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Chapter 507
The number of the 11th Army has increased, but the shadow of the failure of the first attack on Changsha still remains in the consciousness of many grassroots soldiers.

The 33rd Division was blocked in Shizhuling and besieged in Changshou Town, the 106th Division and Zuozhi Detachment were surrounded and defeated in Fanbailing, and the [-]th Division went deep in front of Changsha City and was severely beaten by six divisions of the Chongqing Army.
All these losses suffered when attacking Changsha were not so easily forgotten.

Therefore, even if new recruits were added and the number of the 11th Army returned to the same period as Okamura's in office, the veterans who participated in the attack on Changsha and suffered a loss felt a little bit of resentment in their hearts about attacking Changsha again.

The devil army has a clear hierarchy, and the psychological fluctuations of these grassroots soldiers are not very concerned about the high-ranking first and second leaders of the 11th Army Command. Their vision is always high.

Therefore, Anan was almost noncommittal about the chief of staff's statement.

"Your Excellency the General spent two months gaining an in-depth understanding of the Ninth War Zone of China, coupled with the recovery of the strength of our 11th Army, I think we will be able to win Changsha this time!"

Ananwei said calmly, "This time our 11th Army can't be sloppy in the slightest. This Xue Boling is called a tiger general. According to various deeds, he deserves this title. Back then. The Red Party on the land, which is now the Eighth Route Army, moved [-] miles, and he led his troops to pursue it for [-] miles. I must pay enough attention to such an opponent."

When Anan Weiji was talking about Xue Boling with the chief of staff, the person in charge of the "Song Agency" who had been leading the intelligence agency of the 11th Army came over and stood still.

"report!"

After losing two battles against the Ninth Theater of China and the new commander took office, the intelligence agency of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army intensified its intelligence collection efforts in Changsha.

"Matsumoto-kun, do you have any news for me?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, everything in Changsha City is as usual. The deployment of the Chongqing Army in the Ninth War Zone is basically the same as before the first attack by General Okamura. The biggest change is that Xue Boling has deployed three armies in the west direction of Wuhan to Changsha. Now , The deployment of all the troops of the Chongqing Army in the Ninth Theater is reflected in the sand table that was demolished and rebuilt."

Just a few words like this, it took nearly two months for Songguan to confirm.

Because of the deployment of troops with a radius of [-] kilometers in Changsha City, they have confirmed it through various channels!
Regardless of whether it was known before or was originally somewhat vague, the loose agency sent out elite espionage personnel, dressed as ordinary Chinese residents, in order to see that seeing is believing.

Finally, it took them two months to confirm the deployment of all the troops of the Chongqing Army in the Ninth Theater, and then reflected it on the sand table for the command of Anan Weiji.

"very good!"

Anan was very satisfied with this, and only after knowing the enemy's deployment of troops could he prepare to fight head-to-head.He was even more delighted to hear that the enemy's deployment of troops had not changed much compared to the last time General Okamura attacked.

The enemy's strength has not been adjusted much, which shows that Xue Boling does not attach much importance to himself.

Anan hardly felt the shame and anger that he was underestimated by his opponent because of this. On the contrary, the more the opponent looked down on him, the more he would be able to surprise him.

Standing up from the desk, Anan walked to the sand table in the war room with a few strides.

On the sand table, the current combat power configuration of the Ninth War Zone is clearly visible.Ananwei walked around the sand table slowly, and found that Xue Boling's defense was the first deployment to defend Changsha.

"Hmph, arrogant soldiers are bound to be defeated, and Xue Boling can't pass this test. He used the defensive tactics he used against General Okamura to deal with us, hum!"

Of course, he also knew that after the battle started, the Chongqing army on the sand table would not remain unchanged.And what I have to do is to make the opponent Xue Boling have no time to make a move, or only have time to make a small move, and to let the opponent have no time to deploy troops, I need to go straight in with lightning speed!

Yes, Anan's idea of ​​the battle in Changsha was based on the case of Germany's attack on Poland, especially when Germany launched a blitzkrieg to attack the Soviet Union when he took office.

With pearls and jade in front, Anan Weiji naturally wanted to learn from it.

Anan looked at the sand table and continued, "The last time General Okamura attacked Changsha, he divided his troops into three groups. Although the main attack direction was on the battlefield in northern Hunan, the 106th Division and Sazhi Detachment attacked from Gao'an, and the 33rd Division went down the Miluo River. As an auxiliary, but I think this also distracts our 11th Army's strong offensive capabilities."

"Your Excellency General, what do you mean?"

Ananwei clasped his hands in front of his chest, and said:
"We need to highlight our advantages. After regaining the position on the north bank of the New Wall River, I decided to deploy all the offensive forces side by side within a 11-kilometer section to make a deep breakthrough! Our [-]th Army can also take advantage of the German blitzkrieg. For Don't worry about the vast "Boling Line of Defense" that has been built, and the large force will go straight to Changsha! To attack Changsha, we cannot use troops according to the deployment of Changsha's troops, and the initiative must be held in our hands!"

The chief of staff standing aside added, "Your Excellency, the last advance in northern Hunan failed, and the weather also caused the tanks and armored vehicles of our third and sixth divisions to sink into the quagmire, which greatly limited their mobility. .”

"So," Anan said with a few fingers on the sand table, "pass on the order, and the meteorological soldiers will conduct real-time observation of the weather in Changsha every day. This time, we must not only go all out, but also not let the weather hinder the imperial cavalry's attack." Pace! I order all combat units of the 11th Army to prepare for combat mobilization from now on!"

"Hi!"

All the devils standing in front of the sand table stood at attention and bent down.

In mid-August, when the Japanese and puppets gathered more than 7 people on the North China battlefield to launch a large-scale raid on Beiyue and Pingxi areas, the Japanese 11th Army Command located in Wuhan City once again moved forward to Yueyang City.

随着鬼子11军司令部的前调岳阳，第3、4、5、13、40师团，各独立步兵旅团、联队，各独立野战重炮兵、骑兵、工兵、辎重兵联队纷纷从各地开始集结于大云山一带。

For a time, the sign that the devils attacked Changsha again was known all over the country!

Since the first time the devils attacked Changsha in vain and retreated, the residents of Changsha, who had been at peace for nearly two years, once again felt the haze of war.

On the various positions in Changsha, the officers and soldiers of the Ninth War Zone have intensified their bayonet fighting training.

People sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime.

In the commander's department of the Ninth War Zone, the devil's troop mobilization was gathered to the commander's headquarters at all times, and the devil's troop mobilization on the sand table clearly showed a difference from the first attack on Changsha.

The most obvious thing is that the Devil's 11th Army began to concentrate and mobilize troops to the frontier of Dayun Mountain in northern Hunan.

However, the Ninth War Zone basically did not respond. The Ninth War Zone's chief department believed that if the devils gathered together, although the attack force would be strengthened, it would also reduce the pressure on themselves to resist from multiple routes. The Boling Line of Defense” is full of confidence.

(End of this chapter)