(It's the New Year, it's the New Year, the old poison is here to greet everyone. Happy New Year, all the best, good health, purse drums, happy family events! Congratulations!! Okamura Ningji originally thought that Ouyang Yun came to Anqing with such fanfare, just to replace defense with offense and completely destroy the previous strategic layout of the imperial army. However, when the news of the destruction of Anqing Airport came, he realized that the ultimate goal of the emotional family was Anqing Airport and the Second Air Regiment. The Second Air Corps was originally a killer weapon used by Okamura Ningji to deal with the Cadet Army, but now that this killer weapon is suddenly gone, the old devil is anxious and angry, and he has the intention of vomiting blood.

The water surface of the Yangtze River down from Madang Fortress was completely under the control of the Japanese, and the Yangtze River Fleet, the second, third, and fourth fleets completely blocked the Yangtze River from Madang downwards. Under such circumstances, it was actually quite dangerous for the Cadet Army to cross the river and fight. However, they were well prepared, but they seized a gap and resolutely crossed the river when the Yangtze River fleet broke away from the water surface of Anqing. In this way, they really succeeded in crossing the river.

Bad news came one after another, and a quarter of an hour after Tokugawa Yoshitoshi's telegram was sent, the Japanese army at Dawangmiao sent another telegram saying that a large number of Shina chariots had been found southwest of Dawangmiao. Based on this, the defenders of Dawangmiao concluded that the combat operation of the Xuebing Army against Anqing had been planned for a long time and had a great strategic purpose, and once again asked for support, hoping to temporarily retreat to Anqing City and defend the city.

After reading this telegram, the muscles on Okamura Ningji's cheeks kept jumping, and at that moment, he had the heart to draw a knife and kill people - now, he knew that Ouyang Yun was going to destroy the Second Air Corps by any means, because the more than 200 fighters of the Second Air Corps were the biggest threat to his tank troops. I still underestimated Ouyang Yun and underestimated the Xuebing Army. Originally, I thought that it was enough for one wing to defend Anqing Airport, but who knew that in order to achieve his goal, Ouyang Yun, this kid, actually dispatched three divisions at once. Ouyang Yun was ruthless, even if he knew that the importance of Madang Dao was far greater than that of Anqing, even if he knew that Dao Dao would give him the opportunity to quickly capture Madang, he still wanted to sneak attack Anqing and destroy the most threatening fighter plane for the chariot troops.

Okamura Ningji has always thought that the rapid rise of the Scholar Army is due to the factor of luck, but now he has to admit that although Ouyang Yun is still a hairy young man, he has seen the overall situation farther and thinks deeper than himself, and the Scholar Army is really not ordinary.

Because of the emergence of this latest situation, considering that the 2nd Army does not yet have the corresponding troops that can fight with the chariot unit of the Cadet Army, Okamura Ningji has to re-examine Ouyang Yun's strategic intentions. He couldn't help but ask himself: What does the Shina man want to do? Is it really just to destroy the Second Air Corps when the Cadet Army attacked Anqing? No, if this is their purpose, it will be enough to dispatch at most two divisions. So, what is their real purpose?

For the Battle of Hankow, Anqing's strategic position was not important, but Okamura Ninji did not dare to draw conclusions at will. Anqing Airport was destroyed, so there was no point in shrinking the defense, but considering the large number of students and the fact that Dawangmiao was not a particularly dangerous terrain, the choice of the Japanese army was a little difficult. Will it continue to shrink or even give up Anqing directly, or will it stick to waiting for help? Okamura Ninji wasn't sure for a while. The chariot unit of the Cadet Army was the last to cross the river, but it was the first to cross the river successfully. And since the successful landing of this amphibious tank, even if the Yangtze River fleet arrives immediately, it can only look at the shore and sigh.

Although the Japanese army base camp deliberately concealed it, Okamura Ninji still heard many times about the brilliant achievements of the Cadet Army Tank against the Imperial Army Tank Unit. He realized that once the chariot unit of the Xuebing Army participated in the battle, then the outcome of the Anqing Battle was no longer in suspense. Ouyang Yun's move seemed to have been carefully planned, so he had completely mastered the situation of the defenders of Anqing, and at this time, it would definitely be too late to support the defenders of Dawang Temple. But now there is another question, that is, the defenders there at the airport, what should they do?

"Your Excellency, what now?" A staff officer asked.

Okamura Ningji looked at the map with a tense face, and felt more and more that Anqing was not easy here. He really couldn't figure out what Ouyang Yun wanted to do in Anqing, so he had a headache thinking about it, so he simply gave up. He secretly thought in his heart, no matter what you do, I just have to do my best. So, he suddenly said: "Telegram to Zhongdao Qing Village, ask him to immediately and carefully check the situation of the Zhina Army at Hukou, if my expectations are correct, all the actions made by the Zhina Army at Hukou should be an illusion!" ”

"Hay. Your Excellency, what about Anqing? ”

"Order all the front-line combat units to defend to the death, and buy time for the aviation units of the Second Air Regiment to retreat safely."

Once this order was issued, the death sentence of the five brigades of devils of the Anqing Japanese army was pronounced. At this time, although the Japanese army had not yet invented cruel special attack tactics, because the highest level of the bushido spirit admired by the Japanese was fearless in life and death, if the Japanese army in Anqing resolutely carried out the order and held on, it could only be wiped out.

The communications staff officer on duty carried out the order, and the rest of the Japanese officers, you look at me, I look at you, be careful that the liver hangs at the same time, and they are undoubtedly shocked by this cruel order. If it was the Zhina army of other factions attacking Anqing now, they might not be so worried, but now, the opponent is the Xuebing army. Although the Japanese are reluctant to admit it on the surface, in the minds of most people, the student army has become a taboo term, a topic that they do not want to touch. In fact, many Japanese people can't understand why the student army, which looks no different from other Chinese armies, is so ruthless in fighting a war. Why did the imperial army that won everywhere in China fail to pass the hurdle of the student army?

Okamura Ninji decided the fate of the Anqing Japanese army with a word, and there was no pity in his heart. The 106th Division's reply had not yet arrived, and he had already begun to mobilize his troops to resume the offensive against Penze this morning. His reason was this: the Cadet Army raided Anqing with three divisions, and Peng Ze now had only two divisions left. We now have a total of three and a half divisions, as well as more than 100 warships of the Yangtze River Fleet, and if we attack Madang and Hukou at the same time, we can definitely attack in one go. As long as Madang is taken, even if the troops of the Xuebing Army in Jiangbei gain a firm foothold, there is only one fate waiting for them! That is to be surrounded and annihilated - gentlemen, in the hands of the Scholar Army, the Imperial Army has failed too many times, and now, it is up to us......

After mobilizing the direct subordinates of the headquarters, Okamura Ninji and the commander of the 11th Division, Yamamuro Sotake, the commander of the 106th Division, Nakajima Kemura, the commander of the 112th Division, Yamada Joji, and the head of the Hatata detachment, Kobayashi, called on them to devote themselves to the battle of Pengze with great enthusiasm and seize this opportunity to seize the Madang Fortress in one fell swoop, so as to fully grasp the initiative in the Hankou Campaign. How did Nakajima Qiancun hear that the Scholar Army still didn't believe in Anqing's wanton use of troops, because according to his estimates, there are now nearly two divisions of the Scholar Army in Hukou, if the Scholar Army sends three divisions to attack Anqing, then, is there no longer a guard force in Madang?

"That's exactly what I suspected, so I'm asking you to look into it. However, according to my estimates, the student army in Hukou will not exceed one division at most, and the extra division is likely to be a suspicious soldier set up by Ouyang Yun. Nakajima, I know that you have a nickname called 'The Fox of Long Island', now, please show the intelligence of the 'Fox of Long Island' and help the Imperial Army capture Madang - can you do it? ”

Okamura Ninji didn't care about Nakajima Kemura's false report of the military situation, but instead entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, and the latter was immediately moved to bow on the other end of the phone, and at the same time expressed his determination: "Your Excellency! I have failed to live up to your expectations, but please be assured that I will faithfully carry out your orders and try to take the mouth of the lake within two days. Your Excellency, please wait for the good news of our 106th Division. ”

Okamura Ninji hung up Nakajima's phone, sat and thought for a while, called Shunroku Hata, briefly expressed his battle plan, and postscripted after the most difficult plan: "Once our army captures Madang, then Anqing's student army will become a lone army, if His Excellency the general wants to completely eliminate this army of scholars, then you can transfer troops now." ”

Shunroku Hata was the commander-in-chief, not the commander-in-chief, so the time to get the latest information from the front was relatively short, and it was not until half past six in the morning that he received a telegram from Tokugawa Yoshitoshi. When he learned that Anqing Airport was destroyed by a sneak attack by the Xuebing Army, and almost all the fighters of the Second Air Corps were destroyed, he naturally attributed the blame to Okamura Ningji, thinking that it was because the guy was too conceited that this led to the current evil consequences. "How many times have I told him that the student army is not easy to mess with, so he must be careful and careful, but what has he done?" He complained on the phone with the commander of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Mijiro, that he thought that the base camp had made Okamura Ninji the commander of the 2nd Army, which was really unknown.

Umezu Mijiro has dealt with the Xuebing Army and Ouyang Yun for many years, and every time he has been disgraced, he is naturally impressed by the Xuebing Army. He immediately dialed the six o'clock of Hata Jun and said: "Sneaking up on the airport with a small group of elite troops is exactly the specialty of the Cadet Army. The wolf teeth of the Cadet Army are not weaker than the existence of the most elite Guards Division of the Imperial Army. Old friend, listen to me, the most correct thing to do now is to avoid its edge, and then let the Cadet Army stretch the battle line and then slowly figure it out. If the Cadet Army doesn't follow the pursuit, then their target is the airport, and then you can take Anqing at the least cost. ”

Shunroku Hata is good friends with Mijiro Umezu, who has accumulated considerable experience in many encounters with the Cadets. Shunroku Hata called him to report the matter with the intention of asking him for advice, and when he said this, he thought carefully about the map for a while, and decided to follow his advice.