Nanjing, the headquarters of the Central China Front of the Japanese invasion of China, is brightly lit.

The new commander Yan Jun was woken up in the middle of the night, and a squadron of tens of thousands of people appeared in Wuhu! An attack is being carried out on the weakly defended Wuhu airfield.

At 1:45 a.m., the Nanjing Headquarters received the first telegram from Wanli: "An unknown number of troops have appeared in the northeast of the airport, and our garrison at the airport has routed them, and is now working hard to sweep them." After receiving this telegram, the Nanjing headquarters did not take it seriously, and now there are too many similar telegrams every day, and the officer on duty just asked him to file it, and sent a telegram to remind the captain of the Okamoto joint force in Wuhu County.

But at 3:45, the telegram changed, and Wanli Airport directly called for help, and tens of thousands of enemy troops appeared.

Yan Junliu is too familiar with the enemy situation of the Japanese army, 10,000 may not be true, but he can defeat more than 500 people of the 6th Division in two hours, and there are always 5,000 troops!

"Your Excellency Commander, Captain Okamoto has already led the main force of the Wing to set off from Wuhu twenty-five minutes ago, and General Ushijima has ordered the 13th Wing to immediately dispatch from Xuancheng."

Yan Junliu nodded, Okamoto Hoyuki's speed was fast, and he completed the preparation for dispatch in 25 minutes after receiving the telegram. But I'm afraid it's too late, it should be said that the squadron was completely caught off guard and unexpected by the Japanese army. Because the area occupied by the Japanese army was too large, it was no longer able to focus on the defense of all key points, so it could only concentrate its forces on the front line of confrontation with the squadron.

At Wanli Airport, where the battle ended, Xu Ming's troops began to count the results.

"As of 5:15 a.m., the organized resistance of the Japanese army has been completely crushed, and after investigation, a total of 742 Japanese soldiers have been annihilated and captured..."

Xu Ming was very excited, the Japanese army was almost completely annihilated, and his own casualties were less than 200, in any way, it was a successful attack.

The seizure was very impressive, and a number of soldiers' diaries of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army were captured, which recorded the massacre of the Japanese army against the civilians of Nanjing, which is very important information. In the airport building, although the Japanese army destroyed the transmitter and code book, they still obtained a large number of Japanese military documents, and even a copy of the latest battle plan of the Japanese army.

And the most brilliant thing about this is that 17 planes were captured, and now Xu Ming has a headache How to deal with it, it's a pity to burn it down.

"Lin Heng, what's the matter? Can the plane move? Xu Ming looked at Lin Heng who came in and asked impatiently.

"I'm afraid I'll have to wait another hour, wait for dawn, now the airport runway situation is not optimistic, there is no ground navigation, and there are still planes missing..."

"I don't listen to this, you tell me how many planes can be driven away after dawn?" Xu Ming didn't have time to discuss technical issues now, so he directly interrupted Lin Heng's words.

"There are only about six or seven."

This answer can barely satisfy Xu Ming, the number is a little less, but the captured planes can be sent to the Chinese Aviation Commission for analysis, six or seven will be six or seven, who made the soldiers who killed in too excited, and cut them all indiscriminately, and as a result, a considerable part of the planes were damaged by their own people.

"Xiaolin, don't be busy yet, come, let's eat first." Xu Ming greeted.

Lin Heng walked in and was dumbfounded, not only did the temporary headquarters have food, but there were also a few dishes fried on the table!

What is the situation, the Japanese army has not been completely cleared now, and the reinforcements don't know when they will arrive, so they still have the leisure to enjoy here, but looking at Qin Lieping Xie Jinyuan eating with a mouthful of oil, and Qiu Linfeng who was taking pictures next to him, Lin Heng seemed to understand.

"Xiao Qiu, don't eat after taking the picture, go and see the rescued brothers, and be careful that they don't eat too much, otherwise they will die."

After the prisoners of war were rescued, it was not uncommon to die because of eating and drinking, so Xu Ming specially added instructions.

After eating, the main officers began to take pictures, and also took pictures of the conquered strongholds and Japanese casualties.

Why did Xu Ming take pictures, it is very simple, the Japanese army has always had a characteristic, that is, the battle report is extremely false (it seems that the ** war report is similar.) ）”

In order to prevent the Japanese troops from "lightly wounding more than 10 people and killing one person" at Wanli airfield again. Xu Ming simply came to have a picture and a truth. The burning oil depots, the mountains of equipment, and the captured planes may not be able to be concealed by Japan any longer.

Propaganda is also a battle, and it is true that many people ignore this.

Although Xu Ming was busy taking pictures and eating with everyone, they knew that the most important thing at the moment was to break through, especially the direction of the breakthrough. The original plan was to return from the original route, but now I am afraid that it will not work, the matter is so big, it is very difficult to cross the river from the direction of Ma'anshan Wuwei, as long as the Japanese army blocks the river, they will be blocked in the south of the Yangtze River and cannot go back.

In the end, the direction of the breakthrough was chosen to be northwest, which was the direction in which the Japanese army in Wuhu were advancing, Xu Ming not only had to run, but also gave the devil another time before leaving.

The other officers did not object, since ancient times to retreat and break through, must not let the enemy chase and intercept, must make the other party jealous, in fact, this is similar to playing Go, when the dragon escapes, it must cause as much difficulty as possible to the opponent's pursuers, and even turn back to strike.

Just as Xu Ming's troops were destroying the airfield, the vanguard of the Japanese 13th Wing was frantically advancing towards Wanli.

All the soldiers spread their legs and struggled on the muddy road, the artillery had been left behind, and the leading soldiers, either carrying machine gun mounts or grenadiers, desperately advanced in the direction of the bay.

"Speed up, full speed, the friendly forces in the bay are fighting hard, arrive a moment early, rescue them a moment ago."

The leader was a Japanese squadron leader, who said with a mobilized mouth. The pigskin boots under his feet were soaked in water and covered with mud, so heavy that people could barely move, but he still let the Japanese advance as fast as possible, and Captain Okamoto had already given a death order to rush to the bay by noon.

Xu Ming stood on a high ground, his heart was a little heavy, now the lives of more than 2,000 people were in his hands, whether he was dead or alive, it all depended on how he commanded, and he felt a heavy sense of responsibility.

The terrain in front of you is a big problem, because it is too suitable for ambushes.

The reason why formations suitable for ambushes are often not easy to play is simple, you can think of it, and the opponent will pay attention.

The high ground at his feet, overlooking the road at the foot of the mountain, and a hill on the side, can form a crossfire with his own side, and if he cuts off the enemy's retreat with a forceful part, it will be a perfect closing of the door and fighting the dog.

Xu Ming's subconscious had a gambling spirit, and finally he made up his mind to bet that the Japanese army was in a hurry and did not survey the terrain.

"Commander Xu, look," a soldier pointed in the direction of the road. By the time Xie Jinyuan's troops occupied the opposite hill, the vanguard of the Japanese army had already appeared on the road.

"All troops, listen to my orders, concentrate their fire, strafe the enemy in front of them, and block the devil's retreat with mortars." Xu Ming looked at the big nest of devils who were not in formation, and knew that he had won the bet again.

Mortar* shells and bullets rained down on the road, and in an instant, the devil's flesh and blood flew everywhere.

A national soldier blew the horn, and it was an order to attack on all fronts......

"Bastard! Rubbish! The face of the Japanese Empire and the face of the Sixth Division have been lost to you! "Okamoto heard that the leading troops were hit by the Chinese, killing and wounding more than 100 people, and they escaped by releasing smoke * bombs, and finally went berserk.

Okamoto was so angry that judging from the footprints, there was a squadron of about 2,000 people passing by, and he didn't pay attention. There must be tens of thousands of people in the Wanli Army, or even more than that, he believes in his troops, and the troops of the prestigious 6th Division will not be able to fail if they do not encounter tens of thousands of squadrons.

"Order the troops, search closely, and ensure the safety of the march." After Okamoto finished scolding, he had no choice but to ask his troops to reduce the speed of their march and strengthen their vigilance.

He searched all the way until late in the evening, and then he reached the bay.

What a tragic sight it was in front of me, the embers of the airport building still unextinguished, the broken fortifications and the blood spilled on it showed the cruelty of the battle.

The group of traitors in Yi Shaoting, the imperial collaborators in the eyes of Okamoto Hoyuki, were hanged on the side of the gate.

The squadron was extremely professional in blasting and sabotage, they completely destroyed the foundations of the airfield, and all buildings were burned clean. The Chinese finally brought water from the nearby lake, and now the airport is a swamp.

The Chinese walked obviously very casually, and in front of Okamoto was a table of freshly eaten meals, the meal was gone, and a few plates were left empty, and I don't know if any hapless Taijun was interested in brushing it.

Okamoto's eyes were on fire, and he saw a line of large characters on the wall, two lines to be exact, one in Chinese and one in Japanese.

"**Fearless and a thousand warriors are here to destroy the Japanese invaders!" Under the big characters, there are three officers, Wakamatsu Kiyoka, Kawazuki Hohito, and Kato Dinghiko, who were once arrogant, but now they are no longer arrogant.

Worse still, a soldier came running in a panic, "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, there are only 11 planes wreckage at the airport, and 6 planes are gone!" ”

When Okamoto heard this, he collapsed to the ground.

Where did these 6 planes go, they have already flown to Anqing.

In Wuhan, a building of the Chinese government, all journalists have been urgently notified to hold an impromptu press conference.

Could it be that the Japanese government has issued some kind of statement similar to "not regard the Nationalist Government as an opponent", or is it the latest decision of the Chinese* government, or the situation on the battlefield? If it is a battlefield situation and Nanjing has been lost, I am afraid there is no good news.

From the face of spokesman He Yingqin, the reporter found that it was a look of excitement and pride.

“… In the great victory of Wuhu, our army killed and wounded at least 5,000 Japanese criminals, and there were more than 2,000 corpses of the enemy at the scene, and countless were captured..."

"The great victory in Wuhu is thanks to the wise guidance of the leader (Xu Ming listened, he must not be convinced), the command department carefully planned, carefully organized, skillfully arranged, and deployed effectively (500 words omitted here)......"

He Yingqin also revealed a little inside story, in his hint, the complete victory of this operation is inseparable from his Minister He's strategy, of course, Xu Ming, Xie Jinyuan and others also have some credit.

An American journalist stood up, he was Associated Press reporter McDaniel.

"Honorable Minister He, whether this great victory really exists, there is no news from the Japanese side to confirm it yet."

Other reporters also asked questions one after another, asking for specific details, no wonder they were suspicious, **'s war report was extremely watery, saying that it was more than 5,000 killed and wounded, and more than 2,000 killed, should you divide this number by ten!

He Yingqin smiled slightly, he now fully enjoyed the benefits of Xu Ming's "picture and truth", and several entourages immediately came out and distributed the expanded photos to various reporters.

The burning buildings, the dense corpses of Japanese soldiers, and the ...... of the burning planes all show the real existence of this great victory.

"Guys, now we're going to the airport, we're going to surprise you!" One of He Yingqin's entourage said to the reporter who was still excited.

Soon after the reporters arrived at the airport, a reporter suddenly discovered, "Airplane, Japanese plane." ”

Over the airport, several planes painted with sun flags have already approached the sky.

The reporters were in a big mess, but they were busy for a while, and found that the Chinese officers and soldiers next to them were smiling one by one, knowing that something was wrong.

Sure enough, the planes landed at the airport one after another, and the first to come out was Lin Heng, who came to attend the press conference.

War is a zero-sum game, and if one side is elated, then there must be a gloomy side.

Nanjing, headquarters of the Central China Front.

"Where is the glory of the emperor? Where is the fine tradition of the emperor's ** team? Meticulous planning, bold action. At the people of China! At the place of the Chinese officer Xu Ming Xie Jinyuan! ”

The chief of staff, Kawabe Shozo, was furious, and the impact of the Wuhu raid was too bad for the Chinese side to use to make a big fuss, but the Japanese army could not refute it.

The death of Kato Dinghiko is not only a big problem, which makes the new Yan Jun Sixth General explain to the Department of Education, and a large number of diaries were seized by China, and now the world has once again set off a report on the Nanjing Massacre.

Shiro Inaba, the commander of the Sixth Division, was flushed, he was not without reason, but he couldn't say it, and when he said it, others thought he was shirking responsibility.

The only criterion for judging a soldier is his record, but he lost. The opponent carried out a textbook lightning attack, and unfortunately, he became the back and Jingdi, becoming a textbook negative example.

He stood up, "Your Excellency the Commander, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, the 6th Division requests an attack on Jiangbei, to launch an attack on the troops of Chaoxian and Hefei, and to wash away the shame in the bay. ”

After saying that, he bowed deeply to Yan Junliu as a sign of pleading.

Lieutenant General Ogishu of the 13th Division also stood up, "The Dingyuan and Mingguang Zhizhi armies are very active in person, and our department requests that they be expelled." ”

Yan Junliu remained quiet, as the new commander of the Central China Front, the biggest difference between him and the original Matsui Shigen was that he was "obedient".

Historically, the reason why Matsui Ishine and Yanagawa Heisuke got out of the country was not because of the impact of the Nanjing Massacre, but because Japan had a lot of massacres in China at that time, and if every commander had to deal with it, I am afraid that there would be few people left.

The fundamental reason is that these two belong to the Imperial Dao faction, and they have to be used because of the stalemate in the battle. But these two did not pay attention to the battlefield limit line of the staff headquarters at that time. The expansion of the war situation in China is inseparable from the fact that these two men marched alone.

It should be said that Yan Junliu was one of the few sober-minded senior commanders in the Japanese army at that time. In his opinion, Japan has occupied too many places, and the most important thing at present is to digest and absorb them, and continuing to fight can only expand the occupied areas and dilute the troops. The battle of Wuhu is a heavy lesson.

In the end, he spoke: "The 13th Division is allowed to search and attack Dingyuan and Mingguang, but it is not allowed to attack Bengbu, and it is reported to the General Staff Headquarters and the Ministry of the Army, and it can only be implemented after obtaining the consent of the base camp; The 6th Division strictly guarded the defensive area and was not allowed to attack. ”

Inaba Shiro sat down, and in his mind, Xu Ming's arrogant face was revealed.