The establishment of the Hainan Land Command not only affected the Combined Fleet's Qiongnan Raid, but also affected Wanning's feint strategy. Arima Masafumi and Honda Inahui had been disagreeing with each other, but now that they received a telegram from Sawada Shigeru and learned that the Osaka Division had left independently, Honda turned a deaf ear to Arima's order.

Although the Japanese fighters frequently dispatched to bomb the surrounding and even deep areas, and the reconnaissance troops were able to detect the intelligence of a large number of Japanese troops every day, however, because the Japanese army had been operating in the coastal areas of southwest Qiongnan and had not violated the sniper line set up by Chang Geng, the two sides had actually not exchanged fire again.

Two days have passed, Japanese fighters have continued to bomb some cities and strategic targets frequently, and the activities of the ground forces have simply stopped, which makes Chang Geng can't help but have a lot of doubts, and he doesn't know what the hell the devil is doing. That night, a scout named Fu Qiaobo sent back a piece of information, and through this information, Chang Geng figured out what had happened to the Japanese army these days. What made him feel unbelievable was that the reason why the Japanese ground forces, that is, the Osaka Division, suddenly canceled all combat activities was that they had run out of cooking.

Yamamoto agreed to Sawada's request, and it was true that there was no supply from the Osaka Division, but the amount was reduced to a minimum. Therefore, although it is not enough to starve to death, it is impossible to eat enough. Shigeru Sawada began to realize this, and when he received the first batch of provisions, he sent them out according to the daily ration, and then the joke appeared. When he asked Yamamoto for the rest of the supplies on the third day, he was immediately dumbfounded when he was told that the supplies were for five days.

He took it for granted that Yamamoto was acting as a personal vendetta, and immediately went to Tokyo to ask Seishiro Sakagaki for help. However, because Yamamoto had already sent him a telegram requesting supplies, Sakagaki, although sympathetic to the Osaka Division's plight, could not do anything, and Sawada had no choice but to tighten his belts with his men to starve the area. They can't eat enough, so they naturally can't continue to perform everywhere.

After this information was reported to all the senior officers by Chang Geng, it immediately aroused the strong interest of several division commanders, among them, Yang Chuntai, the commander of the 13th Division, suggested to him: "Lao Chang, this is our opportunity, we have already seen the combat effectiveness of the Osaka Division, just like that." Are we seizing an opportunity to make him angry? ”。

The apprentices who defended in Changjiang and Qifang Town were all his subordinates, and the apprentices of the two battalions were gone, although this was a long-expected result, but Yang Chuntai had always been thinking about revenge. The Osaka division is cut off, this is definitely a godsend, in his opinion, if you don't make a move at this time, when will you wait?

Chang Geng also has this intention in his heart - the little devil has a total of so little troops, if he can seize this opportunity to beat the Osaka Division, even if he can't be completely annihilated, as long as he is disabled, he can change the current situation of the war.

He sent a telegram to Shan Renxiong for instructions, but Shan Renxiong rejected his suggestion because he received a call from Ouyang Yun and knew that the commander-in-chief of Lu Dao had other ideas.

Knowing the news, Yang Chuntai and the others felt very regretful: "What a good opportunity, it's a pity." ”

"The commander-in-chief has other arrangements, let's talk about it when the commander-in-chief comes."

Only a few people knew the news of Ouyang Yun's arrival in Hainan, and Yang Chuntai and the others were a little surprised when they heard it, and he asked, "The commander-in-chief wants to come to us?" ”

Chang Geng said: "It's already past Qiongzhong, and you can come to us today." ”

Ouyang Yun, as the soul of the Cadet Army, no matter what reason he was going to come to Baisha, at least it indicated that such a fact was about to happen-even if it was just for his safety, the General Headquarters would put in heavy guards to come. The combined fleet has a large number of fighters and a huge caliber of naval guns, which makes the Fifth Army can only take passive defense, although this is a helpless move, but it still makes Yang Chuntai and others feel extremely depressed. So, will the arrival of the commander-in-chief bring the support of the Air Force? In several confrontations between the Cadet Corps Air Force and the Japanese Air Force, the Cadet Corps was slightly superior.

Several division commanders were stunned when they heard this, and Ye Chengyan, the commander of the 15th Division, said excitedly: "If the commander-in-chief comes to Baisha, the iron commander of the air force will definitely send fighter planes to escort him." Hehe, it seems that the General Headquarters has made a big move in Hainan! If there is another 'sunk' operation, the Combined Fleet will be ruined! ”

When Ouyang Yun came to Baisha, it was more than four o'clock in the afternoon. At three o'clock, Baisha had just been bombarded, so when he appeared under Baisha City, he saw a scene of smoke and fire. Chang Geng was organizing the cadets to help the local residents put out the fire at this time, and when he heard the report, he rushed over with his adjutant and two guards.

There is only one syllable difference between Chang Geng and Chang Gen, and for this reason, Ouyang Yun is very impressed with Chang Geng. The two saluted each other, and after greetings, Ouyang Yun asked, "Now Baisha has become the front line?" ”

Chang Geng replied: "No, the Japanese army only dares to send fighters to bomb, and the ground troops are still a long way from here." Commander-in-Chief, we, the officers and men of the Western Front, are looking forward to your coming. ”

"Huh?"

"Everyone was blown up by the little devils, waiting for you to come and vent for us."

"What can I be angry about for you, I came to Hainan this time just as a spectator."

"Commander-in-Chief, look at what you said. Compared to you, my command level is far behind, and if you are in charge of the overall situation, I believe it will not be long before I can regain all the lost ground. ”

Ouyang Yun smiled: "Don't be tempted. The Air Force will not intervene in the Hainan battlefield, but there are two regiments of air defense units in the troops I brought, and if the little devils come to bomb again, they can be lent to you for use. ”

Chang Geng's previous words did have a tentative meaning, wondering if the Lu Dao Air Force could participate in the war, and he got a negative answer, he was a little regretful. Hearing that Ouyang Yun was going to hand over the air defense forces directly under his command, he was a little surprised and asked: "Commander-in-chief, what do you mean, do we want to rely on the ground air defense forces and the little devils to fight to the death?" ”

Ouyang Yun nodded.

"But then the casualties would be huge. And there is a conflict with the strategy we had in place. ”

"There is no immortal in war. As for the strategy of clash between the front and back, there is no need to taboo this, I began to ask you to lure the enemy into depth and then fight to encircle and annihilate, that is to think that the little devil's Marine Corps is a respectable opponent. If I had known that the main force of the Japanese ground forces in Ludao was actually the Osaka Division, I would have let you fight against the little devils. ”

When it came to the Osaka Division, Chang Geng was energetic, and he couldn't wait to tell the story of the Osaka Division's disconnection, and then said: "Commander-in-Chief, we originally wanted to take this opportunity to fight back, but the military seat called and said that you had other arrangements, so there was no action." He asked curiously, "Commander-in-chief, I don't know what you are going to do with the Osaka Division." ”