Of the entire territory of Hunan under the jurisdiction of the Ninth War Zone, only the northeasternmost city of Yueyang, which had fallen after the Battle of Wuhan in 1938, and the rest of the country was firmly under the control of the national army.

To the west of Yueyang is Dongting Lake, and more than 70 kilometers to the east is Dayun Mountain, which is more than 900 meters above sea level, which is the scope of activities of Yang Sen's 27th Group Army of the Sichuan Army. More than 140 kilometers from Yueyang to Changsha in the south, there are three rivers running through the east and west along the way, from north to south are the Xinqiang River, the Miluo River and the Laodao River, of which the northernmost Xinqiang River is the confrontation line between the Japanese army and the national army.

In order to clear the way for the general attack, on September 7, Anami Yuki ordered Lieutenant General Kanda Masazene's Japanese 6th Division to launch an attack, and it was necessary to clear the Nationalist troops at Daeunshan before the general attack was launched on September 18, so as to relieve the worries of the general attack.

At this time, the Sixth Division was no longer the invincible journey of the past that was invincible and invincible. As early as November last year, the 47th Wing, which originally belonged to the 6th Division, was transferred out of the division and the 48th Division was established on the basis of it.

Among all the Japanese troops, the 6th Division of the Japanese Army was by no means the Japanese army that Sun Yumin was most impressed with, and even surpassed his old opponent, the 13th Division, for the simple reason that the Nanjing Massacre caused by the 6th Division led by Gu Shoufu was an eternal pain for the Chinese people. After this bloodthirsty army came out of Nanjing, it participated in the Battle of Wuhan, the Battle of Nanchang, the First Battle of Changsha and other battles, and the division commander was changed from Tani Toshio to Inaba Shiro, and then Machijiri Shiki took over as the division commander, and the current division commander is Kanda Masazen, who served as the commander of the 45th Wing of the 6th Division during the Nanjing Massacre in 19.

After receiving the order of Anan Yuji, Kanda Masasan led the 6th Division into Dayun Mountain to fight Yang Sen's 27th Army of the Sichuan Army, and in the face of the powerful Japanese offensive, the Nationalist troops fell into passivity for a time, and Kanda Masazhong triumphantly announced to Anan Yuji that his division had cleared the Chinese army in Dayun Mountain.

Anan Yui was overjoyed when he learned the news, and ordered the 40th Division of the Japanese Army to take over the defense area of Dayun Mountain, but a dramatic scene appeared, Kanda Masashi did not wait for the arrival of Aoki Seiichi's 40th Division, and he had already begun to retreat, Yang Sen seized the opportunity to suddenly counterattack, and the poor Aoki Seiichi 40th Division was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.

After receiving the good news from Yang Sen, Xue Yue, who was already on the wrong line, became even more determined in his thoughts, and he even patted his chest at the high-level combat meeting and said that it was impossible for the Japanese army to launch an attack on the Ninth Theater at this moment. Even Luo Zhuoying, Wang Yaowu and Sun Yumin reminded him to take precautions, but they were still left behind by him.

Just when Yang Sen, the famous general of the Sichuan Army, was very happy in Dayun Mountain and Aoki Chengyi, and most of his 27th Army was entangled with the Japanese army in Dayun Mountain, Anan Weiji, who was unfavorable in the division, had quietly gathered the 3rd, 4th, and 6th Japanese divisions on the north bank of the Xinqiang River, and tens of thousands of Japanese troops lined up along the Xinqiang River from west to east. On the south bank of the Xinqiang River, there were only more than 10,000 troops of the two divisions of the 27 th Group Army, and the difference in strength between the enemy and us was too great; although the officers and men of the Sichuan Army fought bloodily, they were still unable to stop the torrent of the Japanese army, and in less than two hours, the defense line of the Xinqiang River was broken through, and the troops reached the second line of defense of the national army -- the Boluo River.

It was only at this time that Xue Yue realized that the Japanese army had come to the real place this time, and it was a shame that he had sworn to say those cruel words a few days ago, and now he was really going to be slapped in the face.

In less than two days, the Japanese army was like Mount Tai at the top, and the number of troops invested and the rapid progress greatly exceeded Xue Yue's expectations, just when Xue Yue transferred troops and sent generals, intending to fight a decisive battle with Anan Weiji in the area of the Boluo River, the cunning Japanese intercepted Xue Yue's military deployment telegram, Anan Weiji broke the national army troops in the Boluo River, and the Japanese troops approached Changsha City!

At this time, Xue Yue completely lost his previous composure, and hurriedly ordered Sun Yumin's 12th Army, which was being transferred to the Jiangxi front line to prepare for the battle, and Wang Yaowu's 74th Army, which was preparing for the battle in Jiangxi, to immediately go to northern Hunan to help.

Although Sun Yumin remembered the approximate time and direction of the attack of the Second Battle of Changsha, he couldn't stand Xue Yue's insistence, and let him fight with reason, but in the end, Xue Yue came to a sentence that if he didn't obey, the military law would be strictly handled, and then Chen Cheng, who was later transferred to the Sixth Theater as the commander, also sent him a secret telegram, asking him to follow the order, and as a last resort, he had to lead the troops to march in the direction of Jiangxi, but before he left Hunan, he received Xue Yue's telegram of stepping up reinforcements, which made Sun Yumin very annoyed.

From the beginning of September, when the Japanese Sixth Division attacked the Dayun Mountain and River Army, to the general offensive of the Japanese army on September 18, Xue Yue never listened to the advice, and regarded the words of Sun Yumin and Luo Zhuoying as the wind in his ears, until the first line of defense and the second line of defense were broken through one after another, and he hurriedly thought of the 74th Army and the 12th Army.

Because they had no intention of asking the 12th Army and the 74th Army to participate in the war in northern Hunan before, Sun Yumin and Wang Yaowu were dumbfounded when they received the order to participate in the war.

"Junzao, is Xue Yue playing us like monkeys? Directing us round and round. After getting the order to return to Hunan, Silly Bear came directly to Sun Yumin, he didn't care that Xue Yue was the chief, and called him by his name.

"The battle on the front line is urgent, I can't complain that Chief Xue is urging in a hurry, don't talk nonsense here." Sun Yumin seemed to be reprimanding the stupid bear on the surface, but in fact, he was gentle and gentle, without half a scolding.

Although Xue Yue is good to Sun Yumin, even if he has a good temper, he can't resist the anger caused by being driven back and forth.

"Junzuo, as far as I know, the Japanese army is menacing this time, and it has become an unstoppable trend, if we go forward like this and rush to the battle, I am afraid it is not a foolproof strategy."

Deng Dongping is the chief of staff after all, and he thinks about things much more far-reaching than stupid bears.

"Yes, the chief of staff is right, the Japanese army has just broken through the defense line of the Miluo River, and the front is in full swing, and our army has traveled a long distance and hastily responded to the battle with a tired division, which is definitely not a feasible way."

Deputy Army Commander Zhan Shutang also spoke on the side, he has been in the army for so many years, and he has seen many such examples, the enemy army is waiting for work, and his own side is defeated.

Although it is said that the Twelfth Army is no longer what it used to be, if it really responds to the battle immediately, it may be difficult to have a few chances of victory, which Sun Yumin knows better than anyone else, so he is considering countermeasures.

Although Sun Yumin does not remember much about the process of the second battle of Changsha, but the result is clear, after Chen Cheng's troops in the sixth theater attacked Yichang, the Japanese army that had already captured Changsha withdrew from Changsha City in a panic, and the battle ended with the Japanese army using more than 100,000 troops of four divisions and regiments to retreat back to the north bank of the Xinqiang River.

The result of the battle seemed to be good, but Sun Yumin remembered that the 74th Army, the number one ace of the national army, suffered super heavy losses in this battle, and after the war, Liao Lingqi, the commander of the 58th Division, became the scapegoat, which can be regarded as the end of the command mistake in this battle, which is also the most famous incident among the senior generals of the national army.

Sun Yumin knew this process, he didn't want his 12th Army to bear the sins that originally belonged to the 74th Army, not only that, but he also wanted to change this historical process, even if he knew that the possibility was very small, but he still wanted to try his best.

However, the situation in front of us is that the 12th Army is on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, and the 74th is still in the northwest of Jiangxi, if it marches to the north of Hunan now, the situation is that the 12th Army will arrive at the battlefield two to three days earlier than the 74th Army, and the result must be that the 12th Army will fight the strength of the four divisions of the Japanese Army alone, although there are other national armies to help, but Sun Yumin will never dare to hand over his left and right flanks to those "friendly forces" who do not know when they will retreat, if they really want to make a difference and change, The only way is to face the 100,000 devils with the 74th Army.

However, now that Xiangbei is already an urgent need, Xue Yue will never tolerate dragging himself to Xiangbei with the 74th Army, which is the most critical and important.

"Let's ignore these for now, let's let the troops rest for a day first, and then start driving to northern Hunan tomorrow." Sun Yumin didn't think of a good way for a while, and decided to play the scoundrel first, he said: "We can't disobey the order of the commander of the anti-war zone, but if there is a force majeure factor during the march, then we can't help it, and I can't do anything about it." Therefore, Brother Zhan, you will personally lead the 81st Division as the vanguard of the whole army, so everything is entrusted to you, Brother Zhan. ”

Although Sun Yumin didn't say what he wanted Zhanshutang to do, everyone could hear his voice. According to common sense, such an approach is against morality, but he can't take care of these anymore, because he can't put the lives of his brothers in the Twelfth Army into that meat grinder, not to mention, in this battle in history, Changsha City was lost.

Not much different from Sun Yumin's thoughts, Wang Yaowu was also having a headache for the order he received in a hurry, Sun Yumin's 12th Army was still gathered together, and the 74th troops were still scattered in northwest Jiangxi at this time to rest, the 57th Division was in Shanggao, the 58th Division was in Fenyi, and the 51st Division was in Xinyu. Only then did all the units of the 74th Army begin to set out from northwest Jiangxi to northern Hunan in the fierce battle.

Not long after the official opening of the 12th Army and the 70th Army, in the temporary headquarters of Anan Weiji, the staff officer on duty handed a newly intercepted telegram of the National Army to Anan Weiji. (Sun Yumin's division of the 12th Army of the Chinese Army and Wang Yaowu's division of the 74th Army participated in the battle.) ）

"Sun Yumin はついに来て、私は待ちに待っていて彼と手をつないでいた!" (Sun Yumin is finally here, and I can't wait to fight him!) Anan Yui's eyes suddenly became deep, and he gritted his teeth and said, then took the deciphered translated telegram of the national army, and asked his chief of staff, Isamu Kinoshita: "Yuanbe Jun を Shimono させた中国軍がこの二本だろう.? 孫玉民の二軍と王耀武の七四軍は?" (These are the two Chinese armies that ousted Sonobe-kun, right?) Are Sun Yumin's 12th Army and Wang Yaowu's 74th Army right? ）

"Your Excellency the Commander, 両黊は中国军の切り札部隊は、,松、それぞれざわり戦いから参加した南京ゴッド・Lan封戦い、德安戦い、昌戦い、初めて、Winter Attack 勢や沙戦いに高戦いなどの戦い、所部刦は学校、保は香港、陸軍商官学校などに支Naの正規学校、will、戦力逸る强は、私の第軍廍 ののKanban ライバルのうち、 Twelfth Army, Sun Yumin, Private Tsune, Great, Force, Tsuchihara-kun, Lieutenant General Masaki Ito, Major General Yoshio Kudo, Major General Iwanaga, Major General Iwanaga, Major-General Iwanaga, Major-General Iwanaga, Major (Yes, Your Excellency Commander, these two troops are the ace troops of the Chinese army, starting from the Battle of Songhu, they participated in the Battle of Nanjing, the Battle of Lanfeng, the Battle of De'an, the Battle of Nanchang, the First Battle of Changsha, the Winter Offensive, the Battle of Shanggao and other battles, most of the officers of the department are from the Huangpu Military Academy, Baoding Army Military Academy and other regular military schools in China, willpower and combat effectiveness are quite strong, and they are the number one enemy of our 11th Army in recent years, among which Sun Yumin of the 12th Army has severely damaged many excellent units of our Imperial Army, Dohihara-kun once suffered his big loss on the battlefield of Lanfeng, Lieutenant General Ito Masakai, Major General Kudo Yoshio, and Major General Iwanaga all died at the hands of this person, so Shangfeng will give a high bounty and offer a bounty for his head! Kinoshita explained to Anami.

"Hmm......" Anan Yui thought for a few minutes, and suddenly turned to Kinoshita Yong, "すぐに第師団の神田正に発電報を出して、すぐに前進を止め、Twelve Armies を攻撃して、必ずそれを殺してやろう!" (Immediately send a telegram to the 6th Division, Kanda Masa, ordering him to stop advancing immediately, attack the 12th Army with all his strength, and be sure to destroy it!) ）

"しかし、Your Excellency the Commander、後Changsha 城は目の前で、私たちはChangsha を攻撃しません、中国军の军のために计划画を変更することはいくつかの大きな问题になっていますか?" (However, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, Changsha City is now in front of us, and if we don't attack Changsha, it seems a bit of a big deal to change the plan for a unit of the Chongqing Army, right?) Kinoshita looked at Anan Yuji suspiciously.

"Hahaha...... Kinoshita Jun は、今、empireが南面(southeast アジア)の攻撃を発动して制备しています。 今回の作戦では、今回の作戦では、支那军のproductivity を最大限に消灭させ、未来のために圧力を軽减します!" (Kinoshita-kun, the empire is now preparing to launch an attack on the south (referring to Southeast Asia), and in this operation, we need to eliminate the living forces of the Shina army to the greatest extent possible, so as to reduce the pressure for the future!) ）