It is said that one move can affect the whole body. The 11th Army was forced into a desperate situation by the Xuebing Army in Nanchang. The 2nd Army of Nishio Hiszo was definitely not the only one affected. In order to help the 11th Army escape from the encirclement, Hata Shunroku besides letting the 2nd Army
The 10th Division and the 108th Division went south for rescue. At the same time, they also changed the previously formulated strategy and moved the offensive route of the 5th Army and the South China Front Army to the north, hoping to give the Xuebing Army a huge blow from the northeast of Fujian.
The pressure forced Ouyang Yun to give up his plan to encircle and annihilate the 11th Army. In addition, if the Shangying Defense Line could be broken, then the 5th Army could quickly advance westward, and there might be hope to capture Ouyang Yun's northward troops from the southern line and then join forces.
The 2nd Army and the 11th Army came back to bite the Xuebing Army.
Shunroku Hata's plan was good, but he didn't know that the situation of the 11th Army at this time was definitely not what was reflected in the telegram. It was just that the 33rd Division was surrounded and annihilated, and several other divisions were surrounded.
There are minor damages; both, the Xuebing Army has long ceased to be Wu Xia Amon. Compared with the Battle of Nanjing, the changes in the Xuebing Army are not only in the number of troops, but also in their quality, which is most worthy of the attention of senior Japanese officials.
what we worry about,
The 5th Army has four divisions, two independent brigades, and an aviation regiment. Together with the troops directly under the jurisdiction of Shunroku Hata and the troops directly under the 5th Army Headquarters, the number is about 180,000.
As for the South China Front, compared with a year ago, there is one less 108th Division, one more independent tank brigade and two brigades of puppet troops, and the number has increased by more than 20,000, reaching about 210,000.
In addition, due to the addition of the 3rd Independent Tank Brigade, the offensive and field combat capabilities have been strengthened, which can be said to be even more powerful.
If we count the 170,000 people before the 11th Army was intact, the Japanese army concentrated 560,000 people to besiege the Xuebing Army. Even if they were not sure of victory, they would not be defeated by the Xuebing Army.
However, what is the real situation now?
The 11th Army had 170,000 people, and now there are less than 20,000 people left. In just ten days, 150,000 people of this army were wiped out by the Xuebing Army. This news has not been made public yet. Once it is made public,
Well, not to mention what His Majesty the Emperor and Prime Minister in the Tokyo base camp will think, at least Shunroku Hata, Iwane Matsui, and Takaro Furusou on the front line have to think carefully about whether it is still necessary to continue this battle.
While Ouyang Yun was busy encircling and annihilating the remnants of the 11th Army, and packing his pockets to wait for the 10th Division and the 108th Division to enter the urn, the Second Xue Army from Shangrao to Dexing, Leping Line, Ye Zhao's Second Xue Army and the Fourth Xue Division were
The Fifth Academy Division is fighting hard with the 16th Division and the 18th Division led by Tikiro Furuzou. The ultimate reason for the bitter battle is that the number of fighter planes in the Xuebing Army is still too small, and the three aircraft carrier fleets of the United Fleet are
The important military and industrial targets of the Xuebing Army in Fujian and Guangdong were bombarded from three directions. In order to ensure that some important factories and mining enterprises would not be burned to the ground during this gap, Tielinfei followed Ouyang Yun's instructions and ordered all the military and industrial targets to be bombed.
All the fighter jets were used to intercept the bombers of the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet. The two sides fought frequently in the skies over Fuzhou, Guangzhou and Qingyuan. Although the Japanese suffered heavy losses in each battle, the Japanese were always able to bring timely reinforcements.
Therefore, since the two sides have been fighting for more than ten days, the Xuebing Army has lost more than twenty Baijis and sacrificed more than ten pilots.
Tielin Fei realized that this was not the solution. If things went on for a long time, the Xuebing Army Air Force would one day be dragged down by this ant tactic, so he secretly assembled an aviation division's air fortress and four brigades of Baiji Dolphins to try again. Sink, however, he just launched his fighter planes from the frontline airport in Meizhou, and the enemy aircraft fleet that raided Fuzhou began to return. Then, the frontline radar station reported that the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet located between Kinmen and Penghu began to fly towards Evacuate to the southeast, and the other two aircraft carrier fleets located in the Zhejiang waters are speeding towards the sea area where the aircraft carrier is located.
"It's strange how the Japanese noticed it." In the aviation building of Meizhou Frontline Airport, Deputy Commander Zhuang Houzhong looked at the latest movements of the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet marked on the chart by his staff and said to Tielin Fei,
Radar has always been a magic weapon for the Army Air Force to take advantage of the enemy and win by surprise. However, in this air battle, so far, the Japanese army has never suffered a loss in this regard. This has aroused Tielin Fei's doubts, and This time the situation was too obvious. He looked up at Zhuang Houzhong and said, "Could it be that the Japanese also have radar."
Zhuang Houzhong's expression became serious and he said: "It is really possible."
"No wonder this air battle was so difficult."
"Report this situation to the Commander-in-Chief, maybe it's time to use special weapons."
"No, it's not time yet, Hou Zhong, please contact Commander Chen and see if he can help us patrol the coastal waters. Even if the Japanese have air defense radar, their technology is definitely not as good as ours. Look, The distance between Meizhou and the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet is more than 300 kilometers. I don't believe that the Japanese radar can detect it so far. So there is only one possibility. They have special radar boats. This kind of small boats can detect it near us. Patrolling the coastal waters..."
"OK."
The Xuebing Army's navy has been developing, and at the same time it has maintained a low profile. Now, the naval combat ships available to the Xuebing Army are all specialized torpedo boats. Among them, the Dongshan Fleet has compiled two divisions of torpedo boats. The force is equipped with a total of forty-one torpedo boats with a displacement of about 500 tons, while the Haikou Fleet only has one division of torpedo boat troops, with eighteen torpedo boats under its jurisdiction.
Zhuang Houzhong first contacted Chen Ce, who agreed to his request and put Chen Yuanyang in charge of the matter. On that day, Chen Yuanyang sent a brigade of torpedo boats to patrol along the coast of Fujian, and indeed discovered several spy ships.
The news that the Japanese had radar was confirmed, which meant that the Xuebing Army's radar advantage was over. This put Tielinfei, Zhuang Houzhong and other air force commanders under great pressure. The news reached Ouyang Yun reminded him again of the little Jun Toshiro, and also made him realize that the war in Nanchang could not be delayed any longer. This also meant that the end of Okamura Neji had truly come.
"Pass my order to launch a general offensive at six o'clock in the evening. The Ninth Learning Division will take the initiative, and the Second Learning Division and the Third Learning Division will cooperate. In addition, the guerrilla troops, the Eighth Learning Division, the Seventh Learning Brigade, and the 52nd Learning Brigade will be responsible for guarding the 10th Division. and the movements of the 108th Division.”
"A quick victory so that we can join the Eagle Battlefield as soon as possible. Brothers, whoever captures Okamura Neji alive will be rewarded with a box of Great Wall cigarettes."
"Commander-in-Chief, what if he is beaten to death?"