The night is dark, the Han River is flowing quietly, the stars are rippling on the water surface, the wind blows away the strong smoke and blood, and the earth becomes calm after the last trace of setting sun disappears.

More than 30 small boats were quietly put down on the west bank. On the river bank, the neatly rushing team in the inner mountain salutes solemnly. The officers behind them also salute. The officers standing in front of the queue gave a solemnly salute, and then turned around and waved without saying a word. The soldiers lined up on the small boat, and the boat began to row towards the east bank.

During the whole process, no one spoke, only the sound of Hanshui gently patting the shore. Ueyama put down his arm. Akiyama thought he was going back to the city, but Ueyama did not move, and he was still standing there quietly, staring at the fleet that was gradually disappearing in the dark.

"Teacher Commander." Akiyama Rik waited for a while, but Uchiyama still had no intention of going back, so he stepped forward and reminded him.

Inneryama didn't reply: "Don't worry, it's already arranged outside the city, so wait a little longer."

The second echelon on the shore is being launched, and on the other side, the engineer corps has begun to build pontoon bridges as planned. The pontoon bridges must be set up before dawn, and the troops must all cross the Han River within two hours and then quickly go south.

From morning to now, Kanda first came first, and Anan Weiji, and called one after another. In the afternoon, Kanda sent a telegram almost every half an hour, urging Uchiyama to cross the river as soon as possible, and warned him that the Chinese army was surrounding him. If he could not cross the river today, even if the river was successful tomorrow, it would be difficult for the two armies to merge.

Half an hour later, a burst of gunfire came from the other side. Uchiyama listened silently. The Chinese army on the other side was not a regular army, but a security brigade. Its combat effectiveness was definitely not high, but the number was large. The first batch of troops responsible for forced transit were led by the brigade leader Nishiura Tatsuya, who were responsible for the heavy responsibility of opening a bloody road for the entire division.

The gunfire on the opposite side became more and more intense, which made Uchiyama feel a little relieved that the lack of artillery sounds from the Chinese army on the other side showed that there were no artillery soldiers, and the casualties caused by the troops would be much smaller. The second echelon had already left the shore and was paddling with all his strength, heading towards a place where the gunfire was fierce.

"Return to the city." Ueyama turned around and stepped onto the war horse and ran to the city. The opposite shore started. The Chinese army outside the city would definitely move, and arrangements must be made in the city. "Report to the division commander, the forward team is ready for battle." As soon as he arrived at the command center, Kawashima, the leader of the light and heavy army regiment, came to report. Ueyama jumped off his horse and walked to Kawashima a few steps.

"Thank you for your hard work." Uchiyama did not salute, but bowed deeply to Kawashima. One of Kawashima's arms had been cut off by shrapnel, and the broken arms were tightly bandaged together. Hundreds of wounded soldiers stood neatly behind him.

Uchiyama did not underestimate the difficulties faced by the division. Even if he crossed the Han River and isolated the Chinese army from the west coast, the division's situation was only temporarily relaxed. First, the East Coast had solved the problem of the Chinese army of the 39th Division and would never watch him merge with Kanda. Secondly, in the early battle, in addition to the soldiers who fell, there were nearly 2,000 minor and serious wounded soldiers, which would inevitably affect the division's speed. Third, after the logistics path was cut off, the division relied entirely on stored ammunition. After these days of combat, the ammunition consumption was already very large, and the shells were less than a base, and some troops' bullets had begun to be controlled and used.

The most difficult thing to deal with is the wounded. If you don’t bring the wounded, it will have a great impact on morale. If you want to bring the wounded, it will inevitably affect the speed of the troops’ movement. Just when Uchiyama was in a dilemma, Kawashima asked the division on behalf of all the wounded members to form a stand-up team to be responsible for covering the entire division.

Akiyama Uchiyama fully understood what this meant. It was impossible for these wounded men to come back. They had no heavy artillery, no supplements, and lacked ammunition. They used their broken bodies to resist the Chinese army like wolves and tigers. The Chinese army would bite them tightly and bit them all to death.

"For the sake of holy war and empire, we are willing to be heartbroken. You, please send someone to carry some wounded people to their positions." Kawashima's eyes were firm, his arms were sagging, and he still maintained the solemn appearance of the soldiers.

Riki Akiyama endured the tears that almost burst out, turned around and ordered some of the wounded who could not walk to the designated position of Kawashima. All the officers and soldiers stood up and saluted solemnly to the wounded in the stand-up team.

"Salute!" Kawashima ordered loudly, and the wounded raised their left or right hands, supported their crutches, opened their left or right eyes, and gave their last military salute to the Inuyama.

Uchiyama could no longer hold back his tears, and he slid his whereabouts. A smile appeared on Kawashima's face: "Everyone, we are waiting at the Yasukuni Shrine, and I wish the empire's martial arts fortune a long time!" Then he turned around and shouted: "Go away!"

The wounded team slowly walked towards various key points in the city, while Kawashima wanted to personally lead some of the wounded out of the city, establish positions outside the city, and delay the attack of the Chinese army. The gunshot alarmed the squadron on the west coast, and the squadron on the west front quickly launched an attack, but what made Uchiyama a little relieved was that the squadron on the south side did not take action, and Uchiyama was not very worried about the 101 army on the west front.

Like the 13th Division, the 101st Army began to fight from the beginning of the battle, and with the strength of one army, they fought against four Japanese divisions. The troops suffered heavy casualties and their combat effectiveness decreased seriously.

But Neishan was soon disappointed. The 101st Army forced the crossing of the Manhe River. The 109th Division attacked Guojiazhou. The 104th Division detoured the Huiyao, while the 105th Division detoured the Huangjialing further north and broke through the Manhe River. After crossing the river, Lin Yi did not enter the Huiyao, but went straight to Zhaojiaying and attacked from the north of Yicheng.

In this case, Uchiyama could only risk drawing troops from the south to the northern line to block the assault of the 105th Division.

The war once again tore the night sky, and the Han flowed quietly, and the sound of killing on both sides did not stop it at all. The red flames illuminated the night sky and blocked the light of Qimingxing.

The efforts of the engineers were rewarded, and the pontoon bridge was set up half an hour in advance. Once the pontoon bridge was set up, Ueyama immediately ordered the baggage troops and artillery troops to cross the river. At the same time, all the outside teams of the city retreated to the city, leaving only two squadrons and all the wounded on the western front to block the pursuers.

This was a costly retreat. In order to get rid of the 101st Army, Uchiyama was forced to leave behind the broken rear troops that abandoned all the wounded and three squadrons. The main force of the division all crossed the Han River before dawn and burned the pontoon bridge.

The 13th Division successfully escaped the Han River, which was completely beyond Lan Yundong and Guo Jian's expectations. The two of them smashed the cups in their hands almost at the same time, and then ordered the troops to eat the remaining Japanese.

Zhuang Jihua became even more angry. The war has developed to the present, and the Japanese army has been successfully divided into three parts. The 41st Army fought hard against Yangzi, curbing Kanda's attack. The 45th Army went south from Changshou and restrained the operations of the 9th Division. After crossing the river, the 17th Division quickly approached the 9th Division and launched an attack on Zhongxiang and Chunde Mountain. The 39th Division defended Zhongxiang and the 102nd Army defended Chunde Mountain. The Japanese army was still fighting and fighting, and the squadron showed a strong determination to annihilate all the main forces of the Japanese army. Both sides fought bloody battles on the east coast of the Han River, and neither side was willing to take a step back.

Further east, thousands of remnants of the 58th Division fled into Jingshan. Song Xilian commanded the 39th Army to chase him, surrounded Jingshan, and attacked day and night.

Du Yuming commanded the 50th Army to block the 104th Division advancing westward, while Feng Zhian led the 33rd Army to drag down the Second Mixed Brigade.

The battle has developed to the present, and the situation is unprecedentedly favorable, but for senior generals, now is the most dangerous time. If you don’t pay attention, the victory that is almost obtained will fly away. Therefore, more than 10,000 people from the 13th Division crossed the Han River and entered the eastern battlefield of the Han River, adding a little variable to the battle out of thin air. How did this make Zhuang Jihua not angry?

"Three armies and more than 100,000 troops have allowed the 13th Division to escape the Han River. Do the generals of each division have the intention to shrink and preserve their strength? Guo Jianlan Yundong must take responsibility! A bunch of bastards!"

Zhuang Jihua was furious, and the fragments on the ground showed that his cup was in trouble again. Everyone in the headquarters was silent, and even walked lightly, for fear of being caught in the fish pond.

"Commander, now is not the time to hold the responsibility accountable. Let's try your best to recover it first." Xu Zuyi quickly persuaded, and at the same time he kept winking at Gong Xiuhua. After Gong Xiuhua felt that Zhuang Jihua was in a wrong state, he kept moving away, and the military doctor was on standby in the room next to him.

Zhuang Jihua's face flushed, and his spirit was still excited. Gong Xiuhua didn't know how to persuade him. Zhuang Jihua shook his head and said, "If you want to win a complete victory in this battle, all troops must do their best. If you relax a little, the Japanese may run away, leaving hidden dangers for the future."

"Cultural Revolution!" Xu Zuyi was anxious and couldn't help but shout: "This battle exposed many problems. Cao Zhenduo and Wang Xisu have been dealt with, and Zhang Lingfu was also detained. Two division commanders and one brigade commander. If this continues, the generals will inevitably be in danger, and this battle will be even more impossible."

Anger flashed on Zhuang Jihua's face. Gong Xiuhua knew something was wrong and immediately rushed in front of him: "Cultural Revolution, don't be busy for now. Things have happened. It will naturally have to be dealt with, but how to deal with it is a problem. If the scope of handling is too large, it will inevitably affect the subsequent battles. I suggest that the positions of Lan Yundong, Mo Yushuo and Mou Tingfang be revoked, but they are allowed to lose their merits. In addition, the Cultural Revolution, I think the headquarters also has problems in the deployment. The battlefield on the west coast of the Han River lacks unified command, so Guo Jiandao, while Lan Yundong is resting; the 101st Army attacked but did not receive the cooperation of the 89th Army and the 94th Army."

Zhuang Jihua sprayed a thick breath from his nostrils and looked around in anger. He Wei clearly expressed his support for Gong Xiuhua's opinion. He nodded and said, "Okay, let's deal with it according to Secretary-General Gong's opinion, plus Guo Jian, tell them that if there are any mistakes again, I will never let it go. Chief Xu, the tone of the telegram is strict."

"I understand." Xu Zuyi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly drafted the telegram.

After Zhuang Jihua finished speaking, he turned around and looked at the map. The location of the 13th Division had been marked on the map. Xiao Anyan, from here, he had to cross Yinghe, cross several hills such as Zishan, Xianren Mountain, Songlin Mountain and other hills. These mountains were not big, but they were densely covered with forests. Once the inner mountain ran into these forests, it was hard to predict that he would come out from there.

What is even more worrying is that except for villagers within ten miles of the Han River on the east bank who have moved, villagers in other places have not moved. The 13th Division, which was severely damaged in Yicheng, is likely to carry out large-scale killings and vent their anger.

"Order the Yicheng Security Brigade to follow and monitor the Japanese army and not let the Japanese army escape from their sight; in addition, strictly order the Yicheng County Government to rescue the National Assembly to mobilize immediately to help the villagers of Shuanghe Town, Banqiaodian Town, Liushui Town, and remember to run out first before talking."

"Order the 45th Army will send at least one brigade to establish a defense line north of Changshou Town. In addition, the Sui County Security Brigade immediately entered Zhangji Town and established a cordon northwest of Zhangji Town."

Zhuang Jihua looked at the map and thought about the possible action routes Uchiyama took. According to the principle, Uchiyama should go south as soon as possible and Yu Kanda converged, but it cannot be ruled out that Uchiyama was desperate to go west or north to mobilize our army and create conditions for Kanda to break through.

"Order, the 94th Army Mou Tingfang's troops will immediately go south, cross the river in Wenji Town, enter Zhongxiang, and join the Hedong battlefield. Order, the 16th Division of the 89th Army is responsible for annihilation of the defenders of Yicheng; order the 101st Army and the 89th Army owed the 16th Division, and immediately go south, cross the river in Zhoujiaji, and join the Hedong battlefield. Order, the 89th Army will be limited to two days to annihilate the defenders of Yicheng. The 101st Army and the 89th Army will be commanded by Lan Yundong, commander of the 49th Army."

"The Zhongxiang battlefield is commanded by Sun Zhen, commander of the 22nd Army. All departments must do their best to annihilate Kanda. Once again, any actions of fearful battles and preserving their strength will be severely punished! I hope you will take care of yourself!!!"

After saying that, Zhuang Jihua turned his head: "The order, Wang Xisu dereliction of duty, causing serious losses to the troops and resulting in serious consequences. He was executed on the spot and executed immediately!"

This is a killing person to establish his authority. Zhuang Jihua has no choice but to adopt this method now. Wang Xisu is from the Civil Engineering Department or the Brigade Commander. Xu Zuyi hesitated and gave Gong Xiuhua a wink, so Xu Zuyi no longer hesitated and immediately drafted an order.

The 13th Division evacuated Yicheng, and the battlefield situation changed drastically. The squadrons on the west bank of the Han River went south in two directions. The 16th Division continued to attack Yicheng under the leadership of the acting division commander Di Minzhai.

In Hexi, Shayi Highway was crowded with people, the 94th Army was ahead, the 89th Army and the 101st Army followed and headed south in a large scale;

In Hedong, the sound of artillery continued and the sound of killing shocked the ground. Kanda commanded the 9th Division and the 17th Division and struggled to break through; the 22nd Army and the 102nd Army, the 39th Division did not retreat at all.

On the Yangtze River, there were sails and the Japanese troops gathered in a hurry were forcing west along the Yangtze River to rush to Wuhan;

In northern Hunan, the 40th Division made a bluff, but the main force secretly boarded the train and rushed to Wuhan quietly.

In Henan, on the road, soldiers and chariots rolled, Gu Shoufu shrank his defense line, collected troops from all over the country, and assembled in Zhengzhou and Xuchang.

North China, Pinghan Line, and the trains were speeding. Okamura Yanji mobilized the Eighth Brigade to assemble in Shijiazhuang and was ready to go south at any time.

In the First World War Zone, Wei Lihuang met with the generals in Luoyang, the 23rd Army, the 31st Army, the 79th Army, the 12th Army and other units gathered in Mi County and Yuzhou.

In the third war zone, Gu Zhutong mobilized the 24th Army to assemble outside Nanchang City without any concealing the pointing of the blade.

Most of China was shocked by the Battle of Northern Hubei. China and Japan, both political leaders and senior generals, were staring firmly at northern Hubei and under Zhongxiang City.

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