Chapter 752: The Battle of Wuhan (Part II)

Hearing his own father say this, Tu Qianjun couldn't help but smile bitterly. But then he froze, as Federica walked slowly into the office.

All along, Tu Qianjun has tried to delay his marriage to Federika. Without him, no one dares to guarantee that they will survive on the battlefield. In that case, why drag down a girl's family?!

But he didn't expect his father to bring Federica to him like this, which immediately made him embarrassed.

Federica...... "Tu Qianjun suddenly didn't know what he should say, he had always been able to talk eloquently, he could kill decisively.

He could face Japanese fire, bombardment, and even assassination, but he couldn't face the promise he had made to this girl. He had said he would marry her, but now he wanted to break his word.

Not for himself, but for this girl.

It is foreseeable that the war will become more and more intense in the future. As the commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht, no one dared to guarantee that Tu Qianjun would definitely survive on the battlefield.

After marrying her, perhaps all she was left to do was to wait and maybe even wait for the news of Tu Qianjun's death. He didn't want to delay this girl, this girl's courage and her beauty made her worthy of a better life.

Instead of following a man who is precarious, and maybe will die on the battlefield tomorrow.

"I said I would marry you. You promised me that you would marry me. Federica looked into Tu Qianjun's eyes and said softly, "Now, I need you to fulfill your promise......

"Federica, you have to know that I will probably die in battle. You marry me, and the news of my death is likely to come......" After a long silence, everyone in the headquarters automatically quit the headquarters.

The space here was completely left to these two entangled men and women, and everyone in the three eastern provinces knew that Tu Qianjun had a friendship for Federika. But they also knew the worries of their own commander-in-chief, and no one could make up their minds for him.

Even Yan Zhengqing could only sigh deeply when he talked about it.

In his previous life, Tu Qianjun often saw the scene of the family crying and grabbing the ground when the ashes of those brothers who died in battle were sent home. The wife was crying, and every time Tu Qianjun turned her head unbearably like this.

But every time, he insisted on sending his brother on his last ride. He wants to personally hand over the bereavement pension to his family, and he wants to apologize to these family members personally, saying that he has no ability to keep his brother......

He had experienced too much of this heartbreak, and he didn't want to see a woman sad for himself. That's why he turned Federica down.

"I said, I am your woman. I've always said this, and I've been your woman from the moment you said yes. It doesn't matter if you're good or bad, whether you're strong or weak, whether you're whole or crippled. ”

Federica looked at Tu Qianjun's eyes and said word by word: "I am your woman." If you die first, wait for me on the bridge. I'll go find you. If I die first, I will wait for you on that bridge. When you arrive, I'll make your bed and fold the quilt for you. ”

There were no grandiose words, but these ordinary words stabbed Tu Qianjun's heart fiercely. If I hadn't died in the United States that time, would I have been able to get married and have children when I went back?!

It seems that he is also about to retire, and maybe he will be arranged to train cubs at an army academy at that time.

"Are you sure?!" Tu Qianjun suddenly wanted to give it a try, but Federica's determination affected him. If there is a woman who does this for you, then you should do something for her.

"When I go to war, I may be wounded, crippled, or even killed. Are you sure to marry me?! Tu Qianjun slowly walked towards Federica, touched her golden hair and said softly.

"I may be handless, I may be gone, and I may be left with no bones. I can't take care of you, and I can't take care of our future children. For the time being, I can't fulfill my responsibilities as a father and a husband. I don't know how long the war will last, I just know that I won't stop fighting until the enemy is driven out. ”

"If you marry me, you will be faced with the news that I am dead at any time. It also means that you are likely to be in danger at any time, you will be assassinated, you will be attacked. Are you ready for this?! ”

"I've been preparing for this for years...... Tu Qianjun was a little taller, Federica raised her head with a smile, picked up her feet, kissed Tu Qianjun's forehead and said, "I believe I've already prepared......"

"Hahaha...... All right! We're getting married today! Tu Qianjun laughed, and said loudly without pretentiousness. Immediately, there were cheers at the door.

There was no doubt that the cubs in the headquarters were all lying at the door listening, Tu Qianjun laughed and scolded a few words and asked these cubs to invite the ministers and the commanders in Mukden to come to the banquet.

At the same time, his own wedding will be held in Yan Zhengqing's small courtyard.

At the strong request of Tu Sanpao, Ge Yuetan, an old Taoist priest, was invited to count the days. Looking at the murderous gazes of Lao Tu Xiaotu and Federika, the old god pinched his fingers and calculated for a long time to determine that today was definitely the best auspicious day.

Then he asked people to arrange it in the small courtyard arranged by Yan Zhengqing for Federika, but fortunately, there were enough people in the three eastern provinces to arrange the wedding room in three or two times.

While the three eastern provinces are preparing for the wedding, Jiang Zhongzheng in Wuhan is full of bitterness. Since the Japanese army has been dispatched, it is natural that it will not give up. The Central Army lost its position during the day, and at night it took advantage of the darkness to seize it back.

The Japanese could not give full play to their heavy artillery and air superiority at night, and the battle situation fell into anxiety for a while. And the 21st Army, which was newly formed from the mainland, was also deployed to the battlefield!

The commander of the 21st Army, Lieutenant General Guzhuang Michiro, has a total of 120,000 people under his command, including the 5th Division, the 18th Division, the 38th Division, the 104th Division, the 106th Division, and the 48th Division!

Towards Wuhan, the latest order of the General Staff Headquarters is to first annihilate the Wuhan troops and then pack up the troops of the National Defense Army. Lei Gong beats persimmons - pick up soft pinch.

The performance of the Central Army in Shanghai and Nanjing made the Japanese army feel that they could quickly deal with these troops. As long as the Central Army is defeated, they will be able to occupy areas that the Wehrmacht cannot reach.

When the time comes, they will be able to calmly organize logistics, transportation, resource development, and other matters to better support their operations. This plan was also approved by Hirohito.

The military headquarters contacted the gentleman in Annam in order to put him in charge of the management of the occupied area after the occupation of Wuhan.

So that the army can draw up troops to fight the Wehrmacht directly, Hirohito can now see it. It is absolutely impossible for the Wehrmacht to compromise with Japan, so since this is the case, we can only fight the Wehrmacht to the end.

Japan is already urgently mobilizing and will gradually strengthen the deployment of its navy and army. This time, the Wehrmacht ambushed the Japanese Navy with a backhand, and the result was that the entire Japanese top brass was furious.

Hirohito personally gave the death order: the Wehrmacht must be annihilated, and no matter how great the sacrifice is, he will not hesitate to sacrifice for this!

Others don't know, but Hirohito and other high-level officials know it. What they have done to China, once China rises, then the retaliation and counterattack they face will be extremely severe.

What's more, the two countries are too close to each other! China's heritage in Asia is not comparable to Japan's, and once China rises, it means that Japan will have to become a vassal again.

Geographically or otherwise, a Sino-Japanese war will be inevitable. If Japan wants to dominate Asia, there is no doubt that China will be the biggest stumbling block.

When China is in chaos, Japan can fish in troubled waters. Once China is calm, Japan will most likely face a stormy blow! In fact, people of insight in Japan understand this truth, which is why Japan continues to accept Chinese students.

They are constantly stirring up civil strife, constantly making the situation in China more chaotic, and they do not want to see a unified China in this kind of mentality.

However, the current Wehrmacht has a tendency to flourish. This made Hirohito and others see the last thing they wanted to see, and it was just to extinguish the Wehrmacht by hand

made the choices they had to make.

It was in this context that the 21st Army was formed, and they were sent to China to land from Shanghai and kill in Wuhan. Most of the shipwrecks on the river have been cleared, and various ships have been requisitioned for the purpose of transporting troops.

Now that the strategy has been decided, Japan does not intend to continue to consume troops in Nanjing. For Nanjing, they adopted a policy of siege, and important troops were deployed to Wuhan to besiege Chiang Zhongzheng and the main force of the Central Army there in one fell swoop.

"Boom, boom, boom......" The Japanese naval guns bombarded the positions of the Central Army on the shore indiscriminately, and Jiang Zhongzheng, who was in the air-raid shelter, regretted very much why he did not bring those shore defense guns over.

The artillery of the Central Army was completely destroyed by the retaliatory fire of the Japanese army in the confrontation a few days ago. Now it was just a few anti-defensive guns barely defending the position.

The firepower of the Japanese army was stronger than that of the Central Army, and all the Central Army could do was to desperately hold its position. Once lost, death squads were organized at night to recapture it.

In this battle, everyone did not dare to slack off. Although their hands and feet are not clean, they all know one truth: if the ship of the national government sinks, their own people will not have a good time.

With their desperate efforts, the Japanese army couldn't get in for a while. The two sides formed a stalemate, and the rest of the central armies were also desperately rushing back.

Hu Zongnan, Tang Enbo, and Tang Enbo all rushed towards Wuhan like crazy.

The benefits of Jiang Zhongzheng's use of the lineage are now visible, and once he is in danger, all the ministries are desperately rushing here. He Yingqin was also trapped in Wuhan.

The two heads of the Whampoa department are gone, and the entire Whampoa department is naturally in a hurry. If something happens to these two, there is no doubt that their good days will be over.

"Noro Maji! What kind of battle are you fighting?! Matsui Ishone was furious in his headquarters and yelled at the commanders of several divisions below.

"The military department is very dissatisfied with our performance, and if we can't take Wuhan yet, then the military department will consider canceling our establishment! Did you know?! A bunch of bastards! ”

"Hail!!" No one dared to squeak, and Matsui Ishone's words made them tremble. The military department has made up its mind to abolish the establishment, so the fate of himself and others can be imagined.

"I don't want to hear casualty statistics, I don't want anything in return! I just have to see victory! Victory!! ”

"Hail!!" The division commanders below responded louder, and Matsui Shigen looked at them and said in a deep voice: "Okay! Let's go down! ”

All the division commanders were red-eyed and left the command. Matsui turned to look at the map, and although his troops advanced to the outskirts of Wuhan, they were never able to enter the city.

The support troops on the periphery have already arrived in Anqing, Wuxue and other places, and are moving upstream. On the periphery, the blue arrows were the forces of the Central Army, which were rapidly advancing towards Wuhan.

The green arrows of the 60th Army of the Jiangxi and Yunnan armies have already pointed directly at Wuhan, and at most these troops will arrive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Matsui Shigen let out a long sigh, he didn't dare to guarantee that he would be able to take Wuhan smoothly.

He did not expect that the Central Army troops in Songhu and Nanjing, who were like tofu scum, would resist so resolutely at this moment. Matsui Ishine rubbed his brow, this battle seems to be a tough battle......

"Chirp...... Boom Boom Boom ......" This night, the Japanese attack never stopped for a moment. The Japanese broke their practice of not carrying out artillery bombardment at night, and bombarded the positions of the Central Army indiscriminately!

Tens of thousands of Japanese troops launched a fierce attack on the positions of the Central Army one after another, and the positions of the Central Army gradually shrank under the continuous fighting. The city of Wuhan is at stake.

Jiang Zhongzheng calmly faced his own headquarters in the bomb shelter, and now that the Japanese army had attacked like crazy, he had received the news. He also knew that the ministries were coming, but it was still unknown whether they could hold on.

The battle gradually became critical, and looking at the wounded soldiers sent back in batches, Jiang Zhongzheng knew that his troops had suffered extremely heavy losses. The troops that originally withdrew to Wuhan with him have been reduced from 200,000 to less than 150,000 now.

This casualty made Jiang Zhongzheng extremely distressed. These are all his descendants, but they were lost like this.

"Where are Ember's troops now?!" Jiang Zhongzheng said in a deep voice to He Yingqin beside him, He Yingqin stood up and pointed to a corner of the map, and said in a deep voice: "The current marching position of the Twentieth Army is here, and it is expected to arrive in Wuhan within seven days......"

"Shoushan's Seventeenth Army is in this position, and it will take almost ten days to rush over......" He Yingqin also knew that now was not the time to fight with Jiang Zhongzheng.

If there is a slight mistake, then he and Jiang Zhongzheng will be buried here. What kind of reputation it left behind can be imagined.

"Headmaster, we can hold on for a while. But the losses are too great, and I expect to be able to withstand the ...... for ten days at most," said Chen Cheng, commander of the Wuhan garrison, who was known as the "little chairman."

Jiang Zhongzheng sighed deeply, leaned back in his chair and pinched his temples. In this battle, the morale will be greatly boosted, and the good propaganda will even overshadow the limelight of the three eastern provinces.

But if it fails...... Jiang Zhongzheng couldn't help but smile bitterly, he could think of the result. The entire Central Army and the national government will be torn apart, and in it, he doesn't know that he is just barely gluing together this crumbling military regime?!

The Song, Kong, and Chen families all depend on themselves to exist, and if something happens to them, their interests will definitely be damaged. And Sun Ke and others, who were already extremely dissatisfied with themselves, would not hesitate to attack, and the situation would be chaotic at that time.

Even if he escapes, then the state will no longer be beautiful. The capital of the country has been lost, and if the stable political and economic center is lost again, there is no doubt that the government will completely lose the hearts of the people.

Even those who originally supported themselves would consider fleeing. No one wants to be with a loser, especially in the case of war.

"Rhetoric, I won't say more. You know the current situation, we must hold the battle of Wuhan, and if there is a problem, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

After being silent for a long time, Jiang Zhongzheng said to Chen Cheng: "Curry's funds, I will transfer another one million to you." Send it to the soldiers below, telling them that now is the most critical juncture for the party-state, and if this crisis rushes over, everything can be said. ”

Jiang Zhongzheng didn't say it so clearly, but Chen Cheng knew what Jiang Zhongzheng meant. As long as he passes this hurdle, Jiang Zhongzheng's reward will definitely be great.

But Chen Cheng didn't have any happy thoughts in his heart, and Chen Cheng couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard the rumbling cannons outside the city. His ten-day hold was based on the fact that the Japanese army maintained its current offensive.

The military commander has already received news that more than 100,000 Japanese support troops have rushed all the way from the banks of the Yangtze River. At the same time, the Japanese river gunboats were also supported.

The Central Army still has about 150,000 troops left in Wuhan City, and its heavy firepower basically only relies on a part of the anti-aircraft artillery. In this way, he was still pressed and beaten by less than 100,000 Japanese troops.

If the Japanese army had increased its number of troops to 220,000, then the battle situation could be imagined. The Japanese artillery and naval artillery support was enough to destroy most of the city of Wuhan.

The gap between the two sides is too big to fight at all. But even if you can't fight, you still have to fight. Chen Cheng didn't have any choice.

The worst thing is that most of the old city of Wuchang, which could have been relied on, was demolished by the government itself, which led to the fact that most of the area in Wuchang City was almost unsafe.

In October 1926, the Hubei Provincial Government Affairs Committee made a decision to demolish the Wuchang city wall, appointed Wan Shengyang as the director of the city demolition committee, and set up the Wuchang City Demolition Office, and the entire city demolition project was undertaken by the government. The progress of the demolition of the city was intermittent with the changes of the current situation, until 1929, when the Wuchang city wall was completely demolished and the moat was filled.

As a result, the Japanese army did not even have strong fortifications for the garrison. Fortunately, when the city was demolished, Zhang Nanxian and others forcibly demanded the protection of several city gates and a section of the city wall on both sides. This can be regarded as giving the Central Army a temporary resting place.

"Headmaster...... The rhetoric can only say: Do your best, listen to the destiny of heaven......" Chen Cheng was silent for a long time and said softly. This sentence carries infinite melancholy and helplessness...... (To be continued)