The county seat of Weishi County, the joint headquarters of the three divisions.

Lai San, Ling Tianbao and others had all entered the county seat of Weishi and moved their headquarters into the city, and because the Sixth Division could not escape, Wang Tiehan's Fourth Division directly participated in the pursuit operation, so far the Sixth Division had been divided and surrounded by three divisions of the 42nd Group Army around Yangjiapo south of Weishi County.

In the joint command center, the ticking of the radio station was incessant, and there was an endless stream of command personnel coming and going. Lai San, Wang Tiehan and others were standing in front of the map to discuss the military situation.

At this time, a colonel's staff officer strode in, stood up and said: "Sir, report from the front, all units of the Sixth Division of the Chinese Army have stopped the counterattack, and have begun to build circular fortifications, ready to defend to the death!" ”

"Hmm!" Lai San looked at Ling Tianbao and the others: "It seems that the little devil is planning to resist to the end, Lao Ling, we should also speed up the end of the battle, we have been dragged on by this sixth division for too long!" It's time to get rid of them. ”

"Huh!" Ling Tianbao smiled and stepped forward and said, "Okay, this time I will personally go to the front line to command the encirclement and annihilation of the Sixth Division. ”

"Hmmm! Order all the regiments on the front line, immediately attack, don't give the little devils a chance to breathe, and destroy them in one go! Lai San nodded and said to the colonel.

"Yes!" The colonel stood up sharply, and then turned and walked away quickly.

…………

On the Yangjiapo front, after nearly five hours of fierce attacks, the Sixth Division was finally completely annihilated by the 42nd Group Army again.

The scarred earth and the corpses all over the mountains on Yangjiapo show the fierceness of the battle here just now. The officers and men of each regiment were silently cleaning up the battlefield and collecting the bodies of the dead officers and soldiers.

The stretcher team composed of local civilians and field hospitals, and the ambulance team shuttled back and forth, in an endless stream.

………

Wuhan, the General Headquarters of the Southern Group Army.

After his "outstanding" performance in the previous campaign, Akira Muto was successfully promoted to lieutenant general of the Imperial Army with the help of Tada Jun.

In the headquarters of the General Headquarters, Akira Muto was playing against his immediate boss, Chief Tada Jun, and the two chatted while drinking tea, and they were quite elegant.

Tada Jun fell and asked with a calm face: "Muto-kun, what do you think of the current situation encountered by the Imperial Army?" The Chinese are counterattacking rapidly, and we have lost a large part of the occupied area, and the situation is not optimistic. ”

"General, there is an ancient Chinese saying called the end of a strong crossbow, and you can't wear Lu Minye. This sentence describes that the arrows that have been shot by the bow and arrows have reached the end, and even Lu Min cannot penetrate them. The metaphor of a powerful force has come to an end and is no longer useful. He believes that this sentence is very appropriate for the current stage of the Chinese army, which seems to be on the offensive fiercely, but in fact it is not.

This large-scale counteroffensive launched by the Chinese people, with more than one million troops invested, seems to be huge and extremely spectacular. However, there are many factions and contradictions within the Chinese army. In a critical moment, they may be able to unite with the outside world, but once they have passed the crisis, they will have contradictions and even friction because of uneven interests, so the Chinese army seems to be strong on the outside, but in fact it is a plate of scattered sand, once I say that the imperial army rises up to fight back, their offensive will immediately collapse. Akira Muto said simply.

"Muto-kun! You say be detailed. Tada Jun said again.

"According to the current situation, on the surface, the people of China have attacked the city one after another, and we have said that the imperial army has been defeated and retreated one after another, and the situation is very bad. But in fact, it is not the case, the humble post said that there are many factions of the Chinese people, and after recovering a large area of the country, for the Chinese people, it is equivalent to recovering a large amount of territory, and they will not only fight openly and secretly for these so-called territories, but even for the next stage of the war will not be attentive.

On the other hand, in addition to the annihilation of the 17th Division on the battlefield in central Henan, the imperial troops in all regions resolutely carried out the contraction tactics of the General Headquarters.

The strength has been greatly preserved, so far, there is no big gap between the combat strength of the imperial army and the beginning of the war, the main force still exists, and although the Chinese army has conquered the city, it has also paid a heavy price, as the so-called elimination of the other, the next is the time for us to say that the imperial army counterattack has come, if this battle is fought well, it is very likely to hit the main forces of the Chinese army in various theaters, so as to achieve the best strategic purpose. Muto Akira said confidently.

"Muto-kun! What do you mean by best strategic purpose? Tada Jun picked up the teacup next to him and savored it.

"Crush the main force of the Chinese army! Seize Sichuan in one fell swoop, and thus destroy the political axe of China! Realize the common prosperity of Greater East Asia! Muto Akira replied in a high-spirited manner.

"Perdition of the Axe of Destruction?" Tada Jun was a little shocked, and then nodded happily and said, "Yo Xi, Muto-kun, you will command the next battle on my behalf!" ”

"Hay! The lowly will do everything in his power to defeat the main force of the Chinese army in one fell swoop! Be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and contribute to the Great Empire! Muto Zhang hurriedly got up and bowed his head suddenly.

At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps sounded outside the headquarters, and I saw a staff officer striding in with a heavy face. He suddenly retracted his feet and said: "General, fifteen minutes ago, I received a farewell message from Lieutenant General Suzuki of the Sixth Division, the Sixth Division was surrounded by the superior forces of the 42nd Group Army of the Chinese Army around Weishi County, and the Sixth Division immediately switched to a decisive defense after the breakthrough attempt.

After a bloody battle, the sixth division from the commander of the division, Lieutenant General Suzuki, to the next level, more than 20,000 warriors of the imperial army were all broken! ”

After Counselor Dazuo finished speaking, he lowered his head with a sad face.

Because he had already seen the corners of Chief Tada's mouth twitching violently, he knew that General Tada was about to explode.

Sure enough, Tada Junyi flipped all the chessboards and chess pieces in front of him to the ground, and the chess pieces fell to the ground with a clatter. Tada Jun stood up and roared, "Yagaya Road! The Sixth Division, the former Gang Army Division of the Imperial Army, and the first-class ace division, was completely annihilated three times in a row in the same country and in the hands of the same army. It is said that the face of this imperial army is not existing! It's a shame! **Shame on the naked! Although we have invaded and occupied most of the country, we have not completely annihilated any of the elite troops of the political axe of China on several occasions. ”

Saying this, Tada Jun said with a pale face: "Muto-kun! ”

"Humble duty, please give orders from the general!" Muto Zhang hurriedly strode forward and bowed his head suddenly.

"I command you! At all costs, remember that at all costs, I must completely annihilate the 42nd Army of the Chinese Army! Remember the total annihilation, even if it costs all the imperial troops of the entire Southern Army! Tada Jun gritted his teeth.

"Hay! Humble duty must go all out! Muto Akira bowed his head again suddenly, and then turned around and strode away.

After Muto Zhang left, Tada Jun was still angry, his face was pale, his fists were clenched, and he said with a hideous face: "Zhang Mingyu, the 42nd Group Army." It's all dripping and dripping, dripping and dripping......"

……

Zheng County, Provisional General Headquarters of the 42nd Group Army.

Zhang Mingyu was inspecting the situation outside, and at this time, the common people of Zheng County had returned to normal life, and the enemy agents and Han annihilators lurking in the city had almost disappeared under the powerful blows of Liu Ruyan's propaganda department.

In addition to the officers and men of the guard regiment who patrol back and forth from time to time and the newly recruited militia security team, the shops on both sides of the street have also begun to resume normal business.

Shops from all walks of life have reopened, and people have poured into the streets to buy what they need. The whole street was bustling, and the military and civilians did not commit any crimes.

After turning around on the street, Zhang Mingyu said to several guards behind him: "Let's go, we will meet the headquarters," and took the lead to walk back.

Several guards behind him huddled in front and back, following closely. A moment later, Zhang Mingyu and a few guards just came to the gate of the headquarters, only to see Xu Wen, the head of the guard regiment, rushing out from inside.

He said with a happy face: "General, there is a call from the front, the Sixth Division was completely annihilated by our 42nd Group Army half an hour ago, and more than 20,000 enemies were killed in this battle, including the enemy chief Lieutenant General Suzuki Ichichi. Weapons and equipment were captured in abundance. ”

"Great!" Zhang Mingyu said happily: "The officers and soldiers of each regiment will be rewarded by telegram, and the officers and soldiers who died in battle will each be subsidized with 20 oceans, and the rest of the officers and soldiers will be rewarded with 5 oceans each!" The whole army rested in place for three days, and after three days marched in the direction of Wuhan! ”

"Yes!" Xu Wen stood upright, immediately turned around and walked into the courtyard, and strode towards the communication room.

Zhang Mingyu was in a good mood, and immediately walked towards the compound, and after entering the courtyard, he walked straight towards his office.

Zhang Mingyu calculated in his heart that the newly formed southward advance detachment could take a train from Taiyuan, and it would be possible to come to Zheng County in two days and Xuchang in three days. Then march up the Yangtze River to Wuhan!

Zhang Mingyu is also full of expectations for this southward advancing detachment, because except for Ma Liqun's two cavalry regiments, most of the infantry in this unit are recruits of the provisional reading division, and the provisional reading division has hardly fought any battles since the day it became an army.

Although it was formerly known as the Third Division and Three Regiments, it has now been expanded into division-level combat units, and 60 percent of the troops are recruits, but these recruits are responsible for guarding against Ma Hongkui, the king of Ningxia in the northwest.

Zhang Mingyu also had the intention of taking the opportunity to train his troops this time, because after all, no matter how well equipped a unit is, no matter how many personnel there are, the training is improving. But if you haven't been on the battlefield, you can't call it an army, at best you can only be considered a reservist.

An elite division definitely does not come out on the training ground, as the saying goes, two hundred days of training, and it is not low to fight on the battlefield with real swords and guns. Therefore, the real elite is fought in blood and fire on the battlefield.

……….

Two days later, Ma Liqun crossed the Yellow River with more than 10,000 officers and soldiers of the southward advance detachment to Zheng County, and Zhang Mingyu personally went out of the city to greet them, which can be regarded as giving these recruits a strong sense of honor.

After all, in the hearts of the ordinary officers and soldiers of the 42nd Group Army, Zhang Mingyu is so unreachable, like a god's mansion, of course, this is only for these officers and soldiers who are responsible for guarding various places and are new recruits.

For the veterans who originally enlisted earlier, the general seat is not so unattainable and high, on the contrary, in their hearts, the general seat is so approachable and does not have a little shelf.

Outside the east gate of Zheng County, 10,000 officers and soldiers of the advance detachment formed four large phalanxes, bayonets like a forest, steel guns like a sea, and every soldier's face was full of confidence and expectation.

I'm looking forward to seeing what the legendary head seat looks like and what kind of legend he is.

In the phalanx, the two recruits exchanged ears, and Recruit A asked, "Brother, did you say that the head seat is very fierce?" Very tough? ”

"What's more, I heard that the voice of our head seat is very loud, and in a battle, just a burst of cheers scared a few little devils who wanted to sneak attack." Recruit B.

"You're all fucking bullshit! How can it be as evil as you say, the main seat is also a human being, and the fucking bullet will still pierce a hole when it hits. A big man with a full beard immediately scolded.

The two recruits looked back, it turned out to be their platoon commander, and the two who wanted to scold back suddenly swallowed the words back into their throats.

His platoon commander is a veteran, with old qualifications, and he turned out to be from other main forces, and he has to have dozens of battles after experiencing large and small battles!

These veterans dare to scold and scold their general seat, but the recruits don't dare, in the hearts of the recruits, Zhang Mingyu has been enshrined as a spiritual leader, so sacred that it is inviolable and desecrated.

At this moment, the officers and soldiers who had been discussing a lot just now suddenly became silent, and then the officers and soldiers in the back column also became silent.

I saw a jeep slowly driving out of the city surrounded by a team of guards, and a handsome, young and promising young officer stood on the jeep, waving to everyone.

Walking in front of the queue, Zhang Mingyu shouted into the microphone in the car: "Brothers have worked hard! ”

"It's not hard!" The officers and soldiers tried their best to respond.

After Zhang Mingyu stood on the jeep and inspected the four phalanxes of the advancing detachment, he took Ma Liqun and others towards the city.

The rest of the officers and soldiers were disbanded on the spot and rested on the spot.

After receiving the order to disband, the two soldiers who were discussing Zhang Mingyu just now sat together, and Soldier A said: "Brother, the general seat is indeed not so fierce. And it seems to be very young. ”

"Hmm~ It's about the same size as our platoon commander, but you see that the general seat of the people is now an army general with a national political axe, and the platoon commander is still a platoon commander, and he scolds people all day long! What a thing. Soldier B nodded.

"Mao Si! Yang San, the two of you are talking, what are you muttering? Isn't it clean-up? The burly platoon commander roared not far away, as if he had raised his ears to the wind.

The two of them hurriedly bowed their heads, not daring to speak, thinking to themselves, it is indeed impossible to say bad things about people.

At this time, Zhang Mingyu took Ma Liqun, who had not been seen for a long time, to the compound of the General Headquarters.

In the compound, Zhang Mingyu had already ordered the gang to prepare a sumptuous banquet, which was specially for the senior officials of the advance detachment.

After all, what awaits them will be a fierce battle, a test of blood and fire for all of them. Those who can survive to the end are definitely the real elite divisions.

After entering the compound,. Zhang Mingyu waved his hand and said: "You're welcome, this is for you, eat openly, but drink less, after all, you have to march in a while!" While I am taking advantage of the time to eat, I would like to explain to you the general task of this time, and the task of your southward advance detachment this time is to serve as the vanguard of our 42nd Group Army.

Take the lead in the counteroffensive to Wuhan, because the main forces of each division have just experienced the battle in central Henan and the battle to pursue and annihilate the Sixth Division, and at present all divisions are very tired and continue to rest, so this time the heavy responsibility of the forward will be handed over to you to the advance detachment. I hope that you can carry forward the iron-blooded spirit of our army that is not afraid of death and hardship, be a good pioneer, and pave the way for the main force of the army.

Make another military contribution for the counteroffensive of Wuhan! ”

"Yes! Please rest assured, the advancing detachment is not as prestigious as the Iron Army! Everyone hurriedly got up and promised in unison.

"Good!" Zhang Mingyu waved his hand again and again: "Sit down, let's talk while eating." ”

Seeing that everyone had already sat down, Zhang Mingyu continued: "The first task of your southward movement this time is to advance and advance again, rush to Wuhan as quickly as possible, and all the devils resist along the way, and all the devils will be swept away, as for the garrison problem, there is no need to worry about the garrison at all, and it will all be taken over by the follow-up main force."

Your first stop in the south this time is Xuchang, Xuchang is a thousand-year-old city, is an important choke point, the strategic location is extremely important, if it is placed in peacetime, the army will definitely defend Xuchang, not an inch of land, but at present, General Xue Yue's ninth theater has been marching towards the Jiujiang area, and the army in central Henan and southern Henan and our strategic competition failed, so at this time Xuchang has no need to defend again.

Therefore, it is very likely that the Xuchang army will abandon the city and flee south, and your task is that if the army abandons the city and flees, it will immediately follow and kill! If the army does not abandon the city and flee, then bypass Xuchang and go south. Do you understand? ”

"Understood!" The crowd replied with a whimper as they ate a variety of different foods in their mouths.

"That's it! Eat as much as you can, and after eating, immediately lead the army to set off without asking me for instructions! Remember that there is only one sentence, that is, to see all the devil soldiers killed, and to see all the girls xxooo! One is not allowed to be spared, but who dares to take the opportunity to harm the people, don't blame me for being ruthless under the gun. ”

"Yes!" Everyone burst into laughter and responded in unison.

After a burst of gobbling up, a large table full of food was almost swept away, but everyone had already eaten and was leaning back in their chairs and burping.

Ma Liqun wiped his big mouth stained with oil, stood up and waved his big hand: "Let's go!" ”

"Yes!" Everyone got up one after another and gladly took the order.

After Ma Liqun saluted Zhang Mingyu, he suddenly turned around and strode away.

After seeing Ma Liqun leave, Zhang Mingyu immediately said to Xu Wen next to him: "Send power to all divisions, hurry up and rest, and set off on time tomorrow morning!" ”

"Yes!" Xu Wen snapped up and straightened, and immediately turned around to leave.

Zhang Mingyu immediately shouted: "Come back." ”

"Total seat! What else? Xu Wen stopped and turned his head and asked.

"Then send out a telegram in clear code, sending the news to the military and people from all walks of life that our 42nd Group Army has been ordered to advance into Wuhan, and calling on all [***] people to support us in resisting! Raise the hearts and morale of the people who are fighting against the Japanese army and the people! Zhang Mingyu thought slightly.

"Yes! Go for it now! Xu Wen snapped up again, and then turned around and walked away quickly.

(To be continued)