"What?" The faces of the Japanese officers and soldiers present, including Goro Sakurada, changed drastically.

"General, Dingzhou is the last barrier to Pingcheng. Why should our army give up?" Goro Sakurada looked at his colleagues around him and asked bravely.

Okamura Neji did not speak, but stood up directly, turned and walked towards the battle map hanging on the wall, Sakurada Goro and others quickly followed.

Arriving in front of the map, Okamura Neiji pointed at the map and turned to everyone: "Please see, before the war started, the main forces of the imperial army were deployed in Pingcheng, Seoul and the important port city of Busan in the rear area.

in three areas.

Nowadays, the China Army has assembled a heavy force, supplemented by air force and tanks, to form a powerful assault group. It has continuously broken through several border cities in North Korea in one day and advanced for more than 100 kilometers. Its morale is like a rainbow and its momentum is strong.

As for our army's new defeat, the 19th Division and the 9th Division gathered only 30,000 troops on the Tokchuan and Dingzhou front lines. Compared with the Chinese, they were at an absolute disadvantage.

Under such circumstances, it would be unwise to engage in a decisive battle with the Chinese Army in Dingzhou.

Because once daybreak comes, the Chinese air force will pose an extremely serious threat to the defensive forces of our two armies.

Therefore, I decided to take advantage of the rest of the China Army to abandon Dingzhou and Tokugawa, retreat the troops overnight towards Pingcheng, transfer the main force of our army from Seoul to Pingcheng, and join forces with the 9th Division of the 19th Division.

Pingcheng engages in a decisive battle with the Chinese Army, and also sends electricity to the 3rd Division stationed in Busan, ordering them to quickly dispatch the main force to the north for reinforcements!"

After Okamura Neiji's analysis, the Japanese staff officers present suddenly realized.

"The general is wise and humble, and I admire him greatly!" Goro Sakurada took the lead and said, fearing the horses.

"Hurry up and execute the order. I hope the Chinese Army will not attack tonight." Okamura Neji waved his hands with a tired look on his face.

"Hai." Sakurada Goro suddenly lowered his head and responded, then took the order and left.

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Okamura Neji's wishful thinking was destined to be wrong, just when he changed his mind and wanted the 19th Division and the 9th Division to evacuate.

Zhao Zhenfan, Wang Yizhe, Li Zhenyuan and others directed their respective troops to launch a fierce attack on the front line of Dingzhou.

Nearly 100,000 troops from the 203rd Division and 204th Division from the 2nd Route and the 205th and 206th Division from the 3rd Route also arrived at the front line one after another. 150,000 troops and nearly 1,000 tanks and chariots faced the Germans longitudinally on a battlefield dozens of miles wide.

The Japanese troops on the front lines of Sichuan and Dingzhou launched a fierce attack across the board.

The artillery fire that filled the sky in the dark night almost turned the night sky red, and countless illumination bombs slowly rose into the sky, illuminating the night as if it were day.

There were gunfire, deafening explosions and tide-like shouts of killing from Northeastern officers and soldiers everywhere, one after another, the sound was shocking.

As soon as the battle started, Okamura Neiji's order was conveyed to the headquarters of the 19th Division and the 9th Division.

The commanders of the two master regiments immediately complained incessantly, and quickly sent a reply to Neji Okamura.

In Seoul, after reading the telegram handed over by Sakurada Goro, Okamura Neji's face suddenly turned as cold as frost. He slapped the telegram in his hand on the conference table in front of him and gritted his teeth and said: "Baga Ya Road,

Cunning Chinese!"

"General, what should we do?" Sakurada Goro asked with a frown.

"Now that the fighter planes have disappeared, the 19th Division and the 9th Division can no longer retreat, otherwise it will directly lead to their defeat by the China Army, and the consequences will be catastrophic." Okamura Neiji said.

"But, General, both the 19th Division and the 9th Division stated in their messages that the Chinese had assembled no less than a thousand tanks and chariots. From this, it is not difficult to judge that the strength of the Chinese Army must be more than 100,000.

We only have 30,000 people. If we don’t withdraw tonight, once daybreak, the Chinese air force can join the battle, the imperial army’s defense line will most likely be broken through by the Chinese army! By then, the 19th Division and the 9th Division will probably be

We are in a point of no return." Sakurada Goro said urgently.

Okamura Neiji didn't know this, so he could only grit his teeth and said: "Order to garrison Pingcheng and all our troops in Seoul. Immediately set out overnight to assist Dingzhou!"

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On the Dingzhou battlefield, the 150,000 troops of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force, with tanks and armored units as the main force, launched successive fierce attacks on the Japanese defense line.

However, the Japanese 19th Division and the 9th Division had been waiting for work for a long time, and their strength was several times greater than that of Sinuiju and other places. Therefore, they continued to attack for more than two hours, but the attack did not achieve much results.

In order to facilitate the troops' operations, Zhang Xinghan handed over the command of the front line to Wang Yizhe and Zhao Zhenfan.

At this time, the two of them were in a hurry. Liu Jianguo, Liu Guodong, Wang Yicai and other division commanders were discussing countermeasures.

"Commander-in-Chief, the resistance of the Japs is quite tenacious. We have to find a way. We cannot continue the attack so blindly. The losses to the troops will be too great." Liu Guodong was the first to speak.

Wang Yicai, Liu Jianguo, Wang Tiehan and others nodded in agreement.

Wang Yizhe and Zhao Zhenfan looked at each other and nodded: "Mr. Liu is right. I don't know if anyone has any good ideas. Let's brainstorm and hope that you don't have to say anything."

"Sir, how about we use poison gas bombs?" Wu Chengfeng, deputy commander of the 204th Division, said.

After everyone heard this, they all looked at Wang Yizhe, and Zhao Zhenfan said: "Deputy Commander Wu's method won't work. Our Third Regiment tried it in the attack just now. The little devil has suffered heavy losses from our gas bombs before, and now.

Gas masks are always carried with you and are not very effective. Moreover, the wind direction tonight is not right. If used on a large scale, it will be detrimental to our army."

Everyone nodded after hearing the words and could only give up. Wu Chengfeng said with some annoyance: "Damn it, it's this late at night, the air force fighter planes can't participate in the battle, and the artillery is basically blind. The hit rate is horribly low. It's easy for the little Japs to hide and organize death squads.

, they blew up many of our tanks, what should we do?"

"Everyone, in my opinion, we can try the tactics that the Japs used to deal with us." Li Zhenyuan, commander of the Independent Tank and Armored Corps, suddenly said.

"The Japs' tactics?" Wang Yizhe's eyes lit up and he said, "You mean, frontal containment and flanking attacks from both wings?"

"Yes, that's it. The Japanese used these tactics to deal with us before. Our commander-in-chief was aware of them in advance and made preparations. In addition, their roundabout troops lacked enough tanks and armored vehicles and their assault capabilities were limited, so they failed to do so.

success.

If you think about it carefully, this tactic is indeed a good one. Especially when our army has sufficient troops and superior equipment and firepower, we can ensure that our outflank assault force has enough tanks and powerful firepower. Once the outflank is successful, the Japanese will
Chapter completed!