The first- and second-level generals in the conference room were having a heated discussion in front of the map.
The general direction of retreat had been set in the morning. After the Japanese troops landed on both sides of Jinshanwei, the leader whose expectations at the League of Nations conference had basically failed were relieved in the face of this grim situation.
But the retreat of hundreds of thousands of people is not so easy to evacuate. It is not like hundreds of thousands of ducks scattering into the river and fields and then driving away. In addition to people, the hundreds of thousands of troops also have a lot of equipment.
Without those heavy artillery and those machine guns, just the people running out would have lost a tenth of their combat effectiveness. The government is not so wealthy that as long as people don’t need the equipment, it has taken the government several years to get the equipment.
I know how much I saved by using domestic mines and even using tariffs as collateral for loans.
In addition to these, the main force of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops who are still confronting them is even more terrifying. If everyone runs away, the front line collapses, and the Japanese army then kills them, the result will be that no one can escape. The generals need
A detailed retreat plan was drawn up, which troops would withdraw first and which troops would retreat later. Naturally, the last ones to withdraw would be the troops responsible for covering the escape of everyone with the Japanese army.
That is what these generals who represent the major forces in the country have to choose. Of course, the situation in this time and space is still slightly better than in the previous time and space, otherwise these generals would not have the time to discuss and make plans here.
Escape plan?
In that time and space, I heard that the Japanese troops landed at Jinshanwei, and tens of thousands of people landed in just half a day. The morale of the hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line was instantly shaken. I don’t know how many division commanders and brigade commanders took the initiative to retreat with their troops.
A large number of broken troops even blocked the highway, and the Japanese air force took the opportunity to launch an air strike. It is unknown how many people died on the retreat instead of being killed on the front line filled with artillery fire.
The blown-up bridge blocked the return path of China's few artillery troops. It was the last possession of China's heavy-equipped troops and had to be pushed into the surging river by the artillerymen with tears in their eyes.
It can be said that the Battle of Songhu certainly shattered the Japanese aggressors' wild claim of "annihilating all of China in March" and boosted the morale of the country's military and civilians to resist Japan. However, this battle also cost the country's most elite 100,000 soldiers. More importantly,
Yes, it was the loss of all the heavy equipment of China's most elite troops, which actually indirectly led to the defeat of Nanjing. And the defeat of Nanjing also brought back hundreds of thousands of China's elite troops who were lucky enough to return from the flesh-and-blood battlefield of Songhu.
The fire pit was pushed forward again.
Admiral Tang, who deceived the bald man and claimed to defend the capital, almost used lies to bury China's last elite in Nanjing, and brought hundreds of thousands of ordinary people with him. The teaching corps, the tax police corps,
The 87th Division and the 88th Division, a group of Chinese elites, completed their historical missions under the walls of Nanjing, but were stupidly buried in the dust of history by those big shots.
Since then, the Chinese have lost the elite troops they spent several years building. They can only rebuild the elites and use rounds of flesh-and-blood battlefields to turn the former people into elites. It is difficult, but fortunately, they finally resisted.
Living.
At this time and space, an infantry division of Jinshan Guard was fighting bravely, and the Japanese army's landing was not going smoothly. In Songjiang, fifty kilometers away from Jinshan Guard, there was already an infantry division desperately building fortifications, which could still hold off the Japanese army for a while. From Nanjing,
Two powerful infantry regiments have already set out for Songjiang. From Wuxi, two infantry divisions of an army have also set out. If nothing happens, there are still five days left for them, so they still have time.
Weigh the pros and cons here.
In a small living room next to the Military Commission, the bald man was looking out the window silently until Wang Shihe entered quietly.
"The Zhongshan Independent Regiment and the 23rd Army Guard Regiment have already set off?" Without looking back, the bald man's somewhat feminine voice came.
"Yes, it took the two regiments only one hour from receiving the military order from the Military Commission to the time the entire army left the station." Wang Shihe paused. "Now they have entered the highway and are singing military songs. Their morale is very high."
"Okay! Although Liu Lang is a prick, dishonest, and has a quarrel with Yan'an, he is still very effective in running the army." The voice of the bald man came faintly.
Wang Shihe did not dare to talk this time. The last sentence of the leader and the flirtatious remarks were a bit too scary. The harsh and dishonest words can be understood as Liu Lang is a Sichuan soldier and the nephew of Liu Xiang, the king of Sichuan.
After all, it is impossible to become a direct descendant of the leader, but that is just a trivial matter in the current national resistance war. After all, the Sichuan Army is also under the leader, isn't it?
However, flirting with red eyebrows is a big taboo, especially for Wang Shihe, who knows his principal very well. Xi'an a year ago was definitely the most worrying thing for the leader. Don't look at Zhang and Yang Er.
Behind the hands of others, there are inextricably linked with the other side.
This person was more taboo against the color red than the Japanese. But in the past, this person didn’t say it, but he said it after Liu Lang went to Songjiang. What does this mean? What’s worse is that,
Because he wanted to win over Liu Lang, he got closer to Liu Lang in Taiyuan. Thinking of this, cold sweat dripped down Wang Shihe's forehead.
Although he did not look back, the bald man who had been looking out the window seemed to know the thoughts of his confidant. He sighed slightly and said: "Shihe, you are cautious, but after all, you still lack a trace of grandeur. Now this
At that time, no matter who it is, as long as it dares to fight the Japanese, I will dare to use that person. But, Shihe, what I mean by this is for after this battle or even after the entire war."
"Student, I understand." Wang Shihe lowered his head, but his eyes flashed with horror.
It is normal for those who are disliked by the leader to be liquidated after the war. But what scares him is that the decision to send elite reinforcements like the Independent Regiment to Songhu has been delayed in the past few days because the main military generals think that they will no longer be
It was unwise for such an elite to go to Songhu and die. Even when the Japanese army actually landed at Jinshanwei early this morning, several military leaders thought about it again and again, and finally it was this person who made the final decision. However, it was not as strong as General Bai.
Everyone thought that the troops who went to reinforce Songjiang were dead, but this man believed that Liu Lang could come back alive? Doesn't that also prove that his confidence in Liu Lang was far greater than others?
"The strength of this little regiment leader is not the number of victorious battles he fought, but his understanding of the Japanese. He seems to be familiar with every general of the Japanese army, including this time he invited Songjiang to fight a few days in advance. That is also a certainty.
The Japanese Army Dispatch Force Headquarters will bet on Hangzhou Bay. This vision... Therefore, others will be desperate to go to Songjiang, but this is not necessarily the case for him." The bald man continued. "I'm just sorry! Such a talent can actually
It cannot be used by the party-state."
"It's the students' fault." Wang Shihe lowered his head and said.
But the bald man shook his head slightly: "I can't blame you. I have just come back to my senses in the past few days. My student who is no longer willing to follow the teacher is a born outstanding person, and there are very few people who can catch his eye.
Those who can get him so close to fight against the enemy together, even if they are not from their side now, will become theirs sooner or later. Are there still few such people in the past ten years?"
If Liu Lang knew that this big man who was very good at understanding people's hearts actually came to the conclusion that he would not follow him sooner or later based on his close relationship with the future general, he would not know whether to cry or laugh at this judgment.
Although the standard is a bit arbitrary, it really couldn't be more correct. However, it can also be seen that this boss attaches great importance to one of the best students in Huangpu who finally stood on the opposite side of him.
His vision is indeed extraordinary. In the future civil war, there will be many students who were instigated to rebel by his favorite disciple, even if many of them were persuaded to surrender after losing the battle.
"What should students do?"
"As long as he can defend Songjiang for the government and defend the retreat for the army, then give him whatever support he needs." The bald man said solemnly.
"Yes, students understand!" Wang Shihe stopped talking when he saw the boss and quietly exited the reception room.
He understood to some extent what this person meant. Now was the time to employ people, so he should not give less, and there was no need to use any tricks. However, Liu Lang's military power could only end here, otherwise it would be easy to overwhelm him. In the future, when the war stabilizes,
Let’s deal with the issue of political line. The reason why I told him in advance was to let him know better and not to get too close to Liu Lang.
Wang Shihe could only sigh slightly in his heart. Once this tendency goes wrong, even if Liu Lang is extremely talented, I'm afraid it will stop there.
Not to mention the little ninety-nine people in the national government, let’s just say that the atmosphere in the Shanghai Expeditionary Army Headquarters of the Japanese Army in Songhu was not as happy as imagined.
Originally, the deception strategy was very successful. The Chinese did not deploy heavy troops in Hangzhou Bay. On the contrary, they deployed at least two infantry divisions at the remaining possible landing sites. The defensive strength of one infantry division was only. According to the combat strength of the Chinese army,
The slight losses that the landing force could suffer were completely within the acceptable range of Matsui Iwane.
However, they did not expect that the fierce artillery fire of the Chinese defenders of Jinshan Guard far exceeded the surprise of the 114th Division and the Shanghai Expeditionary Army Headquarters who were landing. In addition to their 75mm mountain guns, they actually also had heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 150mm.
Although under the suppression of the heavy artillery of naval ships floating far on the sea, its heavy artillery cannot be fired continuously without restraint, but a few shots fired from time to time will blow up the landing troops who are struggling to walk on the beach. They even
It was launched at the navy ship, scaring the cowards of the navy into retreating at least three kilometers into the sea.
Because of the threat of its heavy artillery, the 114th Division, which was originally supposed to land at least three infantry regiments within four hours, has only had one infantry regiment manage to build a position on the beach, but the casualties have been high.
It was five times more than expected.
More than 1,000 soldiers were killed or injured by the anti-landing war artillery fire and machine gun fire from the Chinese defenders. This was only the battle damage in the three hours before the landing war. If you want to win this landing battle, the 114th Division, which took the lead, must
It was not known that any imperial officers and soldiers would die on the tidal flats.
And the navy's gang of grandsons, at this time, started their regular back-breaking operations...