Chapter 167: Nanjing, I'll Guard

Xiao Lu was thinking about it, but was interrupted by Lao Jiang. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Lao Jiang wanted to express his position, but suddenly remembered Xiao Lu and said, "Major General Lu, what do you think?" ”

Xiaolu: "What your seniors said makes sense. From the perspective of the younger generations, first, Nanjing is the capital, if you don't fight, it is politically incorrect, you must fight, and give hope to the people. If we don't fight, we will have infamy in history, and some people will still scold us in the future, even though the Lord is peaceful today. Second, we have problems with our military morale, and we cannot win the war. Therefore, it cannot be rigid. If you don't fight well, you will let the people down. The political influence is bad. ”

Lao Jiang felt that what Xiaolu said was very novel, and said, "What about the military? ”

Xiao Lu: "Promise me a few conditions, I will guard Nanjing." ”

Lao Jiang said: "Can you hold Nanjing?" ”

Xiaolu said: "First, the people of the whole city evacuated and left Nanjing. We want to scorched earth warfare, that is, street fighting, to neutralize the enemy's air superiority and artillery superiority. My so-called scorched earth war of resistance is to fight in the streets of the towns and clear the walls of the countryside. ”

Xiaolu looked at it, but everyone didn't speak. All of a sudden, the venue was quiet, and they were all thinking about the path.

Xiao Lu continued: "Second, there should not be many troops, only about 50,000 troops who dare to sacrifice will be enough. All the troops will be under my command. With fewer people, our logistics can be guaranteed. There are more troops, there is no food, there is no ammunition, how can you fight? Third, I have to make a retreat plan. I want to stick the devils in Nanjing for a while, so that our army has enough time to prepare. Fourth, give the troops who fought the war outside the border a military name. ”

The crowd remained silent.

Xiao Lu continued: "Third, I want to make a retreat plan. I want to stick the devils in Nanjing for a while, so that our army has enough time to prepare. It is necessary to give hope to the officers and soldiers, so that everyone has hope and it is not easy to bomb the camp. Fourth, give the troops who fought the war outside the border a military name. This is a little bit of mine. ”

Those who attended the meeting were amazed and incredulous at the idea of the trail.

Tang Shengzhi spoke: "I appreciate the courage of Major General Lu. Do you think that the Japanese will not attack Nanjing, to take advantage of it? ”

It's as if you've taken out your own thoughts and put them on my head.

Xiaolu: "No. I think that the Japanese will attack Nanjing 100 percent. There are three reasons: First, if they want to destroy our country, they will inevitably occupy my capital. Second, regardless of the intentions of the Japanese upper echelons, Japanese front-line officers were bound to attack the capital. It was fashionable for Japanese officers to disobey. In the Battle of Xingshan Fortress, I benefited from the disobedience of the three Dazuo, and it was possible to outwit Xingshan Fortress. Third, Japan has embarked on a crazy path economically, politically, and in terms of public opinion, and it cannot be stopped. This is their public opinion. If we do not have the determination to defend Nanjing, and retreat after only three or five days, it will be a huge blow to the confidence of the whole country in the War of Resistance. ”

Tang Shengzhi: "There must be a determination to die." If I defend Nanjing, I will destroy the ferry and wreck the boat. ”

Xiaolu: "No, I will keep the ferry, and I will make a plan to retreat." When I received the order, as the supreme commander, I was the last to retreat. ”

Liu Fei: "Do you think street fighting is possible?" ”

Xiaolu said: "Fight for each other, fight in the streets." At this time, the enemy and the enemy were mixed, the devils did not dare to fire heavy artillery, and the planes could not bomb. So that their advantage is much smaller. We have few people, familiar terrain, and an advantageous area. In the end, all the officers and soldiers gathered together to collectively break through the encirclement and occupy the people. ”

Liu Fei: "It is not easy to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people. ”

Xiaolu: "The Japanese did a lot of things to slaughter the city. Outside the gates, many villagers were killed. You've all heard of mass graves. If our people don't send out photos of mass graves, who can believe that there are mass graves in the world! Now, they are very arrogant, they were supposed to destroy the country in a war and settle China in three months, but the reality is that they will only take Shanghai in three months, they must be impatient, and many soldiers are easy to lose control. If the war does not go well, the people will be angry and take revenge on the people, this is the Japanese. Mass massacres are inevitable. Tell the people to evacuate to avoid the massacre of the city. ”

Zhang Qun: "Is this what your party meant, or is it your own meaning?" ”

Xiao Lu: "It was a pure coincidence that I came to Nanjing this time. I had just won a battle in Xiuyan, went to Luda to engage in urban guerrilla warfare, infiltrated the puppet army barracks, and prepared to make a big move, but unfortunately I was driven to a troop transport ship to reinforce Songhu. I seized the ship, and by the way, more than 900 people, a shipload of supplies. Captain Devil doesn't cooperate, we can't drive the boat well, and we can't go back. When I arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, I received an order to help fight the defense of Nanjing. Therefore, this method of operation is my own idea, not the intention of our party. ”

Bai Chongxi: "The soldiers are fighting separately, how do you command?" When to retreat? ”

Xiaolu: "With the battalion as the combat unit, each battalion is equipped with a radio station, which is responsible for several blocks. When fighting in the streets, shrink the position and let the enemy into the city as much as possible, it will be easier to command. With the radio, you can retreat whenever you want. ”

Bai Chongxi: "What should I do if the small army runs away?" What to do if you surrender"

Xiaolu: "Where to run?" As long as the officers are controlled, there will be no surrender. Explain to all the soldiers, the officer runs away and surrenders, anyone can shoot him! ”

Xiaolu looked around at everyone and said, "Time is running out." I hope that the princes will make a decision as soon as possible. It takes days to evacuate the people, to prepare the baggage, and it takes time to prepare the fortifications. In addition, we have to make a retreat plan so that every soldier knows about it. It is emphasized that the officers are to be the last to evacuate, and if the officers flee beforehand, the soldiers can shoot them. This is true of our Northeast Volunteers. Without this momentum, it will last for three or four days at most. ”

The meeting is over, and it will continue tomorrow.

Xiaolu was in a hurry to leave, wanting to create public opinion and let as many people as possible leave Nanjing. Just about to leave, the person who still looked like an adjutant, spoke with a Ningbo accent, and said, "Major General Lu, the president is invited." ”

Xiao Lu followed him to Jiang's office, and Jiang said, "Why do I think you are very familiar." Your voice seems to have heard it, too. Have we seen this before? ”

Xiaolu said: "I haven't seen it." The younger generation fought the war outside the border, and there was no such honor. ”

Lao Jiang: "You are a talent, you have left the Communist Party, and when you come to us, your future is limitless." ”

Xiao Lu: "Today's plan, the defense of Nanjing is the most important, and I am willing to discuss the strategy of the war with Mr. Jiang." ”

Lao Jiang: "Give you tens of thousands of people, can you really hold Nanjing?" ”

Xiaolu said: "It doesn't matter if you can defend it or not, the important thing is to contain the devils in Nanjing for a period of time, consume their strength, and give us time to reorganize our military strength." ”

Lao Jiang: "I heard that when you were in Jiangyin, you pointed out a lot of problems in Jiangyin?" Later, it was really good to fight in Jiangyin? ”

Xiaolu said: "What I pointed out in Jiangyin is the experience of the blood of our soldiers outside the Guan. I believe that Jiangyin can buy us three to five more days. We hurried to prepare and fight devils in the city, and the devils' combat effectiveness was basically equal to ours, or even inferior to ours. I fought a positional battle in Xiuyan, and at that time they were lighter than the enemy, and when they entered the mountains, they did not bring artillery, no planes, and the terrain was unfavorable, and as a result, the casualties were much greater than ours. ”

Lao Jiang: "I know you fought positional battles outside the gates. You've also fought street fights? ”

Xiaolu said: "It's a small-scale urban guerrilla war, it's street fighting." ”

Lao Jiang: "We will look at the terrain tomorrow morning, and continue the meeting in the afternoon." ”

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1, Tang Shengzhi fled from Nanjing in the defense of Nanjing, but it was actually urged by Lao Jiang's telegram. Later, everyone knew that the timing of the evacuation was not right, so the propaganda machine put all the fault on him.

2, even if Lao Jiang's order was wrong, Tang Shengzhi's method of escaping Nanjing was problematic. At that time, the army was afraid of the Japanese army, and everyone was like that. No matter what he wanted, he couldn't do it.