Almost at the same time, Sun Liren, commander-in-chief of the Hanyang Defense Region and commander of the new 38th Division, also summoned the three brigade commanders Chen Jing'an, Liu Futing, and Pan Zihe to convey Zhong Yi's instructions.

"Brigade Commander Chen, Brigade Commander Liu, and Brigade Commander Pan." Sun Liren's gaze swept over the faces of Chen Jingan and the other three brigade commanders, and then said, "I just received a call from Ziren from Hankou, and he asked me to convey a message to you, starting tomorrow, in the next few days, the Japanese army is likely to launch a continuous fierce attack on Hankou and Hanyang!" ”

After a pause, Sun Liren said again: "This will also be the last general attack of the Japanese army!" ”

Hearing this, Chen Jingan and the three of them glanced at each other, and their eyes showed excitement.

Chen Jingan said: "Master Sun, that is to say, as long as we resist this wave of attacks by devils, the situation of the Battle of Wuhan will be reversed, and the national army will usher in a counteroffensive, right?" ”

"Great!" Liu Futing patted his thigh and said, "After two full months of hard work and sacrifices of more than 100,000 brothers, we can finally usher in a counterattack, and we are finally going to fight a counterattack!" ”

Pan Zihe said: "This time, I will kill the devil without leaving a piece of armor!" ”

"Don't rejoice too soon!" Sun Liren shook his head with a solemn expression, and said, "Since this is the last wave of the devil's general attack, the strength of its attack must be unprecedented!" And it will last much longer than before, so it is not easy to withstand the last wave of the devil's general attack! ”

After a pause, Sun Liren said again: "Ziren also asked me to tell you that our new 38th Division and your three garrison brigades must prepare for the worst no matter what!" ”

"Worst-case scenario?" Chen Jing'an said, "What do you mean?" ”

Sun Liren said: "It means that even if all the urban areas of Hanyang have fallen, even if our new 38th Division and your three garrison brigades have retreated to the tunnel, even if the Turtle Mountain Fortress is declared lost, we must have the belief that we will win, hide in the underground tunnel and persist in the war of resistance!" Until the devils are exhausted, until the counterattack comes! ”

After a pause, he added, "Of course, this is only the worst-case scenario, and it may not happen!" ”

Chen Jingan and the other three brigade commanders glanced at each other, and then nodded vigorously at the same time: "Understood!" ”

……

On the northern outskirts of Hankow, the headquarters of the Japanese Second Army.

Although it was already late at night, Higashikurenomiya Tsuruhiko didn't feel sleepy.

Higashikurenomiya Twist Yan put on his shirt and came to the outside of the tent, only to see the campfire on the ground, reflecting each other with the stars in the sky, outlining a magnificent picture!

In the dim light, the sappers of the 13th and 116th Divisions were still building fortifications.

Although it had been two months since the troops had been under the city of Wuhan, and although a simple fortress had been built in the north of Hankou, the sappers of the two divisions still had no intention of stopping.

Because for them, the sappers, the only mission is to build fortifications!

Even though the possibility of a counter-offensive by the Chinese army is extremely small, and even if it is almost impossible for these fortifications to be effective, they will still build the fortifications in strict accordance with the requirements of the infantry drill code!

Looking at the bare-chested and sweaty sappers in the light, Higashikurenomiya was silent for a long time.

The sound of chaotic footsteps came from behind him, and without looking back, Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko could hear that it was the commanders of the three divisions of Yoshio Shinozuka, Tatsubei Ogisu, and Kishige Shimizu, as well as the chief of staff, Machijiri Liangji, who followed.

"Your Highness!" Machijiri Gyokedon said, "The Front Army Command has called back. ”

"Really?" Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko breathed a sigh of relief and asked faintly, "What do you say?" ”

Machijiri said: "Your Excellency the General has issued an order to the aviation regiment directly under the front army, and in the next few days, the aviation regiment will fully cooperate with our Second Army to launch a general attack on Wuhan!" ”

"Yo Xi!" Higashikurenomiya Tsugahiko said, "In this way, His Excellency the General still supports it!" ”

"Your Highness!" At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly said, "There is a saying about lowly duties, I don't know whether to say it or not?" ”

"Say it!" Higashikurenomiya didn't look back, and said quietly with his hands behind his back, "Shinozuka-kun, I know that you are an insightful division commander, so it doesn't hurt to say something directly!" ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Shinozuka slammed his head and said, "Your Highness, although there are less than 20,000 defenders in Hankou and Hanyang City at the moment, these 20,000 people are all elites who crawled out of the pile of dead, and their combat effectiveness is by no means comparable to the Chinese army that was wiped out by the imperial army before. ”

Hearing this, Higashikurenomiya Tsuruhiko finally turned around and said, "Shinozuka-kun, let's get to the point!" ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Shinozuka paused heavily, and said, "Your Highness, what I want to say is that once the general offensive begins, there will only be two results, either the imperial army will win a complete victory and occupy Wuhan, or the Chinese army will counterattack and drown our second army outside Wuhan, and there is no third possibility beyond this!" ”

Higashikurenomiya Twisthiko looked straight into Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "So, Shinozuka-kun, which outcome do you think is more likely?" ”

Yoshio Shinozuka replied, "The first one is more likely! ”

"Yes, Shinozuka-kun was also optimistic about the victory of the imperial army." Higashikurenomiya said in surprise.

After a pause, Higashikurenomiya asked again, "So, what is the chance that Shinozuka-kun thinks the imperial army will win?" ”

Yoshio Shinozuka pondered for a moment, and finally replied, "I think that the chances of the imperial army winning in the end are at least seventy percent!" ”

"Seventy percent!" Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko nodded, and continued, "Sun Tzu's Art of War, soldiers, and tricks, there is no war in this world that is completely certain, and seventy percent of the certainty is enough to fight!" ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Shinozuka paused and said, "Your Highness Mingjian! ”

"Yo Xi!" Higashikurenomiya said happily, "Then now, Shinozuka-kun, you go back and prepare first!" ”

After a pause, Higashikurenomiya said again: "Tomorrow's general attack, there will no longer be four divisions and regiments sent together, because this is not conducive to command, or the two divisions will take turns, the Hanyang battlefield will be attacked by your 10th Division first, and your 10th Division will finish fighting, and the 16th Division will go to the top!" ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Shinozuka paused heavily, turned around and walked away.

Higashikurenomiya's gaze fell on Hagizhou Libing and Shimizu Kishige again, and said in a deep voice: "Ogisu-kun, and Shimizu-kun, the Hankou battlefield will be entrusted to the two of you!" ”

"Hello!" Ogisu Libing and Shimizu Kishige shook their heads at the same time.

Higashikurenomiya Tsugahiko's gaze finally turned to Machijiri and said, "Machijiri-kun, immediately notify all heavy artillery brigades, heavy artillery wings, and Independence Mountain Artillery Wing to use up all the shells before tomorrow's general attack!" ”

Machijiri Gyoki paused and said, "Hay! ”