The blood of the Anti-Japanese War stained the mountains and rivers

When Yang Ling and his troops were resting for intensive training in De'an, the cloud of war had already enveloped the Wuhan area.

Wuhan is a comprehensive hub area with well-developed water and land transportation in the hinterland of China. With the withdrawal of most of the party and government agencies of the Nationalist Government to Wuhan, it has become a political and economic center.

In order to force China to surrender, the Japanese army planned to capture the central area of ​​Wuhan, causing the central government led by Generalissimo Chiang to become a local government, and finally achieved the goal of forcing China to surrender.

Because now China's coastal areas and most economically developed areas in North China have become enemy-occupied areas, once the Japanese army captures Wuhan, the last economically developed area.

Then, without a strong economic support, the Chinese government has no ability to contend with the powerful Japanese army. Therefore, attacking Wuhan has become a new combat goal for the Japanese army's base camp.

According to the original combat plan of the Japanese base camp, the main force in North China would go south along the Ping-Han line to capture Wuhan.

However, as the Chinese army blew up the Huayuankou dam of the Yellow River, causing the Yellow River to divert, the vast area of ​​44 counties and districts became a yellow flood zone.

The Chinese side used water instead of soldiers to block the offensive pace of the Japanese North China Front Army, forcing the base camp to order the Central China Front Army to attack Wuhan along the banks of the Yangtze River, and the North China Front Army evolved into an assist.

"Quick battle! End the China incident as soon as possible."

The Japanese army has a small territory and lack of resources, and the consumption of several consecutive large-scale battles has made them stretched. Therefore, this time they strive for a quick victory, capture Wuhan as soon as possible, and force the Chinese side to surrender.

In order to achieve the effect of a quick battle, the Japanese Army dispatched almost all of the Army's troops to the Chinese battlefield, except for one division to guard the homeland.

Faced with the Japanese army's all-out dispatch, the Chinese army felt more and more strenuous, because almost all the elite had been exhausted in the previous few battles.

In the Songhu battlefield alone, there were 30 elite casualties. Most of the current troops are recruited recruits and regular troops expanded by the rear security regiment, which cannot compete with the well-equipped Japanese army.

However, the Chinese High Command is also aware of Wuhan's important strategic position. Not only do millions of people gather here, but there are also countless institutions, schools and factories. If there is a loss here, the Chinese army will lose its economic support.

In the face of the menacing Japanese army, the Chinese High Command also proposed a battle plan to defend Wuhan.

In view of the fact that the Chinese army was completely lost in the previous battles and the new troops have not yet formed combat effectiveness, this battle to defend Wuhan will trade space for time and strive for a protracted war of resistance.

In the combat hall of the Supreme Military Commission in Wuhan, the stars were shining brightly, and dozens of generals looked serious.

"Our combat policy is to use a protracted war and a war of attrition to defeat the enemy's attempt to make a quick decision, secure the core of Wuhan, and strive for final victory!" The chief of operations forcefully read out the overall concept of the battle to the generals.

And the chairman's cadenced voice also sounded: "In this battle, we will not focus on the gains and losses of a city or a place, but will automatically choose a favorable combat area to achieve the goal of annihilating the enemy's vital forces."

The director of operations continued: "The battle will use each theater as an outer corridor to launch a vast guerrilla warfare. At the same time, new tough positions will be built in the mountains in eastern Hunan, western Hubei, western Anhui, and western Henan. New troops will be deployed to wait for the enemy to penetrate deep. New position to fight with it."

"Be sure to fight the enemy based on the outside line, use Poyang Lake, Dabie Mountain, Mubu Mountain and the hills and lakes on both sides of the Yangtze River to block the enemy, fight for 4 to 6 months, and use up the enemy's vitality to the maximum extent, so as to achieve the goal of protracted combat. …”

After the military conference in Wuhan ended, the generals in each theater did not stop, and returned to their troops one after another to prepare for the upcoming battle. The atmosphere in the entire Wuhan area suddenly became tense.

"Defend Greater Wuhan, defend the whole of China!"

The pre-war mobilization was carried out quickly amidst the inspiring slogans, and all walks of life actively supported the front line, and the enthusiasm for the War of Resistance in Wuhan was high for a while.

People from all over the country were called to invest in the preparation work. Various propaganda teams, condolence teams, engineering transportation teams, ambulance teams, fire brigades, and guide teams were established in various regions.

Throughout Wuhan and its surrounding areas, millions of people actively participated in digging trenches and repairing fortifications. The lights were bright and day and night, and the entire Wuhan area became a large construction site in full swing.

In the face of the people who are enthusiastic about the war of resistance, the troops are also actively training, and the soldiers are preparing for the upcoming battle.

Now most of the provinces in the developed coastal areas have fallen, and the food and materials for the entire Anti-Japanese War are all supported by the poor areas in the western region.

In order to support the frontline war of resistance, the people in these areas donated money and goods generously. Many people even donated most of the food they ate at home, making great sacrifices for the war of resistance.

Yang Ling and the others were stationed in the De'an area. As the atmosphere of war became more and more intense, high-intensity training was no longer carried out. The brothers began to recharge their batteries and prepare to go to the front line at any time.

Although high-intensity training was no longer carried out, in order to prevent the brothers from slacking off and maintain high morale, Yang Ling, the deputy head of the regiment, organized a series of team activities for each battalion.

Text Chapter 428 Clouds of War

Yang Ling's intensive training for the brothers was extremely strict. The brothers were tossed and tossed in the mud every day in the mountains, and when they lay down at night, their bodies seemed to be falling apart.

As the war approached, all kinds of gossip were flying all over the sky, and the troops stopped training and entered the state of battle. The brothers recharged their batteries and were ready to go to the front line at any time.

The order to go to the front line has not yet been issued, and the training of the brothers is over. The brothers who have been free can't get rid of their bad habits, and they start to visit brothels, play cards and gamble to vent their vigorous energy.

In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the brothers, the team leader Zhang Handuo and Yang Ling decided to organize activities such as tug-of-war competitions and military competitions for the brothers to participate in after discussion.

The brothers from each battalion and company at first disdain to participate in such activities, these activities are too boring, they might as well sleep or bask in the sun and play chess or cards.

Watching the brothers slack off one by one, Yang Ling specially set up generous rewards in order to attract the brothers to participate. As the saying goes, there must be brave men under great rewards.

Facing the generous rewards, all companies and platoons were idle anyway, and signed up one after another. Although the tug-of-war competition was just a simple event, it tempered the spirit of teamwork.

Seeing that some companies received Yang Ling's reward, the rest of the companies were naturally unconvinced and participated in the next event one after another to win back the game.

The brothers actively signed up to participate in the activities, which not only tempered the teamwork, but also allowed the brothers in each platoon to better understand each other during the activities, inspired their fighting spirit, and kept their morale high.

Zhang Handuo, the head of the regiment, saw that although the training had stagnated, the morale of the brothers was still high and howling, he also gave Yang Ling a thumbs up.

He didn't expect these simple team activities to have so many benefits, and he was even more impressed with Yang Ling.

"Brother Yang, let's organize more activities like this in the future, it's much better than playing cards and sleeping."

Yang Ling also did not expect that he would have such a good effect just by copying these activities he had done in the army.

The weather in the south changed quickly. At the beginning, the sky was clear, but in an instant, dark clouds enveloped it, and the pouring rain soon poured down.

The brothers who gathered on the grass to compete individually had to disband on the spot and run back to the tent to hide from the rain.

Seeing that the downpour soon covered the distant mountains in a misty rain curtain, Wang Huzi cursed as he took off his muddy shoes.

If it weren't for this heavy rain, with their individual fighting ability, they would definitely be able to beat the blacksmith's honor company with pride, win No. 1, and get rewards.

But the heavy rain interrupted the game, which made him very annoyed, and he could only curse inwardly that God would not help.

"Blacksmith, don't be merry, kid. When the weather clears up, we'll beat you until you cry and beg for mercy."

Seeing the blacksmith at the opposite tent door looking cheerfully at this side, Wang Huzi said unhappily.

Not to be outdone, the blacksmith raised his head and said, "Huzi, it doesn't matter who beats someone to the point of crying. Our honor company has never been afraid of anyone."

"Is it true, brothers—" the blacksmith turned his head and asked the veterans of the honor company loudly.

The veterans of Honor Company were also rebellious masters, and they immediately booed: "They are still young, and if they want to defeat us, they may have to wait for the next life."

Taking advantage of the high morale of the brothers, the blacksmith smiled and said, "Brothers, come on, let's sing a song to lift our spirits."

"The wind and clouds are rising, the mountains and rivers are moving-ready to sing!" The blacksmith's vigorous voice started, and the brothers of the honor company opened their voices and began to sing.

The clouds rise, the mountains and rivers move, the Huangpu army is built with great momentum, and the revolutionary warriors are loyal.

Sweep vertically and horizontally, rejuvenate China, invincible wherever possible, and make great contributions.

The flags are flaring, the golden drums are sounding, the dragons and tigers leap the army is majestic, loyal and precise.