Looking at the dense clouds overhead, Shanshanyuan's face became more and more gloomy.

Although the meteorological observers had made an accurate prediction as early as yesterday morning, saying that there would be heavy rainfall in the whole of East China today, and there was a possibility of heavy rain in central Anhui, the forecast was only a prediction after all, and before it became the final fact, Shanshanyuan still had a trace of luck in his heart.

But now, Shanshan Yuan has lost even the last trace of luck.

Looking at this weather, there will definitely be heavy rain near Nanjing, and there will definitely be heavy to heavy rain in central Anhui, so this also means that the aviation of the Central China Front will not be able to dispatch and will not be able to provide air support to the Japanese army in Feicheng, which also means that the Japanese army in Feicheng will only be able to reverse the predicament by its own strength.

But the question is, is it possible for the Japanese army in Feicheng to turn the situation around with their own strength?

Shanshan Yuan was deeply suspicious of this, because the opponent of the Japanese army in Feicheng was Xu Rui, which had completely annihilated the Dameishan Independent Regiment of the Kawaguchi Detachment, and in addition to the Dameishan Independent Regiment, there were also four detachments of the New Fourth Army involved, which made the already precarious situation even more dangerous.

When Shanshan Yuan came back from the courtyard and walked into the war room again, Tsukada Tsukasa and Nagayong, with more than a dozen operational staff officers in the headquarters, had already simulated the real battle situation of the Battle of Feicheng on the huge sand table based on the information provided by the Japanese army in Feicheng.

Although he didn't have any illusions in his heart, Sugi Sugimoto couldn't help but ask Tsukada Tsukasa: "Tsukada-san, how is the situation now?" ”

"The situation is very unpromising." Tsukada shook his head solemnly, then pointed to the sand table and said, "Your Excellency Commander, please see, the three infantry brigades led by Tatani were stubbornly resisted by the Shina Army in the eastern area of the city, and the fierce battle lasted for more than two hours, and they only advanced less than five hundred meters!" ”

Shanshan Yuan followed the direction of Tsukada's finger and landed on the sand table, but saw that the sand table was full of red pennants representing the Japanese army, as well as blue pennants representing the Dameishan Independent Regiment, and the red and blue pennants were already in the shape of dogs' teeth, entangled with each other, and the two sides were simply indistinguishable from each other.

As soon as he saw this situation, Shanshan Yuan knew that the eastern area of the city had fallen into a street battle.

"It turned out to be a street fight!" "It's no wonder that the progress of the Tatani sub-department is so slow. ”

"Hello." "Since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, although the imperial army has won successive battles, except for the first stage of the Battle of Songhu, there have been fierce street battles, and the next two stages and the Battle of Nanjing have not been staged again, so the experience of street fighting of the imperial army is still slightly lacking. ”

Shanshan Yuan sighed and asked again, "So, what about the progress in the south direction of the city?" ”

Tsukada shook his head again, and said in a deep voice: "The situation in the south of the city is even worse than in the east of the city, although the progress in the east of the city is slow, but at least the front is advancing a little bit, but in the south of the city, the Fukuda Department stationed at the airport let the Shina army counterattack, not to mention the heavy losses, and the battle line has also retreated to the starting point at the beginning." ”

"Fukuda, this idiot, it's really useless." Shanshan Yuan gritted his teeth, and then asked, "What about the situation in the Feixi stronghold and the Feibei stronghold?" Is it possible to draw one or two infantry squadrons from Feixi or Feibei to flank the Chinese army from the north or west of the city? That might open things up. ”

Tsukada continued to shake his head, and said in a deep voice: "From the current point of view, the four detachments of the New Fourth Army have dispatched at least two regiments of troops, and launched a fierce attack on the Feixi and Feibei ......strongholds respectively.

Speaking of this, Tsukada paused, and the melancholy on his face became even stronger.

Shanshanyuan's brows also frowned even more, and he asked in a deep voice: "And what?" ”

Tsukada stretched out his finger and pointed to the sand table, and said: "Moreover, according to the report of the Dingcun stronghold, an unknown number of New Fourth Army has just driven over from the north side of the stronghold, and I am worried that the New Fourth Army that passed from Dingcun is likely to be the Ninth Regiment of the four detachments, and they are heading for the Feinan stronghold. ”

"Nani?" Shanshan Yuan's heart suddenly beat wildly when he heard this.

If Tsukada's speculation is true, and the New Fourth Army that passed from Ding Village is really the Ninth Regiment of the Fourth Detachment, and it is really heading for the Feinan stronghold, then the remaining troops of the Feinan stronghold will definitely not be able to hold it, and once the Feinan stronghold is lost, the Futian Division, which is currently fighting in the south of the city, will immediately fall into the predicament of being attacked on the back of the enemy.

Once the Fukudabu is eliminated, the freed Chinese army can make a detour from both flanks to complete the encirclement of the Tatani division in the east of the city; once the Tatani department is eliminated, there will be no more than a battalion of Japanese troops in the entire Feicheng, and the remaining garrisons of each stronghold will be eliminated by the Chinese one by one without any suspense.

It's like a domino, as the first domino falls, the subsequent dominoes will fall continuously.

Thinking of this, Shanshan Yuan's face turned pale in an instant, is the battle of Feicheng really irreparable? Is his fate really sealed?

Tsukada waved his hand and drove all the combat staff officers out of the war room.

What Tsukada is going to say next is a little discouraged, and it should not be heard by too many people.

After driving all the operational staff officers away, Tsukada said: "Your Excellency Commander, frankly speaking, there is not much hope for the battle of Feicheng, and now the first thing we need to consider is the grim situation that Feicheng will face after the loss, if we can't recapture Feicheng as soon as possible and reopen the Feiwu Highway, the northbound cluster will face the dilemma of running out of ammunition and food, and if the situation deteriorates further, the tragedy of Taierzhuang is very likely to be repeated!" ”

Shanshan Yuan's heart was like numbness, and he asked blankly, "What is Tsukada-san's opinion?" ”

Tsukada said in a deep voice: "I think that the Kikuchi Brigade stationed in Wuhu should go north immediately. ”

"Kikuchi Brigade?" Shanshan Yuan said blankly, "I'm afraid that only one Judi Brigade can't deal with Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment, right?" What's more, now that the Dameishan Independent Regiment has four detachments of the New Fourth Army to help, the situation is even more dangerous. ”

Shanshanyuan also made Xu Rui a little scared, first the Kawaguchi detachment was wiped out, and now Feicheng, which is heavily garrisoned, is also lost, so the Kikuchi Brigade is transferred to recover Feicheng, Shanshanyuan really has no confidence at all, although the Kikuchi Brigade belongs to the first-line troops, but the Kawaguchi detachment is also a first-line troop?

No matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the Kikuchi Brigade is, can it still be stronger than the Kawaguchi Detachment?

Tsukada said: "Only one Judi Brigade will definitely not be able to deal with Xu Rui, so the Kumamoto Division stationed in Nanjing must immediately cancel the vacation, all return to the team, and then go out of Wuhu to take over the defense of the Juchi Brigade and guard against the invasion of the Nationalist Army in western Zhejiang and southern Anhui, and the main force of the division will go north from Pukou and take advantage of the weakness to attack the Damei Mountains, which is to encircle Wei and save Zhao!" When you can force the Dameishan Independent Regiment to rush back from Feicheng! ”

"That's it." Shanshan Yuan said weakly, "Let the Kumamoto Division assemble immediately, and at the same time order the Kikuchi Brigade to immediately go north from Wuhu." ”

Speaking from the heart, Shanshan Yuan is really lacking in interest in dealing with Feicheng after the loss, because once Feicheng is lost, once the arms, grain and oil hoarded in Feicheng fall into the hands of the enemy, it will completely mean that he, the commander of the Central China Front, has come to an end, and it also means that his political life has been completely ended.

As for how to recapture Feicheng after the loss, and how to ensure the supply line of the northbound cluster, it is a problem that the next commander of the Central China Front should consider, and what does it have to do with him Shanshanyuan?

However, Shanshan Yuan was really unwilling to end his political life like this, so he cheered himself up at the moment and asked Tsukada Attack: "Tsukada-san, is the battle of Feicheng really irreparable?" ”

Tsukada shook his head again and said, "Your Excellency Commander, I would like to say that it is not, but unfortunately, the cruel facts tell me that I am afraid that this is the case, and the battle of Feicheng may really be irreparable." ”

When Shanshan Yuan heard this, a pair of hanging eyebrows drooped again.

(Dividing Line)

Compared with Shanshan Yuan's depression and depression, Gu Shutong, commander-in-chief of the Third Theater of the National Army, was in an unprecedentedly good mood, and the mood of these two people was simply two heavens of ice and fire.

Gu Shutong listened to Wan Xiangyun's suggestion, and grasped the "decision-making power" and "command power" of recovering Feicheng without mercy, and after the situation was reported, he received a reply from the headquarters in less than five minutes, and about half an hour later, he received a telegram of instruction signed by Chairman Jiang himself.

Chairman Jiang instructed that Gu Shutong should unswervingly implement the original plan!

The National Army High Command is also a capable person, and has keenly sniffed out the fighter plane from Gu Shutong's telegram.

If the Third War Zone can really recover Feicheng in one fell swoop, then the glory of Tai'er's solemn attack on the 5th and 10th divisions of the Japanese army is very likely to be repeated, and what makes Chairman Jiang even more pleased is that it is no longer the miscellaneous armies such as the Gui Army, the Sichuan Army, and the Northwest Army that have created brilliance this time, but the descendants of his Jiang people!

However, compared with the unimpeded intelligence of the Japanese army, the intelligence sources of the three theaters are somewhat scarce.

After all, the Feicheng Station of the Fuxing Society is hidden and cannot be seen in public, so it is impossible to openly contact the remnants of the 88th Division and the Dameishan Independent Regiment.

Fortunately, the overall situation can still be seen clearly, so that the blind man will not touch the elephant.

Wan Xiangyun casually threw down the pencil in his hand, raised his head and said to Gu Shushi: "General seat, summarizing the intelligence from all sides, now we can already make a rough judgment, the battle of Feicheng should be no problem, now we should think about how to give the little devil's northbound cluster a fatal blow after taking Feicheng!" ”

Hearing this, the wrinkles on the ancient tree's face instantly relaxed.