Chapter three hundred and ninety first tough attitude
Zheng Shaoyu sighed: "Sir, it's not that I don't understand this truth, but I just can't cross this threshold in my heart. The loss of a bombing squadron is already one-third of our entire tactical bombing force."
"But their sacrifices are not without value." Su Rui's eyes showed a firm look, "Sinking an aircraft carrier, two battleships, a heavy cruiser and a light cruiser, such losses are enough for the Japanese
My heart aches to the point of physical pain. I believe that after this battle, the Japanese will know that our advantages are not so easy to take advantage of, and they will think twice if they want to attack us by sea again in the future."
There was a strong sense of confidence in Suri's words. He looked out the window with a smile on his face: "But then again, with the stingy temperament of the Japanese, they will definitely do some tricks secretly.
Lao Zheng, you need to strengthen aerial reconnaissance in the Meizhou and Shaoguan areas in the past few days. The two divisions placed there by the Central China Front Army are definitely not for watching shows."
Speaking of this, Zheng Shaoyu also felt a bit confused: "Sir, our military strength is still a bit insufficient. For a place as big as Guangdong, a full defense would require at least 200,000 troops, but we only have three divisions now, so...
"
Su Rui interrupted him and patted him on the shoulder: "So your Air Force can only work hard one more time. Starting from tomorrow, you will mobilize two bombing squadrons and an air regiment to be stationed in Meizhou and Shaoguan respectively. After all,
We currently have only one division and some garrison troops deployed there. It is still difficult to deal with two divisions of Japanese troops. Your air force must cooperate well with your brother troops to complete the task of guarding the northeast gate of Guangdong. Are you confident?"
Su Rui's words were equivalent to an order. Zheng Shaoyu stood at attention and said loudly: "Report to the commander. There is no problem. We will cooperate with our brother troops and never let the Japanese take a step into Guangdong."
"Okay, then I'll be waiting for your good news!"
After sending Zheng Shaoyu away, Su Rui picked up a few documents on the table and started reading them. However, just after looking at them for a while, there was a knock on the door.
Su Rui sat back in his chair, with a hint of invisible majesty on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Come in!"
"Click"
The door opened, and Liang Zhi, whom he hadn't seen for seven or eight days, walked in.
Seeing Liang Zhi, Su Rui's originally serious face softened and even showed a smile. He put the pen in his hand back into the cap, stood up and responded with a smile and asked: "Ziran, what are you doing?"
Here you go. How is the recruitment process in Maoming going?"
Liang Zhi walked to the sofa in the reception area and sat down, poured a cup of tea, and after drinking it in one breath, he let out a long sigh and said: "Sir, this time I won't go even if you beat me to death."
This work is not done by humans. I went there for a week and lost seven pounds. Next time, you should let others do this work."
"do not!"
Su Rui smiled and said: "Ziran, you can't just give up. If you don't do this job, who will do it? Everyone in our Seventh Army is watching you."
Liang Zhi left Guangzhou and arrived in Maoming a few days ago in order to receive more than 20,000 recruits sent by Zhang Fakui from Guangxi. Now the Seventh Army has begun to expand, and the entire army is short of soldiers and grassroots officers from top to bottom. For this purpose
Su Rui often begged his grandfather to report the matter to his grandma, and even ordered people to poach people, whether it was the old troops in the Fourth War Zone or the disbanded Central Army. Su Rui didn't dislike them all, and recruited them all into the army. Although this was short-term.
Within a certain period of time, the combat effectiveness of the troops will be reduced to a certain extent, but at least the shelf can be put up first.
"Humph, you are just kidding me. This time I will tell you that I love you. Read the full text." Liang Zhi muttered angrily, and then reported: "Sir, Commander Zhang was very kind this time. He
The more than 23,000 recruits sent have already gone through basic training and will be ready to go to the battlefield after just one or two months of intensive training."
"Yes!" Su Rui nodded: "Guangxi is the only province in the country with a complete reserve system. In this regard, Chief Li and Chief Bai are at the forefront of the country. But we can't just wait for others to give us
To send new soldiers, we have to recruit ourselves. Now that Guangzhou has been liberated, many people who originally fled to Hong Kong have begun to return home one after another. We can take this opportunity to conduct another large-scale recruitment campaign. It must be during the Spring Festival
We have completed the establishment of the three armies before, do you have the confidence?"
Liang Zhi silently calculated in his mind that the expansion of the Seventh Army was a major event. The army must recruit at least 134,000 recruits to meet the expansion requirements. Now more than 20,000 recruits sent from Guangxi have arrived in Maoming. This period
Over time, more than 60,000 new recruits have been recruited in Guangzhou. There are still 50,000 or 60,000 people short of the number to be recruited. If we work harder, there will be no problem in recruiting all the quota before the Spring Festival.
After calculating, Liang Zhicai said to Su Rui: "Sir, judging from the current situation, it should not be a problem to recruit enough recruits before the Spring Festival, but I am worried that the Japanese will not give us enough time to develop slowly.
, they will definitely come out with evil spirits."
"It doesn't matter." Su Rui waved his hand, "The soldiers will block the water and cover the ground. Now that the Japanese navy has been beaten by us, it should be honest for a while, but what we should worry about now is the Central China Front Army. As long as the Central China Front Army
As long as we don't move, it will be fine. In a few months, after all our new recruits have been trained, we can launch a larger campaign against the surrounding areas."
"Tuk tuk..." There was a knock on the door.
"Come in!"
A staff officer came in and reported: "Sir, Governor Zhang (Zhang Zhizhong) and the US military attache in China, Colonel Hurley, are outside asking for a meeting."
"oh!"
Su Rui's eyes narrowed, and after looking at each other with Liang Zhi, he slowly said: "Please!"
Soon Zhang Zhizhong and Colonel Hurley, dressed in military uniforms, walked in one after another.
Hurley was still wearing the uniform of the U.S. Army, with a boat-shaped hat on his head. He looked extraordinarily tall at 1.93 meters tall, and had a big beard on his lips.
Seeing the person coming, Su Rui stood up with a chuckle and stretched out his right hand to Zhang Zhizhong: "Brother Wenbai, you always go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. You must have something good waiting for me when you come to my place today, right?"
Colonel Hurley, we meet again. I wonder what you have going on this time?"
Zhang Zhizhong smiled and said: "Brother Zhongxin, Brother Yu is just a companion when he comes to visit you this time. The one who really wants to trouble you is someone else."
"Oh, really?" Su Rui smiled softly and asked everyone to sit down.
The relationship between Hurley and Suri was not very harmonious, and there was even a bit of a feud. This festival started at the beginning of the year when Hurley, on behalf of the United States, pressured Suri to order the then 300 Army not to equip Wildcat fighters. Since then,
Suri had never seen Hurley again, and Suri felt a little unhappy when he saw him again this time.
Hurley, who still looked proud, nodded to Su Rui very reservedly: "General Su, we meet again. This time I am here to discuss with you on behalf of the US government the supplies to aid China."
Su Rui was slightly surprised: "Oh, is there anything wrong with the aid supplies to China?"
Hurley shook his head: "There is nothing wrong with the aid supplies to China, but there was a slight accident. Our US government has sent a military observation group this time to accompany this batch of supplies to Changsha along with the convoy of aid supplies to China.
I hope General Su can send a force to protect us along the way."
"That's no problem." Suri nodded. He could still help with this small favor. But what Hurley said next made him feel a little confused.
"General Su, first of all, I want to congratulate you. Congratulations on severely damaging the Japanese fleet, sinking an aircraft carrier and multiple battleships, and contributing to the great anti-fascist cause...
Listening to Hurley throwing his hats at him for free, although Su Rui listened with a smile on his face, he was secretly wary of Tian Jue Sword Immortal. This Hurley was famously arrogant.
Today, he was uncharacteristically singing praises to himself. There must be something behind this.
However, as Hurley talked incessantly, Su Rui also looked at him with admiration. This guy could say a few words from Hitler in Europe to Hirohito in Asia and Mussolini in Italy. And he sounded familiar.
There was some truth to it. Looking at Hurley who kept talking, Suri couldn't help but wonder if the military attache in China in front of him was the same military attaché in China who was aggressive towards him last time.
After finally waiting for Hurley to stop, Su Rui asked: "Colonel Hurley, thank you very much for giving me a very wonderful lesson on the international situation. But can you tell me what happened during your visit this time?"
Apart from sending troops to escort you, is there anything else you need me to do for you?"
Hearing this, Hurley pondered for a moment before saying: "General Su, the current battle in Changsha has reached a critical juncture. Commander Xue Yue is in urgent need of ground troops and air support. General Xue Yue found me. He hopes that I can persuade you."
, provide support to Changsha to the best of our ability."
In September 1939, the commander of the Japanese Eleventh Army, Okamura Neiji, commanded hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Changsha from the east and north with murderous intent. At first, Okamura only let the 101st and 105th
Two divisions with weaker combat effectiveness marched westward from Jiangxi. They had not fought for half a year, and he wanted to find out the strength of the Central Army.
However, the outcome of the situation was a bit unexpected for Okamura Neiji. Xue Yue's troops were very weak in resistance and often collapsed at the first touch. Okamura was overjoyed when he learned about it and immediately ordered the 3rd and 13th Divisions to attack Changsha from the north to the south.
The Japanese army once reached the city of Changsha, but he did not expect that Xue Yue had a hidden hand. When the main force of the Japanese army arrived at the city of Changsha, hundreds of thousands of Central Army troops who were lurked by Xue Yue surged up like a tide, and
The Japanese army launched a fierce battle.
The battle was extremely fierce. In order to get his troops out, Okamura Neiji ordered Army Air Force planes to bomb the Changsha area non-stop, and also dispatched a tank regiment. Facing the Japanese attack
Crazy counterattack, Xue Yue immediately thought of Su Rui's Seventh Army, but he also knew the relationship between the Seventh Army and the Chairman, and was afraid of being rejected. After hesitating for a long time, he thought of Zhang Zhizhong, who served as the governor of Guangdong.
It just so happened that the Americans were very interested in the war involving hundreds of thousands of troops and sent a military observation group to observe. The leader of this military observation group happened to be Colonel Hurley, so this arrogant American made a big deal.
He took matters into his own hands.
After hearing Hurley's words, Su Rui frowned. In his memory, in another historical time and space, the first three battles to defend Changsha all ended with the Japanese army returning without success, and Xue Yue also
He is famous at home and abroad for his Heavenly Furnace tactics. But why did he suddenly ask for help from him this time?
Seeing Su Rui frowning, Zhang Zhizhong on the side also advised: "Zhongxin, the battle in Changsha is related to the safety of our rear. If the Japanese army takes Changsha, the Japanese army can hold Changsha and launch an attack on our rear.
If this happens, Sichuan will be in danger!"
Su Rui slowly raised his head, looked at the two people and said slowly: "Brother Wenbai, Colonel Hurley, our Seventh Army seems to be beautiful now, but in fact it is just an empty frame. In the battle of Guangzhou, we
We have suffered heavy losses, and we have not yet fully replenished the new troops. Although we achieved significant results in our attack on the Japanese fleet a few days ago, our losses were also heavy. Now we really have no spare power to support Changsha."
Zhang Zhizhong frowned. In the two months since he came to Guangzhou, he had gained some understanding of the situation of the Seventh Army. He knew that what Su Rui said was indeed not a shirk. The Seventh Army now has less than 60,000 troops. But it wants to
The defensive strength of Guangdong Province, which is huge, is really very tight.
Zhang Zhizhong was hard to speak, but Hurley on the side felt a little uncomfortable. He said impatiently: "General Su, as far as I know, you have at least 50,000 to 60,000 troops under your command. One division will be sent to support Changsha completely."
There is no problem. Now that the Japanese around you are very honest, you can completely mobilize your troops and cooperate with General Xue Yue inside and outside to encircle and annihilate the Japanese under Changsha City."
When Su Rui heard this, he couldn't help but feel dumbfounded. Looking at Hurley with a look of displeasure on his face, he cursed in his heart: "Damn it, is this guy from Mars? How come he doesn't even understand this common military thing?"
Su Rui winked at Zhang Zhizhong angrily, and the meaning was very clear: "At this time, you brought the full text of The Journey of the Saint to the Immortal King. You'd better help him read his illiteracy."
Zhang Zhizhong's face turned slightly red, as if he was also embarrassed for the American colonel. He cleared his throat and then said: "Colonel Hurley, General Su Rui did not lie. His troops are indeed very tight. With a strength of 50,000 or 60,000
Guangdong, which has such a large defense, is already somewhat overwhelmed. If we divide our troops further, I am afraid that Guangdong will have gaps in its defense."
"This is not a reason." Hurley shook his head and said: "I think the strength will always be there as long as it is squeezed. Besides, doesn't your Seventh Army have a very good air force? Although it suffered a lot in the air battle a few days ago,
There have been some losses, but no injuries, and you can still mobilize fighter planes to support Changsha!"
Hearing this, Su Rui wanted to throw the tea in his face. Damn it, you are just a military attaché stationed in China. Why should you dictate our military operations? If it weren't for the United States behind your back.
For the sake of the government, I would have kicked you out a long time ago.
Suri pursed his lips, and the expression on his face became serious: "Colonel Hurley, I have made it very clear that our fighter planes suffered serious losses in the last battle, and we haven't had time to make up for the losses yet.
So we really can’t spare any troops to support Changsha.”
Seeing Su Rui's repeated evasion, Hurley became unhappy. In his opinion, China's war of resistance was now entirely supported by American aid materials. Although the generals around him were generals, they were not as fond of him as he was.
The colonel didn't show enough respect. Do you think my face is so easy to refute?
Thinking of this, Hurley's face darkened slightly, and he said solemnly: "General Su, I have to solemnly remind you that I am now coordinating matters between you on behalf of the US government. Our US government has been coordinating matters between you from beginning to end.
We all maintain the principle of fairness and justice, please don't talk to me with emotions, okay?"
"Nirty mood." Suri was furious, stood up and shouted to Hurley: "Colonel Hurley, our affairs in China do not need the mediation of the US government. We have our own solutions. As for what you said,
Emotions are just something you impose on me."
Seeing Su Rui's sudden anger, Zhang Zhizhong also hurriedly stood up and smoothed things over: "Brother Zhongxin, if you have anything to say, Colonel Hurley also wants to fight for the good of Changsha. Let's sit down and drink tea first to calm down.
"
Hurley on the side was first surprised when he saw Su Rui lose his temper, and then became angry: "General Su, please pay attention, you are now talking to a great colonel of the United States of America."
"Of course I know." Su Rui also said tit for tat: "But please remember that I am a second-level general of the Republic of China. According to internationally accepted rules, you should salute me as soon as possible!"
At this point, everyone's face looked a little ugly. According to international rules, even when soldiers from different countries meet, subordinates should indeed salute first when they see their superiors. However, it is obvious that the arrogant Hurley did it intentionally or unintentionally when he came in just now.
I forgot this etiquette.
Hearing this, Hurley's face was also very ugly. Although this was just a small detail, it can show the quality of a soldier. Although Hurley is accustomed to this kind of thing in the name of the US government
, but this was the first time that someone caught me in the act.
Seeing that the talks between the two parties were about to collapse, Zhang Zhizhong was so anxious that he quickly pushed both parties back to their seats and said with a pleading look on his face: "You two, now we should deal with the Japanese together instead of having a dispute here, no.
?"
Suri took a deep breath, thought for a while, and then said to Hurley: "Okay, Colonel Hurley, I can dispatch two squadrons of aircraft to support the Changsha battle, but I need support from the US government."
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