The youth school class, which had just been replaced with new equipment, had changed to new equipment only a few days later, and they were also the first troops of the new Fourth Army to be equipped with weapons brought by the Toucheng troops. The squadron's mid-formal rifles, which had not yet been warmed up, were taken back, and the fighters each had a Springfield M1903 rifle, but fortunately, both the mid-formal and M1903 were derivative weapons developed based on the Mauser 98, so it was not difficult for the fighters to get started. This time it was a little different that squad leader Yuan Zishan was allowed to get an AK-47 assault rifle, but the New Fourth Army, which did not understand the role of assault rifles, positioned it as a large submachine gun as a charge suppression weapon.

At this time, Qi Yuan had also returned to the youth class, because he had used his psychic ability to make his comrades in the same class have an illusion, so they all thought that Qi Yuan had never left.

Qi Yuan also carried a Chuntian rifle, and the things he produced were sent to his hands again, which was actually quite a wonderful feeling. The youth class was sent to the ranks of the temporary 1st Division of Toucheng and participated in the battle to attack Wuhu. That being said, the chances of the New Fourth Army headquarters firing are very small, and they are more like the prison army or the military police, who came to watch the temporary 1st Division fight.

"Squad leader, do you say that these government troops can be trusted, will they really honestly go to fight the heavily guarded Wuhu, and will the iron giants that appeared that day appear again?" Jiao Hui asked Yuan Zishan curiously.

Yuan Zishan shook his head lightly, and also said: "I don't know any of this, it's all too bizarre, and I can't figure it out." ”

Because he wanted the soldiers of the New Fourth Army to witness everything, Tie Xun had no taboos and told them everything he wanted them to observe, in case they were scared to death when they saw it on the spot. Therefore, the soldiers of the New Fourth Army, who are now following the operation of the Temporary 1st Division, are in an extremely messy state, on the one hand, out of distrust of the "friendly forces" around them, worried about the upcoming battle, and on the other hand, they are also unable to accept all kinds of surreal things.

Wei Jin said at this time: "But this time, it is estimated that we don't need to fire a single shot, and the above instructed us not to take the initiative to confront the Japanese army, and leave the battle to these defectors." ”

Jiao Hui sighed: "It's obviously a good opportunity to fight a good battle with the Japanese, but you don't let us do it, it's really embarrassing." ”

Yuan Zishan said with a smile: "If nothing else, the Japanese devil will be taught a hard lesson by our new allies and the iron giant, although it is a pity that we can't take action in person, but it is a good thing to die one more devil, maybe we can catch a few fish that slipped through the net and destroy them." In other words, there will be more battles between us and the devils in the future, and sooner or later we will drive all the devils into the sea to feed the fish! ”

Wang Dailiang said: "Lao Tzu can't wait for this day." ”

Qi Yuan interjected in a rare way at this time: "With that iron giant, we can defeat any enemy." ”

An imperceptible glint flashed in Yuan Zishan's eyes, and he asked, "Comrade Qi, do you believe that the iron giant is on our side and helps us fight?" ”

Qi Yuan smiled: "Our country's hard life has passed for too long, and there should be some good luck." ”

Although his words did not answer Yuan Zishan's question positively, they caused several people in the youth class to ponder, and all the soldiers in the youth class had a certain level of education, and they all had their own thoughts on the rise and fall of China in the past half century. It would be unwise to attribute China's decline solely to luck, and no one would do that. But the reality is that after 1840, China has hardly encountered any good things, such as the repeated land reparations, the non-stop civil war after entering the Republic of China, and the continuous looting of people's wealth by foreign capital at home. Countless families went bankrupt, countless lives were lost, until after 1937, when a full-scale Japanese invasion of China broke out, and finally pushed China's suffering to a peak.

No, is it that at such a moment when there is no way out and no light, the most unrealistic but most powerful force descends on them, which can reverse all the decline and send the powerful and unforgivable invaders to hell. Yuan Zishan and the others understood a little why Qi Yuan was willing to believe in such an ethereal thing, and in their hearts, they were also hopeful, even if it was unrealistic.

At the same time, the Japanese troops in Wuhu did not at all expect a terrible catastrophe to come. At this time, the main energy of the Japanese army was no longer on China, although it was sad but it was a reality. We often say that the Chinese battlefield contained millions of Japanese troops in World War II, although it is true, but the Japanese army still wants to fight Indochina, and if it wants to start the Pacific War, it will start the Pacific War. The CPC side is weak enough to cope with the sweep, while the KMT side is incompetent and lacks motivation, and in the long-term stalemate, except for some defensive operations, there are few counteroffensive operations that can be used.

The Japanese had already defeated the French in September 1940 and occupied most of Vietnam, where resistance was far less than that of China, especially in Southeast Asia, where Japan was still short of oil, and Japan's war against China had been placed on the back burner. In the "Long-Term Plan for Operations Against China," which will be released later, the Japanese military department made a decision: "We will not relax the current pressure on China, and during this period, we will apply all means, especially by taking advantage of changes in the international situation, to strive to resolve the China incident." "The main purpose of the operation is to maintain law and order and to occupy the area to maintain justice, and no large-scale offensive operations will be conducted. If necessary, a short-term surprise attack with the aim of cutting off may be carried out, provided that the principle is not to expand the occupied area and to return to the original station". "In the summer and autumn of 1941, we are prepared to give full play to our comprehensive combat power, put heavy pressure on the enemy, and strive to resolve the incident."

With the outbreak of the Pacific War, Japanese veterans who have been trained in the Chinese battlefield will be sent to the Pacific Theater, and a large number of Japanese recruits will be sent to the Chinese battlefield. Qi Yuan also knew that in 1941, the scale of the battles launched by the Japanese army was two Changsha battles, but the Japanese army did not complete its purpose and occupied Changsha in these two Changsha battles. The third Battle of Changsha, which took place in December, was also whitewashed by KMT as the "Great Victory of Changsha".

Not to mention the problems of water and reality, it is only said that the Japanese army was indeed distracted and insufficient in its strength in the war against China in 1941. At such a juncture, the Japanese army ushered in an enemy that they had never imagined at all.