Chapter 267 What is the situation?
At around 1 a.m., Shiro Inaba was not asleep yet. He was working with Chief of Staff Shigeda Shigetoku, Commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade Tokutaro Sakai, Commander of the 36th Infantry Brigade, Manuka Niujima, and several staff members of the division headquarters. He repeatedly pondered the offensive plan tomorrow morning in the division headquarters outside the China Gate.
Several old Japanese devils spent half a night and really made a secret move!
This trick is to wait until tomorrow morning to lift the heavy artillery to the outer commanding heights!
Niudao said proudly: "As long as the cannons of the 5th Independent Field Heavy Artillery Independent Battalion are lifted to the outer commanding heights, they can launch artillery bombardment directly at the core position of the 367th Regiment without being restricted by the urban terrain!"
"Soga!" Sakai Tokutaro said happily, "As long as several buildings including the China Central News Agency were destroyed, the 367th Regiment would completely lose its defensive support, and it would be impossible to pose any threat to the Kumamoto United and Kagoshima United, which broke into its core position, and the battle would be over!"
Shigeda Shigeto continued: "The only issue that needs to be considered now is that the Kumamoto corps and Kagoshima corps were both severely damaged last night. Most of the soldiers had just been added from the Supplementary Corps, and most of the grassroots officers were also drawn from the Oita corps and the Capital corps. They were not familiar with each other, and it was difficult to guarantee their combat effectiveness."
Sakai Tokutaro also said: "Yes, the combat effectiveness of the division commander, Kumamoto United and Kagoshima United are probably difficult to recover in a short period of time, and tomorrow's battle cannot be lost. So, look, should you replace these two wings and replace them with the Obito United and the Capital United main attacker?"
"Do you think I don't want it?" Inaba Shiro groaned and said, "But the problem is that His Highness the Prince insists on the Kumamoto United and Kagoshima United playing the main attack. He also said that the first unit to enter Nanjing City was the Kumamoto United, so the troops that ultimately occupied Nanjing City must also be the Kumamoto United. This is called a beginning and an end!"
"Nani?" Several old Japanese looked at each other after hearing this.
At this time, a communications consultant suddenly hurried in.
"The division commander, something happened!" The communications officer paused and reported, "I just received a telegram from the Kumamoto corps, saying that the Chinese soldiers hiding in the international security zone had a large-scale riot. The infantry brigades stationed on Zhonghua Road, Zhongshan Road and Hanzhong Road were all attacked on a large scale!"
"Nani?" Inaba Shiro was stunned.
The three old devils including Sakai Tokutaro were also confused.
It shouldn't be. How could the Chinese soldiers in the International Security Zone riots riots?
Once an army has collapsed, it will be extremely difficult to gather together, and it is almost impossible. This is also the main reason why the Imperial Army has not taken action against the Chinese defeated soldiers in the safe zone for the time being!
But now, the Chinese soldiers in the safe area are actually rioting?
The Chinese soldiers, who had become a basin of loose sand, condensed into a ball again?
"Hayi!" The communications officer paused his head again and continued, "The 367th Regiment also took the opportunity to launch a large-scale attack. The infantry brigades under the Kumamoto Regiment suffered heavy casualties. Please send troops to aid quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another communications consultant hurried in.
Inaba Shiro browed and said sternly: "What's going on?"
"Hayi!" The communications officer who had just arrived paused and reported, "The division commander and the Kagoshima corps were also attacked by the 367th Regiment and the Chinese defeated troops, with heavy casualties and requested the division headquarters to send troops to reinforce!"
"Baga!" At this time, Inaba Shiro finally came to his senses from his shock and said angrily, "What's going on? What's going on? Why did the Chinese army defeated in the safe area suddenly riot?"
"Yes, it shouldn't be!" Sakai Tokutaro also said, "How could the Chinese defeated soldiers suddenly riot?"
"This is completely illogical!" Huoshima Manta also roared with his short arms, "How can the disintegrated morale of the army become solemn again? Even the Great Japanese Imperial Army cannot do this!"
Faced with the questioning of three old Japanese beads like a series of gunfire, the two communication staff members were speechless.
Only Shigeda Shigeide remained awake and said, "The question now is whether to send troops to reinforce?"
When Shiro Inaba was poured into cold water after hearing this, he calmed down instantly. He shook his head and said, "No one knows what the situation is in Nanjing at the moment. If only a few thousand defeated soldiers riot, there would be no problem. But if more than 100,000 defeated soldiers participated in the riot and then rashly transferred troops into the city, it would be too unwise!"
"Hai!" Sakai Tokutaro said, "I agree with the opinion of the division commander. The situation in the city is unclear at the moment, so it is too risky to send troops into the city to reinforce."
Shiro Inaba thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Order, Kumamoto and Kagoshima United immediately shrink their defenses and hold on until tomorrow's dawn! When the day dawns, the main force of the division will immediately enter the city to help!"
"Hayi!" The two correspondents paused and turned around and left.
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Almost five minutes later, Asakamiya Hikari also learned the news.
"What's the situation?" Hearing that the Chinese soldiers in the International Security Zone were rioting on a large scale, Asakamiya Hirohiko was sleepy and flew away in a daze. He asked Yamada with a dark face, "It's great, why did the Chinese soldiers riot?"
"The specific situation is not clear." Yamada Tetsujiro paused and replied, "Do you want to send someone to the city to investigate the reason?"
"Investigate the cause?" At this time, Asakamiya Hirohiko's mind was rarely clear and said angrily, "The Chinese soldiers have already rioted. What's the use of sending people into the city to investigate the cause?"
After pausing, Asakamiya Hirohiko said again: "Order the Kumamoto Division and the main force of the Utsunomiya Division will enter the city immediately, and be sure to destroy the riots of the Chinese soldiers in the shortest time!"
"Your Highness, no!" Yamada Tetsujiro's face changed drastically and hurriedly persuaded him, "We don't know what the situation is in Nanjing at the moment. It's too risky to send a large army into the city! If everything goes well, it doesn't matter, but once the suppression is not going well, a melee situation will be unpredictable!"
"The consequences are unpredictable?" Asakamiya Hikari said, "What consequences can there be?"
Yamada Tetsujiro said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is familiar with history books, and you should be very clear that the riots in the riots are the most terrifying! In addition, this is in Nanjing and the capital of the Chinese. The Chinese army is more familiar with the terrain. And now it is in the early morning. With the addition of various unfavorable factors, regulating the large army into the city will probably only increase unnecessary casualties!"
Chapter completed!