binnovel Chapter 465 The Purpose Becomes Clear
Chapter 465 The Purpose Becomes Clear
Lieutenant General Ando Rikichi, commander of the 21st Army of the Japanese Army, paid close attention to the troop movements of the Fourth War Zone of China every day. He strictly ordered the intelligence department to closely monitor the movements of the Chinese troops in Guangxi Province, especially the garrison situation of the Chinese troops in the direction of Qinzhou Bay.
When the Japanese intelligence department had obtained detailed intelligence on the troops in the direction of Qinzhou Bay, Lieutenant General Ando Rikichi, commander of the 21st Japanese Army, also saw the porous defense line of the Fourth War Zone of the Chinese government in the direction of Qinzhou Bay.
On November 15, 1939, a 30,000-man attack force consisting of the Japanese Army's 5th Division and the Taiwan Independent Mixed Brigade set out from Hainan Island and launched an attack in batches on the Gui Army's positions along the Qinzhou Bay.
Faced with the sudden attack from the sea by the Japanese army, the Hua Xia Gui clique troops in the direction of Qinzhou Bay were confused. Before the Japanese attack, they had not received any warning information from their superiors about the Japanese army's impending attack.
Moreover, because the 31st Army, the main defense force of Qinzhou Bay, had been transferred to seize territory, this resulted in only one newly formed 19th Division of the 46th Army defending the entire defense line.
In Qisha, the main landing direction of the Japanese army, the Guangxi Army was responsible for the defense with only one regiment of troops. Under the attack of the Japanese 9th Brigade, it was broken through by the Japanese th Brigade in less than three hours, and the entire position was quickly lost. In the next two days, all Japanese troops quickly landed on the land of Guangxi Province.
When the Japanese army began to attack and land in Qinzhou Bay, Commander-in-Chief Bai of the Fourth War Zone was attending a military meeting in Nanyue, Hunan Province. When Commander Bai's adjutant rushed into the meeting room in a panic, all the participants looked at him sideways, and even the top government officials attending the meeting were stunned.
When Commander Bai saw that it was his adjutant who entered the meeting, he immediately felt that something was wrong. Could it be that the Japanese army had begun to attack the defense line of his troops? However, even if the Japanese army launched an attack on the defense line he had arranged from Yangcheng, there should be no problem with the defensive forces and fortifications he had arranged there. At least they could withstand the attack of the Japanese army for several days, so the adjutant would not be so panicked.
Moreover, the highest military meeting was being held, and unless there was an extremely urgent situation, it would be impossible for the adjutant to get the consent of the officers in the attendant room outside the meeting room to enter the meeting room. The fact that he was able to enter the meeting room and interrupt such an important meeting showed in itself that what happened was very important.
The adjutant walked quickly to Commander Bai with a nervous look on his face and whispered in his ear, "Commander Bai, the Japanese army has just launched an attack on Qinzhou Bay from the sea. The Japanese landing troops have also landed and are attacking the defense line of the New 19th Division. The New 19th Division requests reinforcements."
As Commander Bai listened to his adjutant's whispered report in his ear, his face turned pale. This news was like a bolt from the blue. Commander Bai was so shocked that he stood up from behind the conference table. This stunned everyone attending the meeting.
Everyone knew that something huge had happened, otherwise, with Commander Bai's shrewdness, he would never show such an expression in front of so many people. The commanders of several other war zones also exchanged glances with each other. They also guessed something from Commander Bai's current expression. This was nothing more than a sudden attack by the Japanese army on southern Guangxi, and the direction of the attack was definitely beyond Commander Bai's expectations.
However, all the bigwigs attending the meeting were smart men, so they just had to wait. Only Commander Li of the Fifth War Zone looked worried, but he didn't dare to ask rashly, so he could only wait for the only person who had the right to ask questions to speak.
Sure enough, the top government official looked at Officer Bai who suddenly stood up and asked with concern, "Brother Jiansheng, what happened? It makes you so nervous."
The question from the highest level of the government also pulled Commander Bai back from shock. After Commander Bai calmed down, he quickly said to the highest level of the government: "Report to the highest level of the government, the Japanese 21st Army just launched a sudden attack on Qinzhou Bay from the sea. Now the Japanese landing troops have landed. Our garrison troops in Qinzhou Bay are weak and have sent a telegram for help."
When the top government officials heard that the Japanese army had actually launched an attack on Qinzhou Bay, they were furious. Didn't you, Commander Bai, say that the Japanese army would attack southern Guangxi from east to west by land? How did it become that Qinzhou Bay was attacked again? However, the top government officials had experienced many storms and waves, and on the surface they still maintained a normal look.
After hearing Chief Bai's explanation of the situation, the bigwigs attending the meeting all had different expressions. Chief Li, as a member of the Guangxi clique, had an even more intense look of worry on his face, with his brows furrowed together. He was thinking in his mind how to help Chief Bai break the impasse.
Commander He, who had some conflicts with Commander Bai, looked calm but was actually smiling in his heart: Commander Bai, you are so arrogant. I asked you to transfer some troops to help guard Guangzhou before, but you kept making excuses, saying that you had to concentrate your forces to guard Guangxi Province. You thought the Japanese army would not attack Guangxi Province, but now you've been beaten. You also said that the defense forces in Qinzhou Bay were weak. Why were they weak? It's because your Guangxi clique sent the main force, the 31st Army, to western Guangdong to grab territory. You deserve it.
Commander Chen didn't feel much about it. Before, Commander Bai sent the 31st Army to western Guangdong to grab territory. Commander Chen looked down on Commander Bai's approach and thought that Commander Bai still had deep warlord ideas. However, Commander Bai never touched the interests of his civil engineering department, so Commander Chen was unwilling to meddle in other people's business.
Commander Xue, the commander of the Ninth War Zone, who was sitting opposite Commander Chen, was thinking in his mind about how he should leave more troops to guard the defense area of the Ninth War Zone, in case the Japanese Eleventh Army suddenly took advantage of the opportunity to attack him. He still needed some troops to guard against the Japanese Eleventh Army.
"To the highest levels of government, if the Japanese army attacks Qinzhou Bay, their target will not be Liuzhou as previously determined. It is very likely that the Japanese army's target is Nanning. They want to cut off our international supply lines." Commander Li hurriedly reported his judgment to the highest levels of government.
Commander Li knew that if the Japanese army landed and attacked in Qinzhou Bay, the destination of the attack would definitely be Nanning and not Liuzhou as mentioned before. The value of Nanning lies in the fact that it is currently the international supply line for the Chinese government.