Chapter 192: The Battle of Wuhan: Withdrawal of Troops to the North (1)
The Wuhan government auditorium became a stage for Han Yunhua's solo performance, and the two-hour performance made Xue Yue and others, who were about to be interviewed behind, very depressed. When Han Yunhua stepped off the rostrum, there was warm applause in the stands again.
The casualties of this southward march to Wuhan were huge, from 17,000 people at the time to 11,000 now, and the Inner Mongolia Military Region has lost nearly 6,000 soldiers. But there is no doubt that the harvest is also fruitful, with a A division and two B divisions for a total of three divisions. At the same time, tens of thousands of weapons and equipment were captured, and the weapons captured from the warships of the Third Fleet alone were enough to equip five integrated divisions. After obtaining the consent of the chairman and others, Han Yunhua sold a large number of weapons and equipment that could not be used or eliminated for the time being to the local troops who were now continuing to use weapons. If you don't look at the next few days, there was an endless stream of people coming to the Xishan military camp where Han Yunhua's department was stationed, and most of them were military commanders of various local troops, and among these people, the Sichuan army was the most. The second is the huge prestige achieved by the Eighth Route Army, which is not something that can be obtained by being rich and powerful, which is all exchanged by Han Yunhua's troops for the huge sacrifices of thousands of people and the corpses of more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers.
Han Yunhua did not deliberately squeeze these local troops, as part of China's national defense forces, Han Yunhua deliberately lowered the price to 70% of the market price, which really surprised those bitter local troops, and also won the friendship of many local troops.
In Han Yunhua's temporary office in the Xishan Military Camp, Han Yunhua, Vice Chairman Zhou, Wan Guoquan, Li Dayong, Wang Yuanhua and others sat there quietly.
Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Vice Chairman Zhou said: "What's the matter, do you still have feelings for this place and don't want to leave?" ”
Han Yunhua smiled and said, "That's not it, it's just that these six thousand people are empty and uncomfortable." I feel sad to put these 6,000 brothers here, this is not our base, I don't know when I will come back, I don't know if there is a chance to see those soldiers who died in Wanjialing again. Although Han Yunhua had a smile on his face, anyone could hear the tremor in his voice, and they could all feel his pain.
Vice Chairman Zhou patted Han Yunhua on the shoulder and explained: "War is so cruel, no one will really let go, just get used to it." As the saying goes, mercy is not in charge of the army, since it has been done, it must be done well, and we must remember that the soldiers who have sacrificed are the heroes of the nation. Maybe we can't do anything now, but future generations will not forget them. While relieving Han Yunhua, Vice Chairman Zhou also instilled such an idea in all the officers of the temporary command, after all, it is very painful for a general to not be able to see life and death.
After listening to Vice Chairman Zhou's words, Han Yunhua suddenly laughed, and said with some embarrassment: "I remember the same thing I also said, that was the first time Yun Qian really went to the battlefield when several soldiers sacrificed to cover her, and after coming back, Yun Qian, who blamed herself, did not come out of the field hospital, and secretly shed tears by herself. In order to relieve her, I also used to say the same thing to him, but I didn't expect that I would also need someone else to explain it today, hehehe, rest assured, since you have chosen the front, you should go through thick and thin" The people in the command knew that Han Yunhua was just a burst of emotion just now, and it was not that he really couldn't think about it, it was difficult for a senior commander like him to have too many thoughts about casualties, and the casualties during the battle were just a bunch of meaningless numbers. If you develop feelings for these numbers, then you will make the whole war lose because of you. Maybe you will be sad, grief, or even cry after the war. But at the very least, a commander on the battlefield must not have the kindness of a woman, that is a taboo for soldiers. Therefore, Li Dayong and the others are not worried that Han Yunhua, a victorious general, will not be able to pass this hurdle.
"Yunhua, how did the British ambassador handle it, we were upright when we came, and we had to be innocent when we left, and we couldn't discredit the Eighth Route Army." Vice Chairman Zhou asked again, he didn't know how to solve this tricky matter after thinking about it all night.
"It has been resolved, Wei Peng personally went to talk to the British ambassador and Smith, and they have promised not to trouble China again, and they have personally apologized to us." Han Yunhua said very calmly, but anyone could see the smugness on his face. ,
"Oh, that British ambassador is a stubborn and protective man, and at the same time notoriously stubborn in England, he doesn't listen to ordinary people, how did you do that?" For this British ambassador, Vice Chairman Zhou also knows, and has dealt with him a few times before, of course, they don't get along well with each other, you must know that the old guy doesn't even pay attention to the national government, which may save face, so Vice Chairman Zhou is also extremely annoyed with that old guy.
"If ordinary people can't listen to what they say, then I'll talk to someone who doesn't agree with him, and if conventional means don't work, then use extraordinary means, when a large number of troops armed to the teeth with submachine guns and daggers will unknowingly storm the British Embassy, and capture all the staff in the embassy without firing a single shot, and then talk to the old guy about it. Wei Peng and others made him understand a truth, don't be arrogant and useless in China. We can unknowingly take his entire embassy, and we can quietly erase him from this world, for the sake of a false face, the British ambassador still feels that life is more important than Mount Tai. Han Yunhua's expression made several people in the command smile bitterly and shook their heads, secretly saying that this guy is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, how can there be nothing he dare not do, threatening and intimidating the British ambassador, this kind of thing is extremely easy to cause strong diplomatic disputes, doesn't this guy have a little political consciousness?
"Yunhua, you bastard is too bold, if the British ambassador stabs this matter to the national government, then you will be in big trouble, you can't let people save some trouble?" Vice Chairman Zhou said worriedly that with what he knew about the British ambassador, that guy was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and the effect of threats and intimidation on him was really limited.
Han Yunhua did not answer Vice Chairman Zhou's words directly, but said with a smile: "Don't worry, my big leader, I dare to guarantee that the old guy will not only not come to trouble us, but will also come to see us off warmly when we leave." I forgot to tell you that yesterday Wei Peng and the others also dealt with a Japanese at the British Embassy, and that Japanese was a lobbyist who went to lobby the British Ambassador to make trouble for the Nationalist Government. was caught by Wei Peng and others, so he disposed of it easily, but this guy was disposed of under the nose of the British ambassador, and the British ambassador was also on the scene at that time. "Han Yunhua is not shocking, and it is not easy to suppress this kind of thing when he executes the Japanese envoy in front of the British ambassador, after all, when the Japanese ask the British ambassador for someone, everything will be exposed.
Seeing the horrified eyes of Li Dayong and others, Han Yunhua immediately said: "It's not as serious as you think, is it an example to kill chickens and monkeys, that Japanese lobbyist is that unlucky little chicken, kill it, kill it." Moreover, with the methods of Wei Peng and others, the Japanese would not suspect that the guy died unnaturally, and the mortality rate of sudden heart disease was extremely high. That's why the British ambassador compromised with us, knowing that even if he died, it wouldn't make a difference, and if he died, he would die, and it wouldn't cause us any trouble, and besides, I gave him a little benefit, as long as he or the British government could afford it, I would train them a special operations unit, and of course all the costs would have to be paid for by themselves. Hearing the news, the old guy was overjoyed, and even called Wei Peng and the others the best friends of the British Empire. Han Yunhua's words stunned Vice Chairman Zhou and the others at one time, this guy often does things unexpectedly. Such a tricky matter did not seem to be difficult in his eyes, it was solved in one night, and it won the friendship of England, although everyone knew that the credibility of such a friendship was really limited, but after all, both sides could get by, but it was the chicken who suffered and became the only witness to the reconciliation of the two sides.
"Yunhua, is it feasible to train special combat personnel for the British government? After all, they are allies of Japan, will we lure the wolf into the house? Vice Chairman Zhou is still a little worried, although there are some irreparable rifts between Japan and Britain now, but after all, both sides have criminal records, and it is not enough to believe it
"I won't do stupid things to train jackals to bite themselves, besides, the training method of special forces is the top secret of our army, and now the complete training program is unknown to no one except myself. The Saber Special Forces Brigade has only completed the first stage of training, and there is still a considerable distance from the special forces I expected. At best, such special forces can only be used as relatively strong scouts, and some special tasks still do not meet the requirements, even if they hand over all the things of Li Dingguo, Wei Peng and others to the British, it is nothing, and I will be stupid enough not to leave some back-up moves. The most important thing is that as long as we set up this framework, not only will the British Government send troops, but the US Government will certainly not be far behind, and the Soviet Union and the Nationalist Government will certainly send people to come, and then the international status and prestige of our Party will rise in a straight line, which money cannot buy. Besides, we will not train the troops for him in vain, they have to pay for weapons and equipment, food, ammunition, and training fees, and they have to pay for it. After Han Yunhua's analysis, Vice Chairman Zhou finally knew that this guy had a plan, and the conflict with that Smith was also one of the links, otherwise with this little guy's shrewdness, he would not have roasted himself on the fire, it seems that he has calculated everyone, including himself, of course.