At 2 a.m. on August 20, the Chongqing Headquarters.

Surrounded by Lin Wei and Wang Shihe, Principal Chang walked quickly into the battle hall.

He Yingpei, Chen Shi, Xu Yongsheng, Bai Chongbei, Liu Sheng and other senior generals who had been waiting in the battle hall for a long time stood up and saluted President Chang.

Principal Chang waved his hand casually and strode to the sand table to stand still.

As soon as the senior generals followed, they also walked to the sand table.

Principal Chang's eyes fell on Liu Sheng and asked, "For Zhang, what is the specific situation?" ”

Liu Sheng replied: "Headmaster, there are all kinds of signs that the Second Army of the East Jiuer Palace in Wuhan should launch a final general attack!" ”

"The final attack?" Principal Chang said awe-inspiringly, "Is the news reliable?" ”

"Basically reliable!" Liu Sheng nodded and said, "All aspects have been confirmed!" ”

Principal Chang's expression became more and more solemn, his gaze swept over the faces of several senior generals, and finally stopped on Bai Chongbei's face, and asked in a deep voice: "Jiansheng, do you think Wuhan can hold it?" ”

"All I can say is that it's difficult!" Bai Chongbei sighed lightly and muttered, "The defense of Wuhan has been fought so far, the tactics that should be used have basically been exhausted, and the weapons that can be used have also been unveiled, and the Chinese and Japanese armies already know each other very well, so the next step is a simple competition of army quality, quantity and weapons!" ”

Liu Sheng continued: "But in these aspects, our army is at an absolute disadvantage! ”

After a pause, Liu Sheng wrenched his fingers again and said: "Let's talk about the quality of the army first, of the 150,000 people in the Wuhan garrison, only less than 40,000 are veterans, and the rest are recruits who have not been in the army for a long time. ”

"Regarding this, it was very clearly reflected in the street fighting in the second stage of the defense of Wuhan, and the casualty ratio of the enemy and us at this stage was basically one to three!"

"Speaking of numbers, now, all the troops in the Wuhan garrison add up to less than 20,000 people, and the second army of Dongjiu Palace Twist Hiko still has 100,000 people, and the ratio of troops between the enemy and us is five to one! Therefore, even if the Japanese army is consumed, it can consume 10,000 people in the Wuhan garrison alive! ”

"Finally, in terms of weapons, the Japanese army has an advantage!"

"The bomber fleet of our air force has suffered serious losses in the previous air battles, and now it is no longer able to launch air strikes against the Japanese army in the Wuhan battlefield, while the Japanese bomber group can take off from various airports in Xiaogan, Xinyang, Zhengzhou, and even Nanjing to bomb Hankou and Hanyang towns!"

"Not to mention artillery fire!"

"The Wuhan garrison doesn't even have a big mouth now!"

"And the Japanese army has two heavy artillery brigades plus seven artillery wings! All the guns of all calibers combined, there are more than 400 cannons! And that's not counting the infantry guns assigned to infantry wings! ”

As Liu Sheng analyzed them one by one, Principal Chang's face gradually became embarrassed.

It wasn't until Liu Sheng finished analyzing that the entire battle hall fell into a deathly silence.

After a long time, Principal Chang said: "In other words, Hankou and Hanyang must not be able to hold on?" ”

"Yes." Liu Sheng sighed and said, "The difference in strength between the two armies is too big, and Hankou and Hanyang will definitely not be able to hold it!" ”

After a moment's hesitation, Principal Chang asked, "So now, which unit is closest to Wuhan, and how many kilometers is there?" ”

Liu Shengdao: "The closest to Wuhan now is Feng Anbang's 42nd Army, which is currently resting in the area of Macheng in eastern Hubei Province, about a hundred kilometers away from Hankou!" ”

Principal Chang said: "If the Command now orders Feng Anbang's 42nd Army to rush to the aid of Hankou, will it be too late?" ”

"It's still in time." Liu Sheng nodded first when he heard this, and then said, "But what I want to say is that Feng Anbang's 42nd Army suffered great casualties in the previous operation to block the Japanese army's westward advance, especially the losses of grassroots officers and backbone veterans are difficult to replenish in a short period of time, so in a short period of time, I am afraid that it will not be able to fight a tough battle!" ”

Principal Chang frowned and said, "The 42nd Army can't fight a tough battle, so there are no other troops?" ”

Several high-ranking generals around were silent when they heard what they said, and there really were no other troops!

Because in the entire Fifth War Zone, Sun Lianzhong's Second Army has the strongest combat effectiveness, and the two armies of the Second Army can fight Feng Anbang's 42nd Army!

Feng Anbang's 42nd Army has not yet recovered its vitality, and it can't fight a tough battle, let alone other troops!

At this time, Bai Chongbei suddenly sighed lightly and said: "Principal, the two towns of Hankou and Hanyang must not be able to hold it, and the only suspense now is how far the remnants of the Wuhan garrison can defend!" ”

Principal Chang Huo Ran turned his head, looked at Bai Chongbei and said, "Jiansheng, what do you mean by this?" ”

"The meaning of lowly duty is actually very simple!" Bai Chongbei said, "Although the situation in Wuhan is dangerous, our army is actually not without a chance!" ”

After a pause, Bai Chongbei said again: "In the final analysis, little Japan is not cast of steel and iron, they are all mortals, the same flesh and blood, even since the soldiers came to the city of Wuhan, it has been a full two months now, if you count from the day of the launch of the battle of Wuhan, the Second Army has been fighting for four months!" ”

"So, little Japan is also at the end of the crossbow!"

"Go on!" Principal Chang said in a deep voice, "Keep talking!" ”

"Five days!" Bai Chongbei stretched out five fingers of his right hand, and continued, "As long as the troops of the Wuhan garrison can hold out in Hankou and Hanyang for five days, and the second army of Dongjiuer Palace will not be able to attack for a long time, it will definitely be slack, the morale of the army will be shaken, and the second army will also suffer heavy casualties in the five-day battle!" ”

After another pause when he said this, Bai Chongbei continued: "More importantly, with these five days, the main forces of my Fifth War Zone and the Ninth War Zone will have enough time to complete the assembly!" and maneuvered in the direction of Hankou and Hanyang, forming an encirclement posture against the Second Army of the East Kurenomiya Tsugahiko! ”

Hearing this, Principal Chang's eyes finally revealed a ray of light again.

Taking a deep breath, Principal Chang said in a deep voice, "Pass my order!" ”

A cadre of senior generals and senior staff officers present heard the words and stood up one after another.

Principal Chang's gaze swept over the faces of the senior generals, and finally said: "All the troops in the Fifth and Ninth Theaters that are resting and recuperating will begin to assemble immediately, and they must complete the assembly within five days and move in the direction of Hankou and Hanyang!" As soon as the Japanese Second Army showed signs of inadequacy, it immediately switched to a full-scale counteroffensive! ”