Chapter 696: Preparing to Break Out

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Since yesterday, the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army has abandoned the eastern, southern, and western blocks of the city and retreated to the north of the city.

This is also a matter of no choice, because the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army is a lone army after all, although the supplies are sufficient, it cannot be replenished from the rear, so the strength of each casualty is reduced by one point, and now, there are about 500 people left in the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army, and Gou Ligui's garrison brigade is even worse, there are less than 200 people left!

Among these 700 people, there are more than 200 wounded, and there are less than 500 people left who can really fight.

War has always been extremely cruel, and street fighting is especially cruel! The 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army has been holding out in Jiujiang for seven days, which is already a miracle, and it is impossible to ask for more.

The strength of the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army has been reduced by half, and it is a little difficult to hold all the urban areas, so Xu Rui decisively ordered to abandon the remaining three urban areas and shrink the troops to defend the northern urban area.

Because the Beicheng District of Jiujiang is only so big, even if the devil has a division and regiment, it can be deployed in the front-line position, at most it is an infantry brigade.

After a full day of fierce fighting, the little devil stopped again.

The remnants of the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army and the garrison brigade hurried to eat, and then fell asleep.

Seven days of fierce fighting, these remnants of the army have reached the limit of their energy and physical strength, there are several, gnawing on the steamed bun in their mouths and falling to the ground, sleeping to death, they are too sleepy and want to sleep, this will be even if it is the iron in the sky, they have to sleep first.

Except for the vigilant sentries in charge of the vigil, most of the remnants fell asleep after dinner.

However, the regimental headquarters of the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army had already become a pot of porridge, because a moment ago, Xiao Taohong received Xue Yue's order - to break through in the direction of De'an!

"What, what do you mean? Breakthrough? Xue Laoyuan opened his blood-red eyes, and his face showed a cannibalistic expression, and he roared loudly almost hysterically, "Let's break through from Jiujiang?" In other words, Chief Xue doesn't plan to come to Jiujiang? Since he didn't plan to come, why did he tell us to defend in the first place? ”

"That's it!" Hou Zhigang also stared at his blood-red eyes and roared loudly, "If it weren't for that bullshit order, would our 799th Regiment be able to play with devils in Jiujiang?" So many brothers, and the second brother, don't need to die here, turtle son, this is playing with us, this is playing with us, this is not over! ”

After seven days of fierce fighting, the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army suffered heavy casualties, and Li Sijin also died in a counter-assault, so including Xue Laoqi and Hou Zhigang, every brother of the 799th Regiment has already killed Red Eye, and there is a thought in his heart, that is, to wait for the main force of the First Corps to come over, and then annihilate the devils of Jiujiang and avenge the dead brothers!

However, now, the First Corps is suddenly not coming, so what is revenge? Breakthrough? It's easy to say!

In an instant, Xue Laoqi, Hou Zhigang and a few company commanders were like a lit artillery battle, and they exploded at once, Zhao Baishi took a lot of effort to finally eliminate this turmoil, Zhao Baishi has a sentence that is very right, it is already like this, and there is still a use for birds? For now, let's hurry up and prepare for a breakthrough.

Zhao Baishi and the others turned their eyes to Xu Rui again, but found that Xu Rui was still in a daze at the map.

Leng Tiefeng hit Xu Rui with his arm a few times in a row, and Xu Rui finally woke up like a dream, and then looked around, only to find that everyone was looking at him with worried eyes.

Xiao Taohong asked with concern: "Uncle, are you okay?" ”

"It's okay, I'm fine." Xu Rui shook his head, but his face was gloomy and sad.

At this moment, in addition to sadness, Xu Rui also felt a strong sense of guilt in his heart.

If he hadn't captured the equipment of a heavy artillery brigade from the little devil and traded most of the equipment of this heavy artillery brigade to the Nationalist Government, there would have been no fiasco in the Second Battle of De'an, the 74th Army would not have been wiped out in the De'an battlefield, and the Hunan and Jiangxi battlefields would not have been wiped out.

Out of guilt, Xu Ruicai tried his best to make up for it, so he did not hesitate to risk his life and went deep into Jiujiang to assassinate Okamura Ningji.

Xu Rui originally thought that as long as he killed Okamura Ningji, even if he could not completely reverse the final outcome of the Battle of Wuhan, he would at least have a chance to achieve a draw, as long as Wuhan did not lose in the end, then even if he lost Changsha and half of Hunan, the situation would be basically the same as in history, not worse.

However, Xu Rui never expected that the Japanese army base camp would actually send Seishiro Itagaki, a bold fanatic! In the face of the danger of the loss of Jiujiang and the cutting off of the Hunan and Jiangxi highways, the old devil Itagaki was not only conservative, but boldly attacked, and tried to seize Jingzhou and cut off the water and land transportation arteries from Wuhan to Sichuan!

However, this attempt was ultimately unsuccessful.

Just when Xu Rui thought he could finally take a breath, history once again showed paradoxical inertia!

Xinyang, just like in history, is still Xinyang! Due to the collapse of Hu Zongnan's troops without a fight, Xinyang was lost, which led to the defeat of Sun Lianzhong's Second Army, and then the empty door of Wuhan was opened, and then the entire Wuhan battlefield was defeated like a mountain, and the strategic retreat during the Battle of Xuzhou was staged again on the Wuhan battlefield.

This means that all the efforts made by Xu Rui before have been in vain.

Xu Rui's efforts did not save the unfavorable situation, in this time and space, when the Sino-Japanese war entered the stalemate stage, the situation faced by the Chinese government was much more severe than the original time and space, the original time and space, the Battle of Wuhan ended, and the Japanese army only controlled the surrounding areas around Wuhan and the narrow areas on both sides of the Yangtze River, except for North China and East China.

However, now, most of Jiangxi, including Nanchang, half of Hunan, including Changsha, and half of Hubei Province, including Wuhan, have fallen, and compared with the original time and space, the defense line of the Nationalist Army in this time and space has moved back at least more than 500 kilometers, until it has retreated to the line of Hengyang, Loudi, and Changde.

is talking about the butterfly effect, Xu Rui originally didn't believe it, but today he believes it.

Before handing over the equipment of the heavy artillery brigade to Lao Jiang, how could Xu Rui have thought that there would be today?

Seeing that Xu Rui was sad, Leng Tiefeng stepped forward and persuaded: "Old Xu, you have always advised us, the national government has rotted to the roots, and no matter how much the national army can fight, it will not be able to save a corrupt government that is rotten to the roots, so it is not surprising that the battle of Wuhan will have such a result, why should you be angry?" ”

Leng Tiefeng thought that Xu Rui was sad about the defeat in the Battle of Wuhan, but he was not.

But Xu Rui can't explain this to others at all, how can he say it? Say he crossed over?

At that moment, Xu Rui shook his head, cheered up and said, "Okay, then discuss the breakout." ”

Zhao Baishi said directly: "No need to discuss, Commander Xu, you can give an order directly, and we will all listen to you." ”

On the other side, Gou Ligui also nodded subconsciously, after seven days of fighting side by side, both the officers and soldiers of the Sichuan Army and the officers and soldiers of Gou Ligui's garrison brigade have seen Xu Rui's command ability, Zhao Baishi and Gou Ligui asked themselves, if they were to command the Jiujiang Defense Battle, they would hold it for three days at most.

It is still so difficult to defend the city, and it is even more difficult to break through.

Therefore, this breakthrough battle has to be commanded by Xu Rui.

"Okay, then you're welcome." Xu Rui nodded, pointed to the map and said, "Chief Xue's order is for us to break through to the southwest, that is, in the direction of De'an, and he also said that the 74th Army will go out of De'an and meet us in Mahuiling Town, but I mean, to the southeast." ”

Hearing Xu Rui say this, Leng Tiefeng immediately cast a stunned look.

Fighting side by side for so long, Leng Tiefeng knows Xu Rui's character very well.

Xu Rui, this guy, has always had a advantage to take advantage of, and if there is no cheapness to create a cheap, he has to take advantage of it, although there are only four or five hundred people left in the 799th Regiment in front of him, but these are all veterans of a hundred battles, with Xu Rui's character, how can he let them return to the building? Could it be that Lao Xu suddenly changed sex? It doesn't look like it.

Xu Rui threw a "don't be impatient" look at Leng Tiefeng.

Of course, Xu Rui will not suddenly change sex, he is a curve.

If you strongly propose to take them across the river to Dameishan now, the officers and men of the Sichuan Army of the 799th Regiment and the remnants of the puppet army of the garrison brigade will inevitably have resistance, especially Zhao Baishi, who is a serious colonel and regimental leader, and if he goes to Dameishan, the Communist Party can give him the same position?

So Xu Rui had to draw a cake for the soldiers of the 799th Regiment.

Xu Rui is too clear about the bird nature of those senior generals of the National Army, especially Yu Jishi, he will not really take the 74th Army back to Ling Town, this guy will send a regiment at most to show it, and wait until the soldiers of the Sichuan Army of the 799th Regiment find that they have been completely abandoned by the Nationalist Government, and then take them across the river to Dameishan.

"Break out to the southeast?" Zhao Baishi was stunned and said, "Why don't you break through directly from the southwest?" ”

Gou Ligui also echoed and said: "Yes, if you break through from the southwest, you can go directly to Mahuiling Town after leaving the city, but if you break through from the southeast, you have to make a detour after leaving the city." ”

Xu Rui said: "Haven't you heard the sound of the east and west? ”

"Striking the West?" Zhao Baishi said, "What does Head Xu mean by this? ”

Xu Rui explained: "What I mean is that if we break through directly from the southwest, the little devils will soon be able to see through our intentions, and will definitely do their best to encircle and intercept them, and we may not be able to reach Mahuiling Town smoothly, let alone meet the 74th Army, but if we break through from the southeast, the devils will be suspicious." (To be continued.) )