Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Zhang Wenwu was now extremely excited. He picked up the cigarette on the table, lit it, and took two puffs before he calmed down a little.

"Brother Ouyang, everything has been confirmed now. The commander of the 101st Division, Masayoshi Ito, was killed by us. I think we can send a telegram to the army commander to report the good news soon. I didn't expect it. I really didn't expect it this time, hahahaha." Zhang Wenwu became happier and happier as he spoke, and in the end he couldn't help laughing out loud.

In the headquarters of the new 101nd Army on the west bank of the Ganjiang River, Commander Huang and Chief of Staff Zhao Dong were studying the defense of Hongcheng. Now the 157st Division had arranged the th Regiment on the west bank of the Ganjiang River to be responsible for the diversionary attack.

On the west bank of the Ganjiang River, although there were not as many houses and streets to rely on as in the urban area on the east bank, the new 210th and 211th Divisions also built a large number of fortifications in the wild to resist the Japanese attack. In addition, the Japanese attack on the west bank was only a diversionary attack, so the troops on the west bank have held their positions firmly until now.

"Commander, Chief of Staff, the new 100th Division on the east coast sent an urgent telegram. Great victory, great victory." Director Li of the military's telecommunications room rushed to the combat command hall with a telegram and shouted excitedly to Huang Jinxian and Zhao Dongda.

Commander Huang and Chief of Staff Zhao Dong knew that Zhang Wenwu had launched a major counterattack last night. They felt that they should have recaptured a lot of the previous positions. Zhang Wenwu had counted the results of the battle and sent a telegram to report the victory. Judging from the excited expression of Director Li in the telecommunications room, the results of last night's battle should have been very good.

Chief of Staff Zhao Dong took the telegram from Director Li, who looked very excited, and started reading it. The more he read, the more his facial expression became. This made Commander Huang on the opposite side a little curious. What a big victory Zhang Wenwu and his men had won that Zhao Dong was so surprised and excited.

Chief of Staff Zhao Dong was so excited that his hands holding the telegram began to shake with excitement. He had already read the contents of the telegram three times, but he still wanted to read it again. This telegram was simply too good to put down.

"Brother Zhao, haven't you finished reading it yet? How big a victory did Zhang Wenwu win?" Commander Huang first asked Director Li to leave, and then he also wanted to quickly see what the content of the telegram was. Zhao Dong's excited expression really made him curious.

Seeing that Chief of Staff Zhao Dong had no intention of giving him the telegram, Commander Huang moved closer to Chief of Staff Zhao Dong and stretched his head to look at the contents of the telegram. After reading the first two lines, Commander Huang was stunned for a moment, then he reached out to take the telegram in his hand and read it carefully.

"Be gentle, don't tear the telegram paper." Chief of Staff Zhao Dong reminded Commander Huang anxiously, as he hadn't seen enough.

How could Commander Huang be able to listen to what Chief of Staff Zhao Dong was saying? All his attention was now on the contents of the telegram. He took the telegram and read it carefully. At the same time, he unconsciously walked around the table.

"Commander Huang, can you stop forwarding? You've been reading this telegram for five minutes, and you've almost seen through the telegram paper." Chief of Staff Zhao Dong, who had calmed down a little, looked at Commander Huang, who had been reading the telegram for five minutes, and kindly reminded him.

After hearing Chief of Staff Zhao Dong's reminder, Commander Huang finally put down the telegram in his hand, but he still said excitedly: "Brother Zhao, do you think this is true? I am not dreaming."

After hearing what Commander Huang said, Chief of Staff Zhao Dong smiled and handed him a cigarette, saying, "Brother Jinxian, have a cigarette to calm your nerves. We are sitting at home and hope that wealth and honor will come to us. Haha, I didn't expect Zhang Wenwu to bring us such great news. Now we don't have to worry about the forced relocation of Hongcheng residents. At least our merits and demerits are offset now."

Commander Huang lit up a cigarette and took two puffs. He had never felt so relaxed since the battle of Hongcheng began. Just as Chief of Staff Zhao Dong said, the results of this battle were enough to offset the negative responsibilities brought about by the forced relocation of 200,000 people from Hongcheng. The purpose of this forced relocation was to better resist the attack of the Japanese army. Now that the results of resisting the Japanese army were achieved, the opposition voices in the government would calm down. The pressure on Commander Chen and himself would be much less.

"Quick, send a telegram to Commander Xue and Commander Chen, tell them the good news, and let them be very happy. This is the biggest good news since the Battle of Three Towns." Commander Huang finally remembered to report the good news.

Chief of Staff Zhao Dong also showed great composure. He took two puffs of his cigarette calmly, drank a few sips of tea, and then slowly stood up. In a good mood, he went to the telecommunications room to send a telegram to the bigwigs above to give them a good surprise.

When Commander Xue of the First Corps received the telegram from the New 101nd Army, his first reaction was not surprise but shock. He felt that the New nd Army was going to run away, and this telegram was just paving the way for their escape. They even dared to report such military exploits as killing the commander of the st Division. Once this military exploit was reported, they would retreat on the grounds that their troops were meritorious. Even if they found out after the war that the division commander was alive and well, there would be nothing they could do. The worst they could do was to say that there was a mistake on the battlefield.

Although he was very satisfied with the New 22nd Army's guarding situation in Hongcheng during this period, except for the forced relocation of civilians which caused him some headaches due to those government officials, there was absolutely no problem with its combat against the Japanese army.

Haven't you seen that the 101st Division is still playing house with the new 100th Division in the urban area of ​​Hongcheng? Today you occupy a little territory, and tomorrow I will take back some territory. So far, the 101st Division has not even occupied half of Hongcheng's territory. This makes him have to admire the defensive capabilities of the new nd Army.

Then he thought about how he had led so many troops to fight on equal terms with the 106th Division of the Japanese Army, but was later beaten by the meddling troops of the th Division of the Japanese Army and had to retreat to the defense line in Wuning for defense.

Commander Xue looked at the telegram in his hand. Now he didn't know whether he should send this dream-like telegram to Commander Chen in the war zone. After thinking for a long time, he decided to make preparations for both situations.

First, he sent the telegram intact to the Ninth War Zone Command. At the same time, he sent a telegram to Huang Jinxian of the New 101nd Army. In the telegram, he praised the excellent performance of the New nd Army in defending Hongcheng. Then, he emphasized that the nd Army should continue to hold Hongcheng. After he assembled the troops on the outside, he would encircle the st Division in Hongcheng from the outside in three days. That meant, don't run, I'll be there soon.

Inside the headquarters of the Ninth War Zone, Commander Chen was listening to the battle situation report from the staff. The offensive of the Japanese army on the north bank of the Yangtze River was extremely fierce, and the troops in the front were being beaten back continuously. Several divisions of the Second Army of the Japanese army in the north attacked the north of Hubei Province. The troops of the Fifth War Zone were relying on the mountainous areas to resist, but the casualties of the troops were also very huge.

The only good thing was the Japanese offensive on the Nanxun Line on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Now the Japanese attack forces on the Nanxun Line on the south bank of the Yangtze River were blocked by the First Corps in the north of Jiangxi Province, and Hongcheng was still under the control of its new 22nd Army. This greatly delayed the Japanese attempt to attack westwards and cut off the implementation of the strategic goal of the Guangdong-Hankou Railway.

"Commander Chen, the new 22nd Army stationed in Hongcheng has sent a telegram. This is great news." Wu Xiqi, Chief of Staff of the Ninth War Zone, walked quickly to Commander Chen in front of the map with a telegram paper, looking excited and said happily.

Commander Chen looked at the excited Chief of Staff Wu Xiqi, took the telegram and started reading. He really needed some good news to cheer himself up. All he saw every day were reports of the retreat and losses of various troops. No one could stand it.

After Commander Chen read the contents of the telegram, he immediately became excited and asked, "Has Huang Jinxian asked Zhang Wenwu to confirm? Is it confirmed that it is Ito Masayoshi, the commander of the 101st Division?"

He knew that if this news was confirmed to be true, it would be a great boost to the morale of the entire army, and it would undoubtedly be a powerful medicine for the people of the whole country.

"Zhang Wenwu has confirmed it. The military rank badge and command sword have been verified. I think they should be authentic." Chief of Staff Wu Xiqi replied excitedly.

Commander Chen did not respond to Chief of Staff Wu Xiqi's words. This matter was quite serious and he must not make any mistakes. The pressure from public opinion was already very great and he had to be careful.

"Xiqi, ask the intelligence department to investigate this matter. I think..." Before Commander Chen finished his words, he saw a staff officer walking in quickly with a telegram and an anxious look on his face.

"Report to the Commander and Chief of Staff, the Japanese 9th Division suddenly moved south from Yongxiu. They should be going to join the battlefield in Hongcheng." The staff officer quickly reported the contents of the telegram to the two superiors.

"What? The 9th Division is heading south? Didn't they just set out from Yongxiu and were preparing to return to Ruichang?" Commander Chen snatched the telegram from the staff officer and asked in surprise.

Ever since the last time the 9th Division suddenly attacked the flank and rear of the 1st Corps without authorization, the war zone has been paying close attention to this force that did not follow the combat plan formulated by the Japanese army, fearing that the 9th Division of the Japanese army would do something weird again. A few days ago, when the troops of the 9th Division went south to Yongxiu without authorization, the bigwigs of the 9th War Zone were scared to death.

Later, after learning from the intelligence personnel in Yongxiu that the troops of the 9th Division were preparing to return to Ruichang, everyone felt relieved. However, they did not expect that only one day later, the 9th Division turned back again. What was going on?

"Xiqi, it seems that the content of the telegram from the new 22nd Army is credible. Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why the 9th Division went back and forth and suddenly went south to join the battlefield in the direction of Hongcheng. You send a telegram to tell the First Corps and the new 22nd Army that the 9th Division is about to arrive in Hongcheng. I will show this telegram of great victory to the top government officials." Commander Chen guessed a general situation by combining the contents of the two telegrams in his hands.

However, he is now worried about the New 22nd Army.

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