At three o'clock in the afternoon of the 28th, that is, after Chen Cheng arrived at the front line of Wanjialing's house, it was confirmed that Han Yunhua's division had annihilated the 106th Division, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Xue Yue to completely annihilate the enemy before 24 o'clock on October 28, ending the battle, as a gift to the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

At about eight o'clock in the evening, Xue Yue ordered each unit to select 200 to 500 brave soldiers to form a brave team to serve as the vanguard assault. At the same time, all ministers and officials were all in front of the command, and Xue Yue himself was also on the front line. At half past eight, artillery fire was prepared. At nine o'clock, the brave team attacked, and the main forces followed closely behind, and launched a full-line attack on the Yue army, which was compressed in the area of Shangdong Mountain. The troops rushed forward one after another, stepping on the corpses and rushing violently. After three hours of bloody fighting, the defensive positions of the 27th Division completely collapsed.

The fierce battle lasted until 1 a.m. on the 29th, when the 74th Army regained Shangdong Mountain, and the remnants of the 27th Division retreated to Coffin Hill to wait for reinforcements. At this time, the 27th Division had less than 1,000 men, and the weapons and ammunition were even more scarce, including only three 60mm mortars left in artillery, and only more than 40 shells left. Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma sent a desperate telegram to Okamura Ninji: "The ammunition is exhausted, the food is gone, and the people are exhausted. Hungry, wounded, and helpless. The ministry is determined to lead the remnants of the army in their hands to fight the cunning Chinese army for the final battle, and shout Long live this imperial army! Long live His Majesty the Emperor! ”

After receiving Masaharu Honma's telegram, Lieutenant General Okamura Ninji strictly ordered all departments to reinforce Coffin Hill at any cost. And since the area of operation has now been transferred to Coffin Mountain, the paratroopers simply cannot determine the target at night, and the previously determined combat plan has also been nullified, so the paratrooper rescue plan was terminated. However, as the supreme commander of the front line and the direct commander of the 27th Division, Okamura Ninji would never allow the second integrated division to be eaten by the squadron [***] under his nose, and the enraged Lieutenant General Okamura Ninji ordered his more than 50,000 people to storm the squadron in front of him at all costs, and to be sure to save the last flame of the 27th Division. At the same time, the navy urgently launched an attack on Hukou, and the marines occupied Hukou County as quickly as possible, since the destruction of the 27th Division was a foregone conclusion, then he had to make the [***] team pay the due price, and one division for a small Chinese county town. Although it is not worth it, after all, there is still a little result, and he has to explain to the base camp, otherwise the destruction of two divisions in a row is enough to make him go to court-martial.

However, Okamura Ninji underestimated the importance that the Chinese [***] team attached to him this time, and the navy of the Chinese army was stubbornly blocked by the Chinese navy before it could sail into the waters of the lake. Although the Chinese Navy is still no match for the Navy on the sea, it is indeed not afraid of the Navy in the Yangtze River. The ships that Han Yunhua provided to the Chinese Navy are the main ships of the Third Fleet, and although there are no heavy warships of the Third Fleet, there are many light ships suitable for inland navigation.

The Chinese navy smashed the arrogance of the Chinese navy with its invincible heroic momentum, sinking 3 light cruisers, 2 destroyers, 4 frigates, 12 torpedo boats, and 8 gunboats, while the Chinese navy also paid a heavy price of 13 warships. Fortunately, these are all in China's inland waters, and after the withdrawal of the warships, the Chinese Navy carried out emergency salvage and salvaged a total of 37 warships that were not too seriously damaged and had maintenance value, and achieved a great victory at the mouth of the Navy's lake.

At the same time, the army's battle to encircle and annihilate the 27th Division was also coming to an end, and after a night of fierce fighting, the 27th Division had less than 300 men left and shrank on a small hill.

Xue Yue knew that Honma Masaharu wanted to fight with him for a bayonet, and Xueyue understood the deeper meaning of Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu, if he wanted to capture him, the commander of the lieutenant general's division, then he had to fight with the remnants of the army to fight the bayonet, and he Honma Masaharu lost to Xue Yue in terms of strategy and tactics, so he had to win Xue Yue once again in this proud project of the army, which could be regarded as saving the last bit of face for himself.

Faced with such a choice, all the officers set their sights on Xue Yue. In fact, Xue Yue also knew that Chairman Chiang really wanted to capture a lieutenant general and division commander of the Chinese army, not to mention that since the beginning of the war, many Chinese major generals, brigade commanders, and even lieutenant generals, division commanders, and army commanders have surrendered to the Chinese army, and very few middle and high-ranking officers of the Chinese army have surrendered to the Chinese army. This time, the [***] troops alone also annihilated a division of the Chinese army, severely damaged an elite division, and captured more than 300 people below the commander of the lieutenant general and division of the Chinese army, almost all of whom were officers. Such a record made Chairman Chiang very envious, and at the same time, he also wanted to show the corresponding results to compare with [***], and he could not let [***]'s troops be in the front.

Let's not mention that there is only one brigade, although Xue Yue also knows that Han Yunhua's brigade is more than 10,000 people, even the brigade of Chairman Jiang, which is known as the first brigade in the world, is not as strong as the 77th brigade. However, they almost defeated more than half of the troops of the 11th Army with one brigade, the arrogant and arrogant Hatian Detachment lost two complete infantry brigades in a row in the hands of others, the imperious and domineering Third Fleet was almost completely wiped out, and even the 106th Division that dared to go deep alone was completely annihilated by the people with an indomitable momentum, leaving only one infantry brigade to guard Duchang County, and the Ninth Division, which is well-known in the army, was also lost at the hands of this 77th Brigade, and even the commanders of the two brigades in the department were killed and seriously wounded. It can be described as a loss of face.

And on their side, there are millions of troops as cover, and hundreds of thousands of troops charge to annihilate the 27th Division, if Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu is captured alive, then the two sides may not be comparable, if even Honma Masaharu is dead, then he will not be able to compare with Han Yunhua. Xue Yue didn't understand this truth, but he really couldn't do it if he asked him to exchange the lives of the soldiers for Chairman Jiang and his face, which was more unacceptable than drinking the blood of soldiers, and even less worthy of being a commander. He can't control what others do, let alone want to care, but he, Xue Yue, would not do such a thing.

"Open the gun, fight quickly!" Looking at Honma Masaharu from afar, Xue Yue's heart twitched. This was originally an extremely dazzling feat, but now it is suddenly lost in a shot, hey! For the sake of this group of brothers who were born and died, it is better to use guns and cannons to solve the defeat of this group of remnants.

Perhaps it was because good people had good rewards, or because of their hard work, Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, who had never been spared, miraculously survived such a fierce artillery bombardment, and was finally captured "intact" by Xue Yue's troops.

A series of blows by the [***] team completely stunned the army, and the base camp had never seen the [***] team burst out with such a sharp attack force, if the [***] team could have been so strong a year ago, it is estimated that the army would obediently withdraw its troops when attacking Shanghai, and would never have the courage to launch a full-scale invasion of China.

On October 29, the Wuhan Battle ceased fire on all fronts, and the base camp of the Yue Army, which knew that any further fighting would only damage its troops in vain, decisively issued an order to withdraw its troops, and the [***] team, which was already a tired army, also stopped the attack, and the two sides stopped the exchange of fire with such a wonderful cooperation.

The three towns of Wuhan hung the blue sky and white flags to celebrate the great victory of Wanjialing created by Han Yunhua's department on Nanxun Road, and also celebrated the great victory of Hukou created by the National People's Axe, Navy and Army. For a time, congratulatory telegrams continued to be sent from all over the country, and the Wuhan Garrison Headquarters received 33 congratulatory telegrams from various organs and units throughout the country in one morning, including congratulatory telegrams from China [***] and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. What excites the Nationalist political axe the most is that even the Soviet Union, which had just withdrawn its air force to aid China, and the head of the American political axe, who did not have unified opinions at home, sent congratulatory telegrams at the first time, congratulating the Chinese [***] team on its unprecedented victory, and the US president also revealed the intention of supporting China's War of Resistance.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was in a good mood, immediately issued a nationwide telegram after reading the telegrams sent by the heads of state, commending the First Corps of the Wuhan Garrison Command and Han Yunhua's unit of the Eighth Route Army's Inner Mongolia Military Region, and at the same time promoting Xue Yue, Zhang Yanchuan, Han Yunhua, Li Dayong, Wan Guoquan, Wang Yuanhua and others to the military ranks. This time Chiang Kai-shek was truly generous, and his boldness surprised even high-ranking personnel such as He Yingqin, Soong Meiling and Chen Cheng.

This time, Han Yunhua's headquarters was awarded the title of anti-Japanese model brigade, and the headquarters was upgraded to a type B division, and the national political axe specially allocated 50,000 oceans from the national disaster salary to Han Yunhua's department, and the whole brigade immediately rushed to Wuhan to change its clothes, and at the same time, Chiang Kai-shek, the supreme head of the national political axe, personally awarded the certificate and medal to Han Yunhua and other meritorious personnel.

After receiving the order, Han Yunhua immediately led his troops to Wuhan, accompanied by a large number of captured weapons and equipment, including more than 350 large trucks alone. Although Han Yunhua's troops lost nearly 6,000 people in this battle, they achieved unprecedented brilliant results. Chiang Kai-shek set up a good stage for [***] and let Han Yunhua sing a good show. On the one hand, the direct military pressure on the national political axe from the Chinese army has been greatly reduced, and the Chinese navy, which is on the verge of disbandment, has directly restored its combat effectiveness and accepted dozens of ships of immeasurable value. On the other hand, the national political axe has won a good international reputation, and the country's image has suddenly risen a lot, and these things are not something that can be bought with money, so Chairman Chiang, who has received so much, is no longer so careful, and he should not be too stingy when he should be bold.

(To be continued)