The Battle of Wuhan, which lasted nearly five months, ended with the withdrawal of the Nationalist army from Wuhan on its own initiative. As far as the campaign is concerned, the Japanese army occupied the three towns of Wuhan and took control of the hinterland, which was victorious. But strategically, the Japanese army failed to realize its strategic intentions.

The Japanese base camp originally believed that as long as Hankou and Guangzhou were captured, they would be able to dominate China, so the Imperial Council of the Cabinet decided to launch the Battle of Wuhan and quickly capture Wuhan in order to force the Nationalist government to submit.

Unfortunately, the Nationalist Government did not succumb to the loss of Wuhan and Guangzhou, nor did the pace of the war end with the occupation of Wuhan and Guangzhou by the Japanese army. The Nationalist Government, which had retreated to the mountain city, also publicly issued a series of telegram declarations on the War of Resistance after the war.

The statement said: "The temporary changes in advance and retreat must not shake China's determination to resist the war, and the gains and losses of any city must not affect the overall situation of the war of resistance." He also said that he would "be more mournful, more persevering, more steadfast, harder, and more courageous" and strive for a comprehensive and protracted war of resistance. It can be seen from this that the Japanese army's attempt to promote surrender by war was completely defeated.

What made the Japanese army even more distressed was that in the places occupied by the Japanese army earlier during the battle, a large number of anti-Japanese armed forces grew, and a large area of the country was recovered. The Japanese also claimed that "the so-called areas of law and order restoration are in fact limited to an area of several kilometers on both sides of the main lines of communication."

Among them, the most prominent is undoubtedly the Northern Anhui Campaign commanded by Hu Biao earlier. In this battle, the Japanese army lost a large number of soldiers and lost many outside the city, and the most important railroad was also damaged a lot, and the day of repair is far away.

All in all, the Battle of Wuhan seemed to end with a Japanese victory. But in fact, the Japanese army can also be said to have suffered heavy losses, not to mention the casualties of a large number of elite combat units, and the consumption of a large amount of war materials also overwhelmed the Japanese army.

It was thought that after the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese army would immediately gather heavy troops to attack the recovered cities in northern Anhui again. What is surprising is that the speed of the Japanese army's counteroffensive seems to be somewhat unexpected, which makes Hu Biao quite surprised.

Just thinking that the Japanese army has just ended a big war and set off a new war in northern Anhui, I am afraid that it will be the Japanese army that will not be able to bear it in the end. It took a lot of time for the Japanese army to raise the supplies needed by the troops.

Moreover, Hu Biao, who had already stationed troops around Maling Mountain, was unwilling to send the main force to participate in the war in northern Anhui. However, it provided support to the front-line combat troops by attacking and harassing the supply lines of the Japanese army. The supply of materials is unfavorable, how dare the Japanese army march in a big way?

When Malingshan ushered in the first snow, looking at the eight fighters that landed safely at the valley airport, Hu Biao also looked extremely satisfied. The pilots who flew these fighters were also flight instructors selected by Hu Biao from the Fifth War Zone, and they would stay here for a while.

As happy as Hu Biao, there were also 30 flight cadets selected by the Eighth Route Army again. According to the previous agreement, these 30 trainees will learn flight driving knowledge at the valley airport, just like the students selected by Hu Biao.

Malingshan Aviation School was also officially announced at this moment. As for when the cadets will be able to fly the fighters, it must also be a matter of the coming year. This winter, if there are no special circumstances, the flight cadets must stay in the mountains to learn theoretical knowledge.

Seeing that the aviation school he was most concerned about was on the right track, and the mobile regiment was successfully formed, Hu Biao also knew that it was time to leave. As for the war in northern Anhui, which is still in the midst of fierce fighting, I think the final result will end with the Japanese army having no choice but to withdraw its troops.

The backbone officers who stayed behind were found, and Hu Biao held another meeting. Knowing that Hu Biao was about to leave, Xu Cheng was very reluctant to say: "Captain, can't you leave after the New Year?" With such a big mess, you always feel bottomless when you don't have it! ”

Faced with Xu Cheng and the others' retention, Hu Biao shook his head and said: "I've been here long enough, if I stay any longer, other people will have opinions." Besides, there's a lot of stuff outside, and I'm also waiting to deal with the arrangements!

At present, the unit's training has been completed, and the material reserves are also sufficient. What you have to do is to take advantage of this winter to complete a new round of military training. I hope that the next time the troops need it, you will be able to provide more elite troops to come out.

I will leave the matter here to you and Lao Qian, and if you can't make up your mind, send me a telegram for instructions. After the New Year, Lao Qin and they will have new tasks. Before the transfer of large troops, you must accumulate some family resources, understand? ”

"Understood!"

Regarding the subsequent withdrawal of the main force to the southwest, Hu Biao also talked to Xu Cheng and Qian Zhong. Compared with staying behind enemy lines, if you move to the southwest, I believe that the troops will have more room and opportunities for development.

It's just that it will take longer to complete Hu Biao's development ideas and plans. In addition, financial and material resources are also extremely important. When you get to the southwest, you will need to invest a lot of financial and material resources in a short time!

After arranging the affairs on the side of Malingshan, Hu Biao took the re-expanded task force and embarked on the journey back to Anhua Mountain. On the way back, Hu Biao did not forget to inspect the newly formed base areas behind enemy lines along the line.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of inspecting the base areas, Hu Biao also replenished these newly formed guerrilla units with a batch of weapons, ammunition, and supplies. With these additional ammunition supplies, the guerrillas did not have to worry about supplies for a short time.

During the inspection, Hu Biao also said to the person in charge of the guerrilla unit: "Don't be in a hurry to go out to fight, first build up the base area, set up more village-level guard units, and find out the enemy situation and the people's situation in the vicinity of the base area."

As long as the little devils don't take the initiative to attack, you don't take the initiative to provoke and cause a large-scale war. When the foundation is firmly laid, it is up to you to clean up those little devils, and these little devils can't run away in a short time! ”

It is clear that these new officers who have just taken up the command want to make some achievements to prove their abilities. But in Hu Biao's opinion, angering the little devils near the station too much will only make the little devils more vigilant and vigilant.

If you really provoke the little devils, it will be extremely difficult for the guerrillas to develop under the noses of the little devils. The more wars are provoked, the more resentment it may attract from the local people. It's not a bad thing to keep a low profile for a while!

With Hu Biao's personal advice, the responsible persons of the guerrillas also knew very well how they would do things in the future. If they dare to act against orders, Hu Biao can also intervene in time. The intelligence groups deployed in various places are not dry food.

At the moment, most of the intelligence stations in the counties of the province of the Soviet Union were equipped with radios. Internally, these intelligence stations are also built in the form of light and dark lines. Even if someone defects to the enemy and wants to put the intelligence on the pot, it must be difficult to do so.

On the contrary, if someone really betrays something, the members of the operation team of the BFIPU will also let these traitors taste betrayal. This, I believe, is well known in the hearts of all the appointed guerrilla leaders.

By the time Hu Biao returned to the Anhua Mountain base, the time had already entered thirty-nine years. Seeing Hu Biao and his entourage returning safely, Xu Mingzhi and others who stayed in Anhua Mountain also felt extremely happy. This year, the army can be described as developing rapidly.

Like the situation in Malingshan, the Anhuashan base has also changed a lot after a year of development. The cave hospital, which had just been established before, now has hundreds of doctors and surgeons, and has also trained a large number of field doctors and nurses.

In addition to the great development of the field hospital, the Anhuashan side also officially established a martial arts academy. Young military backbones selected from various guerrilla units also studied at the military academy and were then sent to various guerrilla base areas.

Looking at these changes in the mountains, Hu Biao also said happily: "Now it seems that we finally have a stable place to stay." It's just that if you want to really stay in the mountains with peace of mind, I'm afraid you have to continue to keep a low profile! ”

Regarding Hu Biao's exclamation, Xu Mingzhi also smiled and said: "Detachment leader, when I first entered the mountain, the brothers seemed a little uncomfortable. But now that time has passed, the brothers have become accustomed to it, but they feel more down-to-earth and relieved in the mountains.

Except for the daytime activities, you need to be extra careful, and I don't feel anything bad about staying in the mountains. Compared with the chaos outside the mountains, life in the mountains can be described as a paradise. It's just that this year has cost a lot! ”

As the headquarters of Hu Biao's most important location, the construction of the Anhuashan base has never stopped. In addition to building permanent fortifications at the various mountain crossings, Hu Biao also ordered people to dig caves and warehouses in the mountains to accommodate more troops.

Even if a logistics unit has been formed on the base side, many materials still have to be purchased from outside. Fortunately, after a year of development, more people moved into the vicinity of the mountains to live, and more grain fields were opened.

In this case, the problem of food supply at the base has also been further solved. In addition to the guerrillas, some loot was transported over every once in a while, and although the cost on the base side was not small, it was more self-sufficient.

"Some money can be saved, some money can't. With those permanent fortifications in the mountain pass, if the little devils want to go into the mountains to encircle and suppress in the future, they will also pay a heavy price. There are those excavated cave warehouses, and you don't have to worry about the bombing of the little devils.

If the supplies and soldiers are sufficient, we can nail the mountain and fight a war of attrition against the little devils. Unless the little devil is willing to invest heavily in the army, he is also willing to pay a heavy price. Otherwise, if they want to capture our base, it's basically impossible! ”

In fact, Hu Biao asked Xu Mingzhi to continuously improve the fortifications and base construction of Anhua Mountain, in addition to guarding against little devils, he also guarded against the black hands of the national army. Once the base is exposed, the Japanese army will definitely not be able to avoid a heavy attack.

Who can guarantee that at some point in the future, the national army will not resort to the scheme of borrowing knives to kill people?

With such a perfect and stable base, Hu Biao will be more at ease outside. Even if the base is exposed in the future, Hu Biao does not have to worry about ending up homeless. Besides, the Anhua Mountain Base is also their home for many subordinates!

The better and more fully the base is built, the more reassuring Hu Biao will be outside. Correspondingly, relying on this base, Hu Biao can train more officers and elites. And these will be related to the foundation of Hu Biao's future development!