The 139th Division and the 81st Division joined forces to repel the joint attack of the two wings of the 3rd Division, which surprised Sun Yumin very much, and he originally planned to give some support to the 139th Division, but now it seems that it can be completely saved.

"Military seat, Wang Heng and Shi Zhonghua of the 139th Division are both good at fighting, I don't understand, don't have such a good military commander, it's for us in vain, I really don't understand what Li Jingrong and Li Zhaoying are thinking in their heads." Deng Dongping has a kind of "villain" who is biased and obedient, and when he said these words to Sun Yumin, he laughed at him.

"Hahaha, I wish there were more talents, military commanders like Wang Heng and Shi Zhonghua, if Shang Zhen and Li Jingrong don't like it, they can all be sent to me, and our Twelfth Army will accept them all." Although it was only a small test, the unexpected good news still made Sun Yumin feel very good.

"The 3rd Division of the Japanese Army has suffered this dumb loss, and there will definitely be no more decent attacks today, and you can breathe a sigh of relief."

After guarding for several days in a row, although the military headquarters was still far away from the battlefield, Sun Yumin, like the soldiers on the front line, had not closed his eyes for several days.

"It's not time to rest yet." Sun Yumin shook his head and said: "Inform Shi Zhonghua and let him pay attention to the bombing of enemy planes, aerial bombs are no better than small-caliber grenades, let him be careful and careful!" Then inform Wang Heng to withdraw the 417th Regiment and return to the vicinity of the military headquarters to rest, their task has been completed, and there is no need to go to the battlefield again. ”

"Yes, Throne."

"Also, order Dong Wenbin's artillery regiment to prepare to bombard the garrison of the Japanese Third Division, and the armored regiment and infantry regiment will be dispatched as soon as nightfall, we should give the devil a little color to see."

"Attack the 3rd Division?" Deng Dongping asked suspiciously: "Isn't it attacking the Sixth Division?" The 139th Division and the 81st Division have stabilized, but the 6th Division has frequently provoked the new 342nd Regiment, and the iron courage has long wanted to counterattack, if you hadn't suppressed it, this guy would have dared to charge up with a gun himself. Besides, demons like the Sixth Division have the blood of the Chinese people on their hands, so we should take the first step to clean them up. ”

"No, you shouldn't think like that." Sun Yumin explained: "The Japanese 3rd Division has been fighting fiercely with the 81st Division and the 139th Division for several days, and it has long become a tired division, and the 6th Division has only begun to attack the 2nd Regiment of Li Tiedan's division today, and the momentum is flourishing. And if we attack the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army, and then attack the 6th Division from the flank and rear in turn, the effect will be much better than a surprise attack from the front, and then no matter how strict Kanda Masazen's military discipline is, I am afraid that it will prevent the defeat of the troops from retreating. "In fact, there is an important reason that has not been said, Toshima Fangtaro killed his general Tie Niu Lai Wenli in the Guanzhai pit, this blood revenge must be avenged, Lan Feng let him escape by luck on the battlefield, even if he can't be killed in this battle, it will leave him with an indelible shadow.

"Junza, have you ever thought that if we attack the Third Division, the Sixth Division comes to the rescue, or assaults the new Thirty-fourth Division, then we will be in a dilemma." Deng Dongping's words were very tactful, in fact, if the war really developed to this point as he said, then I am afraid that Dong Wenbin's troops will fall into the encirclement of the two divisions of the Japanese army, this is not a joke, even with the strong automatic firepower advantage and tanks, but if it really enters the heart of the people, I am afraid it will be more than lucky.

"Hahaha......" Sun Yumin smiled, "You're right, but the Sixth Division won't have this opportunity to rescue." ”

"Why?" Deng Dongping asked suspiciously.

"The reason is very simple, because they don't have the time and time to rescue others, they will take care of themselves, where can they take care of Toshima Botaro."

"Do you have any other arrangements?"

"Of course, the Third Division is going to eat it if I can, even if I can't eat it, I have to take a big bite, and the Sixth Division is a hard bone, this time my appetite is not so good, I will defeat them, if I can also bite them, of course it is the best thing." Sun Yumin said with a smile, it's not that he doesn't want to eat the Sixth Division with all his might, but he really has more than enough strength but not enough strength.

"Then how do you plan to deal with the Sixth Division of the Devils?"

"Arrangement? There is no need to make special arrangements, Li Tietang and Zhang Xiaohu, if the two main forces of the Twelfth Army can't defeat the Sixth Division, then I think the two of them should give way, it just so happens that Wang Heng and Shi Zhonghua have no place to arrange, and it is more than enough to take over their positions. Sun Yumin has never spoken like this, it doesn't matter if he usually indulges them a little, if Li Tiedan and Zhang Xiaohu dare to be strained at this critical moment, he will definitely not forgive them because of his scruples about brotherhood, just since Gang Lengzi went to the bayonet squad, Sun Yumin has fewer guards by his side, if Silly Bear and Zhang Xiaohu are not angry, he will not mind letting them both "reinstate their posts".

…………

Before the sky darkened, the American M3 howitzer and M1 mountain artillery let out an angry roar, and at the same time, the engines of the American tank vehicles of the armored regiment also began to emit thick smoke, and the newly replenished infantry regiment of the mechanized brigade was ready to go, just waiting for the order of the brigade commander Dong Wenbin, who was standing at the tank station, and this Sun Yumin's sharp sword would be killed into the hinterland of the third division.

Sun Yumin himself personally came to the starting point of the 20th Division, which was the first formed unit he led in the true sense, and although he left due to some irresistible factors, he still had a deep affection for this unit.

Standing on the mound of soil that had been temporarily erected, Sun Yumin looked at the troops who could not see the end at a glance, and he was full of feelings. My thoughts seemed to return to Jining three years ago, and to the most glorious time of the 20th Division. After the captured Devil Wing military flag was framed, it is still placed in the honor room of the national government, and this alone is beyond the reach of even if it is as strong as the 74th Army, as majestic as the 1st Army, and as strict as the 18th Army. At that time, Lao Jiang didn't think there was anything precious, after three years of fighting, the great victories of the national army were only a handful, but there was no battle to capture the devil's military flag, and now he finally knew its rarity, so he would carefully frame it and place it in the most conspicuous place.

In the first battle of Chengzicheng on the bank of the Yangtze River, under the command of Sun Yumin, although the Japanese Botian detachment was disabled, the entire artillery regiment was knocked out by the Japanese naval guns, and even the head of the artillery regiment, Sun Jiehai, and the entire artillery regiment were lost there.

Now, the 20th Division has returned to Sun Yumin's hands and has become a division again, but at this time he has become a military commander, and he is no longer the division commander of this unit that made him famous and made him worry and remember, but this did not hinder his love for this army.

Zhang Xiaohu followed behind Sun Yumin, as the successor of the teacher, as the former guard of the teacher, he could feel the deep longing emanating from Sun Yumin. Suddenly, Zhang Xiaohu felt that the burden on his body was extremely heavy, this feeling had never been felt before, even when he was ordered to take over the twentieth division that was about to fall apart, he had never had this kind of pressure.

Jin Ge Iron Horse, mighty and majestic, the soldiers of the 20th Division are like rows of green pines standing proudly; With bright flags and strict military appearances, the officers and men of the 20th Division seem to be heavenly soldiers and generals from heaven.

This is a long-tested iron-blooded division, this is a nirvana reborn tiger and wolf division, Sun Yumin is proud of this army in his heart, he stood on this dirt slope, and only shouted one sentence: "The glory of the 20th division before has belonged to the past, and now it is your turn to create new glory." ”

The shout of "Twenty Divisions, Twenty Divisions, Twenty Divisions...... made everyone present enthusiastic.

Under the leadership of the battalion commanders, the participating troops of the 20th Division began to go to the predetermined attack site in batches, Sun Yumin has been standing on the dirt slope, staring at these outstanding men who are proud to go to the battlefield, although this battle is carefully prepared, but how can the battle not die, among these soldiers, there must be some people who can never come back, everyone knows this truth, but these lovely soldiers, none of them are half afraid. For such a big battle, every soldier is so insignificant, but it is these insignificant soldiers who build such a big battle.

"Commander, let's go back." Zhang Xiaohu whispered, he and Deng Dongping stood behind Sun Yumin left and right, and they also stood with them for a long, long time.

"Okay." Sun Yumin sighed, he was a little reluctant, commanding this army again after three years would make him have these feelings.

After walking a few steps down the dirt slope, Sun Yumin suddenly stopped, turned his head and asked Deng Dongping: "Has Chief Chen replied?" ”

"Not yet." Deng Dongping replied.

"Why hasn't you replied for so long?" Sun Yumin said to himself, if the Sixth War Zone had not attacked Yichang in advance, whether his plan would have gone smoothly, Sun Yumin really didn't have much confidence. In his memory, the Second Battle of Changsha finally ended because Chen Cheng's Sixth Theater troops attacked Yichang, which made the headquarters of the 11th Army in Wuhan feel threatened, and Anan was the only one who was unwilling to lose the springboard for attacking Chongqing, Yichang City, so that the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 40th divisions would return to the division to save them, but that happened on October 1, and now it is only September 27, nearly four days earlier than in history.

After receiving Sun Yumin's telegram asking for help, Chen Cheng immediately ran to the map, carefully considered it for a while, and then issued an operational order to the chief of staff to respond to Sun Yumin's telegram for help and organize the troops of the Sixth Theater to attack Yichang.

At the same time that the 12th Army was preparing to launch a general attack on the 3rd Division, the 6th Theater Troops, under the order of Chen Cheng, the commander of the theater, attacked Yichang with the main force of the Jiang Defense Army: the 2nd Army, the 94th Army, and the 5th Division of the 8th Army; With the 26th Group Army: the 32nd, 75th, and 39th armies attacked Dangyang, and the main force was placed west of Dangyang, cutting off the Han (Kou) Yi (Chang) road, and preventing the Japanese 39th Division from reinforcing Yichang; With the 33rd Group Army: the 59th and 77th armies attacked Jingmen, coordinated with the 26th Group Army, and cut off the Hanyi road; With the 20th Group Army: the 53rd, 73rd, and 87th armies attacked Bailuoji, Shashi, and Jiangling, cut off the western section of the Han (Kou) and Jing (Shan) highways, and prevented the Japanese army from reinforcing Yichang, and the attack time of each division was limited to September 27 to 28.

According to Chen Cheng's order, the main force of the Yangtze River Defense Army quickly completed the encirclement of Yichang, Chen Cheng was worried about the safety of the 12th Army in the Ninth Theater, and wanted to quickly conquer Yichang in order to relieve the pressure on Sun Yumin's troops, and he ordered the 13th Division and the 20th Army of the 75th Army of the 26th Group Army and the 77th Division of the 73rd Army to join the Yichang side of the operation, and strictly ordered each army to attack the Japanese army in front of him to overcome the set target.

At this time, the Japanese troops around Yichang and in the city only had the 56th, 58th, and 104th wings of the 13th Division, and these Japanese wings were attacked by several times, or even more than ten times the Chinese army, in the past few days, and the casualties were very heavy; The Japanese 39th Division, which was garrisoning Jingmen and Dangyang, was also besieged by Chinese troops and could not be reinforced to Yichang. In a short period of time, the key points of Ciyun Temple and Dongshan Temple in the eastern suburbs of Yichang were captured by the Chinese army, and the strongholds north of Yichang were also broken through in many places.

Anan would never have imagined that the original offensive plan went so smoothly, but overnight there were earth-shaking changes, first the 13th Division stationed in Yichang and the 39th Division stationed in Jingmen and Dangyang were besieged by more than ten times the Chinese army on their own, and telegrams of urgency and request for tactical guidance continued to reach his headquarters in Wuhan, and he had not yet made a plan to deal with it, and at night he received an urgent telegram from Toshima Botaro, the content of the telegram made him almost unbelievable, The 12th Army of the Chinese Army, which was besieged by the 3rd and 4th Divisions, actually launched a full-scale counteroffensive against the 3rd Division, and the weapons and equipment displayed far exceeded those of the 3rd Division, and the combat effectiveness exposed was unprecedented on the Chinese battlefield.

For this telegram, Anan's first reaction was that Toshima Botaro was lying, even if the Twelfth Army was the trump card of the Chinese army, how could their weapons and equipment be stronger than the elite units of the Imperial Army, this is impossible, it must be this guy Toshima is making excuses for his failure.

But then he received an urgent telegram from the 6th Division, Kanda Masazhong, saying that his 6th Division had also been counterattacked by the 12th Army of the Chinese Army.

This can't help but be unbelievable, the Sixth Division is the glory of the imperial army that conquered the city of Nanjing, if Toshima Botaro will deceive him by shirking responsibility, it is impossible for Kanda Masa and the Sixth Division to do such a thing.

Has Sun Yumin and his troops developed to such a terrible point?

In the past, the Chinese army may not be able to cope with the elite divisions of the Imperial Army, even a group army, when have you heard that the Chinese army has the strength of one army to resist two elite divisions and regiments, and still has the spare strength to launch a counteroffensive?

It seems that it is time to re-examine this opponent, Anan Weiji silently muttered Sun Yumin's name in his heart.