De'an, inside the headquarters of the First Corps, ticking telegrams kept ringing. The staff officers, who had not slept all night, had bloodshot eyes and were still busy nervously.
Commander Xue Yue stared at the huge sand table, with a mini version of all the mountains and streams in the Wanjialing area presented to him at a glance.
In this rugged mountainous area, troops from several armies were working together to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese troops of the Matsuura Division.
According to intelligence, the Matsuura Division has run out of ammunition and supplies. Although some ammunition and supplies were obtained by airdrop, it is definitely a drop in the bucket and cannot fundamentally solve the problem.
The frontline troops fought all night. Standing in De'an County, you can see the battlefield in Wanjialing area that lights up half the sky. This is an arduous mountain battle. Can your troops defeat it? General Xue Yue's heart is really
An excited intelligence staff officer rushed to General Xue Yue with the just-received cable and loudly reported it.
General Xue Yue also noticed the joy on the intelligence staff's face. Although he couldn't wait to read the telegrams from the front line, he still suppressed his inner impulse and remained dignified and calm.
"Read——" General Xue Yue ordered.
"Yes!" the intelligence staff hurriedly unfolded the telegram and read it aloud: "After a night of fighting, our 66th Army recovered the Tianbusu area, the 4th Army recovered the southwest highlands of Dajinshan and the highlands east of Jianlusu, and the 74th Army
The army recaptured Zhanggu Mountain, the 91st Division recaptured Wuming Village northeast of Yangjia Village, and the 142nd Division recaptured the high ground at the northern end of Yangjiashan..."
The intelligence staff officer's voice became more and more excited and louder, and even the guard at the door could hear it clearly.
Until the intelligence staff finished reading the message sent by the former enemy commander-in-chief General Wu Qiwei, the entire headquarters was completely silent, and a pin drop could be heard. It had not yet recovered from the huge shock.
The arrogant Matsuura Division was just beaten to a pulp? The staff officers looked in disbelief, but they did not doubt the authenticity of the message at all, because it was sent by the former enemy commander-in-chief, and lying about military information was a serious crime.
"Long live!"
I don't know who suddenly shouted, and the entire command center boiled like boiling water and burst into huge cheers.
These staff officers who were born in military academies did not care about their own image at this moment. They hugged and shook hands one after another to celebrate this hard-won victory. They cheered loudly, and many of them shed tears of excitement.
Their First Corps was responsible for the war on the southern front. From the beginning of the war in June, they encountered heavy and aggressive pressure from the Japanese.
First, the 106th Division violently attacked the Nanxun Line, and then the 101st Division crossed Poyang Lake and attacked the Dexing Highway. The 27th Division also launched a fierce offensive on Ruiwu Road, and the Maruyama Brigade of the 9th Division even attacked Minshan.
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Facing the Japanese's endless all-out attacks, their first regiment was under tremendous pressure, which kept their heads tight and they did not dare to relax at all.
And now that their armies are about to wipe out the Japanese 106th Division, how can they not be excited and excited?
"Commander Xue, this is an unprecedented victory. If an entire Japanese division is wiped out, the reputation of our First Corps will reach an unprecedented height..."
Chief of Staff General Wu Yizhi was also very excited. This great victory was like a shot in the arm for the defense of Wuhan, which greatly boosted the morale of the military and the people and swept away the previous gloom.
The Japanese conspired to attack Wuhan in order to force Chongqing, China to surrender. This victory can also crush the Japanese conspiracy.
"The officers and soldiers on the front line fought well! Let the little devils see the determination of our ** people to resist! Let them see that aggression requires a price!"
General Xue Yue held the message and spoke impassionedly. Everyone in the headquarters was extremely excited, and even the atmosphere in the air became heated.
"Chief Zhao, go and give me an order to let all the armies continue to strengthen their attacks! Completely wipe out the Matsuura Division in one go! I want to see who that old devil Okamura Neji wants to cry to!"
The victory in the first stage gave General Xue Yue hope of victory. The frontline troops did not disappoint him. Their heroic battles won them glory.
"Yes!" Operations Section Chief Zhao Zili happily went to convey the order.
"Sir Xue, the Matsuura Division is about to be destroyed. This is a rare publicity opportunity for us. What do you think?"
Chief of Staff General Wu Yizhi did not want to miss such a publicity opportunity and reminded General Xue Yue.
General Xue Yue responded after being reminded and asked: "Well, where are the reporters from the major newspapers now?"
General Wu Yizhi replied: "They have arrived in De'an a few days ago. They want to go to the front line, but the front line has been fiercely fought and the outcome is difficult to determine. For their safety, they were arranged to stay in the city.
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"Now that our army is in sight of victory, I think we can publicize it vigorously to inspire the hearts and minds of our army and the people, and to show the Japanese aggressors the determination of the Chinese nation to resist aggression!"
General Xue Yue told the chief of staff, General Wu Yizhi: "Go and make arrangements for them to go to the frontline battlefield and let them witness the great victory of our army in person! Let them report it well."
"Yes, I'll make arrangements right away." General Wu Yizhi said and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute," General Xue Yue stopped General Wu Yizhi: "Tell the troops at the front that I want to capture Matsuura Junrokuro alive and report to the police..."
Hearing General Xue Yue's words, General Wu Yizhi also showed a knowing smile. If the capture of Junroku Matsuura alive was reported, not only would it be able to promote a great victory, I'm afraid Okamura Neji would also be dismissed. Such a thing would kill two birds with one stone.
Willing to do it.
Compared to the excitement and joy of the senior generals of the First Corps, the commander of the Japanese 11th Army, Okamura Neiji, was filled with gloom at the moment.
He held a telegram from the 106th Division in his hand. The entire 106th Division now had only more than 3,000 people left in several regiments. It was compressed into an area of less than five kilometers. Indeed,
We have reached a critical moment of life and death.
However, at this critical moment, the 27th Division, which was ordered to relieve the siege, was blocked at Qilin Peak and suffered heavy losses. It actually disobeyed his order and went south to attack Luxi without permission, and even called it a roundabout advance.
I'm afraid that when they advance in a roundabout way to Wanjialing, they will only have to collect the corpses of the 106th Division. These unruly division commanders give Okamura Neiji a big headache.
"Report, general, telegram from the 101st Division. They have captured Aikou Town and are advancing along the Dexing Highway..."
When the frowning Neji Okamura heard the news, he was stunned for a moment and then became ecstatic.