Luogong Bridge on the south bank of the Miluo River.

Commander Chen Pei stood on the high ground, holding a telescope, staring worriedly at the river defense line along the distance where there was fierce fire.

The 3rd Japanese Division has been attacking the 37th Army for two consecutive days. Today's attack seems particularly fierce. Not only are the Japanese bombers coming to help, but the Japanese crossing the river troops are also working particularly hard.

In winter, the Miluo River is like the Xinxiang River, which is in the dry season, and the riverbed east of Guiyi can usually pass through people and vehicles.

However, the situation has been a bit special recently. Due to the rain and snow weather for several days, the river water has risen sharply, and its depth is enough to flood people. Naturally, the Miluo River has become a natural barrier for the defenders.

The Chinese defenders who were deployed on the Miluo River were the 37th Army and the 99th Army, which was the second line of defense built by the Ninth War Zone in northern Hunan.

The defense areas of the two armies are bounded by Luogong Bridge. The 37th Army guards Luogong Bridge and its movement and one line. The 99th Army guards Xiangyin to the west of Luogong Bridge and the Yingtian line.

The 3rd Division and the 4th Division of the Japanese Army had already advanced to the Miluo River defense line yesterday and launched a full-scale development.

After a tentative attack, the Japanese army soon discovered that the Chinese defenders east of Luogongqiao were actually the 37th Army of the old rival Chen Pei.

After receiving this news, Anan Weiji felt very confused and difficult.

In Anan Weiji's impression, Chen Pei's 37th Army should not exist anymore.

Anan Weiji remembers clearly that the defense zone of the 37th Army in the first two Changsha battles was always on the front line of the Miluo River, and the 37th Army was completely defeated by its own troops in the last Changsha battle.

Logically speaking, even if the 37th Army, which had almost suffered a devastating blow, was not revoked, and should have rested in the rear at this time and should not have recovered its combat effectiveness so quickly.

However, since the 37th Army appeared again on the Miluo River defense line, Anan Weiji had to pay great attention.

Because the 37th Army is not only an old opponent who is familiar with it, but also knows the Miluo River defense line well, but also an extremely tenacious iron army.

So Anan Weiji adjusted the Japanese offensive on the Miluo River front line, focusing on Chen Pei's 37th Army, trying to concentrate his superior forces to annihilate this tenacious old opponent first.

With the loss of a series of towns such as Fancheng, Zhicheng, Xiangyang, Jingmen, Yichangcheng, etc., the security situation in Hubei is deteriorating rapidly, almost affecting the security of Wuhan base camp.

Anan Weiji is in a bad mood recently and has long had an ominous premonition. Now he has met his old rival No. 37th Army on the Miluo River, and his heart has become even more solemn.

Anan Weiji knew that the Miluo River was a river famous for the patriot Qu Yuan, and the Chinese had very special emotions about this river.

For the Japanese army that launched the northern Hunan offensive three times, the Miluo River is undoubtedly a very unlucky river!

Anan Weiji still remembers his experience in the previous two battles in Changsha. When the Japanese army crossed the river, they seemed to be swept into a huge vortex, becoming dangerous, but they were like they were trapped in a quagmire and could not get out.

Chen Pei's 37th Army always plays an extremely difficult and important role in this process and is an opponent that must be taken seriously.

During the first two battles in Changsha, but because the people destroyed traffic, the enemy's cannons, chariots, and cavalry were difficult to leverage, and the advantages were difficult to exert.

Our army relied on favorable terrain to resist tenaciously and attack flexibly. The enemy's attack was often exposed to our positions, and there were heavy casualties.

In this way, when the Miluo River arrived at the second line, the power balance between the two sides had reached a balance. When the Laodao River arrived at the third line, the food and ammunition carried by the enemy had been exhausted, and the supply in the rear was all airdropped.

At the same time, there are still small troops of our army east of Pingjiang and south of Miluo that lure the enemy into deep but have not withdrawn. They are active behind the enemy.

Their situation has faded, and the unparalleled Japanese army has become the last of its might. In desperation, Anan Wei had to order the north to begin retreating.

As the saying goes, the defeat is like a mountain falling down, the enemy flees in a panic, while our army takes advantage of the victory to counterattack and pursue, and the enemy is killed and injured.

The 37th Army, which was brave in combat and had great military achievements, was awarded the title of "Invincible Army" by the theater command.

Tian Han and Hu Lanqi led a delegation of condolences to the army. When Tian Han learned that the army commander Chen Pei had a different name from Duhou, he wrote a couplet to give it to him, "If you have a gentleman's rule, why do you need to serve the country in ten thousand households?"

As a result, Anan Weiji developed a strong intuition that if he wanted to stop repeating the same mistakes and to make the next battle smooth and happy, he had to concentrate his efforts to eliminate this old opponent first.

Therefore, starting yesterday afternoon, the 37th Army was given additional care by the Japanese army. Tanks, tanks, aircraft and cannons were used first on the 37th Army.

The vanguard of the 3rd Division launched a fierce attack on the 95th Division's warning position in Jiangbei, while the 4th Division attacked the 60th Division's warning position in Jiangbei.

The enemy and us fought fiercely until midnight, and the two divisions of the 37th Army tenaciously withstood the Japanese army's crazy attack.

After a few hours of rest, starting at 4 a.m. today, the Japanese army began to launch a fierce attack again.

Under the powerful offensive of the Japanese army, the 37th Army's guard positions in Jiangbei were lost one by one, and almost all the defenders were killed.

At present, two Japanese divisions were forcibly crossing the Miluo River under the cover of cannons and planes. They had rushed to the other side of the river many times, but were eventually defeated by the brave and tenacious 37th Army officers and soldiers.

However, the 60th and 95th Divisions of the 37th Army, which attracted all the firepower, suffered very serious casualties, and several defense lines along the river had been lost several times.

Yuelu Mountain, the command post of the 9th War Zone Chief Command.

Xue Boling, Yang Zihui, Wang Fangzhou and others were surrounding the map in the command post, studying and discussing the current situation.

At this moment, a communications officer rushed over and said, "Report to Chief Xue, the 37th Army urgently opened the new city and was occupied by the Japanese army!"

"What? What the hell is the 37th Army doing? It took only more than a day to lose the new market!"

Xue Boling immediately frowned.

Since the Battle of Changsha, Xue Boling has been staying in the command post near Aiwanting, Yuelu Mountain. His nerves are very nervous and he closely monitors everything that is suitable for the size of the battlefields everywhere.

Xue Boling's Tianfu tactics is to treat the battlefield centered on Changsha as a natural giant furnace that annihilates the Japanese army. Yang Zihui's army has led the Japanese army into the Tianfu in Xinqiang River. What he needs now is powerful firepower from all directions.

Will the Japanese army attack Changsha and will they enter the furnace of Tianlu?

If the Japanese army indeed attacked Changsha and the main force gathered near Changsha, then as long as the Chinese army surrounded by all directions arrived in time, they could surround the Japanese army in the furnace and roast them.

In order to command the battles nearby, Xue Boling decided to draw a prison for the land and could not stay at the front line.

Yuelu Mountain is the highest point in Changsha. Here he can overlook the panoramic view of the battle through the Xiangjiang River and hear the sound of gunfire defending Changsha with his own ears.
Chapter completed!