The conversation between Thompson and Wilson is not known to outsiders, and in fact, even if it does, it is not a big deal.

Because, in the entire embassy area, it is not only the American embassy that has the same dialogue, but other countries are more or less paying attention to the progress of the war situation in Changsha, and always collecting information and transmitting the information they have obtained back to China.

This is one of their responsibilities as ambassadors.

The information they transmitted back to China will become one of the important reference materials for their country's future treatment of the Republic of China and Japan, which will determine their attitude towards the two countries in the international community in the future.

It also determines the international status of the two countries.

This battle touched the hearts of countless people.

And just when all parties are paying close attention, at this time in Changsha, in the place where the whole country and even the world are paying attention, in the most central area of the battlefield, the battle situation is still raging.

In the northern Hunan region, the 6th and 101st Divisions of the Japanese Army have reached the stage of exhaustion.

The siege that lasted for many days cut off all their hopes while cutting off their food, grass, baggage, weapons and ammunition.

The two divisions that were besieged, and the remaining Japanese soldiers, had endured the siege during the time they were besieged, lacked ammunition and baggage, and Okamura Ninji's repeated reinforcements had no effect, so that all the hopes they had plucked up again and again came to naught.

Today, they are left with nothing but despair.

The last little hope and begging for a miracle in their hearts gradually dissipated as time passed, leaving only endless dead silence and darkness to surround them.

The continuous attack, the incessant artillery fire, and the comrades who were dying all the time around them, were like a flood that gradually spread up, gradually submerging their legs, waists, chests, necks, and faces...... In the end, it is overhead, and even directly submerges them.

Their struggles did not have the slightest effect, and all their efforts turned into dying struggles, all of which became bubbles and drifted away in the wind......

Despair is an emotion, and he is contagious!

Since the siege, although the two divisions have been trying their best to block the news, and at the same time cheering for their soldiers that reinforcements will arrive soon, but after such a long time, the reinforcements they hoped for have not seen a single bit, but the other party's offensive is more fierce, which makes all the Japanese soldiers know that their fate is probably more auspicious.

Under such circumstances, in the case of a dead end, how can these Japanese troops raise the will to fight? And how can you muster up the courage?

No matter how hard they try, they can't see the slightest hope no matter how they fight, how do you tell them to raise the will to fight?

People's hearts are changeable, even if it is a Japanese army, even if it is a Japanese army with such a firm military discipline and faith, in such a desperate situation, it is still coming to an end, and it is still gradually becoming desperate.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the little devil's military discipline was very strict, if it were replaced by another army, I am afraid it would have collapsed long ago!

It's very rare that the little devil can survive until now!

……

The battle that had been going on for a long time finally came to a halt.

In the past few days, the defenders have been attacking day and night, and although they have achieved great results, their gains are not small, so after attacking all morning, they finally rested for a while.

And this period of time also gave the Japanese army some very precious respite, so that this group of little devils could rest for a day or two.

On the battlefield, the guns rarely stopped, and it became silent.

Both sides are seizing the time to rest and recuperate.

It's just that compared to the soldiers of the Ninth Theater who attacked, they could eat a hot meal, but the encircled Japanese troops could only spread out on the trenches in cold weather, drinking a little gruel that could see the bottom of the bowl.

It is a good name to say that it is gruel, but in fact, it is a luxury to be able to see some grains of rice in the bowl of every Japanese soldier.

Without food and grass, it has become a problem for them to eat.

But even if it was just this clear water, these little devils drank it all with hunger, and then stretched out their tongues and licked the edges around the bowl.

By now that the war has been fought, it has become a problem for them to even drink water.

In the area occupied by the Japanese army, the water source is scarce, and the only two water sources are often attacked by the Ninth War Zone, in order to prevent the Japanese army from being replenished by the water source, even some dead animal carcasses and even some corrosive things are put in the water to pollute the water source.

Not to mention polluting the environment, in such a big war, as long as you can do everything possible to destroy the enemy, all the means are worth it!

War means destroying the other side at all costs, especially in such a kind of war between countries, between nations, and between beliefs, which is the most cruel.

There is no room for mercy.

For, to be merciful to one's enemies is to be cruel to oneself.

For thousands of years, our ancestors have told them this with countless examples.

……

Just when both sides were recuperating, at this moment, on the side of the attacker, a certain attacking force was busy on the forward position.

Some of the soldiers were in a hurry to build fortifications, replenish ammunition and weapons and baggage, and prepare for the next attack, while others were busy with some Kong Ming lanterns, lighting a fire and hanging a basket underneath, which contained some propaganda leaflets, all of which were written in Japanese to shake the morale of the Japanese army, and at the same time spread some rumors to deceive those ordinary Japanese soldiers.

One by one, Kong Ming lanterns were released into the air and flew in the direction of the Japanese position.

These lanterns would fly over the Japanese positions, and when the candles were burned, the lanterns would fall, and countless leaflets would be sprinkled from mid-air and sprinkled all over the Japanese positions.

Looking at the Kong Ming lanterns floating in the air, a warrior couldn't help but say, "Are these things really useful?" If it doesn't work, then wouldn't our efforts be in vain? ”

"What a word! The chief said let's do it, then do it, what are you doing! As soon as he finished saying this, a loud officer slapped him on the head and said in a rough voice.

"Am I not worried!" The warrior said with some grievances, and then stood up and saluted again: "Camp!" ”

"That's not something you should worry about!" The battalion commander glared and said: "What we can do is to complete the tasks assigned by the commander, what the commander needs us to do, we will do it, and ask about the rest!" Do you understand? ”

(End of chapter)