Wuhan, located in the Jianghan Plain, is the intersection point of the Pinghan and Guangdong-Hanzhou railways. During the Jinling War, part of the Nationalist Government was moved from Jinling to Wuhan, which actually became the military, political, and economic center of China, and its strategic position was very important.

After the occupation of Jinling, the Japanese War Department began to study the operation to capture Hankou, but due to the constraints of various conditions, it was temporarily shelved. At the beginning of April last year, when the Japanese army decided to carry out the Battle of Xuzhou, it also decided to carry out the Wuhan Operation.

When formulating the plan for the Battle of Xuzhou, the Japanese army anticipated the situation after the Battle and took into account the future Wuhan operation. At the end of May, the Japanese army decided to conduct the Hankou operation in the autumn of that year, and the Battle of Wuhan began.

After the fall of Xuzhou, the Nationalist Government decided to readjust the operational sequence in order to enhance its command structure and combat capability, and in mid-June this year, it reorganized the Ninth Theater. At the same time, it was decided to defend Wuhan with the troops belonging to the Fifth and Ninth Theaters.

The troops participating in the defense of Wuhan, as well as the air force and navy, totaled 14 group armies, 50 armies, and a number of aircraft and ships, with a total strength of nearly one million. Using natural barriers such as Poyang Lake and the Dabie Mountains, he organized defenses to try to defend Wuhan.

Hu Biao, who receives front-line battle reports every day or two, wants to lead the troops to the front line as soon as possible. But Hu Biao knows better that in this conference battle, the risk of only bringing one spy to the front line is too huge.

In order to defend Wuhan against the Japanese army's re-attack, the Nationalist Government organized millions of troops. As the attacking side, the Japanese army used a lot of troops. No matter how strong the company is, pulling it into this kind of flesh and blood grinding plate, it is not enough to see after all.

If the special service company commanded by Hu Biao at this moment has the same weapons and equipment and combat effectiveness as the special operations squadron in later generations. Otherwise, Hu Biao feels that the tactics of crowds are actually more effective in this kind of battle.

With more elite troops under his command, Hu Biao can push the cordon farther away, and with the help of the external alert reconnaissance personnel, he can find out the movement of the surrounding Japanese army, so as to ensure that he will not crash into the little devil heavy army area without knowing it.

No matter how anxious he is, it is a matter of life and death for the soldiers, and Hu Biao still did not dare to be careless during the selection and training. The reserve team is personally responsible for the whole training, and the elimination team is handed over to Xu Sandao to strengthen the training.

Although Hu Biao did not know much about the war. But Hu Biao still knew that the Battle of Wuhan was of great significance in the course of the War of Resistance Against Japan. This battle turned the Nationalist Government from strategic defense to strategic confrontation.

This also means that the anti-Japanese forces on the defensive side formed a battlefield confrontation with the Japanese army after the end of this battle. The sharp edge of the Japanese invasion has been weakened much after this battle.

In addition, Hu Biao also wanted to see Xue Yue, the commander-in-chief of the First Corps of the Ninth Theater who became famous in this battle. This famous general of a hundred battles who was convinced by the Japanese army, Hu Biao felt that he should have the opportunity to contact him this time.

As a little butterfly through time and space, Hu Biao has somewhat felt that he can't set off any storms according to the general trend of history. This also means that the battle of fame belonging to Xue Yue will still be staged as scheduled.

What's more, among the information forwarded by the military commanders, there was information that Xue Yue was appointed commander-in-chief of the First Corps. And Xue Yue's famous first battle, 'Wanjialing Victory', if nothing else, will be staged soon.

If it weren't for the relationship between time and distance, Hu Biao really wanted to lead the troops over to join in the fun. Fortunately, Hu Biao knows that this battle will continue for a while, and it is better for him to avoid the edge for the time being in the early stage of the battle between the offensive and defensive sides.

In the process of leading the selection and assessment of the spy company, Hu Biao did not forget to convene a meeting of the company commanders under his command and instructed: "I believe you all already know the news about the start of the Wuhan battle. The scale of this battle is beyond imagination.

In order to ensure the logistical supply of front-line combat troops, the garrison troops stationed in various places will become more cautious in the near future. As far as the Japanese army is concerned, their main combat force is very dependent on logistical supplies.

From now on, the intelligence group will closely investigate the routes for the Japanese army to deliver supplies and supplies, and all combat companies have also entered a state of combat readiness. Once we have the right opportunity, we can also make a few strokes and fight the idea of the little devil to replenish the convoy. ”

Hearing Hu Biao's operational instructions, all combat companies said with a little excitement: "Battalion commander, won't the idea of fighting the little devil's convoy at this time provoke the little devil's crazy revenge?" We're behind enemy lines, and we don't have many troops! ”

"It doesn't matter! In fact, even if we don't do it at this time, when the little devils withdraw from the front line, they will still carry out a large-scale clean-up operation. As far as the little devils are concerned, they attach great importance to the territory they occupy at the moment.

From grain to mineral resources, the little devils will speed up the looting. At present, most of the main divisions of the little devils have already gone to the front line. We can't help much, and it's okay to cause some trouble for the little devils.

The most important thing is that if our troops want to expand behind enemy lines, we must develop our troops as soon as possible. When the expansion of the spy company is over, I will lead the troops to the front line and try to bring back more veterans for our troops.

With the old leading the new, increase in one to two years, complete our strategic layout of the entire Soviet Province. As long as we complete this layout, we can attack and retreat at that time, and we will be able to occupy the strategic initiative! ”

"Yes, Battalion Commander!"

Looking at the excited company commanders, Hu Biao continued: "As the saying goes, raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use soldiers for a while. Since the formation and expansion of our Snow Shame Battalion, we have spent a lot of time training in the mountains and guerrilla areas.

The overall quality of the fighters who participated in this selection and assessment was even better than I expected. No matter how well it can be trained, it still has to be tested on the battlefield after all. Taking advantage of this attack on the supply lines of the Japanese army, he exercised the actual combat ability of the wrestling troops.

As commanders, you also need to improve your command ability while improving your military quality. In the command operation, whoever commands the troops has suffered excessive casualties, don't blame me for holding your command accountable! ”

"Yes, Battalion Commander!"

It is not a short time to become Hu Biao's subordinates, and these company commanders all know that Hu Biao has made a battle plan and is very concerned about the casualty rate of the troops. If they do not want to be held accountable, they must be extra careful and careful when formulating battle plans.

Thinking that after the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese army would strengthen the control and monitoring of the occupied areas, Hu Biao also knew that this period should be a golden period for the development of the army. The Eighth Route Army, far away in the north, will also be frantically swept by the Japanese army in the later period.

Knowing that it would not be possible to solve the stubborn resistance of the anti-Japanese forces in a short time, the Japanese army would also adjust its corresponding combat strategy, switching from offensive to controlling the occupied areas, so as to achieve its sinister intention of controlling the occupied areas for a long time, and trying to create the three eastern provinces in the south.

At present, the armed forces behind enemy lines in the south are undoubtedly dominated by the anti-war units behind enemy lines of the New Fourth Army. It's just that there are more shame camps led by Hu Biao now. In terms of strength and control areas, the Snow Shame Battalion is far from sufficient in terms of strength and base areas behind enemy lines.

Under these circumstances, Hu Biao had to strengthen his control over the base areas behind enemy lines in Runzhou, and then extend the expanded troops to other places outside Runzhou, so as to continuously expand the fame and prestige of the Xuesha camp in the territory of the Soviet Province.

In consideration of the operational needs of each combat company in the later period, Hu Biao transferred a batch of weapons, ammunition, and materials to each company from the logistics warehouse at the battalion headquarters. It even asked all combat companies to start forming artillery platoons and reconnaissance platoons directly under them.

Looking at the mortars, grenadiers, and light and heavy machine guns received from the battalion headquarters, the company commanders of the various combat companies were naturally happy. With these heavy weapons, the attack power of each combat company will also be improved to a certain extent.

In addition, Hu Biao demanded that the reconnaissance platoons formed by each company should mainly be selected for trial training and selection that had been eliminated. This also means that these eliminated members who have returned to the company will also become a sharp knife unit under the command of each company.

Perhaps there are still not many soldiers in each company, but Hu Biao has always emphasized that 'soldiers are expensive but not too expensive', and with these elite soldiers and weapons that are not inferior to the Japanese garrison troops, the confidence of each combat company has also increased a lot.

On the other hand, the selected team members who entered the hinterland of Anhua Mountain and conducted assault training also really realized that being able to pass the assessment and selection was only the first step for them to become soldiers of the special service company. The later assault training still made them want to die.

Happily, the combat skills and concepts taught by Hu Biao let them know for the first time that there are so many skills in fighting. Painfully, the training standards and requirements of the spy company were even stricter and even cruel than they imagined.

Hu Biao is responsible for guiding the training, and the veteran members of the special service company are responsible for supervising the execution. Looking at these new team members, the old team members will also say unceremoniously: "I can't even hold up the training, it's better for you to apply to leave, and the spy company only needs to be elite!" ”

After surviving the toughest week, many of the new team members, who were already exhausted, also began to adapt to the training standards of the special service company. Coupled with the food supply of the special service company, it is indeed much better than before, and the new team members do not have to worry about their physical exhaustion.

There are countless training tasks during the day, and there are still endless tactical theory studies at night. As the firepower platoon commander of the special second company, Lei Xiong was also relatively ahead of the platoon among the officers and soldiers in training, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.

Looking at Qin Tianyou, who greeted him at the end of training, Lei Xiong would also smile bitterly: "You all came here like this before?" ”

"Yes! You can learn a lot from the captain, but the process is really painful. But when I really got to the battlefield, I understood the captain's hard work. Since its establishment, the spy company has never been defeated, relying on the accumulation of ordinary training.

In the words of the captain, as long as the special service company is operational, it must ensure victory. Even while winning, it is necessary to ensure its own casualty rate. If anyone fails to meet the standards, the possibility of dying on the battlefield will increase.

Training is tiring and hard, but it's better than watching them die on the battlefield. When this assault training is over, you will be able to feel that it is really good to have strength. It's really much easier to kill the little devil than before! ”

Others only see the side of the spy company and the successive victories, but few people know the hard side of the spy company's training. If you want to become a real elite person, how can you grow up without going through such hellish trials?