Chapter 871: The Mourning Soldiers Will Win
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At that moment, Jiang Haoran didn't care about what Liu He said, took the message and hurriedly browsed
The telegram is not long, but briefly describes the encounter between the United States Navy and the Japanese Combined Fleet on Coral Island, in which the United States Army defeated the combined fleet composed of four Japanese fleets with four aircraft carriers (the Yorktown and the Hornet have been repaired, plus two leased from Chiang Haoran), and the United States Army damaged one Japanese aircraft carrier, sank nearly 10 ships of various sizes, and shot down dozens of carrier-based aircraft at the cost of casualties of two destroyers and more than 100 carrier-based aircraft, successfully repelled the Japanese army and achieved a strategic victory.
After reading the message, Jiang Haoran's brows furrowed even deeper, although Stilwell's message was brief, but he still found a problem in it, judging from the casualties of the two armies, this was not an encounter at all, and the battle losses on both sides were mainly carrier-based aircraft, which was clearly a long-distance carrier-based aircraft sea and air battle. If it is an aircraft carrier engagement, it is impossible for both sides to end the battle in a short time, and the battle scene will become very grand.
There is another question, can the four aircraft carriers of the United States repel the combined fleet of the four fleets of the Japanese army? Obviously unrealistic.
Then there is only one possibility, when Jiang Haoran was plotting the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese army was also plotting the Battle of Coral Island, just when the Japanese Navy approached Coral Island, the Battle of Wuhan also began, and the form was once bad, forced by the form of Wuhan Critical, the Japanese army could only give up continuing the attack, retreat and protect Wuhan, but in the process of retreat, the whereabouts of the Air Force of the United States were discovered, and the Japanese army was forced to fight back, which led to their battle of collapse at one touch.
Thinking of this, a fine bead of sweat suddenly appeared on Jiang Haoran's forehead, his expression was terrified, he ejected from his seat, and roared: "Quick, send a telegram to the Air Force Command, I want a detailed report on the air battle in the past few days, and I want to determine the enemy's aircraft type and sortie!" ”
It is not difficult to confirm this speculation, and it is clear at a glance the strength of the Japanese army's air combat in the past few days
The news was soon confirmed, and the Air Force Command sent a detailed report on the battle situation, saying that in the three days of the war, the Japanese army had dispatched less than 1,000 sorties of fighters and bombers in the entire Wuhan battlefield, and there were only five large-scale air raids, and at most less than 200 planes of various types were dispatched at one time, and all of them were army aviation planes, and no carrier-based aircraft were found.
Jiang Haoran held his forehead with one hand and sat down dejectedly, this is not good news, the Japanese army did empty the naval fleet in the Chinese battlefield to launch the naval battle of Coral Island, but when they were ready, they decisively gave up the attack, which can only show that the Japanese army has firmly defended the strategy of defending Wuhan under the dilemma.
Perhaps by tomorrow at the latest, the combined fleet of the Japanese army will sail to the East China Sea to support Wuhan with a strong air force, and Wenzhou will most likely become a target for the Japanese attack.
After listening to Jiang Haoran's analysis, there was a sudden silence in the headquarters, and the atmosphere suddenly became depressed.
After a long time, Liu He said: "You mean that the Japanese army is ready to concentrate all its forces and solve us at once through this battle of Wuhan?" ”
Jiang Haoran nodded heavily and said: "Yes, if my guess is correct, I am afraid that the Kwantung Army in the northeast of the Japanese army has already begun to move, and all the Japanese troops in South China, North China, and Central China are already moving towards Wuhan with all their might, and a decisive battle has begun." ”
Zhang Dabiao patted his chest and said proudly: "What are you afraid of, these have been evaluated when formulating the plan, risks and opportunities coexist, maybe a desperate gamble is China's way out." ”
"Yes, we're not afraid!"
"We're not afraid, fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
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There was a hoarse shout from the command headquarters, and the staff generals waved their fists one by one, their expressions agitated.
This scene made Jiang Haoran very pleased, got up and waved his hands flat, the shouting quickly subsided, Jiang Haoran said: "Yes, Brother Siyuan is right, a desperate bet may be China's way out, this battle is our last chance, even if we die, we have to swallow the 11th Army of the Japanese Army." Now I order that the results of my analysis just now be summed up and sent to the General Headquarters, which will send all available resources, such as radio, telephone, radio, and newspapers, to all units at the front, behind enemy lines, and to all places where they can be distributed, so that the 40,000,000 compatriots throughout China will know that the country is hanging by a thread and that the final moment has come. ”
"Yes!" The generals agreed with a bang, and then they became nervous and busy.
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Changsha, at the foot of Yuelu Mountain, the enemy's general headquarters before the Battle of Wuhan.
The command headquarters immediately received a telegram from Jiang Haoran, and the arrival of the news was tantamount to stirring up a thousand waves with one stone, and there were those who panicked and those who were fearless, but more often than not, they accused Jiang Haoran of not launching this campaign under the condition that the Yunnan-Burma highway was not open and all kinds of weapons and materials were in short supply.
At this point, the chairman of the committee seemed very calm, although his face was not good-looking, but at least he did not see the expression of fear and panic, and sat proudly at the head of the circular conference table, his eyes wandered on the faces of the crowd, and no one knew what he was looking at?
Just a few minutes before Jiang Haoran's telegram arrived, the Fourth Theater Command in South China also sent a telegram saying that the Japanese troops in Guangdong were moving frequently and were in a situation of attacking Shaoguan. Shaoguan is the southern gate of Hunan, and the situation of the Japanese army at this time coincides with Jiang Haoran's analysis.
"Smack!" With two loud bangs, the chairman finally knocked on the table, and everyone looked at the chairman silently.
"I agree with Jiang Haoran's approach, inform the whole army and the whole people of this news, and call on the whole people to resist the war and never be a slave to the country!" In the end, the chairman of the committee had already raised his fist, and his eyes were extremely resolute.
As soon as the words fell, there was a warm applause in the command headquarters, and anyone with a little eyesight knew that there was no room for negotiation in the chairman's remarks, and his mind had already been decided.
A senior staff officer stepped forward and said loudly: "Bench, must not?" ”
The chairman glanced at him, frowned unconsciously, and a look of displeasure was already written on his face: "Staff Officer Shen, if it is a negative anti-Japanese war that affects morale, I advise you not to say it?" ”
Staff Officer Shen hesitated for a few seconds, the two whiskers on the young man's face jumped, and he gritted his teeth and said: "It is already the biggest mistake to launch the Battle of Wuhan, now the Japanese army is gathered, gathering the three armies of the sea, land and air, from the east, south and north, advancing to our southwest rear, we have surrounded the Japanese army in Wuhan, but a larger encirclement has been formed on our three sides, if we don't shrink our forces??????"