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Chapter 516
Xiangtan, the Ninth War Zone Interim Chief's Department.

Since the Laodaohe front was in danger, the Chief Department of the Ninth War Zone in Changsha was transferred to Xiangtan.

"Good news, Chief Xue, good news!"

Wu Yizhi, the chief of staff of the war zone, hurried to Xue Boling, "The front-line battle reports just received, Wang Yaowu and Yang Hanyu have sent good news one after another. The attack on the Japanese flank has been effective. Now Anan is only a few from Dayun Mountain to Miluo River. Divided into three parts, the supply line of the devil's road was completely cut off by us. The few water transportation channels in Guangnan are not enough to support the army that has crossed the Miluo River."

Hearing this, Xue Boling said with a long sigh of relief, "Okay! With the joint efforts of the fifth and sixth theaters, they have already advanced to the city of Yichang, and we can look forward to capturing Yichang. Now, the turning point for us has finally come. .”

After the Japanese army knew the movements of the 74th Army and the 20th Army, Xue Boling boldly ordered Wang Yaowu and Yang Hanyu to keep the planned attack goal unchanged, and after the timing and location of the attack could be freely prepared, he has been waiting for the two combat forces to cut off Ananwei. Several lines formed a long attack line.

In this regard, Xue Boling made a bold gamble.

Gambling Anan would think that he must make a new adjustment based on knowing the transfer of the 20th Army and the 74th Army. However, after he changed the command codebook and resent the report, he did not let Wang Yaowu and Yang Hanyu cancel the mission.

The basis of the gamble was that through this game of command, Xue Boling thought that although he had underestimated Anan Weiji, who had served the emperor as a military attache for three years, he was still not worthy of his high regard.

Because Xue Boling admitted that he was arrogant and contemptuous at the beginning, Ananwei was almost caught off guard after the battle started, but his tactical style was only copying the German method, and there was nothing innovative about it.

In view of this, Xue Boling boldly ordered Wang Yaowu and Yang Hanyu to freely choose the time to attack. For him, the effect now achieved what he expected, although he never thought that Wang Yaowu and Yang Hanyu could match the planned attack. Successfully completed the goal one day ahead of time.

Yueyang 11th Army Command.

Ananwei frowned and looked at the sand table in front of him.

After knowing that the offensive line connecting the cities on land was divided into three sections by the front, middle and back, Anan Weiji felt very unhappy, and now Yichang is also surrounded by the combined forces of the fifth and sixth theaters of the Chongqing Army.

Although frowning, although deciphering Xue Boling's command telegram and the troops' flanks being attacked was already within his expectation, he ordered the No.40 Division to temporarily leave the Laodao River and cross the Miluo River, and ordered the cavalry to come and go along the offensive line for vigilance , But these measures did not work, and even the No.40 Division did not return to the Miluo River at all.

"Your Excellency, General Chang Tiangu called to say that they were constantly harassed by the stragglers of the Chinese army on the way back to the defense, which made their progress slow and did not cross the river. However, although my rear was attacked, the Sixth Division defeated Liuyang River. The garrison, General Kanda Shochu called to say that they are expected to insert the imperial flag into Changsha City by tomorrow morning!"

Hearing the chief of staff's words, Ananwei's heart moved for a few moments. No one could refuse the temptation to capture Changsha. He stared at the sand table and asked, "Where are they?"

"General Kanda Shochu said their vanguard had built a pontoon bridge over the Liuyang River."

"Well, Yaoxi! As long as I can occupy Changsha City before the military supplies in the Laodao River area are exhausted, then we can use waterways and airdrops to help us rule Changsha City in the early stage!"

Anan could hardly refuse the temptation to capture Changsha, even at the risk of cutting off the land supply line, because this was an achievement that the previous two commanders of the 11th Army failed to achieve.As long as he can take down Changsha City, his position in the army will be instantly recognizable.

In order to achieve the unfinished achievements of the predecessors, Anan decided to order the divisions around the Laodao River to defeat the Chongqing defenders of Liuyang River as soon as possible before the existing material reserves were exhausted, so as to attack Changsha City. If Changsha can be completely occupied, even if the supplies carried by each division are exhausted, they can be supplemented by airdrops to Changsha City.

The temporary first brigade is stationed on the east mountain position of Liuyang.

"Brigade seat, news from the division headquarters, our cavalry unit discovered that the Japanese army closest to us is the third division. If we don't launch an offensive tonight, we will encounter our army's position early tomorrow morning."

Li Chong clenched his fists, "Then we still have one night's preparation time, the one who went to transport ammunition in the city hasn't come back yet?"

"Well, the news is that there are devils near Changsha, and now there is chaos."

"The devil is so fast? Bring the ammunition and tell me."

"Yes, Traveler!"

In the middle of the night, trucks stopped under the Dongshan position, and boxes of bullets, grenades and mortar shells were transported to each division and brigade.

Torches were placed above the positions, and under the torches, the officers and soldiers of the first brigade took turns to sleep and reinforce the positions.

He Maoping woke up the sleeping Li Chong, "The brigade seat, the military seat and the teacher seat are here to inspect!"

Li Chong washed his face and regained consciousness.

After coming out of the temporary command room of the brigade headquarters, I walked to the foot of Dongshan and saw Li Yutang, the commander of the Tenth Army, and Chen Tinghe, the acting division commander of the 190th Division, walking by the trench.

Li Chong strode forward and saluted the two of them.

In the second half of the night, Army Commander Li Yutang personally walked through the positions of the Tenth Army, giving lectures to the officers and soldiers on each position. Officers and soldiers on the block: There is no retreat tomorrow!
The officers and soldiers understood that if some devils leaked in from the Liuyang River front, Changsha's city defenders could still use street fighting to deal with them.

The night passed, and when dawn came, there was silence on the battlefield.

Those who can fall asleep at this time are people with a big heart.

In the binoculars, Li Chong looked at the devil's position in the distance, and it seemed that there were not as many people as when Laodaohe attacked him.

He couldn't see the military flag, and he didn't know what kind of devils were on the opposite side, but seeing the dozens of tanks and heavy cannons driving in the team, Li Chong knew that another tragic battle was bound to meet him.

"The positions of the regiments are ready to avoid shelling!"

In the binoculars, Li Chong saw towering gun barrels pointing at the devils attacking his position, and immediately gave an order.

Sure enough, a moment later, the screaming sound of artillery shells followed. It was rare that the devils did not clear the way for the plane this time, probably because the bombing of Changsha had already made them powerless.

The flames of the explosion reflected Li Chong's face red from time to time, but Li Chong who was holding the binoculars did not blink at all.Inside the trenches, those recruits who went to the battlefield with blood from Changsha City huddled up in the trenches. They were strictly told not to run out yelling if they didn't want to die.

After more than half an hour of bombing, the devils began to suppress them step by step. The officers of the various regiments on the ground stared at the distance from the devils to themselves. The spear in the middle seemed to be able to hear the beating of his own heart.

(End of this chapter)