is a money fan, and the happiest thing is to get a lot of gold and blind his kryptonite dog eyes.

There is no greater joy for a general than to win an important battle and then toast beside a mountain of captured spoils.

It is obviously impossible to go back to Anqing City to eat and drink, just got the news that the Japanese army has occupied Tongcheng, and the straight-line distance from Tongcheng to Anqing is only 150 miles, and with the advance speed of the 6th Division, it may encounter the opponent's vanguard in 2-3 days. As a result, Xu Ming and all the officers and men of the 107th Division held a victory reception in Jiaojiazhuang, and the labor regiments and soldiers organized by various groups in Anqing sang and danced together.

The drizzle was misty, but it could not dampen the enthusiasm of the people, and bonfires were lit in various nearby mountains and fields to celebrate this hard-won victory.

The magistrate of Huaining County (Anqing) was drunk, holding a pig's leg as a microphone and howling wildly; Xie Jinyuan improvised a piece of Xingmei Han opera, singing it in a straight tone, and a Cantonese opera practitioner next to him knocked on the dishes with a wooden stick as an accompaniment.

"Master Xu, I salute you." Li Shunqing, the president of Anhui University, staggered over, picked up a big bowl of wine, and drank it all in one go, regardless of whether Xu Ming drank it or not.

Xu Ming naturally couldn't back down, he picked up a steel helmet, yes, it was a steel helmet, he washed the Japanese steel helmet and used it as a wine glass. He raised his steel helmet with both hands, and the wine inside poured down, splashing the hops on Xu Ming's cheeks.

Xu Ming reversed the steel helmet with both hands, and only a few drops of wine fell down to show that he had drunk it.

There was deafening applause next to him, and a good student said, "Master Xu, it's time for you to perform!" ”

There were bursts of cheers next to them, and some of them were whistling, all showing expectant expressions.

Xu Ming didn't shirk, picked up the guitar, and played the song.

"The quiet village is covered with white snow

Doves fly under a hazy sky

The birch tree is engraved with those two names

They swore to love each other for the rest of their lives

One day, the flames of war reached my hometown

The young man picked up his gun and ran to the frontier

Don't worry about me, sweetheart

Waiting for me to come back in that birch forest

The sky was still overcast, and there were still pigeons flying

……

She muttered as she died

I'm here waiting for me in that birch forest."

This song "White Birch Forest" was very much liked by Xu Ming before, adapted from the true story of the Soviet-German battlefield in 1944, Xu Ming made a slight modification, cut the sad component, and added the content of victory, but the song still showed a kind of tragic desolation.

When Chen Huizhi arrived, he saw that Xu Ming's performance just now was a little depressed, so he sang the military song "Loyal to the Country" during the period of the Security Corps.

"The wolf smoke rises and the country looks north

The dragon curled the horse, and the sword qi was like frost

The heart is like the Yellow River

Who can fight in 20 years

……

I am willing to defend the territory and reopen the territory

Dignified China wants to give way to the Quartet

Congratulations"

The passionate and generous song infected the people around them, and soon, all the people were holding wooden sticks, chopsticks, spoons and other objects while hitting the things that could make a sound next to them, and at the same time singing along with the song, and the whole night sky was surrounded by the song of victory.

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Hefei, Provisional Headquarters of the 6th Division.

Shiro Inaba, the commander of the division, was wearing a "Zhao Go-style" school uniform, his clothes were straight, and he was splashing ink in the room. The 53-year-old Shiro Inaba has a typical Japanese height, short and lean, but he has the weight of a Japanese **, with a fat head and big ears.

Underneath the oval eyes is the bridge of the nose of a low couch, on which hang a pair of glasses to deepen the height.

"Flying and Courageous"

"Good word!"

"Good article!"

"What a spirit!"

As soon as Shiro Inaba finished writing, although some of the staff members next to him did not see clearly what his division commander wrote, they must not stop them from exclaiming loudly!

Shiro Inaba's eight characters trembled, of course, he was not because he was good at writing, his troops had just successfully occupied Tongcheng, which was an important stronghold in the north of Anqing, and the gateway to Anqing had been opened.

The concentration of sycophants in the headquarters had just reached a hundred grams per cubic meter, and suddenly, a sound of footsteps came quickly.

Coming in was the divisional communications team of the Shozo Shoyama, his face was heavy, and he held a telegram in his hand.

"Your Excellency the division commander, report on the battle situation of the Botian detachment."

"What's the content?"

"The Botian detachment suffered a serious setback at Mawo, about 20 kilometers east of Anqing, and General Yanjun and Commander Gangcun advised our army to move south cautiously."

Shiro Inaba took the telegram, his face sank, and it was cloudy.

The best thing is that the Hatian detachment and the 107th Division fought for three days and three nights, and then his troops went south at high speed and captured Anqing without much effort, but he didn't expect that the superficially strong Hatian detachment was vulnerable, and it was completely defeated in less than a day.

The telegram did not explain the losses of the Botian detachment, but judging from the content of the report, Botian's losses were probably not small, and the strategy of attacking Anqing from the east and north had come to naught.

"Your Excellency the division commander, do you want the Sakai detachment to postpone the south." A staff officer next to him made a suggestion.

After the Battle of Mawo, the 6th Division had a deeper understanding of the opponent of the 107th Division, and after the Sakai detachment took Tongcheng, it advanced from Gaohe to Qianshan with one section, and then planned to go south with the main force to capture Anqing.

The Sakai detachment is only an ordinary brigade, with more than 7,000 people, plus more than 10,000 subordinate troops, divided into four parts: Shucheng Guard, Tongcheng Guard, Attack on Qianshan and Attack on Anqing.

Inaba Shiro nodded, all kinds of circumstances show that the opponent's commander is a guy who often jumps over the wall in a hurry, and once the two sides start a decisive battle, the Sakai detachment may not take advantage.

"Order the Sakai detachment to expel the enemy southwest of Gaohe with a strong force, and wait for the main force of the division to arrive, and then go south to Anqing!"

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Nanjing, the location of the headquarters of the Japanese 11th Army.

Next to Yuyama's villa, there is a pond, and in the middle of the pond, there is a fishing rod floating, and on the fishing rod, there seems to be a remnant of Okamura Ninji's anger.

After the news of the defeat of the Hata detachment reached the army headquarters, Okamura Ninji was fishing.

He didn't control the anger in his heart, and the rod was still in the water.

The headquarters of the 11th Army was still brightly lit in the middle of the night, and the chief of staff, Major General Miyamoto Sadachi, the deputy staff officer, Major General Numata Takazo, the head of the operations section, Miyazaki Mon, the logistics staff officer, Miyazuchi Nakasa, the intelligence staff officer, Shimasho Iketani, and the senior adjutant, Nanbu Waishigeki Daisa, were all in place to urgently discuss the aftermath of the Battle of Mawo.

The fiasco of Mawo made the Japanese army's plan to attack Anqing on both sides come to naught, and greatly affected the strategic development of the Battle of Wuhan. According to the original battle plan of the Japanese army, Anqing was taken in mid-June, Madang and Hukou fortresses were taken in July, and Jiujiang and Tianjia Town were captured before September. Considering the water level of the Yangtze River, the Battle of Wuhan must end in November, otherwise, the water level of the Yangtze River will fall, and the Japanese shipping and naval support will be greatly weakened.

Miyazaki had only recently met with Okamura Ninji to receive Hata on Monday, and now he could still remember that Hata Shigeichi didn't care about Ankei's strategy at the beginning, and he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart in his words.

"Commander Gangcun advised him several times, asking him to be careful, the opponent is by no means an easy force to deal with, but he still did not listen, the defeat of the nest, Lieutenant General Ha Tian has great responsibility!"

Ninomiya Shaosa, who had just been transferred from the Second Army, said: "How about the losses of the Hatada detachment? ”

Nanbu Osa slammed the teacup on the table, and the tea splashed, "More than 5,000 people were killed, and the wounded and sick could not be counted, Sato Osa of the first wing died of his injuries, Takahashi Osa of the second wing was killed, Nakajima Nakasa of the mountain artillery wing was injured, except for him Habata Shigeichi who was in good health, the rest of the commanders all suffered heavy casualties!" ”

Soon, the theme of the meeting became a critical meeting to discuss Shigeichi Harata.

The Japanese army attached great importance to the first battle, and Anqing, as an outpost of the Battle of Wuhan, had a great impact on the morale of both sides.

Okamura Ninji said that it was impossible not to be angry, and his earnest teachings before the war became the wind in his ears, and as a result, he handed in such a zero-score answer sheet, but as a military commander, he must not be emotional when considering problems.

Most of the commanders of the Hatian detachment have died, and the punishment of the brigade commander is a devastating blow to the self-confidence of this unit, Okamura Ningji thought about it for a long time, and said lightly, "I'll go to Tongling." ”

Tongling, the temporary habitat of the Botian detachment, after the defeat in the battle, the entire unit retreated here to rest. Gangcun did not bring any staff this time, only a few dozen guards, and arrived here on a warship

In the room, there were only two people, Hakuda and Gangmura, and Hakata Shigeichi was full of shame, looking at the commander in front of him, eager to find a crack in the ground.

The two sat facing each other, looking at each other wordlessly, and finally, Hamada Shigeichi's tears rolled down and he cried bitterly.

Little by little, tears splashed down the ground, washing the ground well.

"I have asked the base camp to give priority to replenishing your troops, and the replenishment troops will arrive in 10 days, I hope that Your Excellency will do a good job of reorganizing and training."

Gangcun looked at the one who was crying in front of him, and he didn't have a temper.

Seeing that Gangmura did not hold him responsible, Hatada Shigeichi became cheerful, and quickly got up and bowed, shedding tears of gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, Commander, I will completely wash away the shame of the nest."

Some of the Japanese soldiers wept, some were angry, some were terrified, and correspondingly, the Chinese side fell into ecstasy.

Wuhan, Luojia Mountain.

These days, because the battle situation is not going well, the entire Luojia Mountain Villa is in an anxious atmosphere, the ultimate boss is not happy, and the people below are getting married and having sons, and they can't show a smile.

Qian Dajun, the director of the chamberlain, walked in quickly, it was almost midnight, and he was still here, obviously with an unusual military situation.

Lao Jiang was shocked, these days the battle in Anhui has been a mess, Hefei, Shucheng is very soon lost, yesterday received a telegram, the northern gateway of Anqing was lost again, some generals feared the enemy like a tiger, once again retreated without a fight.

Could it be that Anqing has been lost? Lao Jiang saw Qian Dajun's face overjoyed, and guessed that it shouldn't be like this.

Qian Dajun held a telegram in his hand and shouted excitedly: "Chairman, great victory, great victory!" ”