Faced with the 150,000 army of Higashikure Palace, Principal Chang's confidence began to waver.

Can the four infantry brigades of the Hankou Defense Zone of the Wuhan Garrison Headquarters really hold Hankou?

Chen Shiren is called the chairman of the junior committee, and it is really not bad to figure out Principal Chang's thoughts, and when he saw Principal Chang's expression, he immediately guessed that Principal Chang was shaken.

At that moment, Chen Shi shook his head and said, "The battle of Hankou is hanging!" ”

There were several high-ranking generals present and dozens of high-ranking staff members, and everyone's eyes gathered on Chen Shi's face.

Chen Shi went on to explain: "Originally, if the Dongjiu Palace Tsugahiko could divide the troops, divide the strength of the four divisions into two or even three parts, and attack Hankou, Hanyang and even Wuchang at the same time, the situation might be better, after all, in this way, the difference in strength between the two sides will not be so great!" ”

After a pause, Chen Shi continued: "But who would have thought that Dongjiu Gong Tsuyan would not divide his troops and concentrate all his forces to fight Hankou, so that the ratio of enemy and mine strength in Hankou will reach an astonishing 2:1!" Ladies and gentlemen, this is 2:1, not 1:2, in my impression, our army has a superiority of more than five times, and it is difficult to ensure victory, but now instead of occupying the advantage of troops, it is at a disadvantage in troops, how can this battle be fought? ”

Principal Chang's face suddenly became more and more solemn, because Chen Shi said what he was most worried about.

After Chen Shi finished speaking, the entire battle hall fell silent, and Wen Yingxing turned his head sideways and glanced at Yang Nan.

Yang nodded and stepped forward and said: "Chief Chen's words are a little biased, in the defense of Xinjiekou in Nanjing, didn't Zhong Yi once use 2,000 people in one regiment of the 367th Regiment to carry more than 6,000 people in two wings of the Japanese army?" At that time, the ratio of enemy and enemy forces reached an even more astonishing 1:3, and in the end, didn't they also hold it? ”

"Can this be confused?" Chen Shi said, "Compared to the East Kuremiya Twisthiko, the Asaka Palace Hatohiko is a straw bale!" What's more, the scale of the Battle of Hankou is far greater than the Battle of Xinjiekou, and once the war is on a scale, it can only be won by strength! Zhong Yi wants to be clever on the battlefield again, but it will be difficult! ”

"Clever?" Liu Sheng couldn't help but say out loud, "Brother Ci Xiu thinks that the Jianghan Defense Outline is also clever?" ”

"This ......" Chen Shi was speechless for a moment, although deep in his heart, he had never really agreed with the Jianghan Defense Outline formulated by Zhong Yi, but even so, he didn't dare to say that the Jianghan Defense Outline was clever, because it was approved by the Command and Principal Chang!

Wouldn't it mean that Zhong Yi's outline of Jianghan's defense was clever, wouldn't that mean that all the senior generals in the Command Department and even Principal Yu Chang were blind? Doesn't this offend all the colleagues in the High Command?

One sentence stumped Chen Shi, Liu Sheng turned back to Principal Chang and said: "Principal, the 150,000 troops of the four divisions of the East Jiuer Palace, although they are menacing, they are actually not to worry!" Because Zhong Yi drew up a summary of Jianghan's defense, a strict and complete defense system had already been determined. ”

"I fully agree with Brother Zhang's judgment." Bai Chongbei also said, "Let's not talk about anything else, it's just the fortress of Hankou Railway Station and the two fortresses on the left and right wings of Hankou City, which is enough for Dongjiu Palace to drink a pot!" Such a permanent fortress is not something that can be defeated by a large number of people! ”

Principal Chang felt a little relieved.

……

Almost at the same time, Tsukihiko Higashikurenomiya took Yoshio Shinozuka and took a sounding balloon and rose to a height of 100 meters.

As a member of the imperial family and the commander of the Second Army, in order to obtain first-hand information, he was willing to take a balloon to a height of 100 meters, which Yoshio Shinozuka admired.

Originally, Yoshio Shinozuka was somewhat contemptuous of Twist Higashikurenomiya, but from this incident, Yoshio Shinozuka's perception of Twist Higashikurenomiya has completely changed, and his words are much more respectful than before.

As soon as he rose to an altitude of 100 meters, Higashikurenomiya Tsusahiko held a telescope and began to observe Turtle Mountain and Snake Mountain Fortress intently.

After a long time, Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko finally put down the binoculars and said to Yoshio Shinozuka: "Shinozuka-kun, the two fortresses built by the Shina Army on Turtle Mountain and Snake Mountain are not simple! ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Shinozuka was the first to say, "The fortress built by the Shina Army on Turtle Mountain can not only use machine gun fire to protect the safety of Hanyang, but also use long-range artillery to protect Hankou!" There is also the fortress of Snake Mountain, which can also protect Hankou and Hanyang with long-range artillery, which is simply a closed chain of buckles! ”

"Soga!" "The reality that the imperial army needs to face now is that if you want to capture Hankou, you must first capture the Turtle Mountain Fortress, but the problem is that if you want to capture the Turtle Mountain Fortress, you must first take Hanyang!" However, if you want to take Hanyang, you must first capture the fortress of Snake Mountain! And to capture the Snake Mountain Fortress, it is necessary to take Wuchang! ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Shinozuka was the first to say, "So the key to the battle of Wuhan is in Wuchang!" Only by taking Wuchang first can you open this closed chain buckle! ”

"If you take Wuchang, you can open this closed chain buckle? I don't think so! Dongkurenomiya shook his head and said, "Because the long-range artillery fire of the Guishan Fortress can also support the city of Wuchang, if the imperial army attacks Wuchang, it will also be fiercely shelled by the long-range large-caliber heavy artillery of the Chinese army!" ”

"Nani?" Yoshio Shinozuka was stunned and said, "But Your Highness, according to the observation of the humble position, it seems that it is difficult for the long-range artillery of the Shina Army to reach Wuchang in the Guishan Fortress?" ”

Higashikurenomiya shook his head and said, "How can you be sure that there is no hidden long-range artillery in the Shina Army?" ”

Yoshio Shinozuka was speechless for a moment, yes, who is sure that the Chinese army does not have hidden long-range artillery fire?

Higashikuremiya raised his binoculars again and observed the fortresses of Turtle Mountain and Snake Mountain for at least a quarter of an hour.

Then, Higashikurenomiya asked, "Shinozuka-kun, is there really no way to destroy the fortresses built by the Shina Army at Turtle Mountain, Snake Mountain, and Hankou Railway Station?" ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Shinozuka paused, "The air force has tried many times, dropping at least ten 800-kilogram aerial bombs on the fortresses of Guishan, Snake Mountain, and Hankou Railway Station, but the final result is that whether it is the fortress of Guishan, Snake Mountain, or Hankou Railway Station, they are all intact, or even unscathed!" ”

"Yaga!" Higashikurenomiya Tsugahiko gritted his teeth and said, "The one who helped the Shina Army design these fortresses must be a top architect who has systematically studied engineering and architecture!" ”

(End of chapter)