Immediately, the officers and generals in the war room discussed with each other, studying how to defend against the little devils.

At present, the situation in Changsha is that in addition to the vanguard of the devils reaching the north bank of the Xinqiang River, at the same time, most of the three routes of the Japanese army are encircling and covering in the direction of Changsha.

Although the Chinese defenders and the Japanese were engaged in skirmishes at present, by the time the majority of the Japanese army arrived, the battle would intensify and develop into a large-scale battle.

The total strength of the Japanese Army's Third Route Army reached 100,000 troops, while the 9th Theater was able to mobilize less than 200,000 troops.

The 200,000 Chinese army against the 100,000 Japanese army, even if it was a defensive battle, it could not stop the attack of the Japanese invaders.

Therefore, the situation in Changsha City is now very serious.

Although the Japanese army has advanced weapons and equipment, and the enemy is strong and we are weak, at this moment, the most serious thing is that the morale of the army and the people has been dispersed.

Before the battle began, the confidence of the army and the people in resisting Japan was lost.

Xue Boling convened this meeting mainly to stabilize the morale of the army and the people.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the 116th Division of the Japanese Army began to attack in a pincer manner in the northern Jiangxi region, and the Japanese army successively occupied the positions of our 1st Army's Huibu, Shangfu, and Cunqian Street. At the same time, the Saeda detachment, which cooperated with the 116th Division, attacked from the south of Ojo and occupied Xiangfuguan on the 18th, and then Gao'an also lost ......"

The situation of the battle was very unfavorable to the Chinese army, and the barrier positions on the periphery of Changsha were lost one after another, directly threatening Changsha.

After the Japanese captured Gao'an, the commander of the 11th Army, Okamura Ninji, ordered the 116th Division to cover the left side of the back, and the main force entered the vicinity of Xiushui and Sandu, cutting off the rear route of the 30th Group Army of the Nationalist Army and the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Border Advance Army.

Accordingly, the Saeda detachment carried out defensive operations in the southwest area of Fengxin, and drove to Wuning with one brigade, while the main force assembled near the town of Shangfu and prepared to advance westward.

The main reason why the Nationalist army lost so many positions in cities and towns in just one or two days was that the officers and men fought passively and abandoned their positions with little resistance.

The officers and men did not have the fighting spirit because their superiors had never had a clear operational instruction, neither to retreat nor to defend to the death, so the Chinese troops on the front line did not know how to fight this battle.

Just now, Xue Boling had solemnly made it clear that he would defend Changsha and never retreat, which undoubtedly reassured the officers and men of all departments.

Li Hong stared at the map for a while, and suggested to Xue Boling: "Chief Xue, taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese army occupies our position and has a stable foothold, and the Japanese army's multi-front combat forces are too scattered, we should quickly organize our troops at this time, and maybe recapture the lost position!" ”

"Chief Xue, Commander Li's suggestion is not wrong, it's time for us to counterattack the Japanese army!" The other officers said in unison.

Xue Boling picked up his baton and walked under the map, and instructed loudly: "Order, the 1st Army reorganizes its forces and recaptures the Shangfu position." The 74th Army advanced from the Shanggao, Yifeng, and Wanzai areas to the west of Gao'an, and the line of Gray Port, Sixi, and Tangpu, and must recapture the front street of the village! ”

"There is also the 32nd Army, immediately cross the Jinjiang River to the north, occupy the Japanese defense area, and must recover Gao'an ...... within three days"

"Yes, Chief Xue, I promise to complete the mission!!"

The officers who received the battle order replied loudly.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army and the people, Xue Boling also set up a battlefield law enforcement team to restrain and supervise all military and police officers in Changsha City, as well as people from government departments.

Xue Boling was ordered in danger, and he now has multiple identities, not only as the commander of the 9th Theater, but also as the provincial chairman of Hunan Province, and the military and political power is in his hands.

Half an hour later, the captain of the law enforcement team came in and reported the situation to Xue Boling.

"Report to Chief Xue, Deputy Military Commander Yang brought it, and he is downstairs!"

Xue Boling nodded, and then he said to the other officers with a gloomy face: "Everyone, let's go and greet this Deputy Commander Yang!" ”

Soon, Li Hong and the others followed Xue Boling downstairs, and they walked downstairs to an open field.

The law enforcement team downstairs is tied to several people, and these people are not low in military rank, the lowest rank is colonel, and the highest one is still a lieutenant general.

The leader of the group wears a felt hat on his head and a horse coat, this person is Deputy Commander Yang in the mouth of the law enforcement captain, and the rest are all close subordinates of Deputy Commander Yang.

Li Hong saw the scene in front of him, and then looked at the anger on Xue Boling's face, he knew that the next few officers were going to be unlucky. ，

Obviously, Xue Boling was acting in a scene, preparing to catch a typical example and show it to the officers and generals next to him.

Xue Boling strode over and asked them in a cold tone: "Deputy Army Commander Yang, I handed over the task of defending the city of Xiangnan County to you, and originally only let you guard it for five days, but the Japanese army is still more than 30 miles away from Xiangnan City, and you, the commander who is the acting commander, abandoned the city and fled with more than 20,000 people without firing a single shot!" ”

"Chief Xue, I learned that the Military Commission was going to give up Changsha, so I ordered the evacuation ......in order to preserve the strength of the troops."

In the face of Xue Boling's questioning, Deputy Army Commander Yang defended himself with a weak heart.

"Even now, you are still using strong words, you are simply a national sinner, a scum in the army!"

Xue Boling angrily scolded the other party a few times, and then, he continued with murderous intent in his tone: "Deputy Commander Yang, I see that you don't need to go to the military court to be tried, the commission has given me the power of life and death, and you will all be sentenced to escape from the battle." ”

When several people heard this, they were immediately frightened, and their voices became trembling.

"Chief Xue, although I became an escape general this time...... But I also have combat merits, you can't just kill me like this......" Deputy Army Commander Yang and the others begged bitterly.

Xue Boling was unmoved by their pleas for mercy, he said coldly: "You all listen, merit is merit, fault is fault, and besides, it is not me Xue Boling who killed you, but military law!" ”

"Chief Xue, we know that we are wrong, you give the lowly officials a chance to make meritorious contributions, even if we let us lead the troops to the front line and die on the battlefield......" Deputy Commander Yang and several people did regret their mistakes, but unfortunately, it was too late for them to regret it.

The state has its own laws, and the army has its military laws, and whoever violates any of them will not end well.

Xue Boling didn't listen to their nonsense, he waved his hand and gave an order directly to the law enforcement team.

Deputy Commander Yang and a few of them were directly dragged by the soldiers of the law enforcement team to the edge of the fence not far away.

"Bang, bang, bang!!"

A muffled burst of gunfire fell, and several people's pleas for mercy came to an abrupt end.

The officers and generals present watched Deputy Commander Yang and others being executed in front of them, but none of them stood up to intercede for them.