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Volume 3, Chapter 494: The War between Zhejiang and Jiangxi Begins

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    Nanjing, the headquarters of the Japanese Central China Front.  Chief of Staff Shozo Kawabe came to Shunroku Hata in front of the map and whispered: "Commander, the commander of the 23rd Division, Michutaro Komatsubara, and the commander of the 33rd Division, Jutaro Amakasu, are already waiting outside the door. You  Are you calling them in?" "Yoshi!" Hata Shunroku nodded, then returned to sit down behind the desk.  As of June 10, all Japanese divisions have entered attack positions, and the Marine Corps is also on the alert. A large number of troops drawn from Taiwan, North Korea, and Japan are continuously moving toward eastern Zhejiang.  The main reason why Shunroku Hata did not launch an attack at the same time as the Eleventh Army attacked Nanchang was to wait for reinforcements.  After a while, Michutaro Komatsubara and Jutaro Amakasu, led by Shozo Kawabe, walked into the office, came to the desk and saluted Shunroku Hata, and then waited for Shunroku Hata to lecture.  Shunroku Hata glanced at the two men, nodded and said: "You two are outstanding talents of the Imperial Army of the Japanese Empire. Your troops have won the task of attacking the New Second Army's defense line, which is the trust of the front army in you. I hope you can use the Imperial Army to its best advantage."  With fearless spirit, they defeated the New Second Army in Zhuji in one fell swoop. "Hai, we must complete the mission!" Michutaro Komatsubara and Jutaro Amakasu looked at each other with joy in their eyes.  "Although the 23rd Division and the 33rd Division are not permanent divisions of the Imperial Army of the Japanese Empire, they are after all the armies of His Majesty the Emperor" Shunroku Hata stared at the two people and asked sternly: "  You are top students who graduated from the Imperial Army University. Do you have confidence in defeating the New Second Army and capturing Wu Ming alive? " "Yes, we will definitely defeat the New Second Army and wipe out the humiliation suffered by the Imperial Army!" The two replied loudly.  "Yo Xi!" Shunroku Hata stood up happily, walked around the desk, came to Komatsubara Michutaro and Amakasu Jutaro, patted them on the shoulders, and finally said: "Wu Ming and the New Second Army are the mortal enemies of the imperial army.  You must break through the New Second Army's defense line as soon as possible. To this end, I specifically allow you to use special bombs. "Hai!  "The two of them answered in unison. After talking about the business, Shunroku Hata put down his pretense as a commander, pulled the two of them to sit down, praised their fighting spirit, and then let them return to the divisions to prepare for the attack. " Watching  Komatsubara Michutaro and Amakasu Jutaro were happy to go out. Kawabe Shozo hesitated to speak, and finally said cautiously: "Commander, the 23rd Division was newly established last year, and the 33rd Division was just established two months ago.  become.  Although the officers of these two divisions are from standing divisions, most of the soldiers have never been on the battlefield. The task of attacking the New Second Army is given to them. Is this" Speaking of this, Zhengsan stopped by the river.  The 23rd and 33rd Divisions were newly formed to expand the war of aggression against China. They were organized into three regiments. Their combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment were far inferior to those of the standing divisions. Almost all the soldiers were  They are high school students. Let them attack Wu Ming and the New Second Army. Hebei Zhengzo has no confidence. "I know what you mean. In fact, I don't expect them to defeat the New Second Army!"  " Shunroku Hata smiled slightly and explained: "Michitaro Komatsu has been stationed in Manchuria, and Jutaro Amakasu has been the principal of a military academy in China for a long time. Neither of them has combat experience in the battlefield in central China. They have no fear of Wu Ming and the New Second Army.  Not at a disadvantage psychologically.  " "Besides, most of the officers and soldiers of the 23rd and 33rd Divisions are students. They are passionate and have a strong enterprising spirit.  Using this group of newborn calves to attack the New Second Army is a good use of everything. I believe that after a lot of hard work, the remaining officers and soldiers will be elite!  "The meaning of Shunroku Hata is very simple. Let these two new divisions be used as cannon fodder to damage the morale of the New Second Army, and then send an elite division to give the New Second Army a fatal blow. "Shunroku Hata's combat plan is understandable, good.  Steel has to be used on the blade. Hebian Zhengsan always felt it was a pity. He shook his head and said: "Commander, the devil Wu Ming uses his troops strangely and changeably. The New Second Army's combat power is amazing. Several of our main divisions have eaten their way."  Alasis it too cruel for these recruits to face such a severe test as soon as they enter the battlefield?  After all, they are the future and hope of the Japanese Empire!  " "On this point, you can rest assured.  Covered by aviation and heavy artillery regiments, although the strength of the two divisions was not enough to penetrate the New Second Army's defense line, it would not allow the New Second Army to take advantage.  Moreover, our troops were divided into three groups to launch the attack, and the navy landed from Wenzhou Bay. The key to determining the outcome of the battlefield did not lie in Zhuji in the middle.  "Hata Shunroku said slowly, hearing the river's three nods. On June 15, the 28th year of the Republic of China, the 23rd and 33rd Japanese Divisions came out from Xiaoshan.Pu Town, and then in just one morning, they defeated the temporary 37th Division and the temporary 131st Brigade guarding the south bank of Puyang River.  The Japanese army advanced so fast that they did not even bother to pursue the defeated troops. They immediately divided their troops into three groups, marching westward along the Hangzhou-Jinjiang Highway to capture Dai Village, and along the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway.  Hongjian and Fengshan all along the Tangmei Highway, occupying Chengshan at the eastern foot of Fengshan and Cigu Mountain to the east of the highway.  June 18, eight o'clock in the morning.  The sky is cloudless and the weather is extremely hot.  Halfway up the Zhajia Mountain, which is more than 200 meters above sea level behind Jiangzao Village, 16 kilometers north of Zhuji, Wu Ming walked out of the war room with a tired face. He had not slept well since the Japanese army launched an offensive on the south bank of the Qiantang River three days ago.  Last sleep.  In the past few days, while the Japanese army was rushing to build fortifications in Wangjiajian, Gaohongjian and Fengshan, the New Second Army launched several consecutive strong attacks. Although it caused some casualties to the Japanese army, the effect was not obvious.  The Japanese army responded in a very methodical manner. They dug a large number of barrier trenches at the foot of the mountain, then set up obstacles such as barbed wire, horse barriers, deer villages, and fences. They also laid mines at some key points. They also deployed a large number of light and heavy machine guns on the positions and moved infantry artillery to higher altitudes.  The top of Hongjian Mountain, which is more than 200 meters high, forms a powerful supporting firepower.  Seeing that the attack did not achieve any results and that his own losses were considerable, Wu Ming ordered to stop this meaningless attack and focus on strengthening his own defense.  Arriving at the entrance of the cave, Wu Ming rubbed his sore eyes and looked at the Puyang River in front of him with half-squinted eyes.  "Military seat, you can't wander around casually during the day. The Japanese fighter planes are rampant and will drop a few bombs in the sky at random. You must not take it lightly!" Zhang Dongning followed out and stopped Wu Ming.  "Dongning, you are just like an old woman, you are really good at nagging!" Wu Ming joked with a smile, but did not slow down: "We have a wide view here, the weather is so good today, there are no clouds blocking the view, there will be no problem  "Oh!" "Woo¡ª¡ª" The shrill air-raid siren sounded, and there was chaos around the headquarters. Zhang Dongning immediately reached out to pull Wu Ming into the air-raid shelter.  Wu Ming became stubborn. He pointed at the Japanese aircraft flying from the north and said loudly: "There are only a few aircraft, what are you afraid of? I want to watch Guitao and the others shoot down the Japanese aircraft with my own eyes!" Zhang Dongning doesn't care about Wu.  Ming protested, beckoned five guards, and forcibly carried Wu Ming to the headquarters in the cave.  Like agile ospreys, nine Japanese fighter planes flew over the Puyang River, passing over the New Second Army's forward positions deployed at the northern foot of Meichi Ridge, Kangwu Mountain, and Daolin Mountain from a low altitude of more than 600 meters, and headed towards the New Second Army.  Defense flies in depth.  A Japanese fighter plane discovered faint traces of tents in a dense forest on Hutong Mountain on the east bank of the Puyang River, and could clearly see red flags waving in the wind. Many soldiers were taking cover.  The Japanese pilot was overjoyed, swooped down, and dropped a bomb toward the dense forest at a low altitude of more than 200 meters.  There was no violent explosion as expected, and with a muffled sound, a group of sparrows flapped their wings and flew out of the forest.  After a while, a faint yellowish colorless smoke rose from the forest, but it was immediately blown away by the strong southeast wind, posing no threat.  Halfway up the mountainside at the eastern foot of Baima Ridge, two kilometers away from the dense forest, Guitao stomped his feet bitterly, pointed at the retreating Japanese fighter planes and yelled: "You're a slut who throws poison gas bombs as soon as he comes. Do you have any humanity? Fortunately, you are lucky."  It¡¯s windy today, otherwise I might not have succeeded!¡± At this time, there was a roar of aircraft engines in the southern sky, and four silver planes faced the rising sun and rushed towards the Japanese aircraft.  Guitao turned his head and took a look, and suddenly became excited - these four were Japanese fighter jets from Quzhou Airport.  The advanced Bf109 fighter jets flashed with dazzling light under the early morning sun. The distance of more than ten kilometers was approaching in an instant. The two fighter jets encountered each other in the sky above Jiatang Village.  Fighters from both sides opened fire on each other. As the Chinese Air Force launched a dive attack from above, the dense 7.9mm aviation machine guns formed a dense fire net. A Japanese fighter plane could not evade it. The two Japanese pilots sitting in the cockpit were the first to attack.  All at once they were sent to meet their Amaterasu.  The Japanese fighter planes quickly increased their altitude and began to use their technological advantages to deal with Japanese fighter planes.  A few minutes after the battle, the Japanese plane shot down a Japanese plane again, but two of its own planes also left dense bullet marks on the fuselage.  At this time, the Japanese fighter planes were running out of ammunition, so they lowered their altitude first and dived towards Baima Ridge in the northwest.  Seeing the Japanese plane escaping, the Japanese fighter planes turned around and followed the Japanese plane in pursuit, hoping to take revenge.  NowTao was so happy that he immediately picked up the phone and shouted into the receiver: "Everyone is at your position, ready to fire Haha, it's finally our turn to show off our power." In order to deal with the threat of the Japanese Air Force, Wu Ming brought  An anti-aircraft artillery battalion was formed.  Guitao, the commander of the anti-aircraft artillery regiment, dispersed the thirty-six Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns and the twenty-four Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft guns on the line from Kenwu Mountain to Baimaling. Now each artillery position is staring nervously.  The approaching Japanese aircraft.  ¡°Bang bang¡ª¡ª¡± (To be continued
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