On 10 October, the great victory of Wanjialing had spread all over the country, and with the help of the major newspapers, the enthusiasm for cheering was unprecedentedly high.

This great victory not only swept away the haze that hung over the heads of the Chinese people, but also dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese army.

It also coincided with the Double Tenth Festival, and for a while, the Chinese people changed their previous pessimistic and disappointed mood, and became more determined than ever before to defeat the Japanese invaders and win the victory.

Even those elite elements who have always advocated peace talks are like grass on the wall, changing their tunes one after another and criticizing the devils.

The victory inspired the confidence of the people of the whole country in the War of Resistance, and the entire Wuhan area was as lively as the New Year for a while under the heavy pressure of the devils, and it seemed that the defeat of the devils and the recovery of the whole country were just around the corner.

"Fight back! Full Counterattack! Reconquest! ”

Under this hearty victory, many people have begun to run feverishly and shout, hoping that the troops will take advantage of the victory to pursue and drive the devils out of China in one fell swoop.

Although the victory was encouraging, the generals understood that the victory at Wanjialing was only a partial victory, and launching a counterattack now was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

Although the 106th Division of the Devils was wiped out, the troops on the entire southern front battlefield also suffered heavy losses, and the consumption of materials and ammunition was innumerable, and they were no longer able to resist the next wave of attacks by the Devil Soldiers.

And under the command of the devil's 11th Army on the southern front, there are many troops such as the 101st Division, the 27th Division, and the 9th Division, which are stronger than the 106th Division.

On the battlefield on the northern front, the heavy troops of the devil's land, sea and air force had already pressed on the three towns of Wuhan in an all-round way, and the Chinese officers and soldiers who had been fighting for several months were exhausted and were no longer able to stop the devil's further offensive.

In the sea near Guangdong in the south, the devils are also full of ships, ready to take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Guangdong army is still in the Wanjialing area, preparing to attack China's sea outlet in the south, and the situation is still grim.

Therefore, the Military Council was not carried away by this great victory, but ordered the victorious troops to seize the time to clean up the battlefield and prepare to retreat to De'an to rest and defend.

The Chinese side was cheering and boiling, and the mood of Okamura Ninji, commander of the 11th Army, who had lost one division, can be imagined, and the entire headquarters was gloomy.

"Rubbish! Bastard! ”

After Okamura Ninji disappeared after the annihilation of the 106th Division, the whole person was like an angry lion, he smashed the cup and overturned the table, and the entire headquarters was his roar.

The annihilation of a division was something they had never done since they entered the Chinese battlefield, not only losing more than 10,000 soldiers, but also demoralizing their troops and disrupting their plans to attack Wuhan.

The high-spirited Okamura Ninji is like an angry volcano at this moment, and he can't wait to rush to Wanjialing and shoot Junrokuro Matsuura himself, he is a sinner of the empire!

"Report, Commander Central China ...... on the phone" Just as Okamura Ningji was angry, the phone rang, and a devil's communications staff officer carefully answered it.

Hearing that it was the call of the commander of the Central China Front, Tsukunroku, Okamura had to take a deep breath and calm down his angry and bad mood.

"Bagaya Road ......"

Okamura Ninji had just picked up the phone, and before he could speak, the angry roar of the commander Tsukushi Junroku came from the other side of the phone.

"Hi...... Hi! ”

Facing the angry commander of the Central China Front, Okamura Ningji, the commander of the 11th Army, could only nod his head and bow his head, silently bearing the angry scolding, who made himself unlucky.

However, although Tsukushi Junliu was angry, he did not want to remove Okamura Ninji from the post of commander of the 11th Army, after all, it was difficult to find someone to replace him for a while, and it was a taboo for soldiers to change generals before the battle, let alone in the case of losing the battle.

Besides, Okamura Ningji poked this mess by himself, and he had to clean it up by himself, and he had to get this field back.

After Tsukutsuro scolded him fiercely, he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then stopped scolding Okamura Ningji.

"What are you going to do next?" Shunroku Hata asked on the phone.

Okamura Ninji replied respectfully: "In view of the fact that the 106th Division has been destroyed, in order to prevent the Shina Army from taking advantage of the situation to counterattack, I am ready to order the troops who went to relieve the siege to retreat to a safe place to rest and recuperate......"

"Bastard! Who told you to withdraw! Before Okamura Ninji finished speaking, the anger that had just subsided on the other side of the phone couldn't help but erupt again.

"Hey! Everything is in accordance with the orders of His Excellency the Commander! Hearing the faint anger on the other side of the phone, Okamura Ninji had to change his words immediately.

"According to the intelligence, the Chinese army is exhausted, I need you to lift your spirits, let the divisions and regiments fully press, and defeat them, in order to save the face lost this time, do you know?!"

"Hey!" Okamura Ninji quickly understood what Tsukuru meant, and a fierce murderous aura appeared on his face.

In fact, he also wanted to send troops to press up and find the field, but the 106th Division was destroyed, and he was really afraid, so he prepared to be safe, after all, he didn't dare to fail again, and if he failed, he was afraid that he, the commander of the 11th Army, would have to go back to prison.

And now that Dianjun Liu has given him the order to attack, then he has no scruples, and he has to cover up this defeat with a greater victory.

After hanging up the phone, Okamura Ninji's face was full of murderous aura: "Pass my order, and all divisions and regiments will attack De'an with all their might!" Defeat the Chinese army! ”

Okamura Ninji was completely furious, and Tsukushi Junroku gave him the opportunity to atone for his sins, and he had to take advantage of it.

The divisions on the front line, which had received Okamura Ninji's orders, soon rushed to De'an with murderous vigour, trying to save a little face.

"Chief Xue, according to the intelligence...... The 27th Division, the 101st Division, the 9th Division, the Suzuki Detachment, and the Saeda Detachment have been pressed up on all fronts. ”

The devil's side started the operation with murderous spirit, and the devil's movements were quickly reported to General Xue Yue, the commander of the First Corps.

At this moment, General Xue Yue's face was still full of joy of victory, and a smile appeared on his face when he looked at the news sent by the intelligence staff.

"It seems that Okamura Ninji, this old devil, is unwilling, haha." General Xue Yue teased, and a chuckle suddenly sounded in the chief's department.

"Let's defeat one of his divisions, if we just stop fighting, it won't be in line with the arrogant character of the old devil Okamura......" General Wu Yizhi, chief of staff, also laughed.

"But the devil is menacing this time, and I'm afraid the next battle will not be easy to fight." General Wu Yizhi's face was full of melancholy.

Chief Xue said with a smile: "Who said that I was going to fight him, since the devil is going to come to collect the corpse, let him come, we will end up with a leisure."

"Chief Xue, what do you mean?"

"The troops have been fighting for several months, and neither the materials nor ammunition are enough to fight another big battle, and the Wuhan side is already organizing the people to retreat, and we are afraid that we will also retreat."

They had just won a big battle and were about to retreat, and they were in fact reluctant.

But now that the devils on the northern front battlefield have approached Wuhan, even if they continue to pay some costs on the southern front to block the devils' crazy counterattack, it is no longer of strategic significance, it is better to accept it when it is good, save their strength and seek fighters, and inflict heavy losses on the devils in the next battle.