The headquarters of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army.

"General, we have just received an order from the headquarters and the headquarters of the Dispatch Army, asking us to attack Changsha immediately and completely annihilate the enemy in Changsha within two weeks, so as to prepare for the campaign in the south and Hong Kong. ”

"Such an order is intended for us to contain the Chinese army, and I dare not imagine that such an important battle to occupy Changsha should be defined by them as a diversionary battle. How is Xue Yue's troop deployment now?"

"He deployed his troops mainly in northern Hunan. ”

"What about the northern Gan region?"

"The northern Ganbei region was garrisoned by two miscellaneous armies of the 19th Army. ”

"In that case, then we will first beat him in northern Jiangxi, and then force him to send troops for reinforcements. Let the 34th Division in Nanchang make a big noise and make a posture of preparing for an attack. Two more wings were transferred, and the Iwanaga detachment was formed under the command of Major General Iwa Yongwang, plus a part of the 14th Independent Brigade, to form a powerful offensive force and prepare to launch an attack in northern Jiangxi in advance. ”

"General, do we still use the tactics of striking the east and attacking the west?"

"Kinoshita-kun, do you know what the goal of my campaign is? It is to capture Changsha, we will attack again, we must not be convinced, we must have an exciting victory, to prove that the Chinese battlefield is not a secondary battlefield. The Eleventh Army remained the most elite field corps of the Empire. And I am still the emperor's most important general. ”

"Report, the latest information from the Changsha pine organ. ”

"Reading"

"Ha Yi, Xue Yue's temporary Second Army, Fourth Army, and Seventy-fourth Army were ordered to go south to support Hong Kong. ”

"Nani, is the news exact?"

"It is currently being verified. ”

"Such important information must be verified clearly, in the second battle of Changsha, we suffered the loss of Xue Yue's true and false information, otherwise we have already captured Changsha, and the authenticity of this information will be determined as soon as possible. ”

"Hayi. ”

For this sudden information, Anan Weiji still had a little excitement. If this information is true, then his chances of capturing Changsha are two percent greater.

"General, the division commanders have asked for battle many times. ”

"I can understand their feelings, but with 80,000 troops to attack Xue Yue, who has a force of no less than 250,000, although we will not be defeated, if we can't capture Changsha, it will be considered a failure. At this point in time, there was no point in fighting a draw with Xue Yue, so the commanders of each division waited patiently. ”

"General, are you skeptical of the news from Changsha?"

"That's right, although the information from the pine agency has always been accurate, I am constantly cautious. The Ninth Theater was dispatched three armies to the south, but Xue Yue was accustomed to deception with his troops, and we had to guard against it. For such a crucial battle, I must not be gullible enough to trust inconclusive intelligence. ”

Coincidentally, Anan Weigi's voice just fell.

Someone from the Intelligence Section came back to report.

"Report to the general. The Song organ sent information again, and it was very certain that the Ninth Theater would send three armies to the south. ”

"Any evidence?"

"Yes, they said that tomorrow's noon Central Daily will report the news of the three armies going south. ”

"Okay, one day, one more day. ”

Changsha Ninth Theater Command.

"How is the matter given to you by Lu Yunze?"

"Chief Xue is relieved that the lowly post has completed the task, and through the monitoring of the target radio station, it is found that they have already generated electricity from the outside world. ”

"Can you decipher the messages they sent?"

"It is impossible to decipher all of them, but it can be seen that the telegrams sent by the enemy special organizations involve the three numbers of our troops. ”

"Haha, Chief Xue, it seems that this spy has already passed the news of the three armies being transferred south to Anan Weiji. Tomorrow, as soon as the news of the three armies going south will be published in the newspapers, and the Japanese will not be fooled. ”

"Tomorrow, after the newspaper is printed, we will close the net on this reporter Chen, she has already helped us a lot, and it is time for her to rest. ”

Xue Yue took a sip of tea and said seriously.

"Hahaha. ”

This reporter Chen of the Central Daily didn't know that all the information she sent back was a big drama directed by Xue Yue, and it was all specially shown to her.

Because in the second battle for the defense of Changsha, she successfully rebelled against the director of the confidential office of the Ninth Theater Command and obtained the password of the Ninth Theater, so Anan Weiji trusted the pine agency where she was located.

It was this kind of trust that made Anan Wei a big fool.

On the second day, when Anan saw the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper, he immediately convened a military meeting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our third offensive plan for Changsha has been approved by the base camp. The commander ordered our troops to crush the enemy in front of them within two weeks in order to prepare for the 23rd Army's operation to capture Hong Kong and the Southern Army. But I think we should not just respond to friendly forces, we must have our own strategic objectives. Our goal is to resolutely destroy Xue Yue's troops and occupy Changsha in an all-round way!

My deployment is as follows:

The 14th Brigade was mixed into a diversion operation with the aim of responding to the main battlefield in northern Hunan Province.

The 3rd, 6th, and 40th Divisions and the 9th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade were the main forces, with a total of 32 infantry brigades, 8 mountain artillery brigades, 6 baggage regiments, and 3 engineer regiments, with a total of 75,000 troops, launching a lightning attack on northern Hunan Province.

The 34th Division, General Ogashige, ordered your unit to take the lead in launching an offensive in northern Jiangxi and pinning down the 19th Army in northern Jiangxi. After breaking through the defensive line, it quickly moved closer to the north.

The 40th Division, with lightning tactics, attacked the 20th Army of the Xinqiang River within 24 hours, and there must be no mistake. After your unit broke through the defensive line, the 30th Division, the 29th Brigade, the 68th Wing, the 18th Infantry Wing, the 3rd Artillery Wing, and the 3rd Baggage Wing followed up and continued to ........advance southward with lightning speed. ”

Changsha Ninth Theater Command.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in order to cooperate with the southern war, the Japanese invaders concentrated a large number of troops on the front line of Yueyang. Prepare for the 3rd attack on Changsha. From now on, our Ninth Theater of Operations will be in full operational form.

Through the Second Battle of Changsha, I analyzed that in this Battle of Changsha, Anan would still use the blitzkrieg offensive to launch an offensive, and we would use the Heavenly Furnace method to contain it.

The guiding ideology of the Tianlu method of warfare is that when the Japanese army is attacking, our army will resist and retreat on the premise of preserving its own strength, and drag down and consume the enemy as much as possible.

In the middle of the road, we will completely destroy the road traffic, clear the walls, lure the enemy to our decisive battle area, and then cut off the rear road, forming a natural furnace from all sides, and annihilating the encircled enemy.

Chief of Staff, give the battle order. ”

"Yes. Command:

Luo Zhuoying's department of the 19th Group Army ordered your unit to hold on to northern Jiangxi, resolutely repel the invading enemy, and not allow a single devil to enter the battlefield in northern Hunan.

The Janssen Division of the 27th Army was ordered to be stationed on the Xinqiang River defense line as the first line of defense in this battle. After the Battle of Northern Jiangxi began, the 58th Army was ordered to withdraw from the Xinqianghe defensive line, strictly feigned reinforcements to northern Jiangxi, and then withdrew into Dayun Mountain.

Wang Lingji's 30th Group Army ordered your troops to form a flank attack in the south of Changsha, flanking the enemy from the south at any time, the first attack on the current line of Chunhua Mountain, and the second attack on the line of Dagangwan and Changqiao. Your mission is to slow down the enemy's attack speed .......