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If the telegram sent by He Zhengdao to the Eighth Route Army headquarters and Yan'an late at night made many people who were concerned about He Zhengdao's expedition this time breathed a sigh of relief. Then Li Zongren, who was awakened at this moment, was truly awakened completely.

Although when discussing a combat plan with He Zhengdao before, Li Zongren felt that He Zhengdao would rather gain the right to fight. In addition, they took the initiative to undertake an attack on the Japanese main division, which could be regarded as sharing the arduous combat tasks for the fifth war zone.

But no matter how, Li Zongren still didn't expect that He Zhengdao, who had just arrived on the battlefield, wiped out the 10th Division of the Japanese army with his two main divisions. Even if it was a semi-disrupted division, it was still the main division of the Japanese army!

As the commander of the Fifth War Zone, Li Zongren also knew that the enemies they faced were actually quite difficult. The attacks of the three main divisions and the commanders of other war zones were probably not happy.

The most important thing is that there are many troops in the Fifth War Zone. But Li Zongren also understood that there were several armies in the Fifth War Zone, which were simply broken miscellaneous troops. Such troops could only act as cannon fodder when confronting the Japanese army.

At present, He Zhengdao commanded the New Sixty-Seventh Army and wiped out the 10th Division of the Japanese army in one fell swoop. As for the so-called hundreds of Japanese prisoners of war in the war report, he didn't pay much attention to it. After all, these prisoners are really nothing compared to a 10th Division.

Looking at the telecommunication officer who was also full of excitement, Li Zongren took a deep breath and said, "How many people know about this news?"

‘The telegrams about them are received by our people. In addition, I, no five people who know the news at present. The commander has ordered the highest confidentiality to be implemented, and we have always followed it.’

‘Okay! You must not disclose this news. In addition, I will send a telegram to Commander He, saying that I will rush to the Gushi front line in the past two days to personally direct the battle there. I hope they can cooperate!’

Upon hearing this, the telecommunications officer said with a little concern: "Sir, it's the front line. Isn't it right for you to go there in person?"

‘It’s okay! I believe that it’s not that easy for the Japanese to break through the defense line of the 71st Army. The most important thing is that we have solved the 10th Division at present, and the remaining Japanese are all in full swing, and there are not enough two divisions.

If Commander He and his troops can really block the Japanese's retreat from fleeing south, then we may have the chance to wipe out the Japanese army that has entered Henan in one fell swoop. If we can really do it, it would be an unprecedented victory!

The most important thing is that if I don’t go over, the 71st Army will definitely not cooperate well. Only when I go over, they will give me some face. At that time, I can gather all the troops in the war zone and catch the Japanese off guard.’

As Li Zongren thought, for the New Sixty-Seventh Army, which joined the Fifth War Zone this time, as the 71st Army of the Central Army, even if it would not cause trouble for He Zhengdao, it would not be likely to cooperate with He Zhengdao's battle.

In contrast, if He Zhengdao needs to cooperate with the 71st Army in combat, I am afraid He Zhengdao will not be too relieved. This kind of mutual guardianship cannot be eliminated in a short time. It can be replaced by Li Zongren's personal command, and both sides must be sold for some face.

Even now, the Gui army is also involved in the deployment of the Anti-Japanese War formulated by the National Government. However, the Eighth Route Army also knew that Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were also very careful about Chiang Kai-shek in some matters.

At present, the Gui army still deployed its main force in Guangxi to carry out the War of Resistance Against Japan, and there were actually not many troops who were actually transferred to the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War. Even if we wanted to mobilize these Gui army, Chiang Kai-shek also needed to say hello to Li Zongren.

Generally speaking, most of the troops involved in the Anti-Japanese War were directly under the jurisdiction of Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi. In this way, the situation where the Gui army might be trapped like the Northwest Army and Northeast Army will be prevented.

When Li Zongren decided to go to the front line to command the battle himself, the Third Division of the 67th Army, which was deploying defense in Huangchuan, received the order from He Zhengdao. The Third Division also drove out of the city overnight and rushed to the mall to standby near the mall.

According to He Zhengdao's idea, if the Japanese army knew that the 10th Division was destroyed, except for the retreat of the entire line, the most likely combat plan was to launch a fast assault and send a division to tear open the defense line from the mall to Huoshan.

Upon learning the news, political commissar Xiao Jinguang and political director Luo Nonghuan also saw the combat plan arranged by He Zhengdao. As the 10th Division was completely wiped out, they were afraid that they would not be able to use the defense line in Huangchuan.

Moreover, He Zhengdao's other intention is to hope that the Third Division will gain a foothold in the mall. It also belongs to the Dabie Mountains region and is also considered a region bordering Hubei, and its strategic location is also very critical.

Although He Zhengdao is not sure whether Wuhan can defend it next. He Zhengdao also hopes that the places that the 67th Army can occupy in the future are best some strategic areas. You can attack and retreat and defend!

Looking at He Zhengdao's orders, Xiao Jinguang also smiled and said, "Director Luo, it seems that the commander is really determined to expand the Dabie Mountains area into our base in central China. I just don't know what the Kuomintang will think then!"

Regarding such a smile, Luo Nonghuan thought for a while and said, "The commander did this, which is more of a secret mission for our trip to the south. This Wuhan battle will not end in a short period of time.

Both the Japanese and the Central Army have assembled a large number of troops. Even if we are here, we may defeat the invading Japanese army. However, the Japanese attacks from Jiujiang are also very fierce, and their main force has crossed the Yangtze River.

Although the Central Army also deployed heavy troops there, judging from the current situation, the Central Army is afraid that it will not be able to defend Jiangxi. Once it falls freely, the large Japanese troops will be able to march straight into Wuhan.

At that time, unless Lao Jiang was really willing to throw out the elite troops in his hands and fight against the Japanese devils, otherwise, avoiding the Japanese devils' sharpness for the time being should be the strategy he might choose. This also means that Wuhan may not be able to maintain it."

‘What Director Luo means, is it possible for Wuhan to lose?’

Listening to Luo Nonghuan's analysis, Xiao Jinguang was also a little surprised. But he knew that although Luo Nonghuan had always been a political cadre, his combat command ability and analysis ability of the battlefield were still very good.

What's more, when the 67th Army went south to participate in the war, they also held many rounds of discussions on whether Wuhan could be defended. The final conclusion, He Zhengdao's meaning may still not be able to defend it.

If he stood on the side of the Eighth Route Army, Xiao Jinguang felt that the fall of Wuhan would be more beneficial to them than to defend it. After all, if the entire Wuhan area fell, the elite troops of the Central Army might retreat to other defense areas.

In contrast, at that time, the Eighth Route Army, which formed a base around the Dabie Mountains, could steadily develop behind enemy lines. At that time, even if the Central Army wanted to check and balance the exhibition of the Sixty-Seventh Army, it was probably not as easy as it is now.

‘It depends on whether Chen Cheng can withstand the Japanese attack! However, the Central Army had made propaganda in the previous period. Didn’t Xue Yue defeat the Japanese in Wanjialing a great victory? This shows that the Central Army still wanted to defend Wuhan.

However, judging from the information we have received about Wuhan, the Central Army seems to have made the worst plans again. It has begun to relocate some important factories and schools, which shows that Chiang Kai-shek is also worried that he will not be able to defend Wuhan.

With the current situation, it is indeed too early to judge whether Wuhan can be defended. However, I think the military commander has a right thing to say. No matter how the situation changes, we just need to do our own things well.

When we headed south from us, some elite small troops were reserved along the way. At present, Huangchuan is already our defense zone. As long as a main force is retained, I believe there will be no problem in a short period of time.

In addition, we should have no problem with our past activities. If we take down the mall, and with our several guerrilla brigades in Hubei, our activity area is already quite large.

Even in these places, there will be government and military garrisons of the National Government. But judging from the current situation, it will take no long before our power in these places will pass through them. In this way, our Central China Military Region may be formed.

Once the Central China Military Region is established, the Central Committee and the Headquarters will definitely send special personnel to serve as the commander of the military region, and it is possible that the commander of the military region will serve as the commander of the military region. In the long run, our trip to the south to participate in the battle is a long-term plan!’

Li Zongren, who was about to set off for Gushi, received a telegram from He Zhengdao and was somewhat shocked to learn that He Zhengdao's troops, who encircled and suppressed the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, also suffered nearly 10,000 casualties.

But in terms of the war loss ratio, such war loss is still a big victory. In the eyes of many Central Army, if they can compete with the Japanese, a 1:1 battle loss with the Japanese is a big victory. And He Zhengdao this time, it can be considered a 2:1 match. What are you not satisfied with?

Because the troops were seriously damaged, I hope the theater would agree to transfer the Third Division to the mall area in advance. In this way, it would not only block the Japanese's breakthrough that could be launched from there, but also cooperate with the main force of the military headquarters that was about to rush to Gushi.

Li Zongren generously agreed to such an application. In fact, Sun Lianzhong, who is currently stationed in the defense mall, has pitifully few troops. If a main force has passed, I believe that Sun Lianzhong will feel relieved.

In this way, Li Zongren agreed to He Zhengdao's application for a fight. Even this order to take the initiative to request a fight made Li Zongren feel a little embarrassed. After all, it was a bit disappointing to lose nearly 10,000 troops of the Eighth Route Army in one battle.

If it were other troops, they might apply for rest. But He Zhengdao did not do this, but instead took the initiative to ask for battle. How could Li Zongren not like such a unit that dared to fight and could fight?
Chapter completed!