In Changsha City,

Japanese 11th Army Headquarters, new commander Isamu Yokoyama,

"Today is the third day of the war. Why hasn't there been much progress in the Hengyang battle?"

"Didn't I already issue an order for the aviation force to increase air strikes and bombings?"

"Last time, it was because they did not know that the Chinese Army had deployed so many anti-aircraft artillery in the city for air defense, so they suffered unnecessary losses and casualties!"

"But in the later stage, didn't I already dispatch reinforcements from two divisions, plus large-scale aviation raids and bombings to assist in the battle?"

"Why haven't you captured the entire Hengyang for me?"

"Call me the heads of the intelligence agencies in Changsha and Hengyang!"

"I want to ask them face to face what they do for a living, yet they didn't provide our army with clear information about the enemy!"

"Go and call them quickly. Their intelligence collection is really ineffective!"

When the new commander Isamu Yokoyama read the battle report on the third day, his face suddenly became gloomy and terrifying, and he roared repeatedly.

Because he couldn't figure out why, the troops of the four divisions had been dispatched, and a large number of aviation forces had also joined the battle, but the results were still very unsatisfactory.

So he must figure out the battle situation on the front line as soon as possible,

So he gave the latest instructions to Saito Kouta, the operational staff officer beside him.

"Hai!"

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Operations Officer Kouta Saito nodded quickly and agreed.

Then he turned around and hurriedly left, going to the communications room to send telegrams to the leaders of the Japanese intelligence agencies in Changsha and Hengyang to convey orders.

Soon, the Japs in charge of intelligence in Changsha and Hengyang received combat orders from the new commander Yokoyama Isamu. He also looked very bad and prepared to go to see the enemy before setting off.

Try to collect as much information as possible about the battle situation on the Hengyang front line, so soon all the Japanese intelligence agents in Changsha gathered together and dispatched the most elite group to immediately take a plane to the Hengyang area.

Assist the Japanese intelligence agents on that side,

The Japanese intelligence agents on the Hengyang side also acted quickly.

So soon, all the Japanese intelligence agents and traitors inside and outside Hengyang also took action quickly.

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At this time, outside Hengyang City,

The headquarters of the Sixty-eighth Division,

Lieutenant General Sakuma, commander of the 68th Division, and Colonel Harada Tesaburo, chief of staff, received Lieutenant General Hisoda Sonoshiro, commander of the 116th Division.

The Japanese 116th Division is a special division organized by the Kyoto 16th Division. It was a special division formed in 1938, codenamed "Arashi" Corps.

As soon as it was established, four brigades were immediately transferred to form the Ishihara detachment and put into the Wuhan battlefield.

In early 1943, it was adjusted to strengthen the Class A division. In the later period of the Anti-Japanese War, it became the absolute main force of the Japanese army in Central China. Under the command of Hengshan Yu's 11th Army, it successively captured Changde and Hengyang.

However, Hengyang is still in the midst of the battle that just broke out. It is only the third day of the war, so it has not yet completely fallen.

"Hishida-kun, long time no see!"

"How is the progress on your side? The Hengyang City we are attacking together this time seems to be very different from the Chinese army we usually deal with!"

"It is more difficult to bite down. The main reason is that they have as powerful heavy firepower configuration as the US Army, and even have a lot of anti-aircraft firepower. Otherwise, our aviation force would have bombed them on such a large scale.

It was reduced to rubble!"

"But after our aviation force dispatched so many bombings, not only did it fail to blow a city like Hengyang into ruins, but it also shot down many of them, including those reconnaissance planes, by the Chinese army's anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns.

He was also shot down!"

"That's why I called you because of these troublesome combat matters and asked you to come over to my place to discuss our next combat plan!"

When Lieutenant General Sakuma, the commander of the 68th Division, and Colonel Harada Tesaburo, the chief of staff, received Lieutenant General Hisoda Sonoshiro, the commander of the 116th Division, and entered their headquarters,

Lieutenant General Sakuma, the commander of the 68th Division, took the lead and said with a bright smile to the division commander, Lieutenant General Hisoda Sonoshiro.

"Yo Xi! The battle situation on my side may be a little better than yours. At least my unit does not have a very powerful combat unit with heavy firepower like yours!"

"Although the Chinese army there resisted tenaciously and was very fierce, they were still able to be eradicated!"

"In just one or two days, I will be able to drive the troops to the gates of Hengyang City. At that time, they can cooperate with our follow-up reinforcements of the 40th Division, the 58th Division, and the 13th Division.

, and the arrival of the first unit of the 57th Brigade!"

"When the time comes for us to encircle this city that is defended by the Chinese Army, then all the Chinese Army here will become ours!"

"No one from the Chinese army here can stay!"

"Otherwise we won't be able to intimidate these damn Chinese troops and let them continue to have the courage to resist us tenaciously!"

"And now the territory of these China Army has become less and less, so we must speed up to fully occupy all the remaining territory of the China Army, so that we can end the battlefield on the China side as soon as possible and be able to give us

The troops fighting south will definitely be relieved and supported!"

"At that time, we will be able to withstand the attack of the US Marine Corps and fleet!"

"What we hope for most now is that the Soviet army will still be unable to join this battle and deal with our imperial army, otherwise the result will not be very good!"

"Because you and I both know that even the German army is no match for those Soviet troops now, so neither I nor our base camp want another Soviet army to attack us!"

Regarding the inquiry from Lieutenant General Sakuma, the commander of the 68th Division, Lieutenant General Hishida Sonoshiro, the commander of the division, responded with a rather heavy heart.

"Sigh! My opinion is similar to yours!"

"So we must take over the entire Hengyang city as soon as possible. Especially when I was waiting for you just now, I also received the latest inquiries and combat instructions from our new commander Yokoyama Isamu. I want to know why we are still there.

We didn’t capture Hengyang City within three days!”

"Maybe it's a matter of troops approaching the city, so I'm also worried about how to respond to him!"

When the commander of the division, Lieutenant General Hishida Sonoshiro, finished speaking, the commander of the 68th Division, Lieutenant General Sakuma, also sighed and nodded in response.
Chapter completed!