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Holding the telegram order of the Central China Dispatch Army in his hand, the Botian detachment confidently stopped the attack, and the land that had been noisy for several days suddenly returned to calm, which made the Chinese officers and soldiers in the garrison area of the Madao Fortress feel so unreal!

At 5 p.m. on August 26, the telegrams of encouragement sent by the highest authorities, Chen Cixiu, and Minister He fell into the hands of Zhang Guangfu and Bao Changyi one after another. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info held the telegram in his hand, Bao Changyi's lips trembled, but he didn't say a word. When the officers and men of the Marine Corps heard the news, they were even more excited and their faces were full of solemnity. Although it was only a few words of encouragement, it was indescribable to the exhilarating degree of the officers and men who had been fighting hard for several days. The hearts of the officers and men were warm, as if the civil and military officers of Wuhan and the people of the whole country were looking at them, anxiously looking forward to their victory.

Zhang Guangfu, the commander of the 47th Independent Brigade, looked at all this very lightly, in his eyes, such a few letters of encouragement were not as affordable as reinforcements from a regiment!

In contrast, Huang Haoran's telegram, although it came relatively late, was much more pragmatic, and Huang Haoran told Zhang Guangfu and Bao Changyi in the telegram that he had contacted the navy to re-mine the waterway near the fortress to protect the front of the fortress. An infantry division of Zhang Fakui's division in the Jiujiang direction will also arrive at Hukou within two days, and a division replaced from Hukou will join the battle at Madu.

After reading this telegram, Bao Changyi cast an extremely envious glance at Zhang Guangfu! With Huang Haoran treating his subordinates so kindly, it is no wonder that the 47th Independent Brigade would be so desperate when attacking Yejiashan!

Because every officer of the 25th Group Army knows that their commander Huang Haoran is their strongest backing, as long as they have made war exploits, then Huang Haoran will definitely make up for the losses suffered by the troops in the battle!

"You've got a good commander! Brigadier Zhang! ”

What Bao Changyi said is very true, very true! Zhang Guangfu smiled and arched his hand, which can be regarded as receiving this praise for his commander......

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The cessation of artillery fire on the south bank of the Yangtze River did not mean that the Battle of Wuhan had entered a period of relative peace. On the contrary, the four divisions of the Japanese 2nd Army on the Northern Front also intensified their attacks!

On August 27, the 10th and 13th Divisions of the Japanese Army defeated the two armies of Yu Xuezhong and Feng Zhi'an in the 5th Theater respectively. On the 28th, Major General Yoshio Shinozuka's 10th Division entered Lu'an Castle, and the defenders were driven out of the city after fierce street fighting. On the same day, the 13th Division also occupied Huoshan Castle, and the progress thereafter was even faster than that of the 10th Division of Major General Yoshio Shinozuka. After taking Huoshan, the 13th Division led its troops to march non-stop, ignoring the Chinese defenders in Lihuang County, and made a detour to Yejiaji.

On August 30, after a day of fierce fighting, the 13th Division took Yejiaji. Then he forcibly crossed the Shi River and approached the main position of the Chinese army in Dabie Mountain.

Just as the 10th Division and the 13th Division were attacking all the way west like an iron tong with a wide mouth, the other two sharp blades of Commander Higashikuhiko also showed their edges! In addition to leaving a section to guard the rear line of communication, the 3rd Division pounced on the rear of the 6th Division on the north bank of the Yangtze River to strengthen the auxiliary forces in the secondary direction. Fujie's 16th Division followed the 10th Division and the 13th Division as the main offensive reserve.

It was only at this time that "Little Zhuge woke up" from a big dream. It turned out that King Dongjiu You's official King Yan really put the main direction of the 2nd Army's attack at the foot of Dabie Mountain, trying to detour to Xinyang and Wusheng Pass, and then go south to Wuhan. This made "Little Zhuge feel both sudden and cowardly".

An error in judging the direction of the enemy's main attack will inevitably lead to a mistake in the direction of the main defense. At present, among the 300,000 defenders in the Fifth War Zone, there are about 150,000 at the southern foot of Dabie Mountain, 670,000 in the Central Corps, but less than 100,000 in the key Left Corps. Sun Lianzhong fought against the elite 100,000 Japanese troops with less than 100,000 men, and he knew the disparity in strength. "Xiao Zhuge ", who once served as the training director of the Chinese army, knew that in addition to the elite of the 99th Army, the German Armament Division, and the Teaching Corps, a Chinese division with strong combat effectiveness could only draw with a wing of the Japanese army (equivalent to a regiment) if the tactics were completely correct!

At present, on the front line of Fujinshan and Gushi, Sun Lianzhong can only mobilize and use only seven or eight divisions, while the Japanese army's 10th and 13th divisions together have more than 10 wings. The disparity in strength between the two sides made the "little Zhuge ", who had always been calm and calm, a little flustered.

"Xiao Zhuge " immediately called the headquarters of the 3rd Corps in the mall, and after connecting with the commander Lieutenant General Sun Lianzhong, "Xiao Zhuge " said eagerly: "Commander-in-Chief Sun, I know the situation over there. Right now, time is tight and the task is heavy! You must quickly adjust your deployment and place the main forces of the 3rd Corps on the right flank pass. You can transfer the Tian and Song armies to the front-line positions. Right! You don't have to worry about the reserves, I will immediately draw troops from the Central Corps to support you, and order Chen Dingxun's army to move closer to your department. ”

After giving the order, "Little Zhuge sighed" and added:

"Brother Lu, the success or failure of the defense of the Left Corps this time is related to the overall situation of the theater, and the two divisions of the Japanese army must be blocked from the Dabie Pass at the moment. If they are allowed to rush in, the defense will not be able to adjust! Then the defense of the theater will be shaken on all fronts! The consequences... Unthinkable! Now that the safety of the war zone is at stake, you are in vain. As long as you can resist it, you can report everything after you decide for yourself. I wish you to show the prestige of Taierzhuang again! Existential Autumn! Please imitate Brother Lu, be sure to do your best......"

Such an order is actually to let Sun Lianzhong's 3rd Corps fight to the last man! Sun Lianzhong on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time before he said: "Yes!" Obedience! ”

"Good! That's great! Brother Fang Lu is really loyal and brave! ”

"Xiao Zhuge " has completely ignored Sun Lianzhong's undetermined attitude, and now the victory or defeat of the 5th war zone depends on Sun Lianzhong......

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After receiving the news of the loss of Zhilu'an and Huoshan, the highest authorities in Wuhan and Chen Cixiu appeared calm.

Although the highest authorities have always emphasized that the Battle of Wuhan was a decisive battle between China and Japan, he never had the luxury of expecting that the Chinese army would defend every city! After all, Lu'an and Huoshan are both on the periphery of Wuhan, as long as "Xiao Zhuge " can keep Dabie Mountain, then this battle will still be fought!

But those Soviet advisers in Wuhan were completely different from what the highest authorities and the old rhetoric had imagined! The loss of Lu'an and Huoshan immediately made these Soviet advisers breathless, and they all ran to the government building and shouted non-stop, all suggesting that the highest authorities immediately direct the Chinese army to counterattack the Japanese army.

Looking at the "indignant" Soviet advisers in front of him, the highest authority's eyes widened and his face was full of surprised javelins, as if he had never heard of the word "counteroffensive" and did not understand what "counteroffensive" meant at all.

Cherepanov, the Soviet general adviser to China, did not appreciate this set of the highest authorities, he first shrugged his shoulders, and then kept gesturing and shouting: "Counterattack!" Lu'an must be taken back and the Japanese invaders must be driven back to fattening. ”

The supreme authority turned his head and smiled at Chen Cixiu, and then said to the advisers and gentlemen without smiling: "Ah, counterattack...... Very good! Very good! I love it! ”

The last time the Soviet Union's general adviser to China was sent away by the highest authorities with these "very good", but soon he found out that the Chinese high command had not taken any concrete action to implement his proposals, so he did not plan to be fooled again this time!

Cherepanov once came to China to serve as a military adviser to the highest authorities during the Northern Expedition of the Chinese Army, and his personal relationship with the highest authorities was very good. Therefore, it is more casual to meet and talk.

"Commander-in-Chief, to be honest, I have a different opinion about the strategy adopted by you and your high command."

The highest authority owes itself, and then prevaricates: "Good, good, please speak up, please speak up!" ”

Cherepanov said: "From my observations, I think that, on the whole, your whole war of resistance is passive resistance. ”

The highest authority frowned, and then asked rhetorically, "Oh, how so?" ”

General Adviser Cherepanov said: "You are only resisting and defending the attacking enemy with a part of your forces, while the rest of the troops are usually on standby in the rear. ”

As he spoke, General Adviser Cherepanov suddenly clenched his two fists excitedly and shouted: "You should not stay still, you must act, act actively!" Actively counterattack! Gather a large army and press the enemy army like an avalanche on the mountain! Annihilate the enemy with lightning speed! ”

The highest authorities, however, only watched, and pretended to listen with interest to what Cherepanov had to say before saying: "Your Excellency's opinion is very good! Very good! ”

General Adviser Cherepanov knew that the highest authorities were prevaricating him again, that he had already received a "very good" hospitality, and that he was very annoyed when he thought of this, and that what he had just said from the bottom of his heart was in vain!

Seeing that Cherepanov was angry, the supreme authorities said with a smile: "However, Your Excellency General Counsel, we should also look at the current situation, which is now different from the warlords who fought China in the Northern Expeditionary Army more than ten years ago. The Japanese warlords are no easier to deal with than the Beiyang warlords! At that time, I went to Japan's Tokyo Zhenwu Military School to study Japanese military affairs, and after graduating, I entered Japan's Shangguan School as a non-commissioned officer candidate, and although I did not dare to pretend to be a Japanese expert in the Japanese strategy, tactics, education and training, weapons and equipment, and in short, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, I politely said that I knew them very well. ”

Speaking of this, the highest authorities were actually a little excited, and he said loudly: "If we can really achieve a quick victory and an effective counteroffensive, how can I tolerate the iron hooves of the Japanese to trample on every inch of my sacred territory!" Our combat strength determines our army's strategic policy. If a few months ago, I had been trying to have a good time in Xuzhou and not retreating and transferring the main force, now, the Japanese army might not be fighting hard outside Wuhan, but marching in line on the streets of Chongqing! The general counsel doesn't have to take China with him! ”

Cherepanov looked at the roaring supreme authorities, and he was somewhat speechless.

The highest authorities seemed to think that he had won, so they smiled at his old friend with a high posture, and then said a few words of comfort: "Of course! Your Excellency's suggestion is also very reasonable, and I will definitely study it carefully! ”

As for whether the supreme authorities will really study the question of the offensive, only God knows! (To be continued.) )