Obviously, Han Yunhua's reminder did not attract much attention from the National Government, and now the senior Kuomintang generals and Chairman Jiang have set their sights on the Wuhan battlefield, at least at this stage, the **** in the Wuhan area is fighting quite well, once the front was advanced to a distance of 120 kilometers from Wuhan, and hundreds of thousands of **** bloody battles have indeed played the integrity of the Chinese, which is impressive. The Nationalist Government's initiative to counterattack was highly praised by the media at home and abroad, so the Nationalist Government went all out to prepare for the Battle of Wuhan.

As for the high-ranking officers within the Nationalist Government reminded by Han Yunhua, they think it is necessary to think about it, but more of them think that this is groundless worry, and the Japanese army's continuous transfer of troops from the country is completely for the next larger-scale battle of Wuhan, rather than to launch the so-called battle of the mainland communication line, and some people even simply think that this is simply an excuse that the ** side has come up with ill-intentioned intentions, hoping to use this to send troops to Jiangnan.

Han Yunhua expressed helplessness about the performance of the national government, and at the same time felt tremendous pressure. The great rout of the Henan-Hunan-Guizhou Campaign was the second major retreat of the Kuomintang on the frontal battlefield since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the military committee of the Nationalist Government made mistakes in strategic guidance, improperly commanded the campaign, and the Kuomintang government had long implemented the policy of avoiding and watching the war, resulting in the occupation of large areas of the territory of Henan, Hunan, and Guizhou, the destruction of air bases and stations, and the death of hundreds of thousands of people. The most important thing is that the Chongqing Nationalist Government suffered repeated setbacks in the Japanese Army's No. 1 operation, which greatly damaged the United States' perception of China.

But despite this, Han Yunhua is still powerless, the main battlefield of the mainland communication line battle is in the Jiangnan region, and the strength of the ** there is extremely weak, so far only a few small troops of Chen Yi are still there to insist on fighting guerrillas, and the large troops have all withdrawn to the north of the Yangtze River, Han Yunhua is more than enough but not enough.

However, Han Yunhua will not sit still. It is estimated that the Nationalist Government and the Japanese army will have to fight to the death for a while in the Wuhan area, and at least the Japanese army needs the Wuhan area to attract more troops from the Nationalist Government. Han Yunhua needs to deploy troops during this time. Once the Nationalist Government is defeated on the frontal battlefield, then the first side needs to intervene in the war immediately, and Han Yunhua has long coveted Shandong and Jiangsu provinces, so it's time to fight with the little devils.

However, all this must be approved by the central government. After all, a big battle of this magnitude would not have been possible without the consent of the central authorities. So Han Yunhua stayed in Shenyang for a few days. He returned to Guisui to meet with the chairman once, discussed his ideas with the chairman in detail, and finally persuaded the chairman to agree that he should immediately begin the relevant preparations before the war.

This time, Han Yunhua did not return to Shenyang. Instead, they returned to Zhangjiakou by car. The pre-war preparation plan has been formulated, but it will take some time to prepare, especially since the military region has just been reorganized, and the troops will need a period of adaptation, and it will also take time to prepare weapons, ammunition, and related war resources.

Han Yunhua was happiest when he returned to Zhangjiakou than Xiao Sihan, the 5-year-old little guy is the absolute little princess of the Inner Mongolia Military Region. The little guy is an absolute authority in the military district headquarters, and the children of the military district headquarters are all circling around her.

Han Yunhua also misses the little guy. When he returned to Zhangjiakou, he didn't even return to the headquarters, but went directly to the military hospital to take the little guy and Meizi to his home in Zhangjiakou, and invited Luo Ronghuan's family and Yang Ruihua and others who stayed in Zhangjiakou to preside over the work. Han Yunhua asked the kitchen to set up a table of dishes, and took out some good wine from the stock, and a large group of people gathered together.

Luo Ronghuan was both surprised and sighed at the tremendous achievements made by the military region in the northeast region, thinking about how many years ago their 115th Division was beaten by little devils, and the troops moved from west to east and from east to west for thousands of miles, constantly shifting and transferring. But now they are constantly driving the Japanese out of China's territory, first in Guisui and Chahar, then in Hebei, Shanxi, and in the Beijing-Tianjin region, and now they have liberated all the four northeastern provinces (Rehe), and the army has expanded to more than 3 million people in just five years, which he never dared to imagine before. …,

And all this was done by the young but world-famous commander in front of him, thinking about his achievements and such a young age, Luo Ronghuan couldn't help but admire.

Han Yunhua was ashamed of Luo Ronghuan's praise, and he stopped talking and laughing at a meal, and ate for a full two and a half hours. At dinner, the women coaxed the children back to their homes, and the men all came to Han Yunhua's study and continued the topic at the dinner table.

After reading the central order conveyed by Han Yunhua, Luo Ronghuan said with a heavy face: "Commander, during this period of time, our Inner Mongolia Military Region has made breakthroughs in both financial and other aspects, and according to incomplete statistics, the population of the four northeastern provinces and the Beijing-Tianjin region has exceeded 100 million. Although the economy of the northern region has been damaged by the war, it has recovered somewhat after this period of recuperation, and the northern region has made great progress, and the military region has already begun to build a railway line from Baotou to Ordos, and all industries within the jurisdiction of the entire military region are full of vigor. However, if we go to war with the Japanese army at this time, it will inevitably affect the development of the economy, and the economy, which has recovered a little, may also be beaten back to its original shape. ”

"Lao Luo, your consideration is very reasonable, but war is war, and war will not be diverted because of your and my will. Now that the whole country is at war, economic development is of course important, but economic development must also be carried out under the condition of the territorial integrity of the country, and now that the country is in danger, how can we have the time and heart to engage in the economy, and even if we do a good job in the economy, it is only to accumulate wealth for the little devils, just like Shanghai and Nanjing. "Lao Luo, have you ever heard the military song of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, I think as long as you listen to that song, you will have a feeling of tears in your eyes."

"No, the expeditionary force has been staying abroad, and my understanding of them only stays on General Sun Liren and General Dai Anlan, and I don't know anything else. Why, Commander, you've heard. ”

"I've heard it, the lyrics are written like this: You don't see you, the end of the Han Dynasty, the weak crown is the captive, please be long; You don't see, Ban Dingyuan. The Peerless Light Cavalry urges the battle clouds! The boy should be in serious danger, how can he let the Confucian crown miss this life? The situation is that the country is in danger. The feather race is no less! Abandon my old pen. During the war, I called out more than 100,000 comrades, singing war songs and joining the army. Qi Congjun, clean the dust. Swear to sweep away the Japanese slaves! endurance and lightness of homesickness, generously hold out the heart of serving the country. Smile and go to the battlefield. There is no light in the day. The air blows too white into the moon, and the long arrow is pulled to shoot the wolf. Quarrying a load of Jinling, Jiluji black times flat. The ship of the Broken Wave Building went out of the Liaohai Sea. Birds in the sky flutter in Tokyo! Smashed the cave of the Japanese slaves overnight. The Pacific Ocean is red. The Han flag is raised at the top of Mount Fuji, and the concubines are drunk under the cherry blossom trees. Returning to the middle of the road to see the thousands of people, flowers and flowers before the horse. The lintel is full of white hair, and the Lu is jubilant and arrogant. The first merit of the national history is clear, and China has been known as Changxiong since then. There is still a remnant of power to punish injustice, so that the human race of the world will be united in the greatness. Lao Luo. How it feels! Han Yunhua said.

"Although the national government is **, it is undeniable. The heroic spirit displayed by many high-ranking Kuomintang generals on the battlefield is indeed admired by our generation, and it also shows the mighty and unyielding will of our Chinese soldiers. This song is well written, and I know what you mean, Commander. This battle must be fought, but I hope that we must do what we can, the Japanese launched such a big battle, the number of troops used is definitely not a small number, the news that came back during this time is really disturbing, yesterday Shanghai had another 7 infantry divisions landed, the port of Qingdao is still blocked, all the ships trying to get close to the coast, both officials and civilians, were sunk, including several Japanese ships. I still have a little thing to show the commander today," said Luo Ronghuan, who took out a dark envelope from his body, which was bulging and didn't know what it contained. …,

Han Yunhua took the envelope and found that the dark marks on the envelope were dried blood, Han Yunhua's eyes were fixed on the envelope for a long time, and he still opened the envelope, only to see that inside the envelope was a stack of neatly folded stationery, which was full of dense names, first written with a blue pen, and then all turned into red handwriting, although Han Yunhua did not count them, but it is estimated that there are at least more than a thousand names.

"Lao Luo, this is that unit" Han Yunhua's heart also sank, this kind of thing has not been uncommon in the past few years, and every name in it represents the loss of a life.

"This roster of dead soldiers is the sixth regiment of the eleventh column of the 129th division of the Eighth Route Army, a few days ago a team of our patrol soldiers found a wounded soldier in a mountain forest in southern Hebei, the soldier was hit by the enemy's bullet in Hattori, our soldier found him when he had fallen into a high degree of coma, after being rescued by Dr. Liu, the soldier was finally out of danger, he said that their ** sixth regiment is the regular main force of the 129th division of the Eighth Route Army, On the orders of the 129th Division and the former enemy headquarters of the 11th Column, the troops crossed the Yellow River five months ago to reinforce the New Fourth Army, which was fighting hard in Jiangsu. Last month, their regiment and a Japanese infantry wing met unexpectedly in Shilamenzigou, and immediately a skirmish broke out between the two sides in a small village that did not even have a name on this map, and after three days and three nights of fighting, the No. 1879 of the **6th Regiment was almost wiped out except for him, a messenger, which is the name of the soldiers killed in the battle recorded by the chief of staff of the **6th Regiment and some simple circumstances. ”

After speaking, Luo Ronghuan continued: "Commander, you are an expert in fighting, but although the battles in the past few years have seriously weakened the strength of the Japanese, it is undeniable that the Japanese are still very strong, and their army is still very strong. We have rashly launched a battle of this magnitude, and the odds of victory are not to mention, and the casualties alone are not a small number. ”

"One billion soldiers on the Great Wall, the national shame will not be treated by children and grandchildren, I am willing to mention 100,000 wolf and tiger brigades, and enter Tokyo with more horses and swords! Lao Luo, the pains of war are inevitable, no matter what the cost is, we must drive the little devils out of China. ”

"One billion soldiers on the Great Wall, the national shame will not be treated by children and grandchildren, I am willing to mention 100,000 wolf and tiger brigades, and enter Tokyo with more horses and swords! Since the commander has such ambitions, why should I give up my life to accompany the gentleman once, anyway, as your political commissar, I have to follow you on the risk, forget it, this time I will let Lao Yang give you all our family foundations, but we are only allowed to win and not lose in this battle, and if we lose, it will be troublesome. Luo Ronghuan said helplessly.

"Don't worry, when did I ever trade at a loss?"

In the Inner Mongolia Military Region, as long as Han Yunhua and Luo Ronghuan reach an agreement, then things will become much easier. After this informal meeting, the war machine of the entire Inner Mongolia Military Region was quickly set into action. Dozens of large and small arsenals in northern China are producing machines at full capacity, while labor is carried out in three shifts. Ammunition and equipment are produced at full capacity.

April 2nd. After more than a month of hard fighting, the Kuomintang troops finally advanced the front to the Wuhan front, and the nearest unit was only 15 kilometers away from Wuhan City. And in the battles of some time ago. The performance of the Kuomintang troops was also remarkable, inflicting huge losses on the Japanese army. For a time, the mainstream media at home and abroad competed to report on the war in Wuhan. The Kuomintang troops who participated in the Battle of Wuhan boasted like heavenly soldiers and generals.

But it was under the city of Wuhan that the Nationalist Government kicked to the iron plate, and the Japanese army stationed in Wuhan was the main force of the 11th Army. At present, there is only one infantry division and one infantry brigade in the city. However, the squadron that attacked Wuhan had more than 500,000. …,

However, the Japanese army did not know when Wuhan had been built into a steel fortress, the entire periphery of Wuhan was full of extremely complete pillboxes and steel fortifications, and there were a large number of warships on the Yangtze River to help the battle, from April 2 to April 5, just 3 days of fighting has caused the squadron to pay 32,000 casualties, and this number is constantly expanding.

More importantly. In the early morning of April 5, the 116th Division, the 15th Division, the 17th Division, the 22nd Division, the 16th Division, the 11th Division, the 12th Brigade, the 4th Cavalry Brigade, the 6th Division of the newly formed chariot and the 29th Brigade of the mixed tank suddenly advanced westward along the railway line. The goal is unknown. At the same time, a large number of Japanese troops who had secretly come to China were successively assembled in Qingdao, Wuhan, and Jiujiang, and the Japanese army also sent troops in the direction of Hunan.

The sudden movement of the Japanese army made the captain of the Nationalist Government panic, although the spy personnel of the Military Command Bureau had also reported that there were Japanese troops secretly coming to China, and some troops that had indeed proved that the number had landed in China, but the Nationalist Government did not give too much thought to it, and they thought that this was the Japanese army reinforcing Wuhan. But now it seems that the Japanese had premeditated this for a long time, and even the Third Battle of Wuhan was a trap, at least the most elite troops of the Nationalist Government of several hundred thousand were all concentrated around Wuhan, and the defense of southern Jiangxi, Hunan, western Guangdong, Guangxi, and most of Guizhou was extremely empty, and if the Japanese army threw these huge numbers of troops into these areas, Chiang Kai-shek did not dare to imagine what kind of scene it would be.

At this time, he suddenly remembered Han Yunhua's previous reminder, although there was no indication that the Japanese army was definitely going to launch the so-called campaign to open up the mainland communication line, but Chiang Kai-shek had already agreed with Han Yunhua's judgment in his heart. On the one hand, Chiang Kai-shek sent troops to quickly return to Jiangxi to help, and on the other hand, he hoped that the Allies would transfer the Chinese expeditionary force back to China to participate in the war.

However, the Allies rejected Chiang Kai-shek on the grounds that the Battle of Burma was in full swing and that they had no flawless transfer of troops back to China. Chiang Kai-shek was also aware of the relationship between him and Stilwell, the chief of the general staff of the Allied Asian Theater, and knew that it was impossible for him to convince the stubborn Yankees, so Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to transfer troops eastward from Yunnan, Sichuan and other places.

Now there is no one who is most proud of the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Chinese Dispatch Army, General Nishio Toshizo, and the former commander-in-chief of the Japanese invasion of China, Yan Shunroku, in fact, from 1937 to 1938, the Japanese have been preparing for their largest military offensive in China. Since 1941, the campaign has been blocked on the drawing board in some way. The main purpose was to open up a north-south corridor from Korea to Hanoi in order to provide an overland route to replace the sea lanes, where Japanese ships capable of transporting vital raw materials to the island were effectively cleared. The second purpose was to destroy the US air bases in southeastern China, because there were indications that the United States had reached some kind of agreement with the Chiang Kai-shek government, and that the US military not only had a dozen air bases in the north but also appeared to have its own air bases in the south on Chinese mainland.

Moreover, the Japanese Navy and Air Force, which had high hopes from the Japanese military department and the emperor, had already been violently attacked by the US forces in the Pacific region at this time, and it was impossible to expand and counterattack. In particular, Chennault commanded the 14th Air Force of the US Army, which was based in South China, and worked closely with the Chinese Air Force to very effectively attack Japan's strategic transport fleet from the South China Sea through the Taiwan Strait to its mainland, causing losses of more than 1 million tons per year to the Japanese transport fleet. Under these circumstances, Japan's armaments and industrial production were in danger of a complete shutdown due to the lack of raw materials and energy supplies. This is the most serious problem that threatens the safe operation of Japan's absolute defense circle. Serious difficulties began to arise in the production of arms and ammunition throughout Japan's war, as well as in the supply of essential goods, so Japan had to find a way to address this threat.