Chapter 210: Nanchang Offensive and Defensive Battle (2)

Xue Ru quietly listened to Jiang Heng's introduction of the battlefield situation. In fact, for the Nanchang guard, the military arrangement of the combat method is very simple, for the army-level and division-level troops, of course, there is no need to arrange how to fight, otherwise what do so many senior generals do?

As the superior of the combat unit, what was issued was only the operational objectives and operational objectives, and it was an operational plan within a large framework, so Jiang Heng only focused on the situation of the Japanese army and the strength and subordinates of the Chinese army, as well as the requirements of the former enemy headquarters and theater.

Until Jiang Heng finished speaking, Xue Ru didn't say a word, but looked at Luo Zhuoying and Jiang Heng, and the look and expression in his eyes and expression were not understanding, which made Luo Zhuoying angry for a while.

In fact, Luo Zhuoying knew in his heart, and even Jiang Heng understood that it was just an excuse not to carry out the order. But Xue Ru's innocent and incomprehensible expression made people angry. couldn't help but Luo Zhuoying still asked, "Don't you understand?" ”

Xue Ru nodded vigorously and said, "I don't understand." ”

Luo Zhuoying absolutely didn't believe that Xue Ru didn't understand, because the operation was too simple, that is, to block the Japanese army from capturing Nanchang, and blocking one day was one day, because China's strategic policy was to exchange space for time and drag Japan on. Nanchang can't give up until the last moment, what is there not to understand, and said angrily: "What don't you understand?" ”

Luo Zhuoying couldn't help it, Xue Ru didn't say that she wouldn't carry it out, but she didn't understand the intention of the battle, and she could only say that she was stupid and unqualified to be a general, and she couldn't say that she was disobedient. Besides, although Xue Ru is a major general, it is only her military status and treatment level, not her position. In fact, there is no need to tell Xue Ru about this, because she doesn't care about any army, so she endured it and asked her if she didn't understand.

Xue Ru said: "Commander Luo, I have a few things I don't understand, first, how long do you think Nanchang can be guarded like this?" In the face of the heavy artillery of a brigade of the Japanese army, a division of tank troops, infantry of three divisions, and more than a hundred aircraft, don't say it clearly, then please forgive me for saying that you are not qualified to command the army, because you don't know how to strengthen the military spirit of the troops defending the city. So, I think Commander Luo must know how long he can hold out. ”

If he said that he didn't know, then he would admit that he was not qualified to command, it was difficult to convince the public, and it was indeed difficult to make the military obedient. If he knows, he really doesn't know how long he can keep it.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Xue Ru didn't force him to answer, and then said: "The second point, whether to hold or attack, military operations always have a combat purpose. Exchanging space for time was the strategic purpose of the entire anti-Japanese battlefield, not the purpose of the Nanchang campaign. I think Commander Luo is still clear about the difference between long-term goals and short-term goals, and uses a national strategic goal to deal with a short-term campaign goal in Nanchang, why? So I don't understand. ”

Xue Ru's words made Luo Zhuoying's heart shake, this question was actually not thought about by many generals of the national army at all, and even if they did, it was a flash, because it was not a question they thought about, it was a question that Chairman Jiang and the Military Committee thought about. As the generals at the front, they just have to fight their own battles. The question raised by Xue Ru today was not something he could answer at all.

Similarly, Xue Ru still did not ask, but said: "Commander Luo, the War of Resistance is not an overnight thing, there are more Chinese, three or four times more than Japan, but that is only to see the population base, not that our army is four or five times more than Japan." How long does it take to train a qualified soldier, and it will take half a year at the earliest, but with more than ten times the number of casualties of the Japanese army, it is only ten days and a month, Commander Luo, I don't know who has the ability to train a group of peasants and workers who can't use guns into qualified soldiers in ten days and half a month, if not, what is the final result of the war of resistance in this way? ”

Anyone can settle this account, and even Jiang Heng interjected and said, "Miss Xue, aren't we fighting a war?" ”

Xue Ru shook his head: "I didn't say that I would not resist the war, but we must pay attention to methods, that is, tactical use." We don't expect to eliminate the devils one-to-two, but at least we should exchange them one-to-one, so that we can finally defeat the devils with a strong population base and continuous soldiers. Otherwise, I don't know the point of sending soldiers to the battlefield and exposing them to the slaughter of aircraft and artillery. As generals, soldiers trust us, are willing to put their lives in our hands, and obey orders to work hard, but as army commanders, they don't cherish their lives, knowing that they are sent to death, and they still think that they are justified. ”

Xue Ru's words were indeed ruthless enough, and there was no sentence in the whole article that Luo Zhuoying was incompetent, but he said that he knew that he still let the soldiers die, and it was deliberate.

If Luo Zhuoying said that he had no choice, it was to admit that he was incompetent and unworthy of commanding, and if he thought he was capable, he intended to send the soldiers to death, and if these words were spread, it was enough to cause the soldiers to mutiny. He looked at Xue Ru with some eyes that wanted to kill.

On the way to Xue Ru's coming, he had already thought about it, the war could not continue like this, each battle was more than ten times higher than the Japanese casualties, the Japanese army in Shanghai lost more than 70,000 people, the national army lost 330,000, the Japanese army in Nanjing lost 50,000 people, and the national army lost more than 70,000, that was still the last battle, the snow fox temporary army eliminated more than 20,000 devils, if it was the original history, the national army lost 100,000, and the Japanese army lost less than 10,000 people.

In the end, Xuzhou was the Chinese army lost more than 200,000 people, and the Japanese army suffered only more than 30,000 casualties, and Wuhan was the same, which lasted four months, the national army lost more than 200,000 people, and the Japanese army only suffered more than 37,000 casualties.

Such battles do not include the battlefields in North China and Shanxi, and if it continues to be consumed like this, Xue Ru has to admit the fact that if there is no Pacific War, China's resistance against Japan may really fail. China only has four times more population than Japan, but the battlefield losses have reached nearly ten times, and the minimum is also a difference of five to seven times. Therefore, she must let these senior generals of the national army understand that exchanging space for time is not like this, and that the protracted war of resistance is not about delaying time with casualties, but should be like the CCP, with the purpose of eliminating devils and preserving their own development and growth.

Xue Ru admired and respected the spirit of sacrificing his life for the country, but the wrong thinking could not be agreed with because he was worthy of respect. After careful consideration, she decided to send a telegram to Xue Yue and send her to Nanchang by plane, otherwise she could send a telegram to keep Snow Fox from entering Nanchang.

With more than 20,000 troops, even if it is disobedient, no one can do anything, which is the reason why the tail is too big. Why can't you do anything about those warlords? Just because they are called warlords, they are no longer hundreds or thousands, but tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands.

Since he had a lot of ideas, and knew that Luo Zhuoying and Xue Yue were both people who were bent on resisting the war, although they were dissatisfied with themselves in Nanjing, they were still able to come to the women's college with Xiao Shan to meet him and discuss the Nanjing issue. It shows Luo Zhuoying's thoughts, mind and mind, if she didn't understand this, she wouldn't have ventured into Nanchang, and she had to prevent a shameless person like Tang Shengzhi from shooting herself.

I'm afraid that there is no such good luck to let Fan Tiezhu save himself again. This time, I left them in Guilin and came back alone. Luo Zhuoying's face was red and white for a while, and he was speechless, but Xue Ru was not excited, nor contemptuous, but looked at Luo Zhuoying calmly, making him exhale fiercely for a long time: "Okay, what do you say?" ”

Xue Ru patted his chest with his hand exaggeratedly: "Commander Luo, you scared me to death." ”

Luo Zhuoying said with a cold face: "Why are you scared to death? If you're afraid, why do you say it? ”

Xue Ru said: "Bet, bet with my life, Commander Luo is a person with bearing and brains, it shouldn't be like Tang Shengzhi, if Commander Luo is really like Tang Shengzhi, I have no choice but to accept my fate." ”

This is also equivalent to praising Luo Zhuoying in disguise, making his face soften: "How can Luo be compared to him, tell me your plans and intentions, we don't have time, the Japanese army will definitely attack tomorrow." ”

Xue Ru said: "Commander Luo, I want to ask, do you plan to keep Nanchang in the short term, or do you plan to keep Nanchang in the long term?" ”

"Isn't that nonsense?" Luo Zhuoying said: "This is Chinese territory, of course, Nanchang will be kept forever, why do you ask?" ”

Xue Ru said: "If you want to keep Nanchang in a short time, I will use a method to rely on the existing forces so that the Japanese army is not able to attack at all, and can only be temporarily besieged." If you want to keep it for a long time, you need to use the forces of the entire theater to completely smash the attack attempt of Gangcun Ningci, so that their Nanchang attack will fail, and they will no longer dare to covet Nanchang in the future. ”

If the Japanese army is completely defeated, it is of course something that everyone wants. Luo Zhuoying said: "Let's talk about it, if it is feasible, I will discuss it with Commander Xue." ”

Xue Ru nodded: "Commander Luo, the Japanese army is three divisions plus an artillery brigade and a tank division, and it is impossible to destroy them with the half-remnant troops around Nanchang alone, and Snow Fox can't do it." But as long as their tanks and artillery were destroyed, the Japanese could not attack for a certain time. However, with Japan's national and military strength, it will soon attack again. Another way is to abandon Nanchang, bring in the devils, and let the devils be destroyed in Nanchang City, if they lose two or three divisions, I think, let alone them attack again, I am afraid that it is impossible to attack without a few months of preparation time. ”

But Luo Zhuoying didn't understand, why did she give up Nanchang? I am afraid that it is not possible for the national army to recapture Nanchang, so I asked: "Why give up Nanchang?" Once the Japanese occupy this place, I am afraid that it will be difficult to counterattack. ”

Xue Ru said very confidently: "That's not necessarily, it depends on how determined Commander Luo is, if you destroy one or two divisions of the Japanese army, I'm afraid your own casualties will not be small, besides, you must be able to withstand the pressure from above." ”

Jiang Heng was the chief of staff and said, "Miss Xue plans to use the tactics in Yejiaji, will the Japanese army be fooled again?" ”

Xue Ru smiled: "That's the price that Commander Song agreed to suffer 20,000 casualties in exchange, 15,000 people, I don't want to fight anymore with such casualties." ”

The battle of Ye Jiaji is Xue Ru's eternal heartache, under the first battle, 15,600 people were killed, and even the wounded soldiers were very few, which was too cruel. A big battle lasted a few months, and the casualties might be hundreds of thousands, which was acceptable, but one or two thousand deaths at a time, Xue Ru couldn't stand it, not to mention that she was personally sent to the battlefield.

Luo Zhuoying said: "Okay, just do it, I'll go to Commander Xue and let you command the Nanchang battle." Am I not as good as Song Xilian? This time, it is possible to let the devils stay in Nanchang for one or two divisions. ”

Xue Ru didn't expect Luo Zhuoying to have such courage, and said happily: "Thank you Commander Luo for your trust, Xue Ru will not let you down." ”

Luo Zhuoying said to Jiang Heng: "Send a telegram to Commander Xue, report the situation, and ask Miss Xue to command and arrange the affairs in Nanchang City." ”

Jiang Heng didn't know why Xue Ru was so sure, but he still said uprightly: "Yes." ”

Xue Ru said: "Then I'm not welcome, Commander Luo, let the 32nd Army withdraw from Nanchang, let the two brigades of the 79th Army also withdraw, and at the same time let all the people from the Nanchang City Government and the Jiangxi Provincial Government come to the headquarters." ”

This made the two people very strange, how to let the troops of the two armies withdraw, did the snow fox want to fight by himself? And what does it have to do with local administrators?

Xue Ru said: "Put the devil in, only by using the city street battle can the devil's artillery and chariots be ineffective, if you fight street fighting, other armies are not trained and can't help, but the casualties are too large, and the troops are consumed in vain, and the snow fox in the city is enough." ”

Luo Zhuoying hesitated in her heart, giving up Nanchang would be blamed, once she couldn't take it back, it would be a responsibility. But the snow fox was still holding on, so he nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Xue Ru said: "Commander Xue is in Pingxiang, I think Commander Luo will withdraw the headquarters to Fuzhou, and the troops that withdrew from Nanchang will be concentrated in Fuzhou, and the troops of the Xiushui defense line will gather in Hunan and northern Hubei, and prepare the 74th Army and the First Group Army. ”

There was no detailed plan, and Luo Zhuoying and Jiang Heng didn't know what Xue Ru planned to do. Jiang Heng said worriedly: "I'm worried that the Japanese army will not be able to enter Nanchang entirely, and he has already arranged a defensive line on the periphery. ”

Xue Ru smiled confidently: "That's useless, no matter how Gangcun Ningji commands, if he wants to play tactics, the Chinese are his ancestors." Xue Ru's words also made the two of them confident.

Luo Zhuoying agreed because he knew that even if he didn't agree, under the strong attack of hundreds of tanks, hundreds of cannons, and hundreds of aircraft, Nanchang would be really difficult to hold, so it was better to let the snow fox go, and there was something to say if it was lost.

A few hours later, the city of Nanchang began to be lively, because Nanchang is the provincial capital, these high-ranking officials began to flee first, how can the people not be afraid, the city gates on the east and west sides of the south are wide open, and the people flock to escape from the city, and the adults call the children to cry. Because the time is short, there is no one who is not afraid, and the situation is the same as in Nanjing.

But there are still three or five days to go in Nanjing, but there is only one night in Nanchang, and the twelve regiments of the Snow Fox Corps are not enough to build any fortifications, and no one knows what they arranged, but the four city gates and city walls all began to be arranged, and there were three regiments in each aspect.

The Thirty-second and Seventy-ninth Armies protected the provincial officials and the main institutions and followed the people out of the city. The Nanchang Police Department and the Security Corps were all dispatched to divide the people into three directions and retreat from the three city gates. Not this time, and if you don't want to go, you can't do it, and all of them will be expelled. If you don't let you bring anything, you will be driven out of your home by the army.

Because the Japanese army fought with the armies on the periphery, only part of the 101st Division and the 106th Division broke through the Ganjiang River and attacked under the city of Nanchang.

The commander of the 106th Division, Matsusaito Yayuan, and the commander of the 101st Division, Kazushun Ohno, received the report and burst into laughter. The Chinese have fled, and it seems that tomorrow they can swagger into Nanchang.