Bright Sword Rising from Picking Rewards

Chapter 91 Division Commander Ushishima Sadao

If the Japanese army cannot cross the Zhongtiao Mountains, they will not be able to cross the Yellow River, and they will not be able to enter the northwest. Once they cannot attack the northwest, then the troops from the northwest will be able to be continuously transported to the Zhongtiao Mountains to carry out the anti-Japanese war. .

When He Xiaoyang's troops began to approach Zhongtiao Mountain, Ushishima Sadao, the head of the Ushishima Division of the No. 18 Division of the Japanese invaders, also received Lieutenant General Tada Hayao, the commander of the North China Front Army. The latest combat arrangement given to him by the base camp is for him to prepare to set off to the side of Zhongtiao Mountain, completely eliminate the troops of the Central Army, and occupy Zhongtiao Mountain.

Zhongtiao Mountain is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, in the Yuncheng Basin, known as the granary of Shanxi. It has undulating mountains, overlapping passes, and rich mineral resources. It forms an angle with the three mountains of Taihang, Luliang, and Taiyue, and its strategic position is very important.

After the Japanese army captured all the major passes in Shanxi, the strategic position of Zhongtiao Mountain became very important.

Japanese No.18 Division Headquarters,

"Your Excellency, Commander!"

"Are we really going to be dispatched to the other side of Zhongtiao Mountain to fight?"

Staff officer Endo Kuru looked at the division commander Ushijima Sadao who was deep in thought and asked tentatively.

Because he has not read the latest telegram sent by Commander Lieutenant General Tada Shun and the base camp, so he does not know what the content of the telegram is.

"um, yes!"

"So we will set off immediately tomorrow. Our combat goal is to annihilate all the Central Army units in the first theater of the China Army. As for the Jinsui Army units in the second theater, there is no need to pay attention to them. There are those of the First Army. Imperial troops, deal with it!”

The head of the division, Ushishima Sadao, nodded slightly in response.

"But with the strength of one of our divisions, it seems a bit insufficient!"

"Because the terrain of Zhongtiao Mountain is not conducive to the attack operations of our Imperial Army's tank and chariot units. Although we can obtain support from the Imperial Air Force for bombing operations, there are many mountains and forests there, which can allow those Chinese troops to fight flexibly. !”

"Especially guerrilla warfare in the mountains and forests!"

After hearing the affirmative response from division commander Ushijima Sadao, staff officer Endo Hisuru put forward his own opinion.

"Yes! I know this, so this is also the time to show the excellent combat capabilities of our No. 18 Division. We are an invincible division!"

"Even if our attack this time cannot completely occupy Zhongtiao Mountain and annihilate all the Central China Army in the first theater, we must let these Central China Army know how powerful our No. 18 Division is and give them a heavy blow. of!"

Division leader Ushijima Sadao responded with a confident smile.

For him, of course he knew that this sortie in Zhongtiao Mountain, whether it was the base camp or Lieutenant General Tada Shun, the commander of the North China Front,

They didn't expect that he could encircle and annihilate all the Central Army troops in the first theater with just one division.

To achieve an overwhelming victory and completely annihilate the Central Army in the first theater, I am afraid that it will require more than 63 brigades of four divisions, and a large number of aviation forces will also need to be deployed to support bombing operations. Only then is it possible to achieve total annihilation. All Central Military Troops!

But once this is done, the consequence is that the Japanese army must ignore the decline in security conditions in their rear occupied areas and rashly devote most of their troops to the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain.

"Yo Xi! Then I understand, Your Excellency, Division Commander!"

"Then I also agree to go out and fight Zhongtiao Mountain!"

You can understand the meaning of division commander Ushijima Sadao's words as soon as you hear it.
Therefore, Chief of Staff Endo Jiuru also smiled and nodded in agreement to set out for the Nakajo Mountain Battle Road.

Seeing staff officer Endo Kururu smiling and agreeing with his decision, division commander Ushijima Sadao's smile became brighter.

For him, he is also full of confidence this time in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Because he didn't pay attention to the Central Army in the first war zone at all,

Since the Battle of Songhu, the No. 18 Division led by him has been in an unstoppable manner, constantly attacking cities and territories. Not only did they capture Songhu, which the national army was holding on to, and Nanjing, the capital, they also captured it.
Even in the subsequent battles, they never lost.

Therefore, the self-confidence of the division commander Ushijima Sadao comes from this.

Therefore, the national army with inferior weapons and equipment was completely ignored by him.

Zhongtiao Mountain is known as the "Oriental Maginot Line of Defense" and has become a place longed for by anti-Japanese youth across the country. Graduates of various military academies have requested to participate in the anti-Japanese war in the Zhongtiao Mountain area.

When He Xiaoyang's troops started camping in the forests around Zhongtiao Mountain and dispatched reconnaissance troops to search the bandit villages nearby,

More than 10 enthusiastic young people riding bicycles are also looking for the Central Army in the first theater of the mountain villages in this area, hoping to join the Central Army in the anti-Japanese war.

These passionate young men were all graduates from the rear who had just graduated from the rear. Their thoughts were relatively simple and they had never seen terrifying battlefields or brutal battle scenes.

Therefore, these enthusiastic young people also brought several female students who graduated from the same school to prepare to join the army.

"Hey! Yan Jianbin, did you take us the wrong way? Have you really been here in Zhongtiao Mountain?"

"Do you really know where the Central Army in the first theater is?"

"We have all been riding bicycles and driving here for half a day. We haven't seen any military camps or villages. We are surrounded by mountains and forests!"

"And it's almost afternoon and evening. If we get lost here, we will have to spend the night in these deep mountains and old forests. We don't have many self-defense weapons, and we don't have much food to bring with us!"

"And we brought a few girls here with us!"

"You have to think about our safety!"

Among them, a passionate young man named Zheng Jie couldn't help his emotions, so he asked the young man named Yan Jianbin who took the lead.

He didn't want to spend the night in a deep mountain forest, especially in such a big mountain forest.

Maybe poisonous snakes and beasts have everything,
And I heard that there are still bandits in this area.As well as the presence of Japanese troops and puppet troops.

"I'm looking at the compass too! Don't worry! Nothing will happen to us. At worst, we can just go back the way we came!"

Regarding the anxiety and worries of his companions, Yan Jianbin, who took the lead, looked at the compass and comforted them.

But just as he finished speaking and before anyone else could respond,
Suddenly a group of bandits with old sleeve rifles appeared in front of them.

"Not good! There are bandits!"

Seeing these bandit troops suddenly appearing, Zheng Jie immediately exclaimed.

The expressions of the young men and women who were with him changed drastically. Even Yan Jianbin, who was looking at the compass to find his way just now, also had a dramatic expression, looking at the incoming bandits with fear.

(End of this chapter)