The third part of the Bloody War of Resistance, Chapter 8, the Trick, Section 9, the Horn

"General Zhuang, I don't understand, why heavy artillery and rocket artillery are not allowed, why not put tanks into urban combat?"

After Zhuang Jihua gave a series of orders, he left the war room to Gong Chu He Wei, and accompanied Wilkie and Brian to the small garden in the backyard. //。 As soon as he left the door, Brian asked.

"Wuhan is not Jingshan, nor Zhongxiang, it is an important town in central China, the urban area is populous, heavy artillery bombardment, casualties are bound to be huge, the city will also be destroyed, and the burden of post-war reconstruction is huge."

"But this will inevitably bring huge casualties to the troops." Brian frowned slightly, in his opinion this is unacceptable, even if the city is destroyed, it can be rebuilt, and now it should be considered how to reduce the casualties of the soldiers, how to destroy the Japanese army as soon as possible.

"It's fighting on our own soil." Zhuang Jihua said as he walked, but Brian still shook his head.

"China is not the United States," Lin Wei interjected at this time, he agreed with Zhuang Jihua's order: "Our finances are extremely tight, after the war in northern Hubei Province, Jingshan and Zhongxiang have been almost destroyed, and the local refugees in need of relief are estimated to reach 200,000, plus Wuhan, the refugees in need of relief in the entire war zone will be as high as one million, which is a huge financial pressure." ”

Wilkie couldn't help but shake his head when he listened, he realized for the first time that the Chinese were different from the West, Thomas also shook his head slightly, he has been in China for almost eight years, has become a China expert, he understands Zhuang Jihua's purpose very well.

"General Zhuang, do you think the Japanese army is going to evacuate Wuhan?" Thomas felt that Brian would soon clash with the general, who was about to win a big victory, which would defeat the purpose of the trip.

"Judging from the current movements of the Japanese army, this possibility is very high." Although victory was in sight, Zhuang Jihua's answer was still very cautious.

"If heavy artillery and tanks were not used, the Japanese army would probably have withdrawn from Wuhan with small losses." Brian's words were more scathing: "This operation will not completely annihilate the Japanese army." ”

"The purpose of our battle is to recover the country," Zhuang Jihua disagreed, and said in a cold tone: "As for whether or not to completely annihilate the Japanese army, it is not in our plan for the time being, they can retreat, but when we enter the Japanese mainland, we can use any of our weapons without scruples." ”

"Gentlemen, I'm not an expert in tactics," Brian was about to retort, but Wilkie interjected in time: "General Zhuang, I would like to know the next plan of action of your army. ”

A few people said that they arrived at the small garden, Zhuang Jihua invited everyone to sit down in the pavilion, the pavilion had already been placed with tea, Zhuang Jihua opened the bowl, and a fragrance immediately diffused in the pavilion.

"This is locally produced Yunfeng tea, they say it's no worse than Da Hong Pao, come, Weiwen, you are the Fang family, try it, see if they are right." Zhuang Jihua doesn't know whether this tea is good or bad, but Lin Wei is an expert in this area.

"The fragrance is unique," Lin Wei wrinkled her nose, then picked up the tea bowl and took a small sip lightly, took it in her mouth, and then swallowed it slowly: "Yes, although it may not be more than Da Hong Pao, it is also a good tea." ”

Zhuang Jihua smiled when he heard this, he leaned back in his chair, and he didn't look like a general or even a soldier at all.

"I also expect you, an expert, to say a few good words, so that Suixian's tea can sell well all over the country, and now it's all over."

"My two sentences can sell well all over the country, the Cultural Revolution, you also think too highly of me." Lin Wei said with a smile.

Wilkie and Brian were a little unaccustomed to Zhuang Jihua's way of talking, casual and a little careless, and it seemed to have nothing to do with the topic just now. But Thomas is different, he has dealt with Chinese too much over the years, has become familiar with the way of Chinese, and they often reveal a lot of information in this casual exchange.

"General Zhuang, according to the consensus reached between Ms. Soong Meiling and us in Washington, your country's counteroffensive will start from the five theaters, I am very happy, during my time in your country, I have seen progress in this regard, but I am still concerned about your country's next plan of action." Wilkie interrupted Zhuang Jihua and Lin Wei's conversation about the promotion of Suixian tea, and raised his concerns.

"After the recovery lunch, our army will be transferred to rest, in fact, this operation, we are in a hurry, General Bryan probably knows, before this battle, our plan is to reorganize the army first, this work has just begun, simply put, we are forced to enter this battle, we are not ready."

"In addition, in this battle, the consumption of materials is amazing, our two-year reserves are all exhausted, ammunition, oil, why did I let the Second Army go north, the reason is actually very simple, General Fan Hanjie's Fifth Army, our only mechanized group army, is almost out of fuel, and the tankmen are about to become infantry. Combat troops on the Southern Front, huge casualties, so far, we have eliminated about 100,000 Japanese troops, but what about our casualties? It was also close to 100,000 men, and the troops were very tired, and the soldiers were only inspired by the victory and the hatred of the Japanese invaders, and insisted on fighting. ”

"Therefore, the recovery of Wuhan is the end of this battle. Next, we will have a rest of more than three months, and there will be no major combat operations in the five theaters until July. ”

Zhuang Jihua finally said in a conclusive tone, Wilkie just listened silently, without saying anything, and Brian nodded slightly, as a soldier, he couldn't deny this situation.

"General Zhuang, how do you judge the next move of the Japanese army? What changes do you think your country needs to make to win this war? ”

Wilkie's question made Zhuang Jihua and Lin Wei frown almost at the same time, and it seemed that such a question should not be asked to the commander of the theater, but in Chongqing.

"For the Japanese army," Zhuang Jihua thought about it and said: "I think the Japanese army will increase its troops to China in the next step, the Northern Hubei Campaign will allow them to re-understand China, they will transfer troops from the Nanyang and Soviet Russian battlefields to China, in addition to the Air Force, in the Northern Hubei Campaign, our Air Force has exerted great power, the Japanese cannot fail to realize this, so they will strengthen their air force, simply put, after the Northern Hubei Campaign, the entire strategy of the Japanese army will change, and their offensive in the South Ocean will all stop, The division of the ground forces of the Air Force will all be turned to China, and we will face even greater difficulties. ”

"As for the latter issue, I think it is social reform, promoting social reform everywhere, completely eliminating the warlord phenomenon that has endangered China for decades, and making the country truly unified."

Zhuang Jihua said, a cloud of doubt rose in his heart, why did Wilkie come here? He believes that in Chongqing, Bai Chongxi can give an answer.

Wilkie did not say anything, and then asked: "As far as I know, the senators of the Senate of the National Government want the government to reform and implement a coalition government, but the chairman refuses to do so, which has led to political instability in your country. ”

Zhuang Jihua's doubts in his heart are even greater, this is obviously beyond the military category, what are the Americans going to do? He glanced at Lin Wei silently, Lin Wei's face was calm, and he didn't seem to notice anything.

"I don't know what happened in Chongqing recently, but in my opinion, the Nationalist Government is actually a coalition government, and the Nationalist Government already includes the leaders of various political parties," Zhuang Jihua said thoughtfully. ”

"General Zhuang, I know that your country is reorganizing the army, the five war zones, the first war zone, and Sichuan are all rectifying, what do you think your ** team needs to improve? The operation exposed those problems. Brian asked.

"What General Bryan said is exactly what we have to do, and we will summarize it after the war, and the current situation is that we are not fully using firepower in the offensive, and we do not have enough control over tactics." Zhuang Jihua felt even more weird in his heart, how was it a bit like a reporter's interview.

"Hehe, the Cultural Revolution, I'll talk about the whole army later, in fact, I really want to know what Anan thinks now." Lin Wei suddenly laughed, and gave him a look as he spoke.

"Hehe, that's what I want to know." Zhuang Jihua stood up: "Mr. Wilkie, General Blaine, the spring is in full bloom, the scenery in northern Hubei is charming, you can walk around the neighborhood in the past two days, and after the battle, I will accompany you to Wuhan." ”

Wilkie and Brian didn't stay, seeing Zhuang Jihua leave, and the four of them continued to stay in the pavilion to drink tea.

Zhuang Jihua left at the right time, as soon as he arrived at the gate of the garden, he bumped into Shangguan Jun head-on, and Shangguan Jun immediately reported: "The air force reported that a large number of ships appeared on the Wuhan River, and the military commander also came with news that the Japanese overseas Chinese in Wuhan were assembling at the wharves of Hanyang and Wuchang, and General Wang Jingjiu broke through Huanglingji. ”

Zhuang Jihua just hummed, and walked quickly to the war room.

In the city of Wuhan, the streets are empty, all the shops are closed, the sound of artillery outside the city is getting closer and closer, the residents quietly look out of the windows, and the patrols on the streets have all unconsciously turned into puppet soldiers, and the expressions of these puppet soldiers are all very nervous. The area near the city wall was more heavily guarded, and the number of Japanese troops increased significantly, but it was still dominated by puppet troops.

At the city gate, a group of Japanese soldiers poured into the city, this group of Japanese soldiers looked embarrassed and mentally exhausted, and after entering the city, they fell to the ground, as if all their strength had been exhausted.

The gate of the city was quickly shut, and the leading officer sat on the ground as well, and a Japanese lieutenant and a puppet major ran down from the city, and the two ran to the officer, and after talking to the officer, the officer stood up, gathered his soldiers, and walked into the city.

The puppet soldiers at the head of the city looked nervously outside the city, the gunfire was fierce in the distance, and the Japanese flag was already faintly visible in the blue sky and white sky. Compared with the nervousness of the puppet army, the Japanese soldiers were even more nervous, sometimes looking outside the city, sometimes paying attention to the puppet army around them.

Tomorrow there are more things, so I will take a day off.

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