Marshal Zhang's Eighth Army took the lead in launching an attack on the Japanese army in Jiujiang. He used the 18th Xuexi Division as the vanguard and forcibly crossed Xiushui under the cover of the air force. After the 18th Xuexi Division obtained the forward base of Yongxing, he sent the 21st Xuexi Division. After the sneak attack on Ai Town, Anand Weiji received reinforcements from the North China Front Army, the Kwantung Army and the Co-Prosperity Army, and garrisoned a division and two independent brigades in Jiujiang. The abundance of troops allowed the Japanese army responsible for the defense of Jiujiang to Lieutenant General Nakagawa Hiroshi, the commander of the 48th Division, was a little bit impatient. He was no longer satisfied with pure defense, but wanted to counterattack to regain Madang and Nanchang.
There is a reason why Hiroshi Nakagawa still harbors ambitions in response to the incompetence of the cadet army in the Japanese army. As a newly formed three-armed mechanized division, the division has a very high degree of mechanization. The number of tanks and artillery is greater than that of the four-armed regiment. The team has more Class A divisions, and the tanks and artillery they are equipped with are new models that have just come off the arsenal production line in Japan, with excellent performance. Nakagawa Hiroshi has never fought against the cadet army before, so although he heard about it He had read many deeds of Xuebingjun, but he thought that these were deliberately made up by those who had suffered defeat in order to shirk responsibility.
Nakagawa Hiroshi is indeed very skilled in fighting. Because he has no experience against the Xuebing Army, when setting up the defensive positions on the north bank of Xiushui, he did not set up heavy troops, but only asked each of his three combat troops to send a brigade to garrison Yongyang respectively. Xing, Aicheng Town and Jiuhe Township are to find out the true combat power of the Xuebing Army and then prescribe the right medicine.
Xue 18th Division forcibly crossed Xiushui. Under the cover of a brigade of aviation units, they used Platypus amphibious tanks to clear the way and easily defeated the Daocun brigade stationed in Yongxing Township. An hour and a half later, Xue 21st The division landed in the south of Aicheng Town by boat. With the support of the aviation unit, it also easily defeated the Goto brigade stationed in the town. At this point, the Xuebing Army's two attack arrows against Jiujiang had been formed, and the war had developed to this point. Nakagawa Hiroshi's generals, including Takayuki Uchida, the commander of the 20th independent mixed brigade, and Ri Zhengtai, the commander of the 8th independent mixed brigade of the Korean Communist Army, are not optimistic about the prospects of the war, and the morale of the troops was also affected and became low,
Nakagawa Hiroshi only noticed the change in the atmosphere of the army when he learned from the 18th Division and started to attack Jiuhe Township. At that time, he was inspecting the army's military cards, accompanied by Colonel Hata Lintao, captain of the baggage regiment. The military cards were also new models. , compared with the old model, its horsepower is more powerful, and its trekking ability is also enhanced accordingly. It is suitable for the hilly areas of northern Jiangxi. Zhongchuang Guang has ambitions and wants to change from passive to active, and from simple defense to active offense. Jiujiang The only person in the Japanese army who knew this was Major General Suzuki Yoshino, the chief of staff of the 48th Division. Suzuki Yoshino had just returned from the troops below. With a worried look on his face, he went to Nakagawa Hiroshi and said to him without hesitation: Because the Chinese are attacking fiercely. , the morale of the troops below was low, and some generals became impatient, suggesting that he inform the entire army of his decision to stabilize the morale of the troops.
"Okay, I have completed the plan. I will go back to the headquarters right away. You can notify the officers above the wing commander to come for a meeting."
Nakagawa Hiroshi's original decision was to dispatch a regiment to harass the enemy deeply to disrupt the combat plan of the student army, and then form a breakthrough on the frontal battlefield. Once the student army followed his lead, then the regiment responsible for the harassment mission would Then he will become the main force to raid Nanchang. If the main force of the Xuebing Army returns to defend Nanchang, then he will sneak attack Madang at night... Nakagawa Hiroshi always thought that his plan was perfect, but because of the two troops stationed in Yongxing and Aicheng Town, The whole brigade was defeated by the Xuebing Army without any resistance, which made him a little afraid of the combat power of the Xuebing Army. He felt that in the absence of aviation support, he wanted to rely on the few troops he had. It was a bit difficult to launch a counterattack to recapture Madang and Nanchang, so we adjusted the plan and decided to follow the example of King Xiang Yu of Chu and increase the number of harassment troops from one regiment to two, and the harassment route was also changed to two.
"Our department has a very high degree of mechanization. This is our advantage. We must firmly grasp and give full play to it, so that we can achieve the goal of winning by surprise. Li Sang, Uchida-kun, there is an indispensable condition for this plan to be realized. , that is, Jiujiang must not be lost too early, otherwise, we will not be able to launch a surprise attack on Madang from the Yangtze River... Li Sang, Uchida-kun, can you do it." At the meeting, Nakagawa first discussed his plan. Explain, and then make requests to Li Zhengtai and Uchida Takayuki,
Nakagawa's plan, regardless of its feasibility, does have the flavor of a surprise attack. After experiencing the battles in Yongxing and Aicheng Town, Uchida Takayuki and Li Zhengtai have reached an agreement on certain things. The biggest threat to them is not the ground troops, but from the sky. The Hankou Flying Corps lost the air superiority in northern Jiangxi, which allowed the Xuebing Army's aviation force to provide unscrupulous fire support to its ground troops. The Xuebing Army Air Force It has long been well-known. With the scale of their own air defense force being very small, both Uchida and Li Zhengtai felt that if the threat from the air could not be resolved, Jiujiang would fall sooner or later. From this point of view, they wanted to complete the Anan mission. It is almost impossible for them to hold on to Jiujiang until the end of the Battle of Changsha. In this case, the strategy of using surprise troops seems to be their last hope.
Uchida Takayuki was the first to express his position. He stood up and said forcefully: "Your Excellency, there is no problem in forming the 20th Brigade independently. As long as there is still one person in our unit, the Chinese will not even think about entering Jiujiang."
Li Zhengtai immediately expressed his position. He glanced at Uchida and said: "Our department is willing to assist Mr. Uchida in guarding Jiujiang, but as long as there is one person, the Chinese will not be allowed to enter Jiujiang."
The attitude of Uchida and Li Zhengtai made Nakagawa Hiroshi very satisfied. He nodded and said appreciatively: "Xinxi, with your words, I feel more confident about the next war." Then he glanced at everyone and said: "Gentlemen. , the Xuebing Army is indeed very strong and arrogant at present, but I think that our army has the advantage in this battle. The simple reason is that this is fighting on the land of China, and the people living there are all Chinese people. In this land, we can do whatever we want, but as for the Xuebing Army, they are destined to be timid, so as long as we give full play to our speed advantage, then the Chinese will only chase us for their own sake. Gentlemen, the empire will use force To rejuvenate the country, let us use our martial arts to establish honors belonging to the samurai. All for His Majesty the Emperor, all for the Empire. Long live His Majesty the Emperor, the Empire of Japan will surely win."
(Old Poison: There is still only one update today, and I will make up for it in two days after the first update is due,,)