"Hayi!" Usami bowed his head heavily.

Higakurimiya Nianhiko sighed again and said, "What a pity, what a pity!"

Chief of Staff of the Second Army, Machijiri Iriki, asked, "Your Highness, what are you sorry for?"

Higakurimiya Nianhiko said: "It's a pity that such a good tactic has not finally discovered it until today!"

After pausing, Higakuremiya Nianhiko said again: "If you could discover this tactic one year earlier and send young toshihiko like Usa Mikun and Yamamoto to study the country, you could have applied this tactic to the Chinese battlefield. Then the Japanese-Chinese War would have ended in Xuzhou and even Shanghai!"

"Soga!" Machijiri Ryoki nodded and said, "If this tank blitzkrieg was so powerful, the Imperial Army would have a great chance to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Chinese army outside Xuzhou City and even the suburbs of Shanghai! In this case, the Chinese government might have surrendered a long time ago, and the empire would not have to fall into a protracted war. This is indeed a pity!"

Higakuurami Nianhiko said: "I believe in the judgment of Usami-kun and Yamamoto-kun. The tank blitzkrieg first created by the Germans is very harmful. The tactics used by the Chinese army on the Hanyang battlefield last night must be this tactic. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain the fact that the Third Division was completely wiped out overnight!"

"Hayi!" Machijiri Yoshiki paused his head suddenly and said nothing more.

Higakurigu Nihiko said again: "Since the secret of the destruction of the Third Division has been understood, then let's continue to discuss the strategy of the Battle of Wuhan! Should we concentrate our troops or divide our troops?"

Shigeki Shigeki, the division commander of the 116th Division, said: "Given that the Chinese army has tanks and has mastered the fact that tank blitzkrieg, Usamikrieg and Yamamotokrieg had just said that if you want to crack the blitzkrieg, the final solution is to use tanks as tanks, so I think that the troops should not be divided!"

Machijiri Ichiki nodded and said, "Huizhi agrees with Kiyomizu-kun's point of view, because there are not many tanks in the Second Army, and there are two independent tank corps in name, but in fact there are only four squadrons and more than one hundred tanks, half of which are imitated British Vix chariots, and these cannot be called tanks!"

"Yo Xi!" said Niyan, Higashijiugu, happily, "Then concentrate the troops to take Hankou, then cross the Han River to occupy Hanyang, and finally join the navy to cross the Yangtze River to capture Wuchang!"

"Hayi!" The officers present bowed in unison.

...

Two days later, on July 18, 1938, the main divisions of the Second Army led by the 3rd divisions of the Second Army arrived in Hankou and met with the 10th Division.

At this point, the Japanese army outside Hankou City had gathered four divisions, two field heavy artillery brigades, plus dozens of independent corps or independent brigades, including combat vehicles, mountain artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, machine guns, etc., with a total force of more than 150,000! This is really a big army is approaching!

...

Zhong Yi and Stilwell came to Hankou again.

Then all four brigade commanders from the Hankou Defense Zone were summoned to the underground command post of the railway station fortress.

"Everyone, the Japanese soldiers are approaching!" Zhong Yi's cold eyes swept across Zhu Liangcheng, Shi Zude, Liu Yuanlin and Zhou Erzi's faces, and said, "The real battle is about to begin!"

Zhu Liangcheng and the other four suddenly condensed their expressions. What is the real battle?

In Zhong Yi's heart, the previous battle with the 10th Division was not a real battle?

But then again, except for the first two attacks, the 10th Division did not put too much pressure on Hankou in more than half a month.

After a pause, Zhong Yi said again: "Next, the Japanese will definitely launch a crazy attack on Hankou. From now on, all brigades must be motivated and not be slackened!"

"Yes!" Zhu Liangcheng and the other four responded with a loud bang.

...

At the same time, in the commander-in-chief of Chongqing.

Principal Chang once again came to the commander-in-chief.

Moreover, this time, Bai Chongbei rushed back to Chongqing from the Hubei front line.

Because as the main force of the Second Army advanced outside Hankou City, the 15th and 17th Division of the Japanese army, which had been attacking outside, began to actively shrink their troops to ensure the safety of the eastern section of the Longhai Railway and the entire Pinghan Railway, because these two railway lines are now the lifeline of Higashi Kuori Miyagi Nianyan's Second Army!

As the Japanese army contracted, the pressure in the fifth war zone dropped sharply.

The Third Corps, the Fourth Corps and the various direct troops in the Fifth War Zone, which had been running around, finally ushered in a precious opportunity to breathe!

It is precisely because of this that Bai Chongbei was able to return to Chongqing.

"The principal is here!" With the servant's long howl, Principal Chang quickly walked into the combat hall of the commander's headquarters.

The senior generals and senior staff members who were discussing the war situation in Wuhan in the hall stood up together.

"You don't have to be polite, please feel free." Principal Chang pressed his hands with vague pressure and stood on the front of the sand table, then asked Liu Sheng who was standing next to him, "Yizhang, has the situation been confirmed?"

"Return to the principal, it has been confirmed!" Liu Sheng replied, "The Second Japanese Army, except for the 15th and 17th three-unit security divisions, staying in the rear to protect the logistics supply line, remove the Third Division, which has been completely wiped out. The remaining four main divisions and a large number of direct troops have gathered in the north of Hankou City!"

"Is that true?" Principal Chang's face suddenly became solemn, and he said, "How many people are there?"

Liu Sheng said: "Comprehensive information from all aspects, we judge that the Japanese army has no less than 150,000 troops!"

"What, 150,000 people?" Principal Chang's face suddenly became a little embarrassed when he heard this.

You should know that in the second phase of the Battle of Shanghai, the Japanese army had only 60,000 troops, but it made the Central Army's army more than 300,000 in a mess!

In the second phase of the Battle of Xuzhou, the Japanese army had only 200,000, but it forced millions of national troops to evacuate urgently!

This means that even if the military strength comparison reaches 5:1, the national army has almost no chance of winning!

But now, the ten brigades under the Wuhan Garrison Command have to face 150,000 Japanese troops. The comparison of troops between the two sides has reached a terrifying 1:2, which makes people shudder!

This is probably the first time that the Chinese army has attacked more with less since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War?

Considering that Wuhan is divided into three defense zones, the Hankou defense zone has only four brigades, and the difference in strength between the Chinese and Japanese armies is even more disparate. Principal Chang could not imagine how to fight the Hankou defense battle next?

Before the main force of the Second Army of Higakure-Miang Nianyan was approaching, Principal Chang was still very confident in Zhong Yi, but now his confidence has been shaken. Can Zhong Yi really defend Wuhan?
Chapter completed!