12dz Chapter 663 Dog bites Lu Dongbin
Chapter 663 Dog bites Lu Dongbin
【2】第32师团、第35师团、独立混成第5旅团及独立混成第7旅团，集结于开封附近地区。编制如下：
The commander of the 32nd Division is Lieutenant General Ishii Kaho. It is stationed in Yanzhou, Shandong. It has the following divisions:
第32步兵团：步兵第210、211、212联队、装甲车第32中队。
野炮兵第32联队、工兵第32联队、轻重兵第32联队、通信队、兵器勤务队、卫生队、第1、2野战医院、病马厂。
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The 35th Division was commanded by Lieutenant General Sakanishi Ichiyoshi. It was stationed in Kaifeng, Henan. It had the following divisions:
第35步兵团：步兵第219、220、221联队、装甲车第35中队。
炮兵第35联队、工兵第35联队、轻重兵第35联队、通信队、兵器勤务队、卫生队、第1、第2野战医院、病马厂。
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The 5th Independent Mixed Brigade is commanded by Major General Uchida Ginnosuke. It is stationed in Qingdao, Shandong. It has the following divisions:
独立步兵第16、17、18、19、20大队、炮兵队、工兵队。
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The commander of the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade is Major General Taga Tetsushiro. The unit is stationed in Boshan, Shandong. It has the following divisions:
独立步兵第26、27、28、29、30大队、炮兵队、工兵队、通信队。
Wang Meng looked at the Japanese organization chart and found that it was exactly as he had imagined.
However, the Japanese actually only drew two divisions from the Kwantung Army, and the rest were local garrisons drawn from Shandong Province and Hebei Province.
"Old Li, although I don't know the source of this information, I still think we should inform the Chongqing government, and then we can work together to confirm the authenticity of this information!"
"Okay, this intelligence only states the Japanese's troop deployment. It has not yet clarified when to launch the attack. Now, only if we join forces, we may have the possibility of obtaining more intelligence!"
"Then I'll have them send it to Chongqing immediately!"
The officials in Chongqing were sleeping. After receiving the telegram from the Independent Column, the staff officer on duty did not dare to swallow such a telegram. He immediately delivered it to the official residence and presented it to him in Chongqing.
"Damn it, how could I get such important information from the independent column? Is our boss Dai just sitting there doing nothing? Send this information to him and ask him to investigate it for me. Don't sleep on it! If you continue to sleep, the country will soon be destroyed!"
When Dai Li learned that his superiors were furious, he immediately got out of bed and began collecting intelligence without stopping.
He ordered all intelligence personnel to stop lying dormant and collect intelligence about the Japanese so-called "Operation Plan No. 1" at all costs.
Three days later, Dai Li's intelligence personnel had confirmed that all the intelligence was true, and that they would complete the assembly before September 1943, 9, and at 3 a.m. on September 9, they would advance to Luoyang and Zheng County respectively according to the specific plan.
He in Chongqing didn't know whether he was showing off or sincerely sharing intelligence, but he immediately informed the independent column of the news and issued a combat order:
The independent column must stop the Japanese troops in Boai and Xinxiang to the north bank of the Yellow River, so that they cannot cross the Yellow River. Without the order of the Military and Political Department, the independent column cannot cross the Yellow River.
Chiang Ting-wen's First War Zone focused all its efforts on defending Zhengzhou to ensure that Zheng County would not be lost.
"Haha, Mengzi, did you see that he from Chongqing is afraid that we will cross the Yellow River to seize his territory?"
"Yes, he is guarding against us like a thief. I think he is too confident! Although the First Theater now has 7 army groups and 14 armies, how many of them can really fight?
Although the enemies in Boai and Xinxiang areas account for the majority of this attack, once their attack is thwarted, they will definitely choose to gather with the Japanese in Kaifeng to attack Zheng County. Will he be able to withstand it then?
What's more, his 14 armies cannot be assembled in one point in Zheng County. The entire Pinghan Railway is their defense zone!"
Wang Meng's guess was correct. Jiang Dingwen's plan was to build a defense line along the Yellow River north of Zheng County, and establish a horizontal line of defense from Mengjin, Yanshi, Gongyi, and Xingyang to prevent the Japanese from breaking through the Yellow River.
Then, along the Pinghan Railway, a vertical defense line and depth were established from Zhengxian, Xinzheng, Changge and Xuchang to prevent the Japanese troops assembled in Kaifeng from breaking through Zhengxian and directly taking Luoyang.
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Therefore, Chiang Ting-wen of the First War Zone ordered all troops to build a large number of fortifications within the defense zone to delay the enemy's attack.
When the Japanese invaders penetrated deep into central Henan Province and their movements became slow, we took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
The task of counterattack was carried out by Tang Enbo, deputy commander of the First War Zone, who led his troops together with the northern line troops composed of Linru, Ruzhou and Yuzhou, and the southern line troops of Pingdingshan, Yexian, Wuyang and Suiping.
In short, Chiang Ting-wen's plan was to use the Yellow River and the Pinghan Line as strongholds, first consume the enemy, and then launch an attack when the opportunity arises.
However, the prerequisite for the success of Jiang Dingwen's plan is that he must be able to defend it before he can attack.
If the Japanese broke through Zheng County and went straight to Luoyang, and then encircled it from west to east, I'm afraid the First War Zone would be trapped.
"Mengzi, do you want me to talk to that old man from Chongqing and ask us to cross the Yellow River directly and help them defend Zheng County?"
Wang Meng shook his head. That person was narrow-minded. If we came uninvited, we would probably be gossiped about and end up in a bad mood. It would be better to wait for them to invite us over, which would be legitimate.
In addition, Wang Meng felt that the old man in Chongqing was very conceited. They had fourteen armies, plus some local armed forces, with an estimated total of more than 500,000 people. Even if all the Japanese troops came over, with a hundred thousand against half a hundred thousand, he would definitely still be very confident!
It’s just that the ideal is very plump and the reality is very skinny.
"Old Li, if we propose to cross the river and fight now, I'm afraid that old man in Chongqing will definitely make a fuss. Let's wait for him to invite us! But we still have to remind him that those who shed blood and sacrificed their lives are all the passionate young people of our country!"
"Okay, let me remind you again. According to the ratio of the number of participants in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the Central Army will definitely suffer a great loss!"
As expected, after seeing Li Yunlong's telegram, he made some sarcastic remarks.
"I think their reminder is out of ulterior motives! They actually compared the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain with the current Battle of Central Henan! Today's National Government is no longer the National Government of the past, and today's Central Army is no longer the Central Army of the past!
Let them manage their own independent columns and don't let the Japanese cross the Yellow River from their territory, otherwise they will be sinners of China, and the Military and Political Department will punish them severely!"
His telegram from Chongqing made Li Yunlong very angry.
"Damn it, today I finally saw what it means to be a dog biting Lu Dongbin, and not knowing how to appreciate a good person's kindness! Ignore them!"