But the three group armies were pinned down in Nanchang, and there were not many troops we could mobilize on the Changsha side. ”

Zhao Zili, a senior staff officer of the major general on the side, said worriedly.

"We also have two group armies in Hunan, and there are several armies directly under the army, including troops like the 74th Army, which can gather at least 30 divisions." Wu Yizhi said.

"There is no problem with the strength of the troops." Xue Laohu also spoke, "In addition to Guan Linzheng's 15th Group Army, there is also Yang Sen's 27th Group Army.

In addition to the troops directly under the theater of operations, there are also quite a few troops.

At a critical moment, we can still ask the 20th Army to come. ”

"The 20th Army? Will it work? Zhao Zili said worriedly.

The 20th Group Army does not belong to the Ninth Theater now, but to the Sixth Theater, and Chen has become the commander of the theater, so Xue Laohu can officially serve as the commander of the Ninth Theater.

Of course, Chen Cheng also has a great influence on the Ninth War Zone, after all, most of the troops of the Civil Engineering Department are in the Ninth War Zone.

"I should be able to come here!" Xue Laohu did not believe that after the Japanese attack, the Military Commission would pinch the 20th Army, "Even if you can't get all the troops, you have to bring the 54th Army over." ”

"If you can come over to the 54th Army, it will be enough, and this can catch up with the combat effectiveness of a division." Wu Yizhi also agrees with this point of view, and no matter how he tries to get the 54th Army over.

Today's 54th Army is strong and strong, with 4 infantry divisions under its jurisdiction, of which the 14th and 40th divisions are very strong in combat effectiveness.

The entire 54th Army has more than 40,000 troops, and it should be able to fight head-on with a three-unit division of the Japanese army on the battlefield, of course, this has not been tried, but it is very likely.

If you want to say that the most capable troops in Hunan today, the 20th Army, the 52nd Army, the 54th Army and the 74th Army are undoubtedly first-line strong soldiers.

The 20th Army is a miscellaneous army and belongs to the Sichuan Army, but the courage to fight on the battlefield is incomparable to many central armies.

The remaining three armies were all Central Army, which belonged to three major factions, namely the 54th Army of the Civil Engineering Department, the 52nd Army of the Guan Lin Expedition Department, and the 74th Army Department.

But what's interesting is that these three armies seem to have disagreements.

"On the front, the three armies of the 15th Army were the main defensive forces, with the Xinqiang River and the Miluo River as the main defensive line, blocking the frontal Japanese army step by step; The two armies of the 27th Army and the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Border Advance Army pinned down the Japanese on the right flank.

If the Japanese army really attacks Changsha, what I mean is eight words, 'retreat to the decisive battle, and fight for the outer wing', as long as it is fought well, it will not be possible to gather and annihilate the Japanese army. ”

In fact, Xue Laohu was not surprised by the Japanese army's attack on Changsha, he had long expected that there would be this day, and he was also prepared.

The victory in the Battle of Nanchang also made him more determined in this tactic.

"The 15th Army has only 3 corps, is the strength weaker?" Wu Yizhi said worriedly.

"It doesn't matter, we are not blocking the Japanese army in these defensive lines, these defensive lines are mainly blocking and luring the enemy into depth, if we fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army in these defensive lines, we will suffer too much.

If the battle is lost, it is also feasible to abandon these lines of defense and lure the enemy deeper. Xue Laohu said confidently.

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Changde, the military headquarters of the 54th Army.

"I summoned you here today for one thing, two days later, on September 10th. Our whole army marched to Changsha to participate in the next battle against Japan. ”

Chen Lie didn't say anything long-winded, he directly explained the situation, and by the way, he also asked people to give a general introduction to the situation.

"Sir, how do you feel that Chief Xue is planning to use the fighting method of the Battle of Nanchang? Three armies were placed on the front, didn't this allow the Japanese army to attack? It's not like let's go and resist the Japanese head-on! Que Hanqian on the side said with a smile.

"This is not clear, our 20th Army is temporarily under the command of the Ninth Theater, and Chief Xue named our 54th Army to Changsha." Chen Lie was also unclear about the layout of this operation, after all, they had not yet arrived, and it was impossible for Xue Laohu to tell him about the operational deployment.

"It shows that our 54th Army is strong and strong, and if there is a chance, we all want to single-handedly take on a three-unit garrison division of the Japanese army." Yang Wenjing was also a little nervous.

"This is not impossible, at present, our 54th Army has 4 infantry divisions, the 14th Division and the 40th Division are well-equipped, and they may be able to fight with a wing of the Japanese army in a dignified manner.

The 50th and 198th divisions against one more wing, just right! Que Hanqian was also a little moved.

"Division Commander Que, what you said is not right, why can't our 50th Division deal with a wing alone?" Hearing that he was going to deal with a wing with the 198th Division, Zhang Ying, as the division commander, was a little unhappy.

There is a reason why the 198th Division is not well received in the 54th Army, after all, it is formed by local security forces, and its combat effectiveness is not good.

"Isn't this afraid that you will lose too much?" Que Hanqian explained.

"Who's afraid of death, yes!" Zhang Ying was a little unconvinced.

"Okay, what are you talking about? If you really have the ability, you just have to go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese army, which is stronger and which is weak, and you will know when the time comes. Chen Lie frowned.

Chen Lie opened his mouth, and several people stopped arguing, but Que Hanqian found that Leng Jie's expression was a little wrong, and couldn't help asking, "Deputy Division Commander Leng, what kind of expression do you have?" Could it be that the 40th Division is so unconfident? Wen Jin is very confident, but you are not confident, this is not your character. ”

Hearing Que Hanqian say this, everyone shifted their attention to Leng Jie, and Chen Lie couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Deputy Senior Commander Leng, do you have any ideas about this?" Say it boldly! ”

Leng Jie nodded, "Sir, I'm actually worried, is the purpose of the Japanese army really Changsha this time?" ”

"According to the current intelligence, the Japanese army has three divisions and regiments assembled in southern Hunan, and there are other troops, not Changsha, where else could it be?" Chen Lie wondered.

"What about Nanchang?" Leng Jie said his guess.

"Nanchang?" Chen Lie frowned.

"Deputy Division Commander Leng, how can it be Nanchang? You must know that the Japanese army has just been defeated in Nanchang, do you want to repeat the mistake again? Que Hanqian was also a little puzzled.

"Although I don't know what the Ninth Theater Commander's Department intended, judging from the current situation, I should think that the Japanese army's goal was Changsha.

But the Japanese army should know that from Yueyang to Changsha, there are four rivers, and the terrain is very similar to Nanchang. The Ninth Theater of Operations can completely draw more than 30 divisions to participate in the battle on the Changsha side, even if the Japanese army gathers three divisions and wants to break through the direction of the four rivers, it is considered difficult to be lowly in the field.

Even if the Japanese army can break through, how much combat power will it have under the city of Changsha? Unless the Japanese army wants to defend Nanchang again, they will fight a street battle with us in Changsha.

With the lesson of last time, Okamura Ninji shouldn't have made two mistakes in a short period of time. Leng Jie said.

"So you think the Japanese army's target is Nanchang?" Chen Lie asked rhetorically, not that he didn't believe it, but that Leng Jie's remarks couldn't convince him!