"This situation was discovered half an hour ago. I guess the Japanese are now miles away from us." The warrior replied.

"What about our reinforcements? Where are the reinforcements?" Zhou Hao asked anxiously.

"The reinforcements of the 7th and 6th Division are the farthest away, and they will take at least five hours to arrive. The reinforcements of the 3rd Division will take at least four hours at the fastest. The closest one is the reinforcements of the 4th Division from Yingzhou. They are more than a hundred miles away from us. If we march at full speed, we should be able to arrive for more than two hours." The soldiers replied one by one.

"So, let's resist the Japanese corps alone for at least two hours?" Zhou Hao said with a serious face. If the airport garrison battalion was only concentrated to defend the airport or Ji, Zhou Hao was confident that he would hold on for five hours, but the current situation was that Qiao Siyuan was unwilling to withdraw from the airport, and his garrison battalion must be divided into two.

It is easy to say but absolutely not easy to do with an infantry company blocking a Japanese corps for two hours.

"Battleman Commander Zhou, we can ask the Air Force to dispatch fighter jets to bomb and air strikes this Japanese to delay their advancement." Qiao Wu, who was standing by, suddenly suggested.

Zhou Hao shook his head helplessly and said, "No, all the air force fighter planes have been sent to the northern battlefield to perform bombing missions. After they are called to return and are ready to take off again, the Japanese will probably have already arrived at the city."

"What should I do?" Qiao Wu was also out of his mind and looked anxious.

"There is no other way, I can only fight to the death." Zhou Hao said righteously.

"Well, that's right, Captain Zhou, I'm cheering you up!" Qiao Siyuan nodded and praised.

Zhou Hao smiled bitterly, nodded, then turned around and said to the warriors: "Immediately send power to the reinforcements of each division and inform them that we will vow to defend Zhi and Ji to the death, defend Mr. Qiao, and ask the reinforcements to come as soon as possible."

"Yes!" The soldier hurriedly responded, and immediately took the order to leave.

Just as the three roundabout forces of the Japanese army disrupted the Hu Ben army and sent troops back to rescue, the main force of the Japanese army in Central China finally made great moves.

Yingshang-County Central and Japanese Army Joint Command.

The commander of the 3rd Division, Fujita Shin, the commander of the 9th Division, Yoshika Ryosuke, and the commander of the 16th Division and other divisions, and the chief of staff gathered together.

As the planner of this roundabout offensive operation, Yoshika Ryosuke seemed quite energetic and had the momentum to wipe out the shame of the battle in Huainan.

Fujita Muri looked around and said in a deep voice: "My generals, please bless the Emperor, our army's roundabout troops have achieved great strategic results."

As Fujita Jin spoke, a staff officer had already opened the giant map hanging on the command wall and handed the wooden command pole to Fujita Jin.

Fujita Jin took the command pole and turned around to the giant combat map first. He looked at everyone and then pointed to Yingzhou, Taihe, and Chiheji on the map and said, "Now, the three roundabout troops of our division, composed of the 34th Infantry Regiment as the base, have successfully crossed the front line of the Chinese people. Among them, the first brigade led by Colonel Takami Hachiro, the commander of the 34th Regiment, unexpectedly discovered the location of the arsenal of the Chinese Tiger Army in Taihe. He is now rushing to attack. I believe that it will be a song of triumphant in the future."

Looking at the surprised expressions of everyone, Fujita Jin continued proudly: "As long as we capture the arsenal of the Hu Ben Army, it will be equivalent to achieving the final victory of this battle. Without the logistics supply of the arsenal, the Hu Ben Army will soon be in a state of exhaustion of ammunition and food. At that time, the North China Front Army can not only turn the crisis into safety, but also reversely wipe out Qiao Anbang's elite troops in Xuzhou.

In addition, the other two detour troops have approached the base camp of the Hu Ben Army, and according to information, the detour troops are now an empty city, so it should be easy for the detour troops to take it down."

"Kun Fujita, what should we do? We can't do nothing, right?" Nakajima Imago, the commander of the 16th Division, saw that the detour troops were about to win a great victory, and he couldn't help but get anxious. Because these three detour troops were all affiliated with the 3rd Division. If they captured Ji and Ji and captured the Tiger Army's arsenal, their military achievements would be all taken away by the 3rd Division, and there was nothing else to do with the division.

Not only Nakajima Isago, but several other Japanese division commanders also nodded and agreed: "Yes, Nakajima's right words, we cannot do nothing, I am sorry for His Majesty's expectations and love for us. In addition, our reserves are insufficient and we cannot be delayed anymore. We must fight quickly." To put it bluntly, as long as we fight for power and profit, there will be a desire for everyone, and the Japanese are also humans, so they cannot avoid the vulgarity.

Of course, Fujita Jin also knew the thoughts and worries of others, and smiled relievedly, "Don't be impatient." As he said that, he turned around and pointed to the map and said, "At present, according to the information, the Chinese people have drawn reinforcements from Yingzhou, Huaiyuan, and even the northern battlefield to help them with their base. Now, it is an excellent offensive opportunity for us. In order to relieve the pressure of the roundabout troops and support their attack, we can take advantage of their empty troops and strike with all our strength to break through the frontal defense of the Chinese people."

After saying this, Fujita Jin turned his head toward Nakajima Imao behind him and said, "Nakashima, your 16th Division will be the main attack for this attack."

"Yoxi, please rest assured, my 16th Division will definitely do my best to break through the front line of the China people." Nakajima Imakio nodded happily.

"General Fujita, I think we should send a few more roundabout troops to attack the hinterland of the Chinese base to achieve the strategic goal of truly supporting the battle of the First Bo roundabout troops." Yoshika Ryosuke, the commander of the 9th Division who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke.

"Oh??" Fujita Jin and others turned their attention to Yoshika Ryosuke, and it was Yoshika Ryosuke who proposed the plan to divide the troops and attack on the battlefield. Therefore, Fujita Jinsuke had to look at Yoshika Ryosuke with admiration, at least on the surface.

Fujita Musu said, "Yi Ka-kun, please tell me the reason for doing this."

Ji Jialiangfu did not refuse and immediately said: "First of all, when the Chinese Huben Army learned that the imperial army was in danger to the hinterland of their base, it was impossible not to send reinforcements to return to the rescue urgently. In fact, they did do so. With the fully mechanized marching speed of the Huben Army, their reinforcements could be able to rush back to participate in the war within a few hours.

As we all know, if the detour troops are unable to capture the strategic target for a long time, they will be in a state of exhaustion of ammunition and food. If they are surrounded by heavy troops from the Chinese people, the consequences can be imagined. Therefore, I suggest that we should send a group of detour troops. If the first batch of detour troops progresses smoothly, the second batch of detour troops can take advantage of the situation to expand the results and restrain the reinforcements of the Chinese people.

On the contrary, if the first batch of detour troops are unfavorable in combat, the second batch of detour troops can decide according to the situation that they will continue to attack with the first batch of detour troops, or to meet them to withdraw safely and smoothly from the encirclement of the Chinners."

After Ji Jialiangfu finished speaking, the senior Japanese generals present fell into deep thought. It has to be said that the suggestions put forward by Ji Jialiangfu were very safe.

Everyone pondered for a while, then Fujita Jin and others nodded and said, "What Kikika-jun said makes a lot of sense. Just do this, but which division should the roundabout troops be selected from?"

"My generals, let's hand over this roundabout combat mission to our 9th Division." Ji Jialiangfu said: "Although our 9th Division has just been rebuilt, I have fought with the Chinese Huben Army and are quite familiar with them, which should be beneficial to this battle."

"Yi Ka-jun means, do you want to lead the team to the battle in person?" Nakajima asked in surprise.

"Yes, I decided to personally lead the two corps of our division into two groups to bypass the front line of the Hu Ben Army, and advance to the rear of their base areas, and rush to help Colonel Takamihachiro and others." Yoshika Ryosuke nodded.

"Yoxi, Ji Jiajun is very brave. We should attack the front line of the Hu Ben Army with all our strength to attract the attention of the Chinese people and cover your actions!" Fujita Jin nodded happily.

"Thank you, Fujita and all the generals, I'll go and prepare first." Yoshikara Ryosuke saluted the others, then turned around and left with a saber.

Taihe = county town, Guanji Arsenal.

The first brigade of the 34th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army rushed to Guanji Town under the leadership of the regiment commander Colonel Tagura Hachiro. However, at this time, the defenders in the town were no longer one or two hundred, and thousands of arsenal technicians were almost all armed.

Those who can't use guns volunteer to serve as ammunition players and stretcher team members. The technicians who can use guns and soldiers from the garrison brigade will enter all fortifications and buildings inside and outside the town, waiting for the Japanese to come.

The fortifications in Guanji Town were built together when the Hu Ben Army built the arsenal. Various traffic ditches, trenches, barbed wire and obstacles outside the town.

The most important thing is that near the entrance of the town, the Hu Ben Army built more than a dozen permanent defense bunkers poured with steel bars and cement. These permanent defense bunker groups are the core of the entire Guanji Town’s defense position. The top of the bunkers is made of steel plate cement, with a thickness of more than one meter, which is enough to withstand any heavy artillery and aircraft bombing of the Japanese army.

However, the most powerful weapons equipped by the sneak attack troops led by Hachiro Tagumi are the Type 92 heavy machine guns, grenade launchers and QLM mortars, so they cannot pose any threat to the bunker group of the garrison brigade.

If only two companies of the garrison team were set to defend, the Japanese could succeed in attacking with their absolute superiority. However, the armed forces in the town have reached an astonishing 4,000 people, and with their defense line to join the garrison team, it will become impeccable.!
Chapter completed!