While Dragon Boat Festival and Zhou Weiguo were discussing tactics, in the Japanese headquarters in Changzhou, the Japanese Prince Kitashirakawa Aoi and his junior student Taro Aso were also plotting their own plans.
At this time, standing next to Kitashirakawarai, in addition to his good disciple Taro Aso, was Kameda Kameda, the supreme commander of the Japanese army in Changzhou.
This Kameda Colonel had average abilities, limited abilities, and no connections. He relied entirely on his subordinates, namely Taro Aso, to fight the war.
But he also has his own advantages, he is good at flattering others, and he often overfulfills the tasks assigned by his superiors.
Colonel Kameda said humbly in front of Kitashirakawa: "Your Excellency, the residence of Captain Sakuma has been settled."
"kindness!"
Kitashirakawa nodded and showed a satisfied smile.
Because Sakuma was the elite among the elite of the Japanese First Division, and he was also a minor nobleman himself, so he was very popular with Kitashirakawa Aoi.
Of course, the reason Kitashirakawa was happy was not because Sakuma was summoned, but because the speed of Sakuma's arrival was so satisfying to him.
Kitashirakawa expected that it would take Sakuma ten days at the earliest to arrive in China, but he did not expect Sakuma to parachute directly to Changzhou, which greatly shortened the time for him to use troops.
He wanted to take advantage of Sakuma's regiment's rest period to formulate a complete attack plan to seize the Dragon Boat Festival Independent Regiment and then eliminate it.
Bei Baichuan said: "Our intelligence department has found out clearly that the Dragon Boat Festival independent group is in Bengbu, with about 5,000 people and five battalions. They also carried out exploratory assassinations outside Xuzhou, and the results were a little bit...
It had no effect. Not only did it fail to assassinate Duanwu, it didn't even instigate a relationship between Duanwu and Li Zhongren.
Fortunately, they cut off their tails quickly enough, otherwise Li Zhongren would have dug them out one by one and killed them one by one.
These stupid guys have been lurking for so many years and have only played such a small role. They are really wasting the military salary of the Imperial Japanese Army."
Taro Aso smiled and said: "Senior is right! However, the fact that they can obtain so much information for us can be regarded as their loyalty to the Empire of Japan.
We now know the location of the Dragon Boat Festival Independent Regiment, and we also know that with the independent regiment there are about 2,000 people from the 522nd Regiment of the 87th Division, as well as the 51st Army blocking the front of Bengbu. In this way
Our hunting will be much simpler."
Kitashirakawa smiled disdainfully and said: "This time, the 13th Division will cooperate with the 10th Division. As long as they contain the 51st Army, then we will have a chance to infiltrate and catch the Dragon Boat Festival off guard."
But at this time, Taro Aso reminded: "Senior, the Dragon Boat Festival Independent Regiment will have 5,000 people, plus Zhou Weiguo's 522nd Regiment, there will be at least about 7,000 people. If we fight head-on, our pressure will be
It will be quite big.”
Kitashirakawa waved his hand and said: "I will allocate two regiments from the 10th Division to cooperate with us. And to fight the 51st Army, aren't two divisions enough? And the intelligence department didn't tell them? The independent regiment of Dragon Boat Festival
And the 522nd Regiment, most of them were new recruits.
Baga, I really can't believe that our imperial soldiers were beaten by such an army and were unable to fight back.
So I think it’s not that Duanwu has any abilities, but that those officers have become stupid after arriving in China.”
Taro Aso echoed: "What the senior said is absolutely true. After they arrived in China, they encountered a group of drunkards and ricebags. In addition, our Imperial Japanese Army's aircraft and artillery had an absolute advantage, so many people really became more stupid as they fought.
When encountering an enemy, they rush towards them without even thinking about their strategies."
Kitashirakawa nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Taro Aso: "It seems that we can't count too much on the 13th Division and the 10th Division. This battle still relies on our own strength to defeat the cunning Dragon Boat Festival.
fox."
Taro Aso smiled, picked up a brown folder and said, "Senior, this is the battle plan I have drawn up for the Dragon Boat Festival Independence Regiment. Please take a look at it."
Kitashirakawa laughed loudly and said: "Hahaha, very good, I really did not misjudge the person."
Taro Aso bowed and said, "Senior, you are so complimentary."
Then the two people looked at each other and smiled, and began to study this battle plan for the Dragon Boat Festival without eating or sleeping.
In other words, this combat plan is still under study, and there is no immediate possibility of implementation. On the one hand, Kitashirakawa Lai feels that the combat plan can be more perfect, but on the other hand, the little devil is not ready to deal with it yet.
A full-scale operation was launched on the Jinpu Line.
Although the Japanese divisions have advanced to the front line, there is a huge supply gap in the rear.
During the Dragon Boat Festival in Yangzhou, not only a large number of weapons and ammunition of the Japanese were taken away, but also their military expenditures were taken away.
This hole was very big, and everything that could not be taken away was burned with fire during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Therefore, Yangzhou needed to mobilize supplies from the rear, but in Shanghai, Duanwu destroyed a weapons transfer station of the Japanese army, and the weapons and equipment there were also taken away by Duanwu.
In other words, the Dragon Boat Festival's move was really cruel enough, and the little devil couldn't get over it for nearly a week.
The commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, Matsui Iwane, is still moving weapons and equipment to the front lines. Otherwise, there are not enough weapons and ammunition, and the battle is halfway through. What will happen if there is no ammunition?
At that time, are we going to shout to the Chinese army: Our Imperial Japanese Army has no ammunition, so let’s suspend the war temporarily! Wait until our ammunition has been transported to the front line before fighting?
That's a joke. Because if they shouted like that, it would be strange if the Chinese army didn't take the opportunity to kill them alive.
Of course, in addition to the supply of weapons, the most important thing is the replenishment of fighter jets and bombers.
In the previous battle with the Dragon Boat Festival, both the Japanese Air Lines and Hainan Airlines suffered heavy losses in fighters and bombers. Both Air Lines and Hainan Airlines were in urgent need of supplements.
However, these additional aircraft cannot be replenished from the Chinese battlefield. They all need to be shipped from the mainland.
Of course, it would be very convenient if the plane flew here by itself.
It's just a pity that the fuel tanks of the Little Japanese planes are as big as lunch boxes. If they took off from the mainland to China, they would probably run out of fuel before they were halfway through the flight, and then fall into the Pacific Ocean to feed the bastards.
Therefore, to supplement the aircraft, the little devil still adopted a stupid method, fixed the aircraft on the ship, and then traveled across the ocean to China.
But this takes time, at least it is impossible to complete such a huge project in a short period of time.
What's more, apart from airplanes, what the Japs lack the most are aerial bombs. The Japs' planes are doing mischief all over China's territory, but at the same time they bring about a rapid consumption of aerial bombs.
And without aerial bombs, the Japs' bombers would be nothing more than a pile of junk.
Therefore, Old Japanese Matsui is urgently dispatching aerial bombs from the mainland and the North China Theater to prepare for air support in multiple combat areas around Nanjing, especially the Jinpu front line.
The opening of the Tianjin-Puzhou Line is no less important than the victory over Chongqing, the new capital of China.
Because only by opening up the Jinpu Line can the Japs connect the occupied areas of North China and Central China. Otherwise, their supplies can only be transported by sea, which is not only time-consuming but also labor-intensive.
With the national strength of the Little Devils, such expenditure cannot be afforded. Therefore, the Little Devils have begun to slow down their attack on Wuhan. Their main target now is the Jinpu line. They will use the strength of three armies to attack Jinpu at the same time.
Launch a comprehensive offensive across the line and open up the north-south land transportation artery in one fell swoop!