At about nine o'clock in the morning, thirty kilometers northeast of the Wujiang River, in a bamboo forest called Huangjiadai Village, Ouyang Yun, Liu Yuqing, and He Zhengzhen were lying on their desks made of ammunition boxes, discussing something on a map.

At the time of the evacuation from Jiangpu, the 3rd Division of Xue, stationed at the Pukou Railway Station, was in charge of the rear of the palace, and they did not catch up with the large army until about eight o'clock. At about half past seven, Wu Keren sent an urgent telegram, saying that the second sequence had been surrounded except for the 60th Division, and that the artillery regiment had been heavily bombed by the Japanese air force, suffering heavy losses, and asked for support.

Three divisions and one brigade of the Japanese army, with a strength of nearly 50,000 troops, surrounded the 103rd Division and the 117th Division from the east, south, and north directions in Da'annan. What stunned the senior officers of the Nanjing garrison was that the only way for the 103rd Division and the 117th Division to retreat, that is, the western passage, was blocked by the minefields they had laid themselves.

The reason why Ouyang Yun sent a telegram to Wu Keren in such an uncertain tone before was that he was afraid that he would blindly command and delay the fighter plane or bury the second sequence without knowing the actual situation on the battlefield.

From the beginning of the encounter with the 6th and 9th Divisions, he realized that the plan to encircle and annihilate the 18th Division seemed to be a bamboo basket for nothing.

This plan seems to be perfect, but in fact there is a fatal loophole - that is, if the Japanese army does not choose to cross the river from the Xiaguan wharf, then with the troops Ouyang Yun has at hand now, it will not be enough to block the section of the Yangtze River from Pukou to Hexian. However, air supremacy and sea supremacy are all in the hands of the Japanese army, which means that as long as the Japanese do not drill the horns, then the defense line from Pukou Wharf to Chuxian County carefully planned by Ouyang Yun will become a miniature "Maginot Line" and a pure ornament.

As early as when he encountered the 6th and 9th Divisions, Ouyang Yun made up his mind that no matter whether he won or lost, a battle with Wujiang as the central battlefield would definitely be fought. It was an accident that the second sequence was surrounded by the Japanese army, but from the analysis of the intelligence we have now, it is also inevitable, after all, the Japanese army has a far superior strength, and the speed of the battlefield is far superior to that of the other side. Of course, even if the second sequence is not surrounded, this battle must be fought, because as long as the 18th Division still controls the line from Bailinpu to Wujiang, in order to prevent the entire garrison from being cut by the Japanese army, the passage from Wujiang to Hexian must be reopened.

Daytime operations are extremely advantageous to the Japanese army, because with air supremacy, the Japanese army can not only obtain air fire support, but also easily grasp the whereabouts of various units of the garrison, so as to dispatch troops and horses in a targeted manner and grasp the initiative in the war.

What Ouyang Yun, He and Liu are discussing is how to resolve the advantage of the Japanese army. The two of them discussed for more than half an hour, and they didn't have a clue at all, but when Ouyang Yun felt powerless, Li Hansoul gave him a surprise again.

In the first sequence led by Li Hanxun, after annihilating the Korean puppet army of the Kim Guozhen Brigade, he quickly cleaned up the battlefield, withdrew, and then crossed the river again and returned to Hexian. After returning to Hexian, he asked Wang Xu's 121st Division to leave a brigade, and then take the 10th Division and the other troops of the first order to the east quickly, heading for the Wujiang River.

He County to Wujiang is much closer than Jiangpu to Wujiang. Therefore, although the army he led only had trucks to travel from the 10th Division, the overall marching speed was not slow, and when Ouyang Yun was in a hurry, he had already arrived at Heqiao Town, which was fifteen kilometers southwest of Wujiang, and met the retreating 60th Division.

At this time, Lin Baiyin only knew that the 103rd Division and the 117th Division were surrounded, and the situation of the other troops was not clear.

Li Hansoul's eyes were even darker, and for the sake of prudence, he did not rush to Bailinpu, but sent this telegram first, hoping that Ouyang Yun could give full intelligence judgment.

"God help me! Ginger is still old and spicy! Commander Li is worthy of being a veteran of the battlefield, and he played this hand beautifully! Looking at this telegram, Ouyang Yun was overjoyed, and after saying a lot of very sensual words, he twisted his fingers and began to recalculate the comparison of the forces of the enemy and us.

On the Japanese side, the 6th Division and the 9th Division add up to about 30,000 people, the 18th Division is about 10,000, and the Taiwan Infantry Brigade is less than 10,000, totaling 50,000.

In terms of the Cadet Army, there are more than 5,000 students in the 3rd Division, 8,000 in the 5th Division, and 10 in the 10th Division, with more than 11,000 people and less than 3,000 in the 60th Division; In terms of the Northeast Army, the 114th Division still has about 4,000 people, and the 117th Division is now unclear, so it should be no less than 3,000 people; The original Nanjing garrison, the Jiangsu First Security Division still has about 2,000 people, the 121st Division still has 5,000 people, and the 101st Division is unknown, but at least not less than 3,000; The Sichuan Army, the original base is small, and the 26th Division has experienced hard fighting, with only about 2,000 people at present, and 3,000 people in the 145th Division; In addition, there are nearly 1,000 troops directly under the army, and the number has reached 50,000.

With 50,000 against 50,000, this battle can still be fought! Even if the battle cannot be won, it will certainly not be a problem to at least fish out the besieged troops. Of course, because the Japanese army has air forces to help, it is very particular about how to fight, otherwise if the losses are too large, the gains will outweigh the losses.

After reading the telegram, Ouyang Yun immediately asked Huang Hua to send a telegram to Li Hansoul, informing him of the current situation of the enemy and us, the ratio of troops, and so on. Then, he said to He Zhengchuan and Liu Yuqing, who were reading the telegram: "It's really a coincidence, the three divisions and one brigade of the little devil have a total of 50,000, and we are now also 50,000. ”

Liu Yuqing raised his head from the telegram, his eyes were a little anxious, and asked, "Commander, how are you going to fight?" Liu Yuqing led the 26th Division to fight a few battles with the little devil, and he knew that the little devil was powerful, and he was not as optimistic as Ouyang Yun.

Ouyang Yun had already made a decision in his heart at this moment, he clenched his right hand into a fist and slammed it down on the map, saying, "Strike hard and completely crush the little devil!" Let's bloom on all sides again - Division Commander Liu, it's been a few days since the Weiqing-style assault step was launched, how are your brothers mastering it? ”

With the heavy casualties of the various units of the Cadet Army, especially the 3rd Cadet Division and the Guard Regiment directly under the Corps, the weapons of the sacrificed Cadet Corps were distributed to other fraternal units. Therefore, Ouyang Yun asked.

Liu Yuqing: "They can all be used skillfully, but the accuracy is still a little lacking." ”

Ouyang Yun smiled: "That's not a problem, the biggest advantage of the Weiqing-style assault step is not accuracy, but the continuity of firepower, as long as you can operate it skillfully - tell the brothers, we are not short of bullets, as long as we can kill devils, bullets can be made!" ”

Liu Yuqing nodded again and again, her face was silent, but she began to slander in her heart: The bullet is very powerful-listen to the nouveau riche tone, and then compare yourself, it is really more popular than people!

He didn't know that Ouyang Yun was so generous to the Sichuan army, he wanted to dig into the corner of the wall-because, Liu Xiang died.

Ouyang Yun: "Huang Hua, all of you from the staff are here, I will give you twenty minutes to come up with a specific combat plan." The total phalanx is ......"

In less than twenty minutes, the battle plan came out. Ouyang Yun looked at it, added two details, and then ordered to immediately telegraph Li Hansoul, Wu Keren, Fang Shuhong, and Shan Renxiong.

These telegrams had just been sent, Ouyang Yun was summoning Xiao Yi and other special forces of the Dadao Regiment to secretly teach the opportunity, Jiang Huangyong ran over with a blue face, holding a telegram in his hand, and ran closer, he whispered: "Commander, Huang Ye called, the Japanese Third Fleet suddenly appeared on the Wuhu River, the river crossing channel has been destroyed, in addition, the Japanese army is storming Yuxikou, and Huang Ye is resisting, but what they can really fight is a regiment, and the Japanese army has a wing, and it is estimated that it will not last long." ”

Ouyang Yun listened, his face was also stagnant, he took the telegram, he looked at it seriously, and his face became ugly.

Although the so-called mixed Second Army, which was assembled with Wuhu as the main assembly area, has now increased to 50,000 men on the surface (the Huangye Division has already rushed to Yuxikou), there are actually only two regiments that can really fight. The reason why Guo Yulin has been able to persist until now under the fierce attack of the 16th and 114th divisions is because of Zhang Meixin's hard work before. According to the original plan, as long as the stalemate in the Nanjing battle is opened, the mixed Second Army will immediately withdraw across the river, and now that the passage to cross the river is broken, the 20,000 people of the Huangye Division can also retreat inland, and the 30,000 people of Guo Yulin's division are very likely to be completely eaten by the Japanese army.

After a short period of contemplation, Ouyang Yun really couldn't do anything, so he could only whisper: "I know the way!" Then he tore up the telegram.

When Jiang Huangyong saw this scene, he knew that Commander Dao had given up on Guo Yulin and them, his face turned gloomy, his heart ached, and he gritted his teeth and returned to his work.

Jiang Huangyong, Guo Yulin, and Huang Ye are both staff officers, and they have deep feelings, Ouyang Yun watched him leave in despair, feeling uncomfortable, but his face did not show a single cent.

In this regard, Xiao Yi and others are also helpless, after all, the Japanese army is strong, and it has the initiative in an all-round way, and the reason why the mixed Second Army exists is to disturb the Japanese army's audio-visual appearance, and now Guo Yulin and Huang Ye can contain the two divisions of the Japanese army and the Third Fleet, which is already an excellent completion of the established task. If the main force of the Xuebing Army can successfully break through, presumably their sacrifice will also be worthwhile-Xiao Yi thought so, and secretly swore in his heart that he would avenge Guo Yulin and Huang Ye in the future.

If Ouyang Yun wants to strike hard, he must first choose a gathering place. After carefully analyzing the topography of the area around the Wujiang River, he located a small village called Yongwei, which is about 20 kilometers away from Huangjiadai, 10 kilometers away from Heqiao, and about 10 kilometers south of Da'an. Yongwei is closer to Shan Xiong and Fang Shuhong, only five kilometers away.

After giving the assembly order to the various troops, Ouyang Yun immediately led the troops towards Yongwei Village, and then sent a telegram to Wu Keren on the way, asking him to hold out for at least two hours.