Boom Boom! ”

Just after fierce battles were fought on the side of Dawu Mountain and Zhu Po Mountain, and attracted the attention of the Japanese army, Jilong Mountain was heavily shelled.

Leng Jie took out 8 of the 11 artillery pieces he captured, plus the 18th Division's own direct artillery, as well as the heavy artillery on the side of the fortress.

The movement was so loud that even the Japanese army was bombed.

Before, they bombed the Chinese army, but now it's the other way around.

Of course, the night bombardment will certainly not be too accurate, it is more just to strengthen the momentum, boost morale, and by the way, cover the attacking troops.

Seeing that the position of Jilong Mountain was shrouded in artillery fire from their side, the Chinese troops under the mountain were not to mention how excited.

After the artillery fire stopped, Qiu Xingxiang shouted to the troops behind him, "Death squad, give it to me!" ”

Hundreds of soldiers armed with various weapons were assembled, and then they launched an attack on Jilong Mountain.

Not to be outdone, the 116th Division also sent a battalion of death squads to attack from different directions with the troops of the 18th Division.

Of course, this is not the worst, the 52nd Army, the 54th Army, the 92nd Army, etc. of the Chinese army have all launched an attack on the 18th Brigade of the Japanese army.

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Japanese Army, Headquarters of the 11th Army.

At this time, Okamura Ninji was very angry, as the commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, he had 5 divisions and 1 detachment (Hatada Detachment), but at this time there was still a feeling that there were not enough troops.

His original plan was to attack Wuhan along the north bank of the Yangtze River with the 6th Division, and then concentrate 2 divisions to capture Nanchang along the Nanxun Line, and then advance west to Yueyang to cut off the 27 armies surrounding the Ninth Theater.

First, the 101st Division was lured by the Chinese army to deviate from the main line of attack, plunged headlong into the western mountains and fought with the Chinese army, and the division commander Ito Masaki was injured.

At this time, through aerial reconnaissance, he found that the gap between the Chinese army's defense between Nanxun Road and Ruiwu Road was getting bigger and bigger, and if a strange soldier was sent through this gap and suddenly appeared behind the defenders, then the 200,000 Chinese defenders on the front of Nanxun Road might be surrounded by three divisions of the Japanese army.

Thinking of the anxious situation in the battle on Nanxun Road, Okamura Ninji personally planned everything for Matsuura, dividing the 106th Division into five parts, so that it could stealthily pass through the gaps in the national defense line and support each other in the event of an attack.

The idea was very good, but after the 106th Division began to operate, it attacked to the Wanjialing area west of De'an, and got lost due to a map error.

The traces of the 106th Division were immediately discovered by Xue Yue, who commanded the 4th, 66th, and 74th armies to make a detour from the flank and rear to surround it.

After the 106th Division was in danger, the commander of the 27th Division of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, disobeyed Okamura Ninji's order and put the safety of the 106th Division at risk.

The 106th Division was beaten because it was lost and did not know the direction, while the Chinese army had an advantage in strength and naturally took the opportunity to narrow the encirclement.

"This Honma Masaharu should be sent to a military tribunal." Seeing that the 27th Division retreated without authorization, Okamura Ninji was a little annoyed, "Find a way to parachute a group of officers into the 106th Division, so that the 106th Division can change its predicament as soon as possible and find a way to break out." ”

"Your Excellency, Commander, there is bad news."

A staff officer hurriedly took a telegram and handed it to the chief of staff of the 11th Army, Sadaji Yoshimoto, who looked at it and his face changed slightly.

"What's wrong? Is it the 106th Division? Okamura didn't think much about it.

"Your Excellency, Commander, it's not the 106th Division, but the Pota Detachment and the 9th Division in the west, the news just came.

The Chinese army gathered more than six divisions to attack the Hatin detachment and the 9th wing of the 18th Division.

The current situation of the Hata detachment is not good, and the captain of its 1st Wing was attacked by the Chinese army a few days ago, and is now divided and surrounded by the Chinese army, and the situation is critical.

Moreover, the Jilongshan position of the fortress of Fuchikou was also attacked by the Shina army, and it was bombarded by large-caliber artillery, and nearly half of the high ground has been lost.

Lieutenant General Harata requested tactical support. Yoshimoto said with a solemn expression.

"Nani? The Chinese army was only the strength of one division in the fortress of Fuchikou, and it held out for so many days, how could it still have the strength to counterattack?

What is Shigeichi Harata doing? A Botian detachment has not been able to take the Fuchikou Fortress until now. Okamura Ninji frowned.

"The situation at the fortress of Fuchikou is somewhat complicated, the Hatian detachment was blocked by the Chinese army at the position of Zhupo Mountain, and from the attack to the present, more than 3,000 soldiers have been killed and more wounded." Sadaji Yoshimoto explained.

"One division can make the Hatian detachment lose so much? I remember that it was the 18th Division, which is also an ordinary Central Army Division of the Chinese Army. Okamura Ninji was puzzled.

"Your Excellency Commander, these losses were actually caused by a brigade, the 18th Brigade of the 54th Division of the Chinese Army." Sadaji Yoshimoto said.

"Impossible, right? When did the Chinese army have such a strong fighting power? can make the Hatian detachment die so much loss. Okamura Ninji was a little shocked.

"According to the battle report of the Hatian detachment, it is said that the Chinese army built underground fortifications and used the tunnels to make it difficult for the Hatian detachment to deal with it."

"Who is the commander of this Chinese army?" Okamura Ninji was a little curious.

"His name is Leng Jie, he was originally the commander of the 108th Regiment of the 54th Brigade of China, and according to the report of the captured Chinese army of the Potian detachment, he has already acted as the commander of the 54th Brigade." Sadaji Yoshimoto said.

"Leng Jie? Why is it so familiar? Okamura Ninji was a little puzzled.

"It was the one who made a big fuss in Nanjing City, and he was still outside Nanjing, and attacked the division headquarters of the 6th Division, and the commander of Gu Shoufu's division died at his hands. The flag of the wing is also said to have been seized by this person. Sadaji Yoshimoto explained.

"It turned out to be him." Okamura Ninji muttered.

"Your Excellency, Commander, if you let the Chinese army recapture Jilong Mountain, then the previous offensive will be in vain. The fortress of Fuchikou has been under the control of the army of China, so we will not be able to open the road to Wuhan, and at the same time, the artillery fire of the fortress of Fuchikou can support the fortress of Tianjiazhen on the north bank at any time. Sadaji Yoshimoto worried.

Okamura Ninji fell into a deep groan, "Order the 9th Division to be responsible for supporting Jilongshan and other places, and find a way to repel the counterattack of the Shina army." At the same time, aviation units were dispatched to provide tactical support to the Hatian detachment and others.

Tell Shigeichi Hata and Ryosuke Yoshisuke that there are no extra troops on the side of the headquarters to support them for the time being, and let them find a way to break the stalemate and defeat the Shina army on their own. ”

"Hey!"

Sadaji Yoshimoto nodded.

After the order was given, Okamura Ninji's attention was focused on the Nanxun Road side again, and he was more concerned about the situation of the 116th Division than the Hatada detachment.

If it was really the 116th Division that was completely annihilated in the Wanjialing area of Nanxun Road, then the impact would not be small.