The pattering light rain did not dissipate the summer heat, but made the air more humid and muggy.
An officer with muddy military boots walked into the headquarters of the Japanese 11th Army with a serious expression, and the guards saluted him.
The headquarters of the Japanese 11th Army was set up in a private house not far from the road. Commander Okamura Neiji was looking at the map with a frown on his face.
The tenacious resistance of the Chinese army on the Nanxun line exceeded his expectations. Not only was it difficult for the 106th Division to survive, but it also lost troops and generals, which made him very angry.
"Your Excellency, Commander, Yin Dongzheng has been ordered to report."
The uniformed Lieutenant General of the 101st Division stood in front of Commander Okamura Neiji and raised his hands in a military salute.
Okamura Neji looked up and saw the division commander with sharp and confident eyes, and his anxious heart calmed down a little.
"Did you encounter any trouble on the way? The guerrillas of the China Army have been active recently." Okamura Neiji asked with a smile.
Yin Dongzhengxi replied: "We did not encounter the guerrillas of the Chinese Army, but the road was muddy and difficult to travel, which delayed some time."
"Please take a seat." Commander Okamura Neiji stepped to the Eight Immortals table and made a request to the commander of the 101st Division.
Yin Dongzhengxi, the commander of the 101st Division, did not show any restraint. He sat down with a golden sword and soon the guards brought the steaming tea down.
"This is the Lushan Yunwu tea that Chinese people like to drink. How do you like it?"
Yin Dongzhengxi picked up the cup, took a sip gently, and praised: "It is indeed well-deserved."
"If you like, you can go to the Chinese people to get more this time." Commander Okamura Neiji laughed.
Yoon Dong Jung-hee said solemnly: "If there is an opportunity, I will naturally not miss this opportunity."
Okamura Neiji said while sipping tea: "Have you read the battle report of the 106th Division?"
Yin Dongzhengxi nodded and said: "Their progress is slow, which goes against the consistent offensive style of our Imperial Japanese Army."
"Your Excellency, Commander, all the officers and soldiers of our 101st Division are ready to replace the 106th Division at any time, and then defeat the Chinese army, occupy the Nanxun Line, and then cut off the Guangdong-Han Railway."
Looking at Yun Dongzhengxi who asked for battle, Commander Okamura Neiji shook his head and said: "I am not planning to let you replace the 106th Division."
Hearing what the commander said, Yin Dongzhengxi seemed a little confused. He did not speak and waited for the next sentence.
Okamura Neji stood up and walked towards the map, Yin Dongzhengxi also put down his tea cup and followed.
"I am going to let your 101st Division cross Poyang Lake, land at Xingzi Town, capture De'an along the Dexing Highway, cut off the retreat route of the Chinese Army on the Nanxun Line, and cooperate with the 106th Division on the front to annihilate all seven of Xue Yue's armies in
Nanxun line."
Yin Dongzhengxi looked at the map and understood the commander's intention. He nodded and said: "Our division will go all out."
"Our country lacks domestic resources. This siege of Wuhan needs to be resolved quickly. Once the war is delayed, it will be detrimental to our army, so we must take action in the future."
"Hi Yi!" Yin Dongzheng bowed his head heavily. When he raised his head again, his face was filled with fierceness.
Their 101st Division has never experienced a major battle since the Battle of Songhu. In that battle, their entire division suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and this is their re-emergence battle.
Just as Yoon Dong Masaki was about to say goodbye and go back to deploy the attack, Commander Okamura Neiji stopped him.
"Do you have any other orders, Commander?"
"The strength of the resistance of the Chinese Army has exceeded our expectations. In order to defeat the Chinese Army in one fell swoop this time, you can use special bombs to launch an attack if necessary."
After hearing what Commander Okamura Neiji said, the division commander Yin Dongzhengxi was stunned for a moment, then a fierce look flashed in his eyes, he nodded, turned around and strode away.
Their army is equipped with a large number of special bombs this time. Once these special bombs are fired, they will corrode people's skin and respiratory tract. This is their trump card.
The 106th Division encountered a tenacious blockade on the Nanxun line. More than 8,000 people including the commander of the company were killed. As a last resort, the 11th Army had no choice but to send the 101st Division into the battlefield.
The 101st Division, under the command of division commander Yin Dongzhengxi, took advantage of the foggy weather to cross Poyang Lake and forcibly landed at Xingzi Town on the west side.
Facing the powerful 101st Division, Xingzi Town fell quickly. The Chinese defenders immediately built positions in the East and West Yesoling Ridge of the Lushan Branch behind Xingzi Town and tried their best to resist.
There were elite Japanese troops as fierce as tigers in the front, and a supervisory team sent by the theater headquarters in the back. The Chinese troops guarding here had to fight for their lives.
The Japanese 101st Division advanced only two kilometers and was unable to advance any further. Even though they used special bombs, their attack was still blocked in the face of the desperate Chinese army.
As a last resort, the 101st Division sent another unit to land at Aikou Town, which was dozens of miles away from Xingzi Town, but this time they also did not get any benefits.
The troops of the 74th Army had been vigilant in the direction of Poyang Lake. Seeing the Japanese troops raiding from Aikou Town, the officers and soldiers of the 153rd Brigade, who had long been exhausted, were like tigers descending from the mountain. They wiped out the Japanese troops who landed in just half a day.
Both the 106th and 101st Troops were locked in a bitter battle on the Nanxun Line. Although casualties continued to rise, they were only advancing at a speed of tens of meters per day, and each step forward would incur huge casualties.
The Chinese defenders, on the other hand, fought extremely tenaciously and could not get out of the firing line even with minor injuries. They often fought hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese troops repeatedly in the dark night.
Hand-to-hand combat has always been the strength of the Japanese army, but this time most of the hand-to-hand combat was initiated by Chinese soldiers. By the end of the fight, the Japanese troops of the 106th Division even began to fear fighting the Chinese army with bayonets.
From the Dabie Mountains to both sides of the Yangtze River and the Poyang Lake area, the Chinese army launched an all-out fierce battle with the Japanese army attacking Wuhan. The two sides fought bloody battles in the mountains, forests and lakes.
The fighting was in full swing on the front line, and the Chinese troops waiting for replacements in the rear were also busy digging trenches and building fortifications without stopping for a moment.
The division headquarters of General Wang Yaowu, commander of the 51st Division, has moved forward to a densely wooded mountain forest. His 153rd Brigade has been engaged in battle with the Japanese army. Currently, only the 151st Brigade is still on standby in hiding.
"You go back first and tell the brothers to be ready. You will fight the battles."
Facing the regiment leaders who came to ask for a fight, division commander Wang Yaowu had to wave his hand and order them to leave.
Seeing that the friendly troops had been fighting at the front for several weeks, but they were hiding in the mountains and waiting in the trenches, they were already a little restless.
When the group leaders who requested the battle had just left and the division commander Wang Yaowu was about to leave the tent to get some air, suddenly there was a burst of gunfire outside.
He stood at the door of the tent and saw that on a hillside covered with bushes two hundred meters away, a group of Japanese soldiers wearing helmets were crouching over.
"Damn it! Where did these little devils come from! Guard company, kill them for me!"
The division commander, General Wang Yaowu, was dodging bullets while yelling curses.