In this contest between China and Japan in the Fifth Theater, the Japanese intended to attack from the north and south along the Jinpu Road to open up the vital line of communication, and at the same time vainly attempted to annihilate the main force of our army and create an invincible strategic posture for the Japanese army.

However, looking at the Japanese army's strategy and weaponry, the Japanese army's offensive should be based on the northern battlefield, so only the victory on the northern front can win the battle.

The Japanese offensive on the southern front was rampant, but the southern front was not where the main force of the Japanese army was, nor was it where the main force of our army was, so the purpose of the operation on the southern front was to contain the effective enemy of the Japanese army.

Create an infinite possibility for the main force of the northern front to annihilate the Japanese army, rather than the gains and losses of one city and one place today.

Liu Yuan recognized Liao Lei very much, so after receiving the telegram that several of their generals wanted to join forces to read the Japanese army's Shangang Department to launch annihilation, he thought that this was a very courageous general.

But the courage and strategy are different, because in the eyes of the Japanese, a division is besieged, and it cannot be saved, so once Liao Lei and they launch a siege on a division of the Japanese army, it will inevitably attract the retaliation of the Japanese army.

Although this would leave the Japanese army empty, it would be difficult to effectively contain the Japanese army. Moreover, in the hinterland of the Japanese army, if you want to quickly annihilate a division, but after that, the group army will definitely suffer heavy losses, and it will be difficult to threaten the flank of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army can rest assured that it will attack the vortex river.

Liu Yuan personally sent a telegram to Liao Lei, which made Liao Lei feel very honored, he may never have thought that his telegram was polished by Zuo Quan, because there were words of Liu Yuan's praise for Liao Lei, but obviously Liu Yuan would not easily praise a general who tried to change his strategic plan.

"What did the Commander say!?" Although there were some contradictions some time ago, there will definitely be no ambiguity when it is time to fight devils, especially when Lu Han came all the way from Yunnan, for what, not to fight against the Japanese.

"I guess most of the commanders scolded you, you must know that almost every order of Commander Lu Dao has a deep meaning, unless your ideas can produce miraculous effects, otherwise you will most likely be scolded for trying to change his orders." Yu Xuezhong said on the side.

"It's not enough to be scolded, and the commander praises me for my courage! It's just that Shangang can't eat this piece of roast mutton in my mouth, and I feel really uncomfortable. Liao Lei calculated in his heart that there can be at most 6,000 people around Shangang now, and he can only eat it by himself in a day and a half for everyone.

"It's true that so many of us can't get together all the time, think about it, after all, we are in the hinterland of the Japanese, if the Japanese let the Shanggang division defend to the death, and the army relies on the railway to rush to help, wouldn't we be dumplings made by the enemy, and we can't do such a thing of losing money." Lu Han thought about it, and finally gave up the idea of encircling and annihilating the Gang Division.

Just when Liao Lei was helpless, Liu Yuan's telegram came again, because Zuo Quan thought that the soldiers on the southern front really had the intention to resist Japan and express themselves on the southern front, so there was no need to bury them.

Therefore, Liu Yuan deliberately changed the operational plan for them, but the overall strategy did not change.

Lu Han sent an elite division to threaten the hill headquarters not to act, and he himself led most of the troops to attack the eastern region.

In addition, after Lu Diping shook a shot, he rushed to Chuzhou and attacked Chuzhou with Lu Han.

Liao Lei made the illusion of attacking Mingguang, and then attacked the Three Realms and other places with heavy troops to cut off the Jinpu Road of the Japanese army.

According to the intelligence, the mixed brigade transferred back from the 6th Division was ready in Mingguang City, but chased all the way to the Hengshan area, was ambushed by Liao Lei again, and returned with a crushing defeat, so he had no choice but to ask for help from Shunroku Hata.

Shunroku Hata felt that his head was about to get bigger, how could the Chinese army become so stingy this time, just coercing the Jinpu line, and it was not an effective goal to annihilate the troops, specifically looking for some brigades and squadrons to bully.

You must know that according to the imperial estimates, there are at least 100,000 Chinese troops participating in the counterattack on the southern front, but these 100,000 people are wandering around their hinterland without doing their jobs, and they deliberately give them a piece of fat meat, and they don't even have the idea of taking a bite.

When did these Chinese generals become so cunning, in the past, as long as they were given a bone, they would pounce, why is it that now such a fat piece of meat, there is no desire to eat?

If they eat the hill, then they can immediately sacrifice the hill, draw the main force from the front line, destroy the team that has been stirring up in China, and then the whole army will continue to move north.

What should I do? In Huaiyuan, he acted as a-stirring stick to conquer Hengshan, and then appeared under Huaiyuan City like a ghost.

However, the hill, which thought it was likely to be surrounded and annihilated, found that no one moved him, so he divided a brigade and launched a tentative attack in the direction of Luján.

Lu Han was angry that he could not annihilate the large army of the Japanese army, and he thought that Shangang had sent someone to send interest, so he immediately cut off the rear road, divided the entire brigade, and was brutalized, and the captain of the Japanese army led the team kept sending telegrams on the telegram, encountering the main force of China, asking for tactical guidance.

By the time reinforcements arrived on the battlefield, Luján had already left, along with hundreds of Japanese bodies. And Shangang also realized a very heavy problem, it was better not to divide the troops, otherwise he would definitely be beaten.

Liao Lei finally saw Liu Yuan's strength on the front line, and wherever he fought, he would have a professional hidden pile to lead the way, and they had even helped him find the best marching route and ambush location.

In the enemy-occupied areas, there were a large number of guerrillas and hidden piles, and they could mobilize the local people to blow up the Japanese army's railroads and bridges.

Even many times, the people of the whole village, dragging their families and mouths, holding shovels, dug the key routes of the little devils into potholes, and buried mines given by Chinese soldiers.

During the Japanese invasion in China, the Japanese army could not gather too many troops, so it could only rely on convenient communication lines, which was also a reason why the Japanese army never advanced westward. Transportation is inconvenient, and all materials cannot be transported to the west.

At this time, the communication lines of the southern front battlefield were damaged, and the Japanese army could only temporarily retreat in several important cities such as Mingguang City and Chuzhou.

The other areas were occupied by Liao Lei and them, and these cities were also under the threat of Liao Lei and others. At the same time, the supplies of the Japanese army on the front line were cut off, and the Japanese army's supplies in Nanjing were piled up, but they could not be transported, and the Chinese bombers had begun to circle around Nanjing, and the Japanese army was under great pressure.

If you endure it any longer, the troops on your own front line will definitely collapse, damn the war, damn Liu Yuan.

On 25 August, Toshiroku Hata issued an order to halt the assault on the Whirlpool, and the 3rd Division, which was only better than the reserve forces in this operation, returned to Huaiyuan.

Mad Dog Gu Shoufu's Sixth Division was recalled from the front line, responsible for defending Mingguang City, once again commanding the temporary mixed brigade, opening up the southern section of the Jinpu line, the Ninth Division retreated back to the Xianghe River, the Japanese army had just moved, Liao Lei was notified of the hidden pile, Lu Han immediately knew the truth, and they telegraphed Li Pinxian.

Then the two armies quickly stopped the attack on Dingyuan and quickly retreated.

Li Pinxian and Du Yuming commanded the 33rd Group Army, the 46th Army, and the 59th Army to cross the Vortex River and re-defend the Vortex River.

There is a saying in China that feng shui turns around, and the Japanese army never imagined that they would be in charge of defense so soon.