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    At this moment, what Hatada Juichi is most eager to know is not just how to rescue the Sixth Division, but how many troops and equipment the opponent has, from the square Fourteenth Division at the far west of the entire front to the blocking of the Sixth Division.  There are rival armies everywhere in Mishan and Baoqing, where the Eighth Division is making all-out Western aid.

    Several divisions reported that the number of enemy troops around and in front of their divisions was at least 20,000, and the estimates of the number of enemy troops reported by the Sixth and Fourteenth Divisions were between 30,000 and 40,000.  , so many troops added up to more than 100,000 people.

    The figures on equipment are even more different from the pre-war estimates. According to the situation reported by the Sixth Division yesterday, the opponents deployed more than 200 artillery pieces with a caliber of 75 mm or above in front of them, including more than 200 artillery pieces.  There are a large number of heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 150 mm, and the 14th Division on the Western Front also reported similar situations.

    And the intelligence he received before the war showed that the opponent's total strength did not exceed 70,000, and there were no more than a hundred artillery pieces with a caliber of 75 mm or more. It was really a ghost. They suddenly had so many more troops from there, and how could they still do so?  With so many cannons, these soldiers and equipment can't just pop up from the ground overnight.

    If all this is true, then they actually deceived the intelligence department of the Kwantung Army, which has always been known to have great powers and omnipotence, and they deceived them so well. They were able to keep it secret for such a long time. After all, they  How was it done? All the judgments made before the war were wrong, and none of the intelligence was correct. How could the next battle be fought?

    Originally, Namada Juichi thought that even if the opponent concentrated superior forces and equipment to launch a strong attack on the Sixth Division, even if the Sixth Division was transferred to a regiment of tanks, a regiment of heavy artillery, and a regiment and a half, relying on its usual fierceness and tenacity  With their fighting style, the remaining three tank regiments, hundreds of tanks, and more than a hundred heavy artillery pieces could not severely damage the opponent, but they could repel the opponent's attack and protect themselves without any problem.

    During the battle of Wuhan the year before last, Shigeichi Hata, who had fought with the Sixth Division, was fighting alone on the north bank of the Yangtze River with one division. When facing the China Army with more than a dozen divisions, not only did it  They did not fall behind. Instead, they attacked the city and took the lead. The fierce style of breaking down the gate of Wuhan was very impressive.

    After learning that the Sixth Division was allocated to the Fifth Army to participate in the anti-alliance encirclement and suppression campaign, he immediately placed the Sixth Division in the most critical position, even placing eight of the heavy artillery and tanks on hand.  Chengdu strengthened the Sixth Division in the hope that they could recreate the miracle of the Wuhan Battle.

    It occurred to me that the Sixth Division, which he had high hopes for, was completely defeated in the first round of battle, and was almost on the verge of being destroyed.

    With the enemy's situation unknown and how many of the enemy's troops still hidden and unshown, Namada Juichi didn't even know that the 29th Division he had dispatched to rescue the Sixth Division would also encounter them.  What kind of situation will it encounter, and whether it will encounter the eastward detachment of the Sixth Division?

    In order to prevent the only reserve team of the Fifth Army from repeating the same mistake, after much hesitation, Namada Juichi gave the 29th Division an order to terminate the rescue, and then turned around and ordered the 8th Division, which was attacking, to stop its westward advance and stay on the spot.  Turning to defense, he should carefully consider what to do next. As for the rescue operations of the 6th and 10th Divisions, he should wait until dawn and the results of the aviation reconnaissance came back.

    What only made him even more troubled was that Major General Tanaka Shibuya, the military chief of staff who was sent out to inspect the Sixth Division, lost all continuity after sending a telegram stating that he had arrived safely, and for Namada Shigeichi  For example, Major General Tasaka lost contact. This was not the only bad news he received tonight.

    At the same time that Major General Tasaka lost contact, the 6th and 12th Division Headquarters also lost contact one after another. No matter how hard the communications personnel of the Army Headquarters called desperately, only the rustle of electricity came from the radio, and the two  The division headquarters never got any reply.

    All contact with the two divisions was cut off, casting a heavy shadow over Hatada Juichi's heart. It was just over four days before the battle started on the eastern front, and less than two days on the western front.  After losing two divisions and four regiments of troops, there was no way to plan the next battle.

    And Namada Juichi, who was eager to get the real battle situation at the front, especially the real situation of the 6th and 12th Divisions, was depressed and finally waited until the sky had just brightened and the visibility was barely enough for the plane to take off, but he suffered a more serious attack.  The blow, this blow was simply more serious than the blow his opponent had given him, because it suddenly started to rain, and the rain was quite heavy.

    The most rainfall in the Yilan area on the west line is light rain, but on the east line Muling, Mishan, and even MudanHowever, the first heavy rain since the beginning of spring fell on the front line of Ning'an. The heavy rain from the sky forced all aviation forces at Muling Bamiantong Airport and Ning'an Langang Airport to suspend operations, let alone ground support.  Even taking off for reconnaissance was impossible.

    Unless the Army Aviation Forces risk their plane being stuck on a soft airport runway drenched by heavy rain, or being hit by lightning in the dense cumulonimbus sky and destroying the plane and killing people, this will not be the case for the Army, which has always regarded pilots as its most precious asset.  For aviation, it is absolutely impossible.

    Aerial reconnaissance was restricted by the weather. As for ground reconnaissance, after receiving the order from the Fifth Army, the 14th Division sent out small troops several times to try to establish contact with the Sixth Division, but they were all beaten by stupid people.  If he didn't reply, not to mention sending back information, there would be no one who came back to report the news.

    Hatada Juichi, who had almost lost all sources of intelligence, became blind in a short period of time. His only source of information about the Sixth Division's still resistance was that the right wing of the Fourteenth Division in the west could still listen.  The sound of gunfire is still heard in the mountains south of Yilan.

    The Sixth Division, which always had some sources of information, was forcibly divided and surrounded by its opponent and the Eighth Division on the right. It was also beaten in the first round. It was crippled early and lacked a full infantry unit.  The situation in the 10th Division was even worse.

    In addition to receiving a letter from Lieutenant General Tokawa Jiro, commander of the 10th Division, at midnight yesterday, the 10th Division is still resisting tenaciously. With great loyalty to the Emperor and the Empire, the officers and soldiers of the entire division are still fighting bloody battles with the enemy who have superior equipment.  The 10th Division, which had fought hard but had almost all its reserves destroyed, was now running out of ammunition and food. After telegraphing that the entire division was ready to be scrapped, there was no news.

    The continuous deterioration of the war situation and the successive blows made Hata Juichi feel miserable. After hesitating for a whole day, he decided to change the original plan of having a regiment to reinforce the 6th Division and mobilize the general to suppress it.  The two regiments of the 29th Reserve Division currently deployed in the Muling area, as well as the only independent field artillery regiment and the 10th independent mortar regiment on hand for mobile operations, all moved westward to immediately reinforce the 29th Division.  Sixth Division.

    While resuming the 8th Division's continued westward advance, it was strictly ordered that it must break through the defense of the opponent's blocking troops within twenty-four hours at the latest, advance westward with all its strength, reach the territory of Boli in the shortest time, and rescue the second division.  The 10th Division and the 6th Division marched eastward.

    Although it was very difficult for Namada Juichi to make this decision, compared to the Eastern Front where the troops were more concentrated, the premature erosion of the Western Front war situation only allowed him to mobilize early and not yet complete the final formation.  The division artillery wing and search team were not yet in place. They were not originally prepared to be mobilized to the battlefield. They were only used by the 29th Division to mop up enemy-controlled areas after the war.

    But Juichi Namada also knew clearly what it would mean for the entire Western Front once the Sixth Division collapsed. It not only meant that the flanks of the Fourteenth Division would be fully exposed, but also that once the opponent followed this opened path  The gap can go south with all its strength, threatening Harbin to the west, and approaching Mudanjiang, an important town in northern Manchuria, to the east, outflanking the retreat of several divisions on the eastern front.

    After the Seventh Division was transferred, the Second Division, the 24th and the 25th Division were severely damaged last year. At this time, they were transferred to Fengtian in southern Manchuria to rest and lick their wounds. The Fourth Division was also  With shipments ready to be transferred to the China battlefield, there were almost no field divisions in the entire Northern Manchuria region except for the 23rd Division, which was responsible for the defense of Central and Northern Manchuria and the defense of Western Manchuria.

    The 51st Division, which was originally planned to facilitate the Kwantung Army, was still formed in Japan. Currently, only one and a half regiments have arrived in Manchuria, and they are only equipped with infantry equipment. Its cavalry, artillery, engineers and other technical arms and heavy equipment  It's still being formed, and very slowly.

    As soon as the formation of the 28th Division was completed, it was transferred from the base camp to the China battlefield to take over the 6th Division. Now several divisions in the entire North Manchuria area are under his command. In the rest of the area, except for independent garrison units with only light weapons and  Apart from the puppet Manchukuo army and police, there is no other military force.

    Once the Sixth Division collapses, all the gates to the entire Western Front will be opened, and there will no longer be any defensive force from Yilan to Harbin. If the opponent is willing, they can even easily enter the Wei River along the southern area of ??Yilan  , Yanshou outflanked the Fourteenth Division's retreat, and this consequence was not something he, Namada Juichi, could bear.

    In the face of an almost cruel situation, despite some hesitation, he still mobilized the 29th Division, the last reserve team he could use at present. Even if he could not rescue the main force of the Sixth Division, he would still be trapped in Bo  The eastward detachment of the Sixth Division in the mountainous area of ??central Lee rescued him.

    Although the 29th Division set off immediately after receiving the order, even if the 29th Division could arrive in time to join the battle in the southern area of ??Yilan, it would not be able to change anything at this time.It was over, because the day that was delayed could no longer be recovered, and the battle situation on this day became a key point that affected the subsequent process of the entire campaign.
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