The main force of the New Fifth Division successfully crossed the Liushui River and occupied Changshoudian in only one day and one night, and the southwestern division of the Japanese 13th Division was opened.

As soon as the New Fifth Division and the 180th Division drove straight in, the Japanese troops in the Xiangyang and Yicheng defense lines could be outflanked, and the entire western defense line of the Japanese army began to loosen, and it was possible that the entire line would collapse.

Zaoyi and Suizao are now only garrisoned by the 13th Division of the Japanese Army, and the main force attacking Wuhan in the rear has transferred several divisions and regiments north to North China to deal with the growing Eighth Route Army.

However, the Wuhan area that the remaining troops had just occupied was not firmly established, and Xue Yue's army was eyeing Nanxun, and Li Zongren's other troops in the Dabie Mountain area were holding back, so they could not be reinforced.

The eastward advance of the main force of the New Fourth Army caused great trouble to the rear of the Japanese army. In the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese army lost strategically, and the consequences began to slowly appear.

The Japanese troops in the southwest position of Changshoudian began to retreat, and the painstakingly managed position was wiped out overnight. The 180th Division succeeded in capturing the longevity shop without much effort. Zhang Zizhong ordered the 180th Division to deploy on the spot to block the Japanese troops in the Wuhan area of the southern front from coming for reinforcements. The main force of the 33rd Group Army marched eastward and occupied the Suizao and Zaoyang areas.

The field hospital of the new 5th Division. Yi Ren is undergoing surgery, and Liu Ying personally operated to remove the bullet. Shao Fei had been waiting anxiously outside the tent, believing that Yi Ren's injury was caused by his own negligence. First, they underestimate their enemies; Second, we should not continue to fight with a tired army.

"Is he alright?"

Gao Xiaowei was very surprised to learn that Yi Ren was injured, so he hurried from the first battalion.

Shao Fei felt frustrated and lost, and replied in a low voice: "I don't know, it's still inside." ”

"I never thought he would get shot, he's a shadow, the strongest warrior among us."

"It was my fault, because I was in a hurry to get reinforcements...... I should have told them to change their clothes back. ”

Shao Fei sighed and turned his body back to Gao Xiaowei. Gao Xiaowei could clearly feel Shao Fei's guilt from the bottom of his heart, but he just patted Shao Fei from behind and didn't say anything.

Half an hour later, Liu Ying walked out of the tent and took off her mask. Seeing her with a pair of panda eyes, she looked tired.

Shao Fei quickly blocked in front of Liu Ying and asked repeatedly, "Is he okay?" ”

Liu Ying replied weakly: "It's okay." He was in good physical condition, and the bullet did not hit the internal organs, but he lost too much blood. Now Sakurako is dealing with the follow-up work, and she will wake up after the anesthetic has passed. ”

At this time, Zhao Hongfei and Lu Kang came over in person to inquire about Yi Ren's situation.

Yi Ren's injury also made Lu Kang feel guilty, these people came to help completely selflessly, without them, their troops would not have come out on top, and they would not have sacrificed such a small price to win the longevity shop. This battle of Changshoudian greatly increased the prestige of the Sichuan army.

After Lu Kang learned that Yi Ren was safe, his heart relaxed. Then he said: "A major counteroffensive is about to begin, and the Japanese 13th Division has become a rout." General Zhang ordered our division to set off immediately and move in the direction of Zaoyi. ”

Shao Fei knew that Lu Kang had come to visit Yi Ren first, and secondly, he had come to inform him of the battle situation. But he didn't want to leave now, he had to wait until Yi Ren woke up.

Zhao Hongfei saw Shao Fei's thoughts, this person always puts feelings first, so he said: "Okay, Shao Fei, you stay first, anyway, Zaoyi is not far from here." ”

"Okay. Lone wolf, you assist Master Lu for me, and I will arrive later. ”

Immediately, Zhao Hongfei and Lu Kang left first, and moved towards Zaoyi with the main force, posing a threat to the rear of the Japanese army.

On the way, Lu Kang asked, "Shao Fei called you a lone wolf just now." I remember that during the Battle of Wuhan, a mysterious unit appeared on the battlefield in the north, whose name was Blue Wolf. There's a wolf word in it, don't you? ”

Zhao Hongfei smiled: "Don't hide it, I am the commander of the blue wolf." ”

"Huh"

Lu Kang smiled and couldn't believe it, he had completely seen Zhao Hongfei's command talent in this battle. In terms of troop deployment, deployment, and overall situation, his ability is above Shao Fei. So Lu Kang asked, "I'm curious, why it's called 'blue wolf'." ”

Zhao Hongfei laughed and said with a neutral breath: "Blue wolf howling moon!" ”

The blue wolf roars the moon, the blue wolf is the wolf of the king who stands on the top of the mountain and laughs proudly, with the vicissitudes of the sun and the moon, the scars full of wind and frost, and the resolute, fierce and wild mighty wind. The moon rises in the middle of the night, the beasts are afraid of the darkness and coldness, silent silence, only the king wolf fearlessly roars the moon to the peak, sweeps away the heroes, and looks at the sky!

At the headquarters of the 33rd Group Army, Zhang Zizhong personally issued an order for the counteroffensive of the whole army: the new 5th Division advanced in the direction of Zaoyi and threatened the Japanese defense line east of the Xianghe River; The 37th and 38th Divisions attacked the Japanese Taerwan position; The 122nd and 132nd Divisions attacked the Jiangtoudian position. After the breakthrough, take the jujube and jujube directly.

The chief of staff beside Zhang Zizhong sighed: "I really didn't think that this time it would be the Sichuan army that came out on top, this battle is really incredible." ”

Lu Kang had already sent a detailed battle report to the command headquarters, and asked for credit for Shao Fei, Zhao Hongfei and others.

Zhang Zizhong said: "It's nothing unbelievable, the Sichuan army has high-ranking people to help." Shao Fei, the commander of the falcon, night attack decapitation is his forte. The Battle of Xuzhou, it is a pity that the falcon and I passed by. ”

Recalling the Battle of Xuzhou, Zhang Zizhong was full of emotion and sighed: "At the beginning, I was deceived by the Japanese Sakamoto detachment and asked them to make a detour to Linyi and go south to Taierzhuang. If it weren't for General Feng Anbang blocking the Sakamoto detachment, I, Zhang Zizhong, would definitely become a sinner for the ages. Later, I learned that General Feng Anbang was assisted by Shao Fei and Chen Haotian. ”

In that battle, Zhang Zizhong was severely scolded by the chairman of the committee, which became the only regret of Zhang Zizhong's military career. The chief of staff immediately changed the topic and asked, "I have heard of Shao Fei, didn't he die in battle?" ”

"It was a bureau, and it was his stand-in who blew himself up. But I don't understand, according to the intelligence, the Falcon special combat team has already gone north to Shanxi, how can he appear here? ”

Zhang Zizhong hesitated, his face sank and said, "There is also the one named Zhao Hongfei." He should be the commander of the mysterious unit 'Blue Wolf', and he actually appeared here, and he was also involved with Shao Fei, what is their relationship? ”

"I know that during the Battle of Wuhan, the battle wolf of Huangchuan indirectly helped us."

Zhang Zizhong's eyes were blazing, revealing domineering, and said: "Blue wolf howling moon, the king of wolves, I like it!" ”

Zhang Zizhong, a generation of famous anti-Japanese generals, is known as "Huo Guan Gong" by the world, and the "military god" in the eyes of the Japanese army, naturally exudes a heroic spirit of a king.

Immediately, Zhang Zizhong shifted his attention to the battlefield, and he emphasized at the headquarters: "This major counteroffensive is of great significance, and it is the first major counteroffensive of the Chinese army since the outbreak of resistance against Japan after the Lugou Bridge Incident. ”

What Zhang Zizhong said was only of political significance, and the most important thing was of strategic significance.

Suizao and Zaoyang have quite superior terrain conditions to rely on. Dabie Mountain stands majestically in the east, Tongbai Mountain lies horizontally in the north, Jing Mountain in the west, the Yangtze River in the south, the tiger of Dahong Mountain is in it, and the danger of the Xianghe River runs through the north and south.

There are two other important communication lines in this theater, one is Hanyi Road (Hankou-Yichang) and the other is Xianghua Road (Xiangyang-Hankou Garden).

Zhang Zizhong was far-sighted, he saw the favorable opportunity that the main force of the Japanese army went north to North China and the Japanese army was temporarily empty, and led the whole army to launch a counteroffensive. It also created favorable conditions for the victory of the "Battle with Jujube" later.

(End of chapter)