Chapter 176: Megatron (3)

The government has always been a headache and foot pain, and a passive defensive strategy. Although we are implementing the strategy of exchanging space for time, once Wuhan is lost, what will happen next? No one has a clear mind.

In fact, this is also a question that Xue Ru has always been unable to understand, Chiang Kai-shek and they can't be like themselves, they are time-travelers who know that there is a Pacific War breaking out in 41 years, so what does their strategy of exchanging space for time mean? Drag it until the Japanese army can't afford to fight? That's impossible, you can plunder strategic materials from China, you can get a large number of military supplies, the United States, Britain, and France are still trading with Japan, China is developing, isn't Japan also developing?

As far as the Nationalist Government is concerned, it is a fool's dream to catch up with Japan. Besides, even if China began to work hard, it is not possible to surpass Japan's national strength in ten or eight years, so why did the Kuomintang wait? What are you waiting for?

Thinking of these, Xue Ru understood why many people held the argument that the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression failed, and why Wang Jingwei and Chen Bijun did not admit that they were traitors and traitors until they died.

Because these people really can't see hope, no matter how they fight China, they will fail, which is the reason why so many traitors appear. It is really not easy to see that the government can hold out until the end of the 41st year in such a hopeless situation. This made Xue Ru begin to admire Chiang Kai-shek a little, he must not have lost his determination to resist the war, although he wavered halfway, but he must have persevered.

In fact, Xue Ru does not have the talent of a politician, she still can't know the foresight of these great men of a generation, if Chiang Kai-shek can not understand the international situation, if he can not see the broad political pattern, why did he resist the war?

From this point, it can be seen that Wang Jingwei is far worse than Chiang Kai-shek, he does not see Japan's ambitions, nor does he see that the alliance between Japan and Germany will touch the interests of Western countries, as long as China holds on, there are more than just two countries in the world, China and Japan.

Xue Ru didn't reach that realm, and she didn't have that talent and thought, so she couldn't figure it out. Similarly, Bai Chongxi couldn't understand it, and it was destined that he and Li Zongren would not be Chiang Kai-shek's opponents.

Xue Ru asked, on the one hand, he wanted to know the plans of the Nationalist Government, and in order to verify some questions in his heart, now seeing that Bai Chongxi could not answer, he said: "Sir Bai, I think that China has a large land and a large population, if we can withstand the Japanese attack, consume a lot of the Japanese army's military strength, and put them into the quagmire of war, with Japan's national strength and resources, we will not be able to fight with China for a long time." On the one hand, we will fight the devils and increase their war consumption, and on the other hand, we will vigorously develop the domestic economy and military, and in a few years, we will defeat Japan in turn, right? ”

Xue Ru's words made Bai Chongxi and Xu Zuyi, who were also brainy, nod again and again. Yes, this is also the reason for China's protracted war of resistance, Japan is conducive to a quick war, and China is conducive to a protracted war, using drag and attrition to defeat Japan.

The two of them began to admire Xue Ru, there are many people who understand these arguments, but not many people believe in them, and it is rare for Xue Ru to firmly believe it. This kind of long-term strategic vision is not something that ordinary people can have, Bai Chongxi nodded: "You can see this, it is enough to prove your ability and level, this is the suggestion you want to give me?" ”

Xue Ru shook his head: "These are not the issues I consider, they are the affairs of the Military Commission of the National Government, I am only thinking about the problem from the perspective of the campaign." Chief Bai, since China is this strategy, why does Chief Bai have to keep Wuhan? Wouldn't it be better if we hit the devils hard and take advantage of their attack on Wuhan to destroy part of the Japanese army and recapture the fertilizer and turn this place into an anti-Japanese base area? ”

"Huh?" The two of them were taken aback, Xue Ru was so bold and courageous, Xu Zuyi couldn't help but open his mouth and asked, "What is your opinion?" ”

Xue Ru's purpose here is this, and he said: "Sir Bai, if the devils seize Wuhan and we seize Hefei, from a strategic point of view, it will not be a tie. If Hefei and the surrounding counties are connected, and there are Dabie Mountains to rely on, I think the North China Front will be powerless, right? Do they have to have a battle like Wuhan? If it comes a few more times, will Japan be able to afford it? ”

Bai Chongxi nodded again and again, the main force of the Japanese army attacked Wuhan, if he recaptured Fei, connected here, and controlled most of Anhui, it would not only be a military victory, but also a political impact. said to Xue Ru: "The Japanese army has the 3rd, 6th, 13th, and 16th divisions around Hefei, do you think they can be defeated?" ”

Xue Ru smiled a little proudly: "If the four divisions of the Japanese army converge together, I really can't help it, but the two of them are attacking Xinyang direction, and the other is attacking Wuhan, and there is only the 16th division here, if the 16th division is eliminated, it will inevitably attract the Japanese army to come back to help, and then eliminate the reinforcement division, then how many troops do he have?" I don't think the devils can come back all at once just because one of the 16th divisions was wiped out, right? If so, wouldn't it be to unravel the encirclement and attack of Wuhan? ”

The two of them were excited, but only happy for a while, and then calmed down again. At the beginning, in the Lanfeng area, the 120,000 national army did not encircle and annihilate a 14th division, at this time, the strength of the fifth theater was indeed more than 120,000, but it was divided into all directions, and there were not so many, how could a 16th division be eliminated?

Xue Ru knew that the two of them were tempted, but they were just not sure. said: "Sir Bai, I was sure to do this, but unfortunately the snow fox has too few troops and is not enough to fight against a division, so I came to discuss with the two commanders." ”

Bai Chongxi had a head and hurriedly asked, "How many troops do you need to complete it?" ”

Xue Ru said: "One division, one brigade is enough, I will fight Hefei for Chief Bai and eliminate the 16th Division, what do you think?" ”

Xu Zuyi didn't give it in vain, he was the chief of staff of the theater, and a division and a brigade could not be an ordinary army, so he asked: "Which division, which brigade?" ”

Xue Ru said: "The 36th Division, the 45th Independent Brigade, these two units belong to me, and I am sure of victory." ”

Bai Chongxi and the two of them understood, but said in embarrassment: "The 36th Division is a unit in the 5th theater, I can still transfer it, the 45th Independent Brigade was originally your unit, but they belong to the 9th theater, I'm afraid it will not be easy." ”

Xue Ru said: "It's not difficult, Chief Bai, as long as you send troops to take over their defense area, I think I can let them come." ”

This time it was the turn of the two people to be surprised, Xue Ru had this ability? Will Chen Cheng listen to Xue Ru? But I thought that the 36th Division was a unit of the 71st Army, and the commander of the 71st Army, Song Xilian, was killed together with Xue Ru from Nanjing. Wu Yuzhao of the 45th Brigade came out of the snow fox, and he was relieved. Nodding his head, he said: "Okay, you can send Chen Dingxun of the 45th Army to take over the position of the 36th Division, and at the same time let the 22nd Group Army send troops to take over the position of the 45th Brigade, but I can't guarantee whether they can be mobilized." ”

Seeing Bai Chongxi agree, Xue Ru was happy for a while, she thought that she was still a little sure, at least Song Xilian believed in herself. Besides, I did hate Wu Yuzhao a little bit at first, but now that I understand it, I don't blame him.

A manly man, who doesn't want to make a contribution, who wants to follow his original thoughts? Now that there is this opportunity, Wu Yuzhao should not give up. If you can't do it, you can't do anything about it. There was still a question left, and he said: "Then Commander Bai is left with the last two questions, first, I need to have the authority to command these troops, and second, I need to transfer these two troops into these areas. ”

This made Bai Chongxi embarrassed, he was the theater command, and the army formation and power appointments and dismissals were in the military council. Xu Zuyi said: "Commander, the temporary post theater still has power. ”

Bai Chongxi suddenly understood: "Xue Ru, you know the authority of the war zone, how do you think it is appropriate?" ”

Xue Ru said: "What do you think of the establishment of the former enemy command in Chenzhong, which has the right to command all the troops in the Chenzhong area?" ”

Bai Chongxi said: "No, the area in Yezhong is too big, and without the order of the military committee, I'm afraid it won't work." In this way, let's call the Hefei Former Enemy Command, command the Tenth Army and the Snow Fox Corps, if you can say that the two troops are mobilized, I can also give you the command and report to the Military Commission. ”

Xue Ru stood up: "Thank you Chief Bai for your trust, Xue Ru will not let you down, what about the attack of the hidden mountain?" ”

Bai Chongxi also smiled: "You are now the commander-in-chief, you have the final say on whether to attack the hidden mountain or not." ”

"Yes, then I will leave my humble position, I will go to Gushi and Macheng, and ask Chief Bai to give an order."

Bai Chongxi nodded. Xue Ru left, and Xu Zuyi was a little worried again: "Is the commander a little hasty?" Neither of those forces is something we can command. ”

Bai Chongxi smiled: "Chief of Staff Xu, otherwise, how long do you think we can hold out?" The 71st Army had already fought very hard, and the Fujin Mountain position was also dangerous. If it weren't for Xue Ru to let the 16th Division retreat, I'm afraid Machengying County would have been attacked, right? Let her go, what's going on in Nanjing. ”

Xu Zuyi understands that Bai Chongxi is a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and the troops proposed by Xue Ru are all the Central Army, even Xu Yuanquan's Tenth Army, I am afraid that as soon as this army is formed, the Fifth War Zone will not be counted. nodded and said: "The little girl is very ghostly, she is using our power to grab power." ”

Bai Chongxi sighed: "I don't understand, but I can't stop her from getting up." In terms of tactics, Xue Ru does have something extraordinary, and in this way, his combat exploits are in the fifth war zone. ”

Xu Zuyi nodded and understood, Snow Fox has always been arbitrary and arbitrary, if the Fifth War Zone does not agree, there is no way to stop her, put the three troops in front of the three counties, that is, not to attack, but to come here to talk to the headquarters, of course, I just want to see the results of the talks.

If you can take Hefei and defeat the devils around you, even if Wuhan is lost, the Fifth Theater can control Anhui and Dabie Mountain, and if you are far away from Guangxi, it is not bad to be able to control Anhui. The key thing is that this is commanded by Bai Chongxi, and Li Zongren's use of Xue Ru is his biggest mistake.

Xue Ru sent someone back to inform Liu Yuanshan that all operations were suspended, and that the 18th and 46th Divisions of the Tenth Army were to block the Japanese army in the direction of Hefei, maintain the status quo, and wait for his return.

She drove directly from Jinzhai to Zhougang, a small town in Macheng, where the 45th Independent Brigade had been stationed since it left Chaoxian.

Snow Fox wants to fight a big battle, and Xue Ru certainly thinks of the 45th Brigade, because it is a unit that he has trained himself. In a few months, Wu Yuzhao, who believed that he had mastered his own fighting methods, had almost trained those security forces.

Xue Ru knew that Wu Yuzhao's family was not small, and the equipment of the troops should be good. Song Xilian's 36th Division is a German armament division and a descendant of the Central Army, so it will not be too bad. This time the blockade from Fujin Mountain was mostly a tactic in Nanjing, and it seems that Zhong Bin still remembered it. With these troops, a Japanese division is a fart.

Xue Ru has had a plan for the first time since he came to Jinzhai, and he didn't get anything from Bai Chongxi's hands, the fifth war zone is not rich, but Xue Ru doesn't want cannons and heavy machine guns, for Xu Zuyi, I really don't understand why Xue Ru wants those useless things.

Snow fox, which is known for its bizarre tactics, doesn't think it's any surprise. But there is nothing special about attacking Wuwei, Lujiang, and Tongcheng, and it is true that every battle is a trick.

Wu Yuzhao was also very depressed, he could let most of the Snow Fox go with him because of his wish. These people who followed Xue Ru obviously wanted to rise, but no matter how many great feats they had, they couldn't get promoted, so when Wu Yuzhao made small moves from below, they all believed his words.

The main thing is that after being replenished, Snow Fox will definitely fight the Japanese army. After the 45th Independent Brigade was transferred to Zhougang, it was placed in the Ninth Theater of Operations and had no combat missions. Lan Xun Zhou They soon began to be dissatisfied, because, although they were promoted to colonels, they had no battle to fight, which was like when they followed Miss. Besides, they are tantamount to betraying Snow Fox, and many people look down on them, at least the 71st Army of the Fifth War Zone sneered at them, this time the blocking battle north of Dabie Mountain, they were on the second line, and even Wu Yuzhao was very angry.

In order to hold his own people and keep this army, when he left Chao County, he incorporated the security regiments of the four counties, and one brigade was expanded to about 10,000 people, becoming four regiments and three directly subordinate battalions.

Wu Yuzhao also knew that it was his family's idea and didn't want him to go to the battlefield. Acting arbitrarily and privately, Wu Yuzhao didn't have the guts, which made Yan Fukai and Zhao Tongxian unhappy. Troops cannot be promoted to the division level, and there is no room for them to rise.

Especially in the past few days, the name of the snow fox has become louder and louder, from the snow fox brigade to the snow fox corps again, Xue Ru has also become the official colonel commander, in a short period of time, the snow fox corps has been connected to five or six counties, if not divided, these are their honors, at this time can only watch.

Wu Yuzhao was also very depressed about the dissatisfaction of several regiment commanders, but he didn't know what to do. Asked for orders from the Ninth Theater of Operations, but the Theater Command delayed in issuing the task.

Today, I sent another letter to my family, asking my father to find a way to transfer the 45th Brigade to the front line, otherwise, Wu Yuzhao couldn't stand it.

The "report" soldier came in: "Report to the brigade commander, Xue Ru, the commander of the Snow Fox Corps, wants to see you." ”

Wu Yuzhao was so frightened that he jumped up from his chair, and Chief of Staff Wang Kun was also taken aback. can be the chief of staff of the 45th Independent Brigade, how can it not be Wu Yuzhao's person, of course, he knows what is going on. Why is Xue Ru here? Wu Yuzhao hurriedly shouted: "Notify the four regiment commanders to come to the brigade headquarters, quickly, let's go and greet you." ”

Wang Kun didn't know that the dignified Young Master Wu, the major general and brigade commander heard Xue Ru look like this. But the name of the snow fox was too loud, so he immediately came out with Wu Yuzhao and the people from the brigade headquarters to greet him.

When Wu Yuzhao saw the snow fox uniforms standing outside the gate of his brigade headquarters, he was really excited. After all, they fought together from Shanghai, and crossed the river from Nanjing to Jiangbei together, although they were dissatisfied with Xue Ru's lack of progress and not seeking benefits for their subordinates, but as the chief of staff, they still missed Snow Fox and them. Snow Fox has been fighting everywhere, and he has no face to see Xue Ru.

At this time, he took a few steps forward and raised his hand to salute: "Wu Yuzhao see Miss, how is Miss?" ”

The brigade commander is like this, and many of these people behind him are the original Snow Fox, of course, they are excited, and they raise their hands to salute. Compared with the calmer Wang Kun: "Welcome Commander Xue, please inside." ”

He was a little indifferent and calm, Xue Ru just glanced at him, raised his hand to salute in return, and then followed these people into the war room of the brigade headquarters. Xue Ru said hello to the others, and these low-level personnel retreated. Xue Ru, Wu Yuzhao, and Wang Kun entered the office, and Xue Ru asked, "What about them in Xun Zhou?" ”

Wu Yuzhao didn't know why Xue Ru came suddenly, and it didn't look like he was passing by, so he said: "They are stationed everywhere, I have sent someone to inform them, and they will be here soon." Miss, what's the matter with you? ”