In the early morning, the morning sun is like fire, and the weather is unbearable.

Wu Ming walked out of the war room of the military headquarters in the belly of the mountain, listened to the sound of "chirping" from the birds outside, took a deep breath of fresh air, and felt refreshed.

Under the camouflage net erected at the entrance of the cave, there are two tables, surrounded by several rattan chairs.

"Come, sit down and have a cup of hot tea!"

Zhang Dongning, who was reading the telegram, hurriedly beckoned the guards to bring a cup of hot tea.

After Wu Ming sat down, he picked up the teacup, blew it gently, blew the floating tea leaves aside, took a sip, and praised: "Good tea!" ”

"Junza, why did you stay up late again? Take care of yourself! Looking at Wu Ming's bloodshot eyes, Zhang Dongning said with a little reproach.

"This ...... Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese army was focusing on the frontal battlefield, the task force continued to attack behind enemy lines, especially at night, which was more suitable for chaotic battles, and there were constant reports of battle. As a military officer, I have to know first-hand what is going on, and this is something I can't do......"

Seeing Zhang Dongning's concerned look, Wu Ming shook his head, and then said:

"At present, the Maoshan detachment has penetrated deep into the front line of Baima, Tianwang, and Houbai, and successfully annihilated more than 1,000 Japanese puppet troops left behind in the Maoshan area, and the restoration of the base area is just around the corner; On the way east, the Pinghu detachment attacked Shimen Town, eliminated more than 400 Japanese puppet troops in the town, and captured a batch of guns, ammunition and food supplies; After Li Yong's brigade was expanded into a southern Jiangsu detachment, with the help of the New Fourth Army, it crossed the Yangtze River from Jiangbei to the north of the Yangtze River, and wiped out more than 300 Japanese puppet troops on the line of Jiangyin and Fushan! ”

"In addition, other detachments are also actively moving, and they may encounter little devils, what can I do if I don't keep an eye on them? According to intelligence, due to frequent emergencies in the rear, Shunroku Hahata has asked for help from home, and the Japanese base camp will soon transfer four to six independent mixed infantry brigades to join the Central China battlefield. In this case, the task forces had to open the situation before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, otherwise the situation would be unthinkable. ”

Knowing that the situation was indeed critical, Zhang Dongning nodded with a wry smile and didn't say anything more.

At this time, in a tent for the guards next to the headquarters to stay, the melodious song of "My Motherland" came out, "...... A friend has good wine when he comes, and if the jackal comes, he will be greeted with a shotgun......", and at the end of the song, the angry voice of the male announcer sounded:

"Listeners and friends in front of the radio, dear compatriots, now insert a piece of news: At 13:25 p.m. yesterday, in the Longmen Mountain area north of Zhuji, Zhejiang, our New Second Army faced the 23rd and 33rd Divisions of the Japanese Army that were trying to invade central Zhejiang. At that time, the 72nd Wing of the Japanese Army rushed forward lightly and fell into the heavy encirclement of our army, and our officers and men bravely moved forward, and it seemed that they could completely annihilate the Japanese army in this unit......"

Accompanied by the rousing music of "March of the Broadsword", the announcer complained with grief and indignation: "The despicable Japanese devils, who could not be beaten head-on, used poison gas bombs despicably, and used more than 10 bombers to drop poison gas bombs on the battlefield where the enemy and us were fighting, causing huge casualties to our New Second Army...... Our reporters accompanying the army on the radio station saw with their own eyes that the entire valley was filled with yellow smoke, and the officers and men who came into contact with the poison gas were either killed or wounded. ”

"After the war, when cleaning the battlefield, General Wu Ming, a famous anti-Japanese general, shed tears...... Our soldiers died a terrible death, their whole body was swollen and partially suppurated, and they did not die under the guns of the Japanese army, but fell under the poison gas bombs that were expressly forbidden by the whole world. Now we invite all the listeners to join us in a three-minute silence in mourning for the fallen soldiers, and let us pray together......"

"Heroes who shed their blood to defend the motherland, go in peace! Although you have sacrificed, your spirit will be immortal, and you will always live in the hearts of the people of the whole country. We who are alive will definitely take over your unfinished mission and drive the Japanese devils out of China! ”

Then, a solemn and mournful music sounded.

At this moment, in addition to this mournful music, other voices seemed to disappear all at once, including Wu Ming, everyone couldn't help but stand up and bow their heads in silence.

Three minutes later, the mourning music stopped abruptly, and the male announcer's voice came again:

"The Japanese devils have lost their humanity and use poison gas bombs when they are unable to win on the battlefield. Since the Battle of Songhu the year before last, the Japanese army has continued to use poison gas bombs against the Chinese army, resulting in the death of more than 100,000 **** soldiers. From this it can be proved that the Japanese are completely a group of devils in human skin, and they must not be treated as human beings! ”

"At this moment, I don't know if there are listeners from Britain, France, the United States and other countries listening to our program. I would like to remind you that according to the Geneva Protocol, no country is allowed to use poison gas bombs, and Japan, as a party to the Treaty, has no regard for international morality. ”

The announcer adjusted his mood and continued: "This morning, General Wu Ming sent a solemn statement to our radio station, the full text of which is as follows: Japanese people who believe in the spirit of bushido, don't you claim that the Chinese army is not your opponent at all? When did you lose your pride and self-esteem, and did not dare to fight with us in an upright manner, but used such despicable means to plot and plot, I wonder if you have the face to face your gods? ”

"The Chinese have always paid attention to repaying grievances with virtue, and our New Second Army also abides by morality when fighting, treats prisoners with kindness, and responds to the battle in a conventional way. But you dehumanizing creatures have shown us with living examples what it means to be brazen and what it means to do everything! ”

"From now on, whether you are a soldier or an ordinary citizen, whether you have weapons or not, I ask you to give up all illusions about the Japanese! We can only treat Japanese devils with a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, even if it is a sickle and hoe, or even a stone, we must do our best to let the Japanese know that we are not easy to provoke! ”

"Speaking of poison gas bombs, in fact, our New Second Army also has a certain inventory, most of which are captured from the Japanese army's arsenal on the battlefield, and some are produced by our chemical plants! We did not dare to use international conventions before, but the Japanese told us with bloody reality that mercy and abiding by the bottom line of morality will be beaten. I hereby solemnly warn the Japanese commanders that if you continue to use gas bombs, we will also take retaliatory action and use gas bombs against you! ”

"Finally, I would like to say that although we succeeded in annihilating a wing of the Japanese army this time, we suffered heavy casualties because of the brazen use of poison gas bombs by the Japanese army. However, on the whole, we still won, a battle annihilated more than 3,000 Japanese troops, since the Zhuji battle, our new second army has successfully annihilated more than 4,000 Japanese troops, this is a great victory! So, the nightmare of the little devils is not over, we are still their most formidable opponents and lingering nightmares! ”

The announcer said impassionedly: "Dear compatriots, now that the Chinese nation has reached the most dangerous moment, we only need to unite as one and brave the enemy's artillery fire to drive the Japanese devils out of our land." Compatriots, there is a country first and then a home, and only by defending the motherland from bullying can our homeland survive! ”

"I ask all the people to stretch out your caring hand and work with our New Second Army to drive the Japanese devils out of China!"

As the announcer's voice fell, the song of "March of the Volunteers" sounded, and then Wu Ming heard a burst of warm applause, and almost all the listeners inside and outside the radio couldn't help but applaud.

"Throne!"

Just when Wu Ming was full of emotion, Du Pingzhang, the chief of the confidential section, hurriedly walked over from outside the shed and handed him an urgent telegram from eastern Zhejiang.

Wu Ming took a look at it, and his face sank.

Zhang Dongning turned his head sideways and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Yesterday evening, the main force of the Japanese Fifth Division landed in Zhenhai, and the other two divisions landed in Haimen and Ruian respectively, and fought fiercely with the troops of the Tenth Army overnight, and at seven o'clock this morning, the Japanese army occupied Ningbo. At the same time, the Fourth Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Xiaoshan marched to Shaoxing at 21 o'clock last night, and the **** stationed in the defense line of Beauty Mountain, Xixiaojiang and Hangwu Mountain collapsed without a fight, Shaoxing has now become an empty city, and it is a matter of time before it falls. Now our eastern gateway has been opened by the Japanese army! Wu Ming said with a frown.

Zhang Dongning took the telegram from Wu Ming's hand, and slapped his thigh angrily after reading it: "It's really embarrassing, there are three divisions on the front line of Shaoxing, and there are also two divisions in Ningbo and the surrounding areas, all of which were easily broken through by the Japanese army...... Now that the **** main force has retreated to the line of Huiji Mountain, Siming Mountain and Tiantai Mountain, the fall of the Ningshao Plain is almost inevitable! ”

Wu Ming's face darkened: "Although I expected today, I didn't expect the Japanese army to win so easily!" Let's go back to the war room...... Now the situation has changed dramatically, once the **** in the east cannot hold it, the Japanese army may go around to our rear at any time...... We have to be prepared! ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Dongning nodded, and returned to the war room in the mountainside with Wu Ming, and organized the staff officers to deduce the battle situation.

In the following half a month, the front-line war in Zhuji was quiet, but the war situation in the Ningshaotai area changed three times a day.

First of all, on the southern front, on June 22, two Japanese brigades that landed from Haimen broke through the coastal defensive positions, captured Huangyan, and occupied Taizhou the next day. The three Japanese battalions of the Ruian landing broke through the defensive line of the defenders in the vicinity of Ruian and captured Yongjia (now Wenzhou) and Pingyang.

On the northern front, after the Japanese army occupied Ningbo and Shaoxing on the 23rd, the Fourth Division advanced and exited to Lanting, guarding the **** of the first line of Huiji Mountain, while the Fifth Division continued to storm fiercely, capturing Cixi in only three days, occupying Yuyao on the 28th, and trapping Fenghua and Xikou on the 30th, and Chiang Kai-shek's former residence fell into the hands of the Japanese.

Chiang Kai-shek was furious when he heard the news, and angrily reprimanded Liu Jianxu, who was in charge of the Ningshao war, for his inaction, and strictly ordered him to make meritorious service and recover Xikou, otherwise he would be subject to military law.

Liu Jianxu did not dare to slack off, mustered up Yu Yong, and led his troops to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army.

In the following period, the Chinese and Japanese armies launched continuous fierce battles in Ningbo, Fenghua, Yuyao, and Cixi.