dognovel Chapter 427 Fallen Leaf Project
Chapter 427 Fallen Leaf Project
427 Fallen Leaves Project
On the 25th, Wushan position
This was originally a mountain range covered with vegetation, but after three days of fierce fighting.
Countless rockets and artillery shells fell on the mountain, turning it into a scorched earth.
There were potholes everywhere, and the city wall near Wushan had been blown into several large gaps.
Zheng Quezi's regiment attacked Wushan from here.
A fierce battle lasted for two days and two nights with a Japanese infantry battalion and two puppet legions defending this place.
"Captain, attack.
The first battalion attacked."
A soldier covered in dust and with gauze wrapped around his head rushed into Zheng Quezi's command post at the foot of the mountain and shouted loudly.
After hearing this, Zheng Quezi rushed out immediately.
Looking towards Wushan Mountain through a telescope, we saw that the Japanese plaster flag had been pulled down.
They replaced the flag of their national army.
"it is good!"
Zheng Cunzi shouted happily.
"Quick, notify the artillery regiment to bombard the area north of Wushan to prevent the enemy's reinforcements from coming and recapture the Wushan position.
In addition, an additional company was sent to Wushan to build fortifications.
Tell the battalion commander to be careful of the Japanese counterattack tonight.
The commander of the Ninth Mixed Brigade of the Japanese will not sit idly by and watch Wushan fall into our hands.
This time, we must not let the devils take it back."
Zheng Quezi said firmly.
In addition, they had already attacked Wushan once yesterday.
But unfortunately, the troops that attacked that time had not yet gained a foothold.
The Japanese commander, Tansho Yuto, organized a Japanese suicide squad, launched a counterattack overnight, and recaptured Wushan.
This time, we must not make the same mistake again.
Boom boom boom!
At the same time, a loud rumbling sound was coming from the east.
Zheng Quezi looked eastwards towards the south gate of Fuzhou and the direction of Jiuxian Mountain.
He heard that the sound of artillery fire came not only from their 155mm howitzers, but also from the Japanese 120mm howitzers.
"Hasn't the Japanese's artillery position on Jiuxian Mountain been taken down yet?"
Zheng Quezi asked.
“Return to the group seat, not yet.
The number of Japanese troops defending Jiuxian Mountain is no less than ours.
The Second Regiment fought very hard there and suffered even greater casualties.
After the division commander transferred the heavy artillery regiment there, he had been engaged in artillery battles with the Japanese artillery regiment for two days.
Still failed to capture Jiuxian Mountain.
The Third Regiment, however, has already taken over the South Gate and is now splitting into two parts.
One part attacked towards Antai Bridge in the city.
Another part was circling to the west of Jiuxian Mountain, trying to join forces with the Second Regiment to attack the Japanese defenders on Jiuxian Mountain.
However, the action failed due to the stubborn resistance from the Japanese invaders and puppet troops.
In addition, the Fourth Regiment has not yet taken the west gate.
The Engineer Corps was also still attacking the east gate.
The Japanese defense was too tenacious, completely different from the Japanese we encountered in Ningde before.
Don't even mention the devils.
Even the puppet troops who fought alongside the devils fought very hard this time.
It’s really weird.”
The deputy captain next to him complained to Zheng Quezi.
Zheng Quezi and others certainly didn't know that the morale of the Japanese in the city was high after they received the promise made by Tanado Yuto.
As for those puppet troops who were also fighting very hard, it was entirely because they were coerced by the devils.
The families of many puppet army officers were under the control of the devils.
These people have no choice but to fight hard.
Fortunately, Zhou Pingkou and his men were fast enough to break through the Japanese defense line north of Lianjiang.
Tanosho Isamu's defensive deployment in Fuzhou City was less than half completed.
If this were the case, give Tadokoro Yuto another half a month.
The city of Fuzhou is like an iron bucket for him to run.
At this time, there were three regiments of Japanese devils in the city, with nearly 10,000 people.
However, the number of puppet troops increased sharply from more than 13,000 to more than 20,000.
These extra puppet troops were all young and strong men captured by Tanosho Yui in the city before Zhou Pingkou led his troops to attack.
It was not easy to take down Fuzhou City with more than 30,000 people defending it.
Fortunately, the Japanese in Fuzhou City no longer had the advantages of firepower and air supremacy.
In this way, they only relied on army soldiers to defend Fuzhou City.
In Ye Qingshan's opinion, with the current strength of his 208th Division, even if it is difficult to deal with, they will be able to win in the end.
The battle plan formulated by Zhou Pingkou.
If the battle goes well, they should be able to capture Fuzhou within a week.
If things don't go well, the process may be delayed to half a month later.
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Just when the attack and defense of Fuzhou City was in full swing.
In Shanghai, the Japanese commander Matsui Iwane suddenly received news from the domestic headquarters.
"Commander, there's news from the base camp."
A Japanese colonel walked in and said to Matsui Iwane.
"Why, did the headquarters agree with our plan to attack southern Zhejiang?"
Matsui Iwane raised his head and looked at the Japanese colonel.
"Hi. Commander, wise.
The headquarters did agree to our plan to attack Ye Qingshan’s base.
But the situation is a little different.
Come and see for yourself.”
As he spoke, the Japanese colonel handed a sealed confidential document to Matsui Iwane.
He also said: "This is a battle plan for eliminating Ye Qingshan's troops that was personally delivered by someone from the headquarters."
When the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane opened the sealed file bag, he saw a few big words: Fallen Leaf Project.
Matsui Iwane watched patiently.
"What a great 'fallen leaf plan'! The headquarters is determined to get rid of Ye Qingshan this time.
This Fallen Leaf Plan is a completely expanded version of our plan to attack southern Zhejiang.
Not only do they want to get rid of Ye Qingshan, but they also want to take the opportunity to seize Gan Province in the south.
Let us connect our occupied area along the Yangtze River with the occupied area in Guangzhou.
sharp! "
After reading this "Fallen Leaves Plan", Matsui Iwane was also very impressed.
"Commander, I heard that this plan was drafted by General Ishiwara Kanji.
It was delivered to the base camp two months ago.
Originally, the headquarters felt that this plan required too much investment and did not want to implement it for the time being.
However, Ye Qingshan's strength in southern Zhejiang was growing, and he even formed a powerful aviation team.
They destroyed one of our aircraft carrier fleets and now they are trying to capture the city of Fuzhou.
Even the failure of the Fuzhou air battle a few days ago.
It really shocked the base camp.
Finally, after discussion, the headquarters decided to agree to General Ishihara Kanji's "Falling Leaves Plan".
Completely eliminate Ye Qingshan’s troops.
And occupy the entire Jiangnan region along the way.
In this battle, our army will be divided into two attacking forces, the north and the south. The commander-in-chief of the northern army will be the general.
The southern army set out from Guangzhou City, and I heard that General Itagaki was in charge. "
The Japanese colonel continued.
“The decision of the base camp is the right one.
During the Battle of Nanjing, I said that Ye Qingshan must not be allowed to stay.
But I didn’t expect that this person’s strength would develop so rapidly.
This person has deep ties with the American consortium.
Received huge support from the Americans.
We really can’t just sit back and watch him continue to develop.”
The old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane knows more about Ye Qingshan than other high-ranking Japanese soldiers.
After all, the two sides had fought against each other in Nanjing.
"Call the commanders of each division to a meeting."
The old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane immediately summoned the commanders of several Japanese divisions to a meeting.
At the meeting, the Japanese generals were also shocked by the actions of the headquarters.
“In this battle, we have two goals.
The first is to completely wipe out Ye Qingshan’s troops and kill Ye Qingshan himself.
Secondly, our armies in the north and south will occupy Jiangxi Province to prepare for the subsequent capture of Changsha.
In this battle, I will serve as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, except for your several divisions.
In a month, three new divisions will arrive in the country, and we will also get naval support.
The base camp requires us to complete the leaf-falling plan before September."
Matsui Iwane looked at the many Japanese division commanders and said in a deep voice.
"Yo, the headquarters is wise.
We should have dealt with Ye Qingshan a long time ago.
Back then, he annihilated us all in Jinling..."
A Japanese division commander, Nakajima Asako, also gnashed his teeth in hatred when talking about Ye Qingshan.
He was also one of the division commanders who participated in the Battle of Nanjing, and his division paid a heavy price.
He also let Ye Qingshan annihilate the 13th Division.
At this time, the old devil Nakajima was extremely excited when he heard that the headquarters was going to completely eradicate Ye Qingshan.
But he stopped talking midway.
The 13th Division was completely wiped out, which has now become a taboo for the Japanese high-ranking officials.
The Japanese headquarters has issued an order not to allow anyone to discuss this matter in public.
"Anyway, as long as we can get rid of Ye Qingshan, my 16th Division will give us our full support."
"Yes, our Ninth Division agrees as well."
There were also some other Japanese division commanders who did not participate in the Battle of Nanjing.
Their hatred towards Ye Qingshan was far less intense than that towards those old Japanese devils like Nakajima.
However, they also strongly support getting rid of Ye Qingshan.
Moreover, these old Japanese who can sit in the position of division commander all have backgrounds and backers.
Therefore, they are the most informed.
At this time, many Japanese division commanders knew that the headquarters had adjusted its external expansion plan.
As a result, all major urban areas in North China, the Yangtze River coast, and the southeast coast have been captured by them.
In the future, China's way of fighting will also change.
There will not be many more major battles like the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Wuhan.
Moreover, with the discovery of large oil fields in Southeast Asia, the headquarters has turned its attention to Southeast Asia.
Perhaps, this Falling Leaf Plan will be their last major battle in China before heading south to Southeast Asia.
From the point of time, these old devils were keenly aware of it.
The Japanese's combat meeting lasted more than three hours.
Finally, Matsui Iwane ordered: "Notify the 40th Division and the 21st Division and let them set off first.
We will set out southward the day after tomorrow and first defeat the Tenth Army, the direct subordinate of Gu Zhutong of the Chinese Third War Zone.
This will lay the foundation for us to seize southern Zhejiang."
"Also, notify the Special High Section and ask them to cooperate with the 21st and 40th Divisions in their combat operations."
"Hi!"
A group of old Japanese soldiers stood up and responded.
(September 18th, never forget the national humiliation!)