Wang Haitao's 90th Army was divided into two, and the 211th Division was led by Tang Longzai to occupy Tonggu Town. The 90th and 210th Divisions, plus the three brigades of the Guard Brigade, the Armored Brigade, and the Heavy Artillery Brigade, were in Yueyang City, eyeing Wuhan City. The troops of the Ninth World War were also frequently mobilized, and they had the potential to cooperate with the 90th Army in attacking Hubei.

This move of the Chinese troops made the Japanese troops in Wuhan very nervous. After learning about the entire course of the Battle of Changsha, Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki, chief of the General Staff of the Chinese Dispatch Army, who flew to Wuhan, was very angry at the mistakes made by Commander Alan Weiji, and on the other hand, he was jealous of the extremely powerful fighting force of the 90th Army on the Chinese side.

Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki did not criticize Lieutenant General Kokanda Masazhong of the 6th Division, also because under the circumstances at that time, in the face of the 90th Army, the ace of the Chinese army, there was no possibility of capturing Yueyang Castle again. However, he could no longer be placed in the post of commander of the Eleventh Army. After Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki reported the results of his investigation to the Chinese Dispatch Command in Nanjing, the Chinese Dispatch Command made some adjustments.

1. The 13th Division of the defenders in the Yichang area was transferred back to Wuhan City to strengthen the defense force of Wuhan City. 2. The Fourth Division was transferred back to Nanjing to serve as a strategic reserve. 3. The remainder of the 14th Independent Mixed Brigade was to rest and replenish in Nanchang to assist the 34th Division in guarding Nanchang City. Subsequently, the Japanese mainland base camp appointed Lieutenant General Tsukashi Honda, former chief of the general staff of the Japanese Southern Army, to be transferred to the commander of the 11th Army, and Fujiwara Takedasa was appointed chief of staff of the 11th Army.

Soon after, the Sixth Division was ordered to be transferred back to the Japanese mainland for rest and replenishment, and the Sixth Division was accompanied by the former commander of the 11th Army, General Alan Yuji, and the former chief of staff of the 11th Army, Major General Isamu Kinoshita. At the same time, the 58th, 59th, and 60th Divisions formed locally joined Central China, and the 68th, 69th, and 70th Divisions joined South China. As soon as General Nishio Toshizo and the other three divisions arrived in Nanjing, they immediately sent the 58th and 59th Divisions to Wuhan and placed them under the jurisdiction of the 11th Army.

Although Wang Haitao had obtained information about a series of movements of the Japanese army, he had no intention of attacking Wuhan for the time being, so Wang Haitao only paid attention to the movements of the Japanese army, but instead stepped up the occupation and consolidation of the area around Yueyang. After defeating Little Japan, the people of the towns around Yueyang rejoiced and greeted Wang Haitao's troops. Wang Haitao took the opportunity to start recruiting troops around Yueyang City to replenish the lost troops.

Three months passed in a blink of an eye, and the 90th Army and the Japanese army in Wuhan confronted each other across the lake with Honghu Lake as the boundary. Although there were small-scale engagements between the two sides, neither of them provoked large-scale confrontations first. The troops of the Ninth World War were also resting, and this victory also became the capital for many officers to be promoted, and a large number of officers were promoted. It's just that the 90th Army, which made the greatest contribution in this battle, did not have any substantial promotions and awards except for some commendations.

The above unfairness made the 90th Army talk a lot, and also made Wang Haitao and other commanders suspicious. When General Xue Yue came to Yueyang City to inspect, Wang Haitao asked General Xue Yue about it, and General Xue Yue also shirked vaguely, but there was one thing Wang Haitao still understood, some people above were worried that Wang Haitao's tail would not fall, and what he said to Lao Jiang made Lao Jiang also have scruples, so the reward for the 90th Army was pressed.

Although Wang Haitao himself is angry, he has no idea about getting promoted and making a fortune, he is just not worth it for these soldiers who are desperately killing the enemy. Fortunately, in addition to Wang Haitao's inability to promote their official positions, he didn't have to count on Lao Jiang in terms of money. Wang Haitao privately took out a large sum of money, not only rewarded his subordinates, but also generously sympathized the sacrificed soldiers, which stabilized the mood of the troops.

Just when Wang Haitao was preparing, thinking that he could take another step closer to Nanchang or Wuhan, a person secretly rushed to Yueyang and asked to see Wang Haitao. On this day, Wang Haitao was looking at the recent conscription report in the military headquarters in Yueyang City, and a guard came in to report that a young man came from outside the door, claiming to be from Chongqing, and asked to see Wang Haitao on important matters.

Wang Haitao felt strange in his heart, I don't know who rushed over from Chongqing to ask to see him, and under curiosity, Wang Haitao asked the guards to bring people in. As soon as this person entered the door, Wang Haitao was stunned, it was none other than Li Jian, the security guard of Zhou Gong, who was sent by Director Zhou of the Chongqing Office of the Communist Party of China in Chongqing. As soon as Wang Haitao saw that it was him, he knew that it was a big deal, so he hurriedly asked the people around him to withdraw, and ordered the guards to guard the gate and not allow anyone to come in.

Seeing that only he and Wang Haitao were left in the room, Li Jian took out a letter from his personal body and said to Wang Haitao: "General Wang, I came suddenly, Zhou Xian's life, I personally handed over this letter to General Wang as soon as possible, so I came to ask for General Wang in a reckless manner." Wang Haitao saw that Zhang Jian said very solemnly, and knew that there must be something important on this letter, so he asked Zhang Jian to sit down first and then opened the envelope.

In Zhou Gong's letter, there were no polite words, and after a few simple greetings, he went straight to the point. First of all, he told Wang Haitao that after some efforts, the CCP finally succeeded in producing penicillin, which has been used in clinical practice, which has greatly improved the survival rate of the wounded, for which Zhou Gong, on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, once again expressed his heartfelt thanks to Wang Haitao for his help!

However, due to various reasons, the CCP mastered the manufacturing method of penicillin, and when the military commander learned about it, Lao Jiang was extremely annoyed and strictly ordered Dai Li, director of the Military Command Bureau, to find out the secret of penicillin within a time limit. Dai Li's Military Command Bureau had already suspected the Longzhou side and had sent people to Longzhou to investigate the situation. Please be careful. He also apologized deeply for the trouble caused to Wang Haitao by the fact that the manufacture of penicillin was learned by the military command.

After reading the letter, Wang Haitao asked Zhang Jian what else Zhou Gong had to bring to him, and Zhang Jian replied: "General Wang, when Zhou Gong left, he asked me to tell General Wang that in case of change, the CCP will help General Wang at all costs." And the door of the CCP is always open to General Wang. Wang Haitao smiled and said to Zhang Jian: "Xiao Zhang, I won't reply to Zhou Gong in writing, please tell Zhou Gong that I, Wang Haitao, am upright and straight, and I am not afraid of those ghosts and ghosts of the military commander." Besides, if Lao Jiang wants to move me, he has to ask my tens of thousands of brothers whether they will agree! However, I still want to thank Zhou Gong and the CCP for their kindness, and I will ask for help in case of need. ”

Zhang Jian nodded and replied: "General Wang, don't worry, I will definitely bring your words to Duke Zhou." Wang Haitao left Zhang Jian for a light meal before sending him away. As soon as Zhang Jian left, Tang Renxin and Su Zuxin came to Wang Haitao and asked Wang Haitao what was going on with the people from Chongqing. Although Su Zuxin is not an old man who has followed Wang Haitao since the beginning, he has been fighting together for several years, and he is already a person who can definitely be trusted, so Wang Haitao did not hide it from him, and told the two of them that the person who came was from the CCP and the purpose of coming here.

Su Zuxin was thinking about something after hearing this, but Tang Renxin was a little hairy. Tang Renxin said: "Junzuo, we have worked so hard for Lao Jiang, we never want him to spend a dime on military expenses, and penicillin was invented by Junzuo and handed over to the central government." They are still doing this to us, we will stop doing it! Junzuo, you will order the whole army to return to Longzhou now, and I will see what his old Jiang can do with us!"

Before Wang Haitao could speak, Su Zuxin had already said: "Deputy Commander Tang, don't worry, listen to what the military seat means first." Wang Haitao took it and said, "Yes, don't worry, things haven't come to that point yet." Not to mention that Lao Chiang hasn't made trouble for us yet, even if he does, he can't pick on him! As soon as we withdraw to Longzhou, who will hand over the little Japan in front of us to deal with? Do we want to give up the Yueyang area to the little Japan again?"

As soon as Wang Haitao's words were finished, Su Zuxin said: "Yes, this soldier can't be withdrawn casually, otherwise the reputation of escaping will not be able to escape." Now the top priority is to send a telegram to Longzhou, and ask Director Tang to be prepared to deal with the people sent by the military commander. Wang Haitao looked at Su Zuxin approvingly, and then Tang Renxin also calmed down and said, "Junzao, I'm impatient." Longzhou is now monolithic, and as long as Renli is prepared, it is impossible for the military commander to find out anything. I'm going to send a telegram to Renli!"

Wang Haitao said: "To send a secret message, you must avoid those people in the confidential room, those people are sent down from above. Tang Renxin nodded and replied, "I understand." After saying that, he turned around and left. Wang Haitao thought for a while and said to Su Zuxin: "Chief of Staff Su, you can watch Yueyang City here for a few days, I will go to the 211th Division, Tang Longzai is a temper tantrum, if I hear any rumors, I am afraid that he will make trouble." ”

Su Zuxin nodded and replied: "Yes, military seat, you can rest assured to go to the 211th Division, there are me and Deputy Army Commander Tang here in Yueyang City, it will be fine." Wang Haitao said that he would leave, took a regiment of guards, and drove straight to the 211th Division station in Tonggu Town. When Wang Haitao and they arrived at Tonggu Town, it was already night, and Wang Haitao's sudden arrival in the middle of the night startled Tang Longzai, and Tang Longzai hurriedly dressed up and came to the division headquarters to see Wang Haitao.

As soon as they met, Tang Longzai didn't care about saluting, and opened his mouth to ask: "Brother-in-law, you suddenly came over in the middle of the night, what happened?" Wang Haitao first asked Tang Longzai to sit down, and then asked the guards to leave, and then told Tang Longzai what had happened. Tang Longzai became angry when he heard it, and was about to speak, Wang Haitao opened his mouth and suppressed his words back.

Wang Haitao said: "Long Zai, don't get excited, listen to me." First, Lao Jiang hasn't started to deal with us yet, so we can't move yet. Second, we must also be on guard, starting tomorrow, you will strengthen your vigilance here, and without my orders, other troops will not be allowed to approach your station, and the pretext of preventing a sneak attack by the Japanese army will be used externally. Third, we must be prepared to withdraw to Longzhou at any time, after all, Longzhou is where our root system lies, and if it is not right, we will withdraw the whole army to Longzhou and then make plans. ”