Early in the morning, He Yingqin, Bai Chongxi, Chen Cheng and other close aides gathered at the headquarters early in the morning. Chairman Chiang also rushed over early in the morning, as well as all the senior advisers from the headquarters.
When everyone arrived, no one asked for leave without asking for leave, and no one was even late for even a second.
Why did the people from the high command arrive so completely? Why did they arrive so early?
The reason is very simple, because the troops of the Songhu Military Division of the Communist Party have been fighting fiercely with the Japanese 20th Division in Shanghai all night! Logically speaking, it is impossible to determine the outcome of such a large-scale battle so quickly, and it is impossible to say the least.
It is possible that it will take half a month, or even several months, but the problem is that Xu Rui cannot be judged by common sense.
No matter what the rules, no matter what the principles, they will definitely fail when it comes to Xu Rui!
Xu Rui seems to be born to break all kinds of laws and principles! Countless times, this guy has commanded countless unconventional battles!
Therefore, even though the Second Battle of Songhu lasted only one day and one night, the senior officers of the National Army Headquarters began to have a premonition that the winner was about to be decided. This was not just one or two people who thought so, but almost all of them.
Everyone thought so. Although Chairman Chiang did not say it with his mouth, he also agreed with this conclusion in his heart.
The only exception may be Vice Commander Bai. Vice Commander Bai still insists on his opinion and believes that the outcome of the Second Battle of Songhu cannot be decided so quickly. Moreover, he also asserts that the Communist Songhu Military Division will eventually lose the battle.
Regarding the Second Battle of Songhu, it should be noted that Vice General Bai did not admit that this was the Second Battle of Songhu.
At this moment, under the gaze of more than a dozen senior officials, Vice President Bai was still talking.
"Judging from the battle situation yesterday, the Songhu Military Division was unable to defend Luodian. Although Jiangwan Town was defended, the defense was very difficult. And I estimate that the casualties of the Songhu Military Division will not be small, even if
This is the most conservative estimate. The Songhu Military Division also suffered at least 3,000 casualties!"
Vice President Bai is quite capable, so this analysis is very reliable.
Deputy Commander Bai continued: "How many troops does the Songhu Military Division have in total? It is only about 20,000 to survive. Counting the casualties in the previous battle with the Ninth Division, plus the casualties in Luodian and Jiangwan, Song
The current strength of the Shanghai Military Division is only about 10,000 after full deployment, and it will only be less, not more."
Vice President Bai's analysis is also very reliable.
At present, the strength of the Songhu Military Division is really only more than 9,000, less than 10,000.
Deputy Commander Bai continued: "According to this consumption rate, in as many as five days or as little as three days, the strength of the Communist Songhu Military Division will be exhausted, and by that time, the war will be over. In other words,
It is very likely that large-scale street fighting will not break out in urban Shanghai again, which is somewhat different from our previous expectations."
This analysis by Vice President Bai is obviously somewhat unreliable.
The dozen or so high-ranking officials present also clearly disapproved of this.
Having said that, because Vice Commander Bai kept making mistakes and making mistakes in judgment about the prospects of the Songhu Military Division, not only did Chairman Chiang no longer think highly of him as he did before, but even the senior staff in the headquarters were no longer as convinced as before.
He did it, so now everyone just listens, no one takes Vice President Bai’s analysis seriously.
Chairman Chiang didn't even listen to a word, he was always thinking about his own thoughts.
Since Xu Rui arrived in Shanghai, he has become more and more prosperous. Little Japan is unreliable. It is unrealistic to expect Little Japan to defeat Xu Rui, so he has to find a way on his own!
Through contact, it can be basically seen that Xu Rui is a die-hard Communist. It is completely impossible to directly bribe Xu Rui. There seems to be little hope of using military agents to assassinate him, even though Dai Yunong vowed that he will definitely
Xu Rui will be killed, but Chairman Chiang has no hope for this.
So, besides direct bribery and assassination, is there any other way to deal with Xu Rui?
It is true that they are the henchmen who indirectly bought Xu Rui! During the Central Plains War, Chairman Chiang used this trick to defeat Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, and Li Zongren. If you old Feng can fight again, you old
No matter how scheming Yan is, no matter how virtuous and respected you, Old Li, are, I will spend a lot of money and buy off all your men, turning you all into mere commanders. What else do you have to fight against me? What about the three coalition forces?
Still defeated at my hands?
So now, the same method can be used to deal with Xu Rui.
The reason why Xu Rui is so powerful is not because of him alone, but because he has a group of confidants, especially Leng Tiefeng, the captain of the Langya Brigade, who is Xu Rui's number one capable man. By the way, it is said that this guy looks like
Or is he an officer from the Eight-Nation Bank's elite police force?
While Chairman Chiang was thinking about it, the radio in the corner of the hall suddenly rang.
Hearing this rustling sound, everyone in the battle hall, including Chairman Chiang, immediately stopped. The battlefield broadcast of the Songhu Military Division was about to be broadcast on time again, but I didn't know if it would break out again this morning.
What big news is coming? In an instant, everyone in the hall held their breath.
The battlefield radio station of the Songhu Military Division maintained its usual simplicity. After a short but passionate music, the familiar voice of the host Liang Yixiao immediately sounded: "Good morning, listeners, I am your old friend, Liang Yixiao.
, I am very happy to meet you all again. I will spend this new day with you."
Hearing Liang Yixiao's sweet voice, Vice President Bai felt slightly relieved.
At least there was no hint of excitement in Liang Yixiao's tone. From the looks of it, the Songhu Military Division should not have achieved a decent victory last night. But the next moment, Vice Commander Bai immediately felt ashamed. As a
The Chinese people actually hope in their hearts that the Chinese people will suffer losses, which is really inappropriate.
But this time, Vice President Bai obviously thought too much.
Because after the host Liang Yixiao finished his opening remarks, he immediately changed the subject and continued: "Before officially starting today's radio program, I would like to give you some good news. Last night, after the hard battle of the main battalions of our Songhu Military Division,
, successfully annihilated the three Japanese infantry regiments that invaded Jiangwan. At present, the main force of our Songhu Army Division has surrounded the remnants of the Japanese 20th Division in Luodian and is laying siege with all their strength. If nothing happens, they will soon be attacked again.
There will be new good news coming."
"Just... bang!" A coffee cup held by Gao Shen fell to the floor and shattered instantly.
"Ouch!" Another senior counselor suddenly screamed. It turned out that he had been playing with the Cuban cigar in his hand just now. After hearing the news, he was so shaken that he put the burning end into his mouth.
Inside, I was burned, and within a moment, blisters appeared on my upper and lower lips.
Vice President Bai also opened his mouth wide in an instant and couldn't close it for a long time.
So surprised! Really so surprised! Actually! It was total annihilation again!
Damn it, you Xu Rui, can you do nothing but total annihilation? How about a rout? If you keep doing this, who will dare to predict your victory or defeat in the future?
Chairman Chiang also subconsciously tightened his grip on the armrests of his seat.
In addition to being surprised, Chairman Jiang became more determined in his thoughts. He could not wait any longer and must immediately send capable personnel to Shanghai to contact Xu Rui's number one confidant Leng Tiefeng! No matter what, Leng Tiefeng must be killed at all costs.
Tie Feng pulls over, and oh by the way, he also pulls over the Wolf Fang Brigade!
As long as Leng Tiefeng agrees to come over, he will be directly promoted to Army Major General! Yes, that's it!
There are also the officers under Xu Rui, those battalion commanders and company commanders. As long as they defect to the party and the state, they will all be promoted to three ranks. The company commander will be directly promoted to brigade commander, and the battalion commander will be directly promoted to division commander! I don’t believe it. Faced with such fame and fortune
They won't be tempted by the temptation? Xu Rui, just wait until you become the polished commander, haha! Thinking of the excitement, Chairman Jiang burst into laughter.
(Dividing line)
At the same time, Luodian front line.
Xu Rui suddenly shivered with excitement.
Wang Husheng asked with concern: "Old Xu, are you catching a cold?"
"No." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "With my body type, how could I catch a cold?"
"Then you must be tired." Wang Husheng said, "Why don't you go back and rest. Anyway, the overall situation has been decided now. It is impossible for the little devils in Luodian to make trouble again. As long as I am here, it will be fine."
"I'm afraid not." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "We can't rest at this time."
Wang Husheng said again: "Old Xu, you can still hold on, but the soldiers can no longer hold on. Look at the front, the soldiers are all exhausted. Otherwise, postpone the attack?"
Xu Rui didn't need to look to know that the officers and soldiers of each battalion were already yawning.
During the previous pursuit, I didn't feel sleepy because I was in a state of excitement, but now the battle situation has reached a stalemate, and the soldiers in each battalion have lost their support, and people immediately become sleepy. I really want to fall asleep! That's why Wang Husheng proposed
, suspend the attack and let the soldiers rest for a while, even if they can just relax for a while.
But Xu Rui knew that he must not rest at this time.
Once you take a break at this time, your spirit will immediately relax, and it will be impossible to think about it again. At this time, if the Japanese 104th Division swoops over and engages the remnants of the 20th Division in an internal and external attack
, then the troops in the Songhu Military Division would have to collapse across the board! Xu Rui would never do such a stupid thing.
"No!" Xu Rui flatly refused, "At this time, you absolutely can't rest!"
After a pause, Xu Rui said to Digua again: "Digua, immediately notify all battalions and companies, and everyone should cheer up. Luodian must be taken down before noon today, and Gou Yue's 20th Division must be taken down.
I have wiped out all the regiments, no one dares to slack off, no one dares to relax even a little bit, I don't recognize anyone with my gun!"
