In the joint operations room of the 13th Division and the 18th Division, the telegrams in the communications room next door kept ringing. The communications staff were busy transcribing the latest positions of the infantry and cavalry regiments to them.
The combat staff were busy placing the little red flag representing the Japanese army on the simulated sand table.
Ogisu Tatehei and Nakajima Sadao were standing next to the sand table.
As a small red flag with the words "56th Infantry Regiment" written on it was planted in Lujiang County, the entire encirclement finally took shape.
"Yo Xi." Lieutenant General Huozhou Libing nodded happily, "All regiments have arrived at their scheduled positions on time. The Baoshan Regiment is now the turtle in the urn."
Lieutenant General Sadao Nakajima immediately turned around and ordered Chief of Staff Megumi Kotoji: "Order, each infantry regiment immediately dispatches search teams to conduct a rigorous search of all areas within the encirclement. Remember, forests, river valleys, reed marshes, any possible
No hiding place will be spared, and we will have to search repeatedly with a wide net!"
"Hai!" Colonel Xiaofuji suddenly lowered his head and immediately took the order and left.
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Nanjing, Japanese Central China Front Army Headquarters.
Major General Tsukada entered Matsui Iwane's office excitedly, stood upright and said: "Your Excellency, General, Your Excellency Sadao Nakajima sent a telegram back from Chaohu. The 13th Division and the 18th Division have completed the encirclement of the Baoshan Regiment, but for the time being,
It is still not possible to determine the specific location where the Baoshan Group is hiding, and a dragnet search is currently underway."
"Yo Xi." Matsui Iwane was suddenly excited when he heard this and said, "This time I finally caught this cunning China fox."
Major General Tsukada said: "Your Excellency, the first part of the Sakura Project has been successfully completed. Is it time to implement the second part now?"
"Yo Xi." Matsui Iwanemichi nodded happily, "Immediately reveal the news through secret channels that the Baoshan Regiment has been trapped in our two main divisions."
"Hai." Major General Tsukada suddenly lowered his head and immediately took the order and left.
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Wuhan, travel camp.
Wang Shihe, the chief of the national guard, walked into Chairman Chiang's office with a solemn expression and said: "Commissioner, the Shanghai Station of the Military Command Bureau has just received top-secret news that the Japanese 13th and 18th Divisions of the Central China Front have completed their operations near Chaohu.
The encirclement of the Baoshan Regiment, but the specific location of the Baoshan Regiment has not yet been found, and a dragnet search is currently underway."
"Huh?" Chairman Chiang immediately sat up straight after hearing this and asked, "Did the Air Force find anything?"
Wang Shidao: "The Air Force has just reported that there are indeed a large number of Japanese military activities in Hefei, Feixi, Lujiang, Shuxian, Wuwei and other places near Chaohu. Various signs indicate that the information obtained by the Shanghai Station of the Military Command Bureau should be reliable. The Baoshan Regiment is very
It may have fallen into the encirclement of the two Japanese army regiments."
"Where's the Baoshan Regiment?" Chairman Chiang asked anxiously, "You still haven't been able to get in touch?"
Wang Shihe shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The radio station of the Baoshan Group has been silent and cannot be contacted."
Chairman Chiang's expression immediately changed. He stood up and began to pace rapidly back and forth in the room.
Wang Shihe asked tentatively: "Commissioner, do you need to inform Gu Zhutong to let Liu Jianxu's 10th Army and Luo Zhuoying's 19th Army attack central Anhui from northern Jiangxi?"
"No." Chairman Chiang shook his head and said, "The 10th and 19th Army Groups alone are not enough. He immediately ordered Gu Zhutong to send a message to Gu Zhutong. In addition to the 10th and 19th Army Groups attacking central Anhui from northern Jiangxi, there will be no more troops.
Let Wang Dongyuan's 73rd Army, Tang Shizun's 21st Army and Pan Wenhua's 23rd Army attack from northern Zhejiang, flank Tongling and Wuhu direction, and coordinate the battle in central Anhui."
"Yes." Wang Shihe stood at attention and immediately took the order and left.
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Twenty miles southwest of Shucheng, there is a bend in the Bu River.
Last night, the Baoshan Regiment, escorted by the Chaohu water bandits, disembarked from Baiyang Village, and then marched rapidly upstream along the Bu River, passing through Sanhe Town and arriving at their current hiding place. It was already dark, in order to prevent the enemy planes from discovering
, Yue Weihan immediately ordered the entire regiment to rest in the woods by the river.
Sure enough, not long after dawn, the little devil's plane arrived.
After a while, another plane flew in from the southeast. Chi Chengfeng's sharp eyes suddenly shouted: "Grandma, blue sky and white sun flag! Regiment, our air force!"
When Yue Weihan hurriedly raised his telescope and looked at the sky through the treetops, two planes were already fighting against each other.
"His grandma is a bastard!"
"Hit, beat, beat, beat this son of a bitch to death!"
"Air force brothers in the sky, hold on, you must hold on..."
"Damn it, Maxim, lift Maxim up quickly, I have to help my Air Force brothers!"
"No, the regiment has an order. No one is allowed to open fire without his order. The target will be exposed."
Immediately, the officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Regiment hiding in the woods began to commotion. If Yue Weihan hadn't issued the military order in advance, these bastards might have set up crane guns and fired into the sky.
Let’s talk about the air battle in the sky. The two reconnaissance planes only fought for less than five minutes before the winner was decided.
The Chinese reconnaissance plane dived and then suddenly pulled up, then made a big circle in the air, and then bit the tail of the Japanese reconnaissance plane. The muzzle of the machine gun suddenly glowed with a dazzling red light. The Japanese reconnaissance plane
A plume of black smoke suddenly appeared on the left wing of the aircraft, and it immediately fell down.
"Okay, good fight!"
"Yes, that's how you should fight!"
"Well done to our Air Force brothers in the sky!"
A cheer suddenly erupted in the woods, and all the officers and soldiers took off their hats to celebrate.
However, before the cheers of the Nationalist officers and soldiers passed, the huge roar of aircraft engines came from the northeast again. Immediately, four Japanese aircraft emerged from the clouds. The expressions of the officers and soldiers who had a little knowledge immediately changed.
, because this time it is no longer a combat reconnaissance aircraft, but a real Zero fighter!
The national army reconnaissance plane only resisted for half a minute before being shot down.
Seeing the national army reconnaissance plane pouring down from the sky with black smoke, the officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Regiment in the woods suddenly looked sad, and they all let out regretful sighs. It was Chi Chengfeng with sharp eyes who shouted: "Regiment seat, I
I saw the pilot parachute, and both pilots on the plane parachuted!"
Before he finished speaking, the black smoke-belching plane had already plunged into the valley not far away, and there was a loud bang immediately.
When Yue Weihan looked up anxiously, he saw two small black figures falling sharply from the sky. One figure suddenly had a parachute pop out of his body, and then floated down slowly, while the other figure went straight like a shooting star.
Falling down, the parachute was not opened from beginning to end!
Yue Weihan sighed, then turned back and ordered: "The field hospital will prepare for surgery immediately, and the guard company will set off immediately to prepare to rescue the pilot!"
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Nanjing, Central China Front Army Headquarters.
Tsukada rushed into Matsui Iwane's office and said: "Your Excellency, the Chinese people have responded!"
"Oh?" Matsui Iwane immediately raised his head and said, "Tsukada-kun, please tell me."
Tsukada attacked: "The aviation reconnaissance team reported that the main Chinese forces that have completed their assembly in the north of Jiangxi are crossing the river from Jiujiang; in addition, a large number of Chinese troops are gathering in the north of Zhejiang."
"Yo Xi." Matsui Iwane said with a heavy blow, "Is there any news from Chaohu?"
"Not yet." Tsukada shook his head and said, "But I think it will be soon."
Matsui Iwane's heart suddenly jumped and he said: "Is nothing going to happen?"
"I think not." Tsukada shook his head and then added, "However, even if the Baoshan Regiment escapes the encirclement of the 13th Division and the 18th Division, it doesn't matter. The main goal of the Sakura Operation Plan is not
The Baoshan Regiment is the main force of China in the north of Jiangxi and captures the Chinese camp—Wuhan!"
"Yo Xi." Matsui Iwane nodded happily, "However, we still can't be careless! Telegraph to Ogisu-kun and Nakajima-kun that the Baoshan Regiment must not be completely separated from the battlefield. Otherwise, the main force of China in the north of Jiangxi is likely to shrink.
If we go back, our Sakura battle plan will be in vain."
"Hai." Tsukada Gong lowered his head suddenly, and then said, "The general's concerns are very reasonable, but I think that with the assistance of Miss Yuuko and the Nighthawk Project, the Hoyama Regiment will not be able to completely escape from the battlefield.
Maybe! After all, Miss Yuko is a super agent carefully trained by the Empire of Japan!"
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Buhe River Bend, the temporary base of the Baoshan Regiment.
At nearly noon, the security company that went to search and rescue finally found the two national army pilots who had parachuted. One of them had already been smashed into a pulp and could not be saved at all. The other parachute was damaged by a branch and fell from more than ten meters away.
He fell from a high altitude and was seriously injured. He is now being treated in a field hospital.
The informants who stayed in Shucheng have also returned. The Japanese army has occupied Shucheng and set up roadblocks at various traffic arteries.
Liu Fengsheng's security camp also came back with the spy. However, the security camp fought several battles with the Japanese on the way in. There were only about a hundred people left in the camp of more than 400 people. However, Liu Fengsheng led the Uyghurs.
The seven old subordinates who came back turned out to be the former guard platoon leader Liu Tiezhu who had stayed in Yangcun to recuperate, and the six seriously injured men.
Liu Tiezhu was naturally very happy to meet Cao Xinglong, Chi Chengfeng and others. Chi Chengfeng talked about the big battles and bad battles that the Baoshan regiment had experienced after leaving Yangcun. Liu Tiezhu and the six returning soldiers listened directly.
I was so excited that I even cried out that it was a pity that I couldn't participate in such a big battle.
To Yue Weihan's slight surprise, Ma Daguai actually followed up with a group of lake bandits, and also brought along a charming lady from the village. He also said that he had figured it out and wanted to join the national army to fight the Japanese. Yue Weihan was naturally the one to do so.
He happily accepted it and gave Ma Daguai and his bandit brothers the designation of an independent brigade of the Baoshan Regiment.
As soon as Ma Daguai and a group of lake bandits were settled, Zhao Xinyi came over in a hurry and said: "Guard, the pilot who skydive is awake and said he has something urgent to see you."