Chapter 847: The Wind and Clouds of Jinyu and Henan (Part 2)
"We are not unaware of the advantages of the National Defense Forces. In fact, the difficulties faced by the North China Front Army have reported to the base camp very early." Matsui Ishione sighed: "It's a pity that we cannot give them enough support. Otherwise, we will not have any more support."
Let the temple finally move towards a broken road..."
Tsukada Oku did not refute his commander's words. In fact, he also knew that it would be better to blame the Tokyo base camp for this matter. Teruchi Sora asked for tactical guidance during the Battle of Tianjin in the morning.
Unfortunately, the situation of the empire could not give him much support. The consequence of this was that the temple had to let the North China Front Army retreat from the Tianjin Battle.
In the later Texas, although the Empire provided some support, it was just a drop in the bucket for the North China Front Army. The National Defense Forces attacked more than 200,000 troops, plus the subsequent troops, totaling more than 400,000 troops of the two legions.
After experiencing the Tianjin Battle, even if some troops and weapons were supplemented, the North China Front Army had only less than 200,000 troops. Artillery, tanks and air convoys were even lacking.
After the Navy provided early air support, it stopped air support to the North China Front Army on the grounds of excessive losses. This led to the temple having to use human lives to maintain the integrity of the position.
Under such circumstances, there was no extra force in the temple to ensure its rear. As a result, the National Defense Force took advantage of the situation and directly crossed Dezhou to defeat Jinan, and then surrounded Dezhou.
"In my opinion, it is undoubtedly the plan left by the temple." As he said that, Matsui Ishigen sighed deeply: "Maybe... the temple had guessed this result a long time ago..."
Tsukada was silent. He began to wonder whether Japan could win the final victory in this war. Ordinary officers and soldiers didn't know, but Tsukadada, as senior generals, and Ishione Matsui.
Of course it is impossible not to know.
In fact, Japan is about to reach the limit of war. Now there are nearly one million troops stationed in China, North China, Central China and South China.
Japan did not occupy the three northeastern provinces with huge resources like in history, so their resources were simply limited. The consumption of millions of troops almost made Japan stretched.
The Central China Front Army attacked Nanjing and Wuhan regardless of the scruples, in order to make a quick battle. Unfortunately, things went against their wishes, and the government lost Japan but ushered in its biggest enemy.
Fortunately, the base camp has a follow-up plan, and Wang Zhaoming was supported for this reason. Japan hopes that the occupied land can become a strategic resource supply land and continues to give back to the Japanese mainland.
This idea can only be said to be half realized now. Most of the enterprises and industrial companies in Shanghai have moved to the third northeastern provinces. A few have also been taken away by the government.
Shanghai occupied by the Japanese army was almost an empty shell. Guangzhou and other places were fine, but there were finally some resources. If it weren't for war, it would be enough for Japan to use it for its own use.
Unfortunately, the consumption of millions of troops and the needs of the Japanese Navy led to the inability to make ends meet in this war. But it has reached this point, so Japan can only fight with its teeth.
Until now, the war has caused a heavy price to Japan. Not only has the original reserves been exhausted, but the trade line has also been blocked. Without resources, it is only a matter of time to lose the war.
Everyone is unwilling to admit one thing, but they all know one thing - if this continues, Japan will have to declare its defeat.
"Teacher Commander, the reconnaissance company has found the 12th Army!" The Fifth Division, which marched to Linqing, received a telegram from the reconnaissance company. The Fifth Division Commander Shang Yingyan took the telegram and read it with his face.
The telegram from the reconnaissance company was very simple. They caught up with the Japanese troops when the 12th Japanese Army approached Cheng'an. Judging from the Japanese army's marching route, they were likely to be heading to the Anyang area.
Therefore, the reconnaissance company quickly took a call to the division headquarters to report the situation.
"Notify the troops and speed up the march!" Shang Yingyan handed the telegram to the adjutant and said in a deep voice: "If the Japanese arrive in Anyang... then we will not be able to catch up!"
"Yes!" the adjutant responded, then went down to pass the order.
Shang Yingyan gritted his teeth and pinched the whip in his hand and looked into the distance. Stop running! Tail high turtle hides, I am waiting for your head to go back and apologize to Master Pao...
Wei Gao Guizang didn't know that he had been stared at, he was in excitement. Now he is only less than sixty kilometers away from Anyang! In other words, the distance between safety is getting closer and closer...
"Everyone! Get up to the march. As long as we arrive in Anyang, we will be able to take the Central China Front Army as our wings! At that time, we will not have to have such a hardship!"
While the Tail Tsubaki was happy, he shouted loudly to the Japanese soldiers under his command.
"Hayi!" answered him with a higher voice. During this period, the entire 12th Army was worried and scared. Now it was safe, and everyone was naturally excited.
But they didn't know that a group of men wearing good-looking clothes and thick oil paint on their faces were silently looking at them several miles away.
"The speed of these gangs of marching seems to have accelerated..." Sheng Yong, the company commander of the reconnaissance company of the Fifth Division, put down his telescope and said in a deep voice: "Tell the division headquarters about this situation, if it really doesn't work..."
Sheng Yong gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly: "Then I will take my brothers to fight a blocking battle! No matter what I say, we can't let these gangs run away!"
"Our master has lost such a big shame to the commander-in-chief. If the old man hadn't been to us, we wouldn't have known what would have happened. In this situation, if we didn't waste these messes, how could we be worthy of the old man?!"
Takasaki nodded, turned around and whispered to the telecommunications soldiers below. The rest of the reconnaissance company soldiers began to transcend from the side to the Japanese army under the command of the company commander Sheng Yong.
After all, the Japanese army was marching with multiple divisions. The length, spacing and connection between the teams led to the marching speed of the troops being definitely not as fast as the reconnaissance companies of small units.
It is precisely because of this that the reconnaissance company can catch them up and quietly surpass them according to their marching path.
The 12th Army divided its troops into two groups. With a corps as the pioneer, it explored the way forward, and followed by a whole brigade, which included the division and the army command.
Finally, a brigade was behind the temple, responsible for the cleaning and alert issues behind. The three troops continued to march towards Anyang City!
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As early as when Lao Tang, who was guarding Henan, went to Chongqing, the entire Anyang was no longer guarded. The county magistrate organized some people and allocated some weapons to use as the city guard troops.
The combat effectiveness of the troops organized in this way can be imagined. The Japanese army was just a charge, and the defenders on the positions collapsed. Without much effort, the Japanese army directly occupied Anyang City.
However, these Japanese troops are used to this situation. Recently, they have been attacking Zhengzhou and almost all cities outside Xuchang have taken off as soon as they attacked.
Four or five towns were captured in a row, but the Central China Front Army suffered less than a hundred casualties. Except for seven or eight unlucky people who were killed by stray bullets, no one died in battle.
The war went on incredibly smoothly, and even Matsui Ishien lamented that it would be great if the war had gone so smoothly. The empire might have won China in just three months.
Unfortunately, Matsui Ishione himself knew that this was definitely impossible. Perhaps the Japanese army could achieve such results if they faced the Central Army and local warlords in the past.
But when the Central Army and local systems were all included in the National Defense Forces, Matsui Ishien will no longer have such fantasies.
As the local army, the 60th Army of the Yunnan Army can tear apart the gap in the Japanese army in Wuhan. As the local army, the 17th Army of the Northwest Army of Yang Hucheng stood in front of the Central China Front Army, which made Matsui Ishien dare not move.
This is the combat effectiveness of the local army after being reorganized by the National Defense Forces.
"Yo Xi! Commander Matsui is worthy of being the first strong general to graduate from the Imperial Mainland University. He expanded his team to Anyang so quickly." Otaka Kamezo said happily with the telegram, but then sighed a long sigh.
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"How great would it be if our 12th Army was in the ranks of Commander Matsui? At least we don't have to bear the shame of defeat and retreat..." Otaka Kazuzo said gritting his teeth: "Let everyone speed up, Central China
The front army has already captured Anyang for us! We are waiting for us to go in now!"
"Hayi!" the adjutant responded loudly, then rushed down excitedly and sent the order.
Sheng Yong in the distance also discovered the changes in the Japanese army, and he calmly looked silent. He knew that he was facing a choice now. Or he watched the Japanese army speed up to approach Anyang City.
Or he would use a company to resist the attack of more than 20,000 people in a Japanese division. He would use more than 20,000 people to block more than 20,000 people in a company.
What would this be the consequence? The fool would know with his toes. Moreover, the Japanese army was a whole division unit. Although there were not many heavy weapons, it was at least better than the lightweight and simple reconnaissance company.
"Old Gao, what do you think?!" Sheng Yong's face was gloomy and he buried his head in the grass and said in a deep voice: "Beat, we may not be able to stop the slut...
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"But if you don't fight..."
"If you don't fight, they'll leave like this..." Takasaki gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly: "I'm so fucking unwilling to accept it..."
At this time, the telegraph soldier sent a telegram to the reconnaissance company commander Sheng Yong. Sheng Yong took it and looked strange. He smiled bitterly at Gaoqi beside him and said, "Damn it! Our reconnaissance is the same.
Chapter completed!