Chapter 99 Blood Stained Mountains and Rivers 1

Due to the 6th, 8th, 16th and 14th and 33rd brigades, the heavy artillery brigades have arrived one after another, and the total force of the Japanese army surrounding Chengde has exceeded 120,000.

As the commander-in-chief of Chengde, Kangcun Ningci, who was in charge of the attack, seemed to be a little high-spirited at this moment. Five divisions and four brigades strengthened heavy artillery and were assigned to all of the Kanto Army's reading aviation team and all of the chariot brigades. This lineup can be compared with the lineup of the imperial army's Shanghai dispatched army during the Shanghai Incident last year.

Normically speaking, both the Kwantung Army and the Chinese garrison belong to the same military-level unit. After the Russo-Russian War, in addition to maintaining a certain number of standing divisions, the Japanese army abolished the domestic military level, the front army and even the general army units, and the dispatched army in Shanghai was just a temporary structure.

But the difference is that the highest nominal commander of the Kwantung Army is the emperor. Each commander of the Kwantung Army has to return to the country to present to the emperor without passing through the army province. The Kanto Army is also the only army that has the right to report. This power to report on the top represents the supreme Japanese book. The emperor means that the Kwantung Army can directly give advice to His Majesty the Emperor without going through the military headquarters or even the cabinet.

From this perspective, the Kwantung Army has the same power as the general army, and after the Manchurian Incident, under the many deep cares of His Majesty Hirohito, the military department has continuously transferred elite troops to join the battle sequence of the Kwantung Army. It has already wanted to make the Kwantung Army a sharp blade, and the development of the Kwantung Army has grown so strong that Becoming a real general army in the future is also just around the corner.

As the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, he was able to command several senior lieutenant generals with the rank of major generals. Ningji Okamura couldn't help but be slightly proud, but he knew that this pride could never be exposed. As the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, Ningji Okamura knew that his task was to capture Chengde. The capture of Chengde will undoubtedly be the biggest highlight of the whole Rehe Battle, because the troops under the command of the two division commanders, Matsuki Zhiliang and Hirose Shouzhu, under Chengde City, suffered heavy losses, and even Hero Hiramatsu, the commander of the brigade of the 27th Infantry Brigade, was killed by artillery!

Undoubtedly, this will be the best time to show his command ability. Speaking of this moment, Ningji Okamura still slightly feels that Zhang Xuewu and his troops, the new first division of Zhong***], who are sticking to Chengde. Without their counterattack and sticking, I'm afraid he will not have the opportunity to reach the front line to command and coordinate the troops.

Ningji Okamura stood in the field tent of the temporary headquarters, and the division commanders and brigade commanders sitting at the long table stood up one after another. Although many of them have much older ranks and qualifications than Ningji Okamura, now Ningji Okamura is now the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, and he is also the commander of Nobuyoshi Muto. The face of the appointed former enemy commander-in-chief must be given in etiquette.

Ningtsu Okamura, with a friendly smile, hurriedly greeted everyone to sit down and ordered the commander to bring out the sake, dried squid and shrimps sent by the commander. The tense and solemn atmosphere of the pre-war military meeting suddenly changed, and the peanuts, sauce soup, pickles and other things on the battle map were placed. Banben Zhengyouweimen, the commander of the Sixth Division, was slightly stunned. He looked at Ningji Okamura and said, "What does the deputy chief of staff mean?"

Ningji Okamura smiled and said, "Our army's heavy troops are under the city. In the middle of a division in the inner district of Chengde City, does it make our emperor [***] sad? This is a good white snow sake. Mr. Banben, please be sure to try it!"

With that, Ningji Okamura handed a wine glass to Banbenzheng Youweimen. Banbenzhengyouweimen hesitated for a moment and saw that the brigade commanders below were tearing beef and squid with their hands. When he thought that even the marching army was full of food to satisfy his hunger, and even drinking hot water was a luxurious enjoyment, he was immediately relieved.

Looking at the clear sake in the cup, Banbenzheng Youweimen frowned slightly and drank it up. After a long breath, Banbenzhengyouweimen grabbed a squid and bit it up Banbenzheng Youweimen.

After a few glasses of sake, Hirose Shousuke and Matsuki Naoliang, who have been struggling under Chengde City, can't stand the entanglement of Pu Mu and others, the head of the 16th Division who have newly arrived at the forefront of Chengde. Matsuki Zhiliang said helplessly: "The middle of Chengde [***] is different from what we have seen before. They are equipped with a certain number of German advisers, but the combat style is not exactly the same as that of the German army. The structure of its civil fortifications and the distribution of fire positions are the best I have seen in my life. The first-line positions form a recoil angle with the second-line and third-line positions. The soldiers who attack the first-line positions also have to face the fire shooting of the second- and third-line positions. Attack, Chinese soldiers are digging frantically like groundhogs. As long as there are no combat apprentices, they will dig and build fortifications. Due to the permafrost, the effect of the 75mm mountain cannon is very limited.

After listening to this, Ningji Okamura nodded and said, "The heavy artillery brigade of the commander of Kobayashi Yasufu's brigade will raz Chengde City to the ground. As long as we have enough firepower to cause huge casualties to the defenders before the attack, then it is easy for us to contribute to the position of the Chinese defenders."

Hirose Shou sighed and said, "There is a flat river around Chengde. The heavy artillery group must lack effective cover. What if it encounters an attack by the Northeast Army Air Force? Moreover, Zhang Xuewu's headquarters in Chengde City also has a certain number of chariots. They have taken the initiative to attack many times. These chariots are quite flexible and mobile, making my army defenseless, and the enemy has the advantage of complete terrain. I'm afraid this will be a hard battle!"

Banben Zhengyouweimen suddenly found that Xi Yiyi, who was always very active after drinking in the past, had been drinking by himself cup after another today. Thinking that the lucky guy said to have completely anniied the reinforcements of a division last night, he was slightly jealous and said, "Hey! I said Xi Yijun, you were lucky last night. A division hit your muzzle. What's wrong? Don't you want to say something after a big victory just now?

Xiyi stared at Banbenzheng Youweimen, took a sip of the sake in the glass and patted the table and said, "I admit that the encirclement of this [***] last night was temporarily arranged. I didn't consider that the enemy would fight to resist tenaciously, so that the troops suffered heavy losses and needed to rest for two to three days to enter the battle. And this [***] is not fat, but a fish bone with thorns, stuck in my throat!"

The last sentence of Xiyiyi almost roared out. The people present, including Ningci Okamura, were immediately stunned. The early stage of the Rehe battle seemed to be too smooth, and the battle almost became a march. Since the siege of Chengde by the 14th Division and the 10th Division. It seems that everything has changed? In the fierce offensive and defensive battle under Chengde City, the Chinese defenders, which were at an absolute disadvantage, not only defended Chengde City, but also attacked frequently. The 10th and 14th Divisions suffered heavy casualties in successive fierce attacks.

Not only the tenacious resistance of the new first division of the Central Army of Chengde China's Nanjing Zheng Axe, but also a second-rate force such as the 106th Division, which was reinforced by the lonely army, tried their best to cause heavy casualties to the imperial army? This seems to indicate that the resistance of [***] will become more and more intense in the future?