Chapter 80: Helpless

Luo Zhuoying and they have always thought that Xue Ru is so old, that is, there are some novel ideas in terms of tactics, which are beyond the expectations of the Japanese army, and he has the title of fox spirit. Cleverness is certain, but I would never have imagined that she really had such a high military talent.

These problems are no longer simply a problem of the war situation in Nanjing, but involve the problem of the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which is the concept of the overall situation. Zhou Wei asked with doubts: "Captain Xue, what if you come to command?" ”

These words already have some flavor of asking for advice, and there are also some difficult meanings, of course Xue Ru is clear. Because she understands the entire process of the War of Resistance Against Japan, it is an incomparable advantage.

Seeing that several people were looking at each other inquiringly, he said: "Actually, Chairman Chiang has already said that China's national strength is not as good as Japan's, but our land is vast, the population is large, and Japan is a small land with scarce resources, they are conducive to a quick war, China is conducive to a protracted war, we are a long-term and protracted war, dragging Japan into the quagmire of war, and we can drag them down without fighting." So in my opinion, it doesn't matter if Nanjing is defended or not, it makes sense to defend, and there is no problem if it is not defended, and the occupation of Nanjing is not the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, nor is it the victory of Japan. The key is not whether to defend or not, but how to defend and how to withdraw. ”

"Good" several people applauded in unison, which is an incisive assertion. Xiao Shanling asked: "Since you said that you have a suggestion, how should you keep it?" How to withdraw? ”

Xue Ru is not hypocritical, doesn't she just want people to listen to her advice? Stood up and pointed to the map and said: "If you retreat, there is nothing to study, order the troops to kill from four directions, you can cross the river in Xiaguan for most of the time, and retreat wherever you want, the Japanese army is in a hurry to attack, the troops are concentrated, and the troops behind are empty, as long as you kill out of the encirclement." Therefore you cannot destroy the ships or block the gates. It is necessary to leave the blocking force behind and delay the pursuit of the Japanese army. Draw up a detailed retreat plan, with the officers retreating last and the command headquarters withdrawing last, which can stabilize the morale of the troops. It is a pity that such a retreat lost hundreds of thousands of people in Nanjing to the Japanese army. ”

Several people nodded again and again, but Liu Xing said: "Nanjing is the capital, and the mausoleum of the father of the nation is here. ”

Xue Ru saw that he was completely in the same tone as Tang Shengzhi, and said a little unceremoniously: "What about persistence? How long does Commander Liu think he can hold it? Ten days, half a month, a month? What's the point? At that time, there will be no hope of the war of resistance? ”

Liu Xing could also hear Xue Ru's dissatisfaction, and said with some anger: "Chairman Jiang ordered that Nanjing is the capital of a country, and you can't give up easily, let alone retreat without a fight. He also said that if he could hold out for half a month to a month, the international situation would change, and reinforcements would arrive, which would change the situation in Nanjing. “

Xue Ru knew very well that Chiang Kai-shek's international changes were not the intervention of the League of Nations? Facts have proven that the trend of appeasement and national interests, who will really care whether China lives or dies. But no matter how impulsive she is, she will not criticize Chiang Kai-shek at this time, that is really looking for death. also said: "Okay, even if you say that, stick to it for a month, who can guarantee that the devil will fail?" Who can guarantee victory? Will you retreat again then? What is the difference between not being prepared, destroying ships, blocking the city gates, and today? ”

Liu Xing was speechless for a while, and the place where Xue Ru caught the reason was that the Nanjing Garrison Command did not have a complete plan. Zhou Wei said: "If you want to stick to it for half a month to a month, does Captain Xue think it should be done?" ”

Xue Ru said: "I didn't say retreat, it's not impossible to hold on, but first of all, we have to do a few things, the first to withdraw the troops to the city, guard a few passages, and cover the evacuation of the people." If necessary, put the devils into the city to fight street battles, the two sides are mixed together, and the Japanese planes, artillery, and tanks will lose their effectiveness, even if hundreds of thousands of troops and the Japanese army fight to consume, they can also be consumed. ”

Xiao Shanling asked with some puzzlement: "You have repeatedly said that the people are evacuated, will the devils kill civilians?" ”

This sentence almost made Xue Ru fall, and he still thinks so, no wonder Nanjing did not propose to evacuate the people in the end. But she can't say that 300,000 soldiers and civilians were slaughtered in Nanjing? I had to say: "Commander Xiao, from Shanghai to Nanjing, you don't know what the Japanese army did, right?" They are just a bunch of brutes, and they dare to use poison gas bombs, a weapon that violates international norms, and what else would they not dare. Indiscriminate bombing of Nanjing, do you consider civilians? Japan's strategic intention is very clear, that is, to conquer by force, to deter the Chinese with killing, and to coerce China to surrender. Nanjing is the capital, we must make an example, and we will definitely not let go of the people of Nanjing. ”

Xiao Shanling was speechless, he didn't know how Xue Ru's head was long, so small, he could judge what the Japanese thought. In fact, Xue Ru knew from seeing some analytical articles in later generations, and some people in later generations believed that if Nanjing had given up on its own initiative, there might not have been the Nanjing Massacre, but the analysis believed that Japan had already carried out indiscriminate bombing and had already begun to rob, rape, burn, and kill, and many Japanese in later generations also confirmed this, that is, if Nanjing did not resist, they would do the same. However, I did not expect that the Nanjing Massacre did not frighten the Chinese, but aroused the Chinese's determination to resist and hatred.

Holding the Japanese army in Nanjing, so that they could not attack Wuhan quickly, and the longer the Japanese were delayed, the better it would be for China, so Xue Ru was not opposed to holding Nanjing, but she was against not evacuating the people and had no retreat plan. Then he said: "The people are evacuated, the city is full of troops, and we have no scruples, we can fight as much as we want, and we can also reduce the consumption of materials in the city, not to mention that we can last for a month, two months, or even half a year." ”

This time a few people were very excited, if they held out for a few months, they could organize a counteroffensive and defeat the Japanese army. Even Liu Xing was a little excited: "Okay, let's go back and study with the commander immediately and report to the chairman." ”

When he said this, Luo Zhuoying and Zhou Wei both remembered that there was also a commander, and there was also a chairman above, and it was not up to them to have the final say. Xiao Shanling said: "Is this okay, I ordered the evacuation of the people, you study the battle plan, whether you fight or not, withdraw or not, you must evacuate the people." ”

Several people felt reasonable, and Tang Shengzhi also said that he listened to them, and he agreed with any opinion. Luo Zhuoying also said: "Xue Ru, your corps assists Commander Xiao's gendarmerie to evacuate the people and prepare for street fighting. ”

"Yes" Xue Ru Lizheng agreed, and she was also happy, after all, they accepted their proposal, and it seemed that the history of Nanjing was going to be rewritten. Nanjing is the eternal pain of the Chinese.

Luo Zhuoying and the others returned to the headquarters to report to Tang Shengzhi, and at the same time reported to the Military Commission. Sending these people away, Xue Ru immediately found Wu Yuzhao to study his own plan. The two of them looked at the map, calculating where to block the attack and where to build fortifications, but after studying for a while, Wu Yuzhao asked: "Captain, we can't study it like this, we don't know how to defend the troops withdrawing to Nanjing, and we can only defend this area." ”

Xue Ru was stunned for a moment, and he was also a little carried away, the Nanjing army was not under his command, and he didn't know the overall defense plan, so it seemed that he had to wait for the general plan to come out. Said dejectedly: "Wait, I believe that there will be a plan later, order Wei Ming's reconnaissance squadron to understand the battlefield situation." ”

Time passed little by little, it was already dark, and a day passed, and nothing was solved. Xue Ru was still looking at the map, calculating where in the city was suitable for street fighting. Wu Yuzhao is receiving a war briefing from the headquarters.

But until very late, there was still no order issued, looking at the war report in his hand, Xue Ru's heart was raised, he was so excited here, why did he change when he went back? Could it be that Tang Shengzhi disagrees?

While Xue Ru was anxiously waiting, the garrison headquarters was also in a stalemate.

Everyone was a little overwhelmed, because the Japanese had broken through part of the reconstructed positions, and the 6th, 9th, 16th, 3rd and 114th Divisions had partially approached the walls of Nanjing. Tang Shengzhi had to give an order, and the troops withdrew to the city wall position to block the attack. Many city gates were forced to close and seal, and the plan for evacuating the people that Xiao Shan had put forward did not work at all.

At this time, if the city gate is opened and the people are allowed to retreat, the army will also be dispersed, and Nanjing will give up. It's only been less than three days, how can you explain it? The excitement just now is gone, and there is no choice but to persevere.

There was a deathly silence in the headquarters, everyone didn't know what to do, Tang Shengzhi was angry, if Xue Ru didn't stir things up like this, there would be nothing difficult to do, he had already ordered the troops who had lost their positions to withdraw into the city and block them. Looking at Xiao Shanling, who wanted to speak, he said: "Commander Xiao, since I am entrusted with the throne and stick to Nanjing, I will not retreat lightly, and swear to live and die with Nanjing." Don't think about anything else, and order the 36th Division to hold the Yongrujiang Gate, and to retreat without an order, and to suppress it by force. The people do not want to stop, they can leave on their own, and the other troops hold their positions. The military police regiment was transferred to the Shogunate Mountains to block the Japanese troops along the river, and the Snow Fox Corps was in reserve. ”

Xiao Shanling was a little dumbfounded, after a day of research, things returned to the starting point, isn't this the same as no research? But he couldn't say anything against it, because the evacuation of the people now would only lead to a collapse of the whole front. Tang Shengzhi knew that all the generals had been refreshed by Xue Ru, but he didn't believe that the hundreds of thousands of troops would not be able to hold it for even ten days.

He had the intention of transferring Xue Ru and them out of the city, but he was not sure whether Xue Ru would listen to him, so he ordered the Snow Fox Corps to be a reserve. If they are transferred at such a critical moment, if they dare not carry it out, they will be dealt with according to disobeying military orders. The little girl also dares to talk about strategic issues.

Tang Shengzhi ignored a question, that is, if he really began to retreat, how many people listened to him, the key was whether he himself could hold out to the end.

After all, these people are not Xue Ru, and they still have to carry out orders and issue combat orders to all troops. There was no reaction to this, but the major newspapers and radio stations in Nanjing, because they did not get accurate information at the headquarters, angrily issued a call to the citizens of Nanjing to evacuate.

The whole city of Nanjing was boiled, dragging the family with the mouth, the adults cried and the children began to flee, and found that the other city gate directions were blocked, and only one direction of Xiaguan could cross the river to escape, and immediately all ran in the direction of Xiaguan.

Song Xilian received an order to stop all the troops fleeing outward, and the people could leave on their own. Arrange his 36th division on the side of the Rujiang Gate, open the city gate, and let the people out. But the more it was night, the more people flowed. There are not so many boats on the riverbank. A lot of people made a mess along the riverside.

Xiao Shanling in Nanjing City was already mad, and hooligans and villains began to make trouble, smashing, looting, and burning, and Nanjing was in chaos. His first regiment and the newly formed police force were all engaged in maintaining law and order, and it was impossible for him to enter the Shogunate Hill position.

Deputy Commander Zhao Dongcheng said: "Commander, this is all made by Snow Fox Xue Ru, they are a reserve team for the time being, please join them, the first regiment will enter the position as soon as possible, otherwise you can't afford to bear it." ”

Xiao Shanling also understood that Tang Shengzhi just didn't want to use Xue Ru, so he put her in the reserve, but in fact, there was no task. It's okay to use them, after all, Snow Fox is very strong in combat and is also an army. Nodding his head, he said, "Connect me to the Snow Fox Corps." ”

In the headquarters of Xue Ru of the Women's College, Wu Yuzhao had nothing to say, he finally received an order from the headquarters, the Snow Fox Corps was a reserve, and the other battle plans had not changed, but there was no order to destroy the ships, and there was no order to evacuate the people. Looking at this order, the teacup in Xue Ru's hand was smashed to the ground by falling to the ground.

It seemed that Tang Shengzhi was still obstinately going his own way and carrying out the original plan, she shook her head vigorously, not knowing what these people thought.

She definitely couldn't figure it out, because people who were more than ten years or twenty years apart had a generation gap, not to mention that she was almost a century away from these people, and in the depths of Tang Shengzhi and Luo Zhuoying's thoughts, their thoughts would not be the same as Xue Ru. The trust in the Kuomintang and loyalty to the party-state, and the contempt for human life and survival, the ideas are very different. If it weren't for this, how could so many people have all carried out Tang Shengzhi's plan in the end. ，

Xue Ru knew about the Nanjing Massacre, Tang Shengzhi didn't know about it, and if they knew, they wouldn't have done it. How many people can recognize the illusions about Japan and their political propaganda? Even in the end, aren't there so many people who believe in the co-prosperity of Greater East Asia? Otherwise, how could there be so many traitors.

The times are different, the ideas are definitely different, although they all admit that Xue Ru is right, but the focus is different. Xue Ru wanted to keep the army, protect the people, and avoid the Nanjing Massacre, but Tang Shengzhi was out of his own ideas, sticking to Nanjing, whether it was for political or military purposes, he would not have the same idea as Xue Ru.

Just when she was about to vomit blood in anger, Liu Quan said: "Captain, Commander Xiao's phone." ”