The atmosphere in the hall immediately became solemn.

At this time, He Yingpei leaned over to take a look, and suddenly exclaimed: "Fuchikou is lost? Jiangfang is in a hurry! ”

"What?"

"Fuchikou has been lost?"

"Once Fuchikou is lost, Tianjia Town will also lose its barrier!"

"Once Tianjia Town is lost, the Japanese Navy's inland river fleet can drive straight into the mouth of the three rivers!"

As soon as He Yingpei's words fell, the senior generals and senior staff in the entire battle hall exploded.

Liu Sheng's face also sank, he just said that as long as the Tianjiazhen fortress is not lost, the Han River waterway and the Wuhan section of the Yangtze River waterway are still under the control of the national army, and the Wuhan defenders can still confront the Japanese army across the river, but as soon as the words fell, the Fuchikou fortress, which is the barrier of the Tianjiazhen fortress, will fall immediately!

This is Chi Guoguo's slap on his Liu Sheng's face!

Bai Chongbei took a deep breath, turned to Principal Chang and said, "Headmaster, I just received an urgent report from the Second Corps that the Fuchikou Fortress has been lost!" The defenders were also martyred! ”

As soon as Bai Chongbei's words fell, Chen Shi said: "I'll just say, the battle of Wuhan can't continue, Brother Jiansheng and Brother Wei Zhang still don't believe it, what is the result?" Let me say it again! ”

After a pause, Chen Shi said again: "Fuchikou has fallen, Tianjia Town is bound to not be able to hold for a long time, once Tianjia Town is lost, the Japanese Navy's inland river fleet will be able to drive straight in, and our army will be able to defend Hanyang and Wuchang and confront the Japanese army across the river, and it will become a joke!" At that time, not only will it not be possible to realize the intention of confrontation across the river, but it will be divided and surrounded by the Japanese army! ”

Everyone in the battle hall nodded subconsciously, that is, Wen Yingxing and Yang Nan must also admit that what Chen Shi said is reasonable!

Once the Japanese Navy's inland river fleet arrives at the mouth of the three rivers, the Jianghan and Yangtze rivers will not only not become a natural danger for the national army, but will become an insurmountable moat for the national army!

At that time, the ten brigades of the Wuhan Garrison Command will be divided and surrounded in Hankou, Hanyang and Wuchang!

In the face of the large-scale siege of the Japanese army, these ten brigades of the defending army will be unable to take care of their heads and tails, and fall into a desperate situation of fighting on their own!

Therefore, with the fall of Fuchikou, it is no longer a question of whether to defend Hankou, but the problem of whether to defend Wuhan or not!

……

Almost at the same time, the Wuhan Garrison Command also received news of the loss of Fuchikou.

After Feng Yuxiang learned the news, he immediately called Hankou, and openly and honestly put his attitude out, Wuhan can no longer be held, so it is better to quickly ask the headquarters to retreat!

Zhong Yi didn't say much on the phone, only said that he would discuss with him after he returned to the headquarters!

Zhong Yi hung up the phone, and the eyes of Zhu Liangcheng, Liu Yuanlin, Shi Zude and Erzi immediately gathered.

Liu Yuanlin asked anxiously: "Ziren, does the general seat also advocate giving up Hankou?" ”

Liu Yuanlin thought that Feng Yuxiang was calling, and he was also talking about Hankou.

Zhong Yi shook his head and said in a deep voice: "The head office called, and he said something else, less than half an hour ago, the fortress of Fuchikou was lost!" ”

"What did you say?"

"The loss of Fuchikou?"

"It's a big problem!"

Liu Yuanlin and Shi Zude's faces suddenly changed when they heard this.

Tuesday's eyes were even more dripping.

Zhu Liangcheng's face instantly became more and more gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "Ziren, if Fuchikou is lost, the Tianjiazhen fortress will have no last barrier, and once the Tianjiazhen fortress is lost, the devil's inland river fleet will be able to reach the Sanjiangkou!" In this case, the defense of Wuhan really can't continue! ”

Liu Yuanlin immediately said: "Yes, Ziren, withdraw!" ”

"Ziren, retreat!" Shi Zude said, "Hankou can't hold it anymore!" ”

Shi Zude continued: "Now it is not a question of whether Hankou can be defended, but whether Wuhan can be defended, and I suggest that we immediately call the high command in the name of the Wuhan Garrison Command, saying that the situation in Wuhan has taken a turn for the worse, and the outline of the Jianghan Imperial Essentials can no longer be implemented, and I ask for permission to evacuate Wuhan!" ”

Zhong Yi looked out the window and didn't know what he was thinking.

……

At this time, in Chongqing.

Chen Shi said to President Chang: "Principal, I think Wuhan is undefensible!" Give up decisively! While the Japanese Navy's inland river fleet had not yet reached the mouth of the Sanjiang River, and while the Han River and the Yangtze River were still under the control of our army, we hurriedly transferred the troops and materials from Wuhan to Chongqing and Changsha, and the factories left in Hanyang and Wuchang had to be transferred as well! ”

In order to ensure the supply of ammunition for all troops of the Wuhan Garrison Headquarters, at the request of Zhong Yi, the Nationalist Government left a considerable part of the arsenal in Hanyang and Wuchang Town.

But now, seeing that Wuhan is no longer guaranteed, these arsenals must be transferred!

Otherwise, once the Japanese Navy's inland river fleet enters the mouth of the Sanjiang River, the Japanese troops hoarded in the north of Hankou can quickly cross the Han River and even the Yangtze River to pursue, then the arsenals remaining in Hanyang and Wuchang will never have a chance to be transferred, which is too great a loss for the Nationalist Government!

After a pause, Chen Shi said again: "I said a long time ago that the arsenal should not be left in Wuhan, and now that the Japanese army is pressing the border, I don't know if there is still a chance to withdraw these arsenals!" Alas! ”

Hearing this, Principal Chang's face became more and more gloomy.

After Chen Shi finished speaking, the entire hall fell into a long silence.

Seeing that no one was silent for a long time, Principal Chang said: "Let's talk about it, Wuhan will not keep it or not?" ”

However, there was still no one in the entire hall, and in the end, there was really no way, so Principal Chang could only name him.

Principal Chang's eyes first fell on He Yingpei, Minister of Military Affairs, and asked, "Jingzhi, you talk about it first." ”

He Yingpei smiled bitterly and said: "Principal, Wuhan can be defended, or not defended, the key is to come up with a practical plan, if it continues to be defended, after the Jianghan defense outline is abolished, how should the defense deployment be adjusted?" If it is not defended, then after Wuhan is abandoned, how should the next war be conducted? All need to be considered. ”

Principal Chang said displeasedly: "The question now is, will Wuhan keep it or not?" Identify the problem before moving on to the one you listed. ”

He Yingpei saw that he really couldn't hide, and said, "Then, let's abandon it." ”

He Yingpei expressed his attitude, and Xu Yongsheng also said: "I agree with Brother Jing's opinion!" ”

The Minister of Military Affairs and the Minister of Military Orders expressed their stance one after another, and the senior generals and senior staff officers present expressed their support for the abandonment of Wuhan, and in the end, only Bai Chongbei, Liu Sheng, Yang Nan, and Wen Yingxing did not express their attitude.

Principal Chang didn't care about Yang Nan and Wen Yingxing's opinions at all, but Bai Chongbei and Liu Sheng's opinions couldn't help but listen.

At that time, Principal Chang asked Bai Chongbei and Liu Sheng: "Jiansheng, and Weizhang, what are the opinions of the two of you?" ”