"Soga." Usa Mirō's eyes lit up and he said, "If this happens, Zhong Yi's command will be ruined!"

This is undoubtedly a great benefit to the Japanese army, because Zhong Yi's command is always the biggest threat.

It’s the same national army, but it’s really different if it’s the other person who comes to command it!

"And." Okamura Yanji nodded slightly and said, "Once the situation forms a large-scale melee, unless the number of troops on both sides is extremely different, it will be a big problem to increase tens of thousands of people and reduce tens of thousands of people."

"Hayi." Usa Mito paused and said, "Although the Guards Division has suffered repeated defeats, there are still more than 30,000 imperial soldiers. If the 5th Division, the 15th Division, the 22nd Division and the independent mixed 11th Brigade are added, our army's total strength is still more than 100,000, and the Chinese army's strength should be 200,000, although it is more than us, if it is a melee, the advantage of these 100,000 people is indeed not a big problem!"

At least so far, the combat effectiveness of one Japanese soldier is at least equivalent to that of three Chinese soldiers.

Therefore, there is really no problem with the 100,000 Japanese troops facing the 200,000 national troops.

Of course, the premise is a melee. If you are a new posture to fight an offensive and defensive battle, the situation will be different.

"This is not the most critical!" Okamura Yasuji smiled grimly and said, "The most critical factor is that the military literacy of the grassroots officers of the Imperial Army is far better than that of the Chinese army. Once a comprehensive melee occurs, the melee of the squadron or even the squadron scale broke out between the two sides, the Imperial Army will have a far better chance of winning than that of the Chinese army!"

"Soga!" Usa Mitsuru said, "I understand!"

"However, there is still a prerequisite!" Okamura Nishiji paused for a moment and continued, "That is, the Chinese army must be in chaos. If the Chinese army does not fall into chaos, the situation will be troublesome!"

"This problem should not be big." Usa Mirō said, "When the various divisions and brigades rushed to the Yiwu battlefield, they ordered the guard division to take advantage of the situation to counterattack. The attacks inside and outside will definitely cause the Chinese army to fall into chaos! At that time, the situation will turn into a large-scale melee that the commander expected!"

"I hope." Okamura Yasuji said in a faint tone.

In fact, there is another reason that Okamura Yasuji didn't say it out.

This is for the face of the Japanese royal family!

As one of the Three Ways of Showa, as a young army officer who is trusted by Hirohito, Okamura Yanji knows Hirohito's temper better than anyone else.

Moreover, Okamura Yasuji himself was extremely reluctant to have any problems with the Guard Division.

Because the Guards Division is not only the face of the Japanese royal family, but also the face of the army! Once the Guards Division is completely wiped out, it is not only the royal family, but also the entire army!

Therefore, it would rather pay the entire Thirteenth Army, and Okamura Nishi also vowed to rescue the Guard Division, even if only one regiment or even one brigade was rescued, it would not be completely wiped out anyway!

...

The situation on the battlefield in Yiwu changed too quickly, and Tokyo could not keep up with the frontline situation at all.

When Okamura Yasuji had already issued an order, and when the 5th Division and other reinforcements had abandoned all heavy equipment and advanced to Yiwu with all their efforts, Tokyo realized that the Guards Division was facing an unprecedented threat.

After learning the news, Hirohito urgently summoned Hideki Tojo to the palace to discuss matters.

"Tojo-kun, what's going on?" Hirohito asked with a frown, "I wasn't doing well yesterday, why did the situation worsen after just one night?"

"Hai." Tojo Hideki paused and said, "It is said that the six divisions of the 10th China Army suddenly appeared near Yiwu, which doubled the strength of the Chinese army besieged the Guard Division, so the situation deteriorated sharply. However, your Majesty does not need to worry, Okamura Jun has strictly ordered the 5th Division and other units to provide all their strength to reinforce!"

"Is that true?" Hirohito asked with some concern, "Is it time to go?"

From Hirohito's expression, Hideki Tojo saw unconcealed worries and anxiety.

Hideki Tojo couldn't help but secretly admire Okamura's knowledge. It seemed that Okamura's judgment was correct. His Majesty the Emperor really cared about the Guard Division.

At that time, Hideki Tojo said: "In order to seize the situation, the 5th Division and other reinforcements even abandoned all their heavy equipment and supported them at full speed in the brigade! So there is no problem in time."

"Did you give up heavy equipment?" Hirohito breathed a sigh of relief and asked again, "Will it affect the combat effectiveness of reinforcements and eventually lead to the deterioration of the entire battle situation?"

"It shouldn't be that way." Hideki Tojo shook his head, "Although the reinforcements abandoned heavy equipment, there are still a considerable number of Type 92 infantry artillery and mortars, as well as grenade launchers, and the firepower intensity is completely sufficient."

"That's good, that's good." Hirohito finally felt relieved after hearing this, thought for a while and reminded him, "Tojo-kun, Den-kun Okamura, he must rescue the Guard Division no matter what. The Guard Division is not the royal face, but the Army face. No matter what, it cannot be completely wiped out by the Chinese army on the battlefield!"

"Hayi!" Hideki Tojo paused his head.

...

Chongqing is also unable to keep up with the changes.

"What's going on? What's going on?" Principal Chang asked, hurried into the war room.

When he received the news, Principal Chang was having a meal. As a result, he heard that there had been a major change in the situation on the battlefield in Zhejiang and Fujian. Principal Chang immediately slapped the chopsticks on the table and rushed over.

"That's right." Zhang Zhizhong replied respectfully, "Another mixed brigade of the three Japanese divisions that reinforced the Yiwu battlefield suddenly abandoned all heavy equipment and did not take the highway. He actually used the brigade or even the squadron as independent combat units, increasing at full speed from the small road to the Yiwu direction. The troops responsible for the blocking were caught off guard, so they did not stop!"

"What?" President Chang said in surprise, "That is to say, the Japanese reinforcements will soon arrive at the Yiwu battlefield?"

"Principal, it's not very soon, but has arrived!" Chen Shi said, "I just received the frontline battle report. An infantry brigade of the Japanese Independent Mixed 11th Brigade, the closest to Yiwu, has just appeared in the suburbs of Pujiang County and fought a battle with a regiment of the Rong 4th Division!"

"What then?" President Chang said anxiously, "What's going on?"

Chen Shi said: "The infantry brigade of the Japanese army was not in love with the battle. After a little contact, he immediately took a detour and continued to advance at full speed towards Yiwu. The regiment of the Rong 4th Division did not have time to pursue it, because behind the Japanese brigade, several more brigades appeared. Now the entire Rong 4th Division is no longer concerned about itself."

"What does it mean?" Principal Chang said in surprise, "It means it failed?"
Chapter completed!