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When Ouyang heard the order from the headquarters, he was unwilling in his heart.

Going to Wuhan now is tantamount to jumping into a fire pit, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, just the majority of the party-state ~ the army's discrimination against our party and our army, the thousands of people in the White Tiger Column can't even make a splash.

Mr. Peng explained: "A few days ago, Vice Chairman Zhou was in Chongqing and called on college students to march and cheer for the defeat of more than 5,800 enemies by our Eighth Route Army at Fairy Lake, but he was targeted by Lao Jiang. ”

"Lao Chiang's consistent trick is to kill and use newspapers and public opinion to make a big report on the victory of Fairy Lake, which suddenly put our Eighth Route Army on the cusp of the storm, to encourage the whole country and boost the confidence of the people of the whole country in resisting Japan."

"Second, Lao Jiang proposed: Since a column of your Eighth Route Army is so capable of fighting well, then transfer the White Tiger Column to Wuhan to defend the rear."

"And this move, before notifying me of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, has been published in major mainstream newspapers and released the news, that is to say, most of the people in the country now know that our department will send a White Tiger Column to cooperate with the National ~ Army to defend Wuhan."

Hearing this, Ouyang sat down on the stool in a dejected manner, and said weakly: "That is to say, I and the White Tiger Column must go to Wuhan!" ”

"Hmm!"

Mr. Peng nodded, and his expression was also helpless.

After getting Mr. Peng's affirmative answer, Ouyang knew that Wuhan had to go.

Chairman Jiang is such a powerful method!

Just a few reports were able to force the Eighth Route Army to make a compromise.

After all, the chairman of the NPC National Committee is now China's supreme commander-in-chief, and his words are also extremely powerful for our party and army at this time of the National War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

Wuhan, Ouyang really didn't want to go, not to mention the tragedy of the Battle of Wuhan, and secondly, although the White Tiger Column had achieved a great victory in Fairy Lake, its own casualties were also very large, and the team's combat effectiveness had not yet recovered.

But since the headquarters have nodded, then Wuhan is decided.

At that moment, Ouyang asked, "Boss, when should my department leave?" ”

"Hey!"

Hearing this, Mr. Peng sighed again and said: "The meaning of the headquarters is that the sooner the better, after all, with the popularity of the victory at Fairy Lake, the political influence of our Eighth Route Army in the country will definitely be able to climb to a higher level." ”

"According to my thoughts, you'd better arrive in Wuhan before the end of September, otherwise when the battle situation deteriorates further, the casualties of the White Tiger Column will be even greater."

Ouyang nodded, agreeing with Mr. Peng's statement.

A few days ago, the White Tiger Column also received information about the Battle of Wuhan, coupled with the cognition of its own traversers, the Battle of Wuhan is currently in a stalemate stage, but the party-state ~ army has shown a declining trend, and defeat is inevitable, but it is not easy to say how long it can last.

Immediately, Ouyang's thoughts were immersed in the history of the Battle of Wuhan.

In June 1938, the Battle of Wuhan broke out.

The Chinese troops participating in the war, with the troops of the 5th and 9th theaters, spread out on the periphery of Wuhan and along the south and north banks of the Yangtze River, and the battlefields spread all over the vast areas of the four provinces of Anhui, Henan, Jiangxi, and Hubei.

At the same time, the defense units in various localities, as well as the air force and navy, have a total of 14 group armies, 50 armies, about 200 combat aircraft, more than 30 warships, and a total strength of nearly 1.1 million troops.

The Battle of Wuhan was the largest, longest, and most annihilated battle in the strategic defense stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan.

On October 25, 1938, Chairman Chiang ordered the abandonment of Wuhan;

On October 26, 1938, the Japanese army occupied Wuchang and Hankou;

On the 27th, the Japanese army occupied Hanyang.

At this point, all the three towns of Wuhan fell, and the Battle of Wuhan ended.

In this battle, hundreds of battles were fought large and small, with a total of 257,000 Japanese soldiers killed and wounded, and the casualties of the national ~ army were even more, exceeding more than 400,000.

After this war, China's anti-Japanese situation changed from a passive defensive stage to a Sino-Japanese stalemate stage, and the impact of this war was extremely far-reaching.

"Not good!"

Suddenly, Ouyang woke up from his thoughts, bounced up from the stool, and thought of a key point in his mind about the defeat of the Battle of Wuhan.

That is Guangzhou.

One of the important reasons why the chairman of the committee ordered to abandon Wuhan was that the Japanese army took the opportunity to capture Guangzhou!

"What? Surprised! ”

Mr. Peng was also shocked by Ouyang's move, and immediately asked, "What are you kid thinking?" I still say the same thing, the soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, you don't have to worry about being rejected by the national ~ army, after all, now the great enemy, Lao Jiang still doesn't dare to tear his face and attack us. ”

"I know that!"

Hearing this, Ouyang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Boss, I just thought of a problem, that is, Chairman Jiang, 1.1 million troops gathered from all over the country to defend Wuhan. ”

"Then the troops that have been transferred to the various places are bound to be very empty, including the only port city that my country currently occupies, Guangzhou."

Guangzhou?

As soon as this word came out, Mr. Peng also stood up "Teng".

frowned and said: "You mean to say that the little devil may take the opportunity to capture Guangzhou." ”

As early as April 1938, the Japanese ~ the base camp formulated a military plan to quickly occupy the main ports on the southeast coast of China.

In May 1938, the Japanese army launched an attack on Xiamen, Fujian Province, with the aim of blockading China's coastline and cutting off China's international aid.

When the Japanese army attacked the coast of Fujian, the Japanese army was shocked.

On the coast of Fujian, on the coastline of more than 3,000 kilometers, the Chinese ~ army has only 7 regiments to defend, and the key city, Xiamen, has only one regiment of defense force.

On the other hand, the Japanese army had more than 100,000 troops, and the result can be imagined.

A few days later, more than 3,000 kilometers of coastline along the coast of Fujian had fallen.

Guangzhou has become the only international supply line by sea for China to win international assistance.

Once Guangzhou falls, it will inevitably affect the war situation in the whole country, including the Battle of Wuhan, which is in full swing.

After the fall of Guangzhou, China's international maritime supply lines to the outside world were all lost, so there was a later Chinese expeditionary force to fight in Burma, the purpose of which was to defend the Yunnan-Burma Highway and defend China's last international supply line.

At the beginning of October 1938, the 18th Division of the Japanese Army launched an attack on Guangzhou!

"Attacking Guangzhou, does the little devil have such great courage?"

Mr. Peng categorically vetoed: "Guangzhou is adjacent to Hong Kong, and Macau is close to the mouth of the Pearl River, Hong Kong is now occupied by the British, and Macao is occupied by the Portuguese. ”

"At the same time, Guangzhou not only has British and French concessions, but also the surrounding Huizhou, Boluo and other places, there are also diplomatic institutions, schools, churches, hospitals, shops and so on from Britain, France, Germany, the United States and other countries."

"In addition, in addition to the rights and interests in loans to the Canton-Kowloon Railway (Britain) and the Canton-Hankou Railway (Britain-France), Britain and France also retain interests in commercial navigation, especially in the waters of Hong Kong, where Britain's naval, land and air forces are stationed."

"The Japanese army's attack on Canton means the expulsion of the forces of European and American countries, which will cause huge losses in the interests of European and American countries, especially the impact on Britain, which is conceivable and will inevitably anger Britain."

Ouyang heard Mr. Peng's analysis and felt that this was very logical.

However, the little devil really did not play his cards according to common sense this time, and was not afraid of the threat of European and American countries, and brazenly dispatched the navy, land and air forces to attack Guangzhou.

Army: The Japanese army dispatched the 5th Division, the 18th Division, and the 104th Division, about 80,000 men.

Navy: The Japanese dispatched the 5th Fleet, 80 large ships, 180 small ships, more than 300 motor boats, 250 sampan boats, 250 fishing boats, 10 tugboats, and other vessels, totaling more than 2,000 ships.

Air force: The Japanese army even dispatched a flying regiment with more than 80 aircraft.

On the other hand, the Chinese ~ army defending Guangzhou, with only 7 divisions and 2 brigades, scattered troops and backward equipment, only lasted for half a month, and Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta region all fell.

The fall of Guangzhou deprived China of its last international supply line by sea, which affected the national war situation.

On October 22, Guangzhou fell;

On October 25, Chairman Chiang reluctantly abandoned Wuhan in order to save troops and materials, and after that, China and Japan entered a phase of stalemate on the Chinese battlefield.

At the moment, Ouyang was very likely that the Japanese army would attack Guangzhou, and he fought with Mr. Peng on the basis of reason.

Ouyang said in a deep voice: "Boss, he asked me to go to Wuhan, so let's go to Guangzhou!" ”

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