…… The Japanese army launched the Changsha operation three times, and the total number of troops mobilized before and after was nearly 400,000.

All the officers and men of the Ninth Theater fought to the death and repelled the Japanese army attacking Changsha three times in a row.

At that time, in response to the fierce offensive of the Japanese army, Chiang's army had three voices.

The first voice believed that instead of holding on to Changsha under tremendous combat pressure, it was better to strategically abandon Changsha, lure the enemy deep into the Hengyang area, and then meet the Japanese army.

The second voice also believes that Changsha can be strategically abandoned, and then in the area of the Huangsha River on the border of Hunan and Guangxi, with the help of the advantageous terrain to fight.

The third voice was the opinion of General Xue Boling, who believed that Changsha should continue to hold on to Changsha and engage the enemy with the help of strong fortifications that were easy to defend and difficult to attack, which had been in operation for many years.

Xue Boling was the commander of the Ninth Theater of the Chiang Army, and he had many achievements in dealing with the Japanese army, and his prestige was very high, especially in the previous battles for the defense of Changsha, he led the troops in a good way, and single-handedly lured the enemy to annihilate the tactics - the Heavenly Furnace Tactics, and the Japanese army was throwing away their armor and urinating, which was like a nightmare for the Japanese army.

There was even such a nursery rhyme in the Japanese-occupied areas, called:

"There is Xue Laohu in the south, and there is a hole in the north to shave his head, although the Japanese are rampant, the blood of sin flows on both sides!"

What does that mean?

It is said that on the frontal battlefield in the south, there was a person named Xue Boling in the Jiang army, nicknamed Xue Laohu, and in the battlefield behind enemy lines in the north, there was a person named Kong Jie in the ranks of the Eighth Route Army, nicknamed Kong Shaved.

These two people are amazing!

Those are all the nemesis of devils, the ruthless people who kill devils, and under the attack of the north and south, the little devils who fight are throwing off their armor and urinating.

Every time some ordinary people in the Japanese war zone were chatting in private, when talking about the Chinese army's resistance to the Japanese invaders, they would always mention this hole shaving their heads, as well as Xue Laohu, and they all gave a thumbs up and praised them

When it comes to how to defend Changsha, there is probably no more experienced general than Xue Laohu.

In this way, in the face of the sworn Xue Boling, the chairman finally decided to hand over the responsibility of the defense of Changsha to Xue Boling, and implement the third strategy, continue to hold Changsha, fight the Japanese army in the Changsha area, and prevent the Japanese army from advancing south.

During the period when he was in charge of garrisoning Changsha, this Xue Boling did perform remarkably, and he was conscientious in all aspects of defense, and did not give the Japanese army any flaws at all.

So much so that after the Japanese army failed in the Third Battle of Changsha at the end of 41 and the beginning of 42, more than a year has passed until now, and the little devil still did not dare to invade Changsha.

Chiang's army also hyped up this, saying that there was a tiger guarding Changsha, and the Japanese army naturally did not dare to approach lightly.

For the fourth Changsha operation that the Japanese army may launch, Xue Boling has actually been mentally prepared for a long time.

However, out of absolute confidence in the defense of Changsha that he had built with his own hands, Xue Boling believed that if the Japanese army wanted to launch the fourth Changsha operation, it must have sufficient preparations in advance, whether it was the gathering of troops, the rest of the troops, or the accumulation of logistics materials, which would take time.

In addition, he firmly believed: "If the Japanese army wants to plot Changsha City, it must first take Changde, and if there is no movement on the Changde side, the devils will never dare to rush into Changsha!" ”

In fact, Xue Boling's inference is not too problematic, as a springboard for attacking Changsha City-Changde, its military value is too important.

If the Japanese army abandons this springboard and directly attacks Changsha, it will inevitably be greatly hindered, and the logistics will also be cut off by the garrison of Changde, or even attacked from both sides.

That's exactly what happened.

Including the Japanese command headquarters that confronted the Ninth Theater, the devil officers also believed that in order to go to Changsha, they must first go to Changde to make full preparations.

It was not until the Japanese Sixth Front Army was formally formed that Okamura Ninji, as the commander-in-chief of the Sixth Front Army, returned to the stage of Sino-Japanese warfare again.

When the Operational Staff analyzed Changde's important military value for attacking Changsha as a springboard, Okamura and a group of devil officers analyzed diametrically opposite, and pointed out in a different way:

"Although what you said is good, if the battle is carried out in such a step-by-step manner, as soon as the battle to attack Changde starts, the Chinese troops in Changsha will definitely receive the news and take full precautions in advance.

The so-called water is impermanent, and soldiers are impermanent.

If according to the traditional analysis and traditional fighting style, the enemy has already understood everything and has lost the first opportunity, is there any advantage in such a battle? ”

Speaking of which, in the first Battle of Changsha, the commander of the Japanese army was Okamura Ningji, and as a result, he came with more than 100,000 troops, but Xue Boling used the Heavenly Furnace method of warfare to gather the strength of more than 400,000 troops, and killed more than 30,000 people, and finally fled in embarrassment, which can be described as a defeat for Xue Boling's men.

Therefore, for the tiger Xue Boling, even Okamura, he did not dare to be careless.

He believed that conventional tactics would never be able to defeat Xue Laohu.

Miyazaki, the chief of staff of the devil on the side, asked, "Your Excellency, commander, what do you mean?" ”

"Feint to attack Changde, the main force takes the opportunity to advance and take Changsha directly!" Okamura said in a shocking voice.

"However, Your Excellency Commander, if we do not take Changde first, this will be extremely unfavorable to the smooth flow of our army's logistics and transportation lines, and may even put our army in a situation where we are exposed to the enemy on our back." Immediately, some officers raised their concerns.

Okamura said disapprovingly: "The main forces of the Chinese army in the Ninth Theater are all in the Changsha area, which is the focus of their defense.

As for Changde, it is just an auxiliary defense zone that forms an angle with Changsha.

With strong city walls and abundant artillery, our army wants to quickly capture Changde, which is naturally unrealistic, but if it is just a siege but not an attack, and this city is completely surrounded into a dead city, does the Chinese army in this city still dare to take the initiative to go out of the city without fear of sacrifice to fight? ”

Miyazaki, the chief of staff on the side, admired: "It turns out that the general planned like this, I understand, our army is just besieging but not attacking, and it doesn't need to pay too much price, and then use the feint to attack Changde to attract the attention of the Chinese army in Changsha, and take the opportunity to attack Changsha, and you will definitely be able to catch the Changsha defenders off guard!" ”

As if remembering something from the past, Okamura, who was a little embarrassed, said:

"Speaking of which, this is still the tactic that the cunning Eight Roads taught us! The Eighth Route often uses the set of besieging but not attacking, and encircling points to send reinforcements.

Although the defenders in the Changsha area were Chinese regular troops, in many cases, their courage in fighting was not necessarily comparable to that of the Tubalu in the occupied area, which was originally called the Huazi team.

In recent years, in the face of the growing Eighth Route Army, when fighting against it, the heroic combat troops of our Great Japanese Empire could only retreat into the city, besieged by a small number of Eighth Route Army and did not dare to go out of the city to fight.

Naturally, I do not believe that these Central Army units besieged in Changde can outperform our Imperial Japanese warriors in terms of will and courage to fight. ”

As he spoke, Okamura also added: "In addition, in the siege of Changde, we must learn to set up a suspicious formation, and at first we can use large-scale troops to form a black cloud to crush the city, and we must make the movement big enough, so that all the Chinese troops believe that our army is going to concentrate its forces to capture Changde in one fell swoop."

In Chinese terms, the follow-up is that the thunder is loud and the rain is small.

Even only need to stay a small number of troops and continue to create movements, so as to cover the main force of our army to bypass Changde and take Changsha directly! ”

"Hey!" Miyazaki replied admiringly.

……

Xue Laohu, who was stationed in Changsha, believed that it would be impossible for the Japanese army to take Changsha without going to Changde first, and continued to garrison Changsha City with confidence.

The newly formed Sixth Front Army of the Japanese army was secretly deployed under the secret command of the old devil Okamura, preparing to feint Changde and enter Changsha.

Kong Jie was not idle at all.

During this time, all aspects were fighting in a pot of porridge, and the war situation between China and Japan once again turned into a white heat.

From the rise of the Holy War Army, which was formed by the Kwantung Army and went south, to the destruction of the Devil's Inoue Armored Division in Mengxi and eastern Hebei, it was invincible.

The military might and momentum of the Japanese army seem to have returned to the appearance of the early days of the Anti-Japanese War in a trance.

Even many devil officers blindly felt:

Could it be that there is hope for a holy war again?

In the face of such a grim combat situation, Kong Jie, who was in charge of the headquarters of the Special Experimental Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, smiled heartily.

Kong Jie believed: "The rabbit bites when it is anxious, and the more the little devil hurriedly launches an offensive, the more it shows that the devil is weak in succession, and he is about to run out of donkey skills."

And the devil made such a big move this time, which may not be a bad thing for us. ”

"Lao Kong, how do you say this?" Li Yunlong couldn't turn the corner for a while.

Kong Jie said with a smile: "What do you think, the little devil has made a bloody investment this time, and it is the Holy War Army, and it is the southbound chariot division formed by the Kwantung Army, plus the battle in western Hubei, the main force advancing to the major continental communication lines, and the battle that may be launched against Changsha at any time."

What a military force this is!

Now this military force is rampant in our territory in China, but if we don't block the attack of the devils and are defeated by the little devils, what will happen?

I think it's very likely that this military force will reappear in the Pacific theater and in Southeast Asia.

The Pacific and Southeast Asian battlefields are now at a critical juncture.

Do you think that at this juncture, Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries will sit idly by and ignore the weakness of our Chinese army? ”

Ding Wei on the side was still thinking about Kong Jie's words, and Li Yunlong, whose brain was spinning fast, had already patted the table and admired:

"Haha, Lao Kong, Lao Kong, your brother is really a talent, this business really makes you make flowers.

We understand what you mean, you mean that at this juncture, we just need to call poverty and suffering, and ask the Allied countries for assistance, resources, and technical support.

If they don't give it, hehe, let's just pick on it, saying that this battle can't be fought, the devils are well-equipped and have a huge army, so you just wait for these little devils to reinforce you on the battlefield where you fight the Japanese army to deal with you! ”

"That's what it means!" Kong Jie said with a smile: "In addition, in order to enhance the convincing power, we can take a good look at some of the new equipment of the Japanese army captured on the front line, including the newly developed Type 3 medium tank developed by the Japanese army, and some images of the front-line positions being quickly defeated under the attack of the Japanese artillery and combat vehicles."

Again, this is the time when the Allied countries need us, and after this period of time, if we want to ask others for aid and support, I'm afraid it's no longer possible! ”

As for what reinforcements were needed, Kong Jie had already thought about it, and even made a list.

The British hurried to provide some artillery processing equipment, cannon production technology, the manufacture of long-barreled cannons and tank guns, and more assistance to artillery barrel self-tightening equipment, improved artillery special technology, and gun barrel grinding and forging equipment.

The Yankees rushed to the aid of more steel mills, machine tool factories, aviation manufacturing plants, radio factories, and so on.

The Soviets assisted some tank production lines and heavy factory equipment production lines, and so on.

In a word:

"If you want our Eighth Route Army to stop or even eliminate the elite of devils, it's easy to say."

Kong Jie stretched out his hand: "Hit the money!" ”

Li Yunlong was stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "Haha, damn it, the word money is really amazing, these thousands of words are all integrated into these two words."

That's right, if the allies don't give money, equipment, or technology, we won't do it, and if we want the horses to run and not give the horses grass, our Eighth Route Army is not wronged.

As long as we are passive on the defensive, as soon as the rear of this devil is stable, there will be a steady stream of troops to continue to be transferred to the Pacific and Southeast Asian battlefields, and then there will be a headache for the allied countries.

What's that?

Lao Kong, I think it's best to let Lao Du help us intercede in this matter, this old boy is real, with him, this thing will definitely work. ”

"Eh, let the Yankees help us fool the Yankees, can we do it?" Ding Wei hesitated.

Li Yunlong said with a smile: "Don't mention it, this old Du wants to be the father of our Chinese aviation, he is about to go crazy, some time ago he said that the aircraft production line of our Eighth Route Army is not enough, and he also took the initiative to apply for assistance from the United States, but he was rejected, and he was angry."

Lao Du will definitely help this time! ”

The three of them hit it off and immediately carried it out according to the plan.

Of course, paper could not contain the fire, and in addition, Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union deliberately disclosed relevant information to Chiang's junta, and soon the chairman of the committee learned that the Eighth Route Army was seeking assistance from the Allied countries and strengthening cooperation in all fields.

The chairman of the NPC National Committee was very unhappy with this, and he has always regarded himself as the master of China.

This is obviously the boss and the head of the family, but the Eighth Route Army actually crossed itself and reached a cooperation with the allies, is this worth it?

In the end, in order to cut off the business of the Eighth Route Army, the chairman patted his chest and told the allied forces: "The Central Army will definitely defeat the Japanese army in the battle, hold back the Japanese army in the Chinese battlefield, and assist in the Pacific and Southeast Asian theaters." ”

Of course, in addition to patting his chest, His Excellency the Chairman of the Committee said that he was also in great need of some assistance from the Allied countries.

And Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries are also happy to see this, the Eighth Route Army and the Central Army are scrambling to deal with the Japanese invaders, so let them go, as long as they can drag the Japanese army on the Chinese battlefield, it is easy to say anything.

It was at this juncture that under the secret command of the old devil Okamura, the Japanese Sixth Front Army first feinted to attack Changde, and then bypassed the Changde area and took Changsha directly.

A war between the two sides is on the verge of breaking out.

The Fourth Battle of Changsha officially broke out......

(End of chapter)