The harassment of the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet not only disgusted Tielinfei, but also worried Liu Yuqing the most. However, he obviously overestimated the night fighting capabilities of the Japanese navy. His own artillery completely destroyed the artillery of the southern front troops of the South China Front, and the Japanese
However, the plane still did not visit their frontline position, which made him breath a sigh of relief and his mood became more and more joyful.
After the 403rd Regiment, 406th Regiment and Li Hai's artillery regiment completed the killing of the 6th Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 6th Howitzer Brigade, they immediately began to shift positions. The front line facing the two armies suddenly fell into darkness again, which left the Japanese army in a
The two tank brigades and an armored vehicle brigade belonging to the 41st Tank Regiment on the front line, as well as the five infantry brigades of the 13th Infantry Regiment interspersed with them, suddenly became confused.
Matsui Iwane suddenly ordered to suspend the attack. Even Hisao Tani and Otani Yuhei did not know the reason, and the big and small Japanese under their command were naturally even more confused.
"Aren't you going to attack?" "Why did you stop?" "Just now, it seems that all our artillery was destroyed!"... The Japs were talking in low voices, and then they had to shut up under the scolding of the junior officers.
I spoke, but my heart became even more confused.
In an underground bunker at the north gate of Cangnan County, Hisao Tani held an electronic watch in his hand, glanced at it from time to time, and gradually frowned - ten minutes had passed since Lord Matsui gave the order to suspend the attack. Why?
No new orders have been sent yet? Even if the artillery battle fails, this battle must be fought for the "New Year's Offensive". Otherwise, how can we explain to His Majesty the Emperor? How can we explain to the base camp? Besides, the support team led by Ichiro Senie
They have already set off. If they don't launch a frontal attack to attract the attention of the Chinese, their raid plan will definitely be affected, and they may even be discovered when they sneak into the country.
Compared with Matsui Iwane, Hisao Tani is a true Japanese soldier - crazy! Cruel! Bloodthirsty! Hisao Tani never cares about the casualties of his men when fighting. And his most extreme statement is: Only troops that have passed the test of blood and fire
You are worthy of the glory of the imperial army. If you don’t want to die on the battlefield, then be more heroic than the enemy and kill the enemy first!
It was precisely with the support of his theory that the 6th Division was famous for its bloodthirsty throughout the Japanese military system, and bloodthirsty demons like Toshiaki Mukai and Noda Iwa were born who were keen on killing hundreds of people.
After waiting for another three minutes, Hisao Tani finally couldn't stand anymore. He walked straight in, picked up a phone and called the Southern Line Headquarters, specifying that he wanted to speak to the Commander on the phone.
At this moment, the atmosphere in Matsui Iwane's headquarters was very strange. Matsui Iwane stood in front of the combat map, looking at the icons of the various units of the academy army marked on it, with no expression on his face. Behind him, a group of staff officers
They either stood upright or sat upright. Everyone tried their best to suppress their breathing and move lightly, just for fear of attracting Matsui Iwane's thunderous wrath again.
No one dared to guess what Matsui Iwane was thinking or doing - he had been standing there for more than ten minutes, so some people suspected that he had fallen asleep.
What was Matsui Iwane thinking about? At this moment, the old Japanese was engaged in a fierce ideological struggle. The two thoughts of fighting or not fighting were fighting each other in his mind. His face seemed calm, but in fact, his heart was racing.
It was beating erratically, and the veins on his forehead were beating violently——
The phone rang suddenly, and everyone couldn't help but be startled. The communications staff officer sitting in front of the phone instinctively glanced at Matsui Iwane, and then hesitantly picked up the phone.
Immediately, Hisao Tani's distinctive and aggressive voice came from the phone: "Commander, please answer the phone!"
The communications staff officer stood up tremblingly and weakly shouted to Matsui Iwane: "Your Excellency, I'm looking for you!"
Matsui Iwane moved his head, paused for another two seconds, then turned around and walked over to pick up the phone: "I'm Matsui Iwane!"
"Your Excellency, I am Hisao Tani! Your Excellency, please give the order to attack! The soldiers are ready for battle and are waiting for your order!"
Matsui Iwane exhaled heavily, took another deep breath, and said: "We have no artillery, and Hainan Airlines cannot provide support. How can you fight against the Chinese heavy tanks?!"
"We have soldiers who are loyal to His Majesty the Emperor! Your Excellency, as you know, I trained a group of special attack teams as early as two months ago!"
"You want to use the flesh and blood of soldiers to fight against the Chinese heavy tanks? Do you think it is really possible?"
"Yes! Your Excellency, without HNA, wouldn't we stop fighting? Your Excellency, if it doesn't work, you can use the 11th Air Corps! HNA is unreliable after all!"
Matsui Iwane is not a mediocre person who is completely ignorant of aviation tactics. After forcing himself to calm down just now, he has already figured out why the Soryu aircraft carrier fleet defined by Yamada cannot provide support - this is because of the restrictions of night battles. Now Hisao Tatetani mentioned
The Eleventh Air Corps, his heart moved and then fell silent again, saying: "The Eleventh Air Corps has no experience in night fighting. Do you hope that our only army aviation will be greatly damaged by this? The Chinese tanks are sharp.
, the possibility of a successful attack relying on soldiers using jade-breaking tactics is extremely low, I do not approve of this kind of tactics that ignores the lives of soldiers!"
Hisao Tani disagreed. He thought that Matsui Iwane was benevolent as a woman. He said: "Your Excellency, how can we not kill people in a war? Besides, it is such a powerful enemy of the Xuebing Army. Your Excellency, when I was in Tokyo, I had an affair with Mr. Itagaki.
We have discussed this issue with others. We all believe that as long as we can annihilate the student army, then no matter how big the sacrifice is, it is worth it. Your Excellency, why don't you let Yokoyama Munemori make his own choice? Maybe he has experience in night battles?"
During the Battle of Nanjing, Hisao Tani allowed his subordinates to massacre in Suzhou and Wuxi, so much so that the Japanese themselves could no longer stand it, and their cabinet could only recall him to the country after the battle. In Tokyo, he often met with Itagaki Seishiro
He contacted others, and with the help of the latter, he was able to make a comeback and return to the country to take over the 6th Division.
Yokoyama Munemori was the commander of the Eleventh Air Corps. Matsui Iwane listened to Hisao Tani's suggestion, and with a try attitude, he sent a telegram to Yokoyama Munemori to inquire about the possibility of the Eleventh Air Corps' immediate deployment.
At that time, Yokoyama Munemori was having a drink with a group of officers from the 11th Air Corps, and he was in high spirits. The communications staff officer on duty came in with a telegram from Matsui Iwane, and he said over the wine: "Mr. Matsui, at this time
The call will not be to wish me a Happy New Year in advance! I miss you!"
The communications staff officer read the contents of the telegram loudly. As soon as he finished reading, some of the captains of the independent aviation group present stood up and said to Hengshan: "Your Excellency Matsui underestimates us. What's so difficult about a night attack? Your Excellency, we have food
I’ve eaten and drunk, so I’ll fly into the sky and teach the Chinese people a lesson!”
However, Yokoyama Munemori was more cautious and said: "Our department has never had any experience in night fighting. The visibility at night is too poor. We are still more than 300 kilometers away from the front line, but how can we ensure the accuracy of the flight direction?"
"Sir, I have a way. Just let the towns along the way light bonfires! When we get to the front line, let the ground troops fire more flares towards the China positions. This way we will be safe!"
Everyone else clapped their hands and expressed their approval, looking eager to try.
Upon seeing this, Yokoyama Somori read the telegram carefully, discussed the details with several high-spirited group captains, and decided to send two independent bomber groups and a fighter group to participate in the war.