Chapter 218: Blood-stained Flags in the Battle of Nanjing (I)

What? Okamura Neji exclaimed a little out of his compulsion, and then realized that he had constrained his compulsion and hurriedly concealed: "The commander of the Nanjing garrison of the *** Army was actually Zhang Xuewu? Why is such an important information ignored? Then why did our army not get any relevant information before?"

Teruchi Shochi shook his head helplessly and said, "Zhang Xuewu may have used a two-seater fighter to secretly go to Nanjing. This time, the Nanjing government has strictly sealed all the news. The spies we installed in the Executive Yuan failed to obtain this important information. Moreover, the spies also released false news that the commander of the Nanjing garrison was Tang Shengzhi. As a result, our spies found that Tang Shengzhi was actually recuperating in Wuhan. After understanding, he learned that the commander of the Nanjing garrison was Zhang Xuewu. It was very difficult to carry out the work of the intelligence agency of the Rehe Empire."

Kenji Doihara, who was standing by, seemed to have a deep feeling, "It is true that as the Commander-in-Chief said, Zhang Xuewu's household registration system and report reward system in Rehe, Chahar, and Suiyuan cooperated with public security patrols, security area registration and investigation system, and foreign population registration and investigation system, made it difficult for our army's intelligence personnel to carry out their work. The repeated functions of its Bureau of Commerce, Transportation Bureau, Security Bureau, Security Command, Police Bureau, and garrison, etc., made it difficult for Manchukuo agents dressed as merchants to penetrate. As soon as the agent I sent into Rehe, it was like throwing a stone into a lake, and there was nothing after the slight ripple."

Teraunuchi nodded a little and said, "So, neither Matsui Ishione or Asakamiya Hirohiko, they may not be able to capture Nanjing, which was commanded and defended by Zhang Xuewu in a short period of time. Although it is only a temporary stopgap to defend Nanjing from a strategic and tactical perspective, the addition of Zhang Xuewu now means that many changes have occurred."

Okamura Yanji took a deep breath. It was obvious that Chengde's disastrous defeat left a deep impression on him. Zhang Xuewu defended Chengde's small town with a division. Facing the Imperial Army's 200,000 troops defended for several days, the last surprise attack on Chaoyang Logistics Supply Base and Jinzhou West Suburb Airport, forcing the Empire to retreat in a mess on the premise of losing troops and losing generals. This not only made the Kwantung Army look down, but also caused the Imperial Army to suffer great shame.

Now that Zhang Xuewu has appeared in Nanjing again? Okamura Nagaji has the desire and impulse to fight with Zhang Xuewu head-on, but he is also afraid of Zhang Xuewu, a monster who seems to be able to predict the future.

During the Battle of Chengde, Zhang Xuewu made almost pre-arrangements, and the military deployment of the Imperial Kanto Army made Okamura almost think that there were Chinese spies at the top of the Kanto Army. So in the year after the war, the troops participating in the Kanto Army were checked to the level of the regiment commander and gained nothing.

Now Zhang Xuewu has secretly gone to Nanjing again. I am afraid that the 11th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division is his masterpiece. Okamura Yanji seems a little confused? Why did General Zhang Xuewu chase the 6th Division and the 16th Division and chase it? It seems that these two divisions had the most shells in the Battle of Chengde!

Tani Shouo, this idiot, did not learn from the lessons at all and made a rash progress. Since he knew that Nanjing was the capital of the ***, how could he be careless and underestimated the enemy? However, if the Central Branch of the Central Branch of the heavy artillery unit had strengthened its air force and chariots, and the Central Branch of the heavy artillery unit could not conquer Nanjing alone! Then the Central Branch of the Central Branch of the Central Branch would eventually be incorporated into the combat sequence of the North China Expeditionary Army. After all, Matsui Ishione left the command position when he was sick during the war. Since he had left the command position, it would be even more difficult to come back, while Asakamiya Hikari was going to return to the base camp.

Okamura Yanji looked at the sunset that had begun to fall and felt a little moved. An ancient city turned into a ruined place full of corpses. A piece of wood with green smoke rose from time to time. Can this war really be as fast as the base camp and the General Staff expected? Will the government of Nanjing really surrender and compromise after conquering the Nanjing *** government? If one day the empire is defeated? Will the current scene be staged on the territory of ***?

Thinking of this, Okamura Yasuji couldn't help but fight a Cold War. The empire had a huge joint fleet that was dominant in the world and an imperial army that was invincible in Asia. How could the Great Empire fail? For a moment, Okamura Yasuji began to become full of confidence again.

At the same time, on May 20, 1937, under the city of Nanjing, the 3rd Division, the 9th Division, the 11th Division, the 16th Division, the 18th Division, the 114th Division, the 10th Division, the 11th Division, the 18th Division, the 114th Division, the 5th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, the 7th Brigade, the 2nd, the 4th and the 7th Regiment, the Direct Communication Team, the Direct Station Unit and other troops of the Japanese army were heading together to press forward to Nanjing. The 6th Division, the 13th Division, the 101th Division, and the three divisions were reorganized in Zhenjiang as strategic reserves.

The supply supplies that the Japanese army had long been waiting for were also sent by the *** Navy. Some of them were transported from Songhu. Some of them were sent by the destroyer to the river and sent to Zhenjiang. A large number of supplementary troops also landed in Jinshanwei in Hangzhou. With the supply, the Japanese army's morale was unprecedentedly boosted, and all previous worries also drifted away.

Moreover, with the supply, the 11th Heavy Artillery Brigade was newly formed in the local area. The importance of the Heavy Artillery Brigade is naturally unquestionable for the poor and plundering and importing of materials. Especially the 11th Heavy Artillery Brigade, which was personally the commander of the brigade. Koizumi Wenren, a senior instructor of the Artillery School of the Great Empire, added countless confidence to Asakamiya Hikari, because the 11th Heavy Artillery Brigade brought six Taisho four-year 240mm heavy artillery and six 38 150mm cannons.

However, the main force of the 11th Heavy Artillery Brigade was thirty-two Type 38 150 mm field howitzers. Nissan's Type 38 was produced by the Osaka Arsenal in 1905. The overall length of the cannon was 1,800 cm, traction more than 760 kilograms, and the effective range was less than 6,000 meters. Its need to be dragged by six horses. On muddy roads, the 150 mm howitzers of the Type 38 are the nightmare of artillery.

During the Zhi-Anhui War in 1920, Zhang Zuolin seized the 75mm field artillery of the 1st Battalion of the Northwest Army and the 1st Battalion of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Battalion of the 150mm heavy howitzer, in order to establish the First Regiment and the Second Regiment of the Northeast Army Artillery Force. Later, the Shenyang Arsenal imitated the 14th-year-old style of the Liao Zaomin based on the daily 38 style and the four-year-old style improved according to the 38 style respectively. Compared with the heavy artillery made by the ***, the performance was almost the same.

It can be said that the Type 38 heavy artillery and the old guys who are grandfathers, but the retired heavy artillery that the *** people now have been re-encapsulated and equipped with new troops. With an attitude of being better than not, Asakamiya Hikari personally welcomed Koizumi Wen Ren, the most famous artillery tactical theorist.

Koizumi Wenren took his 11th Heavy Artillery Brigade Command and the Staff War Room to arrive at the city of Nanjing first, and it will take at least a week for his troops to arrive. Asakamiya Hirohiko first introduced the situation in Nanjing to Koizumi Wanren. The Japanese troops had already formed an encirclement from the southeast and west sides. Asakamiya Hirohiko was preparing to choose the main attack direction to the Zijin Mountain line in the east and Niushou Mountain line in the west.

Asakamiya Hirahiko planned to deploy the Fifth Field Heavy Artillery Fifth Field Heavy Artillery Fifth Field Heavy Artillery Firm on the Eastern Front, and the Seventh Field Heavy Artillery Firm Kuraki Ichiro on the Southern Front, while the 11th Koizumi Hoshi's 11th Heavy Artillery Firm was deployed on the Western Front, and the second, fourth and seventh chariots belonging to the Nakabra Sect's Dispatch Army were also assigned to three directions.

The 3rd Division Fujita Jin's headquarters and the 9th Division Yoshikarasuke's headquarters attacked the eastern line of Zijinshan, and the 11th Division Sunwu headquarters and the 16th Division Nakajima Atsugo's headquarters attacked the western Niushou Mountain and the General Mountain line. The 18th Division Sadao's headquarters and the 114th Division Momomatsu's headquarters attacked the Chinese defenders' positions along the Qinhuai River in the south. The corresponding three field heavy artillery brigades and chariot gangs were also assigned to three attacks. The Taiwan Hyo Teng Detachment detachment and the 13th Division were defeated by the 13th Division to attack the Qixia Mountain Fortress.

The so-called arrangement of Asakaguami Hirohiko actually divided six divisions into three sides to siege Nanjing, and the field heavy artillery brigade and the combat chariot gang also formed three parts. In addition, the forces of one division and another detachment attacked the Qixia Mountain Fortress. In fact, this simply violates the fundamental tactical principle of concentrating firepower and force to implement breakthroughs. Perhaps what Asakaguami Hirohiko wanted was the tactical effect of the three sides to siege and full bloom? But how could this be better with the effect of concentrating artillery fire, combat chariots and forces to carry out continuous assaults?

Koizumi Wenren is a classmate of Asakamiya Hitohiko. When they were Lu Shi, they were friends who could talk about everything. In the face of Asakamiya Hitohiko's strategic deployment, Koizumi Wenren didn't say anything, because the fall of Nanjing seemed inevitable in the military headquarters and the General Staff Headquarters. Therefore, since there is no major problem in strategy, how can some small problems in tactics be considered problems?

Moreover, Prince Hirohiko Asakamami is a very conceited guy who cannot easily guide him to the problem exposed. Lu Shi and Lu Da are both famous for being stubborn. Because his identity is quite special, even if Prince Hirohiko Asakamami does not have any strategic vision and tactical qualities, it does not prevent him from graduating from Lu Da with excellent grades, which is also to safeguard the royal decency and honor.
Chapter completed!