On the marching bed, Shunroku Hata, who had been unconscious, slowly woke up. His whole person seemed to have been hit by a huge blow, and his face had aged a lot in a short period of time. His drooping eyelids seemed to pull him into his dying age, and there was no glimmer of light in his cloudy eyes.

He fell out of the truck, but was fortunately caught by officers who were surrounding him. Otherwise, this encirclement and suppression by the Japanese would have ended because the commander fell to his death early, and I am afraid that he Shunroku Hata would also become the most shameful general in the history of the Japanese army.

He did not die in battle, but fell to his death in a coma after being angry and attacked his heart.

"How's it going?" This was the first thing Shunroku Hata asked when he woke up.

Chief of Staff Matsui Taikuro pondered for a moment and then said, "Your Excellency, Commander, our team has retreated!" ”

"Backed up?" A cold light flashed in Shunroku Hata's eyes, and he quickly repelled the turbidity just now: "What does it mean to retreat?" Was it repulsed, or was it returned because of failure? ”

Matsui Kutaro hesitated, but when he saw Shunroku Hatata's eyes that could kill, he immediately said: "The troops attacking on both flanks suffered heavy losses, with more than 10,000 casualties in just one hour, and a division can be considered scrapped, and it cannot form an effective combat effectiveness in a short period of time. ”

"The 117th Division that attacked head-on was almost completely annihilated, and there were less than two brigades that escaped as normal. The commander of the division, Nagano Yoshimasa, was shattered on the spot, and along with our tank troops, all of them were annihilated! ”

The green tendons at the corners of Toshiroku's forehead jumped unconsciously, and the nerves in his face twitched violently: "That is to say, our people, whether it is the left and right flanks or the frontal attacking troops. Didn't even touch the position of the Chi Na people, so many dead and wounded? ”

Although Kutaro Matsui was extremely reluctant to admit this fact, he still nodded heavily: "Our army has suffered more than 30,000 casualties, and the lost military equipment is even more numerous. But the casualties of the PLA, it seems, are zero! ”

Bang!

With a loud bang, all the devil officers around Shunroku Hata in the tent took a step back in unison, bowing their heads cautiously, for fear of looking at Shunroku Hata, who was furious at the moment.

Toshitoshi Hata jumped up from the bed in a fit of rage and kicked over the marching bed, so strong that his glasses fell off.

"Waste, waste, it's all a bunch of waste." Shunroku Hata couldn't think of any words to vent the anger in his heart at the moment, so he could only keep scolding the word.

He suddenly walked up to a group of officers and shouted, "After suffering such a great loss, but you actually retreated? Are you still soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army? Are you still warriors who inherited bushido? ”

"The 117th Division is gone, you should rush through the flames and rush forward with the corpses of the sacrificed warriors. But you retreated, and you had three divisions behind. It's really a shame for the Imperial Japanese Army, you are not worthy of being soldiers of the Empire. ”

Shunroku Hata roared like a beast, and even the devils on duty outside the tent heard it, and they all took a few steps forward, away from the tent that had been burned by Shunroku Hatata's anger.

There was silence in the tent, only for the violent gasping of Shunroku Hatata. He looked at the group of officers under him who didn't speak, and he couldn't wait to pull out a few and kill them.

"What the hell?" Shunroku Hatata's tone finally calmed down: "What made the 117th Division disappear in an instant?" ”

A division commander stepped forward and said, "Report to Your Excellency Commander, our 76th Division is closely behind the 117th Division. According to our reconnaissance team, the explosion suddenly began from underground, instantly enveloping a radius of about four kilometers. It should have been the People's Liberation Army (PLA) that had planted bombs that could be detonated in advance and detonated them when we approached, and they were too cunning. If it had been a mine, we would have detected it a long time ago! ”

After hearing this, Shunroku Hata sneered: "I finally understand, why Gao Dong is so hard to build his defensive position, it turns out that a pit has been dug a long time ago, waiting for us to jump into it!" ”

He really wants to cry now, because he himself does not let the troops attack, and wants to cut off the food of the People's Liberation Army in a besieged way, so that they will starve to death in Pingdingshan.

But now it seems that he has done Gao Dong a great favor and set such a huge trap for his troops.

"No wonder the PLA placed artillery fire on both sides, it turned out that their frontline positions were full of bombs. This is much more ruthless than an artillery attack, and it is completely a way of cutting off children and grandchildren! Toshiroku Hata slammed his fist hard into his thigh, the sharp pain making his mind clearer.

Now he finally understands that Gao Dong is using his suspicious personality to dig a position that can defend him for a long time, in order to wait for him to attack.

"Your Excellency, are we going to change our strategy?" Kutaro Matsui asked suspiciously.

"How to change? Withdraw from here? Shunroku Hata looked coldly at his chief of staff.

Matsui Kutaro was stunned for a moment, but still said: "Since the PLA is so tightly defended, it means that they are ready for a long-term battle." If we continue to attack, I am afraid of ...... losses."

"I'm afraid of what? I'm afraid we're all going to die here? Hata Shunroku stood up angrily again and shouted: "We are a million army, even if we lose 20,000 or 30,000 people, it is just a drop in the bucket for us!" ”

Shunroku Hatata's chest rose and fell, and he continued to roar: "Don't go, definitely don't go!" As soon as we leave, Gao Dong will either pursue our rear or only take Wuhan, what I want is for us to leave, and only if we are forced to leave, can his plan continue to be implemented. ”

Shunroku Hata snorted coldly: "I have an army of millions, and even a spit on the Pingdingshan projectile land can drown here!" Damn Gao Dong, I will never leave, and I will never fall for your scheme again! Command the troops, ready to fight again. Tonight, a night attack on the positions of the PLA! ”

"Hay!"

Under the anger of Shunroku Hatata, no one dared to say a word. The devil officers also held their breath in their hearts, they naturally wanted to take revenge after losing so many people for no reason.

Just like Shunroku Hata said, they have an army of one million, are they still afraid of the People's Liberation Army, which only has 100,000 people?

"Gao Dong, when I break through your position and capture you, I will tear you to pieces!" Shunroku Hata roared in rage, and once again turned to the innocent marching bed and launched a lewd threat.

"Well done, worthy of being my right-hand man!" In the front line headquarters of the People's Liberation Army, Gao Dong laughed and patted Chen Zhe and Lin Fan on the shoulders: "This time the devil is too miserable, tens of thousands of people died before the battle was fought, and it is estimated that the old devil of Shunroku Hata is going crazy." ”

"I really want to see what Shunroku Hata looks like when he goes crazy!" Chen Zhe smiled with relief: "He is self-righteous, does he think that more people are great?" The more people there were, the more people were killed, and he was just here to send us targets. ”

"Commander-in-chief, I'm doing a good job, right?" Yang Jihong was unhappy when he saw Gao Dongguang praising Chen Zhe and Lin Fan.

He has nothing to say to praise Lin Fan, Lin Fan is second only to Gao Dong in the eyes of the old independent soldiers.

But this Chen Zhe came later, and he actually rushed in front of him, Yang Jihong was naturally not convinced.

Gao Dong walked up to him with a smile and punched him in the chest: "You kid, are you still jealous?" Okay, okay, your commander Yang did a very good job. Promoting you to be the commander-in-chief of the artillery of Army Group South is the most right thing I have done. With you in command of the artillery, we can sit back and relax! ”

Yang Jihong raised his head proudly, and after being praised, his whole body seemed to float: "That's not a boast, I have to personally adjust the artillery on the position." And most of the artillery has been trained in the subjects I have assigned, and they are definitely better than the artillery of the little devils! ”

Everyone laughed, Yang Jihong was cheap and obedient. However, this guy does have a set, and with him, it is an indisputable fact that the devil failed to get close to the defense line on the left and right flanks.

At this moment, a group of people suddenly rushed in outside the door of the headquarters.

Gao Dong, who was talking and laughing, couldn't help but turn around, and looked at the group of people who rushed in in stunned.

Led by **** and He Long, a group of senior generals of the original Eighth Route Army all entered the headquarters one after another.

The small headquarters was immediately filled with crowds, and Yang Jihong and the others had to stand behind Gao Dong, faintly divided into two factions.

"What's the matter?" Gao Dong looked at the expressions of **** and others, in fact, he had already guessed their intentions, but he smiled and pretended not to know anything.

"Commander-in-Chief!" He Long only shouted this once, and then he couldn't say any more.

He raised his hand sharply in salute and puffed out his chest fiercely towards Gao Dong. Then all the people, including ****, puffed out their chests to Gao Dong.

"Commander-in-chief, I'm **** in this life to serve people who can fight! If there is anything wrong with the words before, please bear with me! From today onwards, I **** am completely convinced of you! ”

He lowered his head in shame, he had always suspected that there was something wrong with Gao Dong's battle plan. But today's decisive battle against the Japanese can be regarded as completely convinced.

The war has been fought for almost a lifetime, and it is the first time that he knows that the original war can be fought like this, and he has eliminated 20,000 or 30,000 devils in an instant.

"Commander-in-chief, I, He Long, broke out with two kitchen knives and troops. From the Northern Expedition to fighting devils, I haven't seen any kind of opponent, and I think I'm also a good fighter. But today I know what the frog at the bottom of the well means, and that's talking about me! He Long was also ashamed and said: "If anyone still disobeys the commander-in-chief's orders in the future, then I, He Long, will be the first to disagree!" Commander-in-chief, how to fight next, we all listen to you. Even if we go to the sea of swords and fires, we won't have the slightest suspicion! ”

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, we were blind before. But from now on, we, the old brothers, will be completely convinced! The rest of the senior officers chimed in, their faces showing sincerity.

Gao Dong laughed, came to **** and He Long, and said indifferently: "As long as we can unite as one, what kind of enemy can be put in our eyes!" We Chinese soldiers used to be too disunited. Isn't there a song that is sung? Unity is strength! ”

He Long and **** were even more ashamed, because they had even thought about leading the troops to break through before, and they no longer cared about Gao Dong's mess.

Gao Dong patted the shoulders of the two of them and said sincerely: "Don't mind this kind of trivial matter, go back and prepare well!" We just taught the Japanese a small lesson, and the real war has not yet begun! ”