mtl008 Chapter 388 How to defend with such a small force?
Chapter 388 How to defend with such a small force?
"Commander, what have you thought of?" Ouyang Heng asked curiously when he saw Zhang Wenwu's posture.
"Brother Ouyang, I can probably guess why the Japanese army is behaving abnormally." Zhang Wenwu continued with a little pride: "Brother Ouyang, you see, the changes in the Japanese army's offensive in Xiangzaogonglao are closely related to the situation of the Japanese 104th Regiment. I just heard you introduce the situation of the 104th Regiment. The 104th Regiment was originally a fixed unit of the Japanese th Division. It was only temporarily assigned to fight in order to strengthen the th Division's offensive."
After hearing what Zhang Wenwu said, Ouyang Heng still didn't quite understand the connection. The Japanese army often temporarily transferred troops from other divisions to fight. What did this mean?
"You see, the 104th Regiment of the Japanese Army had its retreat route cut off by our troops in the early morning of that day, and was completely separated from the troops of the 104th Division. During the day and night of that day, our troops launched a siege on the th Regiment. The Japanese reinforcements also officially began their fierce attack on our blocking positions on that day." Zhang Wenwu continued to explain in a guided manner to Ouyang Heng.
"But we overlooked one problem here, which is that the 104th Division did not send reinforcements to rescue or support the th Regiment to break out of the encirclement."
Ouyang Heng blinked and followed Zhang Wenwu's line of thought and asked a question: "But, Commander, the 104th Division is also isolated and surrounded by our troops, and the troops are not enough to support them to rescue the th Regiment. This is normal and very reasonable."
"Yes, it is because it seems very normal to us that we overlook this point. Think about it, who would be the commander of the Japanese reinforcements?" Zhang Wenwu asked Ouyang Heng a question in return.
Ouyang Heng thought about the question raised by Zhang Wenwu, and then said: "According to the situation of the Japanese troops participating in the war, the 16th Division was surrounded by us, and the 3rd Division was in Sui County. The commander of the 13th Division, Ogisu Rikihei, can only be responsible for the reinforcements."
Suddenly, Ouyang Heng thought of a possibility, so he looked at Zhang Wenwu and said, "Division Commander, do you mean that the commander of the 104th Division, Ogisu Rikubei, is seeking revenge for personal gain? Because the th Division did not rescue the th Regiment of the th Division, and is passively attacking? He wants to use us to take revenge?"
Seeing that Ouyang Heng had thought of this, Zhang Wenwu nodded affirmatively and said, "Brother Ouyang, only this explanation can make us understand why the Japanese reinforcements in front of us are so passive in attacking. I think it must be that the night before yesterday, the commander of the 104th Division, Ogisu Rikuei, and the commander of the th Division, Fujie Keisuke, did not reach a clear agreement on the rescue of the th Regiment. The two may even have had a very unhappy argument, which made the commander of the th Division, Ogisu Rikuei, hate the commander of the th Division, Fujie Keisuke."
"You know, the 104th Regiment assigned to the th Division includes the strength of five infantry battalions of the th Division. This is almost equivalent to half of the infantry battalions of the th Division. Anyone would be very concerned."
"Division Commander, your analysis is indeed reasonable. According to your analysis, the Japanese reinforcements opposite us will not launch an attack with all their strength before the 16th Division is completely destroyed? Is the commander of the 13th Division, Ogisu Rikibei, so cruel? He will watch the troops in the same camp being completely destroyed by us and remain indifferent?" Ouyang Heng had to admit that Zhang Wenwu's analysis was reasonable. At the same time, he also felt a little incomprehensible about the cruelty of the commander of the 13th Division, Ogisu Rikibei.
Zhang Wenwu looked at Ouyang Heng, who looked incredulous, and smiled, shaking his head. He said, "Brother Ouyang, you still don't know much about the Japanese. They all look polite and courteous, and on the surface they are more polite and shameless than gentlemen. However, they are very inferior and arrogant in their hearts, and their minds are very, very small. They are vindictive, and they will use any means and methods to achieve their inner satisfaction."
"As for when the Japanese reinforcements opposite us will launch a full-scale offensive, I think if we don't replace the battlefield commander of this side, the commander of the 13th Division, Ogisu Rippei, it will only appear after the 16th Division is completely wiped out by us. What is more likely is that on the eve of the 16th Division being almost completely wiped out by us, they will symbolically start a full-scale and fierce offensive, just to show the Japanese 11th Army Headquarters." Zhang Wenwu continued to answer the questions raised by Ouyang Heng.
It took Ouyang Heng a long time to digest what Zhang Wenwu said, and his understanding of the Japanese also improved greatly. However, from this point of view, the new 100th Division's defensive and blocking mission will be very easy in the rest of this period. At most, it may feel some pressure on the eve of the demise of the th Division.
"Brother Ouyang, this is a good opportunity. I believe Commander Li in the war zone should have discovered this problem long ago. The 16th Division of the Japanese Army will definitely have no chance of survival this time. Even the Japanese army themselves are helping us openly or secretly. If we can't completely eliminate the 16th Division, then we can only say that we are not good enough. We should all just find a crooked tree to hang ourselves." Zhang Wenwu also joked with Ouyang Heng in a relaxed manner.
As for the 16th Division analyzed by Zhang Wenwu, the commander of the 38th Regiment, Colonel Shizue Sukekawa, was not so happy.
Just now, the division chief of staff, Major General Mitsuo Nakazawa, reorganized the 33rd and 38th Regiments, which had been almost completely destroyed.
Chief of Staff Major General Mitsuo Nakazawa organized the remaining 300 officers and soldiers of the two regiments into the 38th Regiment, which was still led and commanded by Colonel Shizuji Sukekawa. At the same time, two squadrons of officers and soldiers were drawn from the Quartermaster Regiment to supplement the 38th Regiment.
The regiment commander, Colonel Shizue Sukekawa, was looking at the baggage soldiers of the two squadrons who had already reported in, and he was very worried. He had escaped with great difficulty, and now the Chief of Staff, Major General Mitsuo Nakazawa, had replenished him with some troops and asked him to assist the 20th Regiment to guard their flank and rear positions.
However, even if he added some troops to his regiment, how could only more than 700 people resist the large-scale attack of the Chinese army? The regiment commander, Colonel Shizueji Sukekawa, had fought with the Chinese army behind him and had a deep understanding of the combat effectiveness of this Chinese army.
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