Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Your Highness, if there is time, we will know if it's time."

"Calculation?" said Higakurimiya Nianhiko, "How to calculate?"

Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Your Highness thinks how long does it take for the main Chinese forces to recover their combat effectiveness?"

"I probably know this." Machijiri Yoshiki continued, "The main Chinese forces on the Wuhan battlefield are divided into two parts, one is the Chinese army in the fifth war zone and the other is the Chinese army in the ninth war zone. Among them, the Chinese army in the ninth war zone suffered a lot of casualties in the battle with the 11th army on the Hunan-Jiangxi border, and they will not be able to recover their combat effectiveness until the end of September!"

After a pause, Machijiri Ryoki said again: "The Chinese army in the fifth war zone also suffered heavy losses in the battle with our Second Army, but it is still lighter than the Chinese war zone. So by mid-September, you should be able to restore your combat effectiveness!"

Higashijiugu Nihiko continued: "It's August 15th, which means we have one month left! As long as we can occupy Wuhan within one month, we don't have to worry about the Chinese army's counterattack!"

"Yo Xi." Shinozuka Yoshio nodded happily and continued, "Then now, let's calculate whether the Second Army is likely to capture Wuhan within one month!"

After a pause, Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "First of all, we must be clear, the strength of the Wuhan defenders!"

Machijiri Ryoki said: "According to the information provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the military strength of the Wuhan defenders should be like this, with ten regular troops of 80,000 brigades, seventy thousand reserve troops, and another fifty thousand militia!"

Higashijiugu Nihiko said, "That is to say, there were originally 200,000 defenders!"

Machijiri Yoshiki said again: "But now, there are at most 150,000 left!"

"Yo Xi!" Shinozuka Yoshio nodded happily and said, "Your Highness knows what kind of personality Zhong Yi is, and you must be clear about it too. Therefore, if you don't kill all the defenders in Wuhan, the imperial army will never be able to enter the city of Wuhan! So now, let's further decompose. Kill all the defenders of 150,000 in a month, and you need to kill 5,000 Chinese troops every day!"

Higashijiugu Nianhiko said: "It seems not easy to kill at least 5,000 Chinese troops every day?"

"Yes!" Machijiri Ryoki echoed, "After all, the area of ​​Hankou city is limited, and the battle line between the two sides is only that long. It is difficult to hunt 5,000 Chinese troops a day!"

While talking, Machijiri Yoshiki walked to the front of the map.

Then, Machijiri Ryoki pointed to the map and explained: "Your Highness, everyone, you see, the total width from Wudang Palace to the racetrack is only less than five kilometers. Assuming that a hunting team is placed every 100 meters, this is probably the limit. If there are many infantry dispatched, it will become a large-scale group attack!"

Shimizu said happily: "That is to say, there are up to 50 hunting teams on the entire front!"

Ribing Ogisu said: "Each hunting group has 10 people, and 50 hunting groups are 500 people!"

Fujie Etsuo said: "In other words, each imperial soldier needs to kill more than 10 Chinese soldiers every day, which is not easy! Small street battles are not large-scale offensive and defensive wars after all, and I'm afraid there are not so many Chinese soldiers to kill!"

Machijiri Haruki said: "In the Battle of Nanjing, the sniper elites who were on the hunting list did have a good result. Especially Hojoji, who won the reputation of the Imperial Gun King, hunted more than 100 Chinese soldiers overnight, but most of the imperial soldiers only hunted a few Chinese soldiers!"

Qingshui said happily: "And the battle area of ​​the battle in Nanjing is much larger than that of Hankou!"

Fujie Etsuo said: "So it is not easy to achieve the goal of hunting 5,000 a day!"

"From the moment, it is indeed not enough to hunt 5,000 Chinese soldiers every day!" Shinozuka Yoshio nodded and said, "But why can't we try to create conditions?"

"Create conditions?" Higashinomiya Nohiko nodded happily, "Shinozuka, tell me what you think."

"Hayi!" Shinozuka Yoshio paused and said, "First of all, it's a question of the length of the front line. Machijiri-kun just said that from Wudang Palace to the racetrack is only five kilometers wide in total, but no one stipulates that the front line must be straight, or jagged! It can even be intertwined!"

Higashikuigu Nihiko said: "Serrated? Cyclops of canine teeth?!"

"Hayi!" Shinozuka Yoshio said, "If a jagged or crisscrossed front line is formed, a five-kilometer-long front line can become ten kilometers or even twenty kilometers!"

After a pause, Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "And, if the Hankou battlefield alone cannot meet the target of killing enemies, why can't we reopen the battlefield in Hanyang? If the Hanyang battlefield is reopened, will we kill the target of killing enemies be doubled immediately? We still have to worry about not being able to complete the goal of killing 5,000 enemies a day?"

"Suoga!" Higashijiu Nihiko's eyes lit up.

"Reopen the Hanyang battlefield?" Machijiri Ryoki said with a frown, "Has Shinozuka Kwan forgotten the lessons of the 3rd Division?"

Hearing this, Nianyan of Dongjiugu'er suddenly felt a stern, yes, why did you forget this? The 3rd Division was completely annihilated by the Chinese Army outside Hanyang City! If the battlefield in Hanyang is reopened, if the army counterattacks again and the division sent to Hanyang is completely annihilated, wouldn't it be counterproductive?

Yoshio Shinozuka said in a deep voice: "We have analyzed before that the reason why the 3rd Division was eliminated by the Chinese army was mainly because Fujita Jin underestimated the enemy's carelessness, and the Chinese army entered a tank cluster in the counterattack, and the artillery of the 3rd Division failed to counterattack in time, and various factors accumulated to eventually lead to a tragedy!"

After a pause, Shinozuka Yoshio said again: "So, as long as we are prepared in advance and calibrate the artillery shooting orders on the various counterattack routes of the Chinese army, then even if the Chinese army enters the tank cluster to launch a counterattack, our artillery can also counterattack in time, and the tragedy of the 3rd Division will never happen again!"

Machijiri Yoshiki immediately stopped talking because he had no way to refute.

"Yo Xi!" Higashikuramiya Nianhiko nodded happily and said again, "Order!"

Four division commanders including Shinozuka Yoshio and Machijiri Oki stood attentively.

After a pause, Higakiori Nianyan continued: "The 10th Division, the 16th Division immediately crossed the Han River to attack Hanyang City. In order to ensure your safety, beware of the Chinese army's counterattack, the 5th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 3rd Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment will cooperate with you!"

"Hayi!" Shinozuka Yoshio and Fujie Esuke paused their heads.

Higakurimiya Nohiko turned his head and said to Machijiriki: "Machijiri, call the Front Army Headquarters immediately and ask General Hata Shunji to allocate a special fund as soon as possible to use it as a reward for the killing competition!"
Chapter completed!