In the afternoon, the Japanese did not attack again, not even shelling.

But Zhong Yi didn't dare to be negligent, and continued to guard Hankou, I don't know why, Zhong Yi had a faint intuition that something bad was about to happen.

In the evening, the phone in the underground headquarters of the Five Prisons Palace suddenly rang.

Zhang Shiliang stepped forward and picked up the telephone and said, "This is the Hankou Headquarters!" ”

A voice immediately came from the other side of the phone: "Staff Officer Zhang, I'm Qiu Zongding, I just received a report from the 2nd Special Operations Squadron that the Japanese army is building a pontoon bridge in the Guocikou section of the Han River!" ”

"Got it!" Zhang Shiliang put down the phone.

Then he reported to Zhong Yi: "Senza, the communications office has just received a report from the 2nd Special Warfare Squadron, saying that the devil is building a pontoon bridge in the Guocikou section of the Han River, and it seems that he wants to cross the Han River west!" ”

"The devil wants to cross the Han River west?" Zhong Yi's face sank, and he walked quickly to the sand table.

Feng Yuxiang, Stilwell, Zhu Liangcheng, Liu Yuanlin and Shi Zude also immediately surrounded them.

"What do you want to do, little devil?" Feng Yuxiang said, "I just suffered a big loss in Hankou, and then I went to Guocikou to take a pontoon bridge to cross the river?" ”

Liu Yuanlin said: "Could it be that the devil knows that he can't gnaw on the hard bone of Hankou, so he can only retreat and cross the Han River to gnaw Hanyang?" ”

"Hanyang is also a hard bone!" Shi Zude shook his head and said, "It's not as hard as Hankou!" ”

"That's right." Zhu Liangcheng nodded and said, "The devil will never forget that the 3rd Division was eaten by our Wuhan garrison outside Hanyang City!" ”

Liu Yuanlin said: "Then what do you say, what does the little devil want to do?" ”

Stilwell suddenly interjected and said: "One thing is certain, that is, the Japanese army will never build a pontoon bridge for no reason, they must build a pontoon bridge at Guocikou to cross the river, even if the whole division does not cross the river, at least one or two divisions will cross the Han River west to attack Hanyang!" ”

Shi Zude suddenly said: "Ziren, do you think we can give the devil a half-cross attack?" ”

Before Zhong Yi could speak, Zhu Liangcheng said: "No, the devil has planes in the sky to cover, and there are several heavy artillery groups on the ground to block the fire, how can you hit the devil halfway?" ”

Liu Yuanlin said: "It's a pity, if the heavy artillery of our Turtle Mountain and Snake Mountain fortresses is still there, with just one artillery bombardment, the devil's river-crossing troops will all have to be planted in the Han River to feed the fish!" ”

Shi Zude said: "The heavy artillery of Turtle Mountain and Snake Mountain is gone, but isn't the tank battalion still there?" In the last attack, although more than a dozen were lost, aren't there still more than 30 tanks left? ”

Zhu Liangcheng said: "Do you think our tanks can withstand the bombing of devil artillery and aviation?" ”

"Well...... Shi Zude frowned, and said, "It's not good during the day, it's always okay at night, right?" ”

"Not at night!" Zhong Yi said, "The devils have already suffered a big loss from our tank battalion, and it is impossible to be defenseless against this, but they still dare to cross the river by taking a pontoon bridge at Guocikou, which shows that all arrangements have been made!" ”

After a pause, he said: "If I guessed correctly, the devil's artillery is only afraid that the devil's artillery has already measured the shooting Zhuyuan near Guocikou, and if our tank battalion really launches an assault at night, the devil's artillery only needs to follow the measured Zhuyuan, and can launch a devastating artillery cover on my tank battalion!" ”

……

On Mt. Toyo, the Japanese army observation post.

Standing at the observation post on Fenghe Mountain, you can clearly see the mouth of Guocikou.

Through the telescope, Tsukihiko Higashikurenomiya saw two engineering wings of the 10th and 16th Divisions building a pontoon bridge over the Goltskou section of the Han River.

Machijiri Liangji on the side said: "Your Highness, the construction speed of the pontoon bridge is faster than we expected, no accident, the 10th Division and the 16th Division will be able to cross the river tomorrow morning!" ”

"Still can't be careless!" Higashikurenomiya put down the binoculars and said, "Order the artillery, go all out and be on alert!" ”

"Hello!" Machijiri Geaton said, "Your Highness, rest assured, the 5th Brigade and 6th Brigade of the Field Heavy Artillery, as well as the 10th Wing of the Field Heavy Artillery, have all measured the shooting in advance, and if the Chinese Army really dares to counterattack, even if it is to dispatch their hidden tank troops, there will definitely be no return!" ”

"Yo Xi!" Higashikurenomiya said happily, "I'm relieved." ”

After a pause, Higashikurenomiya asked again: "By the way, Machijiri-kun, has the front army headquarters replied?" ”

"Hello!" Machijiri replied, "The front army headquarters replied that the headquarters has limited funds, so it has to report to the army headquarters and the base camp to request local support!" ”

"Yo Si." Higashikurenomiya said happily.

……

In Hankow, the underground headquarters of the Five Prisons Palace.

Zhong Yi said: "The question now is, why did the devil cross the river? ”

"yes." Liu Yuanlin echoed, "Good and dignified, why do devils cross the river?" ”

Zhu Liangcheng frowned and said: "Yesterday and today, the two general attacks launched by the Japanese army in Hankou ended in failure, and they also lost six infantry wings, according to normal logic, at this time, the devil only has two choices, either continue the general attack, or temporarily truce, and wait for the weather to get cooler, and then attack Wuhan with the Eleventh Army!" ”

Shi Zude then said: "If you choose a truce, shouldn't you cross the Han River west?" Isn't this a matter of sacrificing the near and far? And Higashikurenomiya is not afraid, in case the Han River channel is cut off, his hundreds of thousands of troops will be trapped in the area west of the Han River, and will be in a desperate situation because of the exhaustion of ammunition and food? ”

Feng Yuxiang said: "This really doesn't make sense logically. ”

Liu Yuanlin said: "What if the devil chooses to continue the general attack? ”

Zhu Liangcheng said: "Then there is no need to build a pontoon bridge, and then fight Hankou!" ”

At this time, Zhong Yi suddenly said faintly: "Haven't you thought that it is possible for the devils to continue to attack Wuhan in another way?" One of the toughest and most devastating ways to do it! ”

"The toughest and most devastating way?" Zhu Liang said, "In what way? ”

Zhong Yi said quietly: "Lao Zhu, have you forgotten how we lost the battle of Nanjing? ”

"The Battle of Nanjing?" Zhu Liangcheng's expression froze, and he said in a lost voice, "Ziren, you mean the killing competition?" ”

Zhong Yi nodded, and said in a deep voice: "It's no accident, Dongjiu Palace Twist Yan should want to follow the example of the defense of Nanjing, and also implement the enemy killing competition in Wuhan!" ”

"That's a problem!" Zhu Liangcheng's face changed slightly.

Feng Yuxiang, Liu Yuanlin and Shi Zude didn't feel anything about it.

Feng Yuxiang frowned and said, "Ziren, this killing competition is very powerful. ”

Zhong Yi said in a deep voice: "Yes, it's even more powerful than you imagined!" ”

PS: I didn't save the manuscript, but I have five chapters today, and I'm writing it now.

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