Chapter 132: The Challenge Letter

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief!"

Yu Hua looked at Sun Zhen: "Do I look like someone who plays at schemes and intrigues?"

Before Sun Zhen could speak, Deng Xihou stared at Yu Hua, looking him up and down: "I think you do."

"I have taken a careful look at you, kid."

"You are just bottling up ideas, specifically to trap the devils."

"Starting from the ambush of the Fujita Battalion of the Hashimoto Detachment, to luring the Hashimoto Detachment and provoking them."

Deng Xihou sighed, "That works!"

"Bragging!" Deng Xihou dropped this remark: "I don't know who it was."

"This is clearly luring a fierce tiger for our Sichuan Army."

"Step by step, letting the 109th Division fall into your trap, so we can fight whenever we want to fight."

Sun Zhen also remembered that not long ago, Yu Hua had been pestering him and old Deng all day.

Speaking of this, Yu Hua paused, and he looked at everyone in the command post.

"The 2nd War Zone has many mountains."

He walked to the map, "Commander-in-Chief, Deputy Commander-in-Chief."

"They all have to pass through our defensive lines."

"On the Songhu Battlefield, we were led by the nose by the devils step by step."

At the appropriate time, launch an attack on the devils, and at the same time, the forces must be reasonably distributed.

"I, the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army, am waiting for you at Donghui Town, you old devil Yamaoka Shigeatsu."

"It is that the initiative was held by the devils; at the Wusongkou and Zhanghuabang line, the first wave of devil reinforcements arrived."

"Commander, let's just send a telegram in plain code, letting the devil 109th Division charge straight at Donghui Town."

Seeing that the Hashimoto Detachment had been annihilated by the Sichuan Army, the two had no further worries.

"He only has twenty-some thousand men; our Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army can still beat him until he doesn't know north from south."

Although the Special Division does not have 105-caliber artillery.

Yu Hua also briefly explained the situation of the February 26 Incident to the two, as well as the Imperial Way Faction and the Control Faction.

"Our Sichuan Army doesn't have many mountain field guns now."

"This division is a newly formed Special Division of the devils, and it has over twenty thousand men."

These officers can at most reach the rank of Regiment Commander in their lifetime; wanting to become a General Officer is very difficult.

"Not long ago, you kept emphasizing to us that we must be careful in dealing with both the devils' Permanent Division and Special Division."

We must choose flexible initiative on the battlefield and annihilate the devils with superior forces.

"There are many mountains here, which is suitable for our Sichuan Army to fight."

"When has our Sichuan Army ever been afraid of the little devils? Isn't it just a Special Division?"

"Old devil Yamaoka Shigeatsu, listen well, I know that during the Russo-Japanese War, you were famous for bayonet fighting."

Yu Hua nodded, "That is indeed the case."

Sun Zhen chimed in, "Exactly!"

The challenge letter from the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army to the devil 109th Division was released to the whole country in plain code.

Seeing the word "mutiny," it meant that something major must have happened within the devils' country.

Very quickly!

"Plus, the little devils' sea, land, and air firepower is much stronger than our troops'."

The nobility held a great deal of power within the devils' country, and even the Emperor was subject to certain restrictions.

"Making the devils want to assemble their forces to fight a decisive battle with us, but they can't, right?"

After hearing Yu Hua's words, the two frowned slightly.

"The 109th Division's direction of attack is the Jiulong Pass and Ceyu Town line."

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

The Imperial Way Faction hoped that the Emperor could rule personally and break some of the restrictions of the Control Faction.

"Son of a turtle!"

"You kid, which devil unit are you preparing to lure over?"

"Yamaoka Shigeatsu is the Division Commander of the 109th Division; this old devil is now eager for military merit."

Yu Hua nodded: "We must provoke this 109th Division."

This matter was proposed by Yu Hua, so Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen let Yu Hua write the challenge letter.

"He is a figure of the Imperial Way Faction in the devils' military circles, and was suppressed by the Control Faction during the February 26 Incident."

"Whether it is the 20th Division or the 109th Division, they want to approach Jinyang."

Yu Hua grinned: "Commander-in-Chief, don't be afraid!"

"This justification of a father teaching his son swordsmanship was already settled back in the Tang Dynasty."

Yu Hua patted his chest: "Fighting a war is nothing more than the initiative on the battlefield and firepower superiority."

"Let's see if this old devil can handle it."

"My 22nd Group Army now occupies the Donghui Town, Mashan Village, and Qigeng Village line."

"Just as you said, kid, let's send a challenge letter to Yamaoka Shigeatsu."

"My Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army has built a defensive line behind Niangziguan."

"If the 109th Division has the ability, let them come; we'll even set a deadline."

Yu Hua grinned: "Commander-in-Chief."

"This led to our massive casualties on the Songhu Battlefield."

"Hurry up and tell us, what devious plan are you thinking of now? Tell us."

"If the two countries hadn't gone to war, this old devil wouldn't have been brought back into service at all."

"Just take our Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army, waiting right here."

The little devil's Permanent Division possesses twelve 105mm Howitzers; that stuff is what's truly terrifying.

In the area around Niangziguan, the Sichuan Army has already thoroughly scouted the terrain.

Deng Xihou, Sun Zhen, and the others have also gained a certain understanding of the devil's division.

"That Hashimoto Ryuji is just like that, falling step by step into the deep pit you, kid, dug."

"Look!"

It is said that the Sichuan Army's Weaponry is inferior to the little devils, so we cannot line up and go head-to-head with a devil division.

"The devils are anxious to advance west; we can exploit this mentality of theirs to choose the initiative on the battlefield."

"The Sichuan Army cannot go head-to-head with a devil division; we must respond flexibly."

Deng Xihou grinned: "Just like how you designed the Hashimoto Detachment before, right?"

Deng Xihou frowned slightly: "Yu Hua, are you fishing, kid?"

"Who would have thought that the devil's home country isn't a monolith either."

"Tell us, kid, what devious ideas do you have?"

They also re-consolidated their positions.

"The 109th Division, you introduced that before."

Yu Hua intends to use the terrain advantage to strike the 109th Division.

"You kid, your whole being exudes an aura of conspiracy."

"I intend to go fishing once more."

To utilize the terrain, one must reasonably select an ambush location and quickly deploy forces.

"And the Artillery Regiment, they have over forty Mountain Field Guns."

Sun Zhen and Deng Xihou looked at each other, "Fishing?"

However, these 75mm Mountain Field Guns are also quite a handful for the Sichuan Army.

And the Control Faction is a faction formed by a group of nobles within the devil's country.

"On the Songhu Battlefield, we fought so bitterly."

"The 109th Division!" Yu Hua smiled.

Let the Emperor lead the Imperial Army to conquer the world.

Seeing Yu Hua mention the February 26 Incident, Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen both suddenly became interested.

Currently, along the Niangziguan line, there is Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Group Army and Ceng Wanzhong's 3rd Army.

After looking at each other, Sun Zhen and Deng Xihou grinned and said: "How do you want to do this, kid?"

"Right now, the devil's 20th Division is fiercely attacking Niangziguan, Jiuguan, and other directions."

"How are you going to fish?"

"You became a hero in the devil's country, but your swordsmanship is merely the fur of Zhongtu swordsmanship."

"Which step wasn't designed by you, kid?"

After Yu Hua's previous introduction.

"We prevented the devils from landing, which made us very passive."

The officers of the Imperial Way Faction are actually mainly from poor families in the devil's country.

"If you have the guts, kid, come to Donghui Town, I am the Commander-in-Chief of the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army."

"I have long since sharpened the Bayonet in my hand until it glitters, ready to teach you, this unfilial son, a good lesson."

(End of chapter)