At the same time, in the Chongqing High Command.

President Chang convened an emergency meeting again.

At the meeting, Chen Shi said in a deep voice: "Everyone, accept the reality, today, the battle of Wuhan can no longer continue, in fact, we have lost!" The top priority at the moment is to withdraw the troops from the Hunan and Jiangxi battlefields and the three towns of Wuhan as soon as possible, and to preserve these two valuable armed forces for the party-state! ”

Bai Chongbei said: "But as far as I know, Hankou just won another battle this morning!" ”

"So what?" Chen Shi spread his hands and said, "The Japanese army quickly adjusted its tactics and no longer launched a brainless attack, but began to use the defenders of Hankou for actual combat training!" ”

Speaking of this, Chen Shi muttered again: "There are also capable people over there of the little devils, this method is really powerful!" Once the devils have completed their training, the ratio of casualties on the battlefield of Hankou will soon rise to 1 to 3, and 1 to 5 is possible! According to this casualty ratio, how many devils can the ten brigades of the Wuhan garrison fight out? ”

A whisper immediately sounded in the conference room, and Principal Chang frowned.

"I'm afraid it can't be so simple." Liu Sheng, "Yes, I also admit that this actual combat training conducted by the devil is really powerful, and it is indeed very tricky to deal with, but this does not mean that we have no choice!" Is it too arbitrary for Brother Ci to conclude that the ratio of casualties between friend and foe will rise to 1 to 3, or even 1 to 5? ”

"yes!" Bai Chongbei spoke much more politely, and said, "It's not that no one has despised Zhong Yi before, but whether it's the devil or some of us, they have all been slapped in the face by the facts!" ”

"It seems that Brother Jiansheng and Brother Weizhang have quite confidence in Zhong Yi." Chen Shi smiled and said, "Okay, let's assume that Zhong Yi has a way to deal with this situation for the time being, but I want to ask the two of you, what is Zhong Yi's ultimate goal in defending Wuhan?" Is it just to hold on to Wuhan itself? ”

"Of course not!" Liu Sheng, "Defending Wuhan is for a counteroffensive!" ”

Bai Chongbei also said: "If you don't counterattack in the end, it will be meaningless to defend Wuhan!" ”

"That's right!" Chen Shidao, "Defending Wuhan is for a counteroffensive, if you can't meet the big counteroffensive in the end, defending it is equivalent to defending in vain, which is meaningless!" So what is the premise of a counteroffensive? ”

Liu Sheng's heart sank suddenly when he heard this, but he still frowned and said: "There are two prerequisites for the counteroffensive, one is that the Second Army of the East Kurenomiya Tsuhiko was wounded and exhausted in the battle to attack Wuhan, and the other is that the Eleventh Army of Okamura Ningji has never been able to cross the Ning Kingdom and repair the water line!" There is no way to rush to the Wuhan battlefield! ”

"That's right!" Chen Shi Shi struck the knot, and said, "Can Zhong Yi let Dongjiu Gong Twist Yan's Second Army break his muscles and bones and be exhausted in Wuhan, let's not talk about it for the time being, but Xue Yue's First Corps is in Ningguo and Xiushui is about to be overwhelmed, and Okamura Ningji's Eleventh Army is about to cross Ningguo and repair Shui!" ”

After a pause, Chen Shi continued: "You may not know that in order to drag the main force of Okamura Ningci's Eleventh Army on the front line of Xiushui and Ningguo, Xue Yue's First Corps paid a very big price! The Ninth Army and the Twentieth Army were basically disabled, and the 74th Army and the 29th Army rushed to the aid in less than half a month, and they were basically exhausted! ”

Whispers rang out again in the conference room, and everyone's faces were grim.

Chen Shi said again: "Just half an hour ago, Xue Yue sent me a telegram again, asking me to transfer a group army from Zhang Fakui's Second Corps to him, but what I want to say is that Zhang Fakui's Second Corps is already very difficult to resist the attack of the Devil Navy and the Botian Detachment, where are there any reinforcements for Xue Yue?" ”

Principal Chang asked, "Resignation, is there really no soldier to adjust?" ”

"Yes, Headmaster, there are really no soldiers to adjust!" Chen Shi said, "Tang Enbo's 31st Group Army and the 12th Army Corps of Guan Lin Zheng have all been transferred to the First Corps, and all of them have been disabled. ”

After a pause, Chen Shi said again: "At that time, the fortress of Tianjia Town will be lost because of the emptiness of defense, who will bear this responsibility?" ”

Principal Chang and Liu Sheng, Bai Chongbei and other senior generals suddenly felt a pang in their hearts when they heard this, once the Tianjiazhen fortress was lost, the Japanese Navy's inland river fleet could go up the river and reach Wuhan.

The biggest support for the three towns of Wuhan to persist in the War of Resistance is the smooth flow of waterways!

Once the waterway was cut off by the Japanese army, and the three towns of Wuhan fell into the predicament of fighting their own battles, defeat was inevitable!

Chen Shi's cold gaze swept over Liu Sheng and Bai Chongbei's faces, and then continued: "As the commander-in-chief of the Ninth Theater, the troops under his command are not performing well, and my face is also dull, but reality is reality!" Once Okamura Ninji's Eleventh Army breaks through the line of Xiushui and Ningbo, do you think there will be a possibility of a counteroffensive in the Battle of Wuhan? ”

"Absolutely impossible!" He Yingpei sighed lightly, and said, "Once the Second Army of Higashikure Palace and Okamura Ningji's Eleventh Army are grouped, even if the army of the whole of China is concentrated, it will not be able to gnaw!" ”

"So." Chen Shi said in a deep voice, "Admit it, the battle of Wuhan has been lost!" ”

The eyes of Bai Chongbei, Liu Sheng and other senior generals brushed to Principal Chang's face.

Principal Chang's gaze fell on Bai Chongbei's face and asked, "Jiansheng, what is your opinion?" ”

At the critical moment, Principal Chang was obviously more willing to believe in Xiao Zhuge Bai's judgment.

Bai Chongbei sighed softly, and said gloomily: "Principal, if Okamura Ningji's Eleventh Army is really allowed to break through the Xiushui and Ningxia defense lines, then there is really no need for the Battle of Wuhan to continue fighting!" It is better to take advantage of the fact that the current situation has not completely eroded and withdraw the various troops participating in the war in time! ”

At this time, Liu Sheng suddenly said, "Do you want to wait a few more days?" ”

"No, we must retreat immediately!" Chen Shi said categorically, "For Brother Zhang, have you forgotten the lessons of the Battle of Songhu?" At the time of the Battle of Songhu, it was because of the delay of three precious days, and the result was an unprecedented rout! This time, we can't repeat the mistakes of the Battle of Songhu under any circumstances! ”

Liu Sheng was immediately silent when he heard this, what else could he say?

Principal Chang's brows furrowed again, and Chen Shi's words evoked the most painful memory in his heart!

At that moment, Principal Chang slapped the table and said: "Immediately call the Ninth Theater Front Command and the Wuhan Garrison Command, the plan for the Battle of Wuhan has been canceled, and all participating troops will immediately withdraw from the battle!" ”

PS: Don't scold me, this break is really not intentional, it just happens to be written here and the chapter is over, fortunately, there are still 539 chapters today, battlefield disobedience.

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