When Yang Sen walked into the county seat with more than a dozen army commanders and division commanders, the officers and soldiers of the 6th Division who arrived first had already found the body of Fan Ha'er, the commander of the 4th Division, from the rubble.

Yang Sen sighed, stretched out his hand and gently stroked Fan Ha'er's face, and when Yang Sen's right hand was released, Master Fan's round eyes finally closed, and Yang Sen saluted the body of Master Fan again, and said solemnly: "Brother Fan, you can go with confidence, with me Yang Sen here, don't think about Jing mén in Japan!" ”

At this moment, Yang Sen is not just comforting the deceased, but does have this confidence.

Although less than half a month has passed, the Sichuan army at this time is no longer what it used to be.

When the Japanese army had just launched the Battle of the Southwest, the reason why the Central Army, the Sichuan Army and the Yunnan Army were about to collapse and fall like a mountain at the touch of a button was due to various reasons, the most important of which was that the first department had not paid food and salary for a long time, and the officers and soldiers were generally malnourished, demoralized, and short of guns and ammunition, how could they not be defeated?

Now it is not the case, the ** authorities not only urgently airlifted a large number of military rations and ammunition from Myanmar to Chengdu, but also made up the military salary for the Sichuan army, but also issued it in accordance with the standards of the Siye (Expeditionary Force), at this time, the Sichuan army can be said to be equipped with sufficient ammunition and ammunition, and the morale of the officers and soldiers is extremely high, Yang Sen has the confidence to fight the Japanese army.

The Battle of Wanxian further boosted Yang Sen's confidence.

A Fan Division's 113th Division's nearly 20,000 people and more than a dozen Xiǎo hours of fierce attack, if it weren't for the fact that the Siye Aviation Division was in a hurry to withdraw from the battlefield, the Fan Division would not have died at all, and even so, the Fan Division basically crippled the Japanese 113th Division in front of him.

When the 113th Division was also at the end of its power.

The remnants of the 113th Division did not have time to go on the defensive, and collapsed at that time.

I have to say that at this time, the Japanese army, the quality and combat effectiveness of its soldiers are not as good as before, to replace it with the beginning of the full-scale outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War five years ago, the Japanese army only needs an infantry brigade to easily block the attack of a Jīng sharp division, like the Sichuan army, even if a dozen divisions are mobilized, they may not be able to eat an infantry brigade of the Japanese army.

However, with the deepening of the Anti-Japanese War, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army was declining sharply, while the combat effectiveness of the Sichuan army continued to rise.

In the 26th year of the Republic of China, when the Sichuan army just came out of Sichuan, it had an army of 400,000, plus the later supplements, the total strength of the Sichuan army has exceeded one million, but the battle has been fought so far, and there are less than 100,000 people left in the million Sichuan army.

The 100,000 Sichuan troops who survived were all iron-blooded veterans who had experienced a hundred battles.

In the previous Battle of the Great Southwest, the reason why these veterans did not have a good record was because they were hungry and had no strength, and secondly, they lacked guns and ammunition, and they didn't have that heart, so they couldn't really use a large knife to compete with the devil's machine gun, right? But now, after making up the rations and bullets, these veterans have immediately regained their combat effectiveness!

When Yang Sen was remembering the deceased, Chief of Staff Li Yuntong strode in front of him and said uprightly: "Division, the forward observation post reports that the devil's reinforcements have arrived in Wanxian. ”

"Hmm." Yang Sen nodded and said in a deep voice, "How many people are here?" ”

"It's too dark to see clearly." Li Yundao, "But there are large-caliber heavy howitzers, I think it should be the main force of the Japanese army on the North Road, and its strength will not be less than 5 divisions!" ”

"5 divisions!?" Yang Sen changed slightly when he heard this, then gritted his teeth again, and asked in a deep voice, "Chief of Staff, have all the divisions entered the designated positions?" ”

Li Yun channel: "Back to the division's seat, all divisions have entered the designated position. ”

"Good!" Yang Sen clapped his fists and said in a fierce voice, "Immediately telegraph to all armies and divisions, build fortifications on the spot, prepare to meet the Japanese army, and tell the brothers that the 4th Army from Yang Sen down has the responsibility of defending the territory and resisting the war, and the whole army will fight to the last man, and will never let Japan pass!" ”

"Yes!" Li Yuntong stood up and took the order.

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Guangxi Baisè, Southwest Campaign Front Command.

In the sound of hurried footsteps, Mr. Li had already hurriedly walked into the war room, and immediately reported to Yue Weihan: "Boss, I just received an urgent call from Sanye, Yang Sen's department has taken Wanxian before the Japanese army, and has withstood the onslaught of the Japanese 113th Division, and the opening of the Japanese army east out of Jing Mén on the North Road has been blocked!" ”

"Good!" Yue Weihan slammed the knot and said, "Sichuan Army, you have to get it!" ”

Mr. Xu, who was next to him, gently unloaded his pipe and said with emotion: "After five years of the Anti-Japanese War, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army has declined seriously, but the combat effectiveness of the Sichuan army has made great progress." ”

For the actual combat effectiveness of the Sichuan army, Xu always has the most right to speak.

During the anti-six-way siege in the 22nd year of the Republic of China, the Red Fourth Front Army commanded by Xu defeated the 200,000 Sichuan Army with 20,000 people.

Mr. Li pondered for a moment, and said worriedly: "Boss, although the combat effectiveness of the Sichuan army has made great progress and the level of equipment has also improved to a certain extent, it is unrealistic for the 100,000 Sichuan army alone to block the nearly 200,000 devils of the Japanese army on the North Road. ”

After this pause, Mr. Li said thoughtfully: "Even if the troops of the first and second fields are just doing the appearance of reinforcing Jing Mén, they can also cause great psychological pressure on Okamura Ningji, and then affect his decision-making, forcing him to make a choice in advance, and order the Japanese army on the North Route to give up attacking Jing Mén and go south to Guizhou." ”

"Hmm." Yue Weihan thought so, and said to Mr. Xu, "Old Xu, has the assembly of all the departments participating in the war been completed?" ”

In this Southwest Campaign, the First Field Army had a total of the 9th Army, and the total strength exceeded that of the 9th Army.

In the battle plan formulated by the front command of the Southwest Campaign, the troops of the First Field will assume the role of the general reserve of the campaign, not only to assist the troops of the Second Field in cutting off the Yangtze River Channel, the lifeline of the Japanese army in Central China, but also to assist the Third Field in encircling the main force of the Japanese army in Central China in the southwest, so as to win time for the Fourth Field to calmly deploy and complete the encirclement and annihilation.

Mr. Xu immediately replied: "The 2nd Group Army is relatively difficult to assemble due to the large spread of the stalls, so far only nine divisions have completed the assembly, and there are still 18 divisions that have not yet been assembled, but the 9th Group Army has been assembled, and now it is moving south along the Pinghan Railway, and the 9th Group Army's forward Yu Ting's column has already entered Hubei. ”

"Okay." Yue Weihan immediately said, "Call Yue Weiguo immediately and order him to lead his troops to reinforce Jing Mén!" ”

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Wuhan, Japanese command.

Okamura Ninji blushed and was reprimanding Lieutenant General Nemoto.

"Unexpectedly, the Chinese army seized Wanxian? The 113th Division failed in the attack? Why didn't you report such a big thing to me until now, why didn't you report it to me as soon as possible last night? ”

Genbo said with a miserable expression: "Your Excellency, I also just learned the news. ”

"What?" Okamura Ninji frowned and said, "So, is it Yoshio Shinozuka who deliberately concealed it and didn't report it?" ”

"Hello." Nemoto Bo suddenly bowed his head and said, "I think, Shinozuka-kun wants to recapture Wanxian first, and then report to the front army headquarters after reopening Jing Mén, but the development of the war greatly surprised him, the resistance of the Shina army is very tenacious, and Shinozuka-kun realized that something was wrong, so he hurriedly reported to the headquarters." ”

"Yagayalu." Okamura Ninji scolded angrily, "Be smart! ”

After a pause, Okamura Ninji waved his arms again and roared loudly: "Gen-kun, you also know that the Shina Army has mobilized millions of troops and opened a vast net in the southwest, aiming to destroy the main force of the Central China Front, at this moment, for the Central China Front, the most precious thing is time!" It's time! ”

"Hello." Nemoto Bo suddenly bowed his head and said, "Your Excellency, although the Shina Army has succeeded in a sneak attack on Wanxian, but the intelligence shows that this army is only adapted from the Shina Sichuan Army, with backward equipment and lack of training, it is not the opponent of the Great Japanese Imperial Army at all, and Shinozuka-kun will definitely be able to reopen Jing Mén." ”

"Reopen Jing Mén?" Okamura Ninji said coldly, "Five days? Or ten days!? ”

After a pause, Okamura Ningji patted the map in front of him again, and said in a hurried tone: "Jing Mén is long and narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack, especially in the Three Gorges area of the Yangtze River. How easy is it for the imperial army to reopen Jing Mén in a short period of time? ”

"And." Okamura Ningji took a breath and said, "I just got a report from the aviation scouts that about 200,000 people from the South China Army have entered the Hubei-Henan border, and the intelligence shows that this is likely to be the most sharp Yue Wei ** Regiment in the North China China Army, if this force goes to the aid of Jing Mén, what will be the result?" ”

After a moment, he said: "The combat effectiveness of the Yue Weiguo Corps cannot be doubted, but they are still more than 500 kilometers away from Yichang, and it is impossible for this army to arrive in at least five days, and there is enough time." ”

"Enough time?" Okamura Ninji said coldly, "Nemoto-kun, never be so arbitrary!" ”

After a pause, Okamura Ninji said again: "Have you ever thought about what kind of situation the imperial army will face if Yoshio Shinozuka can't get through Jing Mén within five days?" At that time, the southbound Yue Weiguo Corps will swarm in, Jing Mén will be completely blocked, what should the imperial army trapped in the middle of the river do? Go back and go north out of Hanzhong, or south to Guizhou? ”

"Your Excellency, I don't think this can happen. ”

"Gen-kun, please remember." Okamura Ninji sighed and said with great sincerity, "As a senior commander of the Imperial Japanese Army, when you are judging the enemy's situation, remember not to be subjective and arbitrary, let alone let national emotions blind your reason, the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Japanese Army is not as good as before......"

A deep thought appeared on Hiroshi Nemoto's face, obviously touched by Okamura Ninji's words.

Okamura Ninji patted Nemoto on the shoulder, and said: "Immediately call Yoshio Shinozuka, and ask him to defeat the enemy in front of him within two days, withdraw to Hubei Province, and if he can't dredge Jing Mén within two days, then lead his troops north out of Hanzhong, and go to Mongolia via Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia to join the army stationed in Mongolia." ”

"What?" Nebo said incredulously, "To Mongolia? ”

Okamura Ninji sighed, "If you can't get through Jing Mén, do you think they can come back?" ”

Genbo took a breath and said in a difficult tone: "Your Excellency, with all due respect, going north to Hanzhong can only be a dead end, because from eastern Sichuan to Mongolia through Hanzhong, the journey is not thousands of miles? On the way, it is impossible for the imperial army to get any supplies, and it will be endlessly pursued and killed by various branch armies, which is a dead end at all? ”

"Why don't you go south to Guizhou?" Genbo said this, and said, "If you go south to Guizhou, you can also take the Sichuan-Yunnan Highway, and after arriving in Guizhou, you can also join the 3rd Army of Okabe Jun, after the two armies converge, even if you face the main force of Yue Weihan's expeditionary force, the imperial army may not have the strength to fight!" ”

"Nemo-kun, you're thinking too simply." Okamura Ningji shook his head, and said a little lonely, "If it is in the Lianghu or Jiangsu-Zhejiang regions, the imperial army is not afraid of a battle with the Chinese Expeditionary Force, but if it is in the southwest hinterland, the imperial army is not the opponent of the Chinese Expeditionary Force at all, because our logistics supply line is too long, and it is easy to be attacked by the squadron." ”

After a pause, Okamura Ningji said again: "Moreover, if the 10th Army goes south to Guizhou, it will be surrounded by the Zhina Army halfway at most, so going south to Guizhou is the real dead end, it is better to order it to go north, and there may be a glimmer of life under the surprise." ”

Fundamental Bo Yan gasped and said awe-inspiringly: "Your Excellency, the matter won't be so serious, right?" ”

"Nemoto-kun, do you think there is a better result?" Okamura Ninji sighed again, looking lonely.

Knowing this, he suddenly found that General Okamura was in a very bad state today, and in just a few minutes, he had already sighed several times, which was unimaginable before, is this still the same General Okamura who is always rejuvenated and always full of confidence in the empire and the imperial army?

At this moment, Nebo was completely at a loss, was there really no hope for the empire?

In fact, Okamura Ninji has indeed lost confidence in Japan, as a senior general with great strategic vision, Okamura Ninji has clearly foreseen that after the rapid completion of the integration of China's various resistance forces, Japan has lost its last chance, and the final defeat is inevitable, and the only thing Okamura Ninji can do now is to do his best and obey the destiny of heaven, and try to delay the arrival of the day when the Japanese army is completely defeated.