Chapter 84: To withdraw or not to withdraw
And when they entered Guangzhou, the troops led by Yu Xmou and others from Zengcheng; and the Cantonese troops who evacuated from Hua and other places to return to Guangzhou City also began to enter Guangzhou City at the same time one after another.
And as they suffered the defeat and entered the city of Guangzhou, the people of the entire city of Guangzhou were boiling, talking in panic, and many people were ready to pack up their burdens and flee out of the city of Guangzhou.
"I really can't imagine that Yu Xmou's Cantonese army is so useless, and it won't take a few days for the Japanese devils to occupy Zengcheng, and they are about to hit our Guangzhou City, and they have also lost Huizhou, Huiyang and other places!"
"That's not all! I heard from my friend who was an officer that now except for the Japanese 18th Division that is about to attack our city of Guangzhou; The Japanese 104th Division was advancing north of our Canton, and had now captured Taipingchang; and occupied Conghua. In addition, the Japanese 5th Division is also fighting in cooperation with their navy and is capturing the Humen Fortress; and also divided his troops to attack Sanshui; If Humen and Sanshui are lost, I'm afraid the next ones will be Foshan and Nanhai, if these two places are captured by the Japanese army, then our Guangzhou city will face the siege of the Japanese army! ”
"No, it won't! Didn't Commander Yu Xmou still have about 8 to 90,000 Cantonese troops? How did you come to our city of Guangzhou so quickly after being killed by the Japanese army! I thought our Cantonese army would be stronger than those short-legged Japanese ghosts, but it looks like I've lost my eyes this time! If we are all surrounded by the army of those Japanese devils, then I am afraid that I will not be able to escape if I want to! ”
"This is not the worst thing, the worst thing is that the Japanese devils keep sending planes to bomb us! We've had a lot of people die in their bombardment, even my family! ”
"If only our Cantonese troops could be stronger, then we would be able to drive them away without worrying about our own safety as much as we do now!"
"It's not easy for me! I heard that our Cantonese army troops were beaten by those carrot-headed devil troops in Zengcheng, and suffered heavy casualties! They can't protect themselves now, how can they pay attention to us ordinary people! I think we'd better find a way to get out of here! Otherwise, we will be tortured to death by those devil soldiers, I heard that they are very cruel, and they will do all kinds of bad things such as burning, killing, looting, and simply losing their conscience! ”
"That's right! And I don't think those Japanese devils are easy to mess with! I heard that when Nanjing fell, they carried out a massacre and killed hundreds of thousands of people! ”
"So what do we do now! Will we still be able to survive? I don't want to die yet! ”
"To live, it depends on those Japanese devils, whether they can let go of us unarmed ordinary people!"
"Yes! I've heard that as soon as those Japanese devils entered the city, they began to carry out massacres! Adults, children, and the elderly are not spared! It's just a beast! Looks like our lives are in danger! ”
When Yu Xmou led the Cantonese troops to quickly withdraw from Zengcheng, all the citizens of Guangzhou who watched them withdraw into Guangzhou City were talking in fear, and such panic remarks quickly spread to the whole city, making everyone live in panic.
"Big news, big news! The Japanese army has occupied Zengcheng, and the Cantonese troops have suffered heavy casualties! If you want to buy it, take advantage of it! ”
"The Cantonese army was defeated in Zengcheng! Thousands of elites were killed and wounded! ”
"Defeat! Defeated! The Cantonese army was killed and wounded by the Japanese army, and it was simply a river of blood! What a fiasco of battles! ”
"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers! The Japanese army has occupied Zengcheng and is marching in the direction of our city of Guangzhou, which is in danger! ”
Just when those citizens were nervous and talking about the fall of Zengcheng; Suddenly, the loud voice of the newspaper seller was also shouting hoarsely.
Moreover, most of the newspapers they were selling were bad news from the spy newspapers of the Japanese army, which was used to discourage the will of the people of Canton to resist, so that they would fear the Japanese army and surrender to the Japanese army.
"Hmmm! It seems that what we just said is true, you see that the streets and alleys are now full of those newspaper boys, they are all talking about the fall of Zengcheng, the great victory of the Japanese army, and the news of the crushing defeat of our Cantonese army! ”
"Suffered! It seems that our Guangzhou City is in a catastrophe this time, those damn radish head devils, we are likely to be enslaved by them this time! ”
"No! I would rather die in battle than be a slave to the country, we swear to resist the Japanese, drive all these inhuman beasts out of our Guangzhou city, and protect our families and hometowns! ”
"That's right! Defend the city of Guangzhou and swear to resist the Japanese! ”
"You fools! If you don't leave now, you still have to think about fighting those Japanese devils who have planes, artillery, and tanks, you are not protecting the city of Guangzhou, but going to die in vain! ”
"What do you say! You traitor! If you're scared of devils, get out of here! Don't get in the way of our eyes here, we don't need you cowards, bastards! And traitors! ”
"Who is a traitor! Your whole family is traitors! I'm just kind enough to ask you not to die in vain, we have to stay in Qingshan without worrying about running out of firewood, and we have time to find the Japanese devils to take revenge! ”
Listen to the louder and louder voices of children selling newspapers; Most of the citizens of Guangzhou can't help but express all kinds of arguments in a panic.
Soon, however, they were rushing over to grab the newspapers in the children's hands.
As soon as they bought the newspaper, they could see the scenes of the Cantonese soldiers killed by the Japanese troops on the front page.
Looking at the officers and men of Guangdong who had been killed and shot to death, all the citizens of Guangzhou who had bought newspapers to read could not help but panic and deeply regret the casualties of those officers and men who fought for the country to resist Japan.
In particular, those patriotic people, and the enthusiastic young students who are demonstrating against Japan, as well as some upper-class people in Guangzhou, and people from all walks of life, they all want to know now after the fall of Zengcheng; The eastward direction of the troops fighting by the Japanese devils, especially whether these Japanese troops had already gone to the city of Guangzhou to carry out the siege battle.
At the General Headquarters of the Guangdong Army in Guangzhou City, Yu Xmou was holding an emergency meeting with the remaining high-ranking officers who had died.
"How's the battle going?"
As soon as he arrived at the meeting hall, before all the officers could answer, Yu Xmou immediately glanced at everyone anxiously and asked.
"We now have less than 40,000 troops in Guangzhou City, and many of them are scattered in Conghua, fighting against the Japanese army in Humen and other places!"
Chief of Staff Wang Jun was the first to stand up and replied nervously.
"What about the current movement of the Japanese army! After we withdrew from Zengcheng, did they occupy Zengcheng? ”
Commander Yu Xmou continued to ask.
"According to the reports of our intelligence officers who have not yet evacuated, most of the Zengcheng area has been occupied by the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, but there are still a few areas where there are still a group of more than 200 guerrillas fighting the Japanese army!"
"As for the current state of the war, I don't know yet! However, it should only be a lamp moth to the fire, and it can't turn up any big storms, I'm afraid it won't take a day to be wiped out by the Japanese army! ”
Chief of Staff Wang Jun continued.
"What about the Japanese army in other places?"
Commander Yu Xmou waved his hand and continued to ask.
"The Japanese detachment of the roundabout troops and the Sichuan detachment are attacking Conghua and Huaxian, intending to cut off our road from Guangzhou to Shaoguan and make contact with intelligence. In addition, the Japanese 104th Division has captured the Taipingchang, and Conghua is about to be unable to hold it and has become a fallen area. ”
"At the same time, the 5th Division of the Japanese Army, with the cooperation of the Navy and Air Force, launched a roundabout attack on our Humen fortress and evaded the coastal artillery of our Humen Fort; Now it is also about to fall, so that the Japanese and Japanese can divide their forces and attack Sanshui at the same time; If Sanshui is captured, I am afraid that our Dongguan, Zhongshan, Shunde, Nanhai, Foshan, and Guangzhou City will be in danger, especially our Guangzhou City will be surrounded by the Japanese army on all sides! ”
"Therefore, in order to avoid being annihilated by the Japanese army, I propose that we should immediately withdraw all our main forces to the Wengyuan and Yingde lines in northern Guangdong, and defend Guangzhou with one section."
"Or we will immediately evacuate to Qingyuan, Hengshi, Liangkou, and Xinfeng! In order to preserve our strength, so that we can have the strength and vitality to make a comeback in the future! ”
Regarding Commander Yu Xmou's anxiety and worry, Chief of Staff Wang Jun also replied with a dry expression.
"Withdraw! I also want to evacuate the city of Guangzhou immediately! But there has been no telegram or phone call from Chongqing asking me to evacuate! If I hadn't been ordered by the chairman to evacuate privately, then what would have happened to me in the future, you can see it from Han Fuyu's fate! ”
In this regard, Commander Yu Yu responded with a sneer.
As for the fact that the consent of the Chongqing side has not yet been obtained, Commander Yu Xmou is worried about whether to withdraw or not, but he is worried to death.