.
Faced with the current battle situation, Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji, commander of the 106th Army, was extremely depressed and anxious. The th Division in northern Jiangxi was now entangled with troops from seven Chinese armies. The rd Division in southern Hubei was unable to break through the Chinese army's defense line in the Mufu Mountains. Instead, it was dragged there by the Chinese army using the terrain and could not move. Not only did these two battlefields fail to achieve the strategic goal of supporting the main force's offensive formulated before the war, but they were in danger of being surrounded.
The Sixth Division and two detachments, which were the main attacking forces, also failed to break through the Chinese army's defense line on the Xinqiang River as planned. It can be said that there was no battlefield that was satisfactory.
"Commander, we have not been able to achieve the expected progress on the three battlefields. It seems that the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government has already made corresponding preparations." Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto also complained with some distress.
Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto knew very well that the biggest problem for the 11th Army now was that it did not have enough troops and was simply unable to meet the strategic goals required by the headquarters. To put it bluntly, this battle was hastily launched just to save the headquarters' face.
"Mr. Yoshimoto, we need to break this deadlock as soon as possible. Our stockpiled supplies cannot withstand long-term consumption. We must find a way to break through the Chinese army's defense line with the existing forces." Commander Lieutenant General Yasuji Okamura looked at the sand table and said thoughtfully to Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto.
When Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi heard what Commander Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji said, he became even more worried. It was not easy to break through the Chinese army's defense line with the existing forces. At present, the 11th Army had basically played all its cards. There were still troops in the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government that had not moved, such as the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government that was now in Changsha City.
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