The Japanese's 18th Division detoured Song Jiang. It was obvious that they didn't want to waste time in Song Jiang.
In history, the three divisions of the Japanese attacked Song Jiang. It took them three days to almost wipe out the 67th Army before they captured Song Jiang.
They wanted to capture the 67th Army that had been preparing for three days in Song Jiang. In addition, the 67th Army was a new force in the eyes of the Japanese.
By then, even if they managed to capture it, the Yan Huang army on the Songhu battlefield would probably have mostly withdrawn.
One had to know that on the way from Songhu to Jinling, a large number of Yan Huang troops were squeezing and retreating.
Once these troops returned to Jinling, it would be much more difficult for them to capture Jinling.
As the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, Jinling's city walls were second to none in Yan Huang.
If more troops retreated to Jinling, it meant that there would be more enemies in Jinling.
Therefore, Matsui Ishigen was very straightforward. He immediately let the 18th division bypass Song Jiang and go straight to Shuzhou.
In this way, although they did not capture Song Jiang in time, they could continue to cut off the retreat route of a large number of Yan Huang troops.
Liu Yu was very clear about the Japanese's goal. Naturally, she would not let the Japanese have their way.
The 6th division was the fuse that would lure the Japanese away.
Of course, if Matsui Ishigen was really willing to watch the 6th division get wiped out, then Liu Yu could not say anything.
However, Liu Yu was also very clear that Matsui Iwane would definitely not let the 6th division be at risk of being wiped out. If the 6th division was really wiped out, it would cause all kinds of chaos. A good outcome was not something that a commander like him could bear.
One was that they couldn't give an explanation to the people of the country. If a division was wiped out, it was impossible to hide it.
To the Japanese, who had been winning all this time, this would be a huge blow to their confidence. It would make the people doubt the outcome of this war, and it would also greatly affect the confidence of all the troops on Yan Huang's side.
This was something that Matsui Ishigen and even the main camp did not want to see.
The other was to boost the confidence of the entire Yan Huang Empire. Once the 6th division was completely wiped out, it would definitely make the people of Yan Huang believe that the Japanese were not invincible. It would make more people determined to fight.
As for whether or not he had the confidence to annihilate the 6th division, Liu Yu did not think that it would be difficult. He just needed time.
The 20,000 Northeastern men of the 67th Division were not just for show.
Although Liu Yu didn't ask the 67th Division to do anything in his instructions to Zhou Weiguo, one could imagine what the 67th Division would do next.
Furthermore, after taking out the Japanese's Heavy Artillery Brigade, Liu Yu could now recruit more than 30,000 elite soldiers.
Adding on the 5,000 soldiers he had recruited, he now had 35,000 soldiers.
With the advantage in weapons and equipment, as long as he had enough time, even if the 6th division was fully equipped, Liu Yu was confident that he could crush them.
At this moment, Gu Shoufu naturally didn't know what Ye Ming was thinking.
There was no news from the troops that had been sent to the rear, and there was no contact from the Heavy Artillery Brigade. No matter how many times they called out to the radio, there was no response.
Even if Shoufu Tani was unwilling to believe it, he had to admit that the Heavy Artillery Squadron was doomed.
Moreover, the original plan was that the supply team should have arrived by now.
However, there was still no trace of him.
Gu Shoufu was almost 100% sure that there was a powerful force behind him that had yet to reveal itself.
This made Gu Shoufu gradually have a very bad feeling in his heart.
The continuous bombardment had not stopped for even a moment, which was the best proof.
At this moment, the sky was gradually brightening.
Gu Shoufu also gathered all the high ranking officers of the 6th division.
Outside, there was a rumbling sound of artillery shells, shaking the command post that was made of wood and earth and stone. From time to time, sand would be shaken down.
However, the expressions of the Japanese officers and generals did not change much.
"Gentlemen, we can now confirm that there is a rather powerful Chinese army behind us…"
Gu Shoufu seriously told everyone his judgment and analysis and continued,""Just now, Commander Matsui sent a message asking us to postpone the attack on Song Jiang and focus on killing the Chinese army behind us. For this reason, Commander Matsui sent the Kunizaki Battalion to come from Shanghai to support us.”
"Major general, we still don't know the situation of the Chinese army behind us. Should we request the 114th division to speed up?" asked Niu Daoman seriously.
"The 114th division is rushing over.”Gu Shoufu replied and immediately said,
"Because we lost most of the large-caliber artillery, we couldn't launch an attack at all. The front army command asked us to wait for support on the spot. We must further strengthen the current fortifications and guard against the Chinese army in Song Jiang and the troops behind us.
In addition, the aerial units will set off soon to focus on destroying the heavy artillery of the Chinese army. As long as we take out the heavy artillery, it will be time for us to counterattack. The humiliation that the 6th division has suffered at our hands will be washed away by us.”
Hearing Shoufu Gu's stern words, the Japanese officers in the command center all stood up at the same time and shouted in unison,""Ha Yi!"
After Gu Shoufu gave the order, he had everyone disperse to carry out the order.
To the 6th division, this was the first time they had given the order to reinforce their defenses.
This was the first time the 6th division had lost the ability to attack.
To Gu Shoufu, this was an indelible humiliation.
In his opinion, his division should not be a defensive force.
But now, they could only rely on the aerial units to take out the Yan Huang Artillery. Otherwise, no matter how strong the 6th Regiment was, they would not be able to use it.
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