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Chapter 883: Battle in Changsha (Part 2)

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    The Chinese army's determination to retreat was made very timely. Although it lost the position it had worked hard for for half a year, it avoided the fate of being surrounded and annihilated by the Japanese army.

    In this regard, the Japanese army was very dissatisfied with Guan Linzheng's lack of cooperation and cursed Guan Linzheng for his weak will to fight.

    But the Chinese side didn¡¯t care about this. After all, everyone was not a fool. The more the Japanese army scolded them, the more they explained the necessity of retreat.

    Subsequently, Xue Yue, commander-in-chief of the Ninth War Zone, held an emergency meeting in Changsha to discuss countermeasures.  Finally, the meeting made an operational plan to lure the enemy to the outskirts of Changsha to carry out counter-encirclement and decisive battle with the enemy, and then annihilate them.

    This is the famous Tianlu strategy. Based on the topography of Hunan, with Dongting Lake on the left and Mufu Mountain on the right, the four rivers in between - Xinqiang River, Miluo River, Laodao River and Liuhe - were used as the basis to delay the Japanese army.  And thoroughly implemented the method of "turning roads into fields and transporting grain up the mountains" to eliminate the mobility of the Japanese mechanized troops.

    The overall policy is to "retreat and fight decisively to win the periphery." The Chinese army moved between Sihe and Mufu Mountains by fighting and retreating, attacking and then retreating and hiding, dragging the Japanese army into Sihe, and finally using the main force in Changsha City  Encircled the Japanese troops who were deep in the four rivers with the troops hidden in the mountains and forests.

    Then, Xue Yue ordered the 4th Army and the artillery directly under the theater to advance to Yuelu Mountain, Changsha and the northeastern region, occupying the offensive starting position, and the 9th theater frontline command post moved to Lukou.

    Subsequently, under the command of Xue Yue, the Ninth War Zone lured the enemy deeper. When the Chinese troops on the south bank of the Xinqiang River retreated to the Miluo River defense line in a planned manner, the Japanese 6th Division and Nara Detachment pursued them closely and followed them south.

    However, the traffic roads that had been destroyed by the Chinese army and local people made it impossible for the Japanese army to use their mechanized advantages, and they could only follow up on foot behind the Chinese army.

    In the early morning of September 25, the Japanese army approached the north bank of the Miluo River, and the main force of the 52nd Army moved to the south bank of the Miluo River.

    Then, the Japanese army began to build a pontoon bridge and prepared to cross the Miluo River.

    But the Japanese army¡¯s first trial crossing was repulsed by the defenders on the south bank of the Miluo River, so the Japanese army changed its strategy.

    They sent some Japanese troops to put on the clothes of Chinese people and pretend to be refugees. They smuggled across the river in the gap between the Chinese army joint headquarters and rushed to the new city, preparing to cooperate with the main force to cross the river.

    On the same day, the Japanese Shangcun detachment also invaded from west to east and captured Guiyi.

    Subsequently, the 9th Theater adjusted its deployment in accordance with the plan for a decisive battle with the Japanese army in the Changsha area: with a total of 6 divisions, the 2nd, 25th, 195th, 60th, 77th, and 59th divisions, ambush in Fulinpu, Uesugi City,  Qiaotouyi area and Changsha and the areas east of it; the 70th Army was moved to Zhuzhou, Lukou City and other places south of the Liuyang River, and deployed along the Hunan-Jiangxi Railway and the Lu River; the 4th Army occupied Xiangtan, Xiashesi, Lu  The line of Koushi; one division of the 79th Army secured the Mufu Mountain base, and two divisions coordinated with the 20th Army to attack the Japanese 33rd Division in Taoshu Port.

    Then, the Japanese Nara detachment detoured towards Pingjiang via Wengjiang River, preparing to support its 33rd Division in combat.  The Japanese 6th Division and Shangcun Detachment started from the Miluo River and moved southward.

    Ran Shangcun detachment was trapped in an ambush by the 14th Division and 50th Division of the 54th Army at Sanjie Bridge and Liqiao; more than 1,000 people from the 6th Division were ambushed by the 195th Division at Fulinpu, and all suffered heavy losses.

    Soon, more than 3,000 people from the Japanese 6th Division heading south from Xinshi via Jinjing were ambushed by the 195th Division at Shimenhen.

    The Japanese troops, who were ambushed several times, stumbled and wanted to continue moving south, but they were unable to do so.  Only one Japanese army broke through the Chinese army's position at Laodao River on September 30 and occupied Yong'an City, more than 30 kilometers north of Changsha. This was the furthest point the Japanese army had reached in this southern invasion.

    Since the start of this battle, Okamura Neiji, who is commanding the operations in Xianning, has received almost all news of victory for his subordinates: the 106th Division of Northern Jiangxi and the Saeda Detachment are advancing to northern Hunan as planned; the 33rd Division of Southern Hubei  We are advancing towards the upper reaches of the Miluo River; the 6th Division of Northern Hunan, the Nara Detachment, and the Shangcun Detachment have broken through the two defense lines of the Xinqiang River and the Miluo River. It seems that the capture of Changsha is just around the corner.

    Who knows, at this moment, the battlefield situation suddenly changed drastically.

    The Japanese army in northern Jiangxi was held back by the Chinese army and was unable to advance; although the Japanese army in southern Hubei reached the upper reaches of the Miluo River and joined the main force of the Japanese army in northern Hunan, the main force of the Chinese army had already retreated; after breaking through the two defense lines of the national army, the Japanese army in northern Hunan  , the Chinese army no longer defended its position, but adopted a more flexible tactic of fighting and retreating, while the Japanese army began to be ambushed continuously.

    This made Okamura Neiji puzzled and angry at the same time. He immediately asked for help from the Central China Front Army Headquarters, requesting reinforcements to be mobilized from the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui regions to march westward to reinforce the operations in the Changsha area.

    However, it was attacked by the Central China Front ArmyThe headquarters refused because they had no troops to mobilize at the moment. At the same time, the Central China Front Army also reported the fighting situation between the Chinese and Japanese armies in other battlefields after the Battle of Changsha broke out.

    Only then did Okamura Neiji know that while they were fighting with the main force of the Ninth War Zone in Changsha, the Third War Zone and the Fifth War Zone in Jiangbei had been continuously launching attacks on Anhui's Central Anhui, Southern Anhui and Southern Henan to contain the forces in these places.  The Japanese army forced them not to reinforce the Changsha battlefield.

    At the same time, in northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong, the Sulu Theater and Li Guoyao's Shandong Guerrilla Corps were very active. The latter, in particular, not only conquered many important towns one after another, but also sent troops to destroy the three major salt fields in Huaibei.

    We must know that the Lianghuai Salt Fields are the most important economic lifeline of the Imperial Japanese Army in North China. The Huaibei Salt Fields account for 60% of the salt production in the Lianghuai Region, while several major salt fields such as Qingkou and Zhongzheng account for 70% of the Huaibei Salt Fields.  The current destruction of production has greatly affected the economic self-sufficiency of the Imperial Japanese Army.

    Therefore, the base camp ordered the two major front armies in Central China and North China to work together to completely eliminate these Chinese troops in southern Shandong and northern Jiangsu. Therefore, the front army currently has no mobile troops to reinforce them.

    In addition, the New Fourth Army in the Jiangnan and Jiangbei areas has also developed rapidly in recent years, and has seriously threatened the security of the Imperial Japanese Army. Because its troops are distributed near the Yangtze River, they often harass passing military columns and transport teams, and even attack the capital of Nanjing.  There was a threat, and a large number of troops were restrained.

    After receiving the telegram from the Central China Front Army Headquarters, Okamura Neji fell silent!

    He has always regarded himself as a "China expert" and believes that he knows everything about China's politics, economy, military, culture and other aspects, especially in the military field. He believes that he knows the situation of the Chinese military very well.  Even the relationships between the various factions are well understood.

    Because of this, he is full of confidence in this battle!

    Especially after the Battle of Wuhan, Okamura Neiji became interested in Xue Yue. He believed that this Chinese general might be his most important opponent on the Chinese battlefield, so he decided to study it carefully.

    After research, he found that although General Xue Yue fought in a well-organized manner, he was easily influenced by the outside world, especially by Mr. Jiang. To put it bluntly, Mr. Chiang did not trust Xue Yue very much and often liked to take over-level commands.  Regarding troop operations, this is definitely a taboo in the military.

    After all, any battle has a strict battle plan. One mistake may lead to the annihilation of the entire army. Therefore, the commander is usually not changed during the battle.

    However, the Chinese army does not seem to be like this. Mr. Chiang often ignores the overall plans of the frontline generals, and even transfers troops without notifying the frontline generals. By the time the frontline generals know about it, everything is too late!

    After learning about this situation, Okamura Neji felt that he still had a good chance of winning this battle!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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