The battle at the front line in Songhu was in full swing. A steady stream of Chinese troops rushed to the battlefield from all over the country. Even though the Japanese were well-equipped, they were still in a difficult battle.
After encountering the tenacious resistance of the Chinese army, and it was difficult to break through in a short period of time, the Japanese headquarters had no choice but to hold a meeting of senior generals.
"We must find a new breakthrough point and end this bitter battle as soon as possible.”
The huge number of casualties on the frontlines every day made the high-ranking generals of the Japanese feel very distressed. Those were well-trained elites, but they were thrown into the battlefield just like that.
"Our General Staff has made a plan. We need to send an elite force to land from the back of the main Chinese army. Together with our main force, we will encircle and annihilate the main Chinese army in the area between Su City and Shanghai.”A senior advisor handed a battle plan to a general.
"Landing from behind the Chinese army?”
A Japanese admiral frowned. With the strength of their navy, they couldn't handle the landing alone.
"Yes, according to the intelligence, there is only one infantry division and one artillery brigade stationed on the coastline from Ting Town to Jin Town, which is dozens of kilometers long. If we land and fight, we can completely break through.”
"How deep is the coastline? Is it suitable for large warships to dock?" a Japanese admiral asked.
" Our intelligence personnel have already conducted a survey. When the tide rises, it will be enough for our warships to reach within five nautical miles. The landing troops can board the troop-carrying ships and go ashore.”
"I heard that the hero of the Chinese army, Zhao Ting, is stationed in Song County, not far from the landing point?”
"Yes, but Zhao Ting can only command one battalion. Although the China Army recently transferred another 67th division, this division is not even a division.”
"If we want to land and fight, we need the cooperation of the navy and our army.”An army general looked at the navy generals who were sitting there silently.
It could be said that the navy and the army had always been at war and looked down on each other. Now that the army wanted to land and fight, they had to have the approval of the navy general.
"Within a year, we need to build three aircraft carriers. I hope that the military expenditure will be tilted towards our navy.”
Naturally, the admirals would not easily agree to cooperate with the army. They had already prepared their own chips.
"Building three aircraft carriers is enough for us to form ten infantry divisions.”
"The main force of the war depends on our land forces. Building so many aircraft carriers is a waste of resources.”An army general echoed,
"In that case, our naval forces will fight alone. We won't be responsible for escorting or assisting in the landing.”the admiral said firmly.
After hearing this, the army generals were instantly furious.
"You guys are disregarding the big picture!" The general criticized.
"Since your army is so powerful, why do you need our navy to cooperate?”The admiral retorted.
The army and navy generals, who were already full of contradictions, soon quarreled, causing the senior officials in the base camp to have no choice but to mediate.
The meeting lasted from evening to dawn the next day. In the end, the navy and the army compromised with each other.
The Minister of War promised to allocate military funds to the navy to build two aircraft carriers, and the navy would transfer forces to cooperate with this landing operation.
The efficiency of the Japanese was very high, because every day they couldn't defeat the main force of the Chinese army, their losses would increase.
In a battle involving millions of people, the daily losses were astronomical, so they had no choice but to make preparations.
For this landing operation, the Japanese army had mobilized the 6th, 18th, 14th, and 5th Divisions, as well as the 2nd Independent Mountain Cannon Brigade, the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, the 1st and 2nd Reserve Infantry Regiments, and other 120,000 elites to form the 10th Army, with Lieutenant General Yanagawa as the commander.
The Japanese navy had mobilized more than 200 troop-carrying ships and landing ships. At the same time, they had mobilized dozens of warships from the Third Fleet to escort them.
When the 10,000 elite soldiers of the 10th army set off from the Wei Nation on the troop-carrying ships, charging towards the rear of the Chinese army, the Chinese side did not seem to be on guard at all.
Although the higher-ups of the Chinese army were not on guard, Zhao Ting had lived two lives and naturally knew that the Japanese would land in this area.
Apart from training the troops, Zhao Ting had also organized the town defense committee to build trenches in this area to prepare for war.
Moreover, Zhao Ting was also actively paying attention to the situation along the coast. He had sent many scouts to the surrounding areas of Jin Town to investigate the enemy.
When the scouts reported that there were many enemy spies in the coastal areas, Zhao Ting knew that the Japanese had their eyes on them.
Zhao Ting didn't dare to be negligent. He hurriedly sent people to the 62nd Division and the Artillery Brigade stationed along the coast to report the situation. He said that the Japanese might have landed along the coast and asked them to be more vigilant.
At the same time, Zhao Ting also sent a telegram to the commander of the war zone, expressing his concerns. However, there was no real evidence. Zhao Ting's telegram was soon drowned out by countless telegrams.
"Who does Zhao Ting think he is? A small lieutenant colonel actually dares to command me? He really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!”
Out of goodwill, Zhao Ting sent a warning to the 62nd Division and the Artillery Brigade, but they didn't take it seriously. Instead, they were very dissatisfied with Zhao Ting, who was rising rapidly in the military.
After all, he had been in the army for many years before he was promoted to a colonel. Zhao Ting, on the other hand, had been promoted continuously by defeating a few Japanese and eliminating a few enemy spies. Naturally, he was dissatisfied.
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