There is no doubt that Que Hanqian's idea is very bold.

Leng Jie thought that instead of hurting his ten fingers, it was better to cut off one of his fingers.

Que Hanqian's idea was undoubtedly bolder, wanting to cripple the 18th Division of the Japanese Army.

This is not easy, at least with the 54th Army and the 12th Army, it is not very easy to cripple the 18th Division in the presence of the other two Japanese armies.

However, it is normal for the 54th Army to have this self-confidence, because during the Battle of Changsha, the performance of the 40th Division was too outstanding, and there were 14th and 50th Divisions that were not to be outdone, which made the confidence of the 54th Army skyrocket.

"I also said that Deputy Division Commander Leng's ideas are more bold, but I didn't expect that Senior Commander Que, your ideas are even bolder, are they all so confident?" Chen Lie looked at his subordinates who were bolder than the other, and he didn't know whether to rejoice or worry.

"Junzuo, in fact, with the strength of our 54th Army, we can try to fight a division of the Japanese army, and also take the opportunity to see how strong our 54th Army is." Yang Wenjin apparently agreed with Que Hanqian's suggestion.

"Deputy Senior Commander Leng, what do you think?" Chen Lie looked at Leng Jie.

"Junzao, since the two division commanders insist, I think I can give it a try." Leng Jie thought about it, and it didn't seem to be much of a problem.

The Guangdong army has 8 divisions, and the equipment is not bad, and with the cooperation of these 8 divisions, it is not impossible.

"Since this is the case, the 40th Division and the 198th Division are responsible for feints on the left flank of the Japanese army, and after repelling the Japanese troops here, they will make a detour to the east, capture Fogang and Conghua, cut off the retreat of the Japanese army in the middle, and drive the Japanese army to the east!

The 14th and 50th Divisions attacked the Japanese Army in the middle of Weng Yuan directly from Xinjiang.

Tell the 12th Army about our battle plan and let them cooperate on their own! ”

Chen Lie's words undoubtedly meant that he did not listen to the command, and it stands to reason that this kind of combat operation should be at the mercy of Yu Hanmou, but after discussing with several division commanders in private, he made a battle plan, and instead asked the 12th Group Army to cooperate!

"The pomp of the 54th Army is too big, right? They are here to reinforce us, they should listen to our dispatch, and they actually ordered us to cooperate with them? ”

In the headquarters of the 12th Army, after learning of the telegram of the 54th Army, a group of generals felt that they were angry.

"Sir, the central government can send the 54th Army to reinforce us, it can be regarded as a sincere reinforcement of us, in the Battle of Changsha, the 54th Army is not weaker than the 52nd Army, of which the 40th Division has caused heavy losses to the Japanese army.

Although this is a bit noisy, as long as the Japanese army can be repulsed, the humble position thinks that it can be endured for the time being, and the Central Army will have this problem. ”

"If it's a problem, you have to change it, why get used to them?"

"What then? Watching the 54th Army fight with the Japanese army, we don't care? ”

Yu Hanmou was very unhappy to be honest, but in today's situation, it is good for the 54th Army to come, and it is not unacceptable to take the initiative to attack at this time.

Thinking of the current situation in Guangdong, Yu Hanmou decided to endure it.

"Okay, don't fight. After all, the 54th Army is here to help us repel the Japanese army, why do you say those words that are not conducive to unity?

With this kung fu, it is better to find a way to repel the Japanese army and defend our hometown. We have already lost Guangzhou, should we still lose northern Guangdong? Yu Hanmou said in a deep voice.

"The 62nd Army was the right flank, attacking the left flank of the Japanese army, cooperating with the 54th Army to recover Yingde County, and cutting off the retreat of the Japanese army.

Two divisions of the 65th Army and the 154th Division of the 62nd Army cooperated with the 14th and 50th divisions of the 54th Army to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army in the middle and contain the Japanese army.

The 54th Army dares to fight like this as a guest army, and it makes no sense that our Guangdong Army soldiers are still cowardly in their hometowns.

If this spreads, I will be ashamed of tens of millions of people in Guangdong. ”

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"Division commander, deputy division commander, the situation has been ascertained, after the Japanese army failed to attack Qujiang, they retreated to Wushi, which is a village and town near the river.

There is a river to the west and mountains to the east, so if you want to attack, you can only attack from the north, there is no other way!

According to our observations, the Japanese army built simple fortifications in the northeast to Zhangwushan, and the 62nd Army had previously counterattacked, but could not take down. ”

Since the 40th Division was the first to arrive at Qujiang, the army had already been repaired, and during the two days of waiting for the army, it was also learning about the nearby terrain and preparing for the next attack.

In front of them were two wings of the 104th Brigade of the 107th Division of the Japanese Army, plus two infantry brigades, two artillery brigades and one cavalry brigade of the Matsuoka Wing of the 132nd Brigade, with a total strength of about 15,000 men.

In the previous half month of fighting, the Japanese army on the left flank also lost a lot of troops, with more than 3,000 casualties, especially a counterattack launched by the Cantonese army a few days earlier.

Even so, the strength of the Japanese army remained.

In Ushi, the Japanese army still had three brigades, two infantry and one artillery, commanded by Matsuokano.

"It seems that we have to capture Zhangwushan, otherwise we won't be able to capture Wugu, let alone talk about going south to recover Yingde." Yang Wenying said in a deep voice.

"It's very simple, early tomorrow morning, with the strength of two regiments, under the cover of artillery fire, attack Zhangwushan, and strive to take this place in one go." Leng Jie said.

"I think it's feasible, so let the 118th Regiment and the 119th Regiment go up." Yang Wenjing nodded.

At four o'clock in the morning on December 30, knowing that there was going to be a war, Li Jichang woke up at three o'clock, and then prepared there.

The 119th Regiment was the first unit to attack, and the whole regiment was also holding its breath.

The Battle of Changsha caused the 40th Division a lot of losses, but with the return of lightly wounded soldiers and the replenishment of new recruits, the combat effectiveness of the 40th Division was not weakened.

On the contrary, after the Battle of Changsha, the spirit of the 40th Division has changed and become more confident.

At this time, the 40th Division, which was holding the first-class equipment of the Chinese army, found that in addition to the gap between heavy artillery and the air force, in terms of light weapons, the 40th Division was not much worse than the Japanese army.

On the battlefield, unlike before, a division may not be able to win a brigade, and an ordinary wing is no longer their opponent.

Therefore, many officers and men of the 40th Division are thinking, if they face a brigade of the Japanese army, what will be the result?

The independent mixed brigade is not in the eyes of the 40th Division, how can a brigade responsible for garrisoning, a unit that does not even have support artillery, be the opponent of the 40th Division.

So now the 40th Division is targeting an infantry brigade of the Japanese army, that is, a brigade with two infantry wings and a strength of 8,000 troops.

This may be some challenges, and only challenges can make the 40th Division continue to grow stronger.

"Battalion commander, I set a goal for myself, and this time I am determined to kill 30 devils." Li Weiguo said with a gun wiped on the side.

"30? Then you have to work hard, if we fight hard, there may not be so many devils to kill you! ”

Li Jichang is not worried about Li Weiguo's marksmanship, but the Japanese army is not good at stubble.

"Battalion commander, don't worry, I will definitely do my best!" Li Weiguo said in a firm voice.

"It's good to have dreams, but don't be ambitious, save your life, otherwise you won't be able to achieve your goals!" Li Jichang said.