kingnovel Chapter 464 Complete defeat
Chapter 464 Complete defeat
464 Complete Defeat
Xiao Shanling knew that everyone from the division commanders to the soldiers of Zhang Fa's 209th Division and Lin Fengtian's 76th Division hated the Japanese devils.
Let them carry out counterattack and pursuit of the Japanese in the decisive battle.
The soldiers of their two divisions will definitely show their strongest execution.
There will never be a situation where other members of the national army are hesitant or fail to pursue fiercely enough.
It has been three days since Zhang Fa and Lin Fengtian's two divisions withdrew.
Ye Qingshan also provided them with the necessary reinforcements.
The ammunition had been replenished long ago.
Three days of rest is barely enough.
But Ye Qingshan was still worried that Zhang Fa and Lin Fengtian had not completed the reorganization of the defeated soldiers of the 28th Division because of the tight time schedule.
Therefore, it was decided to buy them another three days, and at the same time let the front-line troops increase the consumption of the enemy's reserve ammunition.
In this way, two days later, when Zhang Fa and his men launch a counterattack, the Japanese should not have much ammunition left.
“But, Commander-in-Chief.
This will put even more pressure on Commander Zhou and his men in the north."
Xiao Shanling was still a little worried about Zhou Pingkou's 208th Division.
Next, can Ye Qingshan’s counterattack against the tens of thousands of main forces of the Japanese devils be successful?
Zhang Fa and Lin Fengtian’s 209th Division and 76th Division are not the most important ones.
Zhou Pingkou's 208th Division was the real foundation, guarding the north, cutting off the enemy's retreat route, and being attacked from both the north and south.
Because only the 208th Division held out in the northern mountainous area and avoided being defeated by the Japanese.
Only if Ye Qingshan's counterattack is not allowed to escape to the north, will it have a chance of success.
"Don't worry, Chief of Staff. I have confidence in Lao Zhou and his men."
Ye Qingshan said in a firm tone.
As the most elite main force division he created himself, Ye Qingshan could only choose to trust Zhou Pingkou and others at this time.
“Commander-in-Chief, I am not worried about the determination and will of Commander Zhou and his men to fight.
However, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
Now, the biggest problem faced by Commander Zhou and his men is actually the same as that faced by the main force of the Japanese invaders in the south.
Lack of ammunition supplies.
So much time has passed and they are still fighting the Japs.
The supplies and ammunition they carried were probably used up.
Should we find a way to send them some supplies?"
Xiao Shanling was still worried and told him the issue he was most worried about.
Ye Qingshan was silent.
He understood everything Xiao Shanling said.
However, Ye Qingshan really couldn't deliver supplies to Zhou Pingkou's 208th Division now.
The 208th Division, which had already dispersed into the mountains in the north, had no channel to receive supplies.
As for the airdrop that Ye Qingshan used earlier.
The 208th Division could not be used at this time.
This was because the mountainous area blocked by the 208th Division was too close to the city of Hangzhou in the north.
On the contrary, it is even farther away from Ye Qingshan’s airport in southern Zhejiang.
In this situation, if Ye Qingshan sent an air force to carry out an airdrop, the Japanese would be able to discover it in advance.
The transport planes have not yet arrived at the mountainous area where the 208th Division is located to carry out airdrops.
Any transport plane formation flying over would be intercepted by the Japanese fighter formation and would not be able to complete the airdrop at all.
Therefore, at this time, the 208th Division was in the mountainous area in the north and could only rely on itself to overcome this difficulty.
"I believe they will find a way to solve this problem."
That’s all Ye Qingshan could say.
He is not a god, and sometimes he is powerless.
"I hope so."
Chief of Staff Xiao Shanling sighed.
Soon, Zhang Fa and Lin Fengtian, who were disbanding and reorganizing the troops outside the city, received Ye Qingshan's new order overnight.
“That’s great, haha!
The commander-in-chief did not lie to us.
It gave us a chance to take revenge on the devils."
Zhang Fa looked at the telegram in his hand and almost jumped up with excitement.
"Little devil, wait for me. In two days, your grandfathers will come to seek revenge on you."
Zhang Fa growled in a low voice with a ferocious look on his face.
At this moment, he recalled how they had been trapped in the Japanese encirclement a few days ago and had endured the frustration of half a month.
The tragic situation of so many soldiers who died in the battle made him want to counterattack and take revenge immediately.
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And just when Ye Qingshan had already decided to launch a full-scale counterattack and a decisive battle with the Japanese in two days.
In Hangzhou, Matsui Iwane finally received the news.
He learned that the house-stealing operation carried out by Takano Atsuo had failed completely and even the entire army was wiped out.
That is why this news was not delivered to the hands of the old devil Matsui Iwane in the first place.
This is because this news was first delivered to Nishio Toshizo's headquarters.
Even before Takano Atsuo was captured by the militia soldiers at the dock.
The farewell telegram he sent was also addressed to the Japanese headquarters.
Instead, it was sent to Matsui Iwane's Southern Zhejiang Front Operations Command.
Half a day later, Matsui Iwane in Hangzhou received the news of Takano Atsuo's defeat from the General Headquarters.
After all, Takano Atsuo's defeat will affect the tens of thousands of Japanese troops fighting on the front line in southern Zhejiang.
"How is this possible? Takano Atsuo led an entire brigade of troops.
How could it be possible to lose?
It's only been three days.
It's fake, definitely fake, contact the headquarters again."
In the command post of the old Japanese commander Matsui Iwane, a group of Japanese officers were shouting at this time. All of them could not believe the contents of the telegram.
Only the old devil Matsui Iwane was smoking silently, sitting on a chair without saying a word.
The news was so shocking that even the old devil Matsui Iwane could not accept it and he still hasn’t recovered from it.
However, this time, the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane did not get angry and shout like other Japanese generals.
This old devil was surprisingly calm.
Of course, beneath this calm appearance, the old devil's heart had already erupted like a volcano.
The defeat of Takano Atsuo was a huge blow to the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane.
At this moment, there was only a deep sense of powerlessness in the heart of the old devil Matsui.
He didn't understand why this battle, which was supposed to be a sure win, turned out like this.
“Alas, Ye Qingshan escaped again this time.
This mortal threat to the empire is really hard to kill!
He is more cunning than we thought, and I was careless this time."
Matsui Iwane smoked several cigarettes before he let out a helpless sigh.
"Commander, Commander-in-Chief Nishio has ordered us to withdraw the frontline troops safely."
At this time, a Japanese major general came over and said to Matsui Iwane.
The Japanese headquarters also knew how great an impact Takano Atsuo's defeat in this battle would have on the Japanese on the southern Zhejiang front.
Now, the Japanese headquarters no longer expects to win the battle in southern Zhejiang.
I just hope that Matsui Iwane can bring back tens of thousands of Japanese troops from the front line safely.
Even General Nishio Hisazo did not remove Matsui Iwane, and allowed him to continue commanding the battle on the southern Zhejiang front.
This is because Nishio Toshizo also understood that a large part of the responsibility for the failure of the Southern Zhejiang Campaign lay with his brother-in-law Takano Atsuo.
After a moment, Matsui Iwane slowly stood up.
He said to the Japanese major general next to him: "Give orders to Naojiro Amatani to have the front-line troops start breaking out to the north tomorrow night."