In Chongqing, the War Department of the High Command.

Because the time was too early, several senior generals of the headquarters were still on their way to arrive, and there were only a few senior staff officers on duty in the war hall.

After about half an hour, several high-ranking generals and the remaining senior staff members hurriedly arrived.

After everyone arrived, Principal Chang said to Dai Li: "Yunong, you tell everyone about the situation first." ”

"Yes!" Dai Li complied, then turned to everyone and said, "According to reliable information, Huoshan County and Yuexi County at the eastern foot of Dabie Mountain were attacked by a large group of Japanese troops yesterday evening!" ”

"Huh?"

"What's going on?"

"Huoshan County and Yingxi County?"

"The devil wants to use troops against Dabie Mountain?"

"Is this old devil Shunroku Hata crazy with a loss of heart?"

Before Dai Li's words fell, the entire battle hall immediately exploded.

Principal Chang patted the sand table vigorously, frowned and said, "Let Yunong finish speaking!" ”

The senior generals and senior staff who were talking to each other closed their mouths again.

Dai Li continued: "The exact strength of the Japanese army attacking Huoshan and Yingxi counties is unknown, but it is conservatively estimated that it will not be less than one infantry brigade!" And Huoshan County and Yingxi County only have two security regiments stationed, so before dark, Huoshan County and Yingxi County fell one after another! ”

After a slight pause, Dai Li said again: "Moreover, after the Japanese army captured Huoshan and Yingxi counties, it did not stop advancing, but continued to march westward overnight!" ”

Principal Chang's gaze fell on Liu Sheng's face and asked, "Weizhang, what do you think?" ”

Liu Sheng groaned for a moment and said: "If nothing else, these two Japanese troops should have come from Hefei and Anqing, and their intentions should not be for Huoshan County and Yingxi County!" ”

After a pause, Liu Sheng said again: "It should be to answer the East Jiuer Palace Twist Hiko!" ”

"Makes sense!" Principal Chang nodded, and said thoughtfully, "Higashikurenomiya Tsusahiko is not only the commander of the Second Army, but also a member of the Japanese imperial family, if we really let Higashikurenomiya Tsuruhiko be killed or even captured alive by us, it will undoubtedly be a very heavy blow to the reputation of the Japanese imperial family and the entire country!" ”

Liu Sheng said: "Therefore, Hata Junliu did not hesitate to dispatch the garrisons in Hefei and Anqing, and he also tried his best to save the old devil of the East Kureru Palace!" ”

"But it gave us a chance!" Principal Chang said.

After a pause, Principal Chang continued: "The Dabie Mountain Theater is about to be established, and the counteroffensive against Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, especially the counteroffensive against the capital Nanjing, will be in full swing. ”

Liu Sheng said: "What does the principal mean is to take this opportunity to eat the Japanese troops who come to help?" ”

"Yes!" Principal Chang slammed his fist on the sand table and said, "Eat it to help the Japanese army!" ”

Liu Sheng said: "However, the Japanese troops coming to aid from Hefei and Anqing are all more than one brigade!" There are even two divisions! ”

"What about two divisions?" Principal Chang waved his fist and said angrily, "In Wuhan, in Xiaogan Yunwu Mountain, the five divisions of the Japanese Second Army have been completely annihilated by us, are you still afraid of just two divisions?" ”

Liu Sheng wanted to tell Principal Chang that these were two different things, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

Because Liu Sheng has already seen that Principal Chang has made up his mind, and no matter how much he persuades, he can't persuade him!

Chen Shi is also not optimistic about President Chang's idea, not to mention that the Dabie Mountain Theater has not yet been officially listed, and the elite troops such as the First Army, the Seventy-fourth Army, and the Eighteenth Army, which have been determined to be allocated to the Dabie Mountain Theater, are not in place, and more importantly, the eight honorary divisions that have just participated in the defense of Wuhan, as well as the new 38th Division, are still recuperating at this time.

However, Chen Shi will never be able to contradict Principal Chang, his life creed is that whatever Principal Chang says is right, and he will resolutely support Principal Chang's support!

At that moment, Chen Shi said: "The principal is right, the five divisions of the Second Army have been completely wiped out by us, and they will be afraid of the two divisions of the Japanese army?" What's more, the Dabie Mountain Theater has gathered almost all the elites of our army, including the eight honorary divisions that have just participated in the defense of Wuhan, as well as the new 38th Division, how can they be afraid of the two divisions of the Japanese army? ”

After a slight pause, Chen Shi said again: "Moreover, this also shows from the side that the old devil of Dongjiu Palace is still in the Dabie Mountains, and he still has not joined the Japanese army from Hefei and Anqing!" ”

"Yes, that's crucial!" Principal Chang said, "Immediately telegraph the special operations brigade of the 367th Brigade and ask them to catch up with and intercept Higashikuremiya at all costs." ”

After a pause, Principal Chang said to Liu Sheng again: "For Zhang, call the Commander's Department of the Fifth War Zone again, and ask Jiansheng to go to Yunwu Mountain immediately to hand over to Xue Yue, and then lead all the troops of Yunwu Mountain to go out of Macheng and prepare to meet the Japanese army coming from Hefei and Anqing!" Special note, be fast! ”

"Yes!" Liu Sheng replied respectfully.

……

Principal Chang didn't pay attention to the Japanese troops reinforced from the direction of Hefei and Anqing, because the great victory in the Battle of Wuhan gave him an illusion!

However, Principal Chang is not the only one who has this illusion!

Bai Chongbei also had an illusion because of the great victory in the Battle of Wuhan!

At this time, Bai Chongbei was discussing with Li Pinxian the offensive deployment of the Dabie Mountain Theater with great ambition.

Bai Chongbei said to Li Pinxiantu: "Heling, since last year's Qiqi Lugou Bridge Incident, the Sino-Japanese War has lasted a full year and two months, and this year and two months is certainly an extremely difficult time, and we have also paid a heavy price for it, including millions of casualties!" ”

After saying this, he continued: "However, it is not without gain! ”

"Due to the continuous elongation of the battle line, the Japanese army's troops are divided, and the logistics supply line has become longer, and as soon as the troops are dispersed, it is easy to be broken by each other, and the logistics supply line is easy to be attacked.

"Of course, the greater harvest is the young strong officers represented by Zhong Yi, Zhu Liangcheng, Zhang Lingfu, and Qiu Weida, who have grown up from this all-out war! They are the cadres of the party-state! It is precisely because of these young Zhuang factions that we can win the Battle of Wuhan, and we have the ability to fight back against the Japanese army! ”

"It is because of them that they have the opportunity to recover Nanjing!"