Everything seems to have begun, the Chinese counterattack on Wuhan has begun, Xinyang and Zhumadian are only the beginning, and this beginning is a big move, directly rushing to the Pinghan Railway to cut off the logistics channels and retreats of the imperial army, which is completely to swallow the rhythm of his entire Eleventh Army.

"Baga, that person has such a big appetite!" Anan Wei's face turned purple, and he finally held back a sentence, "Kinoshita-kun, call back to the 13th Division on the front line of Xinyang and Jingzhou, and the 15th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade in Zhumadian, and tell them that there are no reinforcements, even if the division commander and brigade commander are left, they have to defend me." ”

Kinoshita Yong sighed and said, "Okay, I'll call them back, Anan-kun, do you want to send another telegram to Okamura-kun to urge their reinforcements?" ”

"Hmm!" Anan nodded slightly, a voice came out of his nostrils, and Kinoshita did not hesitate, walked out of the headquarters quickly, and personally went to the telecommunications room to send a message.

Of course, they knew the importance of Xinyang and Zhumadian, and they were ready to send reinforcements when the battle was unclear, but now that the smoke was everywhere, they had no time to take care of anything else, so they could only throw these two places to the reinforcements in North China.

It seems that the strength of the 11th Army is not a lot, with three permanent divisions, three B divisions, and three independent mixed brigades, with a total strength of nearly 200,000, plus the puppet army of 15 divisions of the five group armies, the strength of which has reached as much as 210,000, and the total strength of the army is 400,000, but the combat scope of the 11th Army includes Hunan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Henan, and Anhui, and the scope is not extensive, and all counties and townships have to send troops to garrison them. It also makes their forces overly dispersed.

Although the number of puppet troops is huge, Anan Weiji never dared to believe them, important strongholds and passes have to be guarded by the imperial army himself, not to mention cities above the county level, the existence of the puppet army is only to cooperate with the actions of the imperial army, and to carry out law and order rectification in the jurisdiction.

Six divisions, the Fifth Division is in Huangshan, the Third Division is on the line from Jiujiang to Chizhou, the 34th Division is on the De'an line, the 39th Division is on the Xiushui and Tongshan lines, the 40th Division is on the Yueyang line, and the 13th Division is on the Jingzhou and Xinyang lines. The three independent mixed brigades, one in Zhumadian and the other two in Wuhan, were all the reserve troops of the entire Eleventh Army.

Of course, unless Anan Weiji admits defeat and is ready to abandon Wuhan, the first priority is to ensure the retreat route of the logistics channel, but it is impossible for the imperial army to succumb like this, although the army is menacing, it may not be able to break through the defense line of the imperial army in Wuhan.

On another level, the blocked retreat can stimulate the fighting spirit of the imperial army more, and the battle against the water may be more able to create the glory of the eleventh army, which is Anan Weiji's most real idea at this time.

Kinoshita quickly turned back and informed Okamura Ninji that the 35th Division of the reinforcements was ready to go, followed by the 36th Division, and that the defenders of Xinyang and Zhumadian had been informed of this situation, and they were strictly ordered to defend and wait for reinforcements.

Anan nodded a few times, and the tension on his face relaxed a lot. Good news came one after another, in Nanjing, General Nishio Shouzo has sent a naval fleet, more than 30 gunboats and 70 or 80 transport ships, mainly to ensure weapons, ammunition and other materials in advance, the autumn supplies of the 11th Army are still all stranded in Zhumadian, the war is imminent, and supplies have become the top priority at present.

On the Hangzhou side, Lieutenant General Shigeru Sawada, commander of the 13th Army, also sent an urgent telegram saying that the 13th Army planned to send two divisions to support Wuhan, the Seventh Division to set out from Xuancheng, and the 15th Division to set out from Lin'an.

"Phew!" Hearing the news, Anan Wei breathed a long sigh of relief, the boulder in his heart finally fell, with these strong reinforcements, Wuhan is basically worry-free.

Anan Wei waved his big hand and said: "Kinoshita-kun, immediately order the Third Division to fully support Huangshan, and we must ensure the safety of Huangshan." Within a few minutes, Anan had regained his composure and self-confidence.

Kinoshita Yong frowned, and said: "Anan Jun, if the third division is transferred away, then the entire Yangtze River waterway will no longer be safe, you know, from Poyang Lake to southern Anhui, the New Fourth Army has never stopped, the third division leaves on the front foot, they are afraid that they will take advantage of the weakness, and it is impossible for the imperial alliance army left behind to stop them?" ”

Anan Wei thought for a while, and said: "Although this is the case, but now I can't manage so much, Huangshan is too important for the imperial army, once lost, the entire south of the Yangtze River will no longer be peaceful, and the waterway passage of my Eleventh Army will also be blocked by them, and even threatened by them all the time, you also know that if it is lost now, it is basically unrealistic to take it out of Jiang Haoran's mouth." Therefore, the Yellow Mountain is not lost is the first thing in front of us, as for the Hukou and Pengze areas, even if the New Fourth Army is given an opportunity, it is temporary, once the reinforcements from Xuancheng and Lin'an arrive, the Third Division can immediately return to help. Besides, the naval gunboats in Nanjing could arrive by tomorrow at the latest, and with them assisting the Imperial Allied Army, perhaps the New Fourth Army might not be able to succeed. ”

"Hopefully?" Kinoshita nodded, but still looked preoccupied.

At noon, Changsha, at the foot of Yuelu Mountain, the enemy headquarters before the Third Battle of Wuhan.

It was also a busy scene, with staff officers shuttling back and forth, and telephone and telegram ringing non-stop.

Dai Li, director of the Military Command Bureau, hurriedly walked into the command headquarters, and as the intelligence chief, the chairman of the committee certainly couldn't do without his powerful arm.

"Commission, according to reliable information, the Japanese army did not send additional reinforcements to the direction of Xinyang, but only ordered the troops of Jingzhou and Suizhou to move closer to Xinyang."

"Oh, Yu Nong, is that true?" There was a touch of irrepressible joy on the chairman's face, if this news was true, Xinyang would basically be worry-free.

"Absolutely! It's just 616161616161" Dai Li's eyes flickered and began to stand up.

"But what? Say it! ”

Under the chairman's questioning, Dai Li gritted his teeth and said: "It's just that the strength of the Eighth Route Army in Zhumadian may greatly exceed the information we have obtained, and two divisions and two columns have appeared, with a strength of at least 80,000 or more. ”

"What, more than eighty thousand?" The chairman's face changed greatly, "Niang Xipidi, it's all a bunch of rubbish, the Military Command Bureau is derelict in its duties, the local troops are also negligent, and there are so many neighbors who don't know anything, a bunch of rubbish!" ”