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We must drive these enemies into the Yellow River to feed the fish before their heavy equipment can cross the river. "
His staff officer noticed that Taro Sakai's tone and expression became a little nervous at this time.
Because the previous attacks by He Changxing and his troops were basically within his expectations. Therefore, he can deal with it very confidently and calmly, facing all changes with the same attitude.
But Xia Yang¡¯s move was beyond his expectation.
If the situation is the worst, Xia Yang's main force has completed crossing the river in just three hours.
? Then Zhengzhou will fall into a situation where it is attacked from both sides.
Although in terms of absolute military strength, they still have an advantage. But in terms of the strategic situation of both parties, they will be in an absolutely passive position.
After all, fighting on two fronts has always been a taboo in military affairs.
Being attacked from both sides is definitely not a good feeling.
"The Changgu Division has begun to assemble. Their advance team set off five minutes ago to attack along the Yellow River." His staff officer said loudly.
Taro Sakai continued: "Order the 18th Division in Kaifeng to dispatch a brigade of troops to also attack along the Yellow River. I want to be attacked from both sides while they are still unknown!!"
"yes!!"
After issuing this series of orders, Taro Sakai's excitement finally calmed down a lot.
What he has to do at this time is to wait quietly for the news ahead. He couldn't do any more things. Because he lacked effective battlefield information, in such a dark night, the information he could obtain from the front line was the pitiful information fed back from the front positions.
But soon, he will get more information.
And this information will make Taro Sakai¡¯s beautiful fantasy come true step by step.
Along with Xia Yang's ground troops, they began to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese positions.
The Japanese army¡¯s forward positions sent one piece of bad news to the Japanese army¡¯s joint command headquarters.
This information includes that among the enemy's attacking ground troops, there are tanks and armored vehicles, and they are large in number.
The enemy's outflanking troops, riding in trucks and other armored vehicles, should complete the siege on their flanks and rear before their reinforcements arrive.
The enemy has troops advancing towards the Kaifeng area, which shows that the enemy seems to have more than enough troops to launch attacks in two directions at the same time.
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News like this was written on the telegraph newspaper like snowflakes and then placed in front of Taro Sakai.
In the end, Taro Sakai determined one thing, that is, although it was somewhat unbelievable, the enemy's main force had indeed completed the crossing of the river.
"It seems that the situation has developed in the worst direction. The enemy's main forces have all completed crossing the river and launched a full-scale attack on the east side of our army." Taro Sakai said with a heavy face.
"Yes, and the enemy's offensive was extremely rapid. Our army's defense in the Zhongmu area basically collapsed. The strength of a regiment could not withstand the enemy's attack for two hours.
These guys are really scary. "A Japanese military staff officer said with a heavy face.
"Tell the Hase Division to set up defenses in the east and stop taking the initiative to launch attacks. The troops we have now may not be enough." Taro Sakai said with a heavy face.
After saying that, he turned his head and said: "Immediately send a report to Commander-in-Chief Okamura Neiji and tell him that the Zhengzhou area needs support. The enemy's main force has completed crossing the river.
Although our troops can temporarily defend, they are unable to launch a counterattack. We hope to mobilize at least one division from other areas for support. "
In fact, the main force of Xia Yang's troops crossing the river were two divisions, totaling more than 50,000 people. Including some local troops, the total number does not exceed 60,000.
However, the Japanese army has never made a clear conclusion about the number of Xia Yang's troops in northern Henan.
The latest guess is that Xia Yang's main force in northern Henan should number more than 100,000, or even around 150,000.
¡° If some units of the Eighth Route Army are added, there may be about 200,000 troops.
But in fact, Xia Yang only had more than 100,000 troops assembled in northern Henan. Including the combat troops of the First Division, there are about 150,000 people.
Coupled with the more than 30,000 Eighth Route Army troops, the actual number of troops he mobilized in this area did not exceed 200,000.
But the Japanese army almost exaggerated its strength by two-thirds.
At this time, this telegram from Taro Sakai made Okamura Neji start to become more anxious.
He looked at the contents of the telegram, and his heart began to beat.
Because at this time, he was even more unclear about Xia Yang's reality.
Taro Sakai stated in the telegram that Xia Yang's troops fighting across the river were initially estimated to be around 80,000 people.
The enemy¡¯s combat troops in the Zhengzhou area may have reached about 150,000 people. This has erased their advantage in terms of the number of troops.
Not only that, the enemy has a more powerful firepower configuration, and even the individual combat capabilities of the soldiers are stronger. The commanders of the troops also have rich practical experience.
This made Taro Sakai, who had always been known for his stability, become less confident about the battle situation in Zhengzhou.
This lack of confidence turned into greater anxiety when it came to Okamura Neji.
Because he knew what the loss of Zhengzhou meant. This is a result he absolutely cannot accept.
"Order Lily Ogawa to step up the attack on northern Henan. The enemy's main force in northern Henan has already crossed the Yellow River. This is her opportunity, and she needs to seize it.
At the same time, I would like to inform Taro Sakai that I hope he will remain steady as always and hold on to the Zhengzhou and Kaifeng areas without exposing any weaknesses to the enemy.
As long as the offensive in northern Henan makes progress, the enemy will fall into complete passivity. "Okamura Neji ordered.
At the same time, the idea of ????increasing troops also made him make another decision.
Finally, he ordered the deployment of one more brigade from the Pingjin area and two more brigades from the Shandong area to support the operations in the Henan area.
What he didn¡¯t know was that his decision would have a series of consequences.
Because the defense strength in the Pingjin area is already very weak. At this time, another brigade was deployed, and the Japanese defense in this area was almost negligible.
And Okamura Neiji hopes that after the brigade departs, the support troops from the Kwantung Army can arrive later to fill the defense gap caused by the departure of the brigade. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com