Among the six armies, five armies have been deployed by Sun Weiguo, and the only one that has not been deployed by Sun Weiguo is Huang Guoliang's 65th Army.

"Commander-in-chief, the rest of the armies have combat missions, what kind of combat missions should our army undertake in this operation?"

Huang Guoliang, the commander of the 65th Army, stood up, and he saluted Sun Weiguo and asked.

"Commander Huang, your army undertakes more important combat tasks, this time I am going to send your army to Xinhui and Zhongshan, your troops will disperse their operations, fight in Xinhui and Zhongshan, and use guerrilla warfare methods to contain the Japanese 106th Division and 104th Division troops who have withdrawn here. When we deal with the Japanese troops in Guangzhou, we will quickly reinforce the past and cooperate with you to eat these two divisions of the Japanese army. ”

Sun Weiguo did not mention the troops of the 65th Army, originally he planned to talk to Huang Guoliang about this matter in private.

Sending troops of the 65th Army to the Xinhui and Zhongshan areas was a deliberate decision made by Sun Weiguo.

He was not worried that the two Japanese divisions that had been evacuated to Xinhui and Zhongshan would return to Guangzhou to help Guangzhou, but what he was most worried about was that the troops of these two divisions would flee on Japanese naval ships.

As long as these two divisions are still on land, then Sun Weiguo is very sure that he will destroy them, but if they escape by ship, Sun Weiguo has nothing to do with them.

Therefore, when attacking the Japanese army in Guangzhou, Sun Weiguo also sent troops of the 65th Army to Xinhui and Zhongshan to contain them with guerrilla warfare and other tactics to prevent them from escaping.

"Commander-in-chief, rest assured, we promise to complete the mission." When Huang Guoliang heard Sun Weiguo's battle order, he did not hesitate, but saluted directly to Sun Weiguo and said.

Sun Weiguo solemnly returned the salute to Huang Guoliang, and the troops of the 65th Army went to Xinhui and Zhongshan alone, and they needed to take a lot of risks.

But now, in addition to Sun Weiguo's troops, the rest of the troops have different combat missions.

The 65th Army is currently relatively complete, and the rest of the divisions have varying degrees of losses, such as the 54th Army troops, Sun Weiguo planned to send them over before, the 54th Army troops have strong combat effectiveness, but after the battle in Huaxian, the 14th and 18th divisions suffered great losses, and now these two divisions have more than 18,000 people counting the troops directly under the army.

On the contrary, the 65th Army still had more than 20,000 troops, and they were relatively well organized, so it was most appropriate for them to be sent to Xinhui and Zhongshan to contain the Japanese troops.

"Commander Huang, get in touch with us in time if there is a situation, the troops of the 201st Division and the 1st Brigade of the Ranger are on standby at any time, and once any situation arises there, these two troops will immediately rush to your place to support."

Sun Weiguo assured Huang Guoliang that he would not put the 65th Army in danger.

The troops of the 201st Division and the 1st Ranger Brigade can quickly reinforce the past at any time, especially at present, the 1st Battalion of the Ranger and the 2nd Battalion of the Ranger have already rushed to Xinhui and Zhongshan, and the troops of the 65th Army can directly get in touch with them after they arrive there.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief." Huang Guoliang immediately saluted Sun Weiguo.

Sun Weiguo has begun to issue the combat tasks of each army, and as Sun Weiguo began to dismiss the meeting, the army commanders left the conference room one after another, and they began to return to their respective units to prepare.

Sun Weiguo stood alone in front of the map, his eyes looked towards the location of Guangzhou, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

In this battle in Huaxian, the Chinese troops suffered more than 6,000 casualties, and Huaxian was not the key garrison of the Japanese army, but the Japanese army still brought great casualties to the Chinese troops by relying on the position here, and as the headquarters of the Japanese 21st Army in Guangzhou, what kind of fortifications there would be, Sun Weiguo did not know.

Although the 18th Division, which had the strongest combat effectiveness of the Japanese army in Guangdong, was annihilated, Sun Weiguo was still vaguely aware that it was not as simple as he imagined to conquer Guangzhou.

"I'm afraid I don't know how many casualties will be there this time." Sun Weiguo stared at the map, and he muttered to himself.

At this time, in Guangzhou, where the headquarters of the 21st Army was located, after the 18th Division completely lost contact, Lieutenant General Toshiyoshi Ando of the 21st Army immediately ordered all units in Guangzhou to enter a combat state.

Even though he received an order from the base camp to temporarily abandon the battle in Guangdong, as the Chinese troops gradually completed the encirclement of Guangzhou, Ando Toshiyoshi did not order the Japanese troops in Guangzhou to withdraw, but he also strengthened the defense of the Japanese army.

At present, the Japanese troops stationed in Guangzhou include the 38th Division, the Guards Mixed Brigade, the Mobile Unit, the Units directly under the Military Headquarters, the Fourth Special Marine Corps of the Navy, and the Eighth Special Marine Corps of the Navy.

Toshiyoshi Ando is to divide the whole of Guangzhou into two operational areas, east and west, the eastern operational area is garrisoned by the troops of the 38th Division, the 38th Division is attached to the machine gun brigade directly under the military headquarters, the 3rd, 20th, and 21st mortar brigades, and the 15th Independent Engineer Wing, and the Japanese army in the eastern combat area has more than 20,000 troops, commanded by Kenkichi Hirata, commander of the 38th Division.

The western combat area is garrisoned by the Guards Mixed Brigade, which is attached to the 20th and 21st Independent Mountain Artillery Brigades, the 3rd Field Anti-aircraft Artillery Wing, and the 20th Independent Engineer Wing directly under the Military Headquarters, and the Japanese troops in the eastern combat area are 18,000 men, commanded by Takeshi Suida, commander of the Major General Brigade of the Guards Mixed Brigade.

The headquarters of the 21st Army is located in the center of Guangzhou, commanding the formation of mobile units consisting of 1,000 cavalry units, two mechanized infantry squadrons, 36 Type 92 armored vehicles, as well as the 8th Heavy Artillery Wing, the 2nd Heavy Artillery Wing, the 4th Special Marine Corps of the Navy, and the 8th Special Marine Corps of the Navy.

The Japanese army had 60,000 troops in Guangzhou, and the main force of the battle was the Guards Mixed Brigade and the 38th Division.

When Hanaya was lost, Toshiyoshi Ando began to summon the commander of the 38th Division, Kenyoshi Hirata, and the commander of the Guards Brigade, Takeshi Suida, to come to the headquarters.

"Now that Huaxian has been lost, and Guangzhou, where we are stationed, has become an isolated city, and now our only way to win is to repel the Chinese troops and let them retreat. The air force will cooperate with us in the fight, and I believe that with the cooperation of the air force, we will certainly be able to win. Changsui Tianwu, the Guangzhou airport is within your defensive range, and no matter what time it is, you must ensure that the 21st Independent Air Force can take off to support the operation. ”

Toshiyoshi Ando looked at Takeshi Nagasuita and Kenkichi Hirata, and said with a serious expression on his face.

"Hi, please rest assured, Your Excellency, that I have deployed the most elite 1st Guards Wing, the 1st Battalion, reinforced with the 3rd Anti-aircraft Artillery Group, at the airfield, and they are sure to hold the airfield."

Nagasuita Takeshi immediately stood up from his chair, and he saluted Toshikichi Ando, saying with a serious expression.

"Mixi." Toshiyoshi Ando looked at Takeshi Nagasuida, and he nodded with satisfaction.

"The heavy artillery unit will provide you with shooting at any time, I hope you don't let me down, okay, you go back and prepare." Toshiyoshi Ando said again with an order.