"One by one, they are crying and mourning, just like their dead wives, aren't they just two first-class divisions? Aren't the more than 4,000 Japanese troops annihilated by the 1st Regiment of the Supplementary Brigade in Jiaxing City also soldiers from the 6th Division of the First Class Division? Those little devils also have a head and two eyes, and they will still be killed by bullets, so they are afraid of being like this

Wu Ming Huoran stood up, took the instruction stick handed by Zhang Ying, and viciously reprimanded the generals and colonels, and then pointed to the complex mountainous and hilly areas in the central and western regions of Zhejiang on the map:

"Look, if the 2nd and 7th Divisions of the Japanese Army were brought here, with the targeted training and familiarity of our troops with the terrain and topography over the years, would you still be afraid? Little Japan is also a human being, not a monster that climbs over mountains and mountains, and its heavy weapons and equipment cannot be used in complex terrain, and the final victory will definitely belong to us."

Hearing Wu Ming say this, everyone's faces looked much better. That's right, the New Second Division itself is a mountain division, and after long-term and rigorous training, the officers and men of the New Second Division are very adaptable to the mountainous and hilly terrain, and the Yushan exercise is a good proof of this. And what about the first-class divisions of the Japanese army? If it is introduced into the mountains and hills, and the mountains run dead horses, it is very easy to ambush and set up an encirclement in such a complex area, not to mention two divisions, even if there are two more, they are not afraid.

Zhang Dongning's heart was as careful as a hair: "But...... After all, we are now in a plain area, and if the Japanese army is allowed to keep up, their aircraft and artillery will not be so easy to deal with. ”

"Dongning's concerns are good"

Wu Ming nodded, everything is considered for the worst, this is a quality that a general must have. Following Zhang Dongning's train of thought, Wu Ming continued:

"Therefore, we must try to avoid fighting the Japanese army in the plain areas, and strive to gradually introduce them into the mountainous and hilly areas of central Zhejiang, where there are mountains and rivers and endless forests as cover, and the Japanese planes and artillery will be useless, and the battle will be easy to fight when the time comes."

After Wu Ming's analysis in such a simple way, everyone was less pessimistic about the battle situation, and their confidence was restored.

The new Second Division is about to be upgraded, Luo Yuming is the next candidate for the commander of the new Second Division that Wu Ming is optimistic about, he intends to imitate Wu Ming in all aspects, at this time, watching Wu Ming lift his weight lightly, and the fear of the generals and colonels for the Japanese army is completely eliminated, and he can't help but admire.

Yin Dizhong on the side also felt the same way.

With the victory of the New Second Division in the Songhu battlefield one after another, listening to the news report of the Phoenix Radio Station and the praise of all walks of life across the country, the officers and men of the New Second Division have already deified Wu Ming in their hearts. If you are an ordinary general of the national army, you will definitely be scared to pee your pants when you hear the two main divisions of the Japanese army coming towards you, where can you restore everyone's confidence in talking and laughing like Wu Ming?

Zhang Dongning said: "Master, are we transferring the wounded who have been accommodated in the past few days to the rear again?" Two field hospitals are too much of a luxury for us now...... I think one will be left, and the other will be withdrawn to the west of Zhejiang."

"It's a good suggestion, and on the battlefield, we need to have a strong sense of self-confidence, but we also need to be prepared...... I don't think there should be any of the two field hospitals, just a few doctors and nurses to form a field medical team."

Wu Ming praised Zhang Dongning, and then said: "The enemy is strong, and we are weak, so we must not let the Japanese catch up and bite us, forcing us to fight the Japanese on the inferior terrain." In view of this, not only field hospitals, but also artillery and baggage units must be transferred in advance......"

"You might as well imagine that if the two first-class divisions of the Japanese army chase after us behind our buttocks, we will be unable to move with the jars and jars, and those trucks and artillery captured in Jinshanwei will very likely fall back into the hands of the devils, and I don't want to cheapen the Japanese in vain."

There was laughter in the headquarters, and the originally pessimistic and disappointed prospects were said by Wu Mingyi, and they became much easier and brighter.

After everyone laughed, Wu Ming said to Zhang Dongning: "Chief of Staff, you are responsible for the transfer of the field hospital, baggage and artillery regiments, and you will also take away those materials that are not conducive to the march." I'll let Liu Siwei of the Engineer Regiment and Li Weixiong of the Baggage Regiment assist you."

Although the baggage regiment and the engineer regiment had already been assigned to the temporary third division that went north for reinforcements, and there was a shortage of manpower, Liu Siwei, the commander of the engineering regiment, and Li Weixiong, the commander of the baggage regiment, knew that the situation was urgent, so they gritted their teeth and agreed.

"Our division headquarters is now in Haining County, and the front-line soldiers are deployed along the line of Tongxiang, Wangdian, Yucheng, and Haiyan, which is too close to the Japanese army in Jiaxing...... Moreover, now that our troops are seriously undernumbered, it is too reluctant to defend so many areas, so I decided to shrink the defensive line, hand over the defense to the security forces and local militia groups, and then leave one part of the army along the line from Kip Shi to Chang'an Town, while the rest of the troops retreat westward in great strides. Let's retreat to Yuhang first, defend the east gate of Hangzhou, and when the battle situation is unfavorable, we can retreat into the mountains and skillfully deal with the Japanese army. ”

After establishing the operational policy for the next stage, Wu Ming said to Du Pingzhang, the chief of the confidential section: "Lao Du, you can communicate the next move of our division with Long Shaogang and Dai Ziran. ”

Du Pingzhang nodded and said with a smile: "When the Japanese army enters the mountainous and hilly areas, they can only become lost lambs, waiting for us good hunters to hunt and kill."

Du Pingzhang's words amused everyone.

After sending away the field hospital, artillery, and baggage troops, Wu Ming led the main force of the New Second Division to officially set off at noon on 29 November and withdrew to the front line of Yuhang Town to establish a defensive line.

The road to the west was crowded with fleeing people, people in groups of three or five, either pushing food or family in chicken carts, or mules pulling carts full of goods and people, or shoulders and carrying things and children, the mighty flow of people scattered on both sides of the troops, slowly moving towards the west.

On a gentle slope more than ten meters high in the west of Yanguan Town, Wu Ming took the division generals and looked at the rolling flow of people heading west, and everyone's faces were very solemn.

If it weren't for the Japanese coming to kill, no one would be willing to give up the plastered land in eastern Zhejiang easily, but if they chose to fight hard with the Japanese army, the new second division would have no better result except for the light. The purpose of the battle was to save himself and destroy the enemy, and a doomed battle was something that Wu Ming did not want to see, but the frustration of losing the land deeply devoured the hearts of every general who witnessed the tragic scene in front of him.

"Division, the latest information"

Du Pingzhang, the chief of the confidential section, rode to the foot of the gentle slope, turned over and dismounted, climbed the small slope in three or two steps, came to Wu Ming's side, and handed the telegram to Wu Ming.

"The little devil is really coming for us" Wu Ming sighed with emotion after reading the telegram.

Luo Yuming, Yin Dizhong, and Zhang Ying on the side took the telegram and looked at it carefully, secretly admiring Wu Ming's clever calculations.

The content of the telegram was very simple, the second and seventh divisions of the Japanese army were rushing towards Jiaxing City, but fortunately, the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway was cut off by the Maoliangwu militia, all the tracks were removed, the sleepers were burned, and even the roadbed was destroyed by blasting, so the two divisions of the Japanese army could only march to Jiaxing on foot.

Due to the dense rivers in eastern Zhejiang, the mines laid on the roads by Wu Ming's men, and the nuisance of small cavalry composed of sharpshooters, the Japanese army moved extremely slowly.

Zhang Ying took the telegram and was relieved: "The Japanese army is one step late, our troops have already started, even if they want to catch up, there is no way to ...... Looking back, we are waiting for them in the mountainous and hilly areas of Zhejiang."

Luo Yuming didn't take Zhang Ying's words, his face became serious, he grabbed the telescope in his hand, looked at the sky in the north, and exclaimed:

"Division, look, Japanese aircraft formation"

In fact, there is no need for Luo Yuming to remind him, Wu Ming also found out.

In the telescope, more than a dozen planes were marching towards the new Second Division.

"The one who came is not good," Yin Dizhong gritted his teeth hatefully.

Yin Dizhong said this, not without purpose. As early as yesterday afternoon, when the field hospital was relocated, the Japanese army had planes flying over Haining County, where the New Second Division was located, from a low altitude, and they had detected that the New Second Division was about to be launched.

Listening to the loud roar of the engines of the Japanese planes, the fleeing people panicked and let out terrible screams, and the sound of calling for children and daughters was everywhere, and the flow of people quickly dispersed to the rice fields on both sides of the road.

The officers and men of the new 2nd Division, which was on the march, were also affected, especially the recruits of the newly joined supplementary brigade, many of whom shouted with the refugees, and some even planned to leave the ranks and blend in with the refugees to escape.

Yin Dizhong's face was very ugly, and he hurriedly explained: "Master, I-"

"I know it, it's none of your business" Wu Ming waved his hand and interrupted Yin Dizhong's plea.

Wu Ming had already seen that many of those deserters were recruited from the rout. The riots at the scene were quickly stopped, and the commanders at all levels of the new 2nd Division had experience in dealing with them, and they all shouted at the panicked soldiers who were on a rampage. For those veterans who disrupted the formation, after shooting and killing two, the team suddenly became orderly.

The newly formed army must be polished by blood and tears to form combat power, and not only the enemy, but also their own people must be ruthless.

Wu Ming coldly watched the Japanese fighters approaching quickly, turned his head, and asked Zhang Ying next to him, "Gui Tao, are they ready?" ”

"Everything is ready," Zhang Ying said, nodding.

Wu Ming's face was a little colder, and he said sharply: "That's good, let the devil come."

An air raid and counter-air raid operation began.