The military headquarters of the 54th Army was stationed in Wharf Town, Ruichang County, just opposite Wuxue.

The straight-line distance from Fuchikou Fortress to Wharf Town is very close, but you need to take a rugged mountain road to reach it, even if Leng Jie expected it, but when you get on the truck and bump on this mountain road, it is also a little uncomfortable.

When I arrived at the military headquarters, it was already evening.

When Leng Jie came, Huo Yuzhang was inspecting the defense of Wharf Town, because at this time the so-called Battle of Wuhan had already begun.

Just a few days ago, the Japanese Potan Detachment (Taiwanese Mixed Brigade) set out from Wuhu and went upriver on a warship.

On the night of June 11, the Botian detachment took advantage of the rain to raid Anqing, and the Yang Sen Division of the 27th Group Army of the Sichuan Army was ineffective in combat, and did not even hold out until dawn, and was driven out of Anqing City by the Japanese army overnight.

The committee member was so angry that he called Yang Sen, "Abandon the famous city and laugh at the friendly country."

Principal Jiang ordered him to counterattack Anqing, but Yang Sen called back, Xu Yuanquan's 26th Group Army could not withstand the attack of the Japanese Sixth Division, lost Hefei, exposed his back, and he had to withdraw from Anqing.

How to deal with this matter, and the reason for it, Leng Jie didn't know.

However, he had heard of the combat effectiveness of the 20th Army of Janssen's department.

When the 20th Army dominated Sichuan in Yang Sen, it had seven divisions and five mixed brigades, and the establishment was huge.

However, Janssen later lost ground, and in 1936 it became 3 divisions.

After the Anti-Japanese War, Lao Chiang further suppressed the Sichuan army, and Yang Sen's 20th Army became a Type B Army with two divisions under its jurisdiction.

In the Battle of Songhu, the 20th Army fought better than many Central Army, and many of the main forces fought with only a few dozen people left, and the losses were huge.

In the summary afterwards, the 20th Army can be called one of the five most capable troops in the Battle of Songhu, and the others include the 88th Division of the German Armament Division (unfortunately all died tragically in Nanjing), the Tax Police Corps, etc.

You must know that the equipment of the Sichuan army is notoriously poor, and the 20th Army can play such a record with very weak equipment, which can be described as very strong.

As for the battle of Anqing, why it was defeated overnight, Leng Jie guessed that there were only two reasons.

One is that the Japanese army's sneak attack was really caught off guard, and the other is that Yang Sen also wants to save the troops.

The second reason is not easy to judge. In the Battle of Songhu, the 20th Army suffered heavy losses, and then replenished new soldiers, but the recruit rate reached 70%, and many officers were newly promoted.

Although President Jiang did a lot of things in the Anti-Japanese War, there was one thing that was more criticized, that is, the suppression of local troops.

After the end of the war, the local warlords were basically finished.

In any case, the fall of Hefei and Anqing also opened the prelude to the Battle of Wuhan.

However, at this time, the war did not start, because the Japanese army had not officially decided to attack Wuhan, and many elite divisions of the first class were still in Xuzhou.

Don't look at Anqing lost, but there is still Madang Fortress.

For Madang Fortress, the principal in Wuhan can be said to have high hopes.

Because the fortress was designed by German military advisers, and operated by the Nationalist government for several months, at great expense, it was extremely strong, and it was a strong fortress against the Japanese navy, and the headmaster thought that it would be able to stop the Japanese offensive for at least a month or so.

Therefore, at present, the Central Military Commission has not announced the operational deployment, nor has it come up with a specific defense plan, and many troops have not yet been assembled, and they do not know how to fight the next battle.

Maybe it's because Leng Jie is a lieutenant colonel, and his qualifications in the Whampoa department are too shallow, even if he is the head of the lieutenant colonel in the fifth or sixth period, there are not many people, and they are all outstanding.

So Leng Jie waited in the military headquarters for a long time, but no one paid attention to him, and he didn't even bring dinner or anything.

This made the accompanying adjutant Zhang Tao a little dissatisfied, which was too rude.

By the time Huo Yuzhang came back, it was already night.

Maybe it was because he was too tired to inspect the defense, and Huo Yuzhang's state was not very good, but when he thought that he asked Leng Jie to report on military affairs, he cheered up and reported the matter.

"You're Leng Jie, right? I didn't expect you to appear as a character in the tenth issue, but it was terrifying. Seeing Leng Jie standing straight, Huo Yuzhang nodded, obviously very satisfied.

"Leng Jie, the lieutenant colonel of the 108th Regiment of the 18th Division, has seen the army commander!" Leng Jie saluted seriously.

"Put it down." Huo Yuzhang beckoned, "I've heard of you for a long time, it's not bad that Huangpu can produce a character like you in the next few issues, and it will bring glory to you in ten issues." Cigong promoted you to lieutenant colonel and regiment commander, don't be proud, defend the country and kill the enemy, and don't live up to the cultivation of Cigong. ”

"Thank you, sir!"

"I asked you to come to the military headquarters mainly to hear your opinion on the defense of the fortress of Fuchikou. Qiu Xingxiang and Wang Yanqing are both very optimistic about you, saying that your tunnel defense tactics are very good, so I am a little curious, so I will let you report in detail. Huo Yuzhang explained the intention.

In fact, he was not worried about the defense of the 14th Division, he was just worried about the 18th Division, because he knew that the current division commander Xiao Wenduo would be transferred away soon, and he didn't know who would be sent to take over.

In a few months, the 18th Division changed two division commanders in a row, which is not good news, and the key 18th Division is also responsible for the defense of the Fuchikou Fortress.

Hearing what Huo Kuizhang said, Leng Jie understood why Huo Kuizhang knew about this, although he gave the division headquarters a copy of the tunnel defense plan, he didn't think that the division headquarters would report it to the military headquarters.

It's just that I didn't expect that this matter was actually the credit of Qiu Xingxiang and Wang Yanqing.

"Yes, sir."

Since the other party was interested, Leng Jie naturally wouldn't hide his secrets, and handed over the pit defense plan he had brought with him to the other party.

At first, Huo Yuzhang didn't pay attention to it, but after watching it for a while, with his military literacy, he also found some merits.

"What does this anti-slope tactic mean? It's the first time I've heard of it! Huo Yuzhang pointed to the words of anticline tactics that were emphatically marked.

"Back to sir, anticline is a term in military topography. For a high ground, the slope of the front refers to the area from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and the slope behind it is called the anticline.

The anti-incline has a number of advantages, and for flat-firing guns, it does not threaten the positions of the anti-incline in the slightest; Although the curved artillery can be fired, there are many dead angles in the artillery.

In this way, the defending side can build firing fortifications, cantonment holes, covered trenches, etc., under the large rocks on the anti-slope, and the soldiers will basically not be exposed in the open air, which can weaken the attacker's aircraft and artillery advantage.

Take the Fuchikou Fortress as an example, the position facing the Yangtze River will undoubtedly be hit by the Japanese army's three-in-one artillery fire of the sea, land and air, and the current fortifications of the Fuchikou Fortress can only defend against small-caliber artillery, and if it is large-caliber heavy artillery, naval guns and aerial bombs, it is useless.

By constructing positions on the anticline, we will be able to preserve as much of our viable strength as possible under enemy fire for a counterattack after the Japanese attack.

Moreover, the anticline position can also be extended to other mountainous terrain operations, which can effectively prevent being surrounded by the Japanese army. ”

Perhaps in order to make these tactics pay attention to and promote, Leng Jie said in detail and seriously.

Originally, it was just Huo Yuzhang listening, and other military ministers and staff officers around him also came around, because Leng Jie's words were a bit novel.