Chapter 540: Ninety-Eighth Division

"What is the General Command doing? What is the Military Command doing? Why are there no reinforcements yet!"

Wang Jiaben, the commander of the 98th Division, walked around the command center in annoyance, with an anxious look on his face, and the chief of staff could only shake his head helplessly as he looked at the head of the division.

The battle has been going on for now, except for the two regiments of the 36th Division, there is no other movement.

He asked the military headquarters for reinforcements several times, but the military chief answered the same. Thirty-sixth was also attacked and could not draw out personnel to reinforcements. The two regiments were already all the forces that the military headquarters could send.

"The 18th Preparatory Division, the 18th Preparatory Division is only one day away from us. Why not adjust it? Why not adjust it?" Wang Jiaben sat down and punched his thigh with his fist.

"Teacher, the day after the battle began, the 18th Preparatory Division had already begun to mobilize and defended me, but suddenly stopped moving. I asked their division commander and said that he had received an order from his superior to stand by." The Chief of Staff pointed to the map, with a look of confusion and helplessness.

"The Japanese pirates are not very strong in attacking the 36th Division. The 36th Division can completely block it. If the 18th Division is prepared to move to the left wing of the Japanese pirates at this time, it will inevitably pose a great threat to the Japanese pirates, forcing the 73rd mixed brigade of the Japanese pirates to divide their troops to resist. In this way, the siege of my 98th Division can be alleviated..."

After looking at Wang Jiaben with his eyes closed, the Chief of Staff continued.

"Now the island army has rushed into the abdomen of our division from the flanks. The Sun regiment and the Lu regiment have been divided and besieged by the island regiments. Both sides cannot form effective support, especially in the Qian camp of Qinyapo, which is both enemies in front and behind. They fight hard all day long, and the entire camp suffers huge casualties. Once Qinyapo is occupied by Japanese pirates, the consequences of the division will be unimaginable..."

"Teacher, Brigade Commander Bao urgently called!"

After receiving the telegram, he looked at it roughly, and the Chief of Staff said anxiously.

"Teacher seat, an hour ago, the Japanese pirates dispatched more than ten planes to cooperate with the ground troops to launch a fierce attack on the Bao Brigade. The Bao Brigade suffered heavy casualties and injuries. Although they continued to push the Japanese pirates' attacks, the Bao Brigade had been divided and surrounded, and the Bao Brigade requested reinforcements!"

"Tel, I want to call the commander-in-chief directly!" Wang Jiaben suddenly stood up.

The phone was handed to his hands. When the familiar voice of the commander-in-chief came from the microphone, Wang Jiaben adjusted his breathing.

"Commander-in-chief, I am Wang Jiaben. The situation in our division is very serious now. The entire division has the possibility of being broken through. The island army has broken into the core area of ​​our division. The island army may appear in my division headquarters at any time. Commander-in-chief, I have been prepared to die for the country. Now the submachine gun is at my hand, but please see the lives of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in the division, give me some reinforcements!"

After a while, Zheng Yong's voice slowly rang out.

"Wang Jiaben, I know that it is very difficult for you, but the order I will not send you soldiers is issued by you personally to your army commander. Wang Jiaben, I order you to hold on for another seven days!"

"Seven days!" Wang Jiaben was stunned for a moment, suddenly forgot his identity, and shouted at the microphone.

"Seven days? Commander-in-chief, Commander-in-chief, I can't hold on for even three days now. Commander-in-chief, if this continues, my 98th Division will be finished!"

"Even if the 98th Division is empty, I have to hold on to it. Wang Jiaben, listen to me. There is no soldier. You can't defend it within seven days. I personally lead the law enforcement team to appear in front of you, and no one can save you!"

Zheng Yong's anger on the other end of the phone was obviously attracted. He tantrums were heard on the phone, and then his voice became low again.

"Wang Jiaben, I can't tell you some things. I don't want to watch the Ninety-Eighth Division end, but you must withstand it. For the sake of overall victory, you, be prepared to kill yourself..."

Wang Jiaben fell silent.

"Kill your life and be virtuous"? The commander-in-chief actually said such words to him?

Wang Jiaben began to understand that the commander-in-chief was planning a major battle. He remembered that the commander-in-chief once said that fishing required a good piece of bait, and his 98th Division may now be a piece of bait, a piece of bait that was ready for the Japanese pirates to swallow at any time...

"Yes, I understand, commander-in-chief." Wang Jiaben smiled bitterly: "Please rest assured, I will take my troops to the last one. If I can't hold on for seven days, then all my division officers and soldiers have been killed..."

A soft sigh came from the microphone.

"I'd be so proud of myself, Commander Wang..."

After slowly putting down the phone, Wang Jiaben turned around: "Order, all brigades and regiments should stick to their positions. Without the order of the division headquarters, one inch of the position is not allowed to give up. For seven days, if the entire division is empty, you must stick to it for seven days!"

"Second!" The chief of staff shouted out: "There will be no Ninety-Eighth Division in seven days!"

Wang Jiaben smiled bitterly: "If there is no, there will be no... Chief of staff, people will always die. The General Command has already made a complete plan, but we don't know that our duty is to leave our lives here..."

He staggered a little and walked out of the division headquarters.

He wanted to know what the overall plan of the General Command was. The responsibility of the soldier was to sacrifice bloodshed, but now such sacrifice is too unclear.

Perhaps when he died for his country, he still didn't know the plan of the headquarters, and he would leave with regret and confusion.

He is not the core figure of the Third War Zone, nor the so-called "Northeast System", nor the so-called "guard system". He is just a pure soldier. What he wants to do is just how to fight the Japanese and how to flow his blood in the place where it should be.

The military captain should be very clear about the whole plan, but he will not tell him what he wants.

In the entire third war zone, senior commanders such as Iron Army Commander and Situ Army Commander were brothers who had been following the commander-in-chief; officers such as Lu Yuzhang and Feng Zhenhua, who were lower than him, were all officers from the direct troops and the former German-style division; Fang Yuxi and Zhou Shuixuan were all young officers.

These people are deeply trusted by the commander-in-chief. The troops are well equipped and have sufficient firepower. They can know many core secrets. But they are different. They are always outside the core circle.

In every most difficult battle, the 98th Division is often at the forefront, attracting the attention of the Japanese pirates, and then the ace troops finally resolve the battle.

When the battle ended, the most dazzling generals and stars were never themselves, and the troops that were most cheered by the people were not their 98th Division...

This is the difference between a direct line and a non-direct line. No chief can avoid this. Even the famous highest commander, "God of War" Zheng Yong.

He suddenly smiled faintly. In fact, there was nothing. Since he had been prepared to die for his country since the first day of fighting against the enemy, there was no difference between early and late, at least he had no guilt...

"Has the Chinese still not moved?" Matsui Ishien said with some annoyance.

The commander has indeed been a little different from before in the past two days. Since he learned that Zheng Yong took over the monopoly of the power, the commander has obviously become impatient and has less gentle and elegant treatment of his subordinates.

Hiroji Yamamoto nodded.

"Yes, judging from the intelligence sent back by our aerial reconnaissance and intelligence personnel, the 18th Huaxia Preparatory Division suddenly stopped moving and had been waiting in place for two days, as if waiting for some order.

Here, there are also here, the 11th China Army, the 17th Army, and the 21st Army, which launched a small-scale attack in the early stages of the battle, but then all returned to their original positions and there was no movement at all.

Now the connection between the 98th Division of China has been cut off by us. Although the Chinese army is very brave, it is only a matter of time before we continue to resist the defeat without reinforcements.

My judgment believes that Zheng Yong is still hesitating and undecided. He cannot figure out our real dynamics, fearing that once a large reinforcement is launched, it will affect the entire war zone. Commander, I think it is time to be more patient..."

Matsui Ishien took two steps back and forth: "Tell me what you think."

“We have two options now.”

Hiroji Yamamoto's voice rose a little.

"The 29th Infantry Mixed Brigade and the Hamasaki Infantry Brigade have been put into the battlefield. We launched fierce attacks on the 98th Division with the strength of three infantry brigades and two infantry brigades, and at the same time, we ordered the Air Force, which is absolutely superior, to continuously bomb the Chinese positions and cut off the connection between the 98th Division and the 36th Division.

If Zheng Yong continues to be confused and does not rescue him, then we will take advantage of the opportunity to eat the 98th Division and then launch an attack on the 36th Division, block the 18th Division with one force, and strive to end the battle in the shortest time. The Sixth Army of China is very combat-effective. If the Sixth Army is destroyed, then we will achieve a local huge victory, which is the first choice.

The second option is also what we are most willing to see. Zheng Yong is sure that our attack focus is here, and will use it as a base to launch a full-scale attack on China, prompting him to redeploy troops and carry out large-scale reinforcements. Then our real strategic attempt can be achieved smoothly. Commander, the dominance of the battlefield is still in our hands!"

"Order the Third Division to prepare for attack!" Matsui Ishien smashed the table hard.

"What I want is not as simple as eating a Chinese army. If I want Zheng Yong to fall into this trap, the empire will achieve a comprehensive victory on the battlefield! Tell the front line troops to increase the attack and pay close attention to the movement of the Chinese army. Order the Air Force to strengthen the number of bombings, bomb, flatten the Chinese positions for me, and must lure Zheng Yong out!"

Hiroji Yamamoto nodded so calmly.
Chapter completed!