Chapter 746: Defeat (Ask for Subscription!) ）

The national civil affairs of a corner of the country fǔ

Chiang Kai-shek's official residence in the presidential palace in Chongqing, in the huge office, with Chiang Kai-shek's angry words just falling. The whole office immediately became quiet. Whether it is his staff or his confidants. At this moment, more than a dozen henchmen are all keeping their heads down and not saying a word....

A pair of sharp eyes quickly swept over the dozen henchmen in front of him. Chiang Kai-shek, at the first time, set his eyes on He Yingqin, who had been following him for decades, fighting in the south and in the north, and had a huge influence in the national politics. Then, he asked by name.

"Respectfully, as the Chief of Staff of the National People's Government, you also bear unshirkable responsibility for the defeat of this battle. How about it, do you have any good advice in the face of such a crisis..."

"Chairman, please complain about the ignorance of the lowly position, judging from the current situation, there is no good suggestion for the lowly position. However, he did not agree with Commander-in-Chief Chen's suggestion and took the initiative to abandon Yichang City. As for why, I believe that the consequences of abandoning Yichang City are very clear to everyone. At the same time, I also believe that after a year of training, with more than 10,000 defenders in Yichang City, coupled with the powerful terrain of Yichang City, there should be no major problem in blocking the two divisions of the Kwantung Army that did not carry any heavy weapons..."He Yingqin said.

As for He Yingqin's answer, as long as it is a discerning person, it is very clear. Chief He Yingqin in front of him hoped to take advantage of this Yichang defense battle to get rid of his old opponent Chen Cheng in one fell swoop. However, at this critical moment when it is related to the life and death of the National People's Political Affairs, Bai Chongxi, who has a long-term strategic vision as the Deputy Chief of Military Staff of the National People's Political Affairs, still vetoed it very decisively.

"Chairman of the Committee, I oppose General He's proposal. If it is implemented in this way, it is tantamount to sending the Hubei region, 500,000 **jīng sharp, into the mouth of the Kwantung Army..."

"Eh, Jianzhi, do you have any good ideas, say it, let's discuss it together?" Although, Chiang Kai-shek has very complicated feelings about his old opponent Bai Chongxi, who has been against him for decades. However, Chiang Kai-shek still admired the military quality and strategic vision of this old opponent very much. As soon as Bai Chongxi's words fell, Chiang Kai-shek's eyes full of expectation looked at Bai Chongxi in front of him, waiting for Bai Chongxi's answer.

"Yes, Chair, as the Chief Minister just said, the current situation has reached a very bad situation. Although, the two Kwantung Army divisions, which advanced lightly, gave up almost all of their heavy weapons. However, let's not forget an important fact. The Kwantung Army units of these two divisions will receive a steady stream of air support in the course of the battle. A main division of our army stationed in Yichang City, in front of the 50,000 Kwantung Army, is tantamount to a jī egg hitting a stone, and the gains outweigh the losses..."

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek in front of him nodded very approvingly, Bai Chongxi's words changed sharply and continued to speak.

"Since the gains outweigh the losses, why can't we follow Commander-in-Chief Chen's suggestion to take the initiative to abandon Yichang City, save the Hubei region, and wait for the next day to fight again....More than 300,000 **jīng Rui, I believe that as long as the command is done properly, it is enough to fight a big strategic decisive battle with the Kwantung Army troops in the Hubei region."

"In the midst of the enemy's heavy encirclement, this strategic decisive battle, even if it is won, is a crushing victory. At that time, the 300,000 troops that the Nationalist Government had worked so hard to train would all be consumed in this strategic decisive battle... Therefore, I oppose Commander-in-Chief Chen's suggestion...."As soon as Bai Chongxi's words fell, He Yingqin asked with dissatisfaction.

"So, I would like to ask Minister He. If we do not follow Commander Chen's suggestion, take the initiative to shrink the troops distributed on the defense line of several hundred kilometers. What will happen to us? Regarding He Yingqin's rhetorical question, Bai Chongxi was not willing to lag behind and continued to question.

For a moment, He Yingqin, chief of staff, immediately looked at the operational map in front of him and fell into deep thought.

Seeing He Yingqin in front of him, he was speechless because of his rhetorical question, Bai Chongxi pointed to the map in front of him and continued to speak.

"If our army does not take the initiative to shrink its defenses, gather 300,000 **jīng rui together. Then, the Kwantung Army is bound to concentrate its limited forces and implement various tactical tactics of breaking through our army in the encirclement. When the time comes, what will happen to our army, I don't say, everyone knows ....", "But if we can shrink the defense in advance. At that time, in the hands of Commander-in-Chief Chen, he will have at least 300,000 **jīng rui. The total strength of the 250,000 Kwantung Army, which is capable of fighting a decisive battle with our army, is only 150,000 at most, except for the necessary remaining troops and encircling troops. Of course, if it loses. Our ** army can also rely on the powerful mountain terrain in Hubei to fight guerrilla warfare with the Kwantung Army, and entrust the 250,000 Kwantung Army in the Hubei region....I won't say all this, and everyone knows it. Please decide..."Bai Chongxi said affirmatively.

"Well....Jingzhi, your analysis is very reasonable, let me think about it..."After speaking, Chiang Kai-shek in front of him looked at the map and fell into deep thought......

A few minutes later, under the expectant gaze of everyone, Chiang Kai-shek's eyes instantly showed a hint of sharpness. Then, he said decisively: "Jingzhi, your suggestion is very good. Now I order you to come up with a concrete battle plan within an hour. In addition, he immediately telegraphed Chen Cheng that at the right time, he could take the initiative to give up Yichang City. And then the camera gathers the ** troops scattered on the defense line of several hundred kilometers ...

"Yes, take a seat..."Bai Chongxi replied affirmatively.

In this way, the meeting related to the fate of 500,000 ** was decided with Chiang Kai-shek's final order. At the same time, a telegram was also quickly transmitted to the headquarters of Yichang City...

It should be said that the secrecy measures of the National Civil Affairs are very poor, no matter what the period. Just when the commander-in-chief had just received an order to withdraw from Yichang City on his own initiative and shrink the ** troops distributed along hundreds of kilometers. The order for the imminent retreat was passed on to the front-line positions ...

On a regimental-level ** position, as the Japanese offensive slowed down. On the battlefield, the soldiers who still survived after holding on for a day finally relaxed their tense hearts.

Just when groups of soldiers were snuggling up in the trenches to keep warm, a battalion commander with the rank of major on his shoulders quietly came to the regiment commander's side. Then, he whispered....

"Tuanza, I just heard a news that must be very important to our more than 1,000 brothers..."

"News....Now that the battle has been reached like this, what good news is there....you kid, if you have something to say, let it go, don't delay my rest." I don't know, how long can I hold on to this life..."Facing the flattering major battalion commander in front of him, the regiment commander said angrily.

"Battalion commander, it's definitely good news....it's a distant cousin of mine who works in the headquarters of the group army, and it took a lot of effort to inform me. Say it's good for us to save our lives.," replied the battalion commander in a low voice.

"The General Headquarters of the Group Army....Tell me quickly, what is the good news..."Hearing the words of the battalion commander of the major in front of him, the eyes of the regiment commander immediately showed a hint of sharpness. Immediately after that, he asked.

"Commander, that's right. Fellows who worked at the headquarters of the army group told me. The headquarters of the army group, half an hour ago, had already begun preparations for retreat... Also, through it, I learned . A day earlier, a breakthrough had been opened by the Japanese army in our defensive line, and about two divisions of the Kwantung Army were advancing westward, heading for Yichang, where the headquarters was located. Think about it, if Yichang is occupied by the Japanese army, then our road back to Chongqing, Sichuan, will be completely blocked. When the time comes, we will be surrounded by the Japanese army..."The battalion commander of the major said to the regiment commander in front of him, and he told the news he heard from the mouth of his fellow countryman....

For a while, the regiment commander's mind immediately came up with a scene that happened on the battlefield of Songhu a few years ago....I thought of his own battalion and hundreds of brothers in the entire Songhu rout. Because of the commander's early retreat and escape, the troops were leaderless. In the end, under the blow of the Japanese aircraft and artillery, only less than one platoon of hundreds of brothers escaped safely from the big net of the little devils...

Thinking of this, beads of sweat the size of beans immediately came out of the regiment leader's forehead...

"Regiment commander, regiment commander, what's wrong with you..."Seeing the colonel regiment commander in front of him who suddenly turned pale, the battalion commander of the major hurriedly reminded....

"It's okay...."

"Battalion Commander Wang, what you said just now, is it true, the headquarters of the group army has really begun to prepare for retreat. You know, this news is about the names of our brothers, who used to be good. If one is not good, it will send more than 1,000 of our brothers into the tiger's mouth? With the last glimmer of hope, the colonel continued to ask. , because, at this moment, he is already the head of the colonel who commands more than 1,000 people. If the Songhu rout happened here again, he couldn't believe how many of these more than 1,000 people would be left in the end under the frantic pursuit of the Jīng Rui Kwantung Army.

"Tuanzao, this fellow of mine, is a staff officer in charge of logistics at the headquarters of the group army, and there is absolutely no mistake in the information it provides. If nothing else, now the division headquarters has received an order to retreat. I just don't know, why we haven't received this order yet...", the battalion commander of the major replied affirmatively.

"Then I, the head of the regiment, why haven't I received the news of the retreat yet. Do these *** bureaucrats want the brothers to stay and block their guns..."The regiment commander said with an angry face.

"Commander, what are you talking about, what are you blocking the gun...."The battalion commander of the major asked rhetorically with a puzzled expression.

"Camp Commander Wang, speaking of which, this is also our ** sorrow... Thinking about the Battle of Songhu that year, the chairman of the committee wanted to allow his hundreds of thousands of jīng rui to successfully withdraw from the battlefield and survive. He ordered hundreds of thousands of miscellaneous troops on the battlefield to block the guns behind them....In the end, it led to the failure of the entire Battle of Songhu, and nearly a million ** soldiers died on the battlefield...."

Seeing the battalion commander of the major in front of him, he nodded thoughtfully, and the regiment commander continued to speak.

"Of course, these are superficial phenomena. There is another important reason, and that is those bureaucrats in the military. At that time, in order to save Xìng's life, many army commanders and division commanders faced the Japanese army that was frantically attacking. All of them abandoned the troops and retreated without authorization, resulting in the complete paralysis of the command system of the troops. ”

"Without the command of the commander, in the face of the attack of the Japanese army, we have nearly a million troops in our hands, but there is no use for it. In the end, the entire Songhu battlefield fell into a situation of fighting on its own...."

"Our army, which is fighting on its own, knows it without thinking about it in the face of the attack of the Japanese army's superior strength and firepower. There is only one result, that is, the whole army is wiped out and becomes the target of the slaughter of the little devils....and the Songhu rout, which shocked China and foreign countries, is caused in this way...."Speaking of the past, the regiment commander's face immediately showed a trace of pain.

"Commander, you mean, this time, we will face a new round of Songhu rout...."The major battalion commander nodded thoughtfully. Then, he asked rhetorically.

"Well, I'm worried....in the face of life and death, I don't know, among our ** troops, how many high-ranking officers can stand the test, stay, and command the troops to retreat...."The regiment commander replied affirmatively.

And at this moment, the figure of the deputy head appeared in the command headquarters. Seeing the deputy head of the regiment with an anxious look on his face in front of him, the head of the regiment asked.

"Lao Li, except for something, so panicked...."

"Tuanza, something is wrong. According to the report of the reconnaissance troops of the joint headquarters, all commanders at and above the regimental level on friendly positions went to the headquarters of the group army for a meeting in accordance with the order. And we, for the sake of it, did not receive any news of going to the headquarters of the army group for a meeting. In addition, the news that the entire unit has spread and that the superiors are preparing to withdraw from their positions...."The deputy regiment commander said with an anxious face.

As soon as the deputy head of the regiment's words fell, the head of the regiment's brows immediately furrowed. Walking quickly to the huge combat map, the regimental commander spoke.

"Lao Li, you see, on both flanks of our regiment's position, all of them are guarded by ** descendants. Now the comrades of the headquarters of the group army are going to a meeting, if nothing else, it must be about the retreat. Now it seems that our superiors are planning to leave us ragtags behind to block the guns...", replied the regimental commander.

As soon as the regiment commander's words fell, the voice of the division headquarters signal corps reached everyone's ears.

"Report to Regiment Commander Zhang, the division headquarters ordered, asking your department to immediately transfer the strength of a battalion and receive the blocking position of the 132nd Regiment on the left flank, otherwise, the military law will be engaged..."

"**, I really let Lao Tzu guess correctly, and the superiors plan to let us miscellaneous soldiers stay as cannon fodder..."After listening to the order, the regiment commander said with an angry face.

"Tuanza, what should we do next...", the deputy head of the regiment asked with concern.

"What can we do, right now, we can only take one step at a time. Now I order, Battalion Commander Wang, that you immediately take your battalion and take over the position of the 132nd Regiment of the Seat. Also, when accepting the position, be careful with me, and if there is any situation, give me back immediately. Order, the whole regiment enters the combat state, distributes ammunition, and waits for the order of the regimental headquarters at any time..."The regimental commander decisively ordered.

Because, with his knowledge of the perennial battles of the Japanese army. During the entire change of guard, the Kwantung Army on the opposite side will definitely not do nothing...., "Yes, Tuanza..."

The former enemy headquarters of the Wuhan Kwantung Army, an operational staff officer, hurriedly walked into the office of General Mitsu Yilang.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the front-line battle report....", the combat staff officer reported loudly.

"Read...."General Mitsu replied with a nod.

"Hayi, the forward position reported, half an hour ago, the opposite side of the ** position, began a large-scale change of defense. All the combat units on the front line sent a telegram asking for war: They asked the troops to attack immediately, launch a powerful attack at the favorable opportunity for the ** troops on the opposite side of China to change their defenses, and occupy the ** position on the opposite side in one fell swoop..."

"Yo Xi, this is a very good opportunity indeed. If the battle goes well, another Songhu rout will be sent to our Kwantung Army. Wearing my order, all divisions and regiments on the front line will find fighters on their own and launch the most fierce attack on the ** troops in front of China...."A sneer appeared on the corner of General Mitsu's mouth. Then, with a serious face, he ordered.

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency Commander is wise...", the combat staff officer quickly took the order and left

The whole battle situation was as expected by the regiment commander, in the face of the sudden offensive of the Kwantung Army. The ** troops, who were changing guards, were immediately caught off guard. The temporarily deployed defensive positions, of course, could not stop the fierce offensive of the Kwantung Army ...

In this way, in less than an hour, dozens of ** positions were broken through under the attack of the Kwantung Army. The entire ** defense line will soon fall into the wind and rain...

Of course, the sudden offensive of the Kwantung Army also caught the ** senior commander by surprise. In the face of the Kwantung Army's troops who broke through the position, in the face of life and death, countless ** officers took the initiative to abandon their troops and fled the battlefield under the escort of the guards around them. In this way, the Songhu rout, which has been separated by several years, will be staged on the ** troops.

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