The Ruiwu Road and Nanxun lines were in full swing, but in the face of the stubborn resistance of the Chinese officers and soldiers, the well-trained devil troops did not bargain for anything, and the casualties increased day by day.

The commander of the 11th Army, Okamura Ning, has also been emaciated by the scorching battle these days, and the rugged mountains in the northern Jiangxi region have seriously limited the combat effectiveness of the troops.

In the battles on the plains, their well-trained troops, with the cooperation of heavy artillery and aviation, were able to easily tear apart their defensive lines and crush several times the Chinese army.

But in this rugged northern Jiangxi region, it was not feasible, and the severely damaged roads made it difficult for their heavy artillery tanks to move.

The Chinese officers and soldiers relied on the favorable terrain to defend to the death, forcing the devils to conquer at least one hill every half kilometer of advance.

The Chinese officers and men hid in the hidden trenches and fortifications on these hills and condescendingly fired at the attacking troops, resulting in a squadron of devils basically losing its combat effectiveness even if it captured a hill.

There are thousands of mountains in northern Jiangxi, but the number of devil soldiers is limited, and they can't be consumed in vain.

Their battle plan was to crush the Chinese army and then capture the Wuhan area, rather than to fight a protracted war and war of attrition with the Chinese army in these mountainous areas.

The commander of the 11th Army, Okamura Ninji, looked down at the intertwined blue and red arrows on the map, and his mood was also confused.

"Report!"

Just as Ninji Yukimura was distraught about the scorching battle on the front line, a communications staff officer rushed to him.

"Speak!"

Okamura Ninji expected another unfavorable telegram from the front, so his face did not change in the slightest, and he waved his hand casually.

There is so much news about the war these days, and his ears are almost calloused, but he doesn't care.

The communications staff officer also knew that Commander Okamura Ninji was in a bad mood, but he believed that the news he had brought would definitely make the commander happy.

"General, the reconnaissance planes of the aviation unit have discovered a gap in the defense of the Chinese army...... "The communications staff officer read out the telegram sent by the aviation unit.

Quiet, the initial quiet, Commander Okamura Ninji did not jump up excitedly when he heard the news, but became suspicious of the intelligence itself.

In the past few months of gambling with Xue Yue, the commander of the Chinese army, he has not been able to bargain, and in the face of General Xue Yue's strict defense, his troops cannot move an inch.

"Are you sure the information is true?" Okamura Ninji held back the excitement in his heart and asked with a frown.

The communications staff officer replied confidently: "The reconnaissance planes have repeatedly confirmed that there is no defense of the Chinese army in the mountainous area between the Nanxun Line and the Ruiwu Road."

The surrounding staff officers were also stunned for a few seconds before becoming excited, and hurriedly searched the map for the gap found by the reconnaissance plane.

Soon, a gap about six or seven kilometers wide was marked on the map, and in this area, no Chinese troops were found.

In fact, it was not that General Xue Yue was negligent and left such a gap in the defensive line, but that his troops were really stretched.

The 27th and 9th Divisions of the Devils were attacking fiercely on Ruiwu Road, and he had to transfer troops from the front line of Wushimen to reinforce Ruiwu Road, resulting in the result that in the southwest direction of the Wushimen defense line, there was a weak defensive area, which happened to be discovered by the Devil's reconnaissance aircraft.

Seeing the marked gap, the commander of the 11th Army, Okamura Ninji, became short of breath, if he sent a force through here to the rear of the Chinese army, Dean.

Then the more than 20 divisions of Chinese troops in the Nanxun Line and Wushimen area will be cut off, and it will be easy to eliminate them, and the whole scorching battle situation will be opened.

"Order General Matsuura of the 106th Division to quickly send a reconnaissance force to reconnoiter this area!"

A bold roundabout outflanking plan took shape in Okamura's mind, and once the plan was realized, it would be possible to destroy the Chinese army in this area, quickly resolve the entire battle south of the Yangtze River, and then be able to capture Wuhan.

"Hey!" The atmosphere in the headquarters suddenly became lively, and the faces of every staff officer were filled with excitement.

They are all professional staff officers, so they naturally know what it means to find this gap in the defense of the Chinese army.

The 106th Division, which was resting in the Mahuiling area, soon received an order from the command.

The division commander Junrokuro Matsuura did not hesitate at all, and immediately sent the most elite reconnaissance troops to reconnoiter the line of Wutailing, southwest of Wushimen, to find this weak defensive area.

"The devil is out!"

Yang Ling and the others have been sending scouts to pay close attention to the movements of the devils, and when they saw that the devils sent reconnaissance troops into the mountains in the southwest region, they quickly reported the news to Yang Ling.

Yang Ling learned that the devil had secretly sent a reconnaissance force to the Wutailing area, and a smile appeared on his face.

He was also worried that the devils would not go this way because of the butterfly effect he generated, and now that they had reconnoitred, it meant that they had discovered a weak defensive area.

Since this is the case, then the 106th Division of the devil is doomed, and in history, Junrokuro Matsuura ran away in the end, but this time, since he came, Yang Ling was not ready to let him go!

"Let the detective brothers follow the devils, pay close attention to their movements, and report at any time."

After Yang Ling gave an order, he hurriedly went straight to the brigade headquarters, and now that he has evidence, he can report it logically, so that the commanders can prepare in advance.

Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao did not dare to slack off after learning of the situation, and hurriedly reported to the division headquarters, and an hour later, Commander Xue of the First Corps also received the news.

"What, there are signs of the devil moving in the direction of Wutai Ridge?"

After receiving the report from Commander Yu of the 74th Army, Commander Xue of the First Corps hurriedly rushed to the map and checked it out.

I don't know if I don't know this, as soon as I see the sweat behind them, they don't even have the strength of a platoon on the width of six or seven kilometers near Wutailing.

As the commander of the First Corps, he had more than 20 divisions and more than 100,000 people under his command, defending the entire northern Jiangxi region, and his eyes were always on the three battlefields of Ruiwu Road, Nanxun Line and Wushimen.

But a wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, and on the huge battlefield, this gap of six or seven kilometers is inconspicuous, so he did not notice it, and the staff officers did not see it.

If it weren't for Yang Ling's report, I'm afraid that he wouldn't find out until all the devils got in, and when he thought of the consequences, he broke out in a cold sweat.

The more than 20 staff officers of the corps headquarters were also frightened at this moment, and in the face of General Xue Yue's murderous gaze, they were all as quiet as cold, and they did not dare to look at him.

"Chief Xue, how should we deal with it? Whether to quickly send troops to plug this gap. Yu Jishi, commander of the 74th Army, asked.

General Xue Yue also recovered from the shock, he looked at the map and pondered, and asked, "If a division is transferred from Wushimen, can you hold Wushimen?"

Commander Yu shook his head and said: "Chief Xue, a few days ago, the 8th and 4th armies have already transferred three divisions to reinforce Ruiwu Road, and now if more people are drawn, there will be less than three divisions left in the Wushimen defense line, and in the face of the 106th division of the devil, I am afraid it will ......."