When Gu Shutong returned to his apartment in Hankou, it was already after eight o'clock in the evening. The servant in the apartment came up and asked Gu Shutong if he wanted to make dinner? Gu Shutong said that he had already eaten.
Gu Shutong had indeed had dinner at the headquarters, but it was not a pleasant dinner.
Because at the dinner, Chairman Chiang announced a decision to form a pre-enemy headquarters for the Xuzhou Battle. He would personally command all the troops in the Third and Fifth Theaters to complete the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese 9th and 13th Divisions. Chiang Kai-shek
The chairman of the committee endured it for almost five days, but finally couldn't hold it in any longer and expressed his intention to take action personally.
Chairman Chiang has announced it in public, and others must not object and can only obey.
However, Gu Shutong did not have much confidence left in the follow-up direction of the Battle of Xuzhou.
From the Eastern Expedition to Chen Jiongming to the Northern Expedition, and then from the Northern Expedition to the five encirclement and suppression campaigns against the Red Army, and from the encirclement and suppression campaign against the Red Army to the recent Battle of Songhu, countless bloody battles have fully proven that the old man’s commanding ability is really impressive.
People don't dare to compliment me. The problem is that the old man is very keen on giving orders.
Chairman Chiang proposed a grand idea, saying that he would pursue Fuyang and Mengcheng to annihilate the Japanese 9th and 13th Divisions, and then attract the main forces of the Japanese North China and Central China Fronts to central Anhui, and then back up
In the Dabie Mountains, a decisive battle was fought with a heavy Japanese army in central Anhui.
It must be admitted that Chairman Chiang's strategic vision is still good.
Judging from the current situation, as long as Feicheng does not fall within a short period of time, it will be a high probability event that the 9th and 13th divisions of Fuyang and Mengcheng will be surrounded and annihilated. Even if they are ultimately unable to rescue the main forces of the two major front armies in Central China and North China, they will not be able to do so.
To achieve encirclement and annihilation, we will definitely be able to attract the main forces of the two front armies of the Japanese army to central Anhui.
Then, thirty to forty elite divisions will lead the main force of the Japanese army in circles in the Dabie Mountains, and then ten to twenty divisions will attack from all directions to attack the Japanese supply lines. Then, within March at most, the troops gathered in central Anhui will be
The heavy Japanese army will be in a predicament of running out of ammunition and food. At this time, if the National Army counterattacks with all its strength, it will be a high probability event to defeat the main force of the Japanese invaders in one fell swoop. At this point, the Sino-Japanese War will come to an end.
Of course, there is another very important problem that must be solved, that is, how to ensure the supplies of the more than 60 main divisions gathered in Anhui? After all, these are more than 60 main divisions, with 700,000 to 800,000 people.
The amount of money consumed every day by eating horse chews is an astronomical figure.
However, Gu Shutong believes that these difficulties are completely surmountable.
Because the straight-line distance from Wanzhong to Wuhan is less than 200 kilometers, the Nationalist Government can completely mobilize the people who fled to Wuhan from the occupied areas to form a transportation team and transport supplies to central Anhui over the Dabie Mountains. Although the high mountains of the Dabie Mountains will be used by the transportation team
Transportation will cause obstacles, but in turn, it will also make it more difficult for the Japanese army to cut off this supply line.
As a result, the National Army can rely on Wuhan to obtain a steady stream of supplies, but the Japanese supply line is always facing threats from the National Army. The final victory will definitely belong to the National Army.
However, no matter how good the plan is, no matter how grand the strategic idea is, it still needs people to execute it.
The level of the commander in chief of the theater will directly determine the outcome and success of this strategic decisive battle.
Of course Gu Shutong believed that he was the best choice for the commander-in-chief of the theater, but in fact, this man was just a bit different from Chairman Chiang, because history had already proven that when Gu Shutong took over as the commander-in-chief of the third theater
After taking the post of commander, he did not launch a decent offensive for eight years.
After walking into the study and sitting down, Gu Shutong turned on the radio again.
Gu Shutong didn't listen to the radio very much originally, but these days it has almost become a habit.
As soon as the radio was turned on, a low and hoarse voice immediately came from inside: "Compatriots across the country and patriotic overseas Chinese, I am Xu Rui, the leader of the Dameishan Independent Regiment. I want to inform you of a sad news here.
, Major General Luo Feng, commander of the Wanchong Advance Brigade of the National Revolutionary Army, was seriously injured in the counter-assault battle against the Japanese army early this morning. After rescue efforts failed, he died heroically for his country half an hour ago. At this moment, the world is sad and the sun and the moon are crying.
"
Hearing this, Gu Shutong immediately paused in his heart, secretly thinking that this is not good!
Even Luo Feng, commander of the advancing brigade in central Anhui, was killed. This shows how fierce the counterattack was in the early hours of this morning. It also shows the huge casualties of the advancing brigade in central Anhui. From this point of view, Feicheng's garrison strength may be stretched thin.
Well, if Feicheng is lost in a short period of time, the old man's grand strategic vision will become a joke.
At that moment, Gu Shutong pricked up his ears and began to listen attentively. Gu Shutong did not know that Luo Feng had actually died heroically for his country as early as early this morning. Xu Rui was not planning to announce the news of Luo Feng's death at this time because it was inevitable.
It would dampen the confidence and morale of the soldiers and civilians in the rear, but some of Chairman Chiang's actions forced him to do so.
Chairman Chiang dared to prevent the students from Wuhan from going to the Dameishan base area. How could Xu Rui agree? If he didn't put some pressure on Chairman Chiang, Chairman Chiang might really think that the independent group was a free long-term laborer and could only do what he could.
, but don’t want to fill his stomach, how can this be done?
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The Zheng brothers and sisters were also listening to the radio attentively.
"The siege of Feicheng by the Japanese Kumamoto Division and Kikuchi Brigade has lasted for four days. Over the past four days, the Central Anhui Advancing Brigade has worked closely with our Dameishan Independent Regiment to fight together, repelling hundreds of Japanese attacks in total.
However, we ourselves also suffered extremely heavy casualties. The Central Anhui Advance Brigade had nearly 4,000 officers and soldiers, and more than 2,000 people were sacrificed. Our Dameishan Independent Regiment had nearly 2,000 officers and soldiers, and more than 1,000 people were sacrificed."
Hearing this, Zheng Wen's big eyes filled with moisture.
"Oh my God, so many people have been sacrificed?" Zheng Wen looked at Zheng Jiakang with a sad face and said, "Brother, they have sacrificed so many people, they have sacrificed so many people."
Zheng Jiakang was speechless and could only squeeze Zheng Wen's cold little hand tightly.
"Actually, for us soldiers, death is not the most terrifying thing. This is what the brothers often say. Once we put on this military uniform, we no longer regard ourselves as living persons.
Either today or tomorrow, a stray bullet or a piece of shrapnel will take away our lives."
"We are already ready. Really, we are not afraid of death."
"However, there are some things in this world that are more terrifying than death."
“What’s more terrifying than death is enduring pain all the time.”
"Due to the fierce fighting and the sharp increase in the number of wounded, our reserve of medicines has long been exhausted. Now, let alone precious medicines such as sulfa powder and tonic water, even the most basic gauze is gone. Whenever a wounded person is carried out,
, the only thing our medical soldiers can do is to disinfect the wound with salt water."
At this point, the voice on the radio became a little choked.
Listening to this choked and hoarse low voice, Zheng Wen burst into tears.
"Brother, I still have to go to Feicheng." Zheng Wen said with sobs. "I have to call my classmates to go to the streets to collect donations, and then use the donations to buy medicines. Then I will go to Feicheng with these medicines. I will do my best for the wounded on the front line.
With my little effort, even if I can't save every one of them, I can at least save some of them."
This time, Zheng Jiakang could not find a reason to refute.
On the radio, the low and hoarse voice continued: "Due to the lack of medicine, our wounded are facing a great threat. Even the most common burns will quickly become inflamed and ulcerated in a short period of time due to the hot weather.
Up to now, more than a hundred wounded people have had their limbs amputated due to simple burns, and sixteen wounded people have died due to wound infection. They did not fall under the muzzles of the Japanese guns, nor died in the madness of Japanese planes and artillery.
They were bombed indiscriminately, but they fell on the hospital bed. If there was any knowledge under the spring, I think these wounded people would be crying on the road to Huangquan. They are suffering and they are not willing to accept it."
Hearing this, Zheng Wen could no longer control herself, threw herself into Zheng Jiakang's arms and burst into tears.
Xu Rui's speech continued: "Brigadier Luo has sacrificed his life for the country. Most of the Shitou, Gou Sheng and Shan Wazi whom we met a few days ago also died. This afternoon, the Japanese used more than five
Hundreds of bombers and hundreds of field heavy howitzers bombed Feicheng indiscriminately. Now in Feicheng, if you look around, you can no longer find an intact house, nor can you find any house with a height of more than five meters.
building."
"Many of our brothers still stood firm when the Japanese launched shelling, and were buried alive. Some of them were dug out by us, but some were never found, but we were not sad, and we did not shed tears.
, because we are soldiers, dying on the battlefield and being shrouded in horse leather is our natural destination."
"At this moment, I, Xu Rui, am sitting in front of the announcer talking to you."
"But tomorrow, by this time tomorrow, I may not be in this world."
"Before I leave, I want to read a poem to you. The poem is called Blood-Stained Style."
"Perhaps I say goodbye and will never come back."
"Do you understand, do you understand."
"Perhaps I will fall and never rise again."
"Do you still want to look forward to it forever?"
"If this is the case, don't be sad."
"On the flying military flag, there is our blood-stained demeanor."
"Maybe my eyes will never be opened again."
"Do you understand my silent feelings?"
"Maybe I will sleep forever and never wake up again."
"Do you believe it? I turned into a mountain."
"If this is the case, don't be sad."
"In the soil of the motherland, there is the love we have given."
