When the telegram for help from the Ninth Theater was sent to Saibei, Chen Feng was discussing with Yang Yi, Li Wensheng, Li Yifeng, and others the issue of fighting against the North China Front, and now the internal problems of the Eighth Theater have basically been resolved, especially the oil issue; after the war against the Soviet Union, Chen Feng's unit received a compensation promise of 10 million tons of oil from the Soviet Union, and Li Siguang and others have also arrived in the Tyumen region again, and unrefined crude oil and refined oil have been continuously transported to Guisui through the Sino-Soviet railway.

After solving these problems, Chen Feng already had the idea of launching a new offensive against the Japanese army, and at present, the strength of the Eighth Theater has penetrated deep into the central Hebei region, and Baoding, Shimen and other important towns are also firmly controlled by Chen Feng's troops, and the Japanese army in North China is now cowering on the Pingjin line and does not dare to come out, which is exactly the opportunity of the Eighth Theater. Therefore, Chen Feng formulated a battle plan for the recovery of southern Hebei, codenamed "hoe", which means digging the foot of the wall.

After reading the telegram sent by Lao Jiang's chamberlain, Chen Feng took a closer look at the map, and combined with his understanding of the Second Battle of Changsha, Chen Feng's brows couldn't help frowning. Although the propaganda of the Nationalist Government for this battle was a great victory in history, Chen Feng knew that in fact, the Nationalist Government had actually failed in this battle.

In the second Battle of Changsha in history, because the Japanese army was preparing to attack Southeast Asia, the Japanese General Staff Headquarters requested that the operation be ended as soon as possible, so the 11th Army quickly turned back and retreated to the original defense after capturing Changsha only 2 days later. The Chinese military and political authorities used this to publicize that the Japanese army had been defeated by the Chinese army and that China had won a second victory in Changsha, so as to boost morale and popular sentiment and maintain its international image. From a political point of view, it is understandable that the Chinese military and political authorities did this.

As a matter of fact, the Military Commission's planned organization of strategic coordination and campaign coordination among the Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth Theaters, and in particular the directing of the Sixth Theater to launch a counteroffensive against Yichang with considerable momentum, were all correct policy decisions and reflected their positive intentions in guiding the war. The Japanese army also admitted that the Chinese army's will to resist the war was still high, and the Japanese counterattack against Yichang exceeded the Japanese army's expectations in terms of scale and fighting spirit.

According to Japanese statistics, the Chinese army abandoned 54,000 corpses and captured 4,300 people during the entire battle. The Japanese suffered 5,184 wounded and 1,670 killed. This statistic clearly exaggerates the results of the Japanese army. However, according to the information of the Chinese military authorities, the 58th Division of the 74th Army suffered 55% casualties, and the 57th Division suffered 40% casualties; The 37th Division of the 60th Army suffered 50% casualties, and the 140th Division suffered 30% casualties; 45% casualties of the 102nd Division of the 102nd Army; The 10th Division of the 3rd Army suffered 35% casualties, and the casualties were indeed heavy.

More importantly, the Nationalist Government also lost Changsha. Even if the Japanese army only occupied Changsha for 2 days, this was an undeniable defeat, so the Second Battle of Changsha was a failure of the Nationalist Government, both strategically and tactically.

Chen Feng did not think that sending a few planes south to support the operation would turn the tide of the war, but in view of the positive attitude of the Nationalist Government, Chen Feng still decided to help a group of old Chiang. Therefore, Chen Feng quickly sent a telegram back to Lao Chiang, indicating that the Eighth Theater supported the government, and decided that while the Japanese army launched an attack on the Ninth Theater, the Eighth Theater would launch a large-scale battle in North China, and at the same time, it would also send an aviation brigade south to assist the Chinese Air Force in fighting against Japan.

After receiving Chen Feng's telegram. Old Jiang was overjoyed. He now admires Chen Feng more and more, although Chen Feng's status and personal prestige are threatening him day by day, even to the point that he can't tolerate it. But Chen Feng's courage and means of doing things made Lao Jiang admire, although Chen Feng's family had a big business. But he dares to fight. There is no idea that Yan Xishan, He Jian and others are rich and safe.

What's even more rare is that this young man has a clear distinction between the country and the family. We will never be confused about the major rights and wrongs, and we will never be soft after the shot, and we will often have the confidence to win when we make a move. Now Lao Jiang blames himself for being too indecisive at that time. At that time, if he didn't listen to his wife's nagging and insisted on transferring his niece back to Chongqing, I am afraid that Chen Feng would still call himself uncle now, and the relationship between the two sides would also be improved.

In this regard, Yan Laoxi has more vision than himself, although his niece is a concubine, but now Yan Changxi's prestige of Miss Yan has drifted to the United States, and even President Roosevelt praised the aunt and wife of the Chen family.

According to the news from the intelligence department, Chen Feng has a love for his four wives, except for the eldest lady from the Mongolian nationality who is not in the government or the army, the other three little wives are all wearing many hats, especially that Yan Changxi, who not only controls all Chen Feng's industries in the United States, but also takes care of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land and tens of thousands of troops in the Nanyang Territory.

In terms of ability and means, the girl of the Song family is no worse than Yan Laoxi's niece, and even slightly higher. If it weren't for the fact that the Song family estimated their own face at that time and was unwilling to let that girl be small, I am afraid that it is the Song family who is now the son of the Chen family, with the relationship between the Song family and the Jiang family, presumably that young man will take care of his uncle when he does anything, which is like now, I want to ask the Eighth War Zone to send troops to fight and ask for someone in a low voice, regretting not being at the beginning!

But in any case, Lao Jiang was still very satisfied with Chen Feng's performance, and he immediately ordered the attendant room to send a report to the Ninth War Zone, telling them that the Eighth War Zone would cooperate with them in North China, and that the Fifth War Zone and the Sixth War Zone would also assist them, and asked Xue Yue to throw off his arms and do a big job.

On 25 October, the Ninth Theater announced the deployment plan for the various units of the current battle, and the regular troops of the three group armies, 12 armies, and 33 divisions under the jurisdiction of the Ninth Theater, as well as a number of guerrilla columns, moved toward northern Hunan, southern Jiangxi, and southern Hunan, under the unified deployment of the theater headquarters, and the specific arrangements were as follows: The 99th Army and the 54th Army directly under the jurisdiction of the theater were to serve as the defense of Dongting Lake and the Xiangyin, Yingtian, and Guiyi areas of the Hanshou, Yuanjiang, and Qingshan areas, as well as the garrison of the Xiangjiang River and Miluo River in the vicinity of Xiangyin, Yingtian, and Guiyi.

The headquarters of Yang Sen's 27th Army was moved to Pingjiang, and the 4th Army under him served as the garrison on the south bank of the Xinqiang River between Leishi Mountain, Lujiao, and Zhigongtian, and occupied the advance positions of Xiaokou and Dayun Mountain north of the Xinqiang River with one section.

The headquarters of Wang Lingji's 30th Group Army was moved to Xiushui, and the 78th Army to which it belonged served as the garrison of Guanyin Pavilion and Tanbu; The 72nd Army garrisoned the line of Dongkengling and Liuzui Bridge with one part, and the main force was assembled in the north and south areas of Sandu.

Luo Zhuoying's 19th Army headquarters is located in Shanggao, and the new 3rd Army to which it belongs serves as the front-line garrison of Jing'an and Fengxin; Wang Yaowu's 74th Army was assembled in Xinyu and Fenyi areas for training; The Reserve 5th Division served as the first-line garrison of Shixia Street and Wenzhen;

The Jiangxi Security Column served as a garrison on the south bank of the Jinjiang River.

The 37th Army directly under the jurisdiction of the theater and the 26th Army and the 10th Army directly under the Central Military Commission were assembled in the Changle Street, Wengjiang, Fulin Pujian areas, Jinjing, Liuyang, Yongan City, Hengshan, and Lukou areas for training.

Comparatively speaking, Anan Yuji's command level is far inferior to Okamura Ninji, but Anan Yuji's luck is quite good, and this person is very self-aware. Anan is not very articulate, he and Yamashita Fengfumi, Ganji Shigetaro, and Ando Saburo are all at the same time, in the same team, and the four of them took the Lu University together, and the results passed the written test but all failed the oral test. When I came back the next year, I went up the mountain to Fengwen one, and in the third year, three people went again, but Anan was still swept down.

In Japan, Lu University can only take the exam three times, but Anan's luck is very good, and it is rare that the co-captain likes Anan, so he let him take the exam for the fourth time. What made Anan even more pleased was that the oral examiner that year was from the first wing where he was located, and he didn't know what to do, anyway, Anan was admitted to the 30th session of Lu University for the fourth time, and his graduation ranking was 18th out of 60 people.

Anan's good luck is not only manifested in the exams, Anan is not as slender as the average Japanese, Anan is tall and has long legs. Because Anan was the shortest in early school, in order to keep up with everyone's steps, Anan walked with a very large step, which made Anan walk very good-looking since then, so he got the emperor to become a military attaché from 1929.

At that time, the chief military attache was the number one torpedo battle master in the history of the navy in the world, Admiral Suzuki Kantaro, Anan knew that he was not smart, so he had been mixing with Suzuki, an old-timer, and Anan also knew that he had never been a leader's material, so he did not participate in any faction. Two. At the time of the 26th Incident, Anan, then the head of the Tokyo Army Infant School, gave a lecture to all the students in the school, severely criticizing the rebel generals and saying that soldiers should not be involved in politics. Those who want to call for political reform should first take off their military uniforms and then affirm their claims. After the incident, Anan was able to serve as the director of the military affairs bureau and the director of the personnel bureau of the Ministry of War with the advantage of not being a faction.

However, because of his opposition to Emperor Showa's younger brother, Prince Yoshihito Chichibu Miyashihito, who was only Osaku at the time, replaced the elderly Prince Zaihito of Kanin in charge of the staff headquarters, which angered Seishiro Itagaki at the time, so he was punished and sent to Shanxi to become the commander of the 109th Division. Guarding the northern section of the Tongpu Railway, Anan, who had only stepped onto the battlefield at the age of 51, concentrated five brigades to attack and surround the four divisions of the Shanxi Army, and the continuous attacks quickly crushed the opponent.

If it is said that Okamura Ninji is the one with the highest level of operational command among the Japanese generals, then Anami is the most fortunate and unfortunate of all the Japanese generals who invaded China. For Okamura Ningji's defeat in the first Battle of Changsha, Anan Yuji repeatedly deliberated several times, and finally formed his own battle plan in his heart, Anan Yuji was very confident in his plan, he believed that he would definitely be able to defeat the general of Shina, the shame of the Japanese Imperial Army. (To be continued......)