The headquarters of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army in Yueyang has now begun to pack up its things, and after the Miluo River defense line annihilates the 37th Army and the 99th Army, it will immediately turn around. Anan's command will immediately withdraw to Wuhan.

However, Kinoshita hurried over and reported to Anami Yuki the telegram from the 3rd Regiment and the 6th Division.

"General, the 6th Division and the 30th Regiment all sent telegrams that the 37th and 99th Armies had fled with the remnants of the army before they could close the siege. ”

"Nani, we are under siege with three divisions and a mixed brigade, and we have allowed the enemy to escape. Bastards, how did they command? If we had not annihilated the two Chinese armies, our campaign would have been a complete failure, and our 11th Army would have been labeled a disgrace. ”

"General, what now?"

Anan was so angry that he paced back and forth, and his expression changed again and again. The chess pieces of both sides on the sand table have been pulled out, and now the staff officers are urgently putting the deployment of the troops of both sides back. ”

"Let the front-line troops stand by and immediately send air force scouts to reconnoitre. If you notice signs of movement in the surrounding army, immediately reverse it. ”

"Hayi"

Also pacing back and forth was Xue Yue, who was eager to know how Anan Weiki would react.

"Chief Xue, the latest news, the enemy did not pursue the 37th Army and the 99th Army, but stopped on the other side of the Laodao River. ”

"Chief of Staff, how is it? Our worries are not superfluous, it seems that Anan Yuki still has doubts, we must seduce him again. ”

"How to lure?"

"Order the 37th Army and the 99th Army to stop the rout and kill him. ”

"Chief Xue, you are so clever!" Wu Yizhi stretched out his thumb at Xue Yue.

Xue Yue and Wu Yizhi's orders had been issued, and they were immediately detected by the devil's scouts in the air.

"General, the aerial scouts have been reconnoitred, here is the photo. No changes were found in the surrounding armies, and news had just come from the front that the 37th and 99th armies had stopped their rout and instead launched a charge against us. The two generals strongly demanded that they pursue them south and annihilate both teams. ”

"Kinoshita-kun, what do you think?"

Anan was a little undecided, he got up and took two steps and suddenly asked.

Kinoshita was stunned for a moment, and then said: "General, I think we should launch a pursuit of the enemy fleeing south, and then reverse the results of the total annihilation of the two armies, so as to preserve the honor of our army." ”

Anan Wei circled around the huge sand table twice, then stopped, took off his hat, and bowed slightly in front of the emperor's photo. As if he had made a lot of determination, he then said: "In this case, I respect the wishes of the front-line generals, and order the 6th Division, the 9th Brigade and the Independent Mixed Ninth Brigade to pursue the enemy along the line of Fulingcheng County, the 30th Regiment along the Guangdong-Han Railway, and the 40th Division to the Jinjing line, and be sure to annihilate the remnants of the 37th Army and the 99th Army in the area north of the Laodao River." ”

"Chief Xue, the Japanese army has begun to pursue!"

"Okay, Anan didn't disappoint me, and told the 37th Army and the 99th Army to make sure to drink the Japanese army across the Laodao River. ”

The 37th Army and the 99th Army suffered heavy losses and ran for their lives, and the 3rd Division and the 6th Division followed closely behind, playing the pursuit of life.

By the time of the Laodao River, the 37th Army and the 99th Army barely crossed the river, in fact, it was no different from being completely annihilated, and the 3rd and 6th Divisions reported to Anan Weiji respectively to annihilate the enemy, but they asked to attack Changsha, because it was only a day's journey from the Laodao River to Changsha, and now it can be said that the troops are coming to the city.

Anan hesitated when he received their telegram requesting war.

For him, the strategic goal of the 37th Army and the 99th Army has been achieved, and he has also explained to the country, and the face of the 11th Army can be regarded as being maintained. If you continue to fight, winning and occupying Changsha will be the icing on the cake, but if you lose, you will lose all your previous efforts, and even lose your head.

But another voice in his body was admonishing him. Now he is only one step away from Changsha, and if he can occupy Changsha, it will be the most glorious battle he commanded in his life. His personal prestige and status will also reach its peak as a result.

"Is it retreating or advancing?"

Kinoshita Yong also saw his hesitation, and he persuaded: "General, the intelligence sent back by the air force shows that the residents of Changsha have not been evacuated, which means that Xue Yue judged that we would not attack Changsha, and he must have thought that after the Battle of Hong Kong, we would reverse and withdraw our troops." He took the 10th Army as the defender of Changsha, and the 10th Army had been crippled by us in the 2nd, Battle of Changsha. Some time ago, the information sent to the agency also showed that the academy and the commander's tour group of the 10th Army would lose peace. Therefore, the combat strength of the Tenth Army alone is not enough to resist our troops!"

"Kinoshita-kun, I heard you mean that you are very much in favor of attacking Changsha?"

"Yes, General. In the battles of Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, and Xuzhou, we were invincible. The Pacific Theater and the Southeast Asian Theater are also advancing all the way, but only in Changsha we have been fighting for 4 years without the slightest progress. All the soldiers of our Eleventh Army were ashamed of this. Your Excellency Commander, as long as you give the order, our soldiers will definitely sacrifice their lives and occupy Changsha City!"

Isamu Kinoshita and the staff officers of the entire war room bowed down to Anan and asked, "General, please give an order!"

Anan was all high-spirited, and he was a little excited in his heart at all times, took a deep breath, and said, "Tell the generals on the front line that I look forward to spending New Year's Day with them in Changsha!"

"Hayi"

After giving a few orders, Anami took off his hat and bowed down in front of the emperor's photograph and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, please protect us." ”

When the news of the devil's crossing of the Laodao River reached Changsha, the police chief immediately organized the evacuation of Changsha residents.

"Chief Xue, more than 70,000 people from the third, sixth, and fortieth divisions of the devil have rushed towards my Changsha from the southeast, north, and south. ”

"Good time, give me a call to the commission. ”

"Commission, I'm Xue Yue, disturbing late at night, I have something to ask for. ”

"Boling, yesterday at the Military Commission, I have announced that for the victory of the Battle of Changsha, we will definitely use the strength of the whole country to support the Ninth War Zone. ”

"My subordinates would like to request that the 4th Army and the 74th Army, which were ordered to go south, immediately return to the division and participate in the battle of encircling and annihilating the Japanese in the Ninth Theater. ”

"What else are you asking of me? Didn't you make a small gesture a long time ago? Didn't you already intercept them?"

"Commission, the subordinate disobeyed the order, but for the sake of this victory, the subordinate is willing to go to the military court. ”

"Boling, if they are all like you, where is the prestige of the command?"

"I know that I am wrong, please give me another chance. ”

"Boling, I have only one request for you, victory!"

"It's about making sure the task is done. ”

At this moment, Xue Yue's Heavenly Furnace Battle Method is basically completed, and the next thing is to see if the Tenth Army's hearth can be defended.