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In the dimly lit houses, the commanders of the brigades and regiments under the 51st Division arrived one after another, with both familiar and relatively unfamiliar faces of Yang Ling.

Their troops lost more than 4,000 people on the battlefield of Lanfeng, and officers at all levels of the 74th Army had a tradition of taking the lead, so that the casualties of officers were frequent.

Under the circumstance that the weapons and equipment of the elite Japanese army were completely backward, although officers at all levels took the lead in charging and attacking fortified positions, they were suspected of leaving their posts without authorization, but they were a strong guarantee for maintaining the combat effectiveness of a unit under difficult conditions.

The division commander, General Wang Yaowu, had not yet arrived, and the officers who had entered the conference room had all found places to sit down, some of them closed their eyes in silence and pretended to sleep, while others talked to familiar people.

The officers, who liked to smoke, began to distribute cigarettes to those around them, and soon the smell of tobacco was in the air.

Zhou Zhidao, the commander of the 151st Brigade, also arrived soon, and the officers in the room naturally did not dare to slack off, and they all stood up and saluted.

Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao did not have the slightest shelf, if he took off his general's uniform, he would be more like a simple farmer.

"All sit, all sit." Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao twisted the water on his sleeves, and kindly asked Yang Ling and them not to be restrained.

Zhou Zhidao looked at the officers who were mostly wet in the room, and ordered the guards outside: "You go and help find some dry clothes for them to change, this is about to fight, and it's not good if you get gonorrhea." ”

The guards saluted and turned around, and soon the quartermaster of the division headquarters came over with a large stack of dry clothes for Yang Ling and them to replace.

The wet clothes were sticky to the skin mixed with sweat, and although it was already July weather, the humidity in the south was heavy, and it was still uncomfortable.

Yang Ling and the other army commanders couldn't avoid suspicion, so they took off their wet clothes and changed into dry clothes in the house, and they were full of gratitude to the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao.

As soon as they were about to change into dry clothes, division commander Wang Yaowu walked over surrounded by a group of staff officers.

"Salute!"

With the shouts of the guards, Yang Ling and the others straightened their chests and stomachs, stood upright with their feet together, and raised their hands in salute with their heels bumping together.

After the division commander Wang Yaowu also raised his hand and saluted, he walked to the chair at the head and sat down, pressing down on his hand, and Yang Ling and the others sat on both sides of the long table according to their respective positions.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I just got the news that the Japanese army has attacked and captured Jiujiang, and is now rushing towards Ruichang and Jinguanqiao," General Wang Yaowu paused and raised his voice to remind: "Everyone, a new battle has begun!" ”

After General Wang Yaowu finished speaking, the commanders at all levels in the room were full of seriousness, except for the sound of rain outside the house, the silent pin drop could be heard.

They had long been mentally prepared for the Japanese army to attack so quickly, because when the news of the loss of Madang Fortress came a few days ago, they knew that this day would come sooner or later, but they didn't expect it to be so soon.

General Wang Yaowu stood up from his seat, and he picked up his baton and pointed at the one-hundred-thousandth military map hanging on the wall.

"According to the intelligence, this time the Japanese army dispatched nearly 300,000 troops to attack our Wuhan in two ways, the enemy is menacing, and there are countless elite soldiers and strong generals who are attacking me along the Yangtze River, I ask, are you afraid?!"

General Wang Yaowu's gaze swept over Yang Ling's upright body and asked loudly.

"Don't be afraid!"

The commanders present have all fought bloody battles with devils on the battlefield, and many of them have fought with little devils with bayonets, and they have an arrogance in their bones that they will not admit defeat, and they answer with confidence.

"Shizuo, we ran the Tufei Yuan Division on the Lanfeng battlefield, this time we will definitely let the little devil come and go!" The new commander of the 306th Regiment replied with arrogance.

"If the little devil wants to eat us in one bite, then we have to see if the little devil has a good pair of teeth!"

The 74th Army has fought all the way to the bloody battle, they have never been afraid, it was a pity that they ran away from Tufeiyuan last time, and now the brigade commanders and regiment commanders are holding back their strength.

Seeing the high fighting spirit of the officers, General Wang Yaowu also nodded with satisfaction, and he continued: "Although the devils have transferred nearly 300,000 army troops and a large number of aviation units to participate in the war, we are not weak! ”

His baton swiped on the map: "From the foothills of the Dabie Mountains to the Poyang Lake and then to the vast area along the Yangtze River, we have 14 group armies, eight corps and 47 armies with nearly one million troops already concealed in place, and there are millions of people behind us to support. Let them see the power of our National Revolutionary Army! ”

General Wang Yaowu's voice was sonorous and powerful, and the officers in the room were full of enthusiasm.

Although they learned from various sources that in order to defend Wuhan and block the Japanese attack, the Military Commission had dispatched a large number of troops to hide in the mountains, but they did not know that the number of elites was so amazing.

The solemn atmosphere in the room was relieved, and when I heard that the Japanese army was menacing, and the officers were ready to fight a vicious and bloody battle, now that there were so many friendly troops, my tense faces relaxed.

General Wang Yaowu immediately asked the officers of the General Staff of Operations to give a brief explanation of the general strategy of the battle of the General Committee, so that they could have a clear understanding of it.

Yang Ling's 74th Army was placed under the command of General Xue Yue's First Corps, which was responsible for operations in the area south of the Yangtze River, and there were nine other armies under the command of the First Corps.

In addition to the First Corps, the 14 corps under the command of General Zhang Fakui's Second Corps were also attached to the south of the Yangtze River.

Yang Ling: The enemy they faced was the 11th Army under the command of Okamura Ninji of the Central China Front, as well as the Naval Aviation Unit and the Army Aviation Unit.

At the meeting, Yang Ling and the others clearly understood the main situation of the enemy and us, so that they no longer had a black eye, but were full of confidence to meet the new battle.

"In accordance with the order of Chief Xue, the 58th Division under our 74th Army went to the Huanglaomen area overnight to strengthen the thickness of the Jinguanqiao defensive line, while our 51st Division must immediately mobilize, with De'an as the center, build trench fortifications, guard the Nanxun line, and monitor Poyang Lake."

After General Wang Yaowu finished speaking, he asked the chief of staff of the division to read out the specific tasks of each regiment, and the regiment commanders also pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

After the meeting, Yang Ling and the regiment commander Zhang Handuo hurriedly returned to the unit along with the car transporting the ammunition.

For the sake of this battle, the Central Military Commission also took out all the old bottoms, and boxes of bullets and artillery shells were distributed to all units to ensure that the troops had sufficient ammunition supplies for combat.

Although Yang Ling and the others were the main force of the Central Army, in the previous battles, the ammunition supply was not sufficient, and when there was a shortage of bullets, most of the time they needed to rely on white-knuckle battles to achieve partial victories.

But this time, each brother was given at least 200 rounds of ammunition, and the regiment was equipped with a box of mortars and light and heavy machine guns, which made the brothers happy and never so rich.