In Nanjing, the headquarters of the Central China Front of the Japanese Army.

Shunroku Hatata, Ninji Okamura and Shozo Kawabe also didn't sleep all night.

At this critical moment related to the Battle of Wuhan and even the entire Sino-Japanese War, no one can sleep!

There is a radio on the big table of Shunroku Hatata, and the program of the Voice of Jianghan has been playing on the radio, and the voice of the hostess of the Voice of Jianghan has never stopped!

This also shows from the side that Hankou is still under the control of the Chinese army!

Thinking of this, Shunroku Hatata, Ninji Okamura, and Shozo Kawabe are in a heavy mood!

A ray of dawn shone in through the window, and Kawabe Shozo got up and walked to the window, pushed open the window, and said quietly: "Your Excellency, the day is dawn!" ”

Shunroku Hata turned his head to look out the window and saw that it was indeed getting bright.

Shunroku Hata sighed softly, at this moment, how much he wished that time could go slowly?

Okamura Ninji also said faintly: "Today, it is the fifth day that the Second Army has launched a general attack on Wuhan!" It's also the last day of the five-day period! ”

After a pause, Okamura Ningji said again: "However, the three towns of Wuhan are still firmly controlled by the Zhina Army!" ”

Shunroku Hata was silent when he heard this, to be honest, he didn't expect such a result before the war, he originally thought that this battle should be very easy!

After all, the main forces of the five theaters of China have been defeated by the Second Army, so how can they withstand the onslaught of the Second Army with the hundreds of thousands of temporary rabble in Wuhan?

Until yesterday, when Okamura Ninji proposed to let the Second Army withdraw quickly, Shunroku Hatahata didn't think so in his heart, and he was still full of confidence in the Second Army!

But now, Shunroku Hatata's confidence has finally been shaken!

Perhaps, the Second Army really can't take Wuhan!

However, Shunroku Hata still had a trace of luck in his heart.

At that moment, Shunroku Hata said to Shozo Kawabe: "Kawabe-kun, order the aviation regiment to dispatch all attack aircraft, fighters, and reconnaissance planes to delay the advance of the Shina Army in the direction of Macheng as much as possible!" ”

After a pause, Shunroku Hata said again: "So far, the only thing we can do is to buy a few more hours for the Second Army and His Royal Highness Tsugahiko as much as possible, even if they can't take Wuhan, at least let them have enough time to withdraw their troops!" Withdraw from Wuhan to Xiaogan! ”

"Hello!" The river was slammed and turned away.

Okamura Ninji hesitated slightly, and finally brought up the old words again: "Your Excellency, the complete erosion of the Wuhan battle situation is inevitable, and now it's time to think about the aftermath!" ”

Shunroku Hatata's brows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "It's impossible for the base camp to agree." ”

Okamura Ninji said: "Even if the base camp does not agree to the proposal to urgently mobilize ten divisions, at least the 21st Army that has been formed must be transferred to Wuhan!" After a pause, he continued, "After all, I think the capture of Wuhan is more strategic than the occupation of Guangzhou and the complete blockade of the coastline of China!" ”

Shunroku Hata was silent.

……

At the same time, the high command in Chongqing.

At five o'clock in the morning, the sky finally brightened!

The broadcast of the Voice of Jiang Han is still continuing, and Xiao Bing is still broadcasting the battle situation of the Hankou battlefield to the military and civilians across the country through the radio waves, which is enough to show that Hankou is still not lost!

A cadre of senior generals in the command gradually began to get excited!

Because it is getting closer and closer to the moment when the situation is reversed and the miracle is witnessed!

Principal Chang couldn't sit still, walked to the map, and watched a senior staff member of the headquarters doing homework on the map!

The senior staff officers of the General Headquarters have extremely high quality, and the work on the map is very beautiful, which is simply impeccable!

Looking at the three red arrows on the map that were rapidly approaching and encircling Wuhan, Principal Chang still felt a little slow, and immediately said to Liu Sheng: "For Zhang, immediately call Sun Lianzhong's Second Group Army, and ask them to send a division first, no, send a regiment, and rush to Hankou at the speed of a forced march, and be sure to arrive at Hankou before evening!" ”

Chen Shiming knew the intention of Principal Chang's move, but he still retorted in a way that he didn't understand: "Principal, I'm afraid it's useless to send a regiment of troops to help Hankou." ”

"You know what." Principal Chang waved his hand and said, "It is true that a mere regiment cannot pose an actual threat to the Second Army of Higashikurenomiya Tsuruhiko, but the psychological deterrence of the Japanese army is immeasurable, especially at this time, this psychological deterrent effect will be magnified tenfold or hundredfold!" ”

"Oh, lowly got it!" Chen Shi had an epiphany on his face and said, "What does the principal mean that as long as this regiment appears outside Hankou City, the Japanese army will completely lose confidence in occupying Wuhan?" ”

"Hmm." Principal Chang said happily, "That's what it means. ”

……

Halfway from Macheng to Hankou, there is a small town called Baliwan.

At this moment, Sun Lianzhong, commander-in-chief of the Third Corps of the National Revolutionary Army and the Second Group Army, was riding a horse and standing on a small hill by the side of the road, watching the ranks of the Second Group Army march mightily.

Sun Lianzhong was born in the Northwest Army, one of the thirteen Taibao under Feng Yuxiang, and one of the few fierce generals in the national army who can fight tough battles!

In the Battle of Taierzhuang, the main force of Li Guangxi's Fifth Theater was able to inflict heavy losses on the main forces of the Japanese Army's Seya Detachment and Sakamoto Detachment was mainly because Sun Lianzhong's unit was stubbornly defending Taierzhuang, which greatly consumed the powerful strength of the two Japanese detachments, and at the same time bought time for the theater headquarters to adjust its deployment and gather the main force!

It was precisely because of his outstanding performance in the Battle of Taierzhuang that after the battle, Sun Lianzhong was immediately appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Third Corps by the National Army Command!

The Third Corps has six armies!

But now, Sun Lianzhong only has the 30th Army and the 42nd Army around him!

The other four armies have just arrived in Macheng, and they are still more than thirty kilometers away!

There is also no way to do this, six armies, more than a dozen divisions of nearly 200,000 people, a small Macheng will definitely not be able to feed, so it can only be scattered everywhere for training and recuperation.

Because of this, it will take time to regroup!

So now, Sun Lianzhong has two armies around him: the 30th Army and the 42nd Army!

"Report the ......" A fast horse suddenly galloped over, and the herald on horseback shouted from afar, "Commander-in-chief, the headquarters is in a hurry, the headquarters is in a hurry!" ”

Sun Lianzhong's adjutant hurriedly came down to take the telegram and handed it to Sun Lianzhong.

After reading the telegram, Sun Lianzhong immediately said to Feng Anbang, the commander of the 42nd Army beside him: "Brother Huamin, the situation in Wuhan does not seem to be very good, the principal asked us to immediately send a regiment to rush to the aid at the speed of a forced march, it is better to lead a cavalry regiment to Hankou urgently!" ”

"Yes!" Feng Anbang said solemnly.