When night fell, Jiujiang City, which was occupied by the Japanese army, was unusually deserted, and there were very few pedestrians on the street except for the Japanese patrols that walked by from time to time, but the original Jiujiang City Government Building located in the center of the city was brightly lit, and the square in front of the city government was full of people, and many Japanese officers wearing Zhaowu-style dresses and riding boots on their feet were polished brightly, and the Japanese officers holding command knives were talking to each other in twos and threes. The square is lined with tables filled with dishes and sake, and next to them are filled with officers and soldiers.

At this moment, a large Zuo walked to the middle of the crowd and said loudly: "Gentlemen, in order to celebrate the capture of Jiujiang by the Imperial Army, Commander Okamura specially ordered this celebration party, all of you are the elite of the 101st Division, and have made great achievements in the capture of Jiujiang, especially the Ghana Wing, which has completed the task of capturing Happy Valley Ridge despite huge casualties, and I would like to congratulate Commander Osashi Ghana on behalf of Commander Osamu Osa!" After saying that, the big Zuo raised his hand and patted it gently.

"Whoa......

After seeing this big Zuo's actions, there was also a round of applause in the square. It's just that someone at the table asked in a low voice: "What arduous task has Ghana Dazuo completed, and how can he still be rewarded by Commander Okamura?" ”

A well-informed person on the side looked at Gana Zhixiong, who was sitting on a stool not far away, and said with a strange expression: "What else, in order to capture a small hill, the 101st Wing was almost disabled, have you seen it, today the 101st Wing is here as long as there are people who can move, you might as well count, how many people are left?" ”

"Hiss......"

The people next to them almost all gasped when they looked over, and there was a group of people sitting in a corner not far from them, led by Gana Jio Daisa. Although they came to the banquet, on this supposed happy occasion, the faces of these people were all crying and mourning like the dead father and mother, and many of them were still wearing bandages.

"This is so possible, how can there be only these people left in the 101st Wing, and the others?" Many people were shocked when they saw it.

"438 to be exact." The officer who understood the situation said with a wry smile: "As for the others, they have all reunited at the Kudanban (Yasukuni Shrine). ”

Many people's faces changed suddenly. A Shao Zuo lost his voice and said: "Who did the 101st Wing encounter, why did they fight so badly, and which elite division or army did they encounter?" ”

"I don't know about that!" The officer also shook his head suspiciously: "Anyway, the 101st Wing is crippled this time, Ghana Dazuo's leg is broken, two of the three captains have died (the seriously injured one has not healed and died), and there are only 19 of the 83 officers above the rank of captain in the 101st Wing, and only two or three people are left in some squadrons. ”

Hearing this, everyone was speechless, and this was no longer a tragic question. The 101 Wing is now almost no different from being completely annihilated.

"What kind of enemy did Ghana Dazuo encounter and fight so badly?" Many officers looked at the miserable appearance of the 101st Wing not far away, and secretly shook their heads and sighed.

And in the headquarters office not far from the square, Okamura Ningji looked at a fat little fat man with glasses standing in front of him and asked with a majestic expression: "Miyamoto-kun, has the Intelligence Department found out the news of that branch of the army?" ”

The little fat man bowed down and replied: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, after the efforts of the Intelligence Section in the past few days, the news of that branch of the army has been inquired, but it is just ...... Just ......"

"Just what...... Say it! Okamura Ninji shouted impatiently.

"Hai ......" Miyamoto Ichiro hurriedly said: "It's just that this news is very ...... It's kind of ridiculous. At this point, Ichiro Miyamoto's voice was already stammering a little.

Okamura, on the other hand, frowned, and was about to get angry. Miyamoto Ichiro hurriedly said: "The information sent by the Intelligence Section says that the Shina unit that hit the 101st Wing was not a regular unit, but a ...... It's a new ...... for them A security corps. ”

"Bagaya deer!"

Sure enough, after Ichiro Miyamoto finished speaking. Okamura Ninji's roar rang out in the office.

"Idiot...... It's all a bunch of idiots...... A wing of the dignified empire was beaten like this by a security regiment, is Gana Zhixiong filling his head with poop? ”

As the commander of the Eleventh Army, Okamura Ninji has no need to say anything about his own city government, but after hearing the news, he still couldn't control his temper. He really couldn't figure out when even the security regiment in the Huaxia army had this kind of combat effectiveness.

Ryokuokamura stood up and said word by word to Ichiro Miyamoto, "You...... Go check the intelligence department again, you tell that guy. If he dares to fool me with false information, I will definitely get him in the baggage team to feed the horses!" ”

Looking at the furious Okamura Ninji, Miyamoto Ichiro took a deep breath before he smiled bitterly: "Your Excellency Commander, you don't have to go." I've checked this information three times, and if there are no special circumstances, everything above is true. The one who hit the 101st Wing hard was a security force in China. ”

"Squeak......

Okamura sat back in his chair heavily, and the chair made an overwhelmed sound.

After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Does the intelligence department have more detailed information?" ”

"Nope." Miyamoto Ichiro shook his head: "There is very little information about this wrong army, we only know that its commander's name is Su Jin, and this security group has just come from Shandong, and we don't know anything else!" ”

"Soga......

Okamura Ningji pressed his head and had a headache, as a general who commanded an army of more than 100,000 people, it was impossible for him to focus on a small security group, it seemed that this matter could only come slowly, but Okamura still instructed Miyamoto: "Miyamoto-kun, you remember, if you find out the news of this security group this time, you must notify me as soon as possible, I always have a bad premonition, we will definitely deal with him." ”

"Hai ......"

Miyamoto stood silently with his hands down, and at this moment, there was a knock at the door, and then the director of the war room, Kazuo Miyazaki, hurriedly walked in.

"Commander Okamura, we have just received a report from the aviation brigade, and according to aerial reconnaissance, the deployment of the troops of the defenders of China has changed again!"

Okamura Ninji took the report and looked at it carefully for a while, his face showed a hint of joy, he stood up and strode to the wall to open the curtain, revealing a huge military map of 100,000 to 1, and quickly found the location mentioned in the report, and then his face showed joy, and turned to Kazuo Miyazaki and Ichiro Miyamoto and said:

"I didn't expect that the person in China had made a stinky move this time. You see, after the transfer of the strength of the Zhina people, there is a gap in the defense between Nanxun Road and Ruiwu Road, and their troops here are only one division at most, as long as they get through here, the defense line of the Zhina people in Jiangnan will be torn open by us, and things will be easy to do after that! ”

Kazuo Miyazaki asked, "What kind of troops does Your Excellency the Commander plan to send to carry out this mission?" ”

Okamura Ningji thought for a while: "There are only two divisions and regiments that can be used now, the 101st and 106th divisions, because the 101st Wing has just been severely damaged, which has greatly reduced the strength of the 101st Division, and it is not suitable to accept too difficult tasks in the short term, so let the 106th Division go, presumably Junrokuro Matsuura will be able to complete this task." Miyazaki-kun, could you please help me draft a telegram that reads as follows......"

On 4 August, under the command of Okamura Ninji, the Japanese troops on the south bank of the Yangtze River were divided into two routes: one was composed of the Hatada detachment and a part of the marines, and marched west by warships, and the other was the 106th Division led by Junrokuro Matsuura to rapidly advance westward, and the lone army went deep, intending to break through the defensive gap between the Nanxun Road and the Ruiwu Road, and expand the attack on both flanks, completely tearing apart the defense line of the Huaxia army, and creating a "brilliant victory" with a surprise army.

With the actions of the Potian Detachment and the 106th Division, the situation of the Jiangnan battlefield became severe......

"Didi...... Tick Tick ......"

In the Nanchang City Defense Headquarters, many staff officers with serious expressions kept coming in and out, and the atmosphere became very tense, with seven or eight radio stations lined up and receivers working nervously.

Chen Cheng's face had long since lost the kind look he used to have, he stared at the map with his eyebrows tightly knitted, and behind him stood Zhang Fakui and Xu Guangya, the chief of staff.

Chen Cheng turned his head to Zhang Fakui and said: "Commander Zhang, now it seems that the Japanese army's intentions are obvious, the Botian detachment has advanced west along the Yangtze River, and will arrive in Ruichang in the near future, and it is urgent to strengthen the defense of Ruichang, your Second Army must send at least two divisions to reinforce Ruichang, and it must arrive before August 15, do you understand?" ”

At this time, Chen Cheng's tone was already calm, but the undoubted flavor in his words was so strong, Zhang Fakui knew that if he refused again, it would be disobeying the military order, and the other party would definitely send someone to take him down without saying a word.

didn't have time to think about it, Zhang Fakui said resolutely: "Please rest assured, sir, the ministry immediately ordered the 25th Army to go to Ruichang immediately, and strive to ensure that Ruichang is not lost!" ”

"Good!" Chen Cheng's originally serious expression began to ease down, and he smiled at Zhang Fakui: "Brother Xianghua, as long as Ruichang is not lost, the pressure on the periphery of Wuhan will be much loosened, which is also a good thing for Nanchang." ”

Zhang Fakui also smiled, "Chief Chen, don't worry, Nanchang can't be lost, now our biggest problem ......"

"Report!"

Before Zhang Fakui's words were finished, a voice came from the door, and a captain strode in and handed a telegram to Chen Cheng with both hands: "Chief Chen, Xue Yue, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy in the first theater of operations, called yesterday that the Japanese 106th Division was moving towards the Wanjialing area, and Commander Xue Yue planned to eat this lone army, but he was worried about the rapid reinforcement of the Japanese army, so he asked us to send a strong part to support the Wanjialing area!" ”

"What ......"

Two exclamations rang out from the command headquarters at once...... (To be continued......)