Among the Japanese generals, Okamura Ningji's personality is mild, and he has always been known for his scheming, unfazed, and cruel and introverted, but when he met Jiang Haoran, he once again seemed helpless, and he thought he was invulnerable in a surprise attack, but he was easily defused by others, and even the entire 116th Division that was scattered became a meat bun that could not be recovered.

The bombing of the planes was just a temporary outrage, and it did not play any role in the rescue, and Okamura Ninji knew it all too well. Half an hour ago, the Mohua troops who rushed to Youxian to reinforce were actually attacked by the Tuba Road in the Jinggang Mountain area, although they did not cause too many casualties, but the roads have been dug up, the bridges have been blown up, and the dream of the Mohua troops to quickly seize Youxian has been shattered, and the 116th Division is destined to completely go deep behind the enemy and fall into a heavy encirclement. If you want to snatch the meat from Jiang Haoran's mouth, Okamura Ningji thinks that he doesn't have the ability to do it.

"Kinoshita-kun, don't have any illusions about the 116th Division, just like the 106th Division, the Empire of Japan will never have the 116th Division again, but we can't let the Imperial Samurai Xian? Blood is flowing in vain, at the moment we should turn our grief and anger into strength, fight the battles of Liuyang and Pingxiang, and finally step on Jiang Haoran's 331 base under the iron hooves of the imperial army! Okamura Ninji's eyes were blazing, and a little flush appeared on his face.

Of course, Kinoshita Yong also knew that it was almost impossible to save the 116th Division, and it was not surprising for Okamura Ningji's straightforwardness, but it was incomprehensible for him to continue to attack Liuyang and Pingxiang.

"Old sir, the 116th Division is lost, is there any point or chance of victory for us to continue the offensive? And will the above agree with our deployment? ”

Okamura Ninji glanced at Isamu Kinoshita, obviously not satisfied with his question, but the relationship between superiors and subordinates for many years has made the relationship between them extraordinary, of course, it is precisely because of this that Kinoshita Yong dares to ask such a question that damages the military prestige of the Imperial Army.

"Kinoshita-kun, the loss of the 116th Division, the wrath of the military headquarters is inevitable, but in the end they will agree to the deployment of continuing the offensive. All the deployment of the entire campaign, I have reported to the military department, they can see that this time it is not that I Okamura Ningji is incompetent, but that Jiang Haoran is too cunning, and his determination to fight Jiang Haoran may also be unprecedentedly resolute, because he has become the biggest and most terrible tumor on the way forward of the imperial army, plus all kinds of evidence show that the 331 base has not been fully completed, this is also the only chance we can annihilate him at the lowest cost, once his fortress fortifications are completed, I am afraid that the plan of the imperial army to enter the rear of the southwest from eastern Hunan will no longer be implemented. And Jiang Haoran's terrifying manufacturing power and influence will also bring more unpredictable disasters to the imperial army. ”

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In the following three days, the Japanese launched a fierce attack on Liuyang and Liling, and the losses of all divisions were heavy.

In the direction of Liuyang, four divisions of the 30th Group Army, one division of the 74th Army, and the fourth division of the Nanshan Independent Army totaled nearly 80,000 horses. On the Japanese side, a mixed brigade, a wing of the Sixth Division, and the Second Division, totaling more than 50,000 people, fought in the lofty mountains between Liuyang and Tonggu. The Japanese attack was fierce, and the defense was fierce, Xue Yue had already given an ultimatum, anyone who took a step back would be immediately shot as a deserter, and even the supervision team entered the troops. In three days, the Japanese army advanced only one kilometer.

In the direction of Liling, the strength of the newly formed Fifth Division of the Nanshan Independent Army reached more than 40,000 people, plus Su Peng's Third Division, although there were losses in the blockade, it was replenished in the rout, and the number basically remained 15,000, and the strength of the two divisions reached 60,000. But the blow he faced was even worse than that of Liuyang.

The Japanese Sixth Division (missing a wing), the 101st Division and the 104th Division, although the latter two divisions suffered a lot of losses in the Nanchang Campaign, but the total number of troops was more than 60,000, and more importantly, in addition to the Sixth Division, which was an infantry division, the other two divisions were field divisions carrying heavy artillery, and the attack of the Sixth Division in the first two days did not find a bargain in front of Zhang Dabiao and Su Peng, but just this afternoon, the Japanese army's heavy artillery has been erected to the front, The first round of heavy bombardment had already enveloped the entire fortification in artillery fire.

331 base. In three days, all the men and horses of the special operations division went back and forth between Lukou and Youxian to clear and suppress, and mobilized the vast number of ordinary people to cooperate with the soldiers to search the mountains, and they were stunned to clean up the remnants of the 116th Division of the Japanese army.

"Report to the military seat, the special operations division is fortunate not to be dishonored, and the 116th Division of the Japanese army has been completely annihilated, and it is here to restore its life!"

When Chu Zhongtian appeared at the gate of the headquarters with Liu Bao, Li Tie, and Li Bing, Jiang Haoran was discussing something with Liu He? Hearing the voice, Jiang Haoran raised his head and beckoned: "Zhongtian is back, come on, there is something for you to do!" ”

"Ah??????h Chu Zhongtian and they looked at each other for a long time before they made a sound, originally thought that Jiang Haoran would happily praise them, but who knew that people actually didn't hear it, look at what it means, destroying the enemy's division is a, at least like this! The joy on the faces of several people couldn't help but subside suddenly, and Chu Zhongtian let out a sigh and walked in listlessly.

"Why, after destroying the enemy, a division and regiment want to find some rewards, right?" Jiang Haoran quickly saw the clue from Chu Zhongtian's expression, and asked with a wicked smile.

"Where? It's not uncommon for us to get promoted and get rich, and besides, there's nowhere to get promoted? Chu Zhongtian's eyes dodged, they really didn't care about being promoted and getting rich, in fact, they just wanted to get a few words of praise from Jiang Haoran, in their eyes, this was the highest glory.

"Ho! It's a little bit of a pity to see you like this, and you want to praise it, right? It's good that I didn't punish you, the devil's 116th division was wiped out by shells, and your so-called 'special operations division' actually caused nearly 3,000 casualties, and you are a ghost in special operations! A rout brigade that lost its armor and abandoned it, and you actually went around the mountains for three days to clean them up, at this speed of action? If it weren't for the brother troops on the periphery blocking the devils with you, I'm afraid they would have run out a long time ago, and I'm embarrassed to praise them?

Jiang Haoran's words suddenly made several people's faces unbearable, and they were as red as rotten apples, but Liu He hurriedly came out to play haha, only saying that Jiang Haoran was still saying just now that you are really good, and in a few days, you have brought a force into an elite who can fight tough battles, and he is a mouthful.

Who knew that Jiang Haoran immediately went crazy and scolded Liu He for not understanding anything, for a general, after a battle, the first thing to consider should not be what victory has been achieved, what reward should be obtained? Rather, what weaknesses of the troops should have been found in this war, what flaws were there in the operation as a whole? In this way, the overall quality of the troops can be quickly improved, and the commander can avoid making the same mistakes in the next battle. In particular, a rapid reaction force like a special operations division may sometimes fight one after another, and it is all the more necessary to guard against arrogance and rashness and always keep a clear head.