In Tongliao, in the newly constructed semi-permanent fortifications, Hu Lian, who had just been appointed as the commander of the 41st Group Army, held a telescope in his hand and looked at the Japanese army positions in the distance, his face was quite solemn, and the two stars on his shoulders were
The star of the general is shining brightly. Facing the Japanese Kwantung Army that is constantly increasing its strength, Hu Lian is already feeling considerable pressure.
As the Seventh Theater continued to gain results and victories, Japan gradually focused its attention and forces on the Seventh Theater. Just a few days ago, the Kwantung Army recruited another 300,000 recruits to form ten
The two divisions and the other six mixed brigades were combined with the original strength. At this time, the Kwantung Army already had 900,000 troops.
Umezu Yoshijiro planned to deploy 500,000 troops on the Tongliao and Zhangwu lines, which put huge pressure on the 150,000 troops of Hu Lian's 41st Group Army. Facing the continuous incoming Japanese troops, this invisible force
The pressure almost made Hu Lian breathless.
Although Chahar has recently formed sixteen more infantry divisions, it will take another two months to achieve combat effectiveness, but Hu Lian did not think that Umezu Yoshijiro would give him two months to wait for reinforcements, watching the aerial reconnaissance continue to come in
Hu Lian found himself feeling as if he was being roasted on a fire.
"No, we must not continue like this. We will suffer big losses if we continue like this. Our front is too long and our troops have been used to the limit. If there is a defeat somewhere, the consequences will be devastating." I thought.
Hu Lian felt a little irritated here.
After walking around in place for a few times, Hu Lian immediately walked into the headquarters, sat down at the table and began to draft a message in person: Commander Su Jun met, since January, the Japanese Kwantung Army has been stationed at Tongliao to our army.
The troops on the front line of the armed forces are constantly increasing, and new enemy numbers are constantly appearing. As of yesterday, the enemy has deployed more than 300,000 troops on the outer lines of our army, including more than 500 artillery pieces, including heavy artillery, and more than 300 tanks.
, and our Seventh Theater has now reached its maximum strength. If the Japanese army launches an attack, it will be difficult for our army to withstand the attack of the enemy's superior force. Therefore, I sincerely request the commander to abandon the defense of Nanjing and withdraw the troops to Jehol to strengthen our troop strength. I believe that
Defending the country is certainly a duty of the military, but it must also be done according to one's ability and not attack everywhere.
"Don't attack everywhere and be attacked on all sides. It is unwise to use the strength of our four provinces to defeat the entire country's troops." In the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters, the communications staff read the message he had just received, and secretly looked at Su Tong next to him from the corner of his eyes.
Unfortunately, Su Tong just listened expressionlessly, and there was no expression on his face.
The staff officer who was reading the message broke out in a cold sweat as he read it. This Chief Hu was so courageous. Yucheng just handed over Chief Su's request to the central government to promote Hu Lian to the Commander of the 41st Group Army and to Lieutenant General.
After the report was approved, this person dared to criticize Commander Su’s military strategy. His courage was not ordinary. Isn’t he afraid that Commander Su would beat him to the bottom in anger and send him to eat sand at Yumen Pass?
"Commander Su, the overall situation and national affairs are the most important thing. You must not destroy Chahar's hard-won foundation for the gain or loss of one place." The staff did not dare to read any more. He handed the telegram to his hands.
Su Tong, who was still thinking, was frightened, but he still said bravely: "Mr. Su, I think that although Chief Hu's words are inappropriate, his intentions are still good. Please don't blame Chief Hu."
"Well" Su Tong suddenly came to his senses and asked: "What did you say?"
"Sir, I humbly believe that although Chief Hu's words are inappropriate, his intentions are still good. Please don't take it to heart." The young communications staff member mustered up the courage to say loudly. After leading the army for several years, Su Tong now has the best intentions.
He was so majestic that ordinary subordinates would not dare to be arrogant in front of him. It was commendable that this staff officer could hold on and say these words under Chief Su's strong aura.
After Su Tong heard this, he laughed out loud, "Do you think I will punish him? You underestimate me, Mr. Su. Okay, you can go down first."
"Yes" the staff officer saluted and exited Su Tong's office, closing the door gently before leaving.
After Staff Officer Su Tongdai left, he wandered around the office again. To be honest, when he heard Hu Lian's telegram just now, he was actually a little angry. In the telegram, Hu Lian criticized his military strategy as worthless and pointed out vaguely.
His wasting precious troops in Nanjing was not only a huge failure, but also made Chahar, who was already weak in troops, even more stretched, causing the Jehol defense line to fall into a dilemma of insufficient troops.
But after Su Tong came back to his senses, he had to admit that what Hu Lian said was very reasonable. He had indeed gone too far in the use of military strength. Chahar's current military strength was not rich enough for him to squander it at will. Now in Guandong
Even when the army was approaching, he was still confronting Matsui Iwane here in Nanjing, but he forgot that Chahar was his foundation. It seemed that he had lived too smoothly in the past two years, but he had forgotten the truth that arrogant soldiers must be defeated.
It seems that it is imperative to withdraw troops from Nanjing. After all, Nanjing is too far from Chahar, but how to withdraw still needs to be carefully considered.
"Report" At this moment, someone knocked on the office door.
"Come in"
Luo Zhuoying opened the door and walked in with a sullen face, then handed a telegram to Su Tong. Su Tong saw that it was a statement from the Japanese government, which not only condemned the atrocities committed by Su Tong and Chahar, but also passed a
Our military requests an additional 400,000 troops to China within half a month.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see at a glance that this decision was made against Nanjing. If the Japanese army's 400,000 troops were to join Matsui Iwane's more than 200,000 troops at the gates of Nanjing, Su Tong would be helpless even with his extraordinary abilities.
"Hmph, Japan is going to fight us tooth and nail." Su Tong sneered and threw the statement into the trash.
"Sir, can we still defend Nanjing?" Luo Zhuoying felt very uneasy. Reason told him that Nanjing could never be defended. If the Japanese army of 600,000 were allowed to join together and face the crazy attack of the Japanese army, if they still held on
Otherwise, there is only the danger of annihilation of the entire army.
Su Tong was silent for a while and then suddenly laughed, "Since the Japanese want the city of Nanjing so much, let's give it to them. It's just a city. We can just fight back later. But we have to make careful plans on how to retreat.
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Luo Zhuoying looked at Su Tong's smile and suddenly felt a little cold all over her body, and there was an unpleasant feeling in her heart, as if someone was plotting against her.
Su Tong pulled out a chair and stretched out his hand to signal Luo Zhuoying to sit down. After organizing the words in his mind, he said: "Brother You Qing, I'm afraid the city of Nanjing cannot be defended."
Su Tong's straightforward words made Luo Zhuoying stunned, and then he nodded slowly. Su Tong nodded: "The Japanese have suffered too many losses outside Nanjing. For their face, they will definitely fight to the death to capture Nanjing."
And our troops are limited and we cannot fight to the end with the Japanese. Therefore, now we can only avoid the enemy's edge and temporarily withdraw to Chahar. I don't know what Brother You Qing's plans are after the retreat."
After listening to what Su Tong said, how could someone as smart as Luo Zhuoying still not know about Su Tong's plan? The guy in love still hasn't forgotten the idea of pulling people. When he thought of this, Luo Zhuoying couldn't help but dumbfounded. He had heard about this Su Tong a long time ago.
The chief has a hobby of loving talents and likes to attract people everywhere. Now it seems that this is really the case.
"Brother You Qing, to be honest, the city of Nanjing is now surrounded. The only way to get out is by air. However, our transportation capacity is limited, so we can only withdraw the troops to Chahar first. Of course, after arriving in Chahar
I hope you will carefully consider where Brother You Qing will go." After saying this with a smile, Su Tong picked up the phone and ordered the staff to notify the military commanders of all units to come to the headquarters for a meeting.
General Su is about to retreat from Nanjing.
This news quickly shocked the entire city of Nanjing. Nanjing was shocked, China was shocked, and the whole world was shocked.
Su Tong also knew that such a big thing as the withdrawal of troops could not be hidden from others, so he announced in a high-profile manner that he would start withdrawing troops from Nanjing from now on. When the withdrawal was completed, Nanjing would become an undefended city.
Looking from the air now, planes in the sky are flying back and forth between Nanjing and Chahar all day long. The Japanese army, which has lost its air power, can only watch as Chahar's air force destroys the soldiers and soldiers in Nanjing City.
Supplies are transported to Chahar.
"Asshole, they are too arrogant. They dare to transport people and supplies so arrogantly. They don't take our Empire of Japan seriously." Prince Asaka Palace Hatohiko slammed his hand on the table, eyes wide open.
The appearance is quite terrifying.
"Matsui-kun, we must take advantage of their retreat to attack Nanjing City, otherwise our Japanese Empire will lose all face."
Prince Asaka Palace Kituhiko said it right. The results obtained by conquering a city are completely different from those of the enemy voluntarily abandoning a city. The Japanese army has been attacking Nanjing for nearly two months, with more than 60,000 casualties. In the end, Nanjing was captured.
But the enemy gave up on his own initiative. What a kind of suffocation it must be.
"Your Excellency, since the enemy has voluntarily abandoned the city of Nanjing and declared it an undefended city, we should retreat as soon as possible and stop fighting with that lunatic. Your Excellency, please think about it, this Su Tong dares to make such a arrogant and high-profile retreat.
, it is hard to guarantee that there is any back-up. If our actions are too drastic, who can guarantee that we will not repeat the retreat of the 16th Division? Besides, even if they have no conspiracy, with their powerful air power, our army
"If we leave the cover of the position and are exposed on the ground without cover, then" Matsui Iwane shuddered at the thought of this.