Bright Sword Rising from Picking Rewards

Chapter 132 Commander Lieutenant General Shun Tada’s idea of ​​mopping up operations

Japanese North China Front Headquarters,

Commander Lieutenant General Tada Shun is planning to deploy more than 60 brigades to launch the Battle of Nakatiao Mountain.

他想要把日军第一军下辖的第33、第36、第37、第41师团、独立混成第4、第9旅团，第1军预备队的兵力；
以及他的方面军直辖兵团：第21、和第35师团，还有原配属35师团的骑兵第4旅团一部，以及还有日军第3飞行旅团。

And it will also be mixed with the 32nd Flying Squadron and the 83rd Flying Squadron mobilized by the Kwantung Army, as well as the main aviation force of the 3rd Flying Group, preparing to station at the two Japanese airports in Yuncheng and Xinxiang, and serve as This time, the Zhongtiao Mountain mopping up operation was coordinated with the air bombing operation.

In addition to the first time, the 24th Division of the Puppet Army and several other divisions of the Puppet Army will also be dispatched to the frontline battlefield together as a vanguard unit for a tentative attack.

The ultimate goal of his operation to sweep Zhongtiao Mountain this time was to encircle and annihilate the Central Army troops under the command of the First Theater Commander Wei Lihuang.
So when the ambitious Lieutenant General Ushijima Sadao was preparing to command his 18th Division Group as a vanguard force to conduct a comprehensive exploratory sweep of the Central Army troops in Nakajo Mountain,

Commander Lieutenant General Tada Shun also immediately gathered all the Japanese combat staff under his command and held an emergency combat meeting.

Because the total force he is planning to invest this time will require a large-scale battle of more than 10 people.

However, his ambition is to mobilize 8 divisions, 5 brigades and cavalry brigades, as well as all Japanese special forces, preferably to reach the goal of 20 troops and more than 400 aircraft. .

Of course, he had to plan the combat deployment first before talking to the new commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio, about sending troops for combat.

"Sigh! Are you all here?"

"Today I summoned all the combat staff, including your chief of staff Shotaro Yanagi, because I plan to discuss it with you and formulate a combat deployment to sweep away the Nakatiao Mountains where the China Army is holding fast!"

"I plan to use the tactics of encirclement and division, let us gather 20 troops from the east, north, and west to the Chinese army troops in Zhongtiao Mountain, including those Tuba Road who like guerrilla warfare, and together launch a new round of unprecedented Large-scale encirclement and suppression attack.”

"Although our rear policy and strategy are now putting the elimination of Tubal Road at the top of the list of "public order and order"!

"But our small force's combat deployment to encircle and suppress these Tubal Road has little effect!"

"So for this battle, I plan to agree to the proposal of the person in charge of the first section of the battle, concentrate all the main elite troops on hand, and take the lead in encircling and annihilating the two group armies in the first theater of Zhongtiao Mountain, so that The troops of our three divisions stationed in southern Shanxi have full freedom of access!"

"And once we are able to annihilate these two group armies in the First Theater of China, then our three divisions, the 36th in Changzhi, the 47th in Heyuncheng, and the 41st in Linfen, can also cooperate with us at any time in a joint sweep. Fight and encircle and suppress those Tubal troops who cannot be killed!"

"In this way, we can make our North China occupied area achieve the 'permanent peace and stability' situation we want, and even increase the fighting pressure on the side of the Marshal of China who is in the accompanying capital in Chongqing, and let them know that they want to continue to fight What will be the outcome of our imperial army's battle? In this way, we can kill two birds with one stone."

"Not only can it encircle and suppress the Central Army of China, it can also free up more troops to completely sweep away those damn Tuba Road, and it can also scare the senior officials of the capital of the China Army and make them even more afraid of our Imperial Army!"

When the commander, Lieutenant General Tada Shun, glanced at the Japanese staff officers present,
He was also the first to publish his own combat proposals.

Regarding the pre-war practice of the National Army's First Theater Command, which relied on 26 troops to confront four Japanese divisions, and built many strong bunkers and guerrilla bases in its jurisdiction to fight against the Japanese invasion,

The commander, Lieutenant General Tada Shun, and the Japanese base camp had strong opinions.

Therefore, he felt that he had to solve the problem as soon as possible because he was still unable to completely encircle and suppress the first theater of the National Army. This was something that made him very upset.
So he planned to sweep up Zhongtiao Mountain, which the national army called itself the "Oriental Maginot Line of Defense", to encircle and wipe out all the national army troops and the Eighth Route Army who stood firm here, so as to completely become the occupied area of ​​​​the devils.

And it can also bring peace and stability to the Japanese rear area.

"Hay!"

"But if we want to mobilize so many troops, I'm afraid we need to mobilize all the 33rd, 21st, and 35th divisions from Nanchang, Xuzhou, Kaifeng and other places, as well as their three affiliated brigades. Come and join the battle!"

"In addition to this, it is necessary to dispatch a large number of flying troops from the 7th and 2nd Flying Regiments of the Kwantung Army. In addition, Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, the new commander of the current First Army, needs to dispatch the 25th and 36nd Flying Regiments. 37. More than 41 troops including the 10th and [-]st Divisions are also mobilized for joint mopping up, so that we can have enough troops!"

"But if so many troops are deployed together, it will not only take a lot of time, but also we need to find a way to stabilize our rear attack, so that when we dispatch such a large-scale force to sweep Zhongtiao Mountain, the rear attack will not be The chaos in public security gave the China Army and Tubal Road an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and sneak in!"

When the commander, Lieutenant General Shun Tada, finished speaking,
Chief of Staff Shotaro Yanagi also took the lead and responded.

All the Japanese staff officers, as well as some senior Japanese army officers, also nodded in agreement.

After seeing that the Japanese staff, officers and generals under his command were all worried,
The commander, Lieutenant General Tada Shun, also looked unhappy and frowned.

"You're absolutely right, Chief of Staff!"

"And this is why I am so anxious to gather you all and hold this military combat meeting!"

"So I hope that you can all give me a good combat deployment plan, so that we can successfully sweep Zhongtiao Mountain, stabilize our rear and front, and wipe out all the Chinese troops that are stubbornly resisting us, no matter it is the Chinese army. The Central Army is still the China-Tuba Road!"

"I want them all to die, die!"

But soon,

The commander, Lieutenant General Shun Tada, glanced at the whole place with sharp eyes, and then threw the problem back to all the Japanese staff officers present, and the Japanese officers and generals to discuss and propose practical combat plans.

All the senior Japanese officers and combat staff were dumbfounded by this.

Including Chief of Staff Shotaro Yanagi who just raised the question, they all secretly cursed the commander, Lieutenant General Shun Tada, as "Old fox!"

(End of this chapter)