At the same time, in the Chongqing Command.

A major staff officer hurried in and reported to Liu Sheng: "Director, Xiaogan's front enemy command urgently sent a telegram. The 74th Army has broken through the Japanese Minji Town defense line! It is advancing towards Xiaogan!"

As soon as he heard this, the entire combat hall suddenly burst into joy.

"That's great. Once Minji Town breaks through, the Japanese army's outer defense line will collapse!"

"Nianyan, an old Japanese devil, now has only two ways to go!"

"No, either fight a chaotic battle with us in Xiaogan, or break through again from Xiaogan!"

"But whether it is a chaos war in Xiaogan or breaking through again, it is not a good thing for the Japanese army!"

"The Japanese army is exhausted now. It is a search for death to fight a war. But if you break through Xiaogan again, it will probably be a dead end. Now it is no longer the time to break through from Wuhan two days ago!"

Amid the discussions of the senior leaders, several senior generals surrounded Principal Chang.

At this point, the overall situation has been decided in Xiaogan's encirclement and annihilation battle, and the Japanese army will never be able to make any trouble!

Chen Shi said: "Principal, the 74th Army can make great contributions to our army's external defense line so quickly this time, especially Qiu Weida's 306th Regiment, which has the greatest contribution!"

He Yingpei also echoed: "Yes, if Qiu Weida hadn't led the 306th Regiment to launch a general attack on Minji Town, and then led the 74th Army's regiments to attack Minji Town, the other Gui Army and the Northwest Army units would have been waiting and watching until now. If this is the case, we would have missed the opportunity!"

Xu Yongsheng said: "So, Qiu Weida should remember the first merit in this Xiaogan encirclement and annihilation battle!"

"In my opinion, it's not just Xiaogan's encirclement and annihilation battle!" Principal Chang waved his hand and said, "The entire Wuhan Battle, the 74th Army, especially Qiu Weida's 306th Regiment, should be awarded the first merit!"

Hearing this, He Yingpei, Chen Shi and others were silent.

It is reasonable to say that the Battle of Xiaogan was given the first merit to the 74th Army and Qiu Weida, but it is a bit too much to give the entire Wuhan Battle to the 74th Army and Qiu Weida a first merit to the 74th Army and Qiu Weida!

After all, the Battle of Wuhan not only included the Battle of Xiaogan’s siege and annihilation, but also the Battle of Defense of Wuhan!

No matter how great the contribution of the 74th Army is, can it be compared with Zhu Liangcheng's 367th Brigade?

No matter how great Qiu Weida's contribution is, can he still make more contributions than Zhu Liangcheng, Zhong Yi and Sun Liren?

If Zhu Liangcheng, Zhong Yi, Sun Liren and others were not in Hankou, Hanyang's desperate defense, dragging down the Second Army of Nianyan of Dongjiugu'er Palace to death, would it have today's counterattack? It would be obvious that it would be impossible!

But no one will say this, but only says it in his heart.

Principal Chang had obviously made up his mind and continued: "Immediately through the Central News Agency, the whole country and even the whole world, to say that in the Battle of Xiaogan, our 74th Army had made a decisive breakthrough, and the second army of Higakiori-kuri-kuri-Nianyan was about to be destroyed! Our army is about to win the victory of the Battle of Wuhan!"

"Yes!" Liu Sheng responded and turned around.

...

Nanjing, Central China Front Army Command.

A radio was placed on the large table of Junliu, the commander of the Central China Front Army. What was being played on the radio was the evening radio of the China Central News Agency.

A translator is on the spot next to it.

"This afternoon, the 74th Army, which belonged to the First Corps of the Nine War Zone, led the way to Minji Town and immediately launched a general attack on the enemy in front of us. After two hours of fierce fighting, they successfully defeated the Japanese army in Minji Town. At this point, the outer defense line of Xiaogan built by the Japanese army in hastily was broken, and the Japanese army in Xiaogan is out of the blue!"

"In this battle, my soldiers of the 74th Army fought bravely..."

After hearing this, Jun Liu didn't want to listen anymore and signaled to turn off the radio.

Central China Front Army Chief of Staff Masazo Heba immediately stepped forward and turned off the radio.

As soon as the radio was turned off, the office immediately became quiet and the needle could be heard.

After a while, Okamura Yasuji sighed lightly and said, "Great General, I'm in trouble now!"

"Yes." Kawabian Masazo also nodded and said, "There are only two choices in front of the Second Army, either stay in Xiaogan to fight a chaotic battle with the Chinese army, or break through again from Xiaogan!"

"I'm afraid there is only one choice." Okamura Nishi shook his head and said, "Staying in Xiaogan and the Chinese Army to fight a chaos can only be a dead end, because the Second Army had just experienced the fierce battle in Wuhan, and the imperial soldiers were sleepy and exhausted, and they had no physical strength at all. The Chinese Army was not only full of energy, but the key number was dozens of times that of the Imperial Army!"

"But I'm afraid I'm not optimistic about breaking through Xiaogan again." Kawabian Masasa frowned, "It's not as good as when he broke through Wuhan. When he broke through Wuhan, the Chinese army closest to the Second Army were all one hundred miles away. But now, the Chinese army that rushed over from three directions has been completely entangled with the Second Army."

"Yes." Jun Liu also said, "If you can't get rid of the money, it's a lot of danger to force yourself to break through!"

"It is certain that there is a lot of danger, but at least there is a glimmer of hope!" Okamura Yasuji said, "But if you stay in Xiaogan and fight against the Chinese army, then your vitality will be cut off and you will definitely die!"

After pausing, Okamura Yasuji said again: "Great General, you can be defeated in the Battle of Wuhan, and you can win it back in the future! Even the Second Army was completely wiped out, it was nothing big. It was just that the imperial army was not good-looking, but His Highness Higashinomiya Naihiko could not have any surprises, because this was related to the face of the royal family and the face of the empire!"

"Suga!" Kawabian Masahiko said with consent, "His Highness Asakagumi Hakuhiko has already had an accident on the battlefield in China. If His Highness Higashinomiya Naihiko happens again, the royal family will really be disgraced and become a laughing stock in the whole world!"

Jun Liu was shocked when he heard this. This matter really must be taken seriously!

Junliu said at the moment: "If the Second Army breaks through Xiaogan again, in which direction should it break through?"

While talking, Toshiki was already walking to the big map posted on the wall. Kawabata Masaki and Okamura Yasuji also followed him and stood before the big map.

Okamura Yanji pointed to the map and said, "The Fu River is located in the west and south of Xiaogan. There is no time to build a pontoon bridge in a hurry, so it is definitely not possible to break west or south. The Chinese army flocked from the north, southeast and east, so breaking through in three directions will collide head-on with the Chinese army, which is not possible!"
Chapter completed!