Chapter 993: Completely Wiped Out of the Earth

Chapter 993: Completely Wiped Out of the Earth

The boastful Doihara Kenji was ruthlessly stopped by Yokoyama Hideo at the city gate.

Yokoyama Hideo said unhappily: "General Doihara! You can take the Kwantung Army away, but you should inform this Chief of Staff of all the Chinese military intelligence you have."

Ikeda Jizo said loudly: "Especially the Chinese 34th Army."

Doihara Xian'er rolled his eyes at him and sneered, "The 34th Chinese Army has three burrows. The command post and the reserve command post are located in Zhijiang Longwang Temple and Qixingtai respectively. Go and destroy them."

After saying this, he led the Guandong Army out of the Jingzhou city gate and headed straight for Wuhan.

Yokoyama Ying looked at his back and said thoughtfully:

"We should send planes to bomb the Dragon King Temple and the Seven Stars Terrace."

Ikeda Jizo shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff! Doihara Kenji sent a night raid team to attack the Dragon King Temple. The command post of the 34th Chinese Army must have been moved from there."

Yokoyama Ying waved his hand and said, "The Imperial bombers should focus on equipping our army! It won't hurt to bomb one more Qixingtai."

Ikeda Jizo suggested: "Mr. Chief of Staff! The reason why Doihara Kan'er is so arrogant is entirely because he has agents who can obtain intelligence. You can also call the Shanghai Special High Section and let the spies lurking in China provide intelligence for our army to capture Zhijiang, Yichang, and Chongqing."

Yokoyama Ei nodded and said, "Ikeda-kun! Your suggestion is very good."

Ikeda Jizo bowed 34 degrees and pleaded, "Your Excellency the Chief of Staff! Please find the exact location of the Chinese th Army for Ikeda. The Ikeda Detachment will completely wipe out this Chinese ace army from the face of the earth."

Yokoyama Hideo said happily: "Yoshi! The Chinese 34th Army is too rampant and must be wiped out."

Zhijiang, Juzhang River.

Xiang Chu chose this place as the ambush site based on the marching route of the Ikeda Detachment provided by Doihara Kenji.

Moreover, the vegetation on both sides of the Juzhang River is lush and has good concealment.

Find out the depth of the river in advance and adapt to the position to facilitate troop maneuvers.

Xiang Chu hid the 34th Army in the forest and set up his command post in the dense forest on a high ground on the right bank of the river, from which he could overlook the entire situation.

In order to cover up this annihilation operation, a small number of mobile troops were also left in the original Dragon King Temple and Qixingtai.

At this time, Xiang Chu received the telegram from Doihara Xian'er and sneered:

"This Ikeda Zhizan is too arrogant! He captured Zhijiang in one day, Yichang in three days, and Chongqing in seven days. He really doesn't know his own weight. I will make sure he never returns."

Liu Zhengxiong said angrily, "Boy! Don't fall for Doihara Ken'er's scheme. He wants you to fight Ikeda Jizo just to reap the benefits."

Xiang Chu laughed and said, "No! His evil plan is very clever. It is equivalent to sending the Ikeda Detachment to be annihilated by the 34th Army."

After saying this, he walked to the map and calculated the approximate time it would take for the Ikeda detachment to arrive at various places from Jingzhou.

At this time, Ma Fugui reported loudly: "Commander! The 77th Division of the 77th Army Group wants to be stationed in the Longwang Temple area and would like to ask our troops to leave."

Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Gao Yang has changed his personality and has become so polite."

Liu Zhengxiong shook his head and said, "No! Why would the 77th Division be stationed at the Dragon King Temple near the Yangtze River? And that place has just been attacked by the Japanese. I understand. The 77th Division must be trying to escape westward along the Yangtze River for convenience."

Xiang Chu thought for a moment and ordered, "Fugui! Call the 77th Division. We can send troops to the Dragon King Temple, but that place has been exposed. We are afraid that the Japanese planes will bomb it. Their troops should be stationed as dispersed as possible."

"Yes!"

Ma Fugui hurriedly sent a telegram.

Not long after, we received a reply: "34th Army! Thank you for letting us station troops in the Longwang Temple area. The Japanese attacked once, so they will not send planes to bomb."

Xiang Chu said angrily, "How can Gao Yang be so sure that the Japanese planes won't bomb?"

Coincidentally, Ma Fugui received another telegram and reported loudly:

"Commander! The 77th Division of the 78th Army Group has also proposed to be stationed at Qixingtai to support the 77th Division. Let our troops make room for them."

Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "No! What's going on with these two divisions? Ask the theater command, who agreed to the deployment of the 77th and 78th divisions?"

"Yes!"

Ma Fugui hurriedly took the order and sent a telegram.

Soon, I received a call back from the theater command:

"34th Army! The 77th Army just reported the deployment of troops. Your army has moved forward, leaving the rear defense line empty. The 77th and 78th Divisions are just right to fill in and prevent the Japanese from cutting off your retreat."

Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "To be honest! I am not afraid of the Japs. I am really afraid that these two divisions will cut off my retreat."

Liu Zhengxiong consoled him, "Boy! Don't let your imagination run wild. They are friendly forces after all. How can they stab you in the back?"

Xiang Chu did not argue with him, but thought to himself, "What is going on with the 77th Army now?"

Gan Rong walked into the command post and said happily: "Commander! According to the report from the spies lurking around Jingzhou City, a major event happened in Jingzhou City this morning.

Inukai Taro pretended to be an aide-de-camp, and when Yokoyama Ying called a meeting of the Japanese division commanders and detachment commanders, he threw tear gas grenades into the meeting room...”

After listening to him, Xiang Chu said with a sense of relief: "I never thought that Doihara Ken'er would help me get rid of Inukai Taro."

Gan Rong didn't understand and asked in confusion: "Commander! The spy who sneaked into the Japanese army reported that Inukai Taro committed suicide out of fear of punishment, and it had nothing to do with Doihara Kan'er."

Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "No! How could Inukai Taro use tear gas grenades? Only Doihara Ken'er likes to use such evil things."

Gan Rong smiled and said, "According to the spy report, the explosion that killed Ananweiji on the Xiangyang city wall was also caused by Doihara Ken'er."

Xiang Chu praised: "Doihara Xian'er's stay in the Eighth Route Army was not in vain. He helped us eliminate a large number of devils."

Liu Zhengxiong said angrily: "How can he help us? He is just doing it for his own selfish interests."

Xiang Chu ordered: "Old Liu! Take Hu Changsheng to inspect the minefields and sea minefields. This is the key to our annihilation of the Ikeda Detachment."

Liu Zhengxiong shouted, "You sent me away again so that I could mark the map quietly. Changsheng! Let's go."

After saying this, he took Hu Changsheng and escaped.

Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "You still know that you have the loudest voice."

At noon, the sound of airplanes roared in the sky.

Now the war of resistance has entered its darkest period and the air force has been wiped out.

China's airspace can only be wreaked havoc by the Japanese planes.

Hu Changsheng rushed into the command post and said anxiously: "Commander! The Japanese sent out 50 planes at once to bomb us. Should we move?"

Xiang Chu waved his hand and said, "We have always moved at night, and our whereabouts are very secretive. The enemy shouldn't know our exact location so quickly."

After saying this, he hurriedly set the knobs of several radios to the call sign of the Japanese Army Air Force and listened carefully.

Liu Zhengxiong asked in confusion: "Commander! Why are the Japanese sending out so many planes at once? Where are they going to bomb?"

Xiang Chu adjusted the radio knob and shook his head, saying, "The Japanese bombers are going to bomb Qixingtai and Longwang Temple."

Liu Zhengxiong said anxiously: "Didn't the 77th and 78th Divisions run over there specifically to be bombed by the Japanese planes? Quickly send a telegram to the theater command and have the two divisions leave as soon as possible."

Xiang Chu waved his hand and said, "It's too late! There's no need to send them. These two divisions are quite good at running. The Japanese Ikeda Detachment is coming soon. Our army will immediately join the battle."