Almost at the same time, Sun Liren, commander-in-chief of the Hanyang Defense Zone and commander of the new 38th Division, also gathered three brigade commanders of Chen Jing'an, Liu Futing and Pan Zihe to convey Zhong Yi's instructions.

"Brigit Commander Chen, Brigade Commander Liu, and Brigade Commander Pan." Sun Liren's eyes swept across the faces of Chen Jing'an and three other brigade commanders, and then continued, "I just received a call from Zi Ren from Hankou. He asked me to convey your news. Starting tomorrow, in the next few days, the Japanese army is likely to launch a continuous and fierce attack on Hankou and Hanyang!"

After pausing, Sun Liren said again: "This will also be the last general attack of the Japanese army!"

Hearing this, Chen Jingan and the other two looked at each other, and their eyes were filled with excitement.

Chen Jing'an said: "Teacher Sun, that is to say, as long as we withstand this wave of attack from the Japanese, the situation in the battle of Wuhan will reverse, and the Kuomintang will usher in a counterattack, right?"

"That's great!" Liu Futing slapped his thigh and said, "The brothers who have been struggling for two months and sacrificed more than 100,000 can finally usher in a counterattack. We are finally going to fight a counterattack!"

Pan Zihe said: "This time I will kill the Japanese without leaving any armor!"

"Don't be too happy too early!" Sun Liren shook his head with a serious expression and said, "Since this is the last wave of the Japanese general attack, the strength of its attack must be unprecedented! And the duration will be far more than before, so it is not easy to withstand the last wave of the Japanese general attack!"

After pausing, Sun Liren said again: "Zi Ren also asked me to tell you that our new 38th Division and your three security brigades must make the worst plans no matter what!"

"The worst plan?" Chen Jing'an said, "What does it mean?"

Sun Liren said: "The meaning is that even if all Hanyang urban areas are fallen, even if our new 38th Division and you three guard brigades retreated to the tunnel, even if the Guishan Fortress is declared lost, you must have the belief of victory and hide in the underground tunnel to persist in the war of resistance! Until the Japanese were exhausted and until the counterattack came!"

He paused and said, "Of course, this is just the worst situation and it may not necessarily happen!"

Chen Jing'an and three other brigade commanders looked at each other, then nodded vigorously at the same time and said, "I understand!"

...

In the northern suburbs of Hankou, the second Japanese army headquarters.

Although it was already late at night, Higakuramiya Nianhiko was not sleepy at all.

Higashijiugu Nihiko put on his shirt and came outside the tent. He saw campfires everywhere on the ground, shining with the stars in the sky, outlining a magnificent picture!

In the dim lights, the engineers of the 13th and 116th Divisions are still building fortifications.

Although the troops had been under the city of Wuhan for two months, and although a simple fortress had been built in the north of Hankou City, the engineers of the two divisions still had no intention of stopping.

Because for these engineers, the only mission is to build fortifications!

Even though the possibility of a counterattack by the Chinese army is extremely small, and even if these fortifications are almost impossible to play a role, they will still strictly follow the requirements of the infantry rituals and meticulously build fortifications!

Looking at the engineer who was sweating profusely in the light, Higakuru Miyaki Nianyan said nothing for a long time.

The chaotic footsteps came from behind. Without turning back, Higashiramiya Naihiko could hear that it was Yoshio Shinozuka, Ogisu's army, Kiyomizu Kiyoshi's three division commanders, and Chief of Staff Machijiri Iriki followed.

"Your Highness!" said Keitun, Machijiri, first, "The Front Command has called back."

"Is that true?" Higakurimiya Nianyan sighed and asked quietly, "What do you say?"

Machijiri Ichiki said: "Your Excellency General has issued an order to the Air Corps directly under the Front Army. In the next few days, the Air Corps will fully cooperate with our Second Army to launch a general attack on Wuhan!"

"Yo Xi!" said Higashikuramiya Nianhiko, "In that case, the General still supports you!"

"Your Highness!" At this time, Shinozuka Yoshio suddenly said, "There is something that I don't know if I should say it?"

"Tell me!" Higashinomiya Nianhiko did not turn around and said quietly with his hands behind his back, "Shinozuka, I know you are an insightful division commander, so if you have something to say, it's okay!"

"Hayi!" Yoshio Shinozuka paused his head and said, "Your Highness, although there are less than 20,000 Chinese defenders in Hankou, Hanyang City, at present, these 20,000 are elite people crawling out of the dead. Their combat power is definitely not comparable to that of the Chinese army that was destroyed by the imperial army before."

Hearing this, Higashiramiya Naihiko finally turned around and said, "Shinozuka, just talk about the key points!"

"Hayi!" Shinozuka Yoshio bowed his head heavily and said, "Your Highness, what Hu Yi wants to say is that once the general attack begins, there will be only two results, either the imperial army will win a complete victory to occupy Wuhan, or the Chinese army launches a large-scale counterattack and submerge our Second Army outside Wuhan City. There is almost no third possibility!"

Higakurimiya Nianhiko looked straight into Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes and said in a deep voice: "So, Shinozuka-kun, do you think which kind of result is more likely?"

Yoshio Shinozuka replied: "The first possibility is greater!"

"Is that true? Shinozuka-kun is also optimistic about the victory of the Imperial Army." Higashinomiya said in surprise.

After pausing, Higashinomiya Nianhiko asked again: "So, how likely is Shizuka Jun thinks the Imperial Army will win?"

Yoshio Shinozuka pondered for a moment and finally replied: "I think the chances of the Imperial Army winning in the end are at least 70%!"

"70%!" Higashijiugu Nianyan nodded and continued, "Sun Tsun's art of war is a treacherous way. There is no war in this world with full confidence, and 70% of the confidence is enough to fight!"

"Hayi!" Shinozuka Yoshio bowed his head heavily and said, "Your Highness's clarity!"

"Yo Xi!" Higashikuramiya Nianhiko said happily, "Then now, Shizuka-kun, you go back and prepare first!"

After a pause, Dongjiugu Nianyan said again: "Tomorrow's general attack will no longer send troops to four divisions, because doing so is not conducive to command. It is better for two divisions to take turns to the Hanyang battlefield. Your 10th Division will first attack. Your 10th Division will be completed, and the 16th Division will take the lead!"

"Hayi!" Yoshio Shinozuka bowed his head heavily, turned around and left.

Higashinomiya Nianhiko's eyes fell on Ogisu's army again. Kiyomizu was very happy and said in a deep voice: "Kun Ogisu, and Kiyomizu, I'll ask you two to the Hankou battlefield!"

"Hayi!" Ogisu Ribuki and Shimizuki were both excited and paused their heads hard at the same time.

Higashikuramiya Naihiko finally turned to Machijiriya and said, "Machijiriya, immediately notify all heavy artillery brigades, heavy artillery corps and Independent Mountain Artillery Fierce Forces to shoot all the shells before tomorrow's general attack!"
Chapter completed!