Chongqing, General Staff of the Military Commission.

The news of the reconquest of Nanchang during the day made the senior officials of the Central Military Commission very excited, and they all showed their faces at today's news conference, and eye-catching headlines such as "The Horn of the Counteroffensive Has Been Sounded" and "The Japanese Army Has Reached the End of the Road" and other eye-catching headlines filled the major newspapers and periodicals, which indeed encouraged the people's anti-Japanese enthusiasm and confidence, and also made the senior officers of the Central Military Commission full of vigor and ambition, and they were working out a plan for pursuing the victory overnight, with the aim of directly targeting Wuhan.

Chief of Staff He said loudly: "This time the gathering of more than 100,000 troops in the two theaters of operations to launch a comprehensive attack on Yueyang, Jingzhou, Tianmen, Tongcheng, and Xiushui at the front of the Japanese army, the appearance of each department is good, which has caused a tense situation for the Japanese army in Wuhan, and has caused the Japanese army to retreat to the next best place, abandoning Nanchang and protecting Wuhan. The Japanese army in Nanchang retreated with all the tails, so that the outer defense line of Wuhan could be consolidated, which increased the difficulty of the siege of Wuhan by the national army, but his achievements in the early battle still cannot be erased, I think Zhang Dabiao should be given a chance, this time he ordered the 40th Group Army to attack De'an with all his strength, completely open the Nanxun line, and recover Wuhan is just around the corner. ”

As soon as Chief He's words fell, Chen Chen got up on the ground and said, "Chief He's words are unfair, right?" Without the 40th Army besieging the city on three sides, where did the Japanese army come from to abandon Nanchang? You are not afraid of the cold in the hearts of the soldiers? Besides, is it Zhang Dabiao's responsibility to withdraw the Japanese army from Nanchang with all its tails? If it weren't for the fact that the 75th Army had allowed the Japanese Xiaoban Wing to touch behind the new 2nd Division, causing them to suffer from the enemy on their backs, would they have been able to quickly give way to the north? I heard that in this battle, the 75th Army threw more than a dozen tons of artillery shells into Xiushui City, but the guns in their hands did not fire a single shot. ”

Chen Chen's words suddenly made Admiral He's face blush, and just as he wanted to refute it, the chairman of the committee spoke, "The merits of the 40th Group Army in this battle are still indelible, without their fierce battles, there would be no today's Nanchang victory, this issue does not need to be debated, and it is time to discuss how to expand the results of the battle and recover Wuhan." ”

Admiral He Chenchen glanced at each other, sat down indignantly, and with the final decision of the chairman, they did not dare to continue to talk about each other.

Bai Chongxi, deputy chief of staff, straightened his military uniform and stood up and said: "Commission, I think now is not the time to discuss how to expand the results of the battle and recover Wuhan, but should consider how Jiang Haoran can get out of trouble?" ”

"Get out of trouble? Isn't this attack on De'an just to get Jiang Haoran out of trouble? Once the entire Nanxun line is completed, won't the crisis of Jiujiang be solved? The chairman of the committee said curiously.

"Commission, at this time, if you want to win De'an, I am afraid it will not be a matter of three or five days, and Jiang Haoran in Jiujiang has only tens of thousands of New Fourth Army around him, and in the face of the Japanese army that is about to swarm, it is absolutely impossible to hold Jiujiang for three days."

"This is impossible, the 40th Group Army can take Nanchang, can't you take a little De'an?"

"Although Nanchang is large, it has a wide area, and the 40th Group Army can besiege the city with more than 100,000 troops on all sides, and it is easy to carry out all-round and heavy firepower strikes. Although De'an is small, due to geographical limitations, it is impossible to invest too many troops, at most one division, and the Japanese army's defensive strength in De'an must have increased compared with before, coupled with the proximity to Poyang Lake, the Japanese naval guns can carry out unlimited artillery support for De'an, as well as the air force, the Japanese aircraft carrier is placed on the sea surface of the East China Sea at this moment, and can carry out repeated bombardment of the 40th Army at any time, so at this time, De'an, not to say that it is impregnable, but it is by no means something that can be won in three or five days. ”

Bai Chongxi's words made the chairman of the committee frown, and he was silent for a long time, but then a fierce color flashed in his eyes, and he said loudly: "Even if the 40th Group Army fills in one division after another, it will have to take De'an, and their commander-in-chief is still trapped in Jiujiang, which must be more able to stimulate their fighting spirit, and order Jiang Haoran to hold Jiujiang with all his strength for five days, and must open the Nanxun line to lay the foundation for the counterattack on Wuhan." ”

?????? Jiujiang, tunnel.

A few torches illuminated the tunnel, and Jiang Haoran, Wang Shanhu and several generals of the New Fourth Army were arranging a breakthrough plan. Huang Shulin, the leader of the Snow Wolf Special Operations Team, hurriedly walked into the headquarters from the far end of the direction of Poyang Lake and reported to Jiang Haoran that the Japanese troops in Poyang Lake had already built a pontoon bridge and were crossing the lake, and there were really two gunboats covering on Poyang Lake.

Jiang Haoran frowned when he heard this, it is not a problem to seize the pontoon bridge, but these two gunboats have become the biggest obstacle, they are two mobile underwater fortresses, not to mention the powerful artillery fire, the machine guns on the gunboats will bring great lethality to the troops, especially when crossing the lake, the threat is simply terrifying.

"It must be destroyed before it can break out!" Jiang Haoran slammed his fist on the table and said viciously.

"I think this task will be handed over to our Poyang Lake Independent Brigade, didn't you capture a few Japanese 75 mountain guns when you entered the city? It was just used to deal with them, and when I got out of the tunnel, I saw the opportunity to shoot them with two shots. Wang Shanhu said with a big grin.

"You guys? Will the mountain cannon make it? Jiang Haoran rolled his eyes and looked at Wang Shanhu, obviously not believing that they could complete this task.

"Hey, Boss, aren't you burying people? Our Poyang Lake Independent Brigade is also well-known in this area, and we have never used the weapons equipped by the little devils in aircraft and tanks, and we are proficient in everything else. I don't know when Wang Shanhu's title to Jiang Haoran has changed from "brother" to "general seat." But that didn't stop him from coaxing.

"Drink, see what you can get?" Jiang Haoran joked with an exaggerated expression, "If you have the ability, you can send a few people to drive these big guys in the lake away directly."

Wang Shanhu suddenly became a red-faced Guan Gong, and he plucked his head and said that if he missed something, this warship would not be opened, which immediately ushered in a burst of laughter from the command headquarters.

In the end, the task still fell on Wang Shanhu's Poyang Lake Independent Brigade, with the Snow Wolf Special Combat Team as the vanguard, to carry out the beach, and the fourth detachment immediately launched a defense in the direction of the Jiujiang River in the rear to prevent the Mohua Wing of the Japanese Fifth Division, which had broken into the city, from turning around and attacking.

Jiang Haoran's plan was questioned by Mr. Chen, it is a little unreasonable to use the Snow Wolf Special Combat Team as the vanguard, of course, the Snow Wolf Special Combat Team is a well-deserved elite, and the combat quality has nothing to say, but it is equipped with AK47 assault rifles, and the maximum firing range is only four or five white meters, the tonnage of the Japanese warship is not low, it is definitely impossible to get too close to the lake, how can there be a distance of several hundred meters, the shooting range of AK47 cannot be reached at all, so the task of seizing the beach has to be handed over to the New Fourth Army, The Snow Wolf Special Combat Team can take advantage of the superior weapons in their hands and a good level of street fighting, and be responsible for breaking the rear in the city.

After Mr. Chen finished speaking, he nodded at Jiang Haoran quite meaningfully, Jiang Haoran immediately understood what he meant, to be honest, it is indeed the wisest choice for the Snow Wolf Special Combat Team to be responsible for the break, but grabbing the beach is a difficult task, and the open land of several hundred meters by the lake, before the enemy's ships are saved, it is no exaggeration to say that it is simply a soldier to feed the enemy's machine gun bullets. The reason why Jiang Haoran gritted his teeth and sent out the Snow Wolf Special Combat Team was also because his quality was higher than that of the soldiers of the New Fourth Army, and at the same time, he didn't want the New Fourth Army to feel that he had left them with more difficult tasks, but now that Mr. Chen had given this explanation, he would have a step down, and immediately expressed his respect for Mr. Chen's intentions and changed the Snow Wolf Special Combat Team to the end. Of course, he also understood that Mr. Chen didn't want to see his legendary troops on the frontal battlefield ruined.

At this moment, Leng Rushuang hurriedly walked out of the back room with a telegram, the expression on his face was quite complicated, based on his understanding of Leng Rushuang, Jiang Haoran suddenly felt that something might have happened, and it was not small, Leng Rushuang had not yet opened his mouth, he asked anxiously: "What happened Rushuang, where did the message come from." ”

Leng Rushuang said: "The telegram was sent by the Military Commission, ordering you to lead the New Fourth Army to hold Jiujiang for five days, and after the 40th Group Army captured De'an, it would penetrate the entire Nanxun line and lay a solid foundation for the counterattack on Wuhan." ”

The words that were as cold as frost suddenly made the entire command headquarters fall silent, everyone knew that the chairman was preparing to use their New Fourth Army as cannon fodder, how easy it was to hold Jiujiang for five days, not to mention, can the 40th Group Army take De'an within five days? I'm afraid that even Jiang Haoran doesn't have this certainty, otherwise he wouldn't have decisively proposed a breakthrough.

All the eyes of the people in the room looked at Jiang Haoran with a blank stumbling, because his decision was related to the life and death of the entire New Fourth Army, and the tense atmosphere spread instantly, and the tunnel was so quiet that even a needle could be heard clearly when it fell on the ground, only the sound of Zizi when the torches stained with pine oil on the wall were burning.

Jiang Haoran took the message from Leng Rushuang's hand and read it again, and suddenly tore the message in his hand to shreds excitedly, and scolded with a hideous face: "Guard, guard, fucking B!" ”

As the debris of the telegram spilled from the top of his head, Jiang Haoran faced Leng Rushuang and said: "Send a telegram to Zhang Dabiao immediately, order him not to attack blindly, if the Military Commission asks me and asks him to sue the Military Commission, I have lost contact with him yesterday, and he can't make decisions without waiting for my order." Immediately after the message was sent, the radio station fell silent, and I did not receive or see the message. ”

"Yes, Chief!" Leng Rushuang stepped forward to promise, and then turned to leave, and a burst of cheers suddenly broke out in the tunnel, the cultural level of the basic cadres of the New Fourth Army is relatively low, like Wang Shanhu, they are all foul every day, Jiang Haoran's very suitable foul mouth suddenly shortened the distance between him and the New Fourth Army, and in the eyes of the New Fourth Army, Jiang Haoran suddenly became cute. Of course, the main thing is that Jiang Haoran stood with them at a critical moment, and it was the orders of the Supreme Military Council that disobeyed.