The so-called pulling a hair and moving the whole body, the 11th Army was forced into a desperate situation by the Xuebing Army in Nanchang, and it was definitely not only the 2nd Army of Nishio Shouzo that was affected. In order to help the 11th Army get out of the encirclement, in addition to letting the 10th Division and the 108th Division of the 2nd Army go south to rescue, he also changed the strategy he had previously formulated, moving the offensive route of the 5th Army and the South China Front to the north, hoping to put huge pressure on the Xuebing Army from the northeast of Fujian, forcing Ouyang Yun to abandon the plan of encircling and annihilating the 11th Army. In addition, if the Shangying defense line can be broken, then the 5th Army will quickly advance westward, and there may be hope to hold Ouyang Yun's northbound troops from the southern front, and then unite the 2nd Army and the 11th Army to bite back the Xuebing Army.

Toshiroku Hatata's calculations were good, but at this time and that time, on the one hand, he didn't know that the situation of the 11th Army at this time was definitely not as occasionally reflected in the telegram, but the 33rd Division was surrounded and annihilated, and several other divisions were slightly damaged; Compared with the Battle of Nanjing, the changes in the Cadet Army are not only in the quantity of troops, but also in the quality of the troops, which is the most worthy of the worries of the senior officers of the Japanese army.

The 5th Army has four divisions, two independent brigades and one aviation regiment, plus the troops directly under the command of Shunroku Habata and the troops directly under the command of the 5th Army, with a number of about 180,000.

What about the South China Front? Compared with a year ago, there was one less 108th Division, one more independent tank brigade and two brigades of puppet troops, and the number of people increased by more than 20,000, reaching about 210,000. In addition, with the addition of the 3rd Independent Tank Brigade, the ability to attack fortified and field battles has been strengthened, which can be said to be a tiger with wings.

If you count the 170,000 people before the 11th Army was intact, the Japanese army concentrated 560,000 people to besiege the Cadet Army, even if it was not a sure victory, then it would not be turned over by the Cadet Army.

But what about the real situation now?

Of the 170,000 men of the 11th Army, there are now less than 20,000 left, and in just ten days, the army was wiped out by the Cadet Army with 150,000 men. This news has not yet been made public, and if it is made public, then, not to mention what His Majesty the Emperor will do in the Tokyo base camp, and what the Prime Minister will think, at least Shunroku Hata, Matsui Ishine, and Mikiro Furujo on the front line have to think about it, is it still necessary to fight this battle?

When Ouyang Yun was busy encircling and annihilating the remnants of the 11th Army, and waiting for the 10th Division and the 108th Division to enter the urn, Shangrao to Dexing and Leping lines, Ye Zhao's Fourth and Fifth Divisions under the jurisdiction of the Second Army were fighting hard with the 16th Division and the 18th Division led by Guzhuang Ganlang. The reason why it was a hard battle, in the final analysis, was that the number of fighters in the Cadet Army was still too small. In order to ensure that some important factories and mining enterprises would not be burned down in this gap, Tie Linfei used all the fighters to intercept the bombers of the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet in accordance with Ouyang Yun's instructions, and the two sides frequently engaged in battles in the skies over Fuzhou, Guangzhou, and Qingyuan. Therefore, in the more than ten days of fighting between the two sides, the Cadet Army has lost more than 20 white-sided dolphins and sacrificed more than 10 pilots.

Tie Linfei realized that this was not a solution, and if it went on for a long time, the Cadet Army Air Force would one day be dragged down by this ant tactic, so he secretly assembled an air fortress of an aviation division and four brigades of white-sided dolphins to sink again. However, his side had only just lifted the fighters into the air from the front-line airfield in Meizhou, and the group of enemy planes that had raided Fuzhou began to return home, and then the front-line radar station reported that the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet between Kinmen and Penghu had begun to withdraw rapidly in the southeast direction, and that the other two aircraft carrier fleets in the waters of Zhejiang were speeding towards the sea area where the aircraft carrier was located.

"Strange, how did the Japanese notice it?" In the aviation building of the Meizhou front-line airfield, Deputy Commander Zhuang Houzhong looked at the latest movements of the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet marked by the staff officers on the nautical chart, and said to Tie Linfei.

Radar has always been a magic weapon for the Cadet Army Air Force to be able to control the enemy and win by surprise, but in this air battle, so far, the Japanese army has never suffered a loss in this regard, which has aroused Tie Linfei's doubts. And this time the situation was too obvious, he looked up at Zhuang Houzhong and said, "Could it be that the Japanese also have radar?" ”

Zhuang Houzhong's expression became solemn, and he said, "It's really possible." ”

"No wonder this air battle will be fought so hard."

"Tell the Commander-in-Chief about the situation, maybe it's time to use a special weapon."

"No, it's not yet. Houzhong, you can contact Commander Chen to see if he can help us inspect the coastal waters. Even if the Japanese have air defense radars, their skills will certainly not be comparable to ours. You see, Meizhou is more than 300 kilometers away from the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet, and I don't believe that the Japanese radar can detect it so far. Then there is only one possibility, they have special radar boats, which can patrol our coastal waters......"

"It's good."

The Navy of the Cadet Army has been growing, while also keeping a low profile. At present, the naval combat ships that the cadets can get are all specialized torpedo boats. Among them, the Dongshan Fleet has already organized two divisions of torpedo boat units, and a total of 41 torpedo boats with a displacement of about 500 tons are equipped. The Haikou Fleet, on the other hand, had only one division of torpedo boats, and 18 torpedo boats were under its jurisdiction.

Zhuang Houzhong first contacted Chen Ce, who agreed to his request and put Chen Yuanyang in charge of the matter, and on the same day, Chen Yuanyang sent a large group of torpedo boats to patrol along the coast of Fujian, and sure enough, several spy ships were discovered.

The news that the Japanese possessed radar was confirmed, which also meant that the radar advantage of the Cadet Army was over, which made Tie Linfei and Zhuang Houzhong and other air force commanders feel great pressure. This news reached Ouyang Yun, making him think of that little Chun Minichiro again. also made him realize that the Nanchang war could not be delayed any longer, which meant that the end of Okamura Ningji had really arrived.

"Give me the order to launch a general attack at six o'clock in the evening. In addition, the guerrilla units, as well as the 8th Division, the 7th Brigade and the 52nd Brigade, were responsible for guarding the movements of the 10th and 108th Divisions. ”

"Fight quickly, so that we can join the Upper Eagle battlefield as soon as possible. Brothers, if you capture Okamura Ningji alive, I will reward you with a box of Great Wall cigarettes! ”

"Commander-in-Chief, what if you die?"

"One!"

"Ah, what a difference?"