Glorious Mission 1937

() "Misters, you may have guessed the original intention of the base camp. That's right, it is the 222nd Division of China... Since the start of the war, this Chinese army has repeatedly hit the Japanese imperial army. Compared with China's No. 20 The Battle of Xifengkou of the Route Army brought even more humiliation to the imperial army, so the headquarters instructed my Fifth Division to wipe it out, and more importantly, to capture the commander of the Chinese army back to Tokyo for trial, and Sentence the death penalty in front of the citizens of Japan to comfort the heroic spirits of the Yamato warriors who died in battle!" Seishiro Itagaki said with a slightly hoarse voice, but he said majesticly.

"Hay!" The Japanese army commanders present did not dare to have any objection to the decision made by the base camp, and could only express their obedience, even though they thought from the bottom of their hearts that changing the established strategy of the front army for the sake of a small Chinese infantry division was extremely extremely unwise.

"According to the instructions of the base camp, my Fifth Division is the main force of this attack. At the same time, the No.20 Sixth Division of the Mongolian Army, the No.15 Mixed Brigade and the Fourth Cavalry Brigade will assist our troops in combat. , how do you think this battle should be carried out?" Seishiro Itagaki asked.

Most of the officers here have heard of some rumors about the 222nd Division, but during this period of time, there are more than a few dozen divisions in the squadrons that fought against them, and all the squadrons are the same in the eyes of these officers Whether it is the Central Yang Army of China Zhengfu or the Jinsui Army of Yan Xishan, only the Eighth Route Army of China is more difficult to deal with, but it is not because of the strength of the Eighth Route Army, but because the Eighth Route Army seldom fights with them. In face-to-face hard knocks, if they can beat them, they will beat them to death, and if they can't beat them, they will run away. When it comes to running away, they are not opponents who are stupid.

Seishiro Itagaki's question really made these officers at a loss as to how to answer it. According to the thinking of most of them, there is no need to formulate any combat plan at all. Strategically completed the siege of Jining, Xinghe, Shangdu and other counties stationed by the 222 Division of China, and then tens of thousands of troops stormed the center from all directions, and finally wiped them out in Jining.

Obviously seeing the thoughts of these officers, Itagaki Seishiro got up and said in a deep voice: "It seems that you don't understand our opponent at all, you thought that the 222nd Division of China and Yan Xishan's Jinsui Army or Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army Is it the same as the army? Do you know how many Japanese warriors have lost their lives in the hands of this army since the start of the war? According to the latest statistics from the base camp, from the beginning of September to the present, a total of 9 Japanese warriors have stayed forever in just two months. In China, there were more than 29578 imperial association troops buried with them. Most of them died in the hands of this Chinese army. In addition, a large number of officers died in battle, including the proud Abe of our big Japanese imperial army. Lieutenant General Jixiu, it can be said that the Chahar Dispatched Corps was completely defeated by this Chinese army."

"As early as more than 2000 years ago, a great military strategist in China once said that knowing yourself and your enemy can lead you to a hundred battles, but unfortunately, so far, our intelligence department has almost blanked out the situation of this Chinese army, except for the road news. However, no valuable information has been collected, so I hope you will not underestimate the enemy and repeat the mistakes of the Chahar dispatched corps."

The words of Itagaki Seishiro shocked the Japanese officers in the meeting room. They all heard the news that the Chahar dispatched corps had finally suffered a major setback in Northern China and suffered heavy losses, but they never expected it to be like this Miserably, a total of more than [-] casualties and one lieutenant general died in battle, which has exceeded their expectations for the combat effectiveness of this squadron.

"Hay!" Everyone lowered their heads and shouted in unison.

Then Major General Kunisaki Teng, head of the 9th Brigade of the Fifth Division, got up and said: "It seems that this Chinese army is very different from the Chinese army we know. At least their combat effectiveness is far beyond ours. It is expected that you should know that the Chahar Dispatched Corps is formed by the elite of the Kwantung Army. It is a major test of the Kwantung Army's combat capabilities, but now it seems that the result is very bad and does not satisfy the headquarters. I think everyone should be interested in seeing and seeing the army that has been able to make the Kwantung Army fail all the time, but I still hope that this pioneer can be handed over to our Ninth Brigade, because only such an elite can be worthy of the battle. Our Ninth Brigade fought against each other."

"Yo, Kunisaki-kun is still as confident as before. Well, after the battle plan is formulated, your 9th Brigade will act as the vanguard." Itagaki Seishiro was very satisfied with Kunizaki's performance, and nodded.

"Thank you, Mr.

Believe me, the Ninth Brigade will definitely use the battle flag of the Chinese army to present to His Majesty the Emperor and His Excellency the Head of the Division! "Major General Kunizaki said loudly.

Major General Toshiji Miura, head of the 21st Brigade, was very depressed when he saw that he was robbed by Akira Kunizaki. As soon as Akimi Kunizaki finished speaking, Major General Toshiji Miura got up and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, I think that dealing with this Chinese army must be done." We must first complete the encirclement of it strategically, otherwise even if we occupy these towns, the result will only be to drive them out of these counties, and it will not be able to fulfill the requirements of the base camp.”

"Yo Xi, the Chinese people are very cunning, just like the Eighth Route Army of China. They are like marmots. They don't have the spirit of bushido at all. They only attack and escape. If they don't besieged, it is very likely that this Chinese army will be like Those dirt roads just disappeared." Chief of Staff Nishimura Liwen of the Fifth Division got up and said.

"Yo Xi, what Nishimura-kun said is reasonable. According to the information obtained by the intelligence department, there are still three armies in Northern China. The first is the 222nd Division of China, and the second is the No. 60 Army of China. Although this army of China It is said to be an army, but in fact there is only one infantry division and one infantry brigade. The total strength is no more than 1, and it has not been replenished since the last war. It is estimated that the total strength will not exceed [-]. Moreover, the command level of the commander of this Chinese army is not very high, so it is not a great threat to the imperial army. The third Chinese army is the Suiyuan Security Sixth and Seventh Brigades stationed in Guisui and Baotou. , is a newly formed unit in the second theater of China, and its combat effectiveness is very weak. With the combat effectiveness of the Great Japanese Imperial Army, at most one infantry regiment can take these two important cities of China."

Speaking of this, Seishiro Itagaki got up, picked up a pointer on the conference table, pointed to the map on the wall and said: "Therefore, our biggest threat is the 222nd Division of China. Now this army is stationed in Jining, Fengzhen, Xinghe The six counties of China, Shangdu, Zhangbei, and Taolin, these small Chinese towns have too many branches, and it is difficult for us to complete the strategic encirclement of the 222nd Division with our strength, so we must let the Chinese army come to the door."

The Japanese officers in the conference room were stunned for a while. It was too late for the Chinese army to escape, so how could they take the initiative to send them to their door? Isn’t that the same as sending them to death? Are the Chinese people so stupid?

Seeing the puzzled expressions of these officers under him, Seishiro Itagaki felt complacent, and paused for a while before explaining: "Everyone, if you think that the main force of our division goes south and suddenly attacks Taiyuan, with the strength of the Second War Zone of China, How sure is the resistance that it can withstand our army's attack?"

"If our army cooperates with the 109th Division to attack Taiyuan, the possibility of the Chinese army defending Taiyuan is almost zero." Nishimura Liwen said respectfully.

"Yoxi, because of this, if I were the commander of China's World War II zone, I would definitely drag our army to North China to prevent my Fifth Division from going south. Moreover, Yan Xishan of China used to be my classmate, and I I still have a certain understanding of this person. If I attack here with all my strength, I think Yan Xishan will definitely order the troops to defend to the death, and the most combative force in Northern China is the 222nd Division in China. We don’t need to look for it then. They, the 222nd division of China, will take the initiative to send it to your door." Seishiro Itagaki said with a smile.

Everyone looked at the position pointed by Itagaki Seishiro's teaching stick - Datong.Everyone thought about it, Itagaki Seishiro's idea was really good. If the big warlord in China wanted to keep his old nest Taiyuan, he had to let the 222nd Division contain the Fifth Division. In this way, the 222nd Division was tied to Datong, and he would die at that time. Life is not up to the Imperial Japanese Army.

"Gentlemen, listen to my order now: The Ninth Brigade acts as the vanguard of our division, captures Ying County, and the Huairen soldiers are approaching Datong. The 21st Brigade will attack in the direction of Shuozhou, and then from Shuozhou to Pinglu, Zuozhou, etc. Yun and Youyu attacked, and then joined forces with the 9th Brigade under the city of Datong. Attack Zhangbei, attack Shangdu all the way, and then join forces under the city of Jining. Finally, send a report to the headquarters of the front army, suggesting that the headquarters send a team of troops to attack Tianzhen County. Finally, the five-way army completed the battle against the enemy's 222 division. The encirclement and annihilation." Itagaki Seishiro ordered loudly.

"Hay"

Soon, the North China Front Army Command of the Japanese Army called back, agreeing to Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki's combat plan, and at the same time dispatched the Chinese Garrison Mixed Brigade to attack Tianzhen County.The headquarters of the garrisoned Mongolian army also immediately sent a telegram, agreeing to divide the troops into two groups to besiege the 222nd division of China.