Zhang Hua, who had sneaked into Honshu Island, learned that the Japanese army was gathering troops, so he immediately sent a telegram to Zhao Zhi. It was true that the Japanese army was gathering troops, but they were not ready to fight Thunder immediately because they came from China.
The aviation units mobilized on the battlefield and in North Korea were not yet in place. Without air support, the Japanese troops assembled on Honshu Island were not sure of victory.
Zhao Zhi ignored the Japanese troop build-up at all. The waters around Kyushu Island were already controlled by the Japanese. Before the U.S. fleet arrived, all Zhao Zhi could do was to perfect those armored vehicles equipped with Thors. Once the Japanese troops attacked in large numbers, these
Armored vehicles will cause unexpected damage to the Japanese army
Wounded. "Sir, another Kwantung Army division has landed. This is the third Kwantung Army division they have transferred." The face of the intelligence staff officer was already clouded with sorrow. There are still two days left before the arrival of the US fleet.
, but the Japanese army has already deployed three Kwantung Army divisions to land in North Kyushu Bay.
Before Zhao Zhi could respond to the intelligence staff's words, a telegraph soldier walked in quickly from outside the headquarters, "Sir, this is the news we just got. Another Kwantung Army division has landed in Nagasaki." What would the intelligence staff say?
Really panicked. The Japanese are crazy. In order to deal with Thunder, they are on Kyushu Island.
These thousands of mercenaries actually mobilized four Kwantung Army divisions at once. If you include the stagnant Fourth Division and the two Korean divisions in Kitakyushu, the Japanese army's strength on Kyushu Island will exceed 11
Ten thousand, and half of the 110,000 Japanese soldiers were veterans of the Kwantung Army who had experienced many battles.
"Why are you panicking? Isn't it that the Japanese army has not started fighting yet? Let's call everyone to a meeting to prepare for the deployment of the next stage of combat missions." Seeing that all the staff officers in the command headquarters looked worried, Zhao Zhi couldn't help but loudly rebuked the intelligence.
A few words from the staff, the war is imminent and the enemy has not yet moved.
, but the command level on our side was already in chaos, which is a taboo in the art of war. In fact, it was not just the intelligence staff who were panicked, James and the other liaison officers sent by the US military were also panicked. The Japanese army mobilized troops on such a large scale to land on Kyushu Island.
, the obvious target is the Thunder.
Zhao Zhi ignored James's suggestion to withdraw the troops. He didn't even have a ship. Where could these people evacuate? How to evacuate? Zhao Zhi himself also determined that those armored vehicles alone were not enough to fight against the 110,000 Japanese troops. But in the history of Thunder's war
Here, there has never been a case of retreating without a fight. Zhao Zhi used lead
The pen drew a big circle in Fukuoka County, and then he tapped the circle with his hand and said, "Fukuoka County will become our main battlefield. It is mountainous and hilly, which can effectively restrict the Japanese tanks, armored vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles."
Weapons and equipment are very suitable for our mercenary troop activities."
Zhao Zhi chose Fukuoka as the main battlefield not on a whim. Since the mixed troops were stationed in Kitakyushu, a cleaning team under Zhao Zhi had secretly sneaked into Fukuoka County and conducted mountain reconnaissance on all the mountains in Fukuoka County. Those scouts
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In the hands of the mercenary troops. When Zhao Zhi first learned that the 4th Division and the 12th Division had landed on Kyushu Island, he had already planned to open a battlefield in Fukuoka Prefecture. If it weren't for the useless divisions shrinking from the battle and destroying the Japanese army's preparations for the north and south.
As for the plan to attack Thunder, Fukuoka Prefecture may have been devastated by war and corpses are everywhere.
"What we have to do now is to seize the time to transport all our heavy weapons to Fukuoka Prefecture, distribute all the ammunition, and the mercenary troops can set off to enter Fukuoka openly." Faced with the confusion of his staff, Zhao Zhi
The words paused
After a while, he explained, "Kyushu Island is only so big and you can't hide. Instead of being chased and beaten by the Japanese army, it's better to challenge them directly and have a good fight with them in Fukuoka Prefecture."
So as to kill the majesty of the Kwantung Army."
Zhao Zhi obviously did not tell all his plans. When the situation developed to this point, Zhao Zhi still pinned his hopes on the US fleet. There were still two days left before the arrival of the US fleet. If he really set up a posture in Fukuoka Prefecture and waited for work,
Waiting for the Japanese army to attack, suspicious by nature
The Japanese army may not dare to attack Thunder's defense line in one go. According to Zhao Zhi's understanding of the Japanese army, the Japanese army that rushed to Fukuoka will definitely complete the encirclement or gather their forces before attacking Thunder's defense line. Zhao Zhi wants to
The last two days are spent relying on old tricks to win.
"What about the mixed troops we deployed on the front line of Hita?" Someone from Zhao Zhi's combat staff reminded Zhao Zhi that Thunder still has nearly 300,000 mixed troops on Kyushu Island who have not been assigned combat missions. Zhao Zhi divided them into two
After successive battles, the 400,000 mixed soldiers sent to Kyushu Island are still about 300,000 strong. Since these South Asian natives were sent to Kyushu Island as cannon fodder, what will happen to this big battle in Fukuoka?
Their position can be missed.
"You don't need to think about the mixed force. Your task is to arrange the mercenary operations. I will make my own arrangements for the mixed force." Zhao Zhi has already issued a large number of weapons and equipment seized from the Japanese army to the mixed force. I believe that those who have gone through several
The indigenous people of South Asia who fought a battle have already had their thoughts on the war.
New understanding. Fukuoka Prefecture is a big deal, but it is extremely easy to hide 300,000 mixed soldiers. Zhao Zhi is already preparing to break up half of the mixed troops into small pieces to take on the task of luring the enemy deeper.
, the remaining half of the mixed force will be stationed in Fukuoka Prefecture to serve as peripheral defense.
More than a dozen orders were sent out of Zhao Zhi's temporary headquarters one after another. Regardless of whether the troops who received the orders were happy or not, they were told to act in accordance with the orders. How could Lei Lei hide such a large-scale mobilization of troops from the Japanese army?
After receiving the report from the front line, Okamura Neji judged that Zhao Zhi must have already known the news that the Kwantung Army division had landed on Kyushu Island again. This must be Zhao Zhi's desperate attempt to make a last stand.
Okamura Neiji, who knew that Zhao Zhi should not be underestimated, did not gloat about his misfortune, but stepped up the deployment of troops to Kyushu Island. After the fourth Kwantung Army unit landed in Nagasaki, Okamura Neiji deployed two more troops from Honshu Island.
A local division crossed Kitakyushu Bay and marched towards Yukihashi. It was learned that Zhao Zhi had gathered his troops and huddled in Fukuoka Prefecture, and the Japanese
The senior cabinet officials were very happy. As long as the local divisions marching to Yukashi continued southward to block Zhao Zhi's retreat to southern Kyushu, the Kwantung Army divisions marching north from Nagasaki and the Korean divisions marching south from Kitakyushu would be able to kill Zhao Zhi.
Blocked to death in Fukuoka Prefecture, only one final blow is needed before the devil Zhao Zhi can be eliminated on Kyushu Island.
The confident Japanese army completely got rid of the shadows caused by the early thunder on Kyushu Island. The 4th Division, which had been stagnant, was dragged northward by the Kwantung Army division that landed in Nagasaki, and marched all the way to Saga.
Stop, they are waiting for Kitakyushu North Korea
The division moved south to Tagawa. Zhao Zhi's mixed force could only take a beating against the Kwantung Army division. However, the 140,000 mixed soldiers with superior numbers could stand a chance against the North Korean division, so Zhao Zhi sent the 140,000
Mixed soldiers were deployed in Jiama, preparing to block the Korean division heading south.
All Japanese troops that had entered Kyushu Island were strictly ordered by Okamura Neji not to delay their march. The 140,000 Japanese troops finally completed the siege of Fukuoka Prefecture on the morning of the third day after Zhao Zhi learned the news and responded.
3000 of his men
mercenaries and 150,000 mixed soldiers were surrounded in Fukuoka County. Several large mountains in Fukuoka County were set up by Zhao Zhi's mercenaries with numerous traps and ambushes. Just waiting for the Japanese army to launch a large-scale attack, the mercenaries
You can have a real battle with the Japanese army happily.
"Two days, we only need to hold on for two days before the US military fleet can sail into the Japanese waters. Therefore, these two days are the key for us. Everyone must be fully alert to deal with the battle that will begin next.
"Zhao Zhi's pre-war mobilization only contained a few words. The war was imminent. Everything he said was false. Only the actual results were real. Zhao Zhi and his mercenaries were already prepared for the battle. Now they must
See how the Japanese army organized their attack.
The battle suddenly broke out during lunch. A mixed force deployed by Zhao Zhi on the periphery suddenly attacked while the Japanese army was having lunch, killing most of a Japanese squadron that was confronting them and heading south to Korea. They returned victorious.
This mixed unit reported its results, and the Japanese retaliatory artillery fire hit them like hailstones.
After coming over, under continuous artillery bombardment, two Korean infantry regiments frantically rushed into the defense line of the mixed troops to engage in a melee. The Japanese troops heading south to Korea had artillery, tanks and armored vehicles, and aircraft in the air to assist in the battle. The fierce battle lasted for 2 hours.
The organized troops were finally defeated by their opponents and were defeated, and the Japanese army took the opportunity to pursue them.
Fukuoka's peripheral defense line composed of mixed troops collapsed like a domino chain. Hundreds of thousands of mixed soldiers were unable to respond to the sky and the earth, and they could only defeat all the way to the mountainous area where Thunder mercenaries were stationed. The troops besieging Fukuoka Prefecture
Naturally, the Japanese army would not let go of such a good opportunity. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops swarmed forward and tried their best to shrink the encirclement according to the long-established action plan, trying to squeeze Lei Lei's living space and force Lei Lei's mercenary troops to take the initiative to fight with them.
Zhao Zhi, regarded as the main target by the Japanese army, is in Fukuoka. As the founder and supreme commander of Thunder, it is impossible for Zhao Zhi to abandon his mercenary troops and flee alone at this time, not to mention that the battle has just begun. Who can claim victory?
It’s too early to lose. Thunder’s perimeter defense in Fukuoka
Such vulnerability made the commanders of various Japanese divisions suspicious. Thinking of what Okamura Neiji told them before the war, these division commanders all chose to assemble large forces and stand by.
Only regiment-level troops were sent deep into Fukuoka to pursue the remaining enemies.
Of course, Zhao Zhi would not be stupid enough to put himself in danger. There were only 3,000 mercenaries in the Japanese encirclement. The other mercenaries were arranged by Zhao Zhi outside the Japanese encirclement. As long as the time came, these mercenaries would roam outside the Japanese encirclement.
The mercenaries will become the surprise soldiers who can influence the situation of this battle. In other words, Zhao Zhi is using himself as bait to lure the Japanese army to gather in Fukuoka Prefecture.