In mid-September 1939, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Eleventh Army, Okamura Ningji, led five and a half divisions and an army of 100,000 people. With the support of the sea and air, they set off from three directions: northern Jiangxi, southern Hubei, and northern Hunan towards Changsha.

attack.

Xue Yue, the acting commander-in-chief of the Ninth Theater of the Chinese Army, commanded 16 corps and 35 divisions with a total of 400,000 troops to resist the Japanese attack in order to block the Japanese army in northern Hunan and northern Jiangxi.

The Battle of Changsha officially begins.

At first, all Okamura Neiji received was news of the Japanese army's victory.

The 106th Division of Northern Jiangxi and the Zuozhi Detachment have successfully advanced into northern Hunan; the 33rd Division of Southern Hubei is attacking towards the Miluo River; the 6th Division of Northern Hunan has broken through the Xinqiang River and Miluo River areas, and Changsha seems to have been captured

thing.

But at this moment, the situation of the battle suddenly changed.

The Japanese army in northern Jiangxi was pinned down by the Chinese army and was unable to fight with the larger force; although the Japanese army in southern Hubei reached the upper reaches of the Miluo River and joined the main force of the Japanese army, the main force of the Chinese army had already withdrawn.

After the Japanese army in northern Hunan broke through the two lines of defense of Xue Yue's troops, the national army no longer held its position, but adopted more flexible tactics, similar to guerrilla warfare.

The Japanese army began to be constantly harassed and unable to take a step forward. Xue Yue's strategy had already taken effect.

The decisive battle of Changsha is about to begin!

At this time in Shanghai, Meng Shaoyuan is also preparing for a decisive battle!

A decisive battle that in the eyes of many people he had no chance of winning.

He was forced to fight a decisive battle.

It stands to reason that by this time, Meng Shaoyuan should at least start exercising.

But he just didn't.

"It's useless to sharpen a gun in battle."

Every time, Wu Jingyi would kindly give him some insinuations and ask him to practice a little, but as soon as she mentioned it, Meng Shaoyuan would say viciously:

"I was beaten to death in the ring, so why should I waste my energy? Why don't I enjoy what may be the last days of my life?"

Although she said this, Wu Jingyi discovered:

Since Meng Shaoyuan decided to accept the challenge, he no longer sleeps at his place.

He commandeered the bed in the duty office at the headquarters and slept in the office every day.

How often have you seen a young Master Meng who is not a womanizer and stays in the office every day?

He has a problem.

Master Meng, who said he would definitely lose, might be seriously preparing for this decisive battle!

Early in the morning, when I entered the office, I saw Meng Shaoyuan freshened up and sitting there motionless.

Wu Jingyi put breakfast in front of him.

Meng Shaoyuan cracked open the eggs and asked while eating:

"How's that Tang Zihuan doing?"

"I have been in Shanghai for three days. I have provided food and accommodation. I followed your instructions and did not talk to him."

"What about his performance?"

"It's normal. He just asked someone to find some books for him and stayed in his room reading every day."

"Not irritated? Don't ask why no one contacted him?"

"No."

"interesting."

Meng Shaoyuan suddenly became interested: "Let's go and see him."

…

Tang Zihuan, thirty-five years old, fair and tall.

Wearing a long gown, glasses, and holding a book in his hand, he looks like a scholar.

But do you want to read the book he is reading?

It turned out to be a Chongzhen version of "Jin Ping Mei".

"coming."

When someone came in, Tang Zihuan asked without raising his head.

It seemed like he knew who was coming in.

Wu Jingyi walked out and closed the door.

Only Meng Shaoyuan and Tang Zihuan were left in the room.

Meng Shaoyuan moved a chair and sat down: "Are you Tang Zihuan?"

"Are you Meng Shaoyuan?"

"you know me?"

"I don't know him, but when I come to Shanghai, even if I don't know him, I can't help but have heard of the name Meng Shaoyuan."

Tang Zihuan closed the book: "I thought, since no one has seen me in these days, the one who really came to see me is probably a person of some status. I am the liaison officer of Japan's elite Nara detachment. I am not a big shot. He is really with me.

Speechless.

I recently read in the newspaper that Meng Shaoyuan was going to fight the Japanese samurai in a decisive battle. Think about it, you must have been responsible for escorting me to the peak. It would be unreasonable for you not to meet me before the decisive battle."

interesting.

"I am Meng Shaoyuan." Meng Shaoyuan admitted his identity: "Your name is Tang Zihuan, are you Chinese?"

"Yes, I am from Taiwan, China." Tang Zihuan nodded and said, "I am proficient in four languages ​​and have a good understanding of radio technology. My marksmanship is very accurate. It is not an exaggeration to say that I am a sharpshooter. My boxing and kicking skills are also quite good.

Yes, four or five people couldn't get close to me. So I was spotted by the Japanese, and then I went to the Nara detachment."

After finishing speaking, he also emphasized one point: "Taiwan has been ruled by the Japanese for a long time. The locals have received Japanese education since childhood and are close to Japan. And what about Japan's attitude? It treats Taiwan much better than it treats North Koreans.

No matter it was the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Nanjing, or the subsequent battles of Xuzhou and Wuhan, the Taiwanese detachment was everywhere on the battlefield!"

What he said was actually true.

Having said that, it is not surprising that he was able to join the elite Nara detachment of the Japanese army.

Meng Shaoyuan glanced at him: "I don't want to ask you why you defected, but since you defected, you must give us a meeting gift, right?"

"Meeting gift? What kind of meeting gift?"

Tang Zihuan smiled faintly: "Tell you, what is the Japanese troop deployment for the Changsha battle? I think you already got it before the war started. The military commanders are very powerful. Besides, if I give it to you now, do you still have time to adjust it?"

Interesting, really interesting.

"Then you come empty-handed?" Meng Shaoyuan asked again.

"Of course I won't come empty-handed, and the military commander will not raise a waste." Tang Zihuan immediately said: "The Japanese army will be defeated if they attack Changsha. But even if they lose, they will never be willing to accept it. So when they attack Changsha again in the future,

You can get all the strength, firepower, and combat deployment of the Japanese army at the first time!"

Meng Shaoyuan took a breath of air.

Tang Zihuan had already defected and was still in Shanghai. How could he know it immediately?

"I know you have doubts, but I accept your supervision, and I will be able to distinguish the true from the false when the time comes." Tang Zihuan seemed to see what the other party was thinking:

"However, this is not my main purpose. The most important reason for my defection is to die for you."

"What?" Meng Shaoyuan wondered if he heard wrongly: "What are you going to do? Die for me?"

"That's right."

"Have we met before?"

"I've never known him before."

"Do you have any relatives or friends who can't stand my kindness?"

"Nonsense."

"Then you want to die for me?"

"I'm happy, okay?"

"Even if you are willing, do you know when I will die?"

"I don't know." Tang Zihuan said calmly: "But you are on the front line, danger is always present, and you cannot control unexpected situations. My mission is to die for you at the most critical moment."

"Etc., etc."
Chapter completed!