The 106th Division under the command of Junrokuro Matsuura was surrounded like an iron bucket by more than 100,000 Chinese officers and soldiers in the Wanjialing Mountains.

At first, the division commander Junrokuro Matsuura was still very calm, but when the troops rushed left and right, they couldn't tear the encirclement, and as time went by, he was a little panicked.

General Wu Qiwei, the former commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, learned through a tentative attack that the Songpu Division was not as weak as the intelligence said, and that its combat effectiveness was still strong.

Yang Ling's troops suspended their attack after recovering the front-line positions in Changling through a night of fighting.

The brothers were exhausted and rested after a night of fighting, and their ammunition was depleted and urgently needed.

This time, in order to encircle and annihilate the Songpu Division, the Ninth War Zone mobilized a large amount of ammunition, although the ammunition was sufficient, but the equipment in the hands of the brothers was still very poor, and they could not form an advantage in the battle against the devils.

The attacking troops from all sides are seizing the time to rest, actively replenishing ammunition, and preparing for the next offensive.

Although the Matsuura Division, which was trapped in the encirclement, was also extremely tired, it had to actively prepare for a counterattack.

"We're running out of ammunition and we're running out of food......"

The Wing Commander of the Devil's Baggage Force reported bad news to Junrokuro Matsuura.

When the Songpu Division broke through to the Wanjialing area, in order to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, everyone went into battle lightly, but they only carried dry food for six days.

Now they are surrounded by Chinese troops like iron barrels, and their own crisis has erupted relative to the large number of Chinese troops.

Junrokuro Matsuura was already depressed because he was in a crisis, and when he heard that the food and ammunition were running out, the whole person looked even more tired, and he was stunned for a long time without speaking.

"General, general......" Seeing that Junrokuro Matsuura was stunned, the baggage wing called out to him a few times.

Junrokuro Matsuura came back to his senses, looked at the captain of the baggage wing who was standing in front of him with a serious face, waved his hand and said, "As for the problem of running out of ammunition and food, I will solve it quickly, you can go back first."

The captain of the baggage wing looked at Junrokuro Matsuura, whose eyes were bloodshot, his lips squirmed and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, saluted, and turned around and walked out of the division headquarters.

The troops are hungry and cannot fight without ammunition, and I am afraid that before the Chinese army can fight, they themselves will fall first.

Junrokuro Matsuura steadied himself and decided to solve this looming problem first.

"Sakurai-san, come over here." Junrokuro Matsuura shouted to the staff officer.

A lean staff officer walked quickly to Junrokuro Matsuura and stood still, and saluted: "What does the general command?"

"Please send a report to the commander quickly, requesting an airdrop of foster care and ammunition, otherwise our division will not be able to hold out until the breakout ......"

Seeing Junrokuro Matsuura's solemn face, staff officer Sakurai realized the seriousness of the problem, and without the slightest hesitation, strode towards the radio station's room.

As soon as Staff Officer Sakurai turned to leave, Chief of Staff Yoshitaka Akiyama came over with a telegram.

"General, all the wings report that the Chinese army attacking them has stopped attacking." Yoshitaka Akiyama reported.

It is clear that Matsuura Junrokuro had expected this and was too surprised, after all, the Chinese army had been attacking all night, and even the iron men could not hold on, and it would be strange if they did not stop the attack.

Junrokuro Matsuura asked, "How is the position?"

"The situation is not optimistic, most of the outpost positions on the periphery have been lost, especially on the front line of Changling, the 51st Division of the 74th Army of China has arrived on the battlefield, and the breakthrough road of our department has been blocked again."

Chief of Staff Yoshitaka Akiyama's voice was very low, after all, it was not good news.

After hearing the report, Matsuura Junrokuro's face was gloomy, if they wanted to join the 27th Division, which came to meet them, then they had to open the line of Changling.

Previously, he sent the powerful 113th Wing to attack the front line of Changling, and crippled the 58th Division that blocked the attack.

A fierce glint flashed in Matsuura Junrokuro's eyes, and he ordered: "Send a report to the commander of the Aoki Brigade and ask him to attack the front line of Changling at all costs, and he must tear open the breakthrough passage."

"Hey!" Chief of Staff Yoshitaka Akiyama also knew the importance of the Nagaridge line, and was about to give an order, but was stopped by Junrokuro Matsuura.

"Wait."

"What else does the general command?"

Junrokuro Matsuura pointed to the map and said, "Tell the commander of the Aoki Brigade that Zhanggu Mountain at the northern end of the Long Range is the commanding height, and you must send a strong force to it."

Chief of Staff Yoshitaka Akiyama nodded: "I will remind the commander of the Aoki Brigade."

At ten o'clock in the morning, the devil's counterattack force arrived as scheduled, standing on the bare and blackened Changling position, and you could clearly see that the devil soldiers all over the mountains were fiercely pounced.

"The devil is coming! The companies went into position! ”

Seeing the devil soldiers who kept pouring out in the weedy jungle, the battalion commander Liu Yidao gasped, and even his voice changed.

The devils were surging like a tide, and in order to tear apart the positions on the front line of Changling, the 136 Brigade under the command of Major General Kei Aoki all pressed up.

In addition to putting an integrated wing in front of their Changling position in Yangling, Zhang Gushan also invested heavy troops at the commanding heights at the northern end of Changling.

"Tell the master, the devil is going to attack!"

The 305th and 306th regiments under the 51st Division were arranged in Zhang Gushan at the northern end of Changling, and they also found the devils who pounced at the same time.

"Jingle Bell ......" The telephone rang rapidly at the division headquarters set up one kilometer behind Changling.

"Master! The devil has fought back! There are at least a few thousand troops! ”

"Division, I found the devil troops head-on, at least two brigades!"

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The commanders of the positions everywhere hurriedly called the division commander Wang Yaowu to report the situation.

Division commander Wang Yaowu was also taken aback when he heard the reports from everywhere, he thought that he had beaten the devils down last night, but he didn't expect them to be able to fight back again so soon.

"You have to hold your ground! You can't take a step back! "The division commander Wang Yaowu gave the regiments a death order.

Until he hung up the phone, division commander Wang Yaowu had not recovered from the shock.

"Division, I'm afraid that the strength of the devil's attack will not be as good as a brigade." Zhou Zhidao, deputy commander of the 51st Division and commander of the 151st Brigade, said with a solemn face.

Division Commander Wang Yaowu came back to his senses from shock and said: "The devils have reached the end of the crossbow, this is just their dying struggle, but we still can't be careless, if they break through from the direction of our 51st Division, I am afraid you and I will not be able to bear this responsibility."

Zhou Zhidao nodded and said, "Then I will go back to Changling now to personally command, we must not be the sinners who let go of the devil."

Wang Yaowu pondered for a few seconds and raised his head and said: "It's okay, you go to the south of the Yangtze River, and I will personally supervise the battle in Zhanggushan in the northern section.

"Yes! Do whatever it takes! Zhou Zhidao gritted his teeth, and he was already prepared to pay huge casualties.

This is not only a battle to encircle and annihilate the Songpu Division, defend Great Wuhan, and inspire the morale of the army and the people, but also a battle for their Central Army to show its strength, and the pressure on the shoulders of division commander Wang Yaowu can be imagined.