Just when everything was going smoothly on Chen Qingzhi's side, time was also advancing rapidly, and in the next period of time, there were no major events around Changsha, but in other places, there was a large-scale battle.

Since the Battle of Wuhan, although the Japanese army has suffered heavy losses, it has always been honest except for the Central China Front because of the loss of the third division and the change of commander.

However, the Japanese North China Front did not fall silent because of this, on the contrary, they were still very ambitious.

Under the instructions of the North China Front Headquarters of the Japanese Army, in order to eliminate the threat of the defenders from northern Hubei and southern Henan to Wuhan, the Japanese army immediately launched an attack on the Zaoyang area of Suizao County, Hubei.

From 1 May, in order to relieve the threat of the defenders of the Republic of China to the Pinghan Railway Communication Line, the 11th and 16th Divisions and the 2nd and 4th Cavalry Brigades were the main forces.

In order to contain and block the Japanese attack, Li Zongren, commander of the Fifth Theater, organized the troops under the headquarters of the theater into two group armies, the left and the right, and the general defense army for defense, and carried out counterattacks against the Japanese army.

By the end of May, the Fifth Theater had subdued and suffered from Suixian.

The Japanese army retreated to the Zhongxiang and Yingshan areas and resumed the pre-war situation, and the battle was declared over.

In this battle, the Fifth Theater killed more than 13,000 Japanese soldiers, although the Fifth Theater also paid very large losses, but his greatest impact in this battle was not the number of enemies killed.

And in this battle, the 5th theater won!

What does this mean?

This is the first time that we have won a battle in a frontal battle with the Japanese army, remember, this is the first time!

And to achieve such a victory at such a critical moment!

His impact was definitely more than just the 13,000 people he killed!

You must know that the Japanese army launched this battle this time, in addition to wanting to understand the hidden dangers around Wuhan, more of an idea is to give the defenders a blow at such a critical moment, so that the other side will become cautious after the battle of Suizao.

But...... No one thought that the outcome of the battle would end with such an ending!

This is something that no one expected!

They originally wanted to use this battle to boost their morale and strike at the defenders by the way, but who would have thought that not only would they lose 13,000 men, but also did not achieve the slightest result, and the battle ended in failure.

This is simply a loss to the lady and a soldier!

At this time, such a result was tantamount to adding insult to injury to the Japanese army!

The little devil ushered in an unprecedented winter.

The situation they faced became more and more difficult, and the more difficult they became, the more the defenders pursued the victory.

Although large-scale battles have been contained, small-scale conflicts have occurred from time to time.

In particular, the local anti-Japanese armed forces often harassed, assassinated, and sneaked up on the Japanese army's logistics and small units and even their low-level officers, although the real losses caused to the Japanese army were not very large, but the Japanese army was overwhelmed.

Faced with such a situation, the Japanese army was miserable.

However, they did not dare to fight back at all, and every time they were attacked, the Japanese troops almost did not hesitate at all, and immediately withdrew to the nearby garrison to resist the sneak attack.

The little devil is already scared!

They don't even dare to go out, or even to entangle with the troops who attack them!

Because once entangled, it may not be long before a group of enemy reinforcements rush from other places, and at this time, you can retreat except for reinforcements.

But if you retreat, it depends on whether the opponent's firepower is fierce.

If the opponent's firepower is fierce, you will have to pay a great price even if you want to retreat.

If you don't retreat and wait for reinforcements when the enemy comes in, it's likely to be a refueling tactic and gradually turn into a big battle.

The Japanese army is not without experience in this area!

They've suffered losses in this regard!

The last time a squad of the Japanese army suffered a sneak attack by an anti-Japanese armed force on the defenders' side, a fierce battle broke out between the two sides, and the Japanese army fought to the death and did not retreat, and although the defenders did not have enough firepower, they waited for reinforcements, and the little devils did not admit defeat and called for reinforcements.

In this way, both sides called for reinforcements, and even the troops of the enemy and us within a radius of 100 miles did not need to greet them in the end, and they started fighting directly when they met!

In the end, a brigade of the defenders entered the battle against the two field infantry battalions of the Japanese army, and with their cooperation, the two field infantry battalions suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat in defeat.

Although the battle ended because of this defeat, this battle evolved from the original only 200 people on both sides to a large battlefield with a total number of more than 10,000 people, and the Japanese army was still in this battle, with more than 2,000 dead and wounded!

It can be described as a very tragic injury!

It was because after suffering this loss that the next Japanese army learned a lot.

However, in any case, because of the damage of the Japanese army this time and the defeat of the Battle of Suizao, the situation of the Japanese army became even more serious.

Before their reinforcements arrived, this cold winter would not pass after all!

But all this has nothing to do with the independent regiment!

At this time, Chen Qingzhi was sitting in his office, flipping through the documents in front of him.

In addition to recent events at home, these documents also contain contemporaneous external developments, especially in Europe.

Now, it's August 1939!

Chen Qingzhi remembers very clearly that in such a year's time, whether it is at home or abroad, it is a huge change!

Domestically, after the Battle of Xuzhou and the Battle of Wuhan, they finally entered the stage of strategic stalemate from the inferior position of war.

And all the things are moving for the better!

And abroad, as well as the international situation as a whole, not to mention the situation of the Japanese army, the whole of Europe is immersed in a very strange situation.

Although Europe is still calm at present, these European countries may have smelled the smoke of gunpowder on the eve of the war, and they have become a little vigilant for a while, and many countries have kept a low profile, planning to do not dare to do anything in the near future.

These European nobles, in such a strange environment, finally panicked in their hearts and lowered their heads that they thought were noble!