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Chapter 961: Debate on the Kwantung Army (Please subscribe!)

On the Kwantung Army

Yushan is located to the west of Changshu. It can be said that it is one of the few mountains in the entire southeast region. More importantly, Yushan is bounded by the Wangyu River to the northwest and the Piedmont River to the southwest. Even the narrowest of the two rivers

The area is about thirty meters long. It can be said that as long as it is used well, it will be a natural defensive barrier on both sides of Yushan Mountain.

Looking at the southeast and northeast sides, although there are no rivers that can serve as barriers. However, with Yushan Mountain as the center, within a radius of tens of kilometers, it is like a huge slope, from low to high, slowly thinking about the main peak of Yushan Mountain

Extension. From a military perspective, such terrain is very conducive to defense.

As a result, Yushan was directly selected by Lieutenant General Taniguchi as the battlefield for the Kwantung Army's final decisive battle.

The headquarters of the Kwantung Army, in order to prepare for possible air attacks by the Chinese Air Force, and also to have a more direct understanding of the battle situation on the entire battlefield. Unsurprisingly, it was placed on the main peak of Yushan Mountain, which is densely forested and completely covered by tall trees.

Looking at a whole brigade of engineering troops behind him, under the command of the commander, they shuttled back and forth in the mountains and forests like a step-by-step machine. In less than a day, a huge underground headquarters was completed. Lieutenant General Taniguchi was very

He nodded with satisfaction and spoke to his old partner beside him.

"Masuda-kun, they are indeed the most elite Kwantung Army unit of the Imperial Japanese Army. Even in the face of such a bad situation, our soldiers still remain outstanding. Let's go and see our new headquarters. By the way

Find out if all divisions are in place as ordered..."

"Hai..." Colonel Masuda followed closely and walked into the huge underground headquarters. At the same time, based on the latest news received from the radio station, he began to introduce the specific situation of the entire battlefield.

Under the orders of Lieutenant General Taniguchi, the new commander-in-chief, his own troops, the 39th Division of the Kwantung Army, totaling 25,000 troops, were placed on the battlefield without any accident due to his selfish motives.

In a short period of time, it is impossible for a war to break out around the headquarters. As the only organized unit in the entire Yushan Mountains, it serves as a reserve for the entire decisive battle.

The 63rd Division, as the veteran division with the most powerful combat effectiveness and the most complete equipment in the entire southward dispatched army, and of course the largest total strength, was directly placed northeast of Yushan, which is the most likely general offensive direction of the Chinese ** team, which is the distance away

The main peak of Yushan is about ten kilometers away from the Waxueba and Yejiaqiao lines. Taking advantage of the local favorable terrain, we carried out layer-by-layer arrangements to block the offensive of the Chinese army.

In the words of Lieutenant General Taniguchi, using the best against the best, using the strategic depth of several kilometers, killed a large number of the effective forces of the Chinese ** Corps, forcing the Chinese ** Corps to slow down the attack. At the same time, it also encouraged the troops to win the first battle.

Morale is currently low.

The 108th and 117th divisions each had 20,000 troops. Due to long-term battles and insufficient troops, they were deployed to the southwest and northwest of Yushan Mountain. They relied on the natural barrier of the river to make up for the lack of troops and block the central attack.

The possible attacks the team may launch.

The 148th Division, as the only full-scale division in the original Wuhan city that had not participated in combat, also had an arduous task and was deployed on the front line of Fanjiacun southeast of Yushan Mountain.

The remaining three newly formed divisions were deployed on the second line of defense with Yushan as the center and a radius of five kilometers due to the large proportion of new recruits and low combat effectiveness.

Artillery, in this era, is known as the God of land warfare. Although it does not have much reserves of artillery shells, as the only heavy firepower that he can rely on, Lieutenant General Taniguchi still treats them all as treasures.

Among all artillery units, all large-caliber artillery with a range of more than five kilometers and capable of long-range artillery support were concentrated. Using the cover of Yushan vegetation, they were dispersed and deployed on positions of several square kilometers with the headquarters as the center.

.As for artillery with a range of less than five kilometers and which can only be used for close combat, it is divided into squadrons and squads and evenly distributed among various army units, so that it can better exert its limited firepower effect.

Hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, under the command of their respective commanders, were working tirelessly to repair the earth for their final decisive battle. The air force scouts who had been hovering above the Japanese troops had immediately informed them through radio waves that the Japanese troops were preparing to defend Yushan.

News of the decisive battle was reported to the former enemy headquarters in Nanjing.

"Yushan, it seems that our new opponent is not a complete fool. He also knows how to take advantage of the terrain to fight us..." After hearing the combat staff's answer, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua showed no worries and a smile on his face.

said.

However, to the commander-in-chief and chief of staff, Liu Hua's answer could be called arrogant. In the eyes of these two people, anyway, Lieutenant General Taniguchi was a battle-hardened member of the Japanese army, with military merit.

The commander of the division who rose up step by step as a lieutenant general. Such a veteran general, in Liu Hua's words, was directly compared to a fool...

I don’t know if the Liu Hua in front of me is too confident or too arrogant...

Seeing the gazes of the two people, Liu Hua continued to say indifferently: "Boss, Chief of Staff, don't believe it. Compared with our old rival Mizu Toshiro, Lieutenant General Taniguchi's commanding ability is not as good as that of Mitsu Toshiro."

Half of that. As for the courage a commander should have, there is no comparison..."

"Um, Comrade Liu Hua, then I, the commander-in-chief, must be all ears..." Seeing the 'arrogant' Liu Hua in front of him, the boss asked with a smile on his face.

"Boss, the reason is very simple. The decision made by Lieutenant General Taniguchi now is to push the entire 200,000-strong Kwantung Army to a dead end. According to the reports of civilians released by the Japanese army, the rations carried by the Japanese army are almost exhausted.

In such a bad situation, it is one thing to stand on the spot and fight a decisive battle with us. However, all of this is just his wishful thinking. If we adopt the tactic of encirclement but not attack, we will be able to hold them tightly

Trapped in the deserted Yushan area."

"Think about it, facing the siege of hundreds of thousands of my troops. If you persist for half a month, this Kwantung Army may be able to survive. However, if you persist for half a month, the next half month will be gone.

At that time, the 200,000 Kwantung Army, which is heavily surrounded by our army, will turn into a group of lambs with no fighting power due to lack of food. And we are the wolves with butcher knives ready to slaughter these lambs at any time..." Liu Hua

He replied with a confident look on his face.

However, his answer obviously did not get the approval of the commander-in-chief. Just as he finished speaking, the commander-in-chief spoke.

"If there is no decisive battle, is there any other way out for this Kwantung Army? I believe that even an old devil like Mizu Mizuro has only this way..."

"No…"

"If it was Mizu Shiro, I can be sure that he would never just stay in the Yushan area and be captured... You know, even if this old Japanese disobeys Emperor Hirohito's order, he does not want to release the tens of thousands of hostages in his hands.

Even if these tens of thousands of hostages are in the army, they continue to consume their limited food." Liu Hua answered with an affirmative look.

"Comrade Liu Hua, what do you mean?" the commander-in-chief seemed to have realized something, and said with disbelief.

"According to Mitsu's nature, he will definitely use the tens of thousands of hostages in his hands as bargaining chips to obtain the maximum benefits for his Kwantung Army. He will even use the hostages in his hands to ask for food from us. At least in this way, as long as the hostages are in hand, they will

In a short period of time, there is no need to worry about food. Because we, the Communist Party of China, cannot watch tens of thousands of Chinese people starve to death in their hands due to lack of food... And now, there are no more little devils.

Hostage, we don't have anything to worry about..." As he said this, a lucky smile flashed across Liu Hua's lips.

"Haha, now I finally understand why you were more happy when you heard the news that Mizubuchiro was under house arrest and removed from the post of commander than when you heard that our country's hostages were released... Comrade Liu Hua, you are right, this

There is really no comparison between Lieutenant General Taniguchi and Mitsujiro..."

"Okay, let's get down to business now. According to intelligence, the 200,000 Kwantung Army has already taken action in the Yushan area. Next, it is our turn to take action. I don't know how you, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, plan to fight and eliminate it.

The only organized Japanese army south of the Yangtze River..." Having said this, the commander-in-chief looked at Liu Hua in front of him with interest, waiting for Liu Hua's answer.

"Both bosses, of course they are besieging but not attacking. Commander Liu just said that the 200,000 Kwantung Army has been in crisis of food shortage. As long as we besiege but not attack, we will definitely achieve the greatest victory at the minimum cost..."

Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, who had been silent, asked tentatively.

I originally thought that Liu Hua, who had just agreed with his question, would definitely agree. However, just as he finished speaking, Liu Hua, who was smiling in front of him, unexpectedly shook his head.

"Chief of Staff, this time, you guessed wrong... Although siege without attacking can achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost. However, this time I have to do the opposite, concentrate the main force and take the initiative to launch an attack.

, even if the troops pay a certain price, it is worth it..." Speaking of this, a mysterious smile quickly flashed across Liu Hua's face.

Seeing the confused eyes of the two men, Liu Hua said: "Boss, Chief of Staff. This is the last organized Japanese army in each division south of the Yangtze River. The elimination of this Japanese army means that there will be no more large-scale Japanese troops in the future."

The war is about to start. I don’t want to miss such a good training opportunity..."

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