At the same time, the headquarters of the 11th Army outside the east gate of Jiujiang was brightly lit all night. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Almost every staff officer in the headquarters would hug each other when they met each other, and then waved their fists and roared loudly without any image, at this time it had been more than ten hours since the 13th Division captured Xinyang, but the staff officers in the headquarters of the 11th Army had not yet calmed down from their excitement.

Finally won, Wuhan battle finally won! When Okamura Ningji was assassinated, when Shunroku Hata vomited blood and died, when Xu Rui commanded the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army to unexpectedly capture Jiujiang, and when the Hunan and Jiangxi Highway was completely cut off by Xue Yue's Corps, even the most bold and optimistic staff officers felt that the future was bleak.

At that time, almost all the staff officers believed that the Japanese army would undoubtedly lose the Battle of Wuhan, and then, the Nationalist Army would launch a strategic counteroffensive without suspense, and at that time, the Japanese army would be able to hold the line of Nanjing and Xuzhou and ensure that the Tianjin-Pudong Railway was under their own control It would be the best result.

However, at this time, the base camp unexpectedly appointed Seishiro Itagaki as the commander.

And this new commander, known as the "courage of the army", has lived up to the expectations of the base camp and His Majesty the Emperor, and as soon as he took office, he drew up an extremely bold and risky plan to rush the attack, and he had to race against time! Moreover, the chips he bet on the table are, a permanent division plus one, a special division of B!

It's a big gamble, either lose or win!

After seven days of fierce fighting, this gamble, which is likely to ultimately determine the fortunes of the empire and China, was finally decided, and Seishiro Itagaki won the final victory!

Although there are slight discrepancies in the process, although it was not the 3rd Division and the 101st Division that were pinned on by Seishiro Itagaki that gave the Nationalist Army a fatal blow, but the 13th Division commanded by Higashikure Tsusahiko, no one can deny that the reason why the Battle of Wuhan was able to turn defeat into victory was that Seishiro Itagaki should be the first to take the lead!

After receiving the news, Seishiro Itagaki immediately fell asleep.

Itagaki Seishiro hadn't slept for seven days, he was too sleepy, so when he received a telegram from Higashikurehiko, he fell asleep, and this sleep was ten hours, and when Itagaki Seishiro woke up, it was already more than ten o'clock in the middle of the night, but the division was still brightly lit and crowded.

Seeing Seishiro Itagaki walk in, the staff officers of the headquarters paused and saluted.

Itagaki Seishiro was also in a good mood, and he took the trouble to salute the military one by one until he walked into the command room.

As soon as Seishiro Itagaki walked into the command room, Ueno Kamefu, chief of staff of the 11th Army, walked forward with two telegrams and said: "Your Excellency, the headquarters camp and the imperial family have just sent a telegram of commendation to congratulate the 11th Army on its phased victory in the Central China Theater and to encourage us to make persistent efforts to win a more brilliant victory. ”

"Yo Si." Itagaki Seishiro nodded and said, "Although the National Army Command has issued a general retreat order, from the overall point of view, there is no suspense that the Imperial Army will win the Battle of Wuhan, but in various local battlefields, the Imperial Army is still facing danger, especially Gao'an's 27th Division, which must not be taken lightly, Xue Yue is a fierce tiger." ”

"Hello!" Ueno Kamefu paused heavily and said, "The lowly official has just sent a telegram to His Excellency Honma, reminding them to strengthen their vigilance and beware of a counterattack from Xue Yue's army. ”

"Yo Si." Itagaki Seishiro nodded happily, but his eyes fell on the map on the table, and then said, "Even if we Jiujiang, we must not have any accidents at the last moment, Xu Rui is a mortal enemy of the empire, and His Majesty the Emperor is registered there, and he must not be allowed to escape again this time." ”

"Hello!" Ueno Kamefu paused again and said, "Your Excellency Commander, rest assured, the humble post has already sent a telegram to the Hatian detachment, ordering them to rush back to Jiujiang from Fuchikou, and at about noon tomorrow, the forward troops of the Potian detachment will be able to rush to Jiujiang, and as soon as the Potian detachment arrives, Xu Rui will be unable to fly even if he has wings." ”

"Yo Si." Itagaki Seishiro once again cast an appreciative look at Ueno Kamefu, at the beginning, this Ueno Kamefu was still a little clumsy, and it was very difficult to use, but after seven days of running-in, it was finally on the road, and now it is very easy to use, it seems that this chief of staff does not need to be replaced.

Ueno Kamefu said again: "Your Excellency, Commander, there is another thing that is very strange. ”

Seishiro Itagaki still kept his eyes on the map and asked casually, "What's the matter?" ”

Ueno Kamifu picked up a red pencil, drew a line on the map, and then continued: "At noon, I suddenly received a report from an aviation scout, saying that there was about a regiment of national troops turning north from Gao'an and penetrating directly into Fengxin County. ”

"The strength of a regiment?" Itagaki Seishiro's thick eyebrows also frowned.

"Hay, a regiment." Ueno Kamifu paused and said, "At first, I also doubted that Xue Yue was going to send troops out of Jiujiang to meet the trapped Sichuan Army? But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was unlikely, no matter how arrogant Xue Yue was, he would never be so arrogant that he would think that with the strength of just one regiment, he could take the 799th Regiment out, right? ”

Itagaki Seishiro was also clueless, frowned and asked, "Did you ask about the special high class?" ”

"The lowly has already asked." Ueno Kamefu replied suddenly, "Due to the suddenness of the incident, the special high school has not been able to obtain accurate information through the inside line for the time being, but they are already investigating the matter. ”

After a while, Seishiro Itagaki said, "Since it is not clear for the time being what the intentions of this national army are, then you might as well find a way to beat it out!" Ueno-san, do you see if there are any troops nearby that can be mobilized? It would be better to send an infantry brigade to the front of this national army to stop him. ”

Ueno Kamefu shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, there are no more troops nearby that can be mobilized. ”

"Really?" Seishiro Itagaki immediately frowned when he heard this, "Can't even transfer an infantry brigade?" ”

"Don't talk about a brigade, I'm afraid you can't even transfer an infantry squadron." Ueno Guifu said with a wry smile, "In the nearby counties of Yongxiu, Anyi and Jing'an, the garrison has been reduced to an infantry squad, and there is really no soldier to adjust, even the defenders of Nanchang have only one squadron left, and I think that we will definitely not be able to transfer troops anymore." ”

"Sodesnay." Seishiro Itagaki muttered, "It seems that China is too big for the imperial army. ”

"Hello." Ueno Kamefu paused again and said, "For the imperial army, it is already very difficult to control the various counties in the vast occupied areas, and it is even more difficult to control the vast towns and villages, the good news is that the Battle of Wuhan has ended, and the empire can finally draw enough troops back to the vast occupied areas to carry out a serious war of law and order." ”

Itagaki Seishiro finally said, "Then order the garrisons along the way to keep a close watch." ”

"Hello!" Ueno pauses again, then turns and leaves.

(Dividing Line)

At the same time, the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army began the final mobilization before the breakthrough.

Sixty strong veterans of the Sichuan army were singled out, lined up side by side, and stood in three rows in front and rear, with twenty people in each row, of which the twenty veterans of the Sichuan army in the front row all hung a crooked light machine gun around their necks with leggings, and the two rows in the back did not have a crooked light machine gun around their necks, but a large satchel was tied around their waists on both sides, which were full of bullets.

Xu Rui walked past the queue and said with a cold expression: "The explosion will open a gap of more than fifty meters at the junction of the east and south of the city, as long as it is within the explosion range, whether it is a private building or a devil's fortification, it will all be destroyed, but the little devil will definitely not watch us break through!" Even with the toes of his toes, you can think that the little devil will definitely do his best to prevent us from breaking through! ”

After a pause, Xu Rui continued: "So, your task is to clear all obstacles for the breakthrough of the follow-up troops with rapid machine gun fire, if the machine gunner in the front row is killed, the ammunition man in the back row will immediately make up for it, and in the process of breaking through, the machine gun fire must be uninterrupted, and the devil must not be given any respite!" ”

"Yes!" Twenty machine gunners and forty ammunition men responded with solemn expressions.

Xu Rui grinned again, and said: "But you don't have to worry too much, I have already calculated, from the attack position to the corner tower in the southeast corner of the city wall, the straight-line distance is only about a thousand meters, and the private buildings in the middle and the little devil's fortifications will also be destroyed, you can stride forward, that is, at most, in about a quarter of an hour, you can break out from the southeast corner." ”

Sixty commandos were refreshed when they heard this.

If they can really break out of the siege in a quarter of an hour, then the chances of survival are really high, because a quarter of an hour is too short, and no matter how well-trained the devil is, it is impossible to rebuild a complete fortification under the premise that the fortification is destroyed, which is absolutely impossible.

As long as the little devil can't rebuild the fortifications, the breakthrough will be logical, just with the hundred or so devil skirmishers who survived the explosion, it is impossible to stop the decisive charge of the commando team with twenty machine guns, not to mention that this is still at night, as a passive party, the little devil's reaction speed will be even more slow.

Xu Rui put away his smile again, and said coldly: "Finally, check the equipment again, has the oil pot been filled?" Is there any jamming in the bolt? Is the ammunition feed normal? Don't be idle, count the bullets again, give you five minutes, and report to me in five minutes! (To be continued.) )