Faced with the menacing attack of the Japanese army, especially the ferocious artillery units of the special operations unit of the 3rd Division Commander Susumu Fujita, the bombing of the heavy artillery units, and the cover of a large number of tanks and chariots, the National Defense Forces

The military troops were defeated step by step by this powerful special operations force.

Soon, the 1st Corps of the National Army received an order from the general headquarters in Hankou to evacuate as soon as possible.

After receiving the evacuation order from the commission, Commander Xue stopped fighting and immediately commanded his 1st Corps to conduct a comprehensive evacuation.

Of course, he didn't know that the chairman of the general committee had a bad temper. He scolded many officers and scolded them for their incompetence in fighting.

Contrary to the Chairman's grumpy temper, the top brass of the Japanese army were smiling from ear to ear.

Because after the great victory at Wanjialing, the Japanese army became a side that was despised and treated as news by all the great powers. Therefore, for the so-called face of the Japanese, they also made a desperate move and launched such a counterattack.

, in order to restore the myth of the invincibility of their imperial army,

It is a pity that even though the Japs won this time, the myth of the Japs' invincibility was still shattered, and it also inspired all the anti-Japanese troops and greatly increased their confidence in the future success of the anti-Japanese war.

In particular, it is correct to have a deeper understanding of the results of protracted combat.

As long as the Japanese are dragged to death in a vast and boundless land and engage in a constant war of attrition, then with the small population of the Japanese, there is no way to sustain a long-term war.

The final victory belongs to all anti-Japanese troops,

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The headquarters of the Central China Expeditionary Army was filled with joy. The commander, General Hata Toshiroku, was in a very good mood and stared at all the combat staff and officers under him with a bright smile.

"Division Commander Fujita Susumu is indeed a good general! He has lived up to the expectations of our Imperial Army and has not lost the face of our Imperial Army. A general like him who is both wise and brave is really a blessing to our dispatched army!"

"If he hadn't had the foresight to form such a special operations force in advance, I'm afraid our retaliatory combat operation wouldn't have been so smooth and ended so quickly!"

"He really made our imperial army appear invincible. He is really a blessing to our imperial army!"

"Our Imperial Army just needs more generals who are as brave as him! This time I must commend him properly, and I believe that His Majesty and the base camp will also commend him!"

"If we hadn't been able to save the face of our Imperial Army this time, I'm afraid it would have been even more affected by the fact that the 106th and 101st Divisions were cowardly and severely damaged by the China Army!"

After Commander Shunroku Hata learned the great news about the front line, he was constantly excited, and he also summoned all his capable combat staff and officers to prepare to discuss the next step of the battle.

"Report! Your Excellency, Commander!"

"An urgent telegram has arrived from the mainland. Please read it personally, Commander-in-Chief!"

When the commander, General Hata Shunroku, was happy and was about to discuss the combat deployment with his officers, communications officer Mumu Tada suddenly walked in in a hurry, and respectfully addressed the commander, General Hata Shunroku.

Urgent report.

"Well! I received a telegram from the mainland? What is this?"

"Is it a telegram from the commendation division leader Susumu Fujita?"

Hearing this, the commander, General Hata Shunroku, murmured in surprise, quickly took the telegram, and immediately opened it to quickly read through it.

"What! The empire actually wants to attack the Chinese army's Yangcheng side at the same time?"

When Commander-in-Chief General Hata Toshiroku read the encrypted emergency telegram, his facial expression changed instantly. He was very surprised and exclaimed.

Because the content of the telegram in his hand said, "Please continue to strengthen the offensive. The China Army must continue to be overwhelmed and focus all its energy on the defense front of Wuhan, because the imperial troops have been secretly and quickly mobilized."

Three divisions formed the 12th Army to conduct a sneak attack on the Yangcheng side where the Chinese Army was holding firm!"

"Because according to our intelligence collection and analysis, the current military deployment in Yangcheng is not enough to resist the attack of our imperial army. As long as we capture that side, it will make no sense for the Chinese Army to continue to hold on to Wuhan.

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"As long as our Imperial Army can capture the Yangcheng of the Chinese Army, and then cut off the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, the Chinese Army in Wuhan will immediately become a besieged force in an isolated city, and can be attacked by our Imperial Army anytime, anywhere.

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Annihilate them here in Wuhan! Therefore, the troops under your command must cooperate closely with Okamura Neiji's troops to strengthen the offensive strength of the Wuhan battle to cover our empire's newly formed 21st Army's plan to attack Yangcheng.

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"As for Matsui Iwane's logistics, we have already given him a heads up, so the supply of your troops will receive unprecedented cooperation, so I leave everything to you, Your Excellency General Hata Shunroku!"

The content of this telegram was from Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro in the base camp, and it was only sent to the commander-in-chief Shunroku Hata as quickly as possible after obtaining the consent of His Majesty the Emperor.

Of course, the other two versions of this telegram were also quickly sent to two other high-level Japanese generals. They were the commander of the 2nd Army, Prince Higashomiya Minuhiko, and the commander of the 11th Army, Okamura.

Neji.

So when the two commanders received the contents of such an urgent telegram from the base camp, they were surprised, but then their smiles became brighter and brighter as they, the top brass of the Japanese army, also received the message.

Because the operation of the base camp is completely to assist them in capturing Wuhan as soon as possible, and it can also make the national army that sticks to Wuhan become a lone army trapped in the isolated city anytime and anywhere.

For such a good combat deployment, these Japanese high-level officials readily agreed immediately.

Soon, the battles on various front lines in Wuhan quickly entered another intense stage, and the Chairman became increasingly aware of the lack of more troops to resist the powerful Japanese offensive.

So he also turned his attention to where to replenish the supply of troops in the rear, and tried to think of ways to supply more soldiers to the front line.

At this time, the Yangcheng side still had not felt the coming of war, and it was a peaceful day.

Although there are still some high-level troops on this side who have received news and rumors that the Japanese troops may attack the Yangcheng side, there is no definite evidence to prove it.

But even so, after listening to these rumors and opinions, Commander Yu here hurriedly sent a telegram to the Chairman to request reinforcements.

But what stunned Commander Yu was that the Chairman, who was short of troops and weapons and equipment for the Wuhan Battle, not only failed to provide him with reinforcements to strengthen the defense of Yangcheng to resist the Japanese army that might appear.

Instead, an order was issued to allocate another division of troops from Commander Yu to the Battle of Wuhan to fight against the increasingly aggressive Japanese army on the battlefield there to kill the enemy and defend the country.

In response to this, Commander Yu was immediately moved to the battlefield after another division was transferred to the battlefield for no reason, and his heart began to bleed, so he ignored the rumors that the Japanese were about to attack Yangcheng.
Chapter completed!