Spy Wars: I have space, but I choose to work alone

Under the fierce attack of the Celestial Empire's army, the defense system of the Japanese 106th Division no longer existed. The various units of the division were completely separated, fighting on their own and fleeing for their lives.

It took three days, and before the powerful Japanese rescue corps could complete its assembly, the 106th Division was completely wiped out. The division commander Matsuura Rokuro committed suicide, and except for a small number of soldiers who escaped alone, the 106th Division was completely destroyed.

In this battle, more than 200 Japanese troops were killed, and more than 4960 light and heavy machine guns, more than 22 rifles, 36 mountain cannons, 400 mortars, and more than war horses were seized.

More than 100 Japanese soldiers were captured alive, and countless secret documents and military supplies were seized.

Thanks to Ma Liang's prior planning, the Zhanggushan Heights were seized in time.

The bloodiest and most brutal battle for Zhanggushan in the Wanjialing Campaign did not break out from the beginning to the end of the campaign.

The 544th Regiment defending on the Zhanggushan Heights suffered a series of frenzied attacks from the 106th Division under the cover of the Air Force. In the end, only 300 people survived the entire regiment, but the position was still firmly in the hands of the 544th Regiment.

Historically, a desperate struggle broke out because the Japanese 106th Division had occupied the Zhanggushan Heights in the Wanjialing area first.

In the battle for the Zhanggushan Heights, the 74th and 58st Divisions of the 51th Army fought with the enemy for five days and nights since the early morning of October 10, and finally held the position firmly. The top of Zhanggushan was a sea of corpses and blood, and the Japanese army left more than 5 bodies in front of the battlefield.

The Celestial Empire's army also suffered heavy casualties. Among the officers and soldiers of the 74th Army who participated in the battle for Zhanggushan, 9504 were killed or wounded, accounting for more than half of the total number of participants.

In order to defeat the 106th Division, a Type B division of more than 12 men, the First Corps launched an all-out attack with 2 troops. It lasted 106 days and nights and suffered more than casualties before it defeated the th Division.

The battle for Zhanggushan alone accounted for half of the casualties of the battle.

When this news reached Xiao Rizi's country, everyone in the government and the public was shocked.

"Everyone despised the division, so when the reinforcements heard that they were being transferred to the division, they all thought it was a bad omen and cried bitterly." From then on, the 106th Division was considered the "weakest" unit in Japan.

The Japanese army's plan to capture De'an and wipe out all of the Qing Dynasty's mobile field forces in one fell swoop became a dead letter.

The Military Commission, after just finishing a phone call, drove away other irrelevant people, leaving only a few core leaders.

The man sat silently on the chair, with no expression on his face. After a long while, he finally said:

"Do you think we can win?"

Minister Chen thought the old man was worried about the encirclement and annihilation of the 106th Division at Wanjialing. He had already prepared a plan in his mind, so he simply organized his words and spoke confidently:

"Since we set up an ambush in advance this time, and with the top-secret intelligence provided by the Military Control Commission, the 544th Regiment seized Zhanggushan, the key commanding height of Wanjialing. Without Zhanggushan as a support, the 106th Division can't organize a systematic defense. Our First Corps has 106 troops, besieging them from all sides. The th Division will definitely lose, and our army will win!"

The old man said nothing, with no expression on his face. He just asked Chief He:

"What is the current situation of our army's ammunition consumption and material supplies?"

Chief He immediately stood up in fear and trepidation, picked up the report he had prepared, and read:

"As of yesterday, our military's stockpile of ammunition has been used up by more than one-third, and our food reserves have been used up by a quarter. Various military supplies..."

As Chief He finished reading out the top-secret status of the National Army's supplies and ammunition, the bigwigs present who were originally excited about being able to defeat the Japanese 106th Division suddenly fell silent.

Only then did I realize why, when I called Zhanshen Xue earlier, the old man had repeatedly emphasized that the Military Commission would give full support in terms of ammunition and supplies.

It seems that this is all the money the national army has now!

But if you think about it, you will understand that at this time all the military factories had just been moved to the southwest, and problems such as equipment and raw materials had not been solved yet, and there was no ammunition replenishment at all.

The foreign purchasing channel was cut off by the Japanese Navy, and the ammunition in the hands of the National Army was dwindling with each shot, and there was no way to replenish it.

There was silence at the scene. After an unknown amount of time, the old man asked the big guys present one last question:

"Do you think it's possible that the Japanese army will land in Yangcheng and cut off the Vietnam-Han Railway from the rear, thus cutting off our retreat?"

When the old man said this, the bigwigs were all shocked and looked at the map without saying anything. Finally, Minister Chen said bitterly:

"The Japanese army has the largest navy in Asia. Guangzhou is located on the coastal plain and has no strategic location to defend. The Battle of Shanghai is a precedent. Moreover, our elite troops are gathered in Ezhou. There are no decent troops in the south. I am afraid..."

"Life won't be so crazy, right? The South is the British territory. Doesn't it care about the British reaction? Where does this information come from? Is it reliable? Is it a smoke screen released by the Japanese army?" a big shot retorted.

After saying this, everyone looked at the old man, hoping to know the source of the information.

The old man uttered two words coldly:

"Military commander!"

Now everyone was silent. Since the Battle of Ezhou, the Military Intelligence Bureau, which had never made any achievements in the military, suddenly seemed to have taken medicine and became extremely powerful. The strategic intelligence it provided never made any mistakes.

I don't know how long it took, the old man asked:

"How is the transfer of strategic materials and personnel piled up in Ezhou going?"

Chief He reported:

"Due to the threat from our air force, the frequency of Japanese bombing has been greatly reduced, and the existing supplies and personnel have been transferred."

Hearing this, the old man's expression finally eased and he said softly:

"Get ready!"

While the battle of Wanjialing was going on, the angry Japanese army staged a strategic-level gamble.

On October 10, the 12th and 0th Divisions of the Japanese Army set sail from Makung in the Penghu Islands and landed in Daya Bay with the support of the naval and air forces of the Fifth Fleet (including the aircraft carriers Kaga, Soryu, Chitose and Ryūjō).

The next day, the Japanese army bombed Huiyang crazily.

Three days later, Huiyang fell. On the 3th, the Japanese army raided Zengcheng, and the more than 19 defenders were defeated at the first blow.

On the 21st, Yangcheng fell and a fire broke out throughout the city.

The fall of Yangcheng had a huge impact. The Battle of Ezhou was originally fought to ensure the smooth operation of the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, but after the fall of Yangcheng, the strategic significance of Ezhou was greatly reduced.

In order to avoid greater casualties, the National Army was able to stabilize the front line with the support of Ma Liang's intelligence.

However, in order to prevent the Japanese army from moving north along the Vietnam-Han Railway and cutting off the retreat of the million-strong army in Ezhou.

In order to preserve military strength for the long-term war of resistance, the National Government Military Commission ordered the abandonment of Ezhou on October 10, and the defenders around Ezhou began to retreat in an orderly manner.

Since losing Guangzhou, the last sea route for foreign aid, the Qing Dynasty had to rely on road transportation in Southeast Asia, and the situation of the War of Resistance became increasingly difficult.

The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression then entered a phase of strategic stalemate.