At the instruction of Captain Hatan Mitsuoye, Chief of Staff Tenichi of the Hatan Detachment began to generate electricity to inquire about the situation of the Tongcheng defenders. The target of the power was the Chief of Staff Tenichi of the Sixth Division, stationed 25 kilometers away from Tongcheng, briefly explained the details of his two attacks, and immediately generated electricity to Fujita's division commander.

Chief of Staff Tenchi was waiting for Fujita Jin's reply, and Fujita Jin was also waiting for news from the Hatan Detachment. They had already heard the sound of the Hatan Detachment attack on the outside. Fujita Jin was very conflicted at this moment. He hoped that this unit was the 318th Army to prove that his judgment was accurate and that this unit was not the 318th Army. Otherwise, he and his 6th Division would not know what kind of huge resistance they would encounter. In the contradictory psychology, Fujita Jin was anxiously waiting for the arrival of Hatan's telegram.

The commander of the report division, the telegram correspondent of the Hatan Detachment immediately ran to Fujitajin with a telegram that had just been translated. He quickly took Fujitajin and stood up, and then quickly took the telegram in his hand and began to get up carefully. Major General Niushima Manta and Tokutaro I also looked at Fujitajin with a little anxious, hoping that he could tell some good news, but looking at Fujitajin's increasingly gloomy face, they knew that this time might not be good.

Soon the guess in their hearts was verified, and Fujita Jin's low voice came into their ears: Judging from the attack and lost troops of the Hatan Detachment, I have reason to believe that my judgment is correct. This time we are facing the 318th Army of the Chinese Army. It seems that the battle in Tongcheng will be extremely difficult.

Major General Niudao Man said angrily: I really don’t know how these guys from the SEK class work. Don’t they look for news about the 318th Army all day long? Why are so many troops here? They don’t have a little vigilance and need our combat troops to test and doubt, so what do we need them to do?

Tokutaro I also rarely echoed Ushima Manta: Ushima Jun said it is good at all. If those who only know how to eat, sleep and get money to work like this, then how can we fight the Chinese army in the future

The Chief of Staff said on the side: Generals, the most important thing we are not to discuss these things now. What we need to do now is to determine what we will do next. Now the Hatan Detachment, like our army asking the number and deployment of the Tongcheng defenders, how do we need to answer everything we have now? It's just a doubt. We don't have any evidence to prove that they are the 318th Army.

Fujita Min stopped their continued speech and said: The warriors of the Empire should not be intimidated by the troops of the army. If that is the case, it would be a shame for our 6th Division. But now we need to report this to General Hata Toshiro of the Central China Front Army to see if the General has instructions for the next step of action. What do you think

Several people shook their heads. Fujita Jin quickly drafted a telegram to send it to the Central China Front Army. At this moment, General Hata Shunji was studying the combat plan against Wuhan. The Sixth Division and the Hata Detachment were one of their main attack points. He felt that it should be able to open up the road from western Anhui to eastern Hubei. Many Japanese senior leaders discussed the situation together. The Sixth Division occupied the Hefei Hata Detachment and occupied the Anqing town. These all increased the confidence of the Central China Front Army.

And the most important thing is that the 6th Division and the Hatan Detachment are fighting against the two Chinese army armies. They took less than two days to capture these two important towns. Such a result can definitely be called a great victory. Now Hata Shunji feels that after taking Tongcheng, the entire southern Anhui is already under the control of the Japanese army. Their next plan is to enter Hubei.

General, the Sixth Division called

Yosi, Fujita Jin has taken down Tongcheng? Shinji Hata asked with a smile. Several senior leaders from the front army were also smiling and waiting for the news. After all, the Hatan Detachment and the Sixth Division combined look enough to sweep any city.

Uh, the Sixth Division called and said that they and the Hatan Detachment encountered the stubborn resistance of the Chinese army in Tongcheng. The General Fujita Jin guessed that they might have encountered the 318th Army of the Chinese army. General Fujita Jin meant to ask the command how to decide their movements next.

What did not take down Tongcheng? The 318th Army of the 318th Army of the Chinese Army? Hata Shunji looked at the telecommunication officer of the report and asked yes, General.

OK, you first let the 6th Division and Hatan Detachment stand by on the spot and then signal the telecommunications to go down, then turn around and say: The 318th Army and they are really that powerful

A general's staff said: General, I have to say that the 318th Army has caused us a lot of damage. I believe that General has read the information. I think we are now an opportunity, a good opportunity to annihilate the 318th Army.

Shinji Hata asked: What kind of opportunity I have heard of the name of the 318th Army. Although I have not experienced it personally, General Matsui Ishione specially talked with me at night before leaving. I was impressed by the 318th Army. A unit that can bring huge trouble to the empire is definitely a huge threat. We must do everything possible to eradicate them, otherwise they are the most unstable factor in our Great Japanese Empire in the Battle of Wuhan. I will never allow anyone to destroy this battle.

The staff officer said: Tongcheng is here, whether it is Hefei or Anqing, the final direction is Tongcheng. Although Tongcheng is not very big, if we don’t take it down, we can only choose to bypass this and attack from the Henan line. You must know that the Chinese army on the Henan line has hoarded hundreds of thousands of troops, and I estimate that the total number of Tongcheng should not exceed 20,000 people. If we concentrate our troops, we can not only encircle Tongcheng, but also completely become the burial place of the 318th Army.

At this time, another staff officer shook his mind: I don't agree with your point of view. I think the Chinese army has arranged the 318th Army to defend Tongcheng. At least we can't marry and attack at their west gate. Otherwise, we can all bypass Tongcheng and go straight to Hubei. In other words, even if our army mobilizes a large army to trap the 318th Army, they can defend or retreat, and we cannot wipe out them all.

Another staff officer stood up and said: General, there is another question now. The total force of our army invested in the Battle of Wuhan is about 250,000. Even if the empire increases its troops by up to 50,000, that is, 300,000. The total number of the 6th Division and the Hatan Detachment is about 300,000. You know that our offensive line has many lines. Whether we can draw so many troops to support Tongcheng is now unclear about how many troops Tongcheng has, but it is certain that it is absolutely impossible to have less than 10,000 people.

Hata Shunji's face became less and less beautiful, and he said in a deep voice: Keep talking

The staff adviser said truthfully: Our army surrounded Baoshan County, and at that time, there were only about 10,000 people. They were surrounded by tens of thousands of imperial warriors and left calmly for two months. What does it mean? The 318th Army is good at fighting defensive warriors. Ten thousand of them dragged down tens of thousands of imperial warriors of the imperial team and caused huge casualties. So I think we should give up Tongcheng, transfer our offensive line, go to Henan, and go directly to Wuhan.

In his heart, Shunji Hata absolutely did not agree with what this staff officer said. The original plan was completely changed because of a 318th Army with less than 20,000 people. If this spread, would the empire still have the face and the most important thing is that they have to give up the tactical plan they have formulated for a long time. Obviously, the base camp will definitely not agree to their plan in a short time. In this way, their plan to encircle Wuhan will be vanished, and Wuhan will also become a city with a way out.

Furthermore, the 318th Army is a thorn in Japan's side. Now that they have found their traces, should we continue to increase our efforts to eliminate them in Kirigashi? In fact, this is what Hata Shunji thinks in his heart. In his opinion, it is just like that in the powerful army. He has planes and cannons. What do they have? The more they think about it, the more it makes sense. How could he change the combat plan of the entire empire by the small piece of the 318th Army?

Hata Shunji thought that 10,000 people could not kill them, only 20,000 people, and 20,000 people would not be able to do so. Hata Shunji still really doesn't believe that he is really invulnerable to swords and guns. You know that Hata Shunji has achieved such a major result in the Battle of Xuzhou, which has doubled his confidence. Now it is time to create merits. Anyone who blocks his progress must let them be wiped out.

Hata Shunruo frowned slightly, obviously very dissatisfied with the staff's a little dejected words. At this time, the important thing is to build a strong self-confidence empire. Is it still afraid of a small 318 army? To Hata Shunruo's opinion, it seems a bit joke. After all, there is only one 318 army in China, and the entire empire has countless powerful combat divisions.

Shinji Hata said sternly: Your analysis is not unreasonable, but I want to make one point that this combat plan was carefully considered, and the base also agreed to this plan. Do we want to change the plan rashly now? If we plan to change, the entire plan to attack Wuhan will change accordingly. The empire will not allow such a thing to happen. So I decided that the 6th Division and Hatan Detachment jointly besieged Tongcheng, so that the reinforcements will be appointed at any time to appoint Fujita Jin as the commander-in-chief of Tongcheng's attack.

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