Section 15 Indifference

Li Tianxia's return did not set off any waves, although the military songs of Jiejiawan are still wafting everywhere, and the training of various departments is still in full swing, but faintly people can feel that the various departments of the 51st Division seem to be somewhat unusually calm, and the brisk expression disappears on everyone's faces, replaced by a faint solemnity, and the stations of each department have also strengthened their security in silence, almost as soon as they approach the camp of the 51st Division, the sound of dense password shouts will come, I can even faintly see the dark muzzles and a pair of eyes full of fierce momentum in all corners.

This kind of change naturally made the people of the 57th and 58th Divisions very dissatisfied, everyone is under the same battle flag, living under the same roof, looking up and not looking down, is there any need for such vigilance?

Li Tianxia came back from his injuries this time, and it seemed that he was also a lot more low-key, except for convening a meeting of the commanders of all departments of the division the next day, and informing him that he would temporarily act as the division commander next, he locked himself in the division headquarters from then on, and he didn't even take a step out of the door.

Although his abnormal behavior is quite surprising, but at least this peaceful behavior still makes everyone breathe a little relieved, anyway, he is now the acting teacher, controlling all the right to speak, unless it is absolutely necessary, who will take the initiative to provoke him when he is full?

Time passed in this superficial calm, until March 20, when the news from the front finally made this town, which had been quiet for several months, completely boil, and the devil was going to fight Nanchang!

This news undoubtedly made the soldiers of the 74th Army, who had not fought for several months, very excited, and there was a lot of discussion for a while. As for the stones, they were not surprised by the news, but they felt that this battle seemed to come a little earlier. Although they have been resting in Changsha for a period of time, after all, the battle on the Nanxun Line has been fought for a long time, and the consumption and losses in all aspects are really amazing, especially in the hard battle of the 106th Division in Wanjialing, and the strong attack on the Japanese army's position, which has almost consumed every drop of blood in their bodies.

Shi is no longer a big soldier, as a major general, he is now also beginning to pay attention to the overall battle situation and understand the situation of the entire battlefield. But the more he knew, the less confident he became.

For ordinary officers and men, the fact that the 106th Division of the Japanese army was almost encircled and annihilated at Wanjialing and ate tens of thousands of devils in one go was already a great victory, and this can be seen from the unsparing commendations of the Military Commission and the various praises received by the 74th Army subsequently, and the encouragement and confidence that this victory brought to the whole army.

After all, since the beginning of the war, it has never been done again to wipe out a division of the Japanese army in such an almost complete system, and the brilliance of its results is comparable to the "great victory of Taierzhuang" and enough to leave a name in history.

However, after understanding the overall battle situation, Shi could only sigh helplessly. Just like the "Wanjialing Victory", although the Ninth War Zone to which they belonged achieved brilliant results, although they destroyed about 20,000 enemies, however, their victory here could only not rewrite the decline in the overall battle situation, and even after winning the Battle of Wanjialing, they had to withdraw from De'an to win the opportunity to recuperate. The battle situation in Wuhan was even more unsatisfactory, as the Japanese army occupied the three towns of Wuhan and controlled the hinterland of China, the Battle of Wuhan also ended in the victory of the Japanese army.

No matter how well they fought in some places, whether they inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army or not, the final victors of the war were often the Japanese.

For more than a year, large swathes of the country have been lost and lost, batches of Paozawa brothers have fallen, and countless fathers and villagers have been slaughtered!

This is the bloody reality that they must face in front of them, and this is the problem in front of them.

The 11th Army of the Japanese Army, after being severely attacked by them on the Nanxun Line, turned around and took the lead in Wuhan, which is also a reality. Even if they hated the Japanese army and hated the devils, they had to say that the enemy they faced was too powerful, and the strong firepower, the fierce individual soldier quality and the strict cooperation left a deep impression on them in one battle after another.

Now, after stabilizing the situation around Wuhan, the Japanese army has finally re-placed its target on the south bank of the Yangtze River and re-placed it on the territory of their Ninth Theater, of course, the 74th Army has now broken away from the battle sequence of the Ninth Theater.

Nanchang! Nanchang, also known as Yuzhang and Hongcheng, is the capital of Jiangxi Province and the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of the province.

After the Battle of Wuhan, although the national army withdrew from the three towns of Wuhan, it did not give up the entire battle situation. After the planned withdrawal of the Nationalist army from Wuhan in October last year, nearly 90 divisions of troops were still deployed around Wuhan. To the west and north of Wuhan are 34 infantry divisions, 13 armies, 1 cavalry division and 1 cavalry brigade of 6 group armies in the Fifth Theater of the Fifth Theater under Li Zongren, which are deployed in the vast areas of western Anhui, southern Henan, southern Hunan, and northwest Hubei; To the south and east of Wuhan are the 52 infantry divisions of 21 armies of 8 group armies in the Ninth Theater of Xue Yue's command, which are deployed in key areas of northwest Jiangxi, southern Hunan, and Hunan. In addition, there are a number of special forces and local guerrilla units in the two theaters. The above forces constitute an encirclement posture against Wuhan. To the east of the Ninth Theater, there are 22 infantry divisions and 2 infantry brigades of the 4 group armies of the 3rd Theater under Gu Zhutong's department, which can respond to each other with the Ninth Theater. In the north and south of the Yangtze River, Wuhan was encircled with heavy troops in the 9th and 5th theaters respectively. The strategic position of the Nanchang area is even more prominent, not only covering the strategic transportation line connecting the 3rd and 9th theaters, that is, the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway, but also being a strategic base for the Chinese side to gather heavy troops, posing a major threat to the Japanese army. There was also an airfield in Nanchang, where Chinese planes often went to bomb Japanese warships in the Yangtze River.

For this reason, it is not strange that the Japanese army aimed at Nanchang after the Battle of Wuhan, and it would be a little strange if the Japanese army left Nanchang alone. It can be said that what they are facing in front of them is nothing more than a continuation of the Battle of Wuhan, and it is a tough battle that must be fought, but this time, how they will participate in the war as the general reserve of the whole army makes everyone feel a little new and incomprehensible.

The 74th Army, from the generals to the soldiers, all began to talk about it after receiving the news that the fire had been received in the area of the Nanxun Line, and they seemed to be thinking about when the summit would let them join the war and where to start fighting.

The main officers of the 302nd Regiment, Lin Xiufeng, chief of staff, Liu Taiping, captain and staff officer, and the four battalion commanders and other officers of the battalion headquarters all gathered together and began to gather in front of a map to discuss the current situation, their focus was undoubtedly focused on Nanchang, and everyone wanted to try to figure out the current situation in Nanchang, so that after they joined the war, they would not collide like headless flies.

At this time, only Shi Shi sat there alone, sipping tea with slightly squinted eyes, looking like an old god was there, not knowing what he was thinking.

This year's weather was a bit unusual, it rained all February, the rain flooded every inch of land in the south, flooded every river, and the surging water washed away everything on both sides, and even the air was filled with that lingering damp smell, which made people uncomfortable. These days have just cleared, and the devils can't wait to kill them, presumably, they have been prepared for this battle.

Shi Shi was thinking about these things nonsense, while drinking tea, some hot tea drank his stomach, which immediately dispelled the cold, made his whole body warm, indescribably comfortable, and then he looked at Lin Xiufeng and the others who were arguing, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily showed a smile.

Brigade Commander Zhang said well, tasting tea, it really works, while feeling the taste of tea, while enjoying the fragrance and bitterness in the mouth, it can indeed make people withdraw their minds from the chaotic thoughts, just like now, other people are arguing with red faces, but the stone feels that he is refreshed and clear.

From which direction did the devil attack Nanchang? Seeing that Lin Xiufeng and Liu Taiping were almost fighting on this issue, Shi Shi could only sigh.

After withdrawing from De'an, Liu Taiping should be the most depressed, the 302nd Regiment was promoted from top to bottom because of his outstanding performance in Lion Rock and Zhang Gushan, although the regiment commander is still the regiment commander, and the battalion commander is still the battalion commander, but many people have been promoted, especially the stone, and he was directly promoted to the rank of general, which doesn't know how many people are red-eyed. According to common sense, Liu Taiping is not bad in the 302nd Regiment in terms of qualifications or military exploits, especially in the battle of Minshan, which is even more outstanding, however, this guy made a mistake and disobeyed the military order on Zhang Gushan, as a result, the stone directly transferred him out of the third battalion and transferred back as a staff officer.

Therefore, Staff Officer Liu, who was holding back the fire in his belly, "fired" at Lin Tuanfu at this moment. Who is Lin Xiufeng? When Ji Hongru was the regiment commander, he was the chief of staff of the 302nd Regiment, and it was a little worse to lead the troops to fight, but when it came to the battle formation of the military book and the military strategy, which Liu Taiping could compare, after a while, he used his rich theoretical knowledge to suppress Liu Taiping's head.

In other words, if you are an ordinary person, I'm afraid it's just that, but Liu Taiping is a donkey temper again, and now he is angry, if you say it's white, he wants to say black, if you say it's in the east, he just says it's in the west, but he can still pull out a whole set of theories, which is really heartbreaking. Now, the two have another dispute over the devil's offensive line. On the 18th, the Japanese 101st Division and the 106th Division occupied the north bank of the Xiushui River and began to shell the south bank. Therefore, in terms of situation, if you attack from the direction of Wuning, although the distance is a little farther, the resistance will be much weaker.

The two of them talked about this for a long time, and no one could convince anyone, and finally their eyes naturally fell on the stone who was drinking tea with the old god, the stone squinted his eyes slightly, looked at the two of them with interest, and then said a sentence that made everyone speechless: "In his position, seeking his government, the commanders have a headache, what are you arguing about here?" ”