At the same time, in the Wuhan camp war room.

After the break, President Chang convened a military meeting again.

This was the second meeting in a single day, and the topic of the meeting was the defensive deployment of the Battle of Wuhan.

In order to determine the defensive deployment of the Battle of Wuhan, we must first determine the direction of the Japanese army's main attack, whether the Japanese army will move south along the Pinghan Railway, or will it attack westward along the Yangtze River?

The senior staff members of the high command expressed their views one after another.

"I think the Japanese army will definitely attack west along the Yangtze River! The reason is obvious, attacking along the Yangtze River, the Japanese army can not only get naval support, but also more convenient logistics supply. ”

"I think the Japanese army will attack from the Pinghan line! Because our army has set up several shipwreck points along the Yangtze River, and there are fortresses such as Madang, Tianjiazhen, and Gedian, it is impossible for the Japanese army not to consider this. ”

"The Japanese army will definitely fight west along the Yangtze River, because if it hits along the Yangtze River all the way to Wuhan, it can cut the whole of China into two sections, which is a heavy blow to our army's strategic dispatch and the country's ability to resist the war of resistance, and it is impossible for the Japanese military top brass not to see this."

"I think that unless the Japanese army is crazy, it will never be possible to go on the Yangtze River!"

"My opinion is the opposite, I think it's crazy to take the flat Han line!"

The 20 or so senior staff members of the high command once again quarreled, and the two factions were at loggerheads.

Principal Chang's brows furrowed again, and his temples were also jumping suddenly, which was nerve-wracking.

At this time, Liu Sheng suddenly said: "Principal, unless the intelligence department can get the original battle plan of the Japanese army, I am afraid that we cannot easily assume that they will take the Pinghan Line or the Yangtze River, because once the judgment is wrong, the consequences will be too serious, and none of us can afford it!" ”

Principal Chang thought so, and said in a deep voice: "Then what is your opinion for Zhang?" ”

Liu Sheng said: "I think that the Pinghan Railway and the Yangtze River must be well defended in both directions!" ”

"Defend in both directions?" Principal Chang frowned and said, "Will there be not enough troops?" ”

"yes, will there be not enough troops?" Chen Shi immediately echoed, "Just now the Japanese army gathered near Xuzhou has reached six divisions, if the Japanese army really decides to attack Wuhan, it will definitely continue to increase its troops, and the troops invested in Wuhan will definitely exceed ten divisions at that time, and our army is divided into two routes, defending Pinghan Road and the Yangtze River respectively, is it really no problem?" ”

Liu Sheng set his eyes on Principal Chang and said in a deep voice: "Then it depends on how many troops the principal can concentrate on the battlefield in Wuhan?" ”

Hearing this, the eyes of the senior generals in the conference room and all the senior staff officers fell on Principal Chang's face, because this question was only qualified to be answered by Principal Chang.

Principal Chang did not answer immediately, but asked Liu Sheng: "For Zhang, you tell you the truth, what is the hope of our army winning the Battle of Wuhan?" ”

Liu Sheng said: "Headmaster, you can only answer you with one word, and you will die and be born!" ”

Hearing this, Principal Chang's face immediately flushed, Niang Xipi, then go all out!

Principal Chang said: "This battle is related to the survival and death of the party-state, we must go all out, I am determined to invest in the army of the whole country, a total of 49 armies, more than 1.1 million people, and the Japanese invaders in the Wuhan battlefield to fight to the death!" ”

When he said this, Principal Chang was actually a little weak-hearted, because these forty-nine armies sounded like a lot of numbers, and the total strength exceeded 1.1 million, but among the more than 1.1 million people, the number of veterans was very small, and the vast majority of them were new soldiers!

And this is not the most troublesome, the most troublesome thing is that the equipment is even more scarce, and many troops do not even have enough rifles!

But no matter what, Principal Chang did his best, and these more than 1.1 million people were already the limit of the troops he could gather!

"If that's the case, the troops are enough!" Liu Sheng nodded happily and said, "After all, the guiding strategy of the Battle of Wuhan is the same as that of the Battle of Xuzhou, both of which are methods of combining internal and external, so even if the defensive forces deployed along the Pinghan Railway and the banks of the Yangtze River fail to stop the Japanese army, it is not a big problem!" ”

"Brother Zhang is right." Bai Chongbei nodded, and also said, "The key to this battle lies in the defense of Wuhan!" As long as Wuhan can be held, the Battle of Wuhan will have a chance to win, but if Wuhan cannot hold it, or if it has not held for enough time, then the Battle of Wuhan will definitely end in failure! ”

Principal Chang said: "How long does Jiansheng think that Wuhan will be held? ”

Bai Chongbei said: "At least three months, otherwise you won't be able to drag down the Japanese army!" ”

Liu Sheng nodded, and said, "The question now is, who will guard Wuhan?" ”

In an instant, the entire conference room became silent, and the pins could be heard.

Not only did the senior staff members attending the meeting no longer squeak, but several senior generals were also silent.

Again, it's easy to say, but it's hard to really make up your mind to burn the enemy!

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this Wuhan defense battle will definitely be very different from the previous Nanjing defense battle and the battle of Taierzhuang, and the troops defending Wuhan this time will be a real stubborn defense, and it will not work if they don't fight to the last soldier, and even if they fight to the last pawn, the headquarters will not transfer a single soldier to reinforce the army!

What's even worse is that the number of troops defending Wuhan may not be large!

Although it has not yet been discussed, the most optimistic estimate is that it will never exceed 100,000!

100,000 people, and most of them are newly recruited, to hold Wuhan for at least three months under the siege of more than ten divisions of Japanese troops, God, is this a joke?

Principal Chang's gloomy gaze swept over the several high-ranking generals present, and found that no one dared to look at him, obviously none of them wanted to, or dared not take on, this difficult task.

Although there are still many fierce generals outside, Principal Chang feels that I am afraid that no one will dare to take on this task.

Because even he felt that this was an impossible task at all! How is it possible that more than 100,000 people, under the siege of more than a dozen divisions of the Japanese army, held Wuhan for at least three months?

At this point, there is no way to continue the military meeting.

Because the question of who will defend Wuhan is not solved, everything that follows has not been done.

Principal Chang didn't think about it, he simply didn't defend Wuhan, but the decisive battle on the outside line was good, but the great victory in Taierzhuang fully proved that if there is really a force that can hold Wuhan, the national army actually still has a chance to win the battle of Wuhan, this temptation, seriously, Principal Chang really can't resist it, the whole country, the whole nation, need to win this battle too much!

(End of chapter)