Bai Chongxi's words suddenly ushered in an uproar, most people think that this is the lord of madness, whether Nanchang can be taken down is a question, and he still dares to set his sights on Wuhan, isn't this nonsense? The lesson of the previous failure is ironclad proof, with the current financial and military strength of the Nationalist Government, it is not at all on the same level as Japan, whose economy has recovered, although Jiang Haoran conspired to take Jiujiang, and drove back 50 planes from Jiujiang Airport, and also blew up Wuhan Airport, but this is nothing to the Japanese army, with Japan's production capacity, that is, the production volume of more than 10 days, we must not be carried away by victory because of a little profit in front of us.

It seems that the Japanese army only has three divisions and regiments at the front of the two theaters, but when it really starts, the Japanese navy can continuously put troops into it through the Yangtze River. Even if the New Fourth Army had this ability, but they didn't have heavy artillery, what could they use to block the Yangtze River and prevent Japanese warships from entering?

These problems are indeed more tricky, but it is difficult for Bai Chongxi, and immediately refutes it, the New Fourth Army does not have heavy artillery, but the 40th Group Army has, Jiang Haoran's two divisions are attacking De'an, with Jiang Haoran's troops, De'an can not hold out for a few days, once De'an is taken, the entire Nanxun line will be fully passed, and the weapons troops can continue to go to Jiujiang, as long as Jiujiang is not lost in the short term, how long can the three divisions of the Japanese army hold out under the siege of dozens of divisions in the two theaters of our army? The Japanese navy was limited in the number of troops it could invest, and the infantry marched along both sides of the Yangtze River on two legs, and I am afraid that they would not be able to reach Jiujiang in 10 days. But the premise was that before Jiang Haoran opened the Nanxun line, the New Fourth Army could agree to hold Jiujiang for three or five days to deal with the rapid forces of the Japanese navy.

Bai Chongxi's words were indeed very convincing, and the voices of everyone's opposition suddenly lowered a lot, and many people began to nod silently in contemplation, and some people said, since the second detachment of the New Fourth Army has been included in the establishment of the 40th Group Army, you might as well classify the entire New Fourth Army into the 40th Group Army, Jiang Haoran is very demagogic, otherwise the New Fourth Army will not come out of Dabie Mountain to attack Jiujiang, there is no reason to let them eat meat and leave, use the order of the Military Commission to press it, Jiang Haoran will play his strengths again, You can even put some high hats on them at the press conference you are waiting for, the New Fourth Army eats this very much, and in short, let them be this cannon fodder.

This was mentioned by a military staff officer, and this remark was not only approved by the majority of the generals, but even the chairman of the committee cast an approving glance at him.

Just when there was a turning point in the discussion, Wang Shihe, the chief of the national guard, walked in and whispered in the ear of the chairman, who immediately looked grim and ordered everyone except Bai Chongxi, Chen Chen, and General He to leave the headquarters temporarily.

After everyone left, Wang Shihe immediately took out a telegram, the message was sent by Jiang Haoran, for the sake of secrecy, directly sent to the chamber of the national government, and established a chairman, the fewer people who knew the content of this telegram, the better, Kawashima Yuko's survival, so that the Military Commission had no secrets about the Japanese army.

The content of the telegram was exactly the same as Bai Chongxi's idea, which made Xiao Zhuge Bai Chongxi very proud, and the chairman of the committee was even more overjoyed, especially when Jiang Haoran mentioned that he ordered the New Fourth Army to hold Jiujiang, he added the words "to lure him with profit," which made him feel even more gratified, and he deeply felt that Jiang Haoran was still credible, and these four words were enough to show his position.

Without further ado, since Jiang Haoran had this idea, the matter of attacking Wuhan was decided, and the chairman ordered Bai Chongxi to immediately formulate a combat plan and put it into action immediately.

As soon as Bai Chongxi left, Chen Chen asked: "Commission, Jiang Haoran's telegram also mentioned that an elite naval force should be used to intercept the Japanese navy through guerrilla attacks and minelaying on the Yangtze River, do you think we should agree to this?" ”

The chairman of the committee did not hesitate, and immediately replied: "This request is not excessive, resignation, you come to arrange this matter, select the elite from the navy, form a division and send it over immediately." ”

Since the Battle of Wuhan, all the naval vessels of the Nationalist Government have been destroyed, and the navy has in fact been reduced to an underwater guerrilla force, and there is not even a complete formation, so the chairman of the committee ordered Chen Chen to temporarily form a division, and it was this division that made Jiang Haoran's navy prototype.

At about 10 o'clock in the morning, Jiang Haoran finally waited for a telegram from the Central Military Commission and agreed to his operational plan, that the troops of the Ninth and Fifth Theaters would immediately launch an attack on the enemy in their respective defense areas, and that the New Fourth Army would be incorporated into the battle sequence of the 40 th Group Army.

Although the chairman of the committee gave a blank note to the New Fourth Army, Jiang Haoran immediately told Commander Ye that as long as he was included in the establishment of his 40th Group Army, the equipment and salary of the New Fourth Army would be all covered by Jiang Haoran, and he would guarantee that there would not be a single bullet or a piece of ocean.

"Jiang Haoran's character is undoubted, since he promised it in person, it must be no worse", Wang Shanhu gave Jiang Haoran a high evaluation, of course, there is also an obvious suspicion of wearing a high hat. Since the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, although the New Fourth Army has been incorporated into the battle sequence of the Third Theater, military salaries and supplies are rarely in place, and now there is finally some hope, Wang Shanhu, Yu Xuemin, and Commander Ye are all smiling from ear to ear.

The New Fourth Army has four detachments under its jurisdiction, and each detachment has two regiments under its jurisdiction, but the personnel establishment of the New Fourth Army is rather chaotic, and there are two or three thousand regiments, and the regiments of tens of thousands of people are not new.

Of course, the Poyang Lake Independent Brigade also belongs to the establishment of the New Fourth Army, and there are more than a dozen guerrilla units like them behind enemy lines in the entire northern Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi regions, but they are the only ones who can handle heavy tasks in terms of their real scale and combat capability.

It was the first detachment of the New Fourth Army that crossed the river to attack Jiujiang last night, and the second detachment was originally active in the Quzhou area, but after the Gannan Incident, Mr. Su was worried about the damage to Yuchi, so he led his troops into the southern Anhui region overnight. The third detachment's area of activity is in northern Jiangsu, and it will not be able to be transferred back at all in a short time, and the fourth detachment is stationed near Dabie Mountain, and it will be able to cross the river tonight.

The troops participating in the defense of Jiujiang are only more than 4,500 people in the first detachment, more than 5,300 people in the fourth detachment, plus more than 3,000 people in the Poyang Lake Independent Brigade, and the total strength is less than 14,000 people, but Jiang Haoran asserted that the most people who can reach Jiujiang tomorrow will be the Japanese marines, and the Japanese marines are limited by the idea of a decisive battle of the fleet, and they do not attach great importance to the preparation of the ground forces, and the equipment of the marines is not as good as that of the army, and ground operations are only a sideline of the navy. Their overall quality was lower than that of the Japanese Army, and the New Fourth Army was fully capable of repelling the enemy outside the city.