At about nine o'clock in the morning the next day, Jiang Haoran, who had stayed up all night and had not been in bed for a few hours, was woken up by Lin Long.

Lin Long excitedly reported to Jiang Haoran that the women's division had just taken Chao County, and the remnants of the 59th Division of the Island Army resisted stubbornly with the defenders of Chao County, and were almost completely wiped out by the women's division, only the division commander Liu Chuanyi fled in the direction of Hanshan with a few hundred people.

Under the frantic attack of the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army, the two island army divisions on the Wuwei defense line knew that it was hopeless to hold on, so they abandoned the Wuwei defense line in the early hours of the morning, and the large army retreated along the north bank of the Yangtze River to Hanshan and Hexian.

As a result, Jiang Haoran had actually expected it, so there was less excitement, and he was more worried about the casualties of the women's division.

Lin Long informed that the casualties of the women's division reached thirty percent, most of which were caused in the battle of Xiaochen Village, if it weren't for Chi Xiaocui, a spy, they would not have caused such a big casualty.

Compared with this battle, Sancheng's casualties are indeed not large, this Jiang Haoran can accept it, but as soon as he heard the name Chi Xiaocui, his face suddenly became unsightly, and it took a long time before he said in a deep voice: "In terms of dealing with the enemy, I am much inferior to Zhuang Fuguo and Zhuang Dazhuo, if I listened to Zhuang Dazhuo at the beginning, why would the casualties of the women's division today?" Regret shouldn't have been. ”

"Hi...... Total seat! You don't have to blame yourself, the enemy did not take advantage of this, and it can even be said that they dug their own grave and buried their 56th Division in it. Lin Long probably saw Jiang Haoran's sadness, and hurriedly comforted.

"That being said, but the women's division in this battle is actually a thrilling victory, but the enemy is defeated by the light enemy, if the 59th Division is not missing two wings, and the whole division is pressed, with the favorable terrain they occupy, even if the women's division is not completely annihilated, it may be difficult to be alone, let alone succeed in taking Chaoxian."

Lin Long took over the topic and said: "Also, if the island army set up an ambush at the same time, and transferred one or two wings on the Wuwei defense line to help Chao County, the women's division would not be so easy to succeed, it is still the little devil who believes too much in the ability of the 59th Division and does not make preparations for both." ”

Jiang Haoran nodded, and had no intention of answering again, but Lin Long rolled his eyes, changed the topic and said: "General seat, before Division Commander Leng withdrew from Xiaochen Village, he sent a telegram to Yang Ermao, asking them to move back the dozens of cannons left by the little devils, saying that it was a reward for their coordinated operation this time, which can make Zhang Cannon happy, and their Yangtze River guerrilla detachment is ready to form an artillery regiment, and they sent a telegram early this morning to express their gratitude."

”

"Oh...... They sent a telegram to my command? ”

"Of course it's not ......", Lin Long said and said with a smile on his face, Jiang Haoran understood in seconds.

Since it is a joint operation, this Wuhan camp is naturally indispensable to Yan'an, and the news is of course from them.

Lin Long continued: "General seat, this New Fourth Army is supported by you openly and secretly, and the equipment is getting more and more neat, but the Eighth Route Army is still cold, and there are not a few artillery pieces in a division, this attack on the Wuwei defense line, they will also suffer the loss of no artillery, otherwise with their combat effectiveness, even if there is no Leng Division Commander this intersperse, they can tear through the enemy's defense line and defeat the enemy from the front, so ...... You see......"?

Jiang Haoran glared at Lin Long, and said angrily: "In the future, I will have nothing to do but go over there, you are my adjutant, and you still have to pay attention to the impact." ”

"Oh!" Lin Long replied with a pout, thinking that this matter was so yellow, who knew that Jiang Haoran continued: "At tomorrow's regular meeting, let them come up with a convincing report, after all, it is a period of cooperation, it should not be difficult to equip each of their divisions with an artillery battalion, I will tell Li Zongjian about this." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Zuo, I'll tell them now, and I'll make them all happy." Lin Long responded excitedly, and then pulled out his legs and prepared to leave.

"Come back!"

"Is there anything else going on?"

"A few days ago, when I was airdropped, there was a batch of weapons that were airdropped to the Weishan Lake guerrillas, this is what I promised them, I don't know if they received all of them?"

"Received both.

”

"That's good, tell them that the Snow Wolf Special Combat Team will go to them in the next two days and let them fully cooperate with the Snow Wolf Special Combat Team to complete the mission."

"Ah...... You let the Snow Wolf Special Combat Team go to Weishan Lake, what are you going to do? Lin Long walked back from the door again, and said suspiciously.

Jiang Haoran was a little impatient: "You'll know when the time comes, why are you asking so much?" ”

Lin Long opened his mouth, and was about to say something, but Liu He walked in excitedly, and the person was still at the door and shouted: "General seat, good news, the supplementary troops and supplementary equipment have arrived in Wang City early this morning, Yin Tonglai They said that as long as it takes one day, the troops can complete the reorganization and wait for the battle order at any time, in order to avenge this, they are a little anxious." ”

Jiang Haoran said happily: "Okay, where is the special operations division now?" ”

Liu He said: "According to your instructions, their advance speed is not fast, Liu Bao's first brigade is still a day's journey from Huainan, and the next few brigades can catch up in half a day." ”

Jiang Haoran tapped his fingers twice in the air, and said: "Order Chu Zhongtian to continue to slow down the march, and at the same time, order Yin Tonglai, Xu Biao, and Yuan Dong, each of the three divisions to transfer a regiment, no recruits, plus a brigade of Su Pengxin's third division, and sweep all the way up the Xiqi River." ”

Liu He hurriedly said: "You want to put on a posture of crossing the river and fix the tenth army of the little devils on the other side of the Xiqi River?" ”

"Yes, as long as they don't move, once Chu Zhongtian starts to attack Huainan, they won't be able to reach Huainan for reinforcements within two days, which will buy time for Chu Zhongtian, and he will have two days to conquer Huainan."

"Two days is enough, I have confidence in the special operations division!" Lin Long replied hurriedly.

……

Northern Anhui, at the gate of the Fifth Theater Command.

Chen Chen, Sun Lianzhong and other staff officers and generals strode out of the gate of the headquarters, and the group talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Chen Chen's task has been completed, and the work of promising Chu Zhongtian and Yin Tong to come to them during the war to ensure the smooth passage of their logistics and materials has also ended, and today is the day he returns to Wuhan.

Chen Chen said with a smile: "Brother Lu, although the crisis in northern Anhui has been resolved, the two group armies trapped in the encirclement of the enemy have not been completely rescued, and the burden on your body is not light?" ”

Sun Lianzhong said: "Don't worry, Minister Chen, although the situation in northern Anhui is still chaotic, with our 21st Group Army and the 3rd Group Army entering the battle on all fronts, the 11th Group Army in the back has all been out of the enemy's encirclement, but the 30th Group Army in front has been strangled more tightly by the enemy, but I believe that this time will not be too long, and the time for our army's counteroffensive on all fronts will come at any time." ”