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Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the map. Laiyuan County is located in the east of Lingqiu County. If the enemy sends troops to attack Lingqiu County from here, they can easily attack Datong.
This threatened the security of some core cities occupied by the Japanese army, which Yoshio Shinozuka would never allow to happen.
Some small counties can be lost, but the loss of some big cities is something the Japanese army cannot bear.
"The enemy's attacking troops should include the Fourth Army led by Xia Yang of Taibai Mountain, and the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army. They are all troops with strong combat effectiveness.
¡°And after they occupied Laiyuan County, they quickly expanded their power to the surrounding villages and towns. More than ten strongholds and gun towers around us were all removed by them in a very short time. "
Chief of Staff Hondakawa said to Yoshio Shinozuka.
"The enemy's military strength is at its peak," Shinozuka Yoshio said, "I think their next step will be to list Lingqiu County as their attack target.
They have occupied Lingqiu County before and are very familiar with the city defense and surrounding conditions. Moreover, the outside of Lingqiu County is a relatively flat area, and there are no dangerous places for us to hold on.
I don¡¯t want the battlefield to be in Lingqiu County, so we must take the initiative to attack Laiyuan County, drive them out of Laiyuan County, and force them back to Taibai Mountain to eat wild vegetables! "
Hondakawa nodded and said: "Once Lingqiu County is captured, they will be able to threaten Datong. If this is captured, our overall strategy in Shanxi will be passive.
Therefore, Laiyuan County must be recaptured! ! "
They quickly began to mobilize troops and planned to retake Laiyuan County.
But the dispatched troops is a problem.
Because the Eighth Route Army troops were attacking everywhere at this time, they had to divide their forces for defense.
In addition to the need to defend some counties and cities, they also have to protect railways, bridges, roads and tunnels.
Because the Eighth Route Army destroyed railways and bridges, it gave the Japanese army a huge headache. This caused their transportation of supplies to suffer huge problems.
According to the intelligence obtained, although the troops that captured Laiyuan County this time were not Xia Yang's main force, they numbered more than 5,000.
In addition, some towns and counties around Taibai Mountain began to be attacked one after another, which forced Yoshio Shinozuka to send more troops to ensure the recovery of Laiyuan County.
According to their previous experience in fighting against Xia Yang¡¯s Fourth Army and the Independent Regiment, when attacking Laiyuan County, they must ensure that their strength is more than twice as strong as they can before they can be sure of victory.
¡°This would have been unimaginable in the past.
For example, in the previous Battle of Songhu, the Japanese army had only more than 200,000 troops, while the Chinese army had hundreds of thousands of troops. They failed to hold Shanghai and even lost Nanjing.
In previous battles with the Chinese army, the Japanese army basically had an absolute advantage.
But the continuous defeats in Wutai Mountain and Taibai Mountain made Yoshio Shinozuka realize that other troops can be looked down upon, but Xia Yang's Fourth Army is definitely an anomaly.
"It's better to dispatch the fifth division! Itagaki Seishiro has been a little unconvinced after retreating from Taibai Mountain. They have now completed the recruitment of troops in Datong and can enter the battlefield at any time." Hondagawa suggested Shinozuka Yoshio. .
After hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head.
"What? Isn't Itagaki Seishiro suitable? I think among the troops in Shanxi, there should be no one with more combat effectiveness than the Fifth Division!" Hondagawa asked doubtfully.
In the end, Yoshio Shinozuka said: "I'm afraid the fifth division alone is not enough. Didn't the Chahar Dispatch Army say that they can dispatch two brigades to support our operations?"
"You mean, the fifth division, and then two more brigades?" Honda asked.
Yoshio Shinozuka nodded and said: "That's right, the total strength is 50,000. I don't believe that we can't take back Laiyuan County!"
"Well, I will immediately start sending telegrams to Itagaki Seishiro and ask his troops to start preparing for war immediately." Hondagawa said.
Itagaki Seishiro's Fifth Division suffered heavy losses during the attack on Taibai Mountain. In addition, they lost a large number of weapons during the retreat, which greatly reduced the strength of the entire division.
However, more than a month after entering Datong City, they have been supplemented one after another. Whether it¡¯s soldiers or weapons and equipment, have all returned to their heyday.
After receiving the order from Shinozuka Yoshio, Itagaki Seishiro showed a very high fighting spirit.
He said he would definitely take back Laiyuan County and drive Xia Yang back to Taibai Mountain!
The previous defeat to Xia Yang made Itagaki Seishiro very aggrieved.
He is a famous general in the empire, and he is naturally unhappy when he loses to Xia Yang continuously.
Itagaki Seishiro thought that his previous defeat to Xia Yang in Taibai Mountain was because his troops were not very good at fighting in mountains.
In addition, the heavy artillery troops were unable to enter the depths of Taibai Mountain and were unable to provide support to his troops. Now his troops will be supported by heavy artillery and will still fight in the terrain he is good at.
So for this battle, Itagaki Seishiro has full confidence.
The surrounding area of ??Laiyuan County is a relatively flat area, which is just right for Itagaki Seishiro's armored forces to play their due role.
It is precisely because of this that he is so confident.
In Seishiro Itagaki's view, Xia Yang's troops cannot take advantage of the terrain and conduct guerrilla operations if they are not in the mountains and forests.
So after receiving the order, he began to prepare for war. Just waiting for the arrival of the two brigades dispatched by the Chahar Dispatch Army, they will set off together to Laiyuan County.
The Japanese army¡¯s deployment of troops and generals in the Datong area has been obtained by the intelligence network deployed by the secret service here.
Based on the direction of the Japanese army's material transportation and the locations where various materials were stored, the Anbu easily determined that the Japanese army was going to direct their attack at Laiyuan County to eliminate the threat to Datong.
At the same time, the two Japanese brigades drawn from the Chahar dispatched troops were also regarded by the ANBU as part of the enemy's movements and reported to Xia Yang.
After seeing the information provided by the ANBU, what made Xia Yang most happy was not that he knew the Japanese army's offensive intentions in advance.
But based on this information, Shinozuka Yoshio mobilized two more brigades from the Chahar dispatched troops.
Before this attack on the Japanese army began, Xia Yang had already issued an order to the Kagar Combat Division to let their troops begin to move closer to the border area and be ready to move south to attack Chahar at any time. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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