The Nanchang victory or Nanchang defeat was like a plate of boiling water, pouring into the political situation between China and Japan in this cold winter, melting many pieces of ice and triggering a lot of personnel changes. Later that day, the Japanese base camp in Tokyo, under the urging of Emperor Hirohito, came up with a new battle plan. Then, the former Minister of War Itagaki Seishiro immediately flew from Tokyo to Shanghai, and from Shanghai to Anqing, he will be the new chief of the general staff of the Shina Dispatch Army, responsible for directing the fighting in the Jiangxi area.

It was at this imperial meeting that the new prime minister, Mitsumasa Yonechi, put forward the policy of "using China to contain China," and the emperor nominated and appointed Okamura Ninji as a military adviser to the puppet Nanjing government, commanding an officer corps with a strength of about 5,000 men, and training a "new army" with a total establishment of about 25 divisions for the puppet Nanjing government.

It's really incredible-you must know that Okamura Ningji was still surrounded by the Xuebing Army at this time, and Nanchang was defeated, and the war ministers in the rear were implicated and demoted, but the direct commander of the front line was only reprimanded and symbolically fined for half a year. As for the emperor's decision, no one in the Japanese army base camp raised objections, which is very interesting. When this news came out, the Japanese government and the opposition were full of envy: The emperor's grace is mighty, Okamura Ningji has stepped on shit in Nanchang, and there is definitely more than one.

Itagaki Seishiro arrived in Shanghai only three hours after Ouyang Yun learned the above information. At this time, it was already the second day of the Nanchang victory. After he led his troops to surround the Fengxin Regiment, he did not rush to launch an attack, but transferred a brigade from each of the 2nd and 9th Divisions, and first cooperated with the 17th and 7th Divisions to encircle and annihilate Ikeda Shinzo's 145th Wing. Then, after the 17th Division ambushed the remnants of Yamamuro Sotake's Eastern Route Army, the 17th Division sent a regiment of armored troops to surround and intercept it, and captured Yamada Joji of the 112th Division. And if Yamamuro Sotake hadn't been rescued by his subordinates, his fate would have been the same as Yamada Joji.

In an air-raid shelter in Fengxin City, Okamura Ninji received a report from Yamamuro Sotake, who had fled back to Madang, and learned that the Eastern Route Army had been completely wiped out, and even Yamada Joji had been caught. Since entering Fengxincheng, the old devil has given the task of arming to Yoshimoto Sadaji, and has turned to pondering like a thinker. This battle was lost too quickly and too badly, and the Japanese Imperial Army actually became as if it could not fight. After digging into the reasons, the old devil came to the conclusion that this defeat was not a fault of the war, but that the gap in equipment was too great.

Self-propelled guns, repeating rifles, tanks that cannot be blown up by non-heavy aerial bombs, a large number of infantry combat vehicles...... The old devil's mind flashed through these standard weapons of the Scholar Army one by one, and the next moment he was terrified: When did the armament of the Scholar Army actually become so powerful? In contrast, the old-fashioned artillery that still needs mules and horses or military trucks to tow, the 38 caps that must be replaced once when the bolt is pulled once to shoot five shots, and the chariots with fragile armor like bun skins - this is the so-called weapons and equipment of the second strongest army in the world? The old devil suddenly blushed at the thought of this.

"Boom ......" The sound of explosions came from the south gate again, and he knew that this was the student army was shelling again, and his heart became more and more depressed, and the old devil gritted his teeth and began to write on the desk - "The strength of the student army, one is extremely advanced and advanced in weapons and equipment, and there are ...... Both have super mobility capabilities, and even logistics troops have military cards to travel, which not only allows their soldiers to preserve their physical strength, but also ensures the ability to move quickly; The three of them are very powerful special operations units and have an absolute upper hand in reconnaissance operations......

Okamura Ninji worked hard in the air-raid shelter to prepare for the martyrdom of His Majesty the Emperor. In the general headquarters of the Cadet Army, five kilometers outside the east gate of Fengxin, five or six brigade commanders of each division gathered and asked Ouyang Yun to fight.

"Commander-in-chief, why don't you fight? The brothers are gearing up one by one, just waiting to beat the little devil of the dog day! ”

Why don't you fight? The so-called beating of the water dogs. Ouyang Yun asked everyone to sit on the empty ammunition box, and asked You Xiaolian to serve hot tea one by one, and then handed over the cigarettes one by one, and when the smoke came out of everyone's mouths, he said: "There are no shells in the Eighth Division, and as soon as the supply convoy arrives, we will fight!" ”

"So many shells of the Eighth Division have been fired? It's—"

"As long as we can reduce the casualties of the troops, no amount of shells will be worth it. You have to know that cannonballs have a price, life is priceless-" Ouyang Yunzheng said, Jiang Huangyong suddenly rushed in, he said angrily: "Little sir, it's a bad dish!" ”

"Huh?"

"The Japanese grabbed the people in the city and put them at the city gate, and there were thousands of them. What to do? ”

At the beginning of the Nanchang Campaign, Ouyang Yun had the guerrilla troops mobilize the residents of large towns to evacuate to the countryside or hide in the mountains. However, when the snow fell, the residents had no choice but to return to the city because there was nowhere to shelter from the cold in the wilderness. Among them, the three cities of Fengxin, Jing'an and Anyi, which were recovered by the Xuebing Army, became the preferred hiding place for the common people. They were helpless, but they didn't expect to be taken advantage of by the little devils now.

Inside the headquarters, everyone's faces changed. Someone scolded: "The little devils of the dog day are too despicable, are they still soldiers?" ”

"The little devil has always been despicable and shameless, and abuse can't solve the problem, so let's use more brains and think about what to do!"

Ouyang Yun: "Stop the shelling first, and send a call to all troops to let them be alert to this situation." Well, if it is possible, organize manpower to evacuate the civilian population away from the battlefield. In particular, Anyi and Jing'an, as well as Yongxiu and Panyang, the next stage of the battle should be dominated by these places. ”

Jiang Huangyong: "But what about Fengxin?" ”

"Only wait!"

"Wait?"

"The Japanese will always give an explanation, I don't believe it, they will always stay in Fengxin."

You Xiaolian: "Commander-in-chief, I have a way to solve this crisis!" ”

"Oh, tell me about it!"

"The Japanese are taking hostages, and if they do the first year of junior high school, we will do the fifteenth. We can choose a team of elite soldiers to enter the city and tie up Okamura Ninji. The old devil was only reprimanded for such a big defeat, which shows his status in the heart of the little devil emperor, as long as we can kidnap him, we can exchange the people in the city back. ”

"Good way!" Several brigade commanders immediately chimed in.

Ouyang Yun nodded and said, "The method is good, but if you really want to implement it, it will be very difficult." The Japanese must have been very well protected! ”

Jiang Huangyong: "I think I can give it a try, but there is nothing else I can do." If the little devils hijack the people to retreat north, what can we do but get out of the way? ”

Ouyang Yun gritted his teeth: "Then let Lu Zhibai come over." ”

You Xiaolian: "Commander-in-chief, I made this suggestion, I-"

"You can't. Female soldiers performing this mission, once trapped in the enemy camp, are too dangerous! ”

"Commander-in-Chief, aren't you discriminating against us female soldiers?"

Ouyang Yun frowned, but asked Liu Kui to call Lu Zhibai over immediately.