At the end of the meeting, Shi Zude, Liu Yuanlin and Erzi rushed to their respective defense areas.

Zhu Liangcheng's defense area was at the Hankou Railway Station, so he naturally stayed by Zhong Yi's side.

Zhu Liangcheng said: "Tuanzao, although the police corps has gone through nearly three months of training, it has basically not added any veterans, and its combat effectiveness is very worrying, it is said to be a general regiment, but the actual combat effectiveness is only afraid that it is not even comparable to a regiment of our 367 brigade!" Is it really good to hand over the first line of defense outside the train station to them? ”

Zhong Yi waved his hand and said, "This first battle has to be done by the police corps!" And it has to be Thursday's patrol company! ”

"Thursday's patrol company?" Zhu Liangcheng was stunned and said, "Tuanzao, this company is the worst company in the police corps!" ”

Zhong Yi didn't explain much, waved his hand and said, "Old Zhu, you will naturally know when the time comes." ”

Seeing that Zhong Yi had made up his mind, Zhu Liangcheng didn't say anything more.

……

At the same time, in Xiaochang, the 10th Division of the Japanese Army was the headquarters of the Provisional Division.

The chief of staff of the 10th Division, Tsutsumi Bujiagui, strode into the war room, walked to Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the 10th Division, who was inspecting the map, and then paused.

"Division commander, the 40th Infantry Wing is in an emergency!"

Yoshio Shinozuka withdrew his gaze from the map and said, "Read! ”

"Hello!" Di Bujia Gui paused again, unfolded the telegram and read, "Division headquarters, our wing has defeated the enemy in front of us, and occupied Xiaogan two hours ago. ”

"Yo Xi!" Yoshio Shinozuka nodded happily and said, "Xiaogan is the barrier of northern Wuhan, and occupying Xiaogan means that the northern gate of Wuhan has been opened!" ”

"Hello!" Di Bujia nodded again, and then said, "It's a pity that the 40th Infantry Wing is still half a step slower and failed to occupy Xiaogan Airport before the withdrawal of the China Air Force, otherwise, this time it is very likely to severely damage the China Air Force, and the Air Corps directly under the Front Army will also gain air superiority!" ”

"No, no, it's enough to occupy Xiaogan Airport!" Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and said, "The occupation of Xiaogan Airport means that the combat effectiveness of the Shina Air Force will be further reduced, but the combat planes of the Imperial Army Aviation Regiment can take off from Xiaogan Airport and support the infantry fighting on the front line at close range, which is good!" ”

"Hello!" Di Bugui shook his head and said, "Division commander, the current position of the 40th Infantry Wing is already a little too protruding, do you want to let them stop?" Wait for the main force of the division? ”

"It's fine." Yoshio Shinozuka remembered Higashikure's advice, and nodded immediately, "Let them stop first." ”

"Hello!" The embankment did not pick up the expensive and then paused, turned and left.

……

In Suixian, the headquarters of the commander of the fifth theater.

The headquarters of the prefect of the Fifth War Zone has been moved west from Xinyang to Suixian.

At this time, Li Guangxi, the former commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone, had returned to Nanning to recuperate due to physical reasons, and now Bai Chongbei was acting as the commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone.

Zhang Zizhong, who had a face of gunpowder, strode into the war room.

"Headquarters!" Zhang Zizhong walked up to Bai Chongbei, stood upright, and saluted.

"Xun Chen." Bai Chongbei hurriedly stepped forward to shake hands with Zhang Zizhong, and said enthusiastically, "Your 59th Army has completed the post-break mission in Xiaogan very well. ”

Zhang Zizhong said: "Mr. Xie praises! ”

Bai Chongbei snorted lightly, and said: "Now that your 59th Army's post-mortem mission has been completed, you can transfer to Tongbai Mountain to rest." ”

"Yes!" Zhang Zizhong saluted again, turned around and walked away.

Seeing Zhang Zizhong's figure go away, Bai Chongbei said to the adjutant beside him: "Pass my order, except for Hu Zongnan's 17th Army and Liao Lei's 21st Group Army to continue to be on guard against the enemy, the rest of the 3rd Corps, the 4th Corps and the troops directly under the theater are all transferred to rest!" ”

"Yes!" The adjutant said yes and turned to leave.

Bai Chongbei looked out the window, facing the direction of Hankou, and said quietly: "Zhong Yi, the task of our Fifth War Zone has been completed, and next, it depends on your Wuhan Garrison!" ”

After a pause, he said, "Don't let us down!" ”

……

At this time, in Xiaogan.

The 40th Infantry Wing did not linger too long after occupying Xiaogan, nor did it turn to the northwest and make a major pursuit in the direction of Suixian, but continued to move south along the Pinghan Railway.

Obviously, compared with the main force of the national army retreating westward, the three towns of Wuhan are more tempting for the 40th Infantry Wing!

Moreover, now the Japanese army began to march more and more unscrupulously, because after crossing the Luo River, the Japanese army clearly felt that the resistance of the Chinese army began to become weak.

In the past, the Japanese army had a hard time pushing forward every time, but after crossing the Luohe River, it was simply overwhelming, and it was common to drive hundreds of miles in just one day!

Yesterday, the 40th Infantry Wing set a record of advancing 120 miles in one day!

Because of this, the 40th Infantry Wing was also praised by the commander of the Second Army, Higashikure Tsukihiko.

So today, Nishidajo Fat decided to advance directly outside the city of Hankou and set a new record!

Higashikure Tsusahiko and the senior generals of the Second Army can still keep their heads clear, but the front-line wing captain is already a little floating!

At this time, Nishiojo Fatmasa and Deputy Wing Commander Yuji Takeuchi stood on the hill next to the road, witnessing the infantry platoon and convoy of the 40th Infantry Wing marching south.

Groups of heavily armed infantry and armoured vehicles, trucks, and horse-drawn carriages drove by, and they saw billowing smoke and dust rising from the road, threatening to cover the sky!

Looking at this billowing smoke, Yuji Takeuchi, who had just arrived, felt that his blood was burning.

Nishi's original deputy was killed in the battle of Luohe, and Yuji Takeuchi just arrived yesterday!

"Captain!" Yuji Takeuchi said excitedly, "Now we are less than 50 miles away from Hankou at most, but it is just past noon, if nothing else, we will definitely be able to reach Hankou before four o'clock in the afternoon!" ”

"Accident?" Nishidaijo snorted, "It's all at this time, what else can I have a surprise?" ”

"Hello!" Yuji Takeuchi paused, "If there is no accident, the main force of our wing will definitely be able to reach Hankou before four o'clock in the afternoon, which means that we even have time to launch an attack on Hankou!" ”

"Just an attack?" Nishiojo smiled and said, "Takeuchi-kun, you're too conservative!" ”

"Nani?" Yuji Takeuchi said awe-inspiringly, "Captain, should you, should you still want to occupy the Hankou Railway Station, or even the entire Hankou before dark?" ”

"Why don't you think so?" Xi Dajo Fat said hesitantly, "Now, the Zhina army in Jiangbei has already been defeated by the imperial army, and the fighting spirit is completely lost, Takeuchi-kun, I dare to assure you that as long as the imperial army's Rizhang banner appears outside Hankou City, the Zhina army defending the city will flee from the wind!" ”

(End of chapter)